Chapter 59 - Love at first sight
Chapter 59 - Love at first sight
In the afternoon, Ning Fei gave Lin Shengjia extra lessons as usual, but this time it was at Lin's house.
Because Duan Yunhong has already bought the air conditioner and bed, he will come to install them this afternoon. The house was noisy and full of workers coming and going, so it was certainly not convenient for me to take extra classes. Ning Fei couldn't keep an eye on him at home, so naturally he just left Duan Yunhong there. Duan Yunhong was still not happy: "I paid for it, so why should I work for you as a long-term worker?"
"Whoever bought it should be staring at it. I'm not going to use it." Ning Fei stepped on his feet. To be more precise, she stepped on Duan Yunhong's leather shoes with her cotton slippers. "If no one is watching, stop pretending. Come if you want."
Duan Yunhong said: "I'll ask someone to show it to you."
"Oh, you're going to give my key to a stranger?" Ning Fei spread his hands, "Why don't you give it back to me? Why bother Mr. Duan to pass it on? Wouldn't it be more convenient for me to give it directly to someone else?"
"Let someone else help you?"
"Is it your business?" Ning Fei sneered. "Mr. Duan, I thought someone like you wouldn't think giving me the key means anything. If you do, then you really have to return it to me."
Duan Yunhong looked at him for two seconds, then took out a key from his inner pocket and put it in Ning Fei's hand.
Ning Fei thought he really returned his key at first, but after carefully examining the key in his hand, he realized, "What key are you putting here to fool me?"
Duan Yunhong: "I'm asking you to go to a place you absolutely refuse to go."
Ning Fei: "...your home?"
Mr. Duan fell silent again.
"Pfft. Is it that serious, Duan Yunhong?" Ning Fei said happily, "Don't I like living in your golden nest? Didn't I choose the 'closest to the water' position specifically, so I can't leave? The most expensive thing for me this time is the teacher position and this house, I can't waste it."
Duan Yunhong didn't respond to him, mainly because Ning Fei's words sounded too much like "You gave me the key, I took it, but I still won't go." It would be too cheap for Duan Yunhong to say anything more about the key.
Although giving away the key so easily was already quite cheap, it seemed like he was being rushed.
Anyway, Mr. Duan said with a stern face: "Why don't you move your feet?"
Ning Fei tossed his keys and said, "So will you help me look after the place?"
"Still talking nonsense?" Duan Yunhong said angrily, "Don't throw it away. If you throw it away, no one will give you a replacement."
"Ha, then why don't you make it into a necklace for me to wear around my neck?" Ning Fei sneered, and finally retracted his feet. Then he turned around and put Duan Yunhong's key on the key ring, side by side with his own key. "Is this okay? Then I'm going to class. Please look after my doghouse. Let's have dinner together tonight!"
Duan Yunhong didn't respond, but just sat on the small sofa, as if to protect the house.
Ning Fei smiled, blew him a kiss, and left. The door opened and closed. Duan Yunhong stood there for a while and finally took out his cell phone.
——Send a message to the secretary to check if there are any restaurants with night views in the city.
***
As a result, that night, Duan Yunhong and Ning Fei...had dinner at the Lin family.
Yes, we did eat together.
The most exciting thing is that Luo Chenghong was also at the dinner table, and he arrived just before dinner. I don’t know whether he was planning to come for dinner anyway or came here specially after receiving the notice. Anyway, at the last round table, Duan Yunhong and Lin Shengjia sat on Ning Fei's left and right respectively, and on Lin Shengjia's other side sat Luo Chenghong. In this way, Duan Yunhong happened to be face to face with Luo Chenghong. The two men saw each other every now and then, and both looked unhappy.
Ning Fei was delighted by what he saw. He didn't think that the two were jealous of each other because of him. There must have been a grudge between them before. Moreover, according to Duan Yunhong, the "lucky bandits" are all competing with each other, so it is normal for them to want to see them dislike each other.
Lin Shengjia noticed that Ning Fei laughed all the time and asked in confusion, "What are you laughing at?"
"Nothing, I just remembered something funny." Ning Fei paused, then continued, "There's a saying, 'Look at the other side when you kill someone', do you know that?"
The Lin couple: “…” What a terrible topic!
"Ah, I know!" Lin Shengjia actually continued, "It's the basic rule of the board game 'Close Your Eyes Before Dark'! It's more convenient for the 'killer' to point to the opposite side, so there is a high probability that there is a 'killer' among the people sitting opposite the 'dead'!"
The two people who really thought it would be better to wait until the other person died: "..."
"Hey, don't die at the dinner table, eat quickly!" Luo Xiuping didn't understand what her son was saying at all, so she quickly interrupted him, "You still have to do your homework after dinner."
Lin Shengjia thought to himself that it wasn't him who started the conversation, but he couldn't refute it, so he could only keep his head down and eat.
Duan Yunhong suddenly said, "I heard that when Lin was at home, he would play English during meals. Why not today?"
Father Lin was a little surprised that he took the initiative to bring it up, and replied: "This... is a bit noisy after all, so let's forget about it for now today."
"It's okay, let's put it off. We can't delay the child's study." Duan Yunhong said, "I also heard that when Lin went to Teacher Ning's house for tutoring on weekends, he could only speak English. If I happen to be there in the future, I will also help speak English. Is Lin listening to British or American English now?"
Lin Shengjia was stunned for a moment: "Uh, the listening part is British English, right..."
Duan Yunhong switched to standard British accent: "Okay, I'll speak English to you when I'm around."
Luo Chenghong narrowed his eyes.
Of course he could speak it, but his current personality was that of a man who had not received much education, so it was not convenient for him to suddenly use English fluently in front of the Lin couple. Although Duan Yunhong's move seemed very vulgar and rustic, it has to be said that it was indeed very effective.
"Stop showing off." Ning Fei didn't know what kind of chuunibyou this man had suddenly developed. She picked up a piece of pork ribs and put it in his bowl. "Eat your meal."
"Mr. Duan looks very knowledgeable and speaks good English." Father Lin didn't mind Duan Yunhong's abrupt behavior. Instead, he had a favorable impression of him. "Have you studied abroad?"
"I not only studied abroad, but also worked abroad for a period of time." Duan Yunhong replied, "I have just returned for less than two years."
"It seems that he is a returnee like Mr. Ning!" Father Lin sighed, "Where is Mr. Duan employed?"
This was the mode of a neighborhood chat. Although Duan Yunhong's expression was not warm, he responded naturally: "At Duan's."
Father Lin, a real ordinary citizen: "...Duan family?"
"The Duan family has more businesses in the north, and is relatively low-key in the south." Duan Yunhong replied, "But, do you know Nansheng Investment and Financing?"
"I know." Father Lin nodded. "It's often mentioned in local news. It's a big investment company in South City, right? But it has little to do with our work, and we don't know much about it. I just remember that this company has only been around for a few years."
"Nansheng Investment and Financing has three major shareholders, who together hold more than 95% of the shares." Duan Yunhong said slowly, "These three major shareholders are Nantou, Ji's shares, and Duan's."
"Nantou" is an investment company wholly controlled by the Nancheng government. The fact that the Ji family and the Duan family can jointly hold shares with Nantou shows that the Duan family is also quite capable.
Father Lin exclaimed: "So, it's a big company on par with the Ji family! Mr. Duan is really talented!"
Luo Chenghong couldn't help but say, "The actual controller of the Ji family, Ji Zhenwei's mother's surname is Duan, and this person's surname is also Duan. Brother-in-law, don't you think it's a coincidence?"
In fact, because these three have "temporarily joined" this world, local people generally don't think much about their identities. Now that Luo Chenghong specifically pointed it out, Father Lin finally reacted: "Mr. Duan, is it from the Ji family...? Sorry, I really don't know how to express it..."
"It doesn't matter." Duan Yunhong did not hide it and said directly, "Ji Zhenwei, the actual controller of the Ji family, is indeed my brother. I take my mother's surname."
Lin Shengjia: “…Huh?!”
His reaction was much greater than that of his adoptive parents, and he almost jumped up. Under the surprised gazes of the Lin couple, he managed to sit still, but his eyes were still switching between Duan Yunhong and Ning Lai: "So, if that's the case... you are Ji Xingzhe's, uh, uncle?"
His incoherent speech made his adoptive mother Luo Xiuping feel helpless: "Jia Jia, it should be my uncle."
"I am indeed his uncle." Duan Yunhong replied calmly, "I also know that you are classmates. Maybe we will have the opportunity to meet often in the future."
Lin Shengjia:! ! !
At this moment, a lot of things that happened to the original owner, Lin Shengjia, involuntarily flashed through his mind. The beginning of the tragic fate was not when Ji Xingzhe took the lead in bullying in school, but when the Ji family decided to recognize Lin Shengjia!
——And now Ji Xingzhe’s uncle looks very smart. He won’t notice anything unusual about this face, right? !
——Shouldn’t Ning Fei help me stay away from the Ji family? Why are you "letting the wolf into the house" now...
Regarding Lin Shengjia's restlessness, Ning Fei and Duan Yunhong were very calm. Duan Yunhong even reminded Lin's father again that he could turn on the recorder. English listening soon began to echo in the living room, as usual. Luo Chenghong, who pointed out Duan Yunhong's identity, also became quiet at this moment, as if he was staying out of the matter.
Lin Shengjia didn't dare to ask any more questions. He finished the dinner trembling with fear and without any appetite. He quickly found an excuse to "ask questions" and pulled Ning Fei into his room.
"What the hell is going on?!"
Lin Shengjia was very frightened, and barely remembered to lower his voice before asking, "How do you know Ji Xingzhe's uncle?"
"I met him at Ji Xingzhe's birthday party yesterday." Ning Fei knew that Luo Chenghong had not yet revealed his identity in front of Lin Shengjia, and he did not intend to clarify Duan Yunhong's identity now. Ning Fei didn't want to get involved in the way these "bandits" handled things.
But Ning Fei still gave Lin Shengjia a "reassurance pill": "But even if he sees that there is something wrong with you, he will not expose you. On the contrary, he will help hide your identity and prevent the Ji family from noticing you. Don't worry."
"Ah? Why?" Lin Shengjia didn't quite understand. "Is he the kind of person who... doesn't allow any scandals to occur in the Ji family?"
"Not exactly." Ning Fei thought for a moment and explained, "Just think of it this way. He will help me, and I will help you, so it means he will help you too."
"What kind of weird equation is this?" Lin Shengjia still felt uneasy. "What's your relationship? He would help you unconditionally the first day he met you?"
Ning Fei lowered his eyes, hiding the bad look on his face, and smiled: "Just think of it as...he fell in love with me at first sight."
Lin Shengjia: “Huh?”
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