After my divorce, I started to have good luck
Chapter 231 - 148: Not Lovers but Still Siblings_2

Chapter 231: Chapter 148: Not Lovers but Still Siblings_2

Wu Mengting suddenly started talking about matchmaking in the car, and when she said those intimate words, it seemed like she was deliberately trying to provoke Lin Yujiao.

Chen Feng didn’t really care; after all, Lin Yujiao was just his kept mistress, not his girlfriend. He laughed and said to Wu Mengting, "You need to remember that I am your brother right now, not your boyfriend. If you really miss me, it can only be brotherly affection, understand?"

Wu Mengting glared at him fiercely upon hearing this. Chen Feng’s words were really asking for a beating. Didn’t he know how she felt about him? By saying that, wasn’t he deliberately trying to annoy her?

"I know that you are my brother right now, and I am your sister. So, now that your sister is in trouble, are you willing to help me?"

As soon as Chen Feng heard Wu Mengting’s words, he immediately understood and hurriedly said, "If it’s about me pretending to be your boyfriend or something, forget it. I can’t help you with that."

Upon hearing this, Wu Mengting suddenly became angry and said, "You had promised to go home with me at the end of the year to meet my parents. Are you going back on your word?"

Chen Feng felt a bit awkward and said sheepishly, "That was then, and the situation is different now. You know that."

Wu Mengting said sternly, "Although we are no longer a couple, we are still siblings. Some commitments you made before still need to be honored. Otherwise, we might as well call it quits as siblings."

Chen Feng frowned and said, "Are you forcing me? Is it really that serious?"

Wu Mengting continued sternly, "You know that I don’t want to go on blind dates. If you won’t even help me with this little thing, are you still my brother?"

Chen Feng gave a bitter smile and said, "The problem is, if I pretend to be your boyfriend, it might be even worse. It might end up angering your parents to death."

Wu Mengting frowned in dissatisfaction and said, "Why do you talk so poorly about yourself? How are you not presentable? Aren’t you just a few years older than me? What’s the big deal?"

Chen Feng continued with a bitter smile, "Even if we ignore the age difference, I’ve been divorced, and on top of that, I’m so overweight..."

"Enough. You’ve already lost quite a bit of weight. And haven’t you always boasted that you’re Chen Yanzu? Although it’s a bit of an exaggeration, we can’t deny that you are still very handsome, a good-looking guy. And as for your job, it’s even less of a problem. You have a villa over in Xiu Zhou and assets worth tens of millions. My parents can’t really find fault with that."

Wu Mengting said grandly, "Don’t give me a hard time. Just assume that you can get through to my parents for now, but what about later?"

"Exactly, that’s the problem. If we say we’ve broken up later on, my parents will definitely hate me, and my dad might even chop me down with a cleaver."

"It’s not as exaggerated as you make it sound. At most, when the time comes, I’ll just say I dumped you."

"...I think let’s just drop it. Since you don’t want to go on blind dates, just be upfront with your parents. After all, you’re not that old; there’s no need to rush."

"I’ve said it countless times, but my parents are insistent on setting me up. Besides, I’m not that young anymore; after the new year, I’ll be twenty-three. Several of my college girlfriends are getting engaged or already married this year. After twenty-five, getting married is considered late for a woman."

"It can’t be that exaggerated. Twenty-five is still very young."

"For men, twenty-five is still young, but for women, it’s not considered that young anymore. You should know that, right?"

Chen Feng couldn’t refute that, but he really did not want to agree to this.

"Let’s talk about this later. I really think this is a bad idea. If you want to find someone to pretend, you could completely find someone else, like one of your male classmates."

Wu Mengting rolled her eyes at him and said, "Not to brag, but if I asked those male classmates to help me pretend, they’d definitely be a hundred percent willing. Then they’d take the opportunity to pester me, become entangled with me, and even try to turn the pretense into reality. How could I trust them?"

He couldn’t argue with that. If he didn’t have his terminal illness before, he would definitely have done the same if it were a female classmate he liked.

"This... let’s talk about it later," Chen Feng could only employ a delaying tactic.

"I’m going back tomorrow, and I’m one hundred percent certain that my family has already arranged a blind date for me. If you don’t help, I really won’t recognize you as my brother," she threatened.

Chen Feng really wanted to stubbornly say, fine, don’t recognize me.

But he thought of all her good points, especially the delicious hometown dishes, and his plan to have her hold shares of the companies he invested in on his behalf, and he couldn’t bring himself to decisively cut off this "brother-sister affection."

After a moment of silence, Chen Feng finally spoke up, "Alright, I’ll talk to your parents on behalf of your elder brother. I’ll tell them that you are extremely opposed to their matchmaking arrangements, that you want to find someone on your own, to fall in love freely. That should be okay, right?"

Wu Mengting’s eyes rolled as she thought for a moment, then she said with feigned reluctance, "Fine. You’ll come home with me tomorrow and help convince my parents."

Chen Feng really didn’t want to go, a video call would have sufficed, but since she had already said so, it was truly hard to refuse again, so he agreed, "Alright, I’ll go back with you tomorrow."

At that moment, Lin Yujiao in the backseat finally spoke up, "Mengting, actually, blind dating isn’t all that bad. After all, both parties are usually well-understood, which can be more reliable. If it’s free love, you can’t be sure; the chances of meeting fraudsters and scumbags are pretty high.

Just like me—I was in free love with my ex-husband. I was too young back then and naively got deceived by him, not really understanding his family’s situation. By the time I realized he was a ’momma’s boy,’ it was already too late."

Wu Mengting laughed and responded, "That just shows you were too gullible back then. Free love and arranged dating each have their pros and cons. Whether you can create a good relationship depends on luck. It’s all about fate. I think there’s some truth to the saying that ’fate is predestined.’ No matter whether the fate is good or bad."

"You’re too superstitious," Lin Yujiao shook her head.

Wu Mengting shook her head too and said, "It’s not superstition; it’s predetermined by karma. Don’t be skeptical; many things in life are destined from the start. There are plenty of examples. It’s something science can’t explain."

Lin Yujiao didn’t believe in fate or predestined karma, but she didn’t feel like arguing with Wu Mengting any further.

Chen Feng spoke up very sensibly, "Of course, there’s such a thing as fate. But you can’t have too much faith in it. As you said, it could be a good match or a bad one. So, when you encounter a bad one, you should brake in time to cut your losses; otherwise, if you get trapped, you’ll be the one getting hurt in the end."

Wu Mengting smiled and said, "Some bad relationships turn into good ones if you fall into them. Who can be sure? After all, everything is constantly moving and changing."

Chen Feng was speechless.

When the car arrived in Qingpu Town, they first dropped off Lin Yujiao and then took Wu Mengting home.

Zhao Xiaolan, Chen Feng’s mother, was chatting with a group of aunties at the convenience store. Seeing them return, she seemed calm and merely said, "Back already?" and then asked if they had eaten.

Chen Feng and Wu Mengting quickly said they had eaten and then Chen Feng went straight upstairs.

Wu Mengting couldn’t just walk away so easily; she had to stay and chat with Zhao Xiaolan, giving her face in front of the other aunties.

Naturally, Zhao Xiaolan was pleased with Wu Mengting staying to talk to her, smiling throughout. But there was a scrutinizing and unusual look in her eyes when she looked at Wu Mengting, something different from before.

After they left last night, Zhao Xiaolan hadn’t called them. Wu Mengting had wanted to send a WeChat message to say she wouldn’t be coming home to sleep, but fearing it was too late and might wake her, and also feeling awkward because she was with Chen Feng, she didn’t send it and then forgot.

Today, when it was time to return, it was even more difficult for her to send a WeChat or call Zhao Xiaolan. Although she wanted Zhao Xiaolan to accept her, she felt embarrassed for not returning home overnight with Chen Feng.

Now, seeing the way Zhao Xiaolan looked at her, Wu Mengting felt very uncomfortable, but she was not an ordinary, average woman. She quickly composed herself and began chatting and laughing with Zhao Xiaolan and the aunties.

This only made Zhao Xiaolan even more satisfied with her. Not to mention her demeanor and approachability, she was quite a bit better than other women.