On the way back to the hotel, Li Chengyuan was a little distracted.
Li Dong frowned and waited until he got out of the car before saying, "Dad, I can't agree to this."
"Sigh!"
Li Chengyuan sighed and said worriedly, "No matter what, she's still a descendant of our Li family. If …"
"Dad, she has a mother and a brother and sister. Can you stop worrying?"
"Can Li Qing and Li Nanming take care of her? Chen Jing isn't a good person either. Your uncle said that she's outside … "
There were some words that Li Chengyuan couldn't say. Chen Jing was messing around outside and didn't come home often. Li Chenghui had told him about these things.
Now that Li Chenghui was still alive, she was already like this. If Li Chenghui died, would Chen Jing still care about her daughter?
It would be fine if she didn't care, but Li Chengyuan was afraid that Li Lan would be influenced by her mother. With such a mother, how could he rest assured?
"That's none of your business!"
Li Chengyuan glared at Li Dong and said angrily, "She's my niece. Why can't I care? You're still young, but you're not human at all! "
Li Dong was annoyed when he heard this, "How am I not human?"
"Isn't Li Lan your cousin? You don't have any siblings, and your cousin is also your sister. How can you bear to see her suffer? With your character, who knows how you'll treat your mother and me in the future! "
"You only remember that your uncle isn't good to you, but don't forget how good he is! When you were young, your uncle bought you food and clothes. Have you forgotten? Ever since you became rich, you've changed. Your heart is cold, and your blood is cold. He's dying. Have you ever been sad? That's your uncle, your only uncle. What else do you value besides money now? "
Li Dong said angrily, "Dad, how can you look at me like this!"
After saying that, Li Dong got into the car and slammed the door. He stretched his head and said loudly, "Dad, I'm going back to Pingchuan. I won't care about this anymore!"
"Brat! I'm your father. What's wrong with me saying a few words? You're still throwing a tantrum at me, you're rebelling! "
Seeing that Li Dong's car had really left, Li Chengyuan stomped his feet and scolded, "B * stard, I said a few words and you still ran. The richer you are, the less human you are!"
After that, Li Chengyuan waited downstairs for a while. Seeing that Li Dong really didn't come back, Li Chengyuan went upstairs angrily.
In the hotel room, Cao Fang was watching TV. Seeing Li Chengyuan enter the room alone, she asked, "Where's Dongzi?"
"He ran away!"
"Ran away?"
"Yes, I only said a few words to him, and this bastard ran away without me!"
"…"
…
Li Dong did not return to Pingchuan. Instead, he had Zhou Haidong drive him around Qingyang.
When the car reached the Yangtze River Bridge, Li Dong said, "Stop the car and let me down."
Zhou Haidong didn't care if it was against the rules or not and quickly stopped the car.
Li Dong got out of the car and stood on the guardrail by the bridge. The night wind blew, and his mind became much clearer.
After lighting a cigarette and smoking for a while, Li Dong said to Zhou Haidong, who was next to him, "Old Zhou, you go back first. I'll sit for a while before leaving."
"General Manager Li, I'll stay with you."
"No need. You go back first. I have something to think about."
Zhou Haidong couldn't persuade Li Dong, so he had no choice but to drive back to the hotel.
As soon as Zhou Haidong left, Li Dong smoked several cigarettes in a row and murmured, "I don't smell human?"
Li Chengyuan's words really brought a big blow to Li Dong. He didn't expect his father to say that he didn't smell human.
If it was someone else, Li Dong would directly slap him in the face and wouldn't take it seriously.
But Li Dong thought about his father's words over and over again. Li Dong began to question whether he was really like what his father said, that he didn't smell human.
The more he thought about it, the more Li Dong doubted himself. Am I really not a human?
He thought of Sun Tao, who made great contributions to Far away. Sun Tao worked hard without complaint, but he never dared to believe him completely.
He thought of Yuan Xue, who was far away from home. Except for a moment when he knew that she went abroad, he seemed to have forgotten about her.
He thought of Wang Jia. He helped her from time to time, but it seemed that she was pitiful. He always looked at Wang Jia from the perspective of a savior.
He thought of Meng Qiping. He felt that he treated Meng Qiping as a friend, but in fact, he looked down on him deep in his heart.
He thought of Wang Jie, Wei Yuan, Lin Yang …
Li Dong thought of a lot of people. In the end, he realized that he never trusted anyone, never treated anyone as a friend, and never treated anyone as an indispensable part of him.
He felt pity for them, looked down on them, and gave them charity. The only thing he didn't have deep feelings for them.
"It's not like this. I still have my parents and Yuhan …"
Li Dong murmured. His face was a little pale. What if his parents were gone and Qin Yuhan was gone?
Would he be heartbroken?
Would he be in so much pain that he wanted to die?
Yes!
Li Dong firmly told himself that if his parents were really gone, he would definitely be in so much pain that he wanted to die.
But what if Qin Yuhan left him?
Li Dong didn't dare to think about it. He was afraid that he would doubt himself. He was afraid that the result would not be what he wanted.
"How could this be?"
Li Dong's face became more and more pale. He really changed. It seemed that he had changed since his rebirth.
He became selfish, cold-blooded, and only cared about money. He had changed too much.
He wasn't like this in his previous life. He had brothers, friends, passion, and passion …
But now, he found that he had really lost a lot. He guarded against everyone and doubted everyone. Perhaps it could be said that he had become rational. He was so rational that he really lost his humanity.
Now, when he judged a matter, the first thing he saw was the gains and losses. Other things were not in his consideration.
When Fang Qingfei asked him to borrow money, he suspected that Fang Qingfei was cheating him.
His father wanted to adopt Li Lan, and Li Dong also thought that Chen Jing might ask him for money in the future.
When negotiating with Hu Wanlin, Li Dong also felt that 1.5 million yuan was not worth it for him to help Wang Jia solve this matter.
He kept Shen Qian and let Shen Qian do whatever she wanted because he felt that Shen Qian could bring him greater value. What he needed was not Shen Qian's talent, but her background.
Li Chenghui was about to die. Li Dong thought that he would only cause trouble for his father, not grief.
"Am I wrong?"
Li Dong felt a little weak. The more he thought about it, the more terrified he became.
If this went on, who would he believe? Who could he believe?
He had no friends, no family, and no family. He was afraid that the only thing left was money.
Smoking cigarettes one by one, Li Dong sat by the railing, watching the rolling river and the ebb and flow of the tide, but he felt sad.
…
Early the next morning, Li Dong returned to the hotel with red eyes.
Similar to Li Dong, Li Chengyuan's eyes were also red. Seeing Li Dong, Li Chengyuan snorted and said, "You didn't answer my call. You think you're so great?"
Cao Fang glared at him and said to Li Dong, "Don't lower yourself to your father's level. You didn't come back last night, and the old thing didn't sleep the whole night."
"I couldn't sleep. You don't know how sound I slept!"
"You're so stubborn. You slept soundly and smoked all night?"
"It's none of your business. Can't I smoke if I want to!"
Listening to his parents quarrel and seeing them carefully observe the changes in his expression, Li Dong felt indescribable sadness and self-blame.
This was not what he wanted. What he wanted was his parents' scolding, undisguised laughter and anger.
Not like now, full of scruples and careful.
Li Dong did not say anything. He gently hugged his mother and said, "Mom, I'm sorry."
Cao Fang was stunned and did not know what to say.
Li Dong did not stop. He let go of his mother and walked up to Li Chengyuan. Suddenly, he hugged Li Chengyuan tightly and said, "Dad, I'm sorry. I was wrong!"
Li Chengyuan's face stiffened. Then, he pushed Li Dong away and said, "Get lost. You're covered in the smell of smoke. It's suffocating!"
Li Dong laughed heartily. He suddenly felt really happy.
This was what he wanted. If even his parents were afraid of him and did not dare to reprimand him, how tiring his life would be.
Last night, Li Dong had thought too much about it.
That was the night he redeemed himself. If it were not for Li Chengyuan's warning, Li Dong might have become richer and richer, but he would have lost even more.
However, that was yesterday. Now, Li Dong understood.
Money could be earned slowly, but some things could not be lost.
Family, love, friendship, these were the most important parts of life. Without these, he was just a tool to make money.
Wasn't it to not have any regrets after being reborn?
If it was only because of money, then what was the point of his rebirth?
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