The Black Card Chapter 154 - Who Are You?

Chapter 154 - Who Are You?

Translator: Lav

Editor: Seliniaki Ilikia

Wei Xingyue’s father pondered for a long time without speaking. She was too scared to interrupt as she stood there quietly. Finally, she yawned sleepily. 

Her father’s chain of thought broke when he was interrupted by the sound. He raised his head and said, “You investigated the relationship between him and Yu Banzhi, right?” 

Wei Xingyue nodded. “I did, but there didn’t seem to be any interaction between them, and I don’t think that the Yu family would have anything to do with him. It was probably because of the agarwood shop that Yu Banzhi opened. That brat…” 

Her father interrupted her with a wave of his hand. “Don’t call him that. He has a name.” 

Wei Xingyue’s mouth twitched and she said, “Although Shi Lei doesn’t really understand antiques and collectibles, he seemed to go to the antique street often and that was probably how he got to know Yu Banzhi. You know Yu Banzhi well. He is very mysterious and I think that he became friends with Shi Lei because he believed that fate brought them together. But they aren’t good friends because they don’t call each other. At most, they’re only acquaintances, and they shouldn’t have known each other for too long.” 

Wei Xingyue’s father nodded slightly. “It wasn’t the Yu family who borrowed the mansion from me. Perhaps they have the face to ask me to lend it to them, but they would never in turn lend it to someone else, not even their friends. Also, there’s no need for them to borrow a mansion from me. They have their own, and it’s not being used. Although it’s not as renowned as the one I have in Wu Dong city, it’s not bad either. Don’t look into this any further. Make sure you don’t offend the Yu family in any way. We have too much to do with them already.” 

Wei Xingyue nodded and pouted without speaking. 

“Girl, you are too willful,” her father said, seeing her actions. “You thought that Shi Lei wasn’t as simple as he seemed because you tumbled in Yu Banzhi’s hands. I’m guessing that when you interacted with Shi Lei, you tried to seduce him. But Shi Lei didn’t have any reaction, so you thought that he was like Yu Banzhi. Then when you learned that they’re connected, you saw Shi Lei as his student and hated him.”  

Wei Xingyue hadn’t expected her father to be so sharp, completely seeing through her. 

She blushed. “Why would I hate him? I just thought that he was quite interesting. There’s nothing wrong with me making friends, right? It’s hard to have an ordinary person who doesn’t look for money from me despite knowing I’m rich,” she forcefully explained.

Of course, her father knew that the hatred Wei Xingyue might’ve had for Shi Lei was already gone. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be speaking for him in panic. 

“A friend, huh? What friend? Tragedies always happen in a conservative society because of different social cla.s.ses, and no one would ever have a true friend. But you are right. Shi Lei’s pretty good. Fine, I know now. Reflect on yourself and don’t go out for the next few days.” 

“Dad!” 

Wei Xingyue panicked when she heard her father’s words. 

“Leave.” 

He waved his hand wearily. She stomped, but didn’t dare to argue with him. 

In this house, her father’s words were like orders from G.o.d. If he forbade her from going out, then she definitely wouldn’t dare to leave. And she knew that even if she wanted to run away, she would be dragged back by those maids and butlers. When they followed her father’s orders, they couldn’t care less about who she was. 

Without a choice, Wei Xingyue went to her room and stayed there. She was unhappy and didn’t have enough sleep the night before. When she woke up, it was already in the middle of the night. 

She checked her phone and saw that Shi Lei hadn’t called her yet. 

Wei Xingyue clenched her teeth in fury.

b.a.s.t.a.r.d, I gave you my first kiss and said that I would have dinner with you later, but you don’t even call me?

Just wait until I can leave this house! 

After being angry by herself for a while, she yelled, “I’m hungry! Get me some food!” 

In an instant, a maid came in asking her what she wanted to eat and went to prepare it. 

Wei Xingyue didn’t know that after her father chased her out of the study, he called Puti in. 

“Stop what you are doing with Shi Lei. Your sister is already friends with him and she’ll follow up with it,” he said as soon as he saw her.

Puti nodded and agreed meekly. “Okay, I understand. What about the Wei family?” 

“Continue with that. Xingyue is rather insensitive and she won’t be able to cover for the Wei family.” 

“I understand. Oh, Dad, there was something I haven’t had the time to talk to you about yet. But since you said that my sister is already friends with him, then there’s no need for me to say it.” 

“Oh? What is it? Tell me about it.” 

“When I went to Wuwei Lounge the other day, I saw Shi Lei taking a girl to eat there. From the data I’ve gathered, she should be the neighbor whom he grew up with, Sun Yiyi. I didn’t ask the lounge yet, but it was strange because Shi Lei shouldn’t be qualified to have the membership for it, based on the information on his background. So I checked and found out that my sister had contact with him recently, and found out that Shi Lei knew Yu Banzhi…” 

Her father waved his hand and said, “I already know about Yu Banzhi. You didn’t dare to tell me this because you were afraid of me blaming your sister?” 

“My sister is rather open, and since you said that you didn’t want her to be part of it, I was scared that…” Puti whispered, lowering her head.

“It doesn’t matter how much Xingyue likes to play, she’s my daughter after all. You don’t need to be so careful with me. I am your and Xingyue’s father after all. Even if I’m not happy about it, it would just be a light and temporary punishment.” 

Puti smiled broadly. Although her beauty was naturally enchanting, her smile was extremely pure.

“I’m scared that with my sister’s personality, she’ll make an even bigger fuss about your punishments! After all, Shi Lei is someone even you need to be careful with. It doesn’t matter how ordinary he looks. I need to be more careful too.” 

Her father sighed deeply and shook his head. “As expected, you know me better. Xingyue doesn’t see that I’m walking on ice. Oh well. Since they are friends now and nothing bad seems to be happening, perhaps I really was overthinking it. Don’t rush things with the Wei family either. Just keep it like this and try to investigate more if you have the chance. It’s fine if you don’t. Give them some profits and create some contacts with them.” 

“Yes. I already gave them a project to work on. They are telling Wei Qing to handle it and I’m going to meet him in a few days.” 

Her father nodded. He waved his hand without speaking and closed his eyes. 

Puti knew that it was time for her to leave. “I’ll leave first if there’s nothing else. I need to go out in the afternoon for some business,” she said.

Her father waved again as she left. 

After she left, Puti went upstairs, and as she walked past Wei Xingyue’s door, she knocked lightly. But Wei Xingyue was sleeping so she didn’t hear it. Puti opened the door and saw her sister asleep on the bed. She wanted to talked to Wei Xingyue, but only sat in the room watching her sleep. She saw her sister mumbling lightly, but no sounds came out. 

After a long time, she finally left, closing the door lightly behind her.

Returning to her room, she stared at Shi Lei’s photos and notes on her laptop and murmured to herself, “You are hiding so many things. Even my father has to be so careful with you. You even became  friends with Yu Banzhi and my sister at the same time. Shi Lei, just who are you?” 

A pair of perfect hands gradually closed the laptop.