Because Teng Feiyue and others had left Zhonghai, no suspicious characters had been spotted since, lending to an extraordinary tranquility in the past two days—at least as far as Ning Fan was concerned. As for how others perceived it, that was none of his business.
Over these days, Ning Fan had been commuting between Huo Qiuran and Xu Ruolan, taking the opportunity to tease Xiaoqing, the little girl, whenever he had the chance. His days were passing quite cheerfully.
That day, Huo Zhanyuan took the initiative to contact Ning Fan and invited him to meet at a teahouse. Ning Fan didn't decline, and after asking him to send the location, he promptly made his way to the teahouse where Huo Zhanyuan was waiting.
Huo Zhanyuan had reserved a private room. Once Ning Fan reported his name, someone led him to Huo Zhanyuan.
"Brother-in-law, you've finally arrived."
As enthusiastic as ever, but Ning Fan ignored him, responding coldly, "Can't you just call me Ning Fan?"