Chapter 464: Surprise or Not?
Ling Feng felt a streak of black lines rising on his forehead when he saw Lin Xue and Chen Ping both had expressions of glee. He was rendered even more speechless at once.
"Ling Feng, now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, make sure you work more with the leadership from now on, understand?"
As if the scene wasn’t chaotic enough, Chen Ping’s face was stern, but his eyes were filled with laughter as he spoke.
What could Ling Feng say? He could only nod, "Okay, I got it!"
"Then off you go!" Chen Ping waved his hand dismissively, clearly signaling it was time for Ling Feng to leave.
On the way back to the village, seeing Lin Xue’s excited face, Ling Feng asked in a slightly gloomy tone, "What’s with you?"
"You have no idea; she is actually Nightingale! You know, the two special agents from our headquarters are legendary figures; they’ve accomplished so much that the people they’ve dealt with could be talked about for days and nights!"
Lin Xue’s eyes sparkled as she spoke, looking just like a crazed fangirl!
Ling Feng shook his head and sighed, then asked, "Who’s the other one?"
"I’ve never met them, but I’ve heard they’re called ’Brother Wolf’."
"Brother Wolf?"
Ling Feng smacked his lips, "The name sure is fierce, but I wonder what the person is like. They can’t all be as young as Zhou Yi, can they?"
"I really have no clue. If it weren’t for Director Chen’s confirmation, I wouldn’t have believed she was Nightingale either," Lin Xue said.
"It’s so surprising; joining the security bureau at six? What could such a little girl possibly do?" Ling Feng said, at a loss for words.
But Lin Xue was immediately displeased when she heard this and pouted, "Don’t you dare question my idol!"
"Then why didn’t you ride with your idol just now?" Ling Feng countered.
Lin Xue rolled her eyes, "It was for your sake. With things so tense between you two, I did want to ride with her to mediate a bit on your behalf. But then I thought better of it. This is something that needs to be taken slowly. Anyway, she isn’t leaving; I’ll just have some more chats with her later!"
Ling Feng listened and looked even more downcast, "Whose side are you on, exactly?"
"Idiot, I’m obviously on your side. I’m doing this to help you!" Lin Xue gave him a disdainful glance.
"No need to help. So what if her rank is higher than mine? I don’t believe she would dare to bully people around!" Ling Feng said, bitter smile on his face.
That said, he couldn’t help feeling a bit jittery when he recalled the times he had taken advantage of her both in the provincial city and in Shahe Village.
He just hoped that Zhou Yi wasn’t the type to hold grudges; otherwise, his future might not be so comfortable.
He continued home, and after a while, he arrived back at Shiliu Village.
Zhou Yi hadn’t followed in her car; she had driven directly to Huaihua’s place instead, and he had no clue as to why.
Upon entering his house and not seeing Li Shiyun, Ling Feng asked about her. Li Fei’er informed him, "Sister Shiyun has gone back to the village committee office to help Zhou Yi with the house-building arrangements."
Ling Feng was speechless...
It wasn’t until evening that Li Shiyun returned home. As soon as she entered, Ling Feng immediately asked her, "Is Zhou Yi’s business taken care of?"
"Yes, why?" Li Shiyun replied with a smile, noticing something amiss in his demeanor.
"It’s nothing, just... it seems strange that you appear to be quite invested in this matter," Ling Feng said with a wry smile.
Li Shiyun laughed and sat beside him, "I’m helping you!"
"Huh?"
Ling Feng was puzzled, "How does her staying in our village have anything to do with me?"
"It matters a lot. Though I only just found out about her real identity, I felt this morning, even before I knew, that her arrival could only be beneficial, not harmful, to you," Li Shiyun chuckled.
Yet Ling Feng still did not understand, his face full of doubt.
But Li Shiyun did not go on speaking. She stood up instead, "I’ve been so busy all day, I’m dead tired. I need to take a bath!"
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In the next two days, Shiliu Village suddenly became much livelier because construction on Zhou Yi’s house had started!
Ling Feng was somewhat surprised when he first heard the news, it was deep winter after all, and generally, people don’t choose this time to start construction.
Yet, when he saw the hustle and bustle near Huaihua’s home, he had to believe it was happening.
At the same time, he felt a bit helpless, how urgent could Zhou Yi be, insisting on building the house right away?
But he hadn’t seen Zhou Yi for the past two days, and he had no idea where she had gone; he wanted to ask, but couldn’t find her.
That evening, Joanna found Ling Feng and said to him, "I’m preparing to go home!"
"Didn’t you say you were going to stay for a while? It seems like it’s only been a few days, right?" Ling Feng asked.
"Are you reluctant to see me go?" Joanna asked.
Ling Feng quickly shook his head, "Of course not, just curious, that’s all!"
"Alright then."
A hint of disappointment flashed across Joanna’s face, and then she said, "But I have some very important business to take care of this time, can you come with me to help?"
"What is it?"
A jolt hit Ling Feng’s heart, and he thought to himself that the inevitable had finally come!
Ever since the incident at the Chu Family ended, Joanna felt things were not settled, and now she finally asked for his help.
However, after he asked, Joanna didn’t answer, but gave a sly smile, "You have to promise first, then I’ll tell you what it is."
Ling Feng, left with no choice, nodded, "Alright then, but I should make it clear I can’t be away for too long. The New Year is coming, and there are still many things to do at home!"
"I know!"
When Joanna heard his agreement, she was very surprised, her face bloomed into a smile.
Seeing her reaction, Ling Feng asked curiously, "Why so happy, does the Qiao Family have some big trouble that needs a super expert like me to help?"
"Stop it! You’ll naturally find out once you get to my home!" Joanna rolled her eyes and left with her hands behind her back.
Ling Feng was stunned; from her manner, it seemed like it wasn’t about helping with anything?
So why was she asking him to go?
Although he was curious, he knew he wouldn’t get anything out of Joanna, so he simply shook his head and thought he’d just wait and see once he got there.
The next morning, Ling Feng got in the car, and Joanna, rolling down the car window, said to the women standing at the door with a laugh, "Don’t worry, I’ll make sure to bring him back safe and sound!"
The others smiled without a word, only Li Shiyun said with a laugh, "We’re not worried about anything else, just remember to come back early!"
"It’ll be quick!"
After saying this, Joanna started the car and left Shiliu Village.
Not long after they’d set off, Ling Feng spoke to himself with some puzzlement, "Why haven’t I seen Fei’er?"
"What’s the matter, you seem disappointed that she didn’t see you off?" Joanna glanced at him.
Ling Feng shook his head, "No, just curious, typically that girl would be reluctant to let me go, and strangely, she was nowhere to be seen!"
Joanna’s face took on an odd expression, and she remained silent. Seeing her like this, Ling Feng asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"
"Fei’er, if you don’t come out now, I won’t be able to keep the secret any longer!"
Just after Joanna finished speaking, they heard Li Fei’er’s suppressed laughter from behind. Then she actually pushed through the back seat from the trunk and popped her head out, "Uncle, surprise or no?"