Chapter 205: Endless Amazement

Chen Feng didn’t take Hong Xiaodan’s arrival in Xiuzhou to heart. After hanging up the phone, he threw it to the back of his mind.

In the evening, Qin Zhen invited him out for a drink again, and Chen Feng didn’t refuse.

However, this time Chen Feng didn’t go to the food stall with him again.

It was fine to have drinks and skewers once or twice occasionally, but doing it often was definitely not good for the body. Those skewers were not very hygienic, to be honest, let alone healthy.

Chen Feng was not short of money, so of course, he wanted to eat well and also eat healthy.

This time, he chose the private restaurant where Chen Hanliang had treated him last time. The ingredients were all green and organic, the taste was good, and although the price was a bit touching, was Chen Feng a person who was short of money now?

When the two met here, Qin Zhen looked wary and said to Chen Feng, “Fengzi, you invited me to eat here. Is there some kind of conspiracy? To be so attentive for no reason, you’re either a thief or a villain.”

Chen Feng gave him a roll of his eyes, letting him understand for himself. He sat down on his own, called the waiter to order, ordered a few dishes that he had eaten last time and found to be quite good, and didn’t order any alcohol, just a pot of tea.

He had driven here this time, and besides, drinking was bad for his health, so there was no need to drink.

Chen Feng didn’t bother with Qin Zhen. After ordering, he directly asked the waiter to leave.

Seeing him like this, Qin Zhen seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said with a smile, “I’m relieved that you’re so impolite.”

Chen Feng also smiled and said, “Don’t worry. I’ll treat this time, you pay.”

“You’re going too far, kid,” Qin Zhen was greatly dissatisfied. “You’re so rich, and you’re still making me pay. Don’t you know I’m about to become a mortgage slave? I have to save money every month to pay for the house.”

“Just because I’m rich, I have to pay for you to spend?” After Chen Feng finished speaking, he questioned him again, “Do you know how many brain cells I’ve wasted on your affairs this time? I’ve been out drinking with you and giving you psychological counseling, and I also have to comfort your girlfriend. Also, you caught a wanted criminal last time, which was also thanks to me. You got a lot of bonus money. Is it too much to ask you to treat me to a meal?”

Hearing Chen Feng’s words, Qin Zhen could only surrender. He said with a pained expression, “Then you should go easy on me. This place is really expensive. Last time, my old company commander spent more than ten thousand, and that didn’t even include the wine he brought himself.”

Chen Feng smiled and said, “Don’t worry, it’s just the two of us this time, and we didn’t order any wine. At most, it will be a few thousand.”

Qin Zhen still felt a pang of pain. This one meal might cost him a month’s salary. But there was nothing he could do. This time, he was indeed caught by Chen Feng and could only obediently pay.

Chen Feng was quite satisfied with this meal, especially thinking that he didn’t have to spend any money. And although Qin Zhen felt a pang of pain in his heart, he also ate quite happily. Because when the two were competing to eat, he ate a lot more than Chen Feng.

In terms of speed and efficiency of eating, Chen Feng was really far behind him.

There was no other way. After all, Qin Zhen had been a soldier. Although he had been discharged from the army now, he was still well-trained in this aspect. It was a common thing for him to finish a meal in five minutes.

“The food here is really good. The rice used is also organic rice, and it tastes different. I’ll come back to eat again next time I have a chance.”

Chen Feng picked his teeth and looked at the burping Qin Zhen. This guy had just been gorging himself like he was in a battle, and he was obviously a little stuffed.

Hearing this, Qin Zhen quickly said, “Next time you treat, you pay.”

“No problem.” Of course, Chen Feng didn’t care about this little money, but seeing Qin Zhen’s pained expression, he was still very happy.

The two of them had just eaten too fast. The speed of serving the dishes couldn’t keep up with the speed of them eating. In addition, Chen Feng had eaten three bowls of rice, and Qin Zhen had two. This guy’s main focus was on snatching the dishes.

As a result, after their nine dishes were served in about half an hour, they had also finished eating. Not a single bit of the nine dishes was left. It wasn’t as clean as if a dog had licked the plates, but it wasn’t far off.

Besides the fact that these dishes were really delicious, the main reason was that this guy, Qin Zhen, was pained about the money and didn’t want to waste it.

The two sat and chatted for a long time to digest their food. It wasn’t until they finished the pot of tea that they got up and left.

When they paid at the counter, even though Qin Zhen was mentally prepared, he couldn’t help but gasp. It was only nine dishes and a pot of tea, but it cost a damn seven thousand five hundred. Of course, there was cordyceps stewed with sea cucumber, braised abalone, scallion oil prawns… The tea was good tea, five hundred and eighty a pot, which was indeed expensive.

It could only be said that this private restaurant was really not affordable for ordinary people.

Qin Zhen felt a pang of pain in his heart, but on the surface, he still swiped his card to pay very nimbly, looking very dashing.

Seeing him pretending to be generous, Chen Feng couldn’t help but find it amusing.

After leaving the private restaurant, Chen Feng reached out and put his arm around his shoulder, comforting him with a smile, “Don’t feel bad. I’ll treat you next time, brother.”

After rolling his eyes at him, Qin Zhen immediately smiled and said, “I’ll remember that. You have to keep your word.”

“Would I lie to you? Look at you.” Chen Feng looked at him with contempt.

The two walked with their arms around each other’s shoulders, talking and laughing, to where Chen Feng had parked his car. Just as they were about to get in, they heard a woman’s sharp scream from ahead, “Robbery! Robbery! Someone help! Someone is robbing!”

The two were startled and looked in the direction of the sound.

Robberies were not very common in the city these days. After all, there were surveillance cameras everywhere, and people basically didn’t carry cash. Even if they did, it was very little. So, unless you wanted to go to jail or your IQ was offline, not many people would do it.

The risk was too great, and the cost was too high.

But now it seemed they had encountered such a foolishly bold person.

When the two of them looked over, they saw a guy with a mask on his face running towards them, holding a dagger in one hand and a woman’s bag in the other.

This road was not a main street, and it was after nine in the evening, so there were not many pedestrians on the road.

This person also saw Chen Feng and the other two. He hesitated for a moment, then continued to run towards them, even pointing the dagger in his hand at them, the threatening meaning was very strong. Needless to say, he was signaling them not to meddle in other people’s business.

Damn!

Both Chen Feng and Qin Zhen were annoyed.

The reason why the two of them were friends, and good friends at that, was that they had a similar personality in one aspect: they were unyielding and did not bow down, and they hated being threatened by others the most.

In this situation, even Chen Feng wanted to rush up and teach this robber a lesson, let alone Qin Zhen.

While Chen Feng was looking down for a brick or a stone, Qin Zhen had already rushed over without a word.

The robber was startled and only had time to shout “you f*cker” before Qin Zhen disarmed him with a bare-handed technique, grabbed his wrist, and pinned him to the ground with one move. Then came the miserable cries for mercy.

Damn! He looked so intimidating, but he was actually a weakling!

A few minutes later, the police car arrived, and the robber, the victim, and Qin Zhen all left in the police car.

Seeing this, Chen Feng couldn’t help but sigh at this kid’s luck. Needless to say, this guy had earned another merit.

Thinking of his own “Emperor of Europe” attribute, Chen Feng felt that this guy must have been blessed by his light and had started to have good luck. With his continuous merits, he had gained both fame and fortune, and he might even get a promotion and a raise soon.

After returning, Chen Feng told the two women, Sun and Wu, about Qin Zhen earning another merit. The two women were also amazed, feeling that Qin Zhen’s luck was indeed a bit too strong.

Of course, although these two incidents were due to Qin Zhen’s good luck, if it were someone else, they might not have been able to handle it.

The first was a wanted criminal, and the second was a robber. If it were someone else, they might not have had the courage to go up and catch them bare-handed.

It was only Qin Zhen, who had a super strong sense of justice and was also very skilled.

The next day, Chen Feng learned the details from Qin Zhen. The robber last night was a drug addict. After his addiction kicked in, he lost his mind and committed a random crime on the street, wanting to rob something to sell for money to buy drugs.

And because of this, their police followed the clues and quickly caught a drug trafficking gang, arresting them all in the early hours of last night.

It could be said that this time Qin Zhen had really earned a great merit, even greater than catching that wanted criminal before.

Hearing this, Chen Feng congratulated him and was also a little jealous. This guy’s luck was too good.

Another day passed. The three of them, Chen Feng, Sun Xiaorui, and Wu Mengting, planned to start their trip around the country again after lunch.

The weather was beautiful in the morning. The sky was full of morning clouds, and ten thousand golden rays of light shot down on the earth, giving a vibrant look.

Chen Feng and Sun Xiaorui got up at almost the same time. Chen Feng washed up first and then went out for a run, while Sun Xiaorui started to make breakfast for him.

Wu Mengting should not be up at this time, so Chen Feng didn’t call her.

After leaving the villa, Chen Feng started to run slowly along the riverbank. The roads in Red Villa Bay were quite wide, allowing two cars to pass side by side, and they were all very solid and flat asphalt roads. Running on them was more comfortable than on cement roads.

More importantly, there were not many people, not many cars, the air was fresh, and he occasionally encountered a few old people, but not many young people.

Thinking about it, there really weren’t many young people who got up at five or six in the morning to exercise these days.

He ran around the villa area and along the riverbank for a few minutes. From a distance, he saw a woman in sportswear with a fit body also running on the opposite side. The distance was too far to see clearly, but from her posture and attire, she should be relatively young.

After glancing at her from a distance, Chen Feng didn’t continue to look. He adjusted his breathing and pace, looked straight ahead, and continued to run at a steady pace.

Then, not long after, he saw the running woman on the opposite side suddenly cut across and block his way.

Chen Feng was startled and quickly stopped, almost bumping into her. He stared at the woman angrily, and then he couldn’t help but blurt out, “Damn it!”

“Haha, I didn’t expect it! I didn’t expect it! That we would meet here. Don’t tell me you live here too.”

Seeing Chen Feng’s expression as if he had seen a ghost, Hong Xiaodan couldn’t help but laugh heartily with her hands on her hips.

She had never dreamed that she would meet Chen Feng here at Red Villa Bay. When she first saw Chen Feng running towards her from the opposite side, she simply couldn’t believe her eyes. By the time she reacted, Chen Feng had almost run past her.

So, after she came to her senses, she immediately turned around and chased after him, cutting in front of him and blocking him. It really wasn’t intentional to scare Chen Feng.

At this moment, Chen Feng was depressed! He knew that God was playing with him again.

What happened to no bad romantic encounters?

Last time, he had even sighed that God was no longer sending him bad romantic encounters. But now, it was directly stuffed in front of him without any warning.

It was simple and crude.

“You live here now?” Chen Feng asked back instead of answering.

Hong Xiaodan still had a brilliant smile on her face, her eyes smiling into crescents. She was really happy to have met Chen Feng so unexpectedly. “Yes. When this place opened for sale back then, my family bought two sets. We rented out one and kept one. I’m living in E08 now. Which building do you live in?”

Hearing her unit number, Chen Feng couldn’t help but curse “damn it” in his heart again.

“Tell me, which building do you live in? You’re not afraid I’ll come over to freeload, are you?” Hong Xiaodan urged with a smile.

Chen Feng was speechless in his heart, but he was also very honest and reported his unit number, “E06.”

“Ah! No way! What a coincidence! You really live next door to me? The building next to mine?”

Hong Xiaodan’s eyes also widened in surprise. This could no longer be described as just a coincidence. It was too damn magical! If Hong Xiaodan wasn’t sure that Chen Feng had no interest in her, she would even suspect that Chen Feng had been plotting against her all along.

Chen Feng also knew that this was really too damn magical, but he still said it. It wouldn’t be good not to say it. They were living next door to each other, so they would eventually meet one day. It was better to just be clear about it. Anyway, he had two women at home now, so he wasn’t afraid of her pestering him anymore.

“Alright. I have to continue running. You see…”

Chen Feng didn’t want to continue discussing this seemingly magical and fateful matter with her and wisely changed the subject.

“Ah! Oh! Okay!” Hong Xiaodan came back to her senses from the shock. She had also felt that this was too magical and fateful, so much so that she was a little dazed for a moment.

She even felt that this was God’s intentional arrangement, with the purpose of letting them, the destined lovers, finally be together. Therefore, her gaze towards Chen Feng was now even more radiant.

Chen Feng couldn’t stand her gaze and quickly changed the subject. Then, before she had fully recovered, he bypassed her and continued to run forward.

How could Hong Xiaodan let him run away just like that? She quickly followed and ran alongside him.

“Hey, Chen Feng, don’t you think we’re very fated?” Hong Xiaodan said directly in a carefree manner, without any girlish coyness.

Chen Feng gave her a roll of his eyes, letting her understand for herself, then said nothing and accelerated, continuing to run forward.

“Wait for me, don’t run so fast!” Hong Xiaodan quickly accelerated to chase after him.

But a few minutes later, she was still left far behind by Chen Feng.

However, Hong Xiaodan was not stupid. Her eyes rolled, and she directly ran to the entrance of Chen Feng’s villa to wait.

Sure enough, not long after, Chen Feng ran back.

“Haha, Chen Feng, you can run, but you can’t hide.” Hong Xiaodan looked at him with a triumphant expression.

Chen Feng also smiled and said politely, “It’s hard for you to wait for me at my door. Why don’t you come in for a drink of water?”

Hong Xiaodan was slightly stunned for a moment, then readily nodded and agreed, “Alright.”

So, Chen Feng led her into his villa. After changing her shoes in the entrance hall, she turned the corner and saw Wu Mengting watching TV in the living room, and Sun Xiaorui busy in the kitchen.

Both women were wearing casual clothes and looked relaxed. Especially Wu Mengting, who was lying on the sofa as if she were at home. In fact, they were indeed at home.

Seeing this scene, Hong Xiaodan was stunned on the spot, her face changing.

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