Chapter 140 - 109: As If In a Different World

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Chapter 140: Chapter 109: As If In a Different WorldIt was a sun-dappled afternoon, and the streets were lined with lush Chinese parasol trees, their foliage umbrella-like. Chen Feng found a document bag on his way back to the company, opened it to take a quick look, and found some official documents with official seals. He didn’t look further and put them back in the bag. Such things were worthless to others, but clearly important to the person and organization that had lost them. Thus, Chen Feng decided to do a good deed and stood waiting. About ten minutes later, a woman with a beautiful face and a hint of a college student air rushed over on a small electric scooter. This woman was Shen Lin. She had just been employed by her organization for a couple of months and today, her boss had asked her to fetch some documents from a sister organization. She had taken them, placing them in the trunk of her scooter. As she headed back to her workplace, the documents miraculously fell out of the trunk and disappeared. So she hurried back the way she had come and found Chen Feng by the roadside, holding the document bag and waiting for the owner. That was how the two met, and Shen Lin was extremely grateful to him. One could imagine that if she had lost those documents, she would definitely have faced a penalty, and she might even have lost her job. And Chen Feng’s first impression of such a beautiful girl was quite good. Their first meeting didn’t involve much conversation as both had to go to work. However, at Shen Lin’s initiative, they exchanged contact information. That evening, Shen Lin took the initiative to invite Chen Feng out to dinner as a thank-you. It was their first date and both enjoyed each other’s company very much, quickly developing mutual affection. Gradually, the two naturally came together. Two years into their relationship, Shen Lin defied her family’s objections and insisted on marrying him. Their wedding took place in Chen Feng’s hometown and was rather modest. None of her relatives from her side attended; she only invited two close college girlfriends to be her bridesmaids, and no other relatives or friends. One reason was the distance, and another, of course, was that Chen Feng’s hometown was quite remote—situated in the countryside. Inviting her own friends and relatives to attend there was not very feasible and would have been somewhat embarrassing for her. Shen Lin was from Xiu Zhou, not from the urban area but from a county governed by Xiu Zhou. She had definitely married down by choosing Chen Feng, a poor boy, especially considering her parents and family were against the marriage. Hence, she chose not to invite any guests from her side. As a result, many of Shen Lin’s friends and relatives were unaware that she had married, while everyone on Chen Feng’s side knew about their marriage. Their marriage, a product of a love match, was achieved against some odds. From the very beginning, Chen Feng had deeply adored her, not only for her beauty but also because her personality wasn’t too domineering—she was strong yet gentle—and her job was very stable, a secure government position. Therefore, Chen Feng took this relationship very seriously, especially after she ignored her family’s objections to marry him. He felt deeply grateful and secretly vowed to make something of himself one day to make her proud in front of her family. Sadly, fate played a cruel joke on him. After they married, Chen Feng’s career took a sharp downturn, leaving him depressed and despondent as he faced sabotage from colleagues at his company. On the other hand, Shen Lin’s career flourished, earning a promotion within a year of their marriage. Compared to her, Chen Feng felt like a complete failure as a husband. Their communication started well initially but gradually diminished, with both seeming to intentionally avoid each other. Neither acknowledged it openly, but both knew there was a problem in their relationship. Both were waiting for the other to initiate a discussion. This stalemate continued until Chen Feng was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Without the illness, Chen Feng would have never agreed to a divorce. Generally, in today’s society, as long as a man’s wife isn’t overly troublesome, men rarely initiate a divorce. Even if a man had several mistresses, it’s uncommon for him to ask for a divorce from his wife. Many men, even those whose wives have been unfaithful, ultimately choose to compromise, not to divorce, and to forgive—for the sake of their children or love. In this society, men live with much more restraint than women. Typically, many of the ongoing divorce cases are initiated by the women, who insist on the divorce despite various complications, and the men agree only when they have no other choice. Before his diagnosis, Chen Feng, as a man, naturally had no intention of divorcing Shen Lin. In fact, he had resolved that even if Shen Lin wanted a divorce, he would firmly refuse. However, the terminal illness shattered his resolve, and he ultimately proposed they separate. In short, after Chen Feng found out about his illness, he had a sudden epiphany, realizing how much he owed Shen Lin. He didn’t want to burden or hold her back. But just after they divorced, Chen Feng hit a streak of good luck and his fortune quickly grew to several million dollars. He even managed to purchase the Red Villa Bay villa they had always dreamed of, complete with a shop spacious enough to accommodate three generations. Chen Feng’s current life was exactly what they both had once fantasized about and longed for.

Chapter 140 - 109: As If In a Different World

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