"What do you mean by my way?" Xing Zheng questioned.
"What other way could there be but coercion and enticement?" Lin Mei asked curiously, "What is Liang Yufeng thinking, that he insists on keeping Lan Lan by his side? Is it resentment, or is he truly unable to forget her?"
"Did he ever hurt Lan Lan?" Xing Zheng countered.
Lin Mei pondered for a moment before shaking her head. Even with Liang Yufeng now holding significant power, at most, he had only forced Lan Lan to stay by his side. Lan Lan's career and life had not been significantly impacted. Given Lan Lan's disposition, she wasn't easily hurt in relationships. It was Liang Yufeng, however...
Lin Mei recalled Liang Yufeng's state after Lan Lan broke up with him in college. He had stood downstairs in the dormitory building, enduring days of rain, which eventually became a topic of gossip among students in the School of Economics and Management. Everyone who knew him knew that Lan Lan had dumped him.
"Lan Lan has been quite close to Liang Yufeng's half-brother recently," Xing Zheng told Lin Mei.
Lin Mei was surprised. "Really? She never mentioned it to me."
Xing Zheng, having anticipated this, recounted the entire situation to Lin Mei. "Even so, Liang Yufeng is unwilling to let go. He's completely captivated by Lan Lan. What are you worried about?"
As long as Lan Lan didn't leave and settled down to live a good life with Liang Yufeng, he would move heaven and earth to fulfill her desires.
When Lan Lan moved, Feng Feng came to help. Lan Lan complained to her about Liang Yufeng's one-sided demands. Feng Feng listened without comment and then asked, "Do you like Liang Yufeng?"
"I like his face, certainly," Lan Lan replied truthfully. "If he weren't so annoying, it wouldn't be impossible."
Feng Feng chuckled. The dynamic between these two in their relationship had never changed. In the past, countless people had called Liang Yufeng Lan Lan's lapdog. Now that Liang Yufeng had status, no one dared to say it to his face. However, in front of Feng Feng, he remained as he always was. His future depended on his own fortune.
Feng Feng spent the day helping Lan Lan pack. In the afternoon, Liang Yufeng personally came to pick Lan Lan up. After they said their goodbyes, Feng Feng received a call from Wen Zhouyuan. He said, "Feng Feng, are you busy? I have a fever."
"Where are you? Do you have medicine?" Feng Feng grabbed her car keys and walked quickly towards the parking lot.
"I'm at the apartment. There's no medicine at home," Wen Zhouyuan's voice was extremely tired. "Can you buy some for me?"
"Wait for me." Feng Feng started her car, found a pharmacy nearby, bought all the common medicines, and drove to Wen Zhouyuan's apartment.
After returning to China, Wen Zhouyuan had been staying in a hotel apartment. Feng Feng had visited a few times and knew the way upstairs. She rang the doorbell, and after a short while, the door opened. She saw a visibly exhausted Wen Zhouyuan. His face was flushed, indicating a significant fever. "First, let's take your temperature."
Feng Feng took out an ear thermometer and measured his temperature. It was a high 39.5 degrees Celsius. "When did you start feeling feverish?"
After he had taken the fever reducer, Feng Feng finally asked.
However, Wen Zhouyuan looked at her and smiled. He said, "I finally get to see you care about me again."
"It's not the time for this," Feng Feng didn't want to discuss it. "Try taking the fever reducer for a day. If you're still this feverish, remember to see a doctor."
"Okay, I'll do whatever you say." Perhaps due to his illness, Wen Zhouyuan suddenly became very "obedient." He cooperated with everything Feng Feng said, his usual assertiveness and decisiveness seemingly vanishing in an instant.
Feng Feng was someone who responded better to gentle persuasion than to force. When Wen Zhouyuan became compliant, her tone softened.
"I bought all the common medicines. I'll put them in the drawer opposite, okay?" Feng Feng said. "They're all brands you usually use." With that, she went to organize them.
Wen Zhouyuan sat on the sofa, watching her busy figure, and the scene overlapped with his memories. Once upon a time, she had also meticulously managed his daily affairs and cared for his health, just like this. Back then, her feelings were pure and passionate, given entirely to him, but he had failed to cherish them, causing them to miss each other for so many years.
Feng Feng was organizing the drawer when the man who had been sitting on the sofa had silently come up behind her. Just as she closed the drawer, he wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, pulling her into his embrace. His burning body pressed against hers, and his chin rested on her shoulder.
His body was so hot that Feng Feng instinctively tried to push him away, but she heard him say, "Don't push me away."
His voice was so vulnerable that it made her heart ache. "You should be resting now."
"Can you stay and keep me company?" Wen Zhouyuan said reluctantly. "You have no idea how much I miss you."
Feng Feng's expression shifted slightly. Wen Zhouyuan was usually reserved and taciturn; she had never heard him express his feelings so directly. He missed her? If so, why had he pushed her away back then?
As if he could read her mind, he explained in the next moment, "The biggest regret of my life is not being with you back then. I'm sorry."
"You should go rest," Feng Feng said after a long silence, but she did not respond to his apology.
Wen Zhouyuan held her, unwilling to let go. Feng Feng told him, "Go rest. I won't leave."
"Really?" He wasn't reassured and sought confirmation. His reluctant demeanor made him seem even more like a child.
Feng Feng smiled. "Mr. Wen, this is not how a mature man behaves."
After Wen Zhouyuan went to the bedroom to sleep, Feng Feng, as promised, did not leave. She sat outside, reminiscing about Wen Zhouyuan's behavior, her heart filled with a complex mix of emotions.
Wen Zhouyuan was the white moonlight of her heart, the man she had dreamed of possessing. Now, the opportunity was within her grasp...
Feng Feng pondered for a long time without reaching a conclusion. She then went to the kitchen to cook a pot of plain congee. Since he was sick, he could probably only eat such light food.
When Wen Zhouyuan woke up, his fever had not subsided. He even started to have a nosebleed and was trembling. Feng Feng made a decisive call to 120 and accompanied Wen Zhouyuan to the hospital for examination in the emergency room.
Wen Zhouyuan's condition was not good, and the doctor arranged for him to be admitted. Feng Feng took him to his room. Looking at the weak Wen Zhouyuan on the bed, Feng Feng said, "I'll go buy some food." With that, she hurried out.
After several chaotic hours, her complexion was not good. Even with makeup, her exhaustion was evident. Yet, it was in this disheveled state that she unexpectedly ran into Shen Su!
Feng Feng was walking in a hurry, looking down at her phone, when she bumped into someone. She had half-apologized when she realized it was Shen Su.
"I'm sorry," Feng Feng finished her apology and walked around him.
Shen Su stared at her retreating back, recalling her pale face just moments ago. His expression darkened. He gestured to someone beside him, "Go investigate for me what she's doing at the hospital."
She was always so calm. For her to be so flustered, it must be someone very important to her who was in trouble.