Chapter 278: Meeting in Person

What Chen Feng didn’t expect was that Li Shengping’s words after drinking were actually true. The next day, he called and gave him his niece’s phone number, asking him to take the initiative to contact her. He had already told his niece.

This made Chen Feng very speechless. He wanted to not contact her, but he felt that it would be impolite to Li Shengping and his niece.

After hesitating for a while, Chen Feng still added his niece’s WeChat by searching for her phone number.

His niece’s WeChat name was in English, Basilia. Chen Feng wrote in the friend request message, “Introduced by your uncle.”

Thus, after a few minutes, the other party did not accept the friend request, and then Chen Feng was too lazy to care.

It was not until the evening, when Chen Feng had almost forgotten about this matter, that the other party suddenly passed the friend verification and took the initiative to send him a “hi”.

Chen Feng saw it but did not reply immediately.

At this time, he had just finished dinner with the two women, Sun Xiaorui and Wu Mengting, and was sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV.

More than ten minutes later, after the TV news was over, Chen Feng got up and went upstairs to his room, while the two women continued to watch dramas in the living room.

After going upstairs, Chen Feng took out his phone and typed “hello” to the other party.

The other party did not reply immediately. After waiting in the bedroom for two or three minutes, just as Chen Feng was about to take a shower, the other party finally replied: [Hello, I’m Li Liqin, 28 years old. I’ve had two relationships before and am currently single. My requirements for a boyfriend are very simple. First, he must have a bachelor’s degree. Second, his spoken English must be good. He can’t be too boring and must have a sense of humor.]

Chen Feng didn’t expect the other party to be so direct. He couldn’t help but curiously open her Moments, but unfortunately, he didn’t see anything. It was obviously set to be invisible. This defensiveness was really heavy.

He couldn’t see her photos and didn’t know what she looked like, which was a bit of a pity.

However, Chen Feng had no intention of developing a relationship with her, so it didn’t matter whether he saw her or not. If it weren’t for Li Shengping’s relationship, Chen Feng wouldn’t have taken the initiative to add her on WeChat.

After thinking for a while, Chen Feng also typed very frankly: [My name is Chen Feng, 30 years old. I actually already have a girlfriend. Our relationship is pretty good at the moment, and I have no plans to break up.]

This was a very obvious meaning. If there were no accidents, this “blind date” between the two of them would of course be directly GG.

As a result, Li Liqin’s side: [I know, my uncle has already told me. He said that you saved him in the car accident last year, and also said that you are a young talent, with assets of over 100 million, and you are not bad looking. In addition, you graduated from Donghai University of Science and Technology. In all aspects, you are quite in line with my view of choosing a spouse.]

Chen Feng was a little dumbfounded. He thought, what do you mean? You know I have a girlfriend, and you still want to get involved?

After a long while, Chen Feng sent: [Then what do you mean??]

[My meaning is very simple. We can be friends, get to know each other, and try to get in touch. We can be each other’s backup. What if you break up with your girlfriend one day, don’t you think? It’s the same for me. Let’s just give each other one more choice.]

This Li Liqin was really a rationalist, or rather, very pragmatic.

Although Chen Feng had no intention of treating her as a backup in his heart, since she, a woman, had said so, even if he didn’t look at her uncle Li Shengping’s face, he couldn’t weaken the demeanor a man should have.

[I really can’t refuse your suggestion. Then let’s find a chance to meet and get to know each other formally. Even if we can’t be a couple, we can be ordinary friends.]

[Yes, are you free now? I’m drinking coffee on the second-floor balcony of Lehman Coffee on Donghu North Road.]

This woman was really impatient. She wanted to meet in person now.

Of course, Chen Feng had plenty of time now. At this time, he would just browse his phone in his room, either watching short videos or reading novels, and then go to Sun Xiaorui. Or go to bed at eleven o’clock at night.

Looking at the time, it was only past 6:30 in the evening.

Thinking that he had nothing to do anyway, and he was also quite curious about what Li Liqin looked like, after hesitating for a while, he finally decided to go and meet her. [Okay, send me the location. I’ll be there in half an hour at most]

Not long after, the other side sent the location, and then a sentence [I’ll wait for you].

Chen Feng didn’t send any more redundant messages. He stood up, went to the bathroom to wash his face, fixed his hair, and then went downstairs and out the door.

“A friend invited me. I’m going out for a while. I’ll be back as soon as possible.”

After Chen Feng told the two women who were watching dramas in the living room, he left directly.

The two women looked at each other, but they didn’t say anything and continued to watch TV intently.

That Lehman Coffee was a ten-minute drive from Chen Feng’s place. After parking the car and arriving at the second-floor balcony of this coffee shop, about twenty minutes had passed.

Chen Feng looked at the few tables on the balcony and quickly locked onto one of them. The reason was simple. There was only one woman sitting at this table, with her back to him, so he couldn’t see her face clearly. But just by looking at her back, she looked good. She had her hair in a bun, a white thin woolen sweater on top, and a black hip-hugging skirt below, revealing her long, fair legs without stockings.

She sat upright, with narrow shoulders and a thin waist. At this time, she had one hand on the coffee table, propping up her chin, and her head was turned to the side, looking at the brightly lit night view of the East Lake. It was a picture of a beauty looking at the scenery.

Just by looking at her back, this woman was at least an 80.

Chen Feng walked over directly and sat down opposite her naturally, looking at her naturally.

She was indeed a beauty, with a goose-egg face, almond eyes and willow-leaf eyebrows, a small nose and a cherry mouth, and fair skin. With this look, she was at least a 90, and she even felt that she was not inferior to Wu Mengting.

This was really quite rare. Wu Mengting could be said to be the most beautiful woman Chen Feng had ever seen, and this woman was not inferior to her, which was really a bit of a surprise.

It could only be said that Li Shengping was not lying to him. His niece was really a great beauty.

However, Li Liqin looked very young. She said she was 28 years old, but now seeing her in person, she looked at most twenty-three or four years old, and even had some student-like aura.

Seeing that she was also looking at him curiously, Chen Feng smiled and took the initiative to say, “I’m Chen Feng. I shouldn’t have disappointed you. Although I’m not handsome, I’m barely handsome.”

Hearing this, the woman couldn’t help but smile. She looked at him with a playful expression and said softly, “Your opening line is not bad, but unfortunately, you’re not my type.”

Chen Feng was stunned for a moment, and then he was a little embarrassed. He really didn’t expect to be rejected just after meeting her. This was too embarrassing. He couldn’t help but feel a little annoyed in his heart, feeling that this woman, Li Liqin, was too rude.

No matter what, he had run so far to meet her. He had just sat down and was rejected after saying only one sentence. The other party was obviously a little disrespectful.

Chen Feng really wanted to leave immediately, but he felt that leaving in such a dejected manner would only make him lose more face.

So, Chen Feng decided to sit for a while longer. After all, he was already here. There was no reason to leave in a sorry state just after sitting down.

“Waiter!”

Chen Feng shouted for the waiter and then ordered a cappuccino that looked pretty good.

After the waiter left, Chen Feng had already adjusted his mentality. He leaned back in his chair casually, looked at the woman opposite him, and said with a smile, “You really gave me a show of strength. I almost lost my composure on the spot. Are you always so sharp?”

The woman frowned slightly and said, “Yes, I’ve never been a fan of conceited men.”

Chen Feng chuckled, “How am I conceited in your eyes?”

The woman’s mouth curled slightly, “Aren’t you?”

Chen Feng smiled and shook his head, changing the subject, “Your uncle didn’t lie. You are indeed very beautiful. But to be honest, after seeing you in person, you are not my type either.”

Hearing this, the woman was stunned. She blinked her eyes and asked in confusion, “Do you know my uncle?”

This time it was Chen Feng’s turn to be stunned. Then a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he quickly asked, “Are you Li Liqin?”

Sure enough, this woman shook her head in a daze, “No, my name is Yang Wenqi. Uh, why should I tell you my name? You didn’t mistake me for someone else, did you?”

“I’m sorry, it seems I’ve mistaken you for someone else.” Chen Feng stood up in embarrassment and then looked at the other tables.

This was a balcony for viewing the scenery. It was still a bit big. There were a total of eight tables, and the two tables farthest from each other were more than ten meters apart.

Except for this Yang Wenqi who was sitting alone at a table, the other tables had at least two people sitting at them. This was also the main reason why Chen Feng had preconceived that she was Li Liqin.

Chen Feng immediately picked up his phone, opened WeChat, found Li Liqin, and immediately made a voice call. Then, a few meters away, a table rang.

Chen Feng immediately walked over with his phone. With the light from the balcony, Chen Feng happened to see a woman in a professional suit holding a ringing phone.

From his angle, he could just see her side face. She was quite delicate and beautiful, with black-rimmed glasses and long wavy hair, but she was obviously no match for the previous Yang Wenqi.

And she was obviously not alone. There was a woman in her thirties in the same professional suit sitting opposite her. She must be her colleague.

Seeing this, Chen Feng was finally sure of her identity, so he hung up the voice call request and walked towards her.

“Hello, I’m Chen Feng. You’re Li Liqin, right?”

Coming to this woman, after the previous lesson, Chen Feng still asked for the sake of insurance.

Li Liqin raised her head, looked at Chen Feng, and nodded with a smile, “Yes, I am. Please take my seat.”

After Li Liqin finished speaking, she stood up gracefully and gave Chen Feng her seat. And she sat opposite, with her colleague. And her female colleague was looking at Chen Feng with a smile and curiosity, with no intention of leaving.

This made Chen Feng feel embarrassed again. It was really a bad day for women.

However, since he was already here, he could only pretend to be calm and sit down.

“I’m sorry, my colleague happened to be here for coffee, so she sat with me. You don’t mind, do you?”

Li Liqin smiled and explained to Chen Feng.

Could Chen Feng say he minded? He also smiled and shook his head, “Of course I don’t mind. We’re just meeting as ordinary friends this time, not on a blind date.”

Hearing this, the two women opposite both laughed.

The female colleague covered her mouth and said with a smile, “I’m sorry, I think it’s better for me, an outsider, to leave for a while since it’s your first time meeting. What do you think?”

This time, Chen Feng didn’t act like a gentleman. He nodded and said, “It’s best if you can leave for a while.”

Li Liqin smiled and looked at her female colleague, and also nodded, “Alright then. You go first. We’ll contact you later.”

The female colleague agreed, picked up the briefcase next to her, nodded at Chen Feng, and left very cleanly.

Li Liqin explained slightly, “She and I have been in charge of a project together recently, so we often discuss it together. She’s a good person.”

Chen Feng nodded and asked with some curiosity, “Your uncle said you are a designer. What kind of design do you do specifically?”

Li Liqin said, “I mainly do product design, and also some UI design and graphic design. As long as it’s a design-related order, we’ll take it.”

Chen Feng had previously thought she was just a graphic designer, but it seemed she was even more advanced. Thinking about it, it made sense. Otherwise, where would her million-dollar annual salary come from?

“My uncle said you are the boss of a film and television company. What’s its name? What movies and TV series have you produced?”

Li Liqin asked Chen Feng naturally.

“Fengmang Film and Television. Actually, I just acquired another company and established it less than a month ago. It can only be considered a small company.”

“That’s not right. My uncle said he is very optimistic about your company. He also said you have a net worth of hundreds of millions. That shouldn’t be false, right?”

Chen Feng really couldn’t deny his net worth of hundreds of millions. He could only change the subject and say, “Your uncle looks at me with high regard because I saved him. It’s normal. In fact, I don’t have much ambition. Now this film and television company, I have completely handed it over to a professional manager to manage. I basically don’t care about it anymore.”

Li Liqin frowned slightly, “You trust a professional manager so much?”

Chen Feng nodded and said, “Of course I trust her. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have handed the company over to her.”

Li Liqin said with a slightly serious tone, “It seems you are really not short of money. Otherwise, how could you be so relieved to hand over such a large company to someone else?”

Chen Feng asked with a smile, “You seem to care more about whether I have money or not?”

Li Liqin nodded frankly, “Of course, you are a possible partner for me in the future. The primary condition is that you must be richer than me. And we have just met. What I care about most is of course your financial situation. Other things are secondary and can be slowly understood in the future.”

Chen Feng said with emotion, “You are really direct.”

Li Liqin looked indifferent and shrugged, “I’ve always been like this since I was a child. Especially since I’ve been abroad for a few years, people there like to be direct in their words and actions. I’ve become like this too, and it’s hard to change.”

Chen Feng was a little speechless in his heart. Although Li Liqin could be considered a gold-collar worker and was quite beautiful, after such a short contact, she was really not his type.

At this time, the waiter brought the cappuccino he had ordered before and placed it on the table in front of him.

“When did you order this?” Li Liqin looked at Chen Feng in astonishment.

Chen Feng subconsciously looked at Yang Wenqi’s side and saw that she was also looking at this side. Seeing Chen Feng looking over, she raised her coffee cup to him with a mischievous look and nodded at him.

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(End of chapter)