Chapter 795 - 795: Love Is a Ray of Light

After arranging everything for Nie Shouping, the sky had completely darkened.

Nie Longjiao glanced at the time and said in a muffled voice, "Mom, we need to go. Please take good care of Dad."

"It's so late, why not leave tomorrow?" Nie Lan glanced disapprovingly at Nie Shouping, sprawled out on the bed, and said, "If he starts acting crazy drunk in the middle of the night, I can't handle him."

"We already bought the tickets. If we don't leave now, we'll miss the train." Nie Longjiao said awkwardly.

Nie Lan looked at Xiao Feng: "Xiao Feng, I'm really sorry for today. His drinking capacity is such that he tested his daughter's boyfriend with alcohol and ended up like a muddy heap himself."

"It's okay, just limiting the amount is fine." Xiao Feng laughed and said, "Uncle's quite a good person."

"If you don't mind, then I'm relieved." Nie Lan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'll call Jiaojiao's third uncle to give you guys a ride."

Xiao Feng checked the time; it was already 6 p.m. If they didn't leave soon, they'd likely miss their ride, so he nodded in agreement.

About five minutes later, a young man in his twenties walked in.

"Your third uncle is so young?" exclaimed Xiao Feng.

Nie Longjiao shook her head, "He's not my third uncle; he's my third uncle's son."

"I have to stay home to keep an eye on your dad, so I'll have your cousin Bofei take you out of the village." After explaining to Nie Longjiao, Nie Lan looked at Nie Bofei and said politely, "Sorry to bother you this late."

"No worries, I was just heading out of the village myself to buy something, so I'll take them part of the way." Nie Bofei said, then turned his gaze to Xiao Feng, "Is this Jiaojiao's boyfriend? He's really handsome!"

Xiao Feng didn't react much; being complimented on his looks by a guy wasn't something to be proud of.

The three of them headed toward the village entrance, with Nie Bofei chatting all the way.

But often, after saying a lot, he'd only get a lukewarm "Mm" or "Ah" in response from Xiao Feng, or sometimes no response at all, just a nod.

To outsiders, it must feel like a warm face pressed against a cold butt.

"Bro, does your company need people?" Nie Bofei asked, casually handing over a cigarette.

Xiao Feng waved his hand to decline, replying, "No need for now."

"Let me know through Jiaojiao if you need someone in the future." Nie Bofei said, slightly disappointed.

"What did you just call her?" Xiao Feng frowned, pointing at Nie Longjiao.

Nie Bofei was taken aback: "Uh... Jiaojiao."

"Don't call her that anymore. Calling her that in front of me, her boyfriend, might get you punched." Xiao Feng said seriously.

"..." Nie Bofei.

Do rich people always talk this rudely?

Nie Longjiao tugged at Xiao Feng's sleeve, murmuring softly, "Don't get too carried away in the role; it's time to step out of it now."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Feng patted Nie Bofei's shoulder and, with a gleaming smile, said, "Brother, how about I tell you a secret?"

For some reason, Nie Longjiao suddenly had a bad feeling...

Nie Bofei, on the other hand, was slow to react. One moment Xiao Feng was cold and aloof, the next he was all brotherly, leaving no time to prepare mentally.

"W-what secret?" Nie Bofei picked up the conversation.

Xiao Feng chuckled, "The secret is, actually, Nie Longjiao and I..."

Before he could finish, Nie Longjiao covered his mouth and pulled him aside.

"You stepped out of the role way too fast." Nie Longjiao said in a muffled voice, "I'm already annoyed enough; don't make it worse, okay?"

"Annoyed?" Xiao Feng looked puzzled, asking, "Why would you feel annoyed? Didn't everything turn out perfectly?

Your parents are satisfied with me, and they won't pressure you to go on blind dates anymore. You should be happy."

"Yes, I'm so 'happy' I could throw you in the river to feed the fish." Nie Longjiao said through gritted teeth, "Did I ask you to promise my parents a house, a car, and a babysitter?"

"No, but saying that made us look generous, right?"

"You call that generous?" Nie Longjiao said, laughing angrily, "It's clearly just adding trouble on top of trouble, deliberately causing chaos!

And looking at houses next week? Where am I supposed to get the money for that?"

Xiao Feng smiled slightly, "If you're short on money, just ask me. I can lend it to you, interest-free."

Nie Longjiao glanced at Nie Bofei not far away and snorted, "Forget it, we'll settle accounts once we're out of the village!"

The three of them soon reached the riverbank, where Nie Bofei found his family's bamboo raft, unlocked it, and pushed it to the shore, getting it ready for the water.

Xiao Feng thought the lock seemed more like a decoration. With no one specifically guarding it, someone could easily break the lock and steal the raft in no time.

But considering that the raft itself wasn't worth much, and every household had one, probably no one would bother stealing it just to play around.

Just then, a sound emerged from the woods on the right.

Their expressions turned strange at once, as they all recognized what the sound was.

"Want to go check it out?" Xiao Feng said, itching to move.

"Boring!" Nie Longjiao rolled her eyes, a blush spreading across her face.

Xiao Feng shrugged nonchalantly, looking over at Nie Bofei.

Both men exchanged a smile, understanding each other without words.

"Let's go!"

Nie Bofei waved, crouching as he took the lead.

Xiao Feng followed, not crouching at all, striding forward boldly.

People don't feel embarrassed doing such things, so why should a spectator feel embarrassed?

After walking about fifty meters, Nie Bofei stopped and motioned for Xiao Feng to come over.

By the moonlight, they could roughly see the silhouettes of two people.

After three minutes, the "battle" ended.

Xiao Feng couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Wei, what are you going to say if the child doesn't look like Bofei?"

Xiao Feng was taken aback, remembering hearing something Nie Lan said to Nie Longjiao before they left: "I have to stay home to keep an eye on your dad and have your cousin Bofei take you out of the village."

Doesn't this mean...

Before Xiao Feng had a chance to look at the man's expression beside him, the sound of heavy breathing was already audible.