"Yurou, that..." Wang Ying said with lowered eyelids, a bit embarrassed. "It's not your fault about what happened before. It was me..."
"I know. Anyone in this situation would feel upset. I understand," Su Yurou said, always knowing what to say and when.
"I'll have that deadbeat unseal your beauty salon as soon as I get back. Honestly!"
"Isn't that using official power for personal revenge? Yurou, don't worry, I'll definitely scold him!" Wang Ying said, feeling truly sorry for Su Yurou.
Su Yurou didn't respond further, she just smiled and left with Lin Fan.
They reached the parking lot, got into the car, and Su Yurou asked, "Where do you live?"
"Luofeng Village... Just take me to the bus station." Lin Fan was being cautious. This woman was too cunning; even combining their wits wouldn't match hers. If possible, Lin Fan never wanted to deal with her again.
"Luofeng Village, right? I remember there's a picking garden nearby. I've been there before." Seeing Lin Fan's drowsiness, Su Yurou thoughtfully pressed the lift button for the passenger seat. "You should take a nap."
Just like that, after passing one traffic light, Lin Fan's head began to nod, and he slumped down. To treat Wang Ying, Lin Fan had expended a large amount of his purple qi and mental energy. Although it hadn't taken long, the physical drain was substantial.
"Xiao Fan." Su Yurou patted Lin Fan's shoulder and smiled. "Sleep on my lap."
"Forget it." Lin Fan was highly wary of her and immediately refused.
Su Yurou became a little annoyed. "Sleep if you want, don't if you don't. Like I'm begging you!" She finished speaking and glanced at Lin Fan. When she saw how afraid he seemed of her, she became furious.
"I don't believe I can't handle you, a mere child!" Su Yurou grabbed Lin Fan's collar and forcefully dragged him onto her lap.
"What are you doing?" Lin Fan's mind was hazy, and he had little strength. Su Yurou didn't have much trouble pulling his small head onto her slender, plump, and springy legs.
"The light is green. You'd better not move around, or if there's a car accident, you know..." Su Yurou sat upright, using her elbows to prevent Lin Fan from getting up.
"Alright then." Lin Fan thought about it and decided to comply. After all, lying like this was much more comfortable than before.
Su Yurou smiled triumphantly. "Comfortable?"
"You really are..." A pain in the neck! Lin Fan replied helplessly, "Very comfortable~"
"That's more like it!" Pride appeared on Su Yurou's face. She said softly, "Sleep, sleep. I'll wake you when we arrive." Lin Fan didn't respond. He just tilted his head, and his consciousness gradually faded. Zzzz... Snoring.
Su Yurou was annoyed by the noise and muttered, "Brat, aren't you supposed to be quite capable?" While Lin Fan was asleep, she gently patted the back of his head. "Zzzz..." Lin Fan, in his deep sleep, seemed to sense something and nuzzled his head. Su Yurou was wearing a light dress, and the sensation felt a bit ticklish, making her shiver.
"Little, Xiao Fan." Su Yurou shifted her legs, wanting to move Lin Fan's head, or at least change his position. "Mmm~" Lin Fan grunted and didn't move.
"Hiss~ Huff..." The snoring started again. A blush spread across Su Yurou's face. Ever since her last failed relationship, where she was almost cheated out of all her assets, she hadn't been this close to a man for four or five years. When she had previously offered herself to Lin Fan, it was just an empty promise; even if Lin Fan had agreed, she would have found a way to brush it off.
"You little rascal!" After leaving Stone Gate Town, the road conditions worsened, and her sports car had a low chassis. She dared not be distracted and could only let Lin Fan sleep like this. "Alright, alright, consider it me owing you..." Su Yurou's eyes held a hint of confusion as she kept telling herself this.
Creak! As the headlights illuminated the picking garden, Su Yurou couldn't wait and slammed on the brakes. "Xiao Fan, wake up, we're home!" Su Yurou knocked on Lin Fan's head. Her heart felt a little empty, but also a touch of reluctance.
"Huh?" Lin Fan felt a slight pain and groggily opened his eyes, sitting up. A clear strand of saliva trickled from the corner of his mouth. Su Yurou immediately panicked. "Look at you, snoring and drooling all over the place!" She pulled out some tissues, wiped his mouth, and then vigorously rubbed her leg.
"Really!" Su Yurou's tone was chiding as she wiped her leg and glanced sideways at Lin Fan. Lin Fan, still groggy, didn't pay much attention to any of this.
"The road ahead is difficult. I can walk the rest of the way. You should go back." Lin Fan said and opened the car door.
"Hey, wait." Su Yurou took out a bank card and put it in Lin Fan's pocket. "The password is on the back. There's 300,000 yuan in the card." She looked apologetic and added, "As you know, my shop was sealed, and I spent a lot of money to get things moving. And, restarting requires a large sum of capital. So, for the remaining 700,000 yuan, can I consider it you investing?"
Lin Fan casually waved his hand. "Whatever." He touched the bank card in his pocket and thought, *Next time, even if you beg on your knees and call me daddy, I won't get involved in your mess again!*
"Xiao Fan..." Su Yurou said charmingly, "Sister will repay you, don't worry."
"Alright, alright." Lin Fan waved his hand casually again, as if shooing away a fly. Su Yurou gave him a sidelong glance and simultaneously pressed the trunk release button. Lin Fan got out of the car, picked up his woven bag, and said without looking back, "Drive slowly on the way, be careful."
"At least you have some conscience!" Su Yurou complained. Then, as if remembering something, she suddenly leaned out the car window and shouted, "Lin Fan, if you dare not answer my calls again, I'll go to Luofeng Village and find you door-to-door, claiming I'm pregnant with your child!"
Lin Fan's feet faltered upon hearing this, and he almost stumbled and fell face-first. This woman! She was too ruthless!
"Okay, okay, I got it!" Lin Fan nodded reluctantly under the car's headlights. Watching him disappear into the night, Su Yurou felt a sense of emptiness. She realized that in her thirty-plus years, she had never felt this way about any man.
"Is this love?" she asked herself. A cold wind blew. She shivered. "Why is this young man so charming?" "Or... do I just generally like younger men?" "..." While she was lost in her thoughts, Lin Fan was already jogging towards the entrance of the medical clinic.