Lan Haishan was utterly unworthy of being Lan Kexin's father!
Ning Fan thought so, or rather, this guy was simply not fit to be a person!
Selling his own daughter like merchandise was enough to subject Lan Haishan to a thousand cuts.
If it weren't for the fact that he was Lan Kexin's father, Ning Fan would have liked to end this guy's misery right there and let him reincarnate.
"You better get lost now! Here is all the money for you, but remember, this is the last time. If you dare to bother Kexin again after taking this money, and I find out, you better be ready to reincarnate!"
The five million was all given to Lan Haishan without Ning Fan even blinking an eye. This sum was meant as a settlement. Having said this much, if Lan Haishan still didn't see the error of his ways, he had only himself to blame.
Lan Haishan, hearing that Ning Fan actually gave him the entire five million, was almost excited enough to faint. He even forgot that Ning Fan had just hit him. The more he looked at Ning Fan's face, the more pleasing he found it. Had he known earlier that Ning Fan was so generous and had such a significant status, he would have given Lan Kexin to Ning Fan a long time ago!
"Truly my good son-in-law, don't worry. I definitely won't bother you two and your sweet life together again!"
This money was enough for him to live comfortably for the rest of his life provided he stayed away from gambling and other foolish acts.
"Get lost!" Ning Fan didn't show Lan Haishan a shred of warmth and coldly spat out the word.
Lan Haishan was so frightened that he immediately picked up two large suitcases and ran away as if fleeing.
Seeing him run off, Ning Fan sighed and then walked down the street with Lan Kexin.
Kexin clutched Ning Fan's hand, silent until her tears had dried, then she looked at Ning Fan with reddened eyes and said in a remorseful tone, "Ning Fan, I'm sorry, I will repay you for that money!"
"You don't need to pay it back, a mere five million can't compare to your importance, not even slightly!"
Ning Fan shook his head indifferently.
Kexin's cheeks flushed red at Ning Fan's words, warming her heart.
"In the future, you shouldn't associate with him. I've already warned him this time. If he dares to come and bother you again, I won't sit idly by." As he spoke of Kexin's father, Ning Fan became angry, "And didn't I tell you last time? If he comes looking for you again, just tell me. Did you want to deal with this all by yourself again?!"
Ning Fan's tone was stern, like a husband worried about his wife scolding her.
Kexin hung her head in shame; indeed, Ning Fan had told her to inform him if Lan Haishan came looking for her again.
If it hadn't been for Ning Fan happening upon them, who knows what might have happened...
Especially with Wen Kuohai, that guy obviously had intentions the minute he saw Kexin. Without Ning Fan there to stand up for her, Kexin could well have been gone for good.
"Mmm..." Kexin replied softly, her obedient demeanor leaving Ning Fan helpless.
In the end, Ning Fan sighed and suggested, "Let me take you home."
Afterward, Ning Fan safely escorted Lan Kexin back home, and there, they said their goodbyes.
Leaving the residential area where Kexin lived, Ning Fan's phone suddenly rang. Glancing at the number, it was yet another unfamiliar one he hadn't seen before. As soon as he answered, a cold voice came through.
Ning Fan recognized who the voice on the phone belonged to. It was A-Yu, one of the Storm Family members from Chen Fengnan's side. Surprisingly, she had called him, and Ning Fan found this unexpected.
It wasn't that he was surprised A-Yu knew his contact information, but rather that, apart from a slight improvement in his relationship with A-Lei, the other three members of the Storm Family still seemed somewhat cold toward him.
Particularly A-Yu—after he had teased her last time, Ning Fan thought this woman was still angry with him.
"Ouyang Feifei wants to meet you. If you're free, you should go see her," she said.
Having said that, A-Yu hung up the phone. Listening to the busy tone from his phone, Ning Fan smiled helplessly.
Indeed, this woman was still holding a grudge about the last time he teased her in the hospital; she probably still kept that incident in mind.
Not long after, A-Yu sent Ning Fan the current location of Ouyang Feifei via text message.
Ouyang Feifei was no longer in the hospital; Chen Fengnan had secretly moved her to his estate in Zhonghai for protection.
After receiving the specific location, Ning Fan drove there. Perhaps it was because A-Yu or Chen Fengnan had notified them in advance, but upon his arrival, the security personnel let him through immediately without stopping him for inspection.
After arriving at Chen Fengnan's estate, Ning Fan was led to Ouyang Feifei by a maid.
"I heard you wanted to see me?" Ning Fan asked with a grin, looking at Ouyang Feifei.
Ouyang Feifei was lying on the hospital bed, wearing a pink nightgown that seemed a bit too small for her. Her already voluptuous figure made the nightgown stretch tightly across her body.
Ouyang Feifei's complexion looked better today. Within this estate, her health had recovered swiftly.
After the maid left, Ouyang Feifei finally said to Ning Fan, "I really don't understand how you can still manage to smile now?"
Ning Fan was stunned, looking at Ouyang Feifei as if he needed an explanation.
Ouyang Feifei sighed, her beautiful eyebrows curving into a smile on her lovely face.
She had looked serious before, but now she was smiling again, which confused Ning Fan.
"Seeing you , I am reassured…" Ouyang Feifei said, her eyes filled with complex emotions, "Your identity might have been exposed."
"My identity has been exposed? Which identity are you referring to?" Ning Fan's expression turned serious.
The statement that his identity had been exposed surprised Ning Fan.
"Which one do you think I'm referring to, Asura?"
"What… what exactly is happening?"
Few knew about his Asura identity—other than those from the Phantom Guild, only a handful of others were aware, and Asura had been lying low for a long time, having come back to the world only once before.
As for the Yun Ci Guild, everyone who had been present that night had been killed by him. Who else could know his identity?
"Wait a minute, are you saying that other people in the Yun Ci Guild know about my identity, or are you suggesting that criminals who escaped from the Death Prison Forbidden Land revealed my appearance, and others used that as a clue to deduce my identity?"
Realizing his own deductions, Ning Fan voiced all of his thoughts aloud.