Top-tier Unruly Master

Man Er turned to Li Guanglin and Hu Jin. "Let me introduce you, this is my boyfriend, Ding Fan."

What was this situation? At that moment, Hu Jin was utterly dumbfounded. She couldn't understand how Man Er could be in a relationship with Ding Fan.

For a while, Hu Jin suspected Ding Fan might be a stooge brought in by Man Er. But seeing Man Er and Ding Fan's composed and confident demeanor, it was clear they were undoubtedly a couple; there wasn't a hint of pretense in their actions.

Hu Jin vaguely remembered that Man Er had once told her to keep her distance from Ding Fan, fearing she might fall for him. How could she herself have fallen for him so quickly?

Li Guanglin managed to squeeze out a forced smile. He had planned to take Man Er to a coffee shop and sweet-talk her into sleeping with him with a few soft words. Despite Man Er now being the regional company director, Li Guanglin believed he could definitely win her over. He was very confident in his skills at seducing women and getting them into bed.

But who could have expected a Cheng Yaojin to pop out halfway through.

Though Li Guanglin was a bit deflated, he took a moment to size up Ding Fan.

Dressed plain, a full set of his clothes probably wouldn't cost more than five hundred yuan. Li Guanglin's gold watch on his wrist could easily trump Ding Fan by several blocks.

"Just now, Man Er was mentioning her boyfriend, and I didn't expect that as soon as we mention Cao Cao, Cao Cao would arrive. It's quite a coincidence that we meet so soon," Li Guanglin's lips curled up slightly, a look of superiority on his face as he looked at Ding Fan. "May I ask, my friend, where you might be currently esteemed in employment?"

Li Guanglin's manner and tone made Ding Fan feel quite disgusted. Ding Fan didn't bother with this conceited fool and kindly pulled out a chair instead.

"Man Er, you have a weak stomach, so you should eat less spicy and sour food. Look, everything on the table is spicy. I think we should order some softer dishes later," Ding Fan said, taking care of Man Er as she sat down, effectively ignoring Li Guanglin entirely.

Li Guanglin's face looked a bit unpleasant. This bumpkin had just disregarded him. You must understand that he was a department manager at the Qin's Group head office; people like Ding Fan ordinarily struggled to even speak a word to him.

Man Er didn't respond to Li Guanglin's actions; she was somewhat startled. Recently, her stomach ailment indeed had been troubling her. She had invited Li Guanglin for a meal, and he suggested eating Sichuan cuisine. That's why they had ended up here, and all the dishes were ordered by Li Guanglin. Until now, Man Er had only taken a couple of bites of sauerkraut fish and hadn't touched anything else.

Man Er was surprised as she looked at Ding Fan. How could he know about her stomach condition?

Immediately, Man Er's nerves tensed. Ding Fan was a man with quite proficient methods when it came to women. He must have obtained information about her stomach ailment through some other channel; it seemed that Ding Fan had started to pay attention to her.

It seems I need to be careful... Man Er cautioned herself internally, determined to stay away from people like Ding Fan.

Hu Jin, witnessing this scene, became even more convinced of the relationship between Ding Fan and Man Er. After all, aside from herself, not many people in the company knew about Man Er's stomach ailment.

For Ding Fan, a master of cultivation, finding out about the physical condition of an ordinary person was all too simple.

After helping Man Er sit down, Ding Fan took a seat next to her.

"Ding Fan is the logistics department manager who resolved the imported beef issue this time."

Ding Fan ignored Li Guanglin's remarks. The whole scene was somewhat stagnant, with Hu Jin stepping out to smooth things over.

"Oh? Is that so? It seems that being the logistics department manager is something to be proud of for Ding Fan..." Li Guanglin said sarcastically to Ding Fan, emphasizing the word 'manager.' He wanted to remind Ding Fan that he was just a small logistics department manager, while he, on the other hand, was a department head at the head office.

Man Er frowned slightly at Li Guanglin's insinuating words which she found displeasing, but Ding Fan's following remarks almost made her want to cough up blood.

"If it weren't for me, the development of Qin's Group would probably regress by several years. Indeed, I do have something to be proud of," Ding Fan stated calmly but with an unabated aura.

Upon entering this private room, Ding Fan had quickly assessed the situation. Aside from Hu Jin, there was only Li Guanglin present.

Since Man Er had asked him to pretend to be her boyfriend, clearly it was a performance for Li Guanglin's sake. Since it was directed at Li Guanglin, Ding Fan saw no need to be polite to him.

After hearing Ding Fan's words, Li Guanglin was stunned for a moment. He hadn't expected Ding Fan to be so impolite. His own sarcastic remark had been confidently accepted by Ding Fan... What was going on?

Hu Jin also felt exasperated, with a black line running across his forehead. Although he couldn't deny that Ding Fan had indeed contributed to the company, the least bit of humility was still necessary. Ding Fan's behavior seemed decidedly arrogant.

"Man Er, your boyfriend is quite interesting. I am at the company's head office now. If you have time someday, you and your boyfriend should come visit me there," Li Guanglin said.

After speaking, he directly took out a business card and moved it in front of Ding Fan.

Manager of Department X, Yanjing Head Office, Qin's Group—Li Guanglin!

At that moment, Li Guanglin was envisioning Ding Fan's astonished look when picking up his business card. Being the department manager at the Qin's Group head office, his position was a notch above those of regional managers. Li Guanglin was convinced that this business card would definitely impress Ding Fan.

But how would Li Guanglin know of the principle that nothing desired results in no pursuit? Ding Fan had come to the Qin's Group merely to pass the time; he had never thought of climbing up the ranks, so he really didn't care what the business card stated. He glanced at it and showed no intention of picking it up.

Right now, it wouldn't matter to Ding Fan even if it were the business card of the Qin family's helmsman.

Li Guanglin watched on, stunned. For someone with such a high position, Ding Fan showed no surprise at all?

Ring... Just at that moment, Li Guanglin's phone began to ring.

After a glance at the caller ID, Li Guanglin's expression turned highly nervous. He nodded at everyone to indicate that he was going to take the call, then stood up and walked out.

For a moment, Ding Fan was somewhat curious. Who could it be that made Li Guanglin so extremely fearful? Right away, Ding Fan's Divine Sense swept over.

"Li Guanglin, you'd better listen carefully. If you dare to fool around outside, I'll definitely snip off your 'string of danglings'.

"Wife, don't you trust me? I listen to you at home, rest assured, I'll control myself properly when I'm out on business..."

"That's more like it. Let me tell you, don't think I'm joking. I mean what I say and I can do it..."

"Yes, yes..."

...

At this moment, Ding Fan was full of contempt for Li Guanglin. He had been so arrogant just a while ago, but now on the phone, he was acting like a complete wimp.

For power, for money... Li Guanglin was truly shameless. Suddenly, Ding Fan felt that even those ladies in the flesh trade were much cleaner than Li Guanglin...

After coming back inside, everyone chatted about irrelevant matters. The appearance of Ding Fan had spoiled Li Guanglin's plan to ask Su Maner out alone, making him somewhat uninterested. So, after drinking a pot of good tea, they all hurriedly dispersed.

In order to make it more convincing, Su Maner even held hands with Ding Fan in front of Li Guanglin and Hu Jin, and got into her Audi.

"Miss Hu Jin, how about I invite you out for a cup of coffee tonight?" Li Guanglin, seeing Su Maner and Ding Fan leave, turned to Hu Jin and extended the invitation.

"That... Manager Li, my sister is still lying in the hospital, I have to rush over to take care of her, I won't be able to accompany you..."

Having said that, Hu Jin didn't stay any longer. She caught a car and fled as if escaping.

Li Guanglin was left feeling quite bored. At this moment, he cursed Ding Fan bitterly in his heart. Without him, he could have totally lured Su Maner into bed tonight with his glib tongue...

What a pity...

Li Guanglin casually hailed a taxi.

"Brother, where do you want to go?" Upon getting into the car, the driver asked.

"Take me to where Dongcheng's ladies are the prettiest," Li Guanglin said.

Back in his Yanjing home, that tigress kept a tight watch on him. Now that he was out, how could he possibly miss this opportunity for a fling?

Having had his fill of the 'fatty meat', he was definitely looking for a change of taste now...

...

"Thank you," Su Maner said while driving, then turned to Ding Fan and spoke.

Su Maner was aware of Li Guanglin's character; if it hadn't been for catching Ding Fan today, Li Guanglin would have definitely wavered in accompanying her to meet her boyfriend.

That would surely have resulted in a slip-up. So in a sense, Ding Fan had resolved a predicament for her.

"You're welcome." As soon as Ding Fan had gotten into the car, he had shifted his demeanor from the previous closeness with Su Maner. Now his expression was indifferent, entirely devoid of any prior intimacy with Su Maner.

Su Maner found this sudden change a bit unsettling, but soon she realized they were not actually a couple, all those moments before were just a pretense.

At this point, Su Maner felt an uncomfortable twinge in her heart, but she couldn't quite understand why.

Su Maner first dropped Ding Fan off at the Ning Family Pharmacy.

Ding Fan got out of the car, coincidentally running into Ning Luoxi and Xu Rui chatting at the entrance. Seeing Ding Fan return, both of them came over to greet him.

Seeing this scene, Su Maner couldn't help but sigh...

This man's way with women was truly remarkable...