Chapter 57 Fifty-Seven Envy

When Song Fenglin was in college, he was a nobody in the School of Computer Science.

Although he always wore washed-out T-shirts, his skin was dark due to his roots in the yellow earth, he always wore a pair of plastic glasses on his nose, and his eyes drooped slightly when he looked at people. He always felt that the 1.80-meter-tall man was squeezed tight.

To put it in today's terms, he has the face of a male protagonist in a redemption novel, and a life story that makes him suitable for being a hero saved by a beauty. Several girls have expressed their affection for him, both openly and covertly.

But as a girl, I am shy. The most I dared to do was to ask him to go to the library to study. After being rejected twice, I knew how to stop.

There are more men than women in the Computer Science Department, and his roommates can't solve their own personal problems, so they are very keen on encouraging him to have a relationship.

Song Fenglin said honestly, "I'm so poor that it's hard for me to even have a date at Pizza Hut. Now is not the time to think about these things."

It actually takes a lot of courage to admit that you are poor.

He has made such a self-explanation that no matter how much others encourage him, it seems like they are just watching the fun. They can only regret that this face is not on their body.

With a face that everyone thought showed he had been in love at least three times, Song Fenglin remained single until he graduated from college, and used his excellent transcript to get a job with a decent salary.

He was lucky. In the first two years after entering the workplace, the Internet industry had not yet fully entered the 996 era. He was still able to go to get off work and come home freely, and he had the time and foundation to find a girlfriend.

Unfortunately, this leisurely life did not last long. Two children were born one after another, and my job level and work intensity also increased.

Song Fenglin didn't want to be an absent father. After coming home at night, he was responsible for putting the children to sleep and then had to work overtime. Halfway through the work, he needed to eat something to relieve stress.

At the beginning, people really don’t realize that they are fat.

By the time they reacted, everyone who saw him would have an expression as if they wanted to say something but hesitated.

Song Fenglin didn't care what others thought, but he cared a lot about Chen Yun's thoughts, especially after he realized that they had not had sex for a long time.

Although they still held hands when they went out and cuddled together in bed at night, on the surface they were as close as before.

Someone as sensitive as Song Fenglin could certainly feel the subtle difference.

He guessed the reason from the biggest change and made up his mind to lose weight. Not only did he give up midnight snacks, he also planned to cut down on his three meals a day.

It had only been a few days since I reduced my intake, but my mental state had already collapsed like a string that could break at any time. What’s more, my son was sick and cried for twelve hours a day, causing the whole family no peace.

Song Fenglin's sunshade was pounding, and he had to eat two meals of crayfish before he recovered. He also realized that he had to keep the calorie placebo, otherwise there would be big problems at work.

How does the saying go – beauty fades with love.

Song Fenglin always remembered that when he was in love, the only three advantages he had were good looks, a decent salary and a good personality. Now that one of them has been removed, he has to work extra hard on the other two.

However, it is really hard for an excellent student to accept such a day when the total score is just above the passing level. Therefore, Song Fenglin is more enthusiastic when he gets the opportunity to improve himself than when he studied late into the night with a flashlight in the stairwell during his student days.

Since completing the resignation procedures, he has been getting up at five o'clock to exercise almost every day.

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It was five o'clock in the morning in midsummer and the sky was already light.

The balcony door, which had been closed all night, was opened, and the air that came in was a little humid.

Song Fenglin stretched against the wind, bent over and tried to reach his toes, struggling with himself so much that he was oblivious to the outside world.

Zhou Peilin woke up from a hangover and groggily thought about getting a glass of water and taking a nap. When she walked into the living room, she was startled by the sight of someone there and let out a short cry of surprise.

The next second she realized that it was normal to have someone else at someone else's house, so she greeted them naturally: "You got up early enough."

Song Fenglin, who was struggling, froze for a moment, stood up straight, put his hands behind his back as if he was going to the teacher's office to accept criticism, and said nonsense: "It is relatively early."

You can tell from his expression that his social phobia has struck again.

He had almost the same expression when Zhou Peilin first met him more than ten years ago, embarrassed but pretending to be calm. Once they wanted to have a conversation, he was like an NPC in a game, only responding when the other person threw a question.

After the meal, Zhou Peilin didn't even give him a passing grade. She felt it was natural that Leonardo was not good enough to be paired with her best friend, but she was also opposed to the marriage.

How did she persuade him at that time: "Is there no one in the world who is suitable for you in every way and whom you like very much?"

Chen Yun just shrugged: "That's not difficult, it's almost there."

Entering into marriage with only 50% love is really incomprehensible to Zhou Peilin, who always pursues 100%.

For the same multiple-choice question, she wanted the latter - her partner would choose the one he liked more.

It is not uncommon to see people making this choice, and there is another one standing in front of her.

Out of this friendship, Zhou Peilin suddenly became lenient in her evaluation of him and interrupted the conversation that put him in a dilemma: "Then you continue, I'll have a glass of water and sleep for a while."

The door of the guest room closed and Song Fenglin let out a long sigh.

He always treated his wife's good friends with great respect, fearing that he would neglect them. After all, their "pillow talk" might be more effective than that of a famous and influential person like him.

However, this kind of attention made things even worse for his already weak social skills. He couldn't quite find the right attitude, especially when his wife was not around.

Afraid that someone would come out again, Song Fenglin thought about it and decided to go out for exercise, but he didn't dare hide for too long. After all, children who didn't have to go to school got up earlier than chickens.

He bought breakfast and went home on time. As soon as he opened the door, he realized he was late and said, "Why are you here so early?"

Chen Yun was lying on the dining table. When she heard the voice, she turned around and glared at him: "Your son did this!"

Chen Xinyang actually thought it was a compliment and puffed out his chest, "It's me!"

You can't tell the difference between good and bad words, silly brother.

Chen Xingyue shook her head helplessly at her brother, turned away and insisted on sharing her newly bought stickers with Aunt Perrin.

Zhou Peilin usually likes children very much, but she was still drunk and sat on the sofa like a zombie, giving perfunctory answers with universal answers like "Really?" and "That's great."

At first glance, you can tell that there is chaos again early in the morning.

Song Fenglin first passed by his wife, touched her head to comfort her, and then shouted: "You two, brush your teeth, wash your face and have breakfast."

The child responded with his mouth but his feet did not move at all. Then he was dragged into the bathroom by his father, one on each side.

There is no soundproofing in such a big place, not to mention that children's voices and tones are extremely penetrating.

Zhou Peilin heard the conversation over there effortlessly.

Chen Xingyue: "Dad, I want to use the kitten clamp today!"

Song Fenglin: "Okay, how many do you want?"

Chen Xinyang: "Dad, did you buy the piggy bag?"

Song Fenglin: "Yes, one for you and one for your sister."

In just a few short sentences, there are already many things that are worthy of envy.

Zhou Peilin leaned back, looked at the ceiling, and took a bite of the meat bun that Chen Yun had just brought to her mouth: "I feel like I'm destined to be divorced three times."

Chen Yun patted her face and said, "It's so early in the morning, say something auspicious."

Zhou Peilin: "Really? When I saw you two, I started to believe in love again. People say that couples like this will get divorced three times without even looking at their horoscopes."

Chen Yun: "Don't listen to their nonsense."

Zhou Peilin ate the big meat bun in two bites, and before she swallowed it, she mumbled: "It's okay, I just want to date but not get married in the future."

Her last relationship left her deeply hurt, but it did not stop her from having the courage to approach the next person.

Chen Yun: "I don't know whether to scold you or envy you."

Zhou Peilin was surprised: "What do I have to be envious of?"

She just felt that she was looking at the family of four like stray dogs.

Chen Yun was silent for a moment: "I have never been bitten by a snake, but I am still afraid of ropes for ten years."

It wasn't her turn yet, but it's everywhere in the world, making people unable to help but be on guard, fearing that entrusting their true feelings to someone will end up in a miserable way.

Zhou Peilin was willing to believe that there were sincere and touching feelings in this world, and out of a sense of camaraderie, she said, "Your man is pretty good."

Chen Yun heard this, and Song Fenglin, who had just finished taking care of the children, also heard it.

He was secretly delighted, but before he could even feel happy, he heard the other person's next sentence: "But you can't trust a man completely."

But what but! Song Fenglin thought that if his marriage was not going well one day, he would definitely beat up Zhou Peilin's ex-husband. He was afraid that if he continued talking, his marriage would really be in jeopardy, so he quickly interrupted: "Chen Yun, are you going to open a store?"

Chen Yun glanced at the time and thought that it didn't matter whether the man was a man or not, her job was what mattered. She stood up and tied her hair up: "Perrin, are you coming with me?"

It would be inappropriate to sit down without the hostess, so Zhou Peilin stood up and walked to the entrance to put on her shoes.

At that moment, she felt a chill on her back and turned around suddenly.

Song Fenglin greeted her with a smile and taught the child to "say goodbye to auntie". He seemed no different from usual.

Zhou Peilin didn't expect that he had heard it just now. She couldn't tell what was strange. She looked away suspiciously, and her delicate eyebrows slightly wrinkled.

Chen Yun picked up her bag and patted her before she came to her senses: "Maybe I'm too sleepy. I want to go back to sleep."

When she wakes up, she becomes a good girl who dares to love and hate.