Chapter 985: The Story of Ling and Heng (248)
After kissing her, the man released her shoulder and left.
Feng Ling however, stood still by the door for a long mont; her cheeks were burning hot. She stared at the closed door dazedly for a long ti before she finally returned to herself.
She had only been staying with hin for a few days. Why did they strangely feel like an old, married couple?
And she was actually looking forward to his early return...
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The Li family.
The elders sat together.
“Nanheng isn’t back yet?”
“Soon. He will return within today.”
“We should bring forward the matter with the Feng family. When we were dealing with the earlier trouble with the military, it was all thanks to the Feng family’s appearance that they didn’t dare to go out of line. The marriage alliance between the two families has to be done eventually. Previously, didn’t Nanheng say that he is willing to proceed with it once the eighteenth death anniversary of their second daughter has passed? Right now, it’s already way past eighteen. If he is really unwilling to marry Feng Mingzhu and insists on taking this road, we will have to bring their daughter’s cenotaph ho even if we have to beg them for it. We cannot break our promise. Besides, with the help that the Feng family granted us this ti, we owe them a favour. We can’t delay this matter any further.”
“Have you discussed this with the Elder Feng Couple? After we bring their second daughter’s cenotaph ho, let her directly enter the Li family’s ancestral hall. We will guard her for three years and afterwards, the relationship will end. At that ti, Nanheng can then marry whoever he pleases. They can’t possibly demand for our Li family to end here? He has to marry a proper wife eventually!”
“I’ve discussed it. The Feng family has agreed. They only wish to find a ho for that poor child. Since Nanheng was the one who brought this up previously, he has to fulfill it. Since he said he will guard her for three years, we will proceed with three years. After three years, he can marry whoever he wishes, but for the next three years, he must fulfill his duties as the Feng family’s son-in-law. We cannot publicize the matter of his marriage with a cenotaph. All we can say is that he is married. No one is allowed to say, nor can we explain the reason. This is all to protect the poor child’s dignity and to provide a clean space for her. I don’t think this demand is out of line.”
“Indeed. Besides, the Feng family did us a huge favour during the incident of the commander’s death. Nanheng has not reason to reject, nor do we. Let’s proceed with this.”
“Wait for Nanheng to return first.”
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The sky gradually darkened. Feng Ling stood in the kitchen to prepare a bowl of noodles. After the past few days, her skills in preparing noodles have improved greatly. Previously, the noodles would almost always beco soggy, but now, she was able to confirm if it was ready just by picking a few strands out for a glance. She had only cooked a few tis when Li Nanheng was away but was already capable of doing so.
She poured so of the noodle seasoning she had bought from the nearby convenience store in. She gave it a taste to confirm that it was alright before bringing the bowl to the living room. She then ate while watching the television.
At 7:00 p.m., after washing the dishes, Feng Ling took the initiative to mop the floor and clean up the room. Although there was a helper who would co by every few days to do the chores, she still cleaned up the space out of habit.
All of a sudden, her phone rang from the sofa. She picked it up to see that it was a call from Qiao Fei and hesitated for a mont before answering: “Brother Qiao?”
“Co out for a chat?” Qiao Fei’s voice was low, heavy and slightly husky. It sounded as though he was on the road.
Feng Ling checked the ti: “Didn’t I previously say, after leaving the XI Base, let’s not et again. I’ve already helped you once, Brother Qiao. I rember that you are soone who knows his limits well.”
It was quiet on the other end for a mont before he answered: “I’m at your condo building right now.”
Feng Ling was startled. She turned to stand before the ceiling-to-floor windows and opened it to step onto the balcony. When she glanced down, she saw that the parking lot was filled with rows of cars. The tenth storey wasn’t very low, but she could clearly see that there was a Bentley parked there with its headlights on.
After seeing the car, she spoke into the phone: “You should return. Be it for work or private matters, we shouldn’t et again. Brother Qiao, don’t tell you drank too much again.”
“En, you guessed correctly. Earlier, I drank so. I also prepared so drinks in the car. Do you want to co down to share it with ?”
“You should know that my alcohol tolerance isn’t good. Even if you’re looking for a drinking companion, you shouldn’t be asking .”
“I only want to ask you.”
“...” Feng Ling was sowhat speechless: “I’m hanging up.”
“Feng Ling, I drank alcohol and I can’t drive back on my own. Send ho again?”
Feng Ling pursed her lips. “Do you think I’ll fall for that again?”
Qiao Fei chuckled lightly. “You’ve learned to be smart?”
Li Nanheng said that Qiao Fei was good at tricks. It was only now that Feng Ling discovered he was really good at tricks. He had no sha in using such conventional and weak tricks against her. Did he think she wouldn’t understand it if he tried to bully her?
“Since you can’t drive, I’ll call soone to drive you ho.”
“I only want you to drink with ; I don’t need soone else to drive ho.”
From his tone, she guessed that he was really slightly drunk.
Was the earlier matter at the evening party unresolved? Was he still being pushed to get married? Or was it sothing?
Feng Ling did not ask more. Besides, since the previous matter was being handled by the police, twenty underlings from the underworld shouldn’t cause much problems. There was nothing more to ask about it.
Besides, with Qiao Fei around, the situation was surely handled well.
Thus, there was nothing she could even ask.
“I’m heading to bed. Brother Qiao, have a safe drive ho.”
After speaking, she directly hung up the call and turned her phone off. She then turned back and tossed her phone onto the couch.
After working out for an hour, taking a shower and preparing to get into bed, it was already past 9:00 p.m..
Feng Ling returned to the main bedroom to close the curtains. Coincidentally, the window here faced the sa direction as the balcony. She lowered her head and imdiately saw that the car was still parked there.
However, the headlights were now turned off as the car sat there quietly.
Feng Ling watched it silently for a few seconds before tugging the curtains close.
After laying down, she was too lazy to return to the couch to retrieve her phone. She stared at the chandelier and after a long mont and a long deliberation, she stood up and tugged aside the curtain for another glance. The car was still parked there.
During their phone call, she had only urged him to return. She had laid things out very clearly, was it still useless?
Previously they had already agreed that they wouldn’t et frequently from here on. She would only help him once too.
The people in XI Base always said, ‘If you have sothing to say, say it out directly, and don’t ever go back on your word.”
What was he doing now?
Feng Ling stood up and changed her clothes. She then picked up her coat to leave.
After heading down, she went straight for the parking lot to approach the Bentley. There wasn’t much light around the area; all of the street lamps and lighting in this residential area was slightly far away. The place appeared dark.
She approached to knock on the driver’s side window.
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