chapter 11 self-inflicted

"Big brother, is that you?" The driver said with an awkward smile.

He was originally trying to make a living in this area, but he hadn't expected to run into this situation so coincidentally.

"Hehe, it's quite a coincidence. You cheated me out of sixty bucks yesterday, how much do you plan to cheat me today?" Fei Shen said coldly.

Daring to cheat his money, this grudge was absolutely irreconcilable.

"Hehe, wasn't that just a joke? Today, I'll give you a free ride, how about that?" the driver said with a smile, looking at Fei Shen.

"That's more like it. Hurry up and follow that Bao Lai in front of me, or I'll complain about you immediately!" Fei Shen said impatiently.

"Alright, you got it!" The driver waved and started the car, speeding away.

Fei Shen stared intensely at the Bao Lai in front of him, feeling a bit excited. There was no other choice since Ruoxue Yao didn't give him the opportunity to get close to Linqing Su during work hours.

"Chase after it!" Fei Shen shouted when the car stopped.

"Red light!" the driver said with a mournful face.

"Run it!" Fei Shen said angrily.

"Big brother, please don't cause trouble. My whole family depends on this job to survive. If I run the red light, I won't have work for at least half a month. How can my family survive?" the driver said with a pitiful expression.

After waiting for the red light to turn green and passing through the intersection, there was no trace of the other car in the endless traffic.

"Big brother, are you still going to chase?" the driver asked pitifully.

He was genuinely afraid that this guy would report him in anger.

"The person's gone, what's the point of chasing?" Fei Shen said angrily. "Take me home!"

"Oh!" The driver nodded reluctantly.

The car slowly turned around and headed back. In front of the Tianfu Garden, the driver hit the brakes, and Fei Shen opened the car door and got out.

"Big brother, what about the fare?" the driver asked pitifully.

"Didn't I give you the fare yesterday?" Fei Shen replied.

The driver pointed to the meter. "This is a hundred, you only gave me sixty yesterday!"

"Get lost! I didn't catch up with the person, why should I give you more money? If you don't leave, I'll complain about you!" Fei Shen scolded angrily.

He only had a hundred bucks in his pocket, and this guy wanted to take forty more. It wasn't that easy. Fei Shen hadn't even seen his beloved yet, and he was feeling frustrated. If it weren't for the fact that hitting someone would cost him money, he would have beaten this guy up.

At Cheng Ouyang's house, Fei Shen took out the keys, opened the door, and entered. Cheng Ouyang had given him the keys earlier, saying that he would be busy these days and wouldn't be home often, so he asked Fei Shen to take care of his precious daughter.

Back at home, it was perfect timing for dinner!

A middle-aged woman, wearing a simple apron and exuding a touch of elegance, was placing dishes on the table.

"Fei, you're back! Wash your hands; it's time for dinner!" Lan Auntie said with a smile.

"Don't be so formal, just call me Fei Shen," Fei Shen replied with a smile.

This young man couldn't stand formality, and besides, Lan Auntie was much older, so he couldn't handle being called "Fei" repeatedly.

"Little nephew, have a seat and eat!" Feifei Ouyang invited him with a smile.

Fei Shen looked at Feifei Ouyang, then glanced out of the window. "Isn't it strange? Why are you suddenly so polite, Feifei?"

As he saw Feifei Ouyang about to reach out to pull him, Fei Shen swiftly changed his direction. With a gentle push, he guided Feifei Ouyang to the chair he had pulled out for her. She let out a soft sound of surprise and ended up sitting in the chair.

Feifei Ouyang stared at Fei Shen with wide eyes, clearly taken aback.

Fei Shen gave a faint smile and took a seat in the chair next to her.

After a hearty meal, Fei Shen lit a cigarette and said, "Hey, Feifei, you haven't finished eating yet? Why are you still sitting there?"

"I like it, why do you care?" Feifei Ouyang replied, annoyed.

In her heart, though, she was on the verge of tears. The chair was now sticky with glue, and it was super glue at that. She was afraid it wouldn't stick to the person she intended it for, but instead, it ended up under her own bottom!

Feifei Ouyang felt like crying but couldn't let Tan Kai know about it right now.

Fei Shen smoked his cigarette and propped his feet up on the coffee table. He didn't need to think too hard to figure out the trick – offering unnecessary help, either mischief or malice. This girl was a bit too inexperienced.

As for Lan Auntie, she watched the young man with amusement. She had intended to remind him when Fei Shen was about to sit down. After all, she had seen Fei Shen grow up, and he was straightforward and simple. In contrast, the young lady was mischievous and clever; Fei Shen was definitely not a match for her.

Unexpectedly, Fei Shen was quite the schemer himself.

Fei Shen tossed a grape into his mouth and noticed a bottle of glue in the trash can. "This girl is really ruthless," he thought. If her acting had been better, he might have fallen for it. Now, the person sitting on the chair was probably her.

"Glue gets stickier the more you pull, especially through your pants. If that happened, Miss Feifei would have to carry a chair around with her for the rest of her life, like a little turtle!" Fei Shen said casually, his tone carrying a hint of schadenfreude.

Feifei Ouyang glanced at Lan Auntie, who shook her head to indicate that she wasn't involved in this.

However, now that the truth had been revealed, Feifei Ouyang didn't hide it anymore. Plus, her legs were getting numb from sitting for so long.

"You reap what you sow; I can't complain. Compared to my little nephew, you're far behind!" Fei Shen grinned.

"It's clearly the good ones who don't live long, and the troublemakers live for a thousand years!" Feifei Ouyang retorted as she got up and moved the chair. She looked comical but remained unyielding. Despite not being able to deceive Fei Shen, Miss Ouyang was quite resentful that her plan had failed.

Fei Shen didn't mind and gave a faint smile. He watched as Ouyang Missy, looking a bit disheveled, entered her room.

A little while later, Feifei Ouyang emerged from her room wearing a different outfit.

Seeing Fei Shen's smirking gaze, Feifei Ouyang glared at him fiercely.

At that moment, the doorbell rang, and Feifei Ouyang opened the door.

"Ruoxue!" Feifei Ouyang exclaimed happily.

As soon as Ruoxue Yao entered the room, she saw the guy sprawled on the couch, stuffing grapes into his mouth one by one.

Ruoxue Yao rolled her eyes in silence. "Is this how you behave as a guest?"

Fei Shen blinked, not understanding why Ruoxue Yao was here.

"Miss Yao is here. Have you had your meal, Miss Yao?" Fei Shen chuckled.

"I came here because I had some free time. Is Uncle Ouyang not here?" Ruoxue Yao asked.

"Dad's been busy these past few days!" Feifei Ouyang replied.

"Have some grapes!" Fei Shen grinned at Ruoxue Yao.

"Seems like you're living the good life!" Ruoxue Yao said with a half-smile, half-smirk.

"Hehe, it's alright, just okay," Fei Shen replied. He knew that his act had been exposed. Seeing this scene, even this girl, no matter how clueless she was, would realize that he had fooled her when they met after work.

Ruoxue Yao nodded and glanced at Fei Shen, then both women headed into Feifei Ouyang's room.

"What's this?" Ruoxue Yao asked, looking at the chair still stuck to a pair of pants.

Feifei Ouyang blushed when she heard the question. "It's all because of that jerk. I may have looked down on him when he first came, so today, while I was eating, that guy secretly applied glue to my chair!"

Feifei Ouyang looked at Ruoxue Yao, appearing wronged. She had a knack for playing the victim card and had even designed a little conflict between her and Fei Shen to make it more believable.

"Is that guy really so despicable?" Ruoxue Yao inquired.

"He sure is! After he arrived, he even took over my room. I don't know why my father keeps siding with him. I suspect he might be an illegitimate child of my old man!" Feifei Ouyang complained angrily.

"That can't be. From what I know of Uncle Ouyang, he wouldn't dare to do something like that," Ruoxue Yao shook her head.

"By the way, isn't he your family's relative?" Ruoxue Yao asked.

"Relative? While our family may not be wealthy, we're not this devious," Ouyang Missy said, brimming with resentment toward Fei Shen.

Ruoxue Yao couldn't help but agree with her on this point. This guy was indeed quite devious.

"Sister Ruoxue, now that he's working under you, can you help me deal with him? You don't know how despicable this guy is. My dad originally wanted to find him a job in the company, but he said, 'I'd rather go harm someone directly!' and specifically mentioned Tianxue International. I don't know why my father dotes on him so much!" Feifei Ouyang said.

"He voluntarily chose to work at Tianxue International?" Ruoxue Yao asked.

"Yes!" Feifei Ouyang nodded.

Not knowing what the two women were discussing in the room, Fei Shen finished off a large plate of grapes, went to the bathroom again, and when he came out, the two women were sitting there.

Feifei Ouyang was pure and beautiful, while Ruoxue Yao was a troublemaker. The two beautiful women sitting together was indeed a sight to behold.

Seeing Fei Shen, Ruoxue Yao gave this rascal a stern look. This guy couldn't be trusted with anything he said. You couldn't even trust a single punctuation mark in his words.

Thinking of how she had been deceived by this rascal's acting, Ruoxue Yao felt annoyed.

According to Feifei Ouyang, Cheng Ouyang's kindness towards Fei Shen even exceeded that towards his beloved daughter, Feifei Ouyang. Is this considered taking advantage of their hospitality? Moreover, the most important point was that this guy had voluntarily joined Tianxue International. This was worth investigating, thought Ruoxue Yao.

From their chance encounter on the plane to a series of subsequent events, Ruoxue Yao began to suspect that this guy might be deliberately getting close to her.

"Fei Shen, can you step outside? I need to talk to you," Ruoxue Yao said.

After all, this matter involved Cheng Ouyang. Regardless of Cheng Ouyang's motives, Ruoxue Yao felt it was not appropriate to confront Fei Shen in front of Feifei Ouyang.

Fei Shen followed Ruoxue Yao outside. "Miss Yao, calling me out in the middle of the night makes my heart race! If you really like me, you shouldn't have come to Ouyang's house so late, right?" Fei Shen grinned.

Ruoxue Yao crossed her arms and gave Fei Shen a cold, mocking look. Normally, she would have been annoyed by Fei Shen's words, but now she thought that Fei Shen's behavior might be an intentional act.

Seeing Ruoxue Yao's cold smile, Fei Shen shrugged. "Alright, what's up?"

He had a pretty good idea of what was going on. Feifei Ouyang, that naive girl, had probably already spilled the beans about how he had willingly joined Tianxue International to Ruoxue Yao.

Anticipating Ruoxue Yao's vigilance was expected. Her intelligence had already impressed Fei Shen. To control such a large company like Tianxue International, Ruoxue Yao's intellect was beyond ordinary. He wouldn't delve into the details, but it was clear that she was wary of Feifei Ouyang.

Fei Shen pondered what kind of explanation he should give to keep this matter hidden.

"Tell me, why did you join Tianxue International?" Ruoxue Yao asked, her voice cold.

"Do I really have to explain?" Fei Shen put on a deep expression, and in his eyes, a faint trace of tenderness and sorrow appeared.

Accustomed to seeing Fei Shen's playful and nonchalant demeanor, Ruoxue Yao was somewhat surprised by this sudden change.

"Tell me,” she insisted sternly.
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