Kerry knew he wasn't in a high enough position to have the vice governor of a province cut the ribbon
for the opening ceremony of his amusement park, but having the mayor cut the ribbon for it was
enough.
"I heard this amusement park is a joint venture between you and a compatriot from Hong Kong. Why
haven't I met any of their people?" Qidong Zhang, the mayor, was puzzled.
"MK is in trouble, so I bought all their shares." Kerry said.
Mr. Zhang looked at him with a bit of appreciation in his eyes, "You did a good job. You are really
capable."
"Thank you. I'm flattered." Kerry said with a smile on his face.
"Remember to pay your taxes on time and in full. The city's revenue will mainly depend on the big
enterprises.” Then Mr. Zhang teased.
Kerry smiled, "Yes, this is the obligation of our enterprises."
Mr. Zhang nodded, patted him on the shoulder, and quickly walked forward to accompany the vice
governor of a province.
At nine o'clock, the opening ceremony officially began.
After the mayor and other government officials of Sky City appeared on the stage, the scene was much
quieter. The media's cameras were all aimed at them.
Qidong Zhang, the city's mayor, was usually a low-key person and a practical leader. His performance
during the city's earthquake made a good impression on the public. He seldom participated in such
corporate events, so his visit to cut the ribbon for the amusement park was really unexpected.
After the host introduced the guests, Kerry began his opening speech, "Hello, I'm the President of
Yehuang Group. Welcome to the opening ceremony of the amusement park ......."
In the crowded crowd, Xiran Xiao and Tianye Mu were distantly looking at them, wearing sunglasses
and smiling very faintly.
"Kerry has the face to invite the mayor to cut the ribbon for the opening." Xiran laughed.
Tianye hugged her shoulder to avoid her being bumped into and explained, "Kerry must be very angry
that I took away so many of his projects. I guess the mayor was afraid that his tax revenue would be
reduced if Kerry moved his business out of Sky City because of this, so he gave him face to cut the
ribbon for him."
"You're right. I'm out of S City for most of the year, but there's still a stack of government invitations
sitting in my office at the end of the year, but I've never been to one of those parties. I hate that kind of
occasion."
"You won't have to attend these occasions you don't like in the future either. I will help you." Tianye
lowered her head and kissed her earlobe, then whispered.
Xiran smiled, "Thank you. I know you're the best at handling these things."
In terms of wealth, Xiran was more than twice as wealthy as Tianye, but Tianye did not feel inferior to
Xiran at all because of her wealth. Their affection for each other came from the heart. They treated
each other as equals, so they got along very well.
After Kerry's speech, the applause was thunderous. Xiran had to admit that Kerry sometimes looked
sinister, but he was very talented.
Then the guests began to cut the ribbon. Numerous colored balloons were released into the sky, and
the music was heard simultaneously. The amusement park officially opened now. As Kerry stood on the
stage watching the crowds pouring in, especially the men holding their children, Kerry grew sad.
He accompanied the city officials on a tour of the amusement park. The vice governor said with
satisfaction, "This should be the first large amusement park in our province. It's very nice. But it must
be well secured, and nothing must go wrong."
"Don't worry. I've carefully checked all the items and there will never be any accidents."
After the city officials left, Kerry breathed a sigh of relief. After today, he could finally devote all his time
and energy to finding Venus.
Soon, the empty amusement park became crowded.
Kerry made his way to the office area. As he passed the food court, he spotted a very familiar back in
the distance. He stopped in his tracks, his heart beating faster.
As he watched the man walk forward, Kerry immediately picked up his pace and chased after him. But
there were really too many tourists, and people kept coming out to block his path. He bumped into a
little girl with a cotton candy in her hand. The cotton candy she had just bought fell to the ground.
"Mom, my cotton candy fell on the ground." The little girl was about to cry.
Kerry had to stop and help the little girl up, "I'm sorry. I am in a hurry," he said. He took a hundred out of
his pocket and put it in the little girl's hand, "You go buy another one, okay?"
"Why don't you keep your eyes on the road when you're walking?" The little girl's mother patted the
dust off the child and said angrily. “Haven't you got eyes in your head?”
"I'm sorry." Kerry apologized anxiously. When he looked up again, the man he had been chasing just
now had disappeared.
The girl's mother wanted to say something, but when she saw that the handsome man in front of her
was Kerry, who had just cut the ribbon on the stage, she instantly softened her tone, "It’s okay. She is
fine.”
Kerry nodded and then left.
"He looks handsome from afar, but up close he looks even more charming." The woman said to herself.
"Mom, I want cotton candy." The little girl said, holding up a hundred yuan.
"Okay, mommy will buy them for you."
……
When he reached the food court, Kerry looked around again, but still couldn't find him.
"Am I mistaken? I saw his back just now." Kerry said to himself.
The last time Venus said she had seen Tianye, but Kerry didn't believe her words.
“If you're still alive, please come out. You can ask me to apologize or you can hit me. As long as you're
alive, Venus can be more at peace with the past.”
"Kerry." a clear voice sounded behind him.
He turned around. Xiran was standing two meters away. She was dressed in comfortable casual
clothes, holding a cup of milk tea, and her face was rosy.
"Xiran Xiao?" Kerry was extremely surprised.
"It seems that you’re so surprised that I came to your amusement park."
"What are you doing here?" Kerry suddenly remembered the picture from the cruise ship, and then he
looked around and asked, "Did you come here alone?"
Xiran said very frankly, "I was with my friend. But there were too many people and we got separated."
Kerry was curious, "Friends? Do you need me to help you find your friend?"
"No, I'll call him later." said Xiran.
"Since you're here, would you like to have lunch with me?"
Xiran didn’t reply.
"Is Yan back yet?" She went straight to the point. She came for this thing. Originally she wanted to call
Kerry when she was leaving to ask about Yan, but she didn't think she'd run into him here.
"She's still abroad on vacation." Kerry didn't know how to explain this, so he lied.
Xiran was keenly aware that something was wrong from his expression. She spoke icily. "Kerry, you’re
lying. Is something wrong with Yan?"
Kerry's face also went cold, "Xiran Xiao, you're thinking too much. It’s none of your business."
“If Yan is really on vacation abroad, why can't I get through to her at all? And she had been involved in
the amusement park project, in which MK was a major shareholder, so why didn't MK send someone to
the opening ceremony. I know there must be something wrong with It." Xiran‘s analysis was so
reasonable that Kerry could not refute it.
There were a lot of people in the food court. They argued among the crowd, and soon they were
attracting a lot of attention. There were even many people who took Xiran as Kerry's girlfriend.
"Let's go somewhere else to talk. They are too many people here." Kerry's tone softened a lot.
Of course, Xiran did not want to be surrounded by people, nodded and said, "Yes, where are we
going?"
"The office area is over there. It’s quieter." Kerry was about to turn around when he suddenly stopped
and asked, "Get your friend and we can go there together."
"No need. I'll contact him later."
"That's not appropriate."
Xiran raised her eyebrows, a little angry, "Why is it inappropriate? He's my friend and it's none of your
business when I’ll contact him." She just couldn't stand Kerry, and always treated him badly.
Except for Venus, no woman dared to talk to him like that. The arrogant Xiran never gave him face.
She embarrassed him several times in public, and what made Kerry angry was that he couldn't do
anything about her.
"What are you thinking about? Are you going to go or not?" Xiran asked with a frown.
"Yes, Madam. You’re woman, you're the boss." Kerry had to compromise.
Xiran snorted and walked straight forward.
A short distance away behind a stall selling rice noodles, Tianye watched their back. When Xiran
turned the corner, she gestured with her hand behind her back for an ok sign. When Tianye saw it, he
laughed.
Just now Tianye found a baked tofu store in front of him, so he asked Xiran to wait for him in front of
the milk tea stall and he went to buy her some tofu. When he came back, he saw Kerry rushing around
and seemed to be looking for someone else.
Tianye guessed that Kerry must have seen himself, so Xiran told Tianye to hide while she went directly
to Kerry to ask him about Yan to divert Kerry’s attention.
A few minutes later, the two of them were sitting in Kerry's office on the second floor. Secretary Liu
brought in two cups of coffee and a plate of fruit. As he left, he took a glance at Xiran. “I’ve ever seen
this woman somewhere before.” He thought.
Xiran placed her hands folded in her lap with an air of arrogance, "Now you can tell me what happened
to her."
"Yan has been kidnapped." Kerry said calmly.
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