Chapter 153 After Half an Hour

Half an hour later.

"Splash!"

In the bathroom, Yu Mingyuan pressed the flush button on the toilet, then walked to the mirror and splashed cold water on his face.

He looked at himself in the mirror, his face flushed, and his eyes bloodshot.

Yes, Yu Mingyuan was unwilling to accept this.

He had sacrificed too much for the sake of the association. His father had died, his father-in-law was in prison, he was divorced, and he bore a lot of infamy...

Having charged forward all the way to this day, Yu Mingyuan had done too many things against his will, so he couldn't stop now, otherwise it would be tantamount to negating his previous life.

After a short while, Yu Mingyuan staggered out of the bathroom.

Beside the coffee table, two empty wine bottles lay there, and Su Tianyu was lying on the sofa next to them, his cheeks purple and red, looking at the ceiling above, feeling like the ceiling was spinning.

"Clang!"

Yu Mingyuan moved a chair over. He originally wanted to sit in front of Su Tianyu, but his body tilted, the chair fell over, and he landed on his backside on the ground, knocking over the scattered wine bottles.

A wine bottle rolled out, hitting the corner of the wall before stopping.

Yu Mingyuan simply lay down on the ground, looking up at the sky, and softly called out, "Xiao Yu!"

"...Mm?" Su Tianyu responded hazily.

"Listen to me, pack up and leave." Yu Mingyuan's voice was a little hoarse. "I've figured it out... There's no point in us staying. We've already shown our cards. Even if they give you a few management positions, it'll only be a consolation prize, and they won't really let you touch the core power. If we insist on staying, we'll only become a target for Huo Dongsheng to unite his internal forces. Think about it, with external pressure, the Huagong Association will have to stick together. But if we leave, how to divide the cake will become complicated instead..."

"I understand what you're saying," Su Tianyu rubbed his face, "I've also considered it, but I feel that if I compromise, I'll just be playing into Huo Dongsheng's hands..."

The two were silent for a long time again.

"Forget it, don't worry about it..." Yu Mingyuan suddenly spoke, his eyes staring straight at the ceiling. "Leave this to me, I'll take care of it for you... There are some things that aren't convenient for you to do... Then I'll do them, I'll be the bad guy!"

Su Tianyu slowly sat up from the sofa, looked at Yu Mingyuan lying on the ground, and said after a while, "I'll do it..."

Yu Mingyuan turned his head, looked at Su Tianyu, and then grinned. "Hehe, you can't... You're still better suited to be a good person."

As he spoke, he supported himself on the chair next to him and stood up unsteadily.

"Xiao Yu!" Yu Mingyuan pointed at Su Tianyu, and said forcefully, "I owe you a life... I'll pay you back with this matter."

Su Tianyu was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect Yu Mingyuan to bring it up at this time. His eyes reddened as he asked, "What life do you owe me?"

Yu Mingyuan waved his hand and said no more. "I'm sleepy... I'm going back to sleep."

With that, he staggered towards the door.

"You haven't said what," Su Tianyu sat on the sofa and shouted, straining his voice, "What life do you owe me?!"

Yu Mingyuan's hand was on the doorknob. He was silent for a while, and then said softly, "I didn't want to kill him either... But I had no choice..."

He opened the door and left the room.

Su Tianyu sat on the sofa, staring blankly at the slowly closing door, as if something was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.

...

The next morning.

Su Tianyu woke up from the sofa with a splitting headache. He shook his head, got into the bathroom, and took a hot shower.

After taking a shower, feeling a little more energetic, Su Tianyu picked up the chair that had fallen on the ground, then walked to the window and sat down, glancing at the leftover dishes still on the table.

Su Tianyu recalled his conversation with Yu Mingyuan yesterday. Although he had drunk a lot, he remembered everything that happened yesterday clearly. Every word Yu Mingyuan said was imprinted in his mind.

After smoking a cigarette, Su Tianyu started contacting An Qiqi and the others.

Su Tianyu expressed his desire to withdraw, and received support from An Qiqi and the others. Things had reached this point, and it really didn't make much sense to stay. Yu Mingyuan was right, their departure would remove external pressure from the Huagong Association, which might trigger a chain reaction. Even if it didn't, it wasn't entirely impossible for Su Tianyu to regroup on his own.

Temporary failure had to be acknowledged, otherwise he would only be deceiving himself.

Su Tianyu decided to sort out his thoughts and patiently wait for changes.

But even if he was leaving, he still had to say goodbye.

...

Saint Paul, street cafe.

Su Tianyu and Wu Han were sitting at a table outside the store. A young waitress carried two cups of coffee and placed them in front of them respectively.

"Enjoy, you two."

The waitress said in Latin, then turned and left.

Wu Han looked at Su Tianyu with his hands clasped together, and asked with a smile, "Xiao Yu, it seems you've thought it over? It's okay, just tell me what you want! I can't get you an aircraft carrier, but I'll do my best to satisfy you with everything else."

"I've thought it over." Su Tianyu smiled. "Brother Han, after I went back, I talked to everyone, and we decided to withdraw."

Wu Han frowned and stared at Su Tianyu. "Are you sure you've thought it through?"

"Yes." Su Tianyu clasped his hands together. "There's no point in dragging it out like this. Friends shouldn't make things difficult for friends. We'll leave, and it'll be easier for you too. But don't worry, even without us, with Wu Boxin's influence, plus the Huagong Association's own power, they can still slowly grow this business."

"Sigh..." Wu Han couldn't help but sigh. "It's a mess... I was thinking of going to talk to Lao Huo and Lao Wu again today to see if I could bring this matter together again... Now..."

"One thing is one thing." Su Tianyu smiled. "You can also tell them that I'm not so petty, and I won't have any retaliatory behavior against the Huagong Association's businesses in Panama City. This time, it's just a lack of cooperation, but the official relationship remains unchanged."

"Are you sure you don't want to think about it again?" Wu Han still wanted to salvage the situation.

"I don't want to, I've already decided."

Su Tianyu stood up, then patted Wu Han on the shoulder. "Brother Han, whenever you come to Panama City, I'll arrange everything for you. I've already found the little brother to book a room for you, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

"Think about it again...!" Wu Han still wanted to persuade him.

...

Half an hour later, Su Tianyu left the cafe by car, looked at the streets of Saint Paul receding outside the window, was silent for a while, and then took out his cell phone.

He found An Qiqi's phone number and pressed the dial button. "Let's go home."