Chapter 235: University Past

In the eyes of the class beauty, Liu Ying, Chen Feng was now a genuine diamond bachelor, and what’s more, others didn’t even know it, making him a rare commodity.

Furthermore, from a practical standpoint of choosing a partner, Chen Feng was her old classmate and had pursued her during their university days. Even though many years had passed, Liu Ying was confident that Chen Feng still held a certain degree of affection for her.

This point alone was incredibly valuable for her second marriage.

And of course, Liu Ying also had a certain degree of affection for her old classmate, Chen Feng. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have almost been won over by him during their freshman year. It was only because of a villain’s meddling that a potentially sweet romance was cut short.

Now, after all the twists and turns, she had returned to the country, back to Xiuzhou, and had a “chance encounter” with Chen Feng at Red Villa Bay. It was as if this was a deliberate arrangement and compensation from heaven.

Chen Feng’s current conditions completely met all her criteria for remarriage, and even exceeded them.

First, in terms of financial resources, her remarriage standard after returning to the country was that the other party must have at least one house in the city, with at least several million in savings and no major external debts.

Chen Feng definitely met this condition, and greatly exceeded it.

Secondly, in terms of age and appearance, he had to be under fifty, not too ugly, and have no undesirable habits that she found taboo, such as alcoholism, gambling, or drug addiction.

On this point, based on her understanding of Chen Feng, he was also very much in line with and exceeded her expectations. During their four years of university, she had never heard of Chen Feng having any bad habits.

She was now thirty years old, and the options for finding a man who truly liked her, was wealthy, and more importantly, whom she had a good impression of, were really limited.

The few blind dates her relatives had arranged for her before, including the so-called rich men her aunt had found for her, were completely out of line with her mate selection criteria, let alone comparable to Chen Feng.

Therefore, she attached great importance to this date tonight. After agreeing with Chen Feng in the afternoon, she went to a nearby beauty salon for a professional facial treatment. When she got home, she didn’t even bother to eat dinner and kept trying on clothes in her room. Finally, an hour before the date, she made a decision and chose a set of clothes that was relatively youthful and in line with her university-era style.

It was a school-style black and white polka-dot dress with a V-neck, slightly revealing her chest and showcasing her fair skin.

It was only March, and it was a bit cold to wear such a dress, but her heart was fiery.

When Chen Feng arrived, she had been waiting for almost half an hour. It was only a few minutes before the appointed time.

If she didn’t know Chen Feng’s background, she would definitely be very dissatisfied right now.

When a man and a woman go on a date, it is basic courtesy for the man to arrive at least ten minutes early, especially when the woman is a beauty. But obviously, Chen Feng didn’t do that this time.

However, since Chen Feng was a diamond bachelor, Liu Ying magnanimously forgave him.

As soon as Chen Feng entered the coffee shop, he saw Liu Ying sitting by the window with a quick glance. She had her hair in a ponytail, the same style she wore in university, and was wearing a dress vaguely reminiscent of what she used to love to wear. Her appearance and figure hadn’t changed much; she was still the sweet type, just looking a bit more curvaceous and mature.

Memories of university couldn’t help but flood Chen Feng’s mind. It was during the beginning of their freshman year, the weather was still quite hot, and she was dressed similarly to today, holding a bottle of pure water in one hand and a tissue in the other, standing under a plane tree by the school path to shade herself, but there were still mottled specks of sunlight shining on her.

As she drank water and wiped the sweat from her forehead with a tissue, she stood there like a walking campus oil painting.

Chen Feng’s heart skipped a beat the moment he saw her. Then, he was lucky enough to become her classmate, which made him feel even more that it was destined by fate.

It was also at that time that this straight man seemed to have finally come to his senses and actually began to actively pursue her. For the entire freshman year, a whole academic year, it ultimately ended in failure.

The reason for the failure seemed to be the secret slander of his rival in love, Cao Jun, but Chen Feng later thought that the root cause might still be that she didn’t like him, or rather, didn’t like him that much. Even if she had a good impression of him, it was limited.

So, after experiencing this failure, Chen Feng didn’t pursue any other girls for the next three years of university. When girls took the initiative to approach him, he would act as if he was pushing them away. He hadn’t even had a formal relationship until graduation.

Of course, during his university years, with Qin Zhen’s instigation and his own charm, he had still experienced a few casual flings.

His thoughts returned to the present. Seeing the class beauty he hadn’t seen for several years, his former crush, his mood was extremely calm, without any feeling of excitement or nervousness.

After all, too much time had passed, and Chen Feng had experienced so much in these few years—divorce, a terminal illness, sleeping with many women. Seeing this class beauty he had once pursued again, he felt really calm.

Chen Feng calmly waved at her, and Liu Ying saw him and immediately waved back with a smile like a blooming flower.

Chen Feng strode towards her.

“Sorry, there was some traffic on the way, I’m a little late.”

Chen Feng said as he naturally sat down opposite her.

“It’s okay, I just arrived too.”

As Liu Ying spoke, she looked Chen Feng up and down, feeling that he had really changed a lot. It wasn’t because he was much fatter than in university, but mainly in his demeanor and temperament. Especially when facing her, the woman he had once liked, he was actually so calm, as if he was really just on a date with an old university classmate.

However, Liu Ying immediately thought of his current net worth and was relieved. Money is a man’s courage. When a man has money, his temperament and demeanor will naturally change, becoming confident and composed.

In fact, it was the same for women. If she had a net worth of hundreds of millions and frequented those luxury consumption places, she would definitely be very calm and composed, and would not be amazed by those luxury goods that cost tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions.

“You’ve changed so much. If I met you on the street, I might not recognize you at first glance,” Liu Ying said as if she was feeling emotional.

Chen Feng smiled, “You haven’t changed much. You’re still the class beauty in my mind, sweet-looking and pure in temperament.”

“Giggle, thank you for the compliment.”

Liu Ying was very pleased, feeling that her efforts in the afternoon had not been in vain.

“What would you like to drink? You’re new, you order.”

Chen Feng said as he beckoned to the waiter standing not far away.

Soon, the two of them each ordered a cup of coffee. Chen Feng wasn’t particular about these things and just ordered the most expensive coffee here, 58 yuan. He also took care of her and ordered a few small desserts.

Although the location of this coffee shop was good, in terms of pricing, the consumption was not too high. After the two of them ordered, the total cost was only a little over a hundred yuan, less than two hundred yuan.

The reason why Liu Ying chose this place for their date was obviously to make Chen Feng feel that she was down-to-earth, not vain, and did not have high consumption habits. In addition, of course, it was also to take into account the distance between their current residences, which were not very far.

“I’ve gotten used to drinking coffee abroad these past few years. This is the only thing that has changed. As for other things, including my eating habits, I still like our domestic food. I’m really fed up with the milk and bread abroad. I still like to eat fragrant white rice and various home-cooked dishes.”

Chen Feng asked disapprovingly, “You should be able to eat white rice and Chinese food abroad now, right?”

“For one thing, there are fewer ingredients for Chinese food, especially various seasonings. For another, the price is relatively expensive. I really can’t afford to eat it every day. And my cooking skills are very average. At most, I can only make tomato and egg soup or scrambled eggs with tomatoes.”

Chen Feng smiled, “It seems you’ve suffered a lot abroad these past few years. That’s inevitable. After all, you grew up in China and only went abroad after graduating from university. It can only be said that you were blind to have chosen your ex-husband.”

Liu Ying lowered her head and sighed, “You don’t know how difficult it was for me when I first went to San Francisco. My spoken English was not very good, and my accent was heavy. Although there were many students from our country, we didn’t live together. A few girls from the same country, probably because a few boys were very attentive to me, even ganged up on me, which made me feel very isolated and helpless at that time. It was under those circumstances that he appeared, asking about my well-being and even helping me find a rental apartment off-campus. He also often helped me with my studies. Tell me, could I refuse his kindness?”

Chen Feng said disapprovingly, “In the end, it was because your self-care ability was not strong at that time, and you lacked a sufficient sense of security. You subconsciously wanted to find someone to rely on, and then he took advantage of your vulnerability.”

This was a rather straight-man thing to say. Although it was the truth, it still made Liu Ying feel a little stuffy in her heart.

“If you talk to people like this, it’s easy to kill the conversation, you know?” Liu Ying said coquettishly, pretending to be angry.

Chen Feng smiled, “We were classmates for four years in university. I’ve always had this speaking style. Didn’t you know?”

Liu Ying seemed to recall seriously, then nodded and said, “It seems so. But it’s been so many years. Haven’t you changed your speaking style that easily offends people?”

Chen Feng said in a relaxed tone, “In front of an old classmate like you, I won’t change it. I think you won’t mind.”

“I do mind,” Liu Ying said with a serious expression.

“It’s useless if you mind. I just have this speaking style with you,” Chen Feng said, acting a bit like a rogue.

Liu Ying frowned and asked, “Why? I’m a girl, after all. Can’t you show some gentlemanly demeanor?”

Chen Feng looked at her with a half-smile, “Don’t forget. You lost your temper with me in front of the whole class, gave me a good scolding, and then loudly rejected my pursuit of you, saying that it was impossible for us in this lifetime. You also said I thought too highly of myself, what I thought I was, and a lot of other nasty things. After that, we didn’t speak until we graduated.”

Liu Ying had obviously prepared for this and had a draft in her mind. Hearing Chen Feng say this, she appropriately showed a trace of embarrassment and regret, then sighed with a sad face, “I was wrong back then. But you should also know that it was Cao Jun who secretly slandered you. I took it for granted and misunderstood that you were using me as a bet. Of course, I was very angry, and then I said those rather nasty things. Later, when I found out the truth, I actually regretted it very much in my heart and always wanted to find an opportunity to apologize to you.

“But every time I saw you, you would completely ignore me, which made me very angry. As a result, I never successfully apologized to you until graduation. One of the reasons I asked you out this time is to formally apologize to you. Chen Feng, I’m sorry. I’m really sorry about what happened back then.”

At the end, Liu Ying had a sincere and apologetic look on her face, which seemed to be the case. This made the little resentment in Chen Feng’s heart quickly dissipate.

“Alright, I accept your apology.” Chen Feng waved his hand, looking very generous. “To be honest, because of what happened with you back then, it can be said that I couldn’t hold my head up in class for all four years of university. It even directly affected my views on relationships and love in university. I was so hit by you that I didn’t have another girlfriend for the entire university period.”

This time, it was Liu Ying’s turn to look at him with a half-smile. She said with a strange expression, “You’re being a little dishonest by saying that. In the four years of university, I saw you being intimate with girls several times, either hugging or embracing. And once I saw you making out with a girl on a bench by the lake. I also heard from classmates that you often took different girls to open rooms outside.”

His old secrets were exposed, and Chen Feng’s face rarely turned red. He thought that his casual relationships with a few girls in university were very secret, but it turned out that the classmates in the class seemed to know.

“This is complete slander. How can it be often? It was only occasionally,” Chen Feng retorted seriously.

Liu Ying smiled and shook her head, “Alright. Let’s just say I misunderstood you. I hope you don’t take what happened back then to heart. Of course, if you do, I can’t do anything about it.”

“Alright. It’s been so many years. Besides, you’re right. The main reason back then was that Cao Jun was secretly slandering and provoking. It’s really not your fault. I forgive you.”

“Thank you.” Liu Ying first smiled happily, then her face also showed anger, “Cao Jun is really too much. He’s simply an insidious villain. No wonder you were so angry that you went to beat him. This kind of person is really thick-skinned, and also insidious and cunning. Since he knew I returned to the country, he has been trying to contact me every day and ask me out for dinner. It’s really something. I heard from classmates that he’s married and has children, and he’s still like this. You say he still has the face to hit on me? He’s a total scumbag.”

Liu Ying had a reason to be angry with Cao Jun. If Chen Feng was just an ordinary office worker now, she would definitely not be so angry. But the problem now was that Chen Feng was a proper rich man, so she couldn’t help but be angry. Thinking of her own unfortunate marriage, she was even more angry.

In the past two days, she had even fantasized that she had started dating Chen Feng in her freshman year, and then they had been in love until they got engaged and married after graduation. Then she would not have gone abroad at all, and she would not have had that unfortunate transnational marriage.

Now she might be very happy, with a happy family.

It seemed that all of this was Cao Jun’s fault!

Chen Feng didn’t know Liu Ying’s thoughts. If he knew, he would definitely feel injustice for his rival in love back then, Cao Jun.

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