Chapter 288 - 174: Not Simple

Chapter 288: Chapter 174: Not Simple

"What’s all this?"

As soon as he returned to the guesthouse, he saw a line of people standing at the entrance, each one carrying something.

Su Chen glanced over and saw they were all carrying nutritional supplements—things like cordyceps, fish maw, and bird’s nest. A single look was enough to tell they were high-end products, not the cheap stuff you’d find in a typical store.

He glanced at Ye Feng impassively. ’Looks like he came prepared.’

"These are all for your mother," Ye Feng said, a faint smile on his lips. "I heard from Sicong that she had a bit of a scare, so these should be useful."

Su Chen nodded, not bothering with polite refusals. After all, his mom really did need to recuperate.

As they entered the courtyard, Sicong dismissed his bodyguards. There were simply too many people. With Ye Feng’s group of seven or eight, the courtyard would be crowded, let alone the house itself.

Seeing this, Ye Feng also had his bodyguards withdraw from the courtyard and wait outside. As for the gifts the bodyguards had been carrying, Sicong and Qin Fen tactfully took them.

A meaningful smile touched Su Chen’s lips as he watched them. ’If any of the gossip-hungry netizens online saw this, their jaws would hit the floor.’

’The great Young Master of Wada and Shanghai’s own Young Master Qin, reduced to errand boys carrying bags. Who wouldn’t be shocked to hear about that?’

Just as he reached the second floor, Su Chen heard the hearty laughter of his mom and Auntie Furong.

He looked over and saw the two of them sitting on the open-air viewing deck, chatting away. From the happy looks on their faces, they seemed to be reminiscing about old times.

"Mom! Auntie Furong!" Su Chen called out, interrupting their chat.

Chen Shufen was taken aback for a moment when she saw Su Chen, followed by Ye Feng and his group. She had heard from Du Furong just how powerful her son’s friends were.

But hearing about it was one thing; seeing them in person, she was still a bit shocked.

"Why did you bring so many more things? You already bought so much last time! This must have cost a fortune!" Chen Shufen said, feigning annoyance as she looked at the gift boxes in Sicong and Qin Fen’s hands.

Su Chen felt incredibly awkward. He glanced at Ye Feng beside him and said, "Mom, these are from Ye Feng for you!"

"Ye Feng?" Chen Shufen realized her mistake. ’Did I get the wrong person?’

A flicker of embarrassment crossed her face as she looked at the stout man standing next to Su Chen.

"Hello, Ma’am."

"Oh, hello! Hello!" Chen Shufen replied hurriedly.

Ye Feng took a small step forward. After his greeting, he took the items from Sicong and Qin Fen, placed them on the table, and said, "Ma’am, I am so sorry. I caused an unpleasant experience during your trip."

"Hm?" Chen Shufen looked at Ye Feng in surprise, then turned to Su Chen, her eyes asking for an explanation.

"Mom," Su Chen quickly stepped in to explain, "that diving club is a small company under Ye Feng’s family’s corporate group. As soon as he heard what happened, he rushed over to deal with it."

While Chen Shufen didn’t have a strong reaction to this news, Du Furong, who was sitting beside her, was stunned. She connected the dots with the stout man’s introduction, and Ye Feng’s identity instantly became clear.

Du Furong looked at Chen Shufen with a complex expression. ’Her son is so capable... to know someone like Ye Feng.’

"I’m fine, really. I’m almost fully recovered now," Chen Shufen said. "You and Xiaochen are friends, so you’re practically family. You didn’t need to bring such expensive gifts." She had just glanced at the items on the table and saw they were all top-of-the-line supplements.

The only reason she recognized them was thanks to all the fine things Su Chen had bought for Chinese New Year, which had considerably broadened her horizons.

"Ma’am, I’m here to apologize on behalf of my company. You must accept these."

After speaking, Ye Feng pulled a document folder from one of the bags and handed it to Chen Shufen. "Also... it’s my first time meeting you, Ma’am, and I wasn’t sure what to get. I figured the hardest part about vacationing in Sanya is finding a place to stay."

"So I took the liberty of selecting a house in the Sanya Wellness Community. The deed has already been transferred to your name. From now on, whenever you visit Sanya, you won’t have to stay in a hotel!"

The folder in Chen Shufen’s hand suddenly felt incredibly heavy. She remembered talking with Du Furong about the houses in that Wellness Community—they were all private villas, with price tags starting at well over ten million.

To be given a house just like that... Chen Shufen was a little overwhelmed.

She could only turn a pleading gaze toward Su Chen, too stunned by the gift to know what to say.

"Mom, just accept it. It’s a token of his sincerity," Su Chen said, though even he hadn’t expected Ye Feng to be so generous.

Seeing Su Chen’s nonchalant expression, Chen Shufen hesitated for a moment before finally nodding in acceptance. "Well then, thank you for the gift."

Ye Feng breathed an inward sigh of relief. He made a bit more small talk with Chen Shufen before taking his leave.

Downstairs, Ye Feng stopped and turned to Su Chen. "I really have to thank you for this."

"Thank me? What for?" Su Chen was genuinely confused.

Ye Feng didn’t answer right away. Instead, he pulled a pack of Little Panda cigarettes from his pocket and passed them out to the other three. After exhaling a plume of smoke, he continued, "If it hadn’t been for what happened to your mother, I never would’ve known how rotten things had gotten at my subsidiaries."