Chapter 139 Unwavering Determination
Fang Lanxin slapped Lu Chen on the back of the head and said irritably, "What girl? I'm Fang Lanxin. I'm about the same age as your father. Don't talk to me like that again. You disrespectful brat!"
"Sister, it hurts!" Lu Chen looked at Fang Lanxin with a wronged expression and said softly, "Besides, you're just like a little girl, why won't you let me tell the truth?"
You brat!
Fang Lanxin knew that this kid was just joking with her to make her happy, but she still laughed out loud, nodded in satisfaction, found a place to sit down, and said, "Alright, since you're so sensible, I'll have a late-night snack with you!"
"Okay!" Lu Chen immediately brought out two bowls of wontons, looked at Fang Lanxin with a smile, and then said softly, "Sister Fang, these are homemade. Would you like to try them?"
Fang Lanxin was still a little surprised when she heard this, and looked at Lu Chen in disbelief: "You can cook?"
"I didn't know how to make this before, but I just learned it. Why don't you try it and see if you like it?" Lu Chen looked at Fang Lanxin with anticipation.
Fang Lanxin smiled gently, took a spoonful, and said with a smile, "Delicious! It seems you have a real talent for this. There's a slow-paced kitchen lifestyle variety show on the mainland right now. Why don't you go check it out?"
"Is it okay?" Lu Chen looked at Fang Lanxin with anticipation. "Sister Fang, you are so good to me. You always think of me."
Fang Lanxin didn't say anything else, she just kept eating the wontons.
"After the fifteenth, you still have several engagements to attend in Hong Kong, so you have to go back, understand?" Fang Lanxin looked at Lu Chen very seriously: "You are a future international superstar, you can't be lazy, you know?"
Hearing this, Lu Chen looked at Fang Lanxin with some grievance, and then said softly, "But Sister Fang, I really want to stay with you. When can you go back? I'll be sad if I can't see you."
"I will always go back."
"But when you get back, you better eat and sleep well. If I find out you've done those things again, I'm really going to turn on you!"
Fang Lanxin grabbed Lu Chen's hand and rolled up his sleeve, revealing a dense array of knife scars. They weren't particularly deep, and their color was so light that they were barely noticeable unless you looked closely.
However, Fang Lanxin discovered this early on and knew that Lu Chen must be secretly harming himself where she couldn't see him.
Lu Chen almost instinctively pulled his hand back, then whispered, "No, I didn't."
"You know whether it's true or not. Anyway, I've already told you that if you dare to do something like this again, I'll deal with you!" Fang Lanxin looked at Lu Chen very seriously, exuding an indescribable sense of authority.
Lu Chen suddenly burst into tears and hugged Fang Lanxin.
"Sister, in this world, besides you, no one else cares whether I live or die!"
"Fool, don't say things like that again. You have to believe that there are still many people in this world who care about you!"
Fang Lanxin gently wiped away Lu Chen's tears.
"I know you want many, many people to love you, but you must understand that the person who loves you the most is yourself."
"You must learn to love yourself. Even if the whole world doesn't love you, you must still love yourself, okay?"
Every time Fang Lanxin saw Lu Chen, she felt an indescribable heartache. She knew how difficult this child's journey had been, and what he had gone through to get to where he was today. Moreover, she could always feel Lu Chen's sincerity, so Fang Lanxin naturally wanted to feel more sorry for him.
From childhood to adulthood, no one had ever said these words to Lu Chen, no one had ever told Lu Chen to learn to love himself.
He was always begging, begging others to love him, so he had no idea that he could love himself.
Seeing his silly look, Fang Lanxin smiled gently, then said softly, "It's almost the fifteenth of the lunar month. I'll take you to see the fireworks, buy a lot, and have some fun, okay?"
“Okay!” Lu Chen immediately agreed obediently, took Fang Lanxin’s hand, and walked outside together.
Cheng Yan looked at the two of them joining the team together these past few days with envy. She wished she could be with Lu Chen too. Cheng Yan was really obsessed with Lu Chen's face, she really liked him too much.
For several days in a row, Fang Lanxin left without a word, which made Guan Erye extremely irritable.
Seeing him lose his temper repeatedly at the company, Grandpa Guan was somewhat helpless and frowned at him: "What's wrong with you? Why are you bringing your personal emotions into your work?"
"I didn't." Guan Yu's face remained icy as he stared at his elder brother. "I strongly disagree with this decision. I believe that the next rapid development in Hong Kong will be in real estate and port transportation. As for what they said, I disagree!"
Seeing Guan Erye's expression, Guan Daye coughed and said, "But their suggestion about aquatic products might not be bad, and this project is currently the hottest!"
"Have you ever thought about how difficult it is to transport seafood, and how much loss there is?"
"Our company doesn't have any professionals in this field, so how much tuition do we need to pay?"
"Brother, our Guan family may seem prosperous now, but you should understand that we are currently in a situation where we must move forward or fall behind. At this time, if we make any major mistakes in our strategic decisions, it will be a catastrophe for us!"
Guan Yu looked at his elder brother very seriously. When it came to matters of expertise, he would never back down!
"I still hope to focus on the port's transportation projects first, so that I can take control of all those scattered ships and warehouses."
"The most crucial thing is that we should invest most of our funds in real estate developers now. I believe that real estate will definitely be the hottest sector in the next ten years."
Lord Guan's attitude was resolute; he had already made his decision.
"But you can't convince the board."
"The board is now more inclined towards the seafood and apparel industries."
Grandpa Guan rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.
He knew his younger brother's temperament better than anyone else; once he made up his mind, there was absolutely no going back, but...
Grandpa Guan took a deep breath: "We discussed these two projects before, and you were optimistic about them. Why did things suddenly change now? Is it because of Fang Lanxin?"
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