Chapter 245: The Hunger Strike
Wen Liang returned to the ward with lunch and took out boxes of dishes and placed them on the table.
Fu Shifan excitedly sat down on the sofa and began to pick, "I want this one, and this one..."
Wen Liang looked at Fu Zheng and asked calmly, "What do you want to eat? How about I make a combination of everything for you?"
Fu Zheng shook his head, "No, I can't eat."
Wen Liang sneered and asked through gritted teeth, "You can't eat? Then why did Lu Yao say that you went on a hunger strike because of what I said and didn't eat for a whole day?"
Fu Zheng was surprised for a moment, and a look of grievance appeared on his pale face. "This... How should I know... Is it true that no matter what he does, you will blame it on me..."
Wen Liang: “…”
Okay, okay, I’m really scared of him.
She closed her eyes, out of sight, out of mind.
While the two were eating, Fu Zheng sat next to them and worked on his laptop.
After lunch, Wen Liang cleaned the table.
At this time, there was a knock on the door outside.
"Mr. Fu?"
Wen Liang went forward and opened the door, only to see two middle-aged men standing there.
Behind them stood two young men, carrying a fruit basket and gifts respectively.
Wen Liang was stunned for a moment, then nodded calmly to the two of them, "Director Gao, Director Qi."
The two were stunned when they saw Wen Liang, but they didn't show their surprise on their faces.
"Miss Wen, is Mr. Fu here?"
"Yes, sit inside." Wen Liang stepped aside to make way.
Fu Shifan was sitting on the sofa, staring at Director Gao and Director Qi with his big round eyes, curiously, "Hello, Grandpas."
The moment Director Gao and Director Qi saw Fu Shifan, a lot of thoughts went through their minds.
But the main idea is, when did Mr. Fu have such a big daughter?
"Hello, hello, this little girl is so cute."
Director Gao responded with a smile, and shifted his gaze to Fu Zheng next to him, "Mr. Fu."
Fu Zheng raised his eyes and nodded slightly.
Wen Liang saw that they probably had something important to discuss, so he said, "Fanfan, uncle and the others have something important to discuss, let's go back first."
"Yeah." Fu Shifan nodded, got off the sofa, and waved to Fu Zheng, "Uncle, we're leaving first! I'll see you tomorrow!"
"Bye, see you tomorrow."
Watching the two figures disappear at the door, Director Gao waved his hand, and the secretary immediately put down the fruit basket and gifts, closed the door and stood guard outside.
"Mr. Fu..."
Fu Zheng's fingers left the laptop keyboard and he leaned back on the sofa, relaxing. "If you two are still here for that matter, please go back. It's better not to do anything else. My current physical condition makes it impossible for me to handle the work of the Fu Group."
Director Gao and Director Qi looked at each other. The moment they saw Fu Zheng after entering the room, they noticed that he had lost a lot of weight, and perhaps his condition was very serious.
But, there's nothing we can do. Director Gao pondered, "We all know that President Fu is ill, but there's really nothing we can do. The group is facing serious internal and external troubles, and people are panicking. You must be in charge to stabilize things..."
Internally, Fu Yue was not familiar with the business projects of Fu Group and it took him too long to get started.
External competing companies seized the opportunity and deliberately snatched away Fu Group's resources and projects.
The morale of the group's senior management was low, and two of them were even poached by other companies. The directors had different opinions, and Fu Yue's personality made it difficult to control them.
Since Fu Zheng stepped down and Mr. Fu passed away, the stock of Fu Group has been at the bottom. Although there will be occasional small-scale increases, they will fall within a few days.
Before New Year's Day, the Fu Group held its year-end press conference, at which several resentful shareholders caused trouble and demanded an explanation from the top management.
The company has experienced more than two months of turmoil, and Director Gao has to admit that Fu Zheng may be a bit autocratic, but he is the most suitable leader for the Fu Group. The Fu Group needs a decisive leader who can unite employees internally and conquer the market externally.
Fu Zheng raised his eyebrows and asked, "Internal and external troubles?"
Director Gao explained, "You may not be aware that in the past two months, several of the group's planned real estate projects in City C were suddenly snatched away. Other business units have also been impacted by competitors and targeted with deliberate intent."
Some directors could not bear this and proposed to take the project back or teach the competitors a lesson.
Other directors felt that what the company needed was stability and that any rash action would only be more detrimental to the group.
Fu Zheng's bony hands rested casually on his knees, his eyes narrowed, "Have you checked?"
He could tolerate Fu Yue because Fu Yue was his brother.
But he would not allow outsiders to damage his grandfather's hard work.
"I checked, it's the Huo family in Beijing."
"The Huo family?" Fu Zheng repeated in a low voice, lowering his eyes, a hint of deep thought flashing in his eyes.
Why did the Huo family in Beijing target the Fu Group?
"Have you contacted their people?" Fu Zheng asked.
Director Gao sighed, "I asked my secretary to make an appointment with the head of the Huo family, but they turned me down. I did meet with the two Gao Ce's, but they were vague about what I was talking about."
Fu Zheng frowned slightly. "It's not appropriate for the group to confront them head-on right now. Send someone to investigate thoroughly to see if they have had any unknowing grudges with the Huo family. If we can negotiate peace, then do so. If not, we should temporarily avoid the conflict and manage our existing projects well. There's no need to rush into new ones."
Director Gao nodded. "Okay, how is your health now? When can you return to the company..."
"I can't go back in a short time, so don't be too anxious. Just follow the routine."
Director Gao and Director Qi looked at each other and nodded helplessly.
After the two left, Fu Zheng was the only one left in the ward.
But not long after, Lu Yao pushed the door open and came in. He sat down directly opposite Fu Zheng and gulped down two sips of water. "The news from the mental hospital said that Chu Siyi wants to see you. She has lost her patience. If you insist on not seeing her, she will reveal Wen Liang's life story."
Fu Zheng adjusted his cuffs and said, "Let her come over tomorrow."
…
When Fu Zheng saw Chu Siyi again, he almost didn't recognize her.
She looked skinny and dry, with a sallow complexion, dry and frizzy hair, and her clothes were a little messy. She looked nothing like the glamorous star she used to be.
Her eye sockets were sunken, and her two big eyes bulged out, giving off a weird feeling. Especially since she probably took too many tranquilizers, her behavior was slow, and she always stared at one place without blinking.
Chu Siyi's gaze slowly shifted to Fu Zheng, and she caught his surprised look. She grinned, her voice hoarse, "Surprised? Thanks to you, I've become what I am today!"
Fu Zheng sat on the single sofa and put some ash into the ashtray on the table. "I think I treated you well. If you had gone abroad honestly, would it still be like this? People are greedy and you want more than they can swallow. You chose this path yourself."
Chu Siyi burst into laughter, laughing so hard that she fell backwards.
Fu Zheng took a puff of his cigarette without changing his expression, and gently opened his lips, letting the flowing smoke pour out from between his lips.
After a long while, Chu Siyi finally stopped and sat down on the sofa opposite Fu Zheng. She said absentmindedly, "Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant? Haha... I'm obviously the young mistress of the Fu family. You didn't keep your promise, but you blame me instead. I've given so much, do I deserve nothing?"
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