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He checked his phone and saw it was An Qi calling; Lin Yifan worried that something had happened on her end, so he swiped to answer.

Before he could even speak, a thunderous voice exploded from the other line, "You womanizer! Where did you go seducing girls again? Don't you have to work? Do you no longer want your job?"

"I'm eating! I'll be back soon!" Lin Yifan responded.

"Does eating take two hours? Hmph! I'm giving you twenty minutes; in twenty minutes, I want to see you in person, or else you're waiting to be fired," she said angrily, then hung up the phone.

"Beep... Beep..."

The sound of the phone hanging up came from the other end.

"Fire me, who's scared!" Lin Yifan put his phone away and said to Zhou Jiajia, "Let's continue!"

"No use! You better go back and take care of sister An Qi. She needs someone to look after her now," Zhou Jiajia said.

An Qi was so weak, and she was very afraid Zhao Ritian would pull some tricks at this time.

"But..."

"No buts, just go back quickly; we'll find another chance next time." Zhou Jiajia urged.

She wasn't ready this time and needed to go back to think things over.

Knowing Zhou Jiajia's mind was made up, Lin Yifan had no choice but to agree, "Alright then! I'll take you back."

After that, he went downstairs with a heavy heart to check out.

After dropping Zhou Jiajia off at her office, he headed towards the hospital.

"Just missed it by a little! What a pity!" Lin Yifan sighed repeatedly in the car. Thinking back on the experience, it was truly thrilling.

"Missing this chance, who knows when the next one will be, but hopefully An Qi hasn't recovered yet," Lin Yifan prayed, for only then would he have the chance to book a room with Zhou Jiajia again.

Twenty minutes later, he arrived at the hospital on time; then, an angry An Qi scolded him, "Do you not know that you're a bodyguard? Do you realize how dangerous it was for you to leave without permission?"

"I know!" Lin Yifan replied with his head lowered.

"Knowing that and you still stayed out so long. Don't you know people would worry about you?" As she spoke, An Qi began to cry.

She didn't want Lin Yifan to leave her side, even more terrified that he might just quietly walk away.

"Um... why worry about me, I'm just a bodyguard?" Lin Yifan was speechless inside.

However, looking at An Qi's pale, heartbreakingly sad face, he suddenly felt very distressed. It was because of him An Qi had ended up like this; his long absence was indeed quite immoral.

So he sincerely apologized, "I'm sorry! I worried you, Ms. An. I won't make the same mistake again."

Seeing Lin Yifan so sincere and willing to correct his mistakes, An Qi's anger subsided significantly, and then she said, "Sit down and talk with me for a while."

Lin Yifan sat down next to An Qi and they began to talk.

They talked until nine o'clock that night before they stopped their conversation.

During this time, Lin Yifan shared most of the best moments of his military career with An Qi, amusing her to no end.

"So being a soldier is this much fun! I might enlist myself someday," An Qi said, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

"Enlisting isn't as easy as you think; it involves a lot of hardship. I think you might give up on the first day," Lin Yifan said.

"Are you underestimating me? Humph! I'm upset!" An Qi pouted, her face filled with anger.

"I'm not underestimating you, it's just really tough and exhausting," Lin Yifan explained.

"Humph! I'm not talking to you anymore! Go and complete the discharge formalities for me," An Qi said.

Now that her complexion had returned and her body had mostly recovered, it was time for her to go home.

"Alright!" After that, Lin Yifan went downstairs to handle the discharge formalities.

Latter, he accompanied An Qi to see her father, and then he drove her home.

After safely dropping off An Qi at her home, he drove back to his rented apartment.

When he arrived and got out of his car, he immediately sensed a murderous aura.

"Come out!" Lin Yifan called out.

Quickly, a group of youths wielding large cleavers emerged from the small woods on both sides of the road.

Looking at each of the shirtless and menacing-looking youths, Lin Yifan curiously asked, "Which gang are you guys from?"

"Hehe, of course, the number one gang in the world—the Knife Gang," a young man with a bandaged chest stepped forward from the crowd. He looked smug, seemingly sure of Lin Yifan's fate tonight.

"It's you! What are you doing here instead of lying in a hospital? Did you think you weren't injured enough and came for more?" Lin Yifan taunted.

He hadn't even sought them out for revenge yet, but here they were, coming right to him. This made things easier; he wouldn't have to go looking for them.

"You..." Zhao Ritian felt humiliated being called out in public; after calming himself, he mocked bitterly, "What a sharp-tongued bastard. Wait till the Knife Gang knocks you down, then let's see if you still dare to be arrogant."

"You think these losers can take me down? That's just laughable," Lin Yifan scoffed, unafraid.

"What if I join them?" A cold voice then emerged from the crowd, causing the temperature of the surrounding air to seemingly drop.

Latter, the underlings stepped aside to reveal a young man with yellowish skin and a scorpion tattoo on his body.

Gazing at this young man who stood with his hands crossed in front of his chest and his eyes closed, ignoring him, Lin Yifan's expression turned serious, as he sensed a presence not weaker than his own.

"Could it be The Chief of the Knife Gang?"

His greatest fear was The Chief of the Knife Gang coming after him because Lin Yifan suspected that The Chief's realm might be higher than his own, making him a difficult opponent if they fought.

However, as a veteran of many battles, Lin Yifan knew that those who were cowardly before fighting were destined to fail, so he stood straight and asked, "Who are you?"

"The Knife Gang's Second Master—Poisonous Scorpion!" the young man with yellowish skin coldly replied.

"Second Master? Phew!" Lin Yifan let out a sigh of relief, thankful it wasn't The Chief of the Knife Gang; otherwise, he wouldn't know how to handle it.

However, even as the Second Master, he couldn't be underestimated. Based on his last experience, Lin Yifan assumed that each leader of the Knife Gang, or anyone with some status, would have a trump card that surpassed their own ability.

Brother Tiger wasn't a cultivator but had a knife with the strength of the First Realm of Breaking Mortal; Brother Bai, who was at the First Realm of Breaking Mortal, possessed a knife with the power of the Second Realm of Breaking Mortal; and the Third Master, Poison Frog, also had a knife one level higher than his own realm. Considering these facts, Lin Yifan speculated that the young man with the scorpion tattoo might also possess a knife with the power beyond the Fourth Realm of Breaking Mortal. Currently being in the Third Realm of Breaking Mortal, he might not be able to withstand this final strike.