On the road, Chen Ningxue wore a look of relief and patted her chest proudly, saying, "That was close, but we finally made it through! It seems like your performance today wasn't bad, you even managed to deceive that old fox!"

Ling Feng, on the other hand, stroked his chin, feeling a sense of unease in his heart!

An experienced general, one who could deduce a stranger's physical condition from mere details at first glance, someone so keen—could he really be so easily deceived?

Moreover, today had gone suspiciously smoothly. Aside from Chen Zhendong's hostility towards him, everyone else, including Chen Biao, had been extremely warm towards him!

"No, something's definitely not right," Ling Feng thought to himself.

"Hey, what are you thinking about?" Chen Ningxue asked, tilting her head. "Ever since we left, you've been deep in thought. Are you missing Ting Yu already?"

Ling Feng said, "Ningxue, do you really think we could have fooled your grandfather with our act just now?"

Chen Ningxue thumped her chest and said, "Don't worry, if my grandfather had sensed anything amiss, he definitely would have lost his temper on the spot! But I was also sweating bullets; you actually lied to him, saying you have shares in a diamond mine. That's hilarious, haha!"

Ling Feng shrugged, "I wasn't lying, I really do have them!"

"What!?" Chen Ningxue almost choked on her saliva. "What, you really have shares in a South African diamond mine?"

Ling Feng nodded, "I've been abroad for so many years, having a bit of wealth isn't too much, right?"

"Diamond mines, wow!" Chen Ningxue's eyes lit up. Although she was a pop star, what woman could resist the allure of diamonds?

"It's just a small diamond mine, just a few tens of millions of US dollars in revenue each year," Ling Feng waved his hand dismissively. "It's not as exaggerated as you think!"

Chen Ningxue felt as if she had been dealt a blow of a hundred thousand points of damage. Just a few tens of millions of dollars a year? What did he mean by 'just'? She'd been performing for so many years and hadn't even made a hundred million yet!

"Wuu, you're showing off your wealth, you've hurt my fragile heart!" Chen Ningxue sobbed. "No, you have to compensate me, otherwise I'll tell Ting Yu that you bullied me!"

Ling Feng nearly stumbled, "Alright, you win, what compensation do you want? But let me be clear upfront, even if you get my body, you won't capture my heart!"

"Pfft, who wants your body?!" Chen Ningxue looked at him with disdain. "Since you have shares in a diamond mine, when are you going to get me a diamond necklace? Don't worry, I won't let you suffer a loss!"

Ling Feng smiled and said, "I thought it was something serious. As a friend, I can certainly help out with this small favor! I've already ordered a few diamond necklaces for Ting Yu, I'll just give you one when they arrive!"

Hearing Ling Feng's words, Chen Ningxue suddenly felt a surge of envy for Liu Tingyu!

She wasn't envious of Ling Feng having a diamond mine; even a diamond mine wasn't much in the eyes of the Chen Family.

What Chen Ningxue envied was that Liu Tingyu truly had a boy who loved her deeply.

"What a pity, the prize flower is already taken," Chen Ningxue sighed softly in her heart.

"Xiaoxue," Ling Feng said, "I watched your MV. Now I finally understand why those assassins were after you! It was the Freedom Organization's doing, wasn't it?"

Chen Ningxue nodded, "Yes, when I was captured on the battlefield after recording their atrocities, but luckily I was rescued afterward. Then I wrote that song, and used those videos as the MV. As soon as it was released in America, I received an attack from the Freedom Organization! But thankfully, now that I'm back in my own country, they can't reach me here!"

Ling Feng nodded slightly, "I really admire you, you actually went to the battlefield to write songs! Aren't you afraid of dying?"

"Afraid? Of course, I'm afraid!" Chen Ningxue said earnestly, "But in this world, you can't just stop moving forward because you're afraid! There are always things that you need to overcome fear and cowardice for, to conquer and to challenge! My favorite is the American anti-war activist Ms. Keller; I hope that one day I can be like her, to shout and struggle for freedom and peace!"

At this moment, Chen Ningxue radiated a persistent strength and an extraordinary brilliance that moved Ling Feng deeply!

For freedom, for peace! What a grand dream that is!

After saying all this, Chen Ningxue felt a bit regretful; she was worried that Ling Feng would make fun of her for it!

But Ling Feng didn't; he said seriously, "It's a path filled with thorns. If you really want to continue on it, you will face even more dangers, more hardships! Are you really ready?"

Surprised, Chen Ningxue turned to look at Ling Feng, "You're not mocking me? You don't think I'm overestimating myself?"

Ling Feng smiled gently, "Anyone with a dream deserves respect! Every dream deserves to be taken seriously! You want to use your singing to call for peace, but before peace comes, there is often cruel struggle and bloodshed!"

A touch of emotion flashed in Chen Ningxue's eyes; for the first time, her deep-seated dream was spoken out loud, and Ling Feng's understanding and encouragement gave her the feeling of having found a kindred spirit!

"I'm not a white lotus; naturally, I understand!" Chen Ningxue said with a smile, "But if we don't shed blood or struggle, the peace and freedom we hope for will never come! Ling Feng, thank you for understanding me!"

Ling Feng said with a smile, "Aren't we friends? Isn't that what friends are supposed to do—understand each other, support each other?"

Meanwhile, at Yanjing International Airport, an international flight had landed, and a Western man wearing a coat stepped out of the airport, holding a photograph of Chen Ningxue in his hand!

Back at home, Ling Feng, as usual, exchanged affectionate messages with Liu Tingyu on WeChat. After a while, Ting Yu bashfully turned off her phone to go to sleep.

"We're an old married couple now, what's there to be shy about!" Ling Feng looked proudly at the photo of Ting Yu's long legs she had sent him, chuckled, and turned to take a shower.

Thump, thump, thump! Just as Ling Feng picked up his bathrobe, he heard knocking at the door.

"Who is it!" Ling Feng opened the door, only to be met with a forceful presence, his body staggering backward as he recognized the several uninvited guests.

"It's you guys? What are you doing here!" The visitors were from the Taizi Club, led by Chen Qi!

"Ling Feng, right?" Chen Qi looked at Ling Feng with a smile, "Aren't you going to invite us in to sit? This is not how you treat guests!"

Ling Feng, leaning on the door, said, "I've never considered you guests! Tell me, what do you want?"

"We come with good intentions this time," Chen Qi said with a smile, "And it's too much to explain in just a few words. We can't just stand at the door, can we? That would attract too much attention."

Ling Feng looked deeply at Chen Qi, "Come in then!"

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