Lan sister had left the door unlocked, so Xu Fan came straight to her house after leaving his own.

Upon entering the living room, he could see Xiao Lan busy in the kitchen, preparing tonight's dinner.

"Lan sister, what are you planning to cook as a treat for me?"

Xu Fan slipped into the kitchen and teased her.

"What? Has Keren not finished dressing yet?"

Lan sister didn't bother to look up as she continued chopping vegetables and asked.

That nearly choked Xu Fan.

A woman's intuition is really not to be underestimated...

"Uh, Lan sister, it's all a misunderstanding..."

Touching his nose, Xu Fan was at a loss for words.

"Hmph, Lan sister is jealous now and very angry."

Seeing Xu Fan's embarrassed expression, Xiao Lan playfully said, "You must eat everything up tonight, or I won't calm down."

"..."

It wasn't the fuss he had expected. Lan sister had simply teased him offhandedly.

Looking at the gentle woman in front of him, Xu Fan smiled softly, thinking whoever married Lan sister would probably be the happiest man in the whole world, right?

"By the way, Lan sister..."

"What's up?"

Busy as she was, she heard Xu Fan suddenly ask.

Xiao Lan put down the kitchen utensil and looked over at him.

Clearly, Xu Fan had something serious to inquire about. Xiao Lan asked, "I heard you went to Hong Kong Island a while back. Did something happen with the Ye Family there?"

Although she had always been in Jinling, taking care of the trivial matters for Xu Fan at Lingyan Pavilion,

Xiao Lan had never stopped caring for Xu Fan.

She had heard about the incident in Ye Cheng before, and when Xu Fan went to Hong Kong Island, Xiao Lan thought that he had been too hasty.

Now, there was likely an issue over there.

"It's unrelated to the Ye Family."

Xu Fan, not particularly concerned about the matters of the Ye Family on Hong Kong Island, shook his head and proceeded to tell Lan sister everything about Xia Sanjiu's situation, sparing no detail.

"This..."

After he finished explaining, watching Xiao Lan furrow her brows in thought, Xu Fan couldn't help but ask, "Lan sister, is Xia Sanjiu really Xia Hengzhou's personal bodyguard?"

"Yes, he indeed used to follow Xia Hengzhou."

Xiao Lan wasn't particularly surprised by the news that Xia Hengzhou was not dead.

It seemed that the information Xia Sanjiu had given him was all credible.

Xu Fan then looked at Xiao Lan and asked, "By the way, Lan sister, what exactly is going on between Xia Hengzhou and your brother?"

Not to mention the relationship between Xia Hengzhou and Xiao Tianfang, Lan sister had always rarely mentioned Xiao Tianfang to him as well.

Xu Fan couldn't help but ask now.

He suspected that Xia Hengzhou's disappearance might be related to the person who killed Xiao Tianfang...

"This matter is difficult to explain to you clearly in a short time."

Thinking of the past, Xiao Lan's face didn't look very good.

Just as she was about to explain to Xu Fan, footsteps were heard from outside.

Clearly, the person coming into the house was Zhou Keren.

Xiao Lan stopped there and then, smiling at Xu Fan, "Let's talk about this another time."

"Sure."

Xu Fan nodded, not wanting Zhou Keren to get involved in these matters either.

He then walked out of the kitchen.

Whatever method Zhou Keren used, she indeed seemed to have recovered.

Right now, one couldn't tell at all that she had nearly done something shameful with Xu Fan in the room just before.

Without paying attention to Xu Fan, she went into the kitchen to help Xiao Lan.

The two women got on harmoniously and began preparing dinner in the kitchen.

Xu Fan, as a result, was left to his leisure.

Sitting in the living room, he hadn't rested for long when Xiao Lan and Zhou Keren came out of the kitchen with the dishes they had prepared.

"Come on, let's eat."

"Alright!"

With that, Xu Fan scuttled up from the couch and headed towards the dining room.

It had been some days since he had last tasted Xiao Lan's cooking, and now, holding his chopsticks, he was ready to tuck in heartily.

"Oh, Keren, these past few days, I haven't been feeling very well."

Before the food even reached his mouth, he saw Xiao Lan massaging her temples and starting to complain to Zhou Keren beside her.

Listening to this, Xu Fan subconsciously felt that something was off.

That doesn't make sense, does it?

Weren't you just full of energy and messing with me a moment ago?

How come you've suddenly lost your vigor?

"Hmm? Lan Jie, what's wrong with you?"

At that moment, Zhou Keren showed a face full of concern as she began to ask.

Xiao Lan glanced at Xu Fan unintentionally and said, "Well, I don't know either."

"How about this, why don't you sleep with me for the next few days? If I feel unwell, you can take care of me."

Smack!

Upon hearing Xiao Lan's request, Xu Fan's chopsticks directly dropped onto the table.

What the hell?

Lan Jie! You can't do this!

Xu Fan glared with wide eyes and looked over at Xiao Lan!

This... this is too bullying!

He had been planning, after dinner, to go back with Zhou Keren, hold hands, kiss, and all that.

Weren't you just not jealous?

Why are you suddenly stabbing me in the back?

"Hmm? Xu Fan, are you also concerned about me?"

At this point, Xiao Lan directly went into an acting showdown with Xu Fan, looked at him with a moved face and said, "Don't worry, with Keren accompanying me, that's enough."

"Thank you for your kindness, Lan Jie."

"..."

I have kindness my ass.

The opportunity he had hardly managed to create, won with difficulty, Xu Fan desperately looked over at Zhou Keren.

He figured she should be able to see that all this was Xiao Lan's plot to sabotage their relationship, right?

As his gaze met Zhou Keren, without waiting for Xu Fan to wink or give her any kind of signal,

Zhou Keren blushed and immediately looked over at Xiao Lan.

"Lan Jie, don't worry!"

Zhou Keren put down her chopsticks, seriously holding Xiao Lan's hand as she said, "Lan Jie, you've been so good to me, of course, I'll stay with you."

"Rest assured! I'll take really good care of you!"

Right then and there, the two women started shedding tears, completely disregarding Xu Fan's feelings.

Xu Fan sat opposite them, feeling a mix of helplessness.

Can you two show some consideration, seriously...

While they were chatting, the two women had already planned to go shopping together the next day for the "520" holiday.

Xu Fan watched, shaking his head reluctantly.

It's over; there's no chance now.

He figured that even before he left Jinling, he won't have the chance to hold Zhou Keren's hand again.

Ding-dong.

Just as he was turning his frustration into appetite, suddenly, his phone rang.

Xu Fan took a look at his phone and couldn't help frowning.

Seeing his serious face, Xiao Lan stopped bothering Xu Fan and cared enough to put down her chopsticks and ask, "Xu Fan, what's the matter?"

"Hmm."

Looking at Xiao Lan's concerned face, Xu Fan couldn't help but sigh.

"Lan Jie, I might not have time to accompany you two tonight, something has come up that I need to deal with..."

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