Fall in love with your enemy

Continuing from the last time, Feng Shizhi came to settle accounts with me. Sometimes I really don’t understand it. He obviously doesn’t look very strong, and his arms are so thin that I have the illusion that I can win in an arm wrestling match with him, but how can he lift me up with one hand?

Comrade Xiao Feng said: You little Karami, I can lift you up even if I don’t eat.

"Okay, okay, I admit defeat. Listen to my explanation, okay?" I pushed his hand in annoyance. Comrade Xiao Feng then put me down and crossed his arms as if he was interrogating me. I rubbed the back of my head before speaking, "It's true that I wanted to deal with Wen Xichang myself, but the situation will always change. Who would have thought that Second Uncle didn't scold me at all? If he really wanted to say that I was wrong to rush to defeat William for the sake of the family's safety, I would naturally show him that I was fully prepared and told him not to worry. But Second Uncle was so kind and only taught me the truth without saying a word. This showed that he believed from the bottom of his heart that I had reached this point in my ability. Of course, I had to pretend to be stupid and obey him, showing him how despicable I was, telling him that I was still within his control and he didn't need to be on guard against me."

"But wouldn't this be too obvious? You can defeat William, that shrewd man, but you happened to be left behind by Wen Xichang. What if your second uncle sees that you are hiding your abilities?" Feng Shizhi worried secretly.

"No, William has his reasons. He really loves me because of Old Master's death. No matter how disgusting it is, I have to admit that my second uncle can see it, so he left me alone in Linjiang. He lost because I pretended too well and he believed it. Otherwise, I would never be able to defeat him in my next ten lifetimes. Wen Xichang is different. We are on opposite sides of the fence. He is always on guard against me. It is not easy to investigate him. He is such a high-ranking official. It is not easy to get to the top."

"You know it's not easy but you still ruin your future. You can't even control your lower body. You're not a human being, you're a beast." Feng Shizhi said with disgust, his lips curled up to his ears.

"People who cheat to get rich are greedy. What my second uncle taught me makes sense. I know what Wen Xichang is thinking today. Just like when I returned to the Fu family, when I really thought it through and let go of the Lin family and wanted to enjoy my own life, I was also greedy for many things. I wanted to be arrogant and get all the love from my parents and relatives. I wanted to transcend my class to pursue love like the moon in the mirror and the flowers in the water. I thought that I could easily get through all the hardships without any disputes and with love, and I could get all the family property without taking on the responsibility of the family, until I made a big mistake..."

Suddenly I thought of my previous life. Although it was not a devastating life and I had been happy and successful, I still suffered a lot from the seven sufferings: birth, old age, sickness, death, resentment, separation from loved ones, and failure to obtain what I desired. I also lost so much. I couldn't help laughing as I thought about it, and I laughed at myself for being so stupid.

"No one will always be lucky. If you don't work hard, your luck will run out one day. Fortunately, I still have room for regret. Look at me now, aren't there many people who love me?" I calmed down and looked at Feng Shizhi. He was confused by my sudden confession, but more of a heartache.

Yes, even he is like this. We didn't have so much to talk about in our previous life. He accompanied me to suffer humiliation and marry into the Gao family. I didn't have a career, and he had many talents but had to do nothing and wasted his life. I secretly cursed him for his expressionless face, and he secretly added laxatives to my food in revenge. We wasted time together, and I even felt that he should hate me and he did hate me. I never thought that we would be inseparable friends now.

"You haven't made any big mistakes." Feng Shizhi put his arm around my shoulder, sighed, and ruffled my hair. "Don't think so much about yourself. What you want is what you deserve. Wen Xichang is different from you."

"I know. Forget it. Let's get down to business. Don't underestimate Wen Xichang. He has a lot of people behind him to get to where he is today. If Wen Ke hadn't begged and handed over the scattered information to us, we really wouldn't be able to do anything to him for a while."

"The parents are unkind and the children are unmerciful. The Wen Xichang family is really pathetic and ridiculous." Feng Shizhi shook his head and smiled bitterly, and I pulled him to continue walking.

"It's better for us not to provoke him. Second Uncle knows the officialdom better, and his power is also complicated and intertwined, more than Wen Xichang's. He is willing to help me because he has relieved me of a worry, but I can't think of anything to repay him in the next two days. I plan to go back to the old house. You should accompany me to pay homage to Second Aunt first. At least to outsiders, our family is close and it will be good for Second Uncle's reputation. Oh, by the way, there is also the matter of selecting new people. I have never been familiar with the old house. You can pick the one you think is suitable. I trust your vision." I chuckled and said, but turned around to see Feng Shizhi very annoyed, sighing for a long time at such a young age.

"Ah - you have to trust my judgment. I don't really trust the group of people in the old house. Maybe it's just my bad luck. My classmates were really annoying one by one. I already brought the few left to you. Now there is really no one familiar and available. If you want to choose people from other batches, you and I are like headless flies bumping around."

I thought about it. Feng Shi did say in his last life that he didn't like his classmates. I happened to be bored and went back with him to beat him up. He scolded me for something and I squatted on the steps and ate melon seeds. I was so happy! But if there is really no acquaintance, no one can take over Liang Sen's job in the short term. The company is not in a hurry. Jiang Yinan and a few bosses are more than enough for a few years, but the old house cannot be left without someone to look after it. I am also very distressed. At this time, a figure suddenly flashed in my mind: "Has Lin Song grown up?"

"Lin Song? Zhou Linsong?" Feng Shizhi frowned, "That's right, he is nineteen this year."

"The same age as when you came to me."

"I am still young and beautiful! Do you miss my teenage years? You beast."

"Why do you, a man, need to be so beautiful? Don't act like I'm taking advantage of you, eh——"

The two of them looked at each other with disgust and rolled their eyes. After the little episode passed, the topic turned to serious matters.

"Lin Song has reached the age where he can take on responsibilities, but he is not that outstanding. He has fallen behind in school. Although he will help manage the affairs of the students in the old house after Fu Yunjin's death, Yun Yan is working day and night to make progress. As for him, he has half given up. What hope does he have now? It would be great if he could stay in the old house and be a manager in the future. What if he can't make it?"

"If you can't make it, then you'll be my nephew's husband."

"What?!"

I turned around and looked at Feng Shizhi. He finally got humiliated for once. It turned out that all those years of reading romance novels were not in vain. I can tell who likes who at a glance. Straight men only think about money and power. Of course, one person can only think like this, but two people who have been tied together since childhood can be more relaxed. Husband and wife need to complement each other.

"Lin Song gave up his studies and took care of the family so that Yun Yan would not have to worry about anything. Besides, Yun Yan was not the only student who could take charge of the old house at that time. Fu Xu and his men were also the most powerful. If they had been distracted by their classmates at that time, they would not have ended up like this. Lin Song is the most loyal person. He gave up everything he had to help his companions. The most important thing about the people around me is not just their ability. The best thing is that they don't betray us."

"What position do you plan to give him? He certainly can't manage the company if he doesn't finish his studies. He doesn't have much weight by our side. Is he your bodyguard or something? He looks like a bodyguard with no flesh on his body. He can't withstand two punches. Besides, he can't leave the old house. Although he doesn't care about grades anymore, he is still in school. At least he needs to get a diploma so that the people in the old house can respect him. We can't deprive him of this in the name of doing good for him."

"Am I that kind of person? Where did I ask him to leave the old house?"

"So what do you want him to do?"

"Do you think Lin Song can be a housekeeper?"

Feng Shizhi was stunned. Lin Song did meet all the requirements to be a housekeeper. He was a student from the Fu family, very familiar with interpersonal relationships, and had experience in managing student affairs. However, there were still some flaws. Feng Shizhi sighed and pointed to the door of the study behind me: "But Second Uncle knows that Lin Song Chunchun is yours. Will he agree?"

"Who said Lin Song is mine? Lin Song is my uncle's student, not mine. Even if my uncle doesn't want the power of housekeeper, Third Grandma will fight for him. It's not our turn to worry about this. I don't dare to blatantly share power from Second Uncle."

"But even if Third Grandma convinces Second Uncle, Lin Song is still young, and he will be played to death by Qi Cheng."

"Who can say for sure? I'm young. Look who played me to death?" I leaned over and smiled. Feng Shizhi was speechless and sent out a signal of ridicule.

Me: As long as I can’t tell he’s not laughing at me.

So I just turned around and continued, "It's not easy to be a student in the old house. You know it better than me. When Yun Jin died, no one dared to say a word. Although he used his life to buy a way out for the children behind him, the children only saved their lives and still had a hard life. Lin Song was able to send so many people to me by himself. He is capable. Moreover, even if he is really too young and not experienced enough, I can just send him an old man."

"Are you planning to send me back?" Feng Shizhi pulled me over and asked.

"How could I bear to do that? Besides, you are only four years older than him! How can you play it? You want to suppress Qi Cheng by force? Then you win." I waved my hands. I really didn't know if Comrade Xiao Feng had forgotten his family today. He seemed to have a hundred thousand questions. I reached out and touched his forehead. It was clearly not hot. "If you go back, there will be no one around me. Besides, Qi Cheng's huge power does not belong to him. He has his second uncle behind him! If he fights Qin Ke, it will be an internal fight, but if he fights you, then Qi Cheng's expression will be all the second uncle's opinion. Am I crazy? Telling you to go back, I mean Li Yuanye."

"Him?" Feng Shizhi pursed his lips, looking embarrassed. "Li Yuanye has a stronger foundation than Qi Cheng, but he was kicked out before because of you. Even if you are willing to lower your face and invite him, there is no guarantee that Qi Cheng will not suppress him because of the reason why he was expelled."

"I won't beg him. This matter is my help to fight for the right to be the housekeeper for the Third House. I proposed this matter, and the rest should be done by the Third House itself. Li Yuanye was driven out, but his faults do not outweigh his merits. He has been with Grandpa through thick and thin, and no one can really erode his status. If he gets a minor illness, he will be taken back to the old house to retire. Even if he is no longer the housekeeper, the Third Grandma wants power, so she will definitely urge Li Yuanye to help Lin Song. After we return to the old house, you can deal with this matter."

"it is good."

"Oh, by the way, if you are too busy with business matters, go borrow a few people from your brother first, and hand them over to Mo Du when you come back. We will slowly look at the follow-up matters. Also, as for the cooperation with the Song family, you should tell Cheng Cheng that if they continue to make trouble, just forget it. I have found a better partner. The Chen family has a deep foundation abroad, no less than the Song family. When we return to the country, we will have a relative like the Lu family, and we will benefit from the government, which is good for us."

"You want to give money to your good nephew." Feng Shizhi finally laughed and patted my shoulder gently. "The Song family is pestering you, but I won't say more. Which businessman doesn't want to gain more benefits for himself? The Chen family's business was transferred abroad three years ago. The scattered ones left in Linjiang are difficult to pick up, and it takes time to rebuild new ones. If you give this, the Chen family will rise in less than a year, and Zhou Zhi will become the most popular young master in Linjiang again."

"My nephew deserves the best." I raised my eyebrows, but couldn't help but sigh when I thought of three years ago: "Zhou Zhi didn't have to work so hard at such a young age. It was all my fault. My brother and Chen Yining had to separate. They were originally talking about marriage, but were forcibly separated and stuffed into two different families. Only Zhou Zhi was left. Due to their status, our family couldn't give them anything directly. As an aunt, I was even more incompetent. Now that a great opportunity is in front of me, let me make up for it." I stopped and smiled bitterly at Feng Shizhi.

"But the Song family will be completely offended." Feng Shizhi sighed, as if asking me to think about it carefully: "Besides, aren't you afraid that your second uncle and brother will know about Zhou Zhi's existence and make trouble again? How long have my brother and sister-in-law been living peacefully?"

"My brother won't do that. He understands the overall situation better than me and is more stable. Back then, he was so in love that he was confused that time. Now it's different. My sister-in-law is also innocent. He has the responsibility to her as a husband. He won't leave for the sake of responsibility. Besides, the Chen family has been back for so long. They already know what they should know. There has been no movement, which means that everyone just wants to suppress this matter. For Zhou Zhi, it will have the best result. As for the Song family, it's okay to offend them. I didn't want to nag Song Jie. I helped Song Fei gain a foothold in Linjiang, and they can fight among themselves."

"Whatever, as long as you are happy." Feng Shizhi shrugged, turned his head and thought again: "But it would be even better if I could make Second Uncle happy, so that he wouldn't always suppress our people. It would be so hard for us to build our own power. You didn't keep any for yourself, and all the good ones were sent to the young master."

"Chengcheng is even busier. What can I do? If I can't do anything, I'll just cry, make a scene, or even hang myself. My brother will solve the problem for me."

We went back to the South Courtyard while talking. When we got to the third floor, we realized something was wrong. The entire third floor was empty. I didn't see a single aunt passing by. Only then did I realize why the people coming down the stairs looked at me with worry. Jiang Yinan should be back by now. When he sees Nanxing's body, he will definitely have another fight with me. I've also read Nanxing's suicide note. It's not good for me. Although it said that he committed suicide and asked Jiang Yinan not to blame me, there was another sentence at the end:

[Fu Xishi said that he would give me an easy way to die. I would leave this world of suffering for me leisurely and run towards absolute freedom - death.]

At the end of this sentence, "death" is no longer the key word, but "ease", there is no ease.

Nanxing died after struggling in agony for more than 20 minutes. Jiang Yinan watched the whole process. Even though the medicine was prepared by Chen Yining, he had to take care of me so that there would be no more trouble in the future. Nanxing's body would be more horrible than I imagined. Feng Shizhi brought me a photo yesterday. His whole body was bruised. After a short while, his skin was wrinkled and I couldn't see his appearance clearly...

"Zhizhi, you go back first. I want to talk to him." I said through gritted teeth.

Feng Shizhi was still worried, when at that moment I heard the sound of cups being thrown violently in my room, as if the wall was about to shatter. He quickly protected me. Jiang Yinan also opened the door. His hand was cut by the fragments, and blood was dripping through his fingers onto the ground.

"You're back? How was it? Did your second uncle not embarrass you?" Jiang Yinan smiled in an extremely depressed and sarcastic tone. His voice was hollow and as if he had collapsed for a long time and was hoarse from crying. He took a deep breath and asked, "Why did you want me to see him? Seeing his dilapidated body would let me know that he had suffered a lifetime, and in the end he died with his eyes open and his body torn into pieces. His internal organs were all rotten beyond recognition, including the heart that he once needed so much. Why..."