Chapter 87 - Second semester of senior year
Chapter 87 - Second semester of senior year
Ji Xingzhe became overwhelmed with his own affairs, and once he calmed down, Lin Shengjia's second semester of high school went smoothly.
No one targeted Lin Shengjia for no reason anymore, so he could focus entirely on his studies. His grades are also steadily improving, and a little progress can be seen every time. Finally, in the final exam of his second year of high school, Lin Shengjia ranked 7th in the class and 72nd in the grade! At this school, this ranking score is enough to get into a key university.
As long as you work a little harder and consistently get into the top 50, getting into a prestigious school is not a dream.
As for Ji Xingzhe, after hiring two famous teachers to tutor him, his grades finally recovered to a level close to his previous level, but it was still not at its peak. For a while, Ji Xingzhe and Lin Shengjia's performance was actually catching up with each other.
Others didn't pay much attention to it. After all, they are not the top students, and the competition between them is too much for people who are not closely related to them to think too much. Although Ning Fei and Lin Shengjia realized this, their goal was not to surpass Ji Xingzhe. Therefore, the news of who comes first and who comes later is at most a condiment of life, which can be forgotten after being mentioned once.
As for Ji Xingzhe, according to Duan Yunhong, he was extremely concerned.
To be precise, he was so influenced by Tang Huilan that he cared about her to death.
Ever since his teacher called his parents to report his grades again, Tang Huilan began to monitor his grades closely, and even used language to control him. Sometimes she would say, “You never worried me like this before, why have you changed?”; sometimes she would say, “Mom believes you can do it, your grades have always been the best, you have the ability”; sometimes she would also say, “You have seen your father’s situation, God knows when he will no longer care about this family, you must be good enough.” No matter how scheming Ji Xingzhe is, he is still a real young man after all, and he has some unspeakable secrets in his heart. Therefore, Ji Xingzhe had no way to escape from Tang Huilan's "combination punch".
This fake boy lives in fear every day.
The ease he had when facing studying disappeared. He was afraid of not doing well on the exam, and then he became afraid of exams, and even afraid of studying. But he has to learn. Even if he knew the answer to the teacher's simple questions, he would involuntarily become nervous. If he doesn't have an answer or idea in the first time, he will soon break out in cold sweat on his back, and in the worst cases he will even be sweating profusely.
Every time Tang Huilan asked "When is the exam?" or "How did you do on the exam?", she was stabbing Ji Xingzhe in the face. And every time Lin Shengjia makes progress, it is another brick. The accumulation of bricks made him so tense and breathless. Ji Xingzhe would sometimes wake up from nightmares, in which the Ji family members in his dreams would say, "A biological son is still better. A fake one won't do, no matter how much money you spend. We don't want children with poor grades, go back to where you came from!"
Ji Xingzhe woke up in a cold sweat, his heart was pounding and he was afraid. I was afraid that if I talked in my sleep, I would easily reveal Lin Shengjia's true identity. He became afraid to relax even when sleeping, which led to frequent insomnia. However, when he was in his second year of high school, he had to start relying on some mild sleeping pills to assist him in sleeping.
Poor work and rest schedule and tremendous psychological pressure made him gradually thinner, his face dull, and even a few white hairs appeared. His decadent appearance was in stark contrast to his past high spirits. This kind of mental outlook made the classmates who used to like to be close to him feel doubtful, and gradually they stopped getting close to him. Ji Xingzhe actually turned into a "loner" step by step. He kept to himself in school and talked to no one. Even Lin Shengjia was amazed at this.
"He's trapped in a vicious circle, and he can't escape it on his own."
When Ning Fei was chatting with Duan Yunhong about Ji Xingzhe's recent situation, he commented: "He used to study well and didn't need to be under so much pressure. But Tang Huilan's oppression was compounded by the secret he couldn't tell. Now he has a strange equation in his mind: 'good grades' can prevent the worst from happening."
"This is the 'cage' created by Tang Huilan. She is actually in urgent need of finding a sense of existence in the Ji family. Ji Zhenwei is above her, and Ji Yuechi has long been out of her control. Only Ji Xingzhe is still manipulated by her." Duan Yunhong replied, "In fact, Ji Xingzhe is in his rebellious period at this age. If he directly confronts others, others will not be too surprised. The bad thing is that he has reasons to please the Ji family, so he can only swallow his anger."
"So, shouldn't he be trying to please you the most?" Ning Fei asked, "Since he has already determined that you have the paternity test, why doesn't he try to please you like crazy?"
"You think he doesn't want to?" Duan Yunhong sneered, "It's just that his method is too clumsy. I get annoyed just by watching it, so he doesn't dare to provoke me."
Ning Fei was even more confused: "Ah? There is such a thing? I haven't heard you mention it before, for example?"
"For example, he came to serve me tea and water, pour me wine and light my cigarettes."
"That's it?" Ning Fei was surprised. "How can this be considered flattery?"
"He can't give anything else. Even if he wants to, can he afford the money?" Duan Yunhong mocked, "He wants to win people's hearts and get closer step by step. Isn't that how he wins over those childhood friends who he manipulates around?"
"But you are so different from those young boys." Ning Fei was very happy. "Oh my God, lighting cigarettes and pouring wine, doesn't he even know that you don't smoke?"
"His father was smoking a cigar, and he thought I wanted one too." At this point, Duan Yunhong suddenly changed the subject, "I don't think I've ever seen you smoke in this world."
"I'm not stressed, I'm not that annoyed, so I don't think about it that much." Ning Fei replied casually, "When I need to use my brain a lot, or when I'm particularly annoyed, or even when I suddenly relax from a very tense state, I'll want to have one. But I'm not addicted, so it's okay not to smoke."
Duan Yunhong said: "But you also smoked after having sex with me before."
"As for cigarettes, sometimes I suddenly have this thought." Ning Fei said with a smile, "Why are you studying me? Could it be that you prepared a lot of good cigarettes for me, and I have never smoked them once, so you couldn't help but mention them to me?"
"...No, I just asked casually." Duan Yunhong decisively changed the subject again, "Anyway, Ji Xingzhe tried to get closer to me, but every time I glanced at him, he backed off. I can only say that his methods were clumsy and his courage was very cowardly. He did not have any of the necessary conditions for success."
"He's still so young, how could he possibly understand your thoughts?" Ning Fei propped up his chin and said happily, "It would be terrifying if he could figure out a way to please you in bed, right?"
"Tsk, you really said something disgusting. I have never had such an assumption, not because of the so-called 'uncle-nephew relationship' now, but I never spend any more time thinking about such things." Duan Yunhong showed disgust, "You don't think that you succeeded in the first world by this means, so I will easily fall for it, right?"
"I was just joking, why take it so seriously?" Ning Fei shrugged. "Besides, I didn't join you for your resources in the beginning. Wasn't it just a matter of catching rabbits and catching straws later? 'I'm here now', right?"
Duan Yunhong sneered softly, but did not refute him. He brought the topic back again: "He can't please me now, so he can only try his best to please his mother. He usually goes abroad to play during the summer vacation, oh, in their words, it's called 'short-term study tour', but he won't go this time. He plans to stay at home for tutoring. Instead of calling it 'studying hard', it's better to call it 'studying hard for performance'."
"He doesn't go out to play, probably to better control the situation of the Ji family. He must be afraid that you will take out the paternity test when he is not at home." At this point, Ning Fei paused and suddenly had an idea, "Speaking of which, he can actually consider talking to you about this matter directly. If he dares to ask you clearly whether you really have the test report, wouldn't it be easier to determine the next action plan? He can't give you other conditions to ask you to keep it secret, but he can guarantee that he will become your spy and helper in the future to help you rob the Ji family's property. If you are really Ji Zhenwei's brother, this condition is still worth considering."
"Bet his life? Indeed, this kind of flattery is quite meaningful. If the Ji family is really profit-seeking, this condition can indeed be considered." Duan Yunhong commented, "But he certainly can't think of it. Even if he thought of it, does he really have the courage to decide to give his life? These ordinary people who only live for a few decades are not you. You have seen a lot of life. They are just your pawns. Of course, you have the courage to bet their lives."
"You sound really evil, but I don't look down on ordinary people. Sometimes, an ordinary person's life makes it easier for people to gamble, even on just one thing. After all, it's only a few decades, and it's all over once you close your eyes." Ning Fei sighed, "On the contrary, people like us don't know how long we will live, so when we make an important decision, we always look back and forth, and can't help but think about what the future will be like. From this perspective, the life of an ordinary person is a life of full effort and excitement."
These words were profound enough, but Duan Yunhong still felt that there was something else behind his words. It’s just that Duan Yunhong couldn’t be alone at the moment to calm down and think seriously, so he temporarily put this feeling behind him.
He just asked: "Why, do you want to be an ordinary person again?"
"For now, I don't want to." Ning Fei smiled, "But I can also enjoy what ordinary people can enjoy in this world. It's not bad to be happy at the moment."
Duan Yunhong understood now: "What do you want? You already have a computer, so why buy a game console for your home?"
"Look at what you said. I ask for money right away? Am I a money-eater?" Ning Fei smiled and moved closer to him. "I just want to say that it's summer vacation, Mr. Duan. You should clear out your Shenzhen apartment and let me live there for a while."
Duan Yunhong glanced at him with a cold tone.
"Clear your ass, these are all the things you threw everywhere before, if you want to clean them up, go clean them up yourself."
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