Flying into the Sea (Part 1)

"Cat Sis, Cat Mom... ah, no, Cat Grandma, for the sake of our friendship, please help me!"

Zong Qiu's pleading crossed through electromagnetic relays and a thousand miles of ocean waves to reach Cat's Eye's ears. That shameless fellow had now completely thrown his dignity into the mud, all for a single chance.

"I know this is shitty, I know it's not right. I know I'm not qualified, but I'm the only member in Xia City. This shitty business landed right on my head—what am I supposed to do?"

Zong Qiu repeated those words again and again. "My request isn't much. I just hope Mister Luo can give a clear answer regarding the invitation. Of course, if I'm lucky enough to travel with him on the same plane, that'd be a blessing earned through eight generations of ancestral virtue..."

"How do you think your Old Man would react if he heard that?"

"Even if he whipped me a hundred times, he wouldn't take his own son's life!"

"The Jade Appraisal Association can take your life? Aren't you some big shot who can get in touch with Wang Yu?"

"Cat Sis, Cat Sis, just treat everything I said as bullshit. If anyone knows what kind of person I am, it's you! Sure, they can't kill me, but they can pressure the lenders into calling in my loans! If the businesses I invested in lose their funding, I'll have to jump into the sea!"

"Heh heh, not a bad way to go."

Cat's Eye had just entered the hotel lobby. Seeing Tang Yi already seated in a corner of the sofa area, she greeted her. Tang Yi smiled in response, then rose to meet her.

"Cat Sis!" Zong Qiu wailed even more miserably.

Cat's Eye couldn't be bothered to say more. "Where