LWDC Chapter 68

Chapter 68: Dismantling His Support

Chapter 68: Dismantling His Support

Chapter 68: Dismantling His Support

The next day, at the Monday school assembly, Director Ma finally announced the investigation report regarding the “cheating accusation incident.”

Although the entire statement was quite brief, and Director Ma himself read it with some reluctance, the facts were presented clearly enough, and the conclusion was decisive. In the end, Director Ma even added a couple of words praising Lin Shengjia, even though they were formulaic and insincere. Ning Fei decided to let him off the hook.

And Ji Xingzhe, Zhu Yueting, and others finally received “feedback on their report” on this day. Ji Xingzhe was naturally unsurprised and remained silent, but Zhu Yueting pouted beside him, “What do you mean ‘significant improvement’? He still didn’t pass, did he? What’s there to praise? It must have been luck that he got 65… Hey, Xiao Zhe, I remember you went out that night too, didn’t you? You took the test too, right?”

Ji Xingzhe gave a hesitant “uh” sound.

“Hey, how much did you score?” Zhu Yueting couldn’t help but be curious. “Even his failing score difference is still smaller than the average score difference. Was the test very difficult?”

In fact, Ning Fei had secretly placed the test paper in front of Ji Xingzhe this morning during early reading. But he also realized now that his own score difference was even larger than Lin Shengjia’s, even dragging down the average score difference. Now that Zhu Yueting asked, Ji Xingzhe subconsciously couldn’t say it, only answering the latter question: “Uh, it was a bit more difficult than the previous monthly exam. I didn’t get my previous score…”

“That’s still much better than him, right?” Zhu Yueting was carefree and didn’t think too much. The topic also changed quickly. “Hey, I asked you to come over and play last night, but you didn’t. What about Saturday during the day this week?”

Ji Xingzhe had just been warned by Ji Zhenwei, so how dare he blatantly run to her house—even though Zhu Yueting’s behavior was all fueled by Ji Xingzhe. However, Ji Xingzhe still had that habit, not directly refusing, but using his father’s name to create a facade: “I need to learn something else recently, I’m not very free. My dad wants me to learn about business, I need to study the situation in Shenzhen.”

Zhu Yueting was puzzled: “Study Shenzhen for what? Is your family going to work in Shenzhen?”

Ji Xingzhe realized that he had let something slip. Ji Zhenwei had said that Shenzhen was an important plan for the Ji family and the Duan family in the future, and it was just starting, so it shouldn’t be publicized. Ji Xingzhe was so entangled by Zhu Yueting that he lost his mind and chose this excuse without thinking. Now that Zhu Yueting was actually pressing him, Ji Xingzhe had to perfunctorily say: “I don’t know, I don’t know the details either. They don’t let a minor listen.”

Zhu Yueting said “oh,” without suspecting anything, and then turned to say: “Then what we talked about last week…”

“Shhh—” Ji Xingzhe’s index finger was in front of his mouth, and he said in a low voice, “We’re still in a meeting, don’t talk, be quiet.”

*

The “false accusation of cheating” incident passed safely.

Because Lin Shengjia was cleared of suspicion in front of the whole school, and even received (insincere) praise, the rumors about his cheating in the class and grade finally stopped, and the bullying that was about to turn public also decreased. Although as a result, Lin Shengjia was still looked at more by the students wherever he went, but in his words, “A look won’t take a piece of meat off me.” Moreover, the students didn’t like to talk to him, which made him much more relaxed, so Lin Shengjia was more content in school.

On the other side, Duan Yunhong also began to go to Shenzhen to “reluctantly work hard” and really came back once a week as promised. These days, the money spent on plane tickets… it can only be said that one flight is worth a month’s salary for Ning Fei. If the Ji family knew, they would probably seriously investigate what relationship he had with Ning Fei.

Fortunately, he didn’t tell the Ji family when he came back, only sticking to Ning Fei’s place, so Ning Fei didn’t have to face the Ji family’s accusations. Duan Yunhong didn’t just come to spend the night. The DNA report, the situation of intimidating Ji Xingzhe, the fact that the Zhu family actually asked Duan Yunhong what he was planning to do in Shenzhen, and the development situation in Shenzhen, he also informed Ning Fei of everything.

“Stop, stop, stop!” Ning Fei finally looked up from preparing his lesson and turned to look at the man who was talking non-stop on the sofa behind him. “The DNA and scaring Ji Xingzhe things aside, why are you reporting to me what the Zhu family asked and how your business is in Shenzhen? This has little to do with me, you can just handle it.”

“You arranged for me to do all this, and now you want to be a hands-off manager?” Duan Yunhong leaned against the back of the sofa, tilting his head to look at him. “Moreover, the Zhu family asked about the Ji family’s affairs, which means Ji Xingzhe leaked them. The business situation in Shenzhen is what Lin Shengjia cares about the most, bar none. You’re telling me this has little to do with you? Teacher Ning, is this how you educate people?”

“Go and complain to Ji Zhenwei about Ji Xingzhe leaking the Ji family’s business. Lin Shengjia is coming for tutoring tomorrow, you can talk to him directly.” Ning Fei replied. “I’m preparing my lesson here, and you’re buzzing around there. I have to think about things and listen to you, and also think about what you’re saying. At this efficiency, when will I finish work?”

Duan Yunhong said: “Aren’t you looking at the school’s collective lesson plan? For you, isn’t this a piece of cake? Are you really preparing your lesson seriously?”

“There are always a few people sitting in the back of my class to observe now, whether it’s the English department or the same grade, from teachers to principals. If I’m too casual, they’ll take turns to chat with me after class, it’s annoying.” Ning Fei replied, “It’s better to prepare a little more seriously, so I can deal with those troublesome bugs. Besides, I’m concentrating on finishing it now, so I don’t have to look at it again later, right? So I don’t have to think about this crap when I’m ‘accompanying’ CEO Duan on the weekend.”

“‘Accompanying’ me? Whenever you say that, I feel like you have trouble you want me to solve.” Duan Yunhong paused, consciously guessing, “You want to use me again to warn the school not to come and inspect you for no reason?”

Ning Fei spread his hands: “I didn’t say that. I’m just telling you my experience truthfully.”

Duan Yunhong was rather curious: “Why do so many people always go to watch your class? Because you teach well and they want to visit and learn?”

“You’re overthinking.” Ning Fei replied, “The ones who come especially often are that Director Ma and his yes-men. They should be trying to find my mistakes.”

“It’s him again? I’ve already met him, and he still dares to make things difficult for you?” Duan Yunhong was amused by the courage of this small character. “And Ji Xingzhe shouldn’t dare to stand out at school now, that Director Ma is still treating you like this, what’s the point?”

“There’s no point, he just doesn’t like me.” Ning Fei replied, “He didn’t do anything to me openly, he’s just disgusting me in secret. People who study politics are all dirty at heart.”

“You say others are ‘dirty at heart’…” Duan Yunhong chuckled. “Do you want me to call the school or not? If you do, just say it clearly, stop playing the ‘acting coy’ game.”

“Yes.” Ning Fei was straightforward this time, winking at him. “Thanks, CEO Duan.”

“Stop talking nonsense.” Duan Yunhong said coldly, facing the flirtatious look of the handsome young man, “What else do you want to order? Just say it all, don’t make me guess.”

Ning Fei thought for a moment: “Then go and complain to Ji Zhenwei about the stupid things Ji Xingzhe did. Ji Xingzhe always walks around school with that group of ‘supporters’, pretending to be humble but actually flaunting his power. I’m tired of seeing his stupid and scheming look. Break up his chattering followers, so no one will use him as a tool, and he can be quiet.”

“In the end, the stupid things Zhu Yueting did were all caused by Ji Xingzhe himself. Whether intentional or unintentional, it’s all his own fault.” Duan Yunhong replied, “Is that all?”

Ning Fei’s pen tapped his chin: “Also, tell Lin Shengjia about the progress in Shenzhen. Not too detailed, just a general overview. He’s not here to listen to business, he just wants to know if he’s really going to get rich.”

“You’re talking as if you’re reporting to an ‘industrial consultant’. That’s just something written on the contract to look good, he wouldn’t take it seriously, would he?” Duan Yunhong chuckled. “He just knows some plot points from the book, and he really thinks he can get rich based on these alone? If he went himself, even if he knew which piece of land would be valuable in the future, and which industry would rise, he wouldn’t have the capital to start, and he wouldn’t know how to start.”

“So I didn’t ask you to manage it too seriously. With CEO Duan’s means, you can easily make something out of it. As long as you give him a share after Lin Shengjia goes to college, he can be considered rich, and he’ll have achieved his goal.” Ning Fei’s tone was casual. “As for whether he can continue to manage it in the future, and whether he’ll ruin a good hand, that’s none of our business.”

“In this case, aren’t you so-called ‘officials’ also exploiting the loopholes in the original owner’s wishes?” Duan Yunhong said, “If Lin Shengjia fails in business in the future, leading to poverty, would that still count as letting his adoptive parents live a good life?”

“As long as they’re living a good life before I leave.” Ning Fei shrugged. “Of course, there are also tasks that need to be carried out for decades, but I usually don’t accept them. It’s too time-consuming, the cost performance is very low, unless I plan to stay in that world for a long time.”

“Impatient?”

“I get bored easily.” Ning Fei’s pen tip tapped the lesson plan on the table again. “For example, right now, I’m already a little impatient with being a teacher. I regret being a teacher at school a bit.”

“‘Get bored easily’…” Listening to his statement, Duan Yunhong inexplicably felt that he seemed to be talking about their relationship as well.

But Ning Fei didn’t say it explicitly, and Duan Yunhong wouldn’t be so cheap as to bring up this topic proactively. He withdrew his thoughts and continued along the previous topic: “Then you’ll quit your job at school and tutor Lin Shengjia separately?”

“I don’t have that idea yet. It’s easier to gather the guessing trends of all parties at school. If I work alone, it will be much more troublesome to collect information. And one of the important goals of staying at school is to protect Lin Shengjia’s learning environment. If I leave, he may not be able to get out of small tricks like ‘false accusation of cheating’ unscathed.” Ning Fei smiled when he heard the words, “And CEO Duan, if I quit, where would I get the money to pay for rent and food? Don’t tell me you want to support me again?”

“In this family of yours, haven’t I spent enough money? What are you pretending to be independent and self-reliant for?” Duan Yunhong replied. “Is there anything else you want me to do? Say it all.”

“No… oh, there’s one more thing.” Ning Fei’s pen tip pointed vaguely at Duan Yunhong. “Please, CEO Duan, keep quiet now and let me quickly finish preparing my lesson, and then, give me a wonderful night.”

“That’s two things.” Duan Yunhong replied. “For the latter, you have to exchange it for one thing.”

Ning Fei raised his eyebrows slightly: “It sounds like you’re prepared, CEO Duan. What do you want me to do?”

Duan Yunhong handed him the briefcase that had been lying on the sofa. He took it and opened it, his fingertip slightly hooking up the corner of something inside, and he immediately smiled.

“Duan Yunhong, you brought this kind of clothes on the plane in your briefcase? You’re really a fake and serious bastard!”