The Lanre before him was dressed in a black and white maid's dress.
The upper body was mostly lace, edged with ruffles, subtly revealing the curves underneath.
The lower part was a short skirt.
It ended at the base of her thighs.
It was the kind that would reveal everything with just a slight movement.
Plus, there was that white headscarf on top.
At this moment, Lanre was even more tempting than when he had seen her in a bikini the day before.
"Master, it was you who helped me and saved me. Starting today, Lanre will take care of your meals and daily life until the hundred thousand is fully repaid."
She slowly walked over.
Then, kneeling on both knees, she fell down before Chen Fang.
"Lanre, you don't need to do this. The hundred thousand, I'm giving it to you."
"No, Lanre almost harmed you, yet you still helped me. You're a good person, I can't take your money. Master, from now on, Lanre belongs to you."
With that said,
her hands reached for Chen Fang's belt.
After gently undoing it, she buried her head down.
Although they had a grand battle last night,
this kind of thrill today stirred up that nameless fire again.
Chen Fang grabbed Lanre and lifted her up, then pushed her down onto the couch...
Because of the injuries,
Gu Jingshu had specially approved him two days of rest at home.
Tuesday afternoon.
Chen Fang was enjoying a massage from Lanre when a series of urgent phone calls came in.
It was Luo Lan's number.
Chen Fang sat up.
"Team Leader Luo, hello."
"Chen Fang, are you free?"
"Um... Team Leader Luo, do you want to talk to me in person?"
"No, you misunderstood. I just have some matters to discuss privately, just the two of us."
Just the two of them?
To be honest,
for Chen Fang,
Luo Lan was a ticking time bomb at this point.
Having just dealt with Zhang Wei'an's issue, who knows what Luo Lan might be scheming next?
After contemplating for a while, he eventually chose to agree. Face the army when it arrives, cover the soil when the water does; constantly avoiding would not solve any problems.
"Okay, you set the time and place, I'll be there on time,"
said Chen Fang.
Luo Lan paused on the phone and then said, "There's a Taigu Coffee House on New Bridge Head Road, let's meet there at eight tonight."
"Alright, it's a date,"
After hanging up, Chen Fang began to feel uneasy again.
Liu Jian's matter, although it was a weapon in his hands,
the other party was a Deputy County Magistrate with great power.
Moreover, the other was the head of the investigation team.
Either of these two could doom him completely. At this point, he suddenly felt that exposing Liu Jian's matter was a poor move.
But by now,
he had to just grit his teeth and go through with it.
After all, back then, he had no other choice.
At eight o'clock that evening,
Chen Fang arrived at the entrance of the coffee house.
At this time, a waiter came over.
He asked, "Are you Mr. Chen Fang?"
"I am."
"Then please follow me."
Guided by the waiter,
Chen Fang was led to the very last private room of the coffee house.
After opening the door,
Luo Lan was already waiting inside.
Today, she wore a loose-fitting dress.
The neckline was very low.
She perfectly showcased the part of herself she was most proud of.
It had to be said that Luo Lan had an undeniable allure in the political arena.
"I didn't know what you liked to drink, so I just ordered something randomly."
Upon seeing Chen Fang, Luo Lan pointed across to her seat, and indeed, a cup of coffee was already set there.
"Luo, you surely didn't invite me just to have coffee, did you?"
Chen Fang asked.
Luo Lan smiled charmingly and asked, "Why? Can't I just invite you out for a coffee?"
"Of course, whatever invitation my sister extends, her brother would definitely not refuse."
Chen Fang responded.
Luo Lan's expression shifted slightly.
Pausing for a moment, she said, "This 'sister' you're calling me, it really leaves me at a loss, I'm truly sorry about the Zhang Wei'an incident."
These words.
Made Chen Fang pause.
The matter of Zhang Wei'an was like a thin sheet of wrapping paper, which, once pierced, would never be the same again.
He hadn't expected Luo Lan to admit it outright.
He quickly smiled and said, "Sister, are you testing me here?"
"You are very smart, and quite eloquent too."
Luo Lan nodded slightly.
Then her expression turned solemn as she contemplated deeply for a moment.
Suddenly, her hands moved behind her back, and with a ripping sound, the zipper of her dress was undone.
What was this about?
Chen Fang was puzzled.
Luo Lan stood up.
She moved to the side, shrugged her shoulders, and her dress slid off her body.
Chen Fang was instantly stunned.
Not because of Luo Lan's sudden disrobing.
But because there was nothing underneath the dress.
What was more shocking was seeing her body covered in assorted wounds; some shallow-looking ones seemed to be healing, while others looked like old injuries that had left permanent scars.
Even more incredibly, the most hidden part, the inside of her thigh, was also covered in bruises and cuts, which was horrifying to witness.
"Sister, what is this…"
"Do you see these wounds? All were left by Zhao Shoujiang." Luo Lan's words struck like thunder.
Chen Fang's mind buzzed, and went blank.
"In the year I turned 26, Zhao Shoujiang came to the prosecutor's office for research…"
In what followed.
Luo Lan emotionlessly detailed her past with Zhao Shoujiang, bit by bit.
Chen Fang was enough shaken as it was, but hearing about her years of ordeal, he was utterly dumbfounded.
If not for the scars before his eyes.
Chen Fang might have mistaken all this for yet another trap.
The whole narrative, which lasted about ten minutes, saw Luo Lan not crying at all, though tears still streamed down her face.
Chen Fang couldn't bear it.
He crouched down.
Picked up the dress from the floor and dressed Luo Lan with gentle movements.
He then helped zip her up and supported her to sit back down.
He asked, "Sister, why did you tell me all this?"
"I want you to save me."
"Save you? Sister, are you joking? I'm barely able to save myself, and besides, Zhao Shoujiang might very well be promoted to Deputy County Magistrate next. Even ten of me would be no match for him."
Seeing Chen Fang decline.
Luo Lan grew desperate.
Having revealed such a big secret, if Chen Fang didn't help her, she truly had nowhere left to turn.
She grabbed Chen Fang's hand frantically and pleaded, "Chen Fang, please help your sister. Sister really can't take any more of it. If you agree to help me, I'll fix the investigation for you."
"Sister, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I really am powerless here."
Chen Fang replied.
Luo Lan felt a wave of dizziness clouding her mind.
At this moment, Chen Fang was her only hope, and she couldn't give up.
She mustered the courage and said, "Just help your sister, and sister will give you everything, including myself. I know I am a few years older than you, but I can still make you very happy too."
As she spoke, she anxiously reached out and with a rip, opened the zipper again.