Chapter 65: Trying His Luck

The sound of rushing water came from the bathroom, occasionally punctuated by the two women’s laughter and playful noises.

Chen Feng had to turn up the TV volume, but he could still faintly hear some of it.

This is really something!

They seemed to trust him quite a bit.

Of course, it was also possible they felt that with the two of them together and Chen Feng alone, he couldn’t possibly do anything bad to them.

This could be considered a form of self-confidence on their part, as well as a recognition of Chen Feng’s character.

But even so, it was far too much of a test for a man.

Several times, the impulse to go to the bathroom door and take a look flashed through Chen Feng’s mind.

Since it was a deluxe suite, the bathroom wasn’t one of those with translucent glass partitions but had solid walls. The door to the bathroom, which also served as the toilet, was wooden, with only a small ventilation grille at the bottom. He didn’t know if it was possible to see inside through it.

This is really something!

It was a great test of Chen Feng’s character.

Fortunately, he was truly a decent person. Although he had the impulse to go and peek several times, he ultimately resisted.

After about half an hour, the two women came out of the bathroom, each changed into a new set of clothes.

“Brother Feng, thanks!”

Lin Wan came over with a smile to greet Chen Feng.

Wu Mengting also had a smile on her face, which was flushed red. It wasn’t from shyness, but from having just showered. Her skin, fair with a hint of red and full of collagen, looked truly charming.

“You’re welcome. It’s getting late. We’ve been running around all day, let’s all go back and get some rest.”

Chen Feng really didn’t want to continue being subjected to their test of his humanity and directly issued an order to see them out.

Lin Wan was originally about to leave, but hearing Chen Feng’s words, she was suddenly in no hurry. She came over with a grin and sat down on a chair by the bed.

“Brother Feng, did you peek while we were showering? We only realized after we came out that there’s a vent at the bottom of the bathroom door.”

Lin Wan’s face clearly held a teasing expression. She really wasn’t afraid to say or ask anything.

Chen Feng couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. When he first met her, she was so cool and aloof, with the air of a goddess.

But ever since they met in the Arctic Village and got to know each other a little better, he discovered that this woman was a complete firecracker. She dared to say and ask anything, without worrying if others would be embarrassed.

But to say she was simple-minded, she definitely wasn’t. Yet, to say she was scheming, she completely disregarded some basic social etiquette, and some of her actions and words could easily offend people.

So, this time, faced with her sudden question, Chen Feng was very calm and nodded directly, “I looked.”

Lin Wan was instantly dumbfounded! Then she subconsciously crossed her arms and shrank back.

Wu Mengting, on the other hand, after a moment of shock, came to her senses and burst out laughing, “Wan’er, you actually believed him.”

Realizing her mistake, Lin Wan shot Chen Feng an annoyed glare and laughed, “You looked so serious just now, I almost believed you.”

Chen Feng also smiled, “What? You don’t believe me?”

Both women shook their heads in unison.

Chen Feng shook his head, “You two trust my character too much, don’t you? I’m a normal man, and you’re both very beautiful. There’s a vent at the bottom of the bathroom door. Isn’t it normal for me to take a look?”

Hearing this, the two women became suspicious.

However, Wu Mengting quickly shook her head firmly, “You would never do something so classless. I believe you.”

Lin Wan didn’t trust Chen Feng as much as she did and was still somewhat doubtful.

Chen Feng looked at her and smiled, “You can go and see for yourself. See if you can see inside from the vent.”

Lin Wan actually did as he said. She immediately got up, went over, bent down, and tilted her head to look inside. As it turned out, she couldn’t see a thing.

Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief. She stood up and said, “The design of this vent is quite good. It’s slanted, so you can’t see inside.”

After saying this, she suddenly froze. Her expression changed, and she glared at Chen Feng, demanding, “How did you know you can’t see inside? Did you look before?”

You’re not that stupid after all, Chen Feng thought to himself.

“Do you really need to go and look to know that? The design of this kind of bathroom vent is to prevent peeping. So even if I wanted to look before, I wouldn’t have been able to see anything.”

Chen Feng’s words seemed to make a lot of sense, but upon careful thought, something felt off.

While Lin Wan was trying to figure out what was wrong, Chen Feng once again issued an order to see them out, “Alright, it’s almost nine o’clock now. I’m dead tired. You two should go back to sleep too. Otherwise, you can stay and sleep with me. I don’t mind.”

“Get lost!” Lin Wan glared at Chen Feng again, then immediately reached out and pulled Wu Mengting up. “Let’s go, let’s go back quickly. Before this guy’s animal instincts take over.”

Wu Mengting gave Chen Feng an apologetic smile and hurried out with her.

Bang!

The door was slammed shut with great force. It was definitely Lin Wan’s doing.

Chen Feng went over and double-locked the door again. Only then did he come back, lie down on the bed, and fall into a comfortable sleep.

He had been running around since morning, and it was truly exhausting.

The next day, Chen Feng didn’t wake up until ten o’clock in the morning.

He washed up, used the toilet, and after getting ready, he grabbed his suitcase and went downstairs to check out.

This time, he successfully hailed a taxi at the entrance. After getting in, Chen Feng sent a WeChat message to Wu Mengting, telling her that he had already checked out and left.

Not long after, he received her reply. She sent a surprised emoji, then said that the two of them were also about to check out and asked if they should leave together.

Chen Feng had no choice but to send a message: Already in the car, it’s been driving for a few minutes.

Only then did Wu Mengting reply with some disappointment: Alright then, be careful on the road. We’ll call you when we move in a few days.

Chen Feng replied with an “Mm” and then didn’t pay any more attention to it.

He returned to the rented villa smoothly, opened all the doors and windows to air the place out.

Then, Chen Feng began the business of making money through stock trading. He took out the brand-new laptop he had won, first going online to do some research.

In the current era of the internet and mobile technology, it was very easy to trade stocks on a computer or phone. All you had to do was download a brokerage’s client or app.

It was completely foolproof. This also made it very convenient to promote and develop a new market of “leeks.”

The first thing was to choose a reliable and legitimate brokerage.

While searching on Baidu, Chen Feng inadvertently glanced at the hot topics ranking on the right side of the search page and was attracted by the third-ranked topic.

[Zhang Jingwen’s Sudden Fall at Airport Questioned as a Publicity Stunt]

Chen Feng casually clicked on it, and many search results appeared. He randomly chose one and clicked to see.

Sure enough, he saw photos of Zhang Jingwen falling at the airport yesterday, and there was even a video.

It turned out that this news had been released immediately yesterday afternoon and had quickly become an entertainment headline.

There were many videos of her fall at the airport online. The one with the most views already had tens of millions.

And this was after only one night.

No one had expected this situation, and Zhang Jingwen herself certainly hadn’t.

Although she was currently popular due to the hit drama “Dream of Immortal Fate,” to be honest, she was still some distance from being a first-tier star. At most, she could be considered third-tier, and even second-tier was a bit of a stretch.

After all, she only had one work. And she had just become popular; her fan base and traffic had not yet stabilized.

It was very likely that in a few months, she would have no fans or heat left.

But because of this news of her falling at the airport, she unexpectedly made it to the hot search list. This heat had lasted from yesterday afternoon until today.

Now, it still firmly occupied the third spot on Baidu’s hot search. This was truly a rare achievement.

But because of this, many people questioned whether it was a fake fall, with the purpose of using it as a publicity stunt to gain traffic and grab attention.

She was truly wronged.

At least Chen Feng knew very well that she had fallen suddenly because of him, and it was not some publicity stunt.

This time, he had indirectly helped her, helping her get on the hot search. It should more or less offset some of her resentment, right?

After a brief look, Chen Feng didn’t pay any more attention to it.

He continued to search on Baidu, busying himself with online stock trading matters.

That day, Chen Feng successfully opened an account and officially began trading stocks online. First, he randomly chose a stock called “Longma Logistics.” At a price of 4.5 yuan, he directly bought 10,000 lots, spending several million.

After that, Chen Feng couldn’t be bothered to operate it anymore.

He planned to check in a few days to see if he had made a profit. If he had, he would continue to randomly buy some other stocks.

For him, stock trading was really not tiring.

If his “European emperor” buff was still active, making money from stocks would be too easy, even easier than winning the lottery, and it would be more in line with common sense.

Winning the lottery once could be said to be normal, but winning it twice was clearly not normal.

Stock trading was different. No matter how many times you bought stocks and made money, everyone would just think you were super amazing at trading, a stock god. It relied on skill and vision, not entirely on luck like the lottery.

So, for now, if Chen Feng wanted to make money quickly, there was really no better way than stock trading.

As long as his super financial luck was still there, he could quickly become a billionaire.

If it wasn’t, losing a few million was nothing to the current Chen Feng.

He didn’t need to know much about stocks, as long as he could operate the trading software well.

The next day, Chen Feng didn’t look at any stocks. Instead, he drove to look at houses.

Before, when he only had over ten million, he really hadn’t thought about buying a house in Xiuzhou. But now that he had tens of millions, he couldn’t help but want to buy a house of his own.

This was a consumer tradition and habit ingrained in the bones of most Chinese people: the first thing to do with money is to get a house.

Even though he had a terminal illness now, he couldn’t erase this thing that was carved into his bones.

What’s more, this was a wish he had always had.

Ever since he came to Xiuzhou for university, like everyone else who came to Xiuzhou to make a living, he had a “simple wish” to buy a house here, even though for most people it was an extravagant hope, impossible to achieve in a lifetime.

But this didn’t stop everyone from thinking about it from time to time.

In the past, even when he was in a relationship and married to Shen Lin, he couldn’t realize this wish. But now, he could easily achieve it.

But to be honest, the feeling was completely different.

Before, he longed for it day and night, very eagerly. But now, it seemed like it was just about fulfilling a childhood wish to be able to eat White Rabbit candy whenever he wanted.

Once it could be easily achieved, it was just that.

Chen Feng drove to a property he had passed countless times on his way to and from work: Red Villa Bay.

When this place opened five years ago, Chen Feng and Shen Lin had come here to join in the excitement.

After looking, they were both greatly stimulated, and it lingered in their minds. They dreamed of having a house here, a home.

In the past, this wish could only be realized in dreams, but now it could be quickly realized in reality.

Five years ago, the opening price here was over 20,000 yuan per square meter, but not exceeding 30,000.

And now, five years later, even though they were second-hand houses, the price was over 30,000, with the good ones going for 50,000 to 60,000.

This meant that those who bought a house here five years ago, if they wanted to sell it, not only would they have lived here for free for five years, but they could also make a profit.

So, investing in real estate was truly a business that was guaranteed to make money.

Chen Feng went directly to a real estate agency in Red Villa Bay and found an agent.

This time, his luck was good. He met a beautiful agent in professional attire.

She was about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, with a ponytail and glasses. At a glance, she was a newcomer to the workplace who hadn’t been working for long.

Chen Feng glanced at the work badge hanging on her chest: Xiao Ya.

A nice name, and she looked quite impressive.

“I want to buy a house in Red Villa Bay. The price is negotiable, the main thing is that the layout is suitable. Are there any for sale now?”

After sitting down in front of this beautiful real estate agent, Chen Feng directly stated his requirements.

“Okay, sir, please wait a moment, I’ll check.”

As Xiao Ya spoke, she opened the computer on her desk and began to check.

Soon, she said, “Sir, there are more than a dozen houses in Red Villa Bay listed for sale with us. The lowest price is 32,000, and the highest is 56,000.”

“Can you take me to see them?” Chen Feng asked.

“Ah… okay!” Xiao Ya clearly hesitated for a moment, but ultimately agreed.

As real estate agents, sometimes they really didn’t want to take people to see properties in person because it wasted too much time and energy.

Unless the person’s intention was relatively clear, or they proactively paid you a viewing fee.

Otherwise, no real estate agent would take people to see properties in person every day.

This was Chen Feng’s first time here, and he directly requested to see the properties. If it were another agent, they would either directly ask for a viewing fee or make up various excuses to put it off.

But she had just started her job less than a year ago and was under pressure to perform. She didn’t want to miss any opportunity.

So, even though Chen Feng didn’t necessarily look like a high-quality client, she wanted to try her luck.

Thus, she took Chen Feng to see the properties.

Red Villa Bay could be considered a high-end residential area. The access control was quite strict. Even Xiao Ya, the real estate agent, had to register her identity before being allowed in.

After communicating, the two of them went to the property management office to get the keys to three of the houses, representing three different levels: high, medium, and low.

The first one they went to see was the low-end one.

To say it was low-end was relative. After all, a price of 32,000 yuan per square meter was not really considered low-end in Xiuzhou City.

It was a suite in a building of more than ten floors, with an area of 120 square meters, finely decorated. It had been rented out before. Later, the landlord, finding it too troublesome, simply stopped renting it out and left it vacant for sale.

Chen Feng went in and looked around. He came out in less than two minutes, unimpressed. The reason was simple: he was rich now, so his standards were naturally high.

The front balcony looked too small.

The second one was mid-range, a townhouse with a two-story duplex layout. Chen Feng looked at it and was not very satisfied either. The houses were right next to each other, noisy and not peaceful.

Finally, they went to the detached villa priced at 56,000, a two-story duplex villa.

Chen Feng fell in love with it at first sight.

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