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Chapter 1212 Confessing Your Heart
Lin Hao and his two companions sat together in the stands of the tennis court, each with a bottle of beer, chatting and drinking.

After drinking for a while, Zhou Yiming, slightly tipsy, asked Lin Hao:

"Yesterday you said you'd invite Brother Kuan out to talk to him and give him some advice, but just now I heard from Brother Kuan that you and Jian Ai had another fight?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Hao said with an unhappy expression, "If you want to talk about Jia Kuan, talk to him. Don't listen to his nonsense. Jian Ai and I are completely fine!"

"Nothing's wrong?" Jia Kuan asked, looking incredulous.

"If nothing's wrong, then why didn't you say a word to Jian Ai when you met her this morning? And you've been looking all sullen and downcast all day. Who are you trying to impress?"

Lin Hao was speechless. He hadn't spoken to Jian Ai that morning because he wanted to keep a certain distance from her, afraid that if she got too close to him, she might propose to remarry him.
Seemingly sensing Lin Hao's concerns, Zhou Yiming clinked glasses with Lin Hao before solemnly saying:
"Bro, let's talk behind closed doors. Did you go back to VG because of Jane?"

Seeing that Lin Hao remained silent, Zhou Yiming explained again:
"We don't mean anything by it, it's just that your current thoughts determine our attitude towards Jane!"

Lin Hao thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth: "To be honest, it's not entirely that. It's mainly for the sake of my ideals!"

Jia Kuan said with some surprise, "You're not trying to fool me too, are you? I really thought you came back for your ideals!"

"Love and ideals don't conflict!" Zhou Yiming stopped Jia Kuan before speaking to Lin Hao:
“I think I understand what you mean. So let me ask you this: if Jane hadn’t returned to VG, would you still have accepted Andy’s invitation to return to VG?”

Lin Hao patted Zhou Yiming and Jia Kuan on the shoulder, then said frankly:

"This question is too one-sided, and there's no need to bring up Jane and VG, because they are completely different things!"

"Let me put it this way: after the divorce, I actually figured out why my marriage with Jane ended up being a dead end, and I also have ways to resolve it!"

"If I could go back to the past, if I could go back to before the divorce, I wouldn't choose to divorce. I would do everything I could to save my marriage with Jane Eyre, because this is our love, and I don't want to lose it easily!"

"But if we go back to after the divorce, I don't plan to remarry Jane, because I only realized after the divorce that being single is such a happy thing!"

"For me, Jane is a thing of the past, and my love with her has come to an end."

"We might become friends in the future, but I won't repeat the same mistake and head down the path of marriage with her. Instead, I will find someone who loves me and go to heaven together in the future."

After hearing Lin Hao's words, Jia Kuan was completely stunned, and then said incredulously:
"No, what you said has confused me. What could be the reason that makes you have such two extreme attitudes?"

Zhou Yiming's eyes widened, and he asked curiously, "Yes, I'm also quite puzzled. What exactly caused you to make such a contrasting decision?"

"Hmm~!" After pondering for a moment, Lin Hao slowly asked in return, "Do you know about the five levels of needs of the Maslows?"

"Do you know?" Zhou Yiming looked at Jia Kuan.

Jia Kuan then said in a serious tone, "Professor Lin is about to begin his lecture!"

"Hey~, are you guys even listening?" Lin Hao said to the two who interrupted him, clearly annoyed.

“Listen to this!” Zhou Yiming and Jia Kuan nodded in unison.

Especially Zhou Yiming, who pretended to be taking notes and listening attentively as he said:

"I do have some questions about this!"

"Get out of here, how disgusting!" Seeing his hypocritical attitude, Lin Hao pushed him away.

“No matter where I roll, he will be confused!” Zhou Yiming continued.

Lin Hao was speechless, but too lazy to argue, so he continued, "Then remember it well, Maslow said so!"

"Human needs are five levels: physiological needs, safety needs, belonging and love needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs!"

"Five levels of requirements!" Zhou Yiming thought it made sense, so he said seriously:

"Then I have another question: to which level of needs do Huizi and I belong?"

"You!" Lin Hao looked Zhou Yiming up and down, then said with a look of disgust:

"You belong to the 'you're just asking for a beating because you're bored and have nothing better to do' category!"

"I'm full!" Zhou Yiming hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly realized what was going on.

At this moment, Jia Kuan chimed in, "So this is the sixth level!"

Zhou Yiming said to Jia Kuan in an annoyed tone, "Jia Kuan, are you stupid? Didn't you understand that this bastard is calling me inhuman?"

Jia Kuan said matter-of-factly, "I can tell! I just want to hear you say it again!"

"Hahahaha~!" Lin Hao and Jia Kuan burst into laughter at the same time, then clinked glasses in tacit understanding and took a big gulp of beer.

Whenever the three brothers had the chance to ridicule, attack, or satirize each other, they never held back.

Zhou Yiming glanced at Jia Kuan with annoyance, then pointed at Jia Kuan with a look of disdain and said:

"You may seem honest and kind, but you're full of bad intentions, let me tell you!"

Jia Kuan showed no reaction to Zhou Yiming's sarcasm, and then shamelessly asked Lin Hao:
"Hey, all the inhuman guys have finished talking, now it's my turn. What level are Liu Yingxia and I on?"

"You!" Lin Hao looked Jia Kuan up and down, then said solemnly, "Strictly speaking, you fall under the category of physiological and safety issues!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Kuan retorted with dissatisfaction, "That's the lowest level! I should be at least intermediate!"

Lin Hao said irritably, "Don't you understand Chinese? The intermediate level is about being loved, belonging, and being loved. Do you have that?"

"The most appropriate thing for you right now is your physical condition!"

Seeing Lin Hao mocking Jia Kuan, Zhou Yiming, who was standing to the side, also chuckled.

"Alright, alright, I understand now!" Jia Kuan said, somewhat speechless.
"Given the current situation of the three of us, one of us is inhuman, another is the lowest level, so you're the highest level!"

"If you're so high and mighty, why are you getting a divorce?" Jia Kuan retorted sarcastically without hesitation.

Lin Hao clinked glasses with the two of them again, and after finishing his drink, he said calmly:
"I'm actually at the stage where I'm most likely to get divorced because my needs are so high at this stage, and they're the hardest to meet!"

"You two should think carefully about the people around us. Aren't those who are the most compatible in every way, the best match in terms of social status, actually more likely to get divorced?"

"I still don't quite understand. Can't you just be more direct?" Jia Kuan complained.

Lin Hao smiled and then explained:
"Because they haven't gone through the previous stages, they haven't laid a solid foundation. However, they both have a need for self-worth. Their union is like a castle in the air; without external force, its collapse is inevitable!" "That makes sense!" Zhou Yiming blurted out.
"Everyone has their own need for self-actualization. The key is that no one wants to back down. Even if they do, conflicts will arise because their need for self-actualization is not met."

"So, you're divorcing Jane Eyre!" Lin Hao interrupted Jia Kuan before he could finish speaking.

"No, it's not me divorcing Jane, it's Jane asking me for a divorce!"

"Yes, yes, yes, it was Jian Ai who divorced you!" Jia Kuan nodded in agreement, then continued:

"So, Jane wanted to realize her self-worth, but you didn't fulfill that need, which is why they got divorced. You could say that's the way to put it!"

"But that doesn't make sense. Jian Ai is working at VG now, which means she's realizing her self-worth. So why did you say you don't want to be with Jian Ai anymore? This is such a great opportunity!"

“I’ve already told you, it’s a castle in the air, with an unstable foundation and no test. Even if we win Jian Ai back now, the final result will still be…!” Zhou Yiming didn’t continue, but his meaning was clear.

Then Zhou Yiming asked curiously, "Then tell me, what's the logic behind finding a woman who loves you?"

"Do I even need to say that!" Lin Hao said nonchalantly.

"Since highly compatible couples can't make their marriage last, then find someone different, someone who can complement you, to spend the rest of your life with!"

Zhou Yiming nodded upon hearing this, then absentmindedly thought about his relationship with Huizi, but had no clue what to do.

At that moment, a figure suddenly popped into Jia Kuan's mind, and then he asked slyly, "So, you have a target?"

"Let's see how things go!" Lin Hao didn't argue.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yiming glanced at Lin Hao curiously, but did not ask who it was. Just as he had said, Lin Hao's relationship with Jian Ai determined their attitude towards Jian Ai.

Lin Hao and Jian Ai are husband and wife, and Jian Ai is their sister-in-law. Apart from that relationship, Jian Ai is just their old classmate, so their attitudes are naturally different.

Feeling that Lin Hao's analysis was very logical, Zhou Yiming asked curiously:

"Then tell me, what kind of emotional needs do Huizi and I have, or rather, can we go all the way?"

Lin Hao recalled the emotional entanglements between Zhou Yiming, Huizi, and his ex-wife Kang Ru, and then said:

"You are driven by a need for belonging and love, while Hui Zi is driven by a need for security. You can give Hui Zi love, but you can't give her security. Whether you can be together depends on whether you can take that step!"

"No wonder Lin Hao said you're not human, that you can't give people safety? You just don't want to get married, do you?" Lin Hao's words were somewhat tactful, but Jia Kuan directly exposed Zhou Yiming's thoughts.

After listening to Lin Hao and Jia Kuan's words, Zhou Yiming was somewhat lost in thought and did not refute them, because he remembered that because of his ex-wife Kang Ru, he had been resisting and avoiding marriage, and had repeatedly hurt Hui Zi.

At this moment, Jia Kuan asked in a cheeky tone, "So, what stage are Liu Yingxia and I at? Is that alright?"

"Actually, I'm quite envious of you!" Lin Hao said with a smile.

“You fall between physiological and safety needs, while Liu Yingxia falls between self-actualization needs. But it was because of her that you gave up your self-actualization needs, which made your marriage stable. Otherwise, you would have divorced long ago!”

"Otherwise, with your talent, you would have become a department head or director long ago."

"For example, this time, you gave up your job at VG to avoid becoming a burden to Liu Yingxia and to prevent her from living in fear every day, right?"

"Cheers!" Jia Kuan clinked glasses with Lin Hao and Zhou Yiming, everything was understood without words, only Lin Hao and Zhou Yiming could understand him.

Lin Hao had something else to say, but he didn't. When there was no way to retreat, that would be the time of their emotional crisis.

"So to answer your initial question, even if I had known Jane wouldn't be returning to VG, I would still have chosen to come back!" Lin Hao said confidently at this point.
"Because the fastest way to realize my dream is to develop through the VG platform. Otherwise, given the development speed of Star Glory, it would take at least four or five years, which is too slow. I can't wait!"

"No!" Jia Kuan felt increasingly uneasy as he listened, and asked incredulously:
"From what you're saying, Xingyao Group is yours? How come I didn't know that? And with the merger of two companies, how come you're only an operations director?"

"Didn't I tell you?" Lin Hao said matter-of-factly.

"After I left DeepBlue, I invested in and started this company. I used my previous connections to connect the upstream and downstream supply chains, which is why it has developed so rapidly!"

"Did you tell me?" Jia Kuan asked, looking surprised.

"Have you ever asked me?"

"No!"

"Oh, so you haven't cared about me at all!" Lin Hao said matter-of-factly. "I'm busy with all this every day, why haven't you asked me about it!"

Jia Kuan said with a grin, "It's my fault, brother. Consider it an apology!"

"You're smart to know what's good for you!" Lin Hao then said with a smile, trying to comfort him.

"So don't worry about your job. If you really get laid off, whether it's with Zhou Yiming or me, there's a place for you. We can't just stand by and watch our brother end up on the streets!"

After listening to Lin Hao's words, Zhou Yiming gave Lin Hao a thumbs up and then said:

"Brother, to be honest, I'm really touched that you're still pursuing your dreams to this day!"

"I'm quite moved too!" Jia Kuan said, raising his glass as well.

Lin Hao also laughed and said, "I'm quite happy too, because I have you two good-for-nothing friends!"

"Remember this!" Zhou Yiming patted Lin Hao on the shoulder and said:

"If you need anything from me, just let me know. As for your love life and such, I probably can't help you with that!"

"But I have to join in on your career aspirations. I acquired three small and medium-sized telecommunications companies because of your influence. Whenever you want them, I can transfer them to you!"

"Thanks, brother!"

"Saying thank you is too formal!"

"Lin Hao, do you know what I admire most about you?" Zhou Yiming gave Lin Hao a thumbs up and said, "It's that indomitable spirit you have!"

"Really, remember that. Just go and do your best for your ideals, and we'll always be by your side!"

The three then clinked glasses and downed a bottle of beer in one gulp. At this point, Jia Kuan happily said:
"Although I can't be of any help, I'm really happy that you two men still have ideals at your age!"

Lin Hao looked at Jia Kuan and said solemnly:

“Brother Kuan, you can’t help me. I’ve told you so many times, you probably don’t even know how important you are!”