He also believed that Wu ngting wouldn’t change the way she treated him just because he had beco wealthy.
So, Chen Feng candidly said, "Tomorrow Little Riu is moving to the villa I bought. You can co along and check it out too."
"Figures. If you have money, there’s no reason not to buy a house."
Wu ngting was prepared and wasn’t surprised.
She also knew when to stop and didn’t continue to ask about the price of the villa or exactly how much money Chen Feng had. She still had that sense of propriety.
"I actually didn’t want to buy it. After all, with my current situation, as you know, I could just..."
"Don’t talk about such unlucky things," Wu ngting interrupted him, "Since you have money, it’s better to invest in property than to keep it in the bank, at least housing prices are always rising."
"I didn’t have this much money before; I’ve only made it recently. If I had been this wealthy before, there’s no way I would have gotten divorced."
"It just ans your ex-wife isn’t destined to enjoy wealth with you," Wu ngting said, slightly mocking.
Chen Feng sighed and said, "I owe her. If I had known that my fortunes would change for the better after our divorce, it’s very likely I wouldn’t have divorced her."
Wu ngting pursed her lips and said, "If you hadn’t divorced her, your fortune might not have been so good."
Chen Feng was stunned for a mont, reluctantly smiled, and said, "That’s really a possibility..."
With a tinge of jealousy, Wu ngting said, "You can reconcile with her, given that you’re now single and quite wealthy. Your ex-wife would definitely be willing."
Chen Feng shook his head with a smile and said, "You really are... The reason we divorced wasn’t just my health at that ti, but mainly because our feelings for each other had faded."
"Faded feelings can intensify again," Wu ngting said, expressionless and a bit teasing.
"Is it really aningful to reignite feelings with money?" Chen Feng retorted.
Wu ngting shook her head, "I wouldn’t know. I’m not you, nor am I your ex-wife."
"Anyway, I don’t think it’s aningful. So, I’ve never considered getting back with her. If possible, I don’t want to see her for the rest of my life. The last ti I saw her, it just made both of us unhappy."
"Since you say you owe her, haven’t you thought about compensating her? Whether emotionally or financially."
Chen Feng nodded, "Of course, I have. In the future, I might give her so money, or perhaps gift her a house. I had promised her before to buy her a house, and I never fulfilled it until the divorce."
"You really are generous!" Wu ngting said sourly, "But no matter how wealthy you are, you shouldn’t be giving things away like that. She’s already divorced you. She has nothing to do with you now."
"But isn’t that what I owe her? I had made her a promise, and I must deliver. Besides, a slightly off-center, second-hand flat in the city, around a hundred square ters, can be settled for two to three million."
"Have you thought about her living with another man in the house you give her?"
At Wu ngting’s words, Chen Feng couldn’t help but picture that scenario, feeling sowhat choked up at heart, then he looked at Wu ngting in shock, "Tingting, when did you beco so sharp-tongued?"
Wu ngting spread her hands, innocently saying, "I’m just telling it like it is."
"Alright. You’ve successfully talked out of the idea of gifting her the house. How I’ll compensate her, I’ll decide in the future."
"That’s right. You and your ex-wife don’t have any children, and giving her a house is a foolish action. When you promised her a house before, it was ant for the two of you to live in. Now that you’re giving it to her, she’ll be living there with another man, isn’t that silly? You might as well give her so financial compensation. It doesn’t have to be much, I think a few tens of thousands would suffice. For example, give it to her as a wedding gift when she gets engaged or married. That way, you would have treated her right."
"How co you sound like you’re even more experienced than ?" Chen Feng looked at her curiously.
Wu ngting pursed her lips and said, "I am a romance novelist on the internet. Of course, I understand a bit about these things."
That explanation passed muster.
"There’s so truth in what you say. But I may not live to see her engagent or remarriage."
"Don’t keep talking about such dismal things," Wu ngting frowned and scolded him, "I believe that fate will have its own plans, and you’ll definitely get through these tough tis. I’ll stay with you!"
As she spoke, Wu ngting naturally reached out and took Chen Feng’s hand, soft and warm.
Hearing these words coming out of a "little sister’s" mouth, along with such intimate gestures, made Chen Feng feel quite strange.
Was she still his "own little sister"?
"I... need to use the restroom."
Chen Feng withdrew his hand and got up to rush off to the bathroom.
He enjoyed Wu ngting’s tenderness too, but she was supposed to be his sister now, not his girlfriend.
Wu ngting watched Chen Feng hurry away, a sly smile creeping at the corners of her mouth.
In the afternoon, Chen Feng had a lovely nap with Sun Xiaorui, and when they got up at three o’clock, Wu ngting dragged him out to buy treadmills.
This ti, they didn’t head to Delong Square, but to a specialty store that sold treadmills.
Sun Xiaorui, of course, ca along, while Lin Wan did not.
In the end, after trying out the machines, they decided to purchase a model from the store, buying one for the East Lake Villa and another for Red Villa Bay.
After the discount, the two treadmills cost just under forty thousand yuan, which was not much for Chen Feng at the mont.
One treadmill was directly arranged for delivery to East Lake Villa, while the other was scheduled to be sent to Red Villa Bay the following day.
Back at East Lake Villa, all four of them were interested in the new high-end treadmill; each person tried it out and found it quite to their liking.
They stopped playing with the treadmill only when it was ti for dinner.
After eating, Lin Wan, as usual, considerately went upstairs early, Sun Xiaorui washed the dishes in the kitchen, and Wu ngting sat with Chen Feng on the living room sofa to watch TV.
After pouring him a cup of tea, Wu ngting said, "I’ve spoken to Waner, and she will co with to Red Villa Bay tomorrow to have a look, you don’t mind, do you?"
Chen Feng gave her a look and responded, "Since you’ve already said it, of course I don’t mind."
"That’s good. You shouldn’t have any objections to her either. She may be greedy for money, but she didn’t really betray last ti. Actually, I intentionally let her give you so hints. Otherwise, I’m not that stupid; knowing she had been won over by you, I wouldn’t have revealed my true feelings to her."
"Oh, so you an she was actually being used by you?" Chen Feng asked with a hint of amusent.
With a mix of embarrassnt and shyness, Wu ngting replied, "Well, I am a novelist, after all, and I’ve written about dostic and palace plots, so naturally I know a thing or two about manipulating people. But in general, I wouldn’t use that in real life."
Chen Feng suddenly felt that his previous understanding of her was quite superficial.
She appeared delicate and weak, but she was skilled in Taekwondo, capable of easily handling one or two n.
Moreover, beneath her gentle nature was a more assertive side, as she had previously forced him into a tough choice.
Aside from that, she might seem naive on the surface, but she had her sches, the kind indicating a wisdom in foolish disguise.
She wouldn’t normally resort to scheming and being petty, but if it ca down to it, others might not be able to outwit her.
"It’s good to be like this. People can be a bit naive, but not too naive; that would just be foolish. People cherish the naive, but they take advantage of the foolish."
"Brother, that’s quite philosophical of you,"
Wu ngting looked up to him with admiration and gently clapped her hands.
Chen Feng’s vanity was imnsely satisfied as he laughed and said, "Well, I am quite a few years older than you; I’ve seen more of the world and read more books than you, so naturally, my words carry so wisdom. You’ll benefit from sticking by my side in the future."
Wu ngting laughed and said, "Brother, you sure are full of yourself when confident."
Chen Feng retorted, "I’m no Zhongshan wolf."
At that, Wu ngting couldn’t help but giggle.
The two chatted away in harmony, seemingly returning to the state before they were a couple.
Quite nice, indeed!
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