After the divorce, I started to transfer

Chen Feng readily completed the transfer via mobile banking. As a private banking client of Xiuzhou Bank, he was exempt from transaction fees. Moreover, the fact that he transferred 50 yuan in one go demonstrated his financial strength to some extent.

The bookstore owner, Su Nianchu, wasn't particularly surprised. The fact that the other party was willing to spend 50 yuan on such an ancient book spoke volumes. Besides, she herself wasn't short of money; 50 yuan wasn't a large sum for her.

After receiving the bank transfer notification, she felt an even greater appreciation for Chen Feng. Young, handsome, and wealthy men like him were truly rare. Most importantly, she admired Chen Feng's refined and composed demeanor, and now that he had so readily transferred 50 yuan to her, her opinion of him improved considerably.

He saw many wealthy men, but few were truly generous. In fact, many men became increasingly stingy the wealthier they were.

Therefore, she gave Chen Feng a rare smile and extended her hand, saying, "It's a pleasure to work with you. It's rare to see someone as straightforward as you. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Seeing this, Chen Feng politely reached out and shook her hand: "Thank you for your generosity. If you have any other ancient books in the future, you can contact me. If there are any that I like, I will gladly pay more to buy them again."

Upon hearing this, Su Nianchu's eyes flickered slightly, and she said with a smile, "Now that you mention it, I'm actually quite tempted, because I actually have some treasured ancient books at home, some of which are unique copies, much more valuable than this 'Miscellaneous Records of the Capital'."

Upon hearing her words, Chen Feng immediately became interested. In Chen Feng's opinion, this book, "Miscellaneous Records of Beijing," was not particularly valuable. In fact, Chen Feng didn't value it that much. The reason he spent 50 yuan to buy it was mainly because he felt it was worth the price, not because he absolutely had to buy it.

However, this also confirmed Chen Feng's suspicion that these ancient books contained the energy he needed. Since this "Miscellaneous Records of the Capital" contained the life energy he needed, then the other, even more precious, rare ancient books might contain special energy that could unlock his new superpowers.

This is what he values ​​most. Although he already possesses three remarkable special abilities, who would complain about having too many?
Therefore, Chen Feng immediately said, "Then could you please take me to your home to see those rare books? Maybe I really will buy a few more."

Su Nianchu shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, I don't want to sell any more books for the time being. If I hadn't seen how much you really liked this book, I wouldn't have been willing to sell it to you."

Chen Feng felt a little disappointed when she refused. But he wouldn't force her, and besides, those more valuable ancient books might not necessarily contain any special energy.

So Chen Feng nodded to her and said, "Alright then, that's settled for now. If you want to sell those rare books later, you can contact me. My contact information is on the contract, you should know that."

Su Nianchu smiled slightly and said, "Alright, if I ever need money in the future, I can consider selling you a few more books. To be honest, you're really generous. Even knowing I marked up the price so much, you were still willing to buy them. You really are a book lover, just like me. So, if it's convenient, let's add each other as friends now."

After saying that, Su Nianchu took out her phone to add Chen Feng as a friend. But just as Chen Feng was about to take out his phone, Wu Mengting beat him to it.

She stepped in front of Chen Feng and said to Su Nianchu, "My boyfriend bought the books for me. He doesn't read much, but I'm quite interested in rare and ancient books because of my work. So, if you want to sell books in the future, just contact me. We can add each other as friends."

Chen Feng could understand why Wu Mengting was suddenly blocking him from adding her as a friend. But while he understood, he still felt a little uncomfortable. Undoubtedly, Wu Mengting didn't trust him and was worried he was getting involved with the female boss again.

To be honest, this female boss's looks are only average. She's the kind of woman whose beauty grows on you, but she has a rather outstanding temperament, with an air of scholarly refinement and the gentle grace typical of women from the Jiangnan water towns. However, she's not the weak and delicate type; she also possesses a kind of aloofness that keeps people at a distance. Therefore, she's the kind of woman who has experienced a lot, comes from a respectable family, and is quite formidable—the kind of woman most men couldn't handle.

In short, while this type of woman was pleasing to the eye, she wasn't Chen Feng's type. In the past, he would have avoided her at all costs. Of course, his tastes have changed now, and his diet has become more diverse, no longer as monotonous as before.

Therefore, even Chen Feng himself cannot fully trust himself now. Who knows if fate will suddenly arrange another bad romance for him, one that he cannot avoid or escape, and he will be forced to accept it? And then, after eating it, it actually felt pretty good.

This wasn't the first or second time he'd had this kind of experience; Hong Xiaodan was a prime example, followed by Xiao Panpan. In the past, he would never have had anything to do with either of these women. But now, one was relentlessly pursuing him, and the other had even given birth to his son.

Therefore, even though Chen Feng felt a little uncomfortable, he could understand why Wu Mengting was blocking him from becoming friends with Su Nianchu.

However, Su Nianchu clearly couldn't understand Wu Mengting's way of blocking her boyfriend's normal social interactions, and she was quite annoyed.

She frowned slightly and said, "I have no interest in adding you as a friend. Besides, why are you so nervous about me adding your boyfriend on WeChat? Don't you think that's going too far? It's also very impolite. Do you think I would seduce your boyfriend?"

Su Nianchu's words were rather blunt, laying it all out directly. This immediately made Wu Mengting blush with embarrassment, and at the same time, she was also somewhat embarrassed and angry. She immediately retorted, "Yes, I suspected you wanted to seduce my man, is that wrong? And who else was rude? From the beginning, it was your female shop assistant and you, the female boss, who were both rude, with such sour faces, like someone owed you money. With this kind of service attitude, your store will go out of business sooner or later."

Su Nianchu said coldly, "I don't want to argue with someone as rude as you. Please leave. I don't want to see you in my shop again."

Su Nianchu even pointed outside, making a gesture as if to shoo the customer away. Wu Mengting was immediately furious. She had never been kicked out of a shop before. Now, she had finally experienced it. This was quite an humiliation for her.

She was so angry that her body was trembling. Chen Feng and Sun Xiaorui were speechless. They couldn't understand why the two of them seemed to dislike each other from the moment they met. Was this what people called a clash of horoscopes? Incompatible auras?
"Alright, alright, there's no need to argue over such trivial matters. Let's go." Chen Feng immediately reached out and pulled Wu Mengting aside, blocking the two women's view to prevent them from arguing again.

"This woman is out of her mind. I've never seen anyone run a business like this before. What kind of attitude is this? I'm so unlucky to have met such a mentally ill woman today." Wu Mengting loudly berated Su Nianchu in the Lushi dialect.

Although Su Nianchu couldn't understand what Wu Mengting was saying, she could guess that she was being insulted. Therefore, she was also quite angry and shouted, "Don't think I don't know you're insulting me just because you're speaking gibberish. Get out of here right now, I don't want to see someone as rude as you again."

This was the first time in Wu Mengting's life she had been so humiliated, and she was so angry that her face turned bright red. If Chen Feng hadn't held her back, she might have really rushed up like those shrewish women, scratching the other person's face and pulling their hair.

"Who's rude? The rudest person is someone like you, kicking customers out. You have this long face, like someone died in your house." Her last sentence was a bit much. Su Nianchu was so angry she was trembling. Chen Feng turned and saw it too, so without saying a word, before the situation could escalate further, he forcefully grabbed Wu Mengting's hand and dragged her out of the bookstore, heading downstairs. Sun Xiaorui followed behind them, speechless.

She also felt that what Wu Mengting had said was too harsh and completely inconsistent with her otherworldly and ethereal temperament. Instead, it made her seem like a vulgar shrew, which was extremely unbecoming.

Chen Feng pulled her to the escalator entrance before letting go of her. He frowned slightly, a little annoyed, and scolded her in Lushi dialect, "What's wrong with you today? Was it necessary to argue with the other person? And to say such nasty things."

After humming for a couple of minutes, Wu Mengting said, "You saw it yourself. She was rude to me first, trying to kick me out of the store right away. I've never encountered anything so infuriating in my life. Besides, didn't you realize she's actually quite interested in you? She tried to add you as a friend right in front of me, trying to seduce you. How could I tolerate that?"

Chen Feng frowned and retorted, "Where did you see that she's interested in me or trying to seduce me? I didn't sense anything at all. You're definitely overreacting, jumping to conclusions. Just because a woman talks to me a few times and wants to add me on WeChat, you think she's trying to seduce me. I admit I'm handsome and rich, but I'm not a banknote; not everyone likes me. Besides, judging by her age, she's probably married with children..."

Wu Mengting immediately interrupted, "Where did you see that she's married? She only wears a silver ring on her right thumb, which represents blessings and longevity, and has absolutely nothing to do with relationships. Plus, with her personality, do you think any man could stand it? Therefore, she's most likely either divorced or still single. And she probably doesn't have children. If she did have children, why would she have the time to run such a big bookstore? She wouldn't even have time to take care of her children."

Chen Feng said, "Even if she's divorced or single, it doesn't mean she's interested in me. Besides, I'm not interested in her at all. If she wants to add me on WeChat, it's just for future communication. Maybe one day she'll need money and sell us her family's treasured antique books. Besides, if she really wants to add me, I've already written my contact information in the contract. She'll add me again later, and you can't stop her."

Wu Mengting glanced at him sideways and said, "I can't stop you. If I could, I would have done it already. But, I am your girlfriend, right? She added you on WeChat in front of me, which was deliberately provoking me. I couldn't just ignore it, so I stepped in to stop her. That's my right. If she added you as a friend in private, I wouldn't stop her either. Do you understand what I mean?"

Chen Feng could only shrug helplessly and say, "Okay, I get it. You just feel like she's provoking you, and you're trying to protect your legitimate girlfriend's rights, right? I think you're overreacting. Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Don't be angry, just pretend this never happened. Anyway, I spent 50 yuan to buy this book for you today, so take it. Keep it safe, and give it back to me when you're done reading it. It cost 50 yuan, so I'll still put it in a safe after you've finished reading it."

Seeing the 50 yuan copy of "Miscellaneous Records of Beijing" handed to her by Chen Feng, Wu Mengting's mood finally improved slightly. Indeed, as Chen Feng said, no matter what, Chen Feng still cared about her and loved her; otherwise, he wouldn't have bought the book without batting an eye.

Wu Mengting didn't stand on ceremony and took the book. She couldn't resist carefully flipping through it, but she only did so briefly, knowing that such an ancient book truly needed care and protection. She planned to put on gloves before carefully turning the pages again.

"Alright, for the sake of this book, I won't hold it against her. But no matter what, this ugly woman still got a good deal. 50, how much did she buy it for in the first place? She really made a fortune."

Chen Feng smiled and said, "The last thing I lack right now is money, so just relax. Anyway, we both really like this book. So, in a way, we're not at a loss. Money can't buy what you love, but we've bought what we love anyway, don't you think?"

Hearing Chen Feng's words, Wu Mengting's mood improved somewhat, and she finally smiled at him. Then, carrying the 50 yuan book, she carefully made her way down the escalator. Chen Feng and Sun Xiaorui quickly followed.

Once we got to the first floor, Wu Mengting said, "I was originally planning to browse around, but since we bought this book today, I want to go back and take a closer look. Let's head back now. What do you guys think?"

Sun Xiaorui immediately nodded and said, "Then let's go back. We've been out for two or three hours today, that's enough."

Chen Feng naturally had no objections.

So, Wu Mengting and Sun Xiaorui took the elevator to the underground parking lot to get their car, while Chen Feng went directly out of the mall to a roadside open-air parking space to get his car.

He had just gotten into his car when his phone received a message. He opened it and saw it was a friend request. The message contained only one word: "Book".

Chen Feng understood, of course, that this message was sent by Su Nianchu. After hesitating for a moment, Chen Feng clicked "decline" directly. Ultimately, he had no interest in this elegant bookstore owner. Therefore, even though she might possess other rare ancient books that might contain special energy, he could only give up.

Of course, another major reason, he had to admit, was because of Wu Mengting.

Wu Mengting had just suffered such a humiliation at the bookstore; if Chen Feng didn't react at all and immediately accepted her friend request, it would seem a bit excessive. After all, he was now Wu Mengting's boyfriend. Their positions were naturally aligned, and sometimes it was necessary to side with family, regardless of right or wrong—this was the most basic respect for Wu Mengting.

Meanwhile, Su Nianchu, on the other end, was stunned for several seconds after her friend request was rejected. She then sent another friend request, which, while not rejected this time, was ignored.

Minutes passed, then ten minutes, then even half an hour, but the other person still hadn't accepted her friend request. This left Su Nianchu feeling quite frustrated.

She had never experienced such humiliation in her entire life. In her more than 30 years of life, she could never recall being rejected like this. Especially since this was the first time she had ever taken the initiative to add a man as a WeChat friend.

The other party refused the first time, and although they didn't directly refuse the second time, they didn't agree either. And more than half an hour had passed; it was clear they intended to ignore it completely, not even bothering to click "reject." This felt even more humiliating to her.

Thinking about this, Su Nianchu became increasingly angry. But there was nothing she could do about it.

However, she also knew that the friend request was valid for three days, and it was uncertain whether the other party would accept it within three days. It was very possible that the annoying woman from earlier was right next to him, so he felt embarrassed to accept it.

Su Nianchu could only console herself with this thought, and then waited to see if the other party would click "agree" within the next three days. (End of Chapter)