When the two came back, the atmosphere in the corridor was a little quiet.
The eldest brother took the initiative and said: "Xiaodong, Xiaofei, because of eldest brother's affairs, I have caused trouble for you two."
"We'll talk about the rest when we go home. Let's go to the hospital first."
"In addition, eldest brother wants to ask you something. Don't tell mom about mine in advance. Big brother wants to find time to explain it to mom himself."
After saying this, the eldest brother reached out to pull his sister-in-law, but she dodged him without leaving any trace.
The sister-in-law looked at Zhao Dong and said: "Xiaodong, you go ahead, I won't go."
"Mom is recovering from her injuries and needs to rest."
"If mom can be discharged from the hospital today, I will go back and clean up the house."
"Besides, Xie Shan is still at home alone, and I want to go back and take care of my two children."
Zhao Dong didn't say much and gave Yan Feng a signal to send his sister-in-law and Xiaoman home together.
On the way to the hospital.
Zhao Dong and his eldest brother shared a car, Sophie drove, and Feng Yuanyuan followed behind.
Zhao Dong took the initiative and said, "Brother, we are brothers, there is no need to say those polite words."
"It's not easy for my sister-in-law. After I go home for a while, my sister-in-law and I will have a good time together."
"What happened in the past two days is really difficult for a woman like my sister-in-law to bear."
The eldest brother nodded and then looked out the window, "Xiaodong, isn't the eldest brother a bitch?"
"If my eldest brother could take the initiative to tell you what happened that night and tell you frankly about it to your sister-in-law, maybe there wouldn't be so much trouble."
"The arrogance will not implicate you and Xiao Fei, nor will it cause Mom to be hospitalized."
Zhao Dong tried to help his elder brother share the burden, "None of this has anything to do with you. The other party is here for me."
"Brother, don't blame yourself too much. In fact, you have done a good job."
"If I were in your position, I might not be able to do what you do."
The eldest brother smiled bitterly, "Now that the matter has come to this, you are the only brother who doesn't despise me for being incompetent."
"Brother is ashamed of you. Instead of taking good care of the family, he caused trouble for you."
Zhao Dong has complicated emotions. He has been away from home all these years, and his eldest brother has been managing the family alone.
If he didn't have his eldest brother to guard the family for him, he wouldn't have the chance to serve the country.
It is precisely because of the eldest brother's abandonment that he, Zhao Dong, is in today's situation.
So Zhao Dong didn't know how to comfort him, because he knew that his eldest brother was a face-saving person.
But as a younger brother, there are some things he cannot and cannot say.
The other side.
Feng Yuanyuan sat alone in the passenger seat, took off her high heels, and sat cross-legged on the seat in a more comfortable position.
When she looked out the window, her eyes were a little distracted.
After a long time, Feng Yuanyuan finally said, "Sophie, thank you!"
Sophie stared at the road, "Thank me for what?"
Feng Yuanyuan laughed at herself: "Thank you for your trust in me."
"I didn't choose to sit idly by because of the bad blood between us."
Sophie asked, "What about you? If one day in the future, I find myself in the same situation, will you choose to stand by and watch?"
Feng Yuanyuan turned around, "I said, as long as you are doing it for the Zhao family, as long as you don't use Brother Zhao Dong as a pawn, I will always be the goddaughter of the Zhao family."
"Of course, I know you don't like to hear this, and I also know that I am not qualified to say this."
"Whether you are the daughter-in-law of the Zhao family or the wife of Brother Zhao Dong, you have done a great job."
"Although I don't want to admit it, you are indeed better than me. If I were put in your position, I might not even be half as good as you."
"Let's just talk about this matter. If you were to handle it, you would probably handle it more perfectly than me, right?"
"I always took it for granted before. I always thought that if our identities were swapped, I would be able to do better than you."
"Now I accept the reality. Neither you nor Brother Zhao Dong are here this time. I have full authority to take over the affairs of the Zhao family."
"Only when I stand in your position do I realize that this family is not easy to manage."
"Although I have the ability to solve the problem, I still hurt my eldest brother and my sister-in-law, creating a gap that cannot be erased."
"If it were you who were in charge, you would definitely take good care of everyone."
"If you were in Tianzhou at the time, you wouldn't even have let things develop to such a situation."
Sophie shook her head, "I'm not as awesome as you said, I just have more things on my mind."
"It's you, do you regret it?"
Feng Yuanyuan asked, "What do you regret? Are you afraid of being criticized? If I were really afraid of being criticized, I would not be Feng Yuanyuan."
"Perhaps this is the difference between the two of us. We grew up in different environments and received different educations, which makes our methods of doing things completely different."
"When I was not an adult, I already knew that if I, Feng Yuanyuan, wanted to get something, I could only fight for it on my own, and I would fight for it by any means necessary!"
"Because no one will let me. What if I really give in? Then what awaits me is an abyss, which will be a situation more difficult than death!"
"So in the eyes of you people, I am relatively dark, and I will do whatever it takes to achieve my goals!"
"I don't deny it!"
"But, in order to protect the people I want to protect, I will also use any means!"
"I don't care whether those means are good or bad, and I don't care about other people's feelings either!"
"I can do things that the Zhao family is unwilling to bear. I can do things that Brother Zhao Dong can't do and doesn't want to do. I can even do things that you, Sophie, disdain to do."
"As long as I achieve my goal, I can pay any price, and I don't want to compromise with other people's opinions of me!"
"But if one day, the Zhao family doesn't need what I do."
"If I have one day, my existence will become a hidden danger to the Zhao family."
"Don't worry, then I will disappear completely and won't bring any trouble to the Zhao family!"
At this point, Feng Yuanyuan suddenly turned her head and said, "But Sophie, you have to admit it."
"Although I didn't take everyone's emotions into account in this matter, I will completely eliminate all hidden dangers in Tianzhou!"
"Only this disgraceful method can completely wipe out the bedbugs in the sewers!"
"From now on, Brother Zhao Dong will rise rapidly in Tianzhou, and no one can stop him!"
"And I, Feng Yuanyuan, am willing to be the stepping stone under his feet!"
The next moment, Feng Yuanyuan's tone was filled with emotions that others could not understand, "Sophie, promise me something, can you?"
Sophie slowed down the car and nodded empathetically, "You say it!"
Feng Yuanyuan paused for a moment, and her eyes suddenly became sharp, "If one day in the future, this annoying guy like me will no longer be an eyesore, but will disappear without a trace."
"Promise me to protect the Zhao family and Brother Zhao Dong for me, and don't let him get hurt in any way!"
"You can do it, and you can do it better than me."
"As long as you agree, from today on, I will do everything I can to protect you!"