Chapter 49: What Merit and Ability

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Chapter 49: Chapter 49: What Merit and AbilityThis is not fate! Chen Feng was very sure of this. Just like last time when he and Zhang Jingwen kept running into each other, eventually even running into each other in bed. You call this fate? Clearly not. Chen Feng would rather believe it was a kind of cruel joke by the heavens. Toying with him intentionally. Chen Feng really started to develop a psychological shadow over these coincidences. Even with Wu Mengting, for whom he had some feelings, he did not want to keep running into her like this. Before Chen Feng could speak, Sun Xiaorui on the side stepped forward and extended her hand, saying, "Hello, my name is Sun Xiaorui, how may I address you?" Sun Xiaorui slightly turned her body, seemingly inadvertently blocking between the two. "My name is Wu Mengting, I’m Brother Feng’s fellow townsman, are you Brother Feng’s new girlfriend?" Wu Mengting asked with a smile, gently shaking her hand and then letting go. Sun Xiaorui smiled, not directly answering her question, nor was it easy to answer, after all, Chen Feng hadn’t officially recognized her as his girlfriend. But, her face beaming with sweetness and happiness, she held onto Chen Feng’s hand and leaned even closer to him. This of course was tantamount to acknowledging it. A strong sense of sourness and anger surged in Wu Mengting’s heart. "Why did you think to come here?" Chen Feng took the initiative to ask. Suppressing her discomfort, Wu Mengting smiled and said, "My best friend just wanted to come here for a trip and to live stream, so she dragged me along as support." "Don’t you have to work?" Chen Feng asked curiously. "I can work from here too. Plus, it’s a good opportunity to write a travelogue." Only then did Chen Feng remember she was a magazine editor, often having a flexible work schedule. "Did you also just get here?" Chen Feng asked, somewhat making conversation. "We arrived yesterday and have stayed for a day. We’re leaving this afternoon. What about you?" Sun Xiaorui took over the conversation, "We just got here, and might stay in the area for two days." "Oh, have you found a place to stay? If not, I can introduce you to the place we stayed last night, it was really nice." Sun Xiaorui shook her head, "No need. We’ve already booked a room online." Wu Mengting ignored her and looked towards Chen Feng, smiling, "Brother Feng, didn’t you say last time that you just got divorced and didn’t want to think about finding someone again for a while? How come you’ve suddenly found someone? And even brought her on a trip, that’s quite romantic." Chen Feng felt a bit embarrassed, seeming to recall that he might have indeed said something like that the last time. Sun Xiaorui proactively defused the situation for Chen Feng, "I’m not quite his girlfriend yet, just a female companion. I really like him, but he hasn’t accepted me yet." At this statement, not only did Wu Mengting freeze, Chen Feng also felt momentarily stunned. What was Sun Xiaorui doing? Over there, Lin Wan who was live streaming had actually been watching them for some time already. Hearing Sun Xiaorui say this, she immediately turned the live stream camera towards them, capturing Chen Feng and the others. "You’re not his girlfriend yet?" Wu Mengting, surprised, pointed at Sun Xiaorui, then looked towards her still holding Chen Feng’s hand. Sun Xiaorui spoke freely, "What’s so strange about that? Brother Feng is such a great guy, I’m actively pursuing him. I believe he will eventually be touched by me." Wu Mengting was speechless for a moment, and so was Chen Feng. He had finally understood; Sun Xiaorui was deliberately trying to make him look good. However, her description wasn’t entirely incorrect. She couldn’t truly be considered his girlfriend yet. The term "female companion" was actually rather appropriate. "Alright. I admire your courage. But, I don’t think Brother Feng will necessarily be moved by you. He’s not the kind of man who is easily touched, are you, Brother Feng?" Wu Mengting had last time taken the initiative to suggest going to his place for dinner, with the thought of furthering their relationship, but she had been rejected with various excuses. Later, she returned alone to Xiu Zhou and had been in low spirits ever since. Afterwards, Wu Mengting had almost completely ceased contact with Chen Feng; she had thought several times to send him a WeChat message, but ultimately a woman’s pride made her hold back. She agreed to travel here with Lin Wan this time also to clear her mind. The outcome, however, was that she bumped into Chen Feng and saw Sun Xiaorui by his side. She believed herself to be in no way inferior to Sun Xiaorui, and in addition, being a fellow townsman with Chen Feng should have given her an advantage. But it was Sun Xiaorui who was now holding Chen Feng’s arm and traveling with him. This made her feel extremely uncomfortable and indignant. She thought, in what way am I inferior to her? Upon hearing Sun Xiaorui’s remarks about being a female companion, she did feel a bit of admiration for her courage, but even more contempt and disdain. As a woman, one should be brave in love and hate, but not to the extent of losing one’s dignity. Chen Feng was met with Wu Mengting’s somewhat provocative remarks and could only respond with a wry smile. Sun Xiaorui responded with a smile, "No matter whether Brother Feng accepts me in the end or not, I will have no regrets. At least I’m very happy being with him now. That’s enough." Upon hearing this, Wu Mengting suddenly felt a chill in her heart; she really was facing a formidable opponent. Typically, any man would be touched by such a heartfelt confession, wouldn’t they even if they had a heart of stone? Wu Mengting hurriedly looked at Chen Feng and saw him just wryly smiling. She actually felt a slight sense of relief in her heart, but at the same time, she thought that Chen Feng was really too insensitive. Just like the last time she had made an implicit approach and been rejected, this time, Sun Xiaorui was even more proactive, direct, and bold, but still, she was not accepted by Chen Feng. In a way, the two of them seemed to share a common kind of sympathy. Both seemed to have fallen for Chen Feng but were not accepted by him. What virtues and capabilities did Chen Feng, a divorced man, possess to make two beautiful women fall for him at the same time, to the point of feeling jealousy and rivalry for him? Thinking of this, Wu Mengting herself became somewhat puzzled. Such confusion was also shared by the tens of thousands of online viewers in Lin Wan’s live stream. Lin Wan had quietly started live streaming them. Two beauties competing over a man in his thirties, divorced, although he seemed somewhat handsome and was of decent height, he didn’t really impress the audience. At least the tens of thousands of viewers watching the live stream had not yet discovered any outstanding quality in Chen Feng. Everyone could only speculate that Chen Feng must be a wealthy man. That was the only explanation for two women to be competing over him so fiercely. Especially for a beauty like Sun Xiaorui to be chasing after him, apart from being wealthy, it was hard for people to understand. Chen Feng did not want to continue wasting time here, being caught between the two women, so he said to Sun Xiaorui, "Alright. With you saying things like that, I’m getting goosebumps." Then he turned to Wu Mengting and said, "Mengting, we won’t disturb you and your friend any longer; your friend is still live streaming." Upon hearing Chen Feng’s reminder, Wu Mengting finally came to her senses and quickly looked over at Lin Wan’s direction. She didn’t want the exchange she just had with Sun Xiaorui to be broadcast live. Lin Wan, feeling guilty, quickly turned the camera back around and began talking to the phone as if nothing had happened. Wu Mengting scrutinized her suspiciously for a while but seeing that she continued the live stream with no abnormalities, she could only let it be.

Chapter 49: What Merit and Ability

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