Late at night, the temperature in Seoul plummeted. It was as if someone was defrosting the moment they entered the house.
In Li Jingjing's apartment, Lin Ruoxi pulled down her hat and looked around before sitting down on the sofa.
"The decor is quite cozy. It's a comfortable place to live alone," Lin Ruoxi commented.
Li Jingjing quietly brewed two cups of tea and placed them on the coffee table before sitting down with Lin Ruoxi.
"It was arranged by President Park Cheon. I'm staying here because it's close to the Park family." Li Jingjing smiled faintly.
"Then why aren't you staying at home?"
Li Jingjing shook her head. "It's the rules of a big family. I'm a teacher, not a guest or a servant."
"Oh …" Lin Ruoxi nodded.
The two of them seemed to have run out of topics to talk about.
Lin Ruoxi picked up the cup of hot tea and took a sip before putting it down slowly.
The living room was so quiet that they could hear each other's breathing.
After a long time, Lin Ruoxi cautiously asked, "Jingjing … You … Are you dating Park Jonghyun?"
Li Jingjing seemed to be prepared for this and asked, "Did Brother Yang send you to ask?"
Lin Ruoxi paused for a moment before replying, "That's what we all want to ask."
"Why?"
"Because Park Jonghyun isn't an ordinary person. We're worried that you'll be deceived by his appearance and get hurt," Lin Ruoxi said earnestly.
Li Jingjing seemed to have heard a joke as she mumbled, "Hurt … Hurt?"
"Yeah." Lin Ruoxi nodded. "You might not know this, but Park Jonghyun is the adopted son of the Park family. In the past, he intentionally dated Yoo Yeonhee in order to fight for the family fortune. But when he realized that Yoo Yeonhee couldn't help him, he dumped her. You've seen how Yoo Yeonhee has become! "
Li Jingjing didn't seem to be moved. She raised her head and asked, "Yoo Yeonhee is Yoo Yeonhee and I am me. I can't help him fight for the family fortune, so why are we lumping it together?"
"But … but there's something wrong with his character!" Lin Ruoxi said anxiously.
Li Jingjing looked deeply at Lin Ruoxi and said, "Sister Ruoxi … Then do you know, Brother Yang cut off a person's head right in front of me … According to what you said, Brother Yang is not only a murderer, but also a cruel and ruthless man. To say that he is mentally twisted and abnormal is not an exaggeration …"
"How can you say that about him! Yang Cheng didn't kill people randomly. He did it to protect you! "Lin Ruoxi said with dissatisfaction.
"But Park Jonghyun made use of Yoo Yeonhee to fight for the inheritance for his own benefit. Isn't that crueler than beheading someone?"
Lin Ruoxi was stunned. She didn't expect the conversation to proceed like this.
Seeing that Lin Ruoxi didn't speak, Li Jingjing continued, "I know that you and Brother Yang are doing this for my own good. You're worried that Park Jonghyun will deceive me, toy with me, and hurt me.
But Sister Ruoxi, have you ever thought that even without Park Jonghyun, there would still be other men?
I'm being shameless. If I'm an ordinary girl, perhaps I can find an ordinary office worker and live a stable life.
But since Park Jonghyun is trying to please me, it means that I'm still attractive.
You probably don't know this, but if it wasn't for Brother Yang back in Zhonghai, I would've been killed by the head of the West Union Society, Chen Dehai and Chen Feng.
If it wasn't for Brother Yang, I might've been a hostess in some nightclub. My parents aren't in good health and our family needs money. I have no other choice but to do that kind of work … "
Lin Ruoxi clenched her fists and clutched the corner of her clothes. She bit her lips and lowered her head.
Li Jingjing wiped the corner of her eyes and forced a smile. "Sister Ruoxi, you've had a good life since you were young, so you shouldn't have thought of this. Actually, sometimes when I pass by some shady nightclubs, I think that many of the beautiful girls in those clubs aren't like that from the start.
They might be like me, a former teacher, a university student, a worker, or even a lady from a rich family. But when faced with an irresistible force, a girl like me with no background, can I really rely on my own strength to avoid certain things?
Even if it wasn't Park Jonghyun, it could've been Lee Jung-hyun or Kim Jung-hoon. If I return to Zhonghai and stay by my parents' side, I'll have to get married. Then how would I know what the man who came to talk to me is thinking? How would I be able to guarantee that I won't be set up? "
At this point, Li Jingjing self-deprecatingly said, "Of course, the world isn't that dark and terrible. I'm just talking about one possibility. In the end, I just feel that … I really envy you … "
Lin Ruoxi silently looked at the girl, her heart filled with countless sour and complicated emotions.
Li Jingjing bitterly smiled. "Sister Ruoxi, the reason why you can so boldly come and persuade me is because you don't need to worry about anything. You're the safest, and you don't have to worry about anything. Brother Yang will protect you and not let you get hurt. It's a matter of course.
You can be angry at him, you can mess with him, you can make many unreasonable requests, and he will satisfy you. I also want a man that I can rely on and feel at ease with, but my life is not as good as yours, and most women's lives are not as good as yours. So you're really lucky … "
Lin Ruoxi took a deep breath and said, "So you're saying that you'll continue to try to get in touch with Park Jonghyun?"
Li Jingjing shook her head. "He wants to find me, so why should I stop him? I'm just a nobody, and he's the chairman of a multinational financial group. I'm already grateful that he doesn't play tricks on me, so why should I treat him harshly? "
Lin Ruoxi was speechless. Indeed, if Park Jonghyun were to be provoked, Li Jingjing would be in grave danger.
Lin Ruoxi wanted to say that Yang Cheng could help her, but if she said that, wouldn't it indirectly cause chaos between Yang Cheng and Li Jingjing?
Li Jingjing seemed to be able to see through Lin Ruoxi's inner thoughts. She pursed her lips and smiled. "Sister Ruoxi, you see, this is a dead knot, because your position and mine are completely different. So, no matter what you say, your end of the rope will always be pulled in the opposite direction from mine. If this goes on, this dead knot will only get tighter and tighter. In the end, the connection between us will be completely broken! "
Lin Ruoxi looked at Li Jingjing affectionately for a while, the girl in front of her made her a little confused.
"Looks like you've grown a lot in this one year. I'm really glad that the person here today is me."
Li Jingjing said, "Not only women, but men also like to deceive themselves. If he didn't want to dissuade me, I'm afraid that Sister Ruoxi wouldn't be in such a hurry to see me alone."
Lin Ruoxi shook her head. "This is different. I think if Yang Cheng came himself and heard your words, I'm afraid that he wouldn't be able to help but soften his heart. Fortunately, I stopped him. Although my heart softened, I still have a selfishness buried deep in my heart. "
As she said that, Lin Ruoxi stood up and tightened her coat. "I'm leaving. It seems that my presence here is unnecessary. Since you know what you're doing, this is the path you've chosen. In this world, there are many pitiful women. My husband doesn't have the obligation to protect all the women who need his care, and I don't have the mental strength to bear more.
Jingjing, you're on your own. If you need help, you can come and find me. As a friendly sister … "
After saying that, Lin Ruoxi turned around and walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.
Li Jingjing sat on the sofa without saying a word. She didn't raise her head, and her eyes seemed to be wandering.
Walking out of the apartment, Lin Ruoxi had just stepped onto the street when a familiar figure slowly walked out of the darkness in front of her.
Yang Cheng had a gentle smile on his face as he walked forward and gently reached out his hand to hug his wife.
"You're so obedient. You even came to pick me up?" Lin Ruoxi's expression didn't show the slightest bit of abnormality. She seemed quite relaxed.
As they walked side by side, Yang Cheng asked, "How did it go?"
"Jingjing said she knows what she's doing. She's not a child anymore. Shouldn't she be allowed to choose her own life?"
Yang Chen nodded and said, "If you can help her, try to do it on my behalf. For example, tell President Park to let her return to Zhonghai or America. After all, she's an old acquaintance and it's rare for you to have a good friend. "
Lin Ruoxi replied with a smile. In the darkness of the night, her voice was quickly blown away by the cold wind.
…
Late at night, in the study room of the Gong family's mansion in the Gangnam district.
Gong Gyechung sat on a leather swivel chair with a phone in his hand. He had just finished a conversation with the person on the other end of the line.
Lee Eunjeong and Gong Woo stood in front of their respective desks, not daring to make a sound.
After hanging up, Gong Gyechung said, "We've found a heart for Chairman Park Cheon's transplant. When the surgery is decided, the heart will be harvested at the Second Hospital and sent to the University Hospital."
Lee Eunjeong furrowed his brows. "Chairman, are we really going to let Jane do the surgery for Chairman Park Cheon? Won't we lose a great opportunity to repay the Park family's kindness? It will also affect our hospital's reputation! "
"Ignorant." Gong Gyechung replied. "What do you think the success rate is for a liver and heart transplant on such a frail old man?"
"This …" Lee Eunjeong broke out in a cold sweat. "Even if there are no accidents, it's less than 20%. But in fact, even if there are no accidents, I don't think it's even 1%."
"Isn't that it? We know it's a failed surgery and yet we still insist on doing it. Won't people be gossiping about us? If Jane wants to do it, then let her do it. It's a pity that Park Cheon died so early, but at least it's not a bad thing. We can just say that the cause of his death was a failure of Jane's surgery. "
Gong Gyechung sneered. "What we need to do is cooperate as much as we can to earn the Park family's gratitude. When that time comes, it'll be much easier for us to unite with the Park family through marriage."
Gong Gyechung licked his lips and smirked. "Father, that Zhenxiu is indeed extraordinary. She's much better than those girls who only know how to flirt. I must marry her!"
"You good-for-nothing. Based on the marriage agreement, marrying Zhenxiu is just the first step. Without that old fox Park Cheon, Starmoon Group will be ours sooner or later. You need to look further ahead."
Gong Gyechung's eyes were filled with excitement as if a bright future was waving at him.
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