Top-tier Unruly Master

Because Lin Zhanting's illness had been completely cured under Ding Fan's treatment, Lin Yanxi didn't have to be as busy at the company as before.

Since her college friend, Hu Jin, had come to Honggang City to find her, Lin Yanxi took a few days off and, with this opportunity, she could play the good host and take Hu Jin around.

According to their arrangement, Lin Yanxi drove to pick up Hu Jin at her current residence. By the time Lin Yanxi had arrived, Hu Jin was already waiting at the door.

Today, Lin Yanxi was dressed in a neat set of sportswear, but her gentle beauty was in no way diminished; on the contrary, she seemed to have added a bit of sunshine to her appearance.

"Yan Xi, where are we going today?" Hu Jin was Lin Yanxi's good friend for many years, so there was no need for formalities between them.

"Have you heard of Heavenly Pool in Honggang City? They've opened a resort there, and I heard it's quite nice. Let's go there," Lin Yanxi suggested.

Hu Jin didn't object and nodded. "Anyway, I'm in your hands now. Wherever we go, you make the call."

Lin Yanxi smiled. "I can't really take 'your person' under my wing. If your boyfriend found out, he would be so mad..."

Hu Jin gave Lin Yanxi a sideways glance. "My boyfriend probably doesn't even know where he's being blown by the northwestern wind…"

The two women chatted and laughed, and at this point, Lin Yanxi had started the car.

"I have to pick up one more person in a while," Lin Yanxi said while driving.

"Oh? Picking someone up? Is it someone coming along with us?" Hu Jin inquired.

Lin Yanxi nodded.

Hu Jin looked at Lin Yanxi as if she had discovered something. "The person we're picking up, is it a guy or a girl?"

At this question from Hu Jin, Lin Yanxi's face reddened slightly. However, she tried hard to restrain herself and maintain a sense of normalcy. "It's a man. He's the one who cured my illness..."

"Oh, I see," Hu Jin nodded, seemingly understanding. "So it's the person who rescued the beautiful Yan Xi from her suffering, huh."

"Don't talk nonsense. If someone heard this, it wouldn't be good. There's really nothing between us, just a pure friendship," Lin Yanxi hurriedly explained.

"Yan Xi, I didn't say there was anything between you two. I'm just saying the person who cured your illness must be very capable, and I'm going to have to properly meet them later," Hu Jin solemnly stated.

Lin Yanxi, knowing she couldn't win the argument with Hu Jin, deliberately changed the subject to their student days, and they reminisced about the past. This made Lin Yanxi feel a bit less embarrassed.

Eventually, Lin Yanxi's car stopped in front of Zongfang Hall.

After Lin Yanxi's car had stopped, it didn't take long for Ding Fan to walk out of the Medicine Shop.

The day before, after saving Zhunxing, Ding Fan arranged for him to stay at Zongfang Hall, and he even went back to the Lin Family's villa for a bit that evening.

Lin Yanxi's illness was just a few days away from full recovery, so Ding Fan didn't want to give up halfway.

Before massaging Lin Yanxi, she happened to be looking at a tourist map of Honggang City. Ding Fan glanced at the map and quickly located West Mountain Heavenly Pond.

Originally, when Ding Fan was competing with Song Guotao in medical skills at Zongfang Hall, he learned that the Azure Flame Beast was located at West Mountain's Heavenly Pond. He had planned to visit West Mountain Heavenly Pond after Lin Yanxi's condition had completely stabilized.

Seeing Lin Yanxi looking at the map, he became interested and asked about West Mountain Heavenly Pond.

Lin Yanxi just happened to mention that she wanted to take a friend to West Mountain Heavenly Pond for relaxation, and after some thought, Ding Fan said he wanted to go along. Lin Yanxi had no objections.

After massaging Lin Yanxi, Ding Fan went back to check on Elder Tian, as he still needed to be attentive to Zhunxing's injuries.

Therefore, the person Lin Yanxi was now coming to pick up was none other than Ding Fan.

At that moment, seated in the car, Hu Jin's eyes widened in surprise as she watched Ding Fan approach.

Previously, Ding Fan had agreed to a hostage swap to protect Su Maner and was subsequently taken away by Qi Sirong.

The team responsible for the rescue had not found Ding Fan; they only found the car he was taken in, along with a severely burned body.

Because the body was so badly burned, even the police couldn't determine who it was. Since there had been no news of Ding Fan, everyone had come to assume that the body was his.

Hu Jin had not expected Ding Fan to appear so miraculously...

Ding Fan opened the car door, and since Hu Jin was sitting in the passenger seat, he could only sit in the rear.

After getting in the car, Ding Fan saw Hu Jin and was momentarily startled, but then he understood that this must be the friend Lin Yanxi had mentioned earlier.

Hu Jin didn't speak to Ding Fan and Ding Fan kept quiet as well; for a moment, the two acted as if they were strangers.

"Hu Jin, this is the God Doctor I told you about. He's the one who cured my illness. His name is Ding Fan... Brother Fan, this is my good friend from university, Hu Jin..."

Lin Yanxi, for her part, hadn't noticed anything amiss and was helping to introduce them.

Hu Jin nodded but did not say much.

In Hu Jin's heart, she had never had a good impression of Ding Fan. Taking a job at Qin's Group was just to kill time.

Actually, if it was just a matter of Ding Fan killing time at Qin's Group, she would not have been so angry. What truly angered her was the following.

Zhou Ruoran was Ding Fan's fiancée. But Ding Fan abandoned her and ended up becoming a couple with Su Maner. Such a person, ungrateful and betraying such a good girl as Zhou Ruoran, was nothing but scum.

Now, she was reminded of previously when Lin Yanxi had spoken about Ding Fan.

Although Hu Jin was inexperienced in love, she had seen enough romance on television to recognize that the way Lin Yanxi talked about Ding Fan, looking like a lovesick girl, it was simply impossible for her to say she was not emotionally involved with him.

At this moment, Hu Jin, deep in thought, was scheming to find an opportunity to clearly tell Lin Yanxi about Ding Fan, otherwise Lin Yanxi's recently stabilized condition would definitely relapse because of this scumbag...

Pitiful was the appearance of Lin Yanxi trapped in the whirlpool of emotions, and it was heartbreaking to watch. Hu Jin truly did not want to see Lin Yanxi wither away like that...

As the car started, Ding Fan sat alone in the back, staring blankly at the scenery outside. He did not participate in the conversation between the two women.

The drive from the city center to West Mountain Heavenly Pond took Lin Yanxi a full two hours.

The West Mountain Heavenly Pond Resort was not built beside the Heavenly Pond on the mountain. The resort was established at the base of West Mountain, and there was still some distance to travel to reach the resort above.

At the foot of West Mountain's Heavenly Pond Resort.

The scale was not small, with walls made of bluestone giving an ancient and quaint appearance. On the walls, one could vaguely see pavilions, and even over the gates hung a large apricot-yellow flag, imitating the ancients.

After entering through the wall, walking along the cobblestone path, one could see buildings on both sides of the road.

Rock gardens, pavilions, man-made waterfalls, and even on another side, there was a sizable fish pond, where a few tourists with itching hands were angling.

Because it was far from the downtown area, the air here was very fresh. Lin Yanxi felt quite uplifted and couldn't help but stretch her arms, breathing in the air with enjoyment...

After arriving here, Hu Jin even forgot about the detestable Ding Fan next to her, as the scenery was enough to refresh the soul. Her beautiful eyes seemed almost not enough to take it all in.

"Kid, you're quite the lucky one, serving two chicks alone. Got what it takes?"

Just as Lin Yanxi, Hu Jin, and Ding Fan were walking toward the resort, a man with a buzz cut, a gold chain around his neck, and a dragon tattoo on his arm, nonchalantly swinging with a toothpick in his mouth, swaggered up to the trio.

This Tattooed Man did not seem like good news, and behind him followed two punks with hair dyed yellow and red. They completely disregarded Ding Fan as if he were thin air, their eyes roaming over Lin Yanxi and Hu Jin.

Lin Yanxi and Hu Jin were somewhat nervous. In such unfamiliar territory, facing this kind of trouble, how could the two girls remain calm?

"Little sis, don't hang around with this loser. Come play with big brother, I'll make sure you have a good time!" The Tattooed Man said to Hu Jin, licking his lips with his tongue, his eyes even shining with a sly glint.

"Get lost..." Hu Jin said with a deep frown.

"Damn, what a fiery little thing. But I like it..."

As the Tattooed Man finished speaking, he and the two punks behind him burst into raucous laughter.

"Come on, come have some fun with big bro..." With a bolder move, the Tattooed Man's hand reached straight for Hu Jin's face.

Slap... As the thug's hand had only reached halfway, Ding Fan stepped forward and knocked the Tattooed Man's arm away.

"Scram!" Ding Fan said with a low, stern voice.

"The hell? Didn't expect this pretty boy to be so fiery," the Tattooed Man said, looking at Ding Fan with contempt.

"****, aiming to be a hero saving the beauty, huh? Fine, I'll indulge you today, but think carefully if you've got the chops to play the hero!" The Tattooed Man spat out the toothpick from his mouth, his smiling face turning steely.

Ding Fan appeared indifferent.

For him, these thugs were akin to ants on the ground; he hadn't intended to step on such insignificant creatures.

But sometimes, things were not as you'd wish; the more you try to avoid stepping on them, the more these people insist on crawling under your feet.

If that's the case, it's necessary to stamp down hard enough to teach a lesson, so they'll never dare to bully others again...