"Big sis, you can't play like this! Even if you have a recording, it's not going to help!"
Gao Liming whined tearfully.
"Pfft—are you serious? Can't even handle such a small matter? And now you're crying? Stop crying!"
"A true man stands tall between heaven and earth—how can he go back on his word?"
Gao Liyuan spoke with a straight face, spouting nonsense.
But it backfired.
Gao Liming cried even harder, clutching his injured hand.
"Sis, do you know how I got hurt?"
Gao Liyuan's expression turned complicated. "Don't tell me Xu Mo did this to you?"
What kind of grudge is this?
No matter what, you can't hit your brother-in-law!
But still.
Gao Liyuan chose to side with Xu Mo.
Gao Liming could be a real brat sometimes.
A good beating would set him straight.
It's not like she was drooling over Xu Mo or anything.
She was just being fair.
Gao Liming shook his head pitifully. "No, it wasn't him. It was someone even scarier!"
Gao Liyuan: ?????
"What? If it wasn't your brother-in-law, then who was it? I'll teach them a lesson! Or better yet, let your brother-in-law handle it!"
Gao Liming was speechless.
"Sis, to be honest, a few days ago, I even took on a mission to mess with Xu Mo. Thankfully, I didn't succeed. Otherwise, my butt would've been toast. Cough, cough..."
Anyway.
Would An Youyi listen to Xu Mo?
Are you kidding me?
"Stop it, sis. Let's not get into this. That woman is someone you can't afford to mess with. Don't play with fire, sis. Let's just lay low."
"Step aside for the big shots, and we'll be fine."
"A woman?" Gao Liyuan was shocked.
Gao Liming nodded and spilled the beans about An Youyi.
A top-tier double agent.
A ticking time bomb placed next to Xu Mo.
As far as he knew, An Youyi was the only one.
But one An Youyi was enough.
She could take Xu Mo's head at any moment.
Gao Liyuan was floored.
That beautiful woman who liked eating bugs was actually the world's number one assassin?
Mind-blowing!
The contrast was insane.
Gao Liyuan was caught completely off guard.
Never in a million years would she have guessed.
A mastermind was right under her nose?
Wow!
She seemed like a killer sent by Lin Fan, but in reality, she had turned into Xu Mo's ally.
Lin Fan must be crying in a corner somewhere.
A triple agent, no less.
It took Gao Liyuan a while to recover.
Dammit!!!!!!!!
No wonder they're all female leads.
I should've known.
None of them are simple.
As the saying goes, know your enemy and know yourself, and you'll never lose.
Gao Liyuan felt it was absolutely necessary to gather intel on every female lead.
Her own identity was already exposed.
She couldn't let them play the fool anymore.
"Sis, do you understand my predicament now?"
Gao Liming complained bitterly.
"Got it, got it."
Gao Liyuan waved her hand. Her little brother was useless.
She'd have to find another way.
Gao Liyuan channeled her anger into plotting against Lin Fan!
"Listen up, you little brat. Forget about your brother-in-law for now. Get someone to prepare what we discussed earlier."
Gao Liming gave her an OK sign.
The next day.
A five-star hotel.
Lin Fan got out of bed, not even glancing at the woman lying next to him, who was probably not his first—or even second—choice.
His eyes were glued to his phone's WeChat chat page.
"Hahaha—finally found you, little rat!"
"In this world, no one who takes my money gets away with it!"
The rustling sound of him getting dressed woke the woman beside him.
She opened her eyes, her voice tired and whiny.
"Darling, where are you going? You promised to buy me that Hermès bag I wanted. You can't go back on your word."
Lin Fan smiled, spouting the classic lines of a scumbag.
"Of course, I'll buy it. The biggest one!"
"Sweetheart, I have some business to take care of. Wait here for me. I won't be long."
Yeah, right!
If it weren't for your looks,
I wouldn't have bothered with you.
Damn it!
What the hell is this?
I thought it was a sweet little lemon.
Turns out it's a durian.
Worse than a durian!
It smells like durian but doesn't taste like it.
If it weren't for the needs of his cultivation technique,
he wouldn't have touched her.
It's all the technique's fault.
The woman's eyes sparkled, her voice sugary sweet.
"Okay, thank you, darling~"
"Give me a kiss~"
She closed her eyes, puckering her lips.
Lin Fan felt more disgusted the longer he looked.
"Y(^o^)Y, stop fooling around. I have some business to take care of. I'll be back soon."
"Okay, love you~"
"Love you too."
Once dressed, he left the room.
As soon as the door closed, Lin Fan's smile vanished.
Love you? Yeah, right.
When it's time to say goodbye, it's goodbye.
Women like her meant nothing to him.
It was just a transaction.
As for the empty promises he made,
he had no intention of fulfilling them.
She wasn't worth it!
Besides, Magic City is huge.
The chances of running into her again were practically zero.
Even if they did meet,
would she have the guts to come begging?
It would just be pathetic.
Lin Fan first found a place nearby to eat.
He knew Red Rose's habits.
That woman usually stayed at home.
Even if she happened to be out,
he could just wait for her.
She might run, but she couldn't take her lair with her.
There was no way she could move all her electronic equipment in such a short time.
So Lin Fan was calm and collected.
After breakfast,
he took a taxi to the address Gao Liming had sent him.
Gao Liming's skills were trustworthy.
Apartment 301, Building 15, Love Community.
"This is it."
Standing in front of the door,
Lin Fan pulled out a small wire from his pocket.
As the protagonist,
he had many tricks up his sleeve.
As for the surveillance camera in the hallway,
Lin Fan completely ignored it!
What's the point of worrying about that?
This woman scammed him.
Scammed him, understand?
We're talking millions here.
Enough to land her in jail for life.
He wasn't even going through legal channels.
Did she expect him to kneel outside the door, begging for her to return the money?
No way!
Meanwhile, everything Lin Fan was doing
was being transmitted to the Gao family villa
through the building's surveillance cameras.
"Wow, I didn't expect him to be a lock-picking expert too."
Gao Liyuan chuckled.
Gao Liming was speechless.
He'd already told his sister about Lin Fan's skills.
But he was even more excited than Gao Liyuan.
Because—
"Did you do what I asked?"
"Done, all set!"
In the footage,
as Lin Fan inserted the wire into the keyhole,
*click*!
In an instant,
Lin Fan started breakdancing!
"Hahaha—I can't breathe!"
Gao Liyuan was laughing so hard she couldn't speak.
Gao Liming was also cracking up.
On the other side, Lin Fan's face was dark.
"Damn it! They're messing with me!"
*BANG*—
Lin Fan kicked the door open.
He spun around like a pro.
Even more graceful than a blind man!
Lin Fan's eyes narrowed as he looked toward the other side of the door.
Sure enough,
there was a conductive device installed.
Damn it!
He'd just been electrocuted!
That's why he resorted to breaking the door down.
Besides the forced entry,
Lin Fan realized something was wrong.
"Did she really run away?"
"No way!"
A strange smell wafted from inside the apartment.
Holy crap, the place was a dump.
You could hardly call it a human dwelling.
Lin Fan covered his nose as he stepped inside.
The inside and outside were like night and day.
How could anyone live like this?
Why did Lin Fan come alone?
Because he could!
Red Rose might be good with computers,
but in other areas,
she was no match for him.
After looking around,
all the computer equipment was smashed.
It looked like she hadn't been gone long.
She probably left while he was eating.
"Damn it—"
Lin Fan couldn't help but curse.
Then he got angry.
Gao Liming messed up!
He must have tipped her off!
I need to give him a piece of my mind!
Lin Fan stepped out into the hallway.
The apartment was uninhabitable.
Soon, the call connected.
Lin Fan started yelling immediately.
"Armadillo, what the hell are you doing?"
"Why was she able to notice so quickly?"
"Aren't you supposed to be the little prince of hackers?"
"What exactly are you doing?!"
Gao Liyuan was trying hard not to laugh.
Gao Liming made a gesture to keep quiet.
Gao Liyuan nodded, cooperating fully.
Cooperating meant getting paid.
Not cooperating meant no money.
"What am I doing? I was just following your instructions."
Gao Liming's voice came through.
Lin Fan's face darkened even more.
"Is that how I instructed you? The person got away."
"Is it my fault they ran away? If I buy a knife to cut vegetables, are you going to accuse me of murder?"
Gao Liming said irritably.
Then he started spouting nonsense with a straight face.
Leaving Lin Fan speechless and unable to retort.
Thinking about it carefully.
If he hadn’t eaten that meal.
If he hadn’t been delayed on the way.
If he had arrived immediately.
Would he have already caught Gao Liyuan?
"Pfft—hahahaha—"
Gao Liyuan's face turned beet red.
She finally couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing like a pig.
This was just too hilarious.
It wasn’t that the extra money wasn’t tempting.
But she really couldn’t hold it in anymore.
Ssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gao Liming was shocked.
Lin Fan had a face full of frustration.
Gao Liyuan wasn’t done laughing yet.
She laughed again.
Then her laughter suddenly stopped.
Realizing she might have done something stupid again.
Gao Liming's small eyes were filled with resentment.
His lips moved slightly.
Gao Liyuan understood her brother's lip-reading.
"Sis, what are you doing?"
Gao Liyuan felt like crying but had no tears, responding in the same way.
"Sis says she’s an idiot, do you believe it?"
Gao Liming: "--------"
"I can see that. Want me to praise you?"
Gao Liyuan: "Your butt doesn’t hurt today, huh?"
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