Chapter 47

After the National Day holiday ended, Chen Fan returned to campus. Apart from Jiang Tanqiu persistently asking about what had happened in the bar that day, everything else was as usual. No classmate looked up to him, but no one looked down on him either.

Only Si Yingxia continued to study diligently, and it was said that the teacher privately praised her, saying she had the potential to become the top student in the province for the college entrance exam.

That day, Xu Rongfei, who rarely came to the classroom, found him. Amidst the wolf whistles from the classmates, Chen Fan calmly went out with her.

"Um, I'm having a birthday next week. Can you come?" Xu Rongfei drew circles on the ground with her toes, her cheeks slightly flushed, and her beautiful eyes looked at him with anticipation.

"Of course I can." Chen Fan smiled. "You're my little sister, after all."

He looked at the little girl with affection.

Although he didn't have any romantic feelings for her, having an additional little sister wasn't bad.

Chen Fan had cultivated in the starry sky for five hundred years. Apart from his teacher, the Immortal Cangqing, he had no one particularly close. If he had wasted time on emotional entanglements, it would have been impossible for him to achieve the stage of Tribulation Crossing in such a short time.

"Just a little sister, huh..." Xu Rongfei's eyes dimmed, but she quickly smiled again.

She skipped away, turning back to wave, "Next Saturday at 7 PM, don't forget."

Chen Fan shook his head with a smile, noted the time, and then put it out of his mind.

These days, he had been busy setting up a magical array for the villa on the mountain. Although Lao San Wei had found the sea stone from the ten-thousand-meter deep sea, the effect was still unsatisfactory. After all, it was just an ordinary stone, and even after being washed by the sea for millions of years, the water essence it contained was too little.

"From this, it seems that the Spirit Attraction Array can only exert less than one-tenth of its potential," he sighed inwardly.

But even one-tenth was considerable, after all, it was the spiritual energy of the entire Yanhui Lake. The surging water-based spiritual energy of the vast lake, if supplied to him alone, would be enough to push him to the Mystic Passage realm in a very short time.

...

When Chen Fan returned to the classroom, he naturally received envious and jealous looks from his male classmates, while Si Yingxia occasionally glanced at him with a cold, icy gaze.

Saturday arrived quickly.

That evening, Chen Fan, following the address given by Xu Rongfei, took a taxi to the Jin Kanghua Villa Complex.

Jin Kanghua was a mid-range villa area, where a two-story small villa sold for only two to three million yuan, far less luxurious than the villas in Yunwu Mountain Resort, which cost tens of millions. Most of the residents here were middle-to-upper-class families in Chuzhou.

"Welcome, welcome."

The birthday girl, Xu Rongfei, stood at the door, greeting the guests with a radiant smile.

She was dressed very beautifully in a white, fitted chiffon dress that accentuated her slender waist and long, white legs. She had applied light makeup, wore delicate earrings, and had a wavy hairstyle. She looked more like a sophisticated and cold urban white-collar lady than a student.

"Big Brother Chen Fan, you're here."

"I thought you might not come."

Seeing Chen Fan, Xu Rongfei's smile grew even wider, her big eyes almost forming crescent moons.

"You're my little sister, how could I not come?"

Chen Fan smiled and presented a small gift box with both hands.

"Happy birthday, this is a gift from your big brother."

Inside the gift box was an emerald earring. Chen Fan had engraved a magical array on it, and its effect was no less than the spirit gathering disc he had given to Lao San Wei and others. As long as she wore this earring, she would be enveloped in a small spirit gathering array and constantly nourished by spiritual energy, which would prevent many minor and major ailments.

"Another gift? Thank you, Big Brother Chen Fan." Xu Rongfei exclaimed in surprise, quickly taking it and even preparing to open it on the spot, but was stopped by Jiang Churan, who looked coldly at her.

It was impolite to open a gift in front of the giver.

"Since you're here, come in quickly. Don't block the entrance."

Jiang Churan's face was as cold as ice, her big eyes staring at Chen Fan, clearly displeased with him.

Chen Fan smiled, ignoring Jiang Churan, and entered after greeting her.

Inside the villa, many people were already seated or standing. They were either Xu Rongfei's childhood friends or middle school classmates. Many were familiar faces, such as Li Yichen, Zhang Yumeng, Yang Chao, and even Han Yun.

"Mr. Chen... Mr. Chen?" Han Yun's eyes lit up as she saw him, and she walked over with a glass of red wine.

She was the oldest among the group, already working. She wore a well-tailored Chanel suit, with light makeup, exuding a commanding presence, like a young lady from a wealthy family in a Korean drama.

"Miss Han." Chen Fan nodded.

Han Yun smiled, "Mr. Chen, you're too formal. Just call me Xiaoyun. You and Old Zheng are on a first-name basis, and I'm just a junior to you."

"Let's each call each other as we like. I'll call you Han Yun, and you can call me by my name." Chen Fan shook his head.

If age were the only factor, what was Old Zheng to him? Just a young kid.

But he had been reborn, and he was more willing to integrate into his current age group and life. He had had enough of loneliness.

"Alright, I'll call you Chen Fan. Your presence will definitely make Rongfei very happy." Han Yun blinked, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

Among the people present, only she knew who Chen Fan truly was. Even the top tycoons in Chuzhou would respectfully call him "Master Chen." He was far more than just a friend of Wei Ziqing.

"Hmph, Sister Han Yun is too forward, almost clinging to that Chen guy. She's so old, she should have some shame." Zhang Yumeng, sitting at the other end, huffed in annoyance.

She had been intimidated by Chen Fan at the wine auction, but after discussing with her friends, she found that Wei Ziqing had a cold personality and her friends were often outsiders, independent and unconventional people. Although they were proud, they had no significant achievements.

Moreover, Wei Ziqing was Wei Ziqing, and Chen Fan was Chen Fan.

Given Wei Ziqing's personality, she might not help even if you begged her.

Seeing Han Yun's fawning attitude, even as a longtime friend, Zhang Yumeng couldn't stand it.

"Alright, alright, Sister Han Yun is still our senior in the circle." The other friends quickly tried to calm her down.

Li Yichen, holding a glass of wine, watched Chen Fan with a playful look in his eyes.

After his previous failure, he decided to take this opponent seriously. After thoroughly researching Chen Fan's background, he discovered that his father was actually an official, and even the vice-county magistrate of Sishui County.

A vice-county magistrate's son working in a bar and befriending the princess of the Wei family from Jiangbei was highly unusual.

There must be something unexpected behind Chen Fan.

However, no matter how capable he was, he couldn't match the huge gap brought by family background. The difference between a vice-county magistrate's son and a vice-mayor's son was like the difference between heaven and earth.

"Alright, since everyone is here, let's start."

A beautiful woman, who looked to be in her forties, descended the stairs. She resembled Xu Rongfei, but with a more mature appearance.

Seeing her, everyone quickly stood up and greeted her, "Auntie."

Xu Rongfei's mother smiled and nodded. Behind her was a robust and imposing young man, clearly Chu Minghui. It seemed that Chu Minghui and Xu Rongfei's mother were very close, chatting and laughing together.

"Minghui, go call Rongfei and the others in."

Xu Rongfei's mother smiled at Chu Minghui.

"Yes, Auntie."

Chu Minghui strode out, pausing as he passed Chen Fan, giving him a sharp look, but then coldly snorted and walked away.

Chen Fan's expression was calm, his heart unmoved.

He had said before that if Chu Minghui dared to provoke him again, he would not be lenient.

The words of a mighty Immortal Sovereign were a thousand times, ten thousand times heavier than the golden edicts of ancient emperors. No matter how powerful your background, it would not stop Chen Fan from eliminating you.

After Xu Rongfei and the others came in, the banquet officially began.

Chu Minghui rolled out a large seven-layer cake, with seventeen candles representing Xu Rongfei's seventeenth birthday.

Everyone gathered around the birthday girl to sing the birthday song, and after she blew out the candles, she closed her eyes to make a wish.

Xu Rongfei clasped her hands to make a wish, her eyes slightly opening to sneak a peek at Chen Fan.

"I make this wish at seventeen."

"I hope that Big Brother Chen Fan and I can... grow old together."

Although she silently made the wish in her heart, Chen Fan seemed to sense it. Facing the little girl's eager and affectionate gaze, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He had roamed the starry sky for five hundred years, undefeated in countless battles, and his unparalleled charm had captivated countless outstanding women. He was no stranger to such looks.

'But in this life, I will ultimately have to let you down.'

Chen Fan sighed inwardly.

'I waited five hundred years for this chance to be reborn, not for you...'

As everyone enthusiastically shared the cake after the wish was made,

The door was suddenly pushed open, and a group of men escorted a middle-aged man with a refined and handsome appearance into the room.

"Why are you here?"

Xu Rongfei's mother's face changed the moment she saw the middle-aged man.

Xu Rongfei, on the other hand, called out in surprise:

"Dad?"

PS: Thanks to tianyan00001, Qiangdao Guilai, Dalian Chu Yuyan, Xiangni Dashang, Daodiban Zhuan, and Canzhuang Yiru for your support.

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