Sheng Xinhua’s gaze shifted to Tang Fei’s face and said, "Director Tang is quite cautious, eh? Didn’t say I forced you?"
"What does this have to do with you?" Tang Fei spoke righteously, "You and I are both victims. If it weren’t for your mom forcing you, you wouldn’t have made such an excessive demand of me..."
"A bit..." Tang Fei looked at Phoenix and said, "Mainly, I’m afraid Phoenix might misunderstand our relationship."
"You think I would hide things from Phoenix behind her back?"
"Of course not," Tang Fei denied, "I fully understand your relationship. There are no secrets between you two... Such an important matter, you would definitely communicate with Phoenix ahead of time."
Sheng Xinhua blinked and asked, "Then why didn’t you take the initiative to bring this up with Phoenix?"
This wicked woman, actually digging a hole for me right to my face?
"I figured it might be more appropriate for the two of you to talk... Better to speak openly face-to-face. If I were to bring it up, it would look like I’m a sleazy guy. As if I want to play both sides, taking advantage of you."
"You’re saying the two of us are boats?"
"Your boat-driving skills any good?"
"I’ve never tried it, not too sure," Tang Fei said.
"Okay, you two are getting off track," Phoenix hurriedly intervened.
It was one thing for Sheng Xinhua to talk privately about driving cars, but to discuss boats and cars and such in front of Tang Fei made her somewhat embarrassed and uneasy.
After all, Little Princess had only gone as far as hugging and lifting Tang Fei up high, and had not yet entered the practical training phase of a driving course.
Sheng Xinhua looked at Tang Fei and asked aloud, "Nervous or not? Grandmaster Yu is no ordinary figure... I hear even first-rank officials are cautious around him, afraid of saying the wrong thing and displeasing the old man."
"He’s not going to eat me, what’s there to be nervous about?" Tang Fei replied with a smile.
He was telling the truth; he really had nothing to be nervous about.
If Grandmaster Yu wanted to kill him, there was no need to specially invite him through the relationship with Phoenix.
Even if he got his wish and killed him, it would still damage his relationship with Phoenix, his beloved granddaughter.
Clearly, compared to him, an insignificant nobody, maintaining a good relationship with Phoenix, the cherished Little Princess, aligned more with the Yu Family’s interests.
Since he didn’t plan to kill me, what else was there to worry about?
It was simply a matter of negotiating a price. If the price was right, he’d let Yu Bainian go.
If not, he’d say it was Yan Wenli’s idea.
When the sky falls, it’s up to the tallest to hold it up.
"Yo, quite confident, eh?" Sheng Xinhua patted Tang Fei’s shoulder, encouraging him, "Do your best, young man. Who knows, Grandmaster Yu might step forward and speak on behalf of you two, and your happy event could happen."
Tang Fei broke into a goofy grin and asked, "You think there’s a chance?"
Qianshan. Yu Family Mansion.
The Princess’s Flying Car fleet landed in the parking lot, with Yu Haoran and Yu Huoshui leading a group of young family members rushing to greet them.
Bodyguards rushed to open the car door, and the first to step out was Phoenix.
Then, the car door on the other side was also opened, and a young man in a black suit, tall and handsome, stepped out smiling.
"Tang Fei," Yu Huoshui gritted his teeth.
He knew that Grandpa had invited Tang Fei to visit their home, but he hadn’t expected Tang Fei to directly take the public seat.
Didn’t he care about the impression it was making?
Weren’t they just ordinary boyfriend and girlfriend?
Yu Huoshui didn’t like Tang Fei; he had disliked him from the first moment he saw him entering New Star.
This guy looked polite and harmless.
But he was adept at disguise, a wolf in sheep’s clothing, ambitious, wanting to grab and devour everything he desired.
Power, honor, and women.
The White Crane Academy entrance exam had further solidified their irreconcilable differences.
That sudden attack, the knife plunging toward his chest...
That knife was a scar, and it brought shame.
Every time he thought about it, his anger surged, and the hatred was unbearable.
The ant he could have crushed with a single finger was now a honored guest in the Yu Family, even invited by Grandmaster Yu himself...
How unpredictable life is!
Seeing Tang Fei get out of the car, another person with an unfriendly gaze was Yu Letian.
During Tang Fei’s entrance exam, he had incited Shen Qingping to block Tang Fei.
As everyone knows now, Shen Qingping was sent to Ghost Mountain, and he himself was severely reprimanded by the family.
"Greetings, Your Highness Princess," Yu Haoran led the group in paying respects to Phoenix.
Phoenix pulled up Yu Haoran and said with a smile, "Cousin, after not seeing you for a while, why have you become all the more formal? Do we need such grand gestures among family?"
"Hahaha, cousin is the Empire Princess, we can’t abandon the formalities," Yu Haoran said chuckling.
The Princess may tell you to stop, but until then, they had to maintain decorum.
The etiquette officer by the Princess’s side was watching closely; if you really didn’t bow, it would be seen as a slight to the Royal Family...
Why incur such a grave blame?
"The Grandmaster wanted to come out to greet you too, but we persuaded him not to. He’s been sleeping poorly lately, and we didn’t dare let him catch a cold," Yu Haoran said, offering an explanation.
Grandmaster Yu had three sons and one daughter, the daughter being the late Empress Yu Sineng.