Chapter 81
He Erwang noticed Yun Xueshan laughing. “What are you laughing at?”
Yun Xueshan had only laughed symbolically at first, but now that he was asked, he could not hold it in anymore and laughed a few more times.
He pointed at Qin Ye and explained to the others, “He’s never been a teacher before. I’m curious. I’m afraid he won’t teach well.”
Their exchange drew everyone’s attention.
Feng Chenfeng frowned, feeling that this made sense. “That’s true. Being good at acting yourself doesn’t mean you’re good at teaching. Many top students can solve problems themselves but can’t teach others how to solve them.”
He looked at Qin Ye suspiciously. “And aren’t you very busy? Do you have time to teach Jinfeng?”
“Jinfeng, I’d better hire you a professional teacher,” he suggested again.
Qin Ye answered without thinking, “I’m not busy.”
“I can teach him well.”
He hurriedly looked at Shen Jinfeng. “Trust me.”
The moment he said this, Yun Xueshan could not help laughing again.
Qin Ye looked at him coldly, the murderous look in his eyes completely undisguised.
How could he not realize what Yun Xueshan was laughing about?
Yun Xueshan met his gaze, blinked, and asked, “That confident about being a teacher?”
He deliberately emphasized the words “being a teacher.”
Qin Ye withdrew his gaze and calmly nodded.
Not even the slightest trace of embarrassment showed on his face.
Yun Xueshan gave him a thumbs-up.
Impressive.
As expected of someone who had been a Best Actor.
He coughed lightly twice, and under Shen Jinfeng’s somewhat suspicious gaze, his conscience suddenly awakened and he put in a good word for his own nephew. “Qin Ye never says things he isn’t sure of. If he’s confident, then he’ll definitely do it well.”
Shen Jinfeng nodded. “Mm.”
“I trust Best Actor Qin’s teaching ability.”
The corners of Qin Ye’s lips lifted slightly as he watched Shen Jinfeng turn to Feng Chenfeng and Professor Gu. “Professors, please don’t worry.”
Professor Gu was still frowning slightly and wanted to say something else.
He Yingcai nudged him and took out his phone, playing a video he had just found online.
The video was an old interview where Shen Jinfeng had publicly stated that Qin Ye was the actor he liked and admired most in the entertainment industry. There were even screenshots from Weibo.
“Old Gu, stop worrying. The power of an idol is enormous. If you change him to another teacher, you might not be able to inspire Xiao Shen’s fighting spirit or his desire to learn, improve, and perform well in front of his idol.”
Professor Gu took the phone and watched the video carefully, even replaying it from the beginning.
Although Shen Jinfeng had not leaned over to watch, the moment he heard the audio, he froze in place, and the smile on his face vanished.
Qin Ye’s eyes moved as he looked at Shen Jinfeng.
Actually, he had also seen this video yesterday.
Before participating in What Kind of Person Are You, he had not known about this video. He had not known that “Shen Jinfeng” had once confessed his admiration for him, and he had not known Shen Jinfeng as a person at all.
But after leaving the show yesterday and returning to the hotel, he had searched through all of Shen Jinfeng’s public information overnight.
When he saw this video, his first reaction had been pure astonishment and delight.
Ahem. Actually, it was not that strange.
After all, combined with Shen Jinfeng’s dream of becoming a good actor, Qin Ye’s achievements had been unique in the domestic entertainment industry for decades. It was perfectly normal for any artist who wanted to succeed in acting to regard him as someone they liked, admired, and wanted to catch up to.
He just had not expected that before the show, there had already been some connection between him and Shen Jinfeng.
No wonder that even after losing his memory on the deserted island, Shen Jinfeng had still felt favorable toward him.
Ahem.
The video He Yingcai played not only shocked Professor Gu.
It also directly made Qin Ye’s ears turn red.
He saw that Shen Jinfeng’s face was also a little red.
After noticing his gaze, Shen Jinfeng silently raised a hand and covered his own face.
This was really enough. He actually had to take the blame for the original owner in front of everyone!
For the first time, Qin Ye experienced the shy feeling of having their “mutual feelings” exposed in public before they had even pierced through the final layer of paper between them. His fingers, hanging at his side, could not help curling together as he shifted his gaze away.
But the moment he looked away, he noticed Yun Xueshan’s half-smiling, teasing expression, as if Yun Xueshan had seen straight through his thoughts.
…
Qin Ye calmly smiled at Yun Xueshan, looking thoroughly pleased with himself.
Yun Xueshan laughed in anger.
It was rare to see someone act this naturally and shamelessly after eating his own words.
Madam Yun had called him and said Shen Jinfeng was Qin Ye’s partner.
So this understanding turned out to be something mother and son both shared, huh? Such confidence.
But then he thought of how Shen Jinfeng had been so eager to deny it when they had met alone earlier.
Clearly, the two of them were currently on different levels.
Yun Xueshan had originally planned to give his eldest nephew a few private pointers later, but after seeing Qin Ye’s smug and show-off expression, he no longer felt like it.
He gave Qin Ye a meaningful smile in return.
He wanted to see whether his nephew was also naturally gifted and effortlessly successful in romance.
He had taken more than a year to pursue his own wife back then, and in the end, he had only succeeded by using a bitter-meat tactic during a life-and-death moment on a mission.
He would just wait and see how long Qin Ye needed to succeed!
Fortunately, this video successfully dispelled Professor Gu and Feng Chenfeng’s doubts.
However, seeing that his goal could not be achieved today, Professor Gu still refused to give up completely.
“Xiao Shen, when you go back and have rested, come to Tongque Town in Anxin City, Jiannan Province, and take a look when you have time. See the archaeological site in person. It’s very interesting.”
He felt that Shen Jinfeng simply had not experienced archaeology firsthand yet and did not understand the charm of this field.
Once Shen Jinfeng arrived, Professor Gu would personally show off!
Maybe Shen Jinfeng would then grasp the allure of archaeology and directly give up acting.
After all, in his opinion, wasn’t archaeology more interesting than acting?
Perhaps Shen Jinfeng would even eagerly come back and recognize him as his teacher. Hehe.
He held beautiful fantasies in his heart.
Shen Jinfeng saw through him at a glance, but it was not appropriate to expose him in public.
He only smiled and responded, “All right. Once I’m free, I’ll definitely go, Professor Gu.”
Professor Gu nodded and repeatedly urged him that he absolutely had to go.
His attitude made it hard not to suspect that if Shen Jinfeng never went, he would personally drag him there.
But since Shen Jinfeng had agreed, he had nothing more to say.
On the other side, Feng Chenfeng had also failed to achieve his goal.
He thought for a moment and said to Shen Jinfeng, “Jinfeng, your parents and I were close friends. Now that they’re gone, I’ll treat you as my own child. It doesn’t matter if you’re not interested in materials science right now, but if you need help with anything else, come to your Uncle Feng.”
He reached into his pocket and took out a card, directly handing it to Shen Jinfeng.
Under Shen Jinfeng’s astonished gaze, he laughed. “Don’t misunderstand. It’s not money.”
“My money can’t compare to your father’s business empire. This old man isn’t as rich as you.”
Seeing that Shen Jinfeng did not react, he simply forced the card into Shen Jinfeng’s pocket.
Shen Jinfeng stiffly accepted it. He did not perform the traditional New Year red-packet tug-of-war of refusing and being forced to accept in front of everyone.
He still did not know what the card was for, but even if he accepted it, whether he used it or not was up to him.
Unexpectedly, Feng Chenfeng smiled and did not explain much. He only said simply, “If anyone bullies you in the future, no matter who it is, or if you run into any trouble, take this card and come find me. If I’m not around, go find the president of the Academy of Sciences. If the president isn’t around either, go find the police and show this card to the officials.”
His words were extremely domineering.
Ordinary people might not be able to hear anything special in them and would only think it was a promise.
But Shen Jinfeng’s expression shook. From this extremely domineering sentence, he seemed to read something deeper.
Yun Xueshan, who had seen the card, also had his pupils contract sharply.
His gaze moved back and forth between Feng Chenfeng and Shen Jinfeng several times, as if he had seen something incredibly unbelievable.
A small card, paired with Feng Chenfeng’s identity and such an almost heaven-defying promise, already hinted at what it represented without needing further explanation.
The legendary letter of promise!
Feng Chenfeng himself was the youngest among the publicly known academicians still alive. Judging from the achievements and contributions that had been made public, he was fully worthy of that status.
But clearly, his contributions went far beyond what had been revealed to the world.
Because being able to receive such a promise already showed that his value most likely far exceeded the imagination of ordinary people.
And now, he had handed that promise away so easily.
For a moment, even Yun Xueshan felt a little dazed.
Could it be that Academician Feng had secretly loved Shen Jinfeng’s mother when he was young, and now he truly regarded Shen Jinfeng as his own child?
This gift was far too heavy!
At that moment, Shen Jinfeng also truly and deeply felt this elder’s sincere, protective love for him.
Especially when Feng Chenfeng added, “I’m not doing this entirely for your parents’ sake. I simply find you pleasing to the eye and like you as a kid. In the future, call your Uncle Feng on video more often. During holidays and festivals, come visit Uncle Feng’s house, all right?”
Shen Jinfeng’s eyes reddened slightly.
After traveling through countless little worlds, he had naturally felt endless goodwill and malice.
Only, in the past, he had clearly known he was a passerby. The longer he carried out missions, the more he only wanted to be a lone traveler.
But after arriving in this retirement world, because of 888’s mistake, he had been forced from the very beginning to survive on the deserted island with Qin Ye and the others, unavoidably developing feelings for them.
The door to his heart had already been cracked open.
And now, he had received such nearly sincere affection from an elder.
He did not want to cut it off and distance himself like he had in those previous little worlds.
Unable to help himself, he stretched out his arms and hugged Feng Chenfeng.
“Thank you, Uncle Feng. From now on, I’ll be filial to you like you’re my own father.” After all, Feng Chenfeng had already revealed earlier that he was DINK and had no children.
Feng Chenfeng’s chin rested against Shen Jinfeng, who was half a head taller than him. Half of his face was hidden by Shen Jinfeng’s clothes.
Behind the cloth where no one could see, his lips curved into a fox-like smile of success.
He reached out and patted Shen Jinfeng’s back, his eyes wet, his voice trembling slightly.
Although he was not from the entertainment industry, his acting could practically win an Oscar.
“Good child. With those words from you, Uncle Feng is satisfied.”
“Then from now on, I’ll be waiting for your filial piety.” He laughed heartily, joking.
This trip had yielded quite a lot.
Although he had not received a student, he had gained a “son.” Hehe.
More than half his life was already over. What use did he have for that promise from the state?
Feng Chenfeng had lived an upright and honorable life. What need would he ever have to use that card?
And for a scientist like him, if he ever needed anything in life, would the state not satisfy him?
Using a card he had no use for to coax over a junior he liked—this deal was worth it.
Tsk. Professor Gu was an archaeologist who studied history, yet he was not even as good as Feng Chenfeng, a science man.
That old man had wanted to play the whole “a teacher is like a father” card.
But with one small move, Feng Chenfeng had directly achieved his goal.
In his heart, Feng Chenfeng gave himself a thumbs-up.
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