After a long, long time, Hai Mingyue finally opened her eyes. On Hai Ziqiang's face before her, a hint of determination shone. After more than ten years of anticipation, her wish had finally been fulfilled at this moment. "Dad, you're back! You're really back! I've been waiting for this day for so, so long!"
“Silly child, come on, go home and see how you’ve been doing all these years I’ve been gone. Brother Ouyang, thank you so much for coming all this way to bring this old man back! If you don’t mind, come to my house for a visit. Let Mingyue cook you a meal of her specialties and we can have a few drinks, how about that?” With father and daughter reunited, Ouyang Baishi, unusually, didn’t raise his loud voice anymore. Instead, he and Li Jia pointed at Hai Mingyue and whispered something to each other.
"Uh? Hahaha! No need, you two have finally reunited, I won't bother you. I'm going to have a drink with this little guy. I'll come and bother you after you've finished your warm-up! Hahaha, kid, come on, your beat-up car should be big enough for me, right? Also, Xiao San, go and take Lao Hai and his daughter home, I won't be going! That's all, see you later!" Ouyang Baishi waved his hand, opened his mouth and let out a loud laugh, then refused Hai Ziqiang's offer. Li Jia winked at Hai Mingyue, turned around and left the hall with Ouyang Baishi.
Li Jia, already somewhat numb, drove towards the hotel that Ouyang Baishi had mentioned.
Upon arriving at the hotel and entering the room that had been prepared in advance, Ouyang Baishi looked at Li Jia with a serious expression. "Recently, several bird nests have appeared in the forest. According to my information, they seem to be brewing something big, just like the international kidnapping case that happened at the Three Kingdoms Student Exchange Conference two years ago. What do you think about that, kid?"
Li Jia was taken aback, then smiled. Ouyang Baishi naturally knew these things, after all, his status was there. "Uncle, I think you should know what kind of birds are in the forest. Their relationships are complicated, and they have close ties with certain military forces. What they need most for their newly built nests right now is probably fresh inhabitants. I believe they will do what I did, and perhaps they will take some more special measures."
"I don't have any ideas, but if the old man wants to dismantle the bird's nest, maybe I can help a little. Otherwise, I'm powerless to do anything." Li Jia's answer made Ouyang Baishi nod in satisfaction. Regarding Li Jia's last sentence, he smiled and said, "You little rascal, you're quite the lazybones! Don't worry, I don't have the time or inclination to dismantle the bird's nest anytime soon, but if he really sets his sights on China, don't blame me!"
"Well, haha, it's not that I'm being lazy, it's just that I've been really busy lately. While Mingyue is reuniting with her dad, I have to go to M City to see a friend who's having an exhibition there. Then I have to go to F City to prepare for the store opening, and I also have to deal with some people who have ulterior motives towards me. Do you think I'm being lazy?" Li Jia replied with a wry smile.
"Alright! I won't pressure you anymore. Remember this: you might really have to go and tear down that bird's nest!"
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