41: Chapter 40 Chen Gang's Secret: Honest Advice, Hard to Hear

Just as in his original memories, Chen Gang still carried a hint of a traitor's aura.

Simply put, he looked like a lackey.

However, back then, Lin Feng had it even worse than him; at least the other guy got to sleep with her.

As for him, he hadn't even touched a hand, having been strung along by Zhang Ying for three years.

After stepping into society, he met that scumbag woman, Su Qing, and his life ended at the age of 32.

"Second Brother, long time no see."

"Tch, it's you who's been busy hugging women and forgot about your brothers, right?"

"Brother Wei, it's not like I had a choice, right?"

"When are you going to pay back the 300 yuan?"

"What's the rush? It's just 300, look at how anxious you are. It's like I can't afford to pay you back this little bit of money. If I asked you for another 500, you wouldn't give it to me anyway."

"What did I say? You have no vision at all."

"You..."

"Alright, Brother Wei, I don't have time to waste words with you. I have something to discuss with Lin Feng."

Lin Feng waved his hand, stopping Chen Wei, and smiled, saying: "Chen Gang and I are roommates too. Since he's looking for me, I can't just ignore him. You guys go ahead and get busy."

Chen Wei and Li Jiang exchanged a glance, nodded, and turned to leave.

"Tch, making a fuss over a 300 yuan debt, that's all Chen Wei will ever amount to."

Lin Feng looked at him with calm eyes.

[Name: Chen Gang, Hidden Intelligence: Wife-slave, top-tier simp. After meeting his girlfriend, Pan Yun, in freshman year, he moved off-campus to live with her and rarely returned to school. He is stingy with roommates and friends, has poor writing skills, and is selfish, but he is completely obedient to his girlfriend and grants her every request. In over a year of dating, he has bought Pan Yun designer bags, designer clothes, and high-end cosmetics, covering all her living expenses. He has emptied his savings and now owes 200,000 in high-interest loans that are about to come due. However, Pan Yun has her eye on a 20,000 yuan bag and an American version of the apple 4, so he has no choice but to shamelessly come to borrow money.]

Lin Feng was quite surprised in his heart; Chen Gang actually had a side that no one knew about.

Looking at it this way, he didn't even show up for the graduation ceremony back then; he probably ran into trouble halfway through.

In his memories, starting from junior year, he really hadn't seen him.

At the time, he didn't have the energy to worry about others; it seems Chen Gang had dropped out halfway through.

"Second Brother, long time no see."

He took out a pack of Huazi cigarettes, gave one to Lin Feng, and immediately lit his lighter and leaned in.

"State your business. Smoking is prohibited here."

"Oh... no smoking is good. That's what a company should look like."

"Actually... um... Second Brother, could you lend me 100,000 yuan?"

Hearing this, Lin Feng looked at him with calm eyes.

[Incited by his girlfriend's words, he feels that since his roommate has made money, he should be able to benefit from it too. This is typical "take-ism" and shameless moral kidnapping.]

This piece of intelligence was within expectations, but the fact that he would listen to his girlfriend's words shows that he himself is that kind of person.

"100,000 is not a small amount."

"I can write an IOU, higher interest is fine too."

"Second Brother, I'm begging you, there's really no other way."

"I guarantee I will pay you back within a month."

[Talking nonsense, zero credibility. His capital chain has completely broken. Probability of repaying the money within one month: 0.]

"Sorry, I think our relationship hasn't reached the point where I should lend you money."

"Second Brother, what do you mean? I remember during freshman military training, I even treated you to a boxed lunch."

"Do you need me to repay a ten-yuan boxed lunch with 100,000?"

"Besides, I've treated you to hot pot and barbecue before. If I remember correctly, you've never spent money to treat your brothers in the dorm to a meal."

Chen Gang's expression changed, and he looked a bit embarrassed.

"Second Brother, what do you mean by that?"

"I've heard the rumors about you lately. Now that you can make money, you're cutting off all ties with your family and friends?"

"When I was entangled in scandals, you didn't help me."

"But aren't you out of trouble now?"

"Gang Zi, this has nothing to do with you."

"Fine, just as Yunyun said, you're all just fair-weather friends."

Lin Feng's pupils constricted, and his expression darkened.

"Chen Gang, I have no grudge against you, and no friendship either."

"If you wanted to borrow 1,000 yuan, I would give it to you, and it wouldn't matter if you didn't pay it back. Anything more than that, I'm afraid I can't help."

He became completely enraged out of shame and pointed at Lin Feng, cursing: "Yunyun said that so-called brothers can't be relied on at all, and I even tried my best to defend you."

Lin Feng reached out his hand to stop him from continuing.

"Chen Gang, for the sake of us being roommates, I advise you to leave Pan Yun."

"Why? You're just jealous of my relationship with Pan Yun, right?"

"Because you can't find love yourself, you're jealous of me, so you won't lend me money. Lin Feng, you're so vicious."

This kid stopped pretending entirely, opening the floodgates of verbal abuse and cursing wildly.

In Lin Feng's eyes, this behavior was just like a child's; it was pathetic.

"Chen Gang, I advise you to break up with Pan Yun. Being with her, it's only a matter of time before you lose both your person and your wealth."

"Impossible. Even if I'm poor, she will still be with me. It's impossible for her to abandon me."

[With 3 days left until the debt explodes, during the period when the loan sharks are dunning him for repayment, his girlfriend, Pan Yun, will leave him.]

"Please leave. I won't see you out."

Good advice is hard to swallow. Since he wouldn't listen, Lin Feng didn't want to waste his breath.

Besides, he already owed so much to loan sharks, and Lin Feng wasn't his father; he had no obligation to help him.

If he had any value, that would be a different story.

It wasn't that Lin Feng was cold-hearted, but having returned to this era, he knew who was a person, who was a ghost, and who could only be dealt with through equivalent exchange of interests.

"Fine, fine, fine. You're rich now, so you're different. No wonder you dared to confront Zhang Ying face to face."

"Lin Feng, you're ruthless."

Watching Chen Gang walk downstairs, new intelligence appeared before his eyes again.

[The debt explosion leads to loan sharks showing up, severely affecting Chen Gang's parents' work at the hospital.]

This kid's parents are doctors?

Lin Feng was a bit surprised; he had no impression of this in his memories at all.

This kid really wasn't anything good; he hid his family background because he was afraid that classmates would trouble him about physical health issues.

Lin Feng walked to the window and looked downstairs.

Chen Gang walked out, fuming, and reached out to pull out his phone and put it to his ear.

He didn't know who was calling, but his body was visibly trembling.

Chen Gang was speaking very humbly to the person on the phone, seemingly trying hard to explain himself, as his figure gradually moved away.

[Born into a family of doctors, his mother is the deputy director of the gynecology department at Shen City People's Hospital, and his father is the director of the nephrology department, a well-known expert: Chief Physician Chen Jianguo. He is ranked in the top ten in domestic nephrology, possesses extremely rich connections and resources, and has absolute authority in the treatment of kidney disease. The high-interest loan incident will severely affect the careers of Chen Gang's parents.]

Lin Feng's eyes flickered slightly, and a thought rose in his heart.

Qin Yu had helped him quite a bit. Her mother had uremia; if she didn't get a kidney transplant, she would have to undergo dialysis for the rest of her life.

But there were so many people in the country waiting for kidney transplants; even if you had money, you still had to wait in line.

Some people waited in line their whole lives and never got a turn.

His eyes flickered. If he could get Chief Physician Chen Jianguo to help, he could probably cut the line very easily.

Lin Feng pondered for a moment, took out his phone, pulled up Zhang Quan's number, and dialed it.