Chapter 106: No Regrets

Chen Feng helped the embarrassed Lin Wan to her feet, then said nothing and went downstairs first.

Seeing this, Lin Wan quickly turned around, closed the door, and then went forward with a mischievous look to question the blushing Wu Mengting.

“Tiantian, you’ve got him.”

“Not at all. We’re just trying to date.”

“Isn’t that the same thing? Since he’s agreed to date you, with your beauty and all your other qualities, it’s only a matter of time before you win him over.”

As Lin Wan spoke, she clicked her tongue in admiration. “Tiantian, you’ve really impressed me this time. I never realized you were so awesome before.”

Wu Mengting asked unhappily, “When did you start eavesdropping at the door?”

“What eavesdropping? I was listening openly, okay? I heard you shouting, so I came up to see, and then I listened at the door for a while.”

Wu Mengting secretly breathed a sigh of relief. “So you don’t know about Brother Feng’s… matter?”

“What matter?” Lin Wan was a little confused.

“Oh, nothing.” Wu Mengting didn’t want her to know about Chen Feng’s terminal illness either, so she changed the subject. “Now that he’s agreed to date me, but he doesn’t want to break up with his two current mistresses, do you have any ideas?”

Lin Wan immediately said, “I think you were a bit rash just now, giving Sister Sun three months. You’re being too tolerant, and also a bit weak. But I understand. You haven’t officially established a relationship with him yet, at least you haven’t met each other’s parents, and you haven’t slept together. It’s still a bit unofficial. It makes sense for you to choose to be patient for now.

After you’ve slept with him and established a relationship, you must immediately make him dump that newly kept mistress. You can’t have any hesitation or soft-heartedness on this point. After you go back to your hometown with him at the end of the year and meet each other’s parents, you must make him break up with Sister Sun. This is also non-negotiable. I’ll help you with this. I have Sister Sun’s WeChat. After you sleep with Brother Feng, I’ll tell her about you two.

It’s best to make her retreat on her own. If she’s not sensible, then there’s nothing more to say. We’ll just play with her slowly. I’ll definitely be on your side.”

“Thank you, Wan’er,” Wu Mengting nodded with a smile.

In fact, she wasn’t really concerned about Sun Xiaorui’s matter right now, but about Chen Feng’s terminal illness.

She really wished that Chen Feng was lying to her, that the diagnosis report was fake.

But she also knew that this possibility was very low. Chen Feng had no reason to lie to him about this.

If he really only had a few months to live, she really wanted to love him well in the remaining time, leaving no regrets.

As for everything else, she really didn’t care much.

“We’re good sisters, what’s there to thank me for?” Lin Wan went forward and hugged her affectionately, saying with a smile, “I’m really impressed with you today. I didn’t expect you to have such a domineering side. I guess Brother Feng likes this kind of thing. So tonight, are you two going to consummate your relationship?”

“Screw you!” Wu Mengting slapped her. “I’m not a casual woman. This kind of thing depends on the situation, it should happen naturally.”

“Hehe, then you two will be all lovey-dovey, hugging and kissing.”

Hearing this, Wu Mengting’s face immediately turned red. She reached out and twisted her arm hard a few times, making her cry out in pain. She quickly ran to the door, then turned around and said with a grin, “Tiantian, a woman always has that first time. You’re not young anymore, there’s no need to be so secretive. If you’ve decided on him, what’s the big deal about giving it to him? This matter should be done sooner rather than later, to avoid any unexpected complications.”

Although this female rogue Lin Wan’s words were crude, they weren’t entirely without reason.

“Alright. Let’s go downstairs and eat.”

The two women went downstairs one after the other.

Chen Feng was already sitting and eating. He hadn’t eaten much in the morning, and he was already a little hungry now at noon.

When Lin Wan saw that her favorite sweet and sour pork ribs were almost gone, she said angrily, “Brother Feng, you really have no gentlemanly manners. The two of us women haven’t even come down to eat yet, and you’re already eating by yourself.”

“I’m hungry, so of course I’ll eat first. Besides, I bought all these dishes, and Mengting cooked them. You’re just a freeloader, what right do you have to criticize me?”

Lin Wan was suddenly speechless. She was indeed a freeloader, and she was also living here for free.

Truly a freeloader in every sense of the word.

Seeing this, Wu Mengting couldn’t help but cover her mouth and laugh. “Wan’er, you see, you can’t win the argument.”

Lin Wan rolled her eyes. “You two are really something. You just started dating, and you’re already ganging up on me, the third wheel. Do you find me an eyesore now? Fine, I’ll move out tomorrow.”

Chen Feng smiled. “You said it yourself. You can move out tomorrow, I can help you move.”

Lin Wan immediately put on a sad face. “Brother Feng, you’re being too mean. And Tiantian, do you mean the same thing?”

“Alright. Let’s eat first. The food is getting cold,” Wu Mengting pulled her to sit down.

“Yes, yes, yes, let’s eat first,” Lin Wan automatically forgot what she had just said and buried her head in her food.

Of course, Chen Feng couldn’t be bothered to argue with her.

Now that Wu Mengting was about to become his girlfriend, her best friend would naturally benefit as well.

After the meal, Chen Feng, as usual, didn’t clean up like a lord and went straight to the sofa to sit down.

Wu Mengting took the initiative to make him a cup of tea and put it on the coffee table, then went to clear the table and wash the dishes with Lin Wan.

This time, Lin Wan, for a rare change, took the initiative to offer to wash the dishes. Perhaps her conscience had been pricked, or she felt a little embarrassed about freeloading.

Wu Mengting then came over and sat next to Chen Feng, speaking in their hometown dialect, “I still don’t believe you’re sick. How about we go to the hospital again for a thorough check-up sometime?”

“Is that necessary?” Chen Feng frowned and asked back. He was very averse to going to the hospital now.

“It’s necessary. Just do it to make me give up completely.”

“If we go to the hospital and it’s confirmed again that I have a terminal illness, will you not be my girlfriend anymore?” Chen Feng looked at her in surprise.

“Of course not,” Wu Mengting quickly shook her head. “If you really have a terminal illness, and you really only have a few months left, then I won’t care about you keeping mistresses. Otherwise, after I start dating you, you must break off all relations with Sister Sun and the other mistress.”

“Didn’t you say before that you’d give me three months?”

“That was on the premise that you really have a terminal illness.”

“Is that really necessary?”

“Yes. Otherwise, it’s really hard for me to believe. After all, you look so healthy now, with a rosy complexion, not at all like you’re sick.”

“If it’s confirmed at the hospital, are you really willing to let me continue seeing those other two mistresses?”

“…Really,” Wu Mengting gritted her teeth and said. “But the premise is that you must ensure that you spend most of your time with me, not your mistresses, including Sister Sun.”

“No problem,” Chen Feng was secretly pleased. In his heart, he didn’t want to break up with Sun Xiaorui. As for Xiao Ya, he didn’t plan to keep her for a long time. After Sun Xiaorui came back, he would definitely not go to Xiao Ya’s place as much.

After investing in her milk tea shop, Chen Feng planned to break up with her.

Seeing Chen Feng’s happy expression, Wu Mengting almost couldn’t resist the urge to pinch him.

But in order to get him to go to the hospital with her for another check-up, she endured it.
“Then let’s go to the hospital this afternoon. I’ll pick the specific hospital, no problem, right?”

“No problem. You don’t think I’m really faking it to deceive you, do you?”

“I’m willing to believe you. But you really don’t look like a terminally ill patient at all right now. I hope it’s a misdiagnosis.”

Chen Feng sighed. “I also hope it’s a misdiagnosis. But actually, I’ve already been checked three times before, at different hospitals. In the province, there’s the First Affiliated Hospital and the Tumor Hospital. In Beijing, there’s Shuangyun Hospital.”

“You’re really… not lying to me?”

“Why would I lie to you? If I didn’t really have a terminal illness, do you think I would have the heart to reject a beautiful and gentle girl like you? I didn’t want to ruin you before, that’s why I kept you at arm’s length and deliberately distanced myself from you.”

“Then why did you start dating me during this period?”

“Isn’t it because I couldn’t avoid it? We’ve met by chance so many times. So, I’ve also come to terms with it. It’s good to be friends with a beautiful fellow villager like you before I leave this world.”

Wu Mengting fell silent for a moment.

After a while, Chen Feng asked, “So… do you still want to go to the hospital?”

Wu Mengting spat out one word: “Go!”

After saying that, she stood up and urged Chen Feng to get his documents. Then she also went back to her room to pack up.

Then the two of them said goodbye to Lin Wan and went to the hospital.

This time, Wu Mengting chose the Third Provincial Hospital. After more than three hours of fussing, Lin Wan, the patient’s family member, received very definite news from the doctor.

According to what the doctor told her, in Chen Feng’s condition, a conservative estimate was that he had at most three months left.

Even though she was prepared, hearing the doctor’s verdict, Wu Mengting couldn’t help but shed tears on the spot.

Then, under the doctor’s sympathetic comfort, she came out of the consultation room with red eyes.

Chen Feng, who was waiting outside, could only sigh, step forward, and naturally put his arm around her.

Wu Mengting had stopped crying, but being held by him like this, she immediately leaned into his arms and cried for a good while again.

The people around who saw her crying like this all looked at her with sympathy.

Chen Feng didn’t want to be looked at like this. He held her and walked quickly out of the outpatient building.

After the two of them got into the car, Chen Feng finally comforted her with a smile, “You don’t have to be like this. Even if my life is short, to be able to meet you and be favored by you before I die, I have no regrets.”

“I, I don’t want you to die,” Wu Mengting said, wiping her tears.

“I don’t want to die either,” Chen Feng said with a smile. “But many times, you have to believe in fate. Since it’s my fate to have a terminal illness and it can’t be changed, we can only try our best to accept it. Fortunately, heaven has been quite good to me these days, letting me suddenly become rich overnight, and also giving me endless luck with women. Haha, especially to be able to gain the favor of a top-notch beauty like you, I can’t blame him for anything anymore. My only hope now is to live as long as possible. A few months is too short, it would be great if I could have a few years.”

“How about we go to a hospital abroad to have a look? My English is okay, I can go with you,” Wu Mengting said, not giving up.

Chen Feng shook his head with a bitter smile. “It’s useless. It’s late-stage brain tumor. Whether it’s taking medicine or having surgery, there’s no cure. I’m still doing relatively well now, without any symptoms like headaches, dizziness, or nausea. My body doesn’t feel any discomfort. So, if I hadn’t gone to three different hospitals for diagnosis and gotten the same result, I wouldn’t believe I’m about to die.”

“Then could it be a misdiagnosis? Maybe it’s not a brain tumor, or maybe it’s not malignant, but benign,” Wu Mengting said with a choked voice.

“How could it be a misdiagnosis?” Chen Feng continued to smile bitterly, but still comforted her, “Now we can only pray for a miracle. Pray that God and all the gods and buddhas will let me live a little longer. We don’t need to worry about anything else. Just pretend you’ve forgotten about my terminal illness.”

“I… I can’t, wuwu.”

Wu Mengting couldn’t help but cry again.

Chen Feng was getting a headache from her crying, but of course, he was also very moved.

The reason she was crying so sadly was of course because she cared about him, and couldn’t bear to part with him.

“Alright, alright, don’t cry,” Chen Feng could only hold her and gently pat her back to comfort her. “Maybe a miracle will happen. Anyway, my body feels good now, so my condition might slowly get better. You should let me maintain an optimistic and cheerful attitude. If you keep crying like this, you’ll make me sad and desperate too, which is definitely not conducive to my recovery.”

“Yes, yes, yes, you’re right, I shouldn’t be crying like this,” Wu Mengting quickly took a tissue to wipe her tears, forced herself to pull herself together, and said, “I also believe in miracles. You don’t look sick at all right now, you will definitely get better. Heaven won’t let you have a short life, it won’t be so unfair to us.”

“Yes. It’s good that you can think like that,” Chen Feng said with a smile. “Just pretend I’m not sick. Just like before, whatever happens, happens.”

“Yes, I, I’ll try my best.”

“Alright. Let’s go back.”

“Okay.”

The two of them drove back home. The sky had already darkened.

“Tiantian, you really are a case of ‘having a partner and no humanity.’ You two went out to play for so long and only came back now, and you even came back empty-handed. It’s one thing not to take me with you, but you didn’t even bring me a gift. How can you justify that? I even sent you a WeChat message and you didn’t reply.”

As soon as they entered the house, Lin Wan complained to Wu Mengting with a look of deep resentment.

Wu Mengting could only force a smile apologetically and say, “I’ll make it up to you next time.”

When Lin Wan heard her hoarse voice, she quickly went forward to check on her with concern. Then she discovered her swollen red eyes and immediately became unhappy. She glared at Chen Feng and questioned him loudly, “Chen Feng, what’s going on? What’s wrong with Tiantian? Her eyes are all swollen from crying, and her voice is hoarse. I’m telling you, if you bully her, I won’t let you off. Did you go back on your word and not want to date her anymore?”

“No, it’s not. You misunderstood,” Wu Mengting quickly explained.

Chen Feng shrugged and said helplessly, “It’s not what you think. It’s a bit complicated.”

Lin Wan frowned. “What exactly is going on?”

When Wu Mengting heard her ask, she suddenly had the urge to cry again, but she still quickly shook her head. “It has nothing to do with him, it’s my fault. I… a relative in my family passed away. I’m very sad.”

“Ah, what relative?”

“Don’t ask, anyway, it’s bad news.”

“Alright, alright. The dead can’t be brought back to life. My condolences,” Lin Wan quickly comforted her.

As soon as she said this, Wu Mengting couldn’t hold it in anymore. She threw herself into Lin Wan’s arms and started crying.

Lin Wan was completely bewildered.

Chen Feng looked helpless.