Chapter 172 - 123 Pretending_2

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Chapter 172: Chapter 123 Pretending_2Wu Mengting thought for a moment 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 something." Chen Feng thought briefly, and with his mother calling at least twice a day recently, it seemed 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 me to come home. And guess what, it was to set me up on a blind date. The guy was a civil servant, thirty years old, eight years older than me, chubby and short, not even reaching 170 cm, but acting all high and mighty, showing off in front of me. 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 me. 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 Mengting said in surprise, "Why didn’t you tell me about this before?" Lin Wan gave a bitter smile, "Why bring it up? My mom couldn’t wait to marry me off, it’s frustrating to think about." Chen Feng curled his lip, "Then why are you mentioning it now?" Lin Wan laughed, "Aren’t you experiencing the same thing? I feel better knowing it’s not just me 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 Mengting quickly said, "You don’t need to trouble yourself with this. Your dad is not in good health; you should go home and take care of him. I had already made a deal with Brother Feng to meet each other’s parents at the end of the year. Of course, I mean putting on an act, pretending. Actually, my family is starting to pressure me into marriage too. Last time my mom called asking if I had a boyfriend, if not, she wants me to go home for blind dating over the New Year. It just so happens that I could go back with Brother Feng this time and pretend to be boyfriend and girlfriend to deal with both our families." Chen Feng immediately 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 meet. If that happened, it would be difficult to handle." Wu Mengting thought to herself, that’s exactly what she wanted—to create a fait accompli. "That shouldn’t happen. My home is in the city center, which is still some 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 meet. 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 meet your Mr. Right." Wu Mengting rolled her eyes and said, "As if Mr. Right is that easy to meet. 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 time 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 time when Brother Feng lent me 500,000 for my father’s treatment, I told them it was from my boyfriend." This made Wu Mengting 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 something else. What did she mean 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 Mengting 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 mentally prepared." "Ah, okay," Sun Xiaorui quickly agreed, grinning from ear to ear, and she suggested again, "Brother Feng, then why don’t I come home with you first to meet 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 somewhat disappointedly. Wu Mengting 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 chimed in, "Brother Feng, why don’t you pretend to be my boyfriend too? I’m really scared by my family’s pressuring me to marry. Just like Sun, a video call will do, you don’t need to accompany me home." "Go away!" Chen Feng outright rejected, "You have plenty of people to pretend to be your boyfriend, why me?" Lin Wan said pitifully, "But I’m closest to you right now. Besides, my hometown is far from both Xiu Zhou and Lu City, they won’t be able to verify it. Please help me out, I’m begging you." "Don’t even dream about it. I’m not doing that kind of thing. You better find someone 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." "Come on! What are you thinking? He’s a government officer, pretending to be your boyfriend would be against his principles. Not to mention 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 some 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 Mengting joined in teasingly, "Yeah, I have some good-looking male university classmates too, they would likely be glad to help." "Aiya, are you two ganging up on me 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 women. Wu Mengting and Sun Xiaorui exchanged glances and shared a tacit understanding with a smile. Wu Mengting 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 moment, Chen Feng stood up and said, "Alright, let’s go. I need to prepare, I’ll be setting off later." Wu Mengting hurriedly offered, "Then I’ll go back with you. I’ll drive too." Chen Feng glanced at her and nodded, "Fine." Wu Mengting 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 something 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 time 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 time. 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 come back just after the new year, are you?" Chen Feng actually wanted to spend more time with his parents at home this time since it might be the last Spring Festival he spent with his family, so he could only respond, "I’ll try to come back earlier." Sun Xiaorui immediately fell silent again.

Chapter 172 - 123 Pretending_2

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