Lu Fan frowned, seeing Yang Zixin's expression. He suspected she had been unfairly treated, otherwise she wouldn't look like this.
Upon returning home and seeing Yang Zixin's distressed look, Yang Shiwen hurried to ask, "Did that person surnamed Xia bully you?"
"Dad, who am I? How could anyone bully me!" Yang Zixin laughed. "It's just that the contract wasn't signed!"
"I knew that Xia fellow wasn't good!" Yang Shiwen cursed.
"Leave the contract matters to me!" Yang Shiwen declared. "After all these years, your father still has some connections!"
Yang Zixin nodded, not knowing what else to say. With her own capabilities, it would be difficult to secure the order.
However, with Yang Shiwen's involvement, any order they received would likely be small, a mere drop in the bucket for the medicinal herb processing plant.
"Sister Zixin, let me handle this!" Lu Fan chimed in. "I'll help you get this contract sorted!"
"Little Fan, you don't understand!" Yang Zixin shook her head. "The Xia family isn't easy to deal with. It's all my fault for being too naive!"
"It's okay!" Lu Fan smiled. "You don't need to worry too much. Just sleep well, and perhaps tomorrow you'll have an order!"
"Let's hope so."
Yang Zixin smiled, knowing that Lu Fan was trying to comfort her.
After a brief chat, everyone returned to their rooms.
However, Lu Fan did not sleep. Instead, he stepped out from his window and headed towards the Xia family's residence.
Lu Fan had few relatives in this world, and Yang Zixin was one of his sensitive points, someone he wouldn't allow others to bully.
Meanwhile, in the Xia family's villa, Boss Xia was enjoying a cigar with an expression of satisfaction.
Lu Fan entered silently and sat on the sofa. By the time Boss Xia reacted, he was startled and asked, "Who are you? How did you get in?"
"Did you bully Sister Zixin today?" Lu Fan asked, crossing his legs.
"So you're from the Yang family!"
Boss Xia's expression remained composed. "He wanted to sign the contract, so I asked him to spend the night with me. Is there a problem with that?"
"Your audacity is quite something!" Lu Fan said coldly. "For a mere Xia family, you dare to act like this?"
"Where did you come from, kid?" Boss Xia retorted coldly. "My Xia family is a prominent clan. How dare you speak to me like this?"
"If you go and apologize tomorrow, I can spare the Xia family!" Lu Fan said casually. "Otherwise, the Xia family will cease to exist!"
As he spoke, the cup in Lu Fan's hand instantly turned to dust, his expression becoming even colder.
"So, you're just a juggler!"
Boss Xia sneered. "Do you think you can scare me with these little tricks? I wasn't scared into existence!"
"Oh really?"
Lu Fan narrowed his eyes and took out his phone, making a call.
Han Yunhai, who was sipping tea in his riverside villa, immediately became respectful upon receiving the call.
"Acquire the assets of the Chu Zhou Xia family through all means!" Lu Fan said coldly. "Within ten minutes, I want to see results!"
Han Yunhai did not dare to delay and quickly dispatched people to handle the task.
The Xia family of Chu Zhou was merely a third-rate force. With Lu Fan's financial power, acquiring them was as easy as lifting a finger.
"Oh, you're quite the act!" Boss Xia sneered. "I'll wait here for ten minutes and see what you can do to my Xia family!"
Boss Xia appeared calm. Even for a wealthy and influential family, bringing down the Xia family would require considerable effort, let alone someone like Lu Fan who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.
Lu Fan's expression was indifferent. He slowly sat down, looking at Boss Xia as if he were staring at a dead man.
As time passed, Boss Xia said with a playful smile, "It's been nine minutes now. You wanted to acquire my Xia family, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Boss Xia's phone rang, causing him to frown slightly.
"What happened?"
"Boss, this is bad! Someone is buying a large quantity of Xia family stocks, causing a sharp decline."
The voice on the other end said anxiously, "If this continues, all of the Xia family's assets will be wiped out tonight!"
Boss Xia trembled violently. "How is this possible!"
"Nothing is impossible!" Lu Fan said coldly. "Your Xia family's assets are not enough for you to play with!"
"It's you!" Boss Xia's face turned ashen.
"Indeed!" Lu Fan said coldly. "Within half an hour, you'll likely be begging on the streets!"
Boss Xia fell to his knees with a thud. "Sir, I know I was wrong. You are magnanimous, please spare me!"
The Xia family was his life's work. The heavy blow now felt like his heart was bleeding.
Seeing that Lu Fan remained silent, Boss Xia began to slap himself repeatedly, not daring to show any disrespect.
Lu Fan glanced at him before slowly standing up. "You didn't offend me, but Yang Zixin. If she's unhappy, the Xia family doesn't need to exist in Chu Zhou!"
"I understand, I understand!" Boss Xia nodded and bowed obsequiously, his entire face contorted from the slaps.
But he knew very well that if he hadn't been so harsh on himself just now, Lu Fan wouldn't have let him off so easily.
After Lu Fan left, Boss Xia let out a long sigh, regretting deeply how he had offended such a troublesome person.
As he expected, after Lu Fan left, the Xia family's stock prices returned to normal. Although they lost tens of millions, at least their lifeline was preserved.
He also felt a chilling fear. With such means, what was Lu Fan's true identity? If he were an ordinary person, he wouldn't have been able to achieve this, capable of causing the Xia family's demise in one night.
Returning to the Chu Zhou apartment, Lu Fan stealthily entered his room and fell asleep.
The next morning, Lu Fan accompanied Yang Shiwen and the others to the medicinal herb processing plant.
Most of the workers in the factory were women and middle-aged women. To save costs, Yang Shiwen had to operate this way.
Yang Zixin was in a state of disarray, seemingly still troubled by the order.
With enough orders, they could expand the herb processing plant and perhaps restore the Yang family's former glory.
Unfortunately, it seemed to be his wishful thinking at present.
"Boss, the factory is short on some medicinal herbs, we might need to go to the apothecary!" a woman said. "Otherwise, we won't be able to meet the production quota!"
"I'll go,"
Lu Fan smiled. "After all, I can't help much here."
"Then go quickly and come back quickly!" Yang Shiwen nodded, handing Lu Fan the list of herbs and a wad of cash.
"I have money, Uncle Two, you don't need to give it to me!"
Lu Fan took the list of herbs and left. Yang Shiwen wanted to say something but stopped himself.
Arriving at a nearby apothecary, Lu Fan took out the list to prepare the herbs.
Just then, a patient in the apothecary began to foam at the mouth and convulse uncontrollably.
The doctor in charge of the shop rushed forward to examine him but could not find the cause for a long time, becoming extremely anxious.
He knew very well that if a patient had an accident in his apothecary, the shop would not be able to continue operating in the future.
Many people gathered around, and some even claimed the person was possessed by an evil spirit, otherwise his face wouldn't be so pale.
Lu Fan, having just finished getting his herbs, encountered this situation and stepped forward to examine the patient.
"He seems to have been poisoned!"
Lu Fan stated, "He probably didn't know it before he went out!"