Can you drive?

  At the dinner table, Lin Peipei mentioned that she wanted to buy a car and asked her father if there was anything to pay attention to in terms of car models and prices. Lin Hongjiang also thought it would be more convenient to have a car for going out, after all, it's not easy to hail a taxi at the entrance of the big courtyard, only buses are available, so he let Lin Haotian take some time to look at car models.

  "This matter doesn't require me to take action, isn't there already an expert available here?"

  Such a good opportunity for them to be in contact alone, Lin Haotian would never let it go, and he assigned the task by pointing at Qin Feng with his eyes.

  "He's more experienced with cars than I am, he's the one who does this for a living, and who would be more suitable than him? Qin Feng, you're also her brother, take Peipei to see him this weekend."

  Lin Haotian's face didn't turn red and his heart didn't skip a beat as he ordered someone to come over.

  "Can you drive?"

  Qin Feng, who had been eating silently all along, was also named and did not decline. He asked a crucial question that everyone else had overlooked.

  "What's everyone staring at me for?"

  Qin Feng finished asking, only to see four pairs of eyes staring at him in unison, somewhat puzzled. He turned his head and repeated the question to Lin Peipei sitting next to him, then the other three pairs of eyes also turned towards him in unison.

  Lin Pei Pei was stared at by four pairs of eyes, as if being shone on by eight high-beam spotlights, and blinked a little dazedly, scanning each one with very innocent small eyes.

  "This... seems like... appears to be... about... probably not..."

  After finishing reciting the two-character scripture, he looked again and saw that the lamp was still lit. He turned his head to look at Qin Feng, as if finding a lifesaving straw.

  "Brother Feng will teach me!"

  After finishing, she didn't know whether it was because she was afraid Qin Feng wouldn't agree or because others wouldn't believe her. She wrapped one arm around Qin Feng's arm and hugged him, using a slightly pleading gaze to stare at him intensely, making Qin Feng feel somewhat at a loss. A suspicious color rose to the roots of his ears.

  The first was the flashlight signed by Lin Hao Tian that went out, followed by the others also going dark, all consistently ignoring Lin Pei Pei's action of hugging Qin Feng. In the end, it was still the Lin family elder who clapped his hands and handed over the matter to Qin Feng to take full responsibility.

  The topic then turned to checks.

  The two old men of the Lin family didn't have any particular thoughts, thinking that it was the child's own earnings, and she could spend it as she liked. Lin Haotian meant that this sum of money wasn't small after all, and they should plan it carefully. Lin Peipei also felt that they couldn't be too casual about it, but for the time being, they hadn't thought of anything good to do with it, and instead mentioned that there were some shares in a small gallery in F country that still needed attention.

  Qin Feng's heart tightened as he stared at Lin Pei Pei and asked when he heard that the owner of the gallery was because Lin Pei Pei had saved him and opened the gallery, letting her take half of the shares to repay her for saving his life.

  "Have you had an accident in Country F?"

  "It wasn't, I just happened to run into someone who had an accident on the way back to my apartment. At that time, I had only been in F country for 2 months, and the dormitory in the university town would only be arranged after obtaining the admission certificate, so I could only find a temporary apartment outside. That night, I was going to attend a French class, and on my way back, just before arriving at my apartment, I saw him being stabbed by someone in an alleyway. At that time, I thought he was a compatriot of mine, and it wouldn't be good to ignore his plight, so I went up to help him. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be from H country, but after all, it's a human life, and saving him is saving him. Later on, after he recovered from his injuries, he even came to the university town to find me, saying that he wanted to repay me, and later on, this small art gallery was established... My mother knew about this matter at the time, and I told her about it immediately. She also thought that I should have saved him..."

  Lin Pei Pei didn't give Qin Feng a cold shoulder this time, but instead patiently explained the situation at that time.

  "How was I supposed to know?"

  Lin Haotian was very dissatisfied with being completely unaware of this matter himself and furrowed his brow as he stared at Lin Peipei.

  "At that time you and your dad were not at home, Peipei and I said that I actually wanted to wait for you to come back and talk to you, but when you came back, I forgot again."

  Wu Shulan noticed her son's unhappiness and spoke up to explain for her daughter.

  Qin Feng and Lin Haotian exchanged a glance, their faces turned serious, and asked Lin Peipei "Do you know who he is? Are you familiar with his situation?"

  "This, I didn't ask him in detail, he said it himself, that he is the illegitimate son of a gang boss from H country, not recognized by his father's original wife, and was driven to F country. To put it nicely, he was opening up new markets, but to be blunt, he was left to fend for himself. That time I accidentally saw him being stabbed, it was his father's wife who wanted him to disappear, she hired someone to do him in, but I happened to interrupt them...I didn't reveal myself, just pretended to loudly greet someone around the corner and scared them away..."

  Lin Pei Pei found it strange that they were making such a big deal out of this small matter, but seeing the two brothers' serious expressions, she also realized what they were worried about. Having grown up in this special environment since childhood, she couldn't be an ignorant little white.

  "After that, I didn't have much contact with him either. Even when he said he would give me half of the shares, I had my teacher help me deal with it. My paintings weren't sold at his gallery either, but were handled by my teacher instead. The dividends I received were also donated by my teacher... doing it this way... wasn't wrong, was it?"

  Lin Pei Pei told everything in detail from beginning to end, but still looked at the two brothers with some trepidation.

  The two of them remained silent after hearing the story, and from their professional perspective, there were many possibilities in this matter. Although it was not a country with tense relations, they could not rule out that some people with ulterior motives might take advantage of some relaxing events to achieve their unmentionable goals. Moreover, Lin Peipei's special identity behind her back made her an easy target for attention in a foreign land, and they couldn't help but be on guard. However, at this moment, they also couldn't say too many harsh words to her, which would only provoke her resentment and push her further into danger. Besides, from the time the incident occurred until now, no other intentions had been discovered, and it was not good to be overly vigilant like a startled bird. Now that they were back home, they were confident that under their watchful eyes, no one could harm Lin Peipei even if they wanted to. So the two brothers exchanged a knowing glance and didn't say anything more, letting the matter pass.

  After dinner, Wu Shulan originally wanted Lin Peipei to send Qin Feng off, but was afraid of being too obvious and making her daughter resistant, so she gave up and only saw him out the door when Qin Feng left.

  "Xiao Feng, come home to eat more often from now on. As long as you have time, just come back and eat at home. The food outside is not only unappetizing but also lacks nutrition and is unsanitary. Now that PeiPei is back, her dad, Xiao Tian, and I are all busy and rarely at home, so it's quite lonely for PeiPei when she's the only one at home. You can come and keep her company."

  She only thought of letting the two of them spend more time together, but she forgot that he and your son are in the same office, your son is busy with work and can't go home, he will also be busy with work and can't go home, alas! The pitiful hearts of parents everywhere.

  "Okay, I'll try to come back."

  Qin Feng also agreed without much thought to Wu Shulan's reminder.

  In the following days, Qin Feng didn't come to eat, and Lin Hao Tian also returned very late every day. Due to the visit of a business delegation next week, with ministerial-level personnel visiting, the reception specifications were very high, and people were specially sent from above to assist with the reception. It is said that at that time, there will be a ministerial-level figure going to pick up the plane together, and the strictness of this security work can be imagined, making the two men busy to the point of exhaustion, with their feet not touching the ground.

  Lin Pei Pei had been waiting for Lin Hao Tian to return, watching him enter the house and then serving him a bowl of reserved chicken soup. She watched him drink the soup while chatting with him casually.

  After finishing the last mouthful of soup, Lin Haotian put down his bowl on the table with a satisfied expression and smacked his lips a few times.

  "It's still good to have a sister! Qin Feng doesn't have this blessing, tomorrow I'll go tell him, that kid will be jealous for sure."

  Lin Pei Pei's heart skipped a beat as she listened, her hand paused for a moment while putting away the bowl.

  "Brother, I'll prepare breakfast for you tomorrow."

  After finishing speaking, he looked at Lin Hao Tian with great expectation.

  "Alright!"

  Hearing his sister's request, he was taken aback at first, but quickly came to and agreed, smiling meaningfully as he looked at her.

  The next morning, Lin Haotian was startled by a huge lunchbox, and the next second he picked it up calmly and left. What's in the box, he didn't care, whether he could finish eating or not, he didn't care either, as long as there was Qin Feng, just tell him that Peipei had prepared it for him, even if it was hard to swallow, he would still eat it, and maybe even have it for lunch and dinner. As expected, when Qin Feng knew that the food in the box was made by Lin Peipei herself, his smile was like the lyrics of the song "Peach Blossoms Bloom". Fortunately, Lin Peipei didn't make anything surprising either, just a sandwich with ham, eggs, and lettuce, and according to Qin Feng's expression, it seemed pretty good.

  On Friday, after a brief meeting in the office, Qin Feng was about to leave for Customs to make a final confirmation on the inspection procedures for the business delegation's entourage and luggage arriving next Monday when he was stopped by Su Mei at the door.

  "Qin Feng, you're not going back home this weekend, are you?"

  Su Mei knew that every time there was a task the week before, Qin Feng wouldn't go home, so her tone was affirmative and not interrogative. She also didn't call Qin Feng "boss" like other team members did, but called him by his name instead. Qin Feng wasn't particular about it either, just a form of address, whatever you called him was fine.

  Qin Feng turned around and gave her a faint glance, but didn't respond.

  "Oh, that's right, this weekend my dad is coming back. If you're not going home, come to my place for a meal, my dad hasn't seen you in ages either."

  Su Mei was looked at by him in a somewhat unnatural way, but still forced herself to finish what she had to say.

  "Su Shu has returned, so you all make a big fuss about it, I still have things to do and won't go. First go and do the work in your hands well, you will arrive at the Road Control Center later, and then confirm the status of the surveillance cameras on the route again, ensure that the performance is good."

  Qin Feng finished speaking and turned around to leave without staying for a moment, nor did he give Su Mei another chance to speak, his expression was indifferent from start to finish.

  Su Mei stood at the entrance, watching Qin Feng's car drive away until it was out of sight before slowly turning around and walking back. Her face didn't reveal any emotions, but her tightly clenched fingers betrayed her current mood.

  On Sunday morning, Su Mei ran to Qin Feng's dormitory building again, wanting to try her luck and see if he was just making an excuse. As soon as she arrived at the building, she saw Qin Feng driving away in casual clothes from a distance. She was very curious, what could make him dress casually, this was the first time.

  Digression

  Ugh, my first chapter upload was rejected, the reason being that actual country names can't be used. Alright, I'll change it, I'll just use capital letters instead. But it looks a bit awkward, bear with me, everyone!