Chapter 298: One Child's Devotion

They said they were meeting Lin Feng to play chess, but in fact Yang Caiwei just wanted to find someone to vent to.

Usually Yang Yu is strict, not letting her go out privately, nor letting her make any 'messed-up' friends.

She had no friends, and her relationships with her older brothers and sisters, younger brothers and sisters at home were also bad.

Because the relationships between their mothers were just bad.

On the surface they were harmonious, but secretly they tattled and tried to frame people.

During the New Year, the whole family returned home.

Originally the atmosphere was harmonious, but her birth mother was scolded by the aunt over a trivial matter.

Yang Caiwei objected, stood up and said the aunt was wrong.

Then a bunch of brothers and sisters said she was impolite.

Even Yang Yu, who usually doted on her, put on a stern face and didn't speak up for her.

"Senior Brother Lin, do you think living in such a family is like being in prison?"

After explaining why she had run out, Yang Caiwei stared at Lin Feng with her big, beautiful eyes.

Lin Feng nodded, saying, "Your family's atmosphere is indeed bad; to me it feels like an ancient aristocratic clan."

"Yes, yes!"

Yang Caiwei nodded and said, "My father has set many strange rules, always putting on a stern face like an emperor. Now the situation at home…… humph! I feel he's doing it on purpose!"

Lin Feng sighed inwardly, then smiled and said, "It's the New Year, we should be happy; let's not talk about these unhappy things and focus on playing chess."

Yang Caiwei nodded.

Before the game was finished, two female bodyguards walked in.

One of them, in a respectful tone, asked Yang Caiwei to go home.

Yang Caiwei disagreed.

The two female bodyguards stepped forward, about to forcibly take Yang Caiwei back.

Lin Feng raised his hand to stop them and said, "Tell your boss that the Sixth Miss of your family is someone I, Lin Feng, invited out."

The two female bodyguards glanced at each other.

Then one of them picked up her phone and called Yang Yu.

After explaining the situation, they received instructions and turned to leave.

"Senior Brother Lin, I guessed right—my father is a bit wary of you."

Yang Caiwei looked at Lin Feng with an admiring expression.

He smiled and said, "It's like playing chess—when you meet a worthy opponent, you at least respect them."

"Huh?!"

Yang Caiwei nodded.

Actually, she only understood the literal meaning.

What Lin Feng said about 'meeting a worthy opponent in chess' was just an exaggeration.

The two then finished the remaining half of the game.

After several minutes, Yang Caiwei looked at the chessboard with a helpless expression and said, "Senior Brother Lin, I lost again!"

She didn't realize she was actually playing against an Alpha Dog.

"Senior Brother Lin, you didn't say you had a New Year gift to give me, did you?"

After putting down the chess pieces, Yang Caiwei looked at Lin Feng with an expectant expression.

The flat box that Lin Feng had placed to the side, she had looked at many times.

Lin Feng picked up the box and handed it to Yang Caiwei.

Yang Caiwei took the box, opened it, and immediately showed a delighted expression.

Inside the box lay a chess manual!

Based on her experience, she could tell at a glance that it was a rare ancient edition.

Flipping through it, she saw the ancient text and hand-drawn diagrams of the chessboard and pieces.

The chess manual records many classic games.

It also contains many endgame positions that look impossible to solve.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lin! I love this gift so much!"

Yang Caiwei said excitedly.

Lin Feng raised his teacup, took a sip, and said, "As long as you like it! This is a chess manual passed down from the Song dynasty, used by the emperor! Inside are many emperors' signatures and seals."

Yang Caiwei flipped to the back, nodded, and said, "There's Emperor Huizong of Song's seal… huh, there's also Li Yu of Later Tang's!"

Lin Feng nodded.

This chess manual is not cheap compared to those ancient paintings.

Taken for appraisal and auction, the base price is 5 million.

The final transaction price will definitely be over ten million.

If it were another woman, knowing such a high price, she would definitely feel the item is too hot to handle.

Yang Caiwei doesn't think so.

She thought that Senior Brother Lin had gone to great trouble to collect something she liked and give her such a valuable gift, so he must like her.

"Senior Brother Lin, how many girlfriends do you have?"

Yang Caiwei asked.

Lin Feng calculated and said, "Maybe a dozen or so!"

Actually, that's not many!

Yang Caiwei nodded, "Not as many as my stepmother! How do you guys usually get along?"

She looked at Lin Feng with curious eyes.

Lin Feng said, "They're not together; each does their own thing, and many of them don't even know each other."

"I am somewhat flirtatious, but basic respect is still necessary......"

Lin Feng shared his unique way of getting along.

Like Yang Yu, that's basically asking for trouble for oneself.

"Senior Brother Lin, you're so devoted!"

After Lin Feng finished speaking, Yang Caiwei sighed.

"Um..."

Lin Feng didn't even know what to say.

"He and the word 'devoted' have nothing to do with each other, right?"

But Yang Caiwei has been exposed to these things since childhood.

She was also influenced by Yang Yu and his circle, subtly and imperceptibly.

In her view, wealthy people who can make money are all like that.

Moreover, she knew early on that she would also be one of them.

In the future, being married off by her father to some young master of a certain family or something.

"Senior Brother Lin, are you the one who pursued all of them?"

Yang Caiwei asked again.

Lin Feng shook his head, "It's them who chased me, right!"

"That's right too!"

Yang Caiwei widened her eyes, "Senior Brother Lin, you're so outstanding!"

Lin Feng smiled reservedly.

"Senior Brother Lin, what business are you in?"

Yang Caiwei asked again.

"I! I used to be a small landlord, and some properties left by my parents......"

Lin Feng briefly mentioned some of his investments and starting companies.

Over a thousand apartments in Yanjing.

Half the shares of Great Flag Media.

Also the Azure Peak Building under construction, Azure Peak Investment, Azure Peak Industry, and the Science and Technology Park Project.

These were all assets uncovered by Yang Yu's investigation.

As for other assets, Yang Yu didn't find them, so Lin Feng didn't mention them.

"Senior Brother Lin, you're amazing! My dad took over twenty years to have over a hundred billion dollars in net worth, but you only took half a year to far surpass him!"

After Yang Caiwei finished speaking, Lin Feng laughed and waved his hand, saying, "I don't really have any ability; it's just good luck."

Yang Caiwei laughed, "So it turns out the famous Ms. Guo Yanru and Ms. Liang Shishi from last year are both yours!"

Lin Feng shook his head, "They have achieved what they have today because of their own strong abilities; I just put in a bit of money."

"Senior Brother Lin, I have a chess endgame; I don't know if you can solve it."

Yang Caiwei asked.

Lin Feng nodded, "Then set it up and I'll give it a try."

Yang Caiwei smiled slightly, lifted the pieces from the board, then used black and white pieces to set up an endgame on the board.

"What's the name of this endgame?"

Lin Feng glanced at it and asked.

Yang Caiwei said, "This is a love-token endgame; legend has it that an ancient woman set it up when confessing her love to a certain man..."

Lin Feng chuckled inwardly.

"This isn't some legend or endgame; it's clearly a simple game."

"It's so simple that anyone who knows Go can solve it."

"Endgame, just the literal meaning."

"The real meaning is that Yang Caiwei used this game to confess her feelings."

"Such a simple game can be solved effortlessly."

"If Lin Feng is unwilling, just say he can't solve it."

"That way of refusing, nobody will be embarrassed."

Lin Feng picked up a white stone and placed it on the board, smiling, "This is called 'One Stone, Heartfelt'."

"Senior Brother Lin..."

Lin Feng placed the piece correctly, and Yang Caiwei gazed at him with affectionate eyes.