Chapter 81 - Actors, please take your place

Chapter 81 - Actors, please take your place

We won’t talk about how Duan Yunhong lied to Ji Yuechi, saying that he was too drunk and too tired to get up, and asked Ji Yuechi to go and rescue his own father. In short, Ji Zhenwei stayed in the police station for a whole night.

Lawyers are still quite rare in this era. Even if Ji Yuechi had money, he couldn't grab the other party and rush to the police station in the middle of the night. The next morning, the lawyer finally came to rescue Ji Zhenwei. However, things did not go so smoothly. The police said that Ji Zhenwei still needed to undergo a blood test and wait for the results to come out before proceeding to the next step.

This statement was a bit unclear, and Ji Yuechi didn't understand what the blood test was for. The lawyer thought about it and roughly guessed that it was most likely someone XD was included in the results of the scan that night, so everyone had to undergo a blood test. It is even possible that the action at night was aimed at investigating D. Ji Zhenwei was swept because of H, and the object was also a "XD disaster area", so it was inevitable to check together. The Ji family does not have a very deep network of connections in Shenzhen, and involvement in D is the most stringent issue, so they are not allowed to be released on bail before the results come out.

This inspection took another day, and Ji Zhenwei was not released until the afternoon of the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. As soon as he left the police station, he scolded Ji Yuechi and the lawyer who came to pick him up, blaming him for his slow action and for booking a crappy hotel. Ji Yuechi is an adult now, and he was scolded for his hard work, which made him angry. He sent his father to the new hotel, too lazy to say hello, and just left. The flight information for the next day was given to the secretary to communicate with Ji Zhenwei, while Ji Yuechi himself went into a cold war with his father.

As for Duan Yunhong, he didn't go to pick anyone up anyway. Even if Ji Zhenwei scolded him, he would just pretend it didn't exist if he didn't hear it.

Duan Yunhong was too lazy to wait for the result, and on the 28th, he took Ning Fei and flew back to South City and caught up with the Lin family's small dinner party. At Ning Fei's instigation, Duan Yunhong also asked his driver Xiao Huang to go to Ji's house to deliver some Shenzhen specialties. When Mrs. Ji asked, she learned that Duan Yunhong had returned, and she was a little confused as to why her husband and son did not come back together to prepare for the New Year.

It would have been fine if she didn't ask, but when she did, the driver hesitated. Xiao Huang also ran back and forth with Duan Yunhong. Duan Yunhong was talking to Ning Fei in the car about Ji Zhenwei being caught for sweeping H. He also heard it, but he couldn't say anything. When Madam Ji saw him like this, she knew something was wrong, but no matter how she asked, she couldn't get an answer. The more she thought about it, the more suspicious she became, so Mrs. Ji simply called Duan Yunhong and asked him directly.

Duan Yunhong was of course being polite to her: "Sister-in-law, you should ask Ji Zhenwei directly about this matter."

"Don't play tricks on me. He won't tell you the truth!" Madam Ji was even more certain that something had happened after hearing Duan Yunhong's tone. "What happened? Where is he?"

"Still in Shenzhen. I should be back in South City tomorrow." Duan Yunhong continued to play it safe, but at the same time gave a hint, "I don't know the details of this matter either. I was very drunk that night. Yue Chi was the one who did it. He knows the details best. You can ask him."

"I'll ask him." Madam Ji replied, "But even if you don't know the details, you must know the general idea. You two brothers should stop being so secretive. If you don't tell me, I will really find a detective to investigate!"

Duan Yunhong then said helplessly: "Well, fine. I can tell you, but don't let this cause you to quarrel. It's the New Year, and it's not easy to go back."

Ning Fei was sitting next to him, drinking water, and almost spit out tears when he heard these four characters.

He silently gave Duan Yunhong a thumbs up.

Duan Yunhong grabbed his thumb and continued to act for Madam Ji on the other end of the phone: "It's like this, Ji Zhenwei...something happened and he was detained for two days. But don't worry, he's out now and will be back to South City tomorrow."

"Uh, it's just... I was swept up when I was 'out playing' at night."

"Me? I didn't do that, and neither did Yuechi. This all happened after the show ended, and we only got the news later. I don't know the details, you have to ask Yuechi."

"It's just for fun, can you take it seriously? Don't get too excited..."

Ning Fei fell on his lap laughing when she heard that he seemed to be trying to comfort her but was actually adding fuel to the fire. But Ning Fei couldn't laugh out loud, so he turned over and bit the hem of Duan Yunhong's clothes, and it was really hard to hold it in.

Duan Yunhong made a few more remarks intentionally or unintentionally to incite, and when Mrs. Ji's anger grew more and more, he found a random excuse and hung up the phone.

“Hahahaha…” Ning Fei finally laughed out loud, “You’re really good at acting. Your tone sounds so real. She must be pissed to death, right? I can’t even imagine how lively the Ji family will be when Ji Zhenwei returns home tomorrow, hahahaha!”

Duan Yunhong added calmly, "You asked me to hint to her that Ji Zhenwei had cheated on her, and I've already said that. But I suspect she's already thought of it, but without any evidence, it's hard to get angry."

"Oh?" Ning Fei looked at him and blinked.

"Don't expect me to go to the Ji family tomorrow to give you a live 'broadcast'." Duan Yunhong patted his forehead, "The Ji family will definitely blame me, and I don't want to listen to their brainless nonsense in person."

"Ah..." Ning Fei looked disappointed, "You're not going. If I could find a legitimate reason to go, I would also want to go."

Duan Yunhong said: "You used to be afraid of trouble, so why are you still rushing to look for fun? Or do you like fun that doesn't cause trouble to you?"

"I really like to see such conceited people get humiliated, especially when the one who gets humiliated is someone who targeted me before." Ning Fei hooked Duan Yunhong's collar with one hand, "Just go and watch. You have great skills, and you may even add fuel to the fire. I'll give you some benefits if you're lucky."

Duan Yunhong looked down at him: "What's the benefit?"

Ning Fei: "Um... 'submarine'?"

Duan Yunhong took a second to react and realized what he was talking about. Mr. Duan was a little speechless, but he also felt that if he refused, he would regret it. To be honest, few men can refuse such a "benefit".

Duan Yunhong was stunned, and Ning Fei poked his chin with the tip of his index finger.

"Really not wanting to play? You'll never get the chance again if you miss this opportunity. If you're willing, I'll wait for you in your apartment with a big bathtub tomorrow." Ning Fei's tone was very natural even though his words were full of hints. "But if you don't eat at the apartment on New Year's Eve or the first day of the New Year, you have to order a New Year's Eve dinner for me. Oh, no, even if you want to come back to eat, you have to order food. I don't want to cook..."

"Got it. I'll order it for you." Duan Yunhong replied and leaned over to kiss him.

***

The next day, Duan Yunhong went to Ji's house to "watch the fun" as he was told.

He neither arrived early nor late, but arrived just before Ji Zhenwei and his son returned home. Their flight was delayed, so they missed dinner and arrived home at around eight o'clock. When Duan Yunhong arrived, he heard the live-in nanny say that Mrs. Ji had already finished her meal by herself, but Ji Xingzhe was still waiting. The nanny didn't know why this happened. The two of them didn't wait in the living room for the head of the family to come back. Instead, the Ji family exuded a sense of coldness as the New Year was approaching.

Duan Yunhong had just sat down in the living room when Ji Xingzhe appeared at the top of the stairs. He probably thought that his father had returned. However, when he saw that it was Duan Yunhong, the evil star, Ji Xingzhe was a little confused. But he couldn't just turn around and run, so he forced himself to say hello to Duan Yunhong.

Duan Yunhong called him down: "Your family is quite interesting. Your father and brother came home today, and I came specially to have a meal with you. I, the guest, am still waiting to eat, but your mother ate first. And she has already eaten alone, so why don't you eat first?"

Ji Xingzhe felt that Madam Ji was in a bad mood these two days, but he didn't know the reason. Because of this, he didn't dare to talk to this nominal mother. He basically used the excuse of leg pain to hide in his room and didn't come out to meet her. For example, now, if Duan Yunhong hadn’t reminded him, Ji Xingzhe wouldn’t have known that Madam Ji had eaten dinner alone first.

"I don't know either..." Ji Xingzhe was called to go downstairs. He didn't dare to object and slowly moved down step by step. "Maybe she is not feeling well. She should eat and rest early."

Duan Yunhong didn't expose him, and followed his words and asked: "Why don't you go to the doctor if you feel unwell? It's almost the New Year, and you're going to be unhappy by carrying this problem into the New Year?"

"I don't know, my mother didn't tell me." Ji Xingzhe struggled to find a topic, "Uncle, why didn't you go back with my father and the others?"

"They have something to do, so they will be back a day later." Duan Yunhong's tone was as if he was chatting, "Oh, is your mother still angry about what happened yesterday?"

Ji Xingzhe was puzzled: "What happened yesterday?"

"Don't ask, little kid." Duan Yunhong finished his bait and stopped when he saw that it was going well. "Adult matters should be handled by adults. It has nothing to do with you."

The more he said this, the more curious Ji Xingzhe became, and he had a bad feeling: "Uncle, is there something wrong with my dad?"

"It's no big deal. As a man, these things are normal." Duan Yunhong said deliberately, "If your mother is angry, just try to persuade her. It's just a joke, don't take it seriously."

Ji Xingzhe understood, and then he was shocked: "Uncle, are you saying that my dad...cheated on me?!"

"It's not that serious. Don't make a big deal out of it." Duan Yunhong leaned back in his chair, looking nonchalant. "After all, he didn't have a baby, right?"

When it comes to children, Ji Xingzhe doesn't dare to speak.

——What do you mean? He only did a paternity test on me and my father. Does he think that I am the child of my mother and someone else?

——If this is true, can I rely on my mother? Anyway, my uncle is my father's younger brother, so he wouldn't want to verify the relationship between my mother and me...

Ji Xingzhe lowered his eyes and dared not speak, but many thoughts were silently turning over in his mind. But he quickly put this idea aside, because he knew very well that once people started accusing his mother of "cheating and having a child", his mother would definitely take him to do a paternity test. When the results come out, Ji Xingzhe will be finished.

Before he could figure it out, Ji Zhenwei and Ji Yuechi arrived home.

Both of them looked tired to varying degrees, and there was a distance of several meters between them, and they seemed to be somewhat resentful of each other. Ji Xingzhe greeted them, but they were not in high spirits either. Ji Zhenwei looked at Duan Yun with some confusion and dissatisfaction: "Why are you here?"

"I won't come to eat on New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year, so I thought we could have a meal together today when you all came back." Duan Yunhong replied leisurely, "But my sister-in-law seemed unwell and ate alone first. I didn't even see her when I came here."

"What's wrong with her? If she feels unwell, doesn't she go see a doctor?" Ji Zhenwei had never expected that Duan Yunhong had revealed what happened to him in Shenzhen. He was very annoyed and didn't bother to care about his wife. His words were full of displeasure: "And you, why don't you come to eat with your family on New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year? Where are you going to hang out?"

"Go play." Duan Yunhong replied briefly and brought the topic back to the father and son. "What happened to you two? Why do you both look sour when you come back? Did you have a fight?"

"…Nothing, let's eat first." Ji Zhenwei also played the role of "family disgrace should not be made public" in front of his brother, pretending to have everything under control, "Xiaozhe, have you eaten yet?"

Ji Xingzhe was relieved to hear him calling him by his nickname, and replied, "There's nothing to eat. Wait until dad and brother come back."

“You know how to wait, but some people are worse than a child…” Ji Zhenwei regained some authority from his youngest son. He finally ordered the nanny to serve the meal and sat down with the three so-called “Ji family members”.

Although it was a dinner the day before New Year's Eve, the table was very quiet, so quiet that it was embarrassing. Everyone had their own thoughts, even Ji Xingzhe, who was best at creating an atmosphere, remained silent. Duan Yunhong thought that he was here to watch a show, not to eat. If he continued like this, Ning Fei would nag him again when he returned.

So he broke the silence and asked, "Has the situation in Shenzhen been resolved? Do I need to go to the police station in person again?"

"Why are you talking about this?" Ji Zhenwei really didn't want to talk about this. "There are lawyers over there to handle this. If they can't even handle this, why pay so much every year? Or is this the level of lawyers in Shenzhen?"

"What are you going to do? Are you going to go and get detained?"

Madam Ji's cold and angry voice rang out from the stairs on the second floor.