Huang Kaiwen: I Choose Kaka

"Sir."

While Huang Kaiwen was reading manga in his study, his loyal butler Albert knocked and entered.

"Didn't I say that as long as Barbara approves, I don't care about the Christmas decorations?"

"It's not that, sir." The old butler said, looking somewhat troubled. "Someone claims he wants the 1 million reward, and he seems quite mysterious."

"How mysterious?"

Huang Kaiwen put down the third volume of Yasha Crow and looked at the butler with interest.

"He says his name is Pendragon von Ambrosius, that he is a descendant of Merlin, and that the sword in his hand is the Sword in the Stone!"

The old butler spoke with an excited expression.

Huang Kaiwen's face darkened, and he waved his hand impatiently. "Tell him to get lost."

"Sir..."

"You get lost too!"

Albert left the study looking dejected.

Huang Kaiwen slapped his forehead, feeling a massive headache coming on.

Last time, these charlatans brought a simplified-character version of the Nail-Head Seven Arrows Book, and this time they brought the Sword in the Stone.

For heaven's sake, the Sword in the Stone was broken—it was hacked to pieces, alright?

The sword King Arthur used later was the Sword in the Lake!

And the Sword in the Stone? Why the hell didn't you say the one in your hand was the Sword of Promised Victory?

If it weren't for that 1 million reward, Huang Kaiwen wouldn't have realized how low the IQ of these scammers could be.

Albert was the same; he was loyal, certainly, but whenever these superstitious matters were involved, his intelligence plummeted. Huang Kaiwen even suspected that he and Ancelotti were born to the same father.

Sometimes, Huang Kaiwen really wanted to pack up his butler and his coach and send them off to Hogwarts.

Sigh, those foolish Europeans.

Glancing at the time, it was past two o'clock, so Huang Kaiwen picked up his phone and called Kaka.

"Ricardo, I heard you didn't go back to Brazil. Hurry over to my place, stay here today, and we'll spend Christmas together tomorrow."

On the other end of the line, Kaka looked conflicted and said, "But..."

"No 'buts.' Don't make me come over there with my crutches to beat you."

Inside his rented apartment, Kaka heard the busy signal from the receiver and sighed.

Forget it, he had to face it sooner or later.

Finding that Kaiwen was just as enthusiastic as ever, he felt a sense of relief; as long as it didn't affect their friendship, that was all that mattered.

Kaka changed into decent clothes, picked up the Christmas gift he had already prepared, and left the house.

Huang Kaiwen was strolling around his courtyard with his crutches.

He was starting to regret offering the reward; the scammers were showing up one after another.

Ding-dong, ding-dong.

Reaching the vicinity of the courtyard gate, Huang Kaiwen heard the doorbell and hobbled over to open it.

He hadn't expected Kaka to arrive so quickly.

That kid might have refused with his mouth, but his body was still quite honest.

Opening the door, Huang Kaiwen realized that it was Caroline standing there.

The young woman had clearly dressed up with care. She wore a fitted leather jacket over a colored knit sweater, which masked her "flat-chested" problem, paired with a wool skirt, stockings, and a pair of high-end long boots.

Compared to her usual jeans and T-shirt, she looked much more mature.

"Come on in, it's snowing outside."

Huang Kaiwen greeted Caroline warmly.

"Wait, Kaiwen, I have something to tell you."

Caroline grabbed Huang Kaiwen's arm and said.

"Can't you say it inside?"

Caroline pointed to the plane tree by the gate and said, "It's not convenient inside, let's talk out here."

"Alright."

Huang Kaiwen followed her, leaning on his crutches.

Caroline kept her head down, silent.

After a long while, she looked up and asked, "Kaiwen, what do you think of me?"

"You're great. Beautiful, independent, from a good family, and you have self-respect."

Huang Kaiwen answered without a second thought.

"I... I broke up with Ricardo." Caroline looked into Huang Kaiwen's eyes and said softly.

"Ah."

Huang Kaiwen had long expected this day might come, but he was still somewhat surprised when he heard it.

"What does 'ah' mean?"

Caroline was dissatisfied with Huang Kaiwen's attitude and tapped him, asking.

"Caroline, I'm with Barbara."

Huang Kaiwen gave a dry laugh to ease the awkwardness.

"She doesn't object to you having other girlfriends. Don't think I don't know; the newspapers wrote that you spent the night with her and that Fendi."

"Slander, that is absolute slander!"

Huang Kaiwen denied it righteously.

Seeing Huang Kaiwen's expression, Caroline let out a playful laugh, bit her lip, and after a few seconds, stared at him and asked, "I like you. Will you be with me?"

"No."

Huang Kaiwen shook his head without hesitation.

"Why? Am I not good enough?" Caroline hadn't expected to hear such an answer.

Huang Kaiwen shook his head and explained softly, "You are very good. At the very least, in all the time I've been in Italy, I haven't met a girl better than you."

"Then why? Don't tell me you don't have feelings for me; I know you like me!"

Caroline's eyes widened, and tears were already welling up.

"Caroline, you truly fit everything I imagine to be beautiful. You are smart, pretty, well-bred, and you carry yourself with dignity..."

"Then why?"

Caroline persisted, asking unwillingly.

"There are no 'whys.' Because being with you would hurt Ricardo, and I don't want to do that."

Huang Kaiwen shook his head again.

When the system previously prompted [Fate Revealed], he had indeed been excited because Caroline was great and perfect. At the time, he didn't have any psychological burden, thinking that Kaka would divorce in the future anyway, so being together wouldn't be a big deal—he had even felt a bit of joy.

But after spending so much time with Kaka, their relationship had become excellent. Kaka was a good person, and as a friend, he couldn't find a single fault. Huang Kaiwen couldn't bring himself to accept Caroline.

When Caroline said those words, the first person Huang Kaiwen thought of was Kaka. There were three billion women in this world, but you only have a few good friends.

Never hurt your good friends for the sake of a woman.

Huang Kaiwen had figured this out a few days ago.

And the other party involved, having parked his car nearby, had been standing not far behind Huang Kaiwen, listening for quite a while.

Hearing Huang Kaiwen say this, Kaka was so moved he almost cried.

One had to know that in Brazil, it wasn't rare for a girl to date different boys within a small social circle.

He hadn't expected Huang Kaiwen to be so considerate of him.

Caroline looked at Huang Kaiwen with tears in her eyes, then glared at Kaka, who was standing not far behind him. She threw the gift in her hand at Huang Kaiwen and shouted, "Then you just be with Ricardo! I wish you both happiness!"

With that, Caroline ran off crying.

Seeing Huang Kaiwen turn around, Kaka, caught red-handed eavesdropping, awkwardly raised the bags in his hands and took the initiative to explain, "I walk quietly; I didn't mean to eavesdrop."

"Do you think I believe that?"

Huang Kaiwen walked over, took the items, and said to Kaka, "Go check on her. Make sure she gets back to the hotel, then come back to celebrate the holiday. It's getting dark soon."

"Alright, I'll be back as soon as I can."

Kaka fished out his car keys and turned to head across the street.

Huang Kaiwen shook his head.

This matter was finally resolved satisfactorily.

Although the breakup between Kaka and Caroline was a foregone conclusion, and that good girl would marry someone else in the future, as long as the one who betrayed Kaka wasn't himself, he had a clear conscience.

Sigh, he, Huang, really was a good brother from China.