Chapter 495
475 The Past of Chi Piao
Chapter 495, Section 475: The Past of a Late Journey (9)
After returning, the two maintained a normal superior-subordinate relationship, but their way of getting along had become much more familiar.
Chi Piao understood the responsibilities of a henchman. With her own strength, protecting Xu Huan was naturally easy. Occasionally, she was sent on missions abroad. Having the experience of traveling with the blind master, she also became much calmer.
During missions, she would sometimes be blinded by the stench of blood and lose her sense of purpose in life, but Xu Huan was a great mentor in comforting her.
Reading did indeed give him new insights into life, and these insights greatly inspired Chi Piao.
Chi Piao is slowly growing up, and Xu Huan has also changed somewhat.
At the beginning, he remained selfish, cold-hearted, and ambitious as before.
The lights in the strategist's office were always on late at night. Xu Huan wanted to promote Black Pupil Pharmaceuticals and make his reputation as a top strategist even more renowned. So he eagerly absorbed knowledge and devised one plan after another.
But the good times didn't last long. Perhaps it was the frequent setbacks in his career, or perhaps it was his declining health, but the lights in the strategist department went out earlier and earlier, and Xu Huan occasionally began to sigh.
The two had developed a good relationship after spending a long time together. When they weren't on missions, Xu Huan would talk to her about other things, such as his past and his ideals.
During the conversation, Chi Piao heard about his time at Fengguang Academy.
At that time, he was studying at Radiant Academy, the top school in the Light faction. He was a young prodigy who skipped grades repeatedly. The Strategist Conference became his stage to shine. At a young age, he received an offer from a leading pharmaceutical company. He was riding high.
But who would have thought that with so many heroes in the world, he only discovered countless geniuses when he truly stood in the circle of strategists.
The only difference between him and other prodigies might be that he has the title of having formal training.
There's a self-made genius from the countryside in the circle, with extraordinary comprehension, who can easily crush his prestigious university background with just his rented room and study materials in the cloud drive.
There are also innate geniuses, unparalleled in the world. What he thought was the halo of a prestigious school is, in other people's eyes, a gathering place for mediocre people. Ten years of work experience is not as good as the Arabic numeral 1 on the talent chart on the day of his birth.
Even more remarkable is the seemingly useless Liu Feng Aotian, who, after three years of decline, suddenly rises to prominence. He never attended the strategist conference, nor did he study at Huiguang University, but he was fortunate enough to receive help from a benefactor and have the backing of top-tier capital. Thus, like a hidden dragon finding water, he soars to the sky.
Only those who truly stand at the top of the circle realize that there is more than one road to Rome, and he was simply the one who traveled the fastest on the road he came from.
Upon arriving in Rome and exchanging ideas with various geniuses, even the most ambitious person, after experiencing one failure after another, would have their confidence shattered and might even sink into self-doubt.
So Xu Huan began to find solace in nature, and suddenly realized that he had been so engrossed in fame and fortune that he had never actually looked up to appreciate the scenery outside his window.
What kind of bright future is worth missing out on all four seasons?
What is the purpose of work?
In order to maintain his status and reputation, Xu Huan, who had long served as a leader among the ruthless leftists, pondered this question for the first time.
Then he realized he couldn't answer any of them.
The physical pain was also intensifying; my heart would throb every night I stayed up late reviewing official documents.
After learning about his parents' situation, the pain intensified, tormenting him both mentally and physically.
Chi Piao signed a contract of servitude with Black Pupil Pharmaceuticals, while Xu Huan signed a long-term contract, which was for fifty years.
He was also unable to leave Black Eye Pharmaceuticals.
When his health deteriorates, the Crown Prince will provide him with the best medical resources, but he will still live and eat at the company, and he will have very few holidays each year, so the pressure will continue to accompany him.
While recuperating, Xu Huan followed a travel blogger named Jing Wei.
He's a ridiculous scholar who, even in the apocalypse, is still clinging to his beloved field of geography, going to all sorts of dangerous mountains and valleys to draw maps and doing some inexplicable things.
As a teenager, Xu Huan wouldn't have cared, because he generally didn't talk to fools. However, when the aurora borealis of the north and the river valleys of the south appeared in the video, for a moment, the free wind from the wilderness seemed to blow onto the face of this strategist who had long been confined to his office.
So, on one occasion when he was feeling better, he took Chi Piao to the beach to watch the sunset.
Chi Piao sensed his change, but after hearing about Xu Huan's past experiences, she did not make any judgment.
She had never been to school and was unaware of the stringent requirements for entering Radiant Academy, so naturally she had no appreciative feelings towards the academy.
To her, Xu Huan's glamorous resume was just another life choice, ordinary and unremarkable.
But she could sense Xu Huan's loneliness, so she used a foolish way of comforting him:
"Hmm... I feel that you haven't been in a good mood lately. Mood can affect your health, so you have to be happy every day."
Xu Huan sighed:
"You make it sound like you're happy every day."
Chi Piao fell silent.
Because she can't be happy every day either.
In TV dramas, the protagonist always innocently asks the villain, "Can't you feel the beauty of the world?"
Reality isn't a TV drama; there aren't any protagonists who deserve a beating. But Chi Piao still resonated with the villains. Facing the bloody and violent affairs of the company every day, it's really hard to feel the beauty of the world.
The two villains remained there until after sunset, watching the sea bathed in the glow of the setting sun, neither of them uttering a word.
Back at the company, life remained dull, but Xu Huan became more talkative. With her more laid-back attitude towards life, she also became much more approachable.
Chi Piao's questions about the company were finally answered.
For example, the prince who was in a bottle when she arrived was actually a healthy person before.
However, his father was bewitched by a god behind the scenes and established Black Pupil Pharmaceuticals. He died unexpectedly, and the young prince then inherited his father's business, becoming the new divine servant and inheriting his father's enterprise.
To destroy his will more quickly and intensify the mental pollution, he was dismembered and stuffed into a vase.
Indeed, severe physical disability can drive a person to the brink of collapse, and even directly lead to mental distortion.
After his breakdown, the young master became even more gloomy, and his love for his former fiancée turned into an even more twisted emotion.
This feeling is no longer love, but jealousy.
I envy that she still has a healthy body and enjoys the joy and happiness the world gives her.
Under the influence of these intense and distorted emotions, the events that occurred on the snowy day took place.
Xu Huan only gradually figured out the real reason for the Crown Prince's early behavior later, but he could only sigh, after all, this twisted person was still his leader, and he could not discuss it too much.
Chi Piao was somewhat shocked when she found out, and she raised a key question:
"Then do you know... what kind of god controls Black Pupil Pharmaceuticals?"
I'm writing two more chapters, I'll combine them into one later.