He touched his nose, and Xu Fan thought to himself that Xia Xiaodie's suggestion wasn't bad at all.

Looking toward Feng Huang right away, he wanted to see if she was willing.

"I quite like Xiaodie as well, and since she's willing to take care of me, of course I have no objections."

Feng Huang smiled and readily agreed.

Boom!

Suddenly there was a thunderous roar outside! Lightning streaked across the sky, followed by torrential rain pouring down.

Xu Fan grinned, looking at the two women getting along harmoniously and thought, you two are lucky the lightning didn't strike you.

With the spring rain showing no sign of stopping anytime soon, Xu Fan then put down his chopsticks and stood up.

"Alright, I'll take you two over now."

Whether it was Feng Huang or Xiaodie, he knew full well that neither of them was a bad person.

The reason they had been at odds was all because of him.

He believed that after spending some time together, they would be able to clear up any misunderstandings between them.

After cleaning up the remnants on the table, Xu Fan went downstairs, drove his car, and took the two women back to Xia Xiaodie's apartment.

He actually wanted to invite them both to live with him at Yunsheng Villa, but with him around, this war probably wouldn't have stopped.

"Okay, if you two need any help, just call me; I'm heading back now."

After giving these instructions, Xu Fan drove away, disappearing into the curtain of rain.

Xia Xiaodie retracted her gaze, looked at the somewhat frail Feng Huang beside her, and took the initiative to support her.

"I'll help you up."

The warm smile on Xia Xiaodie's face made Feng Huang pause for a moment.

She had thought this young girl was really competing with her, but now it seemed she wasn't as shallow as she'd imagined.

"Okay, then I'll trouble you."

The two of them went upstairs together, and Feng Huang, perhaps thinking of something, smiled at Xia Xiaodie and said, "Xiaodie, don't worry, I won't compete with you for Xu Fan."

"For me, just being friends with him in this lifetime is my greatest fortune."

Having just blocked that person's action against Xu Fan, how much longer she could live was unknown; she dared not hope for more...

Hearing Feng Huang's words, Xia Xiaodie couldn't help but be startled.

She hadn't expected the misunderstanding between them to clear up so quickly.

Indeed, bringing Feng Huang to her place did contain a hint of jealousy.

But after all, Feng Huang was Xu Fan's friend, and she didn't have any ill intentions towards her.

"Sister Feng Huang, don't say that; that big dummy might like you. You..."

At this moment, looking at Feng Huang's bust that far exceeded her own, Xia Xiaodie suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.

"Silly sister..."

Just then, meaning to tease, Feng Huang hadn't expected the girl to remember it until now, so she touched Xia Xiaodie's head and laughed, "Didn't you say it yourself? You are still growing."

"Think about your sister; you certainly won't be smaller than her, right?"

If she wasn't wrong, this was probably the second young lady of the Xia family. Thinking of Xia Yanyu, whom she had met once, Feng Huang offered words of comfort.

However, the girl beside her seemed irritated upon hearing the word "sister."

Feng Huang, noticing sharply, was taken aback.

Did this girl have some misunderstanding with her sister?

"Xiaodie, I didn't say something wrong, did I?"

"No... it's nothing..."

Shaking her head to clear the thoughts that had flashed through her mind, Xia Xiaodie forced a smile on her face.

"Alright, we're here. I'll open the door. Sister Feng Huang, I'm afraid you'll have to put up with sharing a place with me for the next few days."

...

After sending Feng Huang and Xia Xiaodie back home, Xu Fan returned to his place and greeted the Azure Dragon's gang with a call.

Feng Huang had been missing for so long, they must have been quite worried. Reporting her safety now would spare them from further concern and fear.

However, these knuckleheads, upon hearing that Feng Huang was with him, started making wild guesses.

Too lazy to explain, Xu Fan simply hung up the phone.

Now that she had woken up, he believed that with another month or so of recuperation, Feng Huang would be fully recovered.

At the thought of that creditor behind Feng Huang, Xu Fan couldn't help feeling deeply troubled.

Tomorrow, he must find Feng Huang and get a clear answer.

...

The next day, bright and early, Xu Fan hurried to the apartment where Xia Xiaodie lived.

If he didn't get to the bottom of Feng Huang's situation soon, he felt truly uneasy.

"Oppa, are you here to see someone this early?"

Standing at the door, he knocked, only to see Feng Huang, clad in her pajamas, opening the door.

There was no sign of Xia Xiaodie in the room, so he presumed she must have already left to tend to her jewelry business.

Upon entering the room, Xu Fan took a seat.

"You should know why I've come."

No matter what, today he had to find out the identity of Feng Huang's creditor.

This not only concerned his own life but also Feng Huang's safety.

To know that she risked her life to save him was already going against the other party's intentions.

"Maybe someone's still not fully awake right now, how about I tell you another day?"

"..."

Clearly, Feng Huang was stalling.

Xu Fan looked at her seriously and said, "Feng Huang, at this point, do you think there's any sense in keeping secrets from me?"

"..."

By now, that guy was probably determined to deal with Xu Fan.

Continuing to keep Xu Fan in the dark might just harm him.

Feng Huang sat across from Xu Fan and took a deep breath.

"Okay, since you want to know the relationship between him and me, I'll tell you."

"It's just that the story is a long one, and I'm afraid you might not have the patience to listen."

Seeing Feng Huang agree to share, Xu Fan couldn't help but sigh with relief.

He looked at Feng Huang and smiled, "No matter how long it takes, as long as you're willing to talk, I will keep listening."

"Fine, since you don't mind, I'll begin."

Gazing at Xu Fan, Feng Huang started her story.

"To tell you the truth, that guy has affected my entire life."

"I lost my parents at a very young age and wandered the streets with my little brother."

Barely having started, the remembrance of her childhood caused Feng Huang's expression to become extremely complex—a mixture of joy and sorrow swept across her face.

Wiping the tear that twinkled at the corner of her eye, Feng Huang, looking into the eyes turned toward her, sniffed and then smiled, "Oppa, are you surprised that I once was a little beggar?"

"Back then, my little brother was young, and to keep him from going hungry, what did it matter if we begged?"

"In this world, no matter how many kind-hearted people there are, you can't always expect to encounter them. Sometimes, the food you beg for isn't even enough to fill you."

"So, we had to steal. I got beaten but luckily, since I was young, they didn't hit too hard. Otherwise, I would have died long ago."

"Life went on like that until I was about fourteen..."

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