Chapter 61: The Goddess Is No Longer Pure

After jumping off the stage, Liu Binglan almost took a tumble.

Struggling to steady herself, she immediately kicked off the high heels she was wearing, went barefoot, and sprinted rapidly in a certain direction ahead.

Several of her bodyguards were thoroughly startled by her sudden and erratic behavior. Although they had no clue what she was up to, they hurriedly gave chase to protect her.

Li Yadong likewise led his own bodyguards to pursue them.

Truth be told, Liu Binglan cared a great deal about her public image.

Yet at this very moment, she simply could not afford to care about such trivialities anymore.

She had actually caught sight of that person.

The person who had effortlessly cured her when that inexplicable, chronic ailment of hers flared up, sparing her from collapsing straight onto the street.

Back then, that person had merely claimed that he only temporarily suppressed her illness.

However, a full month had already elapsed since that encounter, and her stubborn old ailment had never once acted up again.

One had to bear in mind that prior to meeting that individual, she suffered attacks at least two to three times every month.

Furthermore, every single episode was agonizing enough to make her wish she were dead.

Liu Binglan had ample reason to suspect that that person was an extraordinary, miraculous physician.

He hadn't just temporarily checked her condition; there was a very strong likelihood he had completely cured her illness altogether.

Naturally, this was merely Liu Binglan's conjecture.

The exact truth of the matter was known only to that person alone.

Heaven knows how much time and effort Liu Binglan had expended in trying to track down that individual during this period.

She possessed no information whatsoever regarding that man, not even his name.

One could easily imagine just how immensely difficult it was to find him.

And just now, as she inadvertently cast a glance toward the audience, she had actually laid eyes on that familiar face.

Liu Binglan had seen him glance at her, shake his head, and turn to walk away, a trace of apparent disappointment lingering in his eyes.

He looked nothing like someone who was overjoyed to see her.

If she didn't chase after him right this instant, where on earth would she ever find him again in the future?

This concerned her precious life.

Liu Binglan had no choice but to throw everything else to the winds and catch up with this fellow first.

Liu Binglan should consider herself fortunate.

Because the crowd here was simply too massive.

Xiao Nan found it inconvenient to deploy his Soaring Cloud Movement Technique; he had been planning to walk over to a relatively sparse area before employing it.

Otherwise, had Xiao Nan unleashed his Soaring Cloud Movement Technique, a hundred Liu Binglans combined wouldn't have stood a chance of catching up to him.

"P-Please wait a moment."

When she finally caught up to Xiao Nan, Liu Binglan was already completely out of breath from exhaustion.

Terrified that Xiao Nan might abandon her and run off once again, Liu Binglan hurriedly grabbed hold of his wrist and gripped it with a deathly vice-like hold.

Xiao Nan turned his head, looking at her with a speechless expression: "What on earth are you trying to do?"

Meanwhile, Li Yadong and his entourage had already rushed over, their eyes immediately falling upon Xiao Nan and Liu Binglan, whose hands were clasped together.

Li Yadong instantly flew into a rage: "Xiao Nan, what do you think you're doing? Let go of her right now, or else I won't be polite with you!"

Even though Li Yadong shouted threats about not being polite, he prudently hid himself behind several bodyguards, not daring to poke his head out at all.

Xiao Nan had already beaten a psychological shadow into him.

His face was still swollen right now, barely concealed beneath thick, multi-layered applications of cosmetics.

"Li Yadong, when did you go blind?"

"Clearly, your esteemed brand ambassador is the one refusing to let go of me, yet you're telling me to let her go, you damn bastard?"

Xiao Nan retorted without a shred of politeness. Honestly, the mere sight of this fellow made his hands itch for a fight; if there weren't so many people around—not to mention a swarm of reporters holding cameras—Xiao Nan would have already dragged him over and given him a thrashing.

Li Yadong was left utterly speechless, for it was indeed Liu Binglan who was clinging to Xiao Nan and refusing to let go.

The jealousy burning in his heart was intense!

He had dreamed countless times of touching Liu Binglan's delicate hand even just once.

Regrettably, he never had the opportunity.

Liu Binglan was clearly someone he had hired at a lavish price to endorse his products, yet she had completely left her own new product launch conference hanging, discarding all her pretensions as a celebrity.

In full view of the public, she had sprinted over to cling relentlessly to the hand of this scumbag.

What kind of absurd farce was this?

Liu Binglan's bodyguards instantly realized that she must know Xiao Nan, so they refrained from taking any action.

Instead, they swiftly dispersed the fans who were pressing in closer and closer, clamoring for autographs.

Leaving Liu Binglan and Xiao Nan at the center, they carved out an empty circular zone around them.

"What are you playing at? Let me go, I've got things to do," Xiao Nan said, staring at Liu Binglan with utter exasperation. Did this woman have a screw loose?

A vision instantly flashed through Liu Binglan's mind of the last time this fellow had slipped away right from under her nose.

Back then, she had merely dazed for a split second, and this guy had vanished without a trace.

He left whenever he pleased, acting with such carefree detachment that he hadn't taken her, a so-called major celebrity, seriously in the slightest.

How could she possibly let go now?

She still maintained her death grip on Xiao Nan's wrist: "I won't let go. The moment I let go, you'll definitely run off again."

"Are you out of your mind?" Xiao Nan couldn't help rolling his eyes.

Yet Liu Binglan looked at him with an entirely serious expression: "That's right, I am out of my mind, and only you can cure me."

Xiao Nan was speechless: "What on earth do you want?"

Liu Binglan replied, "Would you do me the honor of having a meal with me? I'd like to have a proper chat with you. You walked out on me last time—do you have any idea how hard I've searched for you?"

The massive crowd of onlookers around them was completely dumbfounded.

Who the hell was this guy?

The Heavenly Diva's man?

Judging by how this sounded, was he the type who tasted the Heavenly Diva to her last drop and then made a run for it?

The goddess Liu Binglan, who always stood high and lofty in their hearts, was actually acting this humble in front of this jerk?

This was practically headline-worthy material for the front page of the news!

Every single male fan of Liu Binglan at the scene suddenly felt as agonizingly disgusted as if they had swallowed countless flies.

They all desperately wanted to charge in, grab this guy wearing a tank top and shorts, and beat him to a pulp.

The goddess had lost her purity!

Oh goddess, what on earth did you ever see in this bastard?

Li Yadong's face was so black it looked as though it could wring out water.

This scumbag Xiao Nan had already provoked months of envy, jealousy, and hatred in him by getting engaged to Lin Ziqing, one of the Lin family sisters.

Never did he expect that this fellow would actually sink his claws into Liu Binglan as well.

Although in his heart, Xiao Nan was already a dead man who wouldn't be hopping around for much longer, Li Yadong still felt immensely aggrieved and furious at this moment.

"Ms. Liu, this... what is the meaning of this?"

Even though Liu Binglan's current antics had caused the interruption of the Lishi Pharmaceuticals launch conference and left Li Yadong burning with anger, he didn't dare vent his fury upon Liu Binglan. He could only walk up to her and ask politely.

"My apologies, President Li, just a minor personal matter," Liu Binglan brushed Li Yadong off perfunctorily.

Immediately afterward, her pair of lovely eyes fixed once more with a fierce intensity on Xiao Nan, awaiting his reply.

Realizing that if he didn't go off to have a chat with this woman today, she would probably cling to him like this indefinitely.

And if he were to shake her off directly, it would lack chivalry entirely, so he had no choice but to nod: "Alright, fine then."

A flash of joyful radiance instantly bloomed across Liu Binglan's pretty face as she tilted her head to look at Li Yadong: "President Li, could you proceed with the other segments of the press conference first? Please grant me one hour of your time."