Others might not know who Long Guofan is, but Qin Hongguo and Liu Zhijun were very clear that with a single word from him, their families could vanish overnight.
Such a person was practically at the pinnacle of the pyramid.
Especially Liu Zhijun, his face was extremely grim. He never imagined that the ant he had looked down upon just moments ago was the grandson of that terrifying existence!
Thinking back to what he had said to Chen Fan earlier, and his son's behavior during this period, he felt as if he was dancing on the edge of death!
In an instant, Liu Zhijun's back was soaked with cold sweat!
"Chairman Long, you, you are his daughter?" After a moment, Liu Zhijun finally reacted, swallowing and asking Long Yinglan.
"Otherwise?" Long Yinglan retorted.
This was the first time Long Yinglan had publicly acknowledged her identity.
Before, they only knew that Long Yinglan had the backing of the Long family in the capital, but they didn't know that Long Yinglan was actually Long Guofan's daughter!
Upon hearing Long Yinglan's answer, Liu Zhijun almost stumbled and fell to the ground.
"Father!" Fortunately, Liu Qianze was quick-witted and supported Liu Zhijun, preventing him from making a fool of himself in public.
"Father, are you, are you alright?" Liu Qianze looked at Liu Zhijun with surprise, noticing that Liu Zhijun's palms were covered in cold sweat!
Having lived abroad for a long time, he didn't know much about these prominent figures and didn't understand what the name Long Guofan represented.
After steadying himself, Liu Zhijun ignored his son and hurriedly said to Long Yinglan, "Chairman Long, I will take my son and leave immediately. From now on, I will absolutely, absolutely not let him set foot in Jiangcheng again!"
"What?!" Liu Qianze was shocked.
He had prepared so much, for so long, how could he be willing to leave just like that?!
"Father, are our Liu and Qin families afraid of a mere Wanhao Group?!" Liu Qianze was confused. He didn't understand why his father would say such a thing. Wasn't this tantamount to handing Qin Shuran over?
"Slap!"
As soon as Liu Qianze finished speaking.
A loud slap echoed through the outpatient hall of the mental hospital.
Everyone present was stunned. Just moments ago, Liu Zhijun and Qin Hongguo were still trying to threaten Long Yinglan, and now Liu Zhijun had slapped his own son? And was even planning to take Liu Qianze away from Jiangcheng.
Moreover, they were all curious, who exactly was this Chen Fan's maternal grandfather that Long Yinglan mentioned? Why would figures like Qin Hongguo and Liu Zhijun be so terrified upon hearing that name?
However, no one would explain these things to them.
After all, with their status, they were not qualified to know anything about Long Guofan.
"It seems your son is still not convinced." Long Yinglan glanced at Liu Qianze.
"Chairman Long, if he dares to be unconvinced, I'll break his legs!" Liu Zhijun wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his expression extremely tense.
Liu Qianze was stunned, looking at his father in disbelief. He wanted to break his legs? Was this still the father who was determined to annex the Qin family and become the number one family in South China Province?
"Hmph, I don't want to see him in Jiangcheng again," Long Yinglan said coldly.
"Yes, yes, we will leave now!" Liu Zhijun dared not utter a word of refusal.
Before, they had only speculated that Long Yinglan was related to the Long family in the capital. Who would have thought that Long Yinglan was actually Long Guofan's daughter! Daring to offend Long Guofan's daughter was no different from seeking death!
Without daring to delay, Liu Zhijun grabbed Liu Qianze and fled the outpatient building in a panic, not daring to look back.
Chen Fan was stunned, watching Liu Qianze leave, his eyes filled with confusion and dread.
Suddenly, Chen Fan remembered that day when Long Yinglan told him in the car to call her Aunt Long from now on, and the concerned look in her eyes. If she had no relation to him, she wouldn't have had that look.
Now he finally understood why Zhang Chongshan had given him a supreme card for Wanhao Group back then.
Why Zhang Chongshan had told him that Wanhao Group would protect him.
He also understood why Long Yinglan had appeared time and again at the most critical moments, even at the risk of antagonizing the two major families of South China Province!
At this moment, Chen Fan understood everything.
But he couldn't believe it was true. He was very confused as to why his aunt hadn't revealed herself to him earlier, why he had never met his mother since birth, and why his maternal grandfather, whose name alone could scare the Liu family patriarch into fleeing in terror, were people he didn't even know existed?
Too many questions flooded Chen Fan's mind at once.
"Xiao Fan." Long Yinglan's voice came again, pulling the dazed Chen Fan back to reality.
"Yes."
Before Chen Fan could ask, Long Yinglan said, "I know you have many questions. Let's find a quiet place. I think it's time we talked."
Chen Fan just nodded gently, then walked towards his consultation room in a daze.
Seeing Chen Fan, the crowd quickly made way.
Qin Shuran could feel that Chen Fan's emotions were very wrong and wanted to follow him, but was pulled back by Qin Hongguo.
Soon, the two arrived at the consultation room.
Long Yinglan closed the door to the consultation room, and the surrounding environment fell silent.
"You, you are really my aunt?" After a long pause, Chen Fan asked.
"Xiao Fan, you've suffered all these years." Long Yinglan nodded.
"Why? Why are you only telling me this now?"
"Because the time was not right, and it was for your safety."
"What about my mother? Is she still alive?" Chen Fan looked up at Long Yinglan, this was something he desperately wanted to know.
Long Yinglan nodded, then shook her head.
"What do you mean by that?" Chen Fan was a little confused.
"Let me tell you a story," Long Yinglan said.
Chen Fan remained silent.
Long Yinglan recounted, "More than twenty years ago, I was less than ten years old then, born into a prominent family in the capital. Many people envied our lives, but they didn't know that being born into a wealthy family, while ensuring a life of comfort, meant living like a walking corpse."
"Our lives, from the moment we were born, were decided by our families. Your mother was the same."
"She was very beautiful, my second sister. We had the best relationship in the family and often went out to play together. Those times were the happiest for me. However, my second sister was frail and often needed traditional Chinese medicine to regulate her health every month. At that time, a descendant of a traditional Chinese medicine family was responsible for treating my second sister. He was very refined and hit it off with my second sister. Coupled with seeing each other for a few days every month, their relationship quickly heated up, and they became a couple."
"I was very happy at the time, thinking I had gained another brother-in-law who would dote on me. And he did dote on me. Every time he came to treat my second sister, he would bring me some toys."
"But." At this point, Long Yinglan's voice became choked with emotion.
"But what?" Chen Fan's breathing quickened, and he asked anxiously.