Dean Sima's Excitement and Doubts

Dean Sima's words struck a chord with Chu Chen. Not to mention Old Fei—even if it had been anyone else, they probably would have sighed and wondered what sin they had committed in their previous life to end up with such a son!

Just as Chu Chen was growing curious and preparing to ask Dean Sima about the details, Old Fei walked out, carrying the bag containing the guqin. Since Dean Sima had not told Old Fei about the matter, Chu Chen could only suppress the question in his heart and remain silent.

In fact, Dean Sima had just said that although the wealthy man Fei Yu had tried to scam was from out of town, he had considerable influence in the capital because someone in his family held a ministerial-level position. Therefore, if it had been Chu Chen, he definitely would have had to inform Old Fei about Fei Yu's matter, lest the other party return to cause trouble.

But since Dean Sima had made that decision, he must have had his reasons. Perhaps Fei Yu had asked him not to tell Old Fei. In any case, Chu Chen did not feel it was appropriate to say much more.

Old Fei returned to his original seat and carefully placed the bag on the table. Then he smiled and said, "Having a livewire in the family means I can only put things somewhere secure. Sorry for making you two wait so long!"

The two men waved their hands, indicating that it was fine. However, if Chu Chen had known earlier that Old Fei had such an unreliable son, whether he would have repaired the guqin for him would have required some thought. He could trust Old Fei's character, but if Old Fei's son learned that there was a priceless ancient