Chapter 42: The Awakening of Spring in Yuexiang

  Lin Feng wanted to persuade his father to return to Huaiyin Town first and explained that he still wanted to stay in the county town for a few more days.

  No one knows a child better than their father; how could Lin Qingyuan's little tricks deceive him?

  Earlier, Lin Feng had abandoned his marriage for a courtesan named Feng Jie and run off to the county town. Although some time had passed since then, Lin Qingyuan hadn't forgotten about it.

  Today, my son again recklessly insisted on staying in the county town. It must be related to this matter. Lin Qingyuan cannot let him act willfully. If the Japanese were to turn against us, we would lose our lives here.

  "How did you know the Japanese killed people in Walnut Garden? You weren't at the warehouse this morning, where did you go?" Lin Qingyuan didn't ask if he was going back or not, and directly interrogated his son.

  Lin Feng felt a throbbing headache and couldn't believe his father was still asking such trivial questions at this time.

  "Dad, stop asking so many questions, just let someone clean up quickly and head back to Huaiyin Town while it's still early!" Lin Feng furrowed his brow and avoided answering.

  "If you don't make it clear, I won't go back." Lin Qingyuan wasn't easy to fool either.

  Lin Feng was speechless and had nothing to say in response.

  "Feng'er, I've already heard about Feng Jie's situation from Li Zhuanggui." Lin Qingyuan suddenly said this.

  His father's words almost startled Lin Feng into jumping up.

  Lin Feng was most afraid of his father finding out about Feng Jie's affair, but unexpectedly, Li Zhuang had still spoken out.

  Lin Feng gazed at his father's face, hoping to discern from his expression what attitude he held towards this matter.

  His father's face was neither angry nor pleased, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

  Things are getting serious, Lin Feng has been through a lot in the past few days. When facing his father, his personality is no longer as arrogant and carefree as before. He looks at his father's expressionless face with some trepidation and asks tentatively: "What did Li Zhuang say to you?"

  Lin Qingyuan said: "Feng'er, if you're just sympathizing and want to help that Feng Jie, I won't say anything. But in my opinion, you don't seem like it."

  "It's just sympathy, I really don't have any other motives."

  Lin Qingyuan shook his head and said: "If it's really like that, would you abandon your bride on the day of your grand wedding and run to the county town?"

  Lin Feng fell silent again, and in his heart, he began to doubt: Could it be that I really have feelings for Feng Jie?

  Just as Lin Feng began to suspect his own motives for helping Feng Jie, his father's words echoed in his ears again.

  "A real man can have three wives and four concubines, there's nothing wrong with that, as long as you have the ability."

  "I didn't, I really didn't think that way." Li Feng expressed his attitude again, "Dad, let's not talk about this for now, how about we send you back first?"

  Now Lin Feng mentioned the matter of Phoenix Sister, he had already lost his confidence, and quickly changed the subject, putting the focus of the conversation on persuading his father to return to Huaiyin Town first.

  "Feng Er, it's not that Father is interfering too much, you need to think clearly, for a woman who has already fallen into the secular world, is it worth risking staying behind?"

  Lin Qingyuan was very patient in his conversation with his son this time, although the topic was serious, but his tone was always gentle.

  This made Lin Feng feel a sense of being pampered, his father had always been strict, and this kind of attitude had never appeared before.

  It was also his father's consistent severity that caused Lin Feng to develop a strong rebellious personality.

  "Dad, this isn't a matter of whether it's worth it or not. I promised someone I'd help and I have to see it through. A man has to keep his promises and follow through on his commitments, right?" Lin Feng explained.

  Lin Feng finished explaining and saw that his father's gaze seemed to have some unexpected color, feeling very puzzled, he turned around and asked: "What's wrong, Dad? Was I wrong?"

  Lin Qingyuan shook his head: "No, you're absolutely right!" He paused for a moment, then suddenly became somewhat sentimental and continued, "Feng'er, I didn't realize it, but you've grown up, with your own thoughts and ways of doing things. Your father is delighted about this."

  Lin Qingyuan finally agreed and left with someone.

  This made Lin Feng feel very pleased.

  After lunch, Lin Feng returned to his room, sat at the table, sipped a cup of tea slowly, and said to Yue Xiang who was wiping the window frame: "When my dad leaves later, you can follow him back too!"

  The girl, Yue Xiang, who was wiping the window frame with a cloth, paused for a moment, then continued to wipe slowly: "Young Master, your injury has not healed yet. I want to stay and take care of you, it's Miss's entrustment to me, I must do it well."

  Lin Feng raised his head and took a glance at the elegant and charming side profile of Yuexiang, thinking about that night when Yuexiang misunderstood him wanting to be intimate with her. Especially when he thought of her shy and coy appearance at that time, a sudden surge of lust rose in his heart. He hastily cleared his throat, lowered his eyelids, took a big gulp of tea, and only then was able to suppress the flames of desire.

  Yuexiang saw the young master's slightly flustered expression, and a fleeting smile flashed across his face as he lowered his head to wipe the windowsill.

  Yuexiang's slightly shy and girly small movements did not escape Lin Feng's sharp eyes.

  Lin Feng's heart moved slightly, and he couldn't help but think to himself: "This little girl wouldn't be secretly in love with me, Lin Dashi, because of my exceptional bravery, would she?"

  Cough cough, what nonsense am I thinking? They were originally easily embarrassed anyway, so it's not that unbearable.

  Lin Feng felt embarrassed for himself as he started to think wildly and got a little better physically, so he brought the teacup to his mouth again, wanting to take a sip to calm his mind, but found that the cup was empty, and had no choice but to put it back on the table.

  "Go back and tell Fengyun that I'm the one who told you to leave. It's not safe here, and it's not suitable for a girl like you to stay. Having my strong men by my side is enough."

  Lam Fung again suggested that Yuet Heung leave the county town.

  When Yueliang heard this sentence, her heart felt warm and she thought: "Is he caring about me?"

  Yuexiang had a moment of distraction, quickly regained her composure, feeling embarrassed and flustered about her thoughts. She happened to see the young master's empty teacup on the table, so she quickly walked over, picked up the teapot to refill it, using this as an excuse to cover up her shyness.

  Yuexiang said while refilling tea: "I'd better stay behind. Dali is too rough and might not take good care of the young master."

  Lin Feng looked at Yuexiang holding the water bottle to refill, and as they drew closer, a faint scent of maidenhood wafted into his nostrils, subtle yet alluring.

  Lin Feng was greatly annoyed, how today's thoughts were all on this little girl's body, it seemed that these days things were too many, didn't go to Chunfeng Building to sleep, the fire was suppressed in his body, after sending away his father he had to hurry to Chunfeng Building, redeem Feng Jie out, and also find an old lover to dissipate the fire.

  Lin Feng hastily shifted his gaze away from Yuexiang, slightly tidying up the somewhat disheveled emotions in his heart, before saying: "The county town is really not safe, and the warehouse is probably already being watched by the Japanese army. You can't help me here, you'll only hold me back."

  When Lin Feng said this, Yuexiang's heart trembled and her hand shook slightly, spilling a little water onto the table. She quickly regained her composure, put down the teapot, picked up the tea cup with one hand, and used the other hand to grab the towel hanging from her waist to wipe the water stain on the table.

  As she wiped, Yuexiang's heart felt a little lost, thinking: "He still thinks I'm useless!"

  Wipe the table clean, Yuexiang handed a cup of tea to Young Master with both hands and said somewhat dejectedly: "Yes, I heard Young Master's orders."

  Lin Feng was an old hand in the flower cluster, and when he heard Yu Xiang's words with a clearly disappointed tone, his heart was greatly shocked. As he took over the teacup, he secretly thought to himself: "It's bad, this little girl has really fallen in love."

  If Yuexiang weren't by Yao Fengyun's side, Linfeng, that lecherous guy, wouldn't mind taking advantage of the situation.

  But Yuexiang is a person beside Yao Fengyun, which makes Lin Feng unable to be reckless.

  For other women, as long as Lin Feng fancied them and managed to get them into bed, it wasn't uncommon. After playing around, if he was happy, he'd stay for a couple of days; if not, he'd turn his back on them and deny any involvement.

  But for Yuexiang, he couldn't do it because she was a person beside Yao Fengyun, not an outsider. Either he didn't make a move or if he did, he would have to take responsibility.

  Now Lin Feng still hasn't figured out what's going on with Yan Fengyun, if he were to make a move on the people around her first, this probably wouldn't be a good thing.

  Lin Feng pretended not to notice the loss in Yu Xiang's voice, took over the teacup and took a sip, then said: "Then you'd better hurry up and pack, my dad will be leaving soon, if it's late, I'm afraid you won't have time to pack."

  Yuexiang's expression was somewhat melancholy, but she still didn't say anything and obediently left.

  After Yuexiang left, Lin Feng couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

  Lin Feng's confusion comes from three women: one is Yao Fengyun, one is Feng Jie, and the other is Yuexiang.

  Yao Fengyun doesn't need to be said, is a proper wife who entered the Lin family through a matchmaker, although Lin Feng hasn't met her yet, he still feels that since she's been brought into the family, he can't let her down, regardless of whether there are feelings or not, at least as a husband, he has to take responsibility.

  As for Feng Jie, Lin Feng had always thought he was fulfilling a promise, but thinking about what his father said at lunchtime, he no longer dared to confirm whether he had feelings for Feng Jie or not.

  As for Yuexiang, she was a woman who unexpectedly developed emotional entanglements. Lin Feng had never thought that Yuexiang would secretly like him.

  Among the three women, Yuexiang was the one who had the most contact with Lin Feng. Lin Feng also understood Yuexiang the most, but Lin Feng still couldn't move Yuexiang.

  Yuexiang is a good girl, gentle and obedient, understanding and considerate of others.

  When you need her, she is diligently by your side, serving you day and night, seemingly tireless. When you don't need her, she stands quietly behind you, as if she never existed.

  Three women with three different reasons walked into Lin Feng's life, and he didn't know how to deal with the complicated emotions, feeling lost and unclear about what to do.

  Lin Feng sat stupidly in his chair, the cup of tea in his hand had gone cold, still dazed and unaware.

  Outside the house door, a sudden shout came: "Young master, young master, something's happened!"