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"Is this Lin Feng?" Lin Mei thought that Lin Feng would not answer her call and was about to hang up when Lin Feng actually picked up. However, after what happened last night, Lin Mei was much more cautious now. Although she had already heard his voice, she still asked carefully.
"Yes, it's me." Lin Feng knew exactly why Lin Mei would ask such a redundant question.
"Oh, how did you sleep last night?" Lin Mei initially wanted to ask why Lin Feng had slept at He Ting's place and whether he had known He Ting beforehand. But after considering her current situation, she felt it was unrealistic to directly ask Lin Feng that question, so she rephrased it to, "Did you sleep well last night?"
"Not bad." When Lin Mei asked this, Lin Feng suddenly remembered that he had spent the night holding the fragrant He Ting, but he still replied nonchalantly.
"That's good." Lin Mei clearly sensed the insincerity in Lin Feng's response and merely said this as a formality before falling silent, evidently lost in thought.
"Is there something you wanted to talk about?" Lin Feng knew what Lin Mei was thinking, but he didn't want to continue in silence, so he took the initiative to ask.
"Nothing much. Grandpa asked me to tell you that you need to attend a Ball. It's a very important Ball, hosted by the He Family. As for who the He Family is, you can ask He Ting, she knows." After being prompted by Lin Feng, Lin Mei seemed to snap back to reality and spoke.
"He Family?" Upon hearing this from Lin Mei, Lin Feng felt somewhat confused. First of all, he had no idea who the He Family was. Secondly, after leaving so abruptly last night, he couldn't just obediently attend some kind of Ball because of a phone call from Lin Mei. Sorry, but that's not something he could do.
"I know you're reluctant, but Grandpa still wanted me to inform you. In fact, he said if you're not ready yet, you can take your time to accept it." Lin Mei understood what was on Lin Feng's mind and said.
"..." Lin Feng fell silent. He knew that without saying anything, Lin Mei should understand his feelings.
Hearing the silence on his end, Lin Mei also felt it was inappropriate to continue speaking and fell silent as well.
After a long pause, it seemed that Lin Mei made some sort of decision and said to Lin Feng: "I don't care whether you want to or not; I still hope you can seriously consider what you should do if you really accept the identity of the Lin Family Young Master. For example, whether what you did last night was appropriate."
After saying this, without waiting for any response from Lin Feng, she hung up the phone.
"......" Listening to the busy tone on the mobile phone, Lin Feng sat there in a daze, unsure of what to say.
In fact, the reason Lin Feng didn't even give Grandpa Lin a chance to explain last night was not so much that he didn't want to listen, but rather that he was afraid to hear it. He feared that those cruel words would come from Grandpa Lin, who was truly his grandfather, and he really wouldn't be able to hold himself together.
Because, in this life and the last, Lin Feng had seen too many harsh realities. When he turned away, it was actually a form of escape.
"What's wrong?" Lin Feng had been on the phone without hiding it from He Ting, so she could roughly hear what was going on. Seeing Lin Feng's expression, she asked him.
"Nothing much, just suddenly feeling a bit dazed. By the way, do you know about the He Family?" Lin Feng was jolted back to reality by He Ting's question and asked.
"The He Family? I know quite a bit about them. What's up?" He Ting replied, her expression slightly surprised. When it came to knowledge about the He Family, aside from a few core figures, she probably knew them better than anyone else in the world.
However, at this moment, Lin Feng felt a bit chaotic in his mind. Not paying attention to her expression after hearing her words, he said, "Can you tell me what you know?"
"Um..." He Ting understood that Lin Feng wasn't revealing anything and began to share some basic information about her family with him.
"Oh, so the He Family is quite powerful too; they are not much weaker than the Lin Family," Lin Feng remarked with a sense of admiration.
"Yeah, maybe," He Ting replied. She couldn't say much about it since they were discussing her family in comparison to Lin Feng's family. It was hard for her to speak positively about it.
If she praised the He Family too much, she knew that eventually Lin Feng would find out her true identity and might think she was boasting. If she spoke poorly of them, it would feel insincere and not objective enough. So, He Ting could only vaguely explain it to Lin Feng.
"Right, that's true. Well then, avoiding it isn't a solution. I'm going to the ball; even though I don't want to acknowledge it, some things are better clarified," Lin Feng said after thinking for a while and made this decision.
"You've made up your mind?" He Ting realized that Lin Feng was preparing for a showdown with the Lin Family and confirmed.
"Yeah, I've decided. What's wrong?" Lin Feng asked.
"Nothing much, since we are friends, I'll accompany you there," He Ting suddenly felt that since Lin Feng was going to the Ball, she might as well go too. After all, if Lin Feng needed any help, she could lend a hand.
After all, she was also the daughter of a prominent family. With her around, some matters would surely be resolved more smoothly.
Although He Ting didn't want to return home, she knew that the He Family was indeed powerful.
In fact, He Ting's reluctance to return to the Lin Family and her reluctance to go back to the He Family were fundamentally different. Lin Feng didn't want to return to the Lin Family because deep down, he had been marked by the scar of abandonment since childhood. However, He Ting was different; she grew up in the He Family and knew that her family treated her well. Her reason for not going home was simply that she wanted to pursue her own ambitions. Therefore, while Lin Feng didn't want to identify himself as a member of the Lin Family, He Ting had no qualms about identifying herself as a member of the He Family. In fact, she had always felt proud of being part of the He Family.
This was an innate pride that came from being part of a big family; they had their own reasons to be proud.
"Alright then, thank you! Since we're going to the Ball, let's buy some outfits? We can't just show up in casual clothes; that would be disrespectful to the He Family." Since He Ting had said so, Lin Feng couldn't argue and suggested they go shopping.
However, He Ting scoffed at Lin Feng's last comment. She knew that such high-profile Balls were usually held at their family manor, and although she wasn't keen on wearing formal attire, she actually had several high-end dresses in her wardrobe.
It would be embarrassing for her as the daughter of the He Family if she didn't dress appropriately.
But hearing Lin Feng's suggestion at that moment, He Ting chose to go with him to pick out clothes without any objections.
Since both agreed, Lin Feng and He Ting headed straight out to a formal wear store.
Inside the store, they quickly selected two outfits without special designs due to time constraints; they chose two dresses that looked quite elegant and paid before leaving.
Although they didn’t have custom designs, Lin Feng and He Ting were naturally good-looking and wore the dresses well.
The two dresses cost Lin Feng several hundred thousand yuan. Naturally, he paid for them without thinking too much about it; he didn’t know that He Ting was from the He Family or even its daughter. After all, she was accompanying him—didn’t he need to pay for her outfit?
As for He Ting, being the daughter of the He Family, even though she told her family she wouldn’t be returning home, her allowance and New Year’s money over the years amounted to quite a sum. So she wasn’t short on cash. When she saw Lin Feng paying for her dress, she surprisingly didn’t say anything and accepted it with a smile.
She knew that this might be the only piece of clothing Lin Feng would ever buy for her in this lifetime, so she wouldn't refuse it. She couldn't find a reason to turn it down.
After buying the clothes, Lin Feng might have wanted to thank He Ting for keeping him company, or perhaps he felt that holding her while sleeping last night was a bit excessive. In any case, Lin Feng spent the entire day having fun with He Ting in City J. Whatever He Ting wanted to do, Lin Feng went along with it. Since they had to attend the Ball in the evening, there was no way Lin Feng could leave City J and return to City B, a mid-level city. to do anything else, so he simply accompanied He Ting as they wandered around.
After a full day of fun, He Ting was thoroughly entertained and relaxed. By the end of the day, even Lin Feng was infected by He Ting's carefree spirit and began to enjoy himself as well. The two of them were having a blast without a care in the world.
After playing all day, around dusk, they finally stopped and decided to find a nice Restaurant for dinner. After finishing their meal, they would head back to He Ting's place to freshen up and change into their formal attire for the Ball.
"Come on, Lin Feng, thank you for spending the whole day with me. I haven't had this much fun in ages," said He Ting, raising her glass at the dinner table.
Since they still had to attend the Ball, and because Lin Feng was worried about a repeat of last night's events, he didn't order any alcohol. Instead, he had dinner with He Ting while enjoying some juice.
"Yes, I also want to thank you for being there for me when I was feeling down. Here’s to us supporting each other," said Lin Feng, raising his glass in response and expressing his gratitude to He Ting.
"Cheers!" exclaimed He Ting. Upon hearing Lin Feng mention "supporting each other," she felt a stir in her heart and downed her drink in one go.
Supporting each other? Could it really happen? He Ting understood that after tonight's Ball, Lin Feng might become the Young Master Song of the Lin family or leave City J, returning to his previous life in City B, a mid-level city. Regardless of what happened to him, she knew that she could never have fun with him like today again. A sense of bitterness washed over her as she finished her drink.
Meanwhile, seeing that He Ting had downed her drink, and since it was just juice, Lin Feng followed suit without thinking much of it. He was unaware that the usually strong-willed He Ting, sitting across from him, was feeling somewhat anxious and uncertain inside, much like Lin Daiyu.
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