Melina and Yamedi were of similar age, and when the latter directly addressed her as "Mistress," it made her feel rather embarrassed.
Seeing Yamedi about to kneel again, Melina quickly reached out and stopped her.
"Yamedi, don't listen to Xiao Fan. I'm not your mistress. Just consider me your elder sister!" Melina said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Yamedi immediately replied, "Sister Melina, I'll listen to you. From now on, you are my sister!"
"..." Cheng Xiao Fan was utterly speechless at this moment.
Melina had accepted Yamedi as her sister, and he couldn't very well object.
After all, she was his woman, and he had to give her some face.
Little did he know!
Yamedi then turned to Melina and said, "Sister Melina, since you are my sister, shouldn't I call Mr. Cheng brother-in-law?"
Melina nodded and replied, "Of course, you can call him brother-in-law!"
Yamedi immediately turned around, bowed to Cheng Xiao Fan with a radiant smile, and said in a sweet voice, "Brother-in-law, hello!"
"..." Cheng Xiao Fan's face instantly turned as dark as ink.
His mistress had suddenly become his sister-in-law?
Cheng Xiao Fan's expression turned stern, "Remember, I am always your master!"
Yamedi smiled and said, "I know, you are indeed my master, but you are also undeniably my brother-in-law!"
Brilliant!
Degreer secretly gave his daughter a thumbs-up.
She was indeed young, and her mind reacted so quickly.
By taking on this "brother-in-law" title, even if he remained her master, he couldn't deny that Yamedi was now his nominal younger sister-in-law.
In the future, he couldn't possibly humiliate his sister-in-law too harshly, could he?
At this point, even Cheng Xiao Fan had nothing more to say.
He took the Hunyuan Bead from his backpack, placed it in a cup, and filled it with water. In an instant, the water turned red.
Delicate threads of a special fragrance emanated from the crimson water.
Cheng Xiao Fan then took the Hunyuan Bead out of the cup and, through his backpack, stored it back into the Shennong space.
He poured the water into another empty bottle.
"Degreer, take this bottle of water back," Cheng Xiao Fan said with a somber expression. "When you get back, drink half of the water, and let Hei Li drink the other half. The strange poison you both have will disappear immediately!"
Degreer looked skeptical and asked, "Is it really that effective?"
Cheng Xiao Fan said with a cold smile, "Degreer, I'm counting on you and Yamedi to work for me. Why would I let you die? If you truly don't believe me, I'll just pour this water away!"
Degreer quickly said, "I believe you, I believe you!"
He immediately tucked the bottle into his clothes.
Cheng Xiao Fan said, "You can leave now!"
Yamedi said, "Master, let my father go back first. I'll stay and invite you all to dinner!"
Cheng Xiao Fan asked, "Why should you invite us to dinner?"
Yamedi replied, "Sister Melina has already accepted me as her little sister, and from now on, my father and Uncle Miller are friends. It's perfectly normal for me to invite everyone to a meal!"
Degreer, hearing this, smiled broadly and said, "Yes, yes, Yamedi is right. Mr. Cheng, please allow my daughter to host everyone for a gathering!"
As Cheng Xiao Fan was hesitating whether to agree, Miller said, "Xiao Fan, since Yamedi has said so, give her some face!"
Miller meant that Yamedi would be managing those industries for Cheng Xiao Fan in the future, and their relationship shouldn't be too strained.
Although Cheng Xiao Fan was very capable, and Yamedi wouldn't dare to cross him, sometimes it was necessary to win people over.
As soon as Miller spoke, Cheng Xiao Fan understood his intention.
Even though Cheng Xiao Fan felt it was completely unnecessary, since Melina's father had already made the request, he couldn't refuse again.
"Alright, then it's settled!" Cheng Xiao Fan said nonchalantly.
Yamedi immediately bowed to Cheng Xiao Fan and said, "Thank you, Master, thank you, brother-in-law!"
Degreer said to Yamedi, "Yamedi, you stay here, and Father will head back first!"
Yamedi replied, "Father, you go back first!"
As Degreer left, he sighed inwardly, thinking that he had completely fallen into Cheng Xiao Fan's hands this time.
This young man from China was truly formidable!
In all his years, he had never met anyone so incredible!
Getting into the car, Degreer's personal driver asked, "Mr. Degreer, why isn't Miss Yamedi coming with you?"
Degreer replied, "Miss has other matters to attend to and will return later. We will go home."
"Yes, Mr. Degreer!" The driver immediately started the car and drove away from the large courtyard in front of the Miller villa estate.
Inside the villa.
Miller said to Cheng Xiao Fan and the others, "Xiao Fan, you all go out to eat. I won't be joining."
Yamedi said, "Uncle Miller, it's more lively with more people. Let's all go together!"
Miller shook his head and said, "I don't usually like going to hotels. You young people have common topics to discuss. I won't join in the fun."
Melina said, "Since my father doesn't want to eat at a hotel, so be it. The three of us can go!"
Cheng Xiao Fan and Yamedi both got into Melina's car, and they drove out of the villa's courtyard towards the main street.
By this time, the sun had already set in the west.
The fiery clouds had reddened the entire sky.
The streets were bustling with traffic, showcasing a distinct foreign charm.
Cheng Xiao Fan closed his eyes, calculating his gains from this trip to the US. He had received 150 million US dollars from Hei Li, and then another 20.3 billion US dollars from Degreer.
All in cash!
Later, he had also forced Degreer to transfer all his industries to his name.
This time's haul was truly immense.
He glanced at Yamedi, who was sitting behind him, through the rearview mirror.
This enchanting woman was quite beautiful.
This American lady with golden hair and blue eyes, who had once been so arrogant and condescending in front of him, was now obediently submitting to him.
It was truly satisfying!
Just as Cheng Xiao Fan was lost in his thoughts, the car stopped with a screech.
Cheng Xiao Fan looked out the window. They had arrived at the entrance of the hotel.
Melina got out of the car and pointed to the hotel in front of them, saying, "This is a hotel opened by a Chinese person here. They serve authentic Chinese cuisine. My father and I have eaten here a few times, and the taste is quite good!"
Cheng Xiao Fan sniffed the air and immediately absorbed a wisp of fragrance from the hotel restaurant into his nostrils. He then closed his eyes, and in his sea of consciousness, images of various dishes appeared.
He looked at the dishes, opened his eyes, and said to Melina, "You're right, the food here is indeed good. Let's eat at this hotel!"
They entered the hotel.
"Oh, Miss Melina, you've arrived!"
A waitress quickly greeted Melina. "These two are your friends, right?"
Melina smiled and said, "Yes, this handsome guy from China is my boyfriend, and this beautiful lady is my sworn sister!"