Magic City, on the flip side of the bustling metropolis, under a sky bridge.
Lin Fan huddled in a corner, his eyes vacant.
How many days had it been?
He could no longer remember how long it had been since he had a proper meal.
After leaving Gu Corporation, he didn't even have the thought to get angry.
He just stared blankly at the dazzling prosperity, his face full of bitterness, too lazy to even speak.
He did regret it, but mainly he regretted that he shouldn't have put on that last act!
At that moment, his inner sadness and anger had reached their peak.
Why did he have to pretend to leave resolutely, treating money like dirt…Chic (dashing)? What good was dashing?
That was what he deserved, wasn't it?
Could he still get the three million? It's urgent!
Because he was so hungry now that it felt like a knife was scraping back and forth in his stomach, making him twitch in pain.
But his pockets were cleaner than his face.
His former high spirits… ha ha, all bullshit!
His primary task was to fill his stomach and survive!
All talk of killing Lu Cheng and so on had to be based on being well-fed.
Suddenly, his gaze was drawn to a trash can not far away.
A perfectly intact hamburger, even… the wrapper hadn't been fully opened.
It was like some petty bourgeois person had just bought it, then threw it away because they thought the calories were too high?
Wasn't this a stroke of luck! No reason not to eat it!
He really wanted to shout, "We've got food again, brothers!"
But he had absolutely no strength left now.
Lin Fan, like a wild dog that hadn't eaten for eight hundred years seeing a bone, scrambled over, grabbing it!
He opened his mouth and bit into the fragrant hamburger!
Damn, it's really good… However, the aroma of the hamburger hadn't even had time to spread across his taste buds.
"Hey! Grandson! Don't you know the rules? Is this a place you can stay?"
Several old-timer homeless people who looked like trouble gathered around, each with a fierce expression.
Lin Fan had no time to bother with them; his eyes were only on the food!
Even if the King of Heaven came, he would have to wait until he finished eating.
He fiercely protected the hamburger in his arms, burying his head and biting into it!
Those homeless people didn't care what he was thinking; seeing that this newcomer was ignorant, they greeted him with their fists!
Bang bang bang!
Fists and feet rained down, hitting his back and head.
Lin Fan was furious; in the past, these scoundrels would have been beaten to the ground, searching for their teeth!
But at this moment, hunger made him unable to exert any strength, and he was too tired to care about his thick skin.
He just fiercely protected the hamburger in his arms, biting down even harder, his mouth full, as if to swallow all his emotions.
Suddenly!
One of the kicks aimed at him had completely different force!
Heavy, precise, with a vicious, inch-long burst of power!
It brutally kicked the side of his knee!
"Crack!"
A bone-chilling sound of bone breaking rang out!
Excruciating pain instantly spread throughout Lin Fan's body!
"Ow—!"
Lin Fan let out a howl, clutching his knee and rolling on the ground, no longer caring about the precious hamburger in his hand.
The homeless people seemed startled by this.
They hadn't noticed that the kick came from someone else!
But the few of them quickly reacted, snatching the last bit of potentially valuable things from Lin Fan's body with many hands and scattering.
"Damn it…"
"They really tried to kill me!"
"Stealing a hamburger, was it really necessary?"
Lin Fan held his broken leg, sweating cold from the pain.
He endured the intense pain, recalling the methods for bone setting and tendon mending from the Medical Immortal Inheritance in his mind.
He fumbled to roughly reset the dislocated broken bone, tore off his tattered clothes, and bound it tightly to fix it.
However, these simple measures were not enough to heal a fracture; they could only barely allow him to walk.
He wanted to treat his injury, but he had no conditions; he had no tools or medicine!
Dragging this useless leg, Lin Fan appeared even more down and out.
But surprisingly, it made him a little more invigorated and clear-headed.
What was he doing? Why was he giving up on himself and lying flat as a beggar?
He should be the natural protagonist!
If he gave up on himself, who would believe in him?
His current situation would only get worse and worse, just like before.
He might even be almost beaten to death by fellow beggars for scavenging in a trash can!
He needed to find a job.
With hands and feet, was it really that hard to find a job?
Moving bricks? Washing dishes? Sweeping streets?
Anything! Just give him a meal!
The result… "Get out, get out! A stinky beggar and a cripple? Bad luck!"
"We don't want trash here!"
Finding a job really was difficult!
Of course, behind this, there was also Lu Cheng's omnipresent "care"… A few more days passed, drinking tap water from the park and eating leftovers from trash cans.
Lin Fan's inner unwillingness did not diminish at all; instead, it grew stronger and stronger!
He yearned even more to find a place where he could demonstrate his strength!
To find an opportunity that could allow him to turn the tables and break the deadlock!
Unwilling!
Too unwilling!
He lay on a park bench, covered by his luxurious newspaper, pondering his future plans… In his ears, the faint voices of two passersby drifted.
"Hey, did you hear? A Chinese medicine clinic called 'Returning Spring Hall' just opened in the west of the city, and they're holding free medical consultations recently!"
"I know, I know! They say they invited a descendant of the reclusive Luo family to preside, and their medical skills are incredibly divine! They say they can bring the dead back to life and regrow flesh on bones!"
Free consultation… Chinese medicine descendant… Lin Fan's scattered pupils suddenly constricted!
A nearly frantic, intense light of hope burst forth!
I am also a divine doctor! I am also a divine doctor!
Isn't this the opportunity he needed to break the deadlock and turn the tables?
Showcase his medical skills and reach the pinnacle of life!
Even if the worst came to worst, the free consultation could heal his leg!
Could the situation be any worse than it was now?
A surge of power, from who knows where, coursed through his entire body.
He gritted his teeth and limped towards the west of the city, as the passersby had mentioned… Lu Family Manor, luxurious master bedroom.
Gu Qingcheng was sleeping soundly, her small face rosy, resting peacefully on Lu Cheng's arm, a satisfied smile still on her lips.
Since moving in here, she had been pampered by Lu Cheng like a caged bird.
And Lu Cheng, at this moment, was looking at the little woman in his arms with great interest.
His fingers gently traced her smooth, delicate face, feeling its silkiness.
Pregnant women, indeed, seemed to have a few more touches of fragility and docility… This reliance and submission was not bad.
Gu Qingcheng's eyelashes in his arms fluttered, and she slowly opened her eyes, seemingly reluctantly.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she met Lu Cheng's deep gaze.
Whoosh!
Her pretty face instantly flushed, and her eyes instinctively dodged.
Her voice, however, was soft and sweet, with the laziness of just waking up.
"Good morning…"
Lu Cheng's lips curved into a smile, and he lowered his head, giving her a possessive good morning kiss.
"Morning."
Just in this warm and sweet moment.
In Lu Cheng's mind, a "ding" sounded, and the system notification came online on time.
[Ding! It is detected that the Son of Fortune, Lin Fan, is wandering the streets, fighting with beggars for food, and had his leg broken by the host's scheme! Villain Value +999!]
Immediately after.
His phone, placed on the table, vibrated slightly.
A message from his subordinate popped up:
[My lord, as you instructed, the message has been delivered, the target has taken the bait, and is currently moving.]
He pressed the phone screen to turn it off, as if everything was under control, and continued to enjoy his beautiful time with Gu Qingcheng…