After my divorce, I started to have good luck

Chen Feng smirked, "That's more like it, the feisty class belle from back then."

"Who's feisty?" Liu Ying retorted, eyes wide.

At that moment, she felt both disappointed and a bit angry, yet somewhat delighted, a bundle of contradictions.

What disappointed her was Chen Feng indeed had a woman by his side, and what angered her was that after all these years, upon meeting Chen Feng, her old classmate, again, and after a chat, she could no longer see that admiration in his eyes from their university days; not even the appreciation or desire all men seem to have.

Instead, what she saw in Chen Feng's eyes was a kind of mockery and condescension, otherwise, he wouldn't speak to her so bluntly, seemingly disregarding her feelings altogether.

She felt a bit lucky and delighted because after she bluntly expressed her intent to date him, Chen Feng also gave a positive response.

Yet his attitude was anything but proper and formal, making her feel quite embarrassed.

She was beautiful after all, even if she had a child and was divorced, now thirty, she was still recognized as a beauty.

But now, facing her old classmate Chen Feng, who once pursued her, he had none of the gentlemanly grace he should have had, especially with his occasional smile that seemed to see through her heart, making her feel guilty.

This made her both embarrassed and angry.

Of course, she was very sure that Chen Feng didn't know she was aware of his wealth, and that was what she cared about the most.

After all, her original plan was to rekindle old feelings with Chen Feng, have him pursue her actively again, then half-heartedly agree to date him, then formally establish a relationship, and afterward naturally get engaged, married, and start a family.

Unfortunately, she miscalculated from the beginning. After seven or eight years without contact, Chen Feng was no longer the same Chen Feng; the obsession and passion for her in his eyes had long vanished.

"Fine, you're not feisty, you're very gentle instead."

Faced with the somewhat angry Liu Ying, Chen Feng remained very calm, watching her with a smile on his face.

Liu Ying, finding Chen Feng's attitude dampening her temper, knew that if she truly got angry, her plan to catch herself a rich husband might very well fall through.

"Chen Feng, you're still as infuriating as ever," Liu Ying said, pretending to sigh helplessly. "You've said yourself that you're not short of women, yet you want to date me. What do you take me for?"

Chen Feng laughed and said, "We're at an age now, and you've lived abroad for many years, I believe you've come to terms with many things. We're both single now, and like you said, we know each other well, so why not give it a try? We might just be a great fit."

Liu Ying frowned, looking at him. If she hadn't known he was rich, she would have turned on her heel and left, instead of wasting time with him.

"Then if you date me, can you cut off ties with those other women?"

Liu Ying tried to use an amiable tone, avoiding coming across too forceful. No man likes an overbearing woman; this was a lesson she learned from her past marriage.

She originally thought Chen Feng would definitely agree, at least verbally, giving her a graceful way to agree to date him.

Instead, Chen Feng, without a moment's hesitation, shook his head and said, "If we're just in the dating phase, I definitely can't cut ties with them unless you become my official girlfriend."

"Them?" Liu Ying gritted her teeth, barely restraining herself from throwing her coffee in his face.

Chen Feng smiled frankly and said, "Can't be helped, I'm just too charming. In Xiu Zhou, I have a god-sister and a live-in partner, and back in my hometown of Lu City, I have a lover."

Liu Ying held the coffee cup tightly, barely suppressing the urge to throw coffee at him again.

She really wanted to stand up firmly and walk away without looking back, but then she thought about her unfortunate first marriage, her parents' nagging, the peculiar looks from relatives and friends, her aunt's boastful words, and that day when Chen Feng walked into No. 8 Villa in Red Villa Bay...

"So, what you're saying is… while dating you, I can also be seeing other men?"

Though Liu Ying successfully stifled her rage and tucked away her pride, she couldn't help but make a jab.

To her surprise, Chen Feng, looking unfazed by her words, remained unfazed and nodded with calm, "Of course. We're just starting to date, and haven't officially established a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. Naturally, you can explore more options."

This statement… Liu Ying had to admit she was impressed. Yet, at the same time, she sorrowfully realized that Chen Feng, her old classmate who had pursued her relentlessly, truly no longer had feelings for her.

After a deep, silent breath, Liu Ying asked, "Then to what extent do we need to date before we officially establish a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship?"

"What do you think?" Chen Feng replied mysteriously.

Liu Ying, her expression slightly cold, said, "Understood."

But Chen Feng shook his head, "You don't understand. You probably think that as long as we sleep together, it's established. But for me, that's far from enough."

"You..."

Liu Ying couldn't hold it in any longer, standing up abruptly, though in the end she only said, "I need to use the restroom," and turned and walked off.

Watching her hurried steps fade away, Chen Feng couldn't help but reveal a hint of scorn.

His deliberate probing convinced him seventy to eighty percent that Liu Ying must have figured out his current financial status. Otherwise, even for old classmates, she wouldn't have been so tolerant, accepting his verbal provocations.

She could hardly manage to keep her cool without daring to lose her temper.

At first, Chen Feng assumed Liu Ying, the class belle, still harbored lingering feelings for him, her old classmate; reality sure was a slap in the face. Liu Ying thought he couldn't see her true intentions, initially putting on a facade of not caring about money, but his probing only made her efforts even more transparent.

Such petty tricks from a woman like her were somewhat amusing to Chen Feng.

About ten minutes later, Liu Ying returned gracefully, sitting back down across from him.

"Sorry for the wait." Liu Ying smiled apologetically at him.

"No need to be so formal with me. Come, let's toast to our reunion," Chen Feng raised his coffee cup.

Liu Ying smiled as well, raised her cup, lightly clinking it with his, then both took a sip before putting down their cups.

"I was thinking in the restroom earlier, if you really can accept me seeing other men while dating you, then let's give it a try," Liu Ying said calmly.

Chen Feng, equally calm, asked, "Have you truly thought it through? Maybe this kind of relationship isn't fair to you."