Chen Feng parked the car, got out, and saw Dai Sixian, Zhang Jingwen, and Chen Feiyu waiting at the door of the villa.

Chen Feng nodded to them, and after taking a few steps, the three of them came to greet him.

"Chen Feng, thank you for coming."

Dai Sixian acted with grace and poise, displaying a touch of Western elegance, and took the initiative to give Chen Feng a warm hug. She was almost like a friendly foreign guest, missing only a cheek kiss.

Without a doubt, this was a very intimate gesture from her.

And that was indeed the case. After all, Chen Feng had saved her life, even if she was just one of the "incidentally" saved.

At that time, Chen Feng's main objective was to rescue Zhang Jingwen.

But Dai Sixian could not deny the life-saving grace.

Furthermore, she had to admit that Chen Feng did indeed possess a powerful attraction to the opposite sex. His masculine charm became increasingly apparent to her as they grew closer.

This charm doesn't come entirely from money, but from the composure, confidence, and relaxed aura that Chen Feng exudes naturally at this moment.

She had only ever witnessed this kind of seamless aura emanating from within a handful of top billionaires. Even her father, the former richest man in Donghai, had not cultivated such a temperament to such a degree, and she could only occasionally sense it from him at certain specific moments.

But with Chen Feng, this feeling was unusually consistent; she could truly sense it every time they met.

At first, she thought it was just an illusion, or a feeling that Chen Feng could only occasionally reveal in a certain state.

However, after meeting him repeatedly, especially the last two times, Chen Feng's qualities became increasingly clear, making her realize that Chen Feng was truly something special, and it was no wonder that her best friend Zhang Jingwen was so infatuated with him.

Chen Feng subtly felt the soft embrace of the wealthy heiress, then pushed her away without making a sound, but with undeniable authority. Of course, this action was done very discreetly, otherwise it would have been too impolite.

Deep down, he was still a traditional Chinese man, conservative and respectful in some ways, especially in front of someone else's boyfriend, with his own woman so close.

It would be quite inappropriate to hug and cuddle with Dai Sixian in this setting.

Moreover, he strongly suspected that Dai Sixian was taking this opportunity to deliberately grope him. After all, in a typical Western hug, the chests of unrelated men and women wouldn't be pressed so closely together.

But this time, Dai Sixian's soft chest pressed firmly against her.

Besides, Western-style hugs are usually brief, a quick touch followed by a break. But Dai Sixian hugged him for a full five seconds without showing any sign of letting go. Chen Feng had no choice but to take the initiative and end the rather long hug, otherwise the situation would have been even more awkward.

Out of the corner of his eye, Chen Feng clearly caught the fleeting look of surprise on Zhang Jingwen's face, as well as her slightly furrowed brows.

Chen Feiyu, Dai Sixian's boyfriend, had a smile on his face that had been there just moments before, but now it was visibly stiffened.

Although Chen Feiyu studied abroad and lived in Mexico for many years, he is ultimately a Chinese man at heart.

Even if he were a native-born European or American, he would still feel uncomfortable seeing his girlfriend embracing another man so intimately.

"Haha, I thought you weren't coming at first, but I didn't expect you to actually come. It's a pleasant surprise for me. Come on, let's go in and have something to eat and drink."

Dai Sixian acted as if nothing had happened, displaying a carefree and enthusiastic demeanor. Without saying a word, she grabbed Chen Feng's hand and led him inside.

Taking the opportunity, Zhang Jingwen moved closer to Chen Feng, lowered her voice, and said with a hint of reproach, "You really didn't bring any gifts."

Chen Feng nodded frankly.

He understood what Zhang Jingwen meant, of course. Dai Sixian had said before that there was no need to bring gifts, which she thought was mostly just polite talk, but she didn't expect Chen Feng to take it seriously.

Zhang Jingwen couldn't help but roll her eyes inwardly, but ultimately didn't say anything more.

As they were talking, Chen Feng had already been pulled into the living room by Dai Sixian.

Sure enough, the living room was completely different from when Chen Feng lived there. The interior layout and furnishings were brand new, and even the large television set had been replaced. The scale of the renovation was evident.

"Look, we've been waiting for you."

Dai Sixian pointed in the direction of the restaurant and finally let go of Chen Feng's hand.

The dining table has also been changed to a more antique and elegant round mahogany dining table, which is a bit smaller than the previous one.

When Chen Feng took over the villa from Tao Yaoyang, he kept the original furniture and decorations to save trouble.

Moreover, the items left behind by Tao Yaoyang were all quite valuable, especially the dining table, which Chen Feng still remembers vividly. It not only had electric buttons and a remote control that allowed it to freely change its shape, but it was also made of valuable lapis lazuli, estimated to be worth at least several hundred thousand yuan.

If Chen Feng had known that Dai Sixian would replace all these things, he would have been better off moving them out or selling them beforehand. He could have easily made over a million yuan from them.

It can only be said that Dai Sixian is indeed born into a top-tier wealthy family. Her family's assets are now at least hundreds of billions. For her, replacing these expensive furniture and appliances is probably as casual as an ordinary person changing a phone case.

Following her to the dining table, I saw a very distinctive cloisonné copper hot pot in the center of the table. It was a yin-yang pot, and steam was rising from it. One side was a spicy soup with red oil boiling, and the other side was a rich and mellow clear soup.

Surrounding this beautiful hot pot, a dazzling array of various ingredients were laid out, including premium beef rolls, lamb rolls, fresh duck blood, chicken wing tips, lively prawns, handmade fish balls, mugwort, spinach, and more—more than a dozen in total, colorfully spread across the entire table.

This family feast truly deserves the title of "sumptuous".

It's already May, and the weather is getting warmer, so the idea of ​​celebrating my birthday with hot pot seems a bit...unoriginal.

Fortunately, Dai Sixian had obviously taken this into consideration, and the central air conditioning in the room was already on, providing a cool and comfortable breeze.

"It's a very good meal, thank you for your hospitality," Chen Feng casually remarked.

Dai Sixian seemed to enjoy it, beaming with joy upon hearing this, and warmly invited everyone to sit down.

The four of them quickly sat down around the dining table.

Chen Feng and Zhang Jingwen naturally sat down next to each other. Logically, Dai Sixian should have sat on the other side with Chen Feiyu, but she unexpectedly sat down next to Chen Feng. Even though they weren't sitting right next to each other, the distance between them was quite close.

Seeing this, Chen Feiyu could only sit down next to Dai Sixian.

This resulted in a somewhat strange situation: the four of them occupied half of the table, while the other half was completely empty.

Seeing this, Chen Feng couldn't help but ask, "Jingwen and I don't eat spicy food, do you two want some?"

Dai Sixian immediately chimed in, "I don't eat spicy food either, that's why I'm sitting with you guys. Feiyu does eat spicy food, Feiyu, why don't you sit across from me? It'll be more convenient."

Dai Sixian instructed her boyfriend in a completely natural tone.

A fleeting, almost imperceptible embarrassment crossed Chen Feiyu's face, but he still obediently got up and silently sat down across the table.

Zhang Jingwen, of course, also noticed the subtle tension in the atmosphere, so she took the initiative to speak up and ease the tension: "Sister Xian, I remember you used to be able to eat a lot of spicy food, especially spicy strips, which were your favorite."

Dai Sixian immediately retorted confidently, "You said it yourself, that was before. I was young and didn't know any better. I loved eating spicy snacks, which ruined my skin. Later, I learned my lesson and resolutely gave up spicy food. It took me several years to get my skin back. Besides, I only liked the slightly sweet, mildly spicy kind of spicy snacks before. I couldn't stand anything too spicy."

"Okay, it's best for us girls to eat less spicy food."

“Yes.” Dai Sixian nodded in agreement, then started making arrangements again, “Alright, alright, let’s eat. There are many kinds of dipping sauces here, you can choose yourselves, there’s seafood sauce, spicy sauce, sesame sauce, and plain sauce.”

“I’ll have sesame sauce,” Zhang Jingwen immediately chose her dipping sauce, then softly asked Chen Feng, “Which one do you want?”

"Seafood, I guess," Chen Feng replied casually. Zhang Jingwen quickly got up and carefully prepared a bowl of seafood dipping sauce for Chen Feng, handing it to him.

"What would you like to drink? We have beer, spirits, liquor, and wine," Dai Sixian invited.

"I'm driving. Do you have any drinks? Juice would be best," Chen Feng said casually.

Dai Sixian looked at him strangely and asked, "You're a grown man, you really don't drink? If you're driving, it's okay, you can find a designated driver, or have Jingwen drive."

"I don't drink," Chen Feng firmly shook his head.

Seeing this, Dai Sixian didn't try to persuade her any further, and said, "Then you can drink with Jingwen. There's apple juice, orange juice, coconut milk, and sparkling water."

Chen Feng chose coconut milk.

Dai Sixian then quickly added the ingredients that needed to be cooked for a long time, such as chicken feet, beef tripe, and sheep tripe, into the pot one after another.

Seeing Chen Feng's gaze fall on her, Dai Sixian smiled playfully and asked, "I didn't prepare serving chopsticks, you don't mind, do you?"

Chen Feng laughed and said, "If you, the host, don't mind, why should I, a guest, mind?"

Zhang Jingwen, however, pretended to be disgusted and said, "I was a little bothered at first, but since my boss doesn't mind, I can only accept it."

Dai Sixian laughed and scolded, "Then if you don't like it, don't eat it."

Zhang Jingwen immediately retorted: "I only dislike you, not my boss."

Dai Sixian said with a mischievous smile, "That's true. You must have eaten your boss's saliva quite a bit before, so of course you wouldn't mind."

Zhang Jingwen blushed instantly and said irritably, "Why don't you just eat spicy hot pot with your boyfriend? Why do you have to squeeze in with us?"

Dai Sixian immediately pretended to be serious and said, "Hey, don't forget, I'm the one who's treating, and I'm also the host here."

Zhang Jingwen retorted without backing down: "So what if I'm the host? I'm a VIP guest, and I even gave you a birthday gift—an aromatherapy gift set worth 88,000 yuan. That's enough for you to have a dozen hot pot meals, right?"

"Okay, okay, you're right. But I don't like spicy food, I just want to eat clear soup with you guys, is that okay, my dear Jingwen?"

As she spoke, Dai Sixian clasped her hands together and made a pitiful pleading face at Zhang Jingwen, and even blinked her big eyes at her deliberately to look cute.

Zhang Jingwen was startled by her appearance and immediately raised her hands in surrender: "Okay, okay, I'm scared of you. Let's eat together, let's eat together, I don't mind, alright?"

Dai Sixian was overjoyed when her prank succeeded and burst into laughter.

For the rest of the time, the two women chatted and laughed, creating a lively atmosphere. Chen Feng and Chen Feiyu, on the other hand, remained somewhat silent, mostly focusing on eating.

Chen Feng didn't think there was anything wrong with this. He was a slightly introverted person, especially in front of people he wasn't very familiar with, and he rarely took the initiative to start conversations.

However, as the hostess, Dai Sixian couldn't keep ignoring Chen Feng. After chatting and laughing with Zhang Jingwen for a while, she took the initiative to steer the conversation toward him.

"Chen Feng, besides Fengmang Film and Television, have you made any other investments?"

Chen Feng picked up a slice of hot beef and casually said, "The other investments are mainly just casual cryptocurrency trading, the kind that's quite popular overseas."

"I know, but how's the return on investment?"

"good."

"So that means you've made a lot of money?"

"We did make some money."

"So which cryptocurrency do you mainly trade? Bitcoin?"

"It's not fixed. I don't specifically trade any particular coin. I just invest in whichever one I like. It's purely based on luck and fate."

"Could you tell me roughly how much you've earned?"

When Dai Sixian asked this question, Zhang Jingwen, who was standing next to her, and Chen Feiyu, who was sitting opposite her, also turned their curious gazes over.

Chen Feng glanced at the three men with a nonchalant air, yet with a touch of Versailles-like ambiguity, and said, "A few hundred million, I suppose."

"Hundreds of millions?" Dai Sixian was slightly taken aback, then revealed a hint of envy. "You're really amazing. Some people I know also trade cryptocurrencies, but they only make a few million at most. Most people lose money. To make hundreds of millions is already the mark of a professional player."

Hundreds of millions is an astronomical figure for ordinary people, but for Dai Sixian, who comes from a top-tier wealthy family, it is not enough to cause too much shock.

Chen Feng modestly replied, "I'm at most an amateur enthusiast, not a professional player."

Dai Sixian then pressed on, "Do you have any secrets to cryptocurrency trading?"

"It depends on luck," Chen Feng said honestly.

Dai Sixian, of course, didn't believe it, so she pouted and said coquettishly, "You're so stingy. If you don't want to tell me, then forget it."

At this moment, Chen Feiyu, who had been silent all along, suddenly asked, "What cryptocurrency are you trading right now? Can you tell me?"

Chen Feng glanced at him and said frankly, "I don't trade anymore. But I used to trade Kantcoin, and when the market was good, I sold it all and made a profit."

"Kantcoin?" Chen Feiyu was clearly an expert. Upon hearing Chen Feng's words, his eyes lit up, and his tone was full of barely suppressed envy. "Kantcoin used to be a worthless coin that nobody cared about, but in just a few months, it skyrocketed more than thirty times. Although it has dropped a bit recently, if you had bought at the peak, you should have made a fortune, right?"

Chen Feng nodded: "We did make some money."

Chen Feiyu's face was practically overflowing with envy, and he immediately asked, "So which coin do you think is the most promising right now?"

Chen Feng shook his head: "I really don't trade cryptocurrencies anymore, I don't find it very interesting."

Dai Sixian immediately followed up with, "So what are you investing in now?"

Chen Feng shook his head again: "I'm basically just lying low now, I don't invest much anymore."

"Really?" Dai Sixian looked incredulous.

"Would I need to lie to you?" Chen Feng glanced at her indifferently.

Dai Sixian thought about it and realized that was true, so she laughed and said, "You can't just sit around and do nothing."

Zhang Jingwen interjected, "The thing is, he's not just sitting around doing nothing. Fengmang Films earns him hundreds of millions every year, and he's not the kind of person who spends money extravagantly. Look at him, he still only drives a Cayenne, doesn't even own a sports car, let alone a yacht or a private jet. I estimate he doesn't even spend a few million a year."

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng couldn't help but smile, looking at Zhang Jingwen and saying, "You seem to know me quite well."

Zhang Jingwen immediately smiled and said playfully, "You're my boss, of course I have to get to know you well, otherwise how can I win your favor?"

As soon as she said that, Dai Sixian exaggeratedly exclaimed "Eek!" and waved her hand at Zhang Jingwen, saying, "Please, can you be any more cheesy? I'm still here, and I'm getting goosebumps."

"Eat yours." Zhang Jingwen glared at her irritably, then casually picked up a freshly cooked chicken foot and tossed it into her bowl.

Dai Sixian laughed heartily, not taking it to heart, and happily picked up a chicken foot, gnawing on it with relish. (End of Chapter)

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