Chapter 245: Chapter 245 Baby, Welcome Home! 2
As soon as he entered the room, a pillow came hurtling towards him.
Mo Yinhe caught it accurately, placed the pillow on the bed, walked up to Si Mingjing, and gently grazed her cheek with his hand.
"Angry?"
"Mo Yinhe, you asshole!"
Si Mingjing knocked Mo Yinhe’s hand away.
She was very angry, yet for some reason, despite being furious, the sense of loss she had felt before sleeping had vanished into thin air.
Mo Yinhe pulled her into his embrace and explained with a smile, "I knew you wouldn’t come with me willingly, so I had to act first and report later. You have so many reasons not to leave, and each one leaves me with no rebuttal. But Mingjing, I just want to take you away. If you’re angry, just keep sticking me with needles. Stick them wherever you want."
"In your dreams!"
Si Mingjing kicked him in frustration.
Mo Yinhe coaxed her in a low voice, "All those reasons you mentioned, I will take care of them for you. The Song Family’s case will be handled by my cousin, Xia Man. A criminal case takes two to three months to go through the process anyway, so staying in A Country won’t speed it up. My plane is fast; if there’s an issue, you can return to A Country at any time."
Si Mingjing was listening, but she still felt uneasy. "Then what about the business legacy my grandfather left behind?"
"Don’t you want to change Song Group into Si Group? Come with me to Xingguang Island, and we can register a new company here. Then we’ll acquire Song Group. That way, you can wrestle back everything your grandfather worked for from Song Tengfei’s hands. Otherwise, even if Song Tengfei is taken down, he still holds shares. He could give those shares to his father or his little daughter. Your victory would only be temporary. The moment he gives his shares to his little daughter, who is just a few years old, she might end up with more shares than you."
I already have my grandfather’s will... Si Mingjing thought.
However, Song Tengfei had already inherited Song Group. Bringing out the will now to contest Song Group with Song Tengfei would be very troublesome, not as straightforward as Mo Yinhe’s suggestion.
Instead of quibbling with the Song Family, it would be better to acquire Song Group herself and kick the Song Family out entirely!
Still not reassured, Si Mingjing said, "I’m afraid that if I’m not in the Imperial Capital to keep watch, my mother’s case might see a reversal."
"I’ve already asked my cousin, Ye Qinghan, to keep an eye on it. Besides, although I’m leaving, my people are still in the Imperial Capital. If anything happens, a three-hour plane ride will get you back to A Country."
Mo Yinhe had an answer for every one of her concerns.
Unable to find a valid reason, Si Mingjing made one up. "I said at the company that I would start from the bottom, as an agent. I also need to make Xiaosu into a child star. What is this then? Am I just making empty promises and turning myself into a laughingstock for everyone at the company?"
"Mingjing, you’re being silly," Mo Yinhe laughed. "All the world-famous enterprises are racing to set up on Xingguang Island. There, you can easily command a wealth of resources from numerous multinational corporations. Song Group is in the entertainment and film industry, managing a host of artists. If you want endorsements, it’s easier to find them on the island than anywhere else. This is the best place for you, as an agent, and for Susu to find the richest endorsement resources!"
Si Mingjing pushed Mo Yinhe away and sat down on the bed.
Can I really not find a single solid reason to object? Do I have to let him get away with this? she thought.
Before yesterday, she hadn’t even heard of this island!
And now, she was supposed to go live there with Mo Yinhe, having been abruptly whisked away without any preparation!
This was too much!
It showed no respect for her at all!
Si Mingjing’s face was stern.
At that moment, the plane’s PA system announced their impending landing. They had arrived at Xingguang Island.
Mo Yinhe led Si Mingjing to the window, pointing at a small but fully-featured island on the horizon. "Mingjing, come take a look. You’ll like it here."
Curious, Si Mingjing walked to the window and looked down.
She saw lush green trees providing ample shade, rivers crisscrossing the landscape, and numerous plains and lakes, with mountains and hills to the northwest.
To the southeast was a bustling city with a forest of skyscrapers, a network of roads, and winding overpasses crowded with cars. It was likely rush hour, as many vehicles were stuck in traffic. Its commercial vibrancy was in no way inferior to that of the Imperial Capital in A Country.
Si Mingjing was astonished; this was nothing like the Xingguang Island she had imagined.
"Was this place really a godforsaken dump where birds wouldn’t even poop ten years ago?"
Mo Yinhe stood by her side, admiring the world’s fourth-largest offshore financial center below. He had an arm slung around her shoulders.
"Who told you that? Ten years ago, there were plenty of birds here, and bird droppings were everywhere. Now there are actually fewer; the birds have flown to the mountainous areas in the northwest to avoid humans."
"Su Cheng told me this place only developed over the last ten years."
Mo Yinhe explained to her, "This island now has a permanent population of 855,000, most of whom are residents of Atlantis. Some of them got tired of living in Undersea and were willing to come onto land, settling here. There is also a transient population of people from all over the world who come here for business and tourism."
Si Mingjing saw many submarines docked at the port.
"Taking a submarine makes it easy to return to Undersea," Mo Yinhe said. "Twenty thousand meters below this sea surface lies the Imperial Capital of Atlantis. The city in Undersea is more bustling than the one above. If you like, after we disembark, we can take a submarine and go have a look around the Imperial Capital of Atlantis."
Si Mingjing feared that Mo Yinhe was trying to trick her again, possibly planning to abduct her to Atlantis, twenty thousand meters below the sea.
She refused, "I’m not interested!"
At this time, the plane was slowly descending.
The private plane, resembling a flying saucer, landed swiftly by the sea on the grounds of a luxurious and beautiful palace.
The palace was a large estate, covering approximately 80,000 square meters, surrounded by lush greenery.
The main building at the center of the estate spanned 10,000 square meters and featured 150 rooms. These included banquet halls, conference halls, a reception area for foreign dignitaries, private residences, and other major facilities.
The surrounding buildings housed mostly recreational and leisure facilities for the estate, such as a golf course, a hangar, a giant swimming pool, a theater, tennis courts, a children’s playground, a fine-sand beach, a parking lot, and more.
The parking lot alone could accommodate more than a hundred cars.
The Ye Family estate, which had already left Si Mingjing speechless with amazement, simply couldn’t compare to this palace.
After the plane landed, Mo Yinhe proactively extended his hand towards Si Mingjing. Baby, welcome home, he thought.
Si Mingjing stared at Mo Yinhe’s inviting hand, hesitating.
Suddenly, Mo Yinhe scooped her up, one hand supporting her back and the other under her knees. His actions were dominant and overbearing, yet laced with indulgence.
He was taking her home and wouldn’t allow her to refuse.
In the past, he had been unwilling to pressure her, always treating her with respect because he knew she had no feelings for him.
Mo Yinhe feared that if he used force on her, she would feel aggrieved, and he couldn’t bear for her to feel wronged.
But now, Mo Yinhe sensed she didn’t reject his pursuit. If she was willing to take just one step towards him, he was eager to take ninety-nine steps towards her, giving her no chance to retreat.
Si Mingjing exclaimed, "What are you doing? Put me down right now!"
Mo Yinhe didn’t put her down. Instead, with elegant charm and long strides, he carried her straight out of the plane.
He was triumphant; after five years, he had finally found his ’baby’ again. Those who had already disembarked smiled and pretended not to see, allowing Mo Yinhe to carry Si Mingjing past them as he strode towards the main building.