Chapter 40: I Will Repay You for the Rest of My Life

"This... that..."

"I... you..."

Ye Fan's face was full of worry, he was so nervous that he couldn't even speak properly.

Oh my, this mouth... deserved a slap!

(Mouth: What does it have to do with me???)

"Xiao Xi, I didn't mean it, don't misunderstand."

Ye Fan quickly calmed himself down, and his words finally stopped tumbling.

Ning Xi stared straight at Ye Fan, her cheeks slightly flushed. "What did you just say?"

"I said don't misunderstand..."

"The sentence before that."

???

Ye Fan breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been pardoned. He asked tentatively, "You're not angry?"

"No."

Ning Xi shook her head gently, her voice tinged with shyness. "Don't let it happen again."

She had seen the anxiety in Ye Fan's eyes, and she couldn't help but feel amused.

Was he really that afraid of her being angry?

How strange~~~

"I'll be careful in the future."

Ye Fan laughed dryly, then continued what he was saying, "I looked at your math test paper and found a problem."

"What problem?"

"Most people usually have a good grasp of the basics, but their problem-solving thinking is easily limited, which prevents them from applying their knowledge flexibly. But you're different."

"How am I different?"

Sensing Ning Xi's puzzled gaze, Ye Fan explained, "Your problem is the opposite of most people. Your problem-solving thinking is creative and unrestrained, but your foundation isn't solid enough. You often make mistakes in basic concepts."

"In math, one wrong step leads to another, and a single misstep can ruin the whole game."

"Therefore, you need to brush up on the basic math formulas."

He picked up the "Analysis of Basic High School Math Formulas" in Ning Xi's hand, flipping through it quickly and stopping occasionally to fold the pages.

"What are you doing?"

"Marking the key points. You only need to read the folded parts."

Ye Fan said with a smile without looking up. "Since this is tutoring, we need to be targeted, so that the effect will be more significant."

"Okay! That's all, read it carefully when you get home."

"Thank you."

Ning Xi thanked him softly.

Ye Fan had put a lot of thought into everything he did, almost painstakingly so.

He was meticulous, patient, and thoughtful.

Even teachers might not be able to do this...

"What are you thanking me for? It's only natural."

Ye Fan waved his hand, bent down, opened his backpack, and took out the math test paper and two sheets of scratch paper.

"These two sheets of paper are my annotations. They all have the question numbers on them; remember to read them tonight."

At the end, he added, "Oh, and don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that your uncle's annotations are bad, they're just not quite suitable for you."

"Hmm."

Ning Xi's clear eyes stared at the dense annotations on the scratch paper, and an indescribable change appeared in her eyes, something even she didn't notice.

"Ahem!"

Just then, a cough sounded.

Outside the door, Zhuang Li stood with his hands behind his back. After parking the car, he silently followed the two of them.

He saw everything that happened in the apartment just now.

When he saw Ye Fan's hand on Ning Xi's shoulder, he almost couldn't help but intervene. Fortunately, Ye Fan retracted his hand in time, otherwise...

Seeing Zhuang Li at the door, Ning Xi was a little surprised, but she quickly understood. She put all her things into her backpack, picked up the glass of water on the coffee table, and drank a few gulps.

Ning Xi put down the glass and waved her hand. "The lemonade is delicious, bye~"

Coming outside, she nodded at Zhuang Li. "Uncle Zhuang, let's go."

"Yes, Miss."

Zhuang Li picked up Ning Xi's backpack, his face full of respect.

After the two of them left, Ye Fan sat on the sofa, lost in thought.

Miss?

Miss!!!

His girl's identity was not simple!

In his previous life, before Ning Xi joined his company, his business was bleak. But after she joined, every two or three months, a major client would take the initiative to cooperate with him.

With one successful deal after another, coupled with his keen sense of the stock market, in just a few years, he had become a successful businessman worth hundreds of millions, envied by countless people.

At first, Ye Fan had also been puzzled.

There were so many famous securities companies, why did these clients choose to cooperate with him?

But later, he couldn't figure out the reason and gave up thinking about it.

Now, he had the answer to his doubts.

Perhaps, maybe...

Well!

It should be because of Ning Xi.

Thinking of this, Ye Fan's face was filled with bitterness, and he muttered to himself, "Xiao Xi, I'm afraid I'll never be able to repay what I owe you."

He pursed his lips, his expression determined. "In that case, I can only dedicate the rest of my life to you."

...

...

The car drove smoothly on the road.

Inside the car.

Zhuang Li occasionally observed Ning Xi through the rearview mirror. He wanted to ask but was afraid of making her uncomfortable. He was torn.

"Uncle Zhuang."

"Hmm?"

Hearing Ning Xi's voice, Zhuang Li quickly suppressed his thoughts and said calmly, "Miss, what is it?"

Ning Xi brushed her hair back from her forehead and said softly, "That boy just now is called Ye Fan, he's my classmate and also my deskmate. Ye Fan and I are just friends, nothing more."

"Ahem..."

Zhuang Li coughed to cover up his awkwardness.

As expected, he couldn't keep secrets from Ning Xi.

She was too smart!

This kind of thing has happened more than once in the past.

Every time, Ning Xi could clearly guess what he was thinking. It was just... outrageous!

He was thirty-five years old.

Ning Xi was seventeen.

Their age difference was more than double...

"It's okay."

Ning Xi smiled gently, her eyes blinking. "I know you're doing this for my good, Uncle Zhuang."

"..."

Zhuang Li really didn't know how to respond. Ning Xi had already said everything he wanted to say.

He swallowed and said awkwardly, "Miss, it's good that you know what you're doing. You're in a crucial period of your senior year, it's not a good time to be distracted. When you get to university..."

He didn't continue.

With Ning Xi's intelligence, she naturally understood what he meant.

"Thank you for reminding me, Uncle Zhuang."

Ning Xi smiled gently, her soft temperament heartwarming. "Please don't tell Dad about Ye Fan for now. I'll tell him myself after the college entrance exam. Please."

Zhuang Li thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Don't worry, Miss, I know what to say and what not to say."

...

In the living room.

There were dozens of high school math workbooks, past college entrance exam papers and many Huanggang physics practice papers piled up on the coffee table in front of Ning Xiangtian.

His daughter's weaknesses were math and physics, and these two subjects happened to be his strengths.

To do a good job, one must first sharpen one's tools.

As her father, he had to be his daughter's weapon, crushing all the difficulties in her path.

Lan Xi came downstairs and saw this scene, her eyes filled with tenderness.

"Are you serious?"

"Of course!"

Hearing his wife's voice, Ning Xiangtian stopped what he was doing and said, "I'll do what I said."

Lan Xi smiled faintly. "For this, I'll let you sleep in the bedroom tonight."

Ning Xiangtian put down his pen, wrapped his arm around his wife's slender waist, and smiled. "Just one night, and you already miss me?"

"Don't be narcissistic!"

Lan Xi glared at her husband, her charming face filled with sweetness.

"Ahem!"

A soft and sweet voice sounded, and Ning Xiangtian and Lan Xi froze, quickly separating.

At the entrance of the living room, Ning Xi stood with her hands covering her eyes, but the gap between her fingers was quite large. "I didn't see anything, continue, continue..."

"..."

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