Chapter 55: A Premonition of Danger

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The four of them were no more than ten meters apart, and they stared at each other for at least a dozen seconds.

Although people were coming and going around them and the air was filled with noise, the four of them still felt a sudden silence in the air.

In the end, it was Sun Xiaorui who took the initiative to step forward with a smile, breaking the awkwardness and shock.

After Sun Xiaorui eased the atmosphere with some questions, they learned the reason for their presence.

It could only be said that they were quite unlucky.

Last night, their flight was first delayed by an hour. Then, after finally taking off, the plane had a malfunction not long into the flight and had to make an emergency landing at Heihe Airport.

There weren’t many planes at this airport, and the airline couldn’t just dispatch another plane specifically for the passengers of their flight. If they wanted to fly back to Xiuzhou from here, they either had to take a car to a nearby city to catch another flight or just wait. And so, they had been waiting until now.

After hearing about their ordeal, Sun Xiaorui asked sympathetically, “So are you going to continue waiting? When will there be a flight? What did the airline say?”

“They said there would be one tonight, but they couldn’t guarantee it 100%. If there isn’t one tonight, we’ll have to take a car to the nearest city, Qishi, to catch a flight. We just don’t know how much of a refund we’ll get for the ticket. It’s so frustrating.”

Lin Wan had an annoyed look on her face, while Wu Mengting was somewhat listless.

Sun Xiaorui said, “You should definitely be able to get a refund, right? With the delay and the emergency landing.”

Lin Wan nodded, “Yeah. If they don’t give a refund, I’ll complain until they’re dead.”

Chen Feng remained silent. He had a faint feeling that their bad luck was likely a prank from the heavens, aimed at him, Chen Feng.

It was just like the several consecutive chance encounters with Zhang Jingwen before. From a scientific and probabilistic point of view, this was almost impossible. The probability was even lower than winning the first prize in the Super Lotto.

But it had happened.

Could you really call that a coincidence?

In Chen Feng’s view, this was clearly the heavens’ twisted sense of humor, an invisible hand manipulating everything.

A premonition of danger arose in Chen Feng’s heart.

Last time, he had already harmed Zhang Jingwen. Although he felt a little guilty about it, it wasn’t a huge amount, as she had really thrown herself at him at the time.

Besides, he didn’t have a good impression of Zhang Jingwen to begin with.

But if it happened again, this time with Wu Mengting or Lin Wan, he couldn’t accept it.

He would likely carry a sense of guilt to his grave.

He didn’t have much time left and didn’t want to die with regrets.

He had to leave with a clear conscience to be at peace.

Therefore, he absolutely could not stay with them any longer.

“Then you two should continue to wait. If there’s still no flight tonight, find a hotel to stay in, get a good night’s rest, and it’ll be the same to take a flight from Qishi tomorrow.”

Chen Feng finally spoke. His words were proper and polite, and Lin Wan nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

But Chen Feng immediately followed up with, “Then we’ll head to our booked hotel first. If you have any trouble, you can contact me. I’ll do my best to help. Goodbye.”

After speaking, Chen Feng signaled for Sun Xiaorui to say goodbye to them.

“Then we’ll be on our way. Contact us if you need anything. Bye-bye.”

Sun Xiaorui felt a bit embarrassed, but she still stood up from her seat next to Lin Wan and said goodbye to the two of them.

Lin Wan’s face immediately turned ugly, and she didn’t respond to them.

On the other hand, the listless Wu Mengting was still very polite, saying “Goodbye” and waving them off.

“Really, what kind of people are they? Seeing us like this, and they don’t even stay to keep us company for a little while.”

Lin Wan expressed her dissatisfaction with a resentful look.

“They just got off the plane. And it’s so late,” Wu Mengting, however, was more understanding.

“You’re really something, always thinking of others. I think they’re just cold and unfeeling, especially Chen Feng. I used to think he was so manly, but it turns out he has no human warmth. A man like that is useless no matter how rich he is. It’s your good luck that things didn’t work out with him, otherwise, you would have regretted it later.”

Wu Mengting could only respond with a bitter smile.

Chen Feng and his companion left the airport and took a taxi to their pre-booked hotel.

“Brother Feng, why did you suddenly want to leave? It’s such a rare coincidence to meet them again, we could have chatted a bit more. We’re not in a hurry.”

Sun Xiaorui felt a bit helpless. Chen Feng’s sudden departure just now had made her feel very awkward.

After all, the four of them had gotten along quite well before, sightseeing and eating together, talking and laughing.

Then, things suddenly took a sharp downturn, and they became like strangers to each other.

This had started when Chen Feng refused to let them continue traveling together.

He said he didn’t want to be in a relationship with Wu Mengting, but they could have just been friends.

But now, looking at his attitude, it seemed he didn’t even want to be friends with her.

Sigh, why does it have to be this way?

Sun Xiaorui lamented inwardly but didn’t feel it was her place to say it out loud.

Chen Feng didn’t know her thoughts, but he could guess them to some extent. He retorted, “Don’t you think it’s too much of a coincidence? We’ve been apart for over a day, and we still managed to run into each other here.”

“Well, it is a huge coincidence! That’s why when I saw them, I almost thought my eyes were playing tricks on me, or that I was hallucinating. But since we met again so coincidentally, doesn’t that mean we’re fated to be together? We should cherish it.”

Chen Feng said irritably, “Aren’t you afraid that I’ll talk about fate with Wu Mengting, start a relationship with her, and then dump you?”

Sun Xiaorui smiled confidently, “What do I have to be afraid of? If you’re willing to let me go, you can dump me right now.”

Her words were spoken with a lot of backbone, but her small hand was drawing circles in his palm, and her almond-shaped eyes were looking at him with a watery gaze.

Chen Feng’s resolve wavered for a moment.

This woman was naturally seductive. He really couldn’t bear to dump her right now.

The two held hands, feeling a moment of peace and comfort.

After a while, Sun Xiaorui spoke, “Speaking of which, you and Wu Mengting really are fated. First, you met unexpectedly in the Arctic Village, and now you’ve met again here. This fate is quite deep. Are you really not moved?”

“This is not the kind of fate I want,” Chen Feng shook his head helplessly.

“If you said that to another man, you’d get beaten to death.”

“You don’t believe me?”

“I believe you. It’s just that if I were you, I definitely wouldn’t let it go. Wu Mengting looks like a very simple and pure, good girl. This kind of woman is the most suitable to be a wife. If you miss out, don’t regret it in the future.”

“When did you become so generous? Just yesterday, you were competing with her for my affection,” Chen Feng looked at her with suspicion.

Sun Xiaorui smiled, “Wasn’t that to satisfy your vanity? Having two beautiful women fighting over you must have greatly satisfied your male ego, right?”

He couldn’t deny it. Chen Feng had to admit that.

“You’re not wrong. But it seems your feelings for me are still lacking a bit. As expected, not quite a lover, just a mistress,” Chen Feng said with feigned disappointment.

“Hehe, that mainly depends on you. If you treat me as a mistress, then of course I can only treat you as a benefactor. If we were a couple, I would definitely be a qualified girlfriend.”

Chen Feng said unromantically, “I think we’re fine just the way we are now.”

Sun Xiaorui couldn’t resist and pinched the back of his hand hard, making Chen Feng cry out in pain.

Pinching the back of the hand really hurt, especially when you weren’t prepared.

“What are you doing? Are you trying to rebel?” Chen Feng glared at her, pretending to be angry.

“Alright, my lord, I was wrong,” Sun Xiaorui immediately begged for mercy in a coquettish tone, pressing her body into his embrace.

“Ahem!”

The driver in the front finally couldn’t take it anymore and coughed loudly, reminding the two of his presence.

Chen Feng and Sun Xiaorui looked at each other and couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

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The translation for Chapter 55 is complete. The “coincidences” continue, and Chen Feng is growing more suspicious and wary.

Shall we proceed to the next chapter to see if this is the last they see of Wu Mengting and Lin Wan on this leg of the trip? Or would you like to discuss Chen Feng’s growing paranoia and his interpretation of these events as a “prank from the heavens”?