Chapter 464 The Retirement Life of a Down-on-His-Luck Tycoon 1
Chapter 464 The Retirement Life of a Down-on-His-Luck Tycoon 1
"hiss--"
"Cough cough!" Xia Youmi opened her eyes blankly, still a little confused about her current environment. She looked at her wrist and saw a small, dark birthmark.
"woke up?"
A nonchalant voice came through, revealing no emotion of joy or sorrow, nor any impatience or concern.
"I'm still a little dizzy..." Xia Youmi shook her throbbing head. Unable to process her memories, she could only remain lying in the shade of the tree and reply in a soft, stiff voice.
"Hmm." Upon hearing this, the man turned and left, leaving behind a small, bowl-shaped stone slab filled with some clear water, which looked drinkable.
Judging from the sound, temperature, and smell, this is not a residence.
This also gives a rough idea that it was in a sparsely populated area, or that there was simply no other way to store water in a normal bottle.
Her throat was so dry it stung, and without thinking twice, Xia Youmi picked up the bowl of water and carefully drank it down. It had a slightly astringent taste, like the aftertaste of grass leaves or tree bark.
It's dew.
Xia Youmi awakened long-forgotten memories, the taste of survival in the wild.
"Every year?"
"There's rice..."
"Your voice is very weak? Shouldn't it be better by now?" Xia Youmi lay on her side, talking to Niannian in her mind.
"Yeah, it feels like the signal is really bad," Niannian said. "But there's nothing real or uncomfortable about it, so don't worry, Mi!"
"Phew, I reckon I'm barely able to save myself right now."
"Uh, more or less, but Youmi, you can leave safely without doing anything by following the trajectory." Nian Nian's reading speed is naturally unmatched by humans. Before Xia Youmi was even ready to open the book, the system had already scanned the original plot several times.
"How many days have you not eaten?"
Xia Youmi unconsciously touched her wrist. In the last world, she had several tattoos of Nian Nian's Dalmatian. Then, every time Nian Nian started over, Xia Youmi would compare the changes and add a new tattoo.
If it grows at a normal rate, it shouldn't be fully covered by the paint even by the time Xia Youmi dies.
But in the end, the tattooed puppy turned pure black.
The outline also became less clear.
When they returned to the transit space, Xia Youmi was in her initial state, without the mark.
Niannian also seemed to have fallen into weakness. In order to recover, not only was Niannian not allowed to choose an entity with a dog again, but they also stayed in the transit space for a long time until they were thrown in.
Upon opening my eyes, I was surprised to find a black birthmark on my wrist. The same location made me think that actions in the world influence and change each other, no longer completely independent.
Whether it will be good or bad is still unpredictable, but change brings opportunities.
"Hmm..." The dryness in his throat eased, but the reaction in his abdomen became more and more obvious.
Xia Youmi curled up, feeling uncomfortable in the thick clothes and the stuffiness, but she didn't want to change. She could only focus on absorbing the memories and plot first, and then adjust herself.
this world,
The main storyline has basically come to an end.
It's another story where the protagonist triumphs over the villain, the world order is restored to its beautiful and clean state, and the male and female leads begin their marriage and have children. Currently, this should be considered the original story's side story phase.
One day, the male and female protagonists' child was reading a book and came across a story about a former villain. After asking his parents, he learned how the villain had bravely defeated the villain and saved all of humanity.
During the conversation, they spoke of their opponents with a sigh, without completely belittling them.
This sparked the boy's interest in what his parents considered the most difficult mountain.
But in the end, the search was sadly halted because the villain had already passed away.
It was only after being mentioned briefly that Xia Youmi got her role in the show.
This is,
A world with two relatively chaotic boundaries, one gray and one white.
The main storyline location is in a chaotic, no-man's-land.
The forces are a mixed bag, each with its own small alliances. The female lead is a special agent, and the male lead is also a powerful figure in a righteous organization. They meet during a mission to infiltrate the gray world.
As the plot reaches its climax, one can use simple gray and white to distinguish one's stance.
The White faction, led by the male and female protagonists who have returned to their positions, holds the reins of power, while the Gray faction is unified by one person, concentrating all its strength to fight against the White faction.
In addition to public opinion and economic warfare, it will also involve gunfights and hand-to-hand combat with firearms.
It is dangerous, cruel, and exciting.
In an environment of distorted order, there are large gaps between the rich and the poor and between classes, and there are irreconcilable barriers between elites and non-elite backgrounds.
Capital only cares about profits; the more greedy it is, the more money it makes.
Many people who can't make a living choose to join the underworld. As long as they are not afraid of death, are young and energetic, and have a little loyalty, they can bring protection and stability to their families.
Xia Youmi's brother is such a character.
He's honest, big, and doesn't know how to scheme or plot.
The elderly father is bedridden, and the mother is finding it increasingly difficult to support her two children each year.
Faced with exorbitant tuition fees and a arduous path to elite education, the seven-year-old brother, watching his seven-year-old sister give up his studies, decided to abandon his education.
He usually works part-time while studying, but now he's just spending all his time making money.
It seemed that a decision had finally been made. Not long after her brother dropped out of school, her mother also fell ill.
It turned out that the mother's condition was not optimistic either; she was just barely holding on. The son resolutely gave up the seemingly endless road to success in exchange for a change in status, becoming the pillar of the family.
My brother was not unaware of the difficulties of supporting the family, but even if he had some preconceived notions, he never imagined it would be so difficult and undignified.
All he did was put in the effort, trying to find a place where his high school education could be put to good use, but he only ended up being ridiculed by everyone.
In this chaotic land,
The idea of crossing a single-plank bridge and getting into an elite avenue is just a lie to those of you from the lower classes.
If you don't consume those desirable resources, from whom will the rich exploit?
My brother's fantasy was shattered in just one month, and with the help of classmates, friends and various people in society, he got a real taste of the world outside of school, home and workplace.
Darkness quickly enveloped the ignorant boy.
Aside from going home, he was desperately studying and trying to find a way to survive.
When he was driven to the point of being unable to walk upright by medical expenses and loans, the brother met the last benefactor in his life.
That year, he was eighteen years old, using the alias Buli, while the other man was twenty-four.
They're both young, but their auras make them seem like they're thirty years apart.
Later, I learned that he was the big boss of the underworld, and also the only obstacle and villain in the main storyline of the male and female protagonists.
He single-handedly carried the hopes of countless people in the gray world.
The methods were portrayed as extremely cruel and indiscriminate.
He was indifferent to everything, had no sympathy for his enemies, and would swiftly execute any collaborator who betrayed him.
Xia Youmi's brother was highly valued because of his loyalty. Although it wasn't a job that required high intelligence, he had to accompany the big boss to various occasions and act as a driver, bodyguard, assistant, and so on.
This will also allow their families to have a stable life.
For ten whole years, although my parents passed away one after another, they left with smiles on their faces.
The only younger sister has also been able to continue her studies, developing a clean and insightful personality with exceptional perception.
She understood that her brother was doing something dangerous, so she didn't disturb him but showed him care, being sensible and unassuming.
Even after her brother gained a position in the underworld and everyone knew that he had a family, almost no one had ever seen Xia Youmi.
Until the final battle between the gray and white, the male and female protagonists gained the upper hand.
The big boss and his brother survived a hail of bullets, almost to the point that even after the male and female protagonists wiped out both factions and reorganized, they still couldn't capture the big boss.
Gradually, voices began to speak up for the Gray Realm.
Especially the grassroots people who truly benefit from it.
In order to appease the people, he was ultimately sentenced to exile.
Quite miraculously, shortly after the verdict was announced, the big shot was caught in a massive net and boarded a ship bound for a deserted island.
but,
After boarding the ship, some people harbored ill intentions and wanted to shoot the boss to vent their anger.
He was stopped by Xia Youmi's brother, Buli, and could only entrust his sister to him before he died.
I don't know how the big shot did it, but in the end he returned to that continent, taking Xia Youmi with him.
This decision was also tacitly approved.
The two lived on a deserted island, and eventually, Xia Youmi developed mental problems due to a lack of social interaction.
The big boss had no choice but to silently send the person back again. It seemed easy, but it almost exhausted all of his strength.
later,
As the younger sister gradually recovered, she wrote a biography for the big boss, which became the widely circulated book that the son of the male and female protagonists saw.
The already civilized world is still fascinated by the fierce battles of the past.
There are many other big movies, and a biography is just the tip of the iceberg.
However, given the official stance on her sister's return, she wrote about when the powerful figure had passed away.
It was then stamped as authoritative, becoming the final chapter in the life of this big shot.
As for whether it's true or false
No one bothered to investigate further.
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