Billionaire's Long Journey of Chasing His Love-Chapter 597 - 513: When Family Prospers, Everything Prospers (Second Update)
Kai Di froze, then fell to her knees with a thud. "Brother, I was wrong! Please, save Yose! He’s your biological nephew! Once I see him recover, I’ll kill myself to atone for my sins."
The Queen Haotian sneered, "You ask us to save your son, but who will save our son? Kai Di, isn’t your thinking far too naïve?"
"I wasn’t talking to you, you vixen!" Kai Di shouted at Queen Haotian, then turned to Emperor Haotian, her voice trembling. "Brother, can you really bear to kill me? I am your own sister..."
"Kai Di, every one of the crimes you’ve committed is worthy of death. You said you wanted to meet me; I came, but not to forgive you—I came to ensure you’d have a complete corpse."
After Emperor Haotian spoke, he raised his hand slightly. His subordinates lifted signal guns to the sky, firing three signal flares.
More than a dozen bombers roared into the air, passing over their heads.
"Kerry! Qiǒng!" Kai Di turned with terror to the mountains behind her, thinking of her lovers! Her subordinates!
Tears of regret streamed down Kai Di’s face—this time she had miscalculated. The one thing she hadn’t accounted for was Emperor Haotian’s ruthless determination. He showed no regard for familial ties and wouldn’t even humor her for a moment longer. Kerry and the others were likely still climbing that peak; if the bombs fell, their bodies would be obliterated.
"Brother—stop them! I haven’t revealed the earth-shattering secret yet!"
"What earth-shattering secret could a person like you even have besides committing atrocities? This is just a ploy to buy time for them to escape. But, Your Highness, you’ve miscalculated. The moment you stepped out of the mountain, they were already dead!"
Standing silently behind Queen Haotian, Xia Rou stepped forward. She forcefully snatched the child from Kai Di’s arms. "Queen Haotian is merciful. She says you deserve a thousand deaths, but your child is innocent. Kill yourself to atone for your sins, and Queen Haotian will surely treat your son kindly."
"Xia Rou!" Kai Di glared at Xia Rou, her eyes burning with fury.
Xia Rou hugged Yose tighter and gave Kai Di a warning look.
Kai Di glanced at her child, whose eyes were tightly shut, then at the mountain behind her. "Hahaha... Xia Zhilan, your days of crying are still ahead! I’ll be watching you from heaven! If you don’t want your family to crumble and perish prematurely, take good care of my son. Maybe someday, when I’m in a good mood, I’ll visit you in a dream and give you a warning so that you won’t die without even knowing why. Hahaha..."
As Kai Di laughed, she lunged at Queen Haotian.
"Bang bang bang..." Gunshots rang out chaotically. Blood spattered everywhere as Kai Di collapsed into a pool of her own blood.
Queen Haotian stared at Kai Di’s slightly parted lips and wide-open eyes in fury. "Who gave you the order to fire!"
"I did!" Emperor Haotian pulled his wife closer. "Don’t listen to her nonsense anymore. I’ve always let her smooth-talk her way out every time. If I forgive her again, who knows who she might harm next?"
Queen Haotian shook her head helplessly. "She might have really had something to say to us."
"She didn’t have anything to say to you. She lunged at you to kill you." Xia Rou pointed at Kai Di’s clenched fist. "That knife in her hand—it looks like it’s coated with poison."
Queen Haotian stared at the knife in Kai Di’s hand, its blade glinting ominously, and furrowed her brows.
Emperor Haotian let out a long sigh. "Even in death, she wanted to drag you down with her."
"Without me, she would’ve been seated on the throne long ago. I’m the person she hates most in this lifetime." Queen Haotian tilted her head to look at Xia Rou: "Find a doctor to examine this child. Why did he suddenly get poisoned out of nowhere?"
Xia Rou pressed a hand lightly against the child’s carotid artery. "We’ve been deceived by Kai Di again. This child stopped breathing long ago. She used him to stall for time."
Queen Haotian summoned a doctor, and the doctor soon completed the examination: Yose showed no signs of life.
Queen Haotian glanced at Emperor Haotian, who spoke gravely, "Yose must have just passed... Kai Di’s expression when she begged us to save him wasn’t fake. Have them bury the mother and son together."
Queen Haotian furrowed her brows slightly. "Kai Di always said I was the one who poisoned her child. Maybe we should conduct an autopsy."
Emperor Haotian said sorrowfully, "Let’s leave the child intact."
"But I..."
"Did you poison him?" Emperor Haotian fixed his gaze on his wife.
Queen Haotian shook her head.
Emperor Haotian tightened his embrace. "I believe everything you say and nothing she says!"
The doctor placed Yose’s body beside Kai Di’s, then walked quickly to Emperor Haotian and Queen Haotian’s side. "Yose didn’t die from poisoning; he died from acute pneumonia. He displayed typical symptoms of the condition: mild cyanosis around the mouth and nails, a grayish complexion..."
Emperor Haotian sighed deeply. "Tormented in life, tormented in death. Unable to rest, even her child..."
Queen Haotian supported her husband. "Let’s return. As long as we’re here, the planes cannot bomb."
Emperor Haotian nodded and followed his wife down Jinniu Mountain.
Long Che watched the screen as flames and explosions lit the skies, leaning back slightly. "Even at death’s door, she played her final hand. Fortunately, Emperor Haotian trusts his wife. Otherwise, their division would’ve grown deeper, undermining the unity of the couple."
"Haha..." Tong Airui burst into laughter.
Long Che glanced at him in confusion. "What’s so funny?"
"I’m laughing at how the first thing you noticed was the couple’s unity!"
"A harmonious family is the foundation of all happiness!" Long Che shot his son a look. "Are you still watching? I need to go accompany Sangyu."
"Dad, once Aino and Ai Ni’s children are born, remember to treat them all equally—after all, a harmonious family is the foundation of all happiness!"
Long Che snorted and stood up. "If they can give me a baby as adorable as Sangyu, then I’ll treat everyone equally."
Tong Airui curled his lips and switched off the computer.
After his father left, Tong Airui made a call to Xiaoyuer to arrange the next steps before leaving the study.
The main hall was bustling at the moment. Danton and Youyou sat on either side of Yi Luowa, playing with Ziyan.
Tong Aino leaned back on the sofa, watching TV with Connie.
Grandpa and Uncle were at the side shouting and laughing over their chess game.
Father held Sangyu, while Mother cradled Pengpeng.
Everyone occasionally broke into laughter over someone’s words.
Tong Airui thought that for a big family like theirs to walk a harmonious path all the way to today, it was not only because of his parents’ cohesion but also because everyone carried a kind heart.
Thinking about Kai Di, thinking about Du Ma—if it weren’t for them, Haotian wouldn’t have been thrown into this chaos. This time, with Kai Di dead, Tong Airui also felt a wave of relief. With Kai Di gone, most of her subordinates had been buried on Jinniu Mountain; even if some still remained, without someone to rally them, they were no more than scattered ashes.
Queen Haotian was such a clever woman—she would certainly help Emperor Haotian eliminate the remnants in the shortest possible time to restore a clear sky for Haotian.
Tong Airui glanced at Danton, his face radiant as ever, oblivious to the family drama. Tong Airui didn’t plan on telling him anytime soon. He wanted to let him enjoy his happiness for a few more days.
Tong Airui walked over to Danton and pulled him away from his wife’s side, sitting down in his place with a smile, "How’s the travel itinerary I asked you to plan coming along?"
Danton, initially annoyed, perked up at the topic. "I still want to go to Bastu first... But you said a lot of people want to kill me, so I don’t want to drag everyone down. I’ll wait until it’s safe to go."
"It’s relatively safe now. I’m afraid if you don’t go out now, in a few days you might not feel like going at all."
Tong Airui turned to Mi Chenxuan. "Old Eight, tomorrow you and Youyou bring some people and accompany our Prince Danton to Bastu... It’ll take about three days to tour Bastu fully. Let’s do this—I’ll give you five days off."
Yi Luowa shot Tong Airui a glance. Why had he suddenly changed his mind?
"Make it a week off, or I’m not going," Mi Chenxuan said as he slouched deeper into the sofa.
Tong Airui narrowed his eyes slightly. "You want extended leave? How about forever?"
"Don’t! If our Mi Chenxuan takes forever off, who’ll support me?" Youyou tugged Mi Chenxuan’s arm. "Five days is already generous, don’t push your luck."
Mi Chenxuan scrunched his nose. "Fine, if you say that’s enough. Fourth Brother, how many people should I take?"
"Around twenty people should be enough. Take my RV, and when you arrive, Big Brother will dispatch additional personnel."
Mi Chenxuan lazily made an OK gesture. "Is Fourth Sister-in-law going, too?"
"Your Fourth Sister-in-law has to work tomorrow. The two of us have been taking too much time off; people are starting to talk."
Youyou and Mi Chenxuan exchanged a glance, then both simultaneously gave Tong Airui a disdainful look.
Yi Luowa burst out laughing.
Tong Airui snorted. "You can look at me all you want—it won’t change a thing! I’m doing this entirely for your benefit. If your Fourth Sister-in-law goes, she’ll have to return at night, disrupting your trip..."
"Beep beep..." Danton’s phone rang. He glanced at the number and walked toward the balcony to take the call.
