131: Su Fan's initial approval! Lin Xuan is a good person, we can get along well. PS: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

“What are you still standing there for? | _・)”

“Why aren't you contacting Old Su and getting this bodyguard thrown out of the Su Family?”

Su Family Manor, living room.

Huo Qichen stood with his arms crossed, head held high, looking down on Su Fan.

In his eyes, simply firing a bodyguard would be enough to get on good terms with the Huo Family.

Surely no normal person would refuse such a deal.

But who would have thought Lin Xuan looked at him with difficulty, scratched his head, and said apologetically:

“Young Master Huo, you've misunderstood. Brother Su Fan is not a bodyguard for the Su Family; he is currently Ke Xin's personal guard.”

After briefly explaining the relationship between Chen Kexin and Su Fan,

Lin Xuan put an arm around his brother-in-law's shoulder, acting very familiar, and said:

“Moreover, Brother Su Fan and I hit it off immediately. I understand his character; he possesses a noble personal charm.”

“There must be a misunderstanding between you two. How about we turn hostility into friendship and shake hands?”

Upon hearing this,

Su Fan glanced at his nominal brother-in-law, his eyes sparkling with appreciation.

Not bad, this person has some insight.

He can actually see my noble personal charm through my unremarkable appearance... Favorability +1, +1, +1... “So, according to you, I'm the one with the problem?”

“Young Master Huo, you're overthinking it. I'm just stating the facts!”

Compared to Su Fan, whose mood instantly brightened,

Huo Qichen's face instantly darkened, a chill flashing in his dark eyes.

He hadn't expected Lin Xuan to dare to risk angering him by defending Su Fan for a mere bodyguard.

Was his—Huo Qichen's—face not a thousand, ten thousand times more important than this bodyguard's???

“Since this person isn't a bodyguard for the Su Family, that makes it even easier.”

“He just provoked me. I demand that you immediately bring people to throw him out of the Su Family.”

“Otherwise, I will consider it a provocation from the Su Family to me. I will be very angry, and the consequences will be severe.”

Huo Qichen's thin lips were pressed together, his hoarse, deep voice filled with threat.

But what enraged him was that Lin Xuan not only didn't do as he asked, but instead, with a determined gaze, pulled Su Fan behind him and said forcefully:

“Sorry, Young Master Huo! Brother Su Fan is my confidant, and I cannot comply with your request.”

“Even if you want to beat me to death today, I have no regrets. But to make me kick a friend out of my home, I cannot do it.”

“However, this is my own decision and has nothing to do with the Su Family. I'll take responsibility for my actions, so Young Master Huo, direct any dissatisfaction at me!”

“...”

At this moment,

Lin Xuan spoke with such passion and emotion, as if Su Fan behind him were his brother in life and death.

Ah... this?!

(Ĭ^Ĭ) I really... why does it feel like there's sand in my eyes?!

Looking at Lin Xuan's somewhat thin back, which now stood firmly in front of him, fearless like a prince protecting his princess,

a soft spot in Su Fan's heart was touched.

Is this what it feels like to be protected? Five years ago,

before his accident, the Huo Family was already renowned. Now, they must be even more powerful...

And on the surface, he was just an insignificant small figure.

Yet Lin Xuan was willing to treat him as a brother, even at the cost of offending the Huo Family.

“This person... is not bad, trustworthy.”

“In this era, he might be a good match for my little sister.”

“Although his abilities are rather mediocre and he can't shield my little sister from wind and rain,”

“with me protecting them, they can live a life of comfort and abundance...”

Facing Lin Xuan's loyal and righteous display,

Su Fan's always cold heart suddenly felt waves of warmth.

His originally expressionless face showed a hint of subtle emotion.

Especially after hearing Lin Xuan, even under immense pressure, still thump his chest and loudly declare “I'll take responsibility for my actions” and “I don't want to implicate the Su Family,” Su Fan's appreciation grew stronger.

He finally began to tentatively approve of this brother-in-law.

No longer did he intensely dislike Lin Xuan as before, thinking he was incompetent and unworthy of his sister.

“After all, it doesn't matter if he's incompetent; I am not.”

“The main thing is for him to be good to my sister and loyal to the Su Family. Everything else can be temporarily overlooked...”

On the other side,

Lin Xuan, with 'righteousness' as his banner and a tragic expression, spread his arms to protect his brother-in-law behind him, almost having the words “righteousness soaring to the heavens” carved on his cheeks.

Suddenly, a system prompt sounded in his mind.

[Ding! Son of Destiny Su Fan's favorability has increased!]

[Ding! "Tie Tie Magnetic Field" range points have increased accordingly, rewarding 10 points/1 second.]

Hmm?!

My brother-in-law's favorability towards me has increased?!

Lin Xuan was stunned for a moment, then joy flashed in his eyes.

Yosh~ ~ ~

My grand performance was not in vain!

Looking at the numbers on the points panel in his mind, which had skyrocketed from the original 1 point/1 second to 10 points/1 second,

Lin Xuan's breathing quickened, and he even had the thought of constantly tying Su Fan to himself for “Tie Tie.”

It must be said that this surge in points made his heart flutter a little.

One must know... even his current biggest source of points—Su Qingge—

her Tie Tie bonus was only 1 point/2 seconds, a world of difference compared to his brother-in-law's 10 points/1 second.

This was actually no longer about favorability... it was entirely the overwhelming gap in luck values.

One could only say, as expected of the Son of Destiny, terrifying indeed~ ~ ~

Looking at such a rapid increase in points,

Lin Xuan, for a moment, even wanted to have intimate “Tie Tie” with his brother-in-law.

However, as a straight man, how could he bend for mere “Tie Tie” points???

After all, points are sweet, but how could they be as sweet as a girl's body?!

Moreover, Lin Xuan firmly believed that as long as he could have zero-distance “Tie Tie” with Su Qingge,

the points he would get would also be unimaginable.

At that time, he wouldn't do anything all day, just lie flat in bed with zero-distance “Tie Tie,” and once he was in, he wouldn't come out... Wouldn't that be better than being with a smelly man every day?!

Thinking of this,

Lin Xuan's face instantly cleared, and his heart held a deeper anticipation for quickly winning over his wife.

And just as he thought of certain [redacted] scenes and unconsciously showed a “lewd” smile!

Huo Qichen's chest on the opposite side rose and fell rapidly, his breathing heavy, as if his lungs were about to explode from anger.

He hadn't expected that he, the esteemed Young Master Huo of the Huo Family, who usually commanded respect wherever he went,

would today be repeatedly challenged by a mere auspicious son-in-law!

Hmph!

Very well, you have guts.

When a king is enraged, blood will splatter five paces.

The face I lost today, I will make your two clans pay for it in the future!!!

Thinking this, Huo Qichen's emotions calmed down quite a bit.

Anyway, they were two dead men on his kill list. Why should he bother with two corpses whose demise was imminent?!

Huo Qichen no longer paid attention to Su Fan and the other man, and simply walked past them, heading upstairs.

“Young Master Huo, what are you doing? | _・)”

Lin Xuan frowned, once again blocking the Overbearing CEO's path.

“I'm going to visit Qingge. We used to be very good friends, you know.”

“You, this auspicious son-in-law who's just here to make up the numbers, wouldn't understand our feelings~ ~”

Huo Qichen's lips drooped, his tone cold.

He subtly boasted about his beautiful past with Su Qingge.

But faced with such obvious provocation, Lin Xuan couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Friends?

Very good friends?

I'll believe you when pigs fly?!

You old rascal, you're so wicked.

My wife now wishes she could take a knife and hack you to death.

If she knew you were the culprit who caused her to become a vegetable, wouldn't she pulverize you in minutes?!

However, Lin Xuan had the same “acquisition” plan for the Huo Family as he did for the Lin Family, and was not in a hurry to act against Huo Qichen.

To deal with the powerful enemies attracted by his brother-in-law in the future, and to avenge his wife's deep hatred,

he had already planned a path to gradually acquire various forces and become the “uncrowned king” of the Demon City step by step.

After all, Su Fan's ultimate enemy was not simple.

Even with the protagonist's absolute combat power, he was still played around with, relying on the deaths of his relatives and friends to repeatedly “burst forth” and kill enemies.

And Lin Xuan certainly didn't want his wife to have an accident, nor did he want her to be depressed by hatred.

As someone who doted on his wife,

although it felt very troublesome, Lin Xuan also gradually began to intervene in the plot's development... “I'm sorry, Young Master Huo! My Qingge said she really dislikes you. She won't accept your visit, so you should just go back!”

“Hmm? Qingge is awake? She told you herself? Impossible, absolutely impossible!!!”

“Not yet! But she wrote it in my palm to tell me!”

“Qingge can move? No, her palm... You actually dared to touch her hand!!! How dare you!!!”

“Uh... calm down! Lately, to give Qingge massages, not just her hands, but various xxx have been involved...”

“You—said—what—!!!”

Hearing that his woman had been touched by Lin Xuan, and various xxx had been involved with him,

Huo Qichen's face turned ashen, and a sharp murderous intent emanated from his narrow eyes, as if he wanted to wipe out Lin Xuan's entire clan.

He was incredibly jealous.

As an extreme germaphobe,

except for Mu Xiaowan, his fated exception,

he had a pathological demand for the chastity of other women.

Now, hearing that Su Qingge's hand had been held by someone, Huo Qichen instantly felt that she was no longer clean and unworthy of him.

This shameless woman!!!

Slut!!!

When she was defiled by another man, why could she lie shamelessly in bed instead of jumping up and biting her tongue to death!!!

Being unable to move was just an excuse.

If she truly valued her chastity, she could have woken up with willpower alone.

After all, once a woman loses her chastity, there's no meaning in living!!!

In his fury,

Huo Qichen couldn't hold back, raised his hand, and slapped Lin Xuan, intending to beat him to death.

After all, he was just an auspicious son-in-law.

Would that old geezer Su Shengtian dare to seek revenge from the Huo Family because of this?

“Young Master Huo, what are you doing? | _・)”

Seeing Huo Qichen disregard martial ethics and launch a sneak attack on him,

Lin Xuan instinctively raised his hand and grabbed the other party's wrist.

Hmm?!

This useless son-in-law's reaction is so fast? He actually blocked it!

Huo Qichen was stunned for a moment.

He usually trained in combat techniques with his family bodyguards and was considered a skilled fighter among ordinary people.

Logically speaking,

Lin Xuan shouldn't have been able to block it!

“Hmph! You actually dared to touch the woman I favor.”

“I want all the men in Demon City to be buried with you two dog and bitch!!!”

Buried with your sister!

It's one thing to insult me, but you dare to insult my wife?!

Lin Xuan also got angry and roared to the sky:

“Tie Tie Slap!!!”

Hmph, too slow.

Huo Qichen sneered.

His most frequent training was reaction speed.

Lin Xuan's strike, in his eyes, was like a crawling turtle.

So, with a confident flash, he directly met the big slap.

Huo Qichen: “???????”

The next second, the world spun.

[Ding! One Hundred Percent Bare-Handed Big Slap successfully hit the target.]

[Ding! Triggered 1-minute stun effect, ten times critical strike effect.]

Hmm? Is Lin Xuan that strong?

Looking at Huo Qichen, who was spinning in place with a swollen red face,

Su Fan was slightly surprised.

He hadn't felt Lin Xuan's strength to be particularly astonishing!

How could the power be so immense?!

Bang!!!

“Young Master Huo, are you alright!”

“You're courting death! Who dares to touch my young master!!!”

“...”

At this moment,

the Huo Family bodyguards who were originally guarding the door, upon hearing Huo Qichen's scream, a dozen of them instantly turned pale with fright and burst through the door.

They were all bodyguards specially assigned to Huo Qichen by the Huo Family, all special forces soldiers known as “King of Soldiers” in the army.

“Kill them for me!!!”

Huo Qichen, who had somewhat recovered, roared, pointing at Lin Xuan and the other man with a pig-like face.

He had lived for 30 years, and this was the first time he had been slapped.

What a great humiliation!!!

Huo Qichen felt the sharp pain on his cheek, and a sinister and mad aura emanated from his cold eyes.

These two must die!!!

The King of Soldiers bodyguards exchanged glances.

How could they dare to cause a death?

Especially since Lin Xuan was nominally the son-in-law of the Su Family.

If something really happened, the Huo Family wouldn't fight to the death with the Su Family to protect them... However, they also knew that their Young Master was currently in extreme rage, so they thought of taking down Lin Xuan and the other man before the Su Family's security personnel arrived...

And on the other side,

looking at the approaching King of Soldiers, Lin Xuan still knew his limits.

His “Master-level Fighting Techniques” exchanged from the system could at most deal with a few special forces King of Soldiers simultaneously; he definitely couldn't handle a dozen.

So,

Lin Xuan's eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and with a tragic expression, he pushed Su Fan, roaring to the sky:

“Brother Su Fan, run! I'll hold them back!!!”

(Ĭ^Ĭ).

Looking at Lin Xuan, who even now was willing to sacrifice himself and wanted to protect him,

Su Fan's nose couldn't help but sting.

Since the tragedy five years ago, he had seen the coldness of human nature.

Especially after coming down from the mountain, he was surrounded by petty people who mocked and despised him.

Someone like Lin Xuan, who treated him as a brother, disregarded his own danger, and desperately wanted to protect him... In all these years, Lin Xuan was the first one he had encountered.

Looking at Lin Xuan, who was yelling “Ah ah ah!” as if he was about to rush forward and fight to the death,

Su Fan gently patted his shoulder and said gently:

“Brother Lin, step back! Leave it to me!”

What the heck?!

Did I hear that right!!!

The Son of Destiny actually called me “Brother Lin.”

And this gentle tone... In the original plot,

with Su Fan's arrogant personality, I seemed to be the only one treated this way, right?!

Tsk tsk tsk... It seems that deep affection never lasts, only schemes win hearts!

See, isn't the protagonist already in my grasp?!

Perfect~ ~

؏ ؏ ♦ ᖗ Buddha ◡ Buddha ᖘ ♦ ؏ ؏

“But they are all top-notch special forces soldiers? I'm afraid Brother Su Fan, you're in danger!”

Lin Xuan said with a worried expression, carrying his scheme to the end.

“Hahaha...”

“They're just a bunch of rabble. It's fine, I'll handle it.”

Seeing Lin Xuan still worried about him, Su Fan laughed heartily, his tone full of arrogant confidence.

Then, he stepped past Lin Xuan, and with a movement of his body, he charged into the crowd like a phantom in mid-air...