sovbooks Chapter 709 - 385: Different Forms of Missing You
Chapter 709 - 385: Different Forms of Missing You
Qin Zhen obviously couldn’t make a decision right away, he just kept drinking sullenly.Seeing this, Chen Feng didn’t try to dissuade him. At most, Chen Feng could only offer him some relatively impartial advice, but he couldn’t make a decision for him.
When Qin Zhen finally drank himself into a stupor, Chen Feng paid the bill and took him back home by cab.
After escorting him home, he took the keys from Qin Zhen’s body and opened the door, only to see Pei Lei sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV.
She was shocked to see Chen Feng bringing back a drunken Qin Zhen and quickly came over, concerned, asking, "Why is he drunk? Did he throw up?"
"He’s already thrown up once. He might throw up again later, so keep an eye on him."
Chen Feng casually replied, then continued to help Qin Zhen to the bedroom, laying him down on the bed. Pei Lei stepped forward to take off his clothes and shoes, then covered him with a blanket.
It was already June by this time, and the temperature was quite warm.
"Brother Feng, what’s going on? Why is he drunk? Does he have something on his mind? When I called him after work this afternoon, his voice sounded weak, did something happen at work?"
Seeing Pei Lei looking so concerned, Chen Feng thought for a moment and said, "Let’s talk in the living room."
With a look of confusion, Pei Lei followed Chen Feng out of the bedroom and gently closed the door, leading him to the living room.
Chen Feng didn’t sit on the sofa but stood in the living room, turning to look at her.
On the surface, you really couldn’t tell Pei Lei was a depression patient; in fact, she appeared more outgoing and optimistic.ic?"
"I... I..." Pei Lei’s eyes turned red, and she covered them with her hands, sobbing quietly.
"It seems you’re aware. You had depression before and were hospitalized for more than a month, which can also be considered a mental illness. I don’t know if your illness is hereditary, but undoubtedly, if you and Ah Zhen get married and have children in the future, there’s a chance your next generation might inherit mental illness. Although I hate to say it, as his friend, I don’t want him to spend his life with a woman who has such hidden risks."
This was Chen Feng’s genuine sentiment. He might ignore others, but Qin Zhen was his best friend and brother. In such a situation, even if he didn’t want to get involved, he had to guide Qin Zhen appropriately.
Pei Lei just bowed her head, sobbing, not refuting his words.
"So... if I asked you to leave him, could you do it?" Chen Feng finally asked the question.
"I... I... *sob*... I can’t..." Pei Lei burst into tears, "I’m sorry, I really like him, I can’t leave him."
After her outburst, she squatted down on the ground, covering her face with her hands, crying bitterly.
Watching this, Chen Feng felt a bit helpless; he didn’t really intend for her to leave Qin Zhen, it was more of a test. If she showed little attachment and agreed to leave, she obviously wouldn’t be suitable as Qin Zhen’s lifelong partner.
But now, seeing her crying inconsolably and reluctant to part with Qin Zhen was what Chen Feng expected. It indicated her genuine affection for Qin Zhen.
Chen Feng knew Qin Zhen’s temperament; faced with soft-heartedness and vulnerability like Pei Lei’s, it would trigger his protective instincts and sense of responsibility.
It seemed that if Pei Lei pleaded and cried to him when the moment came, Qin Zhen would more than likely relent and not break up with her, perhaps even proceed with the engagement, and eventually marry her.
In his heart, Chen Feng was really reluctant for him to choose such a woman as his lifelong partner. Leaving aside the genetic mental illness aspect, she was also a depression patient who had been hospitalized; who knows when her condition might relapse or worsen, leading to unpredictable consequences.
These were very real issues, and from a friend’s standpoint, Chen Feng naturally didn’t want him to choose such a woman for a wife.
But Chen Feng is not Qin Zhen; Qin Zhen has his own considerations, and many times, emotions can’t be measured by reason. Ultimately, it can only be Qin Zhen’s decision.
"Alright, stop crying. If you really like and love him, talk to him after he sobers up. All I know is that he cares a lot about you, seize your chance properly. As for the rest, as an outsider, it’s inappropriate for me to say much. Just hope you won’t hide anything from him in the future.
I can sense that Ah Zhen’s frustration this time isn’t only about finding out about you and your mother, but mainly because you deliberately hid these things from him. Some privacy can be kept between couples, but this particular issue obviously isn’t one of them. So when he sobers up, apologize, and if there’s anything else you’ve been hiding, let him know."