Chen Feng had lunch at a restaurant near East Lake, which had so fa to its na. Eating by himself, a al ran him over a thousand, and he ordered several local dishes.
Unable to finish it all but not wanting to waste, he directly packed it up, planning to eat it for dinner.
Though he now had money, he still wasn’t in the habit of wasting food.
After placing the takeaway in his car, Chen Feng didn’t hurry back.
With no one else at ho, there would be no point in returning imdiately; it was nicer to wander outside.
He scanned a shared bicycle and leisurely cycled along the East Lake embanknt, stopping to rest whenever he felt tired, either standing or sitting, taking in the scenery along the way.
As a world-renowned travel city, Xiu Zhou had seen an increased number of tourists over the years, and Chen Feng saw many of them from different parts of the world, with all sorts of skin colors.
Luckily, it wasn’t the peak tourist season, so there weren’t too many visitors at the more famous spots.
Chen Feng followed a tour group and got a free half-hour guide spiel, where most of it was familiar to many people, but there were also so anecdotes and legends that were rarely heard, which he found quite interesting.
When the tour group was boarding their bus to continue elsewhere, Chen Feng didn’t join them.
After cycling back to where he parked, he drove to the supermarket for a stroll and bought so things before finally returning ho in Red Villa Bay.
If it weren’t for the boredom he felt being alone at the East Lake Villa, Chen Feng wouldn’t have preferred coming here.
After all, he was more accustod to living there.
Now, it was almost four in the afternoon. After stuffing the takeaway in the fridge, Chen Feng sat on the living room couch and ssaged Xiao Ya on WeChat, asking when she’d be back.
A few minutes later, Xiao Ya replied that the store was quite busy since it was her first day, and she might finish late, probably around six or seven in the evening.
Seeing this, Chen Feng frowned slightly, but he couldn’t really say anything to her. After all, this was a sign of her ambition. However, he felt a bit shortchanged paying her 30,000 a month for maintenance yet hardly seeing her.
Luckily, Chen Feng was aware she wasn’t the sa as Sun Xiaorui, so he didn’t feel like she was irreplaceable.
The two of them had already beco intimate.
And with the addition of being alumni, he thought of it as an act of charity.
Coming to terms with it, Chen Feng didn’t pursue the matter further and instead replied to a ssage from Lin Wan.
Lin Wan had ssaged him several tis after ten o’clock the previous night, but Chen Feng hadn’t replied; she ssaged again that morning and even called, which he ignored.
The reason was that this woman had been inquiring about Qin Zhen, which annoyed him.
But they were friends, after all, and it wouldn’t be nice not to reply at all.
Now that he had ti, Chen Feng replied: "He already has a girlfriend, whom I t last night. She’s very pretty, graduated from a prestigious university, works at a bank, cos from a wealthy family, and brought a property in Xiu Zhou as a dowry. So, give up on that thought."
A few minutes later, Lin Wan pinged him with a ssage: "Do you have a photo of his girlfriend?"
She really was bored enough to want to see it with her own eyes.
"No."
"Then, did you ask him about his impression of ?"
"I asked, and he’s not interested," Lin Wan was clearly angry and imdiately sent an angry emoji, then voiced over: "You’re lying! I’m a great beauty, in good shape, with a pretty face, and can sing and dance. How could he not be interested?"
Chen Feng also sent a voice ssage: "I told you he has a girlfriend, the marriage-talk kind of relationship, and she’s not any less attractive than you, maybe even outclasses you in education, work, and family background. It’s normal for him not to be interested in you."
"Damn it, I still don’t believe it. You set up a eting with him, and I’ll ask him face-to-face."
"Why put yourself through that? Plus, you might not care about saving face, but I do. How can you ask such a thing in person? It’s awkward. Just let it go. Although my friend is indeed exceptional, unfortunately, he’s taken. Stop thinking about him."
At first, Chen Feng was indeed interested, thinking that since Lin Wan was pretty much decent in her values, looked good and was interested in Qin Zhen, he might as well make an introduction.
If it worked out, they could all hang out and have more fun together.
But it turned out that Qin Zhen wasn’t interested in Lin Wan at all and instead, he was quite keen on Wu ngting.
That naturally led Chen Feng to abandon the idea of playing matchmaker. Not just because Qin Zhen already had a girlfriend, but also because Chen Feng knew Qin Zhen’s nature: one aspect was his fickleness; it was difficult for him to commit to a woman.
The second aspect was his stubbornness. Once he decided he wasn’t interested in Lin Wan, it was unlikely to change. A forced lon isn’t sweet, and even if he tried to force them together, the result probably wouldn’t be good. Instead, he might end up causing harm.
If that were the case, he’d feel guilty for ddling.
"No way! I want to ask him in person, or at least give his phone number."
"Drop it. I’ve known him for years, I know his personality. If he says he’s not interested, he ans it. He’s just like that, very stubborn and hard to change. Chasing him would be useless. I think you should look for soone else. There aren’t many as outstanding as him and , but if you look hard, you should be able to find a few."
"I’m heartbroken. It’s not easy to finally be interested in soone and end up with this result. Wuu wuu..."
"Yeah. Have a good cry, and afterward, it’ll be like nothing happened."
"Get lost. I’m not having a breakup, why should I cry?"
"Isn’t this just like a rejection? You like soone who doesn’t like you back, getting turned down is sad. It’s normal. Haha."
"You enjoy others’ misfortunes too much. You won’t have any friends like that. Be careful I have Tiantian stop speaking to you."
"Don’t forget who stood up for you yesterday morning. You’re so petty."
"Alright, alright. But stop making fun of . It’s taken so much courage to finally take initiative in pursuing a guy, only to be rejected before it even started. Wuu wuu..."
"Go ahead and cry. If there’s nothing else, then that’s it."
"Hold on. To express my gratitude for you coming to my aid today and for Qin Zhen’s help, tomorrow, I’ll treat you both to a ho-cooked al at my place. You both must co, can’t miss one."
Chen Feng was sowhat speechless and replied with a laugh in his voice ssage: "You’re really not giving up, are you? Inviting is fine, but you can leave him out. He truly has a girlfriend, and she’s very clingy. Just last night, it was supposed to be just the two of us, but then his girlfriend ca looking for him. You don’t really want her to co over to your place tomorrow too, do you?"
"If his girlfriend wants to co, then she can co too. Am I afraid of her?"
"I am," said Chen Feng, "Let’s do it tomorrow noon. I’ll bring so groceries over, and you can have ngting cook for . I ate out today, and it wasn’t as good as the food she makes."
"Since you like her cooking so much, you might as well go for it. You’re a grown man, what’s with the fuss? Though, if you really want to be with Tiantian, you’ve got to get serious first. Break it off properly with Sun."
"Don’t worry about her and . That’s it, I’m busy. Bye."
After sending this voice ssage, Chen Feng couldn’t be bothered to talk further.
She continued to send a few more ssages, but Chen Feng didn’t open them.
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