IEMOJ 41

Chapter 41

On the following morning, Jian Ning was seated on the couch, trimming his cub, Tuan Tuan’s fur, when he received a message from Zong Ming. It stated that he had gathered information about Jian Ning’s family situation and asked him to come downstairs. Jian Ning complied and headed downstairs, where he spotted a familiar hover car. Opening the car door, he was surprised to find Zong Ye in the driver’s seat.

“Zong Ming had something to attend to, so he asked me to pass the message to you,” Zong Ye informed him, giving him a brief look.

Jian Ning got into the car, and Zong Ming explained the developments that had occurred in his family since he had left using his assumed identity.

After Weiss’s death, unable to locate Jian Ning, Weiss’s family had directed their anger towards Jian Ning’s family. Jian Ning’s father was arbitrarily charged and imprisoned, depleting their family’s funds in the process. It was only last month that his father was released from prison. Both his father and stepmother lost their jobs, and as Jian Ning’s stepmother had a sister on the Emperor Star, they had come to seek refuge half a month ago.

“The Emperor stat is vast; you don’t need to worry about running into them. Even if you do, you don’t have to be concerned about the Weiss’ incident; it has already been resolved,” Zong Ye assured him.

After learning the reason why Jian Ning had assumed a new identity and left Blue Star, Zong Ye had sent his people to investigate Weiss’ family and the Chief Resident on Blue Star. It was indeed discovered that there were numerous cases of corruption and military personnel under Weiss’ family command mistreating the civilians. Last month, the Chief Resident on Blue Star had already been replaced, and his family dared not take further action. Jian Ning’s father had only been released from prison last month.

Jian Ning was surprised that Zong Ye had already resolved the matter on his behalf and said, “Thank you.”

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“Don’t you want to see him?” Zong Ye played with the disguise membrane on his fingertip and looked at Jian Ning calmly.

Jian Ning swallowed nervously. Of course, he wanted to see him, but Zong Ye’s behavior was so strange and completely inconsistent with his usual demeanor.

*Knock, knock, knock!* Suddenly, the car window was tapped from the outside. The elderly man from the dormitory, seeing the two people intimately close together inside the car, angrily shouted, “What are you doing in there? If you want to be affectionate, go home. Don’t do it at the dormitory entrance.”

Zong Ye gently moved away from in front of Jian Ning and pressed a button to shield the outside view. He then said, “Sit tight; I’ll take you somewhere.”

“Where are we going?” Jian Ning asked, surprised. “Tuan Tuan is still at the dormitory.”

“He’ll come down by himself,” Zong Ye replied. He drove the hovercar to the rear of the dormitory, contacted Feiyu with his communicator, and opened the car door. Soon, a small, gray fur ball rushed out of the dormitory’s back door and hopped into the car.

Seeing Tuan Tuan in the car, Zong Ye closed the car door and lifted the hovercar into the sky, heading towards the outskirts.

Half an hour later, they arrived at an estate in the countryside. The hovercar entered the estate directly and landed on the grass in front of the house.

This was an estate owned by Zong Ye. The second personality had transferred all of his credits from his crystal card to Jian Ning, but he still had several properties in his name. This was one of them. He rarely visited it and only came here occasionally for a short vacation.

The servants were waiting at the entrance, and after greeting them, Zong Ye let them attend to their tasks.

The estate was quite large, with a hill and a lake in the rear. The hillside was covered with lush green grass and various beautiful flowers, and butterflies fluttered up and down. Tuan Tuan and Feiyu ran up the hill to play, and Jian Ning glanced at them before turning around, but Zong Ye was nowhere to be seen.

Unable to find Zong Ye, Jian Ning sat on the grassy slope. The sun was shining brightly, and the warmth made him feel drowsy. He lay down on the ground and quickly drifted off to sleep.

When he woke up, he found himself covered with Zong Ye’s coat. Standing up, he looked around for Tuan Tuan and Feiyu and saw them sleeping together not far from a big tree.

Jian Ning walked over to the tree and squatted down to observe Tuan Tuan and the large white wolf. Feiyu emerged from beneath Tuan Tuan’s paw and flew around Jian Ning. In a hushed tone, Feiyu said, “Ning Ning, you’re awake.”

Jian Ning nodded and whispered, “Is this Zong Ye?”

Feiyu replied, “Yes, haven’t you seen the Master’s beast form before?”

Jian Ning shook his head. Zong Ye had only mentioned his wolf form to him on Blue Star but had never transformed in front of him. This was the first time he had seen Zong Ye’s beast form.

Jian Ning carefully examined the large white wolf. Its body was graceful and sleek, with pure white fur without any blemishes. It was truly beautiful.

He couldn’t resist reaching out to touch the wolf’s fur, finding it as soft and smooth as he had imagined.

The white wolf’s tail twitched, and suddenly it curled around Jian Ning’s wrist.

Jian Ning continued to stroke the fluffy tail and yawned. Feeling drowsy again, he lay back down, cradling the tail in his arms, and closed his eyes.

Not long after he fell asleep again, the white wolf opened its eyes. It picked up the coat from the ground and placed it back over Jian Ning. Then, it gently picked up the sleeping Tuan Tuan and laid it on the coat. Finally, it lay down next to Jian Ning, tucking its tail back into Jian Ning’s embrace, and closed its eyes as well.

They stayed at the estate until the afternoon, and Zong Ye eventually drove Jian Ning and Tuan Tuan back to the academy. Before they parted, Zong Ye reapplied the disguise membrane to Jian Ning’s ear.

Jian Ning put Tuan Tuan back into his bag and returned to the dormitory. While climbing the stairs, he pondered Zong Ye’s intentions behind his actions. However, he accidentally collided with someone rushing downstairs.

The person from upstairs was carrying a lunchbox, which fell to the ground. Jian Ning bent down to pick it up and apologized, saying, “I’m sorry…”

When he saw the person clearly, he was taken aback and couldn’t hide his surprise. Why was Fang Tian here?

Fang Tian accepted the lunchbox from Jian Ning and heard Alan’s voice from upstairs. “Fang Tian.”

Fang Tian quickly responded, “Yes.”

“Continue delivering meals to me tomorrow. Change the dishes, don’t repeat today’s menu. Send extra portions, as I’ll be eating with some friends,” Allen said as he appeared at the top of the stairs.

Fang Tian quickly replied, “Certainly, Young Master.”

After Fang Tian left, Jian Ning caught up with Allen as they ascended the stairs and casually asked, “The person earlier, he wasn’t from our academy, was he?”

Allen replied, “Of course not. He’s a new servant in my family, responsible for delivering my meals every day.”

He glanced at Jian Ning with a hint of arrogance and added, “Do you have servants in your family?”

It was quite a coincidence that Fang Tian and the others had come to the Emperor Star to work for Allen’s family. When Allen mentioned the word “every day,” Jian Ning furrowed his brows, not wanting Fang Tian to recognize him.

Late into the night, Jian Ning sat up in bed, yawning repeatedly, until nearly midnight when the familiar figure of the large white wolf leaped in through the window.