"Ah?" Huang Yan was taken aback. A boyfriend—and then she thought of Yang Ce. Yang Ce was her lover, so he should count as a boyfriend, right?

"Heh heh, don't be shy. It's fine." Seeing Huang Yan's expression, Second Brother Huang took it for embarrassment. He patted her head affectionately, then turned with a smile and left the room.

Huang Yan, however, did not take it seriously at all. She was simply that carefree a person. The moment Second Brother Huang left, she was back at it, locked in battle with the little fox spirit.

Soon Huang Yan was defeated again, furious, while the little fox spirit began needling her once more: "Where's your expert? Gone? Bring him out!"

"Hmph, he's busy right now. He doesn't have time to play with you," Huang Yan said.

"I'd say it's more like you can't get him to come at all." The little fox spirit sent a crooked-mouth emoji.

"Nonsense! He's—he's my boyfriend. If I call him, he'll come." Huang Yan fired off a bomb emoji.

"Then call him over!" The little fox spirit was not about to believe it—she assumed Huang Yan was boasting.

"We're going to sleep now. No time for you." Huang Yan was furious and simply forced the computer to shut down.

As for Wang Mei, Yang Ce had already thought it through: if she was willing to keep working as a flight attendant, he would have Hou Lin put in a word with a local airline and get her a job there. If she wasn't willing, there was plenty else she could do—and if it came down to it, she could look after Zhang Bin exclusively.

Huang Yan, though—Yang Ce had never settled on how to arrange things for her. Huang Yan was different from Wang Mei. To this day Yang Ce still did not know exactly what Huang Yan's family was like, but judging merely by the scale of the Huawei Casino, her family fortune could not be small.

He had only heard that the Huang family's businesses and headquarters were neither in Macau nor on the mainland. Yang Shuoxuan had no way to investigate—his reach simply wasn't that far.

But no matter what, Huang Yan had a home in Macau. If he asked her to come back to Songjiang with him, he had no idea whether she would agree. That was a rather headache-inducing problem.

Although Huang Yan flew the Macau–Donghai route, the plane only made a brief stop in Donghai—it would not even stay overnight before flying back to Macau. Huang Yan's days off were all spent in Macau too, so when the time came, he would probably get only a few hours with her.

Yang Ce shook his head. This was something he would have to discuss with Huang Yan in person—there was no use in mulling it over alone.

When Liu Jihao got word that Yang Ce would come looking for him the next day, he was so excited he nearly danced for joy. The task Ouyang Junwei had given him could finally be completed.

The moment Yang Juehuan hung up, Liu Jihao was already dashing off a call to Ouyang Junwei.

"Brother Liu, it's so late—why are you calling me?" Ouyang Junwei picked up the phone and asked with a laugh.

"Brother Ouyang, I've got news about Yang Juehuan," Liu Jihao said excitedly.

"What? You found him?" Ouyang Junwei was stunned for a moment, then said happily, "Wonderful! Tell me quick—where is he?"

"Where he is, I don't know," Liu Jihao said, deliberately pausing there. "But I know he'll definitely come looking for me first thing tomorrow morning."

"How do you figure that?" Ouyang Junwei asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Heh heh, here's how it is." Liu Jihao told Ouyang Junwei about how he had kidnapped Wang Mei's parents.

"Well done!" Ouyang Junwei burst out laughing when he heard it, and praised Liu Jihao: "You've done a great service this time. Your big brother has taken note of it. Rest assured, you won't be short of rewards in the future."

"A task assigned by Brother Ouyang—how could I not give it my all?" Liu Jihao said fawningly. "Oh, by the way, that check Yang Ce is delivering tomorrow—"

"That check was yours to begin with. Just take it," Ouyang Junwei said. "Not only that, I'll give you another sum for your trouble."

"Then many thanks, Brother Ouyang," Liu Jihao said excitedly.

This was twenty million—plus all the money Ouyang Junwei had given him before, and the extra compensation he'd mentioned for later, it should add up to thirty million, shouldn't it? Just thinking about it made Liu Jihao happy.

And once the deed was done, if Ouyang Junwei threw a few more deals his way, he'd have everything. Never mind the matter of becoming the company's heir—even striking out on his own would be no problem at all.

Thinking of his beautiful future, Liu Jihao felt almost light-headed with joy. Mm, this time he absolutely had to reward that subordinate who'd come up with the idea—it really was a brilliant idea.

To be continued

849. The Future of Superpowers

849 The Future of Superpowers "Father, a friend of mine here just called. He says he's arranged to meet Yang Ce tomorrow morning," Ouyang Junwei said respectfully to his father, having gone straight to his father's room the moment he hung up the phone.

"You mean that Liu Jihao? Is what he says true?" Ouyang Kanqi's voice was steady.

"Yes. The man is very greedy for money—as long as I promise him enough profit, there's nothing he won't do." Ouyang Junwei then told his father, Ouyang Kanqi, about how Liu Jihao had abducted Wang Mei's parents to force Yang Ce to come deliver the money.

"Oh? Your friend is a nasty piece of work—but nasty in a very effective way," Ouyang Kanqi said, unable to suppress his praise after hearing it.

Seeing his father smile, Ouyang Junwei smiled slightly too. "I promised him that once it's done, I'll steer more business to his family's company."

"Mm, these small matters are yours to decide. No need to tell me." Ouyang Kanqi was clearly uninterested in such trivialities; what he wanted most right now was revenge for his youngest son.

Ouyang Junyuan had lost his fingers. Though it didn't affect his normal life, it was still quite unsightly. Given the Ouyang family's standing, this wouldn't stop Ouyang Junyuan from chasing women and living the high life.

But this grudge was hard to swallow. This Yang Ce was simply going too far. Ouyang Kanqi felt that if he didn't show the man a thing or two, he'd never learn just how many eyes the King of Horses has.

Never mind the Ouyang family's standing in P Province—just on his own account, as the master of the Eagle Eye Group, how could he allow Yang Ce to do this? It was a blatant show of contempt for the Ouyang family. To dare provoke an assassin organization—the man clearly had a death wish.

"But Father, if our people do away with Yang Ce tomorrow, Liu Jihao will surely find out. What if he talks?" Ouyang Junwei was somewhat worried.

"Talks? Hmph—then he's an accomplice," Ouyang Kanqi said indifferently. "Besides, he's the only local from Macau. We'll be gone once it's done. If he talks, he's the one who'll suffer."

Ouyang Junwei nodded. His father was right. If Liu Jihao spoke of this, it would do him no good whatsoever. First of all, the kidnapping alone was enough to land him in hot water, and besides, Yang Ce would have been lured here by him tomorrow—which made him an accomplice.

After Ouyang Junwei returned to his room, Ouyang Kanqi summoned his capable subordinate, Delay Hero 001, to his room.

"Boss, you wanted to see me?" Delay Hero 001 had been in his room eating lamb skewers and drinking xiaoshao when he got Ouyang Kanqi's call and hurried over.

"Well? Are you confident about tomorrow?" Ouyang Kanqi glanced at Delay Hero 001 and asked.

"Heh, he's just a snot-nosed kid," Delay Hero 001 said carelessly. "Tomorrow I'll finish him off with a single blow, guaranteed."

Ouyang Kanqi frowned at that. "Don't underestimate your opponent. This Yang Ce has some martial skill."

"So what if he does? However good he is, can he compare to an assassin?" Delay Hero 001 curled his lip.