Invincible Young Master in the City
Chapter 855: 851: Break Off Friendship? (Part 1)

Chapter 855: Chapter 851: Break Off Friendship? (Part 1)

Arriving at Lu Xiaoman’s home, Ye Fan pressed the doorbell.

He was originally worried that no one would open the door, but to his surprise, the door opened quickly, and it was Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother.

“Little Fan, you’re here. Come in quickly.” Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother was immediately delighted and warmly pulled Ye Fan into the house upon seeing him.

Seeing the expression on Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother’s face, Ye Fan’s heart sank, guessing Lu Xiaoman hadn’t returned home. However, he still followed her inside.

Although he was anxious to find Lu Xiaoman, Ye Fan calmed himself and sat down on the living room sofa with Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother.

After glancing around the room, Ye Fan asked casually, “Auntie, where is Uncle?”

“Him? He can’t sit still; he’s out tinkering with some small business,” Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother said with a smile as she poured tea for Ye Fan, “You’re here to find Manman, right? She’s at the martial arts gym. Didn’t you find her there?”

“I really couldn’t find her,” Ye Fan said.

Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother replied, “I see. I’ll call her right now. It’s strange that you couldn’t find her.”

Ye Fan quickly waved his hand, saying, “No need, no need, I’m not in a hurry.”

“Alright then,” Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother replied.

After drinking a cup of tea, Ye Fan said, “Excuse me, may I use the restroom?”

“Go ahead. Why so polite?” Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother said.

So, Ye Fan got up, walked into the restroom, and after closing the door, took out his phone to call Lu Xiaoman.

Earlier, as he was rushing to Lu Xiaoman’s house, he considered that her emotional state was unstable and many things were difficult to convey over the phone, so he planned to talk face-to-face. Discovering she hadn’t returned home made him anxious, and he had to call her immediately.

Just as he was about to dial, Ye Fan paused.

“Wait a minute, Xiao Man is surely very upset with me right now. If she sees it’s my call, she might not answer and even turn off her phone, making it impossible to reach her. Hua Hai is such a big city, finding her quickly would be too difficult. Especially since she’s emotionally unstable and Hua Hai is so chaotic; if something happens, it would be irreparable!”

Thinking of this, Ye Fan immediately turned around, opened the restroom door, and returned to the living room.

At this time, Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother had already washed some grapes and placed them on the coffee table.

After sitting back down, Ye Fan said to Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother, “Auntie, could you call Xiao Man and ask her to come home?”

Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother looked at Ye Fan, puzzled, as he just told her not to call, and now suddenly wanted her to call.

“Hehe, it’s mainly because I want to give her a little surprise,” Ye Fan said with a deliberately light smile, “Please don’t tell her I’m here.”

Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother couldn’t help but laugh, saying, “You young people love this kind of thing. Alright, no problem. I’ll call Manman right now to ask her to come home.”

“Thank you,” Ye Fan replied.

Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother laughed, “No need to be so polite.”

Then, she stood up, walked to the household phone, and called Lu Xiaoman.

Ye Fan nervously watched Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother make the call, straining his ears to listen.

Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother adeptly dialed the numbers on the phone and then pressed the # key, followed by one or two seconds of blank connection time.

During that one or two seconds, Ye Fan’s heart was in his throat, worried that Lu Xiaoman had already turned off her phone.

“Beep—beep—”

The normal call connecting tone came through, and Ye Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the call went through, given Lu Xiaoman’s deep feelings for her adoptive mother and her mother’s savvy nature, she would certainly manage to get her daughter to come home.

After six or seven beeps, Lu Xiaoman finally answered the phone.

As soon as the phone connected, Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother immediately started to complain, “Manman, what happened? Why did it take so long to answer?”

“Mom, sorry, I was busy and couldn’t answer right away,” Lu Xiaoman’s voice came through the phone.

Ye Fan listened carefully and could hear that, although Lu Xiaoman’s voice seemed calm, it was noticeably a bit low and lacking in energy.

Lu Xiaoman’s voice continued, “Mom, is there something you need?”

“Can’t I call you if there’s nothing?” Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother replied irritably.

Lu Xiaoman quickly said, “No, no. It’s just I’m a bit busy with work on my end…”

“I know you’re busy with work. But there’s something at home that needs you to come back,” Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother said, and then muttered grumblingly, “Sigh, your dad is indeed a troublemaker, fooling around outside, making it impossible to find anyone to help at home when needed.”

Finally, she said to Lu Xiaoman, “You need to come back soon.”

“Okay, Mom. I’m coming back right away,” Lu Xiaoman’s voice said.

Then, Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother hung up the phone.

“Little Fan, Manman will be back soon,” Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother said, approaching the sofa with a smile towards Ye Fan.

After sitting back down on the sofa, Ye Fan poured a cup of tea for Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother, saying with a smile, “Auntie, here’s some tea for you.”

Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother responded with a smile and, not in a hurry to drink the tea, said a bit proudly to Ye Fan, “Just now when I called Manman, I made sure she had no clue you’re here.”

“Uh-huh. Auntie, you’re really impressive,” Ye Fan flattered her.

Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother happily picked up the tea to drink.

At that moment, Ye Fan suddenly thought of something and immediately said to Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother, “Ah, I almost forgot. My car is parked below. If Manman comes back and sees my car downstairs, she’ll definitely know I’m here.”

“Then hurry down and drive your car somewhere hidden,” Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother said.

“Auntie is right, I’ll go hide the car now,” Ye Fan said, then stood up and walked out of Lu Xiaoman’s home.

Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother watched Ye Fan hurriedly walk out of the living room and couldn’t help but chuckle and remark, “Young people these days.”

However, thinking about how much trouble Ye Fan was willing to go through just to give her daughter a little surprise romance showed his deep affection for her daughter, which made her very happy.

In her eyes, Ye Fan was a golden son-in-law, and she dreamed of Ye Fan and Lu Xiaoman marrying and starting a family soon.

Ye Fan took the elevator downstairs, parked his car in front of another building to keep Lu Xiaoman from noticing, and then returned to Lu Xiaoman’s home.

As he rode the elevator back up, his phone suddenly rang; it was a call from Mo Xiaoyan.

“Brother-in-law, have you found my sister?” Mo Xiaoyan asked, her voice notably a bit hoarse.

Ye Fan replied, “Yeah, I found her. Take care of yourself, I can’t see you for now. Oh, and don’t call your sister, to avoid upsetting her.”

“Okay, I got it,” Mo Xiaoyan replied.

Then they ended the call.

Back at Lu Xiaoman’s home, Ye Fan chatted with Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother while waiting for Lu Xiaoman to return.

While chatting with her, Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother brought up the topic of marriage, mentioning that Lu Xiaoman was not getting any younger and asked Ye Fan when he planned to officially marry Lu Xiaoman.

Faced with Lu Xiaoman’s adoptive mother’s question, Ye Fan felt deeply ashamed and could only vaguely brush it off.