Wei Yue'er drove Lin Fan back to the village and headed back to her place by car. At that moment, she received a call from Wei Tiansheng.

Perhaps her brother hadn't contacted her in a while and was missing her, so she quickly answered the phone: "Brother, why are you still up so late?"

Wei Tiansheng chuckled: "Aren't you still awake too? It sounds like there's a car. Are you still on the road?"

Wei Yue'er replied: "Yes, I'm on my way home now."

Wei Tiansheng asked with concern: "Why are you out so late? Is it work-related? Is it too exhausting? If the job is really too tough, maybe you shouldn't do it."

Wei Yue'er said, "No, I don't feel it's hard. Thanks for your concern, brother."

Wei Tiansheng said: "Then why are you out so late tonight?"

Wei Yue'er said: "Tonight I went with Lin Fan to Elder Song's home. It's the full moon celebration for Elder Song's grandson, so it got this late. It's usually not this late."

Wei Tiansheng made an understanding sound: "Elder Song? Could it be Song Rongmao, the chairman of the Yun City Chamber of Commerce?"

Wei Yue'er replied: "Yes."

"It seems Song Rongmao has a good relationship with Lin Fan, inviting him to his grandson's full moon banquet," Wei Tiansheng chuckled, "By the way, as far as I know, Song Rongmao and Li Jian are old friends. Did you see Li Jian tonight?"

Wei Yue'er said: "Mr. Li also attended tonight."

Wei Tiansheng chuckled: "Since we were chatting idly, let me gossip with you. Didn't Lin Fan say he's going to use that plot of land for the headquarters building? When does he plan to start construction?"

Wei Yue'er highly trusts Wei Tiansheng; it was Wei Tiansheng who encouraged her to stay by Lin Fan's side. After Wei Tiansheng failed in competing for that land against Lin Fan, he displayed no displeasure and was very gracious. Since he was also her older brother, Wei Yue'er didn't have any guard against him.

"This matter has been in preparation all along. Tonight, Elder Song recommended an architect to us," Wei Yue'er said.

Wei Tiansheng asked with interest, "Oh? Which architect was recommended? I know some excellent architects too, and I can give him some advice."

Wei Yue'er said: "It seems her name is Wu Yili, quite impressive; she studied in Britain and has won architectural awards. She currently works at the Jiangnan Architectural Design Institute. Brother, have you heard of her?"

Wei Tiansheng said: "Well... I've heard a bit about her. Since she was introduced by Song Rongmao, it looks like Lin Fan plans to collaborate with Miss Wu."

Wei Yue'er said: "I guess so. Miss Wu is coming to the company for a face-to-face meeting tomorrow."

Wei Tiansheng replied: "Since she was introduced by Song Rongmao and Miss Wu is so remarkable, this collaboration is probably a done deal. Haha, we should really congratulate Lin Fan. Well, it's getting late, and I need to get some sleep. Be careful while driving, understood?"

After hanging up the phone, Wei Tiansheng thought for a while, then called Wei Jiansheng: "Find Wu Yili for me; I want to secure her before that kid Lin Fan does!"

Wei Tiansheng had said before that he would set obstacles for Lin Fan in the future, making his life uncomfortable.

He placed his sister, Wei Yue'er, by Lin Fan's side, which just served its purpose. In the future, he would also use his sister's trust to gather more information about the Mortal Group and formulate plans to target the group.

Lin Fan still didn't know that even before he met Wu Yili, Wei Tiansheng had already set his sights on her.

He got out of the car and walked towards his apartment. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

At this time, Lin Fan was in a half-drunken state but walked steadily. His head was a bit dizzy, and he just wanted to go home soon to wash up and sleep.

Suddenly, Lin Fan heard a commotion nearby. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a group of people surrounding a man in one corner of the village.

"I heard you complained about me today. How dare you? Are you ignoring what I said to you?"

The man with the blonde hair at the front shouted and slapped the man, leaving a red mark on his face.

The man was a bit scared and trembled as he said, "What do you want?"

The blonde-haired man yelled angrily: "What do I want? You don't know? Better watch yourself, or I'll beat you every time I see you!"

The man said: "Sixth Elder, you can't bully people like this. I just want back what's mine. That warehouse was originally my family's."

The blonde-haired man had a menacing expression: "What do you mean it's yours? Your father promised it to me when he was alive, so it's mine. Understand? You better behave, or I'll mess you up!"

He raised his hand, ready to hit the man again.

The man argued, "You say my father gave it to you, do you have proof? He only said you could borrow it, and that was verbal. Now I need the warehouse, isn't it normal for me to take it back?"

Despite the other party's threatening demeanor, the man held his ground.

Someone from the side lost patience: "Brother Ji, don't waste time, just beat him up, and he'll behave!"

The blonde-haired man was furious. It seemed like the man wasn't afraid of his threats, which made him feel humiliated.

"It seems you won't cry until you see the coffin. Then I'll beat you every time I see you!"

The blonde-haired man said indignantly, ready to assault the man. The man knew he couldn't take on the group, seized an opportunity, broke free from their circle, and fled.

"Chase him!" the blonde-haired man shouted, determined to teach the man a lesson tonight.

The man was very scared, knowing he probably couldn't escape. He spotted Lin Fan and approached him like he was his lifeline, saying, "Young man, help me judge this."

Lin Fan asked, "What's going on?"

The group led by the blonde-haired man caught up, but seeing Lin Fan, they paused because he was a stranger, and they didn't dare do anything to him immediately.

The man said, "It's like this: This Sixth Elder, my neighbor, has occupied my family's street-facing warehouse. I want it back to turn it into a shop for a small business, but he refuses to return it and has repeatedly obstructed me. Now he wants to hit me."

"Is that so?" Lin Fan looked at the blonde-haired man. "Since it's the man's store, shouldn't you give it back? In this day and age, you're still seizing other people's property? And wanting to hit someone, don't you have any respect for the law?"

The blonde-haired man was annoyed, sizing up the young man in front of him, dressed in cheap clothes. He must be a northerner and an outsider!

"Hey, you brat, don't meddle in things that don't concern you. Get lost, or I'll beat you too!" the blonde-haired man warned sternly.

Lin Fan replied, "Beat me too? I was just giving you a little advice. No need to threaten me. It's not right to do such things. If you have conflicts, why not discuss them over a table? If that doesn't work, go to the law. This is the modern age, we should uphold the law. Bullying is wrong."

The blonde-haired man was so angry that his nostrils flared: "Brat, are you leaving or not? I advise you not to act tough without the strength to back it up!"