Chapter 286 - 194: Jiang Yixia Throws Herself into Lu Fan’s Arms for the First Time! A Breakthrough in Their Relationship

Chapter 286: Chapter 194: Jiang Yixia Throws Herself into Lu Fan’s Arms for the First Time! A Breakthrough in Their Relationship

On the way back.

Jiang Ming said worriedly, "President Lu, those people with her look pretty rough. Shouldn’t we call the police?"

"The police?" Lu Fan chuckled and replied, "If we call the police, they’ll mediate at best. She’ll just come back again later. This kind of thing needs to be solved once and for all."

Seeing his calm demeanor, Jiang Ming suddenly felt much more at ease.

The car soon arrived at the entrance of the residential complex where Jiang Ming lived.

From a distance, they saw a few people gathered downstairs. The one in the lead was a woman with a big perm, hands on her hips, yelling and cursing at the building.

Standing beside her were three shirtless men, cigarettes dangling from their lips, with thuggish looks on their faces.

Lu Fan pushed open the car door and slowly sauntered over.

Ma Xiaofei was in the middle of a tirade when she turned and saw Lu Fan. It was as if someone had hit the pause button on her; she froze on the spot.

"Pres... President Lu?" Her voice cracked.

Seeing Ma Xiaofei’s reaction, the three men were a bit baffled.

One of them, a bald man with a tattoo on his neck, stepped forward. He sized up Lu Fan and said sarcastically, "Well, well, look what we have here. A busybody? Who are you to Jiang Ming?"

Lu Fan ignored him, simply looking at Ma Xiaofei and saying coolly, "Long time no see. Don’t you have to work at the foot massage parlor today?"

Ma Xiaofei’s face flushed crimson.

Of course she remembered Lu Fan.

Last time at the foot massage parlor, this man had casually dropped 100,000 on a VIP membership. The manager had personally attended to him, bowing and scraping.

’If only I could latch onto a sugar daddy like that,’ she had thought at the time.

But now...

Seeing Ma Xiaofei’s cowardly expression, the bald man grew impatient and shoved her. "What are you afraid of? There are three of them and five of us. You think we should be scared of him?"

Only then did Lu Fan turn to the bald man and say with a slight smile, "And who are you?"

The bald man puffed out his chest, pointed at Ma Xiaofei, and said, "I’m her brother! This kid played with my sister’s feelings. He’s not leaving today until he gives us an explanation!"

"Oh, her brother." Lu Fan nodded and said slowly, "Then do you know that your sister works at a foot massage parlor?"

The bald man froze, his expression turning a little unnatural.

Seeing this, Lu Fan continued, "I’ve been to that place. Some of the massages there are legitimate, and some... aren’t. I’m sure you know which category your sister falls into."

Ma Xiaofei’s expression grew even uglier.

The bald man, furious from the embarrassment, took a step forward and pointed at Lu Fan. "What the fuck did you just say?"

Chen He had appeared by Lu Fan’s side at some point and was now staring coldly at the bald man.

The sheer presence of his powerful frame was enough to cut the bald man’s bravado in half.

Lu Fan patted Chen He’s shoulder, signaling for him to stand down.

He looked at Ma Xiaofei. His tone was still level, but the meaning behind his words sent a chill down the spine. "Ma Xiaofei, I’ll give you two choices."

"First, take your people and get the hell out of here, and don’t ever bother Jiang Ming again. Second, I’ll have someone look into your business at the foot massage parlor and see if you’re really a ’legitimate’ masseuse. When that happens, forget about making a living in Yangcheng—your so-called friends here will go down with you."

Ma Xiaofei’s face went pale.

She knew Lu Fan wasn’t just bluffing.

A man like him had plenty of ways to deal with her.

She gritted her teeth, turned to the bald man, and said, "Bro, let’s go."

Hearing this, the bald man was clearly unwilling. "Go? We’re just letting it go like this?"

"We can’t afford to mess with him," Ma Xiaofei said in a low voice, moving to his side.

The bald man looked at Lu Fan, then at Chen He, and finally chickened out.

He shot Jiang Ming a fierce glare before leaving with his people.

Before leaving, Ma Xiaofei looked back at Lu Fan one more time, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she said nothing and scurried away into the night.

Chen He then whispered to Lu Fan, "Boss, those punks were way too arrogant. Should I... later..."

He made a fist.

This time, Lu Fan didn’t refuse, mainly because that bald guy had been entirely too smug.

He nodded and said, "Don’t beat them up too badly. Just teach them a lesson."

"Understood, Boss." After saying that, Chen He took out his phone and started calling for backup.

Jiang Ming stood to the side, not saying a word the entire time, but his heart was pounding.

He looked at Lu Fan, his eyes filled with admiration.

He had just overheard the conversation between Chen He and Lu Fan, so he asked worriedly, "Won’t this cause any trouble?"

"It won’t. Don’t worry, Chen He knows his limits."

Lu Fan then patted his shoulder and said, "Alright, go on back and get some sleep. She won’t dare to come back again."

Jiang Ming nodded and thanked him awkwardly, "Thank you, President Lu."

"Don’t mention it. Go on."

And with that, Jiang Ming turned and went into the building.

As he rode the elevator, he couldn’t help but reflect.

’It really is great to be rich. He scared them off with just a few words.’

’Damn it! I’m going to make a lot of money in the future, a whole lot of money!’

Soon, Chen He finished giving his instructions.

He came over to Lu Fan and reported, "I’ve had my men follow up on it."

"Mm-hmm."

Lu Fan got in the car and instructed, "Let’s go to Yixia’s place."

As he started the car, Chen He asked, "Boss, it’s so late. Shouldn’t Sister Yixia’s shop be closed by now?"

A smile played on Lu Fan’s lips. "If it’s closed, we’ll just have her open it again."

A little over an hour later, the car stopped in front of Jiang Yixia’s flower shop.

The lights were still on inside, and through the glass, they could see Jiang Yixia tidying up, getting ready to close.

Lu Fan pushed the door open and walked in, asking with a grin, "Still haven’t closed up this late?"

Jiang Yixia looked up and saw him. She froze for a moment, then lowered her head and continued tidying up, asking in a flat tone, "What are you doing here?"

Lu Fan walked to the counter, leaned against it, and watched her work. "Just finished some business. I was passing by and thought I’d come see you."

He looked at Jiang Yixia and suddenly asked, "We haven’t seen each other in a few days. Did you miss me?"