“No one is asking you to give up your rights, but rather to place them in this family. If they make a mistake, you can kick them out, but what if you make a mistake?” Su Yourong said in a deep voice, “That’s why you’ve been making mistakes so recklessly. Think about it carefully, and then we can talk.”
The call was disconnected, and Jiang Xiaoyan sighed helplessly. It was like a family negotiation, trying to get more leverage from Lu Feng. This kind of standoff was really exhausting.
Zhang Fengxia sat there somewhat blankly. In recent days, she seemed to have overestimated her importance in Lu Feng's heart. She firmly believed that she could give everything for the child and Lu Feng, and that he should be able to feel that kind of selfless devotion.
But lately, she has never felt so lost, a feeling of having given so much, only to have the other person not care at all.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the phone rang at home. Lu Feng answered the phone and asked, "Who is this?"
"Dad, it's me, Duoduo!" Duoduo's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Duoduo, focus on your exams. Your mom and I are just bickering, nothing serious. It won't be long before we're fine. Didn't I promise you you I'd be your idol's assistant? I've already arranged everything." Lu Feng encouraged him.
Duo Duo hummed in agreement, and after a while, she said, "Then, can you come and see me when I have my exams?"
When is your exam?
"June 15th!"
“Okay, Dad will definitely be there. When the time comes, tell Dad whoever doesn’t show up at the exam venue is a little dog,” Lu Feng said earnestly.
"Can you stop arguing?" Duoduo whispered, "I don't want you to argue. I don't want to be rich anymore. Being rich is bad."
"Why is it bad to be rich?" Lu Feng asked.
“Several of my classmates come from wealthy families, and their families also argue and even fight. Some of their fathers have affairs, and some of their mothers have affairs. I recently met some students from other schools whose families are poor, but their parents are home every day and rarely argue.” Duoduo said dejectedly, “That classmate told me that her mother told her that rich people are all immoral, which is why they have affairs outside.”
“Son, you can’t be fooled by their sophistry. Being unwanted doesn’t mean you’re morally superior!” Lu Feng sighed and said, “Don’t worry, Dad will handle things. Focus on your studies. Has your tutor been here these past few days?”
Lu Feng steered the conversation elsewhere, pointing out that the adult world is beyond a child's comprehension. Some issues are simple for her, but cause many concerns for adults.
Lu Feng had been having trouble sleeping lately, his days and nights were reversed, and some questions were stuck in his mind. He understood business very well, but he was very confused about life.
The TV was playing Li Chen's "Outside the Window." Lu Feng silently smoked a cigarette. The TV was very loud, and the song completely enveloped him.
Goodbye, my beloved girl of my dreams...
"I am going to a distant place to find my future..."
"If one day I return to my hometown in glory..."
"And then I'll whisper my feelings to you outside your window..."
Giving up on someone is easy. When you no longer love them, their abandonment is a relief for you. But when you truly realize that this person is about to return to the vast sea of people, and you may never see them again in this lifetime, it is a heart-wrenching torment for a person.
Just like that line from the movie, it's okay if I'm not in your world anymore.
But when everything dissipates, the once full soul is instantly emptied, as if it has lost all motivation. Standing still, looking around in confusion, life seems to have lost its meaning at that moment.
Lu Feng likes money. He knows what kind of changes wealth can bring to a person. He also suffered from poverty in his previous life, so like Su Yourong, he firmly believes that money can change everything.
Humans share a common flaw: path dependence. When you believe in money and transform yourself into capital, you start to mock the fragility and vulnerability of emotions. Everything around you reinforces your view that money can buy everything, including love and family.
Those who believe in love are more likely to believe that human will can overcome fate. They live more grounded, fulfilling, and happy lives, and they believe that every smile around them is genuine.
Lu Feng used to scoff at the saying that the world is what you are, and he believed that the world has objectivity and cannot be changed by subjective will.
But now he feels a world where he believes in emotions, whether it was Jiang Xiaoyan at the beginning or the emotions that Duoduo brought him.
The hardest thing in life is making choices. Lu Feng faced the most difficult choice of his two lives. His nature told him to choose money, but the warmth of his family over the years made him unable to give it up.
Lu Feng understood that if he chose money, he would return to his previous life, where he would always be glamorous and surrounded by women, but his heart would be as barren as a desert.
This was an ordeal. Lu Feng handed over his work to Wei Yandan and locked himself in his house.
A week later, Duoduo called again to tell Lu Feng her exam venue and to tell him to arrive early, as there would be a lot of people at the school gate that day.
Lu Feng agreed, as if he had found a breakthrough. He excitedly ran out to buy himself a new set of clothes and a haircut.
After changing his clothes and looking at himself in the mirror, Lu Feng suddenly realized that he was actually looking forward to this day even more than he was looking forward to the day Giti mobile phones were launched.
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