Can't help feeling for you: can't live without you

Chapter 40
Dai Ailing smiled, "I'm still going down, don't worry, you just do what I asked you to arrange."

Wen Bailiang frowned, "Is there anything else I don't know?"

She didn't answer, but just stretched, "What are your plans for today?"

He gritted his teeth secretly, but he didn't dare to show his dissatisfaction with her on his face. Dai Ailing's attitude of always keeping one hand made him hold grudges for a long time. Even now, he and her have reached another stage.

He had already proposed to her, and in the morning after that night in Hong Kong, she was noncommittal and looked at him with a half-smile, which made his back sweat.

A woman in her 40s, no matter how much thought she puts into it, after a night of exhaustion, all the traces of age are invisible in the morning light, but he did not look away and said " Marry me" when the three words, the tone even moved himself.

He began to regret under her long-time half-smile gaze, and felt that he didn't choose a good time. He stayed up all night because of this decision, and believed that his face would not look good at this time.Or he should find a better time.

But she answered him after a moment, as if promising a trifle.

She said, "OK."

Wen Bailiang was shocked, but luckily he hadn't forgotten to hug and kiss her.The matter was settled in this way, and Dai Ailing was neatly dressed for the next breakfast time, holding a knife in one hand and a fork in the other, slowly cutting a half-cooked fried egg and told him that her lawyer needed time to draw up a prenuptial agreement, and asked him what he wanted, Bring it up together.

She also said that this was her third marriage, and she felt that there was no need to make a big fuss. If he had any demands, she could think about it and bring it up together. The agreement was not finalized so quickly, and they had plenty of time to discuss.

He sat across from her, listening in silence, feeling like an idiot like never before.

He has always resented Yuan Jingrui. This resentment comes from the fact that he got Dong Zhiwei, and even more from everything he has.

He felt that he was no different from Yuan Jingrui, if he was given a chance, he could get everything that man had.Why was he able to meet a stupid woman when he needed it the most, marry him, share billions of dollars of wealth with him, without making any demands, and so coincidentally died three days later!But what he met was Dai Ailing. Except when she was in bed, she was like a precision instrument organized by computers, every inch of her body was full of calculations, every inch of her Sending out the same message - don't expect any unrealistic benefits from me other than what I am willing to give you!
He actually imagined that he could use marriage to control such a woman. When she mentioned the prenuptial agreement, Wen Bailiang almost thought that Dai Ailing was humiliating him in another way, letting him know that she had already seen through his hypocrisy. See through the ugliest expectations in his heart.

As he thought about it, the color of both eyes was dim, and he heard himself talking again, with a bit of self-deprecation, "Whatever you want, I've already said what I want to say, you don't have to marry if you don't want to, anyway, I'm divorced too. I won't let you go."

She stopped talking, and after a while, Wen Bailiang heard the soft sound of a knife and fork falling on the plate, and then Dai Ailing walked around the table to him, and put her hand in his hand.

He raised his head blankly, saw her smiling face, lowered his head and said to him, "Got it, fool, if you buy a better ring, you can be considered rich."

She said this, but it didn't make him feel relaxed or happy. Of course he bought the ring, and now it is on Dai Ailing's hand, but it is not the ring finger of the left hand, but the middle finger. The prenuptial agreement is also slowly progressing, Wen Bailiang has already read the first draft, and the conditions are very generous. There are different rewards according to the number of years of marriage. The longer the time, the richer it is. It looks very attractive, but it is definitely not what he wants.

He thought that this woman loved him, didn't it mean that when a woman fell in love with a man, she would live and die for him and give everything for him?Now it seems that Dai Ailing will always be unpredictable to him, no matter from which aspect.

"You don't regard me as your own at all!" Wen Bailiang finally couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted loudly.

She softened her tone, "This matter has a lot to do with it, and it's not suitable for you to participate."

"Why?" He gritted his teeth, "We are going to get married, what else can I not know? What else can I not participate in?"

She was silent for a while, then raised her head again, and straightened her body, as if she was going to get closer to him, but there was a bit of weakness in her voice.

"This matter also has something to do with Dong Zhiwei. After thinking about it for a long time, I still think it's better for you not to touch her."

Wen Bailiang was stunned.

He never thought that Dai Ailing would mention Dong Zhiwei to him in such a weak tone. Regarding his past and Dong Zhiwei, she has always been contemptuous, indifferent, or dismissive, as if she was fundamentally A person not worth mentioning.

The hazy feeling from that night in Hong Kong came back again. He once suddenly felt that he could surpass her, and even replace her. This feeling made him propose to Dai Ailing the next morning. This feeling also made him suddenly full of strength at this moment.

He took a step forward, sat next to Dai Ailing, held her hand, and said with a slight smile in his voice, "Are you jealous?"

She blushed slightly for the first time, and turned her head away.

He said softly, "Ai Ling, do you really think I will still be influenced by her?"

"It's not..." she said a little uncomfortably, trying to maintain the expression she was used to holding everything in her hands, but it was very unsuccessful, and then finally sighed, "Well, the thing is like this..."

The night before the second trial of the Zhang brothers' lawsuit, Dong Zhiwei was surrounded by his parents in the small hallway of his home as soon as he got home.

The mother squeezed her daughter's hand tightly and spoke eagerly, "Zhiwei, the neighbors said that something happened to your company and you are in a lawsuit. What's the matter? And Li Ming's mother next door said that you are in a relationship with the boss , Is it true? Why didn't you tell us anything?"

Dong Zhiwei's mother is blind in both eyes, and usually listens to the radio, and also relies on listening to TV. When the sun is good, she sits and chats with her old neighbors at the entrance of the alley. Dong Zhiwei did not expect the news to reach her mother so quickly. In his ears, he suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.

Dad stood beside him, hesitating to speak, wanting to talk but having some scruples, Dong Zhiwei looked at his father and comforted his mother, "The company is fine, do you think any big company doesn't have a few lawsuits now? As for my boss ..."

Mother Dong showed a worried expression on her thin face, "Your boss...Zhiwei, don't you want to, people say that every company has a potential, potential...you suddenly got promoted again."

I don't know how others reported her relationship with Yuan Jingrui, Dong Zhiwei was also anxious, "No, Mom, Mr. Yuan and I... Jingrui and I are not like that, he treats me really well." It's red, but it's a pity that Dong's mother can't see it.

The mother and daughter held hands and talked for a while. Mother Dong finally felt relieved a little, and wiped her tears with emotion, "At last someone knows you, at last...you are still like that." She frowned again, "Then What's your family like? Will you despise our family? "

"Okay, okay, let my daughter rest for a while, don't worry so much all at once, everything has to be done slowly, don't they just start now? You can worry about it when someone really comes to your door, You go to rest for a while, and eat later." The father who had just walked into the kitchen finally poked his head out and greeted his daughter, "Zhiwei, come and help."

Dong Zhiwei responded, turned around and went into the kitchen. Her father was busy in front of the pot in an apron. After she entered, she naturally stood in front of the cutting board, picked up the knife and continued to cut the tomatoes that had been cut in half.

In the kitchen there was the monotonous sound of kitchen knives falling on the cutting board, and the sound of Dong Zhiwei's father beating eggs. It took a long time before anyone spoke.

It was Dong Zhiwei's father who called out, "Zhiwei..." The voice hesitated.

"Dad, what are you going to say to me?" She continued to chop vegetables, and the tomatoes under the kitchen knife had been replaced by celery on the side.

"This..." Dong Zhiwei's father was still hesitating, as if he didn't know whether he should say it or not, and raised his hand to grab the hair, where the fingers grabbed the conspicuous white hair.But he still said it out, "I accompanied your mother to the examination last time, and the doctor talked to me about something."

"What did the doctor say?" Dong Zhiwei became nervous.

"It's nothing, it's just your mother's surgery."

Dong Zhiwei’s mother lost her eyesight due to retinal detachment caused by high myopia. The hospitals at that time did not have a good solution, not to mention that for the Dong family’s family, the operation fee was also a huge sum of money that was out of reach, and the doctors were also unable to do so. It is clear that even if it is an operation, according to the current domestic medical level, the chance of success is very small, and then this matter was dragged down.Dong Zhiwei's father and her have never given up hope these years, but the longer the retinal detachment is delayed, the less hope of a cure, especially for a complicated disease like Dong's mother.

According to the doctor's professional opinion, after so many years, Dong's mother's retina has been dragged by vitreous adhesions to the point that it is difficult to restore flat like a crumpled piece of clothing. The only way to do this is to combine vitrectomy and retinal replacement. Treatment is possible, but this kind of surgery has high requirements on equipment and technology, and requires special equipment and postoperative care. In short, it is best to go abroad for treatment, and the success rate of the operation will be greatly improved. The risk is also small.

This conclusion made everyone in the Dong family feel discouraged. Who would not want their loved ones to receive the best treatment, but send them abroad for surgery? What is the concept?Even though Dong Zhiwei has worked hard to earn money these years, even though the Dong family has always been frugal, such a large amount of money is simply not something ordinary people like them can afford.

"The doctor said that someone is willing to pay for your mother to go abroad for surgery." Dong Zhiwei's father scratched his hair again before speaking the whole sentence.

"Who?" Dong Zhiwei asked anxiously, and Yuan Jingrui inevitably came to mind.

He had talked with her about her parents. Dong Zhiwei never mentioned her mother's situation to anyone, and didn't want others to look at her with sympathy. Even Yuan Jingrui didn't say anything about it.

He used to take her home occasionally, but only in the alley, and never entered her house, but he suddenly suggested a few days ago that her parents should change their living environment.

"You have to make your family live more comfortably. I'll just do it. It has nothing to do with you."

She couldn't laugh or cry on the spot, "Why doesn't it have anything to do with me? Those are my parents."

Yuan Jingrui wanted to say something else, but Dong Zhiwei continued without giving him a chance, "I have always tried my best to make them live well, and our whole family never thought of asking others for help."

He narrowed his eyes on the spot, showing an unhappy expression, which made her feel guilty, lowered her voice involuntarily, and explained, "I'm sorry, I just don't want you to scare them, we... haven't reached that time yet .”

He said, "Then what was that time?"

She was at a loss for words for a while, and she didn't know what she said.

In short, she understands Yuan Jingrui's habits, he never treats the people around him badly, especially those he cares about.But in view of his past habits of dealing with the women who came and went by his side, Dong Zhiwei was very resistant to accepting any gifts from Yuan Jingrui.

It made her feel like she was no different from those women, and that was what bothered her most.

For her, Dong Zhiwei, it is very difficult to fall in love with a man, and it is even more difficult to accept a man, but if she falls in love with him and accepts him, then what she expects must be staying together forever, not just wishful thinking on the spur of the moment.

Luxuries, gifts, and even real estate are not what she wants. She hopes that the relationship between herself and Yuan Jingrui is based on feelings, and only feelings. No matter how expensive the exchange was, it was not worth her exchange with her own feelings.

Based on this kind of mentality that may be slightly paranoid in the eyes of others, Dong Zhiwei has not accepted any gift from Yuan Jingrui so far.

But what if he did something for her without her knowing?

Thinking of this, Dong Zhiwei was very anxious, put down the kitchen knife and said, "Dad, have you agreed?"

Dong Zhiwei's father shook his head, "Of course not. The doctor won't even say who paid for it. How could I agree to such an unknown thing? It's a big deal."

"Then I'll go out and make a phone call." After Dong Zhiwei said this, he left the kitchen in a hurry and went to his room to make a phone call. He just picked up the phone, but after thinking about it, he felt that something was wrong, so he simply grabbed his bag and said, "I'm going out." I'll come right away." Turning around, he left the house.

After Dong Zhiwei walked out of the house, he started making phone calls.

The phone can't get through.

She frowned, and dialed the other two phone numbers of Yuan Jingrui, but the busy signal was still heard. At the same time, a phone call came in.

It was Qi Dandan who called, and the sentence was urgent and fast, and the tone of the voice changed, "Zhiwei, there is a crazy rumor about Cheng Huimei on the Internet, have you seen it? Have you seen it?"

"What?" Dong Zhiwei answered her hastily. Apart from Qi Dandan's voice, there were also short message reminders coming from the receiver, as if the whole world was looking for her suddenly.

"Oh, why don't you know anything!" Qi Dandan seemed to be stomping on the other end, "Go and see, everyone is spreading the news that Cheng Huimei has AIDS, and the first one to post the news is Caijing Daily. Even the medical report was released, as well as her suicide note."

When Dong Zhiwei heard the word "AIDS", he seemed to be hit on the head by three boulders, and he was stunned for a moment. Qi Dandan continued to say, "I don't know who is determined to bring down Yuan Jingrui. , even our Zhejiang Entrepreneurs Association received the copy and so on, and asked us to disqualify him from the association."

Dong Zhiwei only let out an "ah".

"Aren't you in a relationship with Yuan Jingrui? Did he tell you about the suicide note? Hello? Zhiwei, Zhiwei?" Qi Dandan's voice hit like a hammer.

She had to use all her strength to control her voice from trembling, "I'm listening."

Qi Dandan hesitated before speaking again, but finished quickly, "The suicide note said that Yuan Jingrui threatened her with Cheng Huimei's illness and asked her to marry him, and she even wrote it. He will..." Qi Dandan gritted his teeth as he said this, and stomped his foot again, "I suspect he will kill her."

(End of this chapter)