Chapter 29 Rainy Season "Come here."

Lin Manyin couldn't help but laugh out loud, and her goodwill towards Lin Fei increased dramatically.

"Hello, my name is Lin Manyin, and I'm his childhood friend." She extended her hand.

Lin Fei pursed his lips, thinking to himself, "What's wrong with this beautiful woman? Can't she just talk things out? She has to test me."

What if she's in a bad mood and acting unreasonably? Wouldn't that damage our relationship?

Since everyone else had offered their help, Lin Fei couldn't possibly refuse.

She stepped forward and gently took Lin Manyin's hand, saying, "Pretty girl, you're being immoral."

Lin Manyin laughed again and said to Liang Yanzhe, who was still standing in the entryway, "Your wife is quite interesting. No wonder you, who was against marriage, have changed your mind."

Lin Fei was slightly taken aback.

Liang Yanzhe used to be a staunch advocate of not getting married; how come she'd never heard him mention it before?

“That’s in the past.” Liang Yanzhe walked over and put his arm around Lin Fei’s shoulder. “Are you still hungry?”

"Hmm...actually, I ate my fill at a breakfast stall outside without you knowing." Lin Fei rubbed his stomach. "I won't eat anymore."

Liang Yanzhe could tell she was lying, but he didn't expose her: "Go back to your room and change your clothes first."

"Okay, you guys continue chatting." Lin Fei bent down slightly, slipped under Liang Yanzhe's arm, and ran back to the room.

Just before closing the door, I heard Lin Manyin laugh heartily and say, "Mrs. Liang is really an interesting person. Won't you introduce us?"

"Aren't we here to discuss serious matters?" Liang Yanzhe politely declined on Lin Fei's behalf, clearly not in the mood for socializing.

It's not surprising that the two of them came to discuss serious matters.

Lin Fei certainly wouldn't be angry just because the other party was Liang Yanzhe's ex-fiancée. Moreover, Lin Manyin said "maybe," which means that it wasn't even a formal relationship before.

Lin Manyin was still there, and Lin Fei was too embarrassed to ask Liang Yanzhe for details about her background.

She sat at the foot of the bed for a moment and then sent a WeChat message to Zhou Hui, the local gossip expert. As a top TV host, he should know a lot about the gossip surrounding the wealthy.

Zhou Hui was making final preparations for his bachelor party when he received Lin Fei's message. He initially thought the couple was making excuses not to come, but after seeing the details of the message, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He pressed the voice button and said into the microphone, "Lin Manyin and my older brother have always had a good relationship. They are senior and junior classmates. Because they have been close since childhood, and there are only a few well-known families in Hong Kong, my grandmother intends to formally propose to their family when Manyin comes of age, so they can get engaged first and then get married after graduating from university. So everyone says they are engaged, but in fact, nothing has happened. Sister-in-law, I don't know where you heard her name, but please don't believe what others say. They are not related. They can be considered childhood sweethearts, but they are not engaged."

He added, "If you have any questions about Hong Kong, feel free to ask me. Don't believe the lies of bad people. I'm the go-to person for information in this area."

Lin Fei wasn't sure if there were any slanderous rumors, but he did sense Zhou Hui's efforts to maintain relationships within the Liang family.

Lin Fei: [There was no slander; she simply visited Dr. Liang at our home today.]

Zhou Hui: "It's not surprising. Every time my brother goes back to Hong Kong, she visits him. So before she got married two years ago, the media often wrote that she vowed to never get married in order to protect her true love."

Lin Fei laughed: "Are all Hong Kong media outlets this interesting?"

Zhou Hui sneered: "Don't praise them, I'm the biggest victim. The day I got my marriage certificate, they wrote 'Zhou Sheng's painstaking efforts to marry into a wealthy family, his love-struck ten-year pursuit finally has an ending.' After reading it, I really thank their whole family. The Liang family is great, but our Zhou family isn't bad either, so why did they portray me as a toad eating swan meat?"

Lin Fei laughed even harder.

If she were Liang Yanze, she definitely wouldn't want to appear in public anymore. The Liang family is attracting too much attention. Tomorrow's headlines might feature him and Liang Yanyi, with photos of the siblings looking cold. She'd even come up with the title: "The Hong Kong version of the Battle of the Heirs is unfolding."

This was just a thought in her mind; she dared not tell anyone else. She just wanted to enjoy it to herself.

Lin Fei: [I understand, see you later.]

Zhou Hui said happily, "Great! If you and your older brother come soon, Xiao Yi will definitely be very happy."

Lin Fei replied with an OK emoji.

Not knowing what the two were talking about, Lin Fei politely gave them space, changed his clothes, and played games in the room. After losing two games in a row, he behaved himself and obediently dealt with his work, ordering all the materials needed to set up the knitting room.

After seeing Lin Manyin off, Liang Yanzhe knocked on the bedroom door.

"I'm going in," he said before opening the door.

Lin Fei lay sprawled on the bed, muttering to himself as he calculated the costs.

After finishing the calculations, she slumped down and buried her head in the blankets.

"Dr. Liang, I'm going to be broke!"

Indeed, starting a business is risky; a slight misstep can wipe out your entire savings.

Before deciding to open the store, Lin Fei had 150,000 yuan in savings from three credit cards. Most of his savings were spent on the initial renovation and purchasing of raw materials. Now, he was only spending money and not earning any. If he didn't make a profit soon, he really wouldn't be able to survive.

A card came into Lin Fei's view.

Lin Fei took it and flipped through it again and again: "A Class A bank card... You want to invest?"

He thought to himself that she was running an intangible cultural heritage shop, and it was difficult for such small shops to make money. Even if things improved in the future, it wouldn't be a case of making a fortune. Investing in her would be an unwise move. Although they were husband and wife, he couldn't let her harm him.

"No, you can't take it." Lin Fei put the card aside. "Take it back now."

"This is my salary card, you should keep it safe." Liang Yanzhe stuffed the card into Lin Fei's hand. "If you don't have enough cash on hand, you can use it. The password is our marriage certificate date."

Lin Fei was probably used to handling things on her own. In the past, no matter how hard things were, she had to scrape together her tuition and living expenses on her own. Faced with Liang Yanzhe's kindness, she felt like it was a pie falling from the sky, an unbelievable dream.

"May I take it?" she asked cautiously. "Let me make it clear first, it's not that I'm giving you money because I misunderstand you and think you're belittling me, but rather that I feel unworthy of it."

Liang Yanzhe's tone became firmer, and he said to her seriously, "If you don't take it, I'll feel like you look down on my meager salary."

Lin Fei almost burst out laughing. What on earth was this Director Liang, Professor Liang, talking about? Didn't he know how good his income was and how high his social status was? How dare she look down on him?

"Thank you." She accepted it without hesitation, without bothering to be polite with him.

Liang Yanzhe stopped walking towards the rocking chair, turned back, and asked her, "You said you did a good deed today, what good deed?"

Lin Fei stood up excitedly, because standing on the bed, he was a head taller than him.

"Actually, I didn't go out for exercise. I went to see my grandfather and told him all my thoughts, hoping to find a way for us to get along." Lin Fei asked with a smile, "Did I do a good job?"

“Very good.” Liang Yanzhe tapped his four fingers together in his palm, signaling for her to come closer.

Lin Fei walked to the bedside, and before he could speak, he reached behind her knees and easily lifted her up.

She gasped in surprise.

"W-what are you doing?" Lin Fei wrapped her arms around his neck.

Liang Yanzhe: "Don't you want a reward?"

Suddenly, a lot of things that were inappropriate for children popped into Lin Fei's mind: "Just praise me, that's enough."

“Miss Lin brought some of her family’s special desserts, which you need to reserve in advance at the hotel,” Liang Yanzhe said with a smile. “What else… do you mean by ‘others’?”

Lin Fei coughed and said directly, "I thought you had finally lowered your moral standards and were willing to sleep with me in this apartment."

Don't think she didn't realize what he cared about.

A strange sense of morality suddenly surfaced again; kissing and hugging were the limits, and I wouldn't go any further.

"Feiwen, some things don't need to be said." Liang Yanzhe had a little bit of a feel for Zhong Shuwen's feelings; he really couldn't do anything about her bluntness.

Lin Fei didn't dwell on the topic: "Let's not talk about it anymore, where's the dessert? Take me there quickly."

My stomach is a little empty, so I need to eat more good food, otherwise I won't be able to eat it once I leave Hong Kong.

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At 7 p.m., Lin Fei boarded Zhou Hui's luxury ferry.

Upon learning that it was an engagement gift from Liang Yanyi to Zhou Hui, Lin Fei's lips twitched involuntarily.

No wonder Hong Kong media were being sarcastic about Zhou Hui; such a high-profile gift deserves to be featured on the front page to grab attention, otherwise they'd be risking their livelihood.

Zhou Hui had to socialize with friends from all sides, wandering around every corner of the ferry terminal.

Liang Yanyi, the female protagonist of tonight's party, is still working in her room.

Everyone was used to this, after all, Liang Yanyi was the future heir of the Liang family.

The first thing Lin Fei did was find a quiet corner to sit down and then order food.

Liang Yanzhe, who had originally planned to visit some friends, changed his mind and decided to have dinner with Lin Fei before leaving. He figured if she wasn't there, she would probably eat without restraint again.

Zhong Shuwen brought Zhong Shuyu to the appointment, and specifically asked the waiter and his wife where they were before finding them.

"Why are you here?" Lin Fei asked preemptively.

Hearing this, Zhong Shuyu, who was dressed up beautifully, grimaced and said, "Lin Shufei, I didn't do anything to you, did I? Is it so hard to say something nice to me?"

Lin Fei casually popped a sausage into her mouth: "You look pretty today."

The topic jumped too far, and Zhong Shuyu, who was prepared to attack, choked up for a moment, and blushed.

Lin Fei laughed: "You're so easily flattered!"

"Lin Shufei!" Zhong Shuyu tugged at Zhong Shuwen's sleeve. "Brother, say something to her!"

Zhong Shuwen pretended to be blind and didn't want to get involved in his sisters' disputes. He knew that every time he stood up for them, he would suffer the consequences. He wasn't stupid.

He invited Liang Yanzhe to meet his friend, and then left first.

Only Zhong Shuyu and Lin Fei remained in the small restaurant.

"Order whatever you want, don't be shy." Lin Fei buried her head in her food. Liang Yanzhe had made her feel embarrassed to eat too much earlier, and she was thinking that she should eat her fill before he came back.

Zhong Shuyu's eyes widened: "Do you need to tell me that?!"

"This is my...sister-in-law's bachelor party. As the host, is there anything wrong with me saying this?" Lin Fei retorted.

Zhong Shuyu sat down angrily and shouted at the waiter, "I want the same as hers."

"Miss, don't waste food. You can't finish my portion." Lin Fei looked at the bar. "Give her a steak and a glass of sweet lemonade."

Zhong Shuyu wondered if there was something wrong with her brain. One moment she thought Lin Fei was utterly wicked, that he could poison her with a single lick of his lips, and the next she thought Lin Fei was a nice person, even remembering her taste preferences.

Zhong Shuyu: "Our whole family knows that you went to see Grandpa today."

"You Zhong family members are quite gossipy; the news spread like wildfire." Lin Fei teased her, then offered her a way out, "Did you need something?"

"If you can make peace with Grandpa, why can't you make peace with me? Can't we find a new way to get along?" Zhong Shuyu asked, somewhat embarrassed.

Lin Fei raised an eyebrow slightly: "You... like me that much?"

"I don't like it!" Zhong Shuyu quickly denied, "I don't dislike it either."

"Oh no, usually when you have such complicated emotions, it means you really love me." Lin Fei clicked his tongue twice.

Zhong Shuyu felt the conversation was going nowhere; she wished she could flip the table and stop everyone from eating!

At this moment, Lin Manyin and a girl entered the room. Lin Fei and she met eyes, but neither of them spoke first.

Her gaze was drawn to the girl next to her, a rare Hong Kong-style beauty with a striking and elegant face, smooth and glossy wavy hair, and an expensive gemstone hair clip behind her ear.

"That's Lin Manyin, she almost got engaged to Liang Sheng," Zhong Shuyu whispered.

Lin Fei thought Zhong Shuyu had found an opportunity to say something sarcastic to her, so she looked at her and saw that Zhong Shuyu was looking around warily. If anyone said anything that was not good for Lin Fei, she would grab her bag and start a fight.

Okay, although she didn't like Zhong Shuyu's spoiled attitude, she was quite kind, so she decided not to hold it against her.

Lin Fei gave a faint "hmm" and continued eating.

Zhong Shuyu kept looking at Lin Manyin, but Lin Fei drew her attention back and started a conversation.

She asked, "What does Lin Manyin do for a living?"

“He is the general manager of their family business, which owns a chain of hotels.” Zhong Shuyu lowered her voice a little more. “The girl sitting across from her is named Lin Manzhi. She is married to the young master of the Chen family and currently lives in Beijing with her husband. She runs her own private high-end clothing store.”

Lin Fei's eyes lit up: "A clothing store?"

“Yes, she didn’t have much to do at home after graduation. Her family spoiled her. After getting engaged to Chen Shao, he spent money to open a clothing store for her. Because of the Chen and Lin families, many ladies and celebrities would ask her to customize clothes.” Zhong Shuyu took a sip of lemon tea. “I can’t understand what Lin Manzhi is messing around with. She should just stay home and enjoy her life.”

“At least others are willing to put in the effort, while you just stay at home eating and waiting to get married. You should really reflect on yourself.” Lin Fei didn’t like Zhong Shuyu’s arrogant tone when judging others. “Don’t make judgments without having met her.”

“It’s not just me, many people have said it!” Zhong Shuyu puffed out her cheeks indignantly.

Lin Fei: "You're a mob. You treat other people's words as gospel, but you don't listen to what I say? Why do you have to believe one person? Don't you have the ability to think for yourself?"

"Alright, I won't say anything more." Zhong Shuyu didn't need to make enemies outside; at worst, she could just stay away from people gossiping about her.

After finishing half of her steak, Zhong Shuyu, with her incredibly slow reaction time, finally asked angrily, "You can talk to complete strangers, so why are you so aggressive towards me?"

Lin Fei: "Waiter, bring her a serving of char siu bao."

"You insulted me, calling me char siu!" Zhong Shuyu slammed her hand on the table.

"Ayu, stop blindly following others. Even if you want to be a pampered young lady who loves to eat, drink, and have fun, you should still be a little idiot with personality. Besides, I hate stupidity, so you should change that." Lin Fei picked up a piece of chicken cutlet from his plate and put it on her plate. "Don't get angry so easily; it's bad for your liver."

The words were extremely harsh, but Zhong Shuyu, perhaps immune to Lin Fei's offensive language, actually took them to heart.

"You look so beautiful today, you should go out for a social after you finish eating," Lin Fei said with a smile. "Go ahead, remember to take lots of photos and update your WeChat Moments."

Zhong Shuyu obediently said, "Okay."

Lin Fei had no interest in coaxing Zhong Shuyu anymore and trying to appease her; he was focused on building a good relationship with Lin Manyin.

It wasn't just about making friends; she was interested in her sister's private haute couture clothing store. Although she wasn't sure if they could collaborate, she wanted to give it a try.

The two Lin sisters sat for a while and then left. Lin Fei was not interested in the world of fame and fortune outside, so she took the same route back to her room.

They'll stay here tonight and set off back to Jiangdu tomorrow at noon.

Liang Yanzhe and Lin Fei's room was arranged opposite the cruise ship owner's room, which was also opposite the room of Liang Yanyi and her husband.

Lin Fei, who was about to push the door open, heard a commotion through the door panel.

It's coming from the house across the street.

She quietly moved closer.

"How busy are you? You're just too lazy to talk to me. Liang Yanyi, do you even have a heart? I've done so much for you and you can't see it, can you? I even agreed to let you stay in Jiangdu for a while for our honeymoon. Tonight you spent three hours catching up with your senior and didn't even want to come with me to meet my friends."

It's hard to imagine that Zhou Hui, who is always smiling, would get so angry. He was so good to Liang Yanyi that even Lin Fei thought he was really good-natured and had a high tolerance.

Liang Yanyi's voice was low, and Lin Fei strained to listen.

Unfortunately, I still couldn't hear it.

Zhou Hui's voice was even louder than before: "Can't you explain if I misunderstood you? You just don't care about our affairs!"

“Enough, Zhou Hui,” Liang Yanyi interrupted coldly. “What do you want me to do to satisfy you? There will be someone in charge of the wedding. Just focus on your work and don’t worry about it.”

Lin Fei grinned, thinking to himself, "It's over."

Staying calm at this moment will only exacerbate the conflict.

"Liang Yanyi, what do you mean? You really treat the wedding like a show, right? I'm the only idiot who's been looking forward to it from beginning to end!" Zhou Hui sneered. "If you look down on me so much, then don't pay any attention to me in the first place. Even if you continued to be a simp, you wouldn't be as ridiculous as you are now."

“Zhou Hui, you’ve gone too far.” Liang Yanyi took a deep breath. “We don’t need to argue.”

Zhou Hui: "If you're unhappy with me, just dump me. That way you won't have to deal with me."

"It's all pre-arranged, don't say hurtful things." Liang Yanyi reached out her hand as usual, wanting to hold his hand.

Zhou Hui dodged: "Alright, it's all my fault, I was just being a jerk."

Liang Yanyi was probably getting anxious too, but she really wasn't good at saying nice things. "We've got the marriage certificate and the wedding date is set. Let's not joke around. Let's put this behind us and go with you to meet the guests."

“Anyway, it’s not going to happen, so we can cancel it. I’m not afraid of being laughed at; the media has written plenty of jokes about me anyway.” Zhou Hui pushed away her outstretched hand again.

Lin Fei thought for a moment and decided to go in and try to reconcile them; arguing like this was too hurtful to their relationship.

"It's best not to."

A voice suddenly came from behind him, and Lin Fei was so frightened that his legs went weak.

She turned to meet Liang Yanzhe's deep eyes and patted her chest.

"Dr. Liang, you scared me to death!"

Liang Yanzhe reached out his hand to her, put his arm around her waist, and led her back to the room.

"Let's do something about this, they're arguing so loudly." Lin Fei entered the room to calm things down; it wouldn't be good to leave it unattended.

"This is someone else's choice, don't interfere." Liang Yanzhe closed the door, shutting out all the arguments.

Lin Fei shook his head: "These are none other than Xiao Yi, your sister, and Zhou Hui, your friend."

Liang Yanzhe looked at her and suddenly asked, "If you were faced with a request like Zhou Hui's, how would you handle it?"

"Ah..." Lin Fei's eyes darted around. "Zhou Hui is too good. I can't handle it. It's better for everyone to hold back a little. I'm not very good at handling these kinds of emotional issues."

“No.” She turned back to him. “Why compare me to him? You’re not like him.”

Liang Yanzhe sat on the single sofa, crossed his legs, placed his fingers on his chest, raised his eyebrows slightly, and let out a soft "oh," the tone slightly drawn out, full of contempt and self-mockery.

"What if I could? What answer could you give me?" he asked in a flat tone.

"You...you won't."

If Liang Yanzhe can do it, then she has misjudged him.

His response carried a stern reprimand.

"Feiwen, I am not satisfied with your answer."

"come over."

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Author's Note: [Sprinkling flowers][Sprinkling flowers][Sprinkling flowers] Here it comes, still 66!

Thank you all for your support. I'd love to continue asking for comments and nutrient solutions.

The music room play is postponed; next up is the ship play [doge emoji].

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[Shy] Thanks to Manzhi for her cameo appearance. Feiwen wanted to do business with her, so Manyin came to give away business.