After leaving the flower shop, Lu Fan immediately gave Jiali instructions. "Tonight, find a suitable storefront. The location has to be good—the rent doesn’t matter. If you find the right one but it’s already leased, just buy out their contract with a lump sum. Get them to move out."

"Understood." Jiali nodded and immediately set off to handle it.

Just then, Chen He came over and said, "Boss, do you need me to find someone to take care of those two old men?"

"Look up information on their sons. Just teach them a small lesson, like getting them fired or having a beautiful woman seduce one of them. In short, turn their family life upside down," Lu Fan said calmly.

"Understood!"

Normally, Lu Fan wouldn’t have given a second thought to harassment from two old men like them.

But they had bullied Jiang Yixia, and that was unacceptable.

The incident had been so sudden that Jiang Yixia was no longer in the mood to do business.

So she decided to close the shop early and take the opportunity to look for a suitable storefront.

Even though Lu Fan said he would send someone—

Before leaving, she went over to the dry cleaner’s and said with a smile, "Sister Li, it looks like we can’t be business neighbors anymore."

"Sigh, that damned old hag. I’m so furious," Sister Li said angrily.

"It’s okay. I’ll see if there are any empty shops on our commercial street. Maybe if I’m lucky, we can still be on the same street," Jiang Yixia said comfortingly.

Sister Li sighed. "I can only pray that’s the case."

But then a thought struck her. "By the way, didn’t Brother Lu say he’d find a shop for you? Why are you still looking on your own?"

Jiang Yixia explained, "He can look if he wants, but I’m going to look for myself. Besides, him finding one is just his own wishful thinking. Whether I’m willing to accept it is another matter entirely."

"Oh, come on, Sister Xia, don’t be so stubborn. I’ve known Brother Lu for a few days now, and I can tell he really cares about you. Especially today, when that old hag was throwing a fit, Brother Lu stepped up to help you without a second thought. Honestly, he’s much better than that no-good husband of mine," Sister Li said, a hint of envy in her voice.

Jiang Yixia didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, feeling a little helpless.

"Sister Li, if you were the one who had been with the jerk back then, I doubt you’d be saying these things so casually," she replied.

After hearing this, Sister Li nodded. "That’s true. ’Don’t tell others to be good if you haven’t suffered their pain.’ I may not be well-read, but I understand common sense. In that case, I’ll just close up now and go look for a storefront with you."

Jiang Yixia politely refused. "Sister Li, I can go by myself. This is your busy time; I can’t let my problems stop you from making money."

"Pfft, with this little foot traffic, what business are you talking about?"

Despite what Sister Li said, Jiang Yixia still ended up turning her down.

She got on her electric scooter, ready to search for a suitable storefront along the commercial street.

Just as she passed the convenience store, she saw Jiasheng waiting for her at the entrance.

When he saw Jiang Yixia approaching, he immediately stepped forward. "Yixia, do you want me to help you look for a storefront?"

"There’s no need, Brother Jia. I can just look by myself. Thank you for looking out for me these past two years. Once I find a suitable place, I’ll come by to visit when I have time," Jiang Yixia said politely.

Jiasheng nodded after hearing her words.

He glanced toward the pastry shop across the street, hesitated for a moment, and finally said the words, "Yixia, if I don’t say this today, I’m afraid I’ll never have another chance."

As soon as Jiang Yixia heard this, she quickly cut him off. "Brother Jia, even though you’re a few years younger than me, for the past two years I’ve always seen you as an older brother. I also hope you can find a sister-in-law for me soon. When you do, I’ll be sure to send you two 999 roses."

After hearing this, Jiasheng could only reply awkwardly, "O... Okay."

"I’ll get going then, Brother Jia."

"Okay."

Jiasheng watched Jiang Yixia slowly ride away, his heart sinking with disappointment.

Anyone with eyes could see that she had just rejected him.

A complete and utter rejection.

Jiasheng felt wronged. Even though he knew he didn’t stand much of a chance, he still wanted to charge forward for love.

But in the end, he just ended up with a red nose.

He’d become a clown.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yixia spent the whole evening riding her electric scooter around the commercial street, hoping to find a suitable shop.

But finding a suitable storefront on such short notice was easier said than done.

They were either in remote locations and not eye-catching enough.

Or the shops had already been leased.

But on second thought, it was normal. After all, this Shangxiajiu Commercial Street was incredibly prosperous.

Any businessperson with a bit of sense would make the most logical choice.

At this thought, Jiang Yixia felt a pang of disappointment.

Even though Lu Fan had promised to help her find a storefront, after looking all over the street, she could see there were no suitable shops left.

But even if he didn’t end up finding a shop, Jiang Yixia wouldn’t blame him.

She hated Lu Fan, but she could still be objective about the matter.

On this particular issue, that bastard had indeed put in a lot of effort.

Jiang Yixia looked at the bustling commercial street and decided to head home. She would figure out a plan tomorrow morning.

When she returned to Jinmei District, she found Lu Fan leaning against her front door.

Jiang Yixia frowned and asked, "What are you doing at my door?"

"I haven’t had my soup today. Today’s the last day, you can’t default on your debt, can you? If you do, you’ll have to add another day," Lu Fan explained with a smile.

Jiang Yixia was rendered speechless by this bastard.

She had no choice but to say, "I’ll make the soup in a bit. Wait for me to call you."

"Huh? Aren’t you going to invite me in to sit for a while?" Lu Fan asked.

Jiang Yixia turned to look at him and said calmly, "Are you about to say you want to rest in my apartment for a bit, and then complain the sofa isn’t soft enough and ask to rest in my bedroom?"

Lu Fan feigned injury. "Yixia, how could you judge a gentleman by the standards of a petty man? Am I that kind of person? Those are the tricks a scumbag would use. I would never."

Jiang Yixia rolled her eyes at him, then opened the door.

Only to shut it firmly the next second.

But her voice came from inside the apartment, "I’ll knock on your door in half an hour."

"Okay, I’ll be waiting! By the way, Yixia, I haven’t had dinner yet, so add some extra ingredients!"

Lu Fan, for his part, waited patiently.

During this time, Jiang Yixia thought about that guy’s scumbag lines and originally planned to just make him a simple egg drop soup.

But for some reason, she ended up taking the lean pork out of the fridge after all.

A little over half an hour later, there was a knock on Lu Fan’s door.

He immediately went over, opened the door, and said with a smile, "Yixia, you’re done already?"

"Just eat it." As she spoke, Jiang Yixia handed over the bowl of pork soup. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

After taking it, Lu Fan suggested, "Why don’t you come in and sit for a while?"

"No."

"Just for a little while. Only a little while."

"No means no. Whatever you say, I’ll do the opposite."

"Are you sure you’ll do the opposite of whatever I say?" Lu Fan teased.

Jiang Yixia said coldly, "That’s right! Whatever you say, I’ll do the opposite!"

"I don’t believe you."

"Believe it or not."

"Then... you don’t like me."

"That’s right, I don’t like you."

Hearing this, Lu Fan frowned. "Yixia, you’re not playing fair."