The next morning, Xu Fan submitted his resignation to the two seniors at Liu Qu.

Having spent the past few days together, Xu Fan had grown quite fond of the Xia sisters, and now that it was time to part ways, Old Lady Qu truly felt reluctant to let them go.

She chatted with Xu Fan for a long while before allowing the three to leave.

After leaving the cabin and reaching the entrance of the small village in Miaojiang, Xia Zhuo and his group were already waiting there.

"Sister, I'm feeling a bit unwell, I'll take a car by myself,"

After discussing with Xia Zhuo, Xu Fan was ready to get in the car with the sisters; however, at that moment, Xia Xiaodie expressed her refusal.

Without waiting for a response from the others, she directly boarded the last car in the convoy.

"What's wrong with Xiaodie?"

Xu Fan asked Xia Yanyu with some confusion.

During those days together, Xu Fan couldn't decipher why, but Xia Xiaodie seemed to be deliberately distancing herself from them.

Initially, he thought it was because she was just recovering and not feeling well, but later, it seemed to continue.

"I'm not very sure, maybe it's due to the change in water and soil..."

Xia Yanyu shook her head and said with uncertainty.

"Xu Fan, let's get in the car first."

Since his sister had been reclusive these days without showing any other unusual behaviors, Xia Yanyu didn't think much of it. Now that the convoy was about to depart, she reminded Xu Fan.

Although unsettled by Xiaodie's attitude, at this moment, they could only get into the car first.

Once everyone was in the vehicles, the convoy officially embarked on its journey.

After a long journey, leaving the small village in Miaojiang, it took about two days for them to reach the city area.

Having left Jinling a long time ago, with many matters awaiting, Xia Yanyu and Xu Fan declined an invitation from Xia Zhuo and took the next available flight back to Jinling.

"Alright, Xu Fan, we'll be going first. Thank you for taking care of us these past few days."

After exiting the airport, Xia Yanyu, accompanied by Xia Xiaodie, was ready to head home.

Their route did not coincide with his, and since the sisters had been away for so long, Xu Fan believed their mother must be worried at home, so he did not stop them.

"Wait, can I speak to Xiaodie alone for a moment?"

After glancing at Xia Xiaodie, Xu Fan spoke.

"Okay, sure, Xiaodie, then I'll wait over here for you,"

After a slight hesitation, Xia Yanyu looked at Xu Fan and agreed.

When Xia Yanyu had walked away, Xu Fan, looking at Xia Xiaodie, asked, "You brat, what's been going on with you these days?"

Xu Fan felt Xia Xiaodie's odd behavior over the past few days was definitely not his imagination.

He had intentionally left her alone now to get to the bottom of it.

"I'm fine, thank you for your concern."

Seemingly resistant to his concern, Xia Xiaodie responded coldly that time.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll be going."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Xiaodie turned around to leave, but Xu Fan instinctively grabbed her hand.

"Xiaodie, you..."

Looking at Xia Xiaodie's face, which was struggling to hold back tears, Xu Fan was taken aback.

What exactly was wrong with her...

After taking a deep breath and forcing back the tears in her eyes, Xia Xiaodie looked up, pried Xu Fan's hand off, and said, "Xu Fan, we're just friends."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Xiaodie turned around and walked towards Xia Yanyu in the distance.

Although standing far away and not hearing their conversation, Xia Yanyu could tell that her sister seemed to have had some unpleasant exchange with Xu Fan.

Seeing her sister approaching, Xia Yanyu wore a worried expression as she hurried to greet her.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Fan, after all, saved...

"Sister, wasn't it you who asked me to break up with him?"

Before Xia Yanyu could finish instigating her sister against treating Xu Fan that way, Xia Xiaodie lifted her head and cut her off.

"Sister, I..."

A bad feeling suddenly surged in her heart. Xia Yanyu felt alarmed and started to explain, but before she could finish, Xia Xiaodie said, "Enough, sister, you don't need to say anything."

"I'm tired and want to go home to rest."

...

Watching the sisters walk out of the airport, Xu Fan finally moved, heading toward the airport entrance.

Xia Xiaodie's sudden aloofness gave him an unsettling feeling.

When he had just woken up, she had been intimate with him as before. The sudden change in attitude inevitably made him think of some unpleasant things.

He shook his head, unwilling to consider the possibility of such speculation, as he really had quite a few things to handle at this moment. This issue would have to wait until he saw her next to ask her about it thoroughly.

Beep! Beep!

As he walked out of the airport entrance, before Xu Fan could look for a car, a red Ferrari nearby started honking its horn.

Xu Fan turned his head in confusion, only to see the sports car's window slowly roll down, and a beautiful woman wearing large sunglasses poke her head out.

"Xiao Lan, why are you here?"

"Get in."

Before boarding the plane, he had told Xiao Lan that he was coming back. Her being here waiting in the car was a pleasant surprise for Xu Fan.

"Xiao Lan, you're going to kill me with your kindness."

With a smile, he jumped into the car and was about to give Xiao Lan a hug of gratitude.

"Don't touch me, I'm jealous right now."

But before Xu Fan could succeed, Xiao Lan pouted and moved aside.

This childish demeanor of hers confused Xu Fan. He wondered what she could possibly be jealous about.

"Um, Xiao Lan, what's the situation?"

Xiao Lan huffed, then said, "I just saw two gorgeous girls coming out from the gate. You little rascal, it seems you ditched us to be with them, huh?"

"Um..."

Xiao Lan, having stayed at the airport entrance, had likely seen the Xia sisters exiting the airport. Xu Fan touched his nose, feeling rather embarrassed.

"Humph, but judging by their looks, it seems like someone had a mishap, huh?"

"Xiao Lan, please stop teasing me."

He had been ignoring it, but now that Xiao Lan brought it up, Xu Fan felt the repressed frustration rise again.

Now that such a mess had unfolded, he really felt overwhelmed about how to mend the situation.

"Alright, alright. You, the little scoundrel, are back today, so I won't tease you. I'll give you a welcoming party to cleanse the dust, alright?"

After giving Xu Fan a look, Xiao Lan stepped on the gas, and they sped away.

"By the way, are Zhou Keren and Qin Mengyue at home?"

Sitting in the car and chatting with Xiao Lan, Xu Fan asked about the two beauties at his home.

Having been busy these days, he hadn't contacted them and now regretted not bringing them some gifts.

"Don't worry about them. They took a long vacation and went traveling; they haven't come back yet."

As Xiao Lan drove, she casually explained and then, narrowing her eyes, added, "But there's another person you really should worry about."

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