Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 242 - 186 He Doesn’t Know_1

Chapter 242: Chapter 186 He Doesn’t Know_1

Inside the second-floor reception room.

The atmosphere was tense.

In Old Man Feng’s original plan, he intended to ignore Feng Yi’s face, remain as calm as possible, and coax the secret out of him. If coaxing failed, he would resort to bribery, offering an exchange of benefits.

Having lived to his current age, he had achieved both fame and fortune, his descendants filled his halls. Nothing else mattered to him, except for the secret he had been unable to unearth for decades.

However, the young rascal Feng Yi was proving to be unyielding!

Knowing that family sentiment was off the table and that certain events were undeniable, Old Man Feng looked resigned:

"Since your grandaunt chose you to be the heir of that branch, the room reserved for you in this house also belongs to you. Whenever you want to come, you can..."

The old house had seen its years, and Old Man Feng had it renovated several times after he moved in. It could be said that every corner and detail of the house had been tailored to Old Man Feng’s desires.

By telling Feng Yi all this, he was essentially saying:

Old man, I know the Feng Family has secrets, that there’s a hidden branch, and that now you, Feng Yi, are the heir of that hidden branch. Therefore, regardless of how I treated you in the past, from now on, you are welcome to come and stay here any time.

We can negotiate compensation for the studio matter. You don’t have to see the Feng Family of Yang City as your enemy; we can be excellent partners.

Old Man Feng was trying to play the family feelings card at the clan level when he suddenly saw a subtle smile on Feng Yi’s face.

His eyelids twitched violently.

He had the intuition that he had just said something wrong!

But upon careful reflection, he couldn’t identify anything inappropriate.

Feng Yi, listening to Old Man Feng’s prattle, could only laugh.

Don’t be fooled by the old man claiming he "knows a bit of your secret, even if you won’t tell, I know" and "look how sincere I am, keeping a room for you"...

In reality, the old man knows nothing!

The moment Feng Yi entered the house, he confirmed it wasn’t up to scratch!

If he couldn’t sleep peacefully at night, the room was as fragile as a pile of crumbly tofu!

The floors weren’t sturdy either, and the staircase along with the indoor elevator were far from friendly!

The reception area had a high-ceiling design, but the private quarters weren’t tall enough, completely unsuitable for his true form to move around freely!

Anyone who truly knew the core secrets would make some "unique" designs in the house, not just for the sake of hosting but also for defense!

So, this old man knows nothing!

He dares to negotiate face to face with Feng Yi here alone, with the studio’s unresolved matters still hanging—truly...

Daring!

"There’s no need to reserve the room; I can’t sleep peacefully here. And neither will you, old man," said Feng Yi earnestly.

Old Man Feng couldn’t maintain his composure any longer, his expression visibly darkening. The old man, accustomed to dominance, was not used to feigning gentleness.

Moreover, to him, Feng Yi’s words carried a threat!

What an arrogant boy!

Among the younger generation of the Feng Family in Yang City, none had dared to speak to him like this!

But for the sake of that secret, he had to swallow his anger, regardless of how furious he felt.

And then...

No matter how Old Man Feng phrased it, Feng Yi’s responses were the same few sentences—

A secret? What kind of secret? Why don’t you give me an example?

The legacy of my grandaunt?

Didn’t we just talk about it? It’s all about the face!

It’s simply because she favored my face. If any of your grandchildren had this face of mine, perhaps they too could have received something from grandaunt.

You don’t believe it?

How could you not believe it?!

Others doubting it would make sense, but you, old man, you cannot disbelieve, because, just as you dislike my face and left me nothing, not even sparing the boot, grandaunt liked this face of mine and decided to leave me something, what’s wrong with that?

We’ve reached this point; be a bit more magnanimous!

The bit of money and a house I received compared to the wealth you hold in your hands is nothing, right?

...

Old Man Feng, seeing Feng Yi babble without a single truthful statement, closed his eyes, unwilling to look any longer at that face that irritated him so much!

He had planned to tease Feng Yi with the will, but Feng Yi emphasized yet again that he had no interest in the Feng Family’s wealth of Yang City.

He believed him.

Not because he thought Feng Yi truly saw money as dirt, but because he believed more strongly that Feng Yi had inherited something far more valuable.

He took a deep breath.

If only he had known that Feng Yi would inherit the hidden branch...

Old Man Feng grew even more resentful!

He had always been investigating, but the more he probed, the more perplexed he became. He had not uncovered the secret; instead, he had been repeatedly thwarted by his sister, suffering greater losses each time. Before his sister’s death, he only dared to investigate with low-key discretion.

After she passed away, he thought his opportunity had come and had been looking for the heir of the hidden branch she had chosen.

Last year, he indeed had a hand in the business with Feng Yi’s studio.

A grandson he disliked—wasted, so be it. He had many grandsons and thought nothing of it.

That was until Feng Yi returned to Yang City, inheriting the house from Lu Hai!

When he heard the news, he was extremely shocked.

It was then that he realized the heir of the hidden branch chosen by his own sister might just be the grandson he had long given up on!

He even suspected this was his sister’s revenge on him!

These hidden branch people, do they all have issues?!!

Up to this point, he still didn’t know what criteria the hidden branch used to select its heirs.

One, they do not just look at direct blood relations; it doesn’t have to be biological.

Two, the heir does not necessarily have to be exceptionally insightful or intelligent beyond measure.

But apart from that, martial prowess?

In terms of martial power, there were plenty stronger than Feng Yi!