Chapter 217: Office Building

After Chen Feng helped Fang Xiaoyue punish the scumbag a little, he completely forgot about it after two days.

He didn’t know that just because of his act of splashing tea, he had actually caused the scumbag so much misery.

In fact, now that this scumbag was hospitalized and being used as a guinea pig by several medical experts, to be honest, it really didn’t have much to do with Chen Feng. He was completely infected with viruses and bacteria, and the reason for this was his extreme attention to personal image and obsessive-compulsive disorder, and his long-term use of the hand dryer in the bathroom.

What many people don’t know is that the hand dryers in the bathroom are not very hygienic. Hand dryers that have been used for a long time naturally carry a lot of bacteria and viruses. Using them to dry your hands will only bring a lot of bacteria and even viruses to your hands, which is not conducive to everyone’s health.

Ordinary people generally only use it for a short time to dry the water stains on their hands. Even if it is harmful, it is relatively minor. But this scumbag comrade used it to dry his clothes, using it continuously for a long time, and his mouth and nose were also close to this machine with viruses and bacteria.

So, he got infected just like that.

If you want to say whether Chen Feng is responsible, he is somewhat responsible, but it is definitely not the main responsibility, and it can’t even be considered a secondary responsibility.

If you really want to pursue it, that teahouse also has to bear a certain responsibility. But it’s also difficult to hold the other party responsible, because there is no direct evidence. Similarly, if he wants to sue Chen Feng, he can at most only pursue the matter of him splashing tea, which is only a civil matter and very minor.

At first, he really hated Chen Feng because of his hospitalization and had even taken the initiative to contact his childhood friend, hoping that he would help him retaliate.

But in the end, his childhood friend told him that Chen Feng was not someone to be trifled with. Not to mention that he had a net worth of nearly a hundred million, he also knew a lot of people. He advised him to give up and not to turn such a small matter into a big feud.

Although his parents were both public officials, they were not really leaders. At most, they could be considered middle-level in the county. His childhood friend’s family was more powerful than his.

So, since his childhood friend had advised him so, what else could he do? He could only endure it. He could only comfort himself by thinking that he really couldn’t blame Chen Feng for his hospitalization, but only himself for his lack of common sense.

Chen Feng didn’t know that he had actually escaped a disaster. If it weren’t for the fact that the other party’s childhood friend happened to be seen by Qin Zhen’s comrade-in-arms, the deputy captain, when he was investigating him, and then asked and said something, he might really have been detained.

This was his “Emperor of Europe” attribute. There was no way around it. With the blessing of this good luck, it was really difficult for him to be plotted against now.

After Lin Yujiao successfully opened her shop, Chen Feng planned to go back to Xiuzhou. Wu Mengting did not go back with him. The reason was that her father’s injury had not fully recovered, and she had to stay at home to help take care of him.

A few days ago, Chen Feng had said he was going to visit her father, but she had refused. Needless to say, Chen Feng also knew the reason. It was because her parents knew he had a terminal illness and were very opposed to her continuing to date Chen Feng, for fear that something would happen between her and Chen Feng and ruin her life.

Chen Feng understood this, but he certainly wouldn’t be very comfortable in his heart.

If it weren’t for Wu Mengting’s sake, he certainly wouldn’t have taken the initiative to go over and be snubbed.

So, when Wu Mengting said he didn’t need to visit, Chen Feng didn’t go. Anyway, he had no intention of trying to please her parents for the time being.

Chen Feng went back to Xiuzhou first and continued to live the life of a homebody, with food coming to his mouth and living a leisurely life.

The reason why he was called a “homebody” and not a “homeboy” was actually easy to understand. Homeboys were basically single, while homebodies had partners and lovers. Chen Feng of course belonged to the latter.

What made countless homeboys even more heartbroken was that Chen Feng, as a homebody, had women serving him every day. If he woke up early in the morning, there would be loving exercise. If he woke up late, there would also be a loving breakfast. He didn’t have to do any housework at all. Lunch and dinner were prepared for him by beautiful women with great cooking skills. In the evening, if the weather was good, he could also take a walk with the beauties in the neighborhood or by the picturesque East Lake.

If he was in the mood, he could also go shopping with the beauties.

And the reason why he had such a beautiful life was because he was not short of money now.

So, for the poor, they completely don’t understand the happiness of the rich.

As for those self-comforting words that “rich people are not necessarily happy,” just listen to them. If you really believe them and are content to be a poor person, then you can only be a loser in this life.

When you really have money, you will find that at least 90% of the troubles and pains in the world begin to stay away from you. Just this one point makes you 90% happier than those poor people.

Reality is so real!

Because Chen Feng was rich, Sun Xiaorui was so considerate and willing to take care of him, and managed everything in his life in an orderly manner. This made Chen Feng a little inseparable from her now.

If she were not by his side, Chen Feng’s quality of life would definitely drop a lot.

That day, Chen Feng unexpectedly received a call from the former owner of the villa he was living in, Cai Zhixin. He said he had another house, right in the International Trade Building, and asked if he was interested.

The International Trade Building was located in the golden area of the city, not very far from the East Lake. It had been built for more than twenty years, with two underground floors and seven floors above ground. It was planned to have a food court, lakeside sightseeing shops, and high-end office buildings.

The floors below the third floor were shops, and the floors above the third floor were all office buildings for rent.

Chen Feng had studied and lived in Xiuzhou for more than ten years, so he also had some understanding of the International Trade Building. It was very lively there on weekends and holidays. The geographical location was indeed very good, the transportation was very developed, and it was not very far from the subway entrance. More importantly, it was very close to the shore of the East Lake.

Although it had been built for more than twenty years, it was still very prosperous and lively here.

If Cai Zhixin’s house here was a shop, that would be great. Unfortunately, it was just an office building, and the price was definitely not low. If it was rented out, who knew how long it would take to get the principal back.

So, after thinking for a while, Chen Feng said he was not interested.

Cai Zhixin quickly said, “We can discuss the price. I can give you a price lower than the market price. If I weren’t in urgent need of money, I wouldn’t sell it, just like the villa in Red Villa Bay. Tell me, didn’t you get a very good deal?”

This was not false. Although Chen Feng was not very interested in this office building, from the last transaction, this Cai Zhixin was still quite straightforward. Now that the other party was in urgent need of money, he might be able to get a bargain on this office building.

Anyway, he had a lot of money in the bank now. Instead of keeping it in the bank, it was better to take it out to invest in real estate to avoid the impact of future currency inflation and depreciation.

So, after thinking about it seriously, Chen Feng still agreed to go and have a look.

The two arranged to see the house at one o’clock in the afternoon. Chen Feng told Sun Xiaorui about this and asked if she was interested in going with him. Of course, Sun Xiaorui was interested.

She now knew that Chen Feng was very rich, at least tens of millions, so Chen Feng no longer deliberately concealed how rich he was from her.

Chen Feng drove Sun Xiaorui to the International Trade Building ten minutes early and met Cai Zhixin at the main entrance. She also came with a female companion, with an internet celebrity face, long legs, and a tall figure.

The two didn’t exchange many pleasantries. After a simple greeting, they went in to see the house together.

The house was on the fourth floor, 407, with an area of 220 square meters. The four of them waited for the elevator while listening to Cai Zhixin’s introduction. The market price of the office buildings here was now generally more than 40,000 per square meter. If Chen Feng was willing to buy, he would give a price of 40,000 per square meter.

Before Chen Feng came, he had also briefly checked online, and the price was about the same. Cai Zhixin had not lied to him in this regard.

However, the rent for the office buildings here was not very high, only three or four yuan per square meter per day. In this way, the daily rent for this house was at most more than 800, and the monthly rent was only more than 20,000. Even if it was rented out for a full year, the rent would only be two or three hundred thousand.

And if Chen Feng wanted to buy it, he would have to spend more than eight million. With this rental price, it would take twenty or thirty years to recover the cost.

Of course, Chen Feng could completely sell it when the house price rose and make a profit on the price difference.

But according to the real estate market in recent years, it was almost impossible for house prices to rise sharply again, especially for office buildings, where the room for growth was very limited.

So, Chen Feng said, “The rent here is a bit low. If you rent out a set like this, the annual rent is only more than 200,000, right?”

Cai Zhixin couldn’t refute and nodded with a slightly embarrassed expression, “About that. I collected nearly 300,000 in rent last year.”

The two of them walked into the elevator while talking. Not long after, they arrived at the fourth floor and came to 407. The door was a four-sided glass door, and the two glass doors in the middle were open at this time, with many young women coming in and out.

The name of the current company was posted on the glass door: Etiquette Model Agency.

It was actually a model agency. No wonder so many young women were coming in and out.

“Let’s go in.” Cai Zhixin greeted the three of them and led the way in.

A woman in her twenties in a professional suit at the front desk, seeing them walking straight in, immediately stopped them, “What are you here for? Do you have an appointment?”

Cai Zhixin glanced at this woman and said in a not very good tone, “I’m the landlord here. I’m bringing someone to have a look.”

After saying that, he no longer paid attention to this stunned female receptionist and continued to lead Chen Feng inside. He stopped at the office area in the middle of the house. At this time, there were more than a dozen women filling out forms, who seemed to be here for an interview, and two female employees with name tags.

Although they were a little curious about Chen Feng and the others, they didn’t come over to ask anything.

Cai Zhixin didn’t care about their gazes at all and introduced to Chen Feng, “You see, the area here is quite large, and the current layout is not bad. It can accommodate dozens of employees. The floor-to-ceiling window over there has a view of the East Lake. Downstairs are various shops, a food court, and a large supermarket. The house prices here have been rising and have almost never fallen. If you buy it now and resell it in a few years, you will definitely make a profit.”

Chen Feng and Sun Xiaorui looked around. The interior decoration was quite clean and tidy, with tiled floors and newly painted walls. Just as Chen Feng was about to go to the floor-to-ceiling window to have a look, a middle-aged fat man came out of an office with a smile and greeted Cai Zhixin warmly from afar, “Young Master Cai, you’re here. Why didn’t you let me know? I could have come out to welcome you.”

Cai Zhixin glanced at this middle-aged fat man with a cold expression and said rudely, “I’m bringing someone to see the house. If you have nothing to do, just stay aside.”

This middle-aged fat man was not angry and still nodded with a smile, “Alright, alright, then I won’t disturb you. But my lease still has more than two months left. If you resell this place, my lease shouldn’t change, right?”

Cai Zhixin rolled his eyes at him and turned to Chen Feng, “That depends on my friend here. If he doesn’t let you renew the lease, I can’t do anything about it. At most, I’ll refund you the remaining rent.”

The middle-aged fat man was suddenly a little anxious and said with a sad face, “Young Master Cai, I’ve signed this contract. According to the rules, even if you sell the house to someone else, my contract is still valid.”

Cai Zhixin pursed his lips and gave him a cold look, “Are you really going to talk about the contract with me?”

The middle-aged fat man was suddenly speechless.

Chen Feng glanced at this fat man with some curiosity, then stopped paying attention and walked straight to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the East Lake, which was about two or three hundred meters away. Although the view from here was not as good as the East Lake villa he had bought, it also had a different flavor, with a bit more of a worldly atmosphere.

The streets below were bustling with cars and people.

This couldn’t help but remind Chen Feng of his years of working. In the first few years, he was full of energy and passion for work and life. He had once thought of starting his own business and being his own boss after accumulating enough capital.

So now this house was very much in line with the office building he had wanted to start a business in.

Unfortunately, he had completely lost his passion for starting a business now, and he was not even very interested in making money, because he felt that he had enough money now. If he had too much money, it would be bad and could easily bring him disaster.

“How is it? The view from here is not bad, right? I bought it back then because I liked the convenient location and the proximity to the East Lake.”

As he was speaking, there was a sudden commotion at the door. A woman’s voice shouted, “Scammers! They are a group of scammers! Don’t believe them. They trick you into taking model cards. Don’t believe it. And the so-called signing of an agency contract is also fake. Don’t sign it. I signed it and have been waiting for more than half a month and haven’t gotten a job.”

“Me too. They took my money to take model cards and then ignored me.”

“Gu Xin, come out. You must refund me the money you cheated me out of. Otherwise, I’ll call the police.”

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The middle-aged fat man was Gu Xin. His face immediately turned ugly and he trotted over, shouting, “What are you shouting about? Who’s a scammer? Be careful, I’ll sue you for slander. And do you know that your loud noise has already affected the normal business order of our company? I can call the police to arrest you, and even file a lawsuit against you to compensate our company for economic and reputational losses.”

When Gu Xin shouted and threatened like this, the two women who were originally shouting loudly immediately quieted down.

Sun Xiaorui curiously pulled Chen Feng over to have a look. She saw Gu Xin staring at the two tall and beautiful young women at the door with an unfriendly expression.

“I don’t care. You have to refund me the money anyway. Otherwise, I won’t let you off.”

The first woman had a stubborn expression and a firm look, glaring at Gu Xin, as if she would not give up until she achieved her goal.

The other one was obviously a bit weaker in personality and did not dare to speak, let alone face Gu Xin directly.

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