<h4>Chapter 1038: Chapter 1038</h4>


    "Yes!"


    Following Qiu Qingyi’s order, the women in white behind her immediately drew their knives from their waists and charged at the muscr men, while others began evacuating the guests, as the uing scene promised to be quite brutal.


    The burly men attempted to resist, but were quickly subdued with punches and kicks, and then their arms were stomped on as their little fingers were forcefully chopped off, blood sttering onto the women’s white clothes, unfazed by the brutality.


    Watching his subordinates have their fingers severed, Liu Cheng’en turned pale with fear, holding his bloody thigh and not daring to utter a scream.


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    This was Qiu Qingyi’s authority, and also the Han family’s method.


    Sitting there, Lin Fan watched the white-d women with their clean and swift actions. Each one of them seemed to possess individual strength not inferior to Da Xiaoshuang. Walking down the street with over a dozen such bodyguards in tow exemplified the power of a prominent family.


    "Now you understand, don’t you?"


    Holding Feng Xiaoxiao’s small hand, Qiu Qingyi smiled faintly.


    "A single well-ced punch can prevent a hundred retaliatory ones. I’ve already heard about what happened at the Qing Gang’s Main Temple today. If you had drowned the two of them at the time, tonight’s events wouldn’t have urred. It seems Boss Qi didn’t teach you how to strike decisively."


    "I think I’ve learned now."


    Lin Fan stared directly at Qiu Qingyi. He indeed wasn’t that ruthless.


    "That’s right. Remember, being lenient with enemies is cruel to yourself and those around you. Once you strike, never give them a chance to retaliate."


    Qiu Qingyi released Feng Xiaoxiao’s hand and maneuvered her wheelchair beside Lin Fan: "The Han family is having some issues recently, so I won’t be joining your games. If you encounter any trouble in the Provincial City, you can call me anytime, but remember, I must be thest person you call, understood?"


    Qiu Qingyi’s meaning was clear. First, she shouldn’t be bothered with trivial matters. Secondly, if Lin Fan truly stirred something major and had no one else to rely on, that’s when she would truly step in.


    "Understood."


    Lin Fan nodded, simultaneously pulling out a jade earring from his inner pocket and handing it to Qiu Qingyi: "This gift is for you."


    "How did it end up in your hands?"


    The sight of the earring shocked Qiu Qingyi as if struck by lightning. Her eyes widened with recognition, knowing it belonged to her.


    "I’d like to hear the story behind this earring."


    Lin Fan didn’t answer Qiu Qingyi because, having had an intimate encounter, he was unsure about her rtionship with his father and couldn’t be frank about it, especially if she was his father’s woman, which wouldplicate matters.


    "It’s a favor I owed back then. I once vowed to use this earring as a token to repay with my life."


    Qiu Qingyi looked directly into Lin Fan’s eyes and suddenly smiled: "No wonder when I first saw you, I felt you resembled him. Indeed, there’s a connection between you two. Maybe this is how regrets are mended. I was too young back then toplete certain things that have now been aplished through you. Perhaps this is karma."


    "Unfinished business?"


    Lin Fan looked at Qiu Qingyi with curiosity, yet she didn’t borate further.


    "Alright, I’ve taken back the earring. From now on, I, Qiu Qingyi, owe you a favor and would risk my life to repay it."


    Qiu Qingyi wheeled herself toward the exit, leaving Lin Fan to ponder endlessly, and with the bloodied scene around, there was no reason for the two of them to stay.


    "Boss Liu, how about you cover the bill today?"


    Lin Fanughed as he wrapped an arm around Feng Xiaoxiao and headed out. As they stepped into the street, they breathed in the cool air.


    "Should we visit the teacher now?"


    Feng Xiaoxiao leaned into Lin Fan’s arm, not expecting their meal would involve so many events.


    "Not tonight, I just want to be with you."


    Lin Fan pinched Feng Xiaoxiao’s cheek lightly: "To be honest, the steak earlier didn’t taste good at all. It doesn’tpare to the spicy beef skewers and marinated squid at the back gate of our school."


    "I was thinking the same. I want the stir-fried noodles and pickled cucumbers from there."


    Feng Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement, fully endorsing Lin Fan’s opinion.


    "Shall we head over, then?"


    With his eyes gleaming, Lin Fan embraced Feng Xiaoxiao’s waist, reminiscing with an old friend in familiar ces was happiness personified.


    "Sure... I also want to visit that little grove."


    Feng Xiaoxiao flirtatiously blinked, her words instantly igniting the fire in Lin Fan’s belly.


    "Alright, alright, we’ll go to both."


    Giving Feng Xiaoxiao a yful squeeze, they walked back to the car, and with the press of the elerator, they drove toward the campus.


    Shortly after they left, a few luxury cars pulled up at the entrance.


    With the bodyguards leading the way, a man in his thirties got out of the car with a sullen face.


    Entering the elevator with his entourage, the sight of the bloody scene on reaching the top floor made Wang Yaoyang frown, covering his nose with a handkerchief, he coldly asked: "Was this done by that Deputy County Magistrate?"