Lin Chen appeared from behind the curtain, eyeing the somewhat vexing fairy before him.

At that moment, Hu Meimei was dressed in a white lab coat, sitting on the edge of the bed with a queenly air, her hands crossed over her chest as she teased Lin Chen with her gaze.

Red light surged, and Lin Chen felt a spiritual attack piercing into his soul.

Just as her hand was about to clutch Lin Chen's throat, suddenly her fair wrist was tightly grasped by Lin Chen's hand.

"Beauty, don't you enjoy playing? Why tire of it so soon? Let me take good care of you," Lin Chen said with a naughty smile curving at the corner of his mouth.

"You bastard, you weren't really mesmerized by me just now; you were pretending all along," Hu Meimei realized in an instant that she had been tricked.

"Hmph!" Hu Meimei's lip curled up slightly as a flash of red sparked in her eyes.

Just then, Chen Kang, who was massaging Hu Meimei's feet, had a glint of cold light in his eyes and suddenly leaped towards Lin Chen.

"Damn, I forgot about this idiot."

Lin Chen swiftly dodged the punch thrown by Chen Kang, while Hu Meimei took the chance to dash towards the window.

Arriving at the window, Hu Meimei's beautiful eyes flashed with cold laughter, "Daring to take advantage of me, I won't let you off easily."

As her words fell, Hu Meimei leaped straight out of the window.

At that moment, Chen Kang's eyes finally returned to normal.

"What just happened to me?" Chen Kang said with a baffled expression.

"What happened? Did you enjoy licking that girl's feet?" Lin Chen laughed.

"What did you say? I licked her feet, oh my god." Chen Kang's face changed drastically, and he rushed into the toilet, from where soon came the sound of retching.

Lin Chen looked around the room and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "This old man is quite the hero, yet he still couldn't escape her seduction. The adage 'a hero's grave is always at the mercy of a beauty's allure' couldn't be more accurate."

At this time, there was little essence left in the old man's body. If Lin Chen had been a day later, this old gentleman's life might have been lost.

Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a fashionably dressed young man walked in, holding a bunch of fresh flowers in his hand.

Seeing only Lin Chen inside the room, the young man frowned.

"Who are you, and where did Meimei go?"

Seeing the bloodshot eyes of the young man, Lin Chen shook his head helplessly, "It seems this guy has also fallen for Hu Meimei's charm."

"Hu Meimei, she jumped from the building," Lin Chen said flatly.

"What did you say?" The young man's face changed dramatically as he hurried to the window.

Seeing that there was no body of Hu Meimei below, he let out a sigh of relief.

The young man rushed furiously to Lin Chen, grabbed him by the collar, and demanded, "You bastard, what did you do to Meimei? How can I live without her?"

Looking at the young man in front of him hysterically crying, Lin Chen shook his head helplessly.

This guy was deeply poisoned by Hu Meimei.

"I'm going to kill you," the young man's eyes blazing with murderous intent, suddenly punched toward Lin Chen's chest.

Lin Chen reached out and grabbed the young man's wrist, his left hand chopping lightly on the back of the young man's neck. The young man's body went limp and he collapsed onto the floor.

At that moment, Chen Kang came back in, and seeing the young man passed out on the ground, he was stunned.

"Why did you knock out the young one?" Chen Kang asked, taken aback.

Chen Kang and the young one, Xiao Wu, were good buddies and seeing him on the ground, he quickly ran over.

"This kid was poisoned with a lust spell, he had to be knocked out or who knows what indecent things he might do," Lin Chen said helplessly.

"What, poisoned? Does that mean I..." Chen Kang's face changed.

"Yes, but you're not in any danger as the poison is mild; it won't cause any issues. However, he's deeply poisoned, which is unfortunate," Lin Chen commented a bit exasperatedly.

Chen Kang's face changed, "Brother Lin, Xiao Wu and I grew up together, you must save him!"

Lin Chen smiled, "It's simple to save him, just tie him to the bed and prevent him from seeing anything related to beauty. Once the lust poison dissipates, he'll be fine."

"Oh man, that's rough." Hearing that Xiao Wu would be okay, Chen Kang finally relaxed, but he couldn't help the mischievous grin on his face.

"You little rascal, you've had it coming, always competing with me for girls, haha!" Chen Kang laughed gleefully, hands on his hips, in malicious enjoyment of his friend's misfortune.

Seeing Chen Kang's smug expression, Lin Chen was speechless and turned his attention to the old man, Nian Si.

"Brother Lin, how is the old Nian?" Chen Kang dropped his mirth, looking anxiously at the still unconscious elder.

The old Nian had watched him grow up, and his ability to quickly take control of the Chen family after returning from overseas was largely due to the old man's efforts.

Lin Chen looked at the old man lying on the bed and placed his hand on his chest.

Streams of Spiritual Energy flowed into the old man's body, and after about ten minutes, the old man finally opened his eyes.

The old man was still somewhat weak, and seeing Chen Kang, he paused, "Xiao Kang, what happened to me?"

Chen Kang recounted the incident to the elder.

"Damn it, someone dared to take action against us; who's got the nerve to do such a thing?" a dark look of anger covered Nian Si's face.

Lin Chen spoke gravely, "Elder Nian, those who acted against you are probably not ordinary people. Their target is likely the underground resources you control,"

When the woman had escaped earlier, Lin Chen had spotted a blood-red skull tattoo over her chest, identical to the one under the hair of the Ninth Prince. From this, he was certain the woman was associated with the Ninth Prince.

Nian Si looked at Lin Chen with gratitude, "Mr. Lin, if it wasn't for your timely intervention, our father and son would have truly been harmed by that demoness. You are a benefactor to our Nian family. If there is anything you need my help with, don't hesitate to ask."

Lin Chen smiled, "Elder Nian is too courteous. Chen Kang is my friend, and I did what a friend should do. However, I do have one thing I need Elder Nian's help with!"