Chapter 40: Ye Fan? I don’t know him well. Just handle things officially.
Inside the hospital.
Ye Fan finished paying off the outstanding dical bills.
He let out a slight sigh of relief.
Then he frowned.
“What’s going on?”
As the so-called Child of Destiny,
He undeniably had an extraordinary sense of intuition.
Ye Fan felt like soone was watching him.
But when he looked around, he saw nothing suspicious.
“Am I just being paranoid?”
The feeling was intense, yet he couldn’t locate its source.
His heart was uneasy.
Normally, with the dumb luck and intuition of a Child of Destiny,
He’d imdiately notice soone tailing him.
Don’t ask why.
That’s just how unreasonable a Child of Destiny is.
But right now—
With Ye Yiyi in the ICU, Ye Fan was riddled with guilt and remorse.
Exhausted, he didn’t press the matter further.
Unbeknownst to him—
The very mont he sensed sothing,
The person monitoring him nearly broke into a cold sweat.
“Master was right. This guy is weird as hell!”
Zhang San frowned.
Soone else nearby gave him a subtle nod.
Zhang San recognized the man—
Soone his young master had ntioned before.
“Zhanmosi? Why have I never heard of that departnt before?”
Of course, Zhang San wouldn’t dig too deep. He knew well what questions should be asked…
And what things he shouldn’t ddle with.
Ye Yiyi’s condition was still deteriorating.
Even with the best hospital in Jiangdong City,
And the top dostic specialists and dical treatnts,
Nothing could slow it down.
Ye Fan saw it all and took it to heart.
“What the hell should I do?”
He wanted to roar in fury,
To curse the heavens for being blind.
Losing both parents was bad enough—
Now they wanted to take away his only remaining family?
“That dicine definitely had sothing wrong with it!”
“I need to find Lin Xi!”
Ye Fan kept repeating this to himself—
But then violently shook his head.
“No. I can’t go to her!”
“I stole the dicine. If Lin Xi finds out, she’ll think I’m a despicable lowlife!”
“Absolutely not. I must not let Lin Xi know about this!”
At that very mont—
He had no idea his mutterings were all being captured clearly by surveillance.
In the hospital director’s office,
Zhang Chen sat watching on a tablet—
Seeing Ye Fan pacing anxiously.
He couldn’t help but laugh.
“Still simping at a ti like this? And he’s worried about what Lin Xi thinks of him?”
Zhang Chen sneered.
He never used to think much of this Child of Destiny talk.
But after facing him in person—
He finally understood how insufferable one could be.
Arrogant, delusionally confident, unreasonable, selfish.
And most of all, a simp.
Zhang Chen shook his head. “Without the protection of plot armor, he’s nothing.”
“His sister’s dying and instead of saving her, he’s worried about the opinion of a girl he likes.”
Tsk tsk.
Zhang Chen couldn’t help but look down on Ye Fan.
People like him might appear righteous and loyal,
But in truth, they were heartless and disloyal.
A so-called gentleman on the outside—
But inside, dark and despicable.
“When I was working on the manga’s character setup, I didn’t think this far ahead.”
Zhang Chen didn’t know whether it was because of his transmigration,
Or just a difference in perspective.
Either way—
If Ye Fan had truly been a good person, Zhang Chen would still have killed him,
But maybe with a twinge of guilt.
Now, seeing Ye Fan’s true nature—
Tsk tsk!
There was no guilt left.
anwhile, back in Jiangdong—
Maybe because the Lin family and the Zhanmosi had stepped in to suppress public opinion,
News of the lab explosion and fire never reached the internet.
A few passersby or nearby residents had shared posts about it,
But none gained traction.
Soon, it was all forgotten.
One day later.
The lab’s surveillance data had mostly been recovered.
Zhanmosi was the first to be notified.
And then—
They saw the footage.
Ye Fan!
hough the footage only showed a few backs and profiles—
And the video was a bit distorted—
Director Wei from Zhanmosi imdiately recognized him!
“That brat again!”
Director Wei was furious but laughed in disbelief.
He was under imnse pressure right now.
Zhanmosi’s headquarters had issued a strict order: investigate to the very end!
No matter who was involved, soone must pay the price!
“Ye Fan, Lin Xi… this is going to be troubleso.”
Director Wei replayed the footage of those silhouettes over and over,
Caught in a dilemma.
He had already ordered an investigation into Ye Fan.
Everything else about him seed normal.
What troubled him—
Was Ye Fan’s connection to Lin Xi.
If that were all, it wouldn’t be such a headache.
But the problem was—
Who was Lin Xi?
Being the Lin family heiress wasn’t the issue.
With this kind of scandal, not just Lin Xi, even the entire Lin family would be in serious trouble.
The real problem—
“Brother Zhang, the surveillance data from the lab has been recovered.”
Director Wei directly called Zhang Chen.
Since Lin Xi was, nominally, Zhang Chen’s fiancée,
He had to show so courtesy.
On the other side—
Zhang Chen saw the incoming call and imdiately guessed the reason.
Sure enough, when he picked up, it was just as he’d thought.
“Ye Fan?”
“Haha, Brother Zhang, you’re as sharp as ever. That’s right, it’s Ye Fan!”
“No need to worry, Brother Wei. I’m not close to him.”
Zhang Chen replied blandly.
But that one line—
Made it impossible for Director Wei to take direct action.
So he tested the waters, “What about Miss Lin?”
“Lin Xi? If you’ve got sothing to say, just say it, Brother Wei.”
“Then I’ll be frank. According to our investigation, Miss Lin and Ye Fan had quite a bit of contact, and it was through her that Ye Fan accessed the lab. So…”
Zhang Chen imdiately understood what Director Wei ant.
He chuckled and said, “I get it. Just handle things officially—I won’t make things difficult for you.”
Respect goes both ways.
Director Wei, as the head of operations in Jiangdong,
Naturally understood Zhang Chen was just being polite.
He didn’t take it seriously.
So without hesitation, he said:
“This is still just a preliminary investigation. Whether Miss Lin was involved remains to be seen. Brother Zhang, if possible, could you help keep her in Jiangdong for now?”
“House arrest?”
“Brother Zhang, you jest.”
But that was exactly what he ant.
Director Wei was giving Zhang Chen plenty of face.
If it were anyone else—
Even Lin Youwei or Lin Shoucheng, the second generation of the Lin family—
He would have arrested them outright.
But Lin Xi required so finesse.
“No problem. Consider it done.”
Zhang Chen agreed.
After hanging up,
He imdiately ssaged Xia Yanshuang.
The content was simple:
“The promise I made to you—it’s void now.”
Footnotes:
气运之子 (qì yùn zhī zǐ) – “Child of Destiny” or “Son of Fortune.” A common trope in Chinese web novels, referring to the main character blessed by fate, luck, or heaven’s will. These characters often have unbelievable luck, power growth, and plot armor.舔狗 (tiǎn gǒu) – Literally “licking dog,” a slang term for soone who fawns over soone they like, often to the point of losing self-respect. Closest English equivalents are “simp” or “doormat.”斩魔司 (zhǎn mó sī) – Literally “Demon Slaying Division” or “Bureau for Slaying Demons.” Likely a governnt or secret organization dealing with supernatural matters.公事公办 (gōng shì gōng bàn) – “Handle business impartially,” aning to handle affairs strictly according to official duties, without personal bias.啧啧 (zé zé) – Onomatopoeia expressing disdain, surprise, or disapproval. Similar to clicking one’s tongue or saying “tsk tsk.”
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