Jiang Hao and Zhou Xinyan had originally planned to fly straight back to China from Houston the day after appearing on the interview program. Unexpectedly, a small incident arose: Todd had been incapacitated by Jiang Hao's acupressure point strike, and the FBI had issued an order restricting him from leaving the country.
Although Todd woke up twelve hours later, he still had to remain under observation for twenty-four hours. Only after Todd was confirmed to be fine did the FBI notify Jiang Hao that they were permitted to leave the country.
The group arrived at Houston Airport. Jiang Hao and Zhou Xinyan had first-class tickets, while the bodyguards and assistants were in business class. They rested in the VIP lounge while an assistant went to check them in. Before long, the assistant hurried back.
"Chairman, President, the airport said there's an error in our check-in information. The tickets we bought earlier have already been resold to someone else," the assistant said anxiously.
Zhou Xinyan frowned slightly. "Did you make a mistake when purchasing the tickets?"
"No. After buying them online yesterday, I even called the airline to confirm. There was absolutely no mistake," the assistant said.
"Go ask again," Zhou Xinyan said.
"Yes."
Not long afterward, the assistant returned, his expression still grim. "President, I checked. They said they can only offer us economy class and refund the difference. Otherwise, we'll have to switch to the next flight, which doesn't depart until tomorrow afternoon."
Hearing that, Zhou Xinyan grew angry. "How can they do this? I don't think it's a mistake. I think they're deliberately targeting us."
She turned to Jiang Hao. "Honey, what do we do now?"
Jiang Hao had been reading all along, a poetry collection he had casually picked from a nearby shelf. Smiling, he turned to