Chapter 70: Vanity

Chen Feng took Xiao Ya to a high-end Western restaurant.

It was Xiao Ya who recommended it, but in fact, she had never been there either. She had only heard people say that this Western restaurant was one of the best in Xiuzhou City.

More importantly, the environment was excellent. Although it was a Western restaurant, it was located in a quaint complex of ancient Chinese architecture, a fusion of East and West.

Not far away was a thousand-year-old temple, and monks could often be seen walking along the path in front of the restaurant.

Chen Feng thought it sounded great, so the two of them followed the phone’s navigation to this Western restaurant.

The environment was indeed very nice, ancient and fragrant. The restaurant was very quiet, and there weren’t many people when they arrived.

Not far from the restaurant was indeed a thousand-year-old temple.

Sitting in this restaurant, a faint sense of high class arose spontaneously.

Chen Feng looked at the menu, picked a few dishes he was interested in, and then handed it to Xiao Ya.

Because Chen Feng was treating, and Xiao Ya had made a good sum of money from him, and more importantly, Chen Feng had no intention of pursuing her, he didn’t bother with the “ladies first” courtesy.

Of course, Xiao Ya had no objection to this, and even if she did, she would have kept it to herself.

However, she had no intention of saving Chen Feng money either, ordering five dishes in one go.

“The environment here is really nice. If you hadn’t mentioned it, I really wouldn’t have known there was a restaurant in a place like this, which is like a scenic tourist area.”

“The main thing here is the hotel, which is a bit more upscale than a five-star. It’s only become popular in the last two years. I heard that their restaurant wasn’t open to the public a few years ago, and only opened up in the last two years. Before, not to mention outsiders like us, even the locals didn’t know about it. I heard this hotel has a big background, but they’ve never deliberately promoted it, keeping a very low profile. Those who know, know, and those who don’t, don’t.”

Chen Feng understood the meaning behind his words. This place was full of ancient buildings. To be able to set up a hotel in an ancient building, and one that was even more impressive than a five-star, was in itself extraordinary.

“I really didn’t know there was such a place before. It probably has to do with me not being rich before. Since I’m here this time, I might as well stay here for a few days, as a vacation.”

Chen Feng was very satisfied with the surrounding environment. Plus, he was really bored at home alone now, and eating was also a problem.

He might as well just stay at this high-class hotel and come here for meals every day.

“You rich people really have it comfortable. For us common folk, we really can’t afford to stay here. I heard the cheapest room here costs five thousand a night,” Xiao Ya said, looking at Chen Feng with envy.

Hearing this price, Chen Feng also felt a bit of a sting.

Even though he was worth tens of millions, the cheapest room was five thousand. He still felt that price was a bit expensive.

However, the environment here was truly good. Staying here gave one the feeling of being a hermit in the city. In the past, even if you had money, you might not have been able to stay here.

So, Chen Feng still planned to stay for a few nights. At worst, he would spend a hundred or two hundred thousand, which should be enough.

“You don’t need to envy me. If you do well as a real estate agent, making a few hundred thousand a year is very easy.”

Chen Feng’s words were not false. Many excellent real estate agents could earn over a million a year.

Xiao Ya smiled bitterly, “I’ve just entered the industry, and I’m not very familiar with some things. More importantly, I’m from out of town and don’t have many connections. I can’t let go and do some things. So, it’s already good if I can close one or two deals a month. In total, that’s about a hundred thousand a year. And that’s if I’m lucky. If I’m unlucky and don’t meet my performance targets, it’s easy to be eliminated. Our industry only recognizes performance and money.”

As a working person, everyone has their own hardships.

Chen Feng used to be one, so of course, he understood. But he had invited her here for a meal, not to listen to her complain and pour out her heart.

Chen Feng had invited her to eat purely to have some company. Otherwise, being alone was too boring.

So, Chen Feng quickly changed the subject and naturally started chatting with her about their alma mater.

Xiao Ya’s emotional intelligence wasn’t low either. Knowing that Chen Feng didn’t want to hear her ramble about work, she went along with his lead and talked about some of the interesting and embarrassing things that happened to her in school, which made Chen Feng feel quite happy.

Because there were not many customers here, the dishes they ordered came relatively quickly.

The first dish was sesame tuna. The presentation was very exquisite, and you could tell the chef’s knife skills were top-notch. After tasting it, it was indeed very good, just that the portion was a bit small.

The first dish Xiao Ya ordered also arrived. It was a plate of ham and melon. She didn’t rush to eat it. Instead, she took out her phone, took a picture, and posted it on her Moments. Only then did she start eating. After tasting it, she was full of praise. She took a series of photos with her phone.

After finishing a few dishes, about half an hour had passed. Chen Feng only felt about seventy percent full. But that was about it.

Drinking the soft drink provided by the restaurant and looking at the quaint scenery outside the window, he felt very comfortable.

The two of them sat for another ten minutes or so before getting up to leave.

However, Chen Feng went directly to the hotel’s front desk to check in.

The service here was impeccable. Under the explanation of the beautiful front desk lady, Chen Feng finally chose the village villa. It cost twelve thousand a night.

As a rich man with a terminal illness, Chen Feng of course wanted to see the world and be a normal rich person.

However, this wasn’t even the most expensive room in this hotel. The most expensive was the grand villa, which could accommodate four people with two large beds, costing over twenty thousand a night.

Chen Feng was alone, so staying in a regular village villa was already extravagant enough. So, there was no need to stay in the grand villa.

After booking the room, Xiao Ya could have left at this point.

But she was clearly reluctant to leave. With a pleading look on her face, she wanted Chen Feng to take her to see the world.

Of course, Chen Feng found it hard to refuse, so he took her with him to see the world.

This village villa was actually a two-story ancient building with a small courtyard, black tiles, and wooden walls, surrounded by lush greenery.

However, although it looked like an ancient building on the outside, the inside was very clean and tidy, with many modern facilities and appliances, but they were not obtrusive. The placement of everything inside was very particular, or rather, it carried a certain artistic conception that made people feel very comfortable just looking at it.

As soon as you opened the door and went in, you got a feeling of being spotless, and it also seemed very bright.

There were windows on both sides of the house, giving a feeling of spaciousness. Looking through the windows, you could see the half-person-high courtyard wall made of stones. Beyond the courtyard wall, not far away, was a lush green tea garden.

The environment was truly impeccable; it was a tourist scenic area.

More importantly, it was very quiet here, with no noise other than the chirping of insects and birds.

“This place is so nice!”

Xiao Ya exclaimed as she took pictures with her phone. She took several selfies with the indoor decorations as a background, and then asked Chen Feng to help her take beautiful photos of her standing by the window.

Chen Feng could understand this and was quite cooperative in helping her take photos to show off on her Moments.

But she spent over half an hour taking all sorts of pictures and looking around, and still showed no intention of leaving, which made him a bit annoyed.

So, in the end, he couldn’t be bothered with her anymore and went to the bathroom to take a shower by himself.

Then, he planned to call a masseuse to give him a massage.

In this villa, there was a massage room specifically for guests to get massages.

Of course, if you wanted to call for massage services, you would definitely have to pay extra.

However, when he came out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel, Xiao Ya was still in the room, sitting on the sofa, taking selfies from various angles with her phone.

Chen Feng was a bit speechless and couldn’t help but tease, “Junior, are you reluctant to leave? If you are, then just stay and live with me. But there’s only one bed here.”

Xiao Ya was stunned for a moment, then said with a blush, “Senior, if you want me to stay, I’ll stay.”

Chen Feng was stunned. Heaven and earth as his witness, he really had no such thoughts in his heart. He just wanted to tease her a bit, and if she got shy, she would naturally leave on her own.

But clearly, Chen Feng had underestimated the lethality of this top-tier hotel and ancient building villa on women.

Or perhaps, Chen Feng had underestimated his own attractiveness to women now.

First of all, he was not bad-looking. And he had easily bought a villa worth tens of millions. He wasn’t too old, and they were also alumni. After a bit of conversation, they had quite a few common topics.

Also, what Chen Feng didn’t know was that from the moment she started posting pictures of her top-tier Western meal on her Moments, her Moments had exploded.

Especially after she “checked into” this ancient building villa, her Moments received dozens of likes and over a hundred comments within ten minutes.

You have to know, she only had fifty or sixty friends in her Moments in total, and at least half of them had no real-life interaction with her. Most of them were clients she had met through work.

In the past, if she posted on her Moments, very few of these people would give her a like, let alone leave a comment.

But this time, after she had a top-tier Western meal here, the number of likes for the first time exceeded 10, and the number of comments exceeded 30.

After she “checked into” the villa, the number of likes broke 50, and the comments went straight to over a hundred.

This was undoubtedly the most glorious moment since she started posting on her Moments!

What woman doesn’t love vanity? The same goes for men.

The only question is whether they have the opportunity to obtain that vanity.

In this world, the vast majority of people are ordinary mortals with seven emotions and six desires. How many saints without desires have there been in thousands of years?

Xiao Ya was not a woman without desires. She also liked money, famous brands, posting beautiful photos on her Moments, showing off delicious food and fun places, showing off her travels, and all sorts of things that made her look good.

It was just that she hadn’t met a rich man who felt suitable like Chen Feng before, so she had always stuck to her principles, unlike some other female agents whose belts were so loose, who would do anything to increase their house sales.

But for a high-quality client like Chen Feng, she suddenly felt that accompanying him for a bit was actually nothing. Anyway, in this commercial society, what kind of chaste and virtuous woman was there? In the face of a suitable price, few people could hold on to that layer of window paper that could be pierced with a single poke.

It was already quite impressive that she, Xiao Ya, had been able to stick to her principles and not sell herself before.

Xiao Ya had just gone through this psychological construction. By the time Chen Feng came out of the bathroom, even if he didn’t take the initiative to flirt, she wanted to take the initiative.

High-quality rich men like Chen Feng were truly rare. At least, this was the first time she had met one.

“Junior, this joke isn’t funny. I’ll take it seriously,” Chen Feng said with a smile.

Xiao Ya shook her head slightly, “Senior, I’m serious. Although we haven’t known each other for long, after our two encounters, I think you’re a very nice person. And we’re also alumni, it’s really fate. I don’t mind being with you…”

Chen Feng smiled bitterly and shook his head, “I have a girlfriend. I told you when I was buying the house.”

Xiao Ya smiled calmly, “I know. I’m not trying to steal you from your girlfriend. I can be your mistress and your backup. If you might break up with your girlfriend in the future, I hope you can give me a chance.”

This is really something!

Are all girls these days so direct?

Chen Feng was a bit shocked. First, it was Sun Xiaorui, who actively “pursued” him. Now, it was Xiao Ya.

She hadn’t shown it before, but now, just because he treated her to a Western meal and then brought her to this ancient building villa to broaden her horizons, she was also “pursuing” him.

“You’re making yourself sound too humble, aren’t you? A backup. With your conditions, you could totally find a rich boyfriend.”

Chen Feng said sincerely.

Xiao Ya shook her head, “Rich men are generally players. A rich second-generation once pursued me, patiently pursuing me for over a month. Later, I told him, if you really like me, let’s go get a marriage certificate right away, then notarize his assets and sign an agreement. If he cheats on me in the future, he has to compensate me with half of his family’s assets. As a result, as you can imagine, he definitely didn’t agree. He immediately showed his true colors and, in his shame and anger, wanted to hit me.

“There were also some rich men who wanted to sponsor me, but they were more disgusting than the last. There were nouveau riche with elementary school education, and also well-dressed scumbags from the upper class. I didn’t like any of them. There were even some people buying and selling houses who wanted to sleep with me. I refused them all because I know I’m not for sale. I’m not one of those female agents with a bad reputation.”

Hearing her long speech, Chen Feng didn’t feel much in his heart. He wasn’t a rookie. He heard her talk as if she were pure as jade, but who knew what she was like in private?

In this society, there were many who appeared to be white lotuses on the surface but were actually prostitutes in secret.

The more of a bitch, the more they love to pretend to be pure.

However, although he didn’t believe it in his heart, on the surface, Chen Feng still nodded, “Mm. I can see that you’re different from those female agents with a bad reputation. I found you pleasing to the eye from the beginning, which is why I chose you. Otherwise, there were several other women in the office at the time.”

Hearing Chen Feng say this, Xiao Ya was very happy and said with a smile, “This is fate. The fact that you, senior, chose me at first glance means you have a good impression of me, at least I’m pleasing to your eye. Right?”

“You could say that. But there’s really no need for you to be my mistress. I can’t give you anything.”

Chen Feng was also very frank.

Xiao Ya’s situation was different from Sun Xiaorui’s. Besides, he was a very content person. It was enough to have Sun Xiaorui’s company before he left this world. There was no need for another woman.

The only imperfection was that because of her dad’s illness, he didn’t know when Sun Xiaorui would be able to return to his side.

He was alone now, and not short on money. These days were really a bit hard to endure.

“I don’t need you to give me anything. I already said, I just hope to be your backup, hoping to have a chance to become official in the future.”

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