Wang Haoran withdrew his gaze and casually glanced at Fang Xuan again. Since Fang Heng is the protagonist, could this beautiful Fang Xuan be the female lead? But they are siblings…

Could it be that some quirky author has a peculiar taste?

Wang Haoran speculated for a moment but quickly thought of another possibility.

“Secretary Fang, your brother is young and a bit hot-tempered. I understand, and I’m not upset. You don’t need to apologize,” Wang Haoran said with a gentle smile.

Hearing this, Fang Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fang Heng, however, remained indifferent and ungrateful, still looking at Wang Haoran with displeasure.

“You two don’t really look like siblings,” Wang Haoran suddenly remarked.

“I’m adopted. I have no blood relation with Xiao Heng, but our relationship is like that of real siblings,” Fang Xuan explained without hiding anything.

So it was true.

Wang Haoran’s guess was confirmed, and he immediately labeled Fang Xuan as the female lead without needing to consider her as a mere supporting character.

Fang Heng, seeing his sister chatting amiably with Wang Haoran, felt uncomfortable staying there and pointed to a nearby shared massage chair, saying, “I’m going to sit over there for a while.”

Fang Xuan nodded. After Fang Heng left, she said to Wang Haoran, “My brother has that kind of temper. Please don’t take it to heart, Young Master Wang.”

“I already said, it’s fine.”

Seeing Wang Haoran’s expression, which seemed genuinely unbothered, Fang Xuan finally relaxed completely.

“Is there anything else you need to choose?”

“Just these, nothing more.”

“These are for a girl, right?”

“Yes, for a female classmate.”

“Just a female classmate? I think it’s more than that,” Fang Xuan teased, feeling that Wang Haoran seemed quite approachable.

“I’m not interested in young girls. Compared to them, a professional beauty like Secretary Fang is more attractive to me,” Wang Haoran said, not forgetting to flirt a little with Fang Xuan.

Fang Xuan felt a bit awkward.

She only regarded Wang Haoran as a young boy, and his sudden comment left her stunned.

However, she wasn’t angry, just smiled to ease the awkwardness.

“Young Master Wang, please don’t joke with me.”

“What if I say I’m not joking?” Wang Haoran suddenly looked serious.

Fang Xuan was completely taken aback, not knowing how to respond.

But Wang Haoran spoke first, “Since we’ve chosen everything, I have something to do, so I’ll leave first.”

After saying this, he left without waiting for Fang Xuan to respond, leaving behind a meaningful smile.

Fang Xuan felt a bit strange, standing there in a daze for a while.

It wasn’t until Fang Heng came over to call her that she snapped out of it.

“Sister, you look a bit off. Are you feeling unwell?”

“A little, maybe I’m just too tired from work,” Fang Xuan made an excuse, not mentioning what Wang Haoran had said earlier.

Fang Heng didn’t suspect anything upon hearing this.

After leaving Fang Xuan’s sight with the household items, Wang Haoran contacted Zhen Li to get some basic information Fang Xuan had filled out when she joined the company.

This information included Fang Xuan’s home address.

After obtaining this, Wang Haoran called the private detective agency he had used to investigate Chu Bai last time.

He wanted to check on Fang Xuan’s family situation and keep an eye on Fang Heng’s movements.

…

On the other side.

Xiao Yifeng and the chubby driver had been dealing with the aftermath of a car accident for a long time before finally getting free.

He immediately called Qin Kai, subtly inquiring about Qin Yunhan’s situation.

Qin Kai responded as usual.

After chatting for a while, the call ended.

Qin Kai’s stable emotions indicated that he hadn’t received any ransom calls.

In other words, Qin Yunhan should be safe and not kidnapped.

Xiao Yifeng was puzzled as to why the gang hadn’t made a move.

Or perhaps they weren’t actually targeting Qin Yunhan for kidnapping?

Xiao Yifeng couldn’t figure it out for the moment.

But regardless, this outcome was good for him.

Since Qin Yunhan wasn’t kidnapped, he wouldn’t be blamed for failing to protect her.

“Your young lady is temporarily safe. Don’t mention today’s incident to anyone, not even your boss, Qin. Otherwise, you’ll be in big trouble,” Xiao Yifeng warned the chubby driver.

“Yes, yes!” The chubby driver quickly nodded.

He was Qin Kai’s personal driver.

Having driven for Qin Kai for so long without a single accident, today’s incident would surely affect his standing with Qin if it got out.

Moreover, since nothing happened to the young lady, it’s best to keep it under wraps.

…

After Qin Yunhan and Mu Zhaozhao finished shopping for clothes, they met up with Wang Haoran at the agreed location.

A Cullinan was already waiting at the meeting point.

Wang Haoran had avoided using the conspicuous Cullinan earlier to follow them, but now that the crisis was over, it didn’t matter.

The three of them returned to school smoothly.

However, Wang Haoran didn’t immediately return to the classroom. Instead, he bought two cups of “Yuenyeung” milk tea outside the school.

There were about five minutes left until the first class in the afternoon.

Most students had already returned to the classroom.

Xu Muyan was sitting at her desk, catching a glimpse of Wang Haoran entering, but deliberately avoided looking directly at him.

She was still a bit jealous about Wang Haoran suddenly leaving.

Naturally, she didn’t want to pay attention to Wang Haoran.

But just then, a hand suddenly placed a cup of “Yuenyeung” milk tea in front of Xu Muyan.

Xu Muyan looked up and saw Wang Haoran smiling at her.

“I bought this especially for you.”

After saying this, Wang Haoran returned to his seat.

Xu Muyan, who had been sulking, instantly felt better.

It seemed that this guy really had something to do earlier and actually cared about her.

Holding the “Yuenyeung” milk tea, still warm from his hand, Xu Muyan hadn’t even taken a sip, but her heart felt sweet.

[Ding, the host has stirred the heart of one of the female leads, Xu Muyan, earning 100 villain points!]

…

In the afternoon.

Wang Haoran received a message from the detective agency.

The message contained detailed information about Fang Xuan’s family situation.

After reviewing it, Wang Haoran immediately understood why Fang Xuan, with a monthly salary of tens of thousands, was so frugal when buying clothes.

Moreover, from this information, Wang Haoran could also deduce that Fang Heng had only recently acquired his abilities.

He hadn’t yet used his “Golden Finger” ability to make money.

What Wang Haoran had said to Fang Xuan earlier wasn’t actually a joke.

If Fang Xuan wasn’t the female lead, Wang Haoran wouldn’t have had many thoughts.

But knowing that Fang Xuan was the female lead, he had to do something.

Improving Fang Xuan’s favorability was a good method, but Wang Haoran rarely interacted with Fang Xuan, and the transition period for increasing favorability would be too long.

This was simply unrealistic.

So he had to be more direct.

After thinking for a moment, Wang Haoran quickly called Zhen Li with a request: to give Fang Xuan a raise.

An increase of 100,000 in monthly salary!