Chapter 134: Is Lin Fan a Fast Runner?

After mastering the Heavenly Gang Fist, Lin Fan spent the midday and afternoon practicing his punches in the back garden. Immersed in his training, he suddenly heard Li Li’s voice float down from above his head.

“Didn’t expect you to know martial arts. You really can’t judge a book by its cover. Have you considered playing a martial arts master in a movie or something?”

Turning his head, he saw Li Li standing on the balcony of her family villa’s second floor, her eyes filled with affection and a hint of admiration.

Feigning ignorance of last night’s events, Lin Fan greeted her casually. “I’m neither good-looking nor skilled in acting. I’d barely qualify as an extra, let alone a martial arts master. I’d probably just end up getting beaten.”

“Li Li, would you like to have a meal together later?”

“Sure…” she replied without refusal, then turned to go back inside to put on makeup.

They genuinely only shared a meal and briefly discussed the film project before Li Li headed to her studio in the afternoon. During the meal, Lin Fan noticed she seemed to pretend to have forgotten last night’s matters; neither brought it up. Instead, Li Li asked how his conversation with Lin Mu went.

At that moment, Lin Fan’s memory snapped back to Lin Mu.

He had originally planned to compete with Wang Minglou for the top spot among the brothers on the leaderboard last night. But after chatting with Xu Ke and Li Li late into the evening and drinking quite a bit, he had completely forgotten about it.

Opening WeChat, he saw Lin Mu hadn’t sent him any messages, indicating she wasn’t upset about his absence. The system also showed no decline in Lin Mu’s favorability toward him.

Still, Lin Fan sent her a few messages, apologizing for being busy with serious matters and forgetting to support her live stream. Lin Mu didn’t reply, which made him a bit anxious. Fortunately, Li Li promised to help inquire about Lin Mu’s feelings before leaving.

In the afternoon, Li Li informed him that Lin Mu wasn’t displeased by his absence, but Wang Minglou and others in the live stream heavily discredited him for not showing up.

Lin Fan resolved to wait until Lin Mu streamed again over the weekend to let Wang Minglou see what he was really made of.

That night, Lin Fan finally made his way to the villa where the twin sisters lived.

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Meanwhile, at the Blue Sky Building, when Su Qianlong learned from his informant outside the villa that Lin Fan had finally visited the twins’ residence, he jumped up from the sofa in excitement.

“I knew it! This guy would come to find the twins sooner or later. I thought his orientation was off, but turns out he’s been pretending to be a refined gentleman all along!”

Hearing this, Bai Jiahao smirked with pride and scoffed, “Everyone loves beauty and desire! As the saying goes, even heroes can’t resist the charms of beautiful women. No matter how much he pretends, he can’t withstand the allure of the twin sisters.”

“That’s because I went through such great effort to find them… Now that he’s hooked, there’s no escape from my grasp. Heh heh!”

Su Qianlong’s grin almost reached his ears.

He was confident he could soon control Lin Fan. After all, Lin Fan was an unknown nobody—no matter how arrogant he was, he couldn’t outwit a cunning old fox like him.

Just then, the informant called again.

“Huh? You say he came in but left within twenty minutes? What happened? Didn’t the twins leave with him?”

After hanging up, Su Qianlong’s expression darkened.

“What’s wrong?”

“I don’t know if something came up. He left shortly after going in.”

Bai Jiahao snorted, “Could it be that he’s just impatient? Even I can’t last twenty minutes with the twins’ charm.”

“Most likely he had some urgent matter. Let’s see what the twins say…”

Su Qianlong was puzzled. He couldn’t understand why Lin Fan left so quickly—perhaps something sudden came up.

After waiting a while, he called the twin sisters, only to be invited to their villa.

“I want to see what tricks he’s playing. Could it be he doesn’t like the twins? We’ll just find him two other beauties next time.”

Bai Jiahao was unable to resist, thinking of the twins made him almost nosebleed with excitement. Since Lin Fan didn’t appreciate their beauty, he would make him pay.

Su Qianlong made no objections. Honestly, he had missed the twins dearly—they were his prized treasures, always kept at home. He had even offered the sisters up to ensnare Lin Fan.

An hour later, the two arrived at the twins’ villa. After asking about Lin Fan’s visit, the twins said he only inquired about their well-being and left hastily after receiving a phone call.

They sensed nothing amiss and followed the twins to the bedroom.

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Unbeknownst to them, every move made by the four people inside the villa was under Lin Fan’s surveillance.

In fact, Lin Fan had come with Director Dai.

After upgrading in the system store, Lin Fan planned to use mental control techniques to counter the twins’ own manipulation.

So today, accompanied by Director Dai, he entered the villa and immediately unleashed his mental control arts. Within ten minutes, he learned from the twins about the scheming plots Su Qianlong and Bai Jiahao had enacted against him.

Meanwhile, Director Dai installed eavesdropping and surveillance devices throughout the villa.

Before leaving, Lin Fan instructed the twins to call Su Qianlong to the villa—and, to their surprise, Su Qianlong took the bait.

Along the way, Lin Fan had Director Dai keep constant watch on Su Qianlong and Bai Jiahao to track all their movements.

Originally, he intended to turn the twins’ mental control back on Su Qianlong, but considering that Yan Bin was with him and might detect something unusual, he abandoned the idea.

As long as he could monitor Su Qianlong, Lin Fan considered it a success.

In the following days, Lin Fan inspected his company by day and spent his evenings at home practicing martial arts and studying business knowledge.

Time flew, and Saturday arrived again.

At eight o’clock that evening, Lin Fan entered Lin Mu’s live stream once more.

Having reached the platform’s highest level, 60, and riding a dazzling fiery dragon, he immediately attracted the disdain and ridicule of all viewers.

“Hey, the poser still has the nerve to show up in Mu Mu’s stream? Last weekend he said he’d challenge Ming Shao, but the next day he was nowhere to be seen. Scared stiff?”

“Losers are just losers. How can he compare to a rich kid like Ming Shao? Trying to cozy up to Mu Mu? Fat chance!”

“Everyone knows he’s a clown now. He trembles at the mere mention of Ming Shao. I wonder how ugly and pathetic he really is in real life!”

Lin Fan paid no attention to the vile comments. Instead, he glanced at the top donor list.

Wang Minglou had reclaimed first place, having donated seven million last weekend to regain his position as the top brother.

But upon noticing Lin Fan’s arrival, Lin Mu unusually sent a friendly greeting.

“Welcome, Brother Mu Mu, to my stream. I heard you were busy with projects last weekend and missed our appointment. Today, you’d better give your little sister a surprise…”