Chen Cheng didn't know what kind of mental journey He Zhinan was going through right now, nor did he have the heart to care.

Because he was doing morning exercises with Han Su.

He had returned too late last night and didn't want to disturb Han Su right after eating.

And so, they were doing morning exercises now.

When He Zhinan sent the text message, the two of them were still basking in the afterglow, their breathing yet to steady.

After lying down for a while, the two got up and had breakfast.

Han Su was on holiday today.

Since it was also New Year's Eve, he agreed to accompany her shopping and go on a date.

The atmosphere for New Year's Day here on Hong Kong Island was quite thick.

There were many New Year's Eve cocktail parties, but Chen Cheng declined them all.

After spending a good day with Han Su, he took her and flew to New York on the first day of the New Year.

His actual purpose for coming to Hong Kong Island was Guo Donghui.

Now that his goal was achieved, it was naturally time to leave.

As for the matter of the ammunition depot, public opinion needed time to ferment and be repeatedly verified.

Let the bullets fly for a while.

Chen Cheng still chose to fly at night, departing from the airport at five in the afternoon for a direct flight to New York.

Zou Yu came out of the rear cabin, sat down in front of Xing Lu, and raised an eyebrow.

"Aren't you going to help your good sister?"

After boarding the plane, the two Bodyguards left the cabin; one sat in the crew cabin, and the other sat in the security officer's seat in the cockpit.

They left the passenger cabin entirely to Chen Cheng and his women.

Xing Lu's face flushed instantly. "I don't know what you're talking about."

Zou Yu looked at the woman in front of her who looked exactly like herself and sighed with a complex expression.

"If you want money, you always have to pay a price."

As Chen Cheng's secretary, Zou Yu understood Xing Lu's personality and her family situation.

Once noble, by her father's generation, they were already impressive only on the surface.

Xing Lu's father had been suave and worldly-ignorant in his youth. He was obsessed with art and lived off his mother's inheritance.

After his savings were exhausted, he drowned his sorrows in alcohol, living in a daze all day long.

Until he developed a gambling addiction on Hong Kong Island and incurred massive gambling debts.

Xing Lu had lived a life of luxury for a period of time during her childhood.

Later, after starting work, Xing Lu had been with an older man named Yang Zhenmin.

Combined with her willingness to become Chen Cheng's lifestyle assistant, Zou Yu knew very clearly what she wanted most at this stage.

Zou Yu looked at her bashful appearance and was somewhat speechless. "Wake up. No rich man is stupid enough to provide for your food and clothes for a lifetime while remaining faithful to you."

Saying this, she gave a cold laugh. "Besides, you have me in front of you."

"The beauty you pride yourself on is actually something he has already obtained."

"In his eyes, your only value now is that when you lie down with me, it can trigger a different kind of emotion in him."

Xing Lu sat in her seat and fell into silence. She knew that the woman in front of her, who looked so much like her, was right.

The moment Zou Yu appeared, her own beauty became valueless.

Zou Yu didn't rush her; she propped up her chin and looked out at the pitch-black night sky with a calm expression.

After an unknown amount of time, Xing Lu raised her head. The hesitation and struggle were gone from her eyes.

She looked firmly at the beautiful woman in front of her who looked exactly like her.

Sometimes, she even felt the other woman was slightly more beautiful.

At the very least, those two mounds of flesh on her chest felt a size larger than her own.

It was somewhat enviable.

Xing Lu pursed her lips and spoke: "I need a lot of money."

Zou Yu didn't even look back at her, quietly staring at the darkness outside the window. "Then show him your sincerity."

Xing Lu's eyes widened, and she took a deep breath, giving herself a final psychological preparation.

Then, she walked toward the rear cabin with firm steps.

Zou Yu looked out the window, a smile curling at the corner of her mouth as she murmured, "That stinky man must be happy to death."

As she spoke, Zou Yu's face was already covered in a rosy flush.

After sitting in the front cabin seat for a while, Zou Yu also stood up and walked toward the rear cabin.

Entering the lounge area, she conveniently closed the middle door and then opened the door to the master bedroom area.

The moment the door opened, her eyes met Xing Lu's...

"..."

Chen Cheng finally understood what it meant to travel a thousand miles a day.

Oh no, it should be twenty thousand miles a day.

The direct flight from Hong Kong Island to New York was nearly 13,000 kilometers.

At 4:00 PM local time, Chen Cheng's plane landed at JFK Airport.

As Chen Cheng walked down the air stairs, he saw Anna.

This time, Anna wasn't as excited as the last. She just trotted over to Chen Cheng and softly called out, "Oppa."

Chen Cheng opened his arms with a bright smile, and Anna happily threw herself into his embrace this time.

The two hugged for a moment and then let go.

Anna hadn't come alone this time; there was a Little Girl following behind her.

Chen Cheng beckoned, and Zhao Rui walked over.

Chen Cheng looked at her with great surprise. "Why are you here too?"

A happy smile hung on Zhao Rui's face. "Isn't it Christmas recently? Auntie Ma Li picked me up from the hospital."

"Today I went to play with Sister Anna, and then I came here..."

Seeing the joy on the Little Girl's face, Chen Cheng's lips curled slightly. "It seems you're getting along well with Sister Anna."

The two were speaking Chinese, which Anna couldn't understand, so she just leaned against Chen Cheng and smiled along.

Zhao Rui glanced at the beautiful sister beside Chen Cheng and nodded. "Mm-hmm, Sister Anna is a very good person. She often comes to Doudou City to visit me."

Chen Cheng's mouth twitched. She's still a child; just visiting her makes someone a 'very good person'?

It was also possible she was just too bored and came to show her face.

After all, this was a task Chen Cheng had assigned to her.

However, Zhao Rui's demeanor had changed a lot; she wasn't so timid when speaking anymore.

Back in China, she had been protected too well by Zhao Hui, so she was timid in everything she did, always feeling a bit scared and shy.

After being here for treatment for a while, she felt much better.

Zhao Rui's surgery had already been performed, and she was currently in the recovery period.

Because it was an innovative technology, Zhao Rui couldn't just be discharged and go home yet.

After discussing with the medical team, taking an occasional leave of absence was fine.

Ultimately, Zhao Rui was actually an experimental subject.

However, the feedback results so far were quite good. Her night vision impairment had been greatly relieved and was gradually recovering.

It was estimated that in another two or three months, Zhao Rui would be able to leave the hospital.

By then, the Gaokao would be approaching in China.

Clearly, Zhao Hui was no longer planning to have Zhao Rui take the Gaokao.

After a few pleasantries and greetings, they got into the convoy Anna had brought to pick them up and left the airport.

The two Bodyguards who had flown in with Chen Cheng did not follow; after their shift change, they took a commercial flight directly to Angel City to go home for their holiday.

Since they had been working through Christmas, they definitely had to be compensated with some vacation time.

Chen Cheng signed a check for $100,000 for each of them as a bonus and gave them a week off.

It was the same for the others.

Chen Guosheng's bonus was a bit more, $150,000.

With this year's salary plus the savings from the past few years...

The big house that Chen Guosheng and his wife had been dreaming of could probably start construction this year.

The farm Chen Cheng had bought for them was very large, over 2,700 acres.

But the part that could actually be cultivated was only about 80 acres of vineyards; the rest were hillsides.

But for Chinese people, reclaiming wasteland was never an issue.

The house belonging to the farm was quite ordinary—just a small building with three or four main rooms and a courtyard for storing production materials.

And so, after the couple had visited the farm, they already had a blueprint in their hearts.

Although the farm was still under Chen Cheng's investment company...

Chen Cheng had never gone to see it.

Chen Guosheng and his wife had clearly grasped the intention behind this.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be renovating the house.