Chapter 0008 EVA

  After leaving Beixiu Mountain Villa, Lin Fei drove all the way back to Lao Liu's house, but his mind was still lingering on Su Yingxue.

  He actually hoped the woman would contact him, not to find out if she really wanted to call the police on him, but because looking at her made him feel a little moved, and he couldn't help but think about seeing her again.

  Knowing it wasn't the person in memory, and being stubborn was an understatement, yet still couldn't bear to part with it.

  Shaking his head, he threw away some foolish thoughts and Lin Fei stepped on the accelerator.

  Liu Hongbin's family lived in a two-story bungalow with an independent entrance in the old city area on the west side of Lin'an City, where all the residents were old neighbors.

  Lin Fei saw that Liu Hongbin and his wife Yu Meimei might have gone out to buy vegetables, so he stopped the car at their doorstep and walked towards the cheap rental apartment they rented.

  The small apartment was built in the late 1980s and has been neglected for years, so only poor people like Lin Fei, single men and women, would come to rent it.

  Lin Fei rushed upstairs and saw the notice on the door urging to pay rent, although he had money for the time being, but in the long run, it might be really stressful to pay rent.

  He usually smokes two packs of cigarettes a day, each costing over 20 yuan, and he is very frugal with his expenses. However, he still has to pay for utilities and other miscellaneous expenses.

  Helping Liu Hongbin drive a taxi or doing some hard labor on construction sites are not stable jobs.

  In fact, if it weren't for running into Liu Hongbin at a breakfast shop a year ago, getting to know him and finding out they lived close by, he wouldn't have had the chance to get to know him, let alone make some extra money driving a taxi.

  "I'd better find a job quickly, otherwise I'll have to trouble Big Brother again", Lin Fei rubbed his temples in distress.

  As a native of Lin'an, Lin Fei still has relatives in Lin'an, including a great uncle.

  At this moment, the mobile phone rang again.

  Lin Fei picked up and took a look, with a warm smile at the corner of his mouth. Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives.

  "Hey, Yao Yao, what's wrong?"

  The one who made the call was Lin Fei's cousin, Lin Yao, the precious daughter that Eldest Uncle Lin Dayuan had at an advanced age of over 30.

  However, Lin Dayuan and her daughter Lin Yao lived in Shuikou Village on the outskirts of Lin'an.

  Lin Fei returned to his hometown over a year ago, the commodity house where he lived as a child had long been demolished, after finding his uncle, Lin Dà Yuàn wanted Lin Fei to live with them.

  But Lin Fei knew that his uncle's wife had died of leukemia at a young age, and his uncle was both father and mother to him. During the day, he worked as a sanitation worker, and at night, he set up a stall on the side of the road to repair bicycles, just to support Lin Yao through college, which was very hard work.

  He couldn't keep troubling others as a grown man, so he insisted on coming to the old city district to rent a house and find work.

  Ke Da Bo has been especially fond of him since he was a child. Even after they moved away, she would always ask Lin Yao to call and ask about his well-being, inviting him to come eat.

  In a city flooded with material desires, Lin Fei could feel the warmth of family affection from his uncle and cousin, so he cherished it even more.

  A sweet and gentle female voice came from the other end of the phone, with a hint of shyness.

  "Brother, Dad wants to say a few words," Lin Yao said, and immediately handed the phone over to her father.

  Lin Dà Yuán is several years older than Lin Fei's father, his voice especially hoarse. "Little Fei, will this month's rent be enough? If not, I'll send some over first, don't go hungry because of the rent, these few hundred yuan I can still afford."

  Lin Fei's face turned red with sweat, but he knew that his uncle was aware of his financial difficulties. However, the money was his uncle's hard-earned cash, and Lin Fei couldn't accept it. He quickly smiled to reassure him: "Uncle, don't worry, I've been helping Old Liu drive a taxi lately and made quite a bit of money, so I'm fine."

  "Oh, that's great, thank you so much Hongbin. By the way, when Yayao returns to school tonight, I'll ask her to bring some zongzi for you, Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon." Lin Dayuan said with a smile.

  Lin Fei smiled and agreed, chatted a few more sentences before hanging up the phone.

  It seems that I have no choice but to think of ways to make more money. Even if I were to borrow from Old Liu, I couldn't possibly ask Big Uncle for it.

  Just as he was about to take out the key and open the door, Lin Fei furrowed his brow, and a sharp, cold glint flashed in his eyes.

  He opened the door and walked into his own small apartment of only over 30 square meters, took a glance, a steel wire bed, a small round table, a wooden stool, all second-hand goods.

  Everything is the same as before I left, but it just looks the same.

  Lin Fei's eyes gradually emitted a chill, and his heart ignited a long-absent anger.

  "Ding ding ding......" The phone rang again at this time.

  Lin Fei took a look and saw that the number on it was a string of messy symbols, not numbers at all.

  But Lin Fei recognized it, and there was only one person in the world who would make this kind of call...

  "It's been over a year since we last contacted each other, how have you been, EVA?" Lin Fei answered the phone in a low and solemn tone, his expression softening as he revealed a hint of warmth and nostalgia.

  On the other end of the phone, after a while, came a foreign woman's magnetic and charming voice, speaking standard British English.

  "I... I'm fine, master... You... How are you?"

  "It's been a long time since I came back, and I've more or less gotten used to it. Being an ordinary citizen, living a plain and simple life, eating plain food and drinking plain tea, it's very different, but also a very fulfilling life."

  Lin Fei hehe laughed and responded in a native London accent: "I know why you're calling me, someone's already found out I'm in Xia Guo... No way around it, the world is too small, was bound to be found eventually."

  "Eva suddenly gasped on that side, 'What? Master, has someone dared to lay hands on you?! I apologize... it was Eva's dereliction of duty, please punish me, master!'"

  The woman was terrified and worried, her tone full of guilt and shame.

  "No need to be so tense, they're not stupid enough to take direct action against me, they probably just want to find that thing." Lin Fei comforted.

  "That's right, I was overthinking it. Even if Viktor knew about your physical condition, he wouldn't dare to offend your dignity!" EVA said with pride and adoration.

  "Ah? Is it Victor? He's come to Xia Country?"

  "Eva asked curiously: "Master, didn't you meet Victor's people?"

  "My residence has been thoroughly searched by a stealthy expert. If it were Victor, he wouldn't have sent his underlings to do such a boring task."

  He has been following me for many years and knows that this trick can deceive others, but it's impossible to deceive me, Lin Fei. In that case, there should be at least two groups of people who know my whereabouts," Lin Fei thought to himself.

  Eva's tone suddenly changed, and she said coldly: "Master, it's possible that Victor took advantage of your way of thinking and turned it around, or he exposed your hiding place."

  You must be careful with Victor, he has been racking his brains for a year to find you, and even came to me to get information about you, I refused to see him.

  Although he has been saying that he just misses you too much and wants to find you to reminisce, I think his goal is definitely the 'key'.

  "Whatever... as long as it's not too excessive, I don't care. After all, he seems to be the most suitable successor at the moment..." Lin Fei said with a light smile.

  "Eva let out a soft sigh, 'Master, why did you choose to return to Xia Country in the first place? Although it's your hometown, the government of Xia Country is too sensitive and has many powerful individuals. Even if you wanted to retire, it wouldn't be very suitable...'"

  "You've been wanting to ask this question for a long time, haven't you?" Lin Fei smiled wryly. He knew that the woman was afraid of offending him and had been suppressing her doubts all along.

  Eva murmured in agreement, her little thoughts having been guessed. She indeed only dared to ask about Lin Fei's decision over the phone.

  "I'm waiting for someone... This person asked me to wait for him in Xiagu, even if nothing happened, I actually planned to return to my hometown this year, it's just a little earlier," said Lin Fei.

  "Oh......" EVA didn't ask who it was either, hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "Master, I miss you... I really want to go find you..."

  "You promised me at the beginning that you wouldn't come looking for me, so I left my contact information with only you, allowing you to report some urgent situations to me. Don't betray my trust," Lin Fei said seriously.

  "But... Master, you've already been found by them", EVA muttered with a hint of resentment.

  "Xiao Aiwa, you're being disobedient?" Lin Fei asked with a faint smile.

  On the other end of the phone, EVA was startled and fell silent for a while before responding: "I understand... EVA will obey..."

  Lin Fei couldn't bear it in her heart, but she also had no way out. This woman absolutely could not be allowed to reach Lin'an, let alone enter the Xia Kingdom.

  Otherwise, the big shots from all walks of life in Xia Guo, and even the leaders, will definitely pay attention to it and ask why she is willing to come to Xia Guo.

  At that time, people with a heart will definitely find themselves on their own body.

  Then said a few words of comfort, let her obediently stay abroad, before hanging up the phone.

  Looking at his small rental house, Lin Fei shook his head and muttered to himself: "Key... key, I said so, but no one believed me..."

  Lin Fei seemed to be mocking something, chuckled to himself and walked into the bathroom to take a shower after taking off his clothes.