At this moment, there were only Su Tianyu and Yu Mingyuan in the bathing pool. They lay quietly in the pool, looking at the water droplets lingering on the ceiling.
Su Tianyu took a towel and wiped the sweat on his cheek. After a long silence, he said calmly: "Don't worry about it. I will handle this matter. Don't have too much psychological pressure. In this matter, if others want to touch you, they will touch me."
After saying this, the two fell silent again.
After a long while, Yu Mingyuan let out a long breath and said to Su Tianyu, "Alas... If you had any ideas, you wouldn't have been silent after returning from Dragon City. I understand your situation better than anyone else, and I can see it more clearly than anyone else."
Su Tianyu wiped his cheek with a frown.
Yu Mingyuan took off the towel from his face, held onto the steps in the hot water, and sat up straight. He then wiped the water off his hands, picked up the cigarette box on the table next to him, and said as he lit a cigarette, "You know better than anyone else that the Wang family is pursuing this because they hate me. But the Hua District is different. They want to pursue this not just because of the Wang family."
Su Tianyu looked down at the water, silent. What Yu Mingyuan said was exactly what was bothering him the most.
"It's good to have a good relationship, but politics is politics." Yu Mingyuan flicked the ash into the ashtray and continued, "The attack on Bana City was a prelude. When it comes to the issue of sharing the cake, the Wang family got less, but we have a closer relationship with the Bernardo family, so when you disappeared, they had no choice but to compromise and come forward to appease the Wang family. This time in Saint Paul City is the result. We started from the overall situation and our own interests and refuted their face several times. Now, it's normal for them to hit you. I'm out, shouldn't you have an idea in your mind?"
As he spoke, Yu Mingyuan patted Su Tianyu on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Yu, there is no possibility that you can settle this matter, because it is a confrontation that is bound to form during the integration period. The Chinese Workers' Union, the An faction, the Chi Army, the Hua District, the Wang family, and dozens of overseas social organizations, so many forces gathered together, it is inevitable that a real leader will slowly emerge. It is normal to have dissatisfaction and competition under the table. I have also figured it out, I will not argue. Since they want me to step down, then I will give them face and give them a way out. I will let them knock it, so what? I accept it."
"That's not right!" Su Tianyu threw the towel aside, sat up straight, looked at Yu Mingyuan and said, "We have come to this point. If I give in again and let you out, how will the people in our team look at me in the future? If I can't protect you in this whole matter, how can I explain it to the Anxi and the other people in the team?"
Hearing this, Yu Mingyuan gently waved his hand: "No, you got a key point wrong."
Su Tianyu was puzzled and asked with a frown: "What's the key point?"
Yu Mingyuan leaned on the stage and said slowly, "It's true that they forced me, but if I don't want to retreat, it's useless. At worst, I will just give up and lead the others to withdraw. But this time, I just don't want to do it anymore. Since they insist on giving me a warning, I'll take this opportunity to come out."
Hearing Yu Mingyuan's words, Su Tianyu showed a look of astonishment on his face. He looked at him and asked, "You don't want to do this anymore?"
"Yes!" Yu Mingyuan took another deep puff of his cigarette and said with his eyes closed: "Xiao Yu, I have been desperately rushing forward in the past few years, running tirelessly, and giving up too many things along the way... I am tired. Now things are finally done, and I can be considered successful..."
Yu Mingyuan opened his eyes, put out his cigarette, turned his head and looked at Su Tianyu: "Do you remember what I said to you on the island?"
Su Tianyu nodded slowly: "Remember..."
Yu Mingyuan continued, "Well, when we were talking on the island, we all understood the pressure from Lao Tan and the awkward situation my uncle was in when he first came to Longcheng. Tongji Society couldn't put all its eggs in one basket, because at that time, Lao Li's team was too weak, which would result in no possibility of reconciliation between us and Tan Hengqiang. If we insist on doing it and force my uncle to stand on Lao Li's side, what will be the result? The power of the military and the government tied together will inevitably make Lao Tan uneasy. He will link up with the upper echelons to strangle us, and we will all be finished. If we separate them, Tongji Society will collapse on one side, but at least we can keep the other side, leaving some room for buffer."
Yu Mingyuan said, sighing: "Alas... But there were many accidents in the process. Ah Shui died, and you also hated me in your heart."
Su Tianyu listened quietly, without saying a word, but also without denying it.
Yu Mingyuan rubbed his face and continued, "Xiao Yu, do you know why I divorced Xiao Rou at that time? If I didn't divorce her and kept sticking with her, once I made a wrong step, my whole family would be dead... It's already like this, why should I implicate her? From the moment I divorced Xiao Rou, I told myself that in my position, there is no possibility of continuing to be mediocre. I have to take the initiative in my own hands. And my father, my father's only wish before his death was to establish an association and make it bigger. Moreover, he also paid with his life for it..."
Yu Mingyuan raised his head, touched his chest, and said to Su Tianyu: "So, ... I have been holding my breath all these years! My entire family has paid too much for this, so I have always wanted to make this happen! But now, this thing has been done. Once the Chinese Workers' Union falls, we will be the largest overseas Chinese organization. Later, you just need to integrate the resources a little bit, and our puzzle will be complete."
Yu Mingyuan relaxed again and said with a smile: "Haha, what's the point of me continuing to fight? Am I going to compete with you for the top spot? You are more suitable than me to integrate resources from all sides... To be honest, I want to stop for a while. I also want to look for the things I lost on the way."
Su Tianyu was silent for a long time before he looked at Yu Mingyuan and asked, "Do you really think so? You have never...!"
Yu Mingyuan nodded: "I don't have to lie to you, just like I have never forgotten what I said on the island. Xiaoyu, I am a stubborn person, and sometimes I like to get stuck in a rut. But now, I have lost my temper. Isn't it good for me to quit? It would be comfortable to live a leisurely life."
Su Tianyu looked at him and wanted to say something, but the words couldn't come out.
Yu Mingyuan reached out his hand and patted Su Tianyu on the shoulder again: "You don't have to worry about me. Look, the An faction has put forward Qiqi, Lao Kong, Tonghui, and Liu Hongxu to assist her. Leaving these four places is enough. Even if the Huatong Association you just established doesn't have my name as the founder, Yu Mingyuan, I don't care... But my father's name must be on it! Do you understand?"