Chapter 1175: Waiting in Vain

Chapter 1175: Chapter 1175: Waiting in Vain

"Dad, how did you know I was here?" Ye Fei just asked.

Ye Dezhang felt a bit awkward before saying, "I asked Ning Ning, and asked her to help me find out."

Ye Fei chuckled, saying, "Ye Ning is quite capable now, she can even find out things like this."

"Ye Fei, don’t misunderstand," Ye Dezhang hurriedly said. "I didn’t intentionally check up on you, and it’s not like I specifically investigated or tracked you or anything. It’s just that Ning Ning runs a restaurant now, she has connections and just asked around."

Ye Fei directly asked, "Dad, what’s the matter you need me for?"

Even Ye Dezhang felt a bit upset seeing Ye Fei’s attitude.

"You don’t want to see me?" Ye Dezhang frowned, saying, "It’s rare to see you even once, can’t we say some more? Aren’t you going to ask if I’m doing okay?"

Ye Dezhang remembered Xu Huizhen’s words and said, "Even if you don’t care about your mom and your sister, can’t you at least ask how I’m doing?"

"You haven’t visited me even once," Ye Dezhang said sadly.

Because Zhao Gushen has always been keeping tabs on the Ye Family situation.

So Ye Fei actually knows quite well how Ye Dezhang is doing.

"That’s my fault," Ye Fei said. "In the future, when there’s a chance, I’ll bring Xiao Mo to visit you."

"Are you doing okay lately?" Ye Dezhang asked again.

"I’m okay," Ye Fei said. "Dad, what did you come to find me for this time..."

Ye Dezhang looked around and said, "Why don’t we find a place to have a proper chat."

"I noticed there’s a nice café nearby." Ye Ning and Xu Huizhen are waiting there.

Who knew, Ye Fei would say, "No need to go far, we can just go to the café inside the school. At this time, all students are in class, and there aren’t many people in the café."

Ye Dezhang was immediately at a loss when he heard this.

Ye Ning and Xu Huizhen are waiting at that café.

And Ye Ning and Xu Huizhen had repeatedly instructed him to bring Ye Fei over there.

"You can’t just enter the school, can you? Isn’t that not allowed?" Ye Dezhang tried to resist.

"It’s okay, why wouldn’t you be allowed? Just register, you’re being brought in by a student. Besides, is it forbidden for family to visit students? No school has such a rule."

"I know the café outside, it takes advantage of being far from the city center, with few leisure options around, so its coffee is both bad and expensive." Ye Fei explained with a smile.

"Changping Academy is a famous place for chefs, so everything inside must taste great, never to tarnish Changping Academy’s reputation. Normally outsiders want to eat there but can’t, it’s rare to have this chance, you should try it."

Without further ado, Ye Fei led Ye Dezhang to register their names and entered the school.

Ye Dezhang couldn’t find any chance to tell Xu Huizhen and Ye Ning that they wouldn’t be able to go to that café.

He could only let Xu Huizhen and Ye Ning wait there in vain.

Changping Academy is particularly big, although the café is inside the academy, the distance from the gate to the café is really not short.

It’s even a bit further than the one outside.

The reason Ye Fei insisted was because she felt, given Ye Dezhang’s reaction, there were probably people waiting in the outside café for her, either Xu Huizhen or Ye Ning, or both.

Even if it’s her being paranoid, and no one is actually waiting.

Ye Fei would still rather be inside Changping Academy.

At least it’s her turf, safe enough.

Anything that happens, it’s easier to handle.

They kept walking before Ye Dezhang felt something was off: "Are we there yet?"

Ye Fei only said, "Almost."

"Though it’s said to be in the school, it’s actually quite far, huh." Ye Dezhang felt a bit restless, "Had I known, we might as well have gone to the outside one. I figured out that if we had gone outside, we would have arrived by now."

Ye Fei apologized, saying, "Now it’s useless to turn back, that would just take us farther."

"It’s my misjudgment of distance. Usually, within the school, whether from the lecture halls, dormitories, or dining areas, everything’s close. I didn’t expect it to be so far from the school gate," Ye Fei said.

What could Ye Dezhang say?

He could only follow Ye Fei and keep walking.

Finally, they arrived at the café and found a spot to sit.

Ye Fei ordered two cups of coffee.

The coffee was quickly served.

Ye Fei then asked, "Dad, now can you say why you came to find me?"

"Or did you just simply miss me and came to see me?" Ye Fei asked with a smile.

These words made Ye Dezhang’s face burn with shame.

He complained that Ye Fei didn’t visit.

But actually, he hadn’t thought to visit Ye Fei either.

Even without anyone stopping him, it hadn’t crossed his mind.

When nothing was going on, he was happily hanging out with newly acquainted grandpas in City B, going to flower and bird markets.

Who would remember Ye Fei?

"I needed your help with something," Ye Dezhang said.

"Go ahead," Ye Fei pretended to listen intently.

At the crucial moment, without Xu Huizhen’s and Ye Ning’s urging, Ye Dezhang didn’t know how to start.

Just as he was hesitating, his phone rang.

He saw it was Xu Huizhen calling.

She was surely calling to urge him since he hadn’t brought Ye Fei over for so long.

But he couldn’t bring her, could he?

Ye Fei glanced over and asked, "Is Mom looking for you?"

"Uh... yeah, yeah..." Ye Dezhang replied haphazardly.

Ye Fei then said, "Aren’t you going to answer?"

"Oh, I will, I will." Ye Dezhang picked up the call.

He could hear Xu Huizhen ask: "Why aren’t you coming over? Is that stubborn girl refusing to come with you?"

"Oh, I’m outside now, at the café inside Changping Academy, so I won’t be going back," Ye Dezhang thought he was clever, thinking he discreetly reported his location.

Little did he know Ye Fei had caught on. On the contrary, she was certain Xu Huizhen was probably at that café outside.

Xu Huizhen also realized, it seemed they couldn’t come after all.

"Are you sure you met Ye Fei?" Xu Huizhen asked.

"Of course, don’t worry," Ye Dezhang said, not daring to mention Ye Fei’s name.

"Okay, make sure you tell her, you absolutely have to tell her!" Xu Huizhen urged.

"I know." Ye Dezhang hung up.

Ye Fei continued sipping her coffee, not asking what Xu Huizhen wanted.

Ye Dezhang started feeling restless.

Taking a sip of coffee to soothe his throat, he asked, "Ye Fei, I heard your fourth uncle is with your best friend?"

Ye Fei raised an eyebrow, "Dad, you’re pretty well-informed."

Seeing her acknowledge it, Ye Dezhang complained, "Given your fourth uncle is single and a good man, why didn’t you think of your sister? She’s single too."

"Wouldn’t it be great if you introduced your sister to him?" Ye Dezhang said.