Chapter 54: The Hardest Favor to Repay is a Woman’s Affection

Wu Mengting had thought things through quite well and was very confident.

As it turned out, when the two of them caught up and Wu Mengting made her request, Chen Feng refused without the slightest hesitation. “It’s really not convenient for you to join us. The two of us want to have our own private world.”

Chen Feng’s words struck like a bolt from the blue, leaving Wu Mengting stunned on the spot, speechless for a long time.

All those thoughts she had before now seemed like wishful thinking.

At this moment, she finally felt the true sting of unrequited love.

Was I just rejected?

Or rather, would Chen Feng prefer a woman like Sun Xiaorui who could be sponsored, over a “good girl” like her?

Ha, what wishful thinking!

Wu Mengting’s self-esteem and confidence took a heavy blow.

Lin Wan, of course, also sensed her emotions and said with dissatisfaction, “Brother Feng, aren’t your words a bit too hurtful? Besides, you two aren’t even boyfriend and girlfriend, how can you talk about a ‘private world’?”

“We are lovers, so of course, it’s a private world,” Chen Feng said calmly.

“Not boyfriend and girlfriend, but lovers? You two are really open-minded.”

Lin Wan couldn’t help but mock them.

Sun Xiaorui also chuckled calmly and said, “He’s unmarried and I’m unmarried. We have good feelings for each other, but it’s not quite time to be a couple yet. Starting as lovers is just right.”

“I’m really impressed by you two.”

Seeing Wu Mengting so devastated, Lin Wan felt a surge of resentment towards the pair and didn’t bother to put on a pleasant face.

Chen Feng didn’t mind. He glanced at Wu Mengting, who was standing there with her head down, silent and dazed, and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

The hardest favor to repay is a woman’s affection!

If he didn’t have a terminal illness right now, and such a pure, beautiful, and young woman was interested in him, why would he be so polite? They would have been passionately involved long ago.

Pushing her away like this time and time again, cutting the threads of affection with tears in his heart—he was sad too, you know.

But it was precisely because the girl had fallen for him so purely that, in his current situation, he couldn’t respond, lest he harm her.

From this perspective, Chen Feng really wasn’t a scumbag.

He could accept sponsoring Sun Xiaorui, but he couldn’t accept Wu Mengting, who was offering herself for free.

I’m just too kind!

“Let’s go. Let’s head back first. Didn’t you book a flight for this afternoon? You should get there a bit early.”

After speaking, Chen Feng once again took Sun Xiaorui’s arm, and they continued walking forward.

Lin Wan and Wu Mengting didn’t follow immediately.

After they had walked some distance, Lin Wan finally spoke to comfort her, “Alright, Tian Tian, it’s nothing. I think he’s either blind, or he hasn’t gotten over the shadow of his divorce and doesn’t want to get into a relationship right now. It must be that. So, you don’t have to take it to heart.”

“I’m fine. Also, can you turn off the live stream first?”

At Wu Mengting’s words, although Lin Wan felt a pang of regret, she immediately said to the viewers in her stream, “Sorry everyone, I have to end the stream for now. I might start again later. That’s all for now, goodbye.”

As soon as she ended the stream, Wu Mengting hugged her and began to sob sorrowfully.

Seeing this, Lin Wan felt helpless and could only pat her on the back and continue to comfort her, “Alright, alright. You’re making me feel so guilty. I shouldn’t have encouraged you, causing you to be laughed at by everyone.”

This made Wu Mengting even more upset.

Lin Wan quickly took out a tissue from her bag to wipe her tears, saying with some resentment, “This Chen Feng is too disrespectful, making you lose face in front of so many viewers. He’s so unromantic. If it’s not meant to be, then it’s not meant to be.

“There are plenty of men in the world. Besides, he’s several years older than you and so fat. You really don’t need to be sad over him. When we get back, I’ll find a better one for you.”

Wu Mengting cried for a while, and her emotions finally calmed down a bit.

Her tears this time were mainly due to the double blow to her confidence and self-esteem.

The heartbreak itself was secondary.

After all, she and Chen Feng had never even started. So, strictly speaking, it couldn’t be considered a heartbreak.

It was just that, growing up, she had never been rejected like this before. And it was two very clear rejections, by the same man.

Actually, if Chen Feng had simply rejected her, she might not have shed tears. The main issue was the addition of Sun Xiaorui, this “mistress,” which made it somewhat difficult for her to accept.

She believed that her own qualities were superior to Sun Xiaorui’s in every aspect. And Chen Feng had even said she was being sponsored by him. On what grounds could he not bring her along, but instead cast her aside to be alone with this mistress, Sun Xiaorui?

She was not convinced! She was very unwilling! She felt wronged!

Chen Feng, of course, knew that his merciless rejection this time would hurt Wu Mengting and deal her a blow.

But who told him to be a good person? Doing this was really for her own good.

It was to prevent her from getting in too deep, from falling head over heels for a divorced man with a terminal illness.

Otherwise, if they got together, his death would be the end of it for him, but what would she do?

“Brother Feng, actually, I don’t mind them being with us. Especially Mengting, I can see that she likes you. Rejecting her so directly makes her lose a lot of face.”

Sun Xiaorui’s words were reasonable and understanding, showing the self-cultivation of a good mistress.

But in fact, she certainly didn’t want them to continue following along. She only said this because she saw Chen Feng looking a bit down.

This was also a strategic retreat, to avoid losing points in Chen Feng’s eyes.

Chen Feng shook his head and sighed, “Sigh, I’m doing this for her own good. I really don’t want to start a new relationship right now. Just assume I have some psychological trauma. I’d rather have this kind of mutually beneficial and harmonious relationship with you.”

“Thanks for the reminder,” Sun Xiaorui rolled her eyes.

The two walked back to the center of the village and sat down on a bench by the roadside to wait.

About ten minutes later, they saw Lin Wan and the other woman return.

“Lin Wan, Mengting, let’s say our goodbyes here. I wish you a safe journey.”

“We’ll meet again if fate allows.”

Chen Feng and Sun Xiaorui formally bid them farewell.

Lin Wan had a sour look on her face and didn’t respond. Wu Mengting, however, smiled and waved at them. “Alright then, we’ll meet again if fate allows. I wish you a safe journey too. Goodbye!”

“Goodbye!”

Sun Xiaorui returned a polite smile, while Chen Feng just nodded at her. The two of them turned and left, arm in arm.

“Hypocrites!”

Lin Wan muttered with dissatisfaction, then also took Wu Mengting’s arm and headed back to their hotel.

There were only a little over three hours until their scheduled flight, and it was over an hour’s drive to the airport from here. They had to leave immediately.

The next morning, Chen Feng and his companion left the Arctic Village, first returning to Mohe County town, where they spent about another day visiting a few other attractions.

At around five in the afternoon, the two set off for their second destination—the Wudalianchi (Five Great Connected Lakes) in Heihe City.

Not lacking money, the two again took a plane.

However, because the distance between the two places was relatively short this time, there was only one flight on this route. It was a smaller plane, slower, and flew at a low altitude.

It was considered a tourist flight, allowing passengers to enjoy the scenery along the way from a low altitude.

It took over an hour to arrive. The two of them, each pulling a suitcase, got off the plane, talking and laughing as they walked towards the exit.

Then, Sun Xiaorui’s eyes suddenly widened, and she stopped in her tracks, looking with utter astonishment at two people sitting not far ahead.

These two people were none other than Lin Wan and Wu Mengting.

They both looked exhausted, chatting listlessly. Then, they also seemed to realize something, and both turned their heads to see Chen Feng and Sun Xiaorui.

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The translation for Chapter 54 is complete. The plot takes another unexpected turn with a second “coincidental” meeting.

Shall we proceed to the next chapter to find out how this new encounter unfolds? Or would you like to discuss Chen Feng’s internal conflict and his definition of being a “good person” in his situation?