Hao Ren was pulled inside the portal by Hao Xinyuan. The young man was dazed for a few moments before he found that it was his father who brought him back to the house. Hao Ren freed himself from the gaze and turned around to find his parents looking at him with eyes wide open.
The young man asked, "What? Have I changed a bit too much?"
Hao Xinyuan narrowed his gaze and asked, "How did you get that tattoo on your arm?"
The young man smiled and replied, "Alliance with the Naga Clan. Is it a bad thing?"
Tang Zen mumbled, "Naga Clan was a behemoth existence in the northern region. With this, Hao Ren won't be threatened by Hao Tian and his pursuit."
Hao Ren waved his hand and asked, "Where is Lingshi?"
Hao Xinyuan replied, "She is at her office, today she is meeting a few important people and might be late when she comes home."
The young man nodded and then headed to his room to take a shower and shave off the stubble of hair growing on his face. The process did not take him long, after dressing up he was back to his business elite avatar, and headed out of the house with quick steps.
The older couple knew that he was heading to meet Han Lingshi so they did not say anything to stop him as well.
Hao Ren came to the parking lot, and the two guards there were surprised. The young man did not even give them the time to react before he got into his sports car and shoot off like a bullet from the barrel.
He drove fast and realized that Xiao Mei was still kept inside the space ring. Then he took out his phone and Xiao Mei said, "Whoa, Boss, you are back? I was so worried when I was not able to contact you, thankfully you appeared on the satellite clearly."
Hao Ren said, "Well, we can discuss that later, what is Lingshi doing?"
Xiao Mei replied, "Madam is negotiating terms of take over with a few pharmaceutical companies which deals in the field of traditional medicine." Discover more novels at N()velFire.net
Hao Ren nodded and he asked, "Locate me a woodwork shop."
Xiao Mei did as she was told, Hao Ren drove to the location and found himself and bought off a few things quickly. Then he headed to the office of the Empress International. The staff there already knew him and it was not a problem when he took the presidents elevator and headed to her cabin with a leather bag and a block of wood.
The poor could never understand what the rich thought and how. Hao Ren had an urge to go and raid the conference room, but Han Lingshi was conducting business and he did not wish to embarrass her like that.
He placed the block of wood on the table and took out his tools. He felt very familiar to these sort of tools and after drawing the outline of what he wanted to carve out of this piece of wood, he moved. As he chiseled his way around the block of wood and cut it down into what he wanted, he was sure to use the spatial ring to make sure that the wood chippings and dust did not fall on the ground.
He would dispose of it later himself. The young man kept on working silently, not even caring that he had been working non-stop for three hours. He only stopped when the wooden figure of a phoenix and dragon intertwined with each other was finished. The texture of the wood was smooth and a bit shiny.
Hao Ren inspected all the aspect of the figure before he took out a jar of wood wax and coated the entire figure with it. The two figures were looking so fluent that nobody would be able to guess that Hao Ren made it within a few hours.
His master level carving skill was aided by his heightened intelligence and also his impeccable memory. Just when he was gazing at the two feet tall figure, the door of the cabin was pushed open and he heard the familiar voice, "Maya, have the procedure completed by tomorrow, I want these companies as soon as possible."
Maya replied, "Yes, President."
Hao Ren turned around and as soon as he saw Han Lingshi, he dashed forward. The two women had no clue that Hao Ren had come over, and Han Lingshi reacted in a different manner than what Hao Ren expected, and she quickly shifted her weight and retreated two feet away from his figure before she punched forward.
Thankfully, Hao Ren was skilled enough to catch the fist and he exclaimed, "Lingshi, do you wish to kill your husband?"
Han Lingshi and Maya were shocked when they heard this, and Han Lingshi looked at him with a surprised gaze. She retracted her fist and covered her face with the same hand. She was shocked and quickly asked, "Ren, are you okay?"
Hao Ren shook his head and pointed at his chest where the heart is located as he said, "It hurts here, I came over as soon as I got back and this is how I am greeted."
Han Lingshi rolled her eyes and said, "Such a cringy line, for this you should be beaten."
Hao Ren was surprised but then he chuckled and Han Lingshi threw herself in his embrace. The young man was happy to feel the familiar figure in his arms, and the warmth that came from her. He closed his eyes as he inhaled the faint fragrance emitting from her skin. It seemed to calm down his agitated heart.
Han Lingshi was feeling the same, she missed the rigid, firm muscles and the heat, and the strong embrace that held her securely. She asked, "What took you so long?"
Hao Ren smiled and replied, "Was earning your gift."
Han Lingshi said, "You are the only gift I ever wished for."
Hao Ren shook his head slowly and wanted to say something when Maya cleared her throat. The couple came out of the embrace, and the young man said, "You must be Miss Maya Okudera. Am I right?"
Maya nodded and Hao Ren thanked her for supporting Han Lingshi when they were facing the terrorists. Han Lingshi let the two have a small talk before she said, "Maya, can you excuse us. I have a few things to talk with him."
Maya nodded and then she left after turning around her wheelchair. The couple looked at each other, this was what they wanted, to be left alone with each other so that they could express their love for each other and talk about the secret lives they had.