"Definitely," Chen Feng replied without hesitation.
"Really? Tian Runye is over fifty, she's past her prime. How could a handsome young man like Sun Shaoan like her?" Cui Yali asked excitedly.
"Aunt Cui, love is something that has nothing to do with age. Don't say Tian Runye is over fifty, even if she were eighty, Sun Shaoan would still like her. Besides, Tian Runye is from a political family; at fifty, she doesn't look that old, more like twenty or thirty." Chen Feng flattered her. All women were the same; they liked sweet talk. As for how fake that sweet talk was, it didn't matter.
"Chen Feng, are you saying I don't look old?" Cui Yali dropped the pretense and asked directly.
"Aunt Cui, should I tell the truth or a lie?" Chen Feng said, drawing out the suspense.
"The truth, of course."
"But, telling the truth might seem a bit improper." Chen Feng continued to play coy.
"It's fine, conversations between men and women are normal," Cui Yali urged him.
"Aunt Cui, although you are over fifty, your body doesn't show it. First, you don't have crow's feet. And another thing..." Chen Feng trailed off.
"Another thing what? Hurry up and say it, I want to hear," Cui Yali said impatiently.
"Another thing is, your breasts are large and firm, not at all like a fifty-year-old woman's breasts," Chen Feng whispered.
"Oh, you're terrible. Am I really that good?" Cui Yali blushed.
"Even better than I imagined! Aunt Cui, honestly, you fulfill all my fantasies of Tian Runye from 'The Ordinary World.' A political family background, gentle and elegant, noble and generous, sexy and beautiful..." Chen Feng poured out praise.
Cui Yali felt her body go weak.
"Shaoan, if you had the chance to sleep with Tian Runye now, would you?" Cui Yali asked with a hazy look in her eyes.
"Runye, I'm sorry, I really want to, but I can't..." Chen Feng thought for a moment and decided to refuse. Although Cui Yali was clearly receptive now, he decided against it for long-term benefits. The simple reason was that Cui Yali was an intellectual woman. While she was impulsive now, he could take advantage of it. However, once her impulsiveness subsided and she realized the man she idealized had slept with her, she would find it meaningless. In essence, what's unattainable is the most desired. The unattained is always stirring.
"Why?" Cui Yali asked, full of disappointment.
"Runye, whether we are in the book or in reality, we are both influenced by our surroundings. In the book, I, Sun Shaoan, am a farmer and not worthy of you, a descendant of political elites. In real life, I'm still a farmer and still not worthy of you," Chen Feng said with feigned seriousness.
"What if I disregard all that?" Cui Yali looked at Chen Feng passionately.
"Runye, you can disregard it, but I must consider it. I am a man; I have responsibilities. I cannot just sleep with you without regard, satisfying carnal desires. If I did that, I wouldn't be Sun Shaoan anymore. Why do people like the character of Sun Shaoan? It's because he is responsible towards women!" Chen Feng said solemnly.
"But I really want to sleep with you. This thought has been strong since I read 'The Ordinary World' in junior high. I thought I would never meet Sun Shaoan in my life, but then I met you." As she spoke with emotion, Cui Yali suddenly hugged Chen Feng and started to kiss him erratically.
Chen Feng felt dizzy. My goodness, how long has this woman been without male attention?
"Runye, we can't do this." Chen Feng said, pushing Cui Yali away.
"It's okay. If you don't say it, and I don't say it, no one will know," Cui Yali said, continuing to kiss Chen Feng.
"Aunt Cui, wake up." Chen Feng, unable to quell Cui Yali's intense passion, had to call her by her real name.
"Don't call me Aunt Cui, call me Runye, darling," Cui Yali murmured.
Chen Feng felt a wave of dizziness. They say women love romance, and it's true. Cui Yali, at fifty, still had the heart of a young girl.
"Runye, darling, we really can't do this."
"Tell me, why can't we do this?" Cui Yali asked, still kissing him.
"If we sleep together today, you'll change Sun Shaoan's character. Sun Shaoan really doesn't like doing this," Chen Feng said with feigned seriousness.
"Shaoan, what did you say?" Cui Yali suddenly stopped kissing him and looked at Chen Feng with a serious expression.
"I said, if we force ourselves, you'll change Sun Shaoan's character."
"Shaoan, do you actually not like me at all?" Cui Yali asked painfully.
"Runye, quite the opposite, I like you very much. It's precisely because I like you that I can't sleep with you. If I didn't like you, I would sleep with you without hesitation. Your breasts are so large; it would be so comfortable. But Shaoan can't be like that. Runye has her peaceful life, and Shaoan cannot be so selfish as to disrupt it," Chen Feng explained word by word.
"Do you really think so?" Cui Yali asked doubtfully.
"Runye, look at my reaction down there. Is it responding?" Cui Yali glanced down, and her heart fluttered.
"Well, since it's reacting, why don't we just give in to impulse?" Cui Yali said, looking at Chen Feng with admiration and excitement.
"Runye, as I said, I really want to sleep with you. But I really can't. If we do, Shaoan's character will collapse." Chen Feng said earnestly.
"Shaoan, you're right. I can't let the image of such a good man as Sun Shaoan be ruined." With that, Cui Yali withdrew her hand. After a forced silence of five minutes, Cui Yali regained her composure.
"Chen Feng, you are very much like Sun Shaoan in character." Cui Yali looked at Chen Feng with satisfaction.
"Aunt Cui, you are also very much like Tian Runye – passionate at first, then reserved," Chen Feng praised Cui Yali in turn.
"Since that's the case, then let's maintain that feeling of unspoken love between Tian Runye and Sun Shaoan going forward," Cui Yali said excitedly and happily.
"Understood, Aunt Cui."
"Oh, right, besides helping Qin Yan deliver local specialties, do you have any other business?" Cui Yali asked, gazing dreamily at the man before her who so resembled Sun Shaoan.
"Aunt Cui, I don't know if I should say it." Chen Feng hesitated.
"With our special relationship, what is there to say or not to say? Just tell me," Cui Yali urged him.
Chen Feng took a deep breath and recounted everything Secretary Ma had done.
"Is there such a thing?" Cui Yali was taken aback.
"Absolutely true."
"Secretary Ma's vision is too narrow. Just because your speech report was better than his, he framed you like this. However, from another perspective, you are truly outstanding. I remember Secretary Ma is a doctor of Chinese Language and Literature from Capital University, and you managed to defeat him. It seems you are even more outstanding than Sun Shaoan." Cui Yali said in a good mood.
"Aunt Cui, thank you for the compliment. Oh, Aunt Cui, Mayor Qin said he is removing me from my vice-mayor position, and the process is already underway in Mingshan Town. Is there no way to salvage this?" Chen Feng asked Cui Yali deliberately.