"What's up?"

When Xu Fan had just come in, Zhong Xingyue already felt that something was off with him, and her curiosity only grew as she listened to his instructions.

Xu Fan smiled and said, "Well, I'm about to leave now, and when she comes out later, um, just let her pay the bill, you got it?"

"Ah?"

Zhong Xingyue frowned. She hadn't planned to charge Xu Fan for his meal at all.

After all, the restaurant was his, and besides, wasn't Xu Fan setting a trap for that girl?

The girl had come all the way to Shanghai to find him; treating her like this wasn't very nice, was it?

Seeing Zhong Xingyue hesitate to speak, Xu Fan couldn't help but find it amusing.

"What? Think I'm too mean?"

"No, it's just..."

Zhong Xingyue shook her head. If Xu Fan were truly a bad person, he wouldn't have helped her so much.

She just didn't understand the purpose behind Xu Fan's actions.

Setting such a trap for the girl, Gongsun Qin might end up hating him to death, right?

Xu Fan smiled and explained, "This woman is too naive about the world, not to mention unable to distinguish good from evil; she doesn't even know many basic facts."

"She came here to find me because her master wanted me to teach her how to survive."

Though he hadn't spent much time with Gongsun Qin, Xu Fan could tell that her nature wasn't bad, just overly naive.

Indeed, tricking her like this, not to say that she would hate him, she might even kill him.

At this moment, Xu Fan looked at Zhong Xingyue and smiled, "If she hates me for this, but it prevents her from being deceived by others all her life, that's not too bad, right?"

Deceiving someone first requires earning their trust.

Today's treatment of Gongsun Qin was simply to make her understand a concept.

You must be guarded, even against those who you think are good people.

"Xu Fan, what if she runs off without paying..."

Just then, Zhong Xingyue raised this concern, and Xu Fan couldn't help but laugh.

If anyone could dine and dash, Gongsun Qin certainly had the ability.

However, as kind-hearted as she was, she wouldn't feel right about doing something like that.

Besides, he had just made Zhong Xingyue feel so miserable, if she really did run off without paying, she'd probably regret it for a lifetime.

"Don't worry, she won't run off without paying, but don't expect her to settle the bill either."

"Right, when the time comes, you can just let her wash dishes in the kitchen."

Having said that, Xu Fan walked straight towards the restaurant's exit, leaving Zhong Xingyue watching his retreating figure, her brow furrowed.

To make a beauty like a flower wash dishes; this guy was truly willing to ruthlessly break hearts...

...

After leaving the restaurant, Xu Fan bought Gongsun Qin a cell phone before hurrying home.

Back at the Cloud Life Villa, he fiddled with the phone for a while and then continued to absorb the spiritual energy from the Jiuyang Warm Jade.

This time, being cautious, he ended his cultivation practice early, around nine in the evening.

Casually sipping tea in the living room, he waited only a short while before seeing Gongsun Qin enter from the darkness outside.

"Qin Er, you're back?"

"Come come, have a seat, drink some tea."

Seeing Gongsun Qin walk in with a stern face, Xu Fan smiled and gestured for her to come over.

He had thought the woman would come over furiously to fight with him, but her reaction surprised him.

As if he were invisible, she simply ignored him completely.

Then, she headed straight for the guest room.

"This woman..."

Slightly startled, Xu Fan then figured it out.

He didn't pursue her; instead, he quietly sat on the Taishi Chair and started waiting.

After a short while, he saw Gongsun Qin carrying her bag and walking out.

Indeed, just as he had predicted, this woman was planning to completely part ways with him.

She didn't even plan to scold him; Gongsun Qin just walked straight out of the house.

"Do you think, if you go back now, your master would be happy?"

After setting down his teacup, Xu Fan spoke and then looked over at Gongsun Qin.

Hearing his words, Gongsun Qin's shoulders began to tremble slightly with anger!

The grievances she suffered throughout her life were nothing compared to dealing with this man for one day!

Suppressing the impulse to cry, Gongsun Qin then turned around.

"Then I don't want to deal with you, this bastard, anymore!"

With her eyes red, Gongsun Qin glared at Xu Fan and burst out!

She had felt guilty about her previous attitude towards him, but in the end, this man still deceived her!

At that restaurant, she had washed hundreds of dishes before the mistress finally let her leave.

Feeling aggrieved, Gongsun Qin's nose couldn't help but feel a bit sour.

"What, can't you handle washing a few dishes?"

Seeing that Gongsun Qin might start crying at any moment, Xu Fan shook his head.

"An Innate Realm expert, yet mentally you're not even as mature as a high school student, Gongsun Qin, you still think you're right?"

"Don't forget why you came to me."

"I..."

Hearing Xu Fan's words, Gongsun Qin suddenly found herself at a loss for words.

Before going out with Xu Fan, she had reminded herself to be careful not to fall for his tricks.

Yet in less than a few hours, she had thrown her caution to the wind.

If it had been an enemy, she would probably have been dead by now.

"But you didn't need to do it this way!"

Getting irritable, Gongsun Qin started arguing back against Xu Fan.

"Is this how you treat a girl?"

"Heh."

Seeing Gongsun Qin's defiant look, Xu Fan couldn't help but sneer.

"Without this method, how could I teach you how treacherous people's hearts can be? Are you suggesting that I follow you every day, giving constant guidance?"

"Do you think, if I recite all the great principles to you, you would understand?"

Paper knowledge is shallow until practiced deeply, something Xu Fan, having survived countless near-death experiences during his mercenary career, understood better than anyone.

With his index finger lightly tapping on the pearwood Taishi Chair, Xu Fan said, "I teach you this way not to make you distrust everyone forever."

"In this world, there are people worth entrusting your life to, but there are also those who feign affection only to stab you in the back. Do you think, with your current understanding, you can tell the difference?"

"I..."

Hearing Xu Fan's successive rebukes, Zhong Xingyue shamefully lowered her head.

In front of this man, she felt as if she had lived her life in vain.

"Such a fool like you only learns through being deceived numerous times, who truly cares for you."

She had just shown him a bit of her good feelings, and she could let down her guard; Xu Fan looked at Gongsun Qin and shook his head.

Against a challenging opponent, even if she was an expert in the Innate Realm, it wouldn't help.

"Alright, I've said what I needed to say."

"If you want to stay, I welcome you at any time."

"If you want to leave, I absolutely will not keep you."

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