The plane landed and rumbled along the runway.
A series of loud clicks rang through the cabin as seat belts were unfastened. The flight attendants helplessly reminded the passengers to remain seated and not leave their seats until the plane had come to a complete stop.
By the window sat a man with a head of disheveled red hair, blazing like fire in the sunlight.
Antonio clutched a black invitation embossed with gold lettering, his emotions hopelessly tangled.
He had come to fulfill the bet.
It was a fifty-million-dollar bet. After the contract was signed, he received an invitation to Chenghuang Company's headquarters to attend the New Product Launch Event!
Rumor had it that a talking Red-haired Gorilla would make its debut onstage at the event!
After receiving the invitation, Antonio had gotten goosebumps. For a while, he suspected that someone named "Red-haired Gorilla" would be hosting the event. Fortunately, his legal team had planned ahead and guarded against such a trick in the betting contract.
Before coming, he had sent the other party a message. They had even arranged for someone to pick him up at the airport and provide a full welcome reception.
Their openness made him uneasy. Could he really see a... talking Red-haired Gorilla at the event?
Impossible. Absolutely impossible!
"Let's go, let's go!" His blonde wife patted him from the seat beside him.
The plane had come to a complete stop. The passengers hurried to their feet and filed off, and Antonio shouldered his large bag, took his wife's little hand, and left the cabin onto the jet bridge.
Even from far away, he immediately spotted the person responsible for picking him up—a bespectacled young man as tall and thin as a bamboo pole. The huge sign in his hands, reading "Welcome, Antonio," was practically