Zheng Yue sighed helplessly, "Lin Fan is bothering you, go find him. Why are you looking for me?"
"You two are thick as thieves, if I don't find you, who do I find?" Li Yurou said righteously.
Zheng Yue gave a bitter smile, "Then you're still asking me to help you gather people to go to Lin Fan's house to find him?"
"Nonsense, he's hiding at home. If I, an outsider, show up, wouldn't that be walking into a trap?"
Li Yurou feigned a pitiable look, "Just lend me two hundred men. Once I find him, you won't be shortchanged on the rewards."
"You said Lin Fan owes you something of immense value but refused to tell me what it is. As far as I know, he's not that kind of person, so for both public and private reasons, I cannot let you disturb his life," Zheng Yue said seriously.
"Little Yue Jie, I've already told you it's true..."
Just as Li Yurou was speaking, Zheng Yue's phone rang.
She immediately perked up, "Is it Lin Fan? Give me the phone."
Zheng Yue shot her a glance and then gestured to Zheng Ke with her phone.
Zheng Ke immediately stepped in between the two, "Miss Li, please wait a moment."
"Brother~" Li Yurou turned to call for backup.
Li Yusheng was reluctant to cause trouble, but Li Yurou glared at him fiercely, her eyes seeming to say, "Why aren't you helping your own sister?"
He was helpless and could only stand up.
With a wave of his right hand, a talisman appeared in his palm.
"Go!"
As soon as Li Yusheng finished speaking, the talisman ignited, turning into a fireball that floated towards Zheng Ke.
Zheng Ke was startled and instinctively dodged.
Li Yurou seized the opportunity to dart behind the desk and snatch Zheng Yue's phone.
"Hello, Lin Fan, I've arrived in Shimian County. If you don't want to die, hurry up and come see me!"
"Little Yurou, who has upset you?" Lin Fan asked in a calm tone.
"Don't you know what you've done?" Li Yurou was furious.
Zheng Yue wanted to snatch the phone back, but upon hearing this, she froze.
This didn't sound like someone who owed something!
It sounded more like... a lovesick woman confronting a faithless man for an explanation?
Zheng Yue stood quietly to the side, wanting to hear what they would say.
If Lin Fan dared to mess around, he would definitely not be let off the hook!
Li Yusheng was equally worried.
Li Yusheng spread his hands, showing Zheng Ke that he held nothing, signaling a truce.
Although Zheng Ke was unhappy, he could do nothing against such a master and could only retreat to the side with a somber expression.
Lin Fan was overwhelmed by Li Yurou's incessant chatter, so he said, "I'll be right over. I'll be there soon. Some things can only be explained clearly in person."
"Okay, I'll be waiting for you!" Li Yurou hung up the phone, noticed Zheng Yue looking at her coldly, and quickly handed the phone back with a grin.
"Little Yue Jie, Little Fan is on his way."
"Hmm, I also want to see what kind of treasure it is."
Zheng Yue took the phone and sat back down in her office chair.
In the spacious office, only the crisp sound of Zheng Yue typing on her keyboard remained.
Li Yurou could tell that Zheng Yue was truly angry.
She stuck out her tongue at her brother, showing a sheepish expression.
"Sigh." Li Yusheng sighed and shook his head helplessly.
Lin Fan said he would be there soon, but Li Yurou ended up waiting for over two hours.
She had taken a taxi straight to Zheng Yue's place after getting off the plane, not even having eaten.
Her stomach rumbled with hunger, but Zheng Yue pretended not to hear and didn't even offer her water.
It was only when Li Yusheng shamelessly asked Zheng Ke for some snacks and tea that Li Yurou finally had something to fill her stomach.
Tap, tap, tap...
Light footsteps echoed from the corridor outside the door.
Li Yurou immediately swallowed the red bean pastry in her mouth, her eyes rolling back from choking, and she hurriedly washed it down with tea.
"Lin Fan!"
Before he even arrived, she had already charged out.
Lin Fan happened to open the door and saw a small figure rushing towards him.
"I finally caught you!"
Li Yurou gritted her teeth and ferociously lunged at Lin Fan.
Then a large hand pressed down on her head, halting her forward momentum.
Even though she stretched out both arms, she was still more than twenty centimeters away from Lin Fan's chest.
No matter how hard she tried, this short distance was like an insurmountable chasm, and she couldn't reach him.
Lin Fan looked at the delicate young girl flailing her small hands, pouncing at him like a turtle boxing, and couldn't help but reveal a playful smile.
"Brother Li, long time no see."
"Brother Lin."
Li Yusheng chuckled awkwardly, "Could you let my sister go first?"
"Alright." Lin Fan released her.
"Ah!" Li Yurou, thrown off by her momentum, cried out and lunged towards Lin Fan's embrace.
"Careful!" At the critical moment, Zheng Yue grabbed Li Yurou's collar from behind, saving her the embarrassment of falling into Lin Fan's arms.
"Are you alright?" Zheng Yue pulled her back and glared at Lin Fan speechlessly.
"What does that have to do with me?" Lin Fan looked bewildered.
"Brother, quickly block the door," Li Yurou suddenly shouted.
"Alright, Yurou, stop fooling around," Li Yusheng chided.
Zheng Yue beckoned to everyone, "Please, have a seat. I still don't know why you're all here."
The four of them took their seats.
Li Yurou glared at Lin Fan, her eyes seeming to want to devour him.
She took a check from her pocket and slapped it onto the table.
"This is a check for one hundred million US dollars."
"Where's the bead?"
Li Yurou pushed the check over and then extended her fair hand.
"I traded it for something else," Lin Fan said, leaning back in his chair, his head tilted.
Li Yurou stood up angrily, "Did your brain get flooded!"
Zheng Yue looked at the check on the table in surprise. It was clearly not fake. Could it be that Lin Fan had really obtained a rare treasure?
"I don't care who you traded it to, go get it back! If I don't see the item today, I... I'm not leaving!" Li Yurou roared.
"It's already been traded, what reason is there to get it back?"
Lin Fan pushed the check back, "Besides, one hundred million US dollars for a peerless Chi bead in this era, isn't that too cheap?"
"Chi bead?" Zheng Yue had never heard of this term before.
"Yes, the inner core of a Chi Dragon."
Lin Fan didn't fear anyone knowing he had given the Chi bead to the serpent demon.
Even if the news spread and someone became greedy, they could go find the serpent demon to claim it.
"Legends say that below true dragons, there are secondary dragon breeds, like flood dragons. However, the one I had should be the dragon pearl of a Chi dragon," Lin Fan explained.
Zheng Yue was greatly astonished and couldn't help but yearn for it.
At the same time, she was curious what kind of treasure could make Lin Fan trade away the priceless Chi bead.
Li Yurou was on the verge of tears, "You promised me, I've prepared the money, and you're going back on your word, you..."
"Don't cry. I'll find another one to sell you," Lin Fan was fearless except when it came to women crying.