The 316th operation concludes, ending the twelve-minute countdown.
There's a kind of love called letting go, giving up forever for love. I can't actually be that noble, but for the woman I love, for the little princess I once wanted to protect most, I can only tell myself, Zhang Yunqi, be a great man. Even though your princess may never know your sacrifice, what does it matter? Without you, your princess can finally find her own happiness. I love you, my princess! —Zhang Yunqi
As soon as Xiao Yan said that, Cai Feng's face immediately turned completely pale.
He has made so many enemies in South Africa. If he goes back now, he will definitely not have a good ending. Falling into the hands of those people would be just as Gu Mingxia said, death would be too comfortable for him.
Although Cai Feng felt immense guilt towards Nan Lan and genuinely wanted to atone for his sins with his death, he was just an ordinary person and didn't want to return to South Africa to suffer again.
"No...no, I'm not going back to South Africa!"
Cai Feng sat on the ground, looking at Xiao Yan with fear in his eyes. He had lost everything in South Africa. He had used up all his power in South Africa for tonight. Now, he really didn't have the courage to go back alone.
"It's not your place to say no now!"
Gu Mingxia took two steps forward, looking down at Cai Feng. The cold smile on her lips sent a chill down Cai Feng's spine for no apparent reason.
"When you used Ice Blue to control my father, did you ever consider that he wouldn't want to? Do you understand that kind of pain? Since you don't consider other people's feelings, why should I consider yours?"
These words were cold and ruthless. Cai Feng stared blankly at Gu Mingxia and suddenly spoke.
"Then give me some Ice Blue too! I'd rather die on Ice Blue than go back to South Africa!"
"Die on Ice Blue? That's too easy for you!" Gu Mingxia snorted coldly. Seemingly feeling a bit tired, she walked to the sofa with Xiao Yan's help and sat down. "I said I would never let you go. Since death is a relief for you, I absolutely cannot let you have it too easy!"
"Xiaxia, I can arrange a helicopter to send him to South Africa right now. I think the people there will be very happy to hear this news."
"Send him there by helicopter? That seems a bit too much for him, but I guess I'll have to make do. I feel disgusted just looking at him for a second now!"
"Okay, I'll call and arrange it right now."
"No, I don't want to go to South Africa, Miss Gu... I beg you, please don't send me to South Africa, really, I beg you!"
Cai Feng knelt on the ground, pleading with Gu Mingxia. But for some reason, Gu Mingxia felt an inexplicable disgust and irritation when she saw him like this. She glanced at Xiao Yan, who immediately knew what she was thinking. He walked up to Cai Feng and chopped him on the back of the neck with a chop. Cai Feng looked at Gu Mingxia with resentment and collapsed to the ground with a thud.
"Xiaxia, it's so late, you must be tired. Go and rest. I'll take care of things here."
"Alright, just have someone send Cai Feng to South Africa. Don't worry about anything else. Let fate decide whether he lives or dies."
Gu Mingxia glanced at Cai Feng, who had fainted on the ground, with disgust, and returned to Lan Garden with Xiao Yan without saying anything.
After watching Gu Mingxia fall asleep, Xiao Yan went to the living room, sat on the sofa and stared blankly for a while. The people he had called had already arrived.
“Send this person to South Africa overnight. Once he lands, just have someone spread the word that the former underground emperor of South Africa has been returned to China, and you won’t have to worry about him anymore.”
"It's President Xiao."
The person waved, and immediately several people ran in behind him. They carried Cai Feng away from the Gu family's villa.
"What, is there something else?"
"Mr. Xiao, this is a letter from you."
"Put it down, you should go back and rest too."
The person placed the letter on the coffee table and left the Gu family villa silently. Xiao Yan frowned in confusion. Who would write him a letter on New Year's Eve?
Puzzled, Xiao Yan opened the letter and frowned more and more as he looked at the unfamiliar handwriting.
"Xiao Yan, I apologize for writing this letter to you so abruptly. But I feel compelled to, and I hope you will read it patiently. For a long time, I hesitated about whether to write this letter, but as my life nears its end, I still wrote it. Back in South Africa, I think you can understand why I chose to live in seclusion in that village. It was the most remote place in all of South Africa, and also where the South African government dealt with people with AIDS. It's truly laughable now. I was so virtuous, so convinced that good deeds would be rewarded, yet I contracted AIDS from donating blood, finding out the day before I was to propose to Liu Yan. Xiao Yan, I think you can't possibly understand my feelings then, that suicidal resolve. It was then that I met Liu Di, and for some reason, seeing her pregnant belly, I ultimately chose to come to South Africa with her and live in seclusion."
Having read this far, Xiao Yan was certain that this was a letter from Zhang Yunqi to him. However, for some reason, he felt particularly heavy-hearted while reading it.
Unconsciously, I recalled the scene when I met Zhang Yunqi in that famous AIDS village in South Africa while I was looking for Gu Mingxia.
He used to be such an elegant and gentlemanly man, but when Xiao Yan saw him, his belly full of sores and scars shocked him. He never thought that Zhang Yunqi, who was so virtuous, would have AIDS.
In his haste, Xiao Yan didn't have time to ask Zhang Yunqi about his condition. Only now, after seeing his letter, does he realize that Zhang Yunqi contracted AIDS because of his blood donation. It's truly a tragic thing that a hospital's blood donation van could carry such a virus. No wonder people are becoming increasingly indifferent to such matters.
Xiao Yan felt a pang of regret for Zhang Yunqi. After shaking his head helplessly, he opened the letter again and continued reading.
“I can’t tell Liu Yan this. When I found out I had AIDS, the only thing I felt lucky about was that Liu Yan and I had always used condoms. Otherwise, I really don’t know what I would have done. Just like Mingxia is your queen, Yan’er is my princess, the princess I want to cherish and pamper for the rest of my life. I’ve always dreamed of giving her a luxurious and grand wedding, a wedding blessed by everyone, so that she can marry like a princess on her wedding day. But I never thought that I was never a prince. Even if I only wanted to be a prince for one day, a prince who belongs to only one person, God wouldn’t give me that chance. Xiao Yan, when I first came to South Africa, I almost lost all motivation to live. It wasn’t until Liu Di gave birth to Nian Liu that I realized how inviolable a person’s life is. Even if I have an incurable disease, I shouldn’t give up my life. As long as I live, I can see Yan’er happy. But I didn’t expect that Yan’er would stay single for so long waiting for me. To be honest, at that time I was moved and even had the urge to go back and confess to her. But reason told me that I couldn’t. If I went back, I would ruin Yan’er’s life.”
Sometimes, love isn't about being together, but about giving the other person a happier future!
This is the lesson Xiao Yan learned from Zhang Yunqi and Fu Heng, and he suddenly realized how selfish his idea of keeping Gu Mingxia by his side for the rest of his life was.
But he is neither Zhang Yunqi nor Fu Heng. He is just an ordinary man who only wants to live a peaceful life with his Queen Gu and his child. What's wrong with that?
Xiao Yan sighed, feeling both moved by Zhang Yunqi's sacrifice for Liu Yan and saddened by Liu Yan's ignorance.
"Xiao Yan, by the time you receive this letter, I will no longer be in this world. AIDS is truly terrifying and painful. The reason I persisted was to see Yan'er find happiness, but I ultimately didn't. Hearing the news that she was marrying Zheng Liu, to be honest, I was heartbroken for a long time. My heart ached terribly. She was my princess, the princess I had loved for ten years and would continue to love. But in my current state, what right did I have to give her happiness? I wanted to see her in her wedding dress, and even more so, I wanted to see her surrounded by children, but heaven wouldn't give me any more time. Over the years, I've grown tired; my body can't take it anymore. Xiao Yan, please watch over Yan'er for me, watch her find happiness, and never tell her the real reason I left her. I don't want her to carry this burden for the rest of her life. Let her believe that I cheated on her and fell in love with someone else! Also, I wish you and Mingxia a long and happy life together, Xiao Yan. Love wholeheartedly while you have the right to love, and treat the person you love well, because only when you lose the right to love will you understand how desperate that feeling truly is!"
The inscription at the end clearly read "Zhang Yunqi's Last Words," dated half a month ago. After reading this, Xiao Yan felt a stinging sensation in his eyes for some reason.
Zhang Yunqi was indeed a warm-hearted man, but fate was not kind to him, causing him to completely lose the right to happiness when he was only a little bit away from it.
"Yunqi, don't worry, I will definitely keep it a secret for you, and I will definitely watch Liu Yan marry Zheng Liu and see her happy. You... can rest assured!"
After putting away the letter, Xiao Yan leaned back on the sofa and rubbed his temples wearily. These days were really tiring. From now on... he just wanted to live a peaceful life.
Just as Xiao Yan was dozing off on the sofa, the phone next to him suddenly rang, and he groggily picked up the receiver.
"Xiao Yan... I... my stomach hurts so much, it hurts so much..."
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