LWDC Chapter 108

Chapter 108 – A Farewell Foretold

Chapter 108 – A Farewell Foretold

Chapter 108 – A Farewell Foretold

Yu Zhou was a little surprised when Ning Fei informed him of his intention to return to Tianyue.

“You’re just leaving like this?” Yu Zhou confirmed, “Now?”

Ning Fei retorted, “Otherwise, what’s keeping me at this base?”

Yu Zhou replied, “Nothing, really. But what about your boyfriend when you leave like this?”

“What ‘what about’? I’d have to live my life with or without him.” Ning Fei said, “Stop talking nonsense, send the letter quickly, or I’ll just run away.”

Yu Zhou said, “Even if I send the letter, they might not let you go so easily. You’re a Level 3 Esper with a record of achievements; Huichuan certainly won’t want to let you go.”

Ning Fei didn’t care, “Then I’ll submit the application and run.”

Yu Zhou said gloomily, “Then Tianyue and Huichuan will have another ‘exchange incident.'”

“So what if there is? Didn’t you already cause an incident before, which is why I had to hide my identity and come here? Now you have the nerve to blame me for causing an incident?” Ning Fei retorted, “Hurry up and do it, stop talking nonsense.”

“Alright, alright, I’ll have Lao Yue sign it for you later.” Yu Zhou joked, “Actually, I’d rather you continue to hide your identity. I know your abilities; you might even be able to mix in with the Jinghui Base in the future?”

“Are you sure?” Ning Fei retorted, “That’s fine too, I have no objections. Waiting outside for your next undercover mission is actually easier. When there’s a mission, I can take people out to fight, and when there isn’t, I can just laze around. Anyway, I don’t need to be promoted, and if I run out of money, I’ll just ask you for it. It’s much easier than going back to help you and Tianyue.”

Yu Zhou: “…Never mind, just come back. The ’empty nest elder’ at home misses you; the sooner you come back, the better.”

Ning Fei: “What the hell do you mean by ’empty nest elder’? If you’re not disgusted by it, I am!”

Yu Zhou laughed heartily, but after hanging up the phone, he quickly asked Yue Fengping to issue Ning Fei’s “Family Search Letter.”

Yes, family search; this was the fastest way to get Ning Fei out of Huichuan. Yue Fengping was a little puzzled when he saw the application Yu Zhou submitted, “Ning Fei is your younger brother?”

“Hey, he’s better than one, better than one.” Yu Zhou said happily, “I want to transfer him back as soon as possible, but I’m afraid Huichuan will hold him back, so I directly submitted the highest priority application.”

Yue Fengping looked at him and suddenly said, “If Huichuan refuses to let him go, do you still intend to use those unconventional methods to bring him back?”

Yu Zhou raised an eyebrow, “Lao Yue, what do you mean? The last time I used some non-compliant tricks, it was to help you bring your teammates back to Tianyue. What, it’s not okay to bring my friend back?”

Yue Fengping was unaware of the matter of secretly “stealing” Chen Yikun’s adopted daughter back, so Yu Zhou said that he had “only acted against the rules once” and was very confident.

“That’s not what I meant.” Yue Fengping explained, “I mean, you don’t have to put so much pressure on yourself. Actually, if we couldn’t bring Lao Zhou and the others back last time, I, they wouldn’t blame anyone, let alone you. It wasn’t your fault to begin with.”

“I’m not going to argue with you about who was right or wrong before; that matter is already a fait accompli. You and your comrades are now enjoying the results of that, so I advise you not to turn around and discuss the rights and wrongs of this matter with me, let alone say ‘it’s not your fault’. This isn’t the time for you to be a judge.” Yu Zhou supported himself on the table with one hand, with a smile on his face, a gentle tone, but the words he spoke carried a hidden coldness, “Alright, hurry up and approve my letter; I still have work waiting for me to handle back there.”

Yue Fengping had no choice but to approve it for him. In front of him, he clicked “Agree” on the approval process in the system.

After this, Yu Zhou could print the document and get it stamped, without having to come to Yue Fengping’s office again. Yu Zhou took out his phone, saw the “Approval Passed” notification on it, smiled, leaned over and kissed Yue Fengping on the face, accompanied by a “Thank you,” and then walked around the desk and left.

“…Yu Zhou!”

Yue Fengping couldn’t help but call out to him. When Yu Zhou stopped and looked back, Yue Fengping didn’t know what to say or how to say it. His mouth opened and closed, and finally he blurted out a slightly inexplicable sentence: “You… do you really treat that Ning Fei as a younger brother?”

“Otherwise? As a son?” Yu Zhou smiled, walked back to the opposite of the desk, propped his hands on the desk and leaned forward slightly, “Are you jealous, Commander Yue? Ning Fei was my student and subordinate, and now he’s one of my closest friends. I’ve been working with him for much longer than I’ve known you. If there was something going on between us, would I have waited until now, and still be flirting in front of you?”

“Cough…” Yue Fengping’s skin was a little thin in this regard, and he awkwardly avoided his gaze, “It’s not that I’m doubting you… Well, let’s have dinner together when Ning Fei comes back. I only met him briefly twice before he left. Since he’s your friend, then he’s also my friend. If there’s anything he needs, I should do my best to help.”

“Okay, then I’ll rely on you to arrange it, Commander Yue.” Yu Zhou reached out and pinched his face, “Then I’m leaving, bye-bye. Come pick me up from work tonight, you added me, and I added you, so don’t forget.”

“Okay, I know. Don’t work too hard either.”

“I can’t compare to how hard you work.” Yu Zhou smiled and finally left Yue Fengping’s office.

*

As soon as Ning Fei found the “Family Search Letter” in the Esper Center’s system, he immediately applied for a transfer order to the Tianyue Base.

As Yu Zhou expected, the Huichuan Base didn’t want to let him go at all. Several levels of leaders, and acquaintances who were considered to have influence, had several rounds of chats with Ning Fei. At first, Ning Fei was still expressing his desire to leave, but later on, he stopped refuting. He just said “uh-huh,” “okay, okay” to whatever others said, seeming to give up on transferring bases. The director of the Esper Center even pretended to be generous and said that if it was just to visit family, he would definitely arrange it for Ning Fei soon, and wouldn’t let him not see his relatives.

Ning Fei didn’t believe it. The so-called “soon” and “later” would definitely be far away, especially for someone like him who had “transfer intentions.” Therefore, Ning Fei decided to use “extraordinary measures.”

Before taking action, Ning Fei went to see Duan Yunhong.

To be precise, the two of them just made an appointment for the night, seemingly no different from before. And just after the two of them had a carefree and happy night, Ning Fei lazily lay on the bed and told him that he was leaving.

Duan Yunhong had just come out of the shower at that time, and the steam on his body didn’t seem to have completely dissipated. Hearing this, he turned to look at the person on the bed, “Leaving? Where to?”

“Back to Tianyue, of course.” Ning Fei lay on the pillow and tilted his head to look at him, “I didn’t want to tell you at first, but I thought I should tell you, so you don’t get angry with me and make trouble for me later. But you have to keep this a secret, don’t let me down.”

“Why keep it a secret?” Duan Yunhong guessed, “You’re going to sneak away?”

“It’s not because of your Huichuan’s broken rules. Without approval from the competent authority, the procedures won’t allow people to leave.” Ning Fei snorted and smiled, “I submitted a transfer application, and a bunch of people from the Esper Center came to work on me in turns, almost like interrogating me. Anyway, they have only one attitude, which is to resolutely not let people go. What can I do? If I keep opposing them, they will definitely keep a close eye on me. It’s better to pretend to cooperate and find a chance to slip away.”

Duan Yunhong said, “If you do this, Huichuan will definitely be dissatisfied with Tianyue.”

“If they’re dissatisfied, they’re dissatisfied, what does it have to do with me? Leave it for Yu Zhou to worry about.” Ning Fei rolled over and lay on his back, “I told you in advance considering your feelings. Before you do anything, also consider my feelings equally, and it’s best not to make me regret choosing to tell you.”

Duan Yunhong stood by the bed and looked down at him, his tone meaningful, “Indeed, this is the first time you’ve told me your escape plan in advance.”

“If you know, then hurry up and be grateful.” Ning Fei waved his hand and yawned again, “Alright, my notification is in place. Remember to send a message if you want to find me another day. Don’t blame me if you suddenly attack and run into an empty room again.”

But Duan Yunhong was still asking, “What are you going to do after you go to Tianyue?”

“What does it have to do with you?” Ning Fei’s eyes lightly moved, glancing at him, “You don’t think I’m still going to report all my work progress to you, do you? Director Duan, I’m not your partner now, let alone your subordinate. We’ve already returned from partners to rivals. We can have fun together in bed, but we’ll be at odds under the bed.”

Duan Yunhong glanced around the bed, “In bed and under the bed?”

“What’s wrong, Director Duan wants to kick me off your big bed now?” Ning Fei noticed his gaze and said happily, “That’s fine too. I’ll run out now and make some noise so that others can see. That way, after the Huichuan Base finds out that I’ve run away, they will definitely say that it’s because you broke up with me and kicked me out of your apartment, so I left in anger, hahaha…”

“Stop putting this kind of vulgar gossip on me.” Duan Yunhong sat down by the bed, propping one hand on Ning Fei’s pillow, “Since you’re leaving, give me Yu Zhou’s contact information?”

“You’re looking for him?” Ning Fei raised an eyebrow slightly, “Ask him officially. The contact information of the base minister level is public internally, right?”

“His office phone is screened by his assistant. If he doesn’t want to answer, you can’t get through.”

“Pfft, you’ve already tried it?” Ning Fei imagined Duan Yunhong’s stinky face when he was rejected and laughed even harder, “Then there’s nothing I can do. Minister Yu is busy with a million things, so it’s normal that he doesn’t have time to chat.”

“You have his personal contact information, and it was you who introduced him, so he will definitely agree.” Duan Yunhong said, “The two of you teamed up to deal with me, and he organized this game. I want to chat with him directly.”

Ning Fei sneered, picked up his phone and sent a message, and then quickly put it down, “What’s the use of chatting? Don’t tell me you want him to take a few steps back and give you a fair chance to compete? To tell you the truth, if he were me, he wouldn’t even agree to bet with you. I at least gave you time to explain at the time. If he knew that you were also someone who jumped out of the time dimension, he wouldn’t want to look at you again.”

Duan Yunhong narrowed his eyes slightly, “He hates people who jump out of time?”

“He doesn’t hate them, but under certain circumstances, he’ll be disgusted.” Ning Fei gave a vague explanation. Before Duan Yunhong could ask further, his phone vibrated. He picked up the phone and glanced at it, turning it over to show Duan Yunhong the screen, “Look, he doesn’t want to chat with you.”

Duan Yunhong fixed his eyes on it, only to see that the contact ID was marked with a small tulip pattern, and Ning Fei had sent a message: 【Director Duan said he wants to call you.】

Tulip: 【Don’t bother me.】

“Look, you’ve implicated me, and he’s even annoyed with me.” Ning Fei didn’t explain his relationship with Yu Zhou at all, let alone explain that his cheap tone would only provoke Yu Zhou’s complaints. He only showed Duan Yunhong for a few seconds and then pressed the phone off, “I did what you asked me to do, so you can’t blame me if it fails, right? I can’t strangle Yu Zhou and say ‘I’ll die if you don’t answer the phone’, can I? So, can I go to sleep now, Director Duan?”

Duan Yunhong didn’t answer but asked, “His attitude towards you doesn’t seem like that of a simple colleague or friend.”

“Analyze what? It’s none of your business.” Ning Fei rolled over, his back to him, “I’m going to sleep, good night.”

“…Good night.”

Duan Yunhong replied, but didn’t lie down immediately. Instead, he pondered silently, his gaze deep.