Chapter 633: Chapter 633: If You Choose Respect, Then Respect Her to the End
For a successful woman like Li Yufei, there are quite a few men who want to cozy up to her to climb the social ladder.
He worried that Rong Ling and Li Cheng were of the same kind, with ill intentions towards Li Yufei, seeing only her wealth and power rather than truly loving her.
Guan Yue chimed in, “Yufei, your boyfriend is so young! How old is he? He looks younger than you.”
Li Yufei looked at Rong Ling, “Twenty-three, I think.”
Guan Yue: “Twenty-three? So he just graduated from college? Is he pursuing a graduate degree?”
Rong Ling said, “Dropped out, didn’t finish college.”
Guan Yue: “Why did you drop out? Which university?”
Rong Ling said, “Jinghua University.”
Guan Yue was a bit surprised, “A top student from Jinghua University! Impressive!”
Rong Ling smiled, “Mrs. Du overpraises.”
Guan Yue was about to ask more, but before she could, Li Yufei timely interrupted, “I just spotted a few friends, I’ll go say hello, excuse me for a moment.”
Having said that, she linked arms with Rong Ling and prepared to leave.
Du Shaoheng suddenly spoke up, “Yufei, wait a moment.”
Li Yufei halted her steps and looked at him, “What’s the matter?”
Du Shaoheng looked at Rong Ling, “Mr. Rong, could we have a word?… Just the two of us.”
Li Yufei furrowed her brows, “Shaoheng?”
Rong Ling also found Du Shaoheng’s words rather abrupt.
They clearly met for the first time, what could there be to discuss?
However…
Rong Ling did not refuse, “Alright.”
Li Yufei laughed, half-jokingly, half-seriously said, “Shaoheng, what could you possibly have to talk about?”
Rong Ling said, “Fei, since Mr. Du wants to have a good talk with me, you can go greet those friends first, I’ll catch up.”
Fei…
Du Shaoheng noticed Rong Ling’s intimate way of addressing Li Yufei…
The nickname “Fei” for Li Yufei, unless you’re someone very close, she wouldn’t allow anyone to address her like that.
Rong Ling stepped in front of Du Shaoheng and said, “Mr. Du, please.”
Du Shaoheng came to his senses, slightly smiling as he walked to the side with him.
Li Yufei slightly frowned, feeling something unusual at the bottom of her heart, while Guan Yue next to her also felt uneasy.
Du Shaoheng seemed to care a lot about this Rong Ling.
But she knew clearly, his concern for Rong Ling was actually concern for Li Yufei.
Even though she repeatedly told herself, Li Yufei did have a child with Du Shaoheng, it’s normal for them to care for each other.
But…
She still found it hard not to mind.
…
The hotel’s back garden.
Du Shaoheng walked to the door and gently pushed it open.
Rong Ling followed him out the door, with the door closing behind them, leaving all the noise behind.
By then.
It was all quiet around.
The greenery was lush.
The evening sky, the sunset was like blood.
Du Shaoheng turned around, looked at Rong Ling, and asked, “How long have you been seeing her?”
Rong Ling said, “Three months.”
Du Shaoheng asked again, “How did you meet?”
He suddenly threw out a question, like a background check.
Li Yufei hadn’t gone over this with him in advance, so naturally, he couldn’t tell the truth about this question, after all, their first meeting wasn’t particularly pleasant, so he had to make something up.
He was actually not good at lying or fabricating stories, so he just glossed over it: “I fell in love at first sight. From the first glance, I liked her. Mr. Du, you must know, Fei is a very outstanding woman, and no man can resist such charm.”
Du Shaoheng smiled.
This answer sounded perfunctory, not very genuine.
He couldn’t help but ask again, “What do you do?”
His surname is “Rong,” in the social circles of Beijing, there is only one prominent family with the surname “Rong,” and Du Shaoheng knew them, but he had never heard of someone named “Rong Ling.”
Rong Ling replied, “Security guard.”
Du Shaoheng was instantly stunned.
Seeing his expression, Rong Ling knew a “security guard” truly caught Du Shaoheng off guard.
There’s talk of equality in this world, but in reality, everyone’s character is clearly priced, classified into high or low ranks.
The job of a security guard is indeed considered lowly.
Rong Ling knew this profession was beyond Du Shaoheng’s expectations, but even so, it didn’t hinder him from being honest.
He was a security guard.
Currently, a security guard.
He cherished this job since it was enough to support him and his sister now.
He was also very thankful that Li Yufei gave him this job, working as a security guard at the Li Family paid five thousand more than other companies.
Though his ambitions lie elsewhere, he wasn’t someone with unrealistic expectations.
For now, he needed a transition period, after his sister’s illness was cured, with some savings to settle down, he would still strive for better, providing a better life for his sister.
Du Shaoheng said, “Security… guard?”
Rong Ling: “Yes, security guard.”
Du Shaoheng said, “I’m sorry, but I somewhat… can’t accept it.”
Rong Ling: “Why can’t you accept it?”
Du Shaoheng: “As you said, Yufei is an excellent, outstanding woman, and you, being just a security guard, I think you’re unworthy of her.”
Rong Ling, however, smiled, “I admit it.”
Du Shaoheng was again taken aback.
Rong Ling lifted his head, looking at Du Shaoheng, “I am unworthy of her. But, she chose me anyway.”
Du Shaoheng said, “I don’t understand why she chose you.”
Rong Ling countered, “I don’t know in what capacity you’re speaking these words.”
Du Shaoheng was momentarily speechless.
Rong Ling said, “As far as I know, you’re just Fei’s ex-boyfriend.”
Du Shaoheng said, “We have a child, she is my son’s mother.”
Rong Ling: “But you are only her past.”
Du Shaoheng was stunned again.
Rong Ling said, “I’m curious, why would you break up with such an outstanding woman like her?”
Du Shaoheng said, “It wasn’t I who proposed the breakup then. She had certain concerns, so she chose to break up with me. I loved her, but at the same time respected her choice.”
Rong Ling said, “Such respect is too cheap.”
Du Shaoheng: “…”
Rong Ling: “You say you love her, but I don’t see it. If you truly loved her, and she broke up with you, you just let her go? So, after the breakup, you married another woman and started your own family. Ultimately, your love is nothing more than that.”
For a moment, Du Shaoheng was a little angry, “What do you know!”
Rong Ling stepped closer, “What do I know? Right, I know nothing; I don’t understand your past, but I know, now, you have a wife and a daughter, you are an outsider, you shouldn’t interfere in her life anymore, nor do you have the right to interfere in her life again! Earlier, didn’t you also say with your own mouth, you respect her choice! Now, her choice is me, so if you chose to respect, then please respect it thoroughly.”