Chapter 1290: Chapter 672: Two Spots (Part 2)

Guo Mengyao was instantly dumbfounded. There was an operation like this?

"You’ve got to be kidding me."

Guo Mengyao’s face was full of suspicion.

Wu Mengting, however, said in all seriousness, "I’m not kidding."

"Why would you do this? You can stand your own boyfriend having women outside? And not just one but two?"

"Why not?" Wu Mengting slanted her eyes at her. "Isn’t that what men do once they’ve got money?"

That wasn’t exactly wrong, but Guo Mengyao still couldn’t quite believe she was that magnanimous.

If it were her and Chen Feng officially getting together, there’s no way she’d indulge him like this.

Guo Mengyao said somewhat disdainfully, "Then you must really love him. I know I could never be that ’great.’"

Wu Mengting said to herself, "I don’t have any better choice. Even if I forbid him from seeing other women, he might not listen. Rather than have him sneak around behind my back, I’d rather that, with me in the loop, he goes out with two other women I approve of."

Hearing Wu Mengting say that, Guo Mengyao could sort of understand. But asking herself honestly, she still couldn’t be that "great."

"What’s the point of telling me all this?" Guo Mengyao couldn’t be bothered to spar with her in circles and asked directly.

Wu Mengting smiled. "You should know what I mean."

"You mean you’re counting me in?"

When Guo Mengyao asked that, she felt her dignity had been insulted and really wanted to snap back.

Because with Wu Mengting posturing as the original partner, she was instead being made to look like the mistress. Worse, Wu Mengting was acting like the Queen, and she was just a concubine waiting to be chosen.

That made her, invisibly, a head shorter than Wu Mengting.

Only, her instinct was still not to, or not dare to, offend Wu Mengting. After that one sentence, everything else she’d meant to say stuck in her throat.

"That is my plan, but it also depends on what Chen Feng himself thinks."

"Well, I’m really grateful then."

There was inevitably a tinge of bitter anger in Guo Mengyao’s tone.

With her usual temper, she definitely would have fought back, but circumstances were stronger than people; standing in front of Wu Mengting she really had no advantage at all.

And once Chen Feng and Wu Mengting officially confirmed their relationship, Wu Mengting did have the right to make Chen Feng cut ties with her.

And she clearly didn’t want to end things with Chen Feng just like that. It wasn’t mainly about unwillingness; she simply couldn’t let go.

So she really couldn’t afford to offend Wu Mengting.

That made her feel terribly stifled, but all she could do was swallow it.

"No need to thank me yet. This doesn’t just depend on my attitude; it also depends on Chen Feng’s. But from what I saw today, he wasn’t very considerate toward you—actually, he was a bit impatient. That’s not a good sign. After all, he’s got several women; in the end he might not pick you."

Guo Mengyao frowned and asked, "Is the other one you have in mind Sun Xiaorui?"

Wu Mengting nodded. "Yes."

"Just as I thought. Then why give the other slot to me?"

Guo Mengyao didn’t believe it was because their relationship was particularly good.

Wu Mengting smiled at her, looking utterly candid. "First, you’re a local like me, so it’ll be easier for us to communicate in the future. Second, your company is based here, and Chen Feng will be settling in Xiu Zhou. That means you two are destined not to live together long-term. The fact that you’ll be in different cities puts my mind at ease."

Those two reasons were solid enough that Guo Mengyao couldn’t help believing her.

"Fine, I believe you. But if Chen Feng doesn’t choose me and picks someone else, then what?"

As soon as she said that, Guo Mengyao felt her face burn. That was basically her indirectly admitting she was a mistress, or that she was pre‑booking a mistress slot in advance.

Wu Mengting said calmly, "If he doesn’t pick you, I won’t let him pick anyone else."

Now that could work!

Hearing that, Guo Mengyao was very pleased, but she immediately realized how cheap that made her. She was actually happy over securing a mistress quota.

"Do you know anything about the other women?" Wu Mengting asked as if it were the most natural thing.

After a brief silence, Guo Mengyao said, "What I know, you probably also know by now."

Wu Mengting smiled and said, "The ones I know are Lin Yujiao, Jin Xinyan, and Liu Ying. There must be others, but I don’t know the details."

After hesitating for a moment, Guo Mengyao added, "There’s one more I know of. She was Chen Feng’s classmate in middle school. Her name is Yu Xiaohui."

At that, Wu Mengting’s eyes narrowed slightly. She frowned and asked, "What’s her situation exactly?"

Guo Mengyao said, "Her husband passed away. She has two kids. Her husband was in the jewelry business, worth several hundred million, I think. So now she’s a rich widow."

After listening, Wu Mengting’s expression relaxed.

Clearly, this Yu Xiaohui didn’t pose any real threat either.

"When did things start up between them?"

"I don’t know that. I only found out a couple of days ago myself."

"And how is Chen Feng with her? Does he like her a lot?"

"He definitely likes her. Compared to me, he probably likes her more."

"Anyone else?"

"That I really don’t know."

After a brief silence, Wu Mengting spoke again. "Then we can say we’ve reached a preliminary cooperation agreement. Don’t you think?"

"Can you guarantee Chen Feng will pick me?" All of a sudden, Guo Mengyao lost her confidence.

"I can’t guarantee it, but right now you’re the one I’m most optimistic about. So from now on, you need to advance and retreat with me, help me keep an eye on Chen Feng, and stop him from picking up more women everywhere. Do you agree?"

"Of course I agree. But how am I supposed to keep an eye on him? He spends most of his time in Xiu Zhou."

"I’ve got Xiu Zhou covered. Lu City will be up to you. From now on, whenever Chen Feng comes back here, I’ll let you know, and then you keep an eye on him for me."

Guo Mengyao said, somewhat lacking in confidence, "I can only try my best. Even if he comes back, he might not bother with me."

Wu Mengting stared at her. "I believe you can."

Guo Mengyao immediately fell silent.

"So it’s settled then, okay?"

Wu Mengting’s tone was very gentle, but it still made Guo Mengyao feel uncomfortable, like she was being pressed down.

Even so, she finally nodded. "Mm, no problem."

"OK, here’s to a pleasant cooperation."

Wu Mengting smiled and held out her hand to Guo Mengyao.

Although she was extremely unwilling inside, Guo Mengyao still reached out in the end and shook her hand.

After they let go, Wu Mengting smiled in satisfaction.

No matter how rich or strong‑willed Guo Mengyao was, she was at a complete disadvantage in the emotional contest and could only obediently follow her lead.

And of course, she wasn’t actually that broad‑minded, deliberately leaving Chen Feng two slots for lovers. It was just an expedient measure.

Once she had Chen Feng’s child in the future, she would definitely make him cut off the other women.

She hadn’t promised Guo Mengyao that she could always be Chen Feng’s lover anyway, so it didn’t count as going back on her word.

Right now, the reason she had to do this mainly had to do with Chen Feng.

If she didn’t leave those two slots, Chen Feng might very well go back on the agreement they’d made.

And of course, there was also Chen Feng’s illness. Although his condition had started to improve, it was still cancer; until he fully recovered, no one could be sure he was in the clear.

There was still a degree of uncertainty about Chen Feng’s health and future.

If he stayed well, that’d be ideal. Once their child was born, she’d have him cut off contact with the other women.

If something happened before that, then allowing him two extra lovers would be understandable, hardly a big deal—completely reasonable.

Guo Mengyao had no idea what was going through Wu Mengting’s mind, but there was no way she was turning down the quota Wu Mengting was offering.

She was somewhat blinded by love, but she herself didn’t realize it; she was just instinctively chasing her own happiness.

However, that didn’t mean she was truly completely suppressed by Wu Mengting, much less that she would blindly obey her every word.

She’d agreed to cooperate with Wu Mengting on the surface, but in her heart she was still thinking about how to wreck Wu Mengting’s plans and stop Chen Feng from officially confirming their relationship.

Even if the two of them did get together, she was determined to stop them from getting engaged or married.