[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-urban-seduction-housewives-club":3,"chapter-urban-seduction-housewives-club-urban-seduction-housewives-club-chapter-982":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Urban Seduction: Housewives Club",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},269749,541,"Chapter 982 - 982 982 Independent Lan Wen","urban-seduction-housewives-club-chapter-982",982,"\u003Cp>982: Chapter 982: Independent Lan Wen 982: Chapter 982: Independent Lan Wen Because of the budding feelings that had already taken root, Lan Wen couldn’t help but feel a touch of girlish shyness when facing Ye Fei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she wasn’t quite ready to fully acknowledge her thoughts, so she subconsciously kept a certain distance from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Tao, however, saw this and attributed it to the success of his boastful talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Lan Wen hadn’t shown any particular closeness to him, the fact that she was now distancing herself from Ye Fei was, in his mind, a huge piece of good news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling great, Zhang Tao decided to take another shot at putting Ye Fei down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they got downstairs, he took out his car keys and pressed the controller for a small sports car parked below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then feigned a dilemma and said, “Oh man, I should’ve driven a bigger car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This one only has two seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What are we gonna do?” “You’re still not fully sober.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe you shouldn’t drive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s just take a taxi together,” Lan Wen suggested kindly, even though she was growing more and more annoyed with Zhang Tao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they were colleagues, and he had been pretty helpful to her in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Tao, however, waved his hand dismissively and said, “Don’t worry about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The son of the traffic bureau chief is a good buddy of mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the traffic police captain himself showed up, he wouldn’t dare to check my car.” Lan Wen couldn’t help but roll her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt like there was no way to communicate with this guy and decided to just ignore him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhang Tao kept feeling good about himself and said, “How about this, Jingwen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You ride with me, and let Ye Fei take a taxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s freezing out here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You don’t want to catch a cold.” Lan Wen rolled her eyes again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you serious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is Ye Fei’s first time here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How is he supposed to find the place by himself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You should just go ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ll catch up later.” Zhang Tao was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eagerness to show off and be considerate, he’d completely forgotten about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he felt like he’d shot himself in the foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Wen’s words made perfect sense—Ye Fei couldn’t be left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was no way he could take it back and say he’d take a taxi with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would undermine his earlier boasting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no other choice, Zhang Tao drove off alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he left, Lan Wen didn’t say anything to Ye Fei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just quietly led him toward the main entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jingwen, why did you suddenly stop talking to me?” Ye Fei asked suddenly, looking at Lan Wen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was wearing a bright red down jacket this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a cheap one, probably costing only a couple of hundred bucks, and the color wasn’t exactly trendy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on her, it looked incredibly cute and charming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just didn’t feel like talking because Zhang Tao was being annoying,” Lan Wen stammered, her heart racing under Ye Fei’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few months ago, Ye Fei might have believed her excuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t the same naive kid he used to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After interacting with dozens of different beautiful women, he could now easily tell when someone was starting to have feelings for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see it in Lan Wen’s eyes—she was already beginning to like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Wen was not only stunningly beautiful and had a great figure, but she was also Aunt Zhang’s daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be a lie to say Ye Fei wasn’t attracted to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just didn’t expect that she would develop feelings for him first, even though they were still in their infancy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Ye Fei, it was a pleasant surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best approach with a girl like Lan Wen, who was experiencing her first crush, would be to do nothing and just let her get to know him better, allowing her feelings to grow naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ye Fei couldn’t afford to wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For that to happen, they would need to spend a lot of time together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reality was that Ye Fei wouldn’t have much time for her until she officially became his girlfriend and moved to the mansion with the other women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he needed to take a more aggressive approach to quickly strengthen her feelings for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, Ye Fei smiled and suddenly reached out, grabbing Lan Wen’s cold little hand that was sticking out of her sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now that the annoying guy is gone, let’s chat, sister,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caught off guard by Ye Fei’s move, Lan Wen let out a little scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand instinctively tried to pull back, but Ye Fei held on tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t break free, and the warmth of his hand felt good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t want to let go either, so she just let him hold her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They started chatting casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Ye Fei’s witty conversation, the slight barrier caused by Lan Wen’s shyness quickly disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time they reached the entrance, they were back to the easygoing vibe they had when they first met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Wen didn’t object to Ye Fei holding her hand anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She unconsciously leaned a little bit into him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they walked out the gate, Lan Wen suddenly remembered something and asked, “Hey, I forgot to ask you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did you get here?” “I drove, of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did you think I flew here or something?” Ye Fei laughed, pointing to his car parked by the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There it is.” “Phew, that’s a relief,” Lan Wen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was so focused on getting rid of Zhang Tao that I forgot today is the first day of the Lunar New Year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t sure if we’d even find a taxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knows how long we’d have to wait?” “Well, then it’s perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s take my car,” Ye Fei said with a smile, though he was a bit puzzled why Aunt Zhang hadn’t bought a car for Lan Wen, who was already an adult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Wen immediately explained, “I should’ve listened to my mom and let her buy me one back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With my current income, I don’t know when I’ll be able to afford a car on my own.” What an independent girl!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei couldn’t help but admire her in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t offer to buy her a car, though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their relationship wasn’t at that point yet, and given Lan Wen’s independent nature, he figured that offering to buy her something might backfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, Ye Fei’s restraint didn’t upset Lan Wen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she was secretly delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt that Ye Fei understood her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike that annoying Zhang Tao, who always flaunted his wealth in front of her and kept offering to buy her things, Ye Fei treated her with respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Tao’s behavior made her feel like he thought she was some gold-digging girl, which she wasn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>",1165,"2026-05-29T17:12:57.148Z","2026-06-01T04:29:47.892Z",1,"novelbin.me","7538c95734a9ddfd06ab23d96c75dcca99d71945566f17c228aab4cc711fc319","urban-seduction-housewives-club-chapter-983","urban-seduction-housewives-club-chapter-981",2218,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Furban-seduction-housewives-club-cover.jpg"]