Almighty Genius

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"Qin Fang..."

Tang Feifei was slightly surprised by Qin Fang's attitude, but her eyes lit up a bit, "Li Feng, my boyfriend has arrived, I can't accept your flowers!"

And just like that, Tang Feifei immediately turned slightly, hooking her arm through Qin Fang's, and then very politely declined the large bunch of roses that Li Feng held in his hands.

"Er..."

Li Feng had anticipated Tang Feifei's rejection, as such occurrences were not new to him, but what really surprised him was Tang Feifei, arm in arm with Qin Fang, appearing quite affectionate and outright claiming Qin Fang as her boyfriend. This left him somewhat astonished.

However, knowing Tang Feifei well, he guessed that she probably was just using Qin Fang as a shield and didn't take it too much to heart.

"I see, I was too presumptuous! Li Yao, this bouquet is for you then..."

Li Feng had a calmness that seemed beyond his years. Despite a flash of surprise and anger in his eyes, his face remained largely unchanged. He simply apologized politely and handed the flowers to Li Yao.

"Er…this, I've also brought my boyfriend here, so I'll pass on the flowers. I'm afraid he might misunderstand!"

But things always tend to have a little unexpected twist. Li Feng thought Li Yao would gladly help him through this awkward moment, only to receive what amounted to a kick when he was down.

"Forget it then!"

Li Feng's face turned slightly unsightly. If it weren't for the inappropriate setting for losing his temper in front of Tang Feifei, he really felt like cursing, and impulsively wanted to toss that pricy bouquet of roses into the trash bin nearby.

"Wait a minute..."

Just as he was about to throw the roses away, Qin Fang spoke, "Li Feng, if you don't mind, how about giving me that bouquet?"

"What do you want the flowers for?"

Tang Feifei was also taken aback. As her nominal boyfriend, Qin Fang's action seemed somewhat diminishing to her.

"Then it's yours..."

Li Feng, quite vindictive, casually tossed the bouquet to Qin Fang. The gesture and attitude were all too akin to giving alms to a beggar, which caused a slight color change in the two women nearby, both inwardly despising Li Feng for his pettiness.

Yet Qin Fang seemed not to care at all, happily taking the bouquet and swiftly started picking roses from it, one by one, then tossed the rest into the trash bin. The remaining eleven most beautiful roses he simply wrapped up and presented them in front of Tang Feifei.

"Feifei, I came in such a hurry that I forgot to prepare anything. Consider these eleven roses as a gesture of borrowed glory bestowed upon a Buddha, given to you... wishing you a joyous mood every day!"

Qin Fang held the eleven roses before Tang Feifei, saying so sincerely.

"Thank you!"

Tang Feifei was bewildered by Qin Fang's sudden gesture, but quickly recovered from her astonishment, shyly taking the roses from his hands, and even gave Qin Fang a supportive hug.

Li Feng's handsome face instantly turned a shade of purplish-green, thinking he could take advantage of the situation to strongly embarrass Qin Fang, but he hadn't expected to be outplayed so disastrously by Qin Fang!

Everyone said Qin Fang was a bit dull and lacked charm, but when faced with his enemy Li Feng, Qin Fang seemed to have a sudden epiphany. Not only did he manage to conceal his hatred, but he also cunningly set up Li Feng, and at the same time, he received a sweet hug from Tang Feifei, which was quite a windfall for him.

"Uh, it's getting late; let's go inside!"

Seeing that Li Feng's anger was about to erupt, Li Yao timely stepped forward, shifting the topic and thus preventing an embarrassing scene in front of everyone.

"Yes, let's go inside...."

Tang Feifei had already escaped from Qin Fang's embrace by this time, her face a bit flushed. She had been so excited that her actions had been somewhat inappropriate, clearly embarrassed, she immediately dragged Li Yao by the hand and they hurried into the resort.

"Qin Fang, haven't seen you in half a month, it seems that life's been treating you well?"

Naturally, Qin Fang and Li Feng were walking in the back; Li Feng spoke in a tone that was neither here nor there, barely containing his anger.

"I have to thank Li Feng for that... I, Qin Fang, will surely repay this favor to you, doubly so..."

With Tang Feifei no longer there, Qin Fang no longer needed to repress the hatred in his heart, and he coldly replied to Li Feng, making the conflict between the two men completely public.

"We'll see about that. I hope you'll have good luck again next time..."

Li Feng was sneering nonstop. What was his status, and what was Qin Fang's? The gap between them was huge. He felt he could crush Qin Fang like an ant with just the flick of a finger. Qin Fang wanted to deal with him?

"What a joke!"

This was Li Feng's assessment of Qin Fang's overestimation of his own abilities.

This was merely the first skirmish in their encounter, and although Qin Fang was at a disadvantage, he had still scored a subtle victory.

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Li Yao had reserved a spot at the barbecue area, next to which was the clear, emerald Baiyu Lake, with a few flat boats leisurely swaying on the water, each carrying a couple in love.

"Fang Min, Zhang Ting, long time no see..."

When Qin Fang and Li Feng arrived, Tang Feifei was already sitting among a group of people with Li Yao; Qin Fang recognized the other two girls and greeted them politely before sitting down next to Tang Feifei.

Fortunately, Li Yao had already explained Qin Fang and Tang Feifei's relationship when she arrived, so the two girls did not show much surprise.

However, Li Feng's arrival still made the girls feel a little uncomfortable; after all, they knew how relentlessly Li Feng had pursued Tang Feifei. But in the end, Tang Feifei had chosen the poor boy Qin Fang and did not pay any attention to the privileged young master Li Feng, which was quite a shock to them.

Apart from the few girls, there were also their boyfriends present, all of whom were young men of similar age and seemed to get along well.

After brief introductions, it turned out Li Yao's boyfriend was named Sun Shu, a student at Yangcheng University, who was quite talkative. The two had known each other for quite some time, and Li Yao was planning to attend Yangcheng University as well, with Sun Shu coming to pick her up.

Fang Min and Zhang Ting's boyfriends were locals from Ninghai, named Pan Chen and Tang Ming, respectively; however, they could not follow their girlfriends to far-off places, as they attended universities in Ninghai city. Coming from official and privileged families, they had some minor influence but lacked the arrogance of other privileged young masters. Instead, they got along well with Qin Fang and called out to him, saying he could ask for their help with anything.

Of course, it was just lip service; if Qin Fang truly asked for their help, he'd either have to bleed a lot or face outright avoidance. Qin Fang had some understanding of such matters.

Four girls and their boyfriends, all paired off, and only Li Feng was alone. Perhaps due to his status and being a cut above the rest, along with his arrogance, he was somewhat ostracized by the others, leaving Li Feng with a distinctly sour expression. It wasn't until the barbecue staff came over to inquire about the order that his face saved some face.