Lu Fan hadn’t expected Jiang Yixia to outmaneuver him.

Still, as he drank the lean pork soup, brimming with her "affection," he felt that victory wasn’t far off.

That’s just how it was sometimes.

Women get tired of playing the field and start to yearn for pure love.

Have too much money, and you start talking about how you’re "not interested in money."

Wield too much power, and you find yourself envying the carefree life of a beggar.

Once a person’s threshold surpassed the limits of an ordinary life...

...their desires would always veer off in strange and unexpected directions.

That evening, after finishing the soup, he left Jinmei District.

Meanwhile, his assistant, Jiali, had also found a commercial space for Jiang Yixia—one with excellent feng shui in a prime location.

Of course, this particular storefront was still operating as a clothing store during the day.

By night, it was being transferred for a price of 400,000.

Not only that, but to be on the safe side, Lu Fan also had Jiali contact the property’s landlord that very night.

He then acquired the property for a staggering 5 million—an offer the landlord couldn’t refuse.

This way, she wouldn’t have to face the predicament of being kicked out by a landlord again, like what happened today.

That night, both the clothing store owner and the property’s landlord were laughing in their sleep.

The next morning.

Jiang Yixia woke up early. After getting ready, she prepared to head out.

While waiting for the elevator, she glanced at the door to the apartment across the hall.

She had no idea if that bastard had slept here last night.

’He can sleep wherever he wants. It has nothing to do with me.’

She stepped into the elevator and pressed the button for the first floor. But just as the doors were closing, her eyes habitually darted back to the apartment door across the hall.

Jiang Yixia had assumed that Lu Fan had probably gone back to Jinling. But when she returned to her flower shop on her electric scooter, she saw him directing a crew of movers, carrying things out of her store.

Jiang Yixia immediately parked her scooter and asked with a frown, "Lu Fan, what are you doing?"

"Moving your things to the new shop," Lu Fan explained with a smile. "I was hoping to have everything moved by the time you got here. I wanted it to be a surprise, but I didn’t expect you to be up so early."

Jiang Yixia watched the movers carrying her flowers back and forth, then turned to Lu Fan. "How did you get the key to my shop?"

Just then, Sister Li slowly raised her hand and said sheepishly, "Sorry, Sister Xia. I was the one who gave the key to Brother Lu."

"Sister Li, you..." Jiang Yixia was speechless.

Lu Fan seized the chance to placate her. "Sister Li was just trying to help. After closing up last night, she went out of her way to look for a new place for you. So when she heard I’d already found a storefront today, she gave me the key right away. She just wanted to get you moved out sooner so you wouldn’t have to put up with that old hag’s nagging."

Jiang Yixia listened to Lu Fan, and although she knew he was laying it on thick again, she also understood that the two of them had genuinely been running around trying to solve this problem for her.

So she quietly walked into the shop and started helping move things.

Seeing this, Lu Fan quickly went over to her. "Here, let me get the heavy stuff. You just carry the lighter things."

"I’m not that delicate. You think I’m like one of your other girls?" Jiang Yixia said coldly.

"Nonsense. What other girls? You’re the only one I see." As he spoke, Lu Fan pointed two fingers at his own eyes, then aimed them at her.

Hearing his cheesy pickup line, Jiang Yixia sighed helplessly and went back to work.

Even though the flower shop was full of things—enough to fill an entire truck—Lu Fan had called in plenty of help. It only took them a single morning to move every last item to the new location.

Jiang Yixia looked at Lu Fan and asked, "Where is the new shop?"

She had assumed that since he’d found the place so late, it was probably in some remote location.

But to her surprise, he answered calmly, "Not far. It’s right in the center of the commercial district."

At this, Jiang Yixia was stunned. "The center of the commercial district? Impossible. I went and looked myself last night. There weren’t any vacant shops."

"Funny you should say that. Turns out, there was a shop owner who wanted to transfer his lease," Lu Fan said with a grin. "We hit it off right away, so I had movers clear out his things overnight."

Jiang Yixia was skeptical, clearly not buying his story.

Lu Fan said earnestly, "It’s true. Think about it. If that weren’t the case, do you think I have some kind of divine power that could force him to move out overnight?"

"What about the landlord? Does he know about this?" Jiang Yixia asked.

"It doesn’t matter if the landlord knows. As long as we pay the rent every month, it’s fine. That location is a bit pricier than your old shop, about 6,500 a month." Lu Fan knew that if he didn’t make his story more believable, a woman as smart as Jiang Yixia would see through it instantly.

After hearing this, she found it acceptable.

After all, the location was indeed much better than her old shop’s.

An extra 1,500 in rent per month seemed reasonable.

Soon, the truck pulled up in front of the new shop.

The crew once again got to work, moving everything from the truck and placing it in roughly its original position inside.

In just half a day’s work, the flower shop had been successfully relocated.

Lu Fan looked around the shop’s new environment, nodding in satisfaction. "Not bad. This spot is really nice."

Jiang Yixia looked at him. She didn’t say anything, but her mind was turning.

’No matter what, with this guy’s help, I’ve ended up with a much better shop than before.’

’Putting the past aside, I really do have to thank this scumbag for once.’

So she called out, "Hey."

Lu Fan paused and looked back at her. "Yixia, what’s up?"

"Thank you," Jiang Yixia said, then immediately turned away to busy herself with arranging some flowers.

Seeing this, Lu Fan feigned ignorance. "What was that? I didn’t hear you. Could you say it again?"

"If you didn’t hear me, then forget it."

"Haha, I heard you! You said thank you."

Jiang Yixia stared at him, speechless, and clenched her fist. "You are so infuriating."

"After all the work I put in today, you can let me be a little infuriating, can’t you?" Lu Fan said with a laugh.

Jiang Yixia took a deep breath, then proceeded to show him the door. "Alright, there’s nothing else for you here. Just tell me how much you spent. I’ll transfer the money to you."

Lu Fan knew his girl liked to keep things clear and didn’t like owing anyone, so he held up five fingers. "There was the car last night to move all the clothes out, plus today’s truck and labor for both jobs... 500 total."

"How could it only be 500?" Jiang Yixia was clearly incredulous.

"That’s because the trucks and the movers all belong to a buddy’s company. He gave me a ’friendship price’ as a favor. If you don’t believe me, then I don’t want the 500. Just consider it a favor you owe me," Lu Fan said, turning as if to leave.

Jiang Yixia quickly stopped him. "No way. I’m paying you the 500."

"Why don’t we add each other on WeChat, then?"

"No."

"If you don’t add me, then I don’t want the 500."

"You!"

Jiang Yixia glowered at Lu Fan, finally spitting out through clenched teeth, "Friend QR code!"

To her surprise, Lu Fan instantly pulled out his phone, which was already displaying his WeChat QR code on the screen.

It was only then that it dawned on Jiang Yixia. ’So, this guy had planned this out all along!’