Chapter 17 Don’t wait until you lose something to regret it. No one can get away from love unscathed.
On the third day after the director was hospitalized, Zhao Yang mobilized all his connections in the real estate industry and finalized the entire resettlement plan for the orphanage.
The new orphanage is located at the foot of the mountains on the outskirts of the city, where there is a newly built small community. It is only a 20-minute drive from the city center and has complete medical and educational facilities.
Zhao Yang bought a three-story building at a high price.
We urged the developer to complete the renovation within a week and arrange the house inside and out according to the children's habits.
From the bed to the stove, even the pattern of the curtains was taken into consideration.
In front of the building is a large lawn, which is three times larger than the original one.
A basketball court and a children's playground were built in the middle, and a vegetable plot was also cleared behind the house.
Zhao Yang set up a special fund and hired five professional caregivers.
This money is valid for ten years and covers all expenses of the orphanage.
Dean Wu's illness was not delayed. Zhao Yang hired the best doctor.
Gu Manman understood in her heart that these were all Feng Mingzhou's intentions.
Some loves can neither be picked up nor put down, like a thorn in the throat or a thorn in the heart.
After coming out of the cafe that day, she sat on a bench downstairs in the hospital for a full two hours.
At that time she told herself that she hated it, she must hate it.
But when she heard the next day that Zhao Yang had begun to arrange things for the new orphanage, the complex emotions that surged in her heart made it impossible for her to deceive herself.
Beneath the hatred, there is also an inseparable concern.
Feng Mingzhou is gentle and cruel, ruthless and considerate.
Even if it were a clean break, at least she could give up completely.
But he just wanted to do it this way, making it impossible for her to really let go.
The top floor office of Feng Group.
The city skyline in the distance is in full view, the abstract artwork on the relief wall is priceless, and even the metal frame of the desk is handmade by German craftsmen, exuding low-key luxury.
Zhao Yang put his hands in his pockets, looked out the window at the scenery, and waited for Feng Mingzhou to finish his call with his assistant.
"How's the matter going?" Feng Mingzhou put down the phone and looked at Zhao Yang sharply.
Zhao Yang turned around and nodded slightly: "Everything has been done as you requested."
"Everything has been settled in the orphanage, and the hospital's doctors have also arranged for someone to take care of Director Wu."
Feng Mingzhou hummed lightly, tapping the wooden tabletop lightly with his slender fingers, his expression unfathomable.
"Mingzhou, I still want to ask--" Zhao Yang hesitated for a moment, and finally mustered up the courage, "You and Lin Jinyun's marriage is already settled, what are you going to do about Manman?"
Feng Mingzhou raised his eyes: "Same as now."
Zhao Yang was stunned, not knowing how to understand this sentence.
"What do you mean? Are you still planning to... maintain both sides?" Zhao Yang frowned.
Feng Mingzhou didn't answer. He turned to the window with his back to Zhao Yang.
"Are you crazy? How could Manman accept such an arrangement?" Zhao Yang raised his voice and looked at his friend in disbelief.
"She will accept it." Feng Mingzhou's voice was low and firm, and he would not tolerate any rebuttal.
He turned around, his eyes flashing with coldness and persistence that Zhao Yang had never seen before: "She must accept it."
"Mingzhou, what if, I mean what if, Manman doesn't want to?"
Feng Mingzhou pulled out a chilling smile: "Where can she go?"
He slowly sat back in his chair and crossed his fingers on the table: "She has no relatives or friends. Who else does she have in this world besides me?"
"Ming Zhou, Manman is not your pet." Zhao Yang couldn't help but say.
Feng Mingzhou's eyes darkened, he crushed out his cigarette butt, and his voice was as cold as the winter wind: "She won't leave me."
"I won't let her leave me either."
Zhao Yang shook his head, his eyes filled with disbelief: "Mingzhou, even if Manman is willing to stay with you, how are you going to get through the Lin family?"
Feng Mingzhou turned and looked out the window. The outline of the city gradually blurred in the twilight, and the lights of the tall buildings lit up one by one.
"I have my own arrangements for those things, you don't need to worry about them." His voice was so calm that it was frightening.
Zhao Yang took a few steps closer, trying to see his friend's expression: "Jin Yun will tolerate Man Man's existence? Don't be ridiculous."
"Jinyun is sensible and knows the big picture. She knows where the real interests lie."
Zhao Yang let out a long sigh, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.
He knew that once his friend made a decision, even ten oxen could not pull him back.
But this time was different, this time he was really worried.
"Don't wait until you lose it to regret it," Zhao Yang said at last, turning and walking towards the door. "No one can get away from love unscathed."
Feng Mingzhou had a gloomy expression and did not respond.
In Zhao Yang's eyes, Feng Mingzhou believed in an ancient and cruel logic - everything in this world can be classified into two types: those that belong to him and those that do not yet belong to him.
And what belongs to him, whether it is wealth, status or people, will never be allowed to leave.
In the Feng family, weakness is not allowed. His grandfather's teachings are deeply imprinted on his soul like a brand - the Feng family must control everything, not be controlled by emotions.
He learned to suppress his emotions, learned to calculate the value of each relationship, and learned to use interests rather than emotions to maintain the people around him.
Feng Mingzhou's values were very successful in the business world, making him a powerful business tycoon.
When he met Gu Manman, he was blind.
In the darkness, he experienced the taste of dependence for the first time, and also felt the warmth of a soul for the first time.
Gu Manman was like a ray of light shining into his dark world, bringing him brief moments of softness.
But the desire for control in my bones never disappears.
After regaining his sight, he still wanted to control everything, including Gu Manman's joys and sorrows, her past, present and future.
In Feng Mingzhou's world, love is not equal giving, but domineering possession.
He could give everything for Gu Manman, but he would never allow her to think of leaving.
He believed that as long as sufficient material compensation was given, anyone would accept the rules of the game he set.
Feng Mingzhou didn't understand this truth at that time.
He was at the pinnacle of his life and thought that money and power could solve all problems.
It was not until later that he understood that humans are not gods after all, and even the most powerful people may not get what they want sometimes.
Everything in this world has its limits.
Even the most powerful emperor would feel lonely when sitting alone on the dragon throne late at night; even the richest businessman would find at some point that money cannot buy what he wants most.
Money can indeed buy flattering smiles, and power can make countless people bow down to you, but it can never buy a true heart.
The most precious emotions often slip away quietly when one is at the height of power.
Fate never favors anyone forever.
Just like the cycle of the four seasons, no one can stand in the spring breeze forever.
Feng Mingzhou later realized that the fairest thing about life is that it lets everyone experience the pain of loss.
Those seemingly indestructible fortresses of success often collapse at some inadvertent moment, leaving behind only the mess and a confused heart.
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