Chapter 49: How Could I Deserve Such Honor?

This isn't fate!

Chen Feng was certain of it.

Just like the last time he had several chance encounters with Zhang Jingwen, which eventually led to them ending up in bed together.

You call that fate? Clearly not. Chen Feng would rather believe this was a form of cosmic dark humor—that the heavens were intentionally playing with him.

Chen Feng was truly starting to develop a psychological aversion to chance encounters.

Even with Wu Mengting, someone he actually held some affection for, he didn't want to keep running into her like this.

Before Chen Feng could speak, Sun Xiaorui stepped forward and extended her hand. "Hello, my name is Sun Xiaorui. How should I address you?"

Sun Xiaorui tilted her body slightly, seemingly unintentionally blocking the space between the two of them.

"I'm Wu Mengting, Feng-ge's fellow townsman. Are you Feng-ge's new girlfriend?" Wu Mengting asked with a smile, reaching out for a light handshake before letting go.

Sun Xiaorui smiled but didn't answer the question directly. It wasn't easy to answer, after all, Chen Feng hadn't officially acknowledged her status as his girlfriend yet.

However, her face was full of sweetness and happiness as she hooked her arm through Chen Feng's, leaning even closer to him.

Her demeanor was, of course, a tacit admission.

A wave of intense sourness and anger surged in Wu Mengting's heart.

"What brought you here?" Chen Feng took the initiative to ask.

Suppressing her discomfort, Wu Mengting said with a smile, "My best friend wanted to come here for a trip and to livestream, so she dragged me along as her assistant."

"Don't you have work?" Chen Feng asked curiously.

"I can work from here. Plus, I can write a travelogue."

Only then did Chen Feng remember that she was a magazine editor, and her working hours were often quite flexible.

"Did you two just arrive?" Chen Feng asked, trying to make small talk.

"We arrived yesterday. We've been staying here for a day and are leaving this afternoon. What about you?"

Sun Xiaorui took over the conversation. "We just arrived. We'll probably stay here for two days."

"Oh, have you found a place to stay? If not, I can recommend the place we stayed at yesterday; it's quite good."

Sun Xiaorui shook her head. "No need. We've already booked a room online."

Ignoring her, Wu Mengting looked at Chen Feng and asked with a smile, "Feng-ge, didn't you say last time that you just got divorced and didn't want to look for anyone else for a while? Why the sudden change? And bringing her on a trip—how romantic."

Chen Feng felt a bit awkward; it seemed he had indeed said something like that last time.

Sun Xiaorui stepped in to bail him out. "I'm not actually his girlfriend yet. You could say I'm just his female companion. I like him quite a lot, it's just that he hasn't accepted me yet."

As soon as she said this, not only was Wu Mengting stunned, but Chen Feng was also taken aback.

What was Sun Xiaorui playing at?

Over there, Lin Wan, who was livestreaming, had actually noticed them long ago. Hearing Sun Xiaorui's words, she immediately turned the camera toward them, perfectly capturing Chen Feng and the others.

"You're not his girlfriend yet?"

Wu Mengting pointed at Sun Xiaorui in astonishment, her eyes drifting to the arm still hooked through Chen Feng's.

Sun Xiaorui said nonchalantly, "What's so strange about that? Feng-ge is such an outstanding man; I'm the one chasing him. I believe I'll eventually move him."

Wu Mengting was speechless, and so was Chen Feng.

He finally understood—Sun Xiaorui was intentionally trying to make him look good.

However, her description wasn't entirely incorrect. She indeed wasn't his girlfriend yet. "Female companion" was a fairly accurate term.

"Fine. I admire your courage. But I don't think Feng-ge will necessarily be moved. He's not the type of person who is easily swayed. Feng-ge, wouldn't you agree?"

Last time, Wu Mengting had proactively suggested going to his house for dinner, hoping to take their relationship a step further, only to be rejected by his various excuses.

She had returned to Xiuzhou alone afterward, feeling depressed about it.

Since then, Wu Mengting had almost cut off contact with Chen Feng. She had wanted to message him on WeChat several times, but her feminine pride had always made her hold back.

The reason she agreed to come here with Lin Wan was to clear her mind.

She never expected to run into Chen Feng, nor to see Sun Xiaorui by his side.

She believed she was in no way inferior to Sun Xiaorui, and being from the same hometown as Chen Feng should have given her an advantage.

But now, the one clinging to his arm and traveling with him was Sun Xiaorui.

This made her feel extremely uncomfortable and indignant.

*Where exactly am I inferior to her?* she thought.

Hearing Sun Xiaorui's "female companion" comment, she did feel a flicker of admiration for her courage, but it was mostly met with disdain and contempt.

As a woman, one should be brave in love and hate, but one shouldn't throw away their dignity.

Facing Wu Mengting's provocative words, Chen Feng could only respond with a bitter smile.

Sun Xiaorui responded with a beaming smile, "Regardless of whether Feng-ge eventually accepts me, I won't regret it. At least I'm very happy being with him right now. That's enough for me."

Hearing this, Wu Mengting gasped inwardly. She had encountered a master.

Normally, when a man hears such a soulful confession, even the most stone-hearted man would be moved, right?

Wu Mengting quickly looked at Chen Feng, only to see him offering a bitter smile. She felt a secret sense of relief, but at the same time, she felt he was being incredibly insensitive.

Just like when she had proactively hinted at things and was rejected, this Sun Xiaorui was even more proactive, direct, and bold, yet she still hadn't been accepted by him.

Come to think of it, the two of them actually shared a sense of common plight.

Both seemed to have fallen for Chen Feng, only to be rejected.

What kind of extraordinary qualities did this divorced man possess to make two beauties fall for him at the same time? They were even jealous of one another.

As Wu Mengting thought this, even she felt confused.

This confusion was shared by the tens of thousands of viewers in Lin Wan's livestream.

Lin Wan had quietly been broadcasting them. Two beautiful women fighting over a divorced man in his thirties—even though he was somewhat handsome and had a decent height, he didn't exactly leave everyone breathless.

At least these tens of thousands of viewers hadn't discovered Chen Feng's "sparkle" yet.

They could only speculate that Chen Feng must be wealthy. Only that would explain why two women would fight over him.

Especially having a beauty of Sun Xiaorui's caliber chasing him—aside from money, it was truly hard to understand.

Chen Feng didn't want to waste any more time being caught in the crossfire of these two women, so he spoke to Sun Xiaorui. "Alright. Saying things like that gives me goosebumps." Then he turned to Wu Mengting. "Mengting, then we won't disturb you and your friend. Your friend is still livestreaming."

Prompted by Chen Feng's reminder, Wu Mengting snapped back to reality and quickly looked toward Lin Wan. She didn't want her recent confrontation with Sun Xiaorui to be broadcasted.

Feeling guilty, Lin Wan hurriedly turned the camera away and began talking to herself into the phone.

Wu Mengting scrutinized her suspiciously for a moment, but seeing that the livestream continued without any oddities, she could only let it go.