"Your legs are still trembling, so you shouldn't be driving," Lin Fan said as he helped Gao Lu into the passenger seat.
"Can you drive?" Gao Lu asked.
Lin Fan flashed a mischievous smile. "You've already experienced my driving skills, haven't you?"
Gao Lu's face instantly flushed red. "Hmph, you're never serious."
"Haha."
Lin Fan let out a hearty laugh, got into the driver's seat, and started the car.
His driving skills surprised and delighted Gao Lu.
"This car is like a woman."
It was Lin Fan's first time driving a BMW. A car worth over a million yuan was undeniably different from those worth a few hundred thousand.
As soon as he stepped on the gas, Gao Lu was startled and quickly fastened her seatbelt, gripping his hand tightly.
"Why are you grabbing my hand? Grab the handle," Lin Fan reminded her.
"It's a habit," Gao Lu replied casually.
The big BMW sped along the highway, Lin Fan's accelerator pedal almost to the floor.
This made Gao Lu, whose legs were already trembling, even worse. She almost fell when she got out of the car, but thankfully managed to hold onto the car door in time.
The two arrived at a seafood restaurant. Gao Lu was very considerate and ordered a large pile of oysters for Lin Fan.
"Eat more to replenish your strength."
"Thank you," Lin Fan said.
In fact, he didn't need any of these tonics now. If anything, he wished his physique were weaker.
Because it was too tiring...
"Xiao Fan, who is Xia Xue?" Gao Lu asked casually while eating a lobster.
"My sister-in-law. She sometimes helps out at the medical clinic. Why?" Lin Fan replied, and then asked back.
"Oh..."
Gao Lu hesitated, then finally said, "I have a feeling you have improper thoughts about her."
Lin Fan put down his oyster shell and smiled awkwardly. "Do you want me to have improper thoughts, or do you not want me to?"
Gao Lu rolled her eyes. "You're not anyone to me, so what does it have to do with me whether you have thoughts or not?"
She pretended to be surprised. "You don't think that because we were together last night... I'll cling to you and insist on marrying you, do you?"
Lin Fan smiled and said nothing.
Gao Lu continued, "We're all adults, and it was consensual. I'm not like those young girls who pester you to take responsibility for me."
"So, you should find a girlfriend. Let's pretend last night never happened, okay?"
Lin Fan was greatly surprised by her words.
He had been silent just now, contemplating how to deal with Gao Lu's expectations.
He hadn't expected Gao Lu to be so open-minded.
Then again, it made sense.
A woman who had been married for three years, suffered severe emotional trauma, and almost died at her husband's hands, had long since become indifferent to such matters.
This was for the best; it saved a lot of trouble.
"If you don't care, then I certainly don't," Lin Fan said truthfully.
Gao Lu forced a smile.
Lin Fan's quick agreement, however, made her feel a sense of loss.
"Xiao Fan, you want to apply for a medical insurance machine, right?" she asked, changing the subject to avoid awkwardness.
Lin Fan nodded while eating. "Most of the villagers are poor. Medical treatment mostly relies on medical insurance. If the machine is approved, they can save money, and I can earn a little."
"I have a friend who's in the pharmaceutical business and has good connections upstairs. He should be able to help," Gao Lu offered proactively.
"That would be great!" Lin Fan exclaimed, delighted.
He had been planning to ask Su Yurou for help if all else failed.
Now it seemed he wouldn't need to.
Su Yurou was very busy now, and it was best not to bother her.
Gao Lu was also a capable woman. She acted decisively and, before the meal was even finished, she made a call to her contact.
They agreed to meet at a coffee shop in the county town that evening.
The meal cost two thousand yuan, with over eight hundred spent on oysters alone.
Lin Fan rubbed his stomach and laughed, "Now I burp with the smell of oysters."
Gao Lu gave him a coquettish glance. "Who asked you to eat so much?"
As they left the restaurant, Lin Fan suddenly felt someone tap him on the back.
He turned around and saw Luo Qiqi.
"Lin Fan, it's really you!"
She was wearing a cool outfit today, with her long, fair legs exposed. Her overall appearance was not only innocent and cute but also alluring and hot.
She instantly outshone Gao Lu!
Luo Qiqi was very surprised to see Lin Fan.
Thinking of her encounter in Luofeng Village a few days ago, she gritted her teeth with resentment.
"How is your grandfather?"
Lin Fan's eyes widened as he scanned her body unscrupulously.
"Keep looking and I'll gouge your eyes out!"
Luo Qiqi waved her small fist. "My grandfather has completely recovered. He said he'll invite you to our house as a guest sometime to thank you in person."
Lin Fan waved his hand. "No need for a visit. Ask your grandfather to introduce more patients to me. That would be better than anything else."
"Ungrateful!"
Luo Qiqi rolled her eyes beautifully, her gaze inadvertently falling on Gao Lu, and her eyebrows immediately rose.
She put her arm around Gao Lu's. "Sister Lulu, why are you with this scoundrel Lin Fan? Do you two know each other?"
Gao Lu had business dealings with the Luo family and knew that Luo Qiqi was Luo Yuntian's granddaughter. The two women had even had meals together a few times and were on good terms.
"Qiqi, why do you call Xiao Fan a scoundrel?"
Luo Qiqi put her hands on her hips, pouted, and said angrily, "Although he saved my grandfather, he also bullied me, so of course, he's a scoundrel!"
"How did he bully you?" Gao Lu asked with a smile.
"Hmph!"
Luo Qiqi snorted charmingly. "He took advantage of me!"
Gao Lu looked at Lin Fan with a sly smile. "It seems what I said earlier was unnecessary."
Lin Fan's mouth twitched. "It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding."
Luo Qiqi whispered into Gao Lu's ear, "Sister Lulu, you should stay away from him. He's very lecherous. Be careful he takes advantage of you."
Gao Lu smiled wryly to herself, thinking she had already been completely taken by him.
"You're right. This guy is a pervert. We should all stay away from him."
Luo Qiqi nodded vigorously, like a chick pecking at rice.
A moment later, she let go of Gao Lu's arm and waved. "Sister Lulu, I'm leaving now. Come find me at my place when you have time!"
"Say hello to your grandfather for me."
Gao Lu smiled and waved.
Luo Qiqi turned, stuck out her tongue at Lin Fan, and made a face before leaving.
"Where do you think you're going!"
Lin Fan grabbed her arm and roughly pulled her over.
With his other hand, he quickly reached towards her!
"Xiao Fan, what are you doing!" Gao Lu exclaimed in shock.
"You pervert! This is on the street, not in the mountains of your village!"
Luo Qiqi screamed in fright, instinctively closing her eyes.
Lin Fan's hand had already reached her.
"Ah!"
Luo Qiqi felt a coolness on her body. The pinching she had imagined didn't come.
When she opened her eyes, she saw Lin Fan holding the pendant she was wearing, frowning deeply as he examined it closely.
"So it was for this."
Luo Qiqi was greatly confused, and then her pretty face blushed.
All she could think of was the scene in Luofeng Mountain before.
"Where did this pendant come from?" Lin Fan's voice was low.