Chapter 378 - 221: Worth Celebrating

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The next afternoon, Chen Feng casually found an excuse to leave home and went to the provincial hospital. He had already registered online, so he came just in time. He randomly found a doctor since he was not here to see a doctor but to check if the tumor in his brain had improved. After a series of tests, Chen Feng glanced at the test report and the lab report. Nowadays, these reports are quite straightforward. Even if there are some indicators you don’t understand, you can search on your phone, and it’s more or less clear. Moreover, Chen Feng was not seeing this kind of report for the first time. Comparing it with previous ones, he couldn’t help but be delighted. The reason is that his condition was indeed improving. Firstly, the tumor in his brain was shrinking. Compared to the last time he had it checked, it had shrunk by about 4 millimeters, which was undoubtedly a happy change. Secondly, several key indicators in the lab tests were also decreasing, which was particularly important. This made Chen Feng feel an urge to look up and shout out to vent his joy, but this was a hospital, so he certainly couldn’t do that. To avoid being asked questions by the doctor or being put under observation, Chen Feng didn’t take the reports to show the doctor after getting them. After all, it would be useless to show them to the doctor. His condition hadn’t improved through medication, nor was it related to surgery, so he preferred not to make a fuss. Chen Feng came out of the hospital feeling very happy, as if he had been reborn, and he thought he had to celebrate it properly. Looking at the time, it was almost 4:30, and it was just about time to go for dinner. So, he immediately called Wu Mengting, notifying her and Sun Xiaorui to come out for a feast. Additionally, Chen Feng called Qin Zhen, inviting him to join. The location chosen was Fuman Building. It took Chen Feng about half an hour to drive from the hospital to there, and when he arrived, Wu Mengting and Sun Xiaorui were already there, waiting in the lobby. Chen Feng first went over to get a private room, then happily led the two women in. "Brother Feng, you look very happy. Did something good happen?" Sun Xiaorui couldn’t help but ask, seeing Chen Feng’s face full of smiles. Wu Mengting was also looking at him curiously. Chen Feng had already thought of an excuse and said, "The stock I bought last time has soared recently, and I’ve made a lot." In fact, Chen Feng hadn’t even checked on the Baofeng Technology stock he bought last time after all this time. "How much did you earn?" Wu Mengting asked. "I won’t say exactly how much. It’s a secret. Also, don’t tell anyone about this, including Qin Zhen. This guy has always wanted me to help him with stocks again. This kind of thing can be done once or twice, but not three times, so just keep it to yourselves." Sun Xiaorui quickly said, "Don’t worry, we won’t tell anyone." After saying this, she winked at Chen Feng, her face full of smiles too. Chen Feng saw that she was also very happy and understood why. She was following along with Chen Feng in stock trading too. Chen Feng had promised her a 20% monthly return, and she had invested 100,000. Last month she had already recouped 20,000, and in ten more days, the second month would arrive, and she could continue to recoup another 20,000. In five months, she would break even. Now hearing Chen Feng say he made big money from stocks, she was naturally happy too. This matter was a secret between Chen Feng and her. Wu Mengting didn’t even know. Chen Feng didn’t plan to give Wu Mengting this kind of benefit, which was equivalent to free money. It’s not that their relationship wasn’t close enough, but he feared their relationship would become too close because of it. After waiting for about ten minutes in the private room, Qin Zhen finally arrived, bringing someone with him, a woman who was tall, around 1.7 meters or so, and looked twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with short hair and a spirited demeanor. Qin Zhen introduced her as Wang Xuelin, his ex-girlfriend. Qin Zhen introduced her so openly that the three of them were a bit baffled. And Wang Xuelin even more openly said, "I’m his ex-girlfriend and also his current girlfriend. We just got back together a couple of days ago." Hearing this, Qin Zhen became a bit anxious, hurriedly denying it, "Xuelin, don’t talk nonsense. When did we get back together?" It’s no wonder Qin Zhen was like this. Chen Feng and the others knew he hadn’t officially broken up with Ning Wei. Wang Xuelin gave Qin Zhen a glance and said matter-of-factly, "We’ve been staying together these past days. Doesn’t that count as getting back together?" The three of them all looked at Qin Zhen. Qin Zhen looked embarrassed and couldn’t find anything to refute. "Alright, let’s sit down." Wang Xuelin pulled Qin Zhen to sit down with her. Seeing this, the other three couldn’t help but find it amusing. It seemed Qin Zhen was subdued by her. And Chen Feng knew a bit more. He knew this Wang Xuelin was probably the ex-girlfriend who had had entanglements with Qin Zhen for several years, and they clearly had a foundation of feelings. At that time, they were both in the military. Now, it seemed she had retired. "Now that everyone is here, let’s order dishes. Some of the signature dishes here are really good." As the one treating, Chen Feng naturally spoke first, called the waiter to start ordering, and indicated Wang Xuelin to order first. She didn’t hold back and ordered five dishes in one go. Then the others each ordered dishes of their own, and Chen Feng ordered a case of Carlsberg beer, to which Qin Zhen and Wang Xuelin had no objections. Since Chen Feng was treating to celebrate, there had to be alcohol involved. The three ladies all drank juice. While waiting for the food, Wang Xuelin took the initiative to get to know Wu Mengting and Sun Xiaorui better, learning that Wu Mengting was Chen Feng’s god-sister, and that she was also a fellow townsman with Qin Zhen and Chen Feng. Sun Xiaorui was from Hui Province. And Wang Xuelin briefly introduced herself. She was from Qu State, East Sea Province. She started in the military during university and served for almost ten years. Now she was retired and working at the Civil Affairs Bureau. Then, the three women began chatting about their hometowns. Wang Xuelin talked about how there were many mountains in her hometown, and her family had a tea plantation on one of the mountain tops. There were also plenty of mountain goods and snacks locally. If there was time, they could visit her hometown for fun. Seeing the three women chatting make Chen Feng and Qin Zhen couldn’t help but start conversing in their hometown dialect. Chen Feng asked him, "What’s going on?" Qin Zhen gave Wang Xuelin a glance, seeing she wasn’t paying attention, he whispered, "A few days ago, she suddenly contacted me, said she retired and also worked here in Xiu Zhou. She asked me out to catch up. I couldn’t really refuse, so I went out with her, met up, and then... my brain just froze somehow, and I went back with her to her place." Qin Zhen, as he said this, looked a bit annoyed, but more so helpless. Apparently, he still couldn’t quite understand how he ended up rekindling an old flame with Wang Xuelin. "You’ve got lingering feelings." Chen Feng, from a friend’s standpoint, stated matter-of-factly, "You should really think it through. Are you going to rekindle old ties with her, or reconcile with Ning Wei. This concerns your life’s major decision. You’re not getting any younger, you should find a suitable woman to settle down with."

Chapter 378 - 221: Worth Celebrating

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