Chapter 44 - Stay
Chapter 44 - Stay
Ning Fei didn't leave in the end and stayed for the time being.
Looking back on it later, he felt that this decision was a foolish one. He was not moved by Duan Yunhong's confession of "I will be with you until you die", because after Duan Yunhong said that, he made a patch and said that this was just a possibility.
Ning Fei hadn't heard him being so stubborn for a long time, and she was immediately amused: "No need to explain, I know you are just joking. Even if you accompany an ordinary person until he grows old and gets sick and dies, it doesn't mean you are serious. People like us, as long as we don't commit suicide, our life span will extend to the endless future. To you, the life of an ordinary person is just a grain of sand in the long river. How can you really care about a grain of sand? It's just a little seasoning in your memory."
Duan Yunhong's expression seemed to indicate that he did not agree with this statement, but Ning Fei was waiting for him to refute, and he did not really say anything.
The two of them returned to the topic of Ning Fei leaving.
After all, at this point, Ning Fei could not help but guess that the current extremely irreversible situation was the work of Duan Yunhong. If I stay here any longer, it won't be a chance to rest for a few days. Instead, I will have to watch the development of the story distorted by Duan Yunhong every day. What's the difference between this and being ridiculed by Duan Yunhong in person all the time?
Ning Fei now wanted to know only one answer: "You colluded with Chong Lin? You let him trick me here?"
Duan Yunhong didn't answer directly. He just said, "You are so smart, why don't you guess."
"Guess what!" What's the difference between this and default? Ning Fei sneered, "I don't know what price he asked for you, but you were obviously cheated, because I'm leaving now."
"You want to leave?" Duan Yunhong stared at him. "Aren't you the awesome debt collector Ning Fei? If I don't use all your skills to collect your debt, are you going to give up so easily?"
"I was just named to assist, and it's essentially his job." Ning Fei raised his eyebrows, "Do you think I can't see the weirdness of this damn place? I decided to give up as soon as I learned about the situation. This is not my mission, so there's no need to waste my energy on him. I didn't leave right away because I wanted to take a few days off and sleep in here. But now you're obviously going to make me unhappy, and I'm going to stay here and let you torture me? Am I stupid?"
Duan Yunhong frowned and stared at him.
"Why, you didn't set up a trap just to find me, and I didn't fall for it, so you're upset again?" Ning Fei raised his still-bound hands, patted Duan Yunhong's face, and said mockingly, "Duan Yunhong, don't think too highly of yourself. Next time, when the conditions are equal, I'll be happy and play with you again. See you again if we're lucky."
“…Wait a minute!”
Duan Yunhong grabbed his hand fiercely and said coldly: "You want to rest and sleep anyway, so it doesn't matter where you sleep."
Ning Fei was stunned for a second before she realized the true meaning of his words: "Are you deaf? Didn't you hear what I just said? Why should I stay here? To be tied to the bed every day, waiting for you to play with me and mock me?"
Duan Yunhong said: "I can untie it for you."
Ning Fei couldn't understand this man's train of thought: "And then? I hear you talk about how Dong Lingyan was hanging out with those two girls and live-broadcasting their wedding to laugh at my incompetence every day?"
"I'm not that bored." Duan Yunhong said coldly, "Who is Dong Lingyan? He's a man who's blinded by lust. It's come to this. I don't bother to pay any more attention to him."
"Then why did you keep me here?" Ning Fei thought about it and there was only one possibility, "Ah, for that?"
As he spoke, his eyes moved downwards. Duan Yunhong was stared at by him, so he twisted his chin and lifted his face up: "Why is there always such crap in your mind!"
"You're talking about me? Look at the way my feet are tied, isn't it just to make it easier for you to move me? And weren't you just going to force yourself on me without saying a word?" Ning Fei said sarcastically, "Other than this, I really can't think of any other reason why you kept me around. You already know that I'm a debt collector, and you said that I cheated you, you can't still say that nonsense, can you?"
After a pause, Ning Fei couldn't help but tease again: "Actually, you can't blame me for always thinking about this. I really like sleeping with you. I was hoping to save enough points to go back and play with you... Now it seems unnecessary."
This time it was Duan Yunhong's turn to be stunned.
"You...want to come back to me?"
"It's a vacation, so you should find something fun to do." Ning Fei didn't think it was shameful to admit this, "But the nature of it is similar to what you planned to do for fun."
"I've already said it's not... Tsk, I can't convince you, forget it." Duan Yunhong said, and he really untied the ropes and chains on Ning Fei's hands and feet, "If you want to lie down, lie down here. There are servants in the yard. Tell them before you leave the house. Everything else is up to you."
"...Ah?" Ning Fei felt that this turn of events came out of nowhere and said in surprise, "I didn't say I wanted to stay!"
"You said you wanted to lie down for a few days, and you also said you wanted to sleep with me." Duan Yunhong rested his hands beside his head and leaned over to look at him, "Isn't staying here the best choice?"
"That's what I said, but..."
"If you really want to run, then go ahead. I just don't know why you have to run. Are you afraid of me?" Duan Yunhong stood up and straightened his clothes. "I have something else to do. I'll come to see you later."
After saying that, Duan Yunhong turned around and left without waiting for Ning Fei's answer.
Ning Fei: “…Hey!”
——What? Are you so sure that I will stay?
——And didn’t you come to bother me about “that thing” before? Why are you saying you have something to do and have to leave now? Don't lie to me, right?
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In the end, Ning Fei stayed.
Well, it’s definitely not because of the sentence “Are you afraid of me?”
He got up, tidied himself, and walked around the room first. This configuration is much better than the guest rooms in the prince's mansion. The woody scent lingering at the tip of the nose says it all. I went to the door and pulled it, and it was not locked.
There was a little girl and a little boy sitting on the porch outside. They should be the servants Duan Yunhong mentioned. Seeing Ning Fei open the door and come out, the two of them immediately stood up: "Greetings, sir."
Ning Fei didn't act pretentiously. He nodded and asked the two people's names and ages. The little girl said her name was Honglian and she was fourteen years old. The boy is older, sixteen years old, and his name is Ding He. Although they are not very old, they are considered "old men" in the General's Mansion and are very familiar with the situation in the mansion.
Ning Fei asked about the time again, and Ding He said it was almost the evening hour.
——It was lunch time when I was eating and drinking, so it didn’t make me feel unconscious for long.
Ning Fei thought about it for a while, and then asked Ding He to walk around the mansion with him. There was no other way. The three-day guidance determined that the internal situation of the general's mansion was not something that an "ordinary guest" should know. Ning Fei could not get any useful information and could only ask others for guidance.
Before leaving the yard, Ning Fei looked at the sky and asked, "What time does the general have dinner?"
"Generally, the meal is served after 15:00. Sometimes, it can be served earlier or later, depending on the general's order." Ding He replied, "If you want to eat now, there is a cook in the small kitchen in the courtyard. I will ask her to cook first."
Ning Fei was a little confused: "There is a small stove in this yard? Is it really cooking?"
Ding He replied simply, "Young Master is an honored guest. The general has instructed that we should try our best to prepare whatever Young Master wants to eat. If we can't make it, we should buy it outside. Don't neglect it."
When Ning Fei heard this, she inexplicably recalled the time when she brought takeout to Duan Yunhong's house. Duan Yunhong expressed his disdain but he did not stop Ning Fei from eating. He even let Ning Fei stuff the leftover midnight snacks into his refrigerator.
——What on earth did Duan Yunhong want to do by arresting me?
Not to mention Ning Fei couldn't figure this out, I guess Duan Yunhong wouldn't be able to explain it clearly for the time being either. Fortunately, Ning Fei was not a stubborn person. He stopped thinking about it even though he couldn't figure it out, and took Ding He for a walk from inside the yard to outside.
During this tour, Ning Fei realized that there was something wrong with the courtyard where he was assigned, without Ding He's detailed introduction.
Although the general's mansion is quite large, it is not luxurious in every aspect. Instead, it is quite simple. Apart from Duan Yunhong's main courtyard, the largest and best one is the old lady's courtyard. However, the old lady has passed away for many years and the courtyard has been vacant for a long time. Going down further, you will reach the yard where Ning Fei lives.
There are two similar courtyards, but only Ning Fei's is occupied. Ding He also said that in fact there were eight servants in this courtyard, but General Duan said that there was no need for all of them to always be in front of Ning Fei, so he appointed the most clever Honglian and Ding He to guard the door.
The more Ning Fei listened, the more he felt that this was still the same old forced cohabitation thing!
Moreover, the two nice courtyards really look like the living quarters for the wife and children...
He couldn't help but ask: "Where do the other young masters, or the other young masters, live?"
Ding He didn't understand at first: "Young master? The general hasn't married yet, so there is no young master in the mansion. There are no other young masters either. There are some of the general's deputies who often come during the day, but they only stay occasionally and never stay for more than one or two days."
Seeing that the boy was being silly, Ning Fei simply asked directly: "I'm not talking about children and retainers. I mean, your general hasn't married, so he must have concubines, actors, etc., right? Otherwise, where would he go to entertain himself at night?"
Ding He understood this time, and her face immediately turned red at Ning Fei's straightforwardness. But he still tried to remain calm and replied: "There are no such masters in the mansion..."
"Hmm?" Ning Fei was a little unconvinced, "Really?"
"Really." Ding He hesitated for a moment, but added in a low voice, "Mr. Ning was the first to move in..."
——He should have been tied up and brought in.
Ning Fei complained in his heart but didn't ask any more questions. He was too lazy to find out what these servants thought of the relationship between him and Duan Yunhong. He was just curious about how Duan Yunhong usually solved that problem. This person has very high standards in that area and is a bit of a germaphobe. He has been in this world for at least a year, so why doesn’t he find a stable partner to hang out with? If they were to go out for a drink or find something provided by the campsite... Duan Yunhong didn't seem like someone who was willing to participate in the "sharing economy".
But even if Ning Fei dared to ask these questions, Ding He might not dare to answer them. He won't make things difficult for the child.
After walking around the general's mansion, Ning Fei didn't run into many people, and the walk was over. Ding He also explained that when the general left, other soldiers would leave with him, so there seemed to be fewer people. Usually when the general is here, the mansion is quite lively.
Ning Fei thought about the scene of a group of grown men gathered together. If they were all in good health and had good figures from years of exercise... it might be nice to stay and take a look.
He returned to the yard and saw that it was already evening, so he told Ding He to prepare dinner. However, just as he finished speaking, Honglian came over and said, "Master Ning, the general just sent a message, asking you to go to his yard and wait for him to come back to have dinner together."
To others, these words sounded like a favor from the general, but to Ning Fei, they had a different meaning.
——This person is obsessed with being my superior, right?
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