Chapter 187 - The Real Gift
Chapter 187 - The Real Gift
Duan Yunhong said that in fact these seventeen golden lights are the most beautiful and complete on the day of the winter solstice. But Ning Fei didn't want to wait until then, so it would be nice to come and see him on his birthday.
"So... you don't have any other words of introduction?"
Ning Fei waited for a while, then looked at the silent Duan Yunhong. Duan Yunhong asked him, "What other words of introduction do you want?"
"Uh, for example, the buildings around here, the history of this place?" Ning Fei pointed casually, "You come here often, shouldn't you know everything about it?"
"…Indeed, but it's not necessary."
"Um?"
"I just like to come and see the scenery at this moment and enjoy a moment of tranquility. It has nothing to do with the origins of these buildings, how many years they are old, or what their history is." Duan Yunhong looked at the bridge and said slowly, "For you now, this is even more useless information. What's the point of knowing it? It's useless."
"Don't pretend." Ning Fei turned to look at him, his eyes scanning every change in Duan Yunhong's expression, "I'll only give you one more chance, do you want to tell me or not?... Think it over before you speak."
Duan Yunhong was about to open his mouth, but closed it silently again.
After a few seconds, he asked, "...Do you really want to hear it?"
Ning Fei sneered: "Since you are here, just listen. It is the birthday program you prepared for me anyway."
"I didn't plan to be so long-winded..." Duan Yunhong couldn't explain his current mood and couldn't help but say some nonsense first. He originally just wanted to bring Ning Fei here to see and let Ning Fei also witness the scenery he had seen. Even if Ning Fei didn't understand or even thought there was anything interesting about it, it was still the most meaningful place for him.
This is also the core purpose of Duan Yunhong bringing Ning Fei to Pingdu, no, inviting Ning Fei to his native world.
Ning Fei revealed his origin and his past traumas to Duan Yunhong, and Duan Yunhong exchanged his own - regardless of whether Ning Fei cared or not. He was allowed to see with his own eyes and experience for himself the old house where he had lived in the past and the place where he had escaped when he was in the most desperate and helpless situation. Even though Ning Fei could not understand Duan Yunhong's situation at the time, Duan Yunhong felt that it was enough as long as he was in the place of his past memories.
But at this moment, Ning Fei, who had always been considered to be uninterested by Duan Yunhong, was actually asking about the details of these places.
——Actually, you still want to get to know me better?
——Or, do you want to soothe my past trauma?
Recalling the moments they had spent together in this world, although Ning Fei always seemed to be indifferent to everything, at certain times, he would always deepen the topic. Everything that Duan Yunhong kept silent about and avoided talking about was brought up intentionally or unintentionally by him, and he reinterpreted it and gave it new meaning. Duan Yunhong thought he had become calm about these memories and didn't care about them anymore. But the warmth that Ning Fei gave him when comforting him made Duan Yunhong gradually realize that he still cared about her. In other words, a corner of my heart is still "frozen" by these original experiences.
It's not healed or disappeared, it's just been covered in dust. Ning Fei turned it out and just talked to Duan Yunhong, which actually gave Duan Yunhong a real sense of "healing".
"Are you afraid that I will think you are nagging like an old man? Come on, why are you trying to set up a persona in front of me, Boss Duan!" Ning Fei didn't know if he noticed Duan Yunhong's realization or not. He put his hands in his pockets and looked at him, "But, before you say anything, estimate how long you are going to talk for?"
"...That's hard to explain." Duan Yunhong came back to his senses and deliberately replied in an uncooperative tone, "These things are all royal gardens, with a great history. It may take 20 to 30 minutes to talk about them, or even several hours."
Ning Fei: “…”
He checked the upwind position and stood behind Duan Yunhong: "Go ahead."
Duan Yunhong: "What are you doing?"
Ning Fei leaned his forehead against his back: "Shelter from the wind."
Duan Yunhong felt the weight behind him and thought: He is really good at pleasing people.
However, even though Duan Yunhong could stand here for a few hours without any problem, it would be terrible if Ning Fei caught a cold and got angry when she returned. So Duan Yunhong turned around and grabbed the person behind him: "Get in the car and have dinner. We can talk while we eat."
Ning Fei asked: "You don't want to see your golden bridge arch?"
"It will be gone soon. If you stay here and feel the cold wind any longer, I'm afraid you'll scold me." Duan Yunhong pulled his hand out of his pocket, held it, and led him to the parking lot. "Let's go. The place to eat is at the hotel where we're staying tonight. Once you get home, you don't have to come out and feel the cold wind. Are you satisfied?"
"Oh, no wonder you brought a small suitcase. Did you put a rope in it?"
"You are only thinking about the last show tonight, right? Then I really have to explain it to you for several hours, and explain it clearly..."
***
Duan Yunhong said he would talk for hours, but actually he made the history he told quite interestingly. After all, if the words are spoken too badly, they are not in line with his style and level, and he himself cannot accept it.
Ning Feichun listened to it as a dinner show, and made a sharp comment until the end: "That country used to be pretty good, quite... active. And the royal family that built this garden is at most similar to the one I have. It's rotten and smelly, and the less money they have, the more they spend."
"The last descendant's words... are true." Duan Yunhong replied, "So the royal family of your original world was able to maintain its rule for so long, which is quite magical."
Ning Fei shrugged: "No need to put it so tactfully, the people there are just indifferent and no one thinks about it. Even if it happens occasionally, they are unable to solve it and can only endure the humiliation in silence."
Duan Yunhong said: "At least when you said you would kill one for every one you wrote, someone was willing to sacrifice their life in exchange."
"Ha, it's a pity that I didn't let them have their way, and they even hate me." Ning Fei replied casually, "Okay, stop openly criticizing and secretly praising me. I know that many of your people will resist, and Liang Zhiming, an outsider, is not afraid of death, okay?"
"That's not what I meant..."
"Okay, I know what you mean, no more nonsense." Ning Fei kicked him under the table, "You are already in a wheelchair and you still go to the lake to worry about the country and the people. I know where your stubborn temper comes from. And this stinky mouth is harder than a dead duck, which is understandable. If it wasn't hard, you would spit it all out when you were tortured."
Duan Yunhong was a little upset at first, but after hearing his words, he felt a little amused and speechless: "What a lousy analogy you are using. Do you have a good temper? Are you easy to talk to?"
"It's really not good. I didn't say I have a good temper." Ning Fei replied, "But you seem to believe in your rhetoric of 'giving freedom to travelers'. Is it because you had similar ideals when you were in this native world?"
"What you said..."
"I'm not kidding you, I just think there are some similarities." Ning Fei propped up his chin and looked at him, "You always say that I was brainwashed by the Administration, but there is no organization among you bandits that inherits brainwashing. Even if it was Lin Jianru who told you, how come you believed it for such a long time? Or -
"In fact, Lin Jianru is your mentor. You trust and respect him and believe everything he says. But you are just being stubborn and refusing to admit it?"
"Ah? Me and Lin Jianru?! That sounds disgusting." Duan Yunhong paused and couldn't help but explain, "I'm not alluding to you and Yu Zhou."
Ning Fei: "Thank you. I didn't think so before, but now that you mentioned it, I feel like it does seem to be true."
"In short, my opinion of time travelers was indeed based on Lin Jianru's words at the beginning. Because his words were logically sound." Duan Yunhong looked at him, "After a long time, it was based on my position. I may not really believe it, but in order to achieve my goal, of course I will use that set of words when facing time travelers. Just like you may not like the Administration very much, but when facing time travelers, you still have to stand on the side of the Administration and the original owner, right?"
"...Don't try to trick me." Ning Fei raised an eyebrow, "I like the Administration."
"I'm just bored, so I'm trying to trick you at this time." Duan Yunhong said, "And I've said before that I don't want you to leave the Administration at this stage. It will be safer for you to have it."
"Humph, you make a very logical argument, as if you can come and go freely." Ning Fei sneered, "If you just chose this set of rhetoric based on your stance, then can't you choose a new stance and change your rhetoric?"
"Why, you want to speak for the Administration?"
"I dare to speak, do you dare to listen?"
Duan Yunhong didn't reply for a while.
"...This part is really a joke, don't be so serious." Ning Fei picked up the red wine glass and took a sip, "But Boss Duan, it's my birthday and you made a 3D resume. Isn't that enough?"
Duan Yunhong then replied: "...We'll know when we get up there."
Ning Fei put down the wine glass and smiled: "No problem."
***
After dinner, the two of them really went to the hotel's luxurious suite.
This place is bigger than the master bedroom in Duan Yunhong’s old house, and the decoration is more exquisite, with a flavor imitating old money from abroad. Ning Fei had nothing to complain about. As soon as he walked in, he turned around and stretched out his hand to Duan Yunhong: "Boss Duan, come on, it's time to give a little 'birthday present' between adults."
Duan Yunhong looked at him, put down the box silently, and began to take off his coat.
Ning Feike really likes watching him do this. Duan Yunhong once said that Ning Fei had trained these moves, and Ning Fei thought he was not much behind. Especially when Duan Yunhong consciously tried to behave well, it was really pleasing to the eye - at least it just fell into Ning Fei's aesthetic zone.
Duan Yunhong took off his thick coat, his black suit jacket, and his vest. Just as he was about to pull on his tie, Ning Fei stepped forward to stop him: "Stop, stop, stop, Si Daopu, you have to keep this!"
Duan Yunhong took the opportunity to hold him back: "Are you ready now?"
"What else?" Ning Fei's fingertips gently hooked the man's chin, as if scratching an itch, "Could it be that Boss Duan also has the unique skill of tying himself up? That's great, I'm willing to continue to be a spectator!"
"I'm serious." Duan Yunhong stared at him with his eyes downcast. "Before that, I'll give you the real 'gift' first. Of course, it's your decision how to deal with it."
"Now that you mention it, I have a bad feeling." Ning Fei put away his teasing expression and raised his eyebrows, "Tell me what it is first."
“It’s… this.”
Duan Yunhong pointed at the brooch on Ning Fei's chest, which was the one Duan Yunhong gave him.
"...Ah?" Even a smart man like Ning Fei couldn't figure out what this riddle was, so he asked directly, "What does it mean? Does this brooch have a function that you haven't told me yet?"
"No." Duan Yunhong said, "I mean, if you want, you can hand it over to the Administration."
"ha?"
Ning Fei was even more confused: "Why should I hand it over to the Administration? Are you going to give me a great credit?"
"The decision is left to you!" Duan Yunhong originally wanted to make the whole process a little more romantic, at least it would be a natural outcome. But Ning Fei was always on a different channel, and Duan Yunhong couldn't stand it anymore.
"You almost broke the news down there... I mean, I accept the administration's offer!"
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Mr. Duan, great attack!
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