Chen Feng's words didn't sit well with Cheng Yuhuan.

In her opinion, the saying "good deeds are rewarded, evil deeds are punished" is pure nonsense.

Her personal experiences and observations over the years told her that those who do good rarely end up well, while those doing evil might not have a great end later, but at least they've lived in glory, and many have even ended well, while the good ones ended up in misery.

Take Ma Laoliu, for example. He's been lending at high interest for years, driving many families to ruin and separation. But did he ever get his comeuppance?

Not only did he face no legal consequences, but even heaven didn't punish him. On the contrary, it favored him: his parents were healthy, his family was happy, and he had both a son and a daughter.

His wife is a very traditional, virtuous wife and mother, always taking care of his parents, and raising their two children well. His eldest daughter even got into the best middle school in the city—Lu City Middle School—with no accidents she was sure to get into a top 985 university, and their son had excellent grades, winning awards repeatedly.

When Cheng Yuhuan first got involved with him, he often bragged about his virtuous wife and accomplished children in front of her.

Yet, he was practically never home, and had a bad temper, not very gentle or considerate towards his wife. At most, he ensured her and the family's financial needs were met.

His wife knew he had women outside, but remained loyal and diligent. Which man wouldn't be envious?

Such a villain lived happier and more carefree than most.

And this has been going on for at least a decade.

Is this supposed to be punishment for evil deeds?

And Ma Laoliu is not the only example. Just among those she knew, there were several similar cases.

So, in her mind, she felt Chen Feng's words were naive, but for the sake of maintaining harmony, she didn't say anything.

She just smiled and didn't speak further.

Chen Feng didn't bother with her and instead took out his phone. After preparing his message, he sent it to Ni Yuhua, saying roughly that he had found someone to plead with Ma Laoliu, temporarily reducing her husband's debt by 300,000 yuan, with a one-week extension to gather the funds.

Ni Yuhua was quite satisfied seeing the message. A 300,000 reduction within just one day was significant for both her and her ex-husband.

But of the remaining 700,000, they had only managed to collect 400,000, leaving a shortfall of 300,000.

Even if Chen Guoxiang were willing to sell off the hardware store, it would only bring in about 100,000 to 200,000, leaving a gap of around 200,000.

They had borrowed all they could from relatives and friends, making it nearly impossible to gather the remaining 200,000, and without enough funds, Chen Guoxiang would certainly not let her go, and Ma Laoliu's people wouldn't spare him either, causing her some heartache.

After all, they were once married, and she had promised that as long as they divorced, she would help him pay off his gambling debts. She couldn't go back on her word.

She sighed inwardly but quickly thanked Chen Feng.

Chen Feng wasn't modest about it; gratitude and appreciation were what he wanted from her, otherwise how could he have her work diligently for him?

Chen Feng merely advised her and "her husband" to find a way to gather the funds as soon as possible, clear the gambling debt, then work hard to start afresh, and happiness would eventually follow.

This bit of pep talk, whether effective or not, was a form of encouragement from the future boss.

After thanking Chen Feng again, Ni Yuhua finally told him that she and Chen Guoxiang were already divorced and asked Chen Feng to stop referring to them as a couple.

Chen Feng was surprised: last time in Xiu Zhou, she was adamant about not divorcing, but in just a few days, she suddenly got divorced.

Ah, women really are unpredictable!

Chen Feng sighed inwardly and then said: "Now his gambling debt has nothing to do with you and you don't have to worry about it."

Chen Feng's impression of Chen Guoxiang, his primary school classmate, wasn't very good. Mainly, it was the lack of responsibility as a man, and as Qin Zhen said, gamblers aren't worth helping or sympathizing with.

Ni Yuhua replied: "I already promised him, as long as he divorces me, I would help him pay off the gambling debt. I have to keep my word; I can't just watch him die."

Chen Feng could only express his admiration for this. Even though she and Chen Guoxiang were divorced, she still helped him repay the debts, which certainly showed her sense of loyalty.

"I can only say that I'm quite envious of Chen Guoxiang for having such a good ex-wife like you. You're amazing."

"I'm just doing what I think I should do."

"Very well, then quickly help your ex-husband clear the gambling debt, then start your new life. If you need any help, feel free to ask."

"Thank you."

With this, their conversation almost came to an end. Chen Feng put away his phone, ending the call.

Meanwhile, after some hesitation, Ma Laoliu decided not to call Cheng Yuhuan.

He acknowledged the past and reduced Chen Guoxiang's debt by 100,000, which was quite generous.

After all, they were only together for a few months, and then she got involved with her current husband and got married. She had even invited him to the wedding, and he gave her a big red envelope.

Moreover, during their time together, she took advantage of him quite a bit, borrowing his name several times to lend money and asking him to help collect debts, allowing her to earn some quick cash.

Beyond that, she often used his name to do things with the pretense of authority. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Of course, he had permitted her to do so back then because she really was beautiful and charming, a goddess-level figure. Being with someone like him, over forty, without any perks, he would have felt embarrassed.

This time, she called to plead with him for Chen Guoxiang, reducing the debt by another 100,000. In his view, he had done his utmost.

To have the interest completely waived, neither that intermediary captain nor his old lover Cheng Yuhuan's words were persuasive enough.

Still, he thought about it and decided to call the person handling Chen Guoxiang and give some instructions.

He instructed his subordinate to call Chen Guoxiang, warning him not to go around looking for more people to plead; reducing his debt to 700,000 was already the maximum concession. If he continued to be unwise, he would regret it.

His subordinate quickly executed Ma Laoliu's command, and that's when Chen Guoxiang learned that the original 1 million debt had been cut by 300,000, and they even had a one-week extension.

This made him immediately realize the influence of Chen Feng; just by getting someone to put in a word, 300,000 could be waived—quite an impressive favor indeed.

From the beginning, he never expected Chen Feng's influence to waive the entire extra 500,000 debt but instead aimed to get as much reduced as possible.

As it turned out, with 300,000 less, he felt some joy in his heart.

But soon he remembered he still couldn't repay the remaining 700,000, bringing him back to his worries. He thought it through and decided to call Ni Yuhua, telling her about it and, of course, asking for her help in finding a way to raise the funds.

"Yuhua, after thinking it over, the only one who can help us is Chen Feng. He lent you 1 million before, so lending another 700,000 shouldn't be an issue. Now that we're divorced, I don't mind you getting involved with him."