With the video deleted by Ye Jizu and the Ye Family’s refusal to get involved, all leads regarding Qiao Xiyuan’s severe beating had gone cold.
Qiao Xiyuan was a classic case of being too clever for his own good. If he hadn’t tried to dodge the caras to avoid the hassle, the military might have quickly located Qin Fan. But his arrogance ensured that Qin Fan could continue to live freely and at ease.
However, Qin Fan had never taken this ss seriously from the start. Even the Ye Family had to be deferential to him, so what was the insignificant Qiao Family? They were nothing! As for Qiao Xiyuan, it was only Qin Fan’s rcy that kept him alive. Had Qin Fan killed him, he would have simply died for nothing.
「At ho in the urban village.」
Having finished all his exams in one sitting, Qin Fan didn’t return to school. He spent most of his ti in his rented room, using an ordinary boiler to refine Elixirs of an extrely low grade. Of course, they were only low-grade from his perspective. For the people of Earth, Elixirs refined from Jiao Dragon materials were undoubtedly divine dicines!
「Two days flashed by.」
「That night.」
A cell phone rang abruptly. Qin Fan, who was leisurely watching a movie on the sofa, glanced at the caller ID. As he expected, he answered with a laugh.
"Qin Fan, why haven’t you co over yet? It’s already dark, and most people are here. We’re just waiting for you!" Ji Yuchen’s voice ca from the other end, laced with a hint of playful complaint.
"How am I supposed to co if you don’t tell where you live?" Qin Fan chuckled.
"Didn’t I send you a ssage? If I hadn’t called, were you planning to stand up?" Ji Yuchen sounded displeased.
A ssage?
Qin Fan then recalled his phone ringing a couple of tis while he was refining Elixirs, but he had ignored it and forgotten to check later. It was a good thing Ji Yuchen called. Otherwise, he really would have waited until he was back at school to give her the Jiao Tooth Green Bead Chain as a belated birthday gift.
"Ahem! No, no. Alright, say no more. I’m heading over now!"
After hanging up, Qin Fan stood and made his way to the door. Just then, Wei Shuying and Qin Chu ca out of their room.
"Fan, are you going out?" Wei Shuying asked, puzzled.
"Yeah, it’s a classmate’s birthday. I’m going to hang out for a bit! Can’t talk now, I’m in a hurry!"
With that, he pulled open the door and strode out.
A classmate’s birthday? Why would a student from Qi Middle School invite Qin Fan?
Wei Shuying and her husband frowned skeptically.
Feeling too lazy to drive, Qin Fan left his imposing Bentley parked. Instead, he hailed a regular car through a ride-sharing app and set off toward Ji Yuchen’s villa estate.
「In a tranquil villa estate.」
Although the estate appeared high-end and classy, it was located on the slightly remote outskirts, so it wasn’t extravagantly priced. Therefore, the students from Class 7 weren’t particularly surprised that Ji Yuchen’s family owned such a villa. At Qi Middle School, families who could easily afford a place like this were a di a dozen.
"Cheap Japanese junk, a typical ride-share car. Tsk, tsk. Even if he’s an outcast, he still has Qin family blood. This is just pathetic!"
"Good thing we live in the age of ride-sharing. Otherwise, he would’ve definitely shown up in a tered taxi! Haha!"
"Alright, alright, enough with the gloating. If you have the guts, say it to the psycho’s face. Then I’d really respect you!"
"Fuck, you called him a psycho yourself! Only a moron provokes a psycho. Do I look like I have a death wish?"
"Enough! Stop talking nonsense. That lunatic can’t hear us, but if Yuchen does, she’ll give us the cold shoulder again. Seriously, what kind of love potion did that nutjob feed our Goddess Ji? Why does she always include him in everything? She even invited him to her house!"
The villa’s Sky Garden terrace was fully decorated, thick with a birthday party atmosphere. On the spacious terrace, large enough for over a hundred people, a group of Qi Middle School students watched the cheap car pull up outside, sneering arrogantly.
In their eyes, while Qin Fan might have beco sowhat unhinged and prone to outbursts, he was still the sa poor, pathetic, cast-off loser they’d always known. This perception was deeply ingrained. Of course, they only dared to use this familiar, mocking tone from a safe distance. If they were face-to-face with the current Qin Fan, they wouldn’t dare say a word.
The soft fear the hard, the hard fear the unhinged, and the unhinged fear the reckless. Qin Fan had beco both unhinged and reckless, so how could these self-important nobles, who saw themselves as priceless jade, dare to risk a confrontation with a worthless piece of pottery like him?
Downstairs in the villa, Ji Yuchen, who had been frequently glancing outside, saw the car stop. She imdiately ran out, her face lit up with joy.
"Qin Fan, you finally made it! Co on, we’ve been waiting for you! Let’s go up to the terrace!"
Perhaps out of habit from linking arms with her best friends, Ji Yuchen subconsciously reached for Qin Fan’s arm. But he deftly sidestepped, subtly avoiding the gesture in a way that wouldn’t cause her any embarrassnt.
"Alright! Let’s go up then!" he said with a broad, confident smile. Without needing her to lead, he took the initiative and strode into the villa.
"He’s here, he’s here!" the students on the terrace murmured as they saw Qin Fan and Ji Yuchen enter the villa below.
Before long, the figures of Qin Fan and Ji Yuchen appeared one after the other on the Sky Garden terrace.
"Happy birthday, Goddess Ji!"
In that instant, dozens of people shouted in unison.
The next mont, the fireworks they had arranged around the villa shot into the sky all at once, brilliantly illuminating the Sky Garden.
Touched by the surprise, Ji Yuchen thanked them repeatedly. "Okay, you guys are so thoughtful! Co on, the barbecue party officially begins! Also, that wall over there is a projector screen, so everyone can sing karaoke to their heart’s content!"
At her words, the students, all from well-off backgrounds, cheered and began forming small groups. The entire ti, no one paid Qin Fan any attention. Even Ji Yuchen’s best friends, while calling her over, didn’t spare him a single glance.
"Yuchen, go on. Take care of them first," Qin Fan said with a faint, indifferent smile.
"Okay, then... Qin Fan, wait for , I’ll be quick! I’ll co find you in a bit!" Ji Yuchen said. After receiving an encouraging nod from him, she walked over to her friends.
Glancing at the lively, joyous groups scattered around, Qin Fan smiled with a hint of amusent. He walked over to an unused grill, casually picked up a piece of at, and placed it on the rack, leisurely flipping it and sprinkling spices.
Just as it seed the entire world had rendered Qin Fan invisible, a handso young man with a cold, sinister air walked toward him.
Coming to a stop beside him, the young man lowered his voice and said coldly, "You’re Qin Fan, right? Let give you so advice. This isn’t a place for you, and Yuchen isn’t soone a toad like you should be lusting after. Others might be scared of your psycho act, but that shit won’t work on . So, if you know what’s good for you, find a chance to say your goodbyes and get lost!"
With that, the young man let out a disdainful scoff. He then lifted his cigarette and flicked the long ash onto the at Qin Fan was grilling.
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