Chen Feng and Peng Qirui quickly walked to the elevator area.
While waiting for the elevator, Peng Qirui casually asked, "I heard that you have a pretty good relationship with Tao Yaoyang?"
Chen Feng was slightly taken aback, thoughts racing through his mind, realizing that this guy had looked into him beforehand.
He wasn't surprised by this and responded normally, "Yes, it's pretty good. The house I'm currently living in was sold to at a low price by him."
Peng Qirui smiled lightly and said, "Actually, I also know him, we've t a few tis before, but we're not close friends. If there's a chance, next ti you can invite him out, and we can all have a al together."
Chen Feng knew that the main purpose of the other party trying to befriend him this ti was this—to et Tao Yaoyang through him.
So, he casually agreed, "Sure, next ti there's a chance, we can have a al together."
Though he agreed verbally, Chen Feng certainly wouldn't naively make efforts to arrange a eting for the three of them to have dinner together.
He himself wasn't even bothering to contact Tao Yaoyang these days, let alone play the middleman to coordinate their further acquaintance.
Peng Qirui, unaware of Chen Feng's true thoughts, saw how readily he agreed and smiled in satisfaction.
The elevator arrived, and the four of them stepped inside one after another.
They were on the top floor, the 26th floor, the elevator stopped at the 19th floor letting one person in, two more at the 12th floor, two went out and two ca in on the ninth floor.
One of them, to Chen Feng's surprise, was Kong Tianlu, soone he hadn't seen or contacted for a long ti. He was holding a woman by the hand, with average looks but a voluptuous figure, about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, not Xia Xiaozhen, and certainly not Tang Yue.
Neither of them expected to et here. Kong Tianlu subconsciously let go of the woman's hand.
But he quickly reacted, smiling as he held the woman's hand again, looking nonchalant, and greeted Chen Feng, "Chen Feng, what a coincidence! To run into you here."
Chen Feng was a bit speechless at this point. Kong Tianlu, who was once such a straightforward and honest kid, now changing won as if changing clothes.
"Quite a coincidence indeed." Chen Feng said sowhat wistfully, glancing at the hand holding the woman.
Kong Tianlu, feeling Chen Feng's gaze, almost let go unconsciously but restrained himself. Still, he was slightly embarrassed and explained, "I'm already divorced. Later, after living with Xia Xiaozhen for over two months, she proposed breaking up. This is my new girlfriend, Manling, Luo Manling."
Upon introduction, Luo Manling sweetly smiled at Chen Feng and took the initiative to greet him, "Hello."
Out of courtesy, Chen Feng nodded at her and replied, "Hello."
At this mont, Peng Qirui, standing beside Chen Feng, also politely chid in, "Chairman Chen, is this your friend?"
Chen Feng could only nod and briefly introduced, "His na is Kong Tianlu, a friend I knew from before."
Upon hearing this introduction, Peng Qirui got the gist, but out of respect for Chen Feng, gave Kong Tianlu a smile and briefly introduced himself, "Hello, I'm Peng Qirui, pleased to et you."
"Hello, hello, I'm also pleased to et you."
Kong Tianlu, unsure of who Peng Qirui was, could tell from his attire and the aura he exuded that he wasn't an ordinary person, responding a bit cautiously.
After the elevator stopped a couple more tis, they reached the first floor, and Kong Tianlu quickly said to Chen Feng, "We're here, we'll head off first, goodbye."
Chen Feng nodded without a word.
Kong Tianlu didn't say much else either and left the elevator holding his new girlfriend's hand.
As the elevator doors quickly closed, Luo Manling excitedly grabbed Kong Tianlu's arm and asked, "What does that friend of yours do? How is your relationship with him?"
Hearing this, Kong Tianlu couldn't help but frown slightly. Deep down, he had always been sowhat envious and jealous of Chen Feng.
The reason was simple, Shen Lin was his ideal type, and Shen Lin was Chen Feng's ex-wife.
In his eyes, Shen Lin was well-educated and self-reliant, not only beautiful and kind-hearted but also very family-oriented and considerate of her husband. Even later, when she decided to divorce Chen Feng, it wasn't really her fault, plus Chen Feng was the one who initiated the divorce.
After the divorce, Shen Lin maintained her integrity, untouched by her departnt chief's aggressive pursuits, let alone have an affair with any other leaders at her work. Truly, her character remained unstained in the mud, noble and high-minded.
Such a good woman happened to be Chen Feng's wife, not minding at all that he had no car, no house, and no money; she completely married for love.
In this materialistic age, won like her are really one in a million, which man wouldn't have a favorable impression of her?
Thus, he was always envious and jealous of Chen Feng. Before divorcing Tang Yue, it was mostly envy, but after the divorce, it turned mostly into jealousy.
After his divorce, he was suspended from his original position, his inco cut off, and his family didn't support him. Within less than two months of living with Xia Xiaozhen, they quarreled over rent, utilities, and daily expenses.
Initially thinking he and Xia Xiaozhen were true love, believing she wouldn't care about his financial status or looks, he found himself proven wrong, defeated by reality and money.
Before moving out from their shared rental, Xia Xiaozhen had already found soone else, not a rich heir, but an office worker earning over ten thousand a month, a local with a new house bought by his parents and a brand new Toyota worth over three hundred thousand.
Xia Xiaozhen frankly told him she wanted a man who could provide her financial and life security. Clearly, Kong Tianlu couldn't offer her that assurance.
Though also a local, the marital ho with Tang Yue was paid for by her family.
His own parents were ordinary dual-inco employees, with little savings, still living in an old house.
Once in a civil service job, his career prospects and benefits were excellent.
But due to going too far with Tang Yue at work, his reputation was damaged. If not for a good uncle, he might have been terminated by the company.
Even though he hadn't formally been dismissed, being suspended, he only got a few hundred yuan as a minimum stipend each month, which wasn't enough for the two of them to get by.
Once his previous savings dwindled, life beca stingy, even asking Xia Xiaozhen to contribute to the household, prompting her to leave, seed understandable to outsiders.
However, Kong Tianlu felt his feelings were deceived; he divorced for her and nearly lost his job, only to be betrayed.
After being dumped by Xia Xiaozhen, he had an epiphany, severing emotional ties with won, and shalessly sought forgiveness from his parents and uncle to return to work.
And his ex-wife Tang Yue continued staying at her forr job, perpetually tied to him.
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