Chapter 85

Lei Huanxi is a person who is very unwilling to be in the limelight.

However, some things are not within his control.

He had just come out of the dean's office, intending to go and see Annie, when a reporter suddenly appeared from who knows where: "Hello, may I—"

"You?"

"You!"

Lei Huanxi and the reporter looked at each other, both taken aback.

It was the reporter Yu who he had met at the seaside.

"So it's you." Yu relaxed a bit: "I remember your name is Lei Huanxi, right? Mr. Lei Huanxi, I am Yu Yongting from Haishan TV. May I have a few minutes of your time for an interview?"

"There's nothing worth interviewing about." Lei Huanxi scratched his head.

"Five minutes, just give me five minutes." Yu Yongting sounded a bit pleading.

Zhu Guoxu nodded quietly, but Lei Huanxi was still very uncomfortable with such situations: "What do you want to ask?"

"Mr. Lei Huanxi." Yu Yongting quickly asked: "You successfully rescued a drowning tourist when a typhoon was approaching, with strong winds and high waves. Normally, it would be impossible to rescue someone from the sea under such conditions. How did you manage to perform this miracle?"

Lei Huanxi was afraid of being asked this.

Should he tell the reporter that he raised a dragon, and that the divine dragon had given him magical powers?

"I have a natural talent for swimming..." Lei Huanxi hesitated for a long time before saying this.

It was a bit far-fetched. In such strong winds and waves, even the best swimmer would struggle to save themselves, let alone rescue someone else. But Lei Huanxi couldn't think of a better excuse.

He suddenly wished his "agent," Mo Fatty, was there. That seemingly silly and clumsy guy would definitely know how to handle the situation.

Fortunately, Yu Yongting didn't press further, but she asked another question that Lei Huanxi found even harder to answer: "Mr. Lei Huanxi, why were you at the seaside during this season? I remember you were being interviewed at a hotel before. Also, how did you know about the tourist falling into the sea?"

Trouble, trouble.

Lei Huanxi's head was starting to hurt.

"I went to the seaside for a walk..."

"A walk? In the typhoon season?" Yu Yongting's eyes widened.

"Ah, a walk. I particularly like the feeling of the typhoon blowing on my face."

Yu Yongting and the cameraman looked at each other in disbelief.

Who has ever heard of someone liking the feeling of a typhoon blowing on their face?

"It feels like a lover's hand gently caressing your face." Lei Huanxi bluffed, trying to sound poetic: "The typhoon lifts your clothes, making you feel ethereal, and the sound of the waves in your ears is simply indescribable..."

What a heavy taste.

This was the thought that came to both Yu Yongting and the cameraman simultaneously.

"As for how I knew someone had fallen into the sea..." Lei Huanxi thought for a long time before coming up with a reason: "I heard someone shouting for help..."

Shouting for help? In such strong winds and waves, you could hear someone shouting for help?

But before Yu Yongting could ask more, Lei Huanxi hurriedly said: "I need to go see my friend. Goodbye."

He left immediately, firmly refusing to give the reporter any more chances.

"Big Sister Ting, how are we supposed to do this program?" the cameraman asked, puzzled.

"This program..." Yu Yongting said, equally puzzled: "Let's call it... 'The Feeling of the Typhoon Blowing on Your Face'..."

...

"Ha ha."

Annie burst out laughing: "The feeling of the typhoon blowing on your face? You must be kidding. A typhoon on your face is like a knife cutting your skin."

Annie had just finished her IV drip and was feeling much better.

"I couldn't think of any other excuse." Lei Huanxi laughed: "I think it's quite poetic. The feeling of the typhoon blowing on your face... so poetic..."

"You just have a thick skin, even a typhoon can't cut it." Annie smiled: "But seriously, Brother Huanxi, how did you know I was in the water?"

You too?

Dealing with the reporter was already a headache for Brother Huanxi, and now you're asking too?

With no choice, Brother Huanxi gave a reason that would move any woman: "A feeling."

"A feeling?"

"Yep." Brother Huanxi nodded seriously: "A feeling in my heart. I just felt you were in danger, so I went to the seaside, and I saw you fall into the water, so I went in to save you..."

Brother Huanxi, are you blushing?

The little fat guy in his pocket was disdainful of Brother Huanxi's words.

Humans are so hypocritical.

But to Annie, it sounded completely different.

A wave of emotion and tenderness rose in her heart...

A feeling, so simple, a connection of hearts, no need for any other excuses.

"Brother Huanxi, thank you..." Annie's face turned red: "In the water, I didn't know what was happening, but... but... I felt like you... you... kissed me..."

Uh...

That wasn't a kiss, right? It was because you were suffocating, and Brother Huanxi had no choice but to do that.

Annie said coyly: "Brother Huanxi, you have to take responsibility for this..."

"Take responsibility? What responsibility?" Lei Huanxi scratched his head: "What did I do to you... you were in the water..."

"Lei Huanxi, you dare to do it but not admit it?" The previously shy Miss Annie suddenly reverted to her usual self, even though she was still sick, her eyes widened: "Listen to me, now you are mine... no, I am yours... from now on, you eat my food, use my things, but you can't abandon me..."

A nurse came in to take Annie's temperature and heard her words, immediately changing her look at Lei Huanxi.

Scum, scum, absolute scum.

Eating her food, using her things, and playing with her feelings, wanting to abandon her?

Lei Huanxi wanted to vomit blood.

What is this? It's like I did something unspeakable?

Seeing the nurse's disdainful look, Lei Huanxi wanted to shout: "She drank too much seawater, her mind is messed up, I am innocent."

But would anyone believe Brother Huanxi?

Humans... women... The little fat guy in his pocket heard everything clearly.

Humans are scary, and women in the human world are even scarier. It's better to stay by Brother Huanxi's side.

At least Brother Huanxi never lies to him and teaches him to strive for the best.

Lei Huanxi was on the verge of tears, but fortunately, the nurse soon left.

Of course, she didn't forget to give Brother Huanxi a disdainful look as she left.

Seeing Annie's determined look, Lei Huanxi was restless. Fortunately, Zhu Guoxu and Zhu Jinyan soon came in, relieving Lei Huanxi.

"Sit, sit." Lei Huanxi jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on: "I suddenly remembered I have some things to do at the hotel."

He rushed out without looking back.

Zhu Guoxu knew his daughter's temper well. Lei Huanxi must have been forced into something.

"Annie, how are you feeling?" Zhu Guoxu sat down by the bed.

"The fever is gone, but I still feel uncomfortable."

"Being in the cold seawater for so long, take good care of yourself. Your mother doesn't know what happened yet."

"Don't tell Mom, let her enjoy her trip abroad." Annie blinked and held Zhu Guoxu's hand: "Dad, Lei Huanxi saved me this time, how are you going to thank him?"

Zhu Guoxu was taken aback: "How should I thank him?"

"Dad." Annie started to pout: "He saved Jinyan's life, and you gave him a villa. My life is worth more than Jinyan's, right..."

"Sis, that's not fair..."

"Shut up." Annie glared at her brother, then became coquettish: "They say a daughter is a father's little cotton jacket. If the jacket is gone, how will you keep warm in winter? We don't have to give too much, just a few million to show our gratitude."

"A few million to show gratitude? Do you think it's a few hundred?" Zhu Guoxu was at a loss with his precious daughter: "Even if I am rich, I can't just give it away like that. And I want to tell you, if someone else had saved you, I wouldn't be stingy. But this time, Lei Huanxi saved you, and I won't give him a single cent..."

"Dad, what do you mean?" Annie, who had just been a loving daughter, suddenly turned: "Why can't you give Lei Huanxi anything? What has he done to you?"

Zhu Guoxu smiled and waited for his precious daughter to finish her tantrum: "Annie, listen to me, don't be in a hurry. Lei Huanxi is a good young man. Not just you, I also admire him. Giving him a few million as a thank you for saving my daughter isn't a problem, but have you thought about what might happen if he suddenly becomes rich?"

Annie was stunned; she had never thought about it.

"Lei Huanxi may seem laid-back, but he is very ambitious. He contracted a fish pond, wanted to develop Fairy Mountain with me, and did a good job with everything. He is now poor, but if he continues on this path, he might become richer than me one day..." Zhu Guoxu's smile faded, and he said seriously:

"He knows how to cherish the money he earns through hard work. But if I suddenly give him a few million, making him rich overnight, he might lose himself and lose the drive to start a business. The money might be squandered or hoarded like a miser. Besides, for him to succeed, I will set obstacles for him when we work together in the future. It's better for him to suffer a bit with me, his potential future father-in-law, than to suffer at the hands of others."

Annie's face turned red.

Zhu Guoxu smiled: "To be my son-in-law, it's not that simple."

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