"Hi, Li, my friend, you are finally here."

Mark was very enthusiastic. He told the staff to continue delivering coffee to everyone, and he got rid of those people and went to greet him.

"How about joining us? It only takes a small donation."

Showing him the event venue and gifts, Mark invited him to join this charity action.

"Of course, who can refuse to do the right thing?"

Li Zhenyu wrote the number 10,000 on the checkbook, signed his name, tore it off and handed it to Mark.

"That's very generous of you."

Mark shook the check happily, raised it high and shouted to the people around him: "Hi, everyone, we have a new member. Let's welcome him with warm applause, Li... This is the $10,000 he just donated to this charity event."

"Welcome, Lee."

"Thanks, Lee, you're awesome."

"Li, you are a good person. I wish you good health forever."

Everyone gave him their blessings in a familiar manner, and Li Zhenyu shook hands with them one by one, feeling like a leader who came to show off.

But where did he find all those blonde beauties?

Cute, kind-looking, and the most representative pretty girls in the United States, "Maybe we should invite them to the ship, what do you think?"

"Ship, what ship?"

"The ship is out to sea. Tonight, Ivana and I decided to hold a sea party."

"Dude, you didn't tell me we were going out to sea tonight."

"I did."

Li Zhenyu pointed at the check he handed to the staff with a serious look on his face, "Just now, you promised."

Mark invited him to do charity, and Li Zhenyu readily agreed and generously gave him $10,000.

Now, it's time for him to show his sincerity.

mark:"……"

Is this how favors are calculated? Okay, Mark accepted his invitation.

The event officially started at 9:30 am.

After finishing all the filming, Mark handed over the task of distributing gifts to others and tilted his head to signal him to talk over there.

"How does it feel?"

Mark took off his gloves and started discussing charity with him.

There are many benefits to doing charity, especially in this era of 'freedom'.

Show more kindness to the poor, especially those who have the right to vote.

That way, when someone needs to speak up for you, they will be there.

Perhaps, out of 100 people who accept kindness, only 20... or even less, 10 or 5 will finally stand up.

But as long as the cardinality is large enough, there can be countless 10s and 5s.

Then, people who possess these 'mouths' will become omnipotent super humans.

Whatever he wanted to do, he could do it with just a flick of his finger.

"Here, the mouth is the most important thing, and how many mouths you master means everything."

"Power, wealth, status, these things that everyone desires all come from the mouth. So, you should participate more in such activities. Do you want me to add your name?"

Li Zhenyu's generosity is only temporary, but if his name is added, it means that he will do so in the future.

More importantly, responsibility.

This is a very weighty word that will bring a lot of trouble, and he will need to spend energy and time on this matter.

Of course, Li Zhenyu could also agree readily, turn around and throw it aside and ignore it.

By doing so, the only thing that will be affected is his own reputation.

"I need some time to think..."

Mark appreciated his caution and attention, and smiled, "Very good, you should take some time to think about it. This represents responsibility. You know, being responsible is definitely the hardest part of this world."

"Even for people like you and me, this is true..."

Mark talked a lot about responsibility, as if he felt deeply about it and was a top expert in "responsibility studies".

"Wait, Mark."

Li Zhenyu raised his hand to interrupt, saying playfully: "Tell me, what happened?"

"What?"

Mark didn't understand, and there was a hint of unnatural embarrassment in his eyes, as if all his disguises had been seen through.

"About responsibility. Whoever it is that you need to be responsible for, I'm sure it must be troublesome for you..."

Mark frowned and looked conflicted. It seemed that he didn't really want to continue the conversation.

That's right, they have only met twice and are not even friends.

This kind of thing will inevitably involve privacy, and there is no reason to tell it to an outsider like myself.

So, did my proposal go beyond the limit?

Just when Li Zhenyu wanted to change the subject, Mark started talking, which he had been holding back for a long time.

Some things should be said to "strangers" so that you can speak freely without any burden.

"…This is a trap. She actually exposed all the protective umbrellas. Can you imagine it?"

“Before each meeting, I would pour out a whole box of umbrellas, poke them with a needle, and put them back one by one, as if nothing had happened.

In order to avoid being discovered, she would use various methods to divert your attention away from it. At that time, I thought it was my charm that fascinated her, and I was full of ridiculous pride. "

Thinking about it now, Mark already felt how stupid he was in the other person's eyes. Damn bitch, she actually set him up in this way.

After learning that she was pregnant, I told her clearly to have an abortion and not to keep the child.

For this, Mark gave her a large sum of money, a full $500,000.

At that time, he thought that it was really an accident and the umbrella was not 100% effective. It was his own strong vitality that caused all this.

"I felt guilty about it for a long time and tried my best to make it up to her, but she stopped seeing me after that. She used all kinds of excuses, such as being in a bad mood, needing to cultivate herself... being hurt, etc."

"When she shows up again, it will be like this..."

He said a lot of long-winded things, but actually the matter was very simple: his lover had murdered his child.

If this matter is exposed, it will bring him a series of troubles.

Therefore, he can only spend money to support her and the child, allowing her to use the child to blackmail him endlessly.

The $200,000 monthly bill was almost suffocating him.

Li Zhenyu maintained a friendly smile throughout the whole process and listened quietly to him venting all his worries.

"Lee, you're such a good listener."

"No, I just thought... this is really dramatic, maybe I should make a movie about it."

Mark's face changed. If someone really put this incident on the big screen, it would definitely be a devastating disaster for him.

Even if New York sank into the sea in the next second, it would not be as serious as this incident.

"I'm just kidding, man, there are so many scenes like this in movies that no one would associate it with you."

Hearing him say this, Mark realized that he was too nervous...

Who would associate himself with a scene in a movie? Besides, he never publicized it.

I only told a limited number of people, such as Berkeley, John, Joey, and Melinda...

Oh, by the way, there is also a new friend standing in front of him, Jin-woo Lee.

(End of this chapter)