"No need, Tianfan brother." Su Yueyi hurriedly grabbed Ye Tianfan, then frowned deeply at the muscular man, "If you have something to say, say it quickly."
The muscular man heard Su Yueyi's words, gave a bitter smile, and said, "Master, the old master... the old master has passed away."
In fact, the reason the muscular man hesitated is because he knew about the grudge between Fang Zaitian and Ye Tianfan, so he wasn't sure whether it was appropriate to say this in front of Ye Tianfan. However, he dared not disobey Su Yueyi's orders and had to speak.
"What?"
The news hit Su Yueyi like a lightning bolt, her lips trembled, pupils dilated, fingertips shook, throat tightened, she bowed her head in silence, nearly collapsing.
Ye Tianfan heard the news and showed no expression, but felt a bit rueful. Back then, he let him go because of Su Yueyi, never expecting that he would die soon after, without enjoying much family joy, just like that.
Maybe this is fate; those who commit many evils cannot escape the punishment of destiny.
Ye Tianfan saw Su Yueyi nearly collapse, reached out and gently held her in his arms, not with the same emotional embrace as before, but full of pity.
Pity that she had grown up, finally found her biological father, followed him to the very unfamiliar Hong Kong to Su Yueyi, and was busy managing the company, with little real time spent with Fang Zaitian. Now, as things finally got on track, Fang Zaitian passed away, and Hong Kong once again became a strange place for her.
"Cry, it will be better once you cry it out." Ye Tianfan comforted Su Yueyi, gently patting her back.
At the same time, Ye Tianfan signaled to the muscular man to leave.
The muscular man got Ye Tianfan's signal and hurriedly retreated, closing the door.
The sound of the closing door woke Su Yueyi, pulling her out of her zombie-like state. She looked up at Ye Tianfan, and tears flowed down as if it was raining.
Her voice changed from soft "Wu! Wu!" cries to loud sobbing.
"Tianfan brother, I have no father now." Su Yueyi cried out in despair.
Ye Tianfan tightly hugged Su Yueyi, kissing away her tears, "Don't be afraid, you still have me."
"Tianfan brother, I've become an orphan!" Su Yueyi held Ye Tianfan tightly, venting her inner pain.
"I am your family, you are not alone." Ye Tianfan softly comforted her.
Actually, Ye Tianfan knew that no matter how he comforted Su Yueyi now, it would be useless. This pain of losing a loved one can't be understood by those who haven't experienced it.
After a while, Su Yueyi cried until she was out of strength, lying in Ye Tianfan's arms, softly sobbing.
"Tianfan brother, will you abandon me?" Su Yueyi asked Ye Tianfan pitifully.
"Unless I'm dead!" Ye Tianfan didn't give any promise not to abandon her but directly expressed his determination.
"I don't want you to die; I don't want to lose anyone else." Su Yueyi hurriedly covered Ye Tianfan's mouth after hearing his words.
"Mm, I won't die." Ye Tianfan placated Su Yueyi, assuring her he wouldn't die.
After consoling Su Yueyi for a while and seeing her mood improve a little, he took her to the Jiangzhou dock.
"Tianfan brother, I'll come back after taking care of my father's funeral." Su Yueyi said reluctantly, nestled in Ye Tianfan's embrace.
"Mm! I'll wait for you!" Ye Tianfan said. It wasn't that he didn't want to attend Fang Zaitian's funeral, but Fang Zaitian had killed Chen Changsheng, framed him into prison, 72 warehouses burned, countless people died, colluded with the Yama Hall, and did who knows what behind the scenes. Ye Tianfan hadn't forgotten any of it, letting him go was already done out of necessity. If Fang Zaitian were alive and appeared in front of Ye Tianfan without Su Yueyi there, Ye Tianfan would tear him apart alive.
Don't talk about respecting the dead; a person's death can't erase all the evil they've done.
Therefore, Ye Tianfan did not return to Hong Kong with Su Yueyi.
Death is like the extinguishing of a lamp; perhaps death is the best result for Fang Zaitian.
Ye Tianfan watched as the passenger ship carrying Su Yueyi left, shook his head, choosing not to think about this matter.
Ye Tianfan turned around and walked away from Jiangzhou dock.
In the bar, business was still slow, as if the good business on the day of the declaration of war was merely an illusion, appearing only once. Now there were only two or three customers sitting in the corner, chatting and drinking leisurely.
Ye Tianfan walked to the bar counter, and the bartender, seeing Ye Tianfan's arrival, hurriedly poured him a drink, a full glass of whiskey, which Ye Tianfan drank in one go, then took a cigarette from his pocket and placed it between his lips.
"Get me a drink too." A voice sounded in Ye Tianfan's ear.
Ye Tianfan looked up and found Yan Feishuang's face showed a trace of concern as she stared at him.
"You're back!" Ye Tianfan put down the cup, "So? Surprised to find out it's her, right?"
"Yeah, I didn't expect that the Su Yueyi, with no talent and making a living selling noodles back then, would now suddenly become the overlord of Hong Kong." Yan Feishuang sighed with emotion, "What's even more unexpected is that Fang Zaitian just died like that."
"It's all fate; committing many evils, if no one takes care of him, eventually Heaven would. Forget it, let's not talk about him. Let's discuss how to boost the business of our bar!" Ye Tianfan said, looking with exasperation at the two or three customers in the bar.
Hearing this, Yan Feishuang showed a bit of embarrassment. Although she knew nothing about business, after all this time, she understood how foolish it was to take over this bar back then.
Yan Feishuang forced a few awkward laughs, not responding.
Ye Tianfan glanced at Yan Feishuang and sighed deeply, "All right, here's the plan: tomorrow, find some college students at the gate of Jiangzhou University for part-time jobs and let them distribute some flyers on the streets, then place some ads in Jiangzhou Daily, and come up with some promotional offers, like vouchers or something."
After finishing, Ye Tianfan thought for a moment more, "Mm, the special offer should be 40% off for female customers. Let's start with that; we can think of more later."
Yan Feishuang nodded a bit confusedly. She did not understand why women get discounts and men don't. If it was about killing or stalking someone, she would certainly be an expert, but when it comes to business, well...
Seeing Yan Feishuang's confused look, Ye Tianfan's mouth twitched. It seemed he needed to explain a bit; otherwise, she wouldn't understand the significance of these actions.
"All right, let me explain. Handing out flyers and making advertisements don't need further explanation, right?"
"No, just why is there a 40% discount for female consumption, why is that?" Yan Feishuang asked in confusion.
"That, because."
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