Chapter 70 - Choice
Chapter 70 - Choice
Ning Fei said that she wanted to alienate Ji Xingzhe and Qin Ran, but Ji Xingzhe was probably frightened by Duan Yunhong's topic of "DNA paternity test" and has been much quieter recently, and has not done anything to target Lin Shengjia. Adhering to the principle that less trouble is worse than more, Ning Fei temporarily let him go.
But although Ji Xingzhe appears calm on the outside, he is not at peace on the inside. The most intuitive manifestation is that in the test before the final exam, his English score slowly and steadily dropped to 80 points!
Ning Fei didn't want to pay attention to him, or rather, Ning Fei didn't want to pay attention to any students other than Lin Shengjia. However, the head teacher talked to him about it. It was at this time that Ning Fei realized that Ji Xingzhe's grades in other subjects also showed signs of decline, but his English performance was the worst in the most recent monthly exam.
The head teacher reminded Ning Fei that he should pay attention to students whose grades suddenly dropped. Ning Fei agreed on the surface, but thought to herself that the head teacher had not told her about Lin Shengjia's sudden drop in marks, and she was like an invisible person when the "report cheating" incident happened before. Now that Ji Xingzhe has dropped a few points, the head teacher immediately intervenes. This is too obvious.
In short, Ning Fei called Ji Xingzhe to his office after class.
There were other teachers in the office, and Ning Fei was not idle enough to say anything threatening to Ji Xingzhe. So he looked at Ji Xingzhe and asked him in a very stereotypical way whether something had happened recently that caused him to be distracted from learning English.
“No…no.” Ji Xingzhe rubbed his fingers on the side of his leg, “Maybe I’m just not in good condition. My brother has been on a business trip recently, and I’m a little uncomfortable…”
Anyone could tell that this was just a perfunctory response, but Ji Xingzhe had been a little scared of Ning Fei recently, and it was impossible for him to tell him the truth now. Ji Xingzhe couldn't tell anyone about his troubles, let alone Ning Fei.
How can you say this? She said that she was not a child of the Ji family, and her uncle seemed to have already known this. I wonder what terrible things he would do? Isn't this crazy?
"Really?" Ning Fei sat sideways, supporting the table with one hand, "It seems that you two brothers have a good relationship. Your brother's absence has such a big impact on you? Then do you want to discuss it with your family? Anyway, I know..."
“No need!” Ji Xingzhe was shocked. How could he dare to let his family know about his fluctuating grades? What if Ji Zhenwei is disappointed in him, what if his family starts to investigate the reason...will his uncle take the opportunity to do something?
"Really, no need, I can adjust myself!" Ji Xingzhe said quickly, "No need to notify my family, teacher!"
Ning Fei gently pushed up his glasses and looked directly at Ji Xingzhe's face: "I know you are more self-disciplined in your studies and more mature in your thinking. But you still need to ask for help when you need it. After all, you are only a 17-year-old student. Helping students is what teachers should do, right?"
He even smiled when he said the last sentence. Normally, this smile is very normal and gentle, and many female classmates would privately discuss Ning Fei's classic expression. But in Ji Xingzhe's view at this moment, Ning Fei's smile was nothing less than "the devil's smile".
——What can he do to help me? Are you helping my uncle to expose me? Could it be that he already knows my identity? !
Ji Xingzhe became more and more confused and he managed to maintain his composure: "...It's okay, I don't need your help yet. Really, Teacher Ning, I will definitely study hard."
"Well, it's normal for a child of your age to have something on your mind. I won't press you any further." Ning Fei briefly admired the kid's panic for a few seconds, and finally continued with the "template process". "But you should know that studying is the most important thing for you right now. Your grades have fluctuated a little bit recently, and I want to believe in you, so you need to show me your determination to 'I can handle it myself'..."
Ning Fei spoke eloquently for several minutes, but Ji Xingzhe became impatient and anxious and didn't remember anything he said. Occasionally, when Ji Xingzhe heard some strange key words, such as "is the real one", "are all fake", "what is yours is yours, what is not yours will never be yours", his heart would tremble.
He was "psychologically tortured" for less than ten minutes, and was finally released after Ji Xingzhe promised to "study hard and do well in the exams at the end of the semester."
He always felt that Ning Fei's last smile was somewhat meaningful. He walked out of the office in a trance, walked through the corridor with his head down, and even didn't dare to greet the teachers who passed by. Ning Fei's words "Anyway, I know him..." kept flashing through his mind, and he felt more and more that Ning Fei would go directly to his uncle. If Ning Fei really told his uncle that "Ji Xingzhe's grades dropped because he missed his brother", how would his uncle and father react? Will you call your brother back? Or should I send myself to Shenzhen to see my brother right after the exam... ?
——Come to think of it, my uncle has been in Shenzhen with my brother for so long, could he have already started hinting at my brother?
——Then I can’t go to Shenzhen even more! Even if they find out who I really am, I have to stay home. How can a long-distance plea compare to the face-to-face affection...!
The more Ji Xingzhe thought about it, the more he felt that no matter what Duan Yunhong had done or was preparing to do, he had to stay at home to resolve the crisis to the greatest extent.
——Never go to Shenzhen!
But Ji Zhenwei is a male chauvinist who sticks to his word. How can he achieve this goal naturally?
Ji Xingzhe, who was walking down the stairs, looked at the stairs below his feet.
***
"A student fell down the stairs! Teacher Ning, it seems he is from your class!"
Ning Fei, who had just been free for a while, was yelled at by the teacher who walked into the office quickly. He quickly turned his head with a surprised expression: "What?! Who?"
"That good student who always looks familiar, that Ji or something..."
Ning Fei stood up suddenly: "I'll go take a look!"
He took a step with his long legs and quickly walked out of the office and across the corridor. The stairs were at the end of the corridor. Ning Fei quickly walked down one and a half floors, but was blocked by the teachers and academic staff who were standing on the stairs.
The person these people were surrounding was Ji Xingzhe, who was lying, or curled up, under the stairs, his face distorted in pain.
The adults surrounded him, asking him how he was, where it hurt, whether he could move, and discussing what to do next. Some people said that he should be sent to the infirmary first, some said that he should be sent directly to the hospital, and some said that Ji Xingzhe's family should be notified immediately. Ning Fei stood behind them, and they didn't look back. The anxious expression on Ning Fei's face gradually faded.
He stood on the middle steps, looking through the crowd, looking expressionlessly at Ji Xingzhe, whose face was hideous.
--Accident? Not really. Intentional? for what?
——What in what I just said irritated him? For him to make such an extreme choice...
When Ning Fei was thinking, Ji Xingzhe's eyes suddenly met his.
Ji Xingzhe didn't seem to expect to see Ning Fei so suddenly. Unlike the anxious teachers around him, Ning Fei lowered his eyes slightly and looked at him with an almost cold expression.
The icy look made Ji Xingzhe seem to forget the pain instantly, and he only felt wetness on his back.
***
Ji Xingzhe was eventually taken away by an ambulance because he kept complaining that his legs and buttocks hurt and he couldn't get up. The school was afraid that something might happen to him, so they didn't dare to move him and simply called an ambulance.
This commotion attracted a lot of students and teachers to watch the fun, and in the end everyone knew that it was Ji Xingzhe who fell down the stairs. Ning Fei was soon called in for another talk by Vice President Li who had heard the news. The main content of the talk was what he had talked about with Ji Xingzhe and whether the conversation was too intense and caused Ji Xingzhe to fall.
Ning Fei did not record the conversation with Ji Xingzhe, so he could only repeat it roughly and emphasized that the other teachers in the office were present and heard it. Moreover, Ji Xingzhe's grades dropped in all subjects, and it was the class teacher who asked Ning Fei to "have a talk" with him. Instead of asking whether it was Ning Fei’s conversation that caused Ji Xingzhe to be distracted while walking and fall down the stairs, it is better to suspect the factors that have recently affected his declining grades.
This answer sounded like an attempt to shirk responsibility, but Vice President Li did not make things difficult for Ning Fei. After all, Duan Yunhong had personally called the school to remind the school not to allow Ning Fei to be harassed for matters other than teaching affairs because of trumped-up charges. In particular, Vice Principal Li and Director Ma were named by Duan Yunhong, and now they are the people who are most afraid of Ning Fei in the entire school.
After Ning Fei came out of the vice-president's office, he found a deserted place and called Duan Yunhong.
“…It’s really rare.”
Duan Yunhong answered the phone quickly: "Why did you think of calling me? Is there something urgent?"
"I'm just letting you know." Ning Fei stood in a backlit corner, leaning against the wall. "Your good nephew is a master of self-abuse and has crippled himself."
"Huh?" Duan Yunhong didn't expect to hear such explosive news. "What did he do? Tell me in detail."
Ning Fei briefly told him how he had called Ji Xingzhe for a talk and how he fell down after leaving.
"...He doesn't look like someone who would accidentally fall down the stairs. Although the paternity test has affected his grades, he shouldn't be distracted to this extent." Duan Yunhong analyzed quickly, "You said the final exams are coming soon...it might be because of this. According to the original plan, he had to come to Shenzhen after the exams."
"He doesn't dare to go? Because he's afraid of you?"
"Part of the reason. The bigger reason might be that they are afraid that when he is not at the Ji family, something unexpected will happen and he won't be able to cope with it." Duan Yunhong said, "His mother dotes on him a lot."
"If something goes wrong, is he going to ask his mother for mercy directly?" Ning Fei paused, "Wait a minute, have you done a paternity test between his mother and him?"
Duan Yunhong: “No.”
Ning Fei heard his straightforward reply: "Did you do that on purpose?"
Duan Yunhong didn't answer directly, but just asked: "You want to do it?"
Ning Fei thought for a moment: "...then let's not do it."
Duan Yunhong laughed with an ambiguous tone: "I guess so."
At the critical moment, using this one-sided paternity test report that could cause misunderstandings to throw the Ji family into chaos - this guy should be very happy to watch this kind of excitement.
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