<h4>Chapter 1117: Messed Up The n</h4>


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    Carlston brewed sweet, fragrant coffee for Li Du.


    They sat in a small hall on the west side, looking out to the red sky and the setting sun,


    all the way to the endless green space of Central Park.


    Even though it was already winter, all was still greenish everywhere below.


    “It’s great here,” Li Du put down his coffee cup and sighed softly.


    He had never felt so different from the past.


    Although he had money and possessions before, in Australia and Africa, no matter how


    much money he had, he was not much different from any ordinary tourist.


    Back in the States, he lived in a suburban vi in Phoenix. It was a big vi, but it was


    not a rich man’s house. Even an average ie family might have lived there.


    Therefore, even with more than $4 billion in his bank ount, he still didn’t think much


    of it. It was just a bunch of numbers.


    Now, sitting in the sky over New York City, he finally realized how different he was from


    what he used to be.


    Before he became involved in the gem industry, Li Du could not have imagined that he


    would have such wealth and status as he did now. That he would sit in the private


    house of a famous New York rich man and enjoy the sunset and drink coffee with him.


    As for before getting the little bug? He even kind of forgot what life was like back then.


    Trying to choose between a beef burger and a chicken burger, feeling bad for buying a


    Jeeves, deciding between renting a ce of $200 or $300 a month, sometimes terrified


    by the growl of a stranger in a back alley.


    Slowly, Li Du remembered himself at that time.


    “What are you thinking about?” Carlston asked curiously. “Believe it or not, I would


    guess.”


    “Guess what?”


    “You were thinking about your life way back andparing it to what you have now.


    And you feel that life is amazing, you didn’t expect it to turn out this way,” said Carlston.


    Li Du was stunned but calmly said, “What you said was right, life is really wonderful. I


    did not expect to achieve all this.”


    Carlstonughed, and Li Du added, “Now you can add that some people are so clever


    that they can read minds.”


    These words made Carlstonugh. “No, no, no. I’m not a master of mind reading. It was


    just that your expression looked familiar to me. Compared to you, your man looks


    indifferent.”


    Brother Wolf sat beside him drinking coffee in silence. asionally, he would look


    around, but his eyes betrayed no expression.


    Li Du smiled and said, “It’s not fair topare me to him. He has really seen the world.”


    Brother Wolf, in his work as a bodyguard, has been to many ces, such as Germany’s


    imperial pce, Cologne Cathedral, and New Swan Castle. He had even climbed the


    Brandenburg gate.


    “Look, I was wrong. I picked the wrong person to go against. The first time we met, I


    took you for an ordinary kid.”


    Li Du said, “We did have some misunderstanding at that time. Maybe I hurt your child


    before, and when we met, I was a bit arrogant.”


    “You know, we’re both victims in this, right? The conflict between you and my two


    asshole sons is no ident,” said Carlston while he shook his head.


    Yes, this was Cole’s n. He knew how much trouble the two boys could make, and he


    believed that Li Du would not be able to get along with these two young men, and they


    would end up in conflict.


    His n was sessful, and Li Du and Carlston became rivals.


    “My worst mistake was underestimating you. The bet I made with you was the biggest


    mistake I’ve made so far in my life,” he added.


    “It was not necessarily a mistake, it was mostly my luck,” said Li Du.


    “It is the silliest thing to go against a man of good fortune. Some people have favorable


    backgrounds and some people have strong abilities, but nothing canpare with good


    luck. In fact, everything can be exined by luck, can’t it?” said Carlston.


    “It is your good luck that youe from arge family. You are lucky to have the


    support of good people. You have a lot of power and you still need good luck to give


    you a chance to show it.”


    Li Du nodded. He did have good luck, even more than Carlston thought. He received


    the unexpected gift of the little bug, a mysterious and unusually powerful object.


    “My motto in life is, if I’m not lucky, I try to be friends with lucky people,” he added.


    “It’s a smart life philosophy,” Li Du said with a thoughtful expression.


    In fact, he thought it was bullshit. What is a lucky person? Luck was an uncontroble


    and unpredictable thing. What was the difference between the pursuit of such an illusory


    thing and the pursuit of immortality?


    He knew, of course, that Carlston was saying this to tter him, to gain his friendship.


    Li Du yed along and they had a pleasant conversation.


    The sun had set and the starry sky covered the earth.


    Mrs. Carlston came to greet the three. “It’s time for dinner, gentlemen. Let your money


    talk stop, it’s time to regain some energy.”


    Li Du smiled and stood up, saying, “I confess I have been impatient. The smell from the


    kitchen made me secretly drool.”


    At the dinner table, Mr. and Mrs. Carlston did not talk about the Harry Winston shares,


    just as Carlston had promised when he invited Li Du. They talked about marriage and


    life instead.


    After a plentiful and delicious dinner, Li Du wanted to leave, but Carlston asked him to


    stay overnight.


    “Believe me, it is beautiful here in the morning. When you open the curtains, you’ll see


    the sun rise out of the ocean. I’ll bet your soul will tremble for a moment!” said


    Carlston’s wife.


    Li Du was moved by her words. He liked beautiful scenery, especially the magnificent


    natural wonders.


    New York was located on the East Coast of the United States. To the east of it was the


    vast Antic Ocean, and one had a view of it from Carlston’s windows.


    Carlston’s wife continued to smile and said, “I have rarely seen Carlston talking so


    cheerfully with someone young. He enjoys thepany of old men too much. I am


    worried that he will get old too soon. If you are willing to stay overnight, I would be very


    grateful.”


    It made Carlstonugh. “Are you going to throw me away when I grow old?”


    Carlston’s wife said carelessly, “Of course, I’ll send you to Mars, and then we’ll be alone


    together.”


    Looking at their gentle smiles, Li Du nodded and said, “That is really too intrusive, it


    would be a little presumptuous for me to spend the night here on my first visit.”


    “It would be our pleasure,” Mrs. Carlston’s expression was particrly sincere.


    She had won Li Du’s appreciation. No matter what she spoke or did, it revealed a kind


    of frankness and sincerity.


    After getting along with Carlston, he found that he had no more animosity toward him,


    which made him a little confused. His ns were out of order, and he had not expected


    this.