Chapter 1303: Chapter 679: The Quagmire of Marriage

Mr. Wu’s words left Chen Feng speechless.

After all, what they said was true. Among the women he knew, if he had to find someone to marry, Wu Mengting was undoubtedly the most suitable.

But the problem is he really doesn’t want to remarry. It’s not just because he’s suffering from a terminal illness and hasn’t fully recovered, mainly it’s because he truly doesn’t want to fall into the marriage pit again.

Although from the current standpoint, Wu Mengting seems to be understanding and would be a good wife, after experiencing a failed marriage before, he really feels like "once bitten, twice shy."

Back then, when he and his ex-wife Shen Lin started, weren’t they loving and happily sweet?

But it still ended in divorce.

Although he knows very well the main reason for their divorce was he earned too little money, completely unlike him now.

But he has long lost faith in love and marriage and doesn’t want to repeat the same mistakes.

Besides, it’s only been a year since the divorce, and now they’re about to get engaged. It feels too fast for him.

He can’t really share these thoughts with his parents because doing so would definitely invite an onslaught, so he chose not to say anything.

He’s just a bit curious about why his parents suddenly video-called Wu Mengting’s parents and discussed their marriage.

There must be something fishy going on!

So, after a brief silence, listening to his parents nagging on, he directly asked: "Dad, Mom, why did you suddenly video-call Mengting’s parents last night? Did you initiate it?"

Zhao Xiaolan replied: "Last night, I was talking with Little Ting, and she said her parents asked about her and your situation, and she didn’t know how to answer. Her parents then said they hoped to set your marriage sooner, and I also felt they were right, you should give them a clearer answer.

So, I directly video-connected with her parents and had a good chat with them. Her parents are nice and easy to talk to, and they expressed that if we decide to get engaged, everything is up to us, including the amount of dowry, which they don’t care much about. They just want to settle your marriage by the end of the year."

When Chen Feng heard his mother’s words, he realized the cause of this matter traced back to Wu Mengting and her parents.

Chen Feng previously had an unpleasant meeting and conversation with her dad. At first, her dad opposed their relationship, later tried to force him to make a will, making Wu Mengting his heir. It wasn’t until Chen Feng proposed giving Wu Mengting ten million a year that her dad’s attitude changed, urging them to quickly confirm the relationship and get engaged.

In short, that unpleasant meeting and conversation left him with a negative impression of Mr. Wu, and he was a bit disappointed with Wu Mengting.

But most importantly, he really doesn’t want to get engaged so early, being confined by marriage again.

Yet, he’s not going to tell his parents because it’s useless to say.

When his parents went to work, Chen Feng directly called Wu Mengting.

"Mengting, my parents videoed with your parents last night, saying they want to settle our marriage, and we will get engaged by the end of the year. Did you know this?"

Chen Feng got straight to the point.

Wu Mengting paused briefly and then said: "I found out last night too. I also hope we can get engaged sooner. Don’t you want that?"

Yesterday, learning Chen Feng found another woman, she felt she couldn’t let him keep attracting attention and continue to roam. Because if he continues, he might suddenly fancy some woman and foolishly decide to marry her.

Such things happen often among wayward playboys, and she doesn’t want Chen Feng to end up like that.

So after thinking for a day, she immediately contacted her parents, communicated preparations, then connected with Zhao Xiaolan to "complain," naturally leading Zhao Xiaolan to connect with her parents, officially confirming the engagement for both kids.

Now, roughly the parents have agreed, the next step is choosing a date and arranging the dowry specifics.

This involves a matchmaker role to facilitate communication and coordination since it’s inappropriate for both parents to directly discuss money; the matchmaker relays messages.

And having a matchmaker makes the engagement appear more formal and grand.

Currently, both sets of parents are selecting a suitable matchmaker, mainly chosen by the man’s side.

There are still three or four months until the year’s end, not too urgent, but it’s necessary for both sets of parents to communicate and prepare some groundwork in advance.

Now, Wu Mengting has clearly expressed her desire to get engaged to Chen Feng by the year-end, and Chen Feng previously promised her to finalize their relationship formally mid-month, promising eventually to marry her, making an engagement by year’s end inevitable.

Facing Wu Mengting’s questioning, Chen Feng also responded directly: "I don’t want to get engaged to you so soon because it would be irresponsible to you. You should know my illness may be improved, but I’m not fully cured, and the future holds uncertainties. So until I’m completely cured, I don’t want to cause you any harm."

"Don’t give me those fancy words." Wu Mengting bluntly exposed him, unkindly saying, "I see your heart has gone wild, and you can’t rein it in, unwilling to be bound by emotions and marriage."

Chen Feng felt a bit embarrassed at being exposed, but he quickly regained composure, calmly saying, "I recognize there’s some truth there, but what I said isn’t entirely false. You’re aware of my condition, even if it’s improving, but it’s a terminal illness, with a high probability of dying within years. If we marry, years later I die, you become a widow, ruining your life. Additionally, I’m selfish, very much against my wife remarrying after my death and my child calling another man ’dad.’"

"You’re talking nonsense!" Wu Mengting, angered by Chen Feng’s words, couldn’t hold back her temper and burst out swearing.

Right now, she can’t stand hearing Chen Feng talk about dying, so she barely suppressed her anger, striving to speak calmly: "Initially, we agreed that this month you would honor our agreement and formally establish our relationship. Afterward, we would thoroughly check your condition at a major hospital.

I believe your condition has significantly improved, and as long as it’s stabilized, you can live long like a normal person. So when I marry you, not for lifelong affection, but at least we can live together like normal for many decades."

Her words carried emotion and reason, temporarily leaving Chen Feng without a counter, so he recklessly said, "I just divorced last year, I don’t want to plunge into marriage again so quickly, I lack confidence in starting a second marriage soon. Besides, I’ve grown accustomed to being flamboyant, and it’s difficult to sever ties with other women. Even if we’re engaged or married, I can’t guarantee any detachment from Little Rui or the others."