Best Young Master
Chapter 91 - 085 [Making Friends with Rich Beauties]

Chapter 91: Chapter 085 [Making Friends with Rich Beauties]

"Brother Chen, what’s wrong?" Seeing Situ Chen’s strange expression through the rearview mirror, Fei Si asked with some concern.

Situ Chen appeared somewhat bewildered, "Ruoshui called and said a person named Ye Fan saved her. He’s a friend she met in the game."

"Uh..."

Hearing Situ Chen’s explanation, Fei Si was so shocked that his hands slipped, nearly driving the car into the guard rails on both sides of the highway.

Seeing this, Situ Chen gave a bitter smile and shook his head, trying to clear his mind. However, the more he thought about it, the more absurd it seemed. He couldn’t help but confirm, "Ruoshui, are you sure the person who saved you is someone you know from your game?"

"Yes, I had encountered Brother Ye Fan before at Lingyin Temple."

Situ Ruoshui honestly said, "At that time, he was with the valedictorian of this year’s freshmen at Dong Hai University, Su Liuli. Later, that group of merciless great demons kidnapped me and took me to this club called West Lake. After that, Brother Ye Fan appeared and took out all those great demons."

Hearing Situ Ruoshui recount the entire process, Situ Chen’s expression turned extremely bizarre, still unable to believe that a master of Martial Arts at least at the level of Postnatal Perfection would play an online game!

"Ruoshui, is he by your side right now?" Feeling the oddity, Situ Chen thought for a moment and said, "I want to talk to him."

"No can do."

"Why not?"

"Brother Ye Fan, well... he’s taking a shower," Situ Ruoshui stealthily glanced at the bathroom, dimly seeing the blurred figure of Ye Fan, her cheeks flushing red.

"What... what?" Situ Chen was shocked again, "You’re saying he’s taking a shower right now?!"

"Yes, he got blood from those great demons on him and needed to wash it off." Recalling Ye Fan’s instructions, Situ Ruoshui added, "He said he would take me to meet you after his shower."

"——"

Situ Chen felt like he was going to collapse. He simply couldn’t imagine how strong one’s mental fortitude needed to be to dare to take a shower so fearlessly at Nanqinghong’s place after killing experts from Nanqinghong and the Hongwu Sect.

"Ruoshui, keep your phone line open at all times." After a moment, Situ Chen said, "Wait for him to finish his shower, then have him call me back."

"Okay."

Situ Ruoshui responded, and at the same time, realized the bathroom door was opening. Ye Fan, wrapped only in a bath towel, emerged, his muscular contours clearly visible to Situ Ruoshui’s eyes.

What?!

Startled by this sight, Situ Ruoshui froze in shock.

Noticing the impact his appearance had on Situ Ruoshui, Ye Fan was helpless — all his clothes were stained with blood, so he could only step out in a bath towel.

"Have you finished calling your dad?"

With no other option, Ye Fan changed the subject while scanning the room, trying to find some clothes.

"Yeah."

On hearing this, Situ Ruoshui snapped out of it, her heart pounding uncontrollably, she bowed her head shyly, blushing fiercely, and softly acquiesced.

Ye Fan, however, said nothing else but quickly walked toward the wardrobe in the room.

"Ye... Brother Ye Fan, my dad said that you should call him back after your shower." Meanwhile, recalling Situ Chen’s request, Situ Ruoshui summoned up her courage, looked up, and told him.

"Got it, I’ll first see if there are clothes to wear." Ye Fan casually responded while opening the wardrobe, only to see two sets of disposable sleepwear inside, one for men and one for women.

Seeing this, Ye Fan heaved a sigh of relief, took out the men’s sleepwear and said, "I’ll change into these clothes and then call your dad back."

Because of her nervousness and shyness, Situ Ruoshui didn’t dare to face Ye Fan directly but instead lowered her head, crossed her hands, and nodded with flushed cheeks.

Such an innocent girl indeed.

Seeing her reaction, Ye Fan couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, stepping back into the bathroom.

"You dial your dad’s number, I’ll talk to him."

Half a minute later, Ye Fan, changed into the sleepwear, walked out of the bathroom. Seeing Situ Ruoshui still fidgeting with the hem of her clothing and keeping her head down, he couldn’t help but laugh.

"Okay."

On hearing this, Situ Ruoshui quickly dialed Situ Chen’s number and handed the phone to Ye Fan, still without daring to meet Ye Fan’s eyes, as if harboring a guilty conscience.

"Hello, is this Mr. Ye Fan?" As the call connected, Situ Chen’s voice came through the receiver, very polite.

"Yes, Mr. Situ," Ye Fan replied.

"Thank you, Mr. Ye," Situ Chen quickly expressed his gratitude, his tone especially sincere.

"I am currently with your daughter at the West Lake Club, next to West Lake. You should come over," Ye Fan said.

"Uh... okay!" Startled by Ye Fan’s request, Situ Chen agreed promptly, though somewhat worried, "Mr. Ye, could we perhaps meet somewhere else?"

"Are you worried that I’m from the Nanqinghong Sect, luring you here?" Ye Fan asked; "Or are you afraid that the people from Nanqinghong will follow you here?"

"Both," Situ Chen hesitated for a moment, but chose to answer truthfully.

"If you doubt my identity, you can call your subordinate, Liu Tianjun, who once tried to use me to deal with Qiao Bazhi. As for the latter, even if Nanqinghong sends a master of the Early Innate Realm, I could easily take your daughter and leave." As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Fan didn’t wait for a response from Situ Chen and hung up the phone.

Could...could he be a master of the Innate Realm?!

Listening to the "beep beep" sound from the receiver, the shock in Situ Chen’s heart took a long time to dissipate.

"Brother Ye Fan, what is the Early Innate Realm?"

Attracted by the recent conversation and no longer shy or nervous, Situ Ruoshui, blinking her big eyes filled with curiosity, asked, "Is it a level in Martial Arts? Like the levels for heroes in games?"

"Well, more or less," Ye Fan found Situ Ruoshui’s rapid shift in thought somewhat amusing but still answered her.

"Oh, I’ve read web novels before, where the cultivators are divided into Postnatal and Innate, and Innate is really powerful," she said with admiration.

"According to the books, someone as young as you entering the Innate Realm is a genius seen once in ten thousand years," Situ Ruoshui said, full of awe.

"—"

Ye Fan touched his nose, unsure how to respond.

"Brother Ye Fan, did you refuse to join our Barbie Team because you’re worried that playing games might interfere with your cultivation?" Situ Ruoshui continued to ask.

Ye Fan nodded: "Something like that."

"Actually, it’s okay, playing games doesn’t take up much time. For example, I study while playing games," Situ Ruoshui explained earnestly: "You can practice Martial Arts and play games at the same time."

"Um... it’s just a suggestion."

Seeing Ye Fan remain silent, Situ Ruoshui smiled cutely and then changed the subject, "By the way, Brother Ye Fan, do you not attend school aside from practicing Martial Arts?"

"I don’t."

"That’s so strange, is it like the novels where you train in the deep mountains for over a decade?"

Blinking her charming big eyes, Situ Ruoshui thought for a moment and said, "Based on that, Martial Arts training seems much harder than schooling. I definitely couldn’t do it, and playing games already takes up all my spare time."

"Brother Ye Fan, what else do you do besides practice Martial Arts and play games?" Situ Ruoshui asked further.

"Ruoshui, do you like to chat a lot normally?" Ye Fan asked with a wry smile.

Situ Ruoshui was taken aback: "Not really. I chat more online; I hardly ever talk in real life."

"Why?"

"Because no one talks to me in real life."

Situ Ruoshui instinctively answered, accidentally touching on a sore subject, her expression turning dim as she weakly explained, "My dad worries about my safety, requiring me to come home right after school without hanging out with classmates, leaving me to repeatedly turn down invites. Over time, my classmates have come to think I’m just putting on airs and have distanced themselves from me."

"I really don’t put on airs—I would love to chat with them, play with them, and be their friend..." she said, her eyes filled with grievance as she looked at Ye Fan.

Hearing Situ Ruoshui’s heartfelt words, and looking at that aggrieved, tender face, Ye Fan felt a string in his heart being touched, resonating with her as he responded with a bitter smile, "You’re better off than me, at least you can make friends online and chat."

"Brother Ye Fan, do you not have friends in real life either?" Situ Ruoshui asked curiously.

Ye Fan nodded, then thinking of Su Yuxin and others, he shook his head: "Not before, but now I do."

"Hmm..."

Hearing this, a hint of envy appeared in Situ Ruoshui’s eyes as she couldn’t help but ask, "Brother Ye Fan, can we be friends?"

As soon as she finished speaking, her soft and cute face was filled with hope, looking forward to Ye Fan’s agreement.

She and Ye Fan were both too lonely.