LWDC Chapter 72

Chapter 72: Methods of Obstruction

Chapter 72: Methods of Obstruction

Chapter 72: Methods of Obstruction

That evening, Madam Ji took advantage of dinner to tell Ji Zhenwei about her trip to the school during the day.

Ji Xingzhe was also at the table eating dinner today. Hearing this, he was dumbfounded: “Mom, you went to school to find Teacher Ning?!”

“Yes. Why are you so afraid? Mom went to support you. If that Ning Fei causes trouble for you at school in the future, you must tell Mom when you come back,” Madam Ji replied. “But that Ning Fei is very sharp-tongued and has a bad attitude. He doesn’t respect me or Principal Zhang. Husband, he said he’s a good friend of Duan Yunhong’s, is that true?”

“Good friend? At most, a hired relationship,” Ji Zhenwei’s impression of Ning Fei was still stuck on the last time he came to the Ji family with Duan Yunhong. “But his mouth is indeed sharp. What did he do using Yunhong’s name?”

“It wasn’t much, just mentioned it in passing, saying that he wouldn’t hurt his friend’s nephew. I think he wanted to take the opportunity to put pressure on the principal, pretending to be powerful, so that the school wouldn’t dare to investigate this matter seriously,” Madam Ji replied. “No, this matter must be thoroughly investigated! Xiao Zhe clearly fell because he was made uneasy by him. Not only does he not feel guilty at all, but he even preaches with a hypocritical look. How can he teach students well like this? The school should really investigate him, not just this time, but also his usual behavior. Just because he has a degree from studying abroad doesn’t mean he’s great…”

“Mom, this matter really has nothing to do with Teacher Ning! Don’t look for him, it was really just a moment of distraction!” Ji Xingzhe finally couldn’t help but interrupt. The more he listened, the more frightened he became. His mother’s tone didn’t sound like she simply wanted to investigate Ning Fei, but like she wanted to take him down and make it impossible for him to continue working there. Ji Xingzhe wasn’t really afraid of Ning Fei himself. If it was just Ning Fei, he could deal with him. But Ning Fei had Duan Yunhong behind him! Ji Xingzhe didn’t think their relationship was just a simple employer-employee one.

After all, Ning Fei dared to take out his mobile phone and call Duan Yunhong at any time, and even knew very well that Duan Yunhong was with Ji Yuechi right now. If Ning Fei’s matter led to Duan Yunhong doing something, then Ji Xingzhe’s self-inflicted fall would not only be a waste of suffering, but even further provoke the thing he least wanted to face.

——No, I must stop this!

Firmly holding onto this idea, Ji Xingzhe had no choice but to continue speaking for Ning Fei, whom he disliked very much: “Besides, Teacher Ning didn’t say anything wrong, it’s true that more than one teacher talked to me. The homeroom teacher also talked to me before. I was just anxious because my grades were unstable, so I was a little unhappy, it has nothing to do with whether Teacher Ning talked to me or not. Mom, I just want to rest well and change my mood, please don’t look for my teachers, okay?”

“Oh, you child, why are you still speaking for him. You’re just too kind…” Madam Ji finally remembered to pay attention to her child’s thoughts at this moment. “Then what exactly is going on with your recent drop in grades? If I hadn’t gone to school this time, I wouldn’t have known that your learning state has been like this recently. Do you really miss your brother? When he went to college, I didn’t see you react so strongly.”

Ji Xingzhe could only use a new lie to cover up the previous one: “Uh, I was lying to the teacher, actually it’s… it’s Dad who said that I should go to Shenzhen during the winter vacation to learn about management and do business, I was too excited, so I looked up a lot of information and news about Shenzhen…”

“So you were distracted?” Madam Ji didn’t expect this reason, and glanced at her husband. “It’s all your fault, letting him get in touch with these things so early, look how excited he is, does he still want to study?”

Ji Zhenwei’s own studies were very average, and he had a sense of pride that “even if you don’t study well, you can still manage such a big industry.” He casually replied, “Even if he can’t get into college, can’t we still arrange a good job for him? He’s not a poor student, why put so much pressure on him?”

Ji Xingzhe didn’t dare to really give up studying, and quickly said, “Dad, I still want to go to a good university.”

“Go ahead. If you can get in, then go, if you can’t get in, I’ll help you think of a way,” Ji Zhenwei said. “But you have to do what you decide to do well. Don’t keep changing your mind, my son Ji Zhenwei doesn’t lack determination.”

“Okay…”

Madam Ji suddenly said, “Speaking of poor students, husband, I saw that poor student who was suspected of cheating last time at school.”

Ji Xingzhe’s heart skipped a beat.

Ji Zhenwei said, “So what if you saw him? But how do you know him? The school doesn’t want our family to sponsor poor students, right?”

“No. It’s just that I happened to see him, and I heard someone call him,” Madam Ji replied. “But I keep thinking he looks familiar, guess what?”

Ji Zhenwei was eating and casually chimed in, “Do you know him?”

“I don’t know him.” Madam Ji didn’t care about her husband’s perfunctory attitude and said, “But that Lin Shengjia looks especially like you!”

Ji Xingzhe’s heart was about to jump out of his throat.

Ji Zhenwei didn’t notice his son’s abnormality, and didn’t pay much attention to his wife’s statement, only responding casually: “How similar can he be? Is it worth you saying this specifically?”

“Oh, he really looks especially like you when you were young, he looks like he was made from the same mold,” Madam Ji said. “If you two stood together, others would definitely think you were father and son. Oh, if he weren’t doing so poorly, unlike your style of treating your own children, I might have even suspected that you made a mistake when you were young.”

“What nonsense are you talking about,” Ji Zhenwei took a sip of soup, feeling a little unhappy about this topic. “Seeing a student you don’t know can make you think so much, you’re really bored.”

“You don’t believe me? Fine, the next parent-teacher conference is after the final exam. I was originally thinking that if Xiao Zhe doesn’t take the exam, I won’t go, I’ll just call the teacher. Since that’s the case, then I’ll go anyway,” Madam Ji’s temper also flared up a bit. “I’ll go before the students leave, bring a camera to take pictures for you to see, and by the way, see if Lin Shengjia’s parents also look like you…”

Madam Ji was talking to herself, Ji Zhenwei turned a deaf ear, and Ji Xingzhe was uneasy. The three people at the table finished the meal, each with their own thoughts.

*

After dinner, Ji Xingzhe returned to his room with the help of the nanny.

He sat alone on the bed, holding his mobile phone and pondering for a long time, and finally decided to send a message to Qin Ran.

There was no other way. Although Zhu Yueting was the best to use, and she would act as soon as he said something ambiguous, Ji Xingzhe had already distanced himself from her. As for Qin Ran, even though he was relatively not easy to deceive, he was the most opinionated. Moreover, Ji Xingzhe knew the other party’s temper very well, knowing that he didn’t respond well to threats, but as long as he acted spoiled towards him, he would always agree.

Mainly, Ji Xingzhe had a very clear voice in his heart: he couldn’t delay any longer.

Once he let it go, and his mother really took photos of Lin Shengjia after the end of the term, something uncontrollable and irreversible was likely to happen. Ji Xingzhe wanted to stop it, but he couldn’t find a reason to convince Madam Ji. Madam Ji’s unauthorized visit to the school to find Ning Fei was enough to scare Ji Xingzhe out of his wits. He was afraid that if he tried to stop her again, Madam Ji would feel even more that Ning Fei and the school had done something to him, and would further deal with Ning Fei. When that time came, if Ning Fei pulled Duan Yunhong to fight back together, then the unlucky one would only be Ji Xingzhe himself.

Since this route through Madam Ji wasn’t feasible, Ji Xingzhe only had one choice left.

——Do something to Lin Shengjia.

And do it in a way that doesn’t implicate Ning Fei.

After thinking carefully, Ji Xingzhe finally sent the first message: [Brother Ran, are you busy right now? There’s something on my mind, and I want to find someone to talk to. I really can’t find anyone else, and after thinking about it, I only feel safe telling you alone…]

*

After Ning Fei met with Madam Ji once, he thought that she would definitely urge the school to deal with him afterwards. As a result, the next few days were very peaceful, which made Ning Fei a little confused.

He even talked to Duan Yunhong about this, asking what the Ji family’s reaction was now. Duan Yunhong didn’t care about this, saying that Madam Ji might have just realized that her son wasn’t in the right. Even if not, Ning Fei could just call him directly when she came to find trouble with Ning Fei in the future.

Ning Fei heard these words on the phone and laughed: “What’s wrong, President Duan, are you finally willing to be my ‘protective umbrella’?”

Duan Yunhong was noncommittal and only said: “Haven’t you been saying ‘stir up the Ji family’? Isn’t this a good entry point?”

Ning Fei laughed even more: “I think you’re being annoyed by the Ji family, that’s why you’re urging me. Are you getting annoyed by taking care of that little cub Ji Yuechi recently? Hahahaha…”

In short, time passed day by day, approaching the end of the term, and everything was so calm that Ning Fei felt as if something was wrong. Finally, one evening, on the way home after evening self-study, the “accident” finally arrived.

These two days, Ning Fei’s motorcycle had just had a little problem. After the motorcycle was sent for repair, he had been riding his bicycle to and from work – the bicycle was also bought for him by President Duan. And the teacher’s time to get off work was always later than the students’, so by the time Ning Fei rode out of the campus, the students had already left.

Ning Fei was riding his bicycle in the small breeze, slowly moving forward on the way home. At this time, there were not many cars coming and going on the road, the shops on the street were closed, and the street lights were sometimes flickering, or even broken and not lit, as if some strange monster or stray dog could jump out of the darkness on the side of the road at any time. Fortunately, Ning Fei was already very familiar with this road, and he could recognize the direction home even in the dark, so there was nothing to be nervous about.

Suddenly, he saw a bicycle lying on the side of the road.

The bicycle seemed to be intact. These days, a bicycle in such good condition would not be left alone on the side of the road for a long time without anyone taking care of it. Moreover, as Ning Fei gradually approached, Ning Fei felt more and more that the bicycle looked a little familiar.

——This seems… a little like Lin Shengjia’s bicycle?

Ning Fei stopped beside the fallen bicycle. With the dim light of the street lamp, he carefully scanned the bicycle on the ground. The more he looked at it, the more he was sure that this must be Lin Shengjia’s! Only when he looked closely could he see that the handlebar was actually bent, but he wasn’t sure what caused it.

——His bicycle is here, where is he?

Ning Fei felt an ominous premonition in his heart. Just at this moment, a “bang!” came from the depths of the dark alley not far away, like something heavy falling to the ground, accompanied by faint curses.

Ning Fei looked in the direction of the sound and narrowed his eyes slightly.