Chapter 117: This Kind of Sister

The lunch was exceptionally sumptuous. Sun Xiaorui and Wu Mengting had cooked several dishes together, earning high praise from both Chen Feng and Lin Wan.

Their cooking skills were comparable, with slight differences in taste, as they belonged to different culinary styles.

But Chen Feng liked both.

If possible, Chen Feng really wanted them to cook for him every day.

But that was somewhat impossible.

The two of them still appeared harmonious on the surface, but it was clear they disliked each other underneath.

It was fine to have them together occasionally, but if they were together every day, it would be a clash of titans sooner or later.

After the meal, Wu Mengting and Sun Xiaorui again pretended to be polite and vied to clear the table and wash the dishes.

Chen Feng felt a headache coming on and said irritably, “Xiaorui will clean up today, Mengting tomorrow.”

Only after hearing Chen Feng say this did they stop.

Chen Feng got up and sat on the sofa. Not long after, Wu Mengting brought him a pot of tea.

Just as Chen Feng picked up his teacup, Sun Xiaorui came over with another teapot, smiling, “Mengting, you might not know, but Brother Feng prefers flower tea, not red or green tea.”

Wu Mengting also smiled and said, “What’s the point of drinking flower tea every day? It’s good to change the taste occasionally.”

This was really…

“Alright, you two.” Chen Feng interrupted their performance with some impatience. “Do you think I can’t see you two fighting for favor? Each of you, say one less word. Put both pots of tea down, I like them both.”

Seeing Chen Feng was a little angry, the two women immediately became obedient.

Sun Xiaorui obediently went to wash the dishes.

Wu Mengting, on the other hand, sat down next to Chen Feng and quietly looked at her phone.

Chen Feng watched the TV news while drinking his tea.

Lin Wan, however, very consciously went upstairs, so as not to be an eyesore to Chen Feng.

During a commercial break, Wu Mengting finally spoke, “Brother, now that your shop is closed, are you just going to leave it empty? Have you thought about subletting it?”

“Let’s leave it empty for now. I don’t plan to sublet it. I’ll keep it for my own use in the future.”

“How can you do that? The monthly rent for this place should be over ten thousand, right? Isn’t it a pity to just leave it empty?”

Chen Feng thought for a moment, but in the end, he didn’t tell her the truth: he had already bought this shop, so of course, he didn’t feel bad about it being empty.

“There’s nothing I can do. The location of this shop is good. I might do other business in the future.”

“How long did you rent this shop for?”

“…It’s not rented, I bought it.”

Chen Feng didn’t want to tell her the truth, but he didn’t want to deliberately lie to her either, especially on such an unimportant matter.

“You bought it?” Wu Mengting’s eyes widened. “Where did you get so much money?”

She had some idea of the property prices here, after all, she lived here, and the price of a shop was obviously higher than that of a residence. In her estimation, Chen Feng’s art shop from before had to be worth at least five or six million.

And in her mind, Chen Feng might have some money, but at most one or two million, maybe even less. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be renting a house, but would have bought one directly.

Now that Chen Feng said he had bought a storefront worth five or six million, she was of course very shocked.

“Actually, I do have a little money, but not that much. I was lucky some time ago, I made a big bet on a stock and earned some, just enough to buy this storefront.”

“Then your luck is really good. You made several million just like that?” Wu Mengting was a little disbelieving.

“Yeah. After the divorce, my luck has been really good, otherwise I wouldn’t have met you… guys.”

Chen Feng almost let a flirtatious remark slip, but luckily, he braked in time.

“Even if this storefront is yours, you can’t just leave it empty like this. If you can’t think of any other business for a while, you might as well rent it out. You can get at least ten or twenty thousand in rent a month.”

“We’ll see. It might be useful for something else.”

Speaking of the shop, Chen Feng couldn’t help but think of the milk tea shop Xiao Ya wanted to open.

He would see later. If she couldn’t find a suitable storefront, it wasn’t impossible to let her open a milk tea shop in his. Anyway, it was just sitting empty.

Also, the rent for this shop could of course be counted as part of the investment.

However, Chen Feng certainly wouldn’t be too calculative with Xiao Ya. When the time came, he would definitely give her a larger share of the stocks as appropriate.

After all, she was a woman who had slept with him. Even if he didn’t like her personality and strong career ambition, Chen Feng wouldn’t be heartless. He would definitely help her out.

“It seems Wan’er was right. You really are very rich. And you were pretending to be poor in front of me all this time.”

Wu Mengting looked at him with a complicated expression.

Chen Feng smiled and said, “I’m not as rich as you think. And I’ve spent a lot of money recently. Also, don’t tell her about this shop. You know she’s very greedy for money. If she knew about this, she might climb into my bed in the middle of the night.”

“Get lost. She’s not that kind of person. If she really wanted to find a rich man, there are plenty. She’s a female streamer, many big bosses want to ask her out.”

“Which real big boss watches live streams?” Chen Feng expressed his disdain.

“That’s not necessarily true. I heard her say that on their live streaming platform, there are really big bosses who throw money around like it’s nothing, giving streamers hundreds of thousands or even millions in one go. It’s not fake.”

“Anyway, just be on your guard against her. Don’t tell her my business.”

“Alright. I won’t tell her. But, are there other things you’re hiding from me? Don’t forget, I’m your sister now. You said you would treat me like your own sister.”

Wu Mengting was really getting more and more into the role of Chen Feng’s sister.

Chen Feng thought for a moment. Since he had already told her about the shop, it seemed there was no need to hide it from her anymore. As long as she kept it a secret from outsiders.

He also believed that Wu Mengting wouldn’t change her attitude and way of interacting with him just because he became rich.

So, Chen Feng said frankly, “The villa that Xiaorui is moving to tomorrow, I bought that too. You can go have a look with her then.”

“As expected. Since you have money, it’s unreasonable not to buy a house.”

Wu Mengting was mentally prepared and didn’t feel surprised.

She also knew when to stop and didn’t continue to ask about the price of the villa or how much money Chen Feng had now. She still had that much sense.

“Originally, I didn’t want to buy it. After all, with my current situation, you know, I could just…”

“Don’t say unlucky things,” Wu Mengting interrupted him. “Since you have money, instead of keeping it in the bank, you might as well buy a house. At least property prices are always rising.”

“I didn’t have this much money before. I just earned it recently. If I had been this rich before, I probably wouldn’t have gotten divorced.”
“It can only be said that your ex-wife is not fortunate enough to enjoy this good fortune with you,” Wu Mengting said with a hint of sarcasm.

Chen Feng sighed, “I owe her. If I had known my financial luck would be so good after the divorce, I probably wouldn’t have divorced her.”

Wu Mengting pouted, “If you hadn’t divorced her, your financial luck might not have been so good.”

Chen Feng was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, “That’s actually a possibility…”

Wu Mengting said with a hint of jealousy, “You can get back together with her. Anyway, you don’t have a girlfriend now, and you’re very rich. Your ex-wife would definitely be willing.”

Chen Feng smiled and shook his head, “You’re really… The reason I divorced her was partly because of my physical condition at the time, but mainly because our feelings for each other had faded.”

“Faded feelings can be rekindled,” Wu Mengting said with a blank expression and a teasing tone.

“Do you think it’s still interesting if you use money to rekindle it?” Chen Feng asked back.

Wu Mengting shook her head, “I wouldn’t know. I’m not you, nor am I your ex-wife.”

“Anyway, I don’t think it’s interesting. So, I’ve never thought about getting back together with her. If possible, I don’t want to see her again in this lifetime. The last time I saw her, it made both of us unhappy.”

“Since you say you owe her, haven’t you thought about compensating her? Emotionally or financially.”

Chen Feng nodded, “Of course I have. In the future, I might give her a sum of money, or a house. I promised her before that I would buy her a house. But I never did it before the divorce.”

“You’re really generous!” Wu Mengting said with a sour tone. “Even if you have money, you can’t just give it away like that. She’s already divorced from you. She has nothing to do with you anymore.”

“Don’t I owe her? I promised her before, I have to keep my word. Besides, a second-hand house in a slightly remote area of the city, about a hundred square meters, can be had for two or three million.”

“Have you ever thought about her living with another man in the house you gave her?”

Hearing this, Chen Feng couldn’t help but picture that scene in his mind. His chest immediately felt tight. Then he looked at Wu Mengting in shock, “Tingting, when did you become so sharp-tongued?”

Wu Mengting spread her hands and said with an innocent face, “I’m just telling the truth.”

“Alright. You’ve successfully made me give up the idea of giving her a house. I’ll think about how to compensate her in the future.”

“That’s right. You and your ex-wife don’t have children. Giving her a house is a very stupid act. You promised to buy her a house before, but that was for the two of you to live in. Now you’re giving it to her for her to live with another man. Isn’t that stupid?
You might as well just give her some financial compensation. It doesn’t have to be much, I think a few tens of thousands is enough. For example, when she gets engaged or married, you can give it to her as a gift. That way, you’ve done right by her.”

“How come you seem to have more experience than me?” Chen Feng looked at her strangely.

Wu Mengting pouted, “I’m a web novelist who writes romance novels. Of course I know a thing or two about this.”

That reason was plausible.

“What you said makes some sense. But I might not be able to wait until she gets engaged or remarried.”

“Don’t always say such discouraging things,” Wu Mengting glared at him with dissatisfaction. “I believe heaven has a plan. You will definitely get through this difficult time. I will always be with you!”

As she spoke, Wu Mengting naturally reached out and held Chen Feng’s hand. It was soft and warm.

Hearing these words from a “sister,” coupled with this intimate gesture, Chen Feng suddenly felt strange.

Is she still my “own sister” like this?
“I… I’m going to the bathroom.”

Chen Feng pulled his hand back, stood up, and made a run for it.

Although he also enjoyed Wu Mengting’s gentleness, she was now his sister, not his girlfriend.

Wu Mengting watched Chen Feng leave in a hurry, a cunning smile appearing on the corner of her mouth.

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In the afternoon, Chen Feng first took a nice nap with Sun Xiaorui. When he got up at three o’clock, he was dragged by Wu Mengting to buy a treadmill.

This time, they didn’t go to Delong Plaza, but to a brand store specializing in treadmills.

Sun Xiaorui of course came along. Lin Wan did not.

In the end, after trying them out, they decided on a model of treadmill here. They bought two at once, one for the East Lake villa and one for the Red Villa Bay.

With the discount, the two cost less than forty thousand yuan. This amount of money was of course nothing to the current Chen Feng.

One was directly delivered to the East Lake villa, and the other was to be delivered to the Red Villa Bay tomorrow.

Back at the East Lake villa, all four of them were quite interested in the newly bought high-end treadmill. Everyone went up to try it and felt it was good.

It wasn’t until dinner time that the four of them stopped messing with the treadmill.

After dinner, Lin Wan, as usual, tactfully went upstairs alone early. Sun Xiaorui washed the dishes in the kitchen, and Wu Mengting and Chen Feng sat on the living room sofa watching TV together.

After pouring him a cup of tea, Wu Mengting said, “I told Wan’er that she’s going to Red Villa Bay with me tomorrow to have a look. You don’t have a problem with that, do you?”

Chen Feng glanced at her and said, “You’ve already said it, of course I have no problem.”

“That’s good. And don’t have any prejudice against her. She is a bit greedy for money, but what happened last time, you can’t say she betrayed me. Actually, I also intended for her to reveal the news to you at that time. Otherwise, I’m not that stupid. Knowing she was bought by you, I would still confess my thoughts to her.”

“Oh, so she was used by you instead?” Chen Feng asked with some amusement.

Wu Mengting said with a bit of embarrassment and shyness, “I’m a novelist, you know. I’ve also written stories about family struggles and court intrigue. Of course I know a little about using people’s hearts. But under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t use it in real life.”

Chen Feng suddenly felt that his previous understanding of her was only superficial.

She looked soft and weak on the outside, but she actually knew Taekwondo and could easily handle one or two ordinary men.

And, her gentle personality also had a strong side. She had forced him to choose one of two before.

Also, she looked very innocent on the surface, but she was also scheming, the type who was wise but appeared foolish.

She usually wouldn’t scheme or be calculative, but if she really did, others might not be able to beat her.

“You’re very good like this. A person can be simple, but not too simple, that would be stupid. Everyone loves a simple person, but everyone bullies a stupid person.”

“Brother, what you said is so philosophical.”

Wu Mengting looked at him with admiration and clapped her hands lightly.

Chen Feng’s vanity was greatly satisfied. He smiled and said, “Brother is several years older than you. I’ve seen more of the world and read more books than you. Of course, what I say is philosophical. If you follow me in the future, you’ll have plenty to benefit from.”

Wu Mengting smiled, “Brother, you’re really getting arrogant with success.”

Chen Feng retorted, “I’m not a wolf in sheep’s clothing.”

Hearing this, Wu Mengting couldn’t help but giggle.

The two chatted happily, seemingly returning to the state they were in before they were a couple.

It was quite nice