"Yes, yes, yes! It's all my fault!"

Seeing Li Xiangmei's pitiful look, Lin Yifan felt a pang of heartache and couldn't help but hold her a little longer.

"Promise me you won't do these silly things again, okay?"

Li Xiangmei chided, looking like she was scolding a child.

"Got it! Got it!" Lin Yifan answered perfunctorily.

When a woman is lecturing, never talk back, or it will escalate.

Li Xiangmei was still immersed in her emotions, unable to pull herself away; she held Lin Yifan tightly, feeling the warmth and care of this man.

After a long while, she reluctantly left Lin Yifan's embrace.

At this moment, Lin Yifan pulled the two suitcases in front of them, breaking the awkward atmosphere, and said, "See if anything's missing inside."

The two women took the suitcases, opened them, and checked carefully.

Little Qing found that her belongings were intact and untouched, presumably undisturbed.

However, Li Xiangmei noticed that her suitcase seemed to have been tampered with; some clothes were wrinkled, and things were slightly out of place, prompting her to ask in confusion, "Could something be missing?"

"What? Xiangmei, your suitcase was ransacked?"

Little Qing was extremely surprised, as none of her items were missing.

"Yeah! It feels like it, but nothing seems to be missing, which is odd."

Li Xiangmei couldn't pinpoint what was wrong but felt it had been touched.

"Really? Could it be Mr. Lin who accidentally did it while handling it?" Little Qing inquired.

"Perhaps," Li Xiangmei replied.

This situation could happen; high-speed travel or bumping into something hard might cause the suitcase contents to shift.

At the moment, she was most concerned about the chocolate box at the bottom of her suitcase, as it contained her most treasured item; but she dared not take it out, fearing Lin Yifan might see it.

The chocolate box was a gift from Lin Yifan, and if she kept it by her side, Lin Yifan would surely think she couldn't get over him.

As someone who values face, she didn't want Lin Yifan to mock her, so she mustn't let him see the chocolate box.

Although it couldn't be exposed, she could still reach in to touch it.

She reached in to feel if the chocolate box was still there.

Touching a hard object reassured her somewhat.

Upon continued checking and confirming, she was completely at ease.

"Xiangmei! Is it still there?"

Little Qing asked, evidently aware of Li Xiangmei's secret.

"Yes! Yes!" Li Xiangmei answered softly, deliberately avoiding Lin Yifan.

However, Lin Yifan already knew the answer, so her action was futile.

"What's still there?"

Lin Yifan asked knowingly, trying to tease Li Xiangmei.

"Nothing, just something important," Li Xiangmei replied.

"Important? How important?" Lin Yifan feigned ignorance, pressing further.

"Very important!"

Li Xiangmei answered evasively, intentionally avoiding Lin Yifan's gaze, looking somewhat unsure of herself.

"Can you show it to me?" Lin Yifan asked.

"No!"

Li Xiangmei flatly refused, leaving no room for negotiation.

The chocolate box contained her most private items, which mustn't be seen by Lin Yifan.

"Why?" Lin Yifan asked, puzzled, wanting to know the reason.

"Because... because it's a women's thing."

Li Xiangmei's mind raced, suddenly coming up with this excuse; it was the only way to stop Lin Yifan's questioning.

"Alright then!"

Lin Yifan indeed dared not ask further, as doing so would be shameless.

With everything intact, the two women were content and joyful.

They hurriedly closed their suitcases, ready to follow Lin Yifan and depart.

Before leaving, Lin Yifan wanted to know the answer the two women had come up with overnight, so he asked, "Do you have an answer?"

"At this point, we can only go abroad to lay low for a while," Li Xiangmei answered.

Now, Lin Yifan had become the target of public criticism; they were afraid of dragging him down, so they could only lay low abroad.

"Alright! I'll arrange everything for you right now!"

With that, Lin Yifan immediately took out his phone, dialing Yi Chen, asking him to take care of this matter.

Currently, Yi Chen was acting as his head, taking care of his parents and young sister, while managing the company; he was one of the people Lin Yifan trusted most, so entrusting this to Yi Chen put his mind at ease.

In Yanjing, Yi Chen, receiving the call, didn't hesitate to take care of this matter for Lin Yifan immediately.

Lin Yifan had a great debt of gratitude towards him; even though the situation wasn't favorable for Lin Yifan now, Yi Chen believed that with Lin Yifan's capability, he'd become the strongest eventually. By then, all difficulties would be solved.

They couldn't stay in one place long, as leaking the news would be life-threatening; waiting for arrangements, Lin Yifan took Li Xiangmei and Little Qing to another city to take shelter.

After leaving the small fourth-tier city, he landed and took Li Xiangmei and Little Qing to have breakfast.

Having traveled with him without eating, he felt a little guilty and wanted to treat them to something nice.

Actually, Li Xiangmei and Little Qing didn't complain a bit, as without Lin Yifan, they didn't know what kind of indignation they'd endure; it was Lin Yifan who overthought it.

Breakfast was quickly finished, and feeling idle, Lin Yifan took the two women to tour and sightsee to pass the time.

The city they were in was a tourist city, somewhat famous, offering places for fun and sightseeing.

Li Xiangmei was traveling with Lin Yifan for the first time, so one could imagine how joyous she felt.

The beautiful time was short; she needed to seize it, so she opened her heart and enjoyed playing with Lin Yifan.

They went to the mountains to see other mountains dwarfed, to waterfalls to witness the majestic scenery, to lakes for paddling, having endless fun.

While they were enjoying themselves, Yi Chen's phone call came suddenly.

Li Xiangmei felt a wave of disappointment, knowing this beautiful time was about to end.

Lin Yifan answered Yi Chen's call, inquiring about the details.

Yi Chen was highly efficient, handling everything for them within hours, even settling permanent residency visas, ensuring Li Xiangmei and Little Qing had no worries.

This rapid completion was mainly due to background and money.

Lin Yifan, backed by the Medicinal Saint Valley, the most influential organization in the Central Plains Cultivation World, was not something the Shenzhou Country government dared to handle lightly; money made everything easier by facilitating all things.

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