Chapter 59: I Believe in Fate
by SunflowerFaced with the third wheel Lin Wan’s questioning, Wu Mengting smiled, seemingly composed, and offered no rebuttal.
Chen Feng, however, couldn’t manage her level of calm and immediately tried to explain to Lin Wan, “It’s not like that. It’s just that last time she came to my hometown, Lin’an County, we happened to meet, and then we spent two days exploring Lin’an together. Afterwards, when we parted, I just said that if she came to Lin’an again at the end of the year, I would show her around again…”
Chen Feng’s explanation was clearly unconvincing. Lin Wan cut him off directly, “Then what’s this about you taking her to your own home for a meal? At the end of the year, during the New Year’s holiday, a man bringing a woman back to his hometown for a meal—you’re both unmarried. Don’t tell me this is just a matter of etiquette.”
Chen Feng immediately nodded, stating the facts, “Mengting herself insisted on going to my house for a meal. Even though it’s during the New Year, it really is just a matter of etiquette.”
“Do you take me for an idiot?” Lin Wan shot Chen Feng a displeased glare, then turned to Wu Mengting with dissatisfaction. “Tian Tian, I thought of you as my best sister, but you’re hiding everything from me. If you confess now, we can still be good sisters. Otherwise, hmph, let’s not be sisters anymore.”
Wu Mengting finally spoke up to defend herself, “I really haven’t hidden much from you. Wasn’t I at a classmate’s wedding last time? You knew that. My classmate is from Brother Feng’s hometown, Lin’an County. It just so happened that I ran into Brother Feng there. After the wedding, I took the opportunity to tour the area for two days and asked Brother Feng to be my guide. That’s all.”
“Impossible! There must be more to the story. You’re not telling me.”
Lin Wan was clearly not so easily fooled. She turned to Chen Feng and asked, “Brother Feng, why don’t you tell me?”
Chen Feng shook his head with a serious expression, “There’s really nothing. Mengting and I are just ordinary friends. Don’t misunderstand.”
“Heh, the more you two act like this, the more it proves there’s something going on.”
Lin Wan struck a Sherlock Holmes-like pose, looking at the smiling Wu Mengting and then at the solemn Chen Feng.
Naturally, she couldn’t figure anything out.
However, she still analyzed on her own, “I think you two hit it off last time, didn’t you?”
Chen Feng quickly denied it, “No such thing.”
Wu Mengting, however, chimed in with a smile, “That’s right, no such thing. Don’t overthink it.”
It would have been better if she hadn’t chimed in. Her agreement only made it seem like she was trying to cover something up.
Lin Wan immediately turned to Chen Feng and said with a serious face, “Brother Feng, we all know Tian Tian is interested in you. I personally hope you’ll accept her. However, I must make one thing clear beforehand: if you’re prepared to accept Tian Tian, you must first break things off with Sister Sun. Also, you can’t look for other women in the future, and you especially cannot sponsor a mistress. Can you do that?”
Chen Feng was stunned by her words. After she finished, he slowly but firmly shook his head, “It’s really not what you think.”
After saying this, Chen Feng also adopted a serious expression. “Since you’ve brought everything out into the open, I’ll just be honest. I just got divorced not long ago, and I have no intention of starting a new relationship right away. Especially not with a simple and pure girl like Tingting.
“Therefore, I would rather sponsor a woman to take care of my physical and daily needs than get into a serious relationship. Because I feel this is the easiest way. It won’t hurt others, and others can’t hurt me.
“Tingting, we really aren’t suitable for each other. I don’t know what you see in me, but I know I’m really not good enough for you.”
Lin Wan froze on the spot, momentarily speechless. She felt she had done more harm than good. Her heart sank with regret.
Wu Mengting, however, appeared very calm. After Chen Feng finished speaking, she simply smiled and said, “I’ll just pretend you never said that. We’ll continue as we were before. Also, between a man and a woman, there’s no such thing as being good enough or not good enough, only liking and not liking. Liking someone is what’s most important.”
This time, it was Chen Feng’s turn to be stunned. He was somewhat moved, but felt more helpless and bewildered.
He was helpless against this romantic fate the heavens were forcing upon him, and bewildered as to what on earth made Wu Mengting like him. It really made no sense.
Her affection had started from their encounter in Lin’an County.
At that time, not even his own family knew he was rich, let alone Wu Mengting.
Even if she knew the car detailing shop was his family’s, she wouldn’t have thought he was wealthy.
Even now, her attraction to him shouldn’t be because of money.
So, it was all very puzzling.
Although he was reasonably handsome, he wasn’t more handsome than Daniel Wu.
Besides, he now weighed 170 jin, was almost thirty years old—what was there for her to like?
“I’m very curious, what is it that you see in me?”
Chen Feng finally couldn’t hold back and asked directly.
This time, Wu Mengting finally blushed. She smiled but didn’t answer his question.
Seeing that she hadn’t completely ruined things, Lin Wan breathed a huge sigh of relief and quickly spoke up for Wu Mengting, “Brother Feng, you’re already a very outstanding man. Is there any doubt about that? Not to mention you’re rich, but that’s not our little Tian Tian’s standard, or at least not the most important one. A billionaire once pursued her, and she didn’t even give him a second glance.
“So, what she sees in you is mainly your personal character and some other strengths. For example, you have a very sincere personality. One look and you can tell you’re an upright person who doesn’t lie. Also… also, you’re probably quite a caring person.”
As Lin Wan spoke, she started to trail off.
In her view, Chen Feng’s wealth was probably the most significant factor, but she definitely didn’t believe that was why Wu Mengting liked him.
As for other aspects, the evidence seemed insufficient. Being somewhat handsome was one thing, but it certainly wasn’t the main reason.
So, what was it about Chen Feng that made Wu Mengting like him so much and fall for him?
To be honest, Lin Wan was also very curious.
She quickly leaned in close to Wu Mengting’s ear and whispered, “Tell me, what’s the reason?”
Wu Mengting shot her an annoyed glare and remained silent.
Chen Feng and Lin Wan looked at each other, both feeling a bit helpless.
If Wu Mengting wouldn’t say the reason, there was nothing they could do.
Chen Feng, in particular, felt awkward and uncomfortable. He really didn’t want to get entangled with Wu Mengting.
Perhaps sensing Chen Feng’s awkwardness, Wu Mengting took the initiative to speak, “Brother Feng, don’t feel any psychological burden or pressure. As I said, we’ll continue as we were before. I won’t force you into anything. I just want to let things happen naturally and wait to see how fate arranges things in the future. I believe in fate.”
Seeing that she, a girl, could speak so openly, what was there for a grown man like him to get hung up on? He smiled and nodded, “Alright. Let’s leave it all to fate.”
Chen Feng didn’t believe in fate. He felt that his so-called fate with her was entirely a prank by the heavens.
Otherwise, there were no such coincidences in the world.
So, he now wanted to do his best to break free from the heavens’ control over him.
At the very least, if it was a romantic fate he didn’t want, he could refuse to accept it.
Chen Feng silently expressed this to the heavens in his heart, but he didn’t know if his wish would be granted.
The translation for Chapter 59 is complete. The confrontation has led to an open declaration from Wu Mengting, leaving Chen Feng in a difficult and awkward position.
Shall we proceed to the next chapter to see how this new “agreement” plays out as they wait for their respective flights? Or would you like to discuss the cultural concept of “fate” (缘分, yuánfèn) and how it’s being interpreted differently by Chen Feng and Wu Mengting?
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