634: Chapter 623: The Transformation of Ning Fan 634: Chapter 623: The Transformation of Ning Fan Three days had passed since Ning Fan’s trip to Jiangcheng, and when he returned home, he felt that the atmosphere had changed.
As soon as he entered the front door, he sensed a cold aura assaulting him.
Glancing toward the source of the chill, he spotted Xu Ruolan sitting in the living room, busy with paperwork.
“You’re still awake at this late hour?”
Checking the time, it was already past midnight, yet Xu Ruolan’s workaholic state hadn’t changed in the slightest.
It was only then that Xu Ruolan realized Ning Fan had returned.
She immediately put down the documents in her hands and asked with a puzzled expression, “Where have you been these last few days?
Why didn’t you answer your phone?”
Ever since that night when he was inspired by Lan Kexin, Ning Fan didn’t hesitate to head to Jiangcheng and even left without saying a word.
As for his phone, Ning Fan had turned it off deliberately, so he could focus entirely on taking Huo Qiuran away from the Shangguan Family.
“It was a matter of great importance, so it wasn’t convenient to answer the phone.”
Ning Fan scratched his cheek, casually replying in a tone that sounded somewhat perfunctory.
That was the only way he could explain, as he certainly couldn’t tell Xu Ruolan straight up that he had gone to Jiangcheng to whisk away a runaway bride, returning to Zhonghai with Huo Qiuran in secret…
If he did, he couldn’t imagine what Xu Ruolan’s reaction might be, nor did he dare to.
Listening to Ning Fan’s evasive answer, Xu Ruolan’s expression turned icy, her eyes filled with doubt as she said somewhat angrily, “Have you no conscience?
Right after you left, a big incident occurred!”
“What happened?” Ning Fan asked with a puzzled face, yet he was feeling slightly guilty, guessing what Xu Ruolan referred to as the ‘big incident’.
After observing Ning Fan’s expression from left to right, as if truly unaware of anything, Xu Ruolan explained with flickering suspicion in her eyes, “There was a death in Jiangcheng today.
The Huo Family and the Shangguan Family were supposed to have a joint marriage today and their children were to wed, but someone burst in to disrupt the wedding, and Huo Qiuran eloped with someone else!”
Upon hearing this, Ning Fan made an exaggerated expression and couldn’t help but laugh, “People still do that these days, huh?
When it’s time for us to get married, make sure no one runs off with you, or I wouldn’t even know where to cry!”
Watching Ning Fan’s flippant demeanor and lack of interest in the matter, Xu Ruolan’s face reddened slightly as she chided, “What are you talking about?
Who would marry a bastard like you!”
“Come on, our marriage is just a matter of time!” Ning Fan declared with confidence; after all, they were engaged.
Xu Ruolan couldn’t win the argument with Ning Fan, so she asked again, “Do you know who the wedding crasher was?”
“Pff, you’re asking me?
Who am I supposed to ask?”
Cold sweat broke out on Ning Fan’s back, but his face maintained an expression of wry amusement.
“I thought you might’ve known…”
“I don’t know.
Do you?”
“I don’t.”
“…”
Ning Fan tugged at the corner of his mouth, looking at Xu Ruolan, unable to say another word.
However, Xu Ruolan truly hadn’t heard who had kidnapped Huo Qiuran, because the Huo Family and the Shangguan Family were doing their utmost to suppress this embarrassing incident.
But even though they tried to suppress it, the news of Huo Qiuran’s kidnapping had still leaked out, only the details were known to those present, and they had all been silenced.
For both families, this was a face-losing scandal, and for the time being, no one dared to make a big story out of it and touch the tiger’s whiskers.
“By the way, have you noticed anything unusual about your body recently, any discomfort or anything?”
Suddenly, Xu Ruolan recalled the matter of Ning Fan taking the Genetic Potion.
They hadn’t been back from North Africa for long, and during their time at the Fang Guild there, Ning Fan had drunk a bottle of Genetic Potion with explosive effects, but Xu Ruolan had yet to give Ning Fan a proper check-up.
She was still worried there might be some side effects on Ning Fan.
When Xu Ruolan mentioned this, Ning Fan didn’t take it seriously, but instead flexed his muscles with a narcissistic tone, “Look at these muscles, harder than stone, my body is awesome!”
In other words, he was completely unconcerned.
Not only did Ning Fan not feel anything abnormal, but his recovery speed had become even faster than before.
Previously, when dealing with his wounds at Huo Qiuran’s house, Huo Qiuran wanted to bandage him up, only to discover upon wiping away the blood that Ning Fan’s wounds had already healed quickly.
If you didn’t look carefully, you couldn’t see any obvious traces.
In just half a day’s time, having stayed at Huo Qiuran’s house until late at night before returning here, the scrapes on Ning Fan’s body were practically invisible.
The effects of the Genetic Potion were indeed powerful.
If he had time, Ning Fan also wanted to develop it, to use for the Shadow Team he planned to establish in the future, with the aim of developing a batch of Super Warriors.
Xu Ruolan let out a sigh and said with a serious tone, “Whether or not something is wrong, we won’t know until we check.
Come with me to the lab.”
Ning Fan scratched his cheek and didn’t refuse Xu Ruolan’s suggestion.
It was a good time for him to see what the data on his body was like now, which could later serve as a basis for improving the Genetic Potion.
After all, it wasn’t yet confirmed whether everyone could withstand the effects of the Genetic Potion.
Remember, when Ning Fan drank the Genetic Potion, he possessed the strength of an ancient Martial Artist at the peak of the True Qi Realm.
The fact that Ning Fan was able to absorb the Genetic Potion successfully wasn’t without this reason.
But what if it were an ordinary person, or someone who had one foot in the True Qi Realm, or was at the early stage of the True Qi Realm?
Could they withstand the effects of the Genetic Potion?
This was still worth studying.
The two arrived at the entrance of the underground laboratory, went through disinfection first, and then entered.
“Take it off,” Xu Ruolan said with a somewhat awkward tone.
Ning Fan didn’t react at once, and with confusion he exclaimed, “Huh?”
“I’m telling you to take off your clothes!” Xu Ruolan said, not daring to meet Ning Fan’s eyes, as such a statement sounded somewhat ambiguous, especially since it was just the two of them alone.
Ning Fan nodded, shook his head and chuckled, then quickly took off his upper garments, revealing his bare and robust body to Xu Ruolan.
That piece of muscle, hard as a rock, perfectly shaped, especially Ning Fan’s abdominal muscles, arranged neatly like chocolate, his body’s lines exhibiting the golden ratio.
“Come on, inspect to your heart’s content, and feel my body,” Ning Fan said, and then chuckled provocatively, eliciting an angry glare from Xu Ruolan.
The man’s scent hit her full-on.
Xu Ruolan took a deep breath, her face burning with embarrassment, her cheeks red.
She raised her hand with her slender jade-like fingers pointing towards Ning Fan’s chest.
When her fingertips lightly touched Ning Fan’s pectoral muscles, Xu Ruolan felt a warm heat from her fingertips.
Getting used to the sensation of the touch, Xu Ruolan gradually became bolder and placed her palm flat on Ning Fan’s chest.