Chapter 262: Each with Their Own Schemes

He ran up to the third floor in one breath. Of course, the door was locked.

However, after the two of them got married, they had replaced the main door of this house with a brand new electronic anti-theft door, which could be opened with a fingerprint or a password.

Chen Feng subconsciously tried the fingerprint, but it didn’t open. Then he tried the password again, and it actually… opened.

However, Chen Feng did not immediately push the door open and go in. He stood at the door and called Shen Lin’s mobile phone again. He heard a mobile phone ringtone coming from inside the house, but after it rang for a while, it was still not answered.

Seeing this, Chen Feng no longer hesitated. He immediately pushed the door open and walked in. He turned on the light familiarly and walked in quickly without taking off his shoes.

He went all the way to their former bedroom. The door was open, and the mobile phone ringtone was still ringing. Standing at the door, he could see Shen Lin lying motionless on the bed.

At this time, it was almost six o’clock in the morning, and the sky was already bright. Although the curtains in the bedroom were drawn, he could still vaguely see the person on the bed.

Standing at the bedroom door, Chen Feng’s heart skipped a beat and was lifted up. For a moment, he was a little afraid to go in and check, but in the end, he still walked in, came to the bed, and looked down at Shen Lin, who was lying motionless with her eyes closed.

He slowly stretched out his hand and brought his fingers to Shen Lin’s nose. After waiting for a while, he finally felt her breathing out from her nostrils. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and his legs went weak and he almost sat down on the ground. Fortunately, he put his hand on the edge of the bed and finally did not sit down.

To be honest, Chen Feng was really scared by her this time.

If Shen Lin really committed suicide because of their failed marriage, he would definitely feel guilty for the rest of his life.

After his mood relaxed, Chen Feng was a little scared and a little angry at the same time. He immediately reached out and patted Shen Lin’s face with a little force. As a result, there was no reaction. He pushed her shoulder hard again and called her name a few times, but there was still no reaction.

Seeing her like this, Chen Feng was a little flustered again. He immediately turned on the light to check her specific situation. Then he quickly found an empty medicine bottle on the bedside table. It said “Alprazolam tablets.” Chen Feng checked it on his phone and knew that it was sleeping pills.

At this time, Chen Feng’s heart tightened, and he couldn’t care about anything else. He immediately lifted her quilt. She was wearing pajamas, so there was no risk of exposure.

He immediately picked her up horizontally and ran towards the door. His physical fitness and strength had increased a lot now, so it was very easy to pick her up.

More than ten minutes later, Chen Feng carried her horizontally to the emergency center of the nearest hospital.

Not long after, Chen Feng got the conclusion from the emergency doctor. Shen Lin had taken a slight overdose of sleeping pills, but it was not fatal, and there was no need for gastric lavage. If he was not at ease, he could stay in the hospital for observation and monitoring until she woke up.

For safety’s sake, Chen Feng still chose to stay in the hospital for observation, and asked for a single room. He also hired a nursing aunt to watch over her. According to the doctor’s estimate, if she woke up this time, it would be at least noon. It was impossible for Chen Feng to wait foolishly until noon.

With money, everything was easy to handle.

He left the hospital first and went back to Red Villa Bay. He had gotten up early this morning and rushed to find Shen Lin. He hadn’t washed his face or brushed his teeth, and of course he hadn’t had breakfast.

When he got home, the two women, Sun Xiaorui and Wu Mengting, were already up and having breakfast.

Seeing Chen Feng come back, the two women exchanged a tacit glance. Wu Mengting asked, “Brother, what were you doing out so early?”

“Nothing, just went out for a walk.”

Of course, Chen Feng couldn’t tell them about Shen Lin taking sleeping pills. After a perfunctory sentence, he went to eat the breakfast they had made first.

Although the two women were suspicious, since Chen Feng didn’t say anything, they couldn’t ask further.

After breakfast, Chen Feng went upstairs to wash his face and brush his teeth.

In the past, at this time, he would either be browsing his phone and watching TV in the living room, or browsing his phone on the rooftop. But at this time, he was not in the mood to browse his phone.

His mind was a little confused now. He didn’t know if this matter was a trap deliberately set by Shen Lin to lure him in, but it might also be just a coincidence, or he was overthinking it.

Shen Lin’s text message said “See you in the next life if we are destined,” which was not necessarily a suicide note to him. And her taking a slight overdose of sleeping pills was not necessarily suicide. It was possible that she really had insomnia.

But the worst case was that she really committed suicide this time, then things would be a little complicated and difficult to handle.

This was what Chen Feng was more worried about. Although he had no feelings for her now, after all, the two of them had been together for five or six years, and had loved each other and been happy. Not to mention that one night as husband and wife means a hundred days of grace, but he couldn’t just watch the other party die.

I hope this is just a misunderstanding.

Chen Feng could only think so now.

He was not in the mood to browse his phone, and of course he was even less in the mood to watch TV. Chen Feng simply went to take a shower and then changed into a new set of clothes.

Only then did he come down from upstairs, and then he saw Liu Ying sitting in the living room. She was watching TV and chatting with the two women, Sun Xiaorui and Wu Mengting.

At this time, it was only a little after eight in the morning. Liu Ying came to the door so early, which made Chen Feng frown slightly.

He didn’t like others to intrude on his private territory without permission, even if it was Liu Ying, this woman he had kept in a disguised way.

“Chen Feng, I made some egg tarts. I brought them over for you to try.”

Seeing Chen Feng come down, Liu Ying immediately held up a tray like a treasure and showed it to her with a smile.

Chen Feng was in a bad mood at first. Seeing this, although he didn’t directly give her a cold face, he didn’t give her much face either. He directly shook his head and said, “I don’t like to eat this thing, and I can’t eat it. The sugar content and calories are too high. Eating too much will make you fat.”

“Oh… alright then.” Liu Ying put down the tray with some disappointment, her expression somewhat dejected.

Chen Feng had no intention of comforting her. He himself really didn’t like to eat Western pastries now. Their calories were too high. If he ate them often, he wouldn’t be able to lose weight.

“I’m going out for a while. I might not be back for lunch.”

Chen Feng said to the two women, Sun Xiaorui and Wu Mengting, and then walked towards the door.

“Brother, where are you going?” Among the three women, only Wu Mengting asked so directly.

Chen Feng glanced at her and said, “I’m just going out for a walk. That’s it. You can arrange your own lunch.”

After Chen Feng finished speaking, he went out without looking back.

After the three women looked at each other for a while, Liu Ying said, “What’s so good to see when he goes out so early in the morning?”

Wu Mengting glanced at her lightly and said, “You have to ask him yourself.”

Liu Ying clearly felt Wu Mengting’s distance and coldness, but she was not angry, and she had no intention of leaving immediately. Instead, she changed the subject and said, “This villa is still bright and comfortable to live in. Your fate is better than mine. I originally wanted to live here, but Chen Feng didn’t agree. Alas!”

Sun Xiaorui suddenly said, “Brother Feng told us about this before. You also know that Brother Feng actually likes to be quiet and is afraid of noise. He is afraid that if too many people live together, we will have conflicts, and he is also afraid that three women will be a drama.”

Liu Ying didn’t like to hear this. Her smile was a little stiff as she said, “Three women being a drama is not absolute. I usually never gossip about others.”

Sun Xiaorui smiled slightly and said, “I’m the same. But it’s useless. Brother Feng has determined that if we live together, we may have conflicts, so it’s understandable that he doesn’t let you live here. However, he is not bad to you. The E06 villa was empty before. A good friend of Mengting wanted to move in, but Brother Feng didn’t agree. And now you are living in it alone. Such a big house, you live alone. It’s really luxurious to think about.”

Liu Ying laughed, “That’s right. That villa is a top-notch house in this villa area. The interior decoration is also very fashionable and trendy. It’s really very good for me that Chen Feng let me live in such a big house alone.”

Sun Xiaorui chuckled and didn’t say anything more.

Wu Mengting stood up directly and said, “You guys can chat. I’m going upstairs.”

After speaking, Wu Mengting went upstairs directly. She pretended not to see the hidden confrontation in their words just now and had no intention of participating.

In the end, now that Chen Feng had accepted Liu Ying, and her status was almost the same as Sun Xiaorui’s, she, Chen Feng’s god-sister, really didn’t need to help Sun Xiaorui deal with her.

Of course, sometimes when it was time to beat her, she still had to beat her, but she would definitely not be directly involved. As Chen Feng’s god-sister, her identity must be a little more transcendent.

As soon as Wu Mengting left, Sun Xiaorui was in a difficult position for a while, and Liu Ying had no intention of leaving immediately. She continued to watch the TV commercials with great interest.

After a while, Liu Ying suddenly asked with a seemingly casual tone, “I heard from Chen Feng that you are kept by him. How much does he give you a month?”

Hearing her words, Sun Xiaorui’s anger immediately surged. She couldn’t help but say, “I also heard from Brother Feng that he gave you money, but it shouldn’t be as much as me. I also heard that you were the one who pursued him this time. Is that right?”

This made Liu Ying very angry, but she couldn’t lose her temper. After all, what Sun Xiaorui said was the truth.

“He did give me money, but it was just pocket money, not a keeping fee. As for me pursuing him this time, I admit it. Because when we were in college, we had a crush on each other from the beginning of our freshman year, and he even pursued me crazily. We have an emotional foundation. Now I want to continue our old relationship with him. It’s that simple.”

This time, Sun Xiaorui was not angry. She just stared at her calmly and said, “I know your plan. You want to marry Brother Feng, right? I can only tell you that it’s impossible. He can’t marry a woman like you.”

Liu Ying held back her anger and asked back, “Then do you have a chance?”

Sun Xiaorui smiled, “I obviously don’t have a chance now. But at least I can still live with him openly now.”

Hearing this, Liu Ying’s blood pressure immediately soared.

She really wanted to say some unpleasant words, but in the end, she held it in.

She just stood up abruptly, then bent down and picked up the egg tarts on the tray on the coffee table. Without saying a word, she turned and walked towards the door.

The two of them knew very well that they were competitors. Now that there were only the two of them on the scene, of course, there was no need to be hypocritical.

Of course, Chen Feng didn’t know that Sun Xiaorui and Liu Ying had already confronted each other in private.

In fact, even if he knew, he wouldn’t care too much. As long as they didn’t make a big fuss, like fighting and scolding each other like shrews, he would turn a blind eye and pretend to be confused.

And what he was most concerned about now was his ex-wife.

After he left the villa, he went directly to the hospital. As expected, Shen Lin was still sleeping.

After sending the nursing aunt away, Chen Feng sat on a chair in the single room with his legs crossed and browsed his phone.

Before, when he was at home, he was not in the mood to browse. When he came to the hospital and saw his sleeping ex-wife, he was in the mood. Or rather, he was very bored sitting here, so he might as well play with his phone.

He just sat in the ward and waited, watching short videos for a while, and then reading online novels. Time passed quickly.

When it was almost 11:30 in the morning, Shen Lin finally woke up. At this time, Chen Feng was still sitting on the chair opposite, looking down at the novel with great interest.

She turned her head and saw him. A gratified smile appeared on her lips. Then she coughed twice, which immediately attracted Chen Feng’s attention from the novel.

“You’re awake?” Chen Feng put away his phone, stood up, and walked to her, looking at her with a somewhat complicated expression.

“Yes. How did I get here? Did you send me to the hospital?” Shen Lin asked with a somewhat dazed expression.

“I sent you here. You took an overdose of sleeping pills. Why did you take sleeping pills?”

Shen Lin showed a bitter smile, “I started to have insomnia not long after the divorce. I often can’t sleep in the middle of the night, or I suddenly wake up at two or three in the morning and then have trouble falling asleep again. Later, I started to take sleeping pills. At first, one pill, then two pills. Now, if I have insomnia, I have to take three or four pills.”

“Then how many pills did you take this time?” Chen Feng asked with a calm expression.

Shen Lin said with some embarrassment, “I took five pills this time. I wanted to fall asleep as soon as possible. I just didn’t expect to disturb you. You’re not angry with me, are you?”

Hearing that she was not committing suicide, Chen Feng’s mood immediately improved a lot. He smiled and shook his head, “The text message you sent me before made me misunderstand. I thought you were committing suicide.”

Hearing this, Shen Lin said with a sad look, “I regret divorcing you now. Not because you have become rich now, but because I find that I still haven’t let go, and I don’t want to let go. We could have been very happy. It was me and you who ruined it with our own hands.”

Chen Feng stared at her for a while, sighed, and said, “We are all so old. Sometimes we have to let go of what we should let go of. Even if we can’t let go, we have to let go. This is the helplessness of life.”

“We are not old yet. We can be helpless and regretful before. But now I think we can be without regrets and helplessness. Now you and I are still single. You are unmarried and I am unmarried. Why not try to let us start over?”

As Shen Lin spoke, she reached out and held Chen Feng’s hand, looking at him with gentle eyes.

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(End of chapter)