The orchard was merely a name, not a real orchard.
On the second floor of the Orange Red Building was a massive exhibition hall, where various fruits, in all seasons and around the clock, were in bloom, exclusively for Fan Xiaoyun and her boy toys.
Fan Xiaoyun disliked meat, alcohol, and smoking. Her greatest lifelong pleasure was eating fruit, all kinds of fruit.
At this moment, she brought Shen Ziyin to the orchard and, without ceremony, found an empty spot and sat down.
Shen Ziyin, ever understanding, peeled an orange and offered it to her. "Darling, have an orange."
Fan Xiaoyun was delighted and ate the orange with her cherry-like lips.
Shortly after, Xu Shengbiao was brought in.
As soon as Xu Shengbiao entered, he knelt before Fan Xiaoyun, kowtowing ferociously, and cried, "Sister Yun, save me, please save me! I'm about to be toyed to death!"
Fan Xiaoyun glanced casually at Xu Shengbiao. The glance was startling.
Xu Shengbiao was so disfigured from torture that he was barely human. His body was covered in injuries. Although none were severe, the sight of the large and small wounds was distressing.
What kind of pervert would torture someone to this extent?
Fan Xiaoyun frowned and asked, "Who did you offend to end up like this? What, the other party didn't know you were backed by the Fan family?"
Xu Shengbiao was well-known; almost everyone knew he was connected to the Fan family.
Yet, someone dared to deal with him, which meant their strength must be immense.
Xu Shengbiao wiped away his tears and cried, "Sister Yun, you know this person. It's Lu Ming!"
Lu Ming?
Fan Xiaoyun found the name familiar. "Oh, I remember. The blockhead I hit with ten wine bottles at the CBA basketball arena."
"It's him!" Xu Shengbiao said, "Today, I went to the river to collect debts and also collect fish for you, Sister Yun. Then this blockhead came over and caused trouble, beating me badly, and even my brothers were dealt with. Sister Yun, you must get justice for me."
Fan Xiaoyun chuckled. "It seems Lu Ming isn't targeting you, but me. He must have felt wronged from being hit by me that day and took his anger out on you. Don't worry, I'll handle it."
Taking a bite of pomelo.
Fan Xiaoyun waved her hand. "You can go."
Go?
Xu Shengbiao said, "Sister Yun, aren't you going to deal with Lu Ming? If I go out now, what if he beats me again?"
Fan Xiaoyun replied, "Heh, he doesn't have the guts! From today onwards, if he dares to hit you again, just say you're one of Fan Xiaoyun's people. If he hits you, I'll chop him!"
With Fan Xiaoyun as his backer, Xu Shengbiao was overjoyed.
He nodded repeatedly. "Thank you, Sister Yun, thank you, Sister Yun."
Then.
Fan Xiaoyun picked up a banana and threw it to him. "Seeing you beaten like this, you look pitiful. Have a banana to replenish yourself."
"Thank you, thank you." Xu Shengbiao carefully peeled the banana and ate it.
Suddenly, Fan Xiaoyun asked, "By the way, how did the fish collection go? How many purple bronze fish did you collect?"
Xu Shengbiao's face fell. "Sister Yun, don't even mention it. Those fishermen didn't do their job properly. They didn't catch a single purple bronze fish! It's infuriating!"
"What? Not a single one?"
"Mmm!"
Fan Xiaoyun's face showed some anger. She muttered to herself, "If there are no purple bronze fish, those children might be in grave danger. All the high-quality goods that were hard to get, don't let them die."
Others didn't understand these words and didn't pay them any mind, but Shen Ziyin remembered them all.
Shen Ziyin asked curiously, "Sister Yun, why do you want purple bronze fish so badly? Are you lacking blood and need to replenish yourself?"
Fan Xiaoyun chuckled. "It's not me who needs replenishing, it's my child."
Everyone was stunned.
Child?
Shen Ziyin asked, "Um... Sister Yun, you have a child?"
Fan Xiaoyun burst into laughter and said no more, leaving everyone bewildered and confused.
Meanwhile, Xu Shengbiao, having secured Fan Xiaoyun as his backer, left the Orange Red Building.
He entered dejected but left spirited!
Who was Fan Xiaoyun?
She was the eldest daughter of the Fan family patriarch, second only to the patriarch himself! She held significant power and possessed both intelligence and skill.
This woman was renowned in Fog City.
Under her wing, no one would dare provoke him again.
Anyone who dared to touch Xu Shengbiao would have to consider Fan Xiaoyun behind him first; she was not someone to be trifled with.
However!
Others might not dare, but that didn't mean Lu Ming wouldn't.
As Xu Shengbiao swaggered out of the Orange Red Building, not far in front of him stood a figure he knew all too well—Lu Ming!
Xu Shengbiao shivered with fear.
"It's him again!"
But this time, unlike before, Xu Shengbiao was not intimidated. He gritted his teeth and walked forward with newfound courage.
Reaching Lu Ming, he sneered, "Lu Ming, you dare come here? Do you know whose territory this is?"
"I do, Fan Xiaoyun." Lu Ming appeared nonchalant.
Xu Shengbiao chuckled coldly. "Good that you know! Do you remember what happened last time you offended Sister Yun? Your head was smashed with ten wine bottles. I'm telling you, I'm now under Sister Yun's command, I'm one of her people! If you dare touch me again, Sister Yun will..."
Xu Shengbiao was bragging proudly, thinking that with Fan Xiaoyun as his powerful backer, Lu Ming would surely not dare to touch him.
But who knew that Lu Ming wouldn't fall for it at all!
Before Xu Shengbiao could finish, Lu Ming directly took off his shoe and slapped it across Xu Shengbiao's face.
Slap!!!
A hard slap sent Xu Shengbiao sprawling on the ground, leaving a huge shoe print on his face.
How... could this be?
Xu Shengbiao's first reaction was not pain, but astonishment.
He had clearly announced Fan Xiaoyun's name, so why did Lu Ming still dare to act? Shouldn't he be very afraid of Fan Xiaoyun?
This didn't make sense!
As he was thinking, Lu Ming's shoe arrived again.
"Sister Yun, right?"
"Backer, right?"
"Wine bottles, right?"
Like a father beating his son, Lu Ming, holding his shoe, repeatedly whipped Xu Shengbiao's head in full view of everyone, making Xu Shengbiao yelp in pain.
"Stop! Stop! It hurts!!!"
The surrounding onlookers gathered, finding it all quite amusing.
"This father isn't very good. His child is this old, and he's still hitting him in front of so many people. This will leave psychological scars on the child."
"What child? Look closely, isn't that Azure-Eyed Flying Dragon Xu Shengbiao?"
"Oh my, it really is him! Why is he being beaten?"
"Why bother with so much? It would be great if this bastard got beaten to death! Hit him, hit him hard!"
Thus, amidst the shouts of the crowd, Lu Ming became more animated, his shoe whipping continuously, almost beating Xu Shengbiao to death.
Suddenly.
The door of the Orange Red Building opened, and a woman's voice, full of authority, boomed from within: "Stop!!!"