Chapter 56: Magical and Brutal

Upon arriving at the hotel, they checked into the finest luxury suite.

The location was very close to Wudalianchi.

Early the next morning, the two set off after having breakfast.

The scenic area was less than two kilometers away on foot. Therefore, neither of them called a taxi; instead, they walked. Halfway there, they saw shared bicycles by the roadside, so they scanned them and hopped on.

That day, the two spent their time cycling through the scenic area, riding and stopping as they pleased. After completing a full circuit, they felt refreshed in both body and mind.

By the time they returned to the hotel, both were quite exhausted. They went to sleep immediately after showering.

The next day, the two prepared for their next destination.

Since the distance was relatively short and there were no flights, they planned to travel by car.

However, just as they had finished packing and were ready to depart, Sun Xiaorui suddenly received a phone call. After only a few words, her expression changed drastically. She hurriedly hung up and stated that she had to return to her hometown immediately.

Her father had suddenly collapsed and been rushed to the hospital; they said it was a cerebral infarction, and he was still in a coma.

With such an incident happening at home, Sun Xiaorui naturally had no mood to continue traveling and needed to go back right away.

Chen Feng, of course, would not stop her. Instead, he immediately helped her book a flight on her phone. However, there were no flights from this small airport to her hometown today.

There was one flight from the nearby Qishi Airport, departing in about five hours.

It was a two-hour drive from here to Qishi.

Thus, the two set off together for Qishi.

Chen Feng did not intend to accompany Sun Xiaorui back to her hometown. Although she seemed to need him by her side right now, Chen Feng was a man of principle; they were not boyfriend and girlfriend.

Furthermore, Chen Feng did not want to take advantage of her vulnerability to pursue a romantic relationship.

If Sun Xiaorui were to develop feelings for him because of this, it would become quite troublesome.

Their current relationship as "hired lovers" was perfectly fine.

Maintaining a certain sense of distance was beneficial for both of them.

Therefore, throughout the journey, aside from comforting her and saying that her father was a good man who would be looked after by providence, Chen Feng made no indication that he would go back with her.

They arrived at Qishi Airport after about two hours, with more than three hours remaining before the flight was scheduled to take off.

Entering the airport, the two first went to collect Sun Xiaorui's ticket and then headed toward the waiting lounge.

And then... they encountered Wu Mengting and Lin Wan once again.

At this moment, the two women had changed their clothes, but their expressions were indescribably weary.

Chen Feng felt like cursing. This was clearly something that could not be explained by mere coincidence.

As for Sun Xiaorui, because she was worried about her father's safety, although she was very surprised and curious as to why they were still here, she had no heart to ask questions.

Lin Wan and Wu Mengting were equally astonished, even shocked, their beautiful eyes wide open.

This was the third time the four of them had run into each other like this.

No one would believe it if he told them.

But it was the truth.

If they weren't certain that Chen Feng and Sun Xiaorui couldn't possibly be stalking them, they would definitely suspect the two were following them.

Otherwise, how could it be so coincidental?

"Are you... are you heading off to your next destination for fun?"

This time, Lin Wan took the initiative to greet them and asked curiously.

Sun Xiaorui, heavy-hearted, merely shook her head without speaking. Chen Feng had no choice but to offer a brief explanation: "No. Something happened at Xiaorui's home, and she needs to head back urgently."

"Oh, I see."

Lin Wan nodded in realization, but after a moment's thought, she decided not to pry. After all, their relationship had not yet reached the stage where they would inquire deeply into each other's family matters.

"What happened to you two? Why are you still stuck here?"

Since they had run into each other again, Chen Feng asked casually.

Upon hearing this, Lin Wan and Wu Mengting both looked dejected.

However, the two of them explained bit by bit.

It turned out that they had waited at Hei County Airport for most of the night without a flight arriving, so they had to rush to Qishi the next day—yesterday—to rebook a flight, and they had successfully secured tickets.

Originally, both thought they would successfully return to Xiuzhou this time, but they were just that unlucky.

Yesterday afternoon, just as their flight was about to take off, a sudden hailstorm occurred, and predictably, their flight was delayed again.

Moreover, they had been waiting from around three o'clock yesterday afternoon until now.

They had optimistically thought they would take off by last night at the latest, but reality was cruel; they had waited until after nine o'clock this morning, and the airline still had no definite departure time.

This outcome was enough to make them feel like breaking down.

The two had just decided that if the plane still couldn't take off by one o'clock this afternoon, they would take the train, even if it meant a journey of over ten hours.

They both believed it was simply their bad luck.

But Chen Feng knew that it was entirely because of him.

This was heaven playing a joke on him again, manufacturing "peach blossom luck" for him—whether it was good or bad, heaven was just crudely and magically shoving it into his hands.

Previously, Chen Feng had been completely caught off guard and had fallen into the trap.

This time he was on guard, but he still couldn't avoid it.

Still, Chen Feng intended to avoid it as much as possible. So far, it had only been three coincidental encounters, and they hadn't "coincidentally" met in bed; the situation was still within a controllable range.

"You two really are unlucky," Chen Feng said sympathetically. "Next time, I think it's better if you try to travel less."

Both Lin Wan and Wu Mengting nodded in deep agreement.

Wu Mengting said, "After I get back this time, I'll focus on working seriously, read more in my spare time, and work hard to enrich myself."

Lin Wan added, "When I go back, I'll just stay home honestly to livestream and play games; I won't go out for at least a month."

Chen Feng smiled and said, "There's no need to be that extreme. Going out for daily activities is fine, but long-distance trips like this do carry certain risks. As two beautiful ladies, you must be careful regarding your safety."

The two women nodded again.

Even Lin Wan, who had previously held some grievances against Chen Feng, couldn't help but feel a renewed sense of goodwill toward him after hearing his words.

He was wealthy, caring, and not ugly—he was actually quite decent.

Wu Mengting suddenly asked, "Brother Feng, are you going with Sister Sun as well?"

Chen Feng shook his head. "No. I'm not going."

Hearing this, Wu Mengting's eyes narrowed slightly as she pressed, "Then are you going back to Xiuzhou?"

Chen Feng shook his head again. "No, I plan to continue my travels."

"Traveling alone?" Lin Wan looked at him in confusion.

Chen Feng nodded. "Yeah. Traveling alone is quite nice."

"What's the fun in traveling alone? That sounds too boring," Lin Wan said bluntly.

"Yeah, Brother Feng, it really is boring alone," Wu Mengting chimed in.

This time, Sun Xiaorui suddenly spoke up: "Tingting, why don't you accompany Brother Feng on his travels? I don't mind."

"Ah!"

Wu Mengting was momentarily stunned, not knowing how to respond.

However, a sudden impulse and sense of anticipation rose within her, and she looked at Chen Feng with slightly brightened eyes, waiting for his response.

"Better not," Chen Feng refused without much hesitation. "My plan is to go to Qiongzhou Island next to see the 'end of the world,' and then return to Xiuzhou. Without Xiaorui accompanying me, it will indeed be a bit less interesting."

Sun Xiaorui said guiltily, "So you're planning to make this your last stop and end the trip early."

Their previously formulated travel plan involved traveling from north to south, with the southernmost point, Qiongzhou Island, being the final stop.

"Yeah. Let's leave it at that for now. We'll continue when we have another chance."

Chen Feng had originally intended to go straight back to Xiuzhou, but he was truly terrified of that unseen hand that insisted on pulling him and Wu Mengting together.

So, for safety's sake, he planned to fly to Qiongzhou first to avoid it.

He thought to himself: *I'm deliberately flying to such a far-off place; let's see how you can still pull us together.*