Looking at the Ye Tianfan in front of him, Lin Xiaofeng's face slightly darkened as he fell into deep thought. He couldn't figure out the true identity of this sworn brother who had been his classmate for four years.

When the Long Family offered him shares to lure him away, Lin Xiaofeng was already shocked. Despite secretly investigating Ye Tianfan, he found nothing. Ye Tianfan's background was too mysterious, and even Long Yuqing's intelligence network couldn't gather any information, let alone the Lin Family.

This time, Boss Jin's attitude toward Ye Tianfan was beyond Lin Xiaofeng's belief. Although he couldn't find any information about Ye Tianfan, Lin Xiaofeng realized profoundly this time that Ye Tianfan was no longer the same Ye Tianfan he knew. He must have an extremely powerful background, powerful enough to make a big figure like Boss Jin bow down to him.

At this moment, Ye Tianfan raised an eyebrow, looking at Boss Jin, who was being extremely respectful in front of him. He already understood quite a bit in his heart, then curved his lips into a barely noticeable smile, lowered his voice, and whispered into Boss Jin's ear, "I heard you mix well in both the illegal and legal worlds in Jiangzhou City. It seems you can't do without that woman's help, right?"

Boss Jin's body trembled, and he quickly nodded, speaking in a very low voice as well, "I hope Mr. Ye can say a few good words for me in front of Miss Long. I'd be immensely grateful."

Upon hearing Boss Jin's words, Ye Tianfan squinted his eyes immediately, giving him a meaningful look. This guy was indeed one of Long Yuqing's men. Long Yuqing's title as the queen of Jiangzhou City's underground scene was well-deserved; her influence extended far and wide. The Long Family truly lived up to being the overlord of Zhou City sixty years ago; even after so long, their power remained deeply entrenched, no wonder Elder Qin was apprehensive about them.

Ye Tianfan confirmed his deductions, whistling mischievously with a smirk, and said, "Since Boss Jin is so courteous, can I take this girl away now?"

Boss Jin glanced at the girl's face instantly, smiling broadly as he spoke, "Of course, as long as you're happy. I've had a room prepared for you on the third floor of the club, a top-notch luxury VIP presidential suite. Here's the room card."

Boss Jin respectfully handed over the room card with both hands. Ye Tianfan took it without hesitation, looked at Lin Xiaofeng, and smiled, "Buddy, you..."

Lin Xiaofeng immediately caught on and said, "Originally, it was to celebrate your birthday in advance, as long as you're happy. There are plenty of girls here, you don't have to worry about me... I'm a... regular here..."

Ye Tianfan smiled slightly, said nothing more, took the little girl's hand, and headed towards the third floor of the club.

Watching Ye Tianfan's figure disappear around the staircase corner, it was only then that Boss Jin slowly retreated. Meanwhile, he took out his phone and dialed Long Yuqing's number.

"Miss Long, Ye Tianfan has come to me."

Long Yuqing's voice came from the phone, "Make sure to treat him well! Don't show any neglect; I'm coming right over."

As soon as the words fell, Long Yuqing hung up the phone. Boss Jin couldn't help but look back at the corner of the stairs, puzzled about who exactly this Ye Tianfan was to make Miss Long value him so highly. Miss Long, who never appeared publicly, was actually coming in person!

Meanwhile, Ye Tianfan cheerfully opened the room door, took the little girl in, and stepped inside.

"Bang!"

With Ye Tianfan raising his hand to close the door, the little girl stood motionless, not daring to move, her large watery eyes staring at Ye Tianfan.

"Have a seat." Ye Tianfan gestured to the sofa, indicating for the girl to sit down, while pouring a glass of water and handing it to the girl.

The girl shook her head, not taking the glass from Ye Tianfan, nor did she sit down, just stood there, looking at him, her eyes full of complex emotions, with tears welling up.

Seeing her in such a state, Ye Tianfan smiled helplessly and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm not like that man. I just asked you to come to ask you a few things."

The girl showed no expression, only full of suspicion, blinking her eyes, trying hard to hold back her tears.

Ye Tianfan sighed and said, "Little sister, do you know you are very ill? If it weren't for a big sister who gave you medicine, you might have died by now."

Upon hearing this, the little girl couldn't hold back any longer, tears streamed down her young, snow-like cheeks, which filled Ye Tianfan's heart with sympathy. He quickly picked up a tissue from the table to wipe away her tears.

"Cry if you want to. I understand you've suffered grievances. Tell me what happened once you're done crying."

After sobbing quietly for a while, the girl slowly raised her head, choking as she looked at Ye Tianfan. Her eyes held a tinge of melancholy, confusion, grievance, and panic. It was hard to imagine a girl aged thirteen or fourteen showing such a complex expression. Ye Tianfan couldn't help but frown, puzzled by what this little girl had gone through.

"Little sister, don't be afraid. I'm not a bad person. I'm good friends with the big sister who gave you the medicine."

Hearing this, some of the panic in the girl's eyes dissipated, and she asked hesitantly, "Brother, are you really a good friend of that sister?"

The girl's voice, though tinged with grievance and sobs, still sounded as beautiful as heavenly music.

"Of course." Ye Tianfan smiled slightly, looking at the tear stains on the girl's cheeks, even though she was shedding three points of tears, she was as lovely and delicate as a pear blossom bathed in rain, or a begonia in the cold dew.

"Little sister, do you know where this place is? How did you come here?"

The words had barely left Ye Tianfan's mouth when the girl, who had been sobbing lightly, burst into tears. This left Ye Tianfan at a loss, trying to comfort her by patting her shoulder and wiping her tears with tissues.

After a long while, the girl finally stopped crying and said choked up, "I know what this place is, and I know what might happen to me here... but... but I have no choice..."

The girl sobbed as she recounted her story to Ye Tianfan. She was from the countryside, and her father's favoritism towards boys over girls led to her being neglected and scolded since childhood. Just because her brother needed money for a wedding, when the girl was diagnosed with a serious illness, not only did her father refuse to treat her, he even sold her to the Emperor Top Club at the end of her life, saying it was to make use of waste and not to raise her in vain.

When the girl's father was negotiating the price with the people from Emperor Top Club, her mother helped her escape from that cold home, for which the girl's mother was beaten terribly by her father, so badly that half the village could hear her screams.

The girl couldn't bear to listen to her mother's agony and couldn't bear to see her beaten, so she returned and agreed to leave with the people from Emperor Top Club. On the way, she encountered Yao Lingshan, who gave her a pill.

Hearing this, Ye Tianfan was already full of anger. Feudal ideas were deadly! How could there still be such a heartless father in the world! To sell a daughter for his son's wedding expenses! And to do so when the daughter's life was ending!

Ye Tianfan suppressed his anger and couldn't help but glance at the little girl, wondering why Yao Lingshan would give her the Red Plum Healing Pill. The pill from Medicine King Valley was a spirit medicine, extremely complex to refine, taking ten years to make one. It was extremely precious, yet Yao Lingshan had met the girl just once and gave her such a valuable pill.

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