“Xiao Yun was kidnapped and it has nothing to do with you? I really don't believe it.”
“I only found out after you left that William told Chick, and Gelv, who was listening nearby, made the arrangements himself. He didn’t expect Gelv to treat me and Xiao Yun like this.”
“Why were you unharmed when Xiao Yun was drugged?”
“I didn’t drink. I know what Hughes is like. No woman can escape his clutches.”
“Hmm. Then how did you contact William again later?”
“When did you say?”
“When we arrived at this place.”
“He called me. I told him we had arrived in Johannesburg.”
“Was Hera also contacted by him?”
“Presumably.”
“Why didn’t he come when Hera invited us to dinner last time?”
“Perhaps he was afraid of being recognized.”
“What’s the situation today?”
“I’ve been with him these past few days. When Lu Liang called me, we were at a party somewhere.”
“Have you slept with Lu Liang?”
“No. We are very good partners.”
“Xiao Yun said you have a fiancé?”
“I lied to her.”
“Why?”
“Because she cares too much about you. She’s always suspected that I slept with you that night and was full of hostility towards me. I didn’t want her to treat me that way.”
“So, do you have a fiancé?”
“No. But I have a husband. Lu Liang knows. I met him through my husband when I started cooperating with him here. That’s why he’s never slept with me.”
“Does your husband know William?”
“Yes. They have known each other for a long time.”
“Did you meet William first or your husband?”
“We met around the same time. At that time, I wasn’t interested in my husband. You might not know, but my husband is Black. Because of some changes in William’s family, he came here to develop his business.”
“Are you here because William is here?”
“No. My husband is here doing business with Lu Liang, developing diamond mines. The experts were sent by my husband.”
Guo Xu Yang had not known about these relationships before. If William hadn't impulsively barged into the bar today, he wouldn't have asked about these matters.
After all, he was just a passerby here. If it weren't for Lu Liang's initiative, he wouldn't have invested in gold mines with Chick in this place.
And he certainly wouldn't have bothered with Illyana’s messy affairs.
Beautiful wine and a beautiful woman, discussing life would have been better than this awkward silence.
Poor Illyana, she didn't know that her man and her first love were such good friends.
Or perhaps she knew and pretended not to.
She seemed to be an unfortunate soul.
The two chatted for a long time, and they finished their drinks.
Illyana took off her nightgown, looking at Guo Xu Yang with hazy eyes.
Then, she slowly knelt down.
When Guo Xu Yang woke up at noon, he found Illyana still sleeping soundly in bed.
He forgot what time he slept last night, only knowing that he had been very impulsive and seemed to have endless energy.
He knew clearly that he had been mesmerized by Illyana’s scent.
However, he didn't use his detoxification ability to remove it.
Life is short, why not indulge for once?
He turned to look at Illyana, feeling an indescribable emotion in his heart.
A face that could enchant all, her slender body, and the fullness of her chest, he felt himself falling into it.
He couldn't help but reach out and caress her sexy lips.
Just as he was about to get up, he was pulled back.
Illyana opened her hazy eyes and slowly crawled over…
When the two of them came out, it was already past two in the afternoon.
Lu Liang looked at Guo Xu Yang with a smile, then at Illyana, and said, “I’ll drive. We’ll try to be back tonight.”
He truly sympathized with the two of them, knowing that they had only just left now, surely exhausted.
“Brother Liang, have something to eat before you go. I’m starving,” Guo Xu Yang said.
He now realized that he was becoming more and more of a scoundrel.
He didn’t care about Lu Liang’s gaze at all.
Illyana directly ordered four servings of oysters, two servings of bull penis, and two servings of porridge.
She pushed them all in front of Guo Xu Yang.
“Illyana, when will you be this nice to me?”
“You can forget about it. Order whatever you want to eat.”
Perhaps foreign women were indeed open-minded, completely unbothered by Lu Liang’s teasing.
After Guo Xu Yang had eaten his fill, the three of them drove off.
Guo Xu Yang fell asleep in the car. He was truly exhausted.
He had shed so much sweat overnight.
Illyana, on the other hand, was radiant, perhaps nourished by love.
This fully proved that Lu Liang was right: there are only tired bulls, no poorly plowed fields.
By the time the three of them arrived at the wildlife park, it was almost dark.
Machines rumbled in the sheet metal house, and the drill was still drilling down.
It was already over a hundred meters, and the diamonds brought up were increasing, indicating a rich deposit.
“Mr. Lu, this gentleman is remarkable,” the exploration expert said, pointing at Guo Xu Yang.
“Last time he had us drill for a month, but we found diamonds in less than ten days.
It was also because there was a fault zone below, and we drilled more than twenty meters a day. We found diamonds not long after passing the fault zone.”
Lu Liang suspected that Guo Xu Yang might have a heavenly eye, capable of seeing the diamonds underground.
However, his guess was not wrong; he could indeed see them.
At this moment, Guo Xu Yang was not listening to their conversation at all. He was focusing his gaze on the diamonds within the wildlife park.
Last time, due to his collection ability only being able to collect diamonds within a thousand meters, he had felt regret.
Now that his collection ability had been upgraded, he had no reservations and directly collected all the diamonds in the wildlife park into his mind.
“Collect,” he murmured.
Suddenly, a clearly visible deep trench appeared in the wildlife park.
This was caused by the ground collapsing after Guo Xu Yang collected the diamonds.
Although several people were inside the sheet metal house, the tremors caused by the ground collapse still affected everyone.
They all ran out in unison and saw a deep trench stretching for dozens of miles appearing within the wildlife park.
They were very surprised, not knowing what had happened.
Only Guo Xu Yang calmly said, “Did an earthquake happen?”
“It shouldn’t have. Perhaps the fault zone below collapsed,” said the exploration expert, Old Wu.
“But we don’t know if the collapse inside will affect our drilling?” Lu Liang said.
“If people from the local authorities come to conduct an on-site survey, it might have some impact, but it shouldn’t be too significant, as we already have the exploration permit,” Old Wu said.
“Then organize personnel to start construction as soon as possible, create a fait accompli, and avoid future disputes,” Lu Liang said, taking out his phone and dialing.
“Organize your teams to come to the wildlife park now. Stop work in all other areas.
Yes, come and work quickly, aiming to find diamonds within a month. Alright, you’re in charge.”
“Expert Wu, thank you for your hard work. I’ve arranged for people to come and speed up the schedule.
Please take care, and your exploration fees and rewards will be paid into your accounts without any deductions.”
Lu Liang hung up the phone and said to the exploration expert, Old Wu.
“Thank you, Mr. Lu. This is what we should do.
We will fully support the construction team and hand over all the data to them. Please rest assured,” Old Wu said.
“Very well. We’ll be leaving now,” Lu Liang said, shaking hands with the exploration experts as he bid them farewell.