NOVEL WEB chapter 66: Bet
Returning home.
Ning Xiangtian arrived at the door of his daughter's bedroom and raised his hand to knock.
"Zhi—"
The door opened, and Ning Xi poked her head out. The dots of cherry pink on her head caught Ning Xiangtian's attention.
"Xiao Xi, what's on your hair?"
"Ah? This..."
Ning Xi's eyes darted around, her words laced with guilt.
"During the day, I helped a classmate draw a picture, and I accidentally got it on my hair. I'll wash it right away."
"A male classmate?"
"...Yes."
After hesitating for a few seconds, Ning Xi nodded slightly.
She didn't want to lie!
Ning Xiangtian squinted his eyes and continued to ask, "Do you have feelings for this male classmate?"
When he watched the surveillance video just now, he wanted to kill someone. But at this moment, he had calmed down. The most important thing was to find out what his daughter was thinking.
"I..."
Ning Xi didn't know how to answer such a straightforward question, and her cheeks flushed slightly.
Do you have feelings for him?
…Yes!
She was very clear about this in her heart.
Seeing his daughter's expression, Ning Xiangtian already had an answer in his heart and sighed slightly. "Xiao Xi, it was Dad's fault when you came home just now. I've always treated you like a child. Before I knew it, you were already 17 years old, and you're really not a child anymore."
"You have the right to make friends, and Dad shouldn't interfere with that. However, you are now at a critical juncture in your studies, so don't get distracted!"
"Dad, I didn't..."
Ning Xi lowered her head and bit her red lips.
Ning Xiangtian nodded slightly. He knew his daughter's character very well.
She wouldn't lie!
Since she said no, then it must be no.
After thinking about it, he couldn't help but advise, "Xiao Xi, the reason Dad didn't let you have contact with the opposite sex before was mainly because you were still young. As you get older, you will eventually get married. This is inevitable."
"But, Dad only asks one thing of you, even if you meet a boy you like, you must protect yourself. Girls must be reserved, understand?"
"Dad!"
Ning Xi stomped her feet in shame and anger, "What, what are you talking about?"
Ning Xiangtian scratched his head in embarrassment and explained, "I'm not saying you can't fall in love, but it must be after you're an adult."
"Of course, if you meet a boy you like, you can bring him home, and your mother and I can help you check him out."
"You're still talking about it?!"
Ning Xi opened the door, stared at her father angrily, and said word by word, "I'm not in love!"
"Dad knows."
Ning Xiangtian touched his daughter's little head and said gently, "You will fall in love eventually. If I don't give you, silly girl, a heads up, what if you get cheated?"
"What do you think of the boy who took you home today?"
"I..."
Ning Xi's clear eyes widened, and she immediately reacted, a faint coldness spreading across her pretty face.
"Dad, are you investigating others again? Will you threaten them next?"
"..."
Ning Xiangtian opened his mouth, speechless.
Plan, it was indeed such a plan.
It's just not a threat, but...
"Cough!"
"Look at what you're saying, is that the kind of image I have in your heart?"
"Yes."
"..."
Ning Xiangtian looked at his angry daughter, his heart slightly bitter.
"Xiao Xi, Dad never threatens people..."
"H-Haven't you threatened enough people?"
Ning Xi pouted and said angrily, "My deskmate in second grade, my deskmate in fifth grade, my classmate in eighth grade, and my deskmate in ninth grade, why did they suddenly transfer schools?"
"..."
This time, Ning Xiangtian was embarrassed.
Seeing her father's silence, a hint of hesitation flashed in Ning Xi's eyes. In the end, she decided to come clean.
"Dad, the boy who took me home today is named Ye Fan. He's my classmate and deskmate. He's the one who's been tutoring me, and he wrote those annotations."
"I admit that I have some feelings for him. I'm grateful to him for tutoring me. What's wrong with that?"
"As for you saying that I'm in love, it's completely unfounded!"
Hearing this, Ning Xiangtian's face was filled with surprise.
Those annotations were actually written by a senior high school student.
Unbelievable!
"How about this, next weekend, you invite Ye Fan to our house for dinner, and your mother and I will thank him in person, how about that?"
Having dinner was just an excuse; the real purpose was to scrutinize him!
Ning Xiangtian knew very well how outstanding his daughter was.
He didn't believe that any boy could resist his daughter's charm. This Ye Fan's motive for tutoring must be impure!
It was indeed so.
Ye Fan's motives were indeed impure...
"This isn't good, right?"
Ning Xi was stunned. She didn't expect her father to make such a decision. She was shy and at a loss.
Invite a boy to her house for dinner?
Never!
Ning Xiangtian waved his hand and made a decision, "That's settled. Don't worry, Dad will treat him well."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Ning Xi stood at the door for a long time. After she came back to her senses, she closed the door absentmindedly, her heart in a mess.
What to do, what to do?
Do you want to invite Ye Fan to your house?
But...
The girl wrapped herself in the quilt and thought for a long, long time, until before falling asleep, she still couldn't come up with a solution.
On the other side, Ning Xiangtian returned to his bedroom.
Lan Xi, who was sitting on the bed reading, put down the book in her hand when she saw him come in and asked softly, "What were you doing just now? Why didn't you come upstairs for dinner?"
Ning Xiangtian walked to the bed, embraced Lan Xi in his arms, and pretended to be wronged, "How could I dare to eat without you saying so?"
A hint of blame appeared on Lan Xi's beautiful face. "If I didn't call you, you wouldn't have come up yourself?"
"I saved you some food. I'll go heat it."
As soon as she moved, Lan Xi was pulled back.
"I'm not hungry right now. Thank you, wife, for your concern."
Ning Xiangtian smiled and said after a moment of pondering, "Wife, I want to tell you something."
"As it happens, I also have something to tell you."
"What is it?"
"You go first."
The two of them were so tacit that they didn't even miss a word. Even their tone was the same.
Lan Xi chuckled and gave her husband an eye roll. "You go first, or else, you sleep alone tonight!"
"..."
Ning Xiangtian smiled bitterly. He had heard this sentence countless times since they started dating.
But…
No matter how many times he heard it, he still had to listen!
"It's like this. Xiao Xi has a classmate who is tutoring her. The tutoring effect is quite good. Recently, her math and physics scores have improved a lot. So I asked Xiao Xi to invite this classmate to our house for dinner next weekend to thank him."
"Of course, there's no problem, it should be like this." Lan Xi nodded.
"Wife, it's your turn."
Lan Xi sat up straight, the silk nightgown on her shoulders slightly slipping off, extremely alluring.
Ning Xiangtian swallowed his saliva and said, "Wife, I suddenly don't want to hear it anymore. How about we do something serious?"
"What?" Lan Xi was a little confused.
Ning Xiangtian said righteously, "Of course, it's to give Xiao Xi a younger brother or sister!"
"Get lost!"
Lan Xi rolled her eyes at her husband. They were an old married couple, so she wasn't really shy. She said, "Today, I found Xiao Xi a tutor. It's nothing, just a boy. I'm afraid that you, a daughter-obsessed person, will do something irrational, so I'm giving you a heads-up in advance."
"A tutor? And a male one?!"
Ning Xiangtian frowned, displeasure written all over his face.
Lan Xi pursed her lips helplessly. She knew this would happen. She took her husband's hand and explained, "Don't overthink it. That boy is very good at solving problems. Although he is still in his third year of high school, he is better than many top students from the top four universities!"
"He's still in his third year of high school?"
Ning Xiangtian's eyelids twitched, and he immediately refused, "No, absolutely not. Isn't this nonsense!"
"Are you questioning my judgment?"
"..."
"The tutor will start teaching Xiao Xi next weekend. You can't mess it up, otherwise..."
At this point, Lan Xi raised her eyebrows and said three words lightly.
"You know!"
"..."
Ning Xiangtian's face was filled with bitterness.
He had been completely controlled by Lan Xi ever since they started dating. They had been married for almost 20 years, and this situation had not only not eased but had become even more serious.
No way!
He must resist!!!
"Cough—"
"Wife, I have a suggestion, do you want to hear it?"
Lan Xi's eyes were suspicious, "What kind of tricks are you playing?"
Ning Xiangtian chuckled and said, "Didn't you say that this tutor is very good? It just so happens that the student who is tutoring Xiao Xi is also very good. Since that's the case, why don't we let them compete?"
"Tutoring, everyone has their method. If Xiao Xi listens to this one and then that one, it will be counterproductive for her. Why don't we find the best person to tutor her?"
"Wife, don't you think that makes sense?"
He was amazed by those annotations from a while ago. How could an ordinary tutor compare to someone who could write annotations of that level?
Not to mention, he was still a senior high school student.
There was no suspense!
In fact, the thing he minded the most was that this tutor was a boy.
What would a senior high school boy think when he saw his daughter? He wouldn't even think about tutoring. That's why he said that.
This method could at least eliminate this so-called tutor first.
Although the boy he saw on the surveillance today was annoying, Ning Xiangtian had to admit that he was indeed a little…charming. He was definitely much better than this unseen tutor!
Lan Xi frowned slightly and pondered seriously.
What her husband said did make sense.
Biting off more than one can chew!
She was still very confident in Ye Fan's ability. After all, Ye Fan's performance during the day was really too amazing. Even if her daughter's classmate's grades were excellent, he would definitely not be Ye Fan's opponent.
"You seem to have a lot of confidence in Xiao Xi's classmate?"
"Of course!" Ning Xiangtian nodded.
Lan Xi's thoughts raced, and her eyes lifted slightly. "It's not that I can't accept this suggestion, but I'm also very confident in the tutor I found. Since that's the case, why don't we add an extra bet?"
"What are we betting on?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. I'll tell you when I think about it, and you do the same. Whoever loses, no matter what the other party asks them to do, they must do it!"
"Okay!"
"Good, it's settled then. Let's sleep."
The moment the light was turned off, Ning Xiangtian and Lan Xi looked at each other with understanding and said four words in unison.
"You, are going to lose!"
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