Lu Feng turned his head to look at her and teased, "We've finally got someone here, but you can't just kill them, can you?"
Hearing this, Su Yourong couldn't help but roll her eyes. She sat down and muttered about how tired she had been over the past two years. She had indeed aged compared to a few years ago. Thirty was a turning point for a person. No matter how energetic you were before thirty, once you passed thirty, it was as if God had taken away all your youthful vigor.
Su Yourong wanted to settle down. The financial world in Hong Kong was very turbulent, and the deadline was fast approaching. Many people had already gone to England. She didn't speak English and wasn't used to life there, so she didn't plan to leave.
“I used to hear adults say that stability is important. They talked about a wife, children, and a warm bed, and it sounded so wonderful, but to me, it was a life where I could see death at any moment. Now I agree with them, and I’ve lost my drive,” Su Yourong murmured.
“Everyone’s path is the one our parents told us countless times, the path we scoffed at. We used to think the past was history, the future was distant, and the present was the best gift. But after turning thirty, we realize that we don’t live in the present, but in the future. When the future is uncertain, how can we be comfortable in the present?” Lu Feng looked at Su Yourong and said, “To live peacefully until death is a blessing!”
Su Yourong sighed softly, looking somewhat lost. A few years ago, she and Lu Feng were both full of vigor, as if they could handle the world. Now, however, she felt like the world was handling her.
That night, Su Yourong shared many of her thoughts. She thought that if Lu Feng also came to Hong Kong, they could look out for each other no matter what happened in the future. If Lu Feng wanted to continue developing the electronics industry, Hong Kong, as a window to the mainland, would make everything much more convenient.
Su Yourong also talked about many secrets and unspoken rules of Hong Kong's wealthy. If Lu Feng has strong enough connections in the mainland, many wealthy people will want to curry favor with him after he takes over next year. It would be very suitable for them to develop their businesses here as a family.
Lu Feng neither refused nor agreed, but simply listened to her words and slowly fell asleep.
Hong Kong under the night sky is ablaze with lights and bustling with activity, everything seems normal here, except for one thing that's noticeably different: the number of immigration agencies has increased dramatically this year.
Inside a villa, the lights were on, and Feng Zhicheng was standing on the balcony making a transoceanic phone call, communicating in English.
“He did call me, and I could tell he was really disappointed in Feng Zhiyao.” Feng Zhicheng chuckled into the phone and said, “If he wants to help me, that’s one way. In Hong Kong, it’s a bit difficult for me to face my older brother and President Li alone, even with your help.”
"You decide for yourself. If you take over Sun Hung Kai Properties, do you still plan to develop your overseas real estate?" the person on the other end of the phone asked.
“That’s for sure. The combination of finance and real estate is simply perfect. As long as I take over Sun Hung Kai Properties and you are willing to support me, I will find a way to get rid of Lee Shau Kee. In the future, Sun Hung Kai Properties will integrate the financial and banking industries, developing real estate on one hand and doing mortgage lending on the other, to become the world’s number one real estate company,” Feng Zhicheng said ambitiously.
They had a very pleasant conversation on the phone. Feng Zhicheng outlined his future after taking over Sun Hung Kai Properties. He had met many people overseas in recent years, and if his vision were to come true, becoming the richest man in Asia would be a piece of cake.
"I had dinner with Chris Patten tonight and we talked a lot. I'm grateful to him for being the middleman. Besides, my dad and he were old acquaintances. You're busy, I should get some rest." Feng Zhicheng said politely and hung up the phone.
The next day, at eight o'clock in the morning, the entertainment news anchor introduced the day's entertainment headlines in an exaggerated tone. One of them was a news story about a wealthy man who was still alive but was embroiled in a scandal over his inheritance. Although the Feng family was not directly named, the upper class understood that this was a matter concerning the Feng family.
Lu Feng, looking at the television, asked, "Who spread this rumor?"
"It must be Feng Zhixiong. With his and Mr. Li's abilities, this shouldn't be a difficult matter. In my opinion, this is a direct attack on you. If you get involved, it will cause a huge uproar, and the Feng family will be the ones who lose face." Su Yourong glanced at Lu Feng and said, "I'm going to take another nap."
Lu Feng couldn't sleep, so he watched TV for a long time. Around 10 a.m., he picked out the keys to a Mercedes-Benz, went downstairs, and drove straight to the restaurant where he had arranged to meet Feng Zhicheng.
Around 11 a.m., Feng Zhicheng arrived as promised. Compared to his aggressive demeanor yesterday, he was dressed in a suit and wore black-rimmed glasses today, looking quite refined. After entering the private room and closing the door, he said, "When did you arrive, Mr. Lu? It seems I'm late."
"No, I just arrived too. Please have a seat!" Lu Feng pointed to the seat opposite him and said, "I didn't realize you were so refined."
Feng Zhicheng sat down and gave an awkward smile, saying, "Yesterday was a case of airing our dirty laundry in public, and I apologize for making Mr. Lu laugh. As the saying goes, even an upright official finds it hard to settle family disputes, and my family's affairs are even more complicated. I do have some feelings towards Feng Zhiyao, but those are all things that happened before my adolescence."
"I'm not really sure about these things. The food has already been ordered, you don't mind, do you?"
"It's alright, it's alright," Feng Zhicheng said generously.
As the food was served, Feng Zhicheng started talking about his family in the past, what his family was like before Feng Zhiyao came along, how the two brothers lived after Mr. Feng found a second wife, and the time he spent with his mother overseas, feeling neglected and lost every day.
Perhaps it's because Feng Zhicheng is so influential, but based on what he said, most people would probably think that Feng Zhiyao is indeed incompetent, occupying the best resources in the family, squeezing out his two older brothers, and now he wants to take everything away. In Feng Zhicheng's words, he doesn't care about money, and he's doing very well overseas.
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