After finishing mahjong, he made an excuse about planning to develop the residential land on Taipa Island, saying he had to treat someone to dinner that evening to discuss design and planning details. Su Yehao took Nangong Tian and returned to Casino in a helicopter.

First, he took Nangong Tian home and greeted her mother.

The mother and daughter hadn't seen each other for a while, so he figured the little girl wouldn't be able to sneak out tonight and would have to stay home with her mother.

Smart move indeed...

The helicopter flight from Hong Kong to Casino only took a short ten minutes.

After sending Nangong Tian away, the sun hadn't even set yet.

Immediately afterward, he went to find Yin Liuli.

Unlike Jiang Yu, who tended to get hung up on things, Yin Liuli had adapted to her current lifestyle.

The two of them hadn't been together much anyway, so the only difference was that Su Yehao's trip this time had been a bit longer.

During Su Yehao's absence, they occasionally chatted on the phone, and Yin Liuli didn't seem to mind much. When they met, she was as calm as ever.

Sitting in a private room at the Si Hai International Golf Club, savoring the Italian Alba white truffles that had been flown in, she asked curiously, "Were you very busy with business during your long stay in America?"

"The company has grown larger. It didn't make money before, but now we need to open up the market, so it's been a bit busy."

Su Yehao didn't have much of an appetite. He sipped on old wine from the Château Mouton Rothschild, crossed his legs, and carefully sized up Yin Liuli.

She seemed to have dressed up carefully tonight.

A pink shirt with jeans, a light trench coat, slightly curled brown hair, and rosy lips.

He had known her for more than a year, but he could never get enough of looking at her.

The other girls were all rowdy, but Yin Liuli was the most worry-free. Su Yehao thought he should be a little nicer to her, so he smiled and said, "I don't have much to do next, so I can spend some time with you. Have you missed me after being apart for so long?"

Yin Liuli was shy and didn't like talking about such things.

Fortunately, it was just the two of them in the private room. Feeling a little embarrassed, she replied:

"...A little bit, maybe. Although we didn't see each other often before, I knew you were nearby in Hong Kong. It felt different after you went to America, being half a world away."

"Yeah, the jet lag is a killer every time. Fortunately, business is going well. This trip to Silicon Valley was a huge success. Give it a few more months, and I might have a place among the top 100 on the global rich list."

Su Yehao scooped up some caviar, ate it, and asked, "What about you? Have you encountered anything interesting lately?"

After a brief moment of thought, Yin Liuli said to him:

"Every day feels about the same. I often encounter annoying customers at the shop. The service industry is really hard. Once, a newly hired barista was brought to tears. I comforted her for a long time, and she almost quit."

"Koko mated with a few female cats and gave birth to more than a dozen kittens. She's so tired that she's lying down all day. She's eating more and more and doesn't want to go for walks with me, so I bought her a stroller and push her around. It's too tiring to carry her."

"...And the Si Hai International Center Plaza that your family owns has opened a yoga club."

"I supported the business by buying a three-year membership and made some new friends. It's quite interesting. Every time I finish yoga, I can listen to them gossip. Someone even wants to introduce me to a boyfriend, and some have asked me to try being a print model."

"But there are all kinds of people there, and it can be troublesome to get along. About half a month ago, I went to work out and accidentally got seen by them with the bodyguard you arranged for me. Now they suspect I'm the daughter of some rich family, or maybe I'm with some rich old man. Anyway, they're very gossipy..."

Since they hadn't seen each other for a long time, Su Yehao patiently listened to her for a while.

Beautiful girls always attract gossip.

Although Yin Liuli didn't say it explicitly, he could guess that she probably got gossiped about a lot behind her back.

Unless she cut herself off from all social circles, it was inevitable that she would encounter some trouble. So Su Yehao asked, "People are spreading rumors about you. Didn't you explain?"

"...Explain what? Anyway, I only occasionally see them at the yoga club. I can't just go around telling everyone that I'm with you. I don't want to cause you trouble."

Yin Liuli said.

"..."

He smiled awkwardly. This girl was too sensible, which made Su Yehao a little embarrassed. He continued, "Actually, it's more comfortable to be high-profile sometimes. I don't want to see you being wronged."

"I'm doing great. I eat well and sleep well every day. On the contrary, it might be more troublesome if our relationship gets out."

Yin Liuli smiled and then said:

"If they knew that you were my secret boyfriend, they would probably be so envious that they would faint. The number one golden bachelor in Casino, worth more than the gambling king, which young girl around here doesn't like you? It's enough to live our own lives, and let outsiders think whatever they want."

The Jiang Yu issue hadn't been resolved yet, and he really shouldn't cause any trouble at this time.

Seeing that she was so open-minded, Su Yehao didn't say much more, only telling her:

"Most people don't live as freely as you do. Anyway, contact me if you encounter any problems. I know you're shy, so don't keep things bottled up inside. It shouldn't matter much if you mention me to others. At worst, it'll end up in the gossip magazines, and there will be a few more tabloid stories."

Yin Liuli smiled and shook her head.

She had chosen the wrong path before and was very worried about being in the spotlight, with her past being dug up.

Rather than arguing over a momentary impulse with unimportant people and things, it was better to live a stable life as she did now.

As Su Yehao's fame grew, Yin Liuli had even started rarely showing her face at the restaurant and Koko Cat Cafe. Even when she went, she stayed in the office reading or watching TV, leaving the business to the assistant manager...

Today wasn't the right time; it was that time of the month for her.

Hearing her mention this in a low voice, Su Yehao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but it was even better to be able to take a breather.

After dinner, he arranged a guest room at the club for a spa treatment and massage.

There were no other arrangements. In the end, they watched the *Huan Zhu Ge Ge* TV series in the guest room. The plot was still the same, since the novel had already been written last year. However, Su Yehao's butterfly wings had accidentally fluttered "Little Swallow" away, replacing her with another actress he had never seen before, getting a "mixed doubles" beating from the Empress and Rong Momo.

The taste was about the same, but the deviation between the actors and his memories made Su Yehao feel strange.

However, Yin Liuli wanted to watch it, so he let her.

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Waking up from a sleep, he drove Yin Liuli's 911 early in the morning to visit the villa developed by the He family.

The renovation was already in its final stages. Next, they had to purchase furniture, decorations, and appliances. Su Yehao told her to take a trip to Hong Kong when she had time, and he would take her to the home furnishings store to buy everything at once.

Expenses were not a problem; renovation was just a small matter and didn't require worry.

Around nine o'clock, he first took Yin Liuli to her apartment, and Su Yehao returned to the Su family mansion to visit his father and Second Madam...