Chapter 4: Love is a Beam of Light… So Green It’s Alarming

Li Fan wore a polite smile that didn’t reach her eyes as she glanced at Sister Lan.

“Since Assistant Chen enjoys it so much, let’s slaughter another soft-shelled turtle. The greener the better.”

Sister Lan: “……”

She threw a barely noticeable glance at the top of Chen Ji’s head, shook her head, and walked into the kitchen.

Chen Ji really did react, taking out his phone to snap a picture.

“Hehe, phone eats first.”

Watching this dimwit happily post on his Moments, Li Fan was at a loss for words.

In order to maintain his image as mature and steady, Chen Ji rarely posted on Moments.

This was his first meal with Li Fan, and he was so pleasantly surprised that he just had to share.

Chen Ji: [Madam is treating me to hotpot. Madam really is something else! (Photo)]

Friend 1: [You’re “something else” too 🌹]

Friend 2: [Look at the moon tonight. Doesn’t it look like your green-glowing forehead?]

Friend 3: [Love is a beam of light… so green it’s alarming.]

Chen Ji laughed at first, but then suddenly couldn’t laugh anymore.

Could it be…

Li Fan couldn’t even bear to look. If he still couldn’t figure it out at this point, she had nothing left to say.

[This guy’s IQ is a concern. His salary must all come from the “Green Fool” card.]

Han Xuzhou hadn’t even picked up his chopsticks. He just glanced at the now-soulless Chen Ji and knew he’d finally realized it.

“Assistant Chen.”

“Fourth Master?”

“Let’s go.”

Chen Ji couldn’t be happier to leave immediately, his face stiff with a forced smile.

“Madam, let’s eat hotpot another day.”

With that, he pushed Han Xuzhou away.

Li Fan curled her lips.

[Stingy man. I got dragged into this mess because of him and not even a word of compensation. The richer the man, the stingier he is.]

[I, a devout believer, vow to eat a balanced diet with meat and vegetables three times a day and curse Han Xuzhou — may this stingy rooster fail to get it up with any model ever again!]

[Zhou Jing, please put in some effort! Just force him down and have your way with him!]

Han Xuzhou clenched his molars, his face darkening.

“Chen Ji.”

“Yes, Fourth Master?”

“Transfer two million to Madam.” He said through gritted teeth.

Li Fan was so delighted her toes nearly curled up. She immediately changed her inner tone:

[Now that’s Mr. Han — generous and classy. A man this open-handed is destined to make money! May he go eighteen rounds every night!]

Han Xuzhou couldn’t take it anymore. “Shut up!”

Li Fan blinked innocently. “Mr. Han, I didn’t say anything.”

“Hmph.”

Li Fan: “???” Crazy.

That night, 006 informed her:

[Chen Ji went home and dragged that cheating boyfriend out! He broke up with his girlfriend immediately. He’s now gathering evidence to sue her to get his money back.]

Li Fan leaned against the headboard applying body lotion and casually asked, “How much money did he give his girlfriend?”

[Over ten million.]

Li Fan clicked her tongue. “Compared to that, Han Xuzhou really is stingy.”

006: [The big villain is nice to look at though.]

“Nice to look at but doesn’t feed or house me? That’s worth squat.”

006: [Hehe, stingy as he is, that face and body of his are still worth admiring.]

“Heh.”

Thanks to the freshly received two million, Li Fan decided not to roast Han Xuzhou any further.

After that day, she didn’t see Han Xuzhou for several days.

Life returned to the usual dull and lazy rhythm.

Until Saturday, when Chen Ji messaged her with an invitation to the Han family banquet.

Chen Ji: [The gown and jewelry have been delivered to Xinghua Dan Garden. The stylist will arrive shortly. Fourth Master will pick you up at 7 PM sharp.]

Soon after, the stylist arrived to do Li Fan’s makeup.

She muttered internally:

[I better not stain the dress like last time. Couldn’t even wash it clean, not even worth selling second-hand.]

006: [You’re the stingiest host I’ve ever been bound to. You want money so bad, why not just cling to Han Xuzhou? Problem solved.]

Li Fan: [I’m a clean freak.]

Sister Lan came over. “Madam, the car is waiting outside.”

“Coming.”

She closed her phone, just as she received a compensation payment of 880,000 yuan from Sister Liu.

That matter had been handled by a lawyer Chen Ji hired for her. With the money transferred, it was settled.

Li Fan was quite pleased—finally, some cash on hand again.

Chen Ji opened the car door, waiting for her.

The moment he saw her, he was once again dazzled — who knew how many times that had happened already.

Li Fan truly was beautiful—graceful, spirited, and easy to recognize.

Too bad Han Xuzhou wasn’t interested.

“Madam, please get in.”

Li Fan got in and, as usual, kept her distance from Han Xuzhou.

[Do you smell that?]

006: [I’m a system. I don’t have a sense of smell…]

[There’s a woman’s perfume on him. Probably just rolled out of someone’s bed.]

Li Fan’s expression didn’t change, but she scooted away from him on the seat.

Once, then again.

And again, for good measure.

Han Xuzhou closed his eyes, veins bulging on his forehead. He couldn’t take it anymore.

“Move again, and get out.”

Li Fan’s eyes sparkled as she looked at him. “Then can I get out now?”

[Yes! I’ve only worn this gown for less than half an hour — still good resale value!]

Han Xuzhou: “…” It was hard to ignore how happy she looked.

His face was like ice. You’d think he’d wronged her with how she acted like money was all she cared about.

Heh.

“One million. Shut up.”

Li Fan mimed zipping her lips and stayed quiet.

[Sigh. Middle-aged men are so moody.]

[Everyone’s been blind before, mistaking cured meat for prime cuts.]

[Once I get rich, I’ll switch to a new young stud every day. I won’t even look at anyone over 25.]

006: [Can you please shut up?]

Han Xuzhou had never felt so tortured.

Every word from Li Fan was like she was throwing a dance party on his grave.

And the worst part? He couldn’t even scold her — she wasn’t saying anything out loud!

Han Xuzhou closed his eyes. Wasn’t she tired of all this mental chatter?

Finally, they arrived at the Han estate.

Li Fan wore a graceful smile. At a glance, it was hard to tell whether she or her diamond necklace was more dazzling.

In the Han family’s main residence, only the old master and the eldest branch currently lived there.

The old master originally had three sons: the eldest Han Fuyang, second Han Xihua, and youngest Han Bingshan.

They were triplets. No matter how much they fought for power, they never went as far as killing.

Yet the old master, as if he thought the Han family wasn’t messy enough, brought his sixteen-year-old illegitimate son Han Xuzhou into the family on his 60th birthday, naming him the fourth son.

That’s why outsiders call him “Fourth Master.”

If Han Xuzhou had been incompetent, the three older brothers wouldn’t have minded raising a good-for-nothing.

But unfortunately for them, Han Xuzhou was highly capable, ruthless, and never showed mercy. He suppressed his over-fifty-year-old brothers so thoroughly they couldn’t catch their breath.

If it weren’t for the car accident a couple of years ago, the Han family would already be in his pocket. The three elder brothers would have no place left in the Changyong Group.