Sun Yanhong was not angry; instead, she chuckled and said, "Aren't you a professor? So knowledgeable."
Zhou Qianru retorted, even more annoyed, "I'm not a professor. I'm an associate professor. My vast knowledge is only in the field of art."
Sun Yanhong laughed heartily and said, "You really love being precise. I've always felt your personality is more suited to being a lawyer than a professor, let alone an art professor."
Zhou Qianru corrected again, "Art associate professor."
"Alright, my art associate professor, I've already told you his general situation. What do you think I could do to win over a man like him?"
"Honestly, you can't win him over," Zhou Qianru said bluntly. "Firstly, he probably already knows so things about you from Liu ijun, and frankly, your reputation isn't great; secondly, he isn't short of money, and besides, he's much younger than you, so logically, it's unlikely he'd be interested in you; thirdly, based on what you said yourself, you gave him a bad first impression."
"You always have such cutting words. Can't you say sothing nice?" Sun Yanhong said, sowhat displeased and a bit dejected.
Zhou Qianru said with a hint of smugness, "I'm just being honest. If you want soone to tell you flattering lies, find soone else."
"Sigh, this situation really is strange," Sun Yanhong shook her head. "I suddenly started liking him, and then lost interest in other n. But honestly, besides him being a bit handso and having a bit of money, I really don't know what it is I like about him. I'm puzzled myself."
Zhou Qianru didn't mock her this ti; instead, she comforted her, "Maybe it's fate. When I first t you, when I got to know you, I suddenly felt we could be lifelong friends. And now, we've been friends for over a decade."
Sun Yanhong laughed, "Your analogy isn't bad. Relationships between people really can be magical sotis. Right now, I'm just thinking about how to be friends with Chen Feng, that's the first step. If I can achieve that first step, I'll be satisfied."
Zhou Qianru laughed, "That's the right attitude. Take it one step at a ti, start by being friends."
The two won chatted and laughed, and ti passed quickly; unknowingly, more than half an hour had gone by.
Just as Sun Yanhong was wondering why there was still no ssage from Shi Xiangnan and was thinking of actively asking, Shi Xiangnan finally sent a ssage.
Jin Yongnian had already arrived, and Chen Feng had set out as well and could arrive in about ten minutes at the earliest.
Upon seeing the ssage, Sun Yanhong breathed a sigh of relief, as she had been worried that Chen Feng might suddenly not co.
Ti passed, and sure enough, Chen Feng arrived as agreed ten minutes later.
Shi Xiangnan promptly sent this news to Sun Yanhong, making her a bit nervous. She imdiately asked Zhou Qianru in front of her, "Qianru, how should I talk to him when I go out later?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qianru couldn't help but be both amused and exasperated, rubbing her forehead, "You really don't look like yourself when you're this nervous; soone who doesn't know might think he's your first love."
Sun Yanhong glared at her and said seriously, "I asked you to co to help plan strategies, not to mock coldly."
"I had no intention of mocking you; it's just that this overly worried deanor really doesn't look like you. You're Sun Yanhong, the woman who plays n like puppets and often changes boyfriends to younger guys. This Chen Feng is divorced, dumped by his wife; what's there to be worried about? If he doesn't fancy you, it's his loss. You don't need to care so much about him."
These seemingly encouraging yet mocking words left Sun Yanhong a bit amused and exasperated.
"Alright, after hearing your words, I suddenly decide to just let it happen; be myself, and just let things be as they are."
Zhou Qianru laughed, "That's right. Be yourself and let others talk."
These words felt sowhat awkward to Sun Yanhong.
anwhile, on the second floor at a window seat in a tea lounge, Chen Feng and Jin Yongnian sat in a row while Shi Xiangnan sat opposite them.
"Shi, now that Chen Feng is here, let's get down to business directly," Jin Yongnian said straightforwardly. "I'll act as the middleman, and you should pour him a cup of tea then apologize, so the misunderstanding between you two can be cleared up."
Shi Xiangnan certainly didn't want to pour tea and apologize to Chen Feng, but he couldn't refuse; this apology was sothing Sun Yanhong had asked him to do from the start.
However, being asked to do this right away was hard for him to accept, and if he could avoid it, it would be much better.
"Jin, this is a matter between Chen Feng and , so please don't interfere anymore. Chen Feng, what do you say?"
After saying this, Shi Xiangnan smiled expectantly at Chen Feng, hoping he'd tactfully skip the tea-pouring apology part.
Unfortunately, Chen Feng had no such intention. His expression unchanged, he asked in a flat tone, "Didn't you invite Uncle Jin to diate? Why are you denying it now?"
Face stiffening, Shi Xiangnan awkwardly explained, "I only asked him to invite you out so we could talk and clear up the misunderstanding; I never intended for him to act as a diator."
Jin Yongnian was naturally upset at this backstabbing comnt. Just as he was about to speak, Chen Feng rudely said to Shi Xiangnan, "So, you didn't ask out to apologize? What exactly do you want to do then?"
Shi Xiangnan felt put out being questioned like this. His expression was unpleasant; he was Chen Feng's elder, wasn't there a more respectful way to talk to an elder?
Just as he was about to reprimand Chen Feng, Sun Yanhong's voice rang out from behind, "Shi invited you today to apologize to you, and I also want to apologize."
As she spoke, Sun Yanhong naturally walked over, sat by Shi Xiangnan, and faced Chen Feng across the tea table.
Sun Yanhong's sudden appearance was sowhat of a surprise to Chen Feng; he hadn't anticipated her presence at all.
However, given how she'd tried nurous tis to et him but had been declined each ti, it wasn't surprising she seized this opportunity.
Chen Feng only glanced at her for a few seconds before shifting his gaze to Zhou Qianru, who had followed behind Sun Yanhong.
Initially, he hadn't paid much attention to this intellectual middle-aged woman, and she hadn't paid much attention to him either.
But soon, they both froze, staring across the two or three ters between them; for a mont, they were both speechless.
A sowhat distant mory suddenly surfaced in Chen Feng's mind.
Zhou Qianru's sudden appearance at this mont was truly unexpected for Chen Feng.
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