"Thank you, Xu Fan."

Li Qinghe, who was currently embraced by Xu Fan, remained in a daze for a good while before she finally managed to articulate her words.

"Alright, put me down now..."

At the moment, her jade arms were hooked around Xu Fan's neck, and seeing him holding her beautiful legs, Li Qinghe felt a rare bout of shyness and said weakly.

Aware of the cause of her shyness, Xu Fan smiled as he set her down and said, "Everyone says you are the goddess of beautiful legs and they certainly have a point."

"..."

Upon hearing what Xu Fan said, Li Qinghe's face flushed red down to the root of her neck.

This guy, always saying the wrong thing at the wrong time!

"Thank you."

With a slight smile, Li Qinghe leaned close to Xu Fan's ear and whispered softly, "As long as you like it, I'll show them to you every day..."

He didn't take the statement seriously, nor did he have the time to ponder its other implications; right now, there was a commotion overhead.

"Boss, they jumped out the window!"

Hearing the voice, Xu Fan frowned slightly, pulled Li Qinghe behind him, and looked up, only to see several paparazzi holding cameras and looking at him and Li Qinghe with anxiety.

It was pitch black outside; with just their cameras, they wouldn't be able to capture much.

Xu Fan's lips curled into a smirk as he beckoned provocatively with his fingers to those guys.

The lead paparazzo couldn't hold back his anger when he saw it and cursed directly, "Fuck! Daring to act cocky with me? Everyone, follow me, jump down and expose their scandal!"

He thought, since Li Qinghe and Xu Fan jumped down without harm, he surely wouldn't be in danger either, so he didn't worry and took the initiative, climbing up to the windowsill and leaping forward.

"Let's go."

Seeing this guy walk right into the trap, Xu Fan couldn't be bothered to watch anymore and, taking Li Qinghe's hand, they turned and walked away.

At that moment, a thud came from behind, followed by the sounds of several paparazzi wailing like ghosts and howling wolves; they probably couldn't understand why Xu Fan could jump but they couldn't.

Now night had fully fallen, and when Xu Fan and Li Qinghe left the hotel, those paparazzi wouldn't be able to find them anymore.

Compared to Li Qinghe, Xu Fan was completely inconspicuous. He had Li Qinghe wait in a hidden spot, returned to the hotel, drove over the car that was parked nearby, and hurried towards her home with her.

All along the way, Li Qinghe's phone didn't stop ringing, but no matter who the caller was, she never picked up.

Even without paying much attention, Xu Fan could tell that the news was probably reaching others' ears, and now they were seeking to confirm the situation with Li Qinghe.

"You'd better explain things."

Seeing Li Qinghe getting annoyed by the calls, Xu Fan, who was driving, reminded her.

She wasn't innocent to begin with, and now if she didn't explain, it would undoubtedly be akin to admitting it.

If this issue got out of hand, it wouldn't bode well for either her career in the entertainment circle or her family relations.

Li Qinghe nodded and replied, "Mhm, I'll make a Weibo post to clarify right now."

As a big star who had faced countless such PR crises before, Li Qinghe was extremely adept at handling this.

She now posted a Weibo with a picture at home.

Already surrounded by numerous false rumors, a post proving she was at home would quickly convince people that this incident was merely the paparazzi stirring up trouble without cause.

Shortly after, Xu Fan drove into Tomson First Grade.

As Shanghai's most high-end residential area with strict control, driving in meant they no longer had to worry about the paparazzi following them.

"Come in with me."

Parking the car at the door of Li Qinghe's villa, she glanced sideways at Xu Fan and said.

After an incident like this, it indeed felt much better to have someone accompany her.

Xu Fan nodded and did not refuse, saying, "Alright, then you go ahead, I'll park the car somewhere else first."

Considering that the rumors about this affair hadn't subsided, even though he had now arrived at Li Qinghe's doorstep, Xu Fan still remained cautious.

After Li Qinghe got out of the car, Xu Fan parked it not too far away and walked to the entrance of Li Qinghe's villa.

"Come in, the door's unlocked."

Just as he knocked, a creaking sound followed, and the door opened as if on command.

Xu Fan entered the villa, closed the door behind him, and then walked towards Li Qinghe, who was in the living room.

"You've had a long day, have some tea first."

He hadn't expected that, in the brief time it took him to park the car, Li Qinghe had actually brewed a cup of tea especially for him.

Xu Fan looked at her curiously, feeling that this woman was somehow different.

"Thank you."

Taking the teacup from Li Qinghe's hand, Xu Fan sat on the sofa, savoring the tea with care.

Li Qinghe's tea-making skills, personally cultivated by that old Mr. Li, were indeed quite refined.

Now sitting across from Xu Fan and seeing that he was quite satisfied with her preparations, the corners of Li Qinghe's mouth couldn't help but lift in a slight smile.

"By the way, there's something I want to remind you about."

As Xu Fan put down his teacup, Li Qinghe looked at him quite seriously.

Xu Fan frowned and asked, "What is it?"

"Today I heard from Ke Longxiang that the two experts hired by Ana Dan have already arrived in Shanghai."

"Going forward, it would be best for you to be a little more cautious."

"What?"

On some level, Xu Fan already knew this information.

The Green Rakshasa should have arrived in Shanghai by now, but the news Li Qinghe shared at the moment made him feel that something was amiss.

"Two people?"

When he interrogated the Green Rakshasa, he had openly told Xu Fan that he was the only one dispatched from the Heavenly Witch Sect for this mission.

Who could this additional person be, and what was the meaning of their appearance?

"Are you sure it's two people?"

Uncertain about who the other individual might be, aside from the Green Rakshasa, Xu Fan asked cautiously once more.

"Yes, it should be correct."

Li Qinghe nodded and said, "Just now at Wangjiang Pavilion, I overheard him talking on the phone. If it was just one person, he wouldn't have used that phrase."

Fearing that asking too much might arouse suspicion, Li Qinghe did not inquire to Ke Longxiang about the identity of the two experts.

Moreover, Ke Longxiang wasn't very willing to mention them, so Li Qinghe wasn't too familiar with the identities of the two individuals.

She looked at Xu Fan and said, "Judging by his attitude, those two must be quite capable. Xu Fan, is there something wrong?"

The expression on Xu Fan's face made Li Qinghe worry, and she couldn't help but ask with concern.

"Nothing much..."

Xu Fan took a deep breath and shook his head.

It wasn't that he wanted to hide anything from Li Qinghe, it was just that at the moment, he couldn't quite grasp the situation.

An additional person had emerged besides the Green Rakshasa, and his plan to flatten the Ke Family might have to change.

The identity of that person would likely have to wait until he had the opportunity to contact the Green Rakshasa for inquiries...

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