Chapter 71: Trouble at Wen Keke

After handling Secretary Tang's matter, he drove back to Jiachen Dasha.

Lin Feng hadn't planned to go to the 36th floor.

Unexpectedly, after stepping into the elevator, he saw "Her Majesty the Queen."

"Aunt, long time no see!"

Lin Feng said, his face beaming with surprise.

After a few days apart, Liang Shishi's complexion had returned to normal.

Lin Feng felt an urge to flee, because the queen's great‑aunt had evidently left.

"What have you been busy with these days?"

Liang Shishi asked with a smile.

She saw Lin Feng press the 12th‑floor button, then reached out and pressed it twice more, canceling it.

Lin Feng said helplessly, "What else could I be busy with? I'm busy dealing with tenants every day!"

Liang Shishi said, "I heard members of the Tang Family have returned, and they introduced a girl to you. How's it going?"

Liang Shishi's information is quite well‑informed.

"So‑so," Lin Feng replied lightly.

Liang Shishi frowned, "The Tang Family aren't on the same side as us; it's best to keep our distance from them."

"Got it, Aunt!"

During work hours there weren't many people, and the elevator smoothly reached the 36th floor.

When the doors opened, Liang Shishi stepped out of the elevator.

She saw Lin Feng hadn't followed, so she went back to the elevator and pulled Lin Feng out.

After arriving at the office, the routine massage began again.

Lin Feng noticed his aunt becoming more brazen, clearly playing a thrilling game with him.

The two didn't state it outright, but enjoyed it.

After the previous incident, Liang Shishi even bought medicine specifically.

"Do you know how old I am this year?"

While enjoying Lin Feng's massage, Liang Shishi suddenly asked.

Lin Feng thought for a moment, "You're this year, you just turned 31 at the start of the year, right?"

"Yes!"

Liang Shishi sighed, "Before we know it, we're already 31!"

Lin Feng laughed, "Average life expectancy has risen; your 31 is like being two years old twenty years ago—still young!"

"Is that so?"

Liang Shishi said in a doubtful tone.

Lin Feng explained, "Look at your skin, it's so elastic. And your waist—though you haven't exercised much, it's still supple enough to be grasped."

Saying that, Lin Feng hooked both hands around Liang Shishi's waist.

The fingers of his two hands weren't touching, but they were close.

"And also…"

Lin Feng continued, "And these legs, this hips, even a typical woman in her early twenties can't compare to you."

Liang Shishi laughed, "You know good taste!"

Then she said, "Downward, press the leg, just like last time… exactly the same!"

Lin Feng was startled.

Why emphasize the words "exactly the same"?

Lin Feng remained silent.

If he kept talking, it would become awkward.

These days, it's indeed been infuriating!

It's almost six o'clock.

Zhu Li had already driven off in her own sports car, while Lin Feng hadn't arrived yet.

Wen Keke could only sit in the passenger seat waiting.

After a good half hour, Lin Feng finally walked over.

"Phew~"

After getting in the car, Lin Feng let out a breath.

Wen Keke glanced at Lin Feng, "You look tired, don't you?"

"Just played a game, practiced tree‑climbing! It was quite draining."

Lin Feng gave a quick explanation and fired up the engine.

When the car hit the road, Lin Feng quickly noticed Cao Ming's car tailing them.

Lin Feng deliberately rolled down the window so Cao Ming could see him.

When Cao Ming saw Lin Feng in the driver's seat and Wen Keke in the passenger seat, he almost went crazy.

Lin Feng had insulted him that morning.

But in the afternoon, he was with Wen Keke.

It's so painful!

To Cao Shi, it felt as if the most precious thing in his life had been taken away.

"You filthy couple! You two, I'll make you pay!"

Cao Ming slammed the steering wheel and began to shout hysterically.

After that bout of madness, Cao Ming realized he had lost them again.

Yanjing is so big that, with his abilities, finding Wen Keke's residence is truly not easy.

Helpless, Cao Ming had no choice but to turn the car around and head back.

At the same time, a crazy idea popped into his mind.

Then he again had the car turn, heading outward toward the city.

What Cao Ming didn't know was that Duan Fei, whose tailing skills were more advanced, was driving a white sedan behind him.

After Lin Feng dropped Wen Keke off at home, it was already seven o'clock in the evening.

Besides encountering a traffic jam, he also took a long detour.

Zhu Li had already prepared dinner.

She can't cook, but she has money.

She ordered a few dishes from a restaurant outside the residential complex, had them packed, and brought them home.

When Lin Feng, Wen Keke, and Zhao Xiaoyang went upstairs, the food was still hot.

Lin Feng and Zhao Xiaoyang left only after finishing dinner.

"Lin Feng has been working the night shift these days and still has to pick you up and drop you off during the day, Keke—I don't know what good fortune you've cultivated over several lifetimes."

After taking a shower, the two sat on the sofa watching a drama; when they saw the male lead confess his love to the female lead on TV, Zhu Li suddenly interjected.

Wen Keke blinked, eyes wide, and said, "How does he still have to work at night?"

Zhu Li shook her head, "It's probably something at his company! It seems related to the Mi Guo stock market—you know Mi Guo is twelve hours ahead of us; when it's night here, it's daytime there."

"Or I could just ride in your car to and from work!"

Wen Keke thought for a moment and suggested.

Zhu Li shook her head, "I'm timid; I don't want to be discovered by Cao Ming."

No sooner had she spoken than Wen Keke suddenly realized something, her face full of surprise: "You mean Cao Ming is following us?"

Zhu Li fretted over Wen Keke's intelligence, "Silly girl, what do you think?"

Worry appeared on Wen Keke's face.

She had seen Cao Ming angrily fling a bouquet that day and had heard his gloomy voice over the phone.

And there was Lin Feng's analysis of Cao Ming.

Cao Ming is just a lunatic with psychological problems.

"Keke, if Lin Feng doesn't like you, why does he care so much about you? What kind of future life are you looking forward to?"

Nothing more than working a 9-to-5 every day, earning over ten thousand a month; when you get a bit older, you'll just find a passable man to marry.

Then you have one or two kids for that man, leave the children with the elders, and continue living like this.

Day after day, until you raise the children and watch them marry and have kids of their own.

Or perhaps after marriage, after seven or eight years, your husband grows tired of you and takes someone else outside.

Or maybe you suddenly fall for another man, betray your husband, then divorce; after that, you repeat the same life as before. Don't you find such days terrifying? It's like being in prison."

Wen Keke shook her head, "Isn't it fine to live such a plain, ordinary life?"

Zhu Li sneered, "Then tell me, what is a plain, ordinary life?"

Wen Keke thought and said, "Just like now, going to and from work every day; marriage would just mean one more person, two people living together… Zhu Li, I've never been married, I really can't imagine it!"

Zhu Li shook her head, "Then let's play a language-based role‑playing game: suppose I'm your husband and you're my wife, and we'll simulate married life."

"Sure!"

Wen Keke looked interested.

Zhu Li began, saying, "We've just gotten married; I'm back home—what about you?"

Wen Keke thought and replied, "I just got back too, then I went to the kitchen to cook, tidied up the dishes and chopsticks, and mopped the floor."

"Perfect wife!"

Zhu Li praised, then added, "My parents keep urging us to have a child—what do you think?"

Wen Keke thought and said, "But I'm in a career‑building phase; I don't want to have a child."

Zhu Li continued, "Then let's put the baby question aside for now. We'll live like this for a year. One day, my mother suddenly came over to stay at our place."

Wen Keke recalled when her own mother, Chen Chunhua, had visited, and she frowned, saying, "Actually, I'm not quite used to it."

Zhu Li went on, "My mother—that is, your mother‑in‑law—will nag you about having a child every day after you get off work."

The two went back and forth, and soon they projected forward to when the child would be about two or three years old.

Zhu Li laughed, "After six or seven years of marriage, I no longer feel that initial spark toward you—not even when we're together at night."

Wen Keke asked, "What should I do? Is there… that passion?"

Zhu Li blinked, "You're the same! After a long time, it's just like rubbing your left hand against your right."

Wen Keke nodded, "And then?"

"Then…"

Zhu Li frowned, "The kid is about to start kindergarten; we want to find a good one, but it costs tens of thousands a year. Yet these past few years our expenses have been huge, we've barely saved anything—what are we to do?"

"Impossible—how could we have saved nothing?"

Wen Keke retorted, "Saving ten thousand a year is always possible."

Zhu Li gave a wry smile, "Silly girl! Over these years our combined income comes to about three hundred thousand a year. Rent alone takes up a third each year. Then there are utilities, living expenses, formula after a baby, medical bills when sick, support money for both sets of parents, medical costs, holiday gifts… Figure out how much would be left."

Wen Keke picked up her phone, did a serious calculation, and said, "We could still save… around thirty thousand a year."

Zhu Li sighed helplessly, "Let's just say we have twenty thousand saved. Now the kid is starting school; expenses will go up each year—we won't be able to save anything, right?"

Wen Keke nodded.

Zhu Li also said: "As a man, I'm under a lot of pressure now. To earn more money, I come home very late every day. When I speak, I also tend to lose my temper at you……"

Without realizing it, over an hour passed, and Zhu Li and Wen Keke finally finished deducing a lifetime.

Wen Keke thought for a moment, then said with a deflated expression: "I realize that if that's really the case, one would be busy all one's life. But, don't ordinary people live like that?"

Zhu Li sighed, "This is still a relatively perfect married life; if I, as a husband, were to fall for another woman midway and divorce you, how would you spend the rest of your days?"

Anyway, I don't want to live like that.

I have money now; I can buy whatever I want.

When work at the company eases, I'll take a long vacation, travel around the world, see different scenery, and sample various cuisines.

If the family needs money for something, I can still chip in.

With money, my quality of life is high, I take good care of myself, and I age slowly. My man will always stay passionate toward me.

Then, when I'm a bit older and want to have a child, I'll have one—but I've already saved enough money to give the child the best life and learning conditions……

Zhu Li finished speaking, pinched Wen Keke's pretty cheek, and said, "Women who live like this are resignedly accepting, having no choice but to 'enjoy' it."

You have the means to change all this—why keep falling into this cycle? I won't say more; I'm going to sleep, you think it over slowly!

Having said that, Zhu Li returned to her room.

Wen Keke clung to a cartoon pillow, pondering for a long time.

Finally she stared at Zhu Li's room and muttered to herself, "Material girl, you're too realistic! Life can't be like this—whether poor or rich, as long as you're happy, that's enough!"

Then, she unconsciously thought of Lin Feng; scenes of what had happened before kept appearing in her mind.

"Actually, I'm not like what Zhu Li imagined…… I just can't get past that hurdle in my heart."

After talking to herself, Wen Keke vigorously rubbed her own head.

Just then, Wen Keke's phone rang.

The caller ID showed it was her mother.

"Hey~Mom!"

Wen Keke called out.

The caller was Wen Keke's mother, Chen Chunhua.

Chen Chunhua said with a choking voice, "Keke, something's happened at home. Your useless brother has been gambling online and owes 500,000 in high-interest loans—what are we to do?!"

"Ah~"

Wen Keke's face showed shock.

Chen Chunhua said, "Keke, can you take out some money? Your dad is frantic, insisting on taking medicine……"

"What to do? What to do?!"

After hanging up, Wen Keke also became anxious.

From the call, she faintly heard her father scolding her brother and her brother crying out.

Zhu Li had just fallen asleep when Wen Keke woke her.

"Silly girl, you've figured it out!"

Zhu Li said, half-asleep.

Wen Keke burst into tears, "Zhu Li, something's happened at my family……"

Zhu Li wearily got up.

To refresh herself, she took an ice cream cone from the fridge and sat on the sofa.

Lately she's been practicing with her tongue; she rolled the tip on the ice cream cone, and a regular circular depression appeared in the middle.

It looked rather aesthetically pleasing.

Seeing Wen Keke at a loss, Zhu Li said blandly, "Gamblers aren't worth sympathy. Even if it's your brother, I think you shouldn't meddle."

Wen Keke said, "But my dad and mom have to deal with it! They're preparing to sell the house. But if they sell it, they'll have nowhere to live."

Zhu Li sighed, "Didn't I tell you before about unexpected events in life? Now you've run into one—I really am a jinx!"

Having said that, she picked up her bag, pulled out a bank card, and said, "The money in here hasn't been used yet! Now it's yours for the taking."

"I'll write you an IOU!"

Wen Keke said this and immediately picked up a notebook and a neutral pen.

An IOU was quickly written.

After Zhu Li took the IOU, she frowned and said, "You now owe me and Lin Feng a total of 820,000—see how you'll repay it."

Wen Keke started tearing up again.

Zhu Li sighed, "Tomorrow I'll transfer the money over, then…… I say this and you might get upset again, but I also have to tell you. This money…… is from Lin Feng."