Chapter 8

Lin Fan took Qiqi to the amusement park and played all day. By evening, the energetic little one was finally a bit tired and lazily lay on her father's shoulder, not wanting to move.

"Qiqi, are you hungry? Dad will take you to eat something delicious," Lin Fan gently patted Qiqi's back and said softly.

"Um, Qiqi is hungry, my tummy is getting smaller," Qiqi touched her little belly and said in a cute, innocent voice.

"What does Qiqi want to eat?" Lin Fan asked with a smile.

"I want to eat KFC, I want a big chicken leg, um, and ice cream," Qiqi immediately perked up at the mention of food and raised her little hand to shout.

"Okay, Dad will take Qiqi to KFC."

For this little princess's request, Lin Fan naturally wouldn't refuse. At the entrance of the amusement park, he hailed a taxi and headed straight for KFC.

"It seems I need to buy a car for commuting," Lin Fan thought to himself as he sat in the back of the taxi. If it was just him, it wouldn't matter, but now with the little princess, having a car would be more convenient.

Soon, Lin Fan brought Qiqi to KFC. He ordered a children's meal and an ice cream for Qiqi, and a Spicy Chicken Leg Burger meal for himself.

"Qiqi, here's your ice cream." Lin Fan placed the two meals on the table and handed the ice cream to Qiqi.

Qiqi happily took it and kissed Lin Fan's cheek, saying sweetly, "I knew Dad is the best, Mom doesn't let Qiqi eat ice cream."

"Whatever Qiqi wants to eat, Dad will get it for you," Lin Fan said with a smile. Seeing Qiqi so happy, he felt greatly satisfied. As for what children shouldn't eat, it wasn't a problem for Lin Fan. With his abilities, refining some health-improving pills was as simple as eating and drinking.

"Dad, you're so nice. Here, let me reward Dad with a bite, um, a small bite, okay?" Qiqi lowered the ice cream to Lin Fan's face and said in a babyish voice.

"Thank you, baby. Dad will just have a little bit." Seeing Qiqi's adorable appearance, Lin Fan smiled and leaned over to take a small bite of the ice cream.

"Does Dad like it?" Qiqi asked, blinking her big eyes.

"Yes, it's very sweet," Lin Fan nodded.

"Then the rest is all for Qiqi." Qiqi, showing her true foodie nature, started eating the ice cream after saying this, getting her mouth full.

After finishing their meal, Lin Fan carried Qiqi out of KFC. He originally wanted to buy a car, but seeing the little princess in his arms already yawning and unable to keep her eyes open, he changed his mind.

"It seems the little one is really tired. Let's go back and rest, and we'll talk about buying a car tomorrow."

"We can't go back to the rental apartment. Oh right, I should have a house in this Longcheng, and I hired someone to clean it weekly. It's time to reclaim it."

With this thought, Lin Fan stood at the entrance of KFC and hailed a taxi.

"Sir, where to?"

"Jiangnan Waterfront." Lin Fan said calmly.

"Huh?" Hearing Lin Fan's voice, the taxi driver looked at him through the rearview mirror, puzzled. Seeing his attire, he didn't look like a wealthy person. Although the little girl in his arms was very cute and beautiful, what was someone who had to take a taxi doing going to Jiangnan Waterfront? It was a high-end residential area, home to the rich.

Although the taxi driver was curious, he didn't think much of it, shook his head, and started the car.

Lin Fan saw the taxi driver's reaction but didn't pay attention. Other people's opinions didn't affect him. As long as his little treasure was happy, that was all that mattered.

The Lin family, one of the four major families in Xia country, was based in Yang'an City, with immense power and wealth. They owned properties in major cities across the country, from entire buildings to single apartments. The former "Lin Fan" loved to visit Longcheng, so he bought a house there to use as his "palace." After being expelled from the Lin family, "Lin Fan" never went back to that villa. But now, things were different. Lin Fan couldn't let the little princess be uncomfortable, so the house that brought him bad memories was back in his sights.

Lin Fan's "palace" was located in the Jiangnan Waterfront neighborhood in the Linjiang District of Longcheng.

Back when Lin Fan was the young master of the Yang'an Lin family, his personal wealth was in the hundreds of millions. Even a house he bought on a whim had to be a luxury home.

The house was a standalone duplex in Jiangnan Waterfront, with two floors, each floor exceeding 200 square meters, totaling nearly 500 square meters.

When he bought the house, the price was 100,000 yuan per square meter. The entire house, including high-end renovations and furniture, cost nearly 60 million yuan, a true luxury home. This was because "Lin Fan" loved to visit Longcheng, so he bought such a luxurious residence.

In recent years, housing prices had skyrocketed, and if the house were sold now, it would fetch at least 70 million yuan.

The taxi stopped at the main entrance of Jiangnan Waterfront.

"No need to give me change."

Lin Fan left a hundred-yuan note, carried the drowsy Qiqi, and walked into the neighborhood.

"Hey, hey, hey, who are you and what are you doing here?"

Just as Lin Fan reached the entrance, he heard someone shouting.

"What's the matter?"

Lin Fan turned his head and asked, puzzled.

"What's the matter? You're asking me what's the matter? Is this a place you can just walk into?" A security guard in uniform, holding a cap and fanning himself, walked over nonchalantly and looked at Lin Fan with a tilted head.

"I..."

"Beep, beep!"

Just as Lin Fan was about to speak, a brand new black BMW 7 Series slowly drove up to the entrance. The driver was a middle-aged man in his forties with a bald head, and a young woman who could be his daughter sat in the passenger seat, heavily made-up and wearing a low-cut tank top, her cleavage proudly exposed. She glanced at Lin Fan with a look of disdain, clearly thinking he was a poor, penniless boy.

"Oh, Mr. Wang, you're back early today." The security guard, seeing the BMW, immediately changed his attitude, put on his cap, and ran to the car, greeting it with a fawning smile.

"Open the gate."

The BMW driver didn't even look at the security guard, just said it casually.

"Sure thing."

The security guard nodded, signaled to the control room, and the barrier slowly lifted. The BMW emitted a puff of exhaust and drove into the neighborhood with a "vroom."

"Spit! So damn rich." The security guard muttered under his breath as he watched the BMW's tail, then walked up to Lin Fan, pushed him, and said impatiently, "Move, move, move, get out of here."

"I live here."

Lin Fan didn't react strongly to the security guard's condescending attitude. He just glanced at the security guard and said calmly.

"Ha, you, with all your clothes not even worth 300 yuan, you can afford to live here?" The security guard clearly didn't believe Lin Fan and said disdainfully.

"Unit 20, E District, standalone duplex, owner Lin Fan. Go check it out." Lin Fan didn't want to waste words with the security guard and directly took out his ID and handed it to him.

"Damn, you seem to know us pretty well, knowing that Unit 20 in E District hasn't been lived in for three years, but is cleaned weekly. You think I won't check just because you show me your ID? If it were someone else, you might have fooled them, but you're out of luck today. Little thief, wait, I'll expose your lie." The security guard rambled on and then ran into the security booth.

After half a minute, the security guard ran out, sweating profusely, and respectfully returned the ID to Lin Fan, swallowing hard and stammering, "Mr. Lin, I was blind, please don't take it to heart..."

It's no wonder the security guard was flustered. After all, someone who could afford a standalone duplex in Jiangnan Waterfront couldn't be an ordinary person. If such a big shot got angry, his job might be on the line.

"Hmm."

But Lin Fan had more important things to do and didn't want to waste time here. He took the ID and put it back in his pocket.

"Mr. Lin, please."

The security guard, trembling with fear, took out the access card, opened the side gate, and bowed, saying.

Lin Fan carried Qiqi and walked into the neighborhood.