Lin Fan gave a bitter smile in his heart, not expecting that after searching for so long, he had picked the most worthless broken pot.
Just as he was about to let go, he sensed the Golden Silkworm Gu, which had been sleeping in his hair, suddenly awaken.
It transformed into a golden light and, at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, shot into the pot.
"Squeak, squeak!"
Lin Fan was very surprised. This little guy actually liked this broken pot?
He knew that anything favored by the king of gu must be no ordinary thing!
"Old man, please don't be polite. I have a connection with this pot, so I won't pick anything else."
Liu Qinghui never imagined that Lin Fan, after searching for so long, would actually choose this broken pot.
Twenty years ago, this collection room already had many valuable items.
After his granddaughter picked up this broken pot from outside, she insisted it was a treasure and a good item.
As a result, it had been sitting there for twenty years. If Lin Fan hadn't picked it out, he would have forgotten about it long ago.
"Little friend Lin, this is too much of a bother!"
Liu Qinghui picked up a piece of calligraphy and painting and forcefully stuffed it into Lin Fan's arms.
Everything in the world, in his eyes, had a price and could be measured.
Since Lin Fan had cured his illness, he should receive the reward he deserved.
This was an exchange of equivalent value.
If Lin Fan truly took nothing, or only took this broken pot.
Liu Qinghui would feel very uncomfortable, and might even suspect Lin Fan had ulterior motives.
Therefore, to avoid a great loss in the future, he was willing to pay now.
"This calligraphy and painting is not a rare treasure, but it can be sold for five to six million at an auction. I hope little friend Lin will not dislike it."
These five to six million were his evaluation of Lin Fan.
At least, that was the price at the moment.
Lin Fan saw through his thoughts at a glance but did not expose him.
Who would dislike making money!
He directly tucked the calligraphy and painting into his waist and left with the pot.
The Golden Silkworm Gu seemed to really like the pot. No matter how Lin Fan threatened or coaxed it, it refused to come out.
Leaving the Liu family, Lin Fan walked towards Villa No. 3 from memory.
Along the way, he occasionally saw other people from the villas out for a stroll.
These people looked at Lin Fan with strange eyes, wondering when a stranger had come to Golden Lake Island.
However, upon noticing he had come from Villa No. 2, their expressions immediately turned into smiles, and they nodded in greeting.
After all, apart from the mysterious person in Villa No. 1 who had never appeared, Liu Qinghui in Villa No. 2 was the most influential figure on Golden Lake Island.
Lin Fan smiled and responded, handing out his cheap business card to everyone he met, "I am a doctor from Luofeng Village. If you get sick in the future, you can find me. Thank you for your care."
These people took the business cards with various expressions, all confused about his situation. He had reached the level of treating Liu Qinghui, yet he was still personally handing out business cards.
Was this something a doctor should do?
What was the difference from those agents outside?
However, they did not look down on Lin Fan.
After all, this was the doctor who treated Liu Qinghui!
He must be a little miracle doctor!
Thus, what should have been a twenty-minute walk took Lin Fan over an hour.
He even thought about knocking on every door and asking if anyone in your house was sick!
If not, then move on to the next house.
But he felt that he might get scolded, so he decided against it.
Upon returning to Villa No. 3, Ye Qingcheng's figure was no longer in the courtyard.
Ling'er, with a pout, greeted him, "Why did you take so long? If you didn't come back soon, I would have thought you were running away!"
Lin Fan chuckled. Every time he saw Ling'er pout, he wanted to tie her mouth with a rope.
"What, you missed me after only an hour apart?"
Ling'er rolled her eyes dramatically. "I've seen shameless people, but never one as shameless as you!"
She turned to leave, "Come in with me."
The interior of the villa lacked luxurious decoration. The overall style was very simple, making Lin Fan involuntarily think of a word – austere!
The gray tones, the walls weren't even plastered, and all visible furniture were made of raw wood.
A simple and plain chandelier hung from the high ceiling, and almost no electrical appliances were visible around.
It was clear what kind of personality the owner of this house had.
"As expected of the ice queen, not much better than my clinic."
Lin Fan secretly clicked his tongue. Compared to Luo Qiqi's home, this villa was like the difference between a pigsty and a palace!
"If you can't speak properly, shut up!" Ling'er said irritably.
The house had three floors above ground and two floors underground.
The underground space was strictly off-limits, as it was Ye Qingcheng's private domain.
The third floor was Ye Qingcheng's bedroom and study. The second floor was the living quarters for Ling'er and other women. The first floor was mainly for activity rooms and a few scattered guest rooms.
"You will stay in a guest room on the first floor for these few days. Without our permission, you are forbidden from entering any area other than the first floor! Especially the second and third floors, you absolutely cannot go up..."
Ling'er listed a series of rules, such as not walking around naked, not making too much noise, and so on.
Lin Fan felt overwhelmed. Pigsty specifications with palace rules, who could stand it!
He turned to leave, "I'm not staying!"
"You get back here!"
Ling'er didn't expect him to leave just like that and hurriedly stopped him.
Lin Fan pouted, "With so many rules here, is this a place for people to live? Find someone else to serve you, I can't do it!"
He sneered inwardly, if they wanted him to stay here, there must be something important.
Since they had something to ask of him, why should he humor them!
Ling'er panicked a little, not knowing what to do, when Ye Qingcheng came down the stairs.
"Except for the third floor and the basement, you can move freely."
"Miss!"
Ling'er stamped her foot. Wouldn't this put her in danger?
"From today onwards, you will live with me on the third floor," Ye Qingcheng said soothingly.
Lin Fan, with a smug look, said, "Miss Ye, I am naturally unrestrained and love freedom. I dislike being a live-in son-in-law the most. If you truly like me, why don't you come home with me? I really can't get used to living here."
Ling'er spat, "Bah! Who likes you? You're so narcissistic!"
Ye Qingcheng's expression was blank. She showed no emotion to Lin Fan's teasing and turned to walk upstairs.
Ling'er followed her, leaving Lin Fan alone on the first floor.
For the next few hours, he was in a state of boredom and dejection.
When evening came, Lin Fan was so hungry that he was about to go to the lake to catch some fish and roast them when a wave of energy suddenly came from upstairs.
"What's going on?"
Lin Fan was incredibly surprised, because this wave of energy was neither witch energy nor true qi. It was very powerful, like spiritual energy!