"Don’t play dumb with me, I could smell the crooks on you from hundreds of meters away; there’ve been several thefts in the village lately, come with us."
As Xu Guangfa spoke, he had already taken their phones out of their pockets. This action immediately panicked both of them, knowing Cai Jing was already inside. If they were taken away, it would mean Cai Jing was walking right into a trap.
"Don’t... Director... it really wasn’t us brothers who did it... and we’re not here to case the joint, it’s my sister coming to apologize... We as her cousins are just worried about her safety, so we’re watching from outside... If you have to take me, then go in and call my cousin out."
Cai Changbin hurriedly interjected but Xu Guangfa shut him up with a slap across the face.
"Do you think you’re someone to negotiate terms with me? Your sister coming to apologize is just normal human behavior, what safety issue could there possibly be? Do you think I’m a vegetarian?"
"No... Director, there really is a safety issue."
Cai Changbin was anxious to explain but he couldn’t spill the beans about Immortal Jump, although thinking about how Cai Jing seduced Lin Fan on her own, it’d be odd if nothing happened.
"Come on, tell me, are you really here to apologize sincerely or are you pulling an Immortal Jump on someone? I’m warning you, I’m recording this whole conversation. Immortal Jump is a scam and if the amount involved is big enough, you could be facing some real prison time. Moreover, you do know, this is the deputy mayor’s house. If you’re trying to frame a public servant, the sentence could even be doubled. You better think it over before you speak."
Xu Guangfa patted Cai Changbin on the shoulder. Upon hearing this, both men were stunned. The village hadn’t even received the news about Lin Fan becoming the deputy mayor yet. Realizing something was off, Cai Changbin quickly spoke up: "No... we just wanted to scope the place out to steal some stuff... Director Xu, take us back!"
As long as he was in detention, whatever happened next wouldn’t involve him, and he definitely didn’t want to cross the deputy mayor.
Meanwhile, the unsuspecting Cai Jing, who had arrived in front of the antique two-story building, couldn’t help but fantasize about the Lin Family compensating her with the house, and so her smile widened.
"Lin Fan, are you home?"
Lin Fan came out of the house, glanced at Cai Jing in her short skirt, and sneered, "What gust of wind blew the Cai Family’s young lady here? What, if you want to take revenge for your father and brother, you alone wouldn’t be enough."
"Lin Fan... I’m not here for revenge, but to apologize."
Cai Jing hurriedly, with a frail expression, said to Lin Fan, "I know my brother and father have been jerks before, even hurting Uncle Lin. It’s unforgivable. Now that they’ve been brought to justice, it’s only fair. So, I’m here to apologize, just on my behalf."
"Showing up empty-handed to apologize, that doesn’t seem sincere, does it?"
Standing by the door, Lin Fan scoffed coldly with just one sentence turning Cai Jing’s face crimson. She had been too preoccupied with makeup and completely forgot to bring a gift, and of course, being the daughter of the village chief, she wasn’t accustomed to giving gifts to others, having always been on the receiving end during holidays.
"What if I was the best gift?"
Cai Jing, quick on her feet with her hands clasped behind her back, tried her best to thrust her chest forward under the guise of her pullover shirt, creating quite the contoured silhouette. "Lin Fan, we grew up together after all, I’ve come all this way sincerely, you can’t just leave me standing at the door, right?"
Lin Fan smiled and stepped aside, "But I’ll warn you, my door is easy to enter but hard to exit. If anything untoward happens in the dead of night alone together, you can’t blame me."
"Lin Fan, you’re not that kind of person."
Cai Jing immediately stepped inside, but as soon as she entered, Lin Fan blatantly groped her voluptuous curves.
"You’re mistaken, I’m not a good person."
"Lin Fan, you’re terrible!"
Despite being annoyed, Cai Jing half-heartedly thumped Lin Fan’s chest, her graceful body swaying gently as she walked.
"Have a seat, I’m eating. We can chat after I’m finished."
Lin Fan walked over to the dining room, with Cai Jing hurrying after, eyeing the modern kitchen and the liquor cabinet stocked with red and white wines. A plan suddenly formed in her mind, and she casually grabbed a bottle of red wine and approached him.
"Lin Fan, since I’m here to sincerely apologize, may I offer a drink in honor of that?"
"I’ve already said you’re not being sincere. Who drinks red wine when apologizing? If you genuinely want to apologize, you better bring out something stronger."
Lin Fan chuckled and picked up a bottle of erguotou from the cabinet—an authentic grain alcohol with a strong kick.
"Fine, whatever Lin Fan likes."