Walking the Path I Want

After a 22-hour long-haul flight, with one refueling stop in Dubai, Chen Anno's private jet landed at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at five in the afternoon.

When Chen Xiaolong boarded the plane, he had still been full of energy, dragging two bodyguards into a marathon poker game. By the time he got off, he was completely drained and listless, half-dragged and half-carried down the stairs by a bodyguard.

The private jet used a separate business aviation terminal, with security and border control procedures all handled in private areas.

Moreover, Chen Anno had not publicized this trip, so there was none of the fan frenzy that had greeted him at the airport on previous occasions.

Only a few sharp-eyed ground staff recognized him from afar and excitedly whispered among themselves, but no one came forward.

A low-key black Toyota Alphard had long been waiting outside the business aviation terminal.

Chen Anno stuffed Chen Xiaolong into the back seat, then slowly drove toward home along the airport expressway.

Ding...

Not long after getting onto the expressway, his phone chimed with a text message.

[Wu Lei: Annuo, you're back?]

Chen Anno was taken aback when he saw the message, then smiled and quickly typed on the screen.

[Chen Anno: Brother Lei, don't tell me you installed surveillance on me? I've only been out of the airport for a few minutes.]

[Wu Lei: Haha... you think too highly of me, and too little of your influence in China.]

Right after that, Wu Lei sent over a screenshot. It was a Weibo post featuring a photo of their group in the airport passageway, taken when Chen Xiaolong was still being carried by a bodyguard.

[Wu Lei: Look, it's only been twenty minutes, and it's already shot up the trending list. Give it an hour at