Tawana pondered for a moment, calmed down, and said seriously, “Trevor, let’s end it here. To be honest, I don’t love you anymore. I’m sorry.”
On the other end of the phone, Trevor’s tone was unusually calm. He said, “Tawana, you can not love me, but you have to love yourself. The best way to fall in love with a man like that is to keep this love in your heart, then find a man who can tolerate that you have another man in your heart and marry him. Over time, perhaps it can dilute your feelings for him. But if you keep being deeply trapped in it, you will likely delay yourself! Waste your precious youth!”
Tawana was silent for a long time, smiled slightly, “Trevor, thank you. I know you’re doing it for my good, but sometimes people are like this, knowing it’s impossible, yet unwilling to give up completely. Moreover, I still have more than half a lifetime to waste.”
After saying that, without waiting for Trevor’s response, she said, “Let’s break up, Trevor. This is good for both of us. I know you’re a person who cares about face, so I won’t say this to the media. I’ll give you two months. At that time, you can explain it clearly to the media. During these two months, I won’t meet you, nor will I respond to any rumors about the engagement.”
Then, Tawana hung up the phone, sighed with relief, and two tears slid silently from the corners of her eyes.
…
On the first day of the second lunar month, Ye Chen and Xiao Churan took a plane to Yanjing.
Shortly after his flight took off, in Qixia Temple, Tang Sihai also prepared to set off.
In order not to leave any records that could be checked, An Chengqi prepared for him a cargo plane flying from Hu City to Melbourne, the largest city in Australia.
This cargo plane belonged to the industries under An Chengqi, but unlike the transportation company of the Po Qing Society, An Chengqi’s transportation company was almost all legal and aboveboard business. The transportation company she actually controlled was already the largest express logistics group in Asia, owning the largest all-cargo aircraft fleet in Asia, and even having its own exclusive cargo airport in the mainland.
Her cargo aircraft fleet had nearly a hundred self-purchased cargo planes, and dozens of leased cargo planes, and had built an air transportation network covering the world.
This company had cargo planes flying to and from Melbourne and Sydney in Australia every day, and all the goods carried were clearly traceable, with a clean background.
Letting Tang Sihai take this plane to leave the country, An Chengqi had a way to let him avoid all customs and supervision. After arriving in Australia, airport ground staff would directly receive him, disguise him as one of the ground staff, and he could enter the country smoothly. When he completed the task and returned, he only needed to return to the airport in the same identity as a ground staff member. The original ground staff could then normally go to work, and Tang Sihai could take another flight to leave Australia.
Before leaving, An Chengqi instructed Tang Sihai, “Sihai, on this trip to Australia, you must ensure that everything proceeds according to plan. As long as you can successfully complete the task, Chen’er’s life will transition to the next stage.”
Tang Sihai immediately said respectfully, “Madam, rest assured, I will not fail the mission!”
An Chengqi said, “Your plane takes off tonight, and the arrival time in Melbourne is noon tomorrow in China time. At that time, Nan Nan’s concert hasn’t started yet. If the Xiao family girl reveals the news to Chen’er according to the plan on the morning of the next day, Chen’er flying to Melbourne will at least wait until the evening of the third day in China time. The time left for you is sufficient. You must leave Australia before Chen’er arrives in Melbourne.”
Tang Sihai nodded heavily, “Madam, rest assured, after everything is completed, I will wait quietly in Melbourne. Once the young master successfully boards the plane to Melbourne, I will immediately set off to leave.”
“Good.” An Chengqi said, “I’ve arranged a flight to Osaka for you. At that time, I will wait for you at Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto.”
Tang Sihai asked in surprise, “Madam’s next stop is Japan?”
“Yes.” An Chengqi nodded and said, “You suddenly appear in Australia, luring Chen’er south to Australia. When he returns from Australia and finds that the Xiao family girl and her parents have suddenly disappeared, he can easily guess that this is your strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain.”
“At that time, Chen’er will also know that the departure of the Xiao family girl and her family of three was promoted by you behind the scenes. He may not doubt your character, but he will definitely guess that behind you, Tang Sihai, there is another master.”
“With his personality, he will never accept all this muddleheadedly. He will definitely find a way to figure out the ins and outs. So I, Sister Sun, and all other people who have had contact with Chen’er and Xiao girl, must leave China before Chen’er returns, to avoid complications.”
Speaking of this, she paused slightly and said, “The abbot of Kinkaku-ji is Jing Qing’s disciple. He has already arranged for Kinkaku-ji to close for renovation. We can rest there for a while.”
Although Jing Qing is not old, because of his unparalleled talent and fortune in Buddhism, he has gained widespread recognition and support in the entire East Asian Buddhist community. Many East Asian eminent monks, in order to advance further, have the idea of apprenticing under Jing Qing and learning Buddhism from him. Jing Qing has also accepted a few unnamed disciples according to different people’s Buddhist affinities. The abbot of Kinkaku-ji is one of them.
An Chengqi knew that Ye Chen had deep feelings for Xiao Churan. Tang Sihai taking Xiao Churan away behind his back, he would definitely do everything to find her, so she simply left China first to avoid being caught by Ye Chen, and Kinkaku-ji was a good place.
