Chapter 37 During the Rainy Season Director Liang, I don't want to work hard anymore. ...
Lin Fei arrived at the school just as school was letting out in the afternoon. The crowd was huge, and students were pouring out. The security guards wouldn't allow vehicles to pass, so she had to park her car at the school gate and raced towards the teaching building.
When we arrived at the floor where Chi Yao's class was located, the teacher's office was at the end of the corridor on the same floor.
At the entrance, Chi Yao stood in the cold wind wearing a gray-white school uniform. The boy had not yet grown up, and from the side, he looked thin and frail, as if he would be blown over by the wind at any moment, making him look particularly pitiful.
Lin Fei walked over, and Chi Yao looked up, their eyes meeting.
He quickly lowered his head guiltily, staring at his toes, trying to minimize his presence.
Lin Fei wasn't in a hurry to enter. He stood with his arms crossed, staring at him, and said coldly, "Explain everything clearly from beginning to end."
Now that things have come to this, Chi Yao can no longer hide it and has to explain everything in detail.
After hearing what had happened, Lin Fei frowned deeply.
"Why didn't you just call me? Why did you need to see Dr. Liang?" Lin Fei asked the question that had been bothering her all the way.
Chi Yao's voice trailed off: "How could I dare say that my brother-in-law is a reasonable person?"
Lin Fei scoffed a few times: "Is your sister unreasonable? Say it again with your hand on your heart."
Don't assume that just because she doesn't know his little schemes, Liang Yanzhe is the only one in the family who won't scold him.
Chi Yao dared not reply. Anything he said now would be wrong. The only way to avoid being scolded was to honestly admit his mistake and remain silent.
"Chi Yao, remember this: a crisis of trust has arisen between us, a very serious crisis of trust. I've shown mercy and let you off the hook many times before, but this is a completely different matter. I'm in a very bad mood right now, so you should reflect on your actions." Lin Fei raised his chin arrogantly.
Chi Yao, who was clearly taller than Lin Fei, shrank back like a quail: "Sister, I was wrong."
Lin Fei: "You'd better be prepared to be my servant for the rest of your life."
At this moment, Chi Yao wanted to speak up for himself. He had been her most loyal servant a long time ago, right? No, it was her second sister who was the loyal servant. He was just a servant at best.
"Sister, I was wrong." He repeated the universal apology phrase that would save him from being scolded.
Lin Fei stuffed the gloves into Chi Yao's arms, glancing at him before entering the room: "How can you let Dr. Liang do this personally? Don't order my husband around!"
Chi Yao repeated, "Sister, I was wrong."
Lin Fei glared at him with a look of utter disappointment and pushed open the door to the teachers' office.
Upon entering, she first looked at Liang Yanzhe, even having the leisure to admire his outfit for the day.
A turtleneck sweater paired with a wool coat in the same color scheme is a classic daddy outfit.
"Sister Chi Yao, you've arrived." Teacher Tan stood up.
Lin Fei withdrew his gaze and finally looked at the others.
“I’ve already spoken with Chi Yao about the situation.” Lin Fei walked to Liang Yanzhe’s side, arms crossed. “I demand that you apologize to him.”
The boy sitting on the bench and his parents were shocked by her domineering attitude; she didn't even ask about the current situation.
Teacher Tan explained gently, "Sister Chi Yao, you may not understand the situation."
Lin Fei waved his hand, stared at the boy on the stool, and said coldly, "I don't care what you talked about just now or what solution you came up with, you have to apologize to Chi Yao today."
Teacher Tan felt increasingly exhausted. The situation was already tense enough. The man Chi Yao had called over looked gentle and refined, and was reasonable, but in reality, he was unyielding and stern. Although he didn't say it explicitly, his unquestionable tone left no room for rebuttal. The two families had been talking for a long time without making any progress. They thought that the stalemate would ease after Lin Fei arrived, but they didn't expect her to come up with such a strong demand right away.
"If anyone should apologize, it should be that kid apologizing to my son." The boy's parent had been holding a grudge against Liang Yanzhe for the past few minutes, and when he saw that Lin Fei was a young woman, he stood up and snapped at her.
Liang Yanzhe frowned in displeasure and stood a little ahead of Lin Fei: "This parent, please show some respect to my wife."
Lin Fei tugged at Liang Yanzhe's sleeve, gesturing for him to move aside slightly, then retorted in an even fiercer tone: "Why should Chi Yao apologize to the school bully? Shouldn't you ask your son what he did? This isn't the first time. He's repeatedly used his position as vice class monitor, his good grades, and his popularity with the teachers to lead the way in making fun of Chi Yao in class. Chi Yao's parents are divorced, but he has been properly guided, has sound values, and would never make fun of his classmates."
Lin Fei's last shred of reason prevented her from cursing the boy; she disdained doing the same thing as a school bully.
The boy's father said matter-of-factly, "It was just a little quarrel between the kids, and he wasn't hurt at all."
“Parent, if you really think that way, then it’s okay for Chi Yao to call him short, ugly, and good for nothing except studying, right? I was just hurling insults, and he wasn’t hurt at all!” Lin Fei’s rant was met with complete silence.
The boy, whose shortcomings had been exposed, stared wide-eyed, his face filled with embarrassment.
"Where did I say something wrong?" Lin Fei became even more arrogant. Although attacking someone's appearance was immoral, the other person had provoked her first. "The fact is that our A Yao is taller and more handsome than you. You're jealous of him, so you attacked him."
Teacher Tan coughed and reminded her, "Sister Chi Yao, we are mediating a dispute."
Instead of creating new disputes.
“There’s no point in mediating this. You, go out and apologize to Chi Yao!” Lin Fei pointed to the door and said, “You are your parents’ precious son, and Chi Yao is also our precious child. Just because your parents have a marriage certificate doesn’t make you special. If you don’t reflect on yourself, I don’t mind letting everyone know that you are a school bully. The internet is so developed now, so go ahead and try if you’re not afraid.”
Liang Yanzhe raised his hand and placed it on Lin Fei's shoulder, intending to remind her to be careful not to get too agitated, as anger can easily damage the liver.
Lin Fei misunderstood him and thought his behavior was encouraging her. She then said, "My husband is the director of a hospital. Our family owns a hospital. We know a lot of people. We know people in the police station and the education bureau. If you want to make a scene, we can find someone else to mediate. If we can't resolve this, we should go to the police."
When the boy's parents heard that they were going to call the police and that they had connections, their faces changed several times.
"Sister Chi Yao, there's no need to call the police." Teacher Tan suddenly regretted calling Lin Fei. Although the man was domineering, he was at least relatively calm. If they had kept it at a standstill for a while, the boy's father would probably have stopped making a fuss, and an apology would have made things better.
Things have now spiraled out of control.
Lin Fei tugged at Liang Yanzhe's clothes and, mimicking the boy's father's tone, launched into a tirade: "Honey, I can't stand this injustice. Just because his parents have a marriage certificate, does that give them the right to bully people? Does my aunt's divorce certificate make her inferior? Let's go call the police. You should contact your cousin and call Director Li right away. We've been bullied."
Liang Yanzhe almost burst out laughing.
Only she could say such things so seriously.
He readily agreed, saying, "Just call Director Liao directly; that will speed things up."
"Sister Chi Yao, let's talk this out." Teacher Tan stepped forward to comfort Lin Fei. "Alright, both sets of parents are here and have already talked. Let me say a few words."
Teacher Tan was worried that if things really got out of hand, she would be in big trouble if the leaders held her accountable.
“Wang Gan was at fault in this matter. Before I called both sets of parents here today, I had already asked the students in the class about the situation. Wang Gan often forms cliques during breaks to mock Chi Yao. I will report this to the academic affairs office. The specific punishment will be announced after the director and the other students discuss it. Before that, Wang Gan, you must apologize to Chi Yao and write a self-criticism, which you will read aloud in front of the whole class.”
Finally, they also stated their position.
"Our school will absolutely not tolerate bullying!"
Wang Gan was still unwilling to admit his mistake and tried to argue, but his father stood up and slapped him across the face: "You've really disgraced me, go and apologize!"
Wang Gan's tears fell in large drops. He covered his face, feeling wronged, wanting to cry but not daring to.
Lin Fei felt annoyed by the scene.
An impatient father and an ill-mannered son demonstrate how terrible one's family environment must be.
But none of this should be the reason he became a bully.
Lin Fei turned around, her arm pressed against Liang Yanzhe.
"What's wrong?" He reached out and put his arm around her waist, noticing that she was upset, and softened his voice.
Lin Fei shook his head: "Seeing hateful yet pathetic people makes me feel inexplicably annoyed, and I can't help but wonder if I have an overabundance of saintly compassion."
“Your reaction is normal. Kind people feel sorry for evil people when they see their plight.” Liang Yanzhe half-embraced her. “Why don’t you go downstairs and wait for a while? I’ll handle the rest. I’ll come find you when it’s over.”
With Liang Yanzhe's comfort, Lin Fei calmed down instantly, reconciling her complicated feelings.
She didn't force herself to stay until the end; as he instructed, she went to the first floor to wait.
Lin Fei didn't attend high school here, but the teaching buildings on the southern campuses are all pretty much the same. They are all enclosed teaching buildings with corridors connecting each floor of the two buildings, making it easy to go anywhere without having to go up or down stairs.
It's sunset, and the golden light gently falls on the crisscrossing staircases, where countless youthful stories of brushing past each other may have taken place.
The connecting corridor is spacious, and many students stand in twos and threes on the balcony, gazing into the distance, chatting about their ideals, or discussing their budding emotions.
Looking towards the end of the corridor, the square patch of sky gradually turned dusky as night fell and the stars hung low.
The school radio was still playing songs after school. The announcer announced that the song they were hearing now was "Special Person," a song requested by Xiao Han from Class 1 of Grade 11 for Gu, a senior from Class 3 of Grade 12.
Lin Fei leaned against the pillar, listening to the melodious music, and smiled knowingly.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." Liang Yanzhe appeared at the corner of the stairs.
Lin Fei didn't move: "Where is he?"
"Everything's settled. I'll let A-Yao go have dinner first; she has evening self-study in half an hour." Liang Yanzhe walked up to Lin Fei. "In a good mood?"
“Yes.” Lin Fei looked at the deep green and silent camphor tree not far away, “It reminded me of the past.”
School, teaching buildings, broadcasting...
Putting all these things together, it's hard for Liang Yanzhe not to overthink things.
"A special person?" he asked.
Lin Fei: "Yes, the song is called 'Special Person'."
Liang Yanzhe chuckled, and she laughed along, explaining, "It reminded me of how heavy the workload was in high school. I didn't have time to properly appreciate the scenery in every corner of the school. I wasted my youth."
"That's all?" He took his hand out of his pocket and reached out to her.
Lin Fei grasped his hand and followed him out: "Dr. Liang, do you think there should be something? A crush on a senior from school? An unforgettable first love?"
"Um."
He responded with a faint sound.
"It's a pity, I wish I had one too, but I haven't met anyone." Lin Fei feigned regret. "Where am I supposed to find someone older than me? It was okay in my first year of high school, I thought I might be able to find a senior, but there weren't any handsome guys in that year's senior class. Later in my second and third years, I didn't find anyone I liked who was my age. Besides, Jiang Hua and I were fighting fiercely for second place, and we secretly vowed to make the other one come in third every time we took an exam. I was too busy to think about dating."
Lin Fei brought her face close to his: "Tell me, what would happen if we went to the same school?"
Liang Yanzhe coughed: "You're just starting elementary school, and I'm almost graduating from high school. Well... it's hard to say."
Lin Fei forgot that this big shot had skipped a level midway through.
"Then let's not talk about it anymore, let's not worry about the past." Lin Fei laughed, recalling what happened in the office earlier. "Dr. Liang, have you been corrupted by me? I mentioned Director Li because I know the surname of the police station chief in this district is Li, and you even made up a director. Aren't you afraid they'll expose us?"
Liang Yanzhe pondered for a moment: "Hmm... The director of the Public Security Bureau is indeed surnamed Liao. He is my cousin's brother. We had a meal together when I visited my cousin's house during the Spring Festival. Don't worry, it won't be exposed."
Lin Fei immediately fell silent, blinking repeatedly.
It's really not just talk!
"Director Liang, I suddenly don't want to work hard anymore." Lin Fei hugged his arm. "It's so much better to work with you."
Liang Yanzhe smiled and said, "If it weren't for you today, things wouldn't have been resolved so quickly."
"Are you praising my ability to be unreasonable?" Lin Fei said smugly. "This is the trick you should use when dealing with unreasonable parents. You can't ruin your image. I can handle these things with ease."
Her expression was so vivid and adorable that he couldn't resist raising his hand and gently rubbing the back of her head.
"You drove here?" Lin Fei realized that this was the way to the parking lot, and her electric scooter was still parked at the entrance.
"Hmm, you came by electric bike?" Liang Yanzhe put away his keys. "Then let's ride the electric bike together."
Lin Fei stepped out of his warm embrace: "You drive back, and we'll meet at Chunxi Old Street. I only have one helmet, and I don't want to get fined by the traffic police on the way. Otherwise, we'll really have to contact Director Liao."
"Why don't you turn it on? It's windy." Liang Yanzhe had intended to take her to Chunxi this morning, but she insisted on going by herself. He didn't expect her to be traveling by electric bike.
Lin Fei left with the words "I can" and ran away.
After setting off, a strong gust of wind blew by, and Lin Fei began to regret his decision.
The car has a heater, how could she be so foolish as to insist on riding an electric scooter herself?
Fortunately, Chunxi is not far away; I can get home in ten minutes.
After parking her electric scooter, she muttered, "It's freezing! It's freezing!" and rushed inside to warm herself by the fire.
Liang Yanzhe had been waiting for Lin Fei at the door, and he took the gloves and antler-trimmed scarf and hat that she threw to him.
Chi Xin came downstairs, yawning: "Sis, where did you go and come back from?"
"You didn't sleep all day, did you?" Lin Fei was just about to look for her.
Chi Xin rubbed his eyes and yawned again: "I stayed up all night last night helping with photo editing. A customer needed something urgent."
"Come here, I have something to tell you," Lin Fei said with a smile.
Chi Xin had a bad feeling and turned to walk towards the backyard: "Let's have dinner first, I'm hungry."
Lin Fei wasn't in a hurry, so he pulled Liang Yanzhe to the backyard to help his grandmother.
Shortly after dinner, Chi Yao returned from school.
He entered the room and saw that Lin Fei was still there. His eyes darted around several times before he timidly found a seat and sat down.
Grandma went out to discuss the big order with Grandma Su. Mother hadn't come home from work yet, and Lin Fei was currently the most powerful person in the family. As the saying goes, discretion is the better part of valor; he'd better behave himself.
Lin Fei didn't mention anything about school, but told Chi Xin that students from the School of Media at Jiangdu University would be coming next week to film a group project, and she wanted Chi Xin's help.
"Why me?" Chi Xin asked, frustrated.
Lin Fei: "Because you know our family well, and you're such a good photographer."
"Me, mentor students from the School of Media and Communication? Are you crazy or am I crazy?"
Chi Xin was happy to be praised by her, but he was also a little unhappy. Lin Fei: "Let's just consider it an opportunity for exchange and learning. Okay, it's settled then."
Aunt Ruo, who was organizing the goods, called out to Lin Fei. Before Chi Xin could retort, she got up and ran away.
After Lin Fei left, Chi Yao felt the atmosphere was a bit awkward; he and his sister had nothing to talk about with Liang Yanzhe!
“Dr. Liang, don’t you think my sister does everything in a way that’s perfectly reasonable?” Chi Xin touched his nails. “She seems to care, but she doesn’t really care. She’s like that with everything she does.”
Liang Yanzhe paused slightly: "It's alright."
“My sister always has a kind of charm that makes people think she loves very much, but in reality, her emotions are all superficial, whether it’s towards family or lovers…” Chi Xin sighed, “Never mind, I was just saying.”
Liang Yanzhe stood up, smiled, and left without saying anything.
Chi Yao slapped Chi Xin: "Second sister, have you gone crazy? Talking like this to your brother-in-law."
"I know I shouldn't say this," Chi Xin muttered. "I'm a victim too, you know."
I was just harmed.
Moreover, she knew all too well why Lin Fei chose to marry Liang Yanzhe.
Chi Yao said nonchalantly, "Why do you care if my sister's love is real or fake? They say a gentleman judges by actions, not intentions. As long as she's good to us, that's enough."
After what happened today, he silently vowed in his heart that Lin Fei was his queen. No matter whether the queen's feelings were genuine or not, as her subject, he should blindly support her.
“I understand, I won’t say it again.” Chi Xin added, “I just wanted to remind Dr. Liang not to fall into that woman’s sweet trap one day and find out that what she gives is not true love, or you will really go crazy.”
After all, there are precedents.
Chi Yao paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "Why do you always call me Dr. Liang and never call me brother-in-law?"
Chi Xin rolled his eyes at his idiot brother: "If you don't live by the sea, then mind your own business."
Chi Yao curled his lip. Are they Brahmins? Is he a Shudra? Everyone can make a sarcastic remark.
Lin Fei was unaware that the three of them had been chatting. On the way home, she sensed that Liang Yanzhe was preoccupied, but since he didn't say anything, she didn't press him.
After being busy for so many days, Lin Fei finally had time to invite Tu Xia and Liang Yanru out for a meal.
The three of them made a phone call to discuss arrangements for tomorrow.
The conversation quickly turned into a gossip session.
"Are you going to the class reunion next week?" Tu Xia asked. "It's a high school reunion."
Liang Yanru: "Why would I go? They don't like me much. They think I'm just a test-taking machine."
The two waited for Lin Fei to give his opinion.
"I really don't want to go, I'm afraid of running into a certain person," Lin Fei said. "You know what I mean."
Everyone was silent for a few seconds.
"I'm not going then, who wants to see a pervert?" Tu Xia changed the subject. "I have a performance at the bar near the university next week, you guys come and have some fun."
When Liang Yanzhe came out of the bathroom, Lin Fei left him with a message saying she was going to sleep, and then ended the call.
The next second, Tu Xia flooded the group chat.
Tu Xia: [Lin Fei, you've forgotten your friends for the sake of a pretty girl!]
Liang Yanru: [You're pretty much the same.]
Tu Xia: [You can do it too!]
Liang Yanru: [Stop! Stop attacking indiscriminately.]
Regardless of what his friends said, Lin Fei left a message saying "See you tomorrow," put down his phone, and went to sleep.
"Not going to talk anymore?" Liang Yanzhe asked.
Lin Fei smiled at him: "I'm not going to chat anymore. I'll keep you company and be your loving wife for one night. Don't be so preoccupied."
Liang Yanzhe smiled and said, "No, don't misunderstand."
He turned off the bedside lamp and lay down. She snuggled deeper into the covers, pressed her arm against his, and closed her eyes, trying to fall asleep.
Liang Yanzhe didn't know what he was thinking; he could only feel his heart was in turmoil, even a panic he hadn't felt in a long time.
"Feiwen." He tilted his head slightly and called her softly.
Lin Fei gave a drawn-out "hmm" to indicate that she was still there and hadn't fallen asleep.
That's what he wanted to ask.
But then I felt it shouldn't be like that.
What does "like" mean to you?
But now it seems he has no choice but to ask.
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Author's Note: [Eating popcorn] Yes, he really will go crazy one day. This behavior is easy to explain; you'll understand when they write about Liang Sheng's past experiences later. [Sprinkling flowers]
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