Santa Paula, hotel.
Hou Guoyu parked the car in front of the hotel and Su Tianyu got out of the car.
Hou Guoyu looked at the haggard Su Tianyu and asked, "Sixth Master, do you want to eat something?"
Su Tianyu waved his hand: "No more eating, go back to sleep. You should also go to bed early."
"Okay, then I'll go park the car." Hou Guoyu nodded.
"Well, I'll go up first."
The two separated and Su Tianyu returned to his guest room.
After entering the room, Su Tianyu did not turn on the lights. He just sat on the sofa near the window very tiredly, lit a cigarette, and stared blankly at the ceiling.
The quiet room was filled with smoke, cigarette butts were glowing, and ash was accumulating on the pipes bit by bit.
After half an hour of rest, Su Tianyu smoked five or six cigarettes in a row, but still failed to get rid of the negative emotions in his heart. He took off his coat, stood up and walked to the bathroom.
After taking a shower, Su Tianyu came out in his pajamas and threw himself on the bed. He didn't even want to adjust his body posture. He just wanted to rest quietly for a while.
Obviously, today's conversation with Wu Han was very unpleasant. However, this unpleasantness was not caused by Su Tianyu, nor was it Wu Han's problem. It was just because the two sides had different positions.
From Wu Han's perspective, he represents the interests of the Chinese community, and it is understandable that he wants to stabilize the situation and build up the association.
Wu Han persuaded Su Tianyu to compromise, not to support Huo Dongsheng, but because the latter had already made things clear to Old Wu, so for the Chinese district, they had no better choice.
Wu Boxin's influence is there, so if we want to expand the remaining Chinese groups in the pie, we have to rely on him.
So, considering this point, Su Tianyu had no resentment towards Wu Han.
Wu Boxin took a fancy to the Bulaoli team, and there was nothing Wu Han could do about it.
Thinking of this, Su Tianyu felt a little headache and even more unwilling. He was also thinking about countermeasures.
“Boom boom boom!”
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Su Tianyu sat up, stretched his stiff body, and asked softly, "Who is it?"
It was quiet outside the door for a while, and after a long time, a voice was heard.
"It's me." It was Yu Mingyuan's voice.
Su Tianyu was stunned for a moment, got up, walked to the door in his slippers, turned on the light in the room, and then opened the door.
Yu Mingyuan stood outside the door with two bottles of red wine in his hands.
"What's going on?" Su Tianyu looked at Yu Mingyuan, feeling a little surprised.
"Let's have a couple of drinks and chat?" Yu Mingyuan broke the silence. He raised the two bottles of red wine in his right hand and shook them gently towards Su Tianyu.
"…" Su Tianyu paused for two or three seconds, then nodded: "Okay, come in."
He opened the door, and Yu Mingyuan walked into the room carrying a glass of red wine. There was an unpleasant smell of cigarettes in the room, and the ashtray was full of cigarette butts.
After closing the door, Su Tianyu tightened the belt of his bathrobe and said, "Sit down."
Yu Mingyuan walked to the sofa nearby, put the red wine on the coffee table next to him, and then sat down.
Su Tianyu sat opposite Yu Mingyuan, who stared out the window a little uncomfortably. The two grown men were silent for about three or four minutes, and Su Tianyu was the first to break the awkward atmosphere. He picked up the cigarette box and handed it to Yu Mingyuan: "Want one?"
To be honest, the two of them hadn't been alone like this for a few years, and they felt a little strange for a while.
"No more smoking." Yu Mingyuan waved his hand and picked up the phone beside him: "Well, I'll ask the hotel to send up some snacks."
"That's fine." Su Tianyu nodded, took back the cigarette box, and took out a cigarette for himself. He looked at Yu Mingyuan, and then slowly asked, "Why did you think of looking for me so late?"
"I can't sleep," Yu Mingyuan put down the phone, "I'm thinking about the association."
"Have you talked to Qiqi today?"
Yu Mingyuan looked up and replied, "I was with Qiqi just now. She sent you a message, but you didn't reply... I saw Hou Guoyu parking downstairs, so I thought of coming over to talk to you."
Su Tianyu nodded, and the two began to chat.
The hotel acted quite quickly. In less than ten minutes, the waiter came with a cart to deliver the food.
Yu Mingyuan took the initiative to stand up, reached out to pick up the side dishes, and put them on the table in front of the window. Su Tianyu also stood up and took out two wine glasses from the cabinet next to him.
The two of them sat in front of the window, and Yu Mingyuan fell silent again. He opened the red wine, poured it into two glasses, and then gently pushed one of the glasses to Su Tianyu. Su Tianyu picked up the wine glass and saw Yu Mingyuan also raised his glass.
The two men looked at each other, no one spoke, clinked their glasses lightly, and then drank.
After taking a sip of red wine, it tasted a bit sour.
Su Tianyu put down his wine glass, picked up his chopsticks, and took the initiative to say, "Eat, I'm hungry."
"Well, eat." Yu Mingyuan also started to eat.
The two of them ate a few bites and drank a few glasses of red wine. Soon, their faces turned slightly red.
Yu Mingyuan stared at Su Tianyu, and probably guessed what happened to Su Tianyu. He was silent for a while, put down the wine glass, looked at Su Tianyu and asked: "... Didn't the talk with Wu Han go well?"
"Not good." Su Tianyu shook his head.
Yu Mingyuan frowned: "What does Wu Han mean?"
Su Tianyu sighed: "He persuaded me to admit it, but I didn't want to admit it."
Yu Mingyuan thought for a moment and asked tentatively: "If you don't admit it, will it affect the other plates?"
"You mean...Bana City?"
"right!"
Su Tianyu waved his hand: "No, our arms business will not be affected. Wu Han just wants to persuade me to cooperate, and he has no ill intentions."
"That's fine." Yu Mingyuan picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of chicken and put it into his mouth.
The two of them drank two more cups with the side dishes. Under the influence of alcohol, their faces became more rosy.
Yu Mingyuan added wine to Su Tianyu's glass, and then said, "Let's withdraw... The attitude of the Chinese District is clear. Wu Han is now supporting Wu Boxin... Wu Boxin... It's impossible for him to change his position now. There's no point in continuing to waste time here."
"Alas, I'm unwilling to accept this." Su Tianyu looked out the window, his eyes slightly blurred: "I spent so much energy and lost so many brothers... When I think about this plate being stolen by someone else, I feel very uncomfortable. To be honest, I am really disgusted."
"Who can accept this?" Hearing Su Tianyu's words, Yu Mingyuan lowered his head and said in a hoarse voice, "I don't want to give up either... When we first started the association, we just wanted to make more money and build a career. As a result, my father died, and I watched my father-in-law go to jail, powerless. I also hurt Xiaorou and divorced her... I killed people who should be killed and those who shouldn't be killed. I was confused and put my whole life on this."
Yu Mingyuan picked up the wine glass, stared at the crystal clear red liquid in the glass, and whispered softly: "So... whoever stands in my way will die."