Chapter 118: 112, the world is big, but also small (seeking subscription and monthly tickets)
"You are... the husband of that pregnant woman from North Capital University?" Lu Lin asked as he helped the man up.
"Yes, yes, benefactor, I’ve finally found you!"
"My wife, our child, and I all wanted to find you to express our gratitude.
"But we searched on Blue Star for a long time, only learning that you were a graduate of Tongyuan. We had no other leads.
"I never expected, never expected..."
The visitor was Li Yinuo, the husband of the pregnant woman Lu Lin had once helped outside the Western Gate of North Capital University. While accompanying his wife, he had been tirelessly searching for any trace of Lu Lin on Blue Star. During this time, he even engaged in online arguments with trolls for several days and released videos to clarify the situation. Some curious netizens, with time on their hands, even visited the North Capital University Affiliated Hospital to see them. After confirming the truth of the incident, they also helped spread the word and search for Lu Lin on the Internet.
As days passed, they learned that Lu Lin was a graduate of Tongyuan, but no other information surfaced. Furthermore, Lu Lin never made another appearance, and no Blue Star entertainment companies claimed him as their newly launched, talented idol star. So, the matter gradually died down. After a few days in the Blue Star hospital, Li Yinuo brought his wife back to Saturn.
"Mr. Li, Son, do you two know each other?" Meng Yu watched them curiously, only asking after Li Yinuo had settled onto the sofa.
What was this all about? Why would the company’s CEO suddenly kneel before her son and call him benefactor? She exchanged a glance with Lu Ping; they were both clueless about what was happening.
Once Li Yinuo was seated, he slowly recounted his story.
His trip to Blue Star with his wife had two purposes. One was to find a suitable sales channel on Blue Star for their company’s agricultural products. The competition among agricultural companies on Saturn was incredibly fierce. Li Yinuo had inherited his father’s business a few years prior. If he were to merely maintain the company’s current operations, it would be a waste of the experience he had gained from his hard work and ventures.
The other purpose was that Li Yinuo’s wife was pregnant with twins. With some spare money on hand, the couple had considered obtaining Blue Star residency for his wife. After the children were born, she could raise them on Blue Star. When she had recovered enough energy and they had the capacity, they could set up a branch office or a liaison office there.
Unexpectedly, just as they had joined a tour group and disembarked their starship for their first stop—a tour of North Capital University—the tour guide suddenly announced a tightening of Blue Star’s immigration policy. This news agitated most of the tour group members. Believing she would be unable to obtain residency on Blue Star, Li Yinuo’s wife became so distressed that it triggered premature labor, putting her life in grave danger.
After listening, Meng Yu and Lu Ping couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. The world is vast, yet sometimes so small. Lu Lin’s random act of kindness had saved the wife of their company’s CEO—something they never would have expected. What was even more unexpected was that the most distinguished guest at the Promotion Banquet yesterday hadn’t been Saturn Governor Bai Jingwei, but the Titled King Zhao Lei, who had remained silent and focused on eating.
"Mr. Lu, Ms. Meng, we owe a great debt to Lu Lin this time. Otherwise, the consequences back then would have been unimaginable," Li Yinuo said sincerely.
"Mr. Li, you’re too polite," Meng Yu replied.
"If it weren’t for you, several years ago, unhesitatingly paying the ransom when we were kidnapped by criminals, Lu Lin might have failed his Awakening, just like his classmates, and ended up having to find an ordinary job to get by.
"It’s all fate."
Meng Yu sighed with emotion.
Several years ago, just after Li Yinuo had taken over his father’s agricultural company, Lu Lin’s parents, along with an entire shuttle bus of their colleagues, were kidnapped by criminals. Many in the company advocated reporting the incident to the Detective Department and letting them handle the rescue. The company was thriving at the time. Li Yinuo’s father had just secured a new sales channel before retiring; all that was needed was a deposit of one million to ensure the company’s continued smooth development. But Li Yinuo went against the prevailing opinion, giving the entire prepared deposit to the criminals to ensure the safe return of the kidnapped employees.
His words from that time remained fresh in Meng Yu and Lu Ping’s memories:
"Money lost can be earned again.
"Channels lost can be found again.
"But if I, as the CEO, disregard the danger my employees are in, then no matter how good our performance or how excellent our channels, it would all be illusory."
The logic was sound, but finding someone on Saturn who would act as Li Yinuo did was truly rare.
In the living room, once everyone understood the full picture, they resumed their cheerful conversation. Lu Lin’s parents held Li Yinuo’s abilities and character in high esteem. If they had been unhappy at the company, they would have certainly followed Lu Lin’s advice and sought work at Blue Star Tongyuan. However, the reason they didn’t leave was not only because it was hard to leave their homeland but also because the kind of person Li Yinuo was made them reluctant to depart.
Li Yinuo had come to the house today to congratulate Lu Ping and his wife on their son’s successful Awakening and admission to university. He had only returned to Saturn the previous morning and had been too busy with family matters to attend Lu Lin’s Promotion Banquet. So he had planned to come visit them early today. He never imagined that the one who had saved his wife and children, and whose intervention had enabled his children to Awaken naturally, was none other than Lu Ping and Meng Yu’s son—the student who had just been admitted to university.
The world is vast, and yet, truly small.
While everyone was chatting happily, another knock came at the door.
"Excuse me, is Mr. Lu Lin home?"
"I am the driver from the Governor’s Mansion. I’ve been sent to pick you up."
The Governor’s Mansion? Lu Lin then remembered Bai Jingwei mentioning yesterday that he wanted to talk to him today. The talk was only a pretext; Bai Jingwei’s real aim was to see his Star Power Domain. It was only 9:00 a.m., yet they had already sent someone for him.
Lu Lin opened the room door and signaled the driver to wait a moment. He had just gotten out of bed and hadn’t even washed up before his long conversation with Li Yinuo.
While washing up, Lu Lin suddenly had an idea. Zhao Lei had called him last night to say that the Governor’s Mansion had transferred 60% of the Jin Hao Group’s shares to him. Lu Lin wouldn’t have to worry about security matters; he just needed to find a suitable manager to oversee the company’s normal operations. Originally, Lu Lin had thought about asking a headhunter to help with recruitment. But today, Li Yinuo had come to visit. His parents highly praised Li Yinuo’s character and ability, and Lu Lin also felt he was a decent person. Why not entrust the Jin Hao Group to Li Yinuo? The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.
After washing up, Lu Lin said goodbye to his parents and Li Yinuo and left with the driver. Once he finished his business at the Governor’s Mansion, he would ask his parents for their opinion. If they approved, the General Manager position for Jin Hao Group would be settled, and that would be one less thing to worry about.
「Fifteen minutes later.」
Lu Lin sat in a conference room in the Governor’s Mansion. Present were not only Green City Governor Liu Zhicheng but also many other prominent figures from various parts of Saturn: Bai Jingwei, Zhuge Li, Zhao Lei, Hu Nan, the West Sand Continent Governor, the South Sea Continent Governor... In total, there were no fewer than thirty people. This was already a select group chosen by Bai Jingwei, as even Xiao Yan and Xiao Li were not among those seated.
"Ahem, Lu Lin," Bai Jingwei began, "could you please explain in detail your thought process in constructing your Star Power Domain?
"Yesterday, the Mountain Breaking King briefly described the situation within your Star Power Domain, but I would like to understand your construction methodology.
"If it can be replicated, the federation will organize a group of elite Star Guides to specifically study how to construct your Star Power Domain."