Chapter Twenty-Four: Conditions

  It's already Friday and Mariah Carey's week-long China tour has come to an end, she is now ready to fly to the next stop of her global concert tour - Russia this afternoon.

  Maruluo held onto Wang Long's hand, and even at the airport, she couldn't bear to let go. This past week in China, if it weren't for Wang Long's protection, she might have already fallen prey to the machinations of various forces.

  Although Wang Long is three years younger than her, in Malu's heart, Wang Long has become not only a seventeen-year-old high school student but also the guardian of her life.

  Maruluo felt a strong sense of reluctance, looking at the plane that was about to take off, tears rolled down her eyes. She took off the jade pendant from around her neck and put it on Wang Long's neck, saying: "Dear Dragon, this is the jade pendant my mother left me, although it's not worth much money, I still hope you can keep it with you always, can you promise me?" Wang Long nodded and said: "Maruluo, in my heart, this jade pendant is priceless, I will always wear it, don't worry." Maruluo smiled happily, her tears of joy made her look even more beautiful, and Wang Long's heart skipped a beat.

  "Remember to call me, okay? The phone number I gave you is my private number, only my family has it. I'll be thinking of you all the time, Dragon, will you think of me?" Wang Long nodded emotionally: "Of course, Maruluo, have a safe trip, goodbye." Maruluo stepped onto the plane with three backward glances, and only when the plane had disappeared into the sky did Wang Long reluctantly turn around to leave. During the week he spent with Maruluo, her lively and elegant, charming and generous image had already given Wang Long a very good impression. This cheerful American girl was indeed an extremely kind-hearted person.

  In the 20th floor office of the Tian Tian Group, Ou Yang Xiong was currently wearing a gloomy expression, his iron face still showing a hint of hesitation. Standing opposite him were two men in suits, Liu Hu Fa and Cai Dao, members of the Ou Yang family's guard squad. Liu Hu Fa said to Ou Yang Xiong: "Brother Xiong, our strength is now very weak. Last time at Wu Tong Mountain, Wang Long that kid destroyed a third of our power, and this time in dealing with Ma Lu Meng, we lost another third of our elite troops. My fifth brother also died. Now the guard squad's strength is far from enough to contend with other families. You must make up your mind early. If you can agree to Mo Zu's conditions, then the forces of the other few major families will not be worth worrying about."

  Cai Daowei exhorted beside him, "Yes, Brother Xiong, if you still can't make a decision, we might be quickly eliminated by the forces of other families. This is a matter of life and death for the Ding Tian Group, so please make a decision soon." After hearing Liu Huofa and Cai Daowei's words, Ou Yangxiong's face turned even more iron-green, and he became even more hesitant.

  He closed his eyes, and after more than ten minutes, Ouyang Xiong still looked thoughtful. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and said to Liu Hu Fa and Cai Dao: "Let me think carefully about this again. This matter is not trivial, give me some time." He waved his hand, and Liu Hu Fa and Cai Dao knowingly walked out of Ouyang Xiong's office. After leaving the door, the two exchanged a glance and simultaneously revealed a sly smile.

  After Liu Huofa and Cai Dao walked out of the office, Ouyang Xiong suddenly looked like he had aged a decade or so, with deep wrinkles on his forehead forming a large "川" character.

  Ouyang Xiong let out a long sigh and fell into reminiscence: since the last time Ouyang Li was taken home by the police, he discovered that his son had become an idiot with only three years of mental age. After finding those thugs to ask about the cause and effect of the matter, Ouyang Xiong was truly heartbroken and regretful. His son was indeed unreliable, and he had long told him not to provoke Wang Long, the killing god. Now, his son had become an idiot.

  After searching for all the famous doctors at home and abroad, they were all helpless, and it seemed that his son was ruined forever. However, this idiot son was different from others, even now that he had become like this, he was still very special. He spent every day with the family's nanny, and would choose to play with the beautiful nannies. Apart from playing, another thing he liked to do was watch TV. When he saw the promotional report of Malu's concert, his idiot son became obsessed with wanting to play with Xian Nü Jie Jie (Fairy Sister), and if not, he wouldn't eat or drink.

  Ouyang Xiong couldn't bear to see his son like this, so he let Wu Hu Fa Leisi bring the elite fourteen people from the guard team to secretly capture Malu. Anyway, if Malu fell into their hands, even the international cultural organization wouldn't be able to find her. However, unexpectedly, not only did they fail in their mission, but also the elite of his family's guards were all defeated.

  Now, Mo Zu had sent someone to give him a choice: if he agreed, then the efforts of his family for so many years would fall into someone else's hands. But if he didn't agree with his conditions, then his family would be on the verge of destruction. Should he accept his conditions or not? Ouyang Xiong was now feeling more distressed than ever...

  Wang Long returned to school and found himself a celebrity. All the classmates who watched Malu's concert saw Wang Long standing next to her, and many students couldn't believe it. They all ran to Wang Long's dormitory to find out what was going on. Liu Wei and Kong Yong, who shared the same dormitory as Wang Long, were also excited that their buddy had become famous and decided to spread the news. After confirmation, the whole school knew that Malu's bodyguard was indeed Wang Long.

  Finally, he gave Dongfang Lan, Xiao He, Liu Wei, Kong Yong and Gong Guang each a signed photo of Maruludo, and Wang Long was able to escape. When Maruludo left, she gave Wang Long a large book of her own photos, each one signed with her lovely name. This really came in handy. When those fans of Maruludo found out that Wang Long had Maruludo's autographed photo, they all came to find Wang Long, either asking for it or trying to buy it. However, every time after evening self-study, Wang Long was nowhere to be found in the dormitory, so they wouldn't give up and tried to buy Maruludo's signed photos from Wang Long's three roommates. Of course, the three of them would not sell, and each photo was speculated by those rich young masters to tens of thousands of yuan per photo, and finally had to give up.

  Wang Long didn't dare to return to the dormitory at night during the time of the Malu Dream photo incident, fortunately he had a habit of not sleeping at night, so he happily went to the back mountain to practice his skills every night.

  It's already November, and the back hill of the school has a slight chill. Wang Long is about to set up his defensive formation when his phone suddenly rings. Wang Long feels a bit strange, knowing that only the special service group, his family, and Xiao He and others have this number. Who could be calling him so late?

  Wang Long picked up the phone and saw an unfamiliar number. He thought it was a harassing call, so he hung up. However, the calls kept coming one after another. Wang Long had no choice but to pick up again. On the other end of the line, he heard his mother's anxious voice: "Little Dragon, your grandma has stomach cancer. Come back tomorrow." Hearing his mother's urgent tone, Wang Long was shocked and asked, "Mom, where is Grandma now?" His mother replied tearfully, "We sent her to the county hospital. She's resting now. You come over tomorrow, okay? Grandma wants to see you." Tears streamed down Wang Long's face as he said, "Okay, Mom, I'll go there early tomorrow."

  Wang Long's grandma's house is very close to his own, just a 10-minute walk away. Wang Long often runs to his grandma's house when his parents are not at home. However, his grandma always saves the good food for Wang Long and his sister because her family is too poor. Therefore, Wang Long's father, Wang Bing, forbids him from going to his grandma's house frequently, saying that if all the good food is given to the two children, what will their grandma eat? Wang Long didn't understand this when he was young, but gradually came to realize it as he grew older.

  Last time I went home, I gave my grandmother 20,000 yuan, but she refused to accept it. In the end, I had to secretly leave it under her pillow. My mom said that later, grandma even wanted to return it to me. It wasn't until my mom insisted that grandma finally accepted it, saying she would save it for when Wang Long gets married and give it to his bride. What a wonderful grandmother! Wang Long couldn't stop crying, but he still let her rest well. Wang Long decided to visit his grandmother early tomorrow morning.

  The next morning, Wang Long said goodbye to his dormitory classmates and asked them to ask for leave on his behalf. Now, the school teachers are also used to Wang Long's leave, because the principal had already informed them in advance.

  He took a bus back to the county town and arrived at the County People's Hospital. It was only 7 o'clock in the morning, but this hospital operates 24 hours a day. Wang Long found the ward his mother had told him about, where he saw several uncles and his father waiting in the corridor. Wang Long greeted them and grabbed his father's hand, anxiously asking: "Dad, how is Grandma?" Wang Bing replied with a heavy heart: "Your mom is helping her clean up, wait until your mom comes out and you can go see her." After pausing for a moment, he continued: "The doctor said that Grandma might not make it." As soon as he finished speaking, this rugged man dropped a few turbid tears.

  "Ah..." Wang Long let out a low, pained moan, his heart aching unbearably. Thinking of his grandmother's meticulous care for him since childhood, Wang Long burst into tears of sorrow.