"It means that you should live your own life. Your own life. "
Zhan Haoze explained again in a rare good temper. Chen Feifei understood, but she would rather not understand.
"Brother Hao, what do you mean? What do you mean by my own life? This is the kind of life I want. "
"No. No. " Zhan Haoze looked at her calmly. "I mean, you can contact more members of the opposite sex, fall in love, and enjoy the process of falling in love."
Chen Feifei looked at him in a daze. It took her some time to understand what Zhan Haoze meant. Her eyes were filled with shock. After she reacted, her emotions began to lose control.
"Brother Hao, what do you mean? I'm your fiancée. You want me to find another man? "
"Feifei, you know that I only have sibling feelings for you."
"Brother Hao." Chen Feifei interrupted him. "Don't say anymore. I don't want to hear it."
"Feifei –"
"Brother Hao, I don't want to fall in love with another man. I like you, I love you. I don't want anyone else. I just want you. "
"But I don't love you." In the past, Zhan Haoze was worried about Chen Feifei's body, so he had never said it to her so straightforwardly. He was only hinting. Now, he didn't want to continue.
Chen Feifei's face turned pale. She looked at Zhan Haoze and didn't accept what he said at all. "Brother Hao, I know you don't love me, but now you don't even give me a chance to love you? Is that so? "
Zhan Haoze's cold face softened because of Chen Feifei's expression. "Feifei, you're still young. You don't quite understand what love is."
"Why don't I understand?" Chen Feifei shook her head and refused to accept what Zhan Haoze said. "I only know that I like you. I've always liked you. I didn't know anything in the past. I stayed at home every day waiting for you to come back and accompany me. But now, I've changed. Look, I like you. I go to work every day. I work very hard. My dad praised me last time. Brother Hao. I can do anything, but I can't live without you. Don't do this to me. I, I … "
Her heart palpitations were acting up again. She covered her heart with one hand and looked at Zhan Haoze with a pained expression. "Brother Hao, I really can do anything, as long as you don't abandon me."
"Feifei." After all, she was the girl he had watched grow up. Zhan Haoze's expression was cold, but not as cold as before. "You don't have to be like this. I really don't love you."
"Because you don't love me, you've deprived me of my right to love you, right?"
There were tears in Chen Feifei's eyes. Because of her illness, her face was very pale, and she looked quite weak and uncomfortable.
However, Zhan Haoze was not moved at all. "Feifei, you need to live your own life."
She would not have him in her life.
These days, Chen Feifei had been thinking about doing her job well and making Zhan Haoze look at her in a new light.
But she didn't expect Zhan Haoze to be so heartless.
"Brother Hao." Chen Feifei stepped forward, wanting to grab Zhan Haoze's hand. Zhan Haoze avoided it, and her face became paler.
"Brother Hao, do you hate me so much now? What did I do wrong? "
Zhan Haoze didn't answer her question. "Feifei, I probably have to go out tomorrow. You can also take this opportunity to think about what I said."
He had said everything he could. As for how to get over it, it was her own business. Just as he was about to call Tang Hualai to send her back, Chen Feifei's body went limp and she actually fainted in his arms.
"Feifei?"
When she fell to the ground, Zhan Haoze had no choice but to reach out to support her. He carried her in his arms and hurried out of the room.
..
An hour later, Chen Yongchang, who had rushed over after hearing the news, looked at his unconscious daughter on the hospital bed. His gaze at Zhan Haoze was unusually gloomy.
"Haoze, is this how you treat Feifei?"
Zhan Haoze was silent. His appearance made Chen Yongchang even angrier. "Tell me. How have I treated you all these years? Huh? Not to mention that I've been wholeheartedly nurturing you all these years, just take it as me saving you back then and preventing you from dying on the streets. You should think about thanking me, right? I don't want you to keep talking about our family's kindness to you every day. But no matter what, you know how good Feifei has been to you all these years. If you treat her like this now, will you be able to face Feifei? "
Zhan Haoze pursed his lips into a straight line. No matter what Chen Yongchang said, he just didn't say anything.
Chen Yongchang was furious. He pointed at him and said, "You, you, you. Okay. So I've raised an ingrate all these years? Huh? Zhan Haoze, you're not being kind like this. "
Zhan Haoze stood there and let Chen Yongchang's hand almost poke the tip of his nose. From time to time, doctors and nurses passed by in the corridor. Chen Yongchang retracted his hand hatefully.
"Haoze, you can't be heartless."
"Uncle." Zhan Haoze finally spoke. "You should have seen everything I've done for the Chen family over the years. The Chen family has done me a favor. I know that I've been repaying the favor all these years. But there are some things that you know that you can't force. I only have sibling love for Feifei, not love between a man and a woman. If Feifei really is with me, she won't be happy. "
"You're saying this now? Then why did you agree to be engaged to Feifei back then? "
Zhan Haoze's expression didn't change, but there was a flash of mockery in his eyes. "Do you still need me to tell you what happened during that engagement?"
Chen Yongchang couldn't keep his face straight, so he could only bring up the favor again. "Anyway, the Chen family has done you a favor, and Feifei has also done you a favor. You can't do something like burning the bridge after crossing the river. "
As he spoke, he grabbed Zhan Haoze's arm. "Don't forget. If Feifei hadn't insisted on saving you back then, you would have been buried on some mountain by now. I won't ask for anything else from you. Anyway, you have to be responsible for Feifei. "
Zhan Haoze looked at Chen Yongchang's hand, and his eyes were slightly cold. Under that gaze, even Chen Yongchang, who had lived more than 20 years longer than him, had no choice but to retract his hand.
The doctor happened to come out at this moment to tell them that Chen Feifei had woken up. The two of them entered the ward together.
Chen Feifei's face was pale, and her entire body was like a destroyed little white flower. When she saw Zhan Haoze, her eyes turned red again, and she looked like she wanted to say something, but she hesitated.
Chen Yongchang's heart ached for his daughter. He glared at Zhan Haoze hatefully and took a few steps forward. "Feifei, how are you?"
"Dad, I'm fine."
Chen Feifei's voice was weak, which made Chen Yongchang's heart ache. She just stared at Zhan Haoze.
"Brother Hao, can we say a few words?"
Zhan Haoze didn't say anything, but his expression became more serious than before. Chen Feifei bit her lip and pleaded, "Brother Hao, you don't even want to say a few words to me now?"
Chen Yongchang glared at Zhan Haoze again. "Feifei, Dad will wait for you for a while. I still have something to talk to you about. "
He went out, and only Chen Feifei and Zhan Haoze were left in the ward.
"Brother Hao –"
"Feifei." Zhan Haoze looked at her. "I'm going to Qing City tomorrow. I won't be back for a while."
"Brother Hao." Chen Feifei was anxious. She wanted to get out of bed, but Zhan Haoze stopped her.
"During this period of time, you can think about what you want."
"What I want is you. You've always been the only one."
"You're still too young." Zhan Haoze shook his head. "Your dad is very worried about you. Take good care of yourself and don't do anything that will make him more worried."
After saying this, Zhan Haoze didn't look at Chen Feifei anymore. He turned around and left the ward.
Chen Feifei wanted to get out of bed and chase after him, but Chen Yongchang had already come in and stopped her.
Zhan Haoze didn't see any of this, but at this time, even if he saw it, he wouldn't care.
When he left the hospital, Tang Hua had been guarding him. When he saw him come out, he immediately went forward to open the car door for him.
After he got into the car, Tang Hua signaled the driver to drive. He looked at him worriedly. "Boss, how's Chen Feifei?"
Zhan Haoze didn't say anything. Tang Hua raised his eyebrows, and there was a hint of gossip on his face. "Chen Yongchang, that old fox, won't use kindness to ask you to repay it again, right?"
Seeing that Zhan Haoze didn't say anything, Tang Hua snorted. "That old fox. Does he really think that you don't know what he did later? "
Zhan Haoze didn't respond. Seeing that he wasn't angry, Tang Hua couldn't help but say a few more words, "Speaking of which, the economic crisis of the Chen family almost caused the entire Chen family to go bankrupt. If it weren't for your help, how could the Chen family still have any glory now? Not to mention their current status in Lin City, if it weren't for you supporting the entire Chen family that year, I'm afraid that the father and daughter would have lived a hard life long ago. How could they still have the face to talk to you about kindness? This old fox is really thick-skinned. "
Feeling Zhan Haoze's gaze on him, Tang Hua didn't back down. "That's true. That little kindness has long been repaid. That is, you – "
Zhan Haoze's gaze became sharper and sharper, and Tang Hua didn't say anything else.
"Boss, don't glare at me. I'm just feeling wronged for you."
Zhan Haoze continued to be silent. It didn't matter if he felt wronged or not. It was a fact that Chen Feifei and Chen Yongchang had saved him. This was undeniable.
It was understandable that Chen Yongchang wanted to repay them. However, it was up to him whether he agreed to repay them in his own way.
..
Because of Mother Shi's arrival, Shi Mengwan felt much better. Other than the mention of Zhan Haoze during breakfast, the two of them didn't talk about him anymore.
Shi Mengwan recovered very quickly. She felt almost better the next day. As soon as she recovered, she wanted to go to work, but Mother Shi wouldn't let her.
"The studio is your own anyway. Your body is also your own. You can work at any time, but if your body collapses, you won't be able to. "
Because Mother Shi was around, Shi Mengwan couldn't go to work, so she could only agree to rest at home for another day.
Mother Shi was very happy to receive her daughter's affirmation. She picked up her bag and went out to buy groceries.
Just as Mother Shi left, the doorbell rang. Shi Mengwan happened to see Mother Shi's phone on the coffee table. She thought it was Mother Shi who had returned to take her phone, so she went to open the door without thinking too much.
When the door opened and she saw Zhan Haoze standing outside, Shi Mengwan closed the door without thinking.
Zhan Haoze stretched out his long legs and directly blocked her from closing the door. The door couldn't be closed, so he took this opportunity to flash in.
"Zhan Haoze?"
In the next second, she hugged Zhan Haoze. Shi Mengwan instinctively wanted to struggle —
"Don't move." Zhan Haoze pressed his chin against her neck. "Let me hug you."
Shi Mengwan's body was very stiff. She was hugged tightly by Zhan Haoze. She couldn't even move.
However, she had never seen Zhan Haoze like this before. She was a little dazed. She subconsciously moved her body.
Zhan Haoze let go of her at this moment. He took a few steps back and his gaze fell on Shi Mengwan's face.
He looked at her greedily. "Have you recovered from your illness?"
"Yes." Shi Mengwan's expression didn't change. Zhan Haoze nodded. "I need to go out."
This time, it might take a long time.
"It has nothing to do with me," Shi Mengwan answered without thinking. After saying that, she saw Zhan Haoze's gloomy face.
It was too late to change her mind. Moreover, she didn't think she was wrong.
"Zhan Haoze, you're not anyone to me. You really don't need to report your whereabouts to me."
She said that, but Zhan Haoze looked at her deeply. "I've already made it clear to Chen Feifei."
"Really?" Did it have anything to do with her?
He had made it clear to Chen Feifei, but what was the result? Did they break off the engagement? If not, what was the use of him saying all this today?
Zhan Haoze's brows twitched slightly. He looked at Shi Mengwan with a rare gentleness.
"Wanwan, are you willing to give me some time?"
He couldn't tell her how much time he needed. After all, there was still a lot of trouble in Qing City. It wasn't something that could be resolved in a day or two.
He should have endured it and waited for the trouble to be resolved before looking for her, but he couldn't bear to.
"I'm not willing." Shi Mengwan's words were even more heartless than before. Zhan Haoze's eyes darkened.
"Wanwan –"
"You should go. Otherwise, my mother will be back later. "
Zhan Haoze stood still, but Shi Mengwan went forward and opened the door. He looked like he couldn't wait for her to leave.
Zhan Haoze's expression was very ugly. He looked at Shi Mengwan with a very complicated gaze. Shi Mengwan acted as if she didn't see it. Instead, she opened the door a little more.
"Wanwan –"
Shi Mengwan turned her face away. She didn't look at him at all, nor did she listen to his explanation.
Zhan Haoze was helpless. He looked at the time and was about to board the plane. He couldn't help but look at Shi Mengwan again, but she still didn't look at him. He could only turn around and leave.
When he left, his shoulders drooped, and his entire body revealed a great sense of powerlessness. Shi Mengwan's action of closing the door stiffened for a moment.
After Zhan Haoze walked out, he stopped again. Shi Mengwan didn't want to continue watching, so she closed the door with a bang.
After the door closed, she leaned against the door.
She told herself that all of this was Zhan Haoze acting. It was all fake.
She couldn't be soft-hearted, and she couldn't be soft-hearted. That was it.
However, she couldn't forget Zhan Haoze's disappointed back view before he left.
And the words he kept telling her to give him time.
… …
The plane slowly landed at Qing City Airport. Zhan Haoze came out of the airport and got into the car waiting outside.
His expression wasn't good. In fact, he had been gloomy ever since he came out of Shi Mengwan's house.
Tang Hua didn't even dare to speak. Now that he had arrived at Qing City, he had no choice but to speak.
"Boss, there's news from my hometown."
"What news?"
"The old man has brought Zhan Yi into the ancestral house these few days."
"Zhan Yi?" He hadn't heard of this person before.
"Yes." As Tang Hua spoke, he took out a document and placed it in Zhan Haoze's hand. "This has all of Zhan Yi's information. Take a look first. "
Zhan Haoze took the document and flipped through it.
At this moment, the car drove towards Zhan Haoze's residence in Qing City, Cherry Blossom Manor.
..
The Zhan family was the number one family in Qing City. The head of the Zhan family, Zhan Kun, had always been the pillar of the entire Zhan family.
In the past few years, Zhan Kun's health had been getting worse and worse. He, who was gradually getting old, began to delegate some of the power in his hands to his son, Zhan Lie.
Zhan Lie wasn't Zhan Kun's only son. The Zhan family had power and influence. When Zhan Kun was young, he was quite unrestrained when it came to women.
Other than Zhan Lie, he also had several illegitimate daughters and illegitimate children. But those children weren't Zhan Lie. Some of them didn't even have the right to enter the Zhan family.
This wasn't because Zhan Lie was outstanding, but because Zhan Lie was born from Zhan Kun's only wife.
He was the legitimate son, and also the eldest son. He was also the product of the combination of power.
Zhan Kun made his fortune by taking the side path. After his business grew bigger and bigger, he knew that a tall tree would attract the wind. In order to protect the Zhan family's secret business, he married the daughter of a high-ranking official in the province where Qing City was located at that time.
In the first few years of the strong marriage, he treated his wife with some respect. Although he played outside, he didn't have any illegitimate children.
But later, Zhan Lie's biological mother gave birth to Zhan Lie and had a son, so he didn't care anymore. He could play however he wanted outside. More importantly, Zhan Lie's mother died when she gave birth to him. Zhan Lie was born without a mother.
Zhan Kun was young at that time, and Zhan Lie's grandfather knew that such a daughter couldn't keep her virginity for her daughter. Therefore, after communicating with each other, they made two rules.
First, Zhan Lie couldn't call another woman mother, which meant that Zhan Kun could forget about marrying again in this lifetime.
Secondly, everything in the Zhan family in the future must belong to Zhan Lie.
There were only these two, and the rest was up to Zhan Kun to do. Zhan Kun had nothing to disagree with. Even if he didn't want to agree, in that kind of situation at that time. The Zhan family's business really needed to be taken care of by the external family.
Therefore, Zhan Kun was quite concerned about his son, Zhan Lie. On one hand, he took good care of him. Second, he was also groomed as a successor.
However, as Zhan Lie grew up, he began to have his own ideas. Zhan Kun realized that this son of his was different from him.
Zhan Kun liked women and power. He seemed affectionate, but he was actually heartless.
What about Zhan Lie? He had never liked women since he was young. Until he reached puberty, he would avoid women as much as possible.
For a long time, Zhan Kun thought that his son was sick. When Zhan Lie was eighteen years old, he even specially prepared two women and sent them to Zhan Lie's bed.
Unfortunately, Zhan Lie didn't touch those two women at all. Instead, he seemed to be frightened and didn't go home for a few days.
Zhan Kun was angry. Later, he asked a psychiatrist and repeatedly confirmed that Zhan Lie only didn't like the woman he chose, and not because Zhan Lie didn't like women. That was why he stopped all actions of sending women to Zhan Lie.
However, it was precisely this Zhan Lie who didn't like women. However, not long after he graduated from university, he took a fancy to a woman from a commoner background.
It didn't matter if he took a fancy to her. He just wanted to play with her. Zhan Kun would never control his son in these matters.
But look at his son. Not only did he insist on being with this commoner woman, he also decided to marry her.
This was something that Zhan Kun absolutely couldn't tolerate.
He chose Zhan Lie as his successor and groomed Zhan Lie according to the method of a successor. He had to let him follow the path that he had arranged for him.
He tried his best to stop Zhan Lie from being with that commoner woman, and then gave that commoner woman a sum of money. He wanted that woman to leave his son.
However, he didn't expect that commoner woman to be so scheming. After taking his money, she showed the check to Zhan Lie.
When Zhan Lie saw the check, he had a big fight with him. Once again, he showed his determination to be with that woman.
Of course, this wasn't something that Zhan Kun could tolerate. He didn't raise Zhan Lie to let him disobey him.
He asked people to keep an eye on Zhan Lie and not let him see that woman. He asked people to send that woman away far away.
But he didn't expect that his good son. In order to be with that woman, he took advantage of the fact that he was busy with his family's business to look for that woman.
When he was young, Zhan Lie wasn't fully fledged, so of course he didn't have that much ability.
But even if he couldn't get married, he still had an external family. Zhan Lie's grandfather came out to help Zhan Lie at this moment. Not only did he successfully find that woman, but the two of them even eloped.
This was simply a provocation to Zhan Kun's authority.
How could he tolerate such a thing happening? He used the name of the Zhan family to set up a bounty.
Both the black and white forces received the bounty. However, with Zhan Lie's external family opposing him, he couldn't find Zhan Lie and that woman for a long time.
It wasn't until later that someone finally told him the news of Zhan Lie and that woman.
Zhan Kun hid from the world. The spies of the external family brought people and personally went to look for them. However, he found out that not only did Zhan Lie and that woman not break up, they even had a child.
Seeing that Zhan Lie even had a child, this didn't make Zhan Kun calm down. It only made him even angrier.
Especially when Zhan Kun saw his son, the outstanding son that he had single-handedly raised. The son who wanted to let the other party inherit the entire Zhan family business.
Just like an ordinary man, he accompanied a woman to go shopping and buy groceries. He looked at his son and actually smiled like an idiot.
Holding a child in his arms, he smiled like a fool. He even saw his son changing the diapers of a child. When his son had already become a mediocre, tacky man.
Zhan Kun couldn't control his emotions at all. To hell with any agreement. Such a son. He didn't want it.
But after calming down, he began to vent his anger. The person who made his son become like this was that woman.
If it weren't for that woman, his son wouldn't have become such a mediocre man.
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