Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 584 - 380 Invitation_1

Chapter 584: Chapter 380 Invitation_1

"Are you sure? You really don’t want to know?" Feng Yi asked.

"Positive!"

Actually, he was a bit curious. With Feng Chi’s love for gossip, how could he not be?

But with his experience in social circles, he really didn’t dare to know too many secrets, especially the big ones.

As long as he didn’t know, he would have nothing to fear at the dining table!

No bragging or getting hyped up then!

Don’t even think about prying half a secret out of me!

"Perhaps you’ll find out from someone else soon enough," Feng Yi said.

Upon hearing this, Feng Chi felt a bit shaken.

But after some thought, he decided to stick with his choice.

Finding out from someone else is fine, but it mustn’t be leaked from me!

Although he couldn’t know the exact secret, his curiosity still couldn’t be fully suppressed.

"Cough, we don’t have to talk about it directly, bro, just give me a hint... is this thing... very shocking?" Feng Chi asked.

"Maybe, a little," Feng Yi replied.

"...Is it illegal?"

"No, it’s not."

"Then that’s fine!"

Feng Chi’s nervous heart instantly calmed down.

"Don’t worry, bro, I have a very strong tolerance for this kind of thing!"

After the call, Feng Chi put down his phone and maintained a contemplative stance.

Thinking about Feng Yi’s words, he summarized:

"A secret with a big impact? That must refer to some very mysterious and robust ’big thighs,’ right?"

Yeah! I must hold on to my brother’s ’big thighs’ tightly!

After much contemplation, Feng Chi decided to pry a few boxes of facial masks from his mother and send them to Feng Yi!

On the other side, Feng Yi had been considering that since the Liang Family might have already found out he was a shareholder of the Ancestral Factory, it was better to give Feng Chi a heads-up to avoid him coming to cry about it later.

Feng Yi never intended to keep this matter a secret indefinitely – everyone would find out sooner or later. Now that someone already knew, it was time to prepare.

Who knew Feng Chi would have his own thoughts. Fine, let it be.

The next day, Liang Shaoqi personally delivered an invitation.

Through back and forth visits, they had become familiar – something that couldn’t be achieved through phone calls or video chats alone.

In the Lu Hai Villa District next to Cui Lake, Liang Shaoqi had relatives living there. His grandfather once owned a house here but later gave it to his uncle.

Not his first time here, Liang Shaoqi had passed by Feng Yi’s house from the outside several times, but this was his first time entering the courtyard.

On his first visit, Liang Shaoqi even brought a bottle of incredibly expensive wine.

However, when he arrived, it just so happened that agents from the United Security Bureau were there to see Feng Yi.

"No problem, you guys talk, I’ll take a walk in the courtyard," Liang Shaoqi said.

Instead of staying in the tea room next to the living room, Liang Shaoqi chose to stroll outside.

Feng Yi had Bing serve some beverages and snacks on the stone table in the courtyard.

The visit from the United Security Bureau had been unexpected, leaving Feng Yi unprepared. Otherwise, he would have warned Liang Shaoqi, allowing them to avoid each other.

The agents were in a hurry to get things done. There were some issues related to a poaching gang that needed to be discussed with Feng Yi in person, to make a record and complete some procedures.

Overall, though, it wasn’t anything serious, and Feng Yi could handle it.

Outside, in the courtyard.

Liang Shaoqi first sat at a small stone table in a corner. The temperature in Yang City wasn’t low, and the weather was nice that day. Above, tree branches shielded the harsh sunlight, and the stone benches had cushions, so sitting down wasn’t cold or hard.

The surroundings were very clean, showing that the courtyard was always meticulously maintained.

After having some snacks, Liang Shaoqi stood up to explore the courtyard.

Inside the whole community, this house occupied one of the largest areas. Liang Shaoqi had asked his father and looked into this house himself. It used to belong to Feng Yi’s great-grandmother and was now gifted to Feng Yi.

Feng Yi’s great-grandmother is quite a formidable character.

Liang Shaoqi looked at the courtyard’s scenery with an appreciative gaze filtered through a lens.

It seemed that every design held a deeper meaning, even if he could not understand it.

As he looked around, his gaze settled on the koi fish in the landscape pond of the courtyard.

Pausing, as if thinking of something, Liang Shaoqi fiddled with his smartphone, opened the chat history page in a certain group chat, searching for keywords.

Soon, he found it.

Back then, someone in the group had shared a picture of Feng Yi catching koi at a bird and flower market. Now, revisiting this photo provoked an entirely different feeling!

He remembered at the time, some group members had mocked Feng Yi’s clothes for lacking style and screaming of destitution.

Is this called destitution?

This is called returning to simplicity!

This is called being down-to-earth!

Not to mention the clothes, even the koi bred here were exceptionally different—exceptionally... robust!

To confirm, Liang Shaoqi compared the patterns and colors of the koi Feng Yi had caught in the photo with those in this pond.

Even though he couldn’t quickly match each one, by comparing a few distinctive ones, he was almost certain that these, if not all, were a large part of those Feng Yi had caught from the bird and flower market!

Looking at the photo showing koi sold for ten yuan each, deemed worthless, and then at these plump yet agile fish before him.

Feng Yi was truly a wonder!

How did he manage to cultivate plain, unremarkable koi sold for ten yuan each into specimens of such fine quality?!

In fact, Liang Shaoqi did not know that the koi he saw now had slimmed down quite a bit. The fish in this pond used to be even more plump!

Liang Shaoqi took a photo and sent it to his buddies. The close ones he played with were tight-lipped and wouldn’t immediately spread these pictures, so he liked to share special experiences or interesting things in their more private circle.

Upon seeing the photo, the others were all marveling, commenting that the koi were raised like the ones in the park—pampered by visitors as if they were pigs.

However, if one were to see a video, it would reveal that the koi in this landscape pond were quite lively, not clumsy at all.

One of them said, "I think I’ve heard Bai mention this before. He saw that the koi in Feng Yi’s home were raised to be particularly fat and beautiful, so he took one back to breed, but it kept getting thinner no matter how it was fed. It never regained its initial quality, even if it gained some weight, it was far from its original agility. I thought he was just making it up, but turns out, it’s true!"

Seeing this comment, Liang Shaoqi couldn’t help but think of feng shui.

Businesspeople like to talk about feng shui, although Liang Shaoqi didn’t pay much attention to it at the moment, his dad and grandfather took it very seriously.

Koi, after all, symbolize good fortune, wealth attraction, and prosperous luck.

If this koi could have such a unique quality and then become ordinary after being taken away, doesn’t that prove—the feng shui of this house is excellent!

At this moment, Liang Shaoqi’s thoughts aligned with several others who had visited here before.

Originally interested, he had thought about asking Feng Yi for a couple to take back later on, but now it seemed that doing so might be pointless.

He stood up, once again glanced over the various plants and flowers in the courtyard.

Perhaps influenced by these koi, Liang Shaoqi always felt that the plants here seemed more robust than those in other places.

The representatives from the Ancestral Factory didn’t stay long, as they were always efficient in their work, and there weren’t many issues with Feng Yi’s side. The person would head directly to the Ancestral Factory headquarters next, having already made an appointment with Yue Gengyang, as there were still many questions to ask him.

Feng Yu smiled as he saw the person off.

He wasn’t worried about anything, as Geng knew how to handle it.

Once back in the living room, Liang Shaoqi had already been invited in.

Feng Yi took the invitation card handed to him by Liang Shaoqi, opened it up, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

The invitation was personally written by the head of the Liang Family, that’s Liang Shaoqi’s father.

Not all the invitation cards for the birthday banquet were like this.

The very invitation Feng Yi held also represented the host’s recognition and sincerity.

Liang Shaoqi talked about some matters related to the banquet, mostly about fun and delicious things, as well as who would attend. He mentioned people from the Feng Family of Yang City, but did not dwell on it, saying this was just to provide some information for Feng Yi.

"Also, there will be a charity event, not a very formal one. Every year my dad has a similar event at his birthday party, and he values marine conservation charity work a lot. At that time, everyone is just contributing a little love, showing their support, with the emphasis on participation," said Liang Shaoqi.

He specifically mentioned these things, considering Feng Yi’s relationship with the Ancestral Factory, to generate more goodwill from Feng Yi.

Having said what needed to be said and given the necessary reminders, Liang Shaoqi didn’t stay to bother Feng Yi further, especially since Feng Yi had another phone call to take. He excused himself, showing good tact.

His relationship with Feng Yi wasn’t yet close enough for him to stay and casually chat or drink tea, listening to the other party’s phone conversations.

What Liang Shaoqi didn’t know as he left was that the call Feng Yi answered was from Feng Chi.