Chapter 450: Chapter 450: Sothing Out of the Ordinary
"Speaking of which, it’s quite a coincidence!"
Huaihua chuckled with a hint of pride, "Last ti, the school organized an interview for graduating students, and I went along with a senior from my dorm to check it out. Just by chance, I t this sister there!"
"And then?"
Ling Feng knew she wanted to share with him, so he asked with interest.
"She said that she thought highly of
from the very first glance and asked if I would like to help out in her company. Sadly, I haven’t graduated yet, so I can only work part-ti, going to her company every weekend!"
"Oh, they don’t have weekends off in her company?" Ling Feng asked.
"They do, but there’s always soone on duty, and I help out with whatever needs doing. She gives
several hundred bucks each ti!" Huaihua said smilingly.
Ling Feng was taken aback, "That’s quite generous!"
Huaihua nodded, "Right? That’s why I said this sister has been really good to !"
"Indeed she has!"
Ling Feng nodded, but he didn’t quite think so in his heart.
He found sothing odd about the situation. Huaihua ca from the countryside, and while she might be clever, she certainly wasn’t as savvy as city kids. It felt suspicious that soone would be so kind to her after only eting once, as if they might have an ulterior motive!
But such thoughts were certainly not appropriate to voice, so he could only turn them over in his mind, maintaining silence on the surface.
At that point, the two of them arrived under the big walnut tree and sat down on the grass. Ling Feng, smiling, asked, "What’s the na of that sister of yours?"
"Her na is Zhou Yi, ’Yi’ as in elegance."
Ling Feng uttered an "Oh," "When the school term starts, if I have the chance, I’ll go to the provincial city too, and maybe pay her a visit to express my thanks!"
"Uh, would that be appropriate?" Huaihua blinked and asked.
"Of course it’s appropriate. I’m your brother, and it’s only right for
to thank her for being so kind to my sister," Ling Feng replied with a smile, draping an arm around her shoulders.
Huaihua’s face flushed, and she lowered her head slightly, "Okay then, it’s getting late now, shouldn’t I head back?"
"Back ho? Just stay right here!" Ling Feng said.
"Is that really okay? My mom would surely overthink it." Huaihua’s face grew even redder, now unable to lift her head.
After all, she was still a young girl, and nothing had happened between them yet, so it was natural for her to feel anxious.
Seeing this, Ling Feng smiled, "Well, that’s fine too. I’ll escort you out later. Co over again tomorrow if you’re free."
By nine o’clock in the evening, the two returned ho, after which Ling Feng escorted Huaihua back to her place.
After watching her enter her house, he turned and made his way ho, taking out his phone to call Zhang Lan.
But the call went unanswered, with the ringtone echoing for a full minute.
With no choice left, Ling Feng dialed Li Yun’s number.
This ti, the call connected imdiately. She asked in a hushed voice, "What’s up?"
"I’m in the provincial city, here to cash in on that promise!" Ling Feng said with a laugh.
There was a pause on Li Yun’s end before she responded with a hint of resignation, "Stop joking, I know you’re not here!"
"Huh? How do you know?"
Ling Feng, who had intended to tease her, was surprised by her response and asked curiously.
Li Yun’s voice was very low on the other end, yet carried a note of smugness, "Though I’m not in Shiliu Village, I’m very much aware of your comings and goings!"
"Oh? Who is it? Who’s betraying ?" Ling Feng asked.
Li Yun laughed in a low voice, "You can stop wondering, I’m not going to tell you!"
"Alright then."
Ling Feng was speechless, realizing that he couldn’t scare her, he decided to get down to business, "I need your help with sothing."
"You, such a busy person, actually have sothing to ask of ?" Li Yun was sowhat surprised.
"Yeah, there’s a woman in the provincial city nad Zhou Yi who is said to have a fortune of over ten billion. Could you help
look into her?" Ling Feng asked.
"Zhou Yi?"
Li Yun was taken aback and after pondering for a mont, said, "I’ve never heard of such a person. What do you want to investigate her for? Are you thinking of pursuing her?"
Ling Feng was speechless. "Of course not, I’m just curious, that’s all. I want to see what she does for a living. Can you help
find out?"
"Oh, tomorrow then. I’ll ask soone tomorrow," Li Yun said.
Ling Feng humd in acknowledgnt, then asked, "How’s Old Third Luo doing now?"
"Fine, that’s enough, I’m not saying any more."
Li Yun seed very sensitive about the question, saying just one sentence before hanging up the phone.
Looking at the darkened screen, Ling Feng was at a loss for words, shaking his head helplessly.
This woman still couldn’t let go; she even felt guilty for making a phone call. It seed like if I wanted to win her over, I would have to wait until Luo Nanlin passed away.
As he walked toward his house, before he could reach the door, his phone rang. It was Zhang Lan calling. Ling Feng answered, "Sister Lan, what are you busy with?"
"Why are you looking for my mom?"
The voice of Luo Qianyu, full of anger, ca through from the other end of the line.
Ling Feng was startled, then chuckled, "My dear niece, I’m looking for Sister Lan because I have a matter, of course. Why are you, a little brat, asking so many questions?"
"Shut up, you bastard. You’re so annoying! Don’t you dare call
that!" Luo Qianyu said irritably.
"Who let you answer the phone? If you hadn’t picked up, how would you have heard my voice?" Ling Feng laughed.
"You!"
Luo Qianyu was so angry she was gritting her teeth, and through the receiver, Ling Feng could sense her fury, as if her hair was standing on end.
Just as he was about to tease her so more, Zhang Lan’s soft voice ca through the receiver, "What’s the matter, Ling Feng?"
"Sis, I wanted to ask you sothing, but since you didn’t answer the phone, I asked Li Yun for help," Ling Feng said.
"Oh."
Zhang Lan understood and couldn’t help but ask curiously, "What’s it about?"
"I’m looking to learn about a woman nad Zhou Yi. Have you heard of her?" Ling Feng asked.
"Zhou Yi?"
Similar to Li Yun’s reaction, Zhang Lan was also taken aback, then pondered for a while before saying, "I haven’t heard of her. What about her?"
"Nothing much, just got a bit curious, so I wanted to ask about her background. If you don’t know, that’s fine," Ling Feng said with a smile.
"Alright then, since you’ve asked Li Yun, she should be able to help you check. If she can’t find anything, it probably ans Zhou Yi is new to the provincial city and hasn’t been here long," Zhang Lan said.
Ling Feng humd in acknowledgnt, chatted casually for a couple of more sentences, then hung up the phone.
Once inside his ho and back on his bed, Ling Feng held his head and began to think, feeling increasingly that sothing was amiss!
In the provincial city with a net worth of over ten billion, yet neither Zhang Lan nor Li Yun had heard of her—was this woman really so mysterious?
The saying goes, "There’s sothing fishy when things are odd." Ling Feng felt an ever-growing sense of a conspiracy.
Unable to sleep, he sat up, took out his phone, found Wang Laogen’s number, and gave him a call.
After connecting, the old man’s chuckling voice ca through, "Calling
so late at night instead of spending ti with your lovely wife, what do you need
for?"
"Where have you been lately? Got sothing I want to ask you."
"I’m in the provincial city, researching that Spirit Stone of yours!" Wang Laogen replied.
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