Qin Shuran clutched the quilt tightly, her expression tense and her eyes teary as she looked before her.
A hand emerged from under the bed, propped itself on the edge, and sat up, revealing a face full of pain and grievance. "Shuran, why did you kick me so early in the morning?"
"Chen, Chen Fan?" The voice was one Qin Shuran knew intimately. She froze, her face a mask of confusion.
She clearly remembered having dinner with Liu Qianze yesterday, and that he had tampered with her wine. How could Chen Fan be beside her?
Straining to recall, Qin Shuran's mind flashed back to the moment before she lost consciousness. It seemed Chen Fan had kicked open the private room door and rushed in.
Chen Fan sat back on the bed, rubbing his backside.
Certain that the person before her was indeed Chen Fan, countless grievances churned in Qin Shuran's heart. The woman's vulnerable side was laid bare before Chen Fan.
"Chen Fan!"
Qin Shuran could no longer control her emotions. She cried out and threw herself into Chen Fan's arms, weeping uncontrollably.
If Chen Fan hadn't appeared in time last night, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Chen Fan was taken aback. He hadn't expected Qin Shuran to throw herself into his arms. After a moment, he reacted, gently patting Qin Shuran's soft back, offering her some comfort.
"It's alright now, it's all over."
Hearing Chen Fan's words of comfort, Qin Shuran's emotions gradually stabilized.
"How did you know I was in that private room yesterday?" Qin Shuran asked, her face flushed, as she pulled away from Chen Fan's embrace.
Chen Fan recounted the events and shared some of his speculations.
After listening, Qin Shuran became even more enraged. "You mean, the one who caused trouble for Da Xiong's brother-in-law was Liu Qianze?"
"He's a complete beast!"
Chen Fan strongly agreed with Qin Shuran's assessment. Such behavior could only be described as bestial.
"I never expected him to be such a hypocritical scoundrel. To think I trusted him so much before, believing he would truly remember our childhood friendship and annul the engagement." Qin Shuran's face was filled with disappointment.
At the same time, Qin Shuran knew that without Liu Qianze voluntarily annulling the engagement, it would be difficult to persuade her family.
"Don't dwell on these unhappy things. I'll make you some breakfast," Chen Fan said comfortingly, rising and heading towards the door.
However, Chen Fan stood up and rubbed his backside again. This comical sight made Qin Shuran, who had just wiped away tears, chuckle a few times, and the gloom in her heart dissipated considerably.
After they had breakfast, Chen Fan helped Qin Shuran request leave from the hospital, allowing her to rest at home.
Chen Fan, on the other hand, needed to go to a BMW 4S dealership first, and then to the hospital. After all, Chen Fan felt that Liu Qianze would definitely not dare to show his face at the hospital again, and it was impossible for the hospital to be without a surgeon.
He scanned his code again and rode a shared bicycle out, heading towards the car city.
The distance wasn't very far, and with Chen Fan's current stamina, he wouldn't feel tired at all.
At the entrance of the car city, two men were sitting by the roadside, eating breakfast.
"Brother Liang, why don't you try again? With such a large car city, is there really no 4S dealership that will hire you?" one of the men asked, taking a sip of rice porridge.
Wang Liang, sitting opposite with a dejected expression, shook his head. "It's no use. I embarrassed the general manager, and he's already contacted all the 4S dealerships. Now, no dealership is willing to hire me, and I've lost a quarter's bonus and a month's salary."
As he spoke, a hint of anger reappeared on Wang Liang's face. "It's all that brat's fault. Damn it, why did he have to act all high and mighty? He not only cost me my job but also my bonus and salary! If I ever see that kid again, I'll teach him a lesson he won't forget!"
Just then, a figure rode past on a shared bicycle.
Upon seeing the figure, Wang Liang froze. Then, in anger, he crushed the bun in his hand into a ball.
"Brother Liang, what's wrong?" the man asked, looking at Wang Liang in confusion.
Wang Liang stared at the cyclist and said, "It's that brat who caused me to lose my job."
"What? It's that kid riding a shared bicycle?" The man followed Wang Liang's gaze towards Chen Fan.
"It's him. I'd recognize him even if he turned to ash," Wang Liang said angrily.
The man frowned slightly. "That's not right, Brother Liang. Didn't you say that kid bought a BMW 7 Series? Why is he still riding a shared bicycle? Even if he's low-key, he wouldn't be this low-key."
Wang Liang was equally puzzled, not understanding why Chen Fan was still riding a shared bicycle.
Seeing Chen Fan park the shared bicycle at the BMW 4S dealership, the man speculated, "Brother Liang, do you think this kid returned the car? After all, it's a car worth over a million. How could someone like him afford a 7 Series? He definitely didn't want to lose face, so he showed off in front of you and then went to return it. He's here to get his money back today."
Wang Liang's eyes lit up. He shoved the bun into his mouth. "I'll go and see. Damn it, he cost me my job and my salary. Today, I'll make sure he knows the consequences of showing off in front of me!"
With that, Wang Liang stood up and walked towards the BMW 4S dealership.
Chen Fan, unaware of Wang Liang eating by the roadside, parked his shared bicycle outside the BMW 4S dealership and walked in at a leisurely pace.
Since it was past ten o'clock, there were already quite a few customers in the store.
Chen Fan entered the 4S dealership and looked around. In the lounge area, he spotted a familiar figure on the sofa – the saleswoman, Shi Li, who had attended to him that day.
"Mr. You, this is the quoted price for the BMW 7 Series V12 Yaoying Special Edition. 2.61 million is our lowest bare car price. Adding purchase tax and insurance, the total comes to 2.89 million." Shi Li was holding a quotation sheet and quoting a price to a middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man looked at Shi Li, who was looking down at the quotation sheet, his gaze fixed on her neckline, filled with greed.
After Shi Li finished quoting, the middle-aged man finally retracted his lewd gaze.
"2.89 million? Let me see your quotation."
Shi Li quickly handed the quotation sheet to the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man casually reached out and grasped Shi Li's soft hands.
Shi Li's face flushed with panic, and she quickly withdrew her hands.
A smile curved the corners of the middle-aged man's lips. He continued to pretend to be serious and asked, "Is it mandatory to purchase this commercial insurance from your dealership?"
"Mr. You, the purchase of insurance is entirely at your discretion."
The middle-aged man glanced at the young and beautiful Shi Li again and pointed at the bare car price on the quotation sheet. "This price seems a bit different from what you told me before."
Shi Li looked down at the quotation sheet in the middle-aged man's hand, a hint of confusion on her face.
The middle-aged man's lewd gaze fixed on Shi Li as she leaned closer. With one hand, he reached around from behind and moved towards Shi Li's waist.
However, just as the middle-aged man's hand was about to touch Shi Li's waist, his arm was suddenly firmly grasped by a hand, preventing it from moving any further.
"Your hand seems to be reaching a bit too far, wouldn't you say?" a voice entered the middle-aged man's ears at that moment.