Chapter 5: The Awkward Encounter.

  Ling Fei furrowed his brow, "It seems things aren't that simple." He walked forward and gently patted Mu Rong Shu Mei's shoulder, signaling her to step aside. Mu Rong Shu Mei nodded, and Ling Fei squatted in front of Lin Ling, "Little Ling, why did your dad and mom abandon you? And who is Grandpa?"

  Lin Ling tilted her head and thought for a moment, "Dad and Mom call Grandpa Liu 'Liu Bo', but Grandpa said he's just a housekeeper. What is a housekeeper?"

  Ling Fei frowned and said: "Is your father named Lin Canghai?" Lin Ling blinked her big eyes, "Uncle knows my dad?"

  Ling Fei's mouth curled up into a faint smile, "Old familiar face, don't worry, you stay with me for a few days, your father won't say anything, he won't abandon you, be at ease..."

  Lin Ling smiled, "Uncle, Little Ling's tummy is hungry." Ling Fei was taken aback, then looked at Mu Rong Shi Mei, who smiled: "Let's go, take the kid out to eat something. Look at your home, it's a mess."

  Ling Fei nodded awkwardly and picked up Lin Ling, "Let's go, Uncle and Auntie are taking you out to eat."

  Lin Ling shook her little ponytail, "I want to eat a hamburger. Mom and Dad won't let me." Looking at Lin Ling's adorable appearance, Ling Fei thought: "Lin Canghai is such an idiot, he doesn't even know his own daughter has been harmed by the housekeeper."

  Murong Shimei touched Lin Ling's face, unintentionally revealing a few points of worry. It was clear that she had also guessed what was going on. Ling Fei smiled slightly, "Don't worry, Murong teacher, I'm familiar with her father, and I'll send her back home later."

  Murong Shimei nodded slightly, but still couldn't help staring at Lin Ling's lovely face. Ling Fei wrapped one arm around Lin Ling and naturally took Murong Shimei's hand with the other, stepping out of the house and kicking the door shut with his foot.

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  Out of the house, Lin Ling said she wanted to go to KFC to eat a hamburger, and Ling Fei had no choice but to follow. As they walked, he chatted with Mu Rong Shimei, "Teacher Mu Rong, I'm planning to take my students on an outing in two days, but I don't know where to go. You know, this is my first time being a teacher, and I have no experience."

  This immediately shut up Murong Shimei, who was about to ask Ling Fei how he had escaped from the encirclement of dozens of people. Murong Shimei thought for a moment; "Why don't we take the students mountain climbing instead? Summer is the best time to climb mountains, it's great exercise, and standing at the top feeling the breeze is so refreshing..."

  As she spoke, Murong Shimei surprisingly closed her eyes and began to imagine, Ling Fei smiled and said: "Then at that time you can accompany us together?" Murong Shimei's face turned red, and she secretly took a glance at Ling Fei's profile, "Uh... okay."

  Ling Fei held Lin Ling in his arms, but as soon as he heard this, he became dissatisfied. He kicked his little legs and shouted: "Uncle, uncle, Little Spirit also wants to go mountain climbing, can you take Little Spirit together?"

  Ling Fei burst out laughing, "Of course, how could I not take you? Don't worry, the day after tomorrow Uncle will take you and Mu Rong Auntie to climb mountains!"

  Three people were laughing on the street, attracting many passersby to glance over. Murong Shimei was beautiful and elegant, Ling Fei... um, was considered handsome... Lin Ling was so cute, making others jealous.

  Before long, the three of them chatted idly as they walked to KFC. Ling Fei took a look at the sparse seating inside KFC and was somewhat surprised, "It's already so late, yet there are still this many people at KFC?"

  Murong Shimei smiled and said, "This food is very popular among young people, and some couples also like to come here for romance..." As she said this, Murong Shimei's face turned slightly red.

  Ling Fei nodded in understanding and pulled Mu Rong Shu Mei to head inside, but Mu Rong Shu Mei stopped him, "Wait."

  Ling Fei turned his head, looking at Murong Shimei with a puzzled expression. He saw that Murong Shimei's face was pale, her lips bitten as she stared at the glass window where a man and woman sat facing each other, laughing together. The man was extremely handsome and mature, with a knife-sharp face, a straight nose, and lips that were neither too thin nor too thick. However, the occasional flash of * in his eyes somewhat ruined this handsomeness and maturity...

  As for that woman, Ling Fei didn't even need to mention her, he simply compared her to Mu Rong Shi Mei beside him, neither of whom was superior or inferior, each having their own unique charm. Mu Rong Shi Mei was gentle and elegant, while the other woman was seductive and enchanting.

  Ling Fei looked at Murong Shimei, whose complexion was very bad, and vaguely felt that she had a significant connection with the man and woman.

  Ling Fei whispered, "What? Do we know her? Should we change restaurants?" Murong Shimei nodded slightly, and Lin Ling didn't say a word. But fate likes to play jokes, the woman sitting in KFC drinking suddenly looked out the window, saw Murong Shimei, and a playful glint flashed in her eyes. She whispered a few words to the man beside her, then stood up and waved at Murong Shimei.

  Ling Fei obviously felt Mu Rong's body tremble, and hurriedly turned his head to ask in a low voice: "She waved at you, what do you want to do?"

  Ling Fei only needed to think for a moment to realize that the person who had come to pay respects to Murong Shimei was definitely not up to any good, but out of courtesy, he had to give a response, of course, the decision was not in his hands.

  Murong Shimei nodded slightly, "Let's go in, she is my old classmate."

  Ling Fei nodded and pulled Murong Shumei into KFC. The woman saw them enter and hurried over, her eyes lingering on Ling Fei's face for a long time before moving away. "Shumei, it's been so long since we last met, have you forgotten about your old sister?"

  Murong Shimei laughed strongly and said: "How... how is this possible, Yaru." The woman smiled with a flourish, intentionally or unintentionally glancing at Ling Fei several times. "Wow, Shimei, is this your boyfriend? He's quite handsome, why don't you introduce him to your sister?"

  At this time, if it wasn't for Ling Fei being here, Murong Shimei would have slammed the door and left. Ling Fei had almost become her only pillar of support. She tightened her grip on his hand and smiled: "This is my boyfriend, his name is Ling Fei..."

  Then, Murong Shimei pointed to the woman who was constantly sizing up Ling Fei and said, "This is my high school classmate, Zhang Yaru." As soon as Zhang Yaru heard the introduction, she hurriedly stretched out her hand. "Hello, I'm Zhang Yaru, an old classmate of Shimei's."

  Just as Ling Fei was about to reach out, Lin Ling in his arms suddenly exclaimed: "She's a bad woman, Little Spirit doesn't like her!" This sudden voice startled Zhang Ya Ru, and only then did she notice that Lin Ling in Ling Fei's arms was wearing a white dress and red coat, looking just like a doll. "What a lovely little girl," said Zhang Ya Ru, stretching out her right hand to touch Lin Ling's cheek.

  Lin Ling dodged away in disgust, pouting her small mouth, "Bad woman, stay away from me!"

  Zhang Yaru looked at Ling Fei and Murong Shimei with an awkward expression, coughed, "This kid is really interesting, are they your child? Shimei, it's been a few years since we last met, you even have kids now?"

  Murong Shimei bit her lip, "That's right, this is our child."

  Zhang Yaru's mouth curled up into a slightly disdainful smile, "It's been so long since we last met, we should catch up properly. Come on, it just so happens that my boyfriend is also here today, let's get something to eat together?"

  Ling Fei muttered to himself, "Is it worth bragging about eating KFC when you're sick?" Meanwhile, the man who had been watching from afar suddenly stood up and walked towards Ling Fei and his friends, affectionately wrapping his arms around Zhang Ya Ru's slender waist. "What's wrong, Ya Ru? Are these your friends?"

  Although Zhang Yaru pretended to be nonchalant, Ling Fei still caught a glimpse of pride on her face. Zhang Yaru said: "This is my high school classmate, Murong Shimei, and this is her husband, Ling Fei."

  That man, with a provocative gaze, looked at Murong Shi Mei and said with a smile: "Hello, since you're a friend of Ya Ru's, that makes you my friend too. My name is Lie Yong, would you like to grab something to eat together?"

  Ling Fei stopped Murong Shumei, who wanted to speak, "Of course, since we're old classmates, how can we not catch up? Is it Shumei?" After finishing, he also pulled up Murong Shumei's hand and asked softly.

  Murong Shimei plucked up the courage and raised her head: "Alright, it's been almost five years since we last met, it's time to have a good chat." Zhang Yaru's mouth curled into a cold smile. "Shimei, where have you been for these five years? Our group of old sisters all miss you terribly. Tell me, in all these years, didn't you even think of giving your sisters a phone call?"

  I couldn't think of what to say anymore, always talking about trivial things in life is really too tedious... So... have you guys eaten?