Invincible Young Master in the City
Chapter 496 - 496 492 Zhao Jun Ye Fan Nine Updates

496: Chapter 492: Zhao Jun, Ye Fan (Nine Updates) 496: Chapter 492: Zhao Jun, Ye Fan (Nine Updates) Friday, 6 p.m., Ye Fan inevitably had to accompany Li Zhaojun to visit Old Master Li.

As they ascended the second-floor corridor of the red-walled building, Li Zhaojun, as usual, reached out and gently hooked Ye Fan’s right arm.

Ye Fan couldn’t help thinking about the scene in the car last Friday and felt that this moment’s actions were utterly meaningless, even giving him the sensation of being used as a prop.

He involuntarily stopped in his tracks.

Li Zhaojun also stopped, turned, and looked up at Ye Fan.

Ye Fan exhaled and said, “It always being like this makes it feel fake.

Let’s not pretend today.”

Li Zhaojun remained silent, not letting go of Ye Fan, only looking into Ye Fan’s eyes with a cold gaze.

Ye Fan couldn’t stand Li Zhaojun’s look and soon gave in, grumbling, “Fine, let’s just keep it up.”

Li Zhaojun withdrew her gaze, straightened up her head, and instead withdrew her arm, no longer lightly hooking Ye Fan’s.

However, the next moment, Ye Fan felt a warm, soft, and smooth touch in his hand, a sudden electrifying sensation that made his body stiffen involuntarily.

He took a deep breath.

Without looking, he was sure that Li Zhaojun had switched to holding hands instead.

In fact, now deep into autumn, both Ye Fan and Li Zhaojun were wearing coats.

Li Zhaojun lightly hooking his arm had become habitual for Ye Fan, not eliciting much feeling.

But suddenly holding hands again, that somewhat lost sensation was making it hard for him to resist.

The next moment, he couldn’t help but reach out and hold Li Zhaojun’s soft, boneless hand.

On the short corridor to Old Master Li’s house, Ye Fan inwardly despised himself a thousand times.

Just holding hands, and yet he couldn’t control himself, how pathetic!

Had he stayed too long in this turbulent city, wearing down his willpower?

At 8 p.m., Ye Fan and Li Zhaojun left the red-walled building side by side.

When they reached the car, Li Zhaojun suggested they talk about the birthday gift inside the car.

Ye Fan nodded and immediately said, “Let’s go to my car.”

In his own car, at least he wouldn’t feel completely dominated by Li Zhaojun.

Li Zhaojun agreed with a sound and walked toward Ye Fan’s car.

After sitting in the car, turning on the heater, the small light in the center of the vehicle lit up, and the volume of the music was lowered to a very soft level, creating a somewhat serene atmosphere.

Having learned from last time, Ye Fan deliberately looked straight ahead as he discussed the birthday gift with Li Zhaojun.

Ye Fan spoke of several birthday gifts recommended by Dongfang Yunqi, and after some discussion, they finally settled on the last gift.

“I’m not free the day after tomorrow,” Li Zhaojun said.

Li Zhaojun didn’t know that Tantai Wanrong had already asked Ye Fan to go out with her the day after tomorrow.

Ye Fan also said, “Coincidentally, I’m not free on those days either.”

“Next week is the old gentleman’s birthday; I suggest buying the gift early to avoid any last-minute issues,” Li Zhaojun said.

“How about we go buy it together tonight?”

The last gift was nothing rare or expensive, probably costing just twenty or thirty thousand yuan.

“Okay,” Ye Fan agreed.

Afterwards, Ye Fan thought Li Zhaojun would get out to drive her car, but instead, she continued to sit there, unmoving.

“Is there something else to talk about?” Ye Fan asked.

Li Zhaojun glanced outside and said, “It’s cold outside; I don’t want to get out.”

Ye Fan was just about to speak when Li Zhaojun pulled out a set of car keys from her bag and handed them to him; the gesture couldn’t have been clearer.

With a wry smile, Ye Fan nodded and took the car keys, then got out of the car.

After Ye Fan left the car, Li Zhaojun moved to the driver’s seat, her gaze sweeping over the entire dashboard, especially the little compartment below for storing small items.

“Should I take this opportunity to look around?

Maybe I can uncover some of his secrets,” she thought secretly.

However, she quickly retracted her gaze, sat up straight, and looked forward.

She was determined to dig up all the dirt on Ye Fan but disdained to secretly rummage through personal privacy.

But she soon discovered a small secret about Ye Fan; this seemingly ordinary Volkswagen sedan was actually modified.

Leaving the military district compound, each in their car, and heading back to the city center, Li Zhaojun specifically tested the performance of this modified car.

“The performance of this car is no less than that of an ordinary sports car,” she contemplated, “He almost neglects luxury, so why would he bother with a modified car worth no less than a million?

Could there be some secrets hidden in this car?

I’ll need to investigate carefully later on; maybe I can find out some information about him.”

Little did Ye Fan know that Li Zhaojun was collecting all his information; had he known, he would rather die than switch cars with Li Zhaojun.

This would nearly have revealed his relationship with Zhao Tianya.

Past ten at night, the last birthday gift was finally purchased.

Seeing Li Zhaojun taking so much trouble to buy a present for his grandfather, although their relationship was cold, Ye Fan still felt a little remorseful.

“Want to grab some late-night food?” Ye Fan asked as they walked to the car.

Li Zhaojun replied calmly, “Sure.”

Ten minutes later, they entered a high-end restaurant and sat down in a tastefully decorated booth.

After ordering, the waiter left, and they faced each other across the small rectangular tabletop.

Though it was a restaurant, it wasn’t noisy; the place was exceptionally peaceful, enhanced by the soft flow of elegant music.

Ye Fan thought the atmosphere would be a bit awkward, but to his surprise, Li Zhaojun took the initiative and asked, “Is it nice living in Dingsheng International Hotel?”

“It’s quite nice,” replied Ye Fan, and to make his point, he added, “I’m staying in the presidential suite.”

Li Zhaojun just gave an “Oh” and asked, “Have you been staying there all along?”

“Yeah,” Ye Fan responded.

“Would it be convenient for you to show me around?” Li Zhaojun continued.

Ye Fan pondered; if he brought Li Zhaojun back to the hotel now, what if she didn’t want to leave, and with the other two guest rooms occupied by Qing Luan and Wei Ziling, wouldn’t he be forced to share a bed with Li Zhaojun?

Li Zhaojun watched Ye Fan silently, waiting for his consent, without any rush.

Just then, the night snack was served.

Ye Fan and Li Zhaojun both chose to leave the topic.

After the waiter left, they focused on eating their late-night meal and didn’t engage in any substantial conversation.

Even the matter Li Zhaojun had brought up about visiting Ye Fan’s presidential suite went unmentioned.

After the meal and due to the late hour, Ye Fan drove with Li Zhaojun to the entrance of the Yulin Bay residential area, then turned around and left directly without getting out of the car to say goodbye.

Seeing that Ye Fan didn’t get out of the car to bid her farewell, let alone accompany her car into the residential area, Li Zhaojun felt a wave of disappointment and loss, then drove into the community with a determined look.

The next day, bright and early, Ye Fan got out of bed, washed up, packed up two sets of clothes to change into, and left Dingsheng International Hotel with anticipation, heading to Baiyun District to pick up Tantai Wanrong.