Chapter 67: Seeing Aili Again

The library was a bit old, and there was a damp, moldy smell everywhere. One could tell just by smelling it that no one had come to clean it for a long time. Ye Nan walked in and only then realized that the inside was not as unbearable as it appeared.

The neat bookshelves were filled with books, all categorized and placed on them. Next to the bookshelves, the categories of various books were written.

"What are we doing here?" The short man looked at Ye Nan and asked strangely, "Shouldn't we go to Hamunaptra immediately?"

"The matter of going to Hamunaptra is not urgent. I also have private matters to handle. You wait for me outside." Ye Nan drove them all away and went in alone. "Aili, are you here?"

Since parting in New York, Aili had come to Egypt alone, saying she wanted to do archaeology. Ye Nan let her leave; after all, she had her own career to pursue. Ye Nan didn't want her to become a vase by his side. Lingering and clinging wasn't necessarily love; distance creates beauty.

However, this time he came to handle the Blood Orchid matter, so he stopped by Egypt to see Aili. From Pan Duola, he learned that Aili had been here for this period, not knowing what she was doing.

"Is that Ye Nan?" A surprised voice came. Aili was wearing a black classical robe, her face full of excitement. "Ye Nan, why are you here?"

"I came to see you." Ye Nan smiled slightly. "It's been so long, and you haven't looked for me. If I don't come to see you, how can I be at ease?"

"Are you afraid I ran off with someone else?" Aili walked over and tidied Ye Nan's hair. "How could I run off? Since I gave myself to you, I have already been yours."

"You Europeans and Americans are all very open." Ye Nan muttered in his heart. Even in an ancient country like China, women couldn't endure loneliness, let alone the more open Europe and America. That was why he was worried and had people follow her and protect her—of course, there was also a little bit of surveillance flavor to it.

"But I'm not worried that you ran off with someone. On this point, I still understand; my charm is unstoppable." Ye Nan said narcissistically and arrogantly.

"Be careful, or I really will run off with someone." Aili waved her pink fist, threatening Ye Nan. "I don't have an eye for little brats like you. The men I have an eye for are mature and charming, and they must be knowledgeable."

"But didn't you have an eye for me?" Ye Nan chuckled. "There's always a moldy smell here. Let's go out for a cup of coffee."

"No one has cleaned this place for a long time." Aili looked around, her brows furrowed. "In the past, my parents once brought me to live here for a period of time. Unfortunately, after my parents left, no one cleaned it."

"I've been here these days and cleaned it up, but this moldy smell just won't go away. However, having lived here for a long time, I've gotten used to it."

"If you don't want to leave, we can stay here." Ye Nan was understanding and didn't want to force Aili.

"That's not it. Let's go. At worst, we can come back to clean tomorrow." Aili shook her head. "Over the years, the library has been in chaos, with books placed randomly. It's too troublesome to organize."

Ye Nan took Aili out, found a random coffee shop, and sat opposite each other.

"Hello, long time no see, Mr. Ye Nan."

A sunny, joyful voice entered Ye Nan's ears. Ye Nan couldn't help but turn his head and found that the person who came was the playboy Stark from Macy's department store back then.

"Isn't this Stark? Why did you come here?" Ye Nan asked strangely.

Stark walked in and sat next to Ye Nan. "The Egyptian military asked me to come over to demonstrate a missile launch for them, so I came."

"That's not bad. It's a big order, and the profit is quite good." Ye Nan praised. Missiles and such things had huge profits. As long as one's heart was black enough and the quote was set higher, a profit of several million per unit was not a problem. Unlike his *Terminator*, which at most had a profit of a few tens of thousands—although that had to do with his market development...

"Not at all. Compared to ICQ Company, our Stark Arms is just an infant. In the future, I'll need Mr. Ye Nan to take care of us more." Stark said modestly. "By the way, this beautiful lady, won't you introduce her to me?"

"This is Aili, and she is also one of my future wives." Ye Nan introduced Aili to Stark.

"I am Aili, very happy to meet you." Aili's expression dimmed slightly when she heard Ye Nan say she was one of his wives. However, she didn't show it in front of outsiders and still pretended to be very happy.

"It's an honor to meet you, beautiful lady." Stark shook hands with Aili and immediately turned to Ye Nan, his face full of admiration. "I really envy you, Ye Nan, having such a beautiful lady as your wife. Poor me, Stark, I still haven't found a girlfriend. They all abandoned me and refused to marry me."

Ye Nan laughed after listening to Stark's feigned pity. "Who doesn't know you, Stark, are a famous playboy? The cover girls in *Maxim* magazine all have a thing with you. When will you introduce one or two to me... Ow!"

Ye Nan felt his foot being kicked by someone and immediately turned his head to see who had such guts to kick him. However, when he met Aili's angry eyes, he immediately shrank back. "I didn't mean that. I meant, introduce them to me so I can get to know them, just get to know them. You must not think wildly, don't think wildly."

"I think I've disturbed you. I should go." Stark saw that the situation was not good and prepared to slip away. Before slipping away, he whispered in Ye Nan's ear: "If you want to get to know cover girls, I can arrange it for you. I believe they will be very happy to see you, the president of ICQ."

"Better not. I'm not interested in them. That was just a joke just now." Ye Nan saw the tigress showing her power and didn't dare to see any cover girls.

"Haha..." Stark laughed and left.

"Pan Duola, let a Terminator follow him. I feel like something might happen. Of course, also pay attention to concealment. I don't want him to think I'm monitoring him." Ye Nan said.

"What could happen? He was invited by the Egyptian military." Pan Duola asked strangely.

"Just a premonition. Perhaps, he will encounter an accident." Ye Nan said lightly. Although characters and plots that only exist in movies might happen in this world, they were also of the unreliable kind—for example, the location, for example, the time—it was already completely messed up.

Stark, who should have been captured in Vietnam, might not necessarily not be captured in Egypt.

"Alright, I will send a T-1000 Terminator over." Pan Duola said. Among the Terminators, only the T-1000 Terminator was sufficiently concealed.

Ye Nan, having given the instructions, only then noticed that Aili's complexion was not good, and for a moment, he felt awkward, not knowing what he should do.

He knew very well why Aili was angry, but he didn't know how to explain it. No matter what sweet words he used, it seemed they couldn't change what he had just said.

"Aili, are you angry?" Ye Nan said cautiously, his eyes fixed on Aili, hoping to see her joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness from her face. But unfortunately, from just now until now, Aili's face had been a stiff mask, with no expression to be seen.

"Do you know my parents?" Aili said. "My father was an explorer, and my mother was also an explorer. During an expedition, they met, fell in love, and then had me."

"When I met Grant, I felt that I was like my mother, that I would go on an expedition with an explorer and then die somewhere on the expedition."

"But just when I thought I would die with Grant, you saved me. You saved me from the mouth of a dinosaur. I am very grateful. This gratitude made me forget Grant and fall in love with you without knowing it. Only then did I know that I was different from my mother. Our lives have already gone down a fork in the road."...

"This fork in the road is good. Your mother and father being together doesn't necessarily affect your life. Everyone's life is different." Ye Nan said softly. "So you don't have to care, and you don't have to carry a burden. Just let nature take its course, just let nature take its course."

"Yes, just let nature take its course." Aili murmured. "Then what about you? Do you also want to let nature take its course?"

"This..." Hearing the meaning in Aili's words, he didn't know how to answer. To say yes, he was afraid of hurting Aili; to say no, it was obviously saying one thing while meaning another.

"I know, I know everything. From the beginning, I knew this would be the result. And I, yet I had to rush over without looking back. Am I very stupid, liking to be a moth to a flame?" As Aili spoke, pearls like broken threads fell from her eye sockets.

"No, it's not like that." Ye Nan hurriedly walked to Aili and wiped her tears. "Actually, it's not like that. I admit that I let nature take its course, but I will treat everyone with my heart. On this point, I can guarantee you. My ability is enough to let you all live very well."

"Then what about your wife? You only have one wife." Aili said.

"I can change my nationality, and then I will have many wives." Ye Nan chuckled. "Don't worry, don't worry. Let's talk about something interesting. Don't you like exploring? Do you want to go find Hamunaptra?"

"Hamunaptra?" Aili looked at Ye Nan suspiciously. "That is the legendary tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs. But that is only a legend. In the legend, there are many treasures inside. Of course, the most important are the Book of the Dead and the Book of Amun-Ra."

"I know where Hamunaptra is."

"Really?" Once she heard that Ye Nan knew the location of Hamunaptra, Aili immediately threw all her previous sadness to the back of her mind.

Seeing Aili like this, Ye Nan could only give a bitter smile: she really is a workaholic. ===== CHAPTER 68 =====