Chen Xiaoya bowed and said, "Uncle and Aunt, Happy New Year." Then she immediately ran to Li Wanhao's wife, helping her to a nearby seat. Hai Long looked at Chen Xiaoya in surprise and said, "Why do you call Li Wanhao 'Uncle'?"
Chen Xiaoya suddenly realized that Hai Long wasn't just a person with a fake smiling face. The fact that a cold-blooded killer like Hai Long could show such a surprised expression made Chen Xiaoya feel a bit smug.
Chen Xiaoya had interacted with Hai Long twice and found that he always exuded a mysterious aura. His face always had an inscrutable look, making him hard to read. Chen Xiaoya had often seen such expressions on her father and other elders when she was young. At that rebellious age, she particularly disliked when elders spoke to her with such expressions.
This rebelliousness continued to this day. Whenever Chen Xiaoya saw someone speaking to her like that, she instinctively felt annoyed, especially when someone like Hai Long, who was five or six years younger, put on such a mysterious face, which made her even more annoyed.
However, Hai Long wasn't a servant in their family. Chen Xiaoya was lonely and wanted someone to talk to, so she had to put up with it. Seeing Hai Long's surprised expression, she felt a bit smug and said proudly, "He is my uncle, my real uncle. What's the problem?" Chen Xiaoya's father's sister was Li Wanhao's wife.
Hai Long was taken aback, thinking Chen Xiaoya was staying with him to keep an eye on him during the New Year. It turned out she was waiting for her uncle and aunt to celebrate the New Year together.
The old man couldn't help but laugh at Chen Xiaoya and Hai Long's expressions and said to Hai Long, "Oh, I didn't expect to run into you here on New Year's Day. We seem to have a special connection."
Hai Long also laughed and said, "Yes, why aren't you at home today, celebrating the New Year here instead?"
Chen Xiaoya welcomed Li Wanhao and his wife to their seats and said, "Every year during the New Year, Uncle and Aunt celebrate here in this café."
After sitting down, Li Wanhao said, "Young man, ever since I met you, I've felt a special connection. Watching you and Hu Jing in this café every day reminds me of my younger days with my wife. But today, I have to say goodbye. Thank you for bringing back those good memories, and I wish you and Hu Jing the same happiness my wife and I have."
Seeing that Li Wanhao and his family were preparing to celebrate the New Year in the café, Hai Long knew when to leave. The place was filled with Li Wanhao's family and close subordinates, and he was the only outsider. He didn't want to disrupt their family gathering, so he got up and said, "Thank you, old man. I'll leave first. You enjoy your time."
Li Wanhao, a shrewd man, understood human relations well. He noticed that Hai Long was leaving because he thought he was disrupting their family time. However, Li Wanhao had no such intention and quickly said, "Sit down, sit down. Don't rush. More people mean more fun during the New Year."
Hearing this, Hai Long had no choice but to sit down and chat with Li Wanhao. As they were chatting happily, Li Wanhao's wife suddenly started coughing and shivering. Li Wanhao's old butler immediately took out a bottle of medicine from his pocket, opened it, and gave her two pills.
Seeing this, Hai Long asked in surprise, "What's going on?"
Li Wanhao gently patted his wife's back to help her drink water without choking. Once she was fine, he sighed and said to Hai Long, "She's sick. This meeting with you is also a farewell. The doctor has given my wife a critical notice. If we can't find the medicine, she has only a month left. I plan to take her on a trip around the world. We've never traveled together before."
Hearing such a poignant statement from a man as powerful as Li Wanhao, Hai Long frowned and asked, "What medicine is so precious that even you can't get it?" Li Wanhao, the richest man in Donghai City, owned hundreds of cargo ships and had assets worth billions.
Moreover, with thirty years of business experience, Li Wanhao had connections all over the world. If he needed something, countless friends would come to his aid.
Especially when it came to his wife's life, Li Wanhao must have spared no effort. He had been searching for two years and still hadn't found the medicine. Hai Long was very curious about what kind of medicine could be so rare that even Li Wanhao couldn't obtain it.
Mentioning this, Li Wanhao felt both helpless and frustrated. He sighed and said, "The medicine isn't precious, but it's extremely rare. Have you heard about the giant jellyfish that appeared off the coast of Donghai two years ago and injured people?"
Hai Long shook his head.
Li Wanhao recalled, "At that time, I had just decided to retire and planned to return to Donghai with my wife to spend the rest of our lives comfortably. One day, I took my wife to the beach to swim. We had just entered the water when a giant jellyfish, about ten meters tall, suddenly emerged from the depths. One of its tentacles, as thick as a small arm, shot out and grabbed my wife's arm. The giant jellyfish attacked many people, but fortunately, we weren't its main target. We were in the shallow water, only waist-deep, so we managed to break free from the tentacle's grip.
I used all my strength to pry the tentacle off my wife and helped her escape. We then ran to the shore.
However, my wife was still stung by the jellyfish's venom. Seeing her arm swollen, I immediately called an ambulance and took her to the hospital.
Unfortunately, it was too late. The jellyfish's venom had already entered her heart and lungs. The doctors had no way to treat this new type of venom. We transferred her to several hospitals, even the best ones in the United States, but nothing worked. We could only watch her wither away day by day.
Later, an old Chinese doctor told me that the only way to cure her was to find the venom sac of the giant jellyfish. For the past two years, I've been treating my wife abroad while searching for the venom sac with a lot of money.
Unfortunately, the doctors are still helpless, and we haven't found the venom sac. Tomorrow, I plan to take my wife to Switzerland to try a new drug. If that doesn't work, we'll have to accept our fate."
Chen Xiaoya quickly consoled him, "Uncle, don't be so pessimistic. I believe Aunt will be fine."
Hai Long asked curiously, "Old man, are you sure it was a ten-meter-tall giant jellyfish?"
Li Wanhao thought Hai Long didn't believe him and said, "Why would I lie? The giant jellyfish's bell covered the entire sea surface. I don't know how it grew so large, but its tentacles were incredibly strong. Several people were pulled into the sea, and only two managed to escape. No one would believe a ten-meter-tall jellyfish, as jellyfish usually only grow to two meters."
Chen Xiaoya angrily said to Hai Long, "Aunt is in such a state, and you're still smiling. Do you have a heart? Do you have a way to save my aunt?"
Hearing about the giant jellyfish, Hai Long became excited. The giant jellyfish he had killed was the same one. He realized that not only was the blue crystal useful, but the venom sac was also valuable.
Li Wanhao was the chairman of the largest shipping company in Donghai City, the Wanhao Group, and the richest man in the city. His wife had only a month left to live. If he could save her now, Li Wanhao would owe him a huge favor.
Hai Long leaned back on the sofa, ignoring Chen Xiaoya's words, and said with a mysterious smile, "Old man, your niece is right. Your wife will be fine this time."
Hearing this, the three of them immediately focused their attention on Hai Long. Li Wanhao asked excitedly, "Hai Long, what do you mean?"
Chen Xiaoya, seeing Hai Long's mysterious expression again and recalling his way of making money, instinctively felt that he might have a way to save her aunt.
Hai Long changed the subject and asked, "Why haven't you searched the sea for the giant jellyfish in the past two years?"
Li Wanhao said dejectedly, "Of course, I've searched. I hired famous divers from all over the world to help me find the giant jellyfish, but the vast ocean is too big. I've been searching for two years and still haven't found it. I don't know where it has gone."
Hai Long smiled and said, "Old man, I know where the giant jellyfish is."
Hearing this, Li Wanhao, as the richest man in Donghai City and the chairman of a large group, exuded a unique aura of a powerful figure.
His sharp gaze fixed on Hai Long, like two sharp swords, piercing through Hai Long's body and straight into his heart.
Li Wanhao said sternly, "Hai Long, are you serious?"