"You little rascal, taking advantage again."

At that moment, Xiao Lan and Xu Fan started tussling, and Xia Yanyu watched with a wry smile.

She knew that Xu Fan wasn't really taking advantage of her this time, but rather they were discussing the matter between him and her younger sister...

Previously, when Xu Fan claimed he was engaged to her sister, Xia Yanyu would have scoffed at the notion, but now, after realizing Xu Fan wasn't as superficial as she had thought, she couldn't help but start to doubt it.

Could what Xu Fan said be true or false...

Perhaps she would have to ask her mother.

"Xu Fan, I'm going to trouble you for the next few days."

Now with the enemy hidden and herself exposed, being targeted by an assassin, it was a lie to say Xia Yanyu wasn't anxious. She had finally convinced Xu Fan, and she figured the best course of action now would be to invite him to the Xia Family to protect herself and her sister.

"Okay, then you wait here for a minute. I'll go pack some clothes and leave with you."

Xu Fan didn't dawdle. He was ready to go upstairs and pack, but upon seeing this, Xia Yanyu quickly said, "No need, I'll prepare everything for you. Let's go now."

"Oh... well, okay then."

Seeing Xia Yanyu's urgency, Xu Fan nodded and turned to Xiao Lan, "Then, Lan Sister, I'll have to trouble you to explain for me."

He had a couple of girls at home, and this trip to the Xia Family was likely to take several days to complete the assignment. It would be best to have Xiao Lan explain things on his behalf.

After Xu Fan finished explaining everything to Xiao Lan, Xia Yanyu led him to where her car was parked.

"Old Zhang, there's no need for you to drive. I'll drive myself back."

Driver Old Zhang had been waiting there for a while, and upon hearing this, he was taken aback.

He was stunned and looked over at Xu Fan...

From the young mistress's words, it seemed she intended to personally drive the young man back to the villa.

Could this treatment mean that he was that esteemed expert?

Despite his curiosity, Xia Yanyu had already given orders, so Old Zhang nodded and left on his own.

...

On the drive to the Xia Family villa, through Xia Yanyu's explanations, Xu Fan understood more about the situation.

Xia Yanyu and her sister lived in a villa of the Xia Family. To counter the assassination attempts, Xia Yanyu had arranged for many bodyguards to be stationed near the villa.

Even the police, upon learning of the situation, had dispatched personnel for protection, a clear show of the Xia Family's status in Jinling.

As they neared the villa, Xia Yanyu abruptly hit the brakes and stopped the car.

"Hmm?"

Xu Fan was startled and looked at Xia Yanyu with confusion.

Xia Yanyu, with a serious face, said, "Xu Fan, once we arrive at the villa, I'll leave all the security personnel under your command. If it's still not enough, let me know. In short, I hope you can complete this task."

Although she had yet to witness Xu Fan's true abilities, since they were now officially working together, Xia Yanyu felt she should trust him completely.

"There's no need."

But Xu Fan did not accept her trust.

"I've already seen the skills of your bodyguards. I don't need their assistance."

"You!"

Hearing Xu Fan's words, Xia Yanyu felt a surge of anger. This guy was really looking down on others too much.

"Xu Fan, I've already upgraded the security team's capabilities; they're not the useless bunch you think they are!"

"Bingdilian is a very dangerous character, I know, and you might be very skilled, but I hope you don't get overconfident, after all, teamwork is the best way to catch Bingdilian."

To protect her family and herself, Xia Yanyu had almost invited the strongest bodyguards in Jinling to the villa this time; she was very confident about it, and therefore, Xu Fan's disdain made her furious.

"Heh, indeed, cooperation is very important, but I, do not need it."

Working with his former teammates was one thing, but cooperating with the so-called elite bodyguards mentioned by Xia Yanyu was, in Xu Fan's opinion, a sure way to hold him back.

"Xu Fan!"

Seeing that Xia Yanyu was getting a bit angry, Xu Fan laughed.

"President Xia, my arrangements have their reasons, you just listen to me from now on."

"Besides, what if, among those people you've given me, there is a mole? Wouldn't all my plans be known to the opponent?"

"What! What do you mean?"

Xu Fan's casual example shocked Xia Yanyu!

"Don't be nervous, it's just a guess, I have no idea if there's a mole in your villa."

"But I am very clear about one thing, outsiders see things clearer, you don't need to assign me some flashy, impressive identity, just give me any role will do."

"That way, it will be easier for me to see the whole situation clearly."

With confidence in his words, Xia Yanyu thought for a moment and then nodded.

"Alright, it just so happens that Uncle Chen, who buys groceries for the kitchen, has recently returned to his hometown. I'll tell them later that you're here to replace him."

After discussing with Xu Fan, Xia Yanyu restarted the car, and soon, they entered the Xia family's villa estate.

Once inside the villa, one could see teams of sturdy men in suits patrolling the estate.

Most of these people were the bodyguards Xia Yanyu had mentioned earlier, hired to provide protection.

When the car arrived at the villa's front door, Xia Yanyu stopped, got out of the car with Xu Fan, and walked into the villa.

"Miss, you're back."

As Xia Yanyu entered the villa, a group of bodyguards in suits came to greet her in the hall.

"Uh, this is...?"

Before leaving the house, Xia Yanyu allegedly went to find an expert to preside over the situation, to protect the Xia family from this calamity.

Therefore, the group had waited curiously, now turning to the person following Xia Yanyu, and upon seeing the not-so-old Xu Fan, they were instantly puzzled.

Xia Yanyu explained indifferently, "Uncle Chen has gone back to his hometown, and the kitchen just happens to need someone to buy groceries. Xu Fan is the nephew of a friend of mine, a good lad, so I had him come to take Uncle Chen's place for a while."

"This..."

The group of bodyguards stared at each other in disarray; weren't they supposed to be recruiting an expert?

How come they hadn't recruited an expert, but instead brought back a kid to buy groceries?

Miss, what on earth is she doing...

Instantly, the group of bodyguards looked towards their leader for guidance.

In and out of the villa, all the bodyguards, big and small, were temporarily led by Yi Qiu, Xia Yanyu's personal bodyguard.

And at this moment, Yi Qiu had already started sizing up Xu Fan.

After looking him over from head to toe, he couldn't see anything outstanding about this young man...

Yi Qiu snickered to himself, not needing to think twice, this was probably someone who had pulled strings to get a chance to freeload off the Xia family.

"Miss, I suggest we have this fellow leave right now."

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