After my divorce, I started to have good luck
Chapter 283 - 173: Seeking But Not Obtaining_2

Chapter 283: Chapter 173: Seeking But Not Obtaining_2

But she was destined to fail because he was leaving in the afternoon, not giving her any further opportunity. Not to mention that even his biological grandmother couldn’t restrain him, let alone his aunt Chen Xiaoxia had no say in his major life decisions.

Before they realized it, it was noon, and Hong Xiaodan suggested everyone go to a nearby Chinese restaurant for lunch, she would treat them.

Chen Xiaoxia was polite for a while, but eventually went along.

Chen Feng didn’t refuse either, as a small amount of money didn’t mean much to either of them, it didn’t matter who was treating.

During the meal, Hong Xiaodan started talking to Chen Feng.

"Brother Chen, tomorrow I’ll take you to Qing Mountain for a visit. The Meiyu Pond there is quite famous, have you been?"

"No."

"Then tomorrow I’ll take you to see it, the scenery there is really quite nice."

"Thank you for your kindness, but I have to return to Lu City later in the afternoon."

"Ah, going back so early? Why not stay a few more days?" Hong Xiaodan looked visibly disappointed.

Chen Xiaoxia couldn’t help but say, "You have nothing urgent back home, why not stay a few more days?"

Chen Feng smiled bitterly, "I have things to attend to back home. I’m opening another car beauty shop, I need to go back and prepare."

"You’re opening another one?" Chen Xiaoxia sounded surprised, furrowing her brows slightly, "Isn’t that a bit rushed? It requires an investment of hundreds of thousands again."

"Pretty much. I need to prepare some things in advance when I go back."

Chen Feng wasn’t lying, and upon hearing that he had legitimate business, Chen Xiaoxia didn’t press further.

Hong Xiaodan had even less position to persuade, and finished the meal feeling slightly dejected, before everyone went to the pier to board a painted boat and began touring the river to enjoy the view.

After the boat ride, everyone departed.

Returning to the city, it was about four thirty. Chen Feng declined his aunt’s invitation to stay until the next day, and set off for Lu City.

Upon arriving at Lu City’s center around six o’clock, Chen Feng saw Wu Mengting, who had been waiting for quite a while at the People’s Square.

Initially, he hadn’t planned to meet her in the city, but she’d been pleading with him over WeChat for the past couple of days, saying she was bored at home, and urged him to visit her on the way back for a meal together.

Feeling sorry for her, and as it was indeed on the way, thinking of how he would need her help in the future to manage his affairs, including holding his shares on his behalf and looking after his parents, their relationship was definitely something to be maintained well. Hence, he agreed to meet her on the way back and have a meal together.

People’s Square is considered a landmark with many bustling shops around.

Following Wu Mengting’s suggestion, they went to a restaurant in a nearby alley to eat local specialties, reputed to be an old establishment with several decades of history, and the taste was indeed quite good.

After dinner, they strolled around the vicinity for quite a while. It was nearly nine in the evening when Wu Mengting suggested watching a movie. Chen Feng didn’t agree this time, saying he needed to hurry back home as it was too late.

Upon hearing this, Wu Mengting didn’t insist any further. Chen Feng first took her to where she parked, then got into her car to be driven to where he parked.

"The day after tomorrow I’ll visit your place to celebrate the New Year. Remember to tell your mom when you go back."

Wu Mengting reminded Chen Feng while driving.

"Got it. You’ve mentioned it several times already. Don’t worry; I’ll tell my mom as soon as I get back. Actually, you could also send her a WeChat yourself tomorrow."

"If I say it myself, it’s kind of embarrassing. If you say it, it wouldn’t be."

"Alright. I’ll tell my mom tomorrow."

"You just said you’d tell her immediately, now it’s tomorrow."

"I won’t be back till eleven or twelve, not sure if my mom would still be awake."

"Alright then. Remember to tell her tomorrow, or maybe I’ll remind you in the morning."

"It’s just New Year wishes, you don’t need to be so formal about it."

"It’s my first time wishing New Year to your parents, definitely should be a bit formal."

...

The parking spots in Lu City’s center are extremely scarce, so the places they parked were a bit far apart, plus the traffic lights, it took about ten minutes to reach where Chen Feng had parked.

Chen Feng opened the car door and got out, waving goodbye to Wu Mengting. Only after watching her drive away did Chen Feng walk towards his car.

"Hi, we meet again."

Standing in front of his car, a somewhat familiar voice came from behind. Turning to look, by the streetlight, he saw that the speaker was the acquaintance Hong Yongming.

Seeing this man, Chen Feng couldn’t help but frown slightly.

This was too much of a coincidence, just separated from Wu Mengting, and this guy happened to run into him.

"Were you specifically waiting for me?"

Chen Feng directly asked his inner question, his eyes sharply scrutinizing him.

Hong Yongming smiled slightly, maintaining an extremely poised demeanor, didn’t immediately answer Chen Feng’s question, instead, he slowly took out a box of cigarettes, pulled one out and held it in his mouth, then offered the box to Chen Feng. Seeing him shake his head, he put the box back in his pocket, took out a Zippo lighter and lit it for himself.

Only after taking a puff and exhaling did Hong Yongming calmly speak, "I know you and Little Ting have a good relationship, and it looks like Little Ting likes you a lot. Tell me honestly, do you plan on pursuing her?"

Chen Feng was quite displeased with his pretentious demeanor, but out of respect for Wu Mengting’s aunt, he didn’t get angry. However, he didn’t give him any pleasant expression, coldly saying, "The matters between her and me, are none of your business, right?"

Hong Yongming took another drag, blew out a smoke ring before speaking, "I’ve liked Little Ting since I was young. When she was fifteen or sixteen, I wanted to confess to her, but I was too young then, never quite summoned the courage. By a twist of fate, it dragged on till now. I really like her, and I believe I’m the one who can bring her happiness. We’ve known each other since childhood, her aunt is my aunt-in-law, if we marry, it’s like family extending ties. Little Ting wouldn’t suffer any injustice with me..."

"Alright, alright." Chen Feng interrupted him impatiently, "What’s the point of telling me all this? You should confess directly to Mengting, not me. If you think I would help you pursue her, forget it. We’re not that familiar, right? I have no obligation or interest to help you. Regarding if I plan on pursuing her, you’re not in a position to control that. That’s it."

Chen Feng opened the car door and got into the driver’s seat.

Hong Yongming was stunned, losing the pretense of calmness, and immediately stepped forward to press his hand against the car window, even tapping it hard.

Seeing this, Chen Feng rolled down the window slightly, and said bluntly, "What do you mean by this? Move away quickly."

Hong Yongming spoke coldly, "I know you’ve got a terminal illness, brain cancer at the final stage, right? I reckon Little Ting doesn’t know about it yet, you’ve been hiding it from her. What if I were to tell her about this, how do you think she would react?"

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