In the following days, many people came to the hospital to visit him.
There were people from Distance Company, as well as friends like Hu Xiaorui who were on good terms with him.
Chen Rui and Zhang Lanyu also came. However, Chen Rui was a little depressed. After asking about Li Dong's condition, Chen Rui left very soon.
Li Dong knew the reason. It was certain that Chen Rui's father would be investigated.
Although his father was still in power, the power was gradually being transferred. Chen Rui's father must have reached an agreement with the higher-ups to make a smooth transition.
However, no matter how smooth it was, Chen Rui's father would not be able to escape this time. The best treatment he could get was to retire early.
Everyone knew what it meant for a high-ranking official of the provincial party committee to retire ten years early.
Even if Chen Rui wasn't implicated this time, his business would definitely be greatly affected in the future. If it weren't for Zhang Lanyu supporting him, Chen Rui's fate might not be any better than Feng Jingsong's.
Through this period of time, Li Dong also knew the relationship between Zhang Lanyu and Chen Rui.
However, Li Dong did not have high hopes for them. Would Zhang Lanyu's father agree to Zhang Lanyu marrying the son of a criminal?
The possibility was too low, so low that it was almost hopeless.
Li Dong wanted to talk to Chen Rui about the construction team. However, he did not bring it up in the end.
On one hand, he was not in the mood to deal with these things recently. On the other hand, it would seem like he was adding insult to injury.
At this time, Chen Rui must be very sensitive. If Li Dong brought it up, he might be hated. There was no need to pour salt on his wound.
After receiving these people, when Li Dong was about to turn away the guests, the last group of people came.
The visitors were Fang Qingfei and Huang Zhigao. They were here to visit Li Dong on behalf of Jiangzhou University.
The University of Jianghai would hold its 80th anniversary celebration on May 15th. Today was already the 13th, and the anniversary would be held the day after tomorrow.
Li Dong had promised to be the representative of the students at the school anniversary. Now that Li Dong was injured, Jiangzhou University was afraid that something might happen.
After chatting with Huang Zhigao for a while, Li Dong told Huang Zhigao that he was fine and could attend the school anniversary as usual. Huang Zhigao heaved a sigh of relief.
But in the end, Huang Zhigao hesitated and reminded him, "Li Dong, there will be a lot of media at the school anniversary. Coupled with the impact of this incident, the media will definitely ask about this incident. When that happens, try not to mention this incident. "
If they had not informed Li Dong in advance, and it seemed that Li Dong was also a victim this time, the University of Jiangzhou would have chosen another student representative.
But this kind of thing was too offensive. In the end, the leaders of Jiangzhou University discussed it and decided to let Li Dong speak on behalf of the students.
After all, Li Dong was a symbol and honor of Jiangzhou University. The leaders of Jiangzhou University would not be satisfied if they did not make use of this opportunity.
Li Dong understood and said, "Dean, don't worry. I'll be careful."
Huang Zhigao heaved a sigh of relief. After all, it was a celebration day of a university. It would be inauspicious if it was related to a murder case.
Then the two discussed the content of Li Dong's speech. Huang Zhigao made some changes to Li Dong's speech and left in the end.
Before leaving, Fang Qingfei looked back at Li Dong. It seemed that she wanted to say something. But after hesitating for a while, Fang Qingfei left with Huang Zhigao.
…
On May 14th.
Li Chengyuan and his wife, who had been kept in the dark, finally knew that Li Dong was injured.
They arrived at the hospital early in the morning.
Wang Cheng and the others naturally knew the parents of their boss. They did not dare to stop them. They bowed and let them into the ward with smiles on their faces.
As soon as they entered the ward, Cao Fang cried, "You bastard! Why didn't you tell us that you were injured? Your dad and I were worried sick … "
Cao Fang scolded him. Then she looked at Li Dong's wound.
Li Dong had no choice but to explain for a while. He said that he was not seriously injured. It was just a cut on his arm. It would heal soon.
Cao Fang looked at it carefully. Finally, she asked the doctor who came to make the ward rounds. Then she was relieved.
Li Chengyuan did not say much. When Cao Fang was tired, Li Chengyuan said, "Go and buy some fruits for Dongzi. I think his mouth is so dry that it's cracking."
Cao Fang muttered, "Aren't there fruits here?"
Li Chengyuan frowned and said, "These are all near the hospital. They are not fresh. Go and buy them far away!"
After all, Cao Fang cared about her son. Seeing that Li Dong's lips were indeed a little dry, she got up and went out of the ward to buy fruits.
When Cao Fang left, Li Chengyuan glanced at Li Dong. He felt in his pocket and took out a pack of cigarettes. He asked, "Can I smoke?"
Li Dong smiled and said, "It's okay. I can smoke."
Li Chengyuan did not say anything. He lit a cigarette for himself. After thinking about it, he threw one to Li Dong.
After smoking for a while, Li Chengyuan said in a deep voice, "The one who died is the son of the Feng family?"
"Yes."
Li Chengyuan's breathing quickened a little. He took a long breath and then said, "Is it because of what happened last time?"
Li Dong licked his lips and whispered, "There is a little reason, but it is not the main reason. Feng Bin died in prison. He thought it was my fault and came to me for revenge."
Li Chengyuan looked around and then lowered his voice, "Tell me, does Feng Bin's death have anything to do with you?"
Li Dong denied flatly, "No!"
Li Chengyuan stared at him for a while and finally nodded, "I believe you!"
Then the two of them were silent again.
Li Chengyuan finished smoking a cigarette and said after a long time, "Dongzi, I haven't been studying for many years. The people I've dealt with over the years are all lowly people. I haven't seen much of the world."
"From the day I set up the fish stall, I remembered a sentence. Today, I will give this sentence to you."
Li Dong said softly, "Please say it."
"Endure for a moment and calm the waves, take a step back and you'll see the world."
Li Chengyuan's accent was a little heavy. This sentence was actually a little funny.
But Li Dong didn't laugh, and Li Chengyuan didn't laugh either.
Li Dong closed his eyes and pondered for a while. Finally, he opened his eyes and said, "I will remember this."
This sentence was also a true portrayal of his father's life. Over the years of doing business, he had encountered difficult customers, suppression from competitors, and deliberate difficulties from market managers.
Li Chengyuan was a farmer from the countryside. He actually didn't have any great achievements in his life.
But he gave Li Dong everything he could. He gave him a school to study, a house to live in, clothes to wear, and food to eat …
This was enough. Li Chengyuan was a qualified father.
He, a farmer, had achieved this step by relying on his words: endure for a moment, calm waves, take a step back, and the sea and sky will be wide open.
Li Chengyuan couldn't teach Li Dong many things, and he didn't know how far Li Dong's business had gone.
But Li Chengyuan still knew about the dispute with the Feng family.
The cause of the matter was when he went to the police station. Because of such a small matter, several lives had been lost.
Li Dong didn't feel guilty, but Li Chengyuan did.
He felt that it was all his fault. If it weren't for him, these things wouldn't have happened.
The Feng family fell, and the father and son of the Feng family were both dead.
His son was also injured. There were even rumors that if the police hadn't opened fire quickly, his son would have died.
Li Chengyuan blamed himself and regretted it, but it was all to no avail.
He couldn't change anything. What he could tell Li Dong was his life's principle. Endure for a while and take a step back. There was no obstacle in the world that couldn't be overcome.
If Li Dong was willing to take a step back, none of this would have happened today.
Li Dong didn't know what Li Chengyuan was thinking. He was slowly thinking about his father's words.
He had heard this sentence countless times. In the past, Li Dong had never taken it seriously. He also felt that this sentence was actually bullsh * t. If a man lived in this world and could endure anything, then what was the point of living?
But today, when these words came out of his father's mouth, Li Dong had an endless aftertaste.
This sentence wasn't actually to teach him to retreat when he encountered trouble, to be weak, and to give in when he saw things.
This was a kind of attitude towards life — tolerance. The so-called tolerance was not only for others, but also for oneself.
Tolerance was to be magnanimous in life and not be demanding. Tolerance wasn't innate. It was the truth of life that a person slowly realized as his knowledge, wisdom, and cultivation continued to increase.
Tolerance was a kind of cultivation. If a person couldn't be tolerant, it was actually a lack of cultivation.
Li Dong might be rich, knowledgeable, and knowledgeable.
However, when it came to the matter of the Feng Clan, Li Dong lacked a bit of tolerance. This was the result of his lack of experience and cultivation.
Of course, this didn't conflict with Li Dong's final plan to kill Feng Jingsong.
At that time, Feng Jingsong was actually already a lunatic. Tolerance wasn't for this kind of person, but in the past.
If Li Dong had chosen to be tolerant after Li Chengyuan came out of the police station, what happened after could actually be avoided.
Because of a moment of anger, in the end, three lives of the Feng family were lost. Whether Li Dong admitted it or not, this was a big stain on his life.
People grew up in setbacks, slowly enriching their own experience and improving their own cultivation.
Li Dong felt that after this incident, he had matured a lot.
Although he had been reborn once, after two lifetimes, Li Dong was actually still a young man. He wasn't much more mature than his peers.
After experiencing the Feng family's incident, Li Dong had really matured.
Looking at the silent Li Chengyuan, Li Dong said softly, "Dad, thank you."
Li Chengyuan grinned. It just so happened that Cao Fang also came back. Li Chengyuan nodded and didn't say anything else. He sat by the window sill and basked in the sun.
…
Li Dong's injury wasn't serious because the 15th was the school anniversary. On the afternoon of the 14th, Li Dong was discharged from the hospital.
When he came out of the hospital, the reporters almost blocked Li Dong's car.
People kept extending their microphones to Li Dong and asking all kinds of questions.
"Mr. Li, can you tell us what you think about this shooting?"
"Mr. Li, I heard that the suspect who was killed this time was your high school classmate. The reason why he had a conflict with you was because you stole his love. Is that true?"
"General Manager Li, this time Far Away bought the new city land. I heard that you were the one who received the information behind the scenes. Can you tell us?"
"Mr. Li, tomorrow is Jiangzhou University's 80th anniversary. Are you leaving the hospital to attend the school anniversary?"
"Mr. Li, I heard that there's a new development in Liu Haoming's blackmail case. His girlfriend said that you slapped Liu Haoming and there was a video of it. This time, you deliberately took revenge. Is that true?"
…
A series of questions were thrown at him. Li Dong felt a headache coming on.
He kept silent. Tan Yong and Wang Cheng led the way. After squeezing through the reporters, Li Dong finally got into the car.
The black Maybach slowly disappeared in front of the hospital. However, the reporters didn't give up.
They got into the cars one after another. Some of them followed Li Dong's car to Far Away's company, and some of them went to Wanyuan.
Of course, the well-informed media already knew that Li Dong would attend Jiangzhou University's school anniversary tomorrow, so they all went to Jiangzhou University.
This time, Li Dong was undoubtedly the most eye-catching person in the school anniversary.
Compared to the provincial party committee leaders and the business celebrities, Li Dong was the most valuable person in the media.
This young man had too many things to report.
Whether it was the positive philanthropist, the negative slapping people, the two shooting cases, the land purchase in the new city, or the billion-dollar cooperation with Longhua …
All these made the major media unable to stop. They wanted to stop Li Dong and ask him questions.
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