Chapter 49: What Did I Do to Deserve This?

This wasn’t fate!

Chen Feng was very sure of this.

It was just like the several “chance” encounters he had with Zhang Jingwen, which eventually led them to “coincidentally” end up in bed together.

You call that fate? Obviously not. Chen Feng would rather believe it was a twisted sense of humor from the heavens.

It was deliberately toying with him.

Chen Feng was really starting to develop a psychological shadow when it came to chance encounters.

Even with Wu Mengting, for whom he had some good feelings, he didn’t want to continue having these kinds of coincidental meetings.

Before Chen Feng could speak, Sun Xiaorui beside him stepped forward, extended her hand, and said, “Hello, my name is Sun Xiaorui. And you are?”

Sun Xiaorui slightly turned her body, seemingly unintentionally blocking the space between Chen Feng and Wu Mengting.

“My name is Wu Mengting. I’m from the same hometown as Brother Feng. Are you Brother Feng’s new girlfriend?” Wu Mengting asked with a smile, shaking her hand lightly before letting go.

Sun Xiaorui smiled but didn’t answer her question directly. It wasn’t an easy question to answer, as Chen Feng had not yet officially acknowledged her as his girlfriend.

However, with a sweet and happy expression on her face, she kept her arm linked with Chen Feng’s and leaned even closer to him.

Her actions, of course, were a tacit admission.

A thick wave of sourness and anger instantly surged in Wu Mengting’s heart.

“What made you decide to come here?” Chen Feng took the initiative to ask.

Wu Mengting suppressed the discomfort in her heart and said with a smile, “My best friend wanted to come here for a trip and to live-stream, so she dragged me along.”

“You don’t have to work?” Chen Feng asked curiously.

“I can work here too. And it’s a good opportunity to write a travelogue.”

Only then did Chen Feng remember that she was a magazine editor, and her working hours were often quite flexible.

“Did you two just arrive as well?” Chen Feng asked, trying to make small talk.

“We came yesterday and have been here for a day. We’re leaving this afternoon. What about you?”

Sun Xiaorui took over the conversation and replied, “We just arrived. We’ll probably stay here for two days.”

“Oh, have you found a place to stay yet? If not, I can recommend the place we stayed at yesterday. It’s very nice.”

Sun Xiaorui shook her head, “No need. We’ve already booked a room online.”

Wu Mengting ignored her words, looked at Chen Feng, and asked with a smile, “Brother Feng, didn’t you say last time that you just got divorced and didn’t want to find someone new for a while? Why did you suddenly find someone? And you even brought her on a trip right away. How romantic.”

Chen Feng felt a bit awkward. It seemed he had said something like that last time.

Sun Xiaorui took the initiative to help Chen Feng out of the predicament, “I’m not really his girlfriend yet, just a companion, I guess. I like him a lot, but he hasn’t accepted me yet.”

As soon as she said this, not only was Wu Mengting stunned, but Chen Feng was also a bit taken aback.

What kind of move was this from Sun Xiaorui?

Lin Wan, who was live-streaming nearby, had actually noticed them for a while. Hearing what Sun Xiaorui said, she directly turned the camera towards them, perfectly capturing Chen Feng and the others.

“You’re not his girlfriend yet?”

Wu Mengting pointed at Sun Xiaorui in surprise, her gaze shifting to the hand still linked with Chen Feng’s arm.

Sun Xiaorui said very casually, “What’s so strange about that? Brother Feng is such an outstanding man, I’m pursuing him. I believe he will eventually be moved by me.”

Wu Mengting was suddenly speechless, and so was Chen Feng.

He finally understood. Sun Xiaorui was deliberately doing this to give him face.

However, her statement wasn’t entirely incorrect. She really couldn’t be considered his girlfriend yet.

The term “companion” was also quite appropriate.

“Alright. I admire your courage. But I don’t think Brother Feng will necessarily be moved by you. He’s not the type to be easily moved. Brother Feng, am I right?”

Last time, Wu Mengting had taken the initiative to suggest having dinner at his place, with the intention of developing their relationship further, but he had refused her with various excuses.

Later, she returned to Xiuzhou alone, feeling unhappy about it for a long time.

After that, Wu Mengting had almost completely cut off contact with Chen Feng. She had wanted to send him a WeChat message several times, but her feminine reserve made her hold back each time.

The reason she had agreed to come here with Lin Wan for a trip this time was also to clear her head.

But she never expected to run into Chen Feng and see Sun Xiaorui by his side.

She believed she was in no way inferior to Sun Xiaorui, and being from the same hometown as Chen Feng should have given her an advantage.

But now, the one with her arm linked with Chen Feng’s, traveling with him, was Sun Xiaorui.

This made her feel extremely uncomfortable and unconvinced.

Where am I worse than her? she thought.

And after hearing Sun Xiaorui’s “companion” speech, she did feel a bit of admiration for her courage, but it was mostly disdain and contempt.

As a woman, one should dare to love and hate, but one shouldn’t throw away one’s dignity.

Faced with Wu Mengting’s somewhat provocative words, Chen Feng could only respond with a bitter smile.

Sun Xiaorui, on the other hand, replied with a gentle smile, “Whether Brother Feng accepts me in the end or not, I won’t regret it. At least I’m very happy with him right now. That’s enough.”

Hearing this, Wu Mengting’s heart skipped a beat. She had encountered an expert.

Any ordinary man, hearing such a heartfelt confession, would be moved even if he had a heart of stone, right?

Wu Mengting quickly looked at Chen Feng. Seeing that he only responded with a bitter smile, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, she felt that Chen Feng was a bit too unromantic.

Just like how she had been rejected after her own active hints last time, this Sun Xiaorui was even more proactive, direct, and bold, yet she still hadn’t been accepted by Chen Feng.

Speaking of which, the two of them were somewhat in the same boat.

Both seemed to have fallen for Chen Feng, only to be rejected by him.

What did this divorced man, Chen Feng, do to deserve the affection of two beautiful women at the same time? They were even getting jealous and competing for him.

When Wu Mengting thought of this, even she herself felt a little puzzled.

This confusion was also shared by the tens of thousands of online viewers in Lin Wan’s live stream.

Lin Wan had been quietly live-streaming them. Two beautiful women fighting over a divorced man in his thirties. Although he looked somewhat handsome and his height was decent, he didn’t give everyone a “wow” feeling.

At least, these tens of thousands of viewers had not yet discovered Chen Feng’s shining points.

Everyone could only guess that Chen Feng was a rich man. Only this could explain why two women would fight over him.

Especially for a beauty of Sun Xiaorui’s caliber to be the one pursuing him—besides him being rich, it was really hard to understand.

Chen Feng didn’t want to continue wasting time here, being caught between two women. He said to Sun Xiaorui, “Alright. The things you’re saying are giving me goosebumps.” Then he turned to Wu Mengting and said, “Mengting, we won’t disturb you and your friend anymore. Your friend is still live-streaming.”

Hearing Chen Feng’s reminder, Wu Mengting finally reacted and quickly looked towards Lin Wan. She didn’t want her earlier confrontation with Sun Xiaorui to be broadcast live.

Lin Wan, with a guilty conscience, quickly turned the camera away again and started talking to her phone.

Wu Mengting looked at her suspiciously for a moment. Seeing that she was continuing her live stream without any other abnormalities, she could only let it go.

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The translation for Chapter 49 is complete. The unexpected meeting has certainly created a tense and interesting dynamic.

Shall we move on to the next chapter to see the aftermath of this encounter? Or would you like to discuss the social dynamics at play, such as the concept of “giving face” and the viewers’ reactions in the live stream?