The doctors were arranging various tests, while Delun gave out orders to secretary Yang on his phone.
As young as he is, Delun held the keys to the Fan empire's treasury.
In Mafia terms, he is called a consigliere - if it's put in ancient kingdom style, he is the crown prince. After all, the Huaxia mafia is not the same as the Italian mafia.
It sounds like a real cushy job in words.
However, when it comes to reality, it's quite the opposite.
His grandfather had four sons, and three daughters, all vying for his seat of power.
The youngest aunt has married but last year, bringing all the son-in-laws to play.
Fan Delun is the illegitimate son of eldest son Fan shan.
However, there is no love lost between father and son.
Delun was raised by his grandfather since he was young, and he was a whiz academically.
On top of that, he started attending meetings with his grandfather from the time he was eight.
So, Delun knows more about all the inside dealings their group made compared to all the others, despite his youth.
Add to that, unlike others, with his education and elegant look that looked at ease among gangsters or high society soiree, he had a better social network.
He has sharp sword eyes, and a face that's between watermelon and melon seed. He is the perfect mix between lean and muscly, with his figure following the golden ratio.
With his jet black sword eyes, and sharp hair, he looked like a forceful gangster, yet, when he smiled, his eyes lit up with stars, his two dimples in the middle of his cheeks made him look adorable, and his crooked smile had an explosion of cuteness to it.
He is the epitome of the look they called gap-moe. The girls who never looked at retro type guys fell for his smile, and the girls who actually liked the masculine type fell over their heads. I.e. He had his fair share of rotten peach blossoms.
On the business side of matters, when he reached eighteen, he started his own company, and started separating his assets from those of the group.
Sure, he is still the consigliere, but he started developing his own power.
His grandfather is leery of the venture, and wanted to teach him who is the most powerful in their family.
As such, his grandfather took the stance of neutrality when it came to Delun's business.
It made it all the more easy for his uncles to take cheap shots at him.
Delun crushed them ruthlessly.
His father lost licenses of three of his restaurants, his second uncle lost a mining business, his third uncle lost a pig farm and his fourth uncle lost a resort.
Obviously, all these losses reflected back to his grandfather, even if the scale is really small, it did exist.
His grandfather understood only then that Delun meant business.
He meant to separate from the Fan family, if they do not show the due appreciation for himself.
Then, his grandfather handed him the keys of treasury, along with twenty percent of the Fan group stock.
However, it was clear to his grandfather he had no authority over Delun.
Delun had no mother, his relationship with his father couldn't be worse, and the rest of the family - well, there's no need to even think about it.
So, now, he had no choice but to make a weak point for Delun, if he couldn't find a weak point.
Now, his grandfather is trying to get one over him using his marriage.
Either he married a really troublesome girl who only brought advantages to Fan group as a whole, not to him as an individual, or he married a cousin tying him thoroughly to the Fan group. His grandfather's plan is all too obvious, yet, Delun can't avoid it.
He may have many things, but he does not have his grandfather's network.
Delun is just beginning to find out why his grandfather said nothing when wanted to go independent.
Whether he succeeded or failed, at some point in his life, he would need his grandfather's network.
So, Delun would come back no matter what, if not in a year, then in ten years.
When he does, his grandfather would say to him;" in the end, you have no one but me. "
Then, Fan patriarch ties him to Fan house with stronger duties.
It's a pretty good plan, simple, doable, and proven against the test of time.
However, Delun did not want to go back to his grandfather.
More than that, even if his grandfather favors him, his uncles will not give up trying to kill him.
After all, they all are gunning for his father to win the position over him.
Delun would never work under his father. This is something that's very clear to everyone.
So, Delun could only stay in the Zhu family's hospital for the time being as his men worked around the clock to find the master mind.
On the other side of the city, secretary Yang and Xue Ying followed the man, but they lost him halfway.
Secretary Yang called Delun .
"Master Delun! I am sorry. We lost the man. " he told Fan Delun very regretfully.
Since the time he started working for Delun, this is the first time he has failed to complete a task.
"It's alright, Mr. Yang. This time, we are up against professionals. It wouldn't be easy fighting with them." Fan Delun said.
"Then, what about the little master?" Secretary Yang asked, looking at Xue Ying, how was leaning on his two fists and looking up at him like a little rabbit.
It's unimaginable that such a young child is such a powerful hacker. Or that his dream is to join a cyber crime unit.
Secretary Yang shuddered thinking of such a clever and powerful child working for the police.
Their organization would really have to go begging if such a thing happened.
Delun was surprised that secretary Yang already called Xue Ying with such a name.
He suddenly felt a sense of loss, for the only person secretary Yang ever called little master is himself.
"That … Hire him permanently, Secretary Yang. I will send his payment." Delun answered back.
After he hung up his phone, Delun sent the address to secretary Yang, and sent part time fee to Xue ying.
It's not a small amount.
Delun paid according to industry standards.
"Young master Xue?" Secretary Yang called him, just as Xue Ying was about to leave.
"Xue Ying! Uncle, call me Xue Ying." Xue Ying whispered, for fear someone in the neighbourhood would hear him.
"Yes, Little master Xue! " Yang secretary answered, with his poker face on. Xue Ying had the feeling he was being lagged at, but he couldn't prove it.
"Uncle!" Xue Ying said in exasperation.
After a second, he sighed. Old people are just too stubborn. Habits of a lifetime can not be changed that easily.
"Never mind. Call me what you please. Why did you call me?" Xue Ying asked.
"Would you like to work for us? Exclusively?" Secretary Yang asked, without beating around the bush.
Xue Ying was about to say yes, when he reeled back.
Saying yes without considering it is his mother's habit. It's also his, but his sister has instilled in him never to say yes when someone asks you for something the first time.
So, instead of saying yes, he said I will consider it.
Had he known how the same concept had such dire consequences for his sister, he wouldn't have asked for time to consider but all the same, he did not agree.
After half an hour, Secretary Yang appeared in front of him with Delun's attache.
Delun has not yet stopped answering calls, while Secretary Yang also sat beside him and started calling out to people.
The news about the commotion is already on the internet and is gaining traction.
They called everywhere to have the video removed, and Delun was busy calming down the investors.
While he is facing the battle of his life, BingLan was busy choosing the wedding Hanfu.
She leisurely went through each and every look, noting down it's advantages and disadvantages, then finally decided on a golden qing pao style with embroidery for herself, plain red cotton silk mix for Delun .
After she had chosen most of the wedding materials, she found two really nice fabrics for Delun, but she couldn't decide between the two.
So, she called him.
"You want me to choose between the two colors you sent? " Delun checked his messages.
There are only two red blobs in the pictures.
He could not tell the difference between them at all. He was about to say 'You sent me two photos of the same fabric'.
However, he swallowed his words at the last moment.
For the first time in his life, Fan Delun made use of the knowledge about girls he learned from books.
"The first one." He answered.
"Husband! That.. Don't you think the second one is better? " Bing Lan asked.
"If you like the second one, we can go with that." he answered.
There was silence on the phone.
" You can not tell the difference between the two, could you?" BingLan asked.
'Sure enough, this girl is too smart for her own good.' Delun grumbled once again.
"Yes, I can't. " he replied to BingLan honestly.
"Where are you?" She asked.
Since she has ruined the perfect date he was aiming for, she should probably make up with a surprise date.
"... Hospital. " Fan Delun answered, taking some time.
"Did something happen ?" She asked, worried that he was hurt.
It's only after she asked she realized that it's quite possible for Delun to be at hospital because he injured a third party, not because he himself is injured.
Her worry increased more when she realized that. Since her 'do it by law' scheme worked, she assumed Delun mostly scared people, but when it came to really hurting people, he handed it over to someone else.
Thus, she had been very complacent about her behavior with him, or her feelings for him. She never thought of him as a possible criminal or villain. While her thoughts were going haywire, Delun answered her question.
"This.. I had a sprain." Delun answered.
This answer made her more worried.
What in the world could have happened for Fan Delun to hospitalize himself ?
More she thought , the more worried she became.
"Which hospital are you at? Have you had dinner?" BingLan asked.
After a few minutes, she got on the subway to the Zhu hospital with a specially packed home cooked meal.