After my divorce, I started to have good luck

Losing at arm wrestling to Chen Feng, Qin Zhen felt somewhat embarrassed, but what hurt him even more was that Wang Xuelin transferred the bet she lost onto him.

He recently bought a house on a mortgage. The location is very good, not far from his workplace, and it's quite spacious, over 150 square meters, so the price was also very high. He had invested all his earnings from the stock market into the down payment, and now he had to rely on his meager monthly salary of over 8,000 to pay the mortgage. Moreover, it wasn't the end of the year, so he had no year-end bonus, nothing extra at all.

Now Wang Xuelin wanted him to pay for three dinners at Fuman Building, which was basically asking for his life.

However, in front of Chen Feng and the others, he didn't want to argue with Wang Xuelin, so he had to accept it for the time being.

Guided by Chen Feng, Qin Zhen quickly recovered and continued eating and drinking with him.

About an hour later, Qin Zhen and Wang Xuelin still had to go to work in the afternoon, so they didn't stay much longer and left together.

Before leaving, the three of them on Chen Feng's side didn't mention the Fuman Building treat anymore. If they didn't take it seriously, neither would Chen Feng's side.

However, both Qin Zhen and Wang Xuelin didn't intend to back out. After they left No. 8 Villa by car, Qin Zhen said to Wang Xuelin, "Xue Lin, you know I don't have much money right now, I still have to pay the monthly mortgage, I really can't afford the Fuman Building banquet. Can you cover the cost for me first?"

Wang Xuelin laughed, "Of course I know your situation. The reason I said you'd pay was because I didn't want you to appear ungentlemanly in front of Chen Feng and the others. You're my boyfriend, if I had to pay for the dinner, where would that leave your pride? But surprisingly, you didn't understand my good intentions and even shouted 'why', really. Fortunately, I know you're really short on cash right now, otherwise any other woman would have kicked up a fuss with you."

Hearing this, Qin Zhen finally realized and, feeling a bit moved and guilty, said, "Alright, I did misjudge your good intentions. But I'm really feeling immense pressure — with the house mortgage, our relationship, and trying to save for renovating the house. It makes me a bit sensitive to money matters."

"Silly, if you really have no money, do you think I'd stand by and watch? I can cover the renovation costs. However, the condition is that it has to be after our engagement, otherwise it's hard to explain to my family."

Qin Zhen was instantly silenced, unable to say a word. According to their customs, an engagement was basically equivalent to marriage; many people got their marriage certificate either before or after getting engaged, and some even had kids.

But he really didn't want to just settle down with Wang Xuelin like that, or rather, he was still hesitant.

He had been in a long-distance relationship with Wang Xuelin for several years and understood her personality very well. In his heart, he was somewhat resistant to her.

But after breaking up, he often found himself thinking of her over the past two years, and his feelings for her were genuine. This was the reason why they quickly reconciled after meeting again. They did have a foundation of mutual feelings.

This situation is very contradictory!

"What, you don't plan on getting engaged to me? We're both not young anymore, you're already twenty-nine and I'm twenty-eight. How much longer do you want to wait?" Wang Xuelin asked directly, unkindly.

This was the strong-side of her personality. Facing Qin Zhen, she rarely expressed herself euphemistically; she was always straightforward, very candid yet domineering.

"Of course not. I just feel we should seriously and carefully consider this. We've only been back together for over a month, let's get to know each other better first. Otherwise, as a man, it's no big deal for me, but as a woman, if you find out later that I don't meet your requirements, wouldn't that harm you?"

Wang Xuelin, who was driving, immediately swerved the car to the roadside and stopped, turned to Qin Zhen, and with a serious expression said, "Didn't I make myself clear enough when I reached out and reconciled with you? It means I've already set my heart on you. Even if we truly break up in the future, I won't regret it nor blame you.

That's the risk I'm willing to take. I'm a woman, and I've taken this stance, yet you're still being hesitant and wishy-washy. Have you fallen for someone else? Or has Ning Wei enticed you again?"

"How could that be? Don't talk nonsense!" Qin Zhen immediately denied it, then his tone turned a bit harsh, "We had a long-distance relationship for years before, but we couldn't last to the end, it was you who first suggested breaking up. This time you were the one to initiate getting back together. Can you just break up when you want to break up and reconcile when you want to reconcile? Do you even respect my feelings?

If I listen to you this time and get engaged, or even married, to you, only for you to be dissatisfied with me later, would you casually suggest a divorce again? And if you end up regretting it after the divorce, are you going to ask me to reconcile once more?"

Wang Xuelin was taken aback but immediately shot back, "Did you try to keep me when I suggested breaking up? You didn't try to keep me at all. If you had made even the slightest attempt back then, I would surely have stayed with you until now. Didn't you refuse when I suggested getting back together this time? You didn't either. We both know there's real affection between us. So why not get engaged? Or are you planning to just play around with me, string me along for years, and then discard me when I'm past my prime?"

"Do you think I'm that kind of person?" Qin Zhen asked back, a bit annoyed.

"Then why are you refusing to get engaged to me?"

"Didn't I just explain it clearly? You can't just say you want to get engaged and expect me to agree immediately. I need some time to think it over. Right now, I lack enough sense of security about you and our relationship."

"What sense of security? I'm a woman, not minding your fickle nature or worrying about the future, yet you, as a man, are being so indecisive, it really makes me despise you."

"Fine, despise me if you want. Anyway, I can't treat major life decisions like marriage as child's play, and I need to think it over seriously for a while more."

"Then go ahead and think it over carefully. Get out of the car!"

Qin Zhen was just as stubborn, immediately got out of the car without a word, slammed the door shut, and briskly strode onto the sidewalk.

"You…" Wang Xuelin was infuriated, and without stopping, she stepped on the gas and drove off.

Back at No. 8 Villa, Chen Feng wasn't aware of the situation between Qin Zhen and Wang Xuelin. At this moment, he was lounging comfortably on a deck chair on the third-floor terrace, swaying leisurely while chatting with Zhang Yuxi on his phone.

Zhang Yuxi had learned from Wu Mengting's social media moments that they had returned to the country and had sent Chen Feng a private message on WeChat the day before. However, Chen Feng hadn't really responded, only perfunctorily saying a few polite words.

Today, he suddenly remembered his previous plan to set up a film production company, so he reached out to her for advice, and Zhang Yuxi readily shared everything she knew.

According to her, if Chen Feng really planned to go into film production, he might as well acquire an existing film production company. This way, he wouldn't have to go through the hard work of building a team from scratch and recruiting talent.

As for specific film production companies that could be acquired, there were plenty in the country now, although many were shell companies. To find a reliable and genuine film production company, it's best to choose one that has previously produced real film works, vetted by industry insiders. Otherwise, the chances of being fooled are high.

If Chen Feng was interested, she could ask Sister Hua to help make introductions and connections.