When Lin Feng saw Ning Fuxun calling, he felt a bit guilty. The incident the previous night, where he had cuddled with Su Zi and Ning Aoxue in his sleep, wouldn’t have happened if Lin Feng didn’t harbor certain... desires.
Simply put, it was Lin Feng’s deliberate thoughts of taking advantage that had led to that incident...
So, when he suddenly saw a call from Ning Fuxun, Lin Feng felt a little uncomfortable.
Damn, Ning Aoxue didn’t tell Ning Fuxun about last night’s incident, did she? He’s not calling to settle the score, is he... Lin Feng’s face turned a bit awkward. After all, more than once, Old Ning had explicitly told Lin Feng that he trusted his character.
"Ahem, Mr. Ning, do, do you need something?" Lin Feng answered the call, asking somewhat guiltily.
"Lin Feng, are you available right now? I need you for something. I’m right outside the university gate..." Ning Fuxun’s voice didn’t betray any anger as he spoke in a steady manner.
"May I ask...what’s the matter? I have class soon..." Lin Feng asked nervously.
"Class?" Ning Fuxun responded with a mocking laugh. "Screw class, get over here! Remember what I told you about last time? While Su Zi and Aoxue are still at school, let’s go inspect the site!"
The previous time... Lin Feng suddenly remembered; Ning Fuxun was referring to the new martial hall for the Hong Sect. He had promised to show him the site...
So, it was that matter! Lin Feng suddenly felt a weight lift from his heart.
"Just wait a moment, Mr. Ning, I’ll be right there!" Lin Feng, who had signed a wager agreement with Ning Fuxun, didn’t feel indebted in the slightest. He had subconsciously accepted his actions and was prepared to build a substantial enterprise!
Soon, Lin Feng appeared at the main gate of Jiangzhou University. He saw Ning Fuxun personally driving a black Mercedes-Benz S500 parked by the side of the campus road.
"Get in..." Upon seeing Lin Feng, Ning Fuxun didn’t say much, just casually inviting him.
Without bothering with pleasantries, Lin Feng pulled open the passenger door and slid in.
With Ning Fuxun at the wheel, the Mercedes slowly started and pulled out onto the road.
The car drove for about three minutes before stopping in front of a lavish, blue-colored office building.
Lin Feng peered up from the car at the blue office building, his eyes squinting. This building, Xinhai International, was a premium 39-story office tower in an excellent location, likely worth billions. Could it be that Old Ning bought the entire building? This was quite an undertaking, wasn’t it!
"What are you looking at..." Ning Fuxun chuckled, pointing to the five-story annex of the Xinhai International Building, and casually commented, "It’s over here!"
So Ning Fuxun had secured the annex of Xinhai International. Lin Feng was stunned for a moment before he processed it. Looking at the five-story annex, with each floor spanning an impressive 2,000 square meters, his excitement barely diminished!
You have to remember, these were commercial properties that could be converted into shops. The value of this five-story annex would hardly be less than that of the main Xinhai International office tower!
"It used to be a hotel..." Ning Fuxun said casually, "owned by an acquaintance. When he heard I needed a place, he agreed to transfer it to me at market price. It is being renovated at the moment and is expected to have its grand opening in two months."
"May I ask, how much did it cost in total?" Lin Feng asked with a smile.
"Trade secret..." Ning Fuxun glanced at Lin Feng and shook his head with a smile.
Trade secret my ass! Using such an excuse to brush me off. If Xiang Wang were here, I could have your entire financial background figured out in minutes! Lin Feng was a bit disgruntled and silently cursed Ning Fuxun. However, considering that he had taken advantage of Ning Fuxun’s daughter the previous night, Lin Feng had to suppress the urge to provoke him to his face.
It’s better to leave some leeway; it makes for better future encounters!
"Come on, let’s get out. I’ll introduce you to the people I’ve assigned here..." Ning Fuxun chuckled and got out of the car first, leading Lin Feng toward the five-story annex currently under renovation.
Inside, the renovation work was in full swing. Hundreds of workers were busy all over the building, completely overhauling it. Witnessing the bustling scene, Lin Feng felt a surge of inexplicable excitement.
"Hey, what are you two doing? Why aren’t you wearing hard hats when you enter a construction site?!"
While Ning Fuxun and Lin Feng were observing the progress of the renovation, a very tall, burly man suddenly walked up to them, pointed at them, and yelled.
So, this is the legendary foreman. He’s really fierce... Lin Feng curiously looked at the man before him with a grin. He wasn’t the actual boss yet, so he just waited for Ning Fuxun to handle it.
"We’re the investors, here to check on the project’s progress," Ning Fuxun said calmly. "Where’s Liu Heng? Tell him to come see me!"
"Liu Heng? Who’s Liu Heng?" The burly man looked puzzled after hearing Ning Fuxun. Then, his expression quickly turned angry again. "I don’t care if you’re investors or whoever! As long as you enter this construction site, you have to put on a hard hat! Otherwise, if something happens, don’t blame us!"
Then, the burly man had someone bring two hard hats and roughly thrust them onto Lin Feng’s and Ning Fuxun’s heads.
Ning Fuxun looked somewhat aggrieved. He never imagined that the construction workers wouldn’t even recognize the manager he’d assigned to oversee the project, and to top it off, he’d been so rudely forced to wear a hard hat!
Although he knew the man might not have malicious intent, it had been a long time since Ning Fuxun had been treated this way. Of course, back when he used to develop real estate, aside from groundbreaking or ribbon-cutting ceremonies, he rarely visited construction sites, so encountering such a situation was unusual for him.
Frustrated, Ning Fuxun quickly dialed his subordinate Liu Heng’s number.
It wasn’t long before a middle-aged man in a crisp suit, accompanied by a female secretary in professional attire, exited an Audi A8L. They respectfully approached Ning Fuxun and Lin Feng.
"President Ning, what brings you to the construction site personally?" Liu Heng was a middle-aged man with a ruddy complexion and a slightly plump, prosperous-looking face that glowed. He looked like someone who had never endured much hardship.
"Liu Heng, didn’t I ask you to personally supervise this site?" Ning Fuxun’s face showed his displeasure. "Where have you been? And who exactly did you contract for this site? Why doesn’t the foreman here even recognize you?"
"President Ning, about this..." Liu Heng glanced hesitantly at Lin Feng. He knew that for a large-scale construction site like this, if he outsourced it, there would inevitably be further subcontracting. This was the so-called secondary or tertiary subcontracting.
After who knows how many layers of subcontracting, the workers actually doing the labor on site naturally wouldn’t recognize Liu Heng, the representative of the primary investor.
However, Liu Heng knew that Ning Fuxun had repeatedly urged him to personally oversee this site, stressing its importance.
He had assumed President Ning was just speaking casually. Who would have guessed Ning Fuxun would personally visit the site for an inspection!
Now there’s a problem! Beads of sweat started to form on Liu Heng’s ruddy forehead.