"If only I were driving a Koenigsegg!" Su Xuan muttered with some regret on the way to the airport, behind the wheel of his Charman King. The Koenigsegg’s top speed was much faster than the Charman King’s, which meant he would have spent less time on the road. Now, he could only hope that Alice’s flight would be delayed. At that moment, his phone suddenly rang. It was an unfamiliar number. He wasn’t in the mood to answer, so he hung up. A moment later, it rang again. "Who is this?" Su Xuan asked, picking up the phone with some exasperation. "Good day, Mr. Su!" a very polite voice said. "I’m Xia Zhengye, the president of Fei Lian Airlines. Congratulations on acquiring 29% of our company’s shares and becoming our second-largest shareholder! May I ask when you might have some time..." Before the man could finish, Su Xuan interjected, "President Xia, could you do me a favor?" Last night’s game had benefited everyone involved, but Su Xuan had gained the most, directly becoming a shareholder in an airline. "Mr. Su, please feel free to command me!" Upon hearing Su Xuan’s request for a favor, a hint of joy crept into Xia Zhengye’s voice. Su Xuan was the second-largest shareholder, which effectively made him Xia’s boss. He was only too happy to be of service. The largest shareholder and chairman was an old man who had recently suffered a stroke and was hospitalized, and no one knew if he would recover. Aside from that elderly gentleman, Su Xuan now ranked highest among the existing shareholders. Furthermore, according to company policy, the second-largest shareholder inherently held the power of a vice-chairman. This made Su Xuan the most powerful person in the company, and Xia knew he had to curry favor with him. "I have a friend named Alice," Su Xuan said into his phone while driving. "She should be at the airport by now. Could you check which flight she’s on and when it departs?" "That’s very simple, Mr. Su. Please hold on." Xia Zhengye immediately looked into it, providing an answer within three minutes. "Mr. Su, only one girl named Alice went through security this morning. She used the VIP check-in and is scheduled to depart in ten minutes on a private jet from the US, heading to Turkmenistan!" Ten minutes... Su Xuan frowned. Even if his Charman King could transform into a helicopter, he probably couldn’t make it to the airport in ten minutes. He then said to Xia Zhengye, "Is there any way you can delay her flight for a little while?" "I’m afraid that won’t be possible, sir," Xia Zhengye replied, his voice strained. "We can’t interfere with a private aircraft!" Su Xuan simply said, "President Xia, I trust you’ll find a way. I’ll be waiting for good news." With that, he hung up. On the other end, Xia Zhengye was at a loss. Intercepting a private plane that was legally cleared for takeoff was completely against airport regulations. What could he do? He quickly summoned several of his sharpest top executives for a brainstorming session to see if they could come up with a brilliant idea. And as it turned out, someone did. "Alice, is it that you can’t bear to leave this land?" Seeing Alice’s despondent look, her father, Richard, sat beside her and asked with concern. Alice didn’t say a word. "Or is it that you can’t bear to leave someone here?" her father pressed. "Dad, please don’t ask," Alice pleaded, tears already welling in her beautiful eyes. "Oh, my God! What man is so lucky to have my daughter so consumed with thoughts of him?" Alice’s father stood up and raised his hands dramatically. "Mr. Richard, we are about to take off. Please ensure you and Miss Alice are seated with your seatbelts fastened," a beautiful, brown-haired flight attendant interjected as she walked over. Flight attendants who served on private jets earned exceptionally high salaries. It was rumored that many also served as part-time lovers to the plane’s owners. Some owners would get intimately involved with their personal flight attendant the moment they boarded and would remain so until they reached their destination. Upon disembarking, their legs would be so weak they needed assistance just to walk down the stairs. "Understood." Richard sat back down beside Alice and fastened his seatbelt, casually asking the flight attendant to pour him a glass of whiskey. It was a long-standing habit of his; without a drink, he would get a bit nervous during takeoff. The more wealth a person amassed, the more they feared death. Gazing out the porthole at the empty tarmac below, Alice let out a heavy sigh. How I wish Su Xuan, the man who solves every problem with such ease, could come for me! I don’t want to leave him! She reluctantly fastened her seatbelt and closed her eyes. A single, large tear escaped and traced a path down her cheek. She whispered a poem in her heart. I hate that you are not like the moon above the riverside tower; no matter north, south, east, or west, it is always there, never to be parted from. Su Xuan, if only you were like the moon in the sky. Then no matter where I was, be it north, south, east, or west, I could just look up and see you, always by my side... The private jet slowly began to move, heading toward the runway. But just as it started, something strange happened. A small passenger jet suddenly ambled over and blocked its path. Its fuselage was emblazoned with the Fei Lian Airlines logo. "What the fuck!" The captain of Alice’s plane stared in disbelief. In his decade as a pilot, he had never encountered another plane blocking the taxiway. He immediately contacted the obstructing aircraft to ask what was going on. The other pilot replied that their plane had broken down and they were forced to stop there. Broken down, huh? Fine, I’ll just go around you. The captain skillfully maneuvered his jet around the Fei Lian Airlines plane. But just as they passed it, two more passenger jets—one large, one small—moved into position, both also bearing the Fei Lian Airlines logo. They had completely sealed off the path ahead. Seeing this highly unusual scene, the captain’s forehead broke out in a cold sweat. Alice’s father, Mr. Richard, is one of the world’s top tycoons! Could these three planes have been hijacked by terrorists trying to intercept and kidnap him? Richard saw the scene unfold as well. A sudden sense of dread washed over him, and cold sweat beaded on his own forehead. He wasn’t on his home turf. If someone wanted to make a move on him here, he would be in serious trouble. He quickly asked the flight attendant for another glass of whiskey. Alice, however, was blinking her large eyes, a thoughtful expression on her face. Just then, the captain received an incoming call request on the external comms. He pressed the button, and a voice crackled through the speaker. "Hello, Captain, my man. I’d like to have a chat with Alice. Could you please put her on?" The captain was utterly bewildered. This is the plane’s comms system, for fuck’s sake! Why does your tone make it sound like you’re making a casual phone call? Unsure of who the caller was or what he wanted, he quickly patched the call through to the main cabin so Alice could speak with him. The moment Alice picked up the handset, she heard an incredibly familiar voice. "Alice, this is Su Xuan! Why did you run off without saying goodbye? I had to dispatch three planes to intercept you! Your plane can’t fly now, can it? If it can, I’ll just have to send ten planes to block the entire runway! Today, not even the Emperor of Heaven himself could take you away!" The most update n0vels are published on 𝗻𝗼𝘷𝗲𝗹•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝕟𝕖𝕥 Listening to the arrogant words on the phone, Alice, who had rarely cried since childhood, let out a loud sob and burst into tears.