Chapter 1499: Chapter 593: Foreign Land and Old Friends (Part 2)

Li Youjun’s little speech sounded like he’d rehearsed it; not only was he loud, but it flowed super smoothly.

The helipad went quiet for a moment. Su Yajing and the other three girls all slightly dropped their jaws.

They knew nothing about what had gone down between Zhou Wang and Li Youjun, but as for what kind of person Li Youjun was, they’d seen enough gossip accounts to have a "very clear" impression.

So seeing Li Youjun bow to Zhou Wang right now was absolutely jaw‑dropping in their eyes.

The four arts‑major dummies never really had a concrete concept of how rich Zhou Wang actually was, but if you put him side by side with Li Youjun, obviously it should be Li Youjun who had more money, right?

That was their subconscious assumption.

He was, after all, the young master of the D King family on Ao Island...

But looking at it now, they seemed to be wrong again. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

And judging from how "humble" Li Youjun was acting in front of Zhou Wang, they weren’t just wrong—they were ridiculously, outrageously wrong.

Zhou Wang was also quite surprised.

Then he reacted: this had to be arranged by Li Youlong.

Whatever was going on in Li Youlong’s head, since the man had given him such big face, both emotionally and rationally, Zhou Wang ought to respond positively.

Most importantly... he’d already pocketed all the benefits. Twenty percent of Galaxy Group’s Interstellar Hotel original shares was by far the heaviest of the three families’ apology gifts, valued at over three billion in asset appraisal.

Forget Li Youjun apologizing to his face again—even if he cursed him out a few more times, Zhou Wang would probably still grin and say, "You’re absolutely right."

So Zhou Wang hurriedly stepped forward and helped Li Youjun up. "You’re too serious, Mr. Li. Last time was just a misunderstanding; I’m the one who should be apologizing to you..."

Hearing the sincerity in Zhou Wang’s tone, the expression on Li Youjun’s face finally brightened a lot. The two exchanged a few pleasantries; with Zhou Wang deliberately shortening the distance, the atmosphere turned more natural. Only then did Li Youlong step up with a smile and extend his hand toward Zhou Wang.

"Mr. Zhou, a pleasure to finally meet you... Actually, we met once two years ago, but back then my father was still running family affairs, so Mr. Zhou probably doesn’t remember me much."

"How could I not? President Li left a deep impression. Galaxy Group hasn’t exactly had a smooth ride these past few years, but you’ve still managed steady growth, with market value rising instead of falling. I really admire that!"

Facing Li Youlong’s two‑handed handshake, Zhou Wang gave him equal respect, not daring to underestimate this young man ten‑odd years older than himself in the slightest. As soon as he opened his mouth it was a string of flattering lines, but there was quite a bit of genuine feeling mixed in.

Old Mr. Li had weathered storms his whole life; on Ao Island he really was the kind of figure who could make the whole city quake with a single stomp. He’d also contributed a lot at the time of the handover, so Zhou Wang had always held him in respect.

And after old Mr. Li fell gravely ill, it was Li Youlong who took over the Li Family, right when those particular few years hit and Ao Island’s industries went into decline. Yet the man in front of him still gritted his teeth and carried it through, preserving the Li Family’s many businesses.

On paper it didn’t look like Li Youlong had pulled off any earth‑shattering moves, but just this ability to hold the line already crushed who knows how many people. When Zhou Wang was having dinner in Hong Kong Island with the Huo Family bigwigs, even Huo Yingxiong couldn’t stop praising Li Youlong.

Zhou Wang knew himself well. A guy like him, without "cheat codes," would never in a million years be on the same level as Li Youlong, let alone receive such high‑spec treatment from him.

Clearly sensing the sincerity in Zhou Wang’s words, Li Youlong’s grip on his hand tightened as well. Half joking, he said:

"Even though the Interstellar Hotel original shares were something our Li Family owed Mr. Zhou in the first place, after hearing what you just said, the last bit of discomfort in my heart is finally gone... If you don’t mind, just call me Da Long. That’s what my close friends call me."

"Then I should be calling you Brother Long."

Zhou Wang froze for a moment, then his smile turned much brighter.

Because the fact that Li Youlong could say this so openly meant whatever grudge they might’ve had was completely wiped clean.

"Just call me Da Long..."

"I actually think Brother Long rolls off the tongue better."

Zhou Wang insisted.

"If you have to call me that, then I can only call you ’Brother Dog.’"

Zhou Wang hadn’t expected Li Youlong to even know this nickname of his, and couldn’t help showing a surprised expression.

"Hahaha... pretty unexpected, huh?"

Li Youlong laughed heartily, then made a "please" gesture. "Brother Dog, this way. You’ll soon find out who sold you out."

...

Five minutes later, in the living room of the Galaxy Suite—the most Advanced suite in the Galaxy Hotel—Zhou Wang saw someone he never expected to run into.

"Brother Yu?"

Zhou Wang was a bit taken aback.

Qiu Zeyu, who had been fiddling with a cigar on the sofa, saw Zhou Wang and the others come in, burst out laughing, handed the cigar to the Miss Wang keeping him company at his side, then stood up and came over, giving Zhou Wang a big bear hug.

"Hahaha, Brother Dog... Damn, I’ve already been on Ao Island for two days. I was thinking if you still didn’t show up, I’d have to run over to Hong Kong Island to find you."

Zhou Wang glanced at Qiu Zeyu, then at the silently smiling Li Youlong beside him, and instantly got it.

"You and Brother Long have known each other for ages?"

"More than that—we were roommates sharing an apartment when we were studying in Europe..."

Qiu Zeyu laughed as he explained the backstory.

Zhou Wang suddenly understood.

The two were both past thirty, came from comparable family backgrounds, and even studied abroad together, so it was perfectly normal for their families to become close.

"But you, kid, didn’t you say you were going on a trip? How did you quietly stir up such a huge storm again... I always thought I knew you well enough, but clearly, I was way too naive."