Chapter 57: Leaving First

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Hearing Chen Feng’s words, Sun Xiaorui looked a little melancholic and sighed, “I wonder when the next time will be.”

Her dad’s sudden collapse from a cerebral infarction was truly frightening.

If he didn’t wake up, he might never wake up again.

Even if he was lucky enough to wake up, he would very likely be paralyzed on one side. At that point, as his daughter, she would definitely have to stay at home with her mother to take care of him. How could she possibly go traveling with Chen Feng then?

Chen Feng also knew that once Sun Xiaorui left, it was unlikely they would ever travel together again in his lifetime.

One reason was that her dad’s situation was very tricky, and she probably wouldn’t be able to return to his side for a short time. The other was that he estimated he didn’t have much time left; it was questionable whether he could even make it to the new year.

Thinking of this, Chen Feng couldn’t help but feel a sense of melancholy.

However, he could only say against his true feelings, “It should be soon. Your father’s illness might just be a false alarm. You have to think positively.”

Sun Xiaorui gave a bitter smile and nodded.

Lin Wan suddenly said, “Sister Sun, how about I give you the money we earned from the live stream last time now?”

“Didn’t we say we’d wait until you get your salary next month?” Sun Xiaorui looked at her with some confusion.

Lin Wan smiled and said, “I just heard that your father is sick. It’s the same if I give it to you in advance.”

Sun Xiaorui thought for a moment. Her family did need money right now, so she didn’t act coy and nodded, “Then thank you very much.”

“You’re welcome. You deserve it.” Lin Wan took out her phone, scrolled through it for a bit, and said, “The total earnings for that day were 46,500. The platform takes half, which leaves 23,250… uh, let’s just call it 23,300. We’ll split it evenly, so that’s 11,615 each.”

Sun Xiaorui said very straightforwardly, “Just give me ten thousand.”

“No way. We agreed to split it fifty-fifty. I’ll transfer it to your WeChat now.”

The two had already added each other on WeChat, and Lin Wan transferred the money over without hesitation.

“Thank you so much. You’re a really good person,” Sun Xiaorui said with sincere gratitude.

Lin Wan smiled, “You deserve it. You’re a good person too, trusting me so much and not being afraid that I’d default on the payment. I certainly can’t betray your trust.”

Sun Xiaorui smiled without speaking, but reached out and gave her a tight hug. The gesture said it all.

Chen Feng changed the subject and asked, “Did the airline not give you a definite departure time?”

Wu Mengting shook her head with a bitter smile, “No. It looks like we’ll most likely have to take the train back this time.”

Chen Feng smiled, “There’s nothing wrong with taking the train. You can see the scenery of different places from the window along the way.”

Lin Wan complained, “But it’s over ten hours long.”

Chen Feng suggested, “You could do a live stream. Streaming on a train would probably interest a lot of viewers. If you don’t stream, you can buy sleeper tickets and just sleep the whole way.”

“Sleeper tickets are sold out. I checked on my phone, there are no sleeper tickets at all.”

“Haven’t you heard of scalpers?”

Lin Wan rolled her eyes, “Sleeper tickets are already expensive. With scalpers raising the price, it’ll definitely be ridiculously expensive. The two of us aren’t as rich as you.”

Chen Feng shook his head and smiled, “Now you’re being unreasonable. I just heard you say you earn over ten thousand a day. You can’t afford a sleeper ticket?”

Lin Wan said angrily, “Do you want us to take the train that badly?”

“Haha, of course not. I was just helping you make a backup plan, wasn’t I? Alright, I won’t chat with you guys anymore. I’m going to go buy a ticket to Qiongzhou first.”

After speaking, Chen Feng went off on his own to buy a plane ticket.

Only then did Lin Wan ask Sun Xiaorui, “What illness does your dad have?”

Sun Xiaorui didn’t hide it and told her.

“Then why didn’t you have him go with you?” Lin Wan grumbled.

Sun Xiaorui shook her head with a bitter smile, “He’s not even my boyfriend. How could I have the nerve to ask him to go back with me?”

“Not a boyfriend, but a lover. Your family is in trouble now, he can’t just ignore it, can he?”

Lin Wan suddenly felt contempt for Chen Feng again.

Sun Xiaorui still shook her head with a bitter smile, “I have no right to ask him to do anything for me. He has no obligation to do anything for me either.”

“Sigh, you’re just too easygoing.”

Lin Wan could only express her sympathy.

Wu Mengting, on the other hand, felt that Chen Feng hadn’t done anything wrong. She knew that Sun Xiaorui was just a mistress sponsored by Chen Feng. Sun Xiaorui had no right to demand Chen Feng do anything for her, and Chen Feng had no such obligation.

The three of them lowered their heads and scrolled through their phones, waiting until Chen Feng returned.

“I’m luckier than you guys. My flight is in an hour. I might be leaving before you.”

Chen Feng said to them with a smile.

The three women had different expressions upon hearing this.

Lin Wan: “Couldn’t you book a later flight?”

Sun Xiaorui: “Then you be careful on your own.”

Wu Mengting: “…”

Chen Feng ignored Lin Wan and only said to Sun Xiaorui, “You too. If anything comes up after you get back, you can contact me. I’ll definitely help if I can.”

“Mm,” Sun Xiaorui nodded.

Lin Wan couldn’t stand it, snorted, and said, “Hypocrite. Can’t you just go back with her? Her dad is in a coma in the hospital.”

Chen Feng shot her a glare and said bluntly, “Stay out of our business.”

After glaring back at him, Lin Wan didn’t say anything more. She had no reason and no right to meddle in Chen Feng and Sun Xiaorui’s affairs.

“Brother Feng, how many days are you planning to stay in Qiongzhou?”

Wu Mengting spoke up to ease the atmosphere.

“Not sure, it depends on the situation,” Chen Feng answered casually.

Wu Mengting said with a look of longing, “I’ve always wanted to go to Qiongzhou too. It’s a pity I can’t go with you this time, otherwise, it would definitely be very interesting.”

Her words clearly carried a hint.

This gave Chen Feng a bit of a headache. This silly girl really wouldn’t give up until she hit a brick wall.

Chen Feng could only smile, politely refraining from a direct refusal, but certainly not agreeing either.

Seeing this, Lin Wan’s impression of Chen Feng dropped a few more points in her mind. She came to Wu Mengting’s rescue, “Tian Tian, I’ll take you there next time when we have time. The blue sea and sky there are quite nice.”

“I want to go right now, what do you suggest?” Wu Mengting suddenly asked with a smile.

After a moment’s pause, Lin Wan turned directly to Chen Feng and said, “Brother Feng, look how much Tian Tian wants to go. Just go together. Xiaorui doesn’t even object, what’s a big man like you being so coy about?”

Chen Feng was rendered speechless for a moment.

Honestly, with a young, beautiful, and pure woman like Wu Mengting devoted to him, and him not being without good feelings for her, what was there to be coy about?

But he had a terminal illness!

The more Wu Mengting showed her devotion to him, the more he shouldn’t accept.

Otherwise, he would truly ruin her.

Just as Chen Feng didn’t know what to say, a sudden clamor from the surroundings saved him.

“It’s snowing! It’s snowing!”

“It’s coming down harder and harder!”

“This is such heavy snow!”

“Yeah. With such heavy snow, can the planes still take off?”

“Damn it! With such heavy snow, they definitely can’t take off.”

“Fuck! I have something urgent to do. Won’t I be late?”

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The four of them looked out of the waiting hall. Through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, they could see goose-feather-like snow fluttering outside.

At first, it seemed like only a few scattered flakes were falling, but soon it became more and more dense. A sky full of snowflakes drifted down, covering the entire airport.

Fuck!

Seeing this scene, Chen Feng could only use this word to express his current mood.

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The translation for Chapter 57 is complete. The “hand of fate” seems to be intervening yet again, thwarting Chen Feng’s escape plan.

Shall we proceed to the next chapter to see how the four of them deal with being snowed in together? Or would you like to discuss the complex web of relationships and unspoken feelings among the group?