In the private room, Jiang Guo's agonizing screams rose higher and higher.

Listening from outside, Xu Fan couldn't help but get goosebumps from the painful yet joyful howls.

Harming others ultimately harms oneself, this guy, for Zhong Xingyue, set up such potent drugs that in the end, he himself benefitted from them "daisy-wise".

That night, he was likely to evolve from a daisy to a sunflower.

"Alright, I'll take my leave with my people, consider this a favor owed by you guys."

Having no interest in watching the threesome battle inside the private room with the people of Fu'an gang, Xu Fan took the unconscious Zhong Xingyue and left Jin Yutian straightaway.

What Zhong Xingyue had taken was merely a sleeping pill, and she was expected to awake before long.

Driving back to the hotel, Xu Fan laid her on the bed and quietly waited.

"Huh?"

Soon enough, Zhong Xingyue, lying on the bed, rubbed her eyes and climbed up.

"Strange, wasn't I?"

She dimly remembered that she should have gone to Jin Yutian with money to pay off her father's gambling debts.

How had she suddenly changed locations?

"You're awake?"

"Huh?"

As she pondered over the sequence of events, she turned her head and realized, Xu Fan was sitting by the bed watching her.

"You, you, you!"

At this sight, Zhong Xingyue suddenly realized that she was lying on the bed!

Instinctively, she pulled away the blanket covering her, and started inspecting.

Seeing her clothes were undisturbed, she finally relaxed.

"I had dressed you."

She had thought to apologize for her misunderstanding, but then Xu Fan suddenly dropped this line.

"Hmph, like I'd believe you, you big villain."

Figuring he was just teasing her, Zhong Xingyue pouted and gave Xu Fan a sideways glance.

For some reason, she felt an urge to really understand this man better.

It was strange to feel this way when they had known each other for only a little over a day.

"Alright, your trouble is over, now it's time to start a new life somewhere else."

Tossing the 300,000 Zhong Xingyue had taken to Jin Yutian over to her, Xu Fan then instructed.

This evening, with the footage of Jiang Guo swapping pleasantries with two men at Jin Yutian, Zhong Xingyue's debt would no longer dare to be mentioned by him even if he had ten more guts.

The reason for her to leave Hong Kong Island was solely because of her worthless gambling father.

Without that burden, she would lead a better life.

"Thank... thank you."

For a stranger she had just met, who had done so much for her, her gratitude towards Xu Fan couldn't be summed up with just a thank you.

Rising from the bed, she silently picked up the 300,000 Xu Fan handed to her, gave him a deep look, and then walked towards the door...

"Don't worry, I will surely repay you!"

Seemingly to assert her determination, before she left, Zhong Xingyue fervently left him with these words.

Xu Fan smiled and shook his head, if she really wanted to repay him, she might as well have offered herself right then and there.

...

This little episode with Zhong Xingyue soon passed without causing much of a stir.

In the subsequent days, all was peaceful, and even when he thought Wang Zhennan would seize the opportunity for retaliation, he too never showed up.

Over the past few days, the film crew had been very successful in shooting all the required scenes on Hong Kong Island, wrapping up ahead of schedule.

After everyone had rested, they were to fly to another filming location to continue shooting.

Busy as she had been, Li Qinghe had no time for leisure and was now in her room, applying makeup.

With a rare few days of rest ahead, she thought about asking Xu Fan out to have a good time together.

Otherwise, once she flew to the next location, she couldn't know when she would see him again.

Knock, knock, knock!

Just as she was staring blankly at the ring she had won, a sudden knocking sound came from the door.

"Coming!"

Thinking it was Xu Fan coming to see her, Li Qinghe carefully stowed the ring away and hurried to the door.

"Er, Sister Li, why are you here?"

Standing at the door was not Xu Fan, but her manager, Sister Li.

A flash of disappointment crossed her face as Li Qinghe welcomed her manager inside.

"Sister Li, is there something you need?"

Once inside the room, Li Qinghe got straight to the point.

Sister Li nodded and said, "Qinghe, now that we've wrapped up here on Hong Kong Island, I was thinking, maybe you should go to a networking event tonight."

"Hmm?"

Hearing her manager's words, Li Qinghe frowned.

She guessed that news of her filming on Hong Kong Island must have spread, and now someone had approached Sister Li with an invitation.

"Sister Li, you should know I've never been fond of these kinds of gatherings."

In the entertainment industry, such networking was generally unavoidable. To refuse could mean offending someone.

Fortunately, Li Qinghe was born into the Shanghai Li Family, which spared her such troubles.

After all, most people would give the Li Family some respect.

"Qinghe, I know you dislike these gatherings, but this time, it's the Ye Family that's inviting you."

Sister Li looked at Li Qinghe with a troubled expression and continued, "You should know how powerful the Ye Family is on Hong Kong Island."

"This time, the younger Ye family heard you were filming here and personally called me to invite you to his party."

"You know him, and if you refuse, I'm afraid it might affect the success of the film."

Sister Li explained earnestly, causing Li Qinghe to frown even more.

She had no good impressions of the younger Ye family member.

Not only was he a lascivious creep, but he was also extremely narrow-minded. If he felt the slightest bit unhappy, he was sure to seek revenge.

Just as Sister Li had said, if she broke his appointment now, it could spell disaster for the entire film crew.

As the leading actress in this film, Li Qinghe had to consider this.

Sitting on the bed and pondering for a while, Li Qinghe sighed and looked at Sister Li.

"Alright, Sister Li, there's no other way. Tell him I'll accept the invitation."

With her family background, she believed the younger Ye family member wouldn't dare to mess with her.

Though she had wanted to reserve this private time for Xu Fan, she reluctantly agreed for the sake of the film.

Seeing Li Qinghe agree, Sister Li breathed a sigh of relief.

She smiled at Li Qinghe and said, "Good, Qinghe, I'll go inform him now."

After the manager left, Li Qinghe sat alone in her room, lost in thought for a long time, then she stood up and directly left the room.

Stopping at Xu Fan's door, she raised her hand, about to knock...

Just as her fingertips were about to hit the door, Li Qinghe suddenly thought of something and stopped herself.

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