Chapter 94

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When Ji Feng returned to the hotel, he found it was already noon the next day. As he walked out of the study, he saw Xu Xian stand up from the sofa with a worried look, her eyes filled with deep concern: "Honey, are you okay?"

Seeing her obviously exhausted expression, Ji Feng felt a pang of pain in his heart. He quickly walked over, embraced her, and gently kissed her lips, saying, "I'm sorry for making you worry." At the same time, he was a bit annoyed with Kim Tae-hee for telling Xu Xian everything.

Xu Xian buried her head in Ji Feng's chest and said softly, "You never mention it, and I didn't dare to ask. Do we really not need to visit our relatives?"

Ji Feng chuckled and pulled her back to the sofa, saying, "You don't need to worry about those people. I'll handle it. You just focus on taking care of yourself and our baby. I hope we have a beautiful, chubby daughter." As he spoke, he gently caressed Xu Xian's slightly protruding belly, where his precious daughter was growing. After witnessing the birth of a new life in the space, Ji Feng was even more eager to see his own child, wondering what she would look like.

Seeing how much Ji Feng cherished her belly, Xu Xian felt a mix of jealousy and happiness, the happiness of becoming a mother. "She was very active last night, moving around and keeping me awake all night."

Hearing this, Ji Feng immediately started massaging Xu Xian's shoulders and back. Pregnant women get tired easily, and fortunately, Xu Xian's feet and legs weren't swollen yet, or she would have found it hard to breathe after walking for a while.

After having lunch with Xu Xian, Ji Feng didn't feel like seeing any guests. Although he wasn't very sleepy after a night without sleep, he stayed with Xu Xian and slept through the afternoon to make her feel better.

In the evening, Ji Feng noticed that the previous bottle of dragon blood wine was empty, so he took out another bottle and poured a small glass for Xu Xian. Every night, Xu Xian would drink a small glass of dragon blood wine, which made her skin elastic and incredibly smooth, like that of a newborn baby. Every time the few girls from Shao Shi saw her, they were envious to the point of madness.

Every time the girls from Shao Shi visited Xu Xian, they would look at Ji Feng with pitiful eyes. For this, Ji Feng had already given them eight bottles of dragon blood wine, which was not cheap at all—one bottle could buy a destroyer. However, for Xu Xian's sake, Ji Feng didn't mind too much, but he repeatedly warned them not to tell anyone.

In the early hours of the morning, Ji Feng couldn't sleep and got out of bed. He gently covered Xu Xian with a blanket and quietly went to the study.

He turned on his laptop and picked up the cigarette box, only to find it empty. He opened a drawer and took out a new pack, lit a cigarette, and started it.

As soon as he logged into QQ, messages started popping up non-stop. Ji Feng pressed the shortcut key and waited for several seconds before the first message appeared.

"Bro, what's going on? The media in the country seems to be bashing you. Your phone isn't working. You're not playing hide and seek again, are you?" Lin Enliang's message from yesterday afternoon made Ji Feng pause. Occasionally, he would check the news on domestic websites, and while he had seen negative coverage before, it was never the mainstream. Lin Enliang, the second son, wouldn't waste time reading tabloids, so this must be from the mainstream websites.

Sure enough, most of the subsequent messages, over 70%, were about him and his cousin, Hook. Some even included links.

He quickly clicked on the link to Tencent and was immediately enraged. His good mood was instantly ruined.

After Hook was deported by the police, he immediately told the media that Ji Feng didn't recognize him as a cousin and even beat him up, insulting him to the extreme. The Jeju Island customs department even blacklisted him and a dozen other relatives, which seemed to confirm Ji Feng's guilt.

Online, people were saying that Ji Feng, now the island owner and the world's richest man, looked down on his homeland and his "poor" relatives, even actively distancing himself from them. Some news reports even interviewed several of his "relatives," all of whom were on his blacklist. They described him as a troublemaker from a young age, disrespectful to elders, and an uncultured wild child, saying the most hurtful and damaging things they could think of.

Ji Feng took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and shook his head with a bitter smile. It wasn't worth getting angry with them. He had already distanced himself from these people after his parents passed away. Now, they were just trying to take a bite out of his wealth because they were envious.

He lit another cigarette, turned on the exhaust fan, and sat back at his desk. He closed the news, as reading those false reports was pointless. It would be more meaningful to chat with his friends.

He left a message for his friends and classmates, not bothering to explain. Those who believed in him would still believe, and those who didn't wouldn't be convinced no matter how much he explained. Did he really need to explain to classmates who weren't close friends?

Don't take them too seriously. The more you pay attention to them, the happier they'll be. The best way is to ignore them, treating them like a bunch of clowns.

At this hour, few people were online on QQ. The few who were, he didn't have a close relationship with, so he didn't bother chatting with them. Instead, he decided to read the news about the Natuna Islands.

More than half a month had passed since the ownership contract was made public, but Indonesia was still delaying, citing the need to find original documents. This prevented the negotiations from starting. With only two months left before the deadline set by Jeju Island and Seda, it seemed they weren't in a hurry. Ji Feng guessed that the negotiations might start by early October, and a three-month negotiation and handover, though tight, was still possible with effort.

The tension in the South China Sea continued, but the wind had shifted in the past two days. Initially, it seemed that the U.S. and China were targeting Indonesia, but with the sudden negative news about Ji Feng in China, the U.S. shifted its focus to both Indonesia and China.

Not only did a Pacific fleet arrive, but the U.S. Congress also approved the sale of 32 F-16 fighters to the Philippines to enhance its defense capabilities, just over an hour before Ji Feng woke up.

Seeing this news, Ji Feng's heart raced. The widespread negative coverage in China couldn't have happened without the approval of higher-ups. Thinking about his previous hints and Guo Yunlong's persistent requests for meetings, Ji Feng felt a burning anger.

He opened his email and sent a message to Kim Tae-hee, asking her to agree to Hamil's meeting request the next morning. He then opened the folder containing the financial reports from Spark, which were sent to him weekly.

Seeing the balance of over 30 billion dollars, Ji Feng felt relieved. Despite the huge announced investment, it would be paid over several years, with only about 10 billion dollars paid in the initial and middle stages. With the continuous profits from various groups, the money in Ji Feng's account was not only not decreasing but increasing.

The next morning at 9:00 AM, dozens of media outlets that had been closely watching the building in the New罗 Hotel where Ji Feng was staying noticed that the U.S. Consul-General in Jeju Island, Hamil, entered the building early in the morning and didn't leave until 10:30 AM. Even Ji Feng's second secretary, Kim Tae-hee, personally greeted him at the hotel entrance. Although no one knew what they discussed, that afternoon, the White House suddenly announced that President Obama would visit Jeju Island the next day at the invitation of the island's owner, which shocked everyone.

It was well-known that Obama's schedule was always planned far in advance, and there had been no prior indication of a visit to Jeju Island. The highest-ranking officials to visit before were the South Korean President, the Japanese Prime Minister, the North Korean Chairman, and the Chinese Premier, all of whom came to negotiate the shares of the newly discovered Feiyang oil field.

This high-profile visit by the president of the world's most influential country to Jeju Island made everyone realize something significant. Coupled with the widespread negative news in China, some NATO countries secretly rejoiced, while the countries around Jeju Island became nervous. South Korea and Japan were particularly worried that Jeju Island, as an independent region, and the Natuna Islands would attract significant U.S. attention due to their strategic importance.

China was even more anxious. Guo Yunlong, who was in Jeju Island, felt the greatest pressure. After Hamil entered the New罗 Hotel, he repeatedly requested a meeting with Ji Feng, but received no response, neither a yes nor a no, which left him extremely anxious and angry.

If Ji Feng's reluctance to meet him before was understandable, as Ji Feng was on vacation, it now made him realize that things were taking a bad turn. Ji Feng's decision to meet Hamil so soon after returning, coupled with the negative reports in China, made Guo Yunlong feel resentful. Were these people so incompetent? Was the country allowing them to act this way? Ji Feng's status and position were vastly different now. Was it really necessary to push him to the enemy's side?