Chapter 61 Just Partners 06
A young man who had been hired at the same time as Ren Yi was also working in the greenhouse. He was probably not one of Agab's people; rather, he had somehow found this fourth-rank star to "apply" for the job. Ren Yi didn't comment on this, only thinking that if the other person didn't work, it would be difficult for him to achieve any goals.
The boy had a sweet smile and looked very clean-cut. On the first day we met, he introduced himself very enthusiastically, "My name is Wen Feng. You can call me 'Wenwen' or 'Xiao Feng', Brother Ren."
Ren Yi was speechless. If he remembered correctly, the other person was two years older than him according to the age registered when he was recruited.
However, having experienced so many small worlds, Ren Yi could handle being called "grandpa" even if the other party called him "brother." Now that the other party had spoken, Ren Yi accepted it readily.
Ren Yi nodded indifferently, a stark contrast to the other party's enthusiastic attitude.
It wasn't that Ren Yi was deliberately giving people the cold shoulder; it was just that when they were selecting people here, Ren Yi noticed that they actually had preferences: one type was those with a cold and aloof demeanor, and the other type was those who were sweet, cute, and looked young.
The latter's personality actually makes him more likely to gather information, but the fact that Ren Yi is currently disguised as a military academy student shows that he is actually quite large, just not in proportion. Forcing the latter style wouldn't be impossible, but it would seem somewhat incongruous.
Ren Yi ultimately settled for second best and chose his current persona.
(System, don't be so serious about this, host!! *crashes*)
Ren Yi has always done a good job of maintaining his persona, but this boy named Wen Feng seems completely oblivious to his cold attitude. He calls Ren Yi "Brother Ren" all the time, trying his best to build good working relationships with his colleagues. Even if Ren Yi doesn't answer eight out of ten of his questions, he doesn't care at all.
Ren Yi is using a fake identity here, of course.
The pseudonym was chosen carelessly, only one character was changed.
Although the pseudonym wasn't very well-written, the information was a complete set. This was something I made up back when the alternate account was still around, just in case. I never expected it would come in handy now.
Although Wen Feng is enthusiastic and tries his best to build good relationships with his colleagues every day, his professional skills are really worrying.
As usual, he called out "Brother Ren" and came over, but when he got close, he tripped on the flat ground. He cried out "Ouch!" and reached out haphazardly, "accidentally" knocking over the plant nutrient solution on the shelf.
Just as the bottle of nutrient solution was about to spill all over the person in front of him, Wen Feng subtly curled the corner of his mouth. However, before he could hide this inappropriate smile, he saw the person casually raise his hand and steadily stop the falling container.
A warm breeze?!
His smile, which hadn't fully materialized, froze on his lips, his mouth slightly agape in surprise. He remained frozen in this comical expression for a while before finally realizing what he should do next.
He took a stiff step forward and stammered an apology, "I'm sorry, Brother Ren, I... I didn't mean to..."
Ren Yi responded indifferently as usual, put the nutrient solution back in its place, and was about to leave.
Seeing that the person was about to leave, Wen Feng's original plan fell through, and he couldn't help but anxiously say, "Wait!"
Wen Feng realized that, given the other party's usual style, simply shouting wouldn't work. As he spoke, he raised his hand to grab Ren Yi's arm. Normally, Wen Feng wouldn't be able to stop him, but Ren Yi thought about how he had just received the nutrient solution, which had exposed him somewhat. If he dodged now, it would be too much. Ren Yi's subconscious dodging movement paused, and he was indeed grabbed by the other party.
After Wen Feng pulled the person aside, he didn't seem to have figured out what to say for a moment.
He stammered for a moment, then noticed a deep splatter of nutrient solution on Ren Yi's cuff. His eyes lit up, but he quickly concealed the hint of joy in them and said sincerely and quickly, "Brother Ren, I'm so sorry to have gotten your clothes dirty. Go and change your clothes. I'll watch over things here."
Before Ren Yi could say anything, he continued, "I just bought the latest Earl Leila model a few days ago, and I haven't worn it yet. Consider it my apology gift to you, Brother Ren! I put it in the cabinet in the lounge. I've given you my access privileges, so you can just go and get it."
As he said this, he had already pushed and shoved Ren Yi out of the flower room.
From that fall just now to his current state, his intention to get Ren Yi away is very clear.
Ren Yi glanced at Wen Feng thoughtfully.
The latter froze under that gaze, even his push became much weaker. Just as Wen Feng was starting to have doubts and was about to back down, he saw Ren Yi nod slightly and agree immediately, "Okay."
On his way to the lounge, Ren Yi heard several unfamiliar footsteps, none of which were from anyone he had seen in the past few days.
He glanced at the nearby surveillance cameras, not deliberately hiding to watch, but simply slowing his pace slightly. By the time the group approached, Ren Yi had reached the corner and happened to pass them. However, the gleaming, mirror-like metal wall beside him reflected the scene.
Three people.
One of them was Ren Yi's current boss. Although Ren Yi had never met his boss in person, he had seen photos of him. However, compared to the arrogant expression in the photos, his posture at this moment was extremely humble, more like fawning than a host entertaining a guest.
The two people he was trying to please were just too young.
Before Ren Yi could take a closer look, one of the people suddenly looked up. Before the other person's gaze fell on him, Ren Yi had already looked away and continued walking forward without glancing to the side, showing no sign of anything unusual.
Riesle noticed the change in Lando's gaze and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing, it's probably just my imagination."
Lando answered, but then narrowed his eyes and looked in that direction again.
...
After a long pause, he spoke casually, "Mr. Fritt, are there security cameras in the hallway?"
By this time, the topic had already been steered away. Fred hadn't taken the little incident in the corridor to heart, and he had long forgotten about it. He was taken aback when suddenly asked this question.
He observed Lando's expression and gave a somewhat awkward answer, "Yes...yes, it is, to prevent those people from being dishonest, after all, this is a fourth-rank star. If you don't like it, I'll..."
Lando interrupted him.
The gesture was rather impolite, but the tone was inquiring with a smile: "May I see the security footage?"
Fritt certainly didn't want to be seen by him.
Installing surveillance cameras in one's own home is already an unusual display of controlling behavior, but doing it is one thing, exposing one's privacy to others is another.
However, these two people in front of him were people he couldn't afford to offend.
Fred looked slightly embarrassed and turned to Risel, "What do you think?"
In his view, the black-haired youth was the proper person in charge, while Lando, standing to the side, seemed more like a young master out for eating, drinking, and having fun. In all the days he had been here, he had never seen him do anything serious.
Risel knew his brother well enough to know that Lando wouldn't make such a request without a reason.
Although the latter is often so egregious as to cross the line and act recklessly, the man in front of him, Fred, is clearly not worthy of being mocked by him.
Riesel succinctly replied, "Show him."
Fred's expression immediately turned ugly, but he didn't dare to completely fall out with the two of them, and didn't even dare to show his displeasure. He could only force a smile and agree.
Lando, seeing his pained expression, couldn't help but laugh. "Don't worry, I only looked at the section in the hallway today. I couldn't possibly have seen the combination to your safe. If you're still worried, you can have someone come with me."
Fred said "Don't worry" repeatedly, then turned around and shoved someone to go with Lando.
Lando smiled at this, seemingly unconcerned.
When Ren Yi changed his clothes and went back, he saw Wen Feng looking very nervous.
The latter seemed to be trying hard to appear calm, but the way his buttocks looked as if they had nails in them made it obvious that something was wrong.
Ren Yi didn't ask anything, but Wen Feng finally couldn't sit still any longer.
He tried to be tactful, "Brother Ren, which way did you go to the lounge?"
Ren Yi gave a brief reply: "The most recent one."
Wen Feng's face immediately darkened, but he still couldn't give up and asked, "Is it the corridor on the right?"
This time, Ren Yi only glanced at him and didn't say anything more.
However, this was enough to make Wen Feng's expression even uglier.
He gritted his teeth and managed to speak with difficulty, "Then...did you...?"
As Wen Feng spoke, he kept an eye on Ren Yi's expression.
Seeing that the other person's emotions hadn't changed much from beginning to end, he seemed to suddenly understand, and his expression gradually softened.
After calming down, Wen Feng realized that his behavior just now was too strange.
He quickly tried to salvage the situation, "It's like this, Brother Ren, I just heard that some of the boss's newly hired people passed through there. Didn't the person in charge here say before that those people are not to be trifled with? I heard from others that they've all seen blood, and I'm just worried about you."
Ren Yi gave a nonchalant reply, leaving it unclear whether he believed her or not.
However, whether you believe it or not doesn't matter, as long as you haven't met them. Even disregarding everything else, just looking at the person in charge's eager attitude tells you that if the boss had actually seen this "Renyi" first, none of these "interns" would have had another chance.
Thinking of this, Wen Feng couldn't help but grit his teeth again.
That fat bastard is so unreliable! He let so many people take advantage of him, and this is the last thing he gets?! The boss was supposed to come to the flower shop today?!
Looking at Ren Yi again, Wen Feng couldn't help but freeze.
The dress he gave her was indeed the latest design from Earl Leila, but several of the designs released this year were from the infamous "incomprehensible fashion" series. Whether it was the drab green-brown color that made one's skin look dull, or the overly loose fit, it would make one look sloppy no matter how exquisitely one dressed. Wen Feng only tried it on once and had no intention of wearing it again. If it weren't for today's plans, he wouldn't have even bothered to look at it.
But now, the same clothes on him made his skin look even whiter, as if it were glowing. It seemed that the clothes were a little small for him, causing the shoulder line, which should have fallen to one side, to be stretched out completely. As a result, the loose fabric below made his figure look even more slender and upright.
It really proves the saying that good-looking people look good even in a burlap sack.
Because his clothes weren't particularly eye-catching, people focused even more on his face.
Thinking that he himself had given it to her, Wen Feng almost bit his tongue until it bled.
Ren Yi was actually quite satisfied.
These clothes have so many pockets, making it easy to hide things.
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