Chapter 279 A Physical Connection, Not a Mental One: Feng Jingnian
Upon learning that Feng Jue had arrived at the villa, Feng Jingnian immediately called Su Xi, "Xi Xi, I have something to tell you, but please don't get excited. Feng Jue is here. He's probably just here to ask about the situation. Just stay in your room and don't come out."
Su Xi was startled. "I'm not in the room, I'm in the garden."
The moment the words left her lips, she heard the sound of an engine. Upon seeing the luxury car, Su Xi instinctively hid behind the artificial hill.
"Then hide for now. I'll let you know once I've calmed things down with Feng Jue. Then you can go back to your room via the side path."
"Okay." Su Xi hung up the phone and stood behind the artificial hill, waiting for Feng Jingnian's notification.
His face remained calm, but his fingers unconsciously twisted together.
"parking!"
Liu Cheng stopped the car for no apparent reason, and saw Feng Jue open the door and get out. He looked completely bewildered.
Maybe they were tired of sitting in the car and wanted to walk around? But the big boss was clearly heading towards the artificial hill, where there is a tall, round European-style fountain.
He didn't dare ask, he didn't dare say anything, he could only sit in the car and wait.
Feng Jue looked somewhat excited; that white figure just now really resembled Su Xi. He had to go and see for himself.
As the footsteps grew closer, Su Xi's heart clenched. She recognized the sound as Feng Jue's footsteps.
He found her?
"Drive the car to the parking space, I'll walk over in a bit."
Liu Cheng received the call and drove away.
I could clearly hear Feng Jue's voice. It had only been a few days since I last heard it, but now it sounded like an absurd connection between past and present lives.
Su Xi's heart was filled with turmoil, and a bittersweet feeling welled up inside her.
The footsteps continued forward, growing clearer and clearer, and even that chilling aura drifted over from afar.
Su Xi clenched her fist and began to walk forward along the fountain pool.
The ground was covered with lush green grass, and there was almost no sound when you stepped on it.
Feng Jue walked over, found no one there, and a look of disappointment flashed in his eyes. After thinking for a moment, he also walked around the fountain.
If you look down, you can see two people circling around the fountain pool.
Both of them slowed their pace, tiptoeing. They managed to maintain a distance where neither could see the other.
The man finally left after circling around two and a half times, just when Su Xi was exhausted, nervous, and could barely walk.
Seeing the man walk away through the gaps in the leaves, Su Xi breathed a huge sigh of relief.
“Cousin, why did you come all of a sudden? You didn’t even say hello.” Feng Jingnian said, casually reaching for the curtains. “The sun is shining in from the west, it’s a bit dazzling.”
"No need to pull me, the scenery here is beautiful."
From where he was sitting, he could vaguely see the direction of the fountain pool.
The villa's first-floor living room is almost entirely made up of floor-to-ceiling windows, offering unobstructed views of the surrounding scenery. However, Feng Jue forbids drawing the curtains…
"Cousin, would you like to go upstairs for a bit?"
President Feng glanced at him and said, "I told you, I want to enjoy the scenery here."
Feng Jingnian chuckled awkwardly before sitting down and handing over a cup of tea. Then, without making a sound, he sent a message to Su Xi, "Xi Xi, go sit in the pavilion west of the fountain pool. You can't go back to your room for now."
"Okay." Su Xi was in the pavilion at that moment. There were reclining chairs and blankets in the pavilion.
"Why are there women in your villa?"
Feng Jue's sudden remark startled Feng Jingnian so much that he almost dropped his phone.
"It should be... a maid, right?"
Feng Jue sneered, "She wasn't wearing a maid's uniform. Judging from her casual home attire and leisurely strolling through the back garden, she's clearly the lady of the villa."
Feng Jingnian tightened his grip on his phone. "I... I'm a normal man after all, and I have those needs. But I don't plan to go public with this woman for now, since it might not work out."
Feng Jue glanced at him. "Weren't you after Su Xi? You've changed your mind so quickly?"
Feng Jingnian's face was full of shame and embarrassment. "With you here, do I still have a chance? Even when I almost lost half my life donating bone marrow last time, you kept it from me. I didn't even have a chance to take credit."
And that girl's back view looked a bit like Su Xi, so... Cousin, we're both normal men, so please stop making fun of me. I just don't believe you've never been with a woman."
"I touched it."
"who?"
Feng Jue's expression was somber as he said, "Su Xi."
Feng Jingnian rolled his eyes. "I meant sleeping together. You and Su Xi, don't joke around. Su Xi isn't a casual woman, and neither are you."
Feng Jue didn't speak again. That night, he was plied with alcohol and forced into a relationship, and he was certain that the woman he had become one with was Su Xi.
"By the way, cousin, what brings you here all of a sudden? I've already promised to help you investigate Su Xi's whereabouts, don't you trust me?"
"I'm here to attend a business exchange meeting."
"Oh." Feng Jingnian breathed a sigh of relief.
"Also, Feng Jinchen said he saw Su Xi in Z country."
"Ah?" Feng Jingnian's heart leaped into his throat again, his face turning pale with shock. "Where? When did this happen?"
“Just the day before yesterday. Feng Jinchen saw her at the Houston Hotel and chased her all the way to the Tears Highway.”
Upon hearing this, Feng Jingnian's tense body relaxed again. The day before yesterday, Su Xi stayed in the villa and didn't go anywhere.
Even when they go out, they only wander around the neighborhood and would never go to places as far away as the Houston Hotel or the Tears Highway.
"Feng Jinchen was almost beaten to death by the bodyguards brought by Su Xi. Su Xi even claimed to be Su Mo from Huangtian Group."
Feng Jingnian's eyes twitched as he listened to Feng Jue's serious expression. Wasn't this utter nonsense? What was all this about?
If Feng Jue hadn't said it, he would have definitely told him to shut up; he simply couldn't bear to listen.
He couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Cousin, you don't believe me, do you? Either Feng Jinchen is just talking nonsense, or he's mistaken me for someone else."
Feng Jue looked at him, "Have you met Su Mo? What does she look like?"
Feng Jingnian shook his head. "The people of Huangtian are all quite low-key and never accept media interviews."
Since Su Mo sued a media outlet that was photographed in profile three years ago, leading to its bankruptcy, no media outlet or paparazzi has dared to take photos of them without permission.
Furthermore, my company has no business dealings with them, and I don't even know what she looks like.
Feng Jue nodded, not too surprised by his answer. "They should go to that triennial business exchange meeting, right?"
"Probably, but taking photos is not allowed there."
Feng Jue smiled and slammed the invitation on the table. "I'll look at it with my eyes."
Upon seeing the invitation, Feng Jingnian was filled with admiration for him. "I tried every possible method in China but couldn't get an invitation, and you actually managed to get one."
Feng Jue gave him a disdainful look. "The exchange meeting starts tomorrow, and I'll be staying here tonight."
"What?" Feng Jingnian's voice suddenly rose, his eyes full of suspicion. Feng Jue had always preferred quiet and solitude; he didn't seem like someone who couldn't afford a presidential suite. Why would he be sharing a villa with him?
Could it be that he still suspects the woman he just saw was Su Xi?
"Even an ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her in-laws eventually. Bring that woman here so I can meet her."
"Huh? Cousin, I've already said I'm not interested in her, it's just lust. What if she gets any unwanted attention after I introduce her to you and tries to force me to marry her?"
"It's just about sex, not feelings. I don't believe you're that kind of person."
Feng Jingnian wore a bitter face. "I'm sorry, cousin, I've disappointed you. That's just the kind of person I am."
Feng Jue sneered, "Are you hiding something from me? No matter what, I must see this woman today, or I'll turn your villa upside down."
Feng Jingnian looked at Liu Cheng, who shrugged, indicating that he couldn't help.
"Wang Ma, go and tidy up the guest room. Cousin, I'll go call her." After receiving Feng Jue's nod of agreement, Feng Jingnian quickly left.
Seeing Feng Jingnian walk away, Feng Jue said coldly, "Liu Cheng, secretly follow him and take a look."
Liu Cheng?
Is it really appropriate to sneak around like a thief on your first visit to someone's home?
He nodded quickly at the man's cold gaze, then turned and left.
After passing the circular fountain, there is a quaint pavilion in front of you.
He saw Feng Jingnian talking to a woman in a white dress in the pavilion.
The woman's figure, at first glance, somewhat resembled Su Xi's.
Could it really be Su Xi? Liu Cheng's heart skipped a beat, and he accidentally stepped on a fallen branch.
With a "crack" sound.
Feng Jingnian suddenly turned around and looked over. The woman in the white dress also turned her head and looked over.
Upon seeing the woman in the white dress, Liu Cheng blinked, clearly somewhat surprised.
Her figure is indeed very similar to Su Xi's, but their appearances are worlds apart; she has a more Western look. Apart from their face shape, they don't resemble each other at all.
"Assistant Liu, what brings you here?"
Caught peeping, Liu Cheng awkwardly dug his toes into the ground, coughed with his fist to his lips, and said, "I was just taking a walk. Hmm, this garden is especially beautiful, hmm, beautiful."
Feng Jingnian didn't expose her, "This is Daisy. Let's go."
Back in the living room, Feng Jue looked at the woman named Daisy.
The woman in the white dress did indeed resemble the white figure he had just seen. Moreover, the woman's figure and face shape were very similar to Su Xi's, so it seemed he really had mistaken her for someone else.
Seeing that the suspicion on Feng Jue's face had completely disappeared, Feng Jingnian let out a soft breath and loosened his clenched fist.
That was close.
If it weren't for Aunt Zhang's daughter coming to the villa to see him on business, and the fact that this woman's figure was very similar to Su Xi's, he really wouldn't have been able to conjure up a girlfriend in a short time.
He remembered that a female employee in the company's development department looked a lot like Su Xi from behind. He had originally contacted her to come over, but the moment he saw Daisy, he changed his mind and had the two of them change clothes.
He was instructing Daisy on how to speak to Feng Jue when Liu Cheng followed them. They almost got caught.
Feng Jingnian wiped away non-existent cold sweat from his forehead and leisurely sat down to drink tea.
Wasn't Feng Jue supposed to stay at the villa? He had already taken Su Xi to the Hilton Hotel, which was diagonally opposite the villa.
The two of them will absolutely never meet.
Feng Jue glanced at Daisy again, completely giving up. He stood up listlessly, "I won't disturb your honeymoon. I'm staying at the nearby Hilton. You can come find me if you need anything."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Feng Jingnian?
Feng Jingnian was stunned, his mind reeling.
Even after the two figures disappeared from sight, Feng Jingnian was still reeling from the shock and disbelief.
Is it too late to get Su Xi to leave now?
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