Chapter 5: Do Not Be Friends with Me

  The car drove into the garden gate, two security guards stood straight and saluted the car with standard military salute. The car stopped in front of the headquarters building, and the security guard rushed forward to open the door, Long Bao got out and smiled at this security guard.

  The security guard quickly turned around and ran towards the elevator, and after Long Bao and others entered the elevator, he respectfully said: "Chairman Long, there are several old classmates waiting for you in the reception room on the third floor. Director An is greeting them, take your time!"

  Old classmate? Could it be Shi Wei, Hai Tao and them? Weren't they already persuaded by Xue Zong and Zhou Qing not to come here? Or is it other alumni who want to find work here? Why didn't An Yi report this situation to herself? Is Autumn Ya also among them? The email she sent her was completely ignored, must she follow her own way regardless of the consequences?

  Long Bao's mind kept drifting with countless chaotic scenes, his mood suddenly dropped into an icy pit, and he muttered in a low voice: "The tree wants to be still but the wind will not stop, the tree wants to be still but the wind will not stop, the tree wants to be still but the wind will not stop......"

  Long Bao took the elevator directly to the fifth floor, where his confidential conference room was located in the middle. He didn't care who these old classmates were; he just didn't want to meet them now.

  Long Bao sat on the sofa in the confidential meeting room, his face showing a look of anxiety. Kang Dingzhuang sensed Long Bao's concerns and walked to the desk to dial An Yi's phone with the internal line. He pressed the hands-free key and said: "Director An, I'm Kang Dingzhuang. I heard that Chairman Long has some classmates coming over, is that right?"

  An Yi's voice was very respectful: "Yes, yes, they are now by my side! Director Kang, has the chairman returned?"

  Kangding Zhuang looked up at Long Bao and asked: "Tell me the names of these classmates of Chairman Long!"

  "Alright, you wait for a moment, I'll ask them again!"

  A faint voice of An Yi's inquiry came from the phone, and after a while she said: "I see, Director Kang. This gentleman says he knows you and wants to come and tell you in person. Is that okay?"

  Kang Dingzhuang cast a questioning glance at Long Bao, who had already guessed who it was and nodded silently. Kang Dingzhuang then replied, "Alright."

  Sure! Here is the translation:

  "Ah, as expected, on the phone was Shi Wei's exaggerated voice: "Kang big brother! Hello! Long time no see, haha! Today I can finally hear your energetic and powerful voice again, it's really, really exciting, beyond my expectations!"

  Kang Ding Zhuang smiled wryly and replied: "You're also doing well, Shi Wei. When did you arrive? Why didn't you tell me, so I could arrange for someone to pick you up?"

  Shi Wei burst out laughing and responded, "I'm not your business customer, no need to receive me, I came quietly just to give Chairman Long and President Long a surprise. Ah, is Big Brother Kang in?"

  Kang Dingzhuang didn't know how to respond to Shi Wei's words, so he could only look at Long Bao. Long Bao was feeling extremely depressed and annoyed at the moment, so he instinctively shook his head. Kang Dingzhuang had no choice but to say: "Shi Wei, what a pity, Chairman Long has an engagement and is not here."

  Shi Wei's voice was suddenly filled with doubt: "Not there? You're not with him? Impossible! Impossible! You must be fooling me! Ga ga, this guy is heartless, how could he not talk to me?! Hand the phone over to him, I want to talk to him!"

  Kangding Village was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and still pushed saying Longbiao was not there.

  Shi Wei was relentless, and the duck's voice was unusually loud: "I know he must be right next to you! Tell him that not only have I arrived, but also Haitao, Qiuya, Du Ci, and Wu Qingfen have all come! Since we've come, we must see him! Hiding is useless!"

  Kang Dingzhuang finally understood Shi Wei's furious tone, and before he could continue to make excuses, Shi Wei said: "Damn it! I knew this guy would forget about us poor brothers once he became rich and powerful! Not only does he look down on us, but he also wants to be like Chen Shimei? You tell him, if he's a man, he should think about the pain of Qiu Ya! He thinks he can just send one sentence in a letter and then abandon her? No way!"

  Long Bao's heart ached unbearably, Shi Wei's misunderstanding was originally what he had expected, but he hadn't thought that this misunderstanding would make him feel so miserable, so miserable that it was almost unbearable!

  Is that it, a simple fantasy reason can declare the end of this sincere emotion? A rough arrangement, an arbitrary logic can terminate the continuation of emotions?

  She herself walked quietly, Jing'er understood and listened to her, but Qiuya was different from Jing'er. She put on a cold face and scared off Zhou Qing and the others, who didn't dare to treat her as a friend, only daring to look at her as the chairman. But Shi Wei and Hai Tao were different from Zhou Qing and the others, destined to use other means to completely separate themselves from them.

  Who is he? He is Long Pan, bearing more than ordinary people, facing more difficult situations than ordinary people. No one can alleviate his fear of the curse, and he can only live his life in his own way, walking his journey.

  Shi Wei had long since found out from An Yi that Kang Ding Zhuang was inseparable from Long Bao, so he tried every means to threaten and intimidate him, sometimes using gentle persuasion, exhausting all his tactics, even ordering the leopard he brought with him to roar into the phone, but still couldn't get Long Bao to speak, let alone meet with everyone.

  Long Bao's face was filled with deep sorrow, Kang Dingzhuang and Kang Tie stood silently beside him, letting Shi Wei's voice echo in the room. At this point, Shi Wei also ran out of energy and suddenly burst into a loud scolding: "Damn it! I'm done with you! If I hadn't won that bet, I wouldn't have bothered with you! Let Qiu Ya speak for herself! Damn it!"

  The phone on the handsfree button transmitted Qiu Ya's intermittent and extremely sorrowful sobs, causing the three men present to involuntarily tense up: "Wuuu... wuuuuu... did I do something wrong?... you want to be like this... to me... wuuu... speak... I want you to speak..."

  His eyebrows were locked together, his facial muscles twitching slightly, with an odd expression. His throat was making a gurgling sound, as if he was having great difficulty swallowing saliva. Kang Tie hastily poured a glass of ice water from the water dispenser and placed it in front of him.

  Kang Dingzhuang knew about Long Bao's triangular relationship, so he thought to himself that this couldn't go on. If Qiu Ya continued to cry and make a fuss, it would only bring more suffering to Long Bao. No matter what Long Bao was thinking, Kang had to hang up the phone immediately and wait until everyone calmed down before talking again. So he spoke into the phone in a sincere tone: "Qiu Ya, please stop crying, okay? Chairman Long really has something going on right now, I'll have him talk to you when he's free, alright? You need to understand his situation, okay?"

  Qiu Ya had already cried until she was a mess, only able to shake her head and nod vigorously while holding onto her phone, still whimpering with sobs.

  Kangding Zhuang hung up the phone decisively.

  An Yi stared at Qiu Ya tensely, and Qiu Ya, who was sobbing, heard the sound of a hang-up call on her phone. She slammed the phone onto the table and finally couldn't hold back, burying her face in the table and wailing loudly!

  An Yi already knew that the call from Kangding Village was made from a landline in a confidential meeting room when she answered the phone. She guessed that Long Bao must also be there, but seeing this situation, she didn't dare to say anything. Originally, she still wanted to fawn on Qiu Yashi and Wei, but now it seems that Chairman Long doesn't want to see these people, and she secretly regretted that her flattery had gone too far.

  An Yi was about to pick up her phone from the table, but Shi Wei suddenly snatched it away, flipping through the phone numbers and cursing loudly: "Damn! You're still on the phone?! I'm so fed up with you!"

  This search revealed the trick, and the call record clearly told Shi Wei: This is not Kangding Zhuang's mobile phone number, this is a landline! And it's obviously the group's main switchboard! Kangding Zhuang must be inside this building! Shi Wei's eyes lit up instantly, and he immediately thought: Ah! Old Six! You're still playing hide-and-seek with me! With Leopard, I don't believe I won't find you this *** thing!

  Shi Wei stood up with a sly smile, turned his head to look at the crouching leopard, and shouted: "Come on, leopard! Let's go find your old man together! You go ask him why he doesn't want you anymore!" Then he said to Hai Tao, who was staring at him with an iron face, "Boss, just wait and see my good show!"

  Watching Shi Wei and the wild dog, who was said to be the son of Chairman Long, swagger out of the reception room, An Yi panicked and hastily stepped forward to try to stop Shi Wei, saying: "Mr. Shi, Mr. Shi! Please don't leave the reception room casually, okay? The group headquarters can't move around at will! Mr. Shi, Mr. Shi!"

  Shi Wei burst out laughing and retorted, "Director An, it seems you still don't understand the relationship between me and your Chairman Long! Can't I take Chairman Long's son for a walk around? Haha!"

  Shi Wei made a face at Du Ci and walked away with a swagger.

  Shi Wei walked in front of the leopard, leading it to start searching from the fourth floor. The leopard had already sniffed out the scent of Long Biao everywhere in the building, and its nose twitched rapidly as it shook its dog-like head left and right with each step.

  Two security guards received An Yi's instructions and blocked Shi Wei in front of them, saying politely: "Sorry, sir, please return to the waiting room."

  Shi Wei, with an air of superiority, said gruffly: "You'd better get out of my way!"

  The two security guards knew that Shi Wei was no ordinary person and politely said: "Sorry, you are a friend of Chairman Long, please support our work!"

  Shi Wei turned his head and said bluntly, "Good that you know! Come on, you can take me to Kangding Village. I just got off the phone with him. He wants me to come here."

  The security guard ignored Shi Wei's nonsense and blocked his way with his body.

  Shi Wei was furious, and with a loud shout he charged forward, colliding with the security guard. The guard immediately pinned Shi Wei down, who then yelled at the top of his lungs: "Leopard! Leopard!"

  The leopard let out a loud roar and pounced forward, biting down on the security guard's calf with one swift motion. With a forceful rip, it tore off a piece of flesh!

  The security guard let out a loud cry, and instinctively threw Shi Wei to the ground, the two of them rolling around on the floor. Poor Shi Wei, who was as thin as a rake, was pinned under the robust security guard and couldn't help but also let out a cry.

  Another security guard didn't expect the leopard to be so ferocious, seeing it about to pounce on his colleague again and start biting, he hastily pulled out a baton and swung it, shouting loudly, not letting the leopard get close.

  The leopard saw Shi Wei fall to the ground and saw the swinging stick, instantly recalling the scene of being injured in a fight with someone before. Its wild nature was immediately fully stimulated, baring its teeth, its neck hair standing on end, staring fixedly at this security guard, letting out a terrifying low growl. It wanted to kill this person holding the stick! It wanted to kill this person who hit Shi Wei! It wanted to kill these two people! These were its enemies!

  Fortunately, the noise startled the employees who were still working overtime in the room. Everyone came out to see what had happened and saw this scene, they couldn't help but scream, but no one dared to stop it. Haotian and others on the third floor were also startled, including several employees guarding the fifth floor.

  An Yi informed Kangding Village.

  Long Wan never thought that such a big accident would occur in the blink of an eye, and when he rushed to the fourth floor, the scene was already chaotic!

  As soon as Long Bao appeared, the employees who were chattering and arguing immediately fell silent, automatically making way for a path, looking at Long Bao and Kang Dingzhuang with tense and expectant eyes. A few young ones even timidly called out "Chairman Long, Director Kang".

  Long Bao gritted his teeth, looking at the chaotic scene: a security guard covered his bloody hand, still holding a baton, another security guard sat on the ground, tightly pressing his leg, crying out in pain. Shi Wei rubbed his chest and abdomen, Hai Tao stared at Shi Wei with an accusing gaze, Du Cai anxiously looked at Du Cai, Qiu Ya bent down to hug the still furious leopard, and several security guards stood in the middle, angrily staring at the leopard.

  ……

  The employees all dispersed, and the injured security guard was quickly sent to the hospital for treatment. Now it's just Longbiao and Haitao, Shiwei, Qiuya, Duci, and Wuqingfen sitting together in the confidential meeting room. The leopard is circling around Longbiao, occasionally placing its two front paws on him or the chair, affectionately licking Longbiao's hand with its tongue.

  Long Bao didn't dare to look them in the eye, he tried his best to focus on the shiny tabletop, fiercely puffing on his cigarette, letting the swirling smoke obscure his sour vision.

  Qiu Ya gazed at him with a chill and resentment, earlier when she entered the conference room, she was about to warmly hug him but was roughly pushed away by him, completely devoid of the tenderness they had shared in the hospital bed. Qiu Ya's heart was even more deeply hurt by his behavior, a sense of despair slowly seeping into her heart.

  Shi Wei felt that he had been wronged today, and all of this was thanks to Long Bao. He silently cursed the little brat in his heart while thinking about how to vent his anger. Hai Tao suppressed his strong dissatisfaction, glancing back and forth at Long Bao.

  Outside, the night had already fallen, and the lights of the garden and the city were shining together, creating a beautiful night view. In the conference room, the soft and bright light shone on everyone's face, and the elegant and simple decoration still showed its unique style. This should have been a happy and warm evening, they should have gathered together to drink and chat happily, and they should have shared their innermost thoughts with each other. But at this moment, the atmosphere was extremely dull, as if an insurmountable wall had isolated their hearts from communicating, and the disappeared tacit understanding made them feel like awkward strangers. A feeling of embarrassment and discomfort that had never been experienced before spread wildly.

  Silent and speechless, still silent and speechless, only the autumnal sorrowful sobbing and occasional heavy breathing pierced through this quiet and secluded region.

  Finally, Shi Wei couldn't take it anymore and stood up, pacing around the room, rubbing his hands against the wall, and punching the air. He suddenly turned around, shaking his head in a strange manner, and sighed as he spoke to Long Bao: "Four years ago, you came to school dressed in tattered clothes, knowing nothing about society or the world. You hardly said a word for several months! Unbelievable, unbelievable! Genius, you Long Bao are truly a genius! Four years later, you've become the chairman and CEO of a Hong Kong listed company worth billions, what's more... CEO, Chairman Long, beloved President Long, you're indeed a genius!"

  Shi Wei was filled with resentment towards Chen Shi Mei, that good-for-nothing brother and friend, and vented without restraint: "How come I, Shi Wai San, didn't discover your great potential earlier? Seeing you easily become a billionaire, spitting can drown me, plucking a hair from your armpit is thicker than my waist, one word from you can make someone enjoy wealth and glory, I regret it! Regret why I didn't try my best to fawn over you, flatter you, and cater to you earlier. Shi Wei is truly a stupid egg!"

  Shi Wei grasped the armrest with his hand and spun it around with all his might, causing the chair to rotate rapidly. He let out a strange, mocking laugh, but his face was full of ridicule. Long Bao silently endured Shi Wei's sarcasm, still lowering his head to smoke.

  Shi Wei turned another chair, and then a third one, and a fourth one. After a while, he said: "Yes, what are friends? What are brothers? Aren't they all fake?! Once you have money and a different status, everything becomes fake! Who am I? Just a poor devil! And who is Long Bao? The chairman! The president! A rich man! Of course, he won't put us poor devils in his eyes! I'm nothing, let alone being your friend!" Shi Wei's resentment was overwhelming, and he continued to curse loudly: "But a real man should be straightforward and honest, if you look down on someone, you should find a clear reason first, don't use some nonsense to fool us idiots!"

  Haitao originally thought that Shi Wei's words were too heavy, and he was still worried that Longbiao couldn't bear it. But unexpectedly, Longbiao seemed to be fine, neither explaining nor apologizing, just silently keeping his head down. Haitao also got angry and said: "You've achieved such great success, which makes us feel proud. Logically, you should have nothing to worry about now, everything should be solved. So why do you want to distance yourself from us? Why are you no longer the Longbiao who used to talk to us with an open heart? Fine, I won't blame you for distancing yourself from us, but why did you break up with Qiuya? Do you know how much pain Qiuya has been in these days?"

  Long Bao still didn't speak, silently enduring the pain of needles and knives. Qiu Ya's tearful eyes looked at Long Bao, feeling that he was so far away, so far away.

  Haitao saw that he was wasting his breath again, extremely angry and resentful, wanting to scold Longbiao severely. However, he made an effort to control himself and changed to a gentle tone: "Longbiao, we're speaking so seriously because our relationship with you isn't ordinary. We've thought about it too - those consecutive events that have been happening around you recently must have made you fearful of the curse on your body, so you want to return to your previous self-enclosed state, right?"

  Long Bao's body trembled, and he couldn't help but look at Hai Tao with complex eyes. Hai Tao's words brought him back to the past, and he recalled his **ceremony, unknowingly getting a little teary-eyed.

  Haitao continued: "What I think is most precious in this world is true feelings. Old Six, I'm not going to discuss with you whether this curse is real or not, nor am I going to talk about science or facts. I just want to talk about these feelings. The ancients often said that if one can find a bosom friend in life, they will have no regrets even in death. Compared to you, we are too stupid, not as smart as you, and don't have your abilities or talents, so we can't be considered your bosom friends. But we all consider you our sworn brothers for life. I can die without regret if I can be brothers with you and Shi Wei! Even if your curse is real and will harm your loved ones, do you think I'm afraid of getting hurt or dying? I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of?"

  Shi Wei nodded and interjected: "Right, right! What Hai Lao Da said is exactly what I wanted to say! That's the reason!"

  Long Bao suddenly felt a surging warmth flowing inside his body, and his fingers holding the cigarette trembled slightly. He dared not make a sound, still keeping his head down, fearing that his words and expressions would reveal his true feelings.

  "Haitao emphasized again: 'Longbiao, we're not afraid of you, what are you afraid of? We've known each other for four years, and nothing's happened, right?'"

  Shi Wei saw that even after saying all this, Long Bao still didn't react, and he felt his heart getting more and more suffocated, so he couldn't help but scold: "Long Bao, what are you pretending to be in front of me? Putting on what kind of **** old boss airs? Bullshit, bullshit, can you be more stubborn than me?! Is it, is it, I *** humble myself! Must come from Chang Han to take the humiliation for myself! Let me tell you, Long Bao, if it weren't for your wife Qiu Ya begging me to persuade you, just because of your one month of not calling me to ask about my well-being, just because of your deceitful and cunning ways towards me, I absolutely wouldn't have come to your territory! We're all here now, do you still want to play these despicable tricks?! How did you become this kind of person?! Damn it!"

  Shi Wei was furious, he grabbed the water cup on the table and threw it down, then kicked a chair to the ground.

  Everyone was shocked by Shi Wei's abnormal anger, and then quickly came to their senses, understanding that Shi Wei was really heartbroken and had made such a move. At this time, Du Ci, who had not spoken until now, opened her mouth: "Long Bao, you also know what science is, what dialectical materialism is, what idealism is, you are also a university student, a knowledgeable and talented person, how can you be as superstitious as those old men? Do you know that your reckless behavior has made everyone feel so bad? You first asked Zhou Cheng to tell us not to come to Hong Kong for Qian Lao's funeral, then you wanted Xue Zong to persuade us not to come to Hong Kong to find you in Chang'an, and finally you sent everyone a mysterious email saying that you were an unlucky person, and everyone should end it here and go their separate ways. The most despicable thing is that you actually said that Qiu Ya should go find someone more suitable, do you know how many days Qiu Ya hasn't eaten? How can you be so heartless?"

  Yu Ya's cry burst out, and this cry was so sad that it broke her heart, and all the grievances were poured out with the cry.

  Long Bao looked at Qiu Ya, thinking about his past public promise, thinking about the efforts Qiu Ya had made for him, thinking about the pain Qiu Ya would face, and inexplicably recalling that romantic night with Jing Er, thinking about the farewell he had bid to Jing Er, and even more so thinking about his mother's last will, thinking about those who had passed away, thinking about the ruthless power of curses, thinking about the determination he had made a few days ago to persevere, his heart was filled with endless contradictions, all of which were like a rope full of needles wrapped tightly around his heart, and like sharp iron nails deeply piercing his brain.

  What's going on here?

  What's wrong?

  Haitao and Shiwei are brothers who share a deep bond, but how can they truly sever ties with each other? Qiuya is a girl who loves him unconditionally and wants to spend the rest of her life with him, but he has made a decision never to get married, have children, or let the curse continue to the next generation. If Qiuya were to meet another good man, she would likely live a peaceful life until old age, but he cannot drag her down the same path as his ancestors, nor can he ruin her family. Moreover, he has already betrayed her emotionally and in his actions!

  What's wrong?

  Can't we just pretend to get along with each other anymore? Do we have to wait until that tragic day comes again before we harden our hearts? Do we have to go through the pain of regret and self-blame once more when tragedy strikes again?

  I must never have emotional connections with anyone again! But how can I force them to completely lose hope and leave me?

  What's going on? What's happening?

  The most precious thing in human beings is indeed emotion. The most solid, selfless and purest love is the love of a mother for her child; The most fragile yet persistent, the craziest yet easiest to change, the most memorable yet easiest to forget, the most touching yet easiest to numb, the most mutual yet most possessive, the least tolerant yet most unreasonable emotion is romantic love between men and women. Friendship, on the other hand, comes more from the resonance of the soul, from the appreciation of shared experiences, from satisfying each other's material or spiritual, rational or emotional needs.

  Love and friendship both change with the passage of time, if the resonance between hearts is lost, if experiences are hurtful, or if needs between each other change, then friendship will lose its foundation for existence.

  Long Bao was in extreme pain, he could only use such logic to comfort himself with an explanation, he could only use such thinking to find a suitable reason for himself, he won in reasoning, but became more spiritually heavy, he bore all this because of the curse, so he could only bear it like this.

  ……

  Long Bao slowly raised his head, making a great effort to swallow, perhaps due to smoking too much, his mouth was very dry, and he gritted his teeth with difficulty, trying to maintain a calm and composed expression. Thousands of feelings such as hesitation, conflict, and doubt rushed to the bottom of his heart, enduring the intense pain in his heart, he forced himself to calm down and lit a cigarette, narrowing his eyes to look at Hai Tao and Shi Wei. Finally, he steeled himself and said in a gloomy tone: "Actually, it's not good to say things too clearly, but if I don't make it clear, you'll think you're right. I took on family responsibilities at the age of 10, entered university at 14, started my business career at 17, defeated all my opponents at 18, and acquired the entire Li Heng Group. Now, I directly manage assets worth 130 billion Hong Kong dollars, with 22,100 employees under me, including 21 PhDs, 97 master's degree holders, and 2,840 university graduates. Six months from now, I will eliminate all subordinates who refuse to obey orders, and I will turn Li Heng into a highly coordinated and exceptionally developed multinational conglomerate." (Long Bao coldly smiled) "You claim to be my closest friends, how much do you know about me?"

  "You know nothing about me! Take a good look at yourselves, what great achievements can you have in this life? The gap between us is too far! People change, and when their status changes, they will change, their mindset and thoughts will all change! I despise you, you are not worthy of being my friend, let alone sworn brothers! Earlier, I told you that I was an ominous person, but that was out of consideration for our past friendship, giving you a chance to retreat with dignity. Now it seems that you are simply ignorant fools, stupid to the core!"

  Haitao and the others were all stunned by Longbiao's ruthless words, they simply didn't dare to believe their ears, let alone believe that it was Longbiao who said it. This was the same Longbiao who used to be a sincere and honest little brother! Could it be, could it be that the reversal of their positions would change a person's thoughts and soul so thoroughly?

  Haitao looked at Longbiao's icy face with narrowed eyes, and his face suddenly turned pale. He stood up abruptly, his right hand shaking as he pointed at Longbiao, shouting: "Longbiao! You... say it again! Say it again?"

  Long Wan felt his heart had left his chest, hanging alone in the air, helplessly beating. He stared at Hai Tao who was furious, but in his heart, a strange sense of pleasure rose up, destructive and cruel. His face expressionless, he said calmly: "People change, when their status changes, they will change, their mindset and thoughts will all change! Compared to me, you are too far behind! I despise you, look down on you, making friends with you is still a waste of time, just leave!"

  Haitao's eyes widened, he kicked the stool under him with one foot, rushed to Longbiao's face, and shouted: "Your mother's cunt! Son of a bitch!" He slapped Longbiao's face twice.

  Long Bao looked at Hai Tao's hand falling on his face, with his ability he could easily hold it up, but he endured the slap that Hai Tao gave him in anger and sadness!

  Wu Qingfen was frightened by Hai Tao's rough behavior, her face turned pale, and she rushed forward to push Hai Tao away. Hai Tao was also stunned by his own actions and stood there stupidly. Shi Wei and Du Ci also hurried over, and Wu Qingfen repeatedly apologized to Long Bao, saying "sorry" again and again.

  Tears streaming down her face, Autumn Ya was so frightened that she went limp all over and sat there unable to get up. She was worried about Long Bao, but also worried that the two would have a big fight. With great effort, she pressed both hands on the table and stood up, taking steps towards Long Bao, but tripped and fell to the ground.

  Long Bao felt a sharp pain in the wounded area on his head again, and he gritted his teeth and said coldly: "Good, Zhang Haitao, you have guts! I originally wanted to give you 1 million as compensation, but with these two slaps, I've cleared up the favor I owed you before! And I saved 1 million too! These two slaps of yours are well-deserved!"

  Long Bao turned his head and looked at Shi Wei, saying, "How about it? Shi Wei, you also come to two, and save me 10 million?"

  Shi Wei didn't know how to respond, at this time Qiu Ya crawled up and rushed forward, wanting to hug Long Bao, thinking of using her tenderness to comfort Long Bao. Long Bao was helpless, with a determined heart he used both hands to block Qiu Ya's advance, coldly saying: "You and I have already become the past, please be more dignified."

  Qiu Ya was like falling into a bottomless ice cave, and suddenly her whole body trembled. Her body softened and she fell to the ground, but Du Ji and Shi Wei quickly held her up and supported her onto a chair. Qiu Ya's face was covered in tears as she wailed in pain, feeling as if she was going to die.

  Shi Wei saw Long Bao's indifferent expression and immediately scolded: "Are you still human? So heartless? She is your wife! She hasn't eaten for three or four days, and you dare to treat her like this!"

  Be ruthless, then be ruthless to the end. Long Bao knew that when he was with Qiu Ya before, what she worried about most was that her age would be four years older than his. In daily life, she always asked him if he would mind the age difference. He actually smiled strangely and said: "Who says she is my wife? Too self-righteous! I'm only 18 years old, how can I get married, and how can I marry a woman who is four years older than me? Joke!"

  Haitao's lingering sense of guilt was instantly blown away by Longbiao's words, and he bellowed: "I never thought you were such a despicable person! I really was blind!"

  ……

  Haitao and Shi Wei turned around and left, thinking that Longbiao was like a devil, a terrifying and detestable poisonous snake. At the time they were supporting Qiu Ya to leave, Shi Wei tried to call out to the leopard to follow him, but the leopard completely ignored Shi Wei and instead barked at him twice as a farewell. Longbiao even said: "It's mine now, it won't go with outsiders."

  "Damn it! The idiom 'wolf heart dog lung' was originally referring to you guys!"

  Qiu Yamon covered herself with a quilt and cried all night, while Hai Tao Shiwei drank wine all night and got drunk.

  The next day, they called Xue to recount the whole process, but Xue just sighed and didn't give them any valuable response. Longbiao's words were too stimulating for Haitao and Shiwei, and they began to lose heart, extremely unwilling to consider Longbiao as a friend anymore.

  Qiu Ya stubbornly believed that Long Bao would not abandon her, so she stood guard at the entrance of the group's headquarters for two consecutive days, waiting for Long Bao to appear, but he avoided her.

  Qiu Ya, due to not eating or drinking for many days, became severely weak and was sent to the hospital by Hai Tao and others. Three days later, she was discharged from the hospital. Qiu Ya, who had given up all hope, attempted to express her feelings through suicide several times, but was prevented from doing so by Hai Tao and others due to their vigilance. In the end, Qiu Ya returned home under everyone's persuasion.

  Jiao Siwei has been closely watching this dramatic process, and she is more confident in her revenge plan. She is convinced that she has found Long Bao's weakness!