Chapter 123: Acting

The next day at noon, Chen Hanliang was waiting at the police station early again, leaving Qin Zhen speechless for a while.

At noon, Chen Hanliang treated him to a meal again. This time, they changed to a Sichuan restaurant.

“You see it, right? As soon as the market opened today, Qingcheng Beer started to plummet, almost hitting the limit down. Longma Logistics also fell a lot. Chen Feng is really a god! I even suspect if he knows the senior management of these two companies. But I don’t think it’s possible. Longma Logistics is in Shenzhen, and Qingcheng Beer is in Sichuan.”

Chen Hanliang pointed at the K-line chart on his phone with his finger, his face full of admiration and excitement.

Needless to say, the admiration was because Chen Feng and Qin Zhen had just sold these two stocks yesterday, and today they immediately plummeted. Wasn’t that amazing? You know, the two of them had been holding on to them for almost two months.

This market manipulation was too precise.

“Definitely not!” Qin Zhen said with certainty. “I’ve known him for so long, he would definitely not engage in any insider trading. He probably hasn’t even been to Shenzhen and Sichuan, let alone know the senior management of these two companies.”

“I think so too,” Chen Hanliang nodded, then asked eagerly, “Do you have any definite news from Chen Feng? I have the funds ready here. I’m just waiting for his news.”

Qin Zhen frowned slightly, “How much are you planning to invest this time?”

Chen Hanliang quickly said, “Not much, not much. Just… a million.”

Qin Zhen continued to frown and questioned, “Is it really only a million? Old company commander, I still think you should be more cautious. If you invest too much, one is that your funds will not be easy to turn over, and another is what if you lose?”

Chen Hanliang smiled bitterly and shook his head, “Alright. I’ll be honest, I’ve raised 3 million this time. As long as I don’t lose it all, I can barely maintain it for a few months. But if I can’t make a comeback within two months, I might really have to sell my house. So, in order not to sell my house, I have to invest at least this much now, otherwise I really won’t make any money. Besides, I believe in Chen Feng, he definitely won’t screw me over.”

Qin Zhen also knew that he was indeed in a lot of debt, robbing Peter to pay Paul. If he couldn’t make up for the money he had lost in the stock market in the past few years, he might really go bankrupt in a few months.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Zhen could only say helplessly, “You have to think it through yourself. Chen Feng has already said he can’t guarantee you’ll make money.”

“Alright. I’ve definitely thought it through. This time, I’m destined to meet a benefactor and make a lot of money, and make a comeback in the stock market. You don’t have confidence in me, but don’t you have confidence in Chen Feng? I believe in him very much now.”

“Alright, alright. As long as you know what you’re doing.”

Qin Zhen had said everything he needed to say. So he simply didn’t bother anymore. Besides, he of course also had a lot of confidence in Chen Feng.

Next, he planned to reinvest the money he had earned this time, plus the principal, for a total of 500,000.

If he made another wave this time, he should have at least the down payment for a house in Xiuzhou.

If he succeeded again this time, Qin Zhen would have to believe that his friend of many years was a stock market god.

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At this time, the stock market god Chen Feng was shopping in a mall, preparing gifts to go home for the Spring Festival. He was accompanied by Sun Xiaorui and two who were just there for the fun, Lin Wan and Wu Mengting.

The four of them now basically went out together for any major activities.

As the only man among the four, Chen Feng of course didn’t mind being with them. On the contrary, he enjoyed it.

Thinking back to the month of traveling together, he had received countless envious and jealous gazes from his male compatriots along the way.

The three women were all very beautiful and spoke pleasantly. They were basically very obedient to him.

Especially Sun Xiaorui, who had taken care of Chen Feng very comfortably along the way, handing him water and wiping his sweat in public, and even unlocking many poses and tricks in private.

It could be said that on that trip, Chen Feng, traveling with beauties, really enjoyed it.

It was the same now when shopping in the mall. Chen Feng was surrounded by three beauties, and many male compatriots who passed by cast envious and jealous glances.

Chen Feng was a little numb to this. Anyway, being with the three women, he had been in a very happy mood during this period.

Chen Feng’s shopping purpose was very strong. He had already made a list before, and he had bought all the gifts for his family. It only took him more than an hour.

The four of them helped him put his things in the car first.

Then the three women continued to drag him around, and as a result, they spent the whole morning in the mall.

The three women also bought some things, but obviously not as much as Chen Feng.

At noon, they ate at a restaurant in the mall. At the dinner table, everyone discussed when to go home.

Lin Wan also invited Wu Mengting to go back to her hometown with her first, stay for a few days, and then go back to Lu City. But Wu Mengting refused, saying that if she caught the Spring Festival travel rush, it would be difficult for her to go home.

Lin Wan could only give up.

Sun Xiaorui said that she planned to fly back tomorrow morning, and she should be home by noon.

Chen Feng said, “I plan to drive home this afternoon.”

Then, all three women looked at him in surprise.

Chen Feng smiled calmly and said, “My mom has already called me several times. She’s urging me to go back. I’m a filial son. Besides, there’s nothing to do here anyway, so of course I want to go back early.”

Wu Mengting blinked and asked, “Why is your aunt in such a hurry to urge you back?”

Chen Feng said with a smile, “She must miss me. Also, she’s worried about me. I’m divorced and staying in Xiuzhou alone, she’s definitely not at ease.”

Wu Mengting thought for a moment and said, “I think she might want you to go back for a blind date. Didn’t you tell us before that your mom was forcing you to go on a blind date? That female teacher.”

Chen Feng thought about it for a moment. Plus, his mom had been calling him at least twice a day for the past few days. It seemed there was really such a possibility.

Lin Wan clapped her hands and said with a smile, “That’s really possible. When I just graduated from college, my mom was also in a hurry to urge me to go home. Guess what, it was to make me go on a blind date. The other party was a civil servant, thirty years old, eight years older than me, fat and with big ears, less than 1.7 meters tall, but he was very arrogant, pretending to be noble and showing off his superiority in front of me.

In fact, he was just a small clerk. If he was a small leader, I might have really gone for it. Unfortunately, he wasn’t. Anyway, it disgusted me. I ran back to Xiuzhou the next day. So, I haven’t wanted to go back for the past two years, to avoid being forced to go on blind dates.”

Wu Mengting said in surprise, “Why didn’t you tell me about this before?”

Lin Wan smiled bitterly, “What’s the point of telling you this? My mom can’t wait to marry me off. It’s annoying to talk about it.”

Chen Feng pouted, “Then why are you talking about it now?”

Lin Wan smiled, “Isn’t it because you’ve also encountered it? I’m not the only one being forced to get married, so I feel better.”

This was really…
Sun Xiaorui’s eyes rolled, and she said weakly, “Brother Feng, why don’t I go back with you? I can pretend to be your girlfriend.”

Wu Mengting quickly said, “You don’t have to trouble yourself with this. Your dad is not in good health, you should go home early to be filial. I had already agreed with Brother Feng before to go home at the end of the year to meet each other’s parents. Of course, I’m talking about acting, it’s fake. Actually, my family has also started to urge me to get married. Last time, my mom even called and asked if I had a boyfriend. If not, I would have to go on a blind date at the end of the year. This time, I can just go back with Brother Feng, pretend to be a couple, and deal with both families.”

Hearing this, Chen Feng immediately shook his head, “No. You’re my sister now. Besides, our two families are so close. It would be easy for our families to meet each other. It would be difficult to end it then.”

Wu Mengting thought to herself, What I want is for it to be difficult to end, it’s best to create a fait accompli.

“That probably won’t happen. My home is in the city, and it’s still some distance from your home. At worst, after the Spring Festival, when we get back to Xiuzhou, we can just announce to our families that we broke up because of incompatible personalities.”

Chen Feng continued to shake his head, “Let’s just forget it.”

The two of them had just gotten back on the right track. Now they were getting along quite well. Chen Feng didn’t want to go back to being a couple, even if it was fake.

Sun Xiaorui also said with a smile, “That’s right, Tingting. You are both from Lu City. If your parents really meet, it will be really difficult to end it. Actually, there’s nothing wrong with going on a blind date. Your parents won’t arrange for someone unreliable to go on a blind date with you. Maybe you’ll hit it off and meet your Mr. Right.”

Wu Mengting rolled her eyes and said, “Mr. Right is not so easy to meet. As for blind dates, I’m definitely not in a hurry. I’ll only be twenty-three after the New Year, and my actual age is only twenty-two. On the other hand, Sister Sun, you’ll be twenty-seven after the New Year, right? Hehe, maybe when you go back this time, your parents will force you to go on a blind date.”

Being directly told her age by Wu Mengting, even though Chen Feng actually knew, Sun Xiaorui still felt very uncomfortable in her heart.

But on the surface, she still said with a smile, “My parents have long known that I have a boyfriend. Last time, when Brother Feng lent me fifty thousand for my dad’s medical treatment, I told them it was from my boyfriend.”

This time, it was Wu Mengting’s turn to feel uncomfortable. Chen Feng had been her boyfriend before, and Sun Xiaorui was just his kept mistress.

But in front of Chen Feng, she of course couldn’t tear her face with Sun Xiaorui. She could only say with a呵呵 (chuckle), “So you told your family about you and Brother Feng.”

This sounded normal at first, but after a little thought, it wasn’t the case. What did she mean by “you and Brother Feng”? The matter of her being kept by Chen Feng?

The matter of her being kept by Chen Feng was certainly not a good thing. If her family knew, they would definitely be furious.

“Alright. In short, you don’t have to pretend to be my girlfriend,” Chen Feng rejected Wu Mengting again, then said to Sun Xiaorui, “If there’s a need, I’ll tell my family that you’re my girlfriend. I might have to video chat with my family, so you should be mentally prepared.”

“Ah, okay,” Sun Xiaorui quickly and happily agreed, smiling from ear to ear. She suggested again, “Brother Feng, then why don’t I go home with you first and meet your family?”

Chen Feng frowned slightly and shook his head, “There’s no need for that. It’s the Spring Festival travel rush soon, it’s troublesome for you to transfer back and forth.”

“Oh…” Sun Xiaorui nodded with some disappointment.

When Wu Mengting heard Chen Feng ask Sun Xiaorui to pretend to be his girlfriend, she was also very disappointed. But seeing Chen Feng refuse to take Sun Xiaorui back with him, a smile appeared on her face again.

But she wasn’t happy for long. Her good best friend Lin Wan said, “Brother Feng, why don’t you pretend to be my boyfriend too? I’m really scared of being forced to get married by my family. Just like Sister Sun, a video chat is enough. You don’t have to go back with me in person.”

“Get lost!” Chen Feng refused directly. “There are plenty of people you can find to pretend to be your boyfriend. Why are you looking for me?”

Lin Wan said with a wronged expression, “I’m most familiar with you now. And my hometown is far from Xiuzhou and Lu City. They can’t possibly come to verify. Just help me, please.”

“Don’t even think about it. I won’t do this kind of thing. You should find someone else.”

Lin Wan immediately said, “Besides you, I really don’t know many men here in Xiuzhou. Besides your good friend, Director Qin, you can ask him to help pretend. It’s just a video chat.”

“Get lost! What are you thinking? He’s a dignified national civil servant pretending to be your boyfriend. Aren’t you making him violate his principles? Besides, he has his own girlfriend. What kind of strange idea is this?”

Lin Wan couldn’t help but look depressed.

Sun Xiaorui said with a smile, “Wan’er, I can introduce you to a few men to pretend to be your boyfriend. They are all my college classmates. They should all be single. I think they would be very willing to pretend to be your handsome boyfriend.”

Wu Mengting added with a smile, “That’s right. I also have a few good male college classmates. They are all very handsome. They should also be very willing to help.”

“Aiya, you two are ganging up on me! I just asked Brother Feng to help pretend. I didn’t do anything to him. Do you have to be so nervous?” Lin Wan glared at the two women unhappily.

Wu Mengting and Sun Xiaorui looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

Wu Mengting said, “I can’t even get Brother Feng to pretend. What are you joining in for?”

Sun Xiaorui said, “There are so many men. Why are you looking for Brother Feng to pretend to be your boyfriend? Aren’t you just making us feel bad?”

Under their siege, Lin Wan immediately raised her hands in surrender, “OK! I was wrong. I overestimated myself, alright? Really.”

At this time, Chen Feng stood up and said, “Alright. Let’s go. I have to go back and prepare. I’ll be leaving a little later.”

Wu Mengting quickly said, “Then I’ll go back with you. I’ll drive too.”

Chen Feng glanced at her and nodded, “Okay.”

Wu Mengting and Lin Wan went back to the East Lake villa, while Chen Feng and Sun Xiaorui went back to Red Villa Bay.

Sun Xiaorui was very reluctant to part with Chen Feng, but there was nothing she could do. She was silent all the way.

After returning to Red Villa Bay and helping Chen Feng pack his things, her eyes immediately turned red, and she secretly wiped her tears.

There was no doubt that after spending such a long time together, she had developed real feelings for Chen Feng and found it hard to part with him.

Chen Feng also liked her very much. As for whether there were real feelings, it was hard to say.

Chen Feng went over and hugged her to comfort her, “I’ll be back after the Spring Festival. At most… about twenty days.”

Twenty days was really quite long.

Sun Xiaorui said resentfully, “It’s only the thirteenth of the twelfth lunar month now. There are still seventeen days until the Spring Festival. The festival only ends after the fifteenth of the first lunar month. You’re not coming back in the first few days of the new year, are you?”

Chen Feng actually wanted to go back this time to spend more time with his parents. After all, this might be the last Spring Festival he would spend with his family. He could only say, “I’ll try to come back as early as possible.”

Sun Xiaorui immediately fell silent again.