Did Li Yang expect anyone to greet him at the airport?

No.

Of course, not.

Certainly he didn't expect anybody when he arrived out of nowhere.

There was no need for him to have any expectations at all, and if there were any at all.. it was to be prepared for the worst outcome.

While Li Yang had been aboard the plane, he only spent a good chunk of his time rearranging his Inventory and getting more things into a coherent and cohesive system.

He kept the monster beast part inventory for a future selling purpose and everything else into order.

So once he reached the destination, Li Yang found himself in a surprise. Instead of a quiet and empty area, what greeted him after the nap was a certain paparazzi, the CEO found himself more tired—even after said nap to face on with the world..

He stepped down from the plane and was greeted by the camera's lights.

"News travels fast eh, I think one of those chicks.. the stewardess took a photo of you while you were asleep and gushed about it. Probably posted it online and gave herself a pretty nice deal—your face did the magic." Bao remarked as it floated on the man's shoulder.

While it may have been something that could be sued over for getting in the way of his privacy, the effects of a person's actions already lay in front of him. Li Yang descended down the flight of stairs and found a limousine already waiting for him.

As to who arranged it—the Song Family with the highest possibility, and his own family being the least likely to do it.. the arrangement turned out from the airline company itself.

The company knew what they were doing in order to gain favor.

"CEO Li—er, Mister Li, this way please." One of the woman attendants motioned to him as she opened the door.

"A-ah, thank you."

Li Yang only faltered a moment at the honorific, before he realized that it wasn't Ying Yue He and stepped inside of the luxury automobile. It was a terribly childish imagination to think that she'd suddenly be there just because he thought of it.

Once he was seated in the comforts of the ride, Li Yang assessed the situation both for himself and the other related parties. The airline company didn't do too bad.

The accommodations were adequate and he considered this the best option for him to reach his destination. When compared to running and exerting his energy and using up qi to travel fast.. there were still the perks of traveling on a proper ride.

He didn't need to draw attention.

At least, not draw even more attention than what was necessary.

"Thank you so much for choosing to ride at our airline, it's been an honor to be your designated driver today."

The voice of a driver sounded from the audio system of the vehicle, but the window separating the passenger area was dropped down for a moment. It revealed a polite gentleman inquiring about his current itinerary.

Li Yang decided to return the gesture and smiled lightly. "I'll be in your care for the duration of this drive then. What's your name?"

It was still appropriate to answer than simply being silent to the driver.

Although the reasons as to what made Li Yang smile may have lay in more with how Bao currently floated in and about the vehicle and pointed about how high-class the vehicle was compared to Li Yang's "old dump" of a car.

The sheer ridiculousness of it all was just sometimes unbelievable.

"Ah, I'm Cheung Rong, sir."

Li Yang nodded politely at the driver. "Very well then, I'll be in your care, Cheung."

The driver quickly went on with his rehearsed lines.

"Mister Li Yang, where do we drop you off today? In accordance with the recent circumstances of your arrival, Guang Airlines has taken it into their hands to drive you safely to your destination."

The man paused and smiled.

"Shall we take you to the Olympian Corporation, sir? it will be an estimated one hour drive due to the current traffic."

"No, please head to the following coordinates instead." Li Yang pulled out his phone, opened the GPS and presented it to the driver.

Without any hindrances, they were off to head to his new destination.

Perhaps the old Li Yang would have immediately gone there. While he hadn't checked the exact date today and could at least confirm that his face was still recognizable with the masses, he didn't know how much time passed.

Anything could have happened to his company.

He really needed to be there and check if it was still standing. The woman from earlier didn't even call him a CEO anymore—so did it mean that the company collapsed? It was a gnawing feeling.

Li Yang didn't inquire of it from the Song family, or failed to get a proper answer, since they were insistent on simply enjoying the evening. Once again, another testimony to their unique endeavors.historical

He'd like to think that he changed and there wasn't a twisting feeling in his gut as he didn't choose the company. In a way, he was still the same man from whom the heavens had to use his company and not his life as a threat.

What was his own life when compared to others at stake?

He had spent a good chunk of his life, attention and energy into the company and to watch it crumble and collapse might as well have been doing the same to him.

At least the Heavens knew where to attack him at his weak points, and he still didn't have a solid defense against that kind of threat held against him. It was one of the reasons why he didn't want to involve Ying Yue He and others into this complicated and twisted situation.

But with all of that in his mind.

With the fate of not only his, but even other people at stake all because of Heaven's boredom and desire for entertainment—there was still something that he prioritized firsthand.