Peerless Little Immortal Doctor

His visit to Harbor City this time—perhaps the most accurate description—is not to find his wife and child.

But rather to gaze at them from afar.

For he no longer possesses Martial Veins, his cultivation is gone, and he can no longer step into that world for the rest of his life.

Without the qualification to be their husband and father, he will not appear before his wife and child.

Upon this sudden realization, Guo Man inexplicably felt a profound sense of relief.

She understood the feeling of losing cultivation better than Xia Liu.

Yet, the pain that comes with the loss of cultivation—Xia Liu, perhaps, feels it more deeply than she does.

"It's okay, the problem is mine."

Xia Liu forced a smile, trying to mask the pain entirely.

But the more he smiled, the more bitter and unsightly it appeared to others.

"Let's go to Harbor City Amusement Park."

"Alright."

Xia Liu navigated toward the destination set by Guo Man.

At the amusement park, Guo Man pulled Xia Liu to play various attractions.

This helped Xia Liu relax quite a bit.

That girl must think he's living in immense pain, and now she's trying to help him unwind.

But truth be told, he was merely aiming for the Best Actor award.

If there were judges, surely this season's Best Actor award would be his.

By the time they returned, it was already six in the evening, half an hour past office closing time.

Guo Man bid farewell to Xia Liu and went back to the office.

Xia Liu didn't remain idle either; he went to find Fengzi and called Zhao Qian in the meantime.

Today, his goal had been achieved.

From this point on, Guo Man would no longer have any doubts about him.

With some effort in the future, she might even let him truly get close to her.

When the time comes, she could take him into the Guo Family.

Then the mission would be accomplished.

After Zhao Qian clocked off, Xia Liu drove back with him.

Today's progress with Guo Man had been pretty decent.

He wished for more opportunities like these in the future.

In the following days, Xia Liu's life went smoothly.

Each day, apart from sitting outside the President's office, he spent his noon driving around putting up missing person notices.

The act must be played to the fullest.

Even if he doesn't deserve that nonexistent wife.

He must still put on a display for Guo Man.

The house and car that were allocated to him were far more than what meets the eye.

Although he didn't find any listening devices or cameras during his sweep of the house, Xia Liu wouldn't let his guard down.

If she used imported equipment that he couldn't detect, exposure would be troublesome.

Day by day, time passed.

It had been a month since Xia Liu arrived in Harbor City.

He had promised Ye Xuan and the others to complete the mission within two months.

From the looks of it now...

Two months may not be enough.

Guo Man rarely asked him to accompany her.

Every time she went out, it was with Lina and Xilu.

As if afraid he might suffer, she made his days easy and relaxed.

But Xia Liu didn't want such an arrangement.

He wanted more interactions with Guo Man.

Even if he had to endure a little loss—even if it came to rolling in bed—it didn't matter.

As long as it could lead him into the Guo Family.

Amid an afternoon of emotional agony and frustration, Xia Liu passed through another day.

Guo Man, Xilu, and Xima had spent the entire afternoon out.

Clack, clack, clack...

The sound of high heels hitting the floor came from the corner.

Following Xia Liu's gaze, an exotic beauty appeared before him.

"Mr. Xia, has the President not returned yet?"

Lina blinked her blue eyes, her gaze fixed tightly on Xia Liu.

"Not yet. If there's something urgent, you should give her a call."

"No, no, actually, I came to find you."

Lina hurriedly said.

"Uh? You came to find me?"

Before Xia Liu could react, the scent of perfume drifted toward him.

"Mr. Xia, please forgive my boldness, but I want to tell you—ever since you agreed to help and rescued the President and Xilu, I've secretly admired you."

Lina's eyes sparkled with reverence as she continued, "Back then, facing Liang Chao's gun, you showed no fear—even delaying things for me, giving me the chance to pull the trigger."

...

Confronted with Lina's confession, Xia Liu was dumbfounded.

What was this situation?

No denying, this girl was incredibly attractive, possessing that unique North American charm.

But he couldn't accept this now.

"I'm sorry, Lina. We're not suited for each other."

Before Lina could approach him, Xia Liu hurriedly stood up to avoid her.

"How can we know we're not suited if we're not together? My heart tells me—you're the one I've been waiting for."

"I'm sorry. This is my problem. You are amazing, but I'm just a worthless man, undeserving of you."

Xia Liu felt bitter inside.

Having gone over a month without indulging, he understood fully that if he nodded now, he would see Lina every morning from then on.

But the more crucial the situation was, the more he needed to stay vigilant.

Just as Lina was about to say more, her phone began to ring incessantly.

"Suburbs…"

"Hello, Xilu? Xilu!"

Lina repeatedly checked her phone screen while holding it to her ear.

Finally confirmed there was signal, no disconnection.

But on the other end, there was no sound at all.

"What's wrong?"

Xia Liu sensed something was off and immediately asked.

"I don't know. Xilu called me—apart from the word 'suburbs,' there's no other information."

Lina was also anxious yet didn't know what else to say.

All the information she had was just that one word...

"Let's head to the suburbs!"

Without hesitation, Xia Liu decided.

Since Xilu mentioned the suburbs, it was imperative to go there.

"Which direction did President Guo go today?"

"Today's itinerary appears to have been to the Harbor District—President Guo was inspecting the offline packaging of some medicinal materials."

"Harbor District!"

Without wasting more words, Xia Liu started the car and headed straight for the Harbor District.

Along the way, he constantly called Guo Man on her phone.

But all he heard was the beeping sound—no one picked up.

In the past, even if Guo Man was too busy to answer her phone, either Xilu or Lina would assist in answering.

Now Xia Liu had called Guo Man, Xilu, and Xima's phones, but none were answered.

Unease began to creep up within him.

If something had happened to Guo Man, the world would have lost a Supreme-Grade beauty.

Alright, his true thought was—if something happened to Guo Man, all his efforts would turn to smoke and disperse in the wind.

No!

He couldn't let such regret take place.

As the car sped up, the Harbor District drew nearer.

Following Lina's directions, Xia Liu arrived at a company called Concord Herbal Packaging Center.

Thanks to possessing Guo's Pharmaceutical credentials, Xia Liu and Lina quickly gained entry into the facility.

The manager personally hosted the headquarters personnel arriving in a BMW M6.

"Manager Zhao, did anything happen while President Guo was here today?"

Before Manager Zhao could say much, Lina hastily asked.

"Nothing at all. When President Guo arrived, our entire factory warmly welcomed her. We even demonstrated several herbal processing and packaging procedures."

Manager Zhao sensed the unusualness of the situation and immediately shared everything he knew...