94: Chapter 93 Haircut

Luo Shuying's consecutive Breakthroughs and the commotion of her sudden departure with bursting Spiritual Qi woke Master Lin Wan, who was cultivating with her eyes closed in the room.

She stood up and quickly walked into the courtyard. She didn't see Luo Shuying anywhere, only finding Chang Yufei leaning against the wall, looking at something on her terminal.

So, Master Lin Wan asked Chang Yufei,

"Where is Shuying?"

Chang Yufei stared at the figure on the terminal screen and uttered only two words.

"Li Fan..."

"Li Fan? You know him too?"

Master Lin Wan was somewhat puzzled, thinking that Luo Shuying had told her about him.

At this moment, the video finished playing, and Chang Yufei closed her terminal.

Her expression was complex; in this brief moment, many thoughts had flashed through her mind.

With a sigh, she finally turned her head to meet Master Lin Wan's gaze.

"Shuying... she has gone to pursue love..."

After saying this, before Master Lin Wan could reply, she bowed deeply.

"Senior Master Lin Wan, thank you for taking care of me these past few days."

"Now that I have mostly recovered, I won't trouble you any longer."

Master Lin Wan replied with some embarrassment,

"Our Realms are the same, there's no need to call me Senior."

"Besides, Shuying was the one taking care of you these past few days."

"She is the one you should thank."

Hearing this, Chang Yufei nodded slightly, but her heart was filled with complex, indescribable emotions.

After bowing, she silently left the Foundation Establishment Secret Realm.

Stepping out of the portal, it was dusk on the Main Planet.

Chang Yufei looked at the setting sun amidst the layers of clouds, feeling somewhat melancholic.

"Why does it have to be the exact same person?"

"How am I supposed to Face Shuying naturally in the future?"

She stood there for a long time, and only after the sun had completely set did she set off to return to Xuanzong University.

Baigong Planet, downstairs of the apartment building.

Li Fan hung up the call with Wen Xinmei and looked up at the familiar street.

Instead of flying to the pharmaceutical branch, he slowed his pace and walked back slowly along the street.

The evening breeze blew against his Face, making him feel incredibly relaxed and comfortable.

Li Fan couldn't help but recall the times he used to take walks with Luo Qingqian after dinner.

"Is it really impossible to go back?"

He shook his head, opened his terminal, and began surfing the web to pass the time on his walk back.

...

Before long, passing by a clothing store, Li Fan remembered something.

He looked at himself; even though he had tidied up a bit before entering the apartment, he still looked somewhat disheveled.

When he returned to United Pharmaceutical later, he would mostly likely have to Face various influential families.

Although he was a Chief Secretary who didn't do any actual work, he still had to keep up appearances for the sake of Face.

So, Li Fan turned and entered the store to pick out some clothes.

He was very quick and efficient, rapidly putting together a decent-looking outfit.

As he paid and prepared to leave, the shopkeeper called out to stop him.

"Is customer going to some important occasion, or meeting a partner?"

Caught off guard by the question, Li Fan thought about it and realized both actually applied.

So he nodded gently and waited for the shopkeeper to continue.

The shopkeeper glanced meaningfully at Li Fan's messy hair, then smiled and said,

"Our shop will give you a free grooming service, guaranteed to make you look decent and presentable."

Hearing this, Li Fan figured since he was already here, he might as well get everything sorted out.

He agreed with a nod and was soon seated in a chair.

Once the grooming was done, the shopkeeper smiled and continued,

"Our little shop can also do hair styling."

As he spoke, he handed over a catalog listing all sorts of fancy hair colors.

"These are all the trendy styles in the neighboring Star Domain right now. Take a look, see if anything catches your eye?"

Li Fan frowned slightly. Seeing this, the shopkeeper quickly explained,

"It's completely free of charge, don't worry! The hair color will fade back to normal in a few days!"

"Just think of it as a trial."

After several rounds of persuasion from the shopkeeper, Li Fan found it hard to refuse such hospitality and randomly selected a color.

A bit later, Li Fan returned to the Xuannu Pharmaceutical building.

The guarding Foundation Establishment Cultivator widened his eyes and exclaimed in amazement,

"Brother, looking so handsome?"

"That light-golden hair... it's the trendy style!"

"If it weren't for your unique ethereal aura remaining unchanged, I almost wouldn't have recognized you."

Li Fan waved his hand.

"Stop flattering me, lead the way."

A moment later, Li Fan stepped into the high-level conference hall.

The space was spacious and bright, with the voices of Cultivators from various influential families chatting all around.

Clearly, besides negotiating resource procurement, everyone was also using this meeting to network and expand their connections.

Li Fan's gaze quickly swept through the crowd, searching everywhere for Wen Xinmei, but after a round of looking, he only saw Xiao Chun.

It looked like she had just finished a meeting with an influential family, putting away her terminal that recorded the information, and was about to get up and leave.

So Li Fan quickly approached her and asked,

"Where is Xinmei? How come I don't see her?"

Xiao Chun looked over at the sound of his voice. Her expression froze as a blush crept onto her Face; for a moment, she actually didn't recognize Li Fan.

It wasn't until Li Fan waved his hand in front of her and said softly,

"What's wrong, Xiao Chun?"

Only then, relying on the familiarity in his eyes and brows, did Xiao Chun recognize that the person in front of her was indeed Li Fan.

She couldn't help but be shocked in her heart; she had never expected Li Fan to be so elegant and ethereal.

In Xiao Chun's memory, although Li Fan had a decent facial foundation, on par with average male Immortal Troupe members,

he was always unkempt, behaved in a casual and undisciplined manner, and had a careless attitude. Xiao Chun had never had a good impression of him.

Now, a completely transformed Li Fan possessed a Face and aura that were by no means inferior to the visual center of a top popular Immortal Troupe.

Only now did Xiao Chun understand why Chief Wen was always so tolerant and accommodating toward him; it turned out he had such a stunning side hidden away.

She stole a few more glances at Li Fan, then spoke up,

"It's nothing, Secretary Li."

"Chief Wen is in the inner hall holding talks with several important families."

"I'll take you in right now."

Entering the inner hall, it immediately became much quieter.

On both sides of a long rectangular conference table sat about eight or nine people.

Li Fan looked around and saw only unfamiliar Faces. Wen Xinmei sat with her back to him, whispering with a family representative.

Xiao Chun led him to the table, pulled out a chair, and invited Li Fan to sit.

The family representative next to them recognized Xiao Chun at a glance and asked in a low voice,

"Little Secretary, who is this?"

Xiao Chun replied with a gentle smile,

"This is Chief Wen's actual Secretary Li."

"I am merely an assistant."

After saying that, she turned slightly and introduced him to Li Fan in a soft voice,

"This is Elder Qian. The Secret Realm managed by the Qian Family is rich in Spiritual Qi, and all kinds of raw materials refined and processed from it are of top quality."

Li Fan didn't care much about this, merely glancing at this middle-aged man whose robes were embroidered with patterns of fortune, prosperity, and gold ingots.

After nodding in greeting, he sat down, opened his terminal, and began surfing the web.

This action fell into Elder Qian's eyes, leaving him somewhat stunned.

In his eyes, Li Fan, with his frivolous and flashy light-golden hair, fair skin, and strange attire, lacked even a shred of the calm and dignified bearing a Chief Secretary ought to have.

After sizing him up repeatedly, Elder Qian suddenly realized.

Wasn't the man in front of him the very same male Cultivator he had seen from afar in front of the corridor earlier, surrounded and questioned by the General Management Bureau?

By this point, Elder Qian had already formed a definitive judgment of Li Fan in his mind.

He shook his head and sighed inwardly.

"I didn't expect Chief Wen to also enjoy keeping a pretty boy."

"Seeing the whole from a small part, it seems we need to reconsider the matter of procurement."