Wu ngting thought for a mont and said, "I think she might want you to go back for arranged dating. Didn’t you tell us before that your mom forced you to go on blind dates? That teacher or sothing."
Chen Feng thought briefly, and with his mother calling at least twice a day recently, it seed there actually might be that possibility.
Lin Wan clapped her hands and laughed, "There really could be this possibility. Right after I graduated from college, my mom was also rushing for to co ho. And guess what, it was to set up on a blind date. The guy was a civil servant, thirty years old, eight years older than , chubby and short, not even reaching 170 cm, but acting all high and mighty, showing off in front of .
He was just a lowly clerk actually. If he were a small leader, I might have really given in. Unfortunately, he wasn’t. Anyway, it disgusted . The next day I ran straight back to Xiu Zhou. So, for the last two years, I haven’t wanted to go back, to avoid being forced into blind dating."
Wu ngting said in surprise, "Why didn’t you tell about this before?"
Lin Wan gave a bitter smile, "Why bring it up? My mom couldn’t wait to marry off, it’s frustrating to think about."
Chen Feng curled his lip, "Then why are you ntioning it now?"
Lin Wan laughed, "Aren’t you experiencing the sa thing? I feel better knowing it’s not just being pressured into marriage."
That was indeed true...
Sun Xiaorui’s eyes twinkled as she weakly suggested, "Brother Feng, why don’t I go back with you? I could pretend to be your girlfriend."
Wu ngting quickly said, "You don’t need to trouble yourself with this. Your dad is not in good health; you should go ho and take care of him. I had already made a deal with Brother Feng to et each other’s parents at the end of the year. Of course, I an putting on an act, pretending. Actually, my family is starting to pressure into marriage too. Last ti my mom called asking if I had a boyfriend, if not, she wants to go ho for blind dating over the New Year. It just so happens that I could go back with Brother Feng this ti and pretend to be boyfriend and girlfriend to deal with both our families."
Chen Feng imdiately shook his head and said, "That won’t do. You’re my sister now. Besides, our two families live so close to each other, and it would be easy for them to et. If that happened, it would be difficult to handle."
Wu ngting thought to herself, that’s exactly what she wanted—to create a fait accompli.
"That shouldn’t happen. My ho is in the city center, which is still so distance from yours. At worst, after we’re back in Xiu Zhou after the Spring Festival, we could just tell our families that we’re incompatible and have broken up."
Chen Feng continued to shake his head, "Let’s not."
The two of them had just gotten back on track to a normal relationship, and they were getting along rather well. Chen Feng did not want to go back to being boyfriend and girlfriend, not even a fake relationship.
Sun Xiaorui also smiled and said, "Yeah, Tingting. Since you’re both from Lu City, it would be really problematic if your parents did et. Besides, what’s the big deal about a blind date? Surely your parents wouldn’t set you up with an unreliable person. You might hit it off and et your Mr. Right."
Wu ngting rolled her eyes and said, "As if Mr. Right is that easy to et. I’m certainly not in a rush for a blind date. I’m only turning 23 after the New Year, actually just 22 by my actual age. It’s Sun who will be turning 27 after the New Year. Heh heh, maybe this ti when you go back, your parents will pressure you into blind dating."
Chen Feng, despite actually knowing her age as well, made Sun Xiaorui very uncomfortable being called out on her age like that.
However, she maintained a smile and said, "My parents have known for a while that I have a boyfriend. Last ti when Brother Feng lent 500,000 for my father’s treatnt, I told them it was from my boyfriend."
This made Wu ngting feel uncomfortable. After all, Chen Feng used to be her boyfriend, and Sun Xiaorui was just his mistress.
But in front of Chen Feng, of course, she couldn’t fall out with Sun Xiaorui, so she could only laugh it off and said, "So you’ve told your family about you and Brother Feng."
This sounded normal at first listen, but upon a little thought, it was sothing else. What did she an by ’about you and Brother Feng’? Was it about him keeping her as a mistress?
Surely, the fact that she was being kept by Chen Feng wouldn’t sound good, and if her family knew, they would be furious.
"Alright. Anyway, there’s no need for you to pretend to be my girlfriend," Chen Feng once again declined Wu ngting and then said to Sun Xiaorui, "If needed, I’ll tell my family that you’re my girlfriend. There might be a video call with my family, so be ntally prepared."
"Ah, okay," Sun Xiaorui quickly agreed, grinning from ear to ear, and she suggested again, "Brother Feng, then why don’t I co ho with you first to et your family?"
Chen Feng frowned slightly and shook his head, "That won’t be necessary. With the Spring Festival travel rush around the corner, it would be too much trouble for you to be traveling back and forth."
"Oh..." Sun Xiaorui nodded sowhat disappointedly.
Wu ngting was disappointed to hear Chen Feng ask Sun Xiaorui to pretend to be his girlfriend, but she couldn’t help showing a smile when she saw Chen Feng refusing to take Sun Xiaorui back with him.
Her joy didn’t last long, though. Her good friend Lin Wan chid in, "Brother Feng, why don’t you pretend to be my boyfriend too? I’m really scared by my family’s pressuring to marry. Just like Sun, a video call will do, you don’t need to accompany ho."
"Go away!" Chen Feng outright rejected, "You have plenty of people to pretend to be your boyfriend, why ?"
Lin Wan said pitifully, "But I’m closest to you right now. Besides, my hotown is far from both Xiu Zhou and Lu City, they won’t be able to verify it. Please help out, I’m begging you."
"Don’t even dream about it. I’m not doing that kind of thing. You better find soone else."
Lin Wan quickly added, "Aside from you, in Xiu Zhou, I really don’t know many guys. Except for your good friend Mr. Qin, maybe he can pretend for a bit. It’s just a video call."
"Co on! What are you thinking? He’s a governnt officer, pretending to be your boyfriend would be against his principles. Not to ntion he already has a girlfriend. What kind of strange idea is this?"
Lin Wan couldn’t help but feel dejected.
Sun Xiaorui said with a smile, "Waner, I could introduce you to so guys who can pretend to be your boyfriend. They’re all my university classmates, probably still single, and I think they’d be happy to pose as your boyfriend."
Wu ngting joined in teasingly, "Yeah, I have so good-looking male university classmates too, they would likely be glad to help."
"Aiya, are you two ganging up on now? I just asked Brother Feng to pretend for a bit, I’m not really doing anything to him, why all the fuss?" Lin Wan glared at both won.
Wu ngting and Sun Xiaorui exchanged glances and shared a tacit understanding with a smile.
Wu ngting said, "Even I can’t get Brother Feng to pretend, why are you joining in the commotion?"
Sun Xiaorui added, "With so many guys around, why do you need Brother Feng to pretend to be your boyfriend? Isn’t that just upsetting us?"
Under their barrage, Lin Wan raised her hands in surrender, "OK! I’m wrong. I overestimated myself, okay? Seriously."
At that mont, Chen Feng stood up and said, "Alright, let’s go. I need to prepare, I’ll be setting off later."
Wu ngting hurriedly offered, "Then I’ll go back with you. I’ll drive too."
Chen Feng glanced at her and nodded, "Fine."
Wu ngting and Lin Wan went back to the East Lake Villa, while Chen Feng and Sun Xiaorui returned to Red Villa Bay.
Sun Xiaorui felt very reluctant to part with Chen Feng, but it was sothing that couldn’t be helped, and the ride was silent.
After arriving back at Red Villa Bay, while helping Chen Feng pack his things, her eyes welled up with tears in secret.
Undoubtedly, after spending such a long ti together, she had developed genuine feelings for Chen Feng, and parting was difficult.
Chen Feng was also fond of her, though whether or not it was true affection was uncertain.
He hugged her for comfort, "I’ll be back after the Spring Festival, at most... around twenty days or so."
Twenty days really was quite a long ti.
Sun Xiaorui said with a plaintive tone, "It’s only the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, there are seventeen days until Spring Festival, and it doesn’t end until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. You’re not going to co back just after the new year, are you?"
Chen Feng actually wanted to spend more ti with his parents at ho this ti since it might be the last Spring Festival he spent with his family, so he could only respond, "I’ll try to co back earlier."
Sun Xiaorui imdiately fell silent again.
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