Chapter Eleven: Drowning...

  After returning to Chang'an, Long Bao locked up all the things of Jing Er's grandfather and the small knife in the bookcase in the confidential meeting room. Later, Jiao Siwei called to say that she wanted Long Bao to go to her office, she had something to tell him.

  Long Bao walked into Jiao Siwei's office, took out the package Jing'er had given him and placed it in front of Jiao Siwei, saying: "This is what the Su family entrusted me to return to you. They don't want the money, they just wanted to show their good intentions."

  "Hmm, I knew they would do this."

  Long Bao walked over and sat down on the sofa.

  "That quiet girl is really great, like a saint, even I have come to like her. Chairman Long, it seems she has already fallen in love with you, huh? Maybe, just like Autumn Leaf's love for you?"

  "Is there anything to drink?"

  "Haha, what would you like to drink? Coffee? Juice? Cola? Or plain water?"

  "Just drink water."

  "Do you want it cold or hot?"

  "Whatever."

  Jiao Si poured a glass of iced water and placed it on the tea table, then sat down opposite Long Bao, smiling as she looked at him.

  Long Bao didn't want his eyes to collide with Jiao Siwei's, so he slightly lowered his eyelids and took a sip of the iced water.

  With one hand supporting her chin, she smiled and gazed at Long Bi for a moment before smiling and saying: "My Dragon President, you still haven't answered my question!"

  Long Bao suddenly felt very embarrassed, and unconsciously pulled out a cigarette to smoke, without saying a word, followed by a deep silence.

  Jiao Siwei searched for Long Bao's pupils, shrugged his shoulders: "Hmph, so petty, won't say it even if I don't!"

  Long Wan smiled wryly.

  Jiao Si Yu gazed at Long Bao, and for a moment, she suddenly felt that Long Bao was as unfathomable as the Pacific Ocean. She was a bit dazed and confused, and after a long time, she spoke in a soft voice: "Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Hmm, I'll tell you, after I came back, I kept thinking about what that old man said to me before he left."

  Long Bao raised his head and slightly raised his dense black eyebrows.

  "I've really thought about it for a long time, we, we're all so young, can't let hatred destroy ourselves, the hatred of our parents' generation...it's really not necessary to continue in our future lives..."

  Long Wan listened intently.

  Jiao Siwei suddenly changed his tone and said very seriously: "I'll play a recording for you."

  She opened her bag and took out a pen, then handed an earpiece to Long Biao, gesturing for him to put it on. Immediately, Long Biao heard a voice coming from the earpiece:

  "He's managing the company as if it's a matter of course! He's treating management like a child playing games! Now other listed companies are laughing at us, wondering how Li Heng could be such an ignorant mainland bumpkin in charge... Chairman Xue, if you don't come out and speak up, the group will be completely finished!"

  Long Fan's eyebrows jumped: This is Zhu Ben Tong's voice!

  "Director Qin's voice followed: 'Chairman Xue, Chairman Zeng, I have dedicated myself to the group for over a decade and never had any conflicts with others. I was highly valued by Old Man Qian, but unexpectedly he fired me just because I chatted with an old classmate during work hours. I don't care about my own fate, but now all the other old employees are disheartened... Everyone knows this is his way of squeezing out old employees and replacing them with inexperienced newbies... To be honest, everyone is worried they'll suffer the same fate as me and are trying to find other ways out. The hearts of the group's employees have completely scattered!"

  "Director Liu of the Finance Department said: "Chairman Long seems to not believe in our finance department at all. He has that Wen Zhengyuan, who was transferred from a pharmaceutical company, come every two or three days to audit accounts, and often goes to subsidiaries for inspections, making everyone nervous. The office is also being messed up by Tian Junyao, who doesn't even understand how to do internal work. People at headquarters think it's laughable that Chairman Long chose someone like him to be in charge of the office... They all say that Chairman Long is giving away important positions in the group as favors..."

  Qian Suxue's voice: "The big company's affairs have had a terrible impact on the industry! Now many Japanese companies are accusing our group of being unfriendly to them and have even canceled plans for cooperation talks! ... Vice Chairman Xue, this Long Bao was just an ordinary employee a year ago and had no experience in managing a company. He was promoted by you, and it was also your doing that the father handed over the group to him. You'd better explain what's going on behind the scenes, what kind of deal is this?"

  Qian Yuhui's voice: "We think this person is mentally ill and cannot be the president of the group. Vice Chairman Xue, Vice Chairman Zeng, you are all old subordinates of our father and also veterans of the group. You should understand that we cannot put the future and destiny of the group in his hands. We cannot change the fact that he is the chairman of the board of directors. I suggest that we join forces to remove him from the position of president of the group and choose a more capable person..."

  Zeng Hai's voice: "Alas, he is indeed somewhat unreasonable. Guo Wei, I heard that he has already prepared to replace most of the people in the group. Bing Ying said that he also wants to recruit a large number of new people. How can this be? Moreover, his cursed rumors are getting more and more severe, which is extremely unfavorable for the development of the group! The president is indeed a heavy burden!"

  Ali's voice also came out: "How to say it? I think Dragon Chairman seems to have become complacent after defeating Jiao Ying Sen, I suggested several times that he seize the opportunity of the first two US and Hong Kong stock markets, but he always ignored me, if he didn't give orders then Fatso and I couldn't operate, we could only watch as the market slipped away, sigh...if we had grasped it, we would have made at least 700-800 million..."

  There were also several people who said Longbiao was incompetent in various ways.

  Xue Zong's voice finally came out: "Qian Lao handed over the group to Xiao Long, and Qian Lao was very cautious about this matter. Maybe this kid is still a bit too simple in terms of human relationships and social experience, and with less exposure to the world, it's inevitable that some problems will arise... I think the group's operation is still normal now, but everyone's coordination with him is not enough, you can give him a little more time... He is the chairman of the board of directors and also the president, has the power to decide on any department personnel... You are all old employees who have been balanced, I will try my best to persuade Chairman Long to reappoint you... What worries me is that Jiao Rongsen's daughter! I heard that Chairman Long wants to appoint her as vice president, I think she is the real threat to the group's life and death! The more days she stays in the group, the more days she stays by Long Bao's side, the more danger she poses to the group! You must help Chairman Long guard against this person!"

  The sound stopped abruptly.

  Long Bao's eyes stared out of the window, his gaze unblinking, his expression as stern as a stone carving.

  "How was it? Tell me about your feelings?"

  Long Bao furrowed his brow and paced back and forth in the room twice before turning around to ask, "How did you get this recording? Did you arrange for someone to eavesdrop?"

  "Does it matter?"

  "Important."

  "After a long time, she said: 'This was secretly recorded by Director Qin and given to me. I spent 500,000 yuan to buy it.'"

  The situation is getting more and more severe!

  Qian Suxue and Qian Yuhui, along with others, formed an opposing alliance, which has become a powerful force. They have been stirring up trouble among the group's employees, spreading rumors that Longbow wants to replace all old employees, and claiming that Longbow is a cursed person who cannot be approached, even eating and chatting together will bring disaster to each other. They also publicly declared that Qian Lao's will may be fake, and Longbow's position as chairman of the board and group CEO will soon become unstable.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, no other company bosses invited Long Bao to a banquet anymore.

  It seems they want to force Long Bao to step down as chairman through this momentum!

  Long Bao would never allow such a situation to happen, Jing Er's grandfather had reminded him, he just needed to do what he was told and be responsible for Qian Lao.

  The next day, Long Bao summoned Ali Fei and Ah Hui from Hong Kong to the headquarters, reiterating the investment discipline of the company, emphasizing that no financial investments would be made in the near future, and separately instructing Ah Hui to quickly find the best investment talent.

  Long Bowen immediately came to Li Heng Heavy Industry for inspection, praising Zhu Ben's work and stating that the scale of heavy industry must be accelerated to expand. The group will focus on investing in the expansion of heavy industry, requiring Zhu Ben to lead a team to find suitable cooperation projects from other multinational heavy industry groups.

  Facing Long Bao's initiative to offer him a pancake, Ben Tong naturally felt secretly delighted and pretended to think for a moment before accepting.

  Zhu Ben Tong had no idea that Long Bao had already made his move, and the so-called inspection trip was just a ploy to lure the tiger out of the mountain. Jiao Si Wei had discussed with Long Bao in private, and she thought the best way to deal with the alliance's siege was to stabilize one side first and then take them down one by one. However, Long Bao was determined to completely dismantle the alliance at once and then replace it. Jiao Si Wei agreed to fully support and cooperate, saying that she would lead people to enter and inspect the accounts after Zhu Ben Tong went abroad, and gather evidence.

  At this moment, Jiao Siwei was standing in front of the window, gazing at the night sky, and a scene that had happened before appeared in front of her eyes:

  She asked him: "Your benefactor Vice Chairman Xue won't agree with you ignoring his authority like this, aren't you afraid he'll intervene personally?"

  And he said: "Xue is not Lao Qian, nor the owner of the group's assets. I only need to be responsible to Lao Qian and the shareholders of the group, maintaining the interests of the vast majority of shareholders is what I consider fundamental. Power must be highly unified, management must be coordinated, and the group must work together with one heart and one mind. I absolutely cannot tolerate this situation where everyone does their own thing and has different intentions continuing any longer!"

  This dark-skinned big boy who doesn't like to dress up and doesn't know how to enjoy himself always exudes an inexplicable temperament, thinking deeply and suddenly feeling a strange taste in his heart, an indescribable taste, a mess.

  Although Long Bao had spoken firmly and decisively to Jiao Siwei, he actually spent the next few nights sleepless, deeply worried about the fate of the group and his own future power. He sadly received a call from Xue Zong, who repeatedly emphasized the stability of the group, the importance of doing a good job in managing the group, and that Long Bao must get along well with everyone at all levels.

  He completely dispelled President Xue's concerns.

  It was soon October 3rd, 2003. On that day at noon, the sky suddenly turned gloomy.

  Long Bao and Duan Pingchun stood on the rooftop of the headquarters building, discussing the new drug development issues of the pharmaceutical company. The huge central air conditioner emitted a loud rumble that almost drowned out their voices.

  The sky floated with small raindrops, hitting that huge machine and evaporating a misty water vapor.

  Long Bao stretched out his arms and did a few chest expansions, opening his palms to receive the small raindrops, tilting his head back to let the rain hit his haggard face. The raindrops were clear and refreshing, cool yet warm at the same time.

  "Old Du, it's going to be windy and rainy."

  "Oh, President Long, let's go down!"

  "The typhoon is about to hit."

  "Will it be a typhoon with this weather? Haven't you seen the weather forecast?"

  "Dark clouds press down on the city, the city is about to fall." Long Bao pointed into the distance.

  Duan Pingchun opened his eyes, gazed intently into the far distance, the gray sky, the misty clouds, all around were blurry scenes, all buildings, factories and roads were shrouded in endless smoke and rain, he suddenly seemed to understand something.

  "Go for a swim!" Longbiao pinched out his cigarette butt.

  "Where to go."

  "In the sea, in the stormy sea."

  "Typhoon? Chairman Long, typhoons can't be sailed through, I heard, I heard, it's too dangerous, the seaside is closed already."

  "Not open? You don't dare to go if it's not open? What's the fun in swimming in a calm sea without any waves? The sea that men swim in is the one with surging waves, rolling in and out, that's what real swimming is! Old Duan, are you a coward?"

  "Chairman Long, don't look at me being ten years older than you, if you dare I also dare!"

  Long Bao turned his face away, then looked back at the distant horizon. At this time, both of them had already accumulated a lot of fine raindrops on their bodies, heads and faces, and even several drops of water slid down their cheeks.

  A strong gust of wind blew in from the high altitude, mixed with more raindrops hitting their faces and eyes, densely gathering on their eyebrows and eyelashes, making both of them feel a blur and moisture in their eyes. It was at this moment that a dazzling flash of light suddenly appeared on the distant horizon, followed by a deafening thunderclap just a few seconds later!

  Heaven and earth suddenly shook as one!

  "If you agree, there's no turning back!"

  "I'm not a girl!"

  "It's going to be a big typhoon and earthquake!"

  "I know."

  "Alright, you think those few are brave, then go call them to come together to play in the typhoon's big sea, how about it?"

  "Zhao Siwen? Li Xiubo? Wu Telie? Wei Deputy Minister? Kang Minister?"

  "Just a few men, I think it's not interesting, I'll go call Deputy Chairman Jiao and Xue Bingying, huh, and call a few more pretty girls."

  Long Bao walked into Jiao Siwei's office as soon as he entered the building.

  "Great Chairman, what's good news?"

  "It's windy and rainy today, I'm thinking of finding some colleagues who get along well to go to the seaside to watch the wind and rain, listen to the waves, play with water and sand. What do you think? Will you grant me this favor?"

  Jiao Si Yu giggled and pointed at her bodyguard Louise: "Louise, can you go?"

  This Louise looks very ordinary, with half Chinese blood, her mother is Chinese, and her father is Libyan. She was once the bodyguard of Libyan President Gaddafi. Louise nodded: "I can go."

  The candidates have all arrived, and they agreed to go to Xiaomeisha Beach in Shenzhen. A group of over a dozen people set off towards Shenzhen with great fanfare.

  Arrived at Xiaomeisha at 4 pm, the rain had stopped early, but the wind was getting worse and worse. The strong sea breeze blew fiercely in our faces. On the beach, a loudspeaker repeatedly broadcast: "Please everyone pay attention to safety, the waves are too big and it's not suitable for continued swimming, please get ashore as soon as possible."

  Xiaomei Bay, a thousand-meter-long bay surrounded by high mountains on both sides, with lush tropical rainforests on the mountain tops. The beach is covered with soft yellow-white fine sand, and as far as the eye can see, the rolling waves are rushing towards the shore, creating a loud roar when they crash against the coast, sending up sprays of foamy water, and prompting excited shouts from the many people playing in the sea.

  Long Bao concentrated his mind and looked into the distance, where he vaguely saw a few people waving their arms to fight against the waves in the undulating waves. They looked very tired, being ruthlessly smashed by the huge and continuous wave heads, but still stubbornly popping out of the water.

  Long Wan heard the sound and smiled slightly, gazing at the dark grey clouds in the sky that seemed to be embracing the waves, yet also urging them to come more fiercely from the distant horizon, shattering everything in this peaceful and beautiful bay!

  He smiled and muttered to himself: "Not bad, not bad, this is a bit like the sea, unlike last time when it was neither dead nor alive."

  The sea, is it calm or turbulent? The sea, is it gentle or raging? The sea, is it finite or boundless? Is the sea alive?

  Longing to tread on the soft sandy beach, with eyes fixed intently ahead, watching wave after wave of the ocean rolling and rushing forward, staring at those countless undulations, as if asking oneself.

  The seawater wasn't cold at all, on the contrary, Longbiao felt very warm. The yellowish seawater mixed with sand rushed to the shore and hit his calves. The waves were high, and Longbiao walked forward step by step against the waves. One wave receded, another wave came up, Longbiao walked steadily, suddenly a huge wave appeared in front of him, stretching into a thick white line, surging towards the shore with an unstoppable momentum. Many tourists had already turned their backs, ready to bear the impact of the waves with their backs.

  Long Bao held his breath and continued walking step by step as usual.

  Many tourists in front were lifted high by the waves and then pressed down hard, all of them let out a thrilling scream.

  The waves accompanied by a huge roar, rushed over with a loud crash, and just as the wave was about to engulf his head, Long Bao seemed to feel that this was the ocean's bloody mouth!

  Long Bing stood firm, preparing to withstand it.

  Can the power of the waves be stopped by a small dragon scale?

  The huge impact immediately made Long Bao stumble, and he was unstable. He hurriedly kicked his hind legs to stabilize his body, and the waves wrapped around him with mud and sand, making him extremely salty in his mouth.

  "He laughed loudly and said: 'Great! Come on, one more time!'"

  Long Wan rushed towards the deep sea and exaggeratedly waved his hand at others, saying: "Come on, those who dare to follow me!"

  With a loud splash, he plunged forward and completely surrendered himself to the ocean!

  Kang Dingzhuang followed closely behind him, Duan Pingchun and Wei Jiaming also caught up, Li Xiubai and Zhao Siwen were walking towards the sea with life rings, Jiao Siwei was wearing a life jacket and holding a life ring, under the escort of Louise, she skillfully grasped the gap between the waves and walked over step by step. Xue Bingying, who was also wearing a life jacket, struggled to swim towards Long Bao, Zhou Qing rushed over hastily, other girls were chattering and laughing on the beach, Wu Teli sat in a beach chair drinking...

  The huge wave quickly pulled everyone apart, and Wei Jiaming was almost unable to hold on. Seeing this, Long Bao wanted to take him back to the Kongding Villa, but Xue Bingying swam towards Long Bao with great effort, only to be splashed by a big wave and started coughing violently.

  Long Bao walked up close to her and stretched out his hand towards her.

  Xue Bingying was like grasping a long-awaited lifeline, and as soon as she touched Long Bao's arm, she held on tightly and wouldn't let go. Her body entwined around him like a snake, and her entire soft body pressed against his. Her hands even instinctively pressed down on Long Bao's shoulders and head, and he was immediately submerged underwater, disappearing from sight!

  Fortunately, Long Biao reacted quickly and closed his mouth in time, but he couldn't help being choked by the bitter and salty seawater, which was forced into his throat!

  Xue Bingying didn't expect this lifesaving straw to be so useless, disappearing with just a light press. She also lost the object she was holding onto and instinctively let go of Long Bao's arm, then flailed her arms wildly while screaming "Ah——!"

  The dragon that had sunk underwater opened his eyes, reminding himself not to panic. He looked up and saw Xue Bingying frantically kicking her legs, so he gently lifted her belly and then twisted his body in an attempt to swim away.

  Good grief! Longbiao's body twisted and something big happened! The leg that had undergone surgery suddenly cramped up in this twist! The entire injured leg instantly stiffened and couldn't move!

  Long Bao knew he was in trouble, this time it was absolutely impossible to make a move, so he could only use his hand to gently stroke the water downwards, trying to float up from the bottom of the water.

  It just so happened that Xue Bingying was above, still frantically shouting and calling out. Xue Bingying didn't even realize that the foot and chest abdomen that had collided with her were Long Bao's, but instead thought it was some kind of sea monster, and became even more frantic, kicking and thrashing about wildly, trying to drive away this dangerous sea creature, shouting even louder!

  Long Bao was kicked by her to sink even more uncontrollably, Long Bao's legs cramped even harder, the severe pain of cramps forced him to wait for natural buoyancy.

  But as a result, Longwang temporarily disappeared from everyone's sight!

  Jiao Siwei had been watching all along, and seeing the situation, he was greatly shocked. He pushed Sang to protect his Louise and said: "Quick! He's gone, hurry up and save him!"

  "Ah, what a rare opportunity! Just in time!"

  "Hurry! Go save him!"

  Louise shook her head, clamped her legs together, swung her arms and in a few strokes reached the patch of water where Longbiao had disappeared. She dived into the water, opened her eyes to search for Longbiao!

  Jiao Siwei also came quickly like a dolphin, throwing the life ring to Xue Bingying and immediately sinking her eyes underwater to search.

  Zhou Jing doesn't want to die either!

  Long Bao strained his eyes wide open in the water, holding his breath, but the air he had hastily sucked in was limited, making him feel unbearably stifled. His cramped leg felt like a lead weight, pulling him straight down to the sea floor. Long Bao stretched out his cramped leg with great effort, straining to point his toes upwards, and continued to flail his arms downwards to maintain his buoyancy. Yet he felt an overwhelming force dragging him relentlessly towards the bottom of the sea!

  Long Bao couldn't help but use his right leg to stomp down hard, and this time it was even more bizarre. The good leg also cramped up!

  Long Wan involuntarily spat out a string of bubbles!

  Louise just saw the back of Longbiao, she exerted herself to sink in front of Longbiao, grabbed Longbiao's arm and lifted it up, Longbiao suddenly felt a great force supporting himself and emerged from the sea!

  Louise quickly supported Longpo's chest with her arm and loudly said to Longpo, "Don't panic, don't panic! I'm protecting you!"

  At this time, Jiao Si, Wu Zhou, and others rushed over, each using force to tread the water, inserting their hands into Long Bao's buttocks and legs, lifting him out of the water. After coughing a few times, Long Bao recovered, speaking with some difficulty: "Cramp, wait."

  ……

  On the floating platform near the shark cage, everyone helped Long Bo relieve his cramp symptoms. This risk made everyone break out in a cold sweat. Long Bo tried to comfort everyone with light words: "Hehe, it's okay, it's okay, I've worried you all, it's been a long time since I exercised, my skills are rusty, later I'll treat you all to a drink..."

  After going through this, Kangding Village, citing safety reasons, did not allow everyone to continue staying in the sea, and a group of people returned to the shore.

  Louise and Jocelyn were still soaking in the seawater, Louise lowered her voice and said in Italian: "You didn't want him to die, why do you want me to save him? Just now I just had to lightly drag him down, he became food for fish and shrimp, drowned at sea, logically, what a good opportunity, why?"

  Jiao Siwei did not respond.

  "Wu wu, you... won't have fallen in love with him, will you? He's the one who killed your father!"

  "Never mind!"

  Jiao Si Wu suddenly buried himself in the water and didn't come out until a long time later, his head and face covered in saltwater.

  At 7 o'clock, everyone went back to take a bath and then had a seafood feast in the restaurant at Xiaomeisha Park, drinking six or seven cases of beer and six or seven bottles of Wuliangye. Most people got drunk, but Longbiao didn't drink much and left the room after a short nap to go to the seaside to enjoy the sea breeze.

  The sky has darkened, and the lights of the beach lamps have also lit up. The waves are still hitting the shore without stopping, and the sea breeze is still blowing towards me with a salty smell.

  Long Bao walked quietly, silently watching the people frolicking on the beach, his ears filled with the sound of waves crashing ashore. He didn't know how long he had been walking, whether it was half an hour or an hour, or even longer, when suddenly he heard a faint voice behind him: "Long Bao."

  This time, Jiao Siwei didn't call him Chairman Long but called his name, and Long Bao turned back in surprise to look at Jiao Siwei.

  Jiao Siwei wore a mini belly-baring top and a pair of jeans, with her long hair loose and draped over her shoulders.

  "He smiled and said: 'You're here.'"

  With a gentle and elegant step, she walked up to Long Bao and said in an extremely soft voice: "What's going on? I've been following you back and forth for half an hour now."

  Long Bao smelled the fragrance emitted from Jiao Siwei's body and involuntarily took out a cigarette to smoke.

  "Heh heh, Long Biao, you haven't smoked a single cigarette in half an hour, but as soon as you see me, you want to smoke? Are you nervous or something?"

  "What's there to be nervous about? I've lost all sense of it!"

  "Has your heart gone missing? Could it be that you were cramping in the sea just now and got frightened out of your wits, scared to the point where your heart is gone?"

  "My heart has long been gone." Long Bao thought he was telling the truth, and indeed in Wuxi he saw his own heart disappear, turning into floating clouds that flew away.

  "I don't believe it, let me touch and see!"

  Jiao Si Yu blocked in front of Long Bao, her hand on his chest, the scorching temperature of his skin transmitted through the thin T-shirt to her hand. Suddenly, she recalled the feeling of hugging Long Bao's back in the sea, and the scene where she first abused Long Bao. Unconsciously, she wrapped her arms around Long Bao's waist, pressed her face against his chest: "Don't you have a heart? I'll listen."

  Jiao Si heard Long Bao's powerful heartbeat clearly, and suddenly her own heart began to beat fiercely out of control. She closed her eyes and enjoyed this strange stimulation, her hands involuntarily starting to caress Long Bao's back. She used her fingers to gently stroke, using the most sensitive fingertips to feel the direction of the muscles on Long Bao's back.

  Long Bao didn't move, letting Jiao Siwei listen to his own heartbeat, and even let Jiao Siwei wrap his arms around him. He knew that Jiao Siwei's body was very soft, with a beautiful figure, and the curves of her body were like the undulating waves on the ocean.

  Really?

  Did I really almost drown just now?

  Then why didn't I die?

  It was Louise, Jiao Siwei's bodyguard, who saved me.

  I cursed Jiao Rongsen to death, but the bodyguard of her daughter saved me... Originally she could have killed me without leaving any trace or evidence.

  It's said that Jiao Rong Sen said before his death, "Don't call me Master Jiao anymore, I've found my heart"... Not calling him is easy enough, but how could he have found his heart?

  It is said that Qian Lao repeated before he left: "He has found his heart, and I have also found mine..."

  "Grandfather said: 'The heart is wisdom, wisdom is the heart, it's all hearts, it's embracing all hearts from ancient times to the present.'"

  Grandpa Su asked each of us "what is heart" before he left...

  Now, Jiao Siwei doesn't believe I've lost my heart, doesn't believe my heart is gone...

  I'm really lost, I said my heart is dead, I want to bid farewell to everything, so I'm heartbroken.

  Why does Jiao Siwei want to hold me and listen to my heartbeat? And why is he holding on for so long?

  Heartbeat? What's jumping is a heart? Isn't it just a pump circulating blood? What heart is that?

  The heart is oneself, and oneself is the heart. If oneself has a curse, then the heart also has a curse. So, whoever wants to get close to oneself, close to this heart of oneself, will die.

  Hehe, it's really profound and mysterious. If the heart is already gone, is oneself still the heart? Then what are they getting close to when they're getting close to themselves?

  Oh, right, just like this Jiao Si Yu, it's nothing but a circulatory organ, all you can hear is the contraction and relaxation of the organ, so let her listen to it, doesn't matter, the shell is naturally insignificant, just like that so-called Su Lao's shell, didn't Su Lao scatter his ashes in Taihu Lake?

  What curse? It turns out that the curse is just a curse of the heart. If the heart is gone, what else can it curse? Can't it still curse this inexplicable shell?

  However, there is still one more thing to do, which is to truly take control of the Li Heng Group. After completing these tasks, I should also return myself to this world. It seems that my heart must have followed Su Lao to find those grandfathers, to find Dad and Mom. Well, that's how it is.

  Long Wan suddenly burst out laughing, laughing so hard that he couldn't catch his breath.

  Jiao Siyu suddenly came to her senses from the sweet enjoyment, and immediately remembered her own loss of composure. Seeing Long Bao's crazy laughter, she couldn't help but blush with anger and shouted in a tender voice: "What are you laughing at? What's so funny?" Her daughter's temper flared up, and she slapped Long Bao on the chest several times.

  Long Bao was still laughing wildly, Jiao Si thought he was mocking her emotional outburst and got angry, she couldn't take it anymore, so she turned her back on him, weakly retorting: "Keep laughing, keep laughing! You really have no conscience!"

  When he saw Jiao Siwei mention the word "heart" again, Long Bao couldn't help but laugh even harder. He let out a loud, strange laugh and said: "Conscience? What conscience? Isn't it just a heart? You've been listening for so long, do you know where my heart is? I don't even have a heart, can you find it?"

  Jiao Siwei discovered that Long Bao's whole body was emitting an evil aura, and it really didn't feel right. With a somewhat panicked expression, he pointed at the position of Long Bao's heart and said: "Isn't your heart supposed to be here? How can you say you don't have a heart?"

  Long Bao felt a thorough emptiness in his chest, he patted his chest and laughed coldly: "Where is it? I think your heart is here with me! Be careful, or I'll send you to death!"

  Jiao Siwei, a girl, on the beach at night, hearing such words and seeing Long Bao's terrifying eyes, couldn't help but feel afraid, involuntarily backing away, but accidentally tripping and losing her balance, falling backwards.

  Long Bao's movements were extremely agile, instinctively grabbing her clothes and pulling them back. Although this movement saved Jiao Siwei from falling over, it tore her clothes open, revealing her entire chest and abdomen's snowy white skin. Jiao Siwei was now only left with her bra to cover herself.

  Jiao Siyu let out a sharp cry and instinctively covered her chest with both hands.

  Heaven knows what reason, only to see him quickly embracing Focused Si in his arms, that claw reached out to Focused Si's chest, even kissing his mouth on Focused Si's lips!

  Several passing tourists saw such an exciting and thrilling scene, hurriedly stopped to watch, afraid of missing this good opportunity.

  It just so happened that Tian Junyao and Xue Bingying, along with a couple of other girls who hadn't drunk much, had also come out for some fresh air and to look for Long Biao. Who would have thought they'd stumble upon such an intimate scene!

  Xue Bingying's heart was shattered, and she rushed to Long Bao's face, wanting to slap him. Long Bao used the hand that was caressing Jiao Siwei's chest to block her, then grabbed Xue Bingying's hand and pushed her to the ground. He also released Jiao Siwei from his arms, shooting two cold glances at Xue Bingying and Tian Junyao.

  Jiao Siwei was completely stunned by Long Bao's rough and violent behavior, Tian Junyao and the others didn't dare to believe that this super perverted and ruthless freak was actually the chairman and president of their group, the most perfect, mysterious, sexy, cool and dazzling in the hearts of all the girls. They were all dumbfounded!

  However, Tian Junyao reacted quite well. Seeing the second boss of the group, Jiao Siwei, in such a sorry state, he quickly stepped forward and surrounded her with his own body. He then hastily took off her coat and put it on Jiao Siwei.

  Xue Bingying thought about how she had urged her father to persuade Long Bao to marry her, thought about how she had completely cut off all contact with other men for his sake, thought about how day and night she had yearned for Long Bao to take her in his arms, thought about how she had risked wind and waves to swim to his side just to spite him, thought about how Long Bao had saved her from drowning, thought about everything, and couldn't help but feel a surge of grief, and suddenly burst into tears.

  The other two girls were frightened and hurried to support her. After Xue Bingying cried for a while, she felt that she had lost the dignity of everyone's maiden, so she wiped away her tears and grabbed a handful of sand and threw it at Long Bao.

  Long Bao didn't dodge at all and let the sand be thrown onto his body.

  Xue Bingying turned and ran away, Jiao Siwei also left dejectedly.

  Long Bao watched them leave with a gaze that seemed to see and yet not see, feeling that these women were just like the occasional ripples on the vast ocean that had fallen into his eyes.

  He suddenly felt like Ye Shengtao, then he suddenly felt like Jiao Rongsheng, and then he suddenly felt like Yang Xiu. He suddenly felt extremely like Qian Tonghua, extremely like Zheng Xue, extremely like Liao Ye, extremely like Chang Cheng, and extremely like all the people he knew. And what was even more strange was that these people seemed to be standing in front of him one moment, disappearing the next, merging into his body, and then turning into a wisp of blue smoke drifting away from his senses.

  Long Wan was very unaccustomed to this changing phenomenon, and he thought of waving his arm to drive it away. However, the more he did so, the more frequently the phenomenon changed. Soon, all the people in the phenomenon shouted at him in unison: "You want to say goodbye? It's not that easy! You haven't even confirmed who your supporters are, you haven't dissolved the opposing alliance, you haven't formed your governing cabinet, you haven't ruled over Li Heng, you haven't fulfilled the will of your great benefactor Qian Zhengsheng, and you haven't helped your hometown build a reservoir or highway. You have too many things left undone, and you still have many, many dreams unfulfilled! Do you think you can just say goodbye now? It's not that easy!"

  At this moment, a young man who looked very handsome walked up to Long Biao, gave a thumbs-up and exclaimed with admiration: "Brother! You're awesome! You're my idol!"

  "Get out!" Long Bao suddenly roared loudly.