Chapter 2686 - 2660: The Nearest Person

Gao Yang was woken up by pain; it felt like his head had been split in two and sewn back together. As soon as he opened his eyes, he couldn’t help but let out a cry.

"You’re awake, have some water."

Gao Yang struggled to get up, took a glass of cold water from Yelena’s hand, gulped it down, took a breath, pressed his head with his hand, and said softly, "Am I at home? How did I get back?"

"Joseph brought you back. You were the first to get drunk, and since Joseph was the only one who didn’t drink, he was responsible for getting you back home."

Gao Yang looked at Yelena in disbelief and shouted, "I was the first to get drunk? Impossible!"

"You could ask Joseph. Lucica and Phoenix didn’t get drunk; only you got drunk. I heard you jumped on stage and danced with the pole dancers, performed quite well, and luckily vomited everywhere but at least didn’t dirty your clothes because you took them off."

Gao Yang gasped, his voice trembling, "It couldn’t be that embarrassing, right?"

"Do you want to see the video?"

"It couldn’t be that embarrassing!"

Yelena sighed softly and said, "Your drinking tolerance is really poor..."

Gao Yang, somewhat angry and embarrassed, shouted, "Impossible! Rabbit can’t drink more than me!"

"He also got drunk but at least after you."

Gao Yang mumbled a few meaningless words, then said quietly, "Where are the others? Where are they now?"

"They are at the hotel. My father went home this morning, and my mother didn’t scold him. I’ve been here taking care of you since last night until now; the others should all be fine now. Oh, and you received a bill."

"What bill?"

"For last night’s drinking expenses."

"I paid in advance."

"Apparently, it wasn’t enough."

"How much more?"

"170,000."

"That much? Impossible! How could it be that much?"

Yelena looked at Gao Yang and said with a melancholy tone, "They said last night you treated everyone to seven rounds of drinks, and also, you have to compensate for the damages caused by the fights, which require you to pay that much more."

Gao Yang angrily shouted, "F**k! I knew it, I knew with so many people, there’d be fights. Forget it, if we fight, we fight, no way I’d get the short end of the stick."

Touching his stomach, Gao Yang burped nauseously, then held his head, extremely troubled, and said, "Anything else? Anything else waiting to be dealt with? My mind is blank right now."

"Lucica wants to talk to you about Africa. After she talks to you, she’ll head home. Also, Mr. Yarabin and the two others, they’re already uninterested in New York. I think these are the two main things you need to deal with now."

Gao Yang breathed out and said, "Matters of Solar System Company don’t require me for the time being, alright, I need to make a trip to Portland, take Yarebin and them to our ranch for a few days, can you come along?"

Yelena spoke regretfully, "I’m afraid not. I need to focus on classes; graduation exams are fast approaching, and I don’t want to fail to graduate."

Gao Yang shrugged and said, "Actually, I suggest you continue your studies."

Yelena smiled lightly and said, "That’s something for after we get married."

Gao Yang sat up, letting out a pained groan, and Yelena spoke softly, "Alright, go take a shower. I’ve prepared some soup for you; you’ll feel better after drinking it. I have to go to class this afternoon. Joseph is sleeping outside; he may already be awake now. Honey, I suggest you find another bodyguard because I’m worried Joseph alone will get exhausted."

"Actually, I don’t need him to protect me, alright, you go and hurry to school, be careful on the way."

Gao Yang glanced at his watch, it was already past one in the afternoon. He got up and took a shower, then wobbled over to the kitchen, loudly saying as he sat down at the dining table, "Joseph, have you eaten?"

Looking a bit disheveled, Joseph appeared at the dining room door and said sternly, "No."

"Sit down and eat together; my mother-in-law has prepared plenty."

"To correct you, it was your fiancée who prepared breakfast - oh no, lunch, not your mother-in-law."

Gao Yang frowned, tasted a spoonful from the thermal pot, then relaxed his brow and said loudly, "Not bad!"

"Didn’t you know Yelena signed up for a cooking class?"

"Uh, I really didn’t know, alright, sit down and eat together. We have plenty of bread and soup, why hold back at your own home?"

Joseph sat down opposite Gao Yang, smiling bitterly, "My rules have been completely broken by you. I used to never accept eating with the person I protect; please pass me the pickled cucumbers."

Gao Yang said proudly, "Come on, don’t you believe, if something really happens, we may not know who’s protecting whom? Believe me, within thirty meters, I haven’t met my match yet."

"I firmly believe it would be me protecting you because those who want to take you out typically don’t do it right in front of you. Going out this afternoon?"

"Not going out, going to the West Coast tomorrow with Yarebin and Lucica, I have some things to discuss with Lucica this afternoon, after lunch, rest well, don’t sleep on the sofa in your clothes, your body reeking, buddy."

"I need to change clothes, but I have no changes, so I need to go shopping, but I don’t have time for it."

"Buddy, this is my house, believe me, nobody can hurt me in my house, absolutely nobody, so go and buy yourself some clothes, buy a few sets. Also, maybe buy a place nearby, frankly, unless you die, I won’t be changing bodyguards."

Joseph nodded and said, "I understand, I know too many of your secrets. If you don’t plan to take me out, then clearly you can’t let me leave."

Gao Yang laughed, "Are you on a pirate ship now? Seems like it, better find a bodyguard team so it’s easier for you."

"Should’ve had it earlier, you can buy a house, but don’t give it to me, that exceeds the bodyguard’s range of treatment, in New York I can’t afford a house, so you can buy a house for me to live in, but the house is still yours."

Gao Yang drank soup and said, "If you’re only my bodyguard, I wouldn’t buy it for you, but you’re a part of Satan’s team, know what that means? Treat it like employee welfare, in the afternoon when you buy clothes, you can look around for houses nearby."

Joseph pondered for a moment, nodded, and said, "Alright, seems like unless I die, I really can only stick with you. My house needs to be as close to yours as possible, and are you picking the bodyguard team candidates or should I help? Start with a few?"

Gao Yang thought for a moment, "I’ll give you two spots, your choice, the other two I’ll find slowly, you know the requirements, for now maintain five bodyguards including you, oh, don’t find the kind that demands a million annual salary, I can’t afford that."

Joseph laughed, "Understood, I’ll find suitable bodyguards for you promptly."