’She’s probably determined to repay me in her own way.’ But Sifan didn’t want any kind of reward.

He just wanted Wen Wan to be a little happier.

A lot had happened today, and Sifan’s mind was still in turmoil.

The bodyguards reported everything he’d been through to Lu Fan faithfully.

Lu Fan nodded thoughtfully after hearing the report.

Chen He, who was standing beside him, asked curiously, "Boss, the young master now knows about that young lady’s family situation. Should we help?"

Lu Fan shook his head. "No. I think he’s resourceful enough for now. Let him handle it on his own first."

After speaking, he transferred 5,000 to Jiang Silu.

Jiang Silu had just gotten out of the shower. She was shocked when she saw the transfer notification on her phone.

She was just about to ask why.

But Lu Fan sent a message first: [I’ve been wanting to send you money for living expenses, but I was afraid you wouldn’t accept it. Now, given our relationship, I think you won’t refuse if I send you some spending money. Don’t worry, I’ve already talked to your mother about giving you an allowance, so just accept it, okay?]

After reading the message, Jiang Silu finally accepted the money.

To Lu Fan, 5,000 might not be a lot of money.

But to Jiang Silu, this was the first time Lu Fan had given her, his daughter, an allowance as a father.

It was incredibly meaningful.

Jiang Silu replied: [Thank you! If my landscaping project makes it to the finals and places, I’ll use the prize money to treat you to dinner.]

Lu Fan: [Then it’s a deal!]

Jiang Silu: [Okay~]

Once that was settled, Lu Fan smiled and explained to Chen He, "Helping Silu is the same as helping Sifan. After all, blood is thicker than water. If Sifan runs into trouble, she, as his sister, will naturally want to help. But I don’t want Silu’s life to be too difficult, so 5,000 is the perfect amount—not too much, not too little. If I’d given her 10,000 or more, she definitely wouldn’t have accepted it."

Chen He couldn’t help but sigh in admiration. "That’s our boss for you. You’ve thought of everything."

Lu Fan glanced at the flower shop diagonally across the street and saw Jiang Yixia getting ready to close up and leave.

He immediately got to his feet and struck a runner’s pose.

Jiang Yixia was tidying up the entrance to her shop when she saw Lu Fan run several laps back and forth along the shopping street. She had no idea what this show-off was up to now.

When Lu Fan appeared in front of her for the fifth time, Jiang Yixia finally had enough. Frowning, she asked, "What on earth are you trying to do?"

"Wanna go out?" Lu Fan suggested with a meaningful look.

Jiang Yixia’s face immediately flushed. "Are you insane?"

Lu Fan feigned confusion. "I just wanted to ask if you’d like to go for a run and get some exercise. Where did your mind wander off to?"

"Not interested," Jiang Yixia said, flustered.

"And here I was about to tell you how Sifan’s new business is doing. Oh well..." Lu Fan said, pretending to walk away.

Sure enough, Jiang Yixia hesitated for a moment before asking, "How has Sifan been lately?"

Ever since Sifan had started his business, he had been chatting less in the family group chat and calling Yixia far less often.

Yixia knew he didn’t want to make her worry.

’After all, her son was grown up now. He had his own life and his own ideas.’

’That was perfectly normal.’

But she couldn’t help worrying that Sifan might be facing difficulties.

And as it happened, this guy Lu Fan always managed to get the latest updates on her son.

After a moment’s consideration, Yixia grumbled, "I’m too tired. I don’t want to run." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"How about a walk along the river then?"

"Just a walk. Don’t get any funny ideas," Yixia warned.

Lu Fan chuckled. "Don’t worry. Don’t you know what kind of person I am?"

"It’s your character I’m worried about," Yixia said with a frown. "Don’t you forget, years ago, you asked me to go running and stole a kiss from me when no one was around!"

"Hey now, that wasn’t ’stealing a kiss.’"

"We weren’t even together back then! That’s called being a pervert!" Yixia retorted, her face flushing red.