Chapter 9: Honesty 1
When I was young, the bougainvillea on the fence was in full bloom, climbing from outside the fence to inside. The chubby little girl picked a bougainvillea and ran barefoot to the back garden, making a "la la la" sound from her mouth, which was a particularly beautiful children's song.
The young boy followed his father to the villa and looked through the iron window of the stairwell at the girl running like a butterfly in the back garden. He was so dazed that he couldn't even move. His father bent down and asked with a smile: "Does Ayun like Shanshan very much?"
Shen Ruoyun pointed at the butterfly-like girl with his equally round hand and asked, "Her name is Shanshan?"
The bar street in Ancheng becomes lively and lively at dawn. The people hanging out here are young people and rich people. Xi Feng belongs to these two types of people, but he doesn't like bars. He stays here just to meet the millionaire boss.
At three o'clock in the morning, two graceful women with heavy makeup helped the millionaire boss out of a bar. Before leaving, the millionaire boss held their faces and kissed them a few times, and gave them a generous tip.
Then, the millionaire CEO staggered to the side of the road to stop a car. In such a busy area, it was difficult to stop a car at this time.
Xi Feng drove over calmly, rolled down half of the window, and asked in surprise, "Mr. Wang? What a coincidence, are you waiting for the car here?"
The millionaire CEO was stunned for a moment when he saw an acquaintance. Then, he said a little embarrassedly: "I drank a little too much with my partner..."
"It seems like you don't have an assistant with you? Come on, Mr. Wang, I'll drive you back." Xi Feng said.
"No... no need." Mr. Wang waved his hands quickly.
Xi Feng still smiled and said, "Come up, I'll take you home. It's just a piece of cake. Aren't we partners? I'm counting on you to take care of me in the future. What's the matter, Mr. Wang, do you look down on me?"
"No, that didn't happen." Mr. Wang touched his head awkwardly.
"Then come up." Xi Feng raised his eyebrows slightly.
There was no other way. It would be bad to refuse after talking about this. Mr. Wang hesitated for a moment and finally got into Xi Feng's car.
Xi Feng drove out of the bustling area and started chatting: "Boss Wang, your partner this time is young and beautiful. I really envy you."
Mr. Wang was shocked when he heard this, and then he said tremblingly: "It's not bad, I'm just lucky."
"Yeah." Xi Feng pretended to know nothing and asked, "By the way, how did the discussion between you and my cousin, Jin Zhien, go? It doesn't matter. If you feel that there is something wrong with the conditions he said, you can tell me. After all, I am the chairman, and I can decide many things that he cannot decide."
"Oh, okay, I will." Mr. Wang nodded repeatedly.
Xi Feng smiled secretly, then changed the subject and asked, "By the way, Mr. Wang, which company are those two beautiful girls from? Can you introduce them to me someday? Hahaha, I'm still single."
"Ah... this." Mr. Wang straightened his back immediately, and became nervous again. "This is for sure, for sure."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Wang." Xi Feng said cheerfully, and asked, "Is it the right turn ahead?"
"Yes, yes, turn right." Mr. Wang was almost sober—he was frightened awake.
Xi Feng smiled and started chatting again: "I heard that my sister-in-law is six months pregnant. Mr. Wang, please stop focusing on work and spend more time with your sister-in-law. It's so late, and she must be lonely at home alone."
"Hey..." Mr. Wang was so scared that sweat broke out on his forehead. This guy must know that he went to the bar to pick up beautiful women, but he didn't say anything clearly and used tricks to threaten him. His wife at home is a tigress. If she knew, he would be finished!
"Mr. Wang, we're here." Xi Feng stopped the car and reminded Mr. Wang.
Mr. Wang came back to his senses and said incoherently: "Ah, thank you, thank you Mr. Xi, sorry for the trouble." After that, he opened the car door, got out of the car, bowed several times to Xi Feng before leaving in a hurry.
Xi Feng smiled, didn't take it too seriously, and drove back.
However, the next day after that night, Jin Zhien rushed to Xi Feng's office with the project book of Baiwan in a rage, smashed the project book on the table, and asked: "Xi Feng! What tricks did you use? The CEO of Baiwan refused to discuss the project with me and asked to talk to you by name!"
Xi Feng lazily raised his eyelids and asked, "Is this the GGA president's style? As the general manager, he didn't even knock on the door when he entered the chairman's office?"
"Don't use your status to pressure me!" Kim Ji-eun lowered her voice and said angrily.
"My position is higher than yours, so I have the right to teach you a lesson. How can I say that I am suppressing you?" Xi Feng asked.
"You..." Jin Zhien was speechless. He knew in his heart that Xi Feng had tampered with the plan, but he couldn't find any evidence. He calmed down his anger and said, "Well, I'll leave this project to your team. I'll take care of the rest."
After he finished speaking, he was about to leave when Xi Feng suddenly spoke calmly, "Wait."
Jin Zhien turned around and asked, "What do you want to say?"
Xi Feng put down the documents in his hand, kicked the ground with his toes, and the chair slid back. Xi Feng put his legs on the desk in a high-profile manner and said proudly: "As the chairman, I have to inform you that you don't need to come to work tomorrow because you have failed your internship."
"What did you say?" Kim Ji-eun widened her eyes.
Xi Feng curled his lips and asked, "Do you want to hear it a second time?"
" You bastard Xi Feng, just wait and see how your aunt and uncle will deal with you!" Jin Zhien left the office in anger. Shen Ruoyun, who was about to enter the office, was almost hit in the nose by the door he pushed.
Shen Ruoyun, still frightened, looked back several times before walking into the office. He handed Xi Feng the signed contract worth one million yuan and asked, "Are you furious because you failed?"
"Let him be." Xi Feng opened the contract, quickly signed his name at Party A, and stamped it with the official seal. Shen Ruoyun took the signed contract and couldn't help but give Xi Feng a thumbs up, saying, "Very cheap, very good!"
Xi Feng was half-lying on the chair leisurely, with an expression of watching a good show on his face.
But when Jin Zhien went back to complain, Xie Wanqiu defended him in every possible way, but Xi Zhengfeng knew the difference between success and failure. Therefore, without Xi Zhengfeng's consent, Jin Zhien did not dare to ask to work in HE again.
There was no other way. After living in Xi's house for a while, Jin Zhien could only return to Korea in disgrace. But just when he was about to go back, he encountered something that made Xi Feng lose his composure.
That period was just the start of school.
Tang Ai, a sophomore, got out of a taxi with her luggage and saw Xi Feng waiting at the school gate. Xi Feng habitually went to help Tang Ai with her luggage, but Tang Ai avoided him and said, "Thank you, I'll do it myself."
"Haven't you made up your mind yet, Xiao Ai?" Xi Feng asked expectantly.
"There's nothing to think about. Haven't we already agreed on this?" Tang Ai avoided his gaze and wanted to leave from his side.
Xi Feng sighed, but still snatched the suitcase from her hand and said, "Let's go. I'll take you back."
Tang Ai didn't say anything, just stood there in a daze.
Seeing this, Xi Feng felt a little depressed. No matter how smart he was, he was always so had no way to deal with her. He shook his head, sighed, and returned the suitcase to Tang Ai. Tang Ai took the suitcase and walked towards the school without saying a word to Xi Feng.
Xi Feng's expression was somewhat depressed. He stood there for a long time, not knowing what to do.
This scene happened to be seen by Jin Zhien who was passing by. Jin Zhien asked the driver: "Who is that girl to Xi Feng?"
The driver said: "That girl used to be Master Xichen's lover."
"Then why is it related to Xi Feng?" Jin Zhien asked puzzledly.
The driver said, "I'm not sure about that, Mr. Jin."
Jin Zhien pinched her chin with her fingers and thought for a while. Suddenly, she seemed to think of something interesting, so she said, "Let's turn around. We won't go to the airport. Let's go back to Xi's house."
"Okay, Mr. Jin." The driver turned the car around and drove towards Xi's house.
When they arrived at the Xi family's villa, Jin Zhien saw Xi Shanshan pruning bougainvillea in the yard. Seeing Jin Zhien coming back, Xi Shanshan put down the scissors and asked in confusion: "Cousin, didn't you go back to Korea?"
"Shanshan, your cousin has something to ask you." Jin Zhien took Xi Shanshan to a room and asked, "Do you know that Xi Feng has a girl he likes?"
Xi Shanshan's face changed slightly when she heard this: "Are you talking about Tang Ai?"
"Tang Ai?" Jin Zhien chewed on the name carefully and asked, "Is she related to Xi Chen in any way?"
Xi Shanshan sat on the sofa angrily and said, "Yes! I knew Brother Xichen originally, and we liked each other, but after Brother Xichen passed away, Brother Xifeng used Brother Xichen's identity to take care of Tang Ai. Now Tang Ai knows everything, and Brother Xifeng has been left out. He really deserves it!"
"Oh? That's interesting." Kim Ji-eun laughed.
"What are you doing?" Xi Shanshan looked at Jin Zhien warily and said, "Don't have any bad intentions to harm Brother Xi Feng!"
"Silly sister, of course I won't harm Xi Feng." Jin Zhien sat down next to Xi Shanshan, held her shoulders, and said, "Don't you like Xi Feng? If your cousin helps you break up Xi Feng and Tang Ai, how will you thank me?"
Xi Shanshan glanced at him from the corner of her eye and asked, "You want to break them up? Can you break them up?"
"I have a plan of my own, but I need you to cooperate with me, sister."
Xi Shanshan's heart was moved when she heard this. If she could break up Xi Feng and Tang Ai, wouldn't it be a good thing for her?
So Xi Shanshan asked, "What do you have in mind?"
Jin Zhien moved closer to Xi Shanshan and whispered her plan in her ear.
Tang Ai, who returned to school, seemed to have no worries and laughed with the girls in the dormitory as usual. But her smile now lost its former brilliance, and her roommates knew it, but they could do nothing about it.
In September, Xi Feng officially became the chairman of HE. The news that Xi Feng, who was only 20 years old, became the chairman of a company quickly spread throughout the school. The "legendary story" of the Xi brothers was being talked about everywhere in the school, and all the words were full of admiration and greatness.
Now, as soon as Tang Ai is over get out of class, she can hear people around her discussing Xi Feng. She really wants to be quiet, but she can't.
But now that she was in her sophomore year, Shao Yu officially became her teacher. As long as she was in Shao Yu's class, Tang Ai would forget everything else and listen attentively. When Shao Yu was lecturing, he also liked to look Tang Ai in the eye, and every glance was filled with encouragement.
After class, Tang Ai and Shao Yu walked out of the teaching building together, chatting with each other about some details of the class.
"Xiao Ai, come out. I'll treat you to a meal." Shao Yu took the initiative to invite Tang Ai. Since they were already very close, Tang Ai had already agreed in her heart, but she couldn't help but say, "Ah? That's not good, right?"
"What's wrong with that? Let's celebrate that we have finally become official teacher and student. Let's go." Shao Yu said to her with a smile.
Tang Ai no longer refused and said with a smile, "Okay."
They went to a restaurant, sat down, ordered, and ate. Everything seemed like old friends until they met Kim Ji-eun.
Kim Ji-eun acted like a real Korean in the restaurant. After dinner, she pretended that she didn't bring any money and explained to the waiter in broken Chinese. Because she was a foreigner, the waiter didn't know what to do. He couldn't make things difficult for her, but he couldn't refuse to pay.
Suddenly, more and more people gathered around, and Kim Ji-eun asked Shao Yu and Tang Ai for help.
Shao Yu didn't even think about it, took out his wallet, and said to the waiter, "Can I pay for him?"
"Thank you, thank you." Kim Ji-eun thanked him repeatedly and said, "Sir, please leave me your contact information and I will return the money to you."
"No need." Shao Yu waved his hand and said.
Kim Ji-eun kept bowing and said, "Thank you so much, both of you. I will definitely remember you two."
Jin Zhien's excessive enthusiasm made Shao Yu a little overwhelmed. He smiled awkwardly and said, "It's really okay. Helping people in need is what I should do."
Kim Ji-eun nodded and stopped talking, and slowly walked out of the restaurant.
Seeing Jin Zhien leave, Tang Ai stood up slightly, moved closer to Shao Yu, and gossiped, "He looks like Ji Changxu, so handsome!"
Shao Yu raised his eyelids, rolled his eyes, and said, "I don't know him."
Tang Ai sat down slowly with a "fangirl" smile on her face, and said regretfully, "It would be nice if I could take a photo with him."
"You're a flower maniac." Shao Yu rolled his eyes at her, but the corners of his mouth showed a doting smile.
They didn't know that their intimate actions just now had been secretly filmed by Kim Ji-eun.
When Jin Zhien returned home, he saw Xi Feng sitting on the sofa in the living room reading a book. He sat down and shouted, "Shanshan! Come down quickly. I bought you something delicious."
Xi Shanshan ran down from the upstairs bedroom, shouting as she ran: "I'm coming, I'm coming."
After going downstairs, she sat next to Jin Zhien and ate the food Jin Zhien bought for her, and called Xi Feng: "Brother, come and eat too."
Xi Feng ignored her.
Jin Zhien said beside Xi Shanshan with emotion: "Shanshan, you Chinese are so nice."
"What's wrong?" Xi Shanshan asked.
Kim Ji-eun leaned on the sofa and said, "I went to eat today and I didn't have any RMB on me. A couple in the restaurant paid for me. I wanted to return the money to them, but they refused to take it."
