Chapter 84: There’s a Problem

Chen Feng smiled and said, “It’s not all bad luck. At least I arrived in time, and I happened to run into my old classmate. So in a way, you could say Lin Wan was actually quite lucky.”

Lin Wan suddenly laughed, “If you introduce me to your old classmate, and we end up together in the future, then that would be called good luck.”

Wu Mengting was speechless, “Have you no shame? Brother Feng’s classmate is nice, but is it necessary to be such a fangirl?”

“You’re still young, what do you know? I’m already twenty… older than you. When I see a man I like, I definitely have to be proactive. I think this Director Qin is really great. Brother Feng, do me a favor, bring me along when you guys get together tonight.”

When Chen Feng and Qin Zhen parted ways earlier, they had arranged to get together in the evening.

“We haven’t seen each other in years. We’ll just be talking about stuff between us two guys. Why would a woman want to join in? Besides, what if he already has a girlfriend or is even married? It would be even more pointless for you to go.”

Lin Wan thought about it and agreed, quickly saying, “Then next time. How about next time you bring him back to your place for a drink, and I’ll pretend to just happen to drop by.”

Lin Wan was really getting ideas.

Seeing this, Chen Feng found it hard to refuse again and could only say, “Let’s wait until I’ve asked him if he has a girlfriend or a wife.”

“Hehe, that’s true. If he has a wife, then I’ll have to give up for now. If he has a girlfriend, hehe, I think I can still fight for it.”

Lin Wan’s words made both Chen Feng and Wu Mengting roll their eyes at her.

After dropping the two women off at their home, Chen Feng returned to his own.

The first thing he did was take the “Preface to the Orchid Pavilion” into the house, place it on the living room sofa, and examine it carefully.

That comfortable feeling started to emerge again. By the time he came to his senses, the sky had already darkened.

Otherwise, he suspected he would have just stood there looking at it indefinitely.

As the sky grew dark and the calligraphy became difficult to see clearly, Chen Feng finally broke free from that dazed state.

He took out his phone and looked at the time. It was almost six o’clock.

Hiss!

Chen Feng couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air.

This piece of calligraphy was truly f*cking toxic!

When he got home earlier, he estimated it was around four o’clock in the afternoon.

He had actually stood there looking at this calligraphy for nearly two hours, but it felt like only ten minutes or so.

This was clearly a big problem!

What was even stranger was that when he checked his body, he didn’t feel tired at all.

He had stood almost motionless for two hours. Under normal circumstances, he would definitely feel tired by now, but not only did he not feel tired, he actually felt quite energetic.

Chen Feng didn’t know the reason for this.

But he was certain that there was something wrong with this piece of calligraphy.

Of course, there was probably something wrong with him as well. Otherwise, why didn’t other people have any special feeling when they looked at this piece?

For now, this special feeling didn’t seem to be bad for him; on the contrary, it seemed to be beneficial.

At the very least, he felt physically and mentally pleased when looking at the calligraphy, and his spirits seemed to be quite good.

After thinking for a while, Chen Feng went to turn on the lights first, then carefully carried the painting upstairs to the bedroom.

Then Chen Feng went out to a hardware store, bought tools and supplies for hanging pictures, and hung the 3-million-yuan copy of the “Preface to the Orchid Pavilion” on the wall.

The position was just right, directly opposite the balcony, with plenty of light, so he could appreciate it well in the future.

After getting all this done, his stomach started to feel a little hungry, so he called Qin Zhen.

“Old Qin, are you off work? Where should we meet?”

“Just got home. I’ll take a shower, change my clothes, and then come find you. You pick the place.”

Chen Feng wasn’t polite. After thinking for a moment, he said, “How about a barbecue stall? We can eat, drink, and chat. No problem, right?”

“Sure. Send me the location on WeChat later.”

“Okay. I’ll send it to you in a bit. That’s all for now.”

“Okay.”

After speaking, Chen Feng hung up the phone directly. This was their style of calling.

Although Qin Zhen’s status was different now, Chen Feng didn’t have much of a psychological barrier. After all, they had been old friends for so many years, so he didn’t feel inferior to him because of it, and he spoke very casually.

More importantly, Chen Feng now had assets of tens of millions, definitely richer than Qin Zhen. So, he also had confidence.

Money is a man’s courage! This saying was very true.

If Chen Feng were still in the same sorry state as before his divorce, given his personality, he probably wouldn’t want to keep in touch with the current Qin Zhen.

Chen Feng quickly sent him the location of a nearby food stall and said that he lived nearby and would go there first to wait for him.

Qin Zhen replied: Be there in half an hour.

Chen Feng tidied up a bit, then went out and walked to the food stall.

It wasn’t far. He crossed two streets and walked for a few more minutes to get there.

It was in the area where he and Shen Lin used to rent. Chen Feng had lived here for several years and was quite familiar with the surrounding environment.

The night food stalls and barbecue stalls were clustered together here, lining both sides of a road leading from a residential area to the street. It was about a hundred meters long, with at least a dozen stalls.

Every night, both sides of the road here were brightly lit, bustling with people, and the aroma of various grilled skewers could be smelled from hundreds of meters away, filled with the lively atmosphere of everyday life.

Before he got married, Chen Feng often came to the food stalls here, mostly with his colleagues.

After getting married, he rarely came.

Years had passed, but it was still very lively here, and business was good.

Even though it was just after six o’clock, the food stalls were already filled with many customers.

Chen Feng went to a stall he used to frequent, found an empty seat, and sat down. The owner and his wife hadn’t changed; it was still the same middle-aged couple from Shandong province, with their two children.

To Chen Feng’s surprise, the owner’s wife who came to take his order actually remembered him. She said with great surprise, “You are… Boss Chen, it’s been a long time. Did you move?”

“Boss lady, you have a really good memory. You actually still remember me.” It was always nice to be remembered. Chen Feng said with a smile, “Yes, I moved, so I don’t come here often.”

“I knew it. Are you alone today, or are you waiting for a friend?”

“Waiting for a friend. He’ll be here soon. First, give me 30 skewers of lamb, pork loin, and squid, with less chili; 20 skewers each of cauliflower and kelp, no chili; and a case of Budweiser. That’s it for now, I’ll order more if it’s not enough.”

“Alright. Please wait a moment.”

The owner’s wife was very efficient. She quickly wrote down the order, turned around, and left.

Not long after, a young man brought over a case of beer.

Chen Feng went over, opened it, and took out a few cans to place on the table.

Then, he sent another WeChat message to Qin Zhen, telling him the name of the food stall.

Just as he finished sending the message, Qin Zhen arrived.

“Feng’zi! I’m here!”

“Alright, come on over!”

Qin Zhen was still as warm to Chen Feng as before. He came up and gave Chen Feng a bear hug.

The two of them were roommates for all three years of high school. They had skipped classes, gotten into fights, and chased girls together… They were also at the same university for two years and often shot the breeze and played ball together.

Therefore, even though they hadn’t seen each other for almost three years, their unexpected reunion today was just like old times.

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