Chapter 155: 155 – Tides Of Change
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In the end, Fang told Ren that he would think about it and decide later what he wanted to do about his legacy from two royal families.
And, Fang had to admit, he was looking forward to meeting the Dragon Queen, who he now knew to be his own paternal aunt, and his big sister and his cousin brother. How nice it would be to have a family of his own, to have some relatives of his own! Wasn't that the dream of every orphan?
All in all, Fang's joy at finding some decent family members on his father's side overrode his distress at finding horrible beasts on his mother's side of the family. Besides, he had Ren acting like an avenging angel by his side, so Fang simply continued with his plans for the perfect party he wanted to throw for Ren and pushed everything else aside in his mind.
The massage chairs were ready, the luxury car was ready and everything had been arranged for the guests – the business acquaintances, the high profile guests as well as the young orphans from various orphanages that Ren was supporting. Fang had visited each of these orphanages himself along with Wolf, and had handed out personal invitation cards to each of the children and teenagers and staff members there. While a lot of them had reservations about attending such a huge banquet with such high profile people, Fang assured them that Ren would be thrilled to have them there, and he also suggested that they all prepare a big greeting card for Ren with their own hands, and write some lines for their benefactor on it. That would perhaps be the best gift for Ren from these children!
What Fang didn't know was that he was being stalked. Right after he gave out the invitation cards at the orphanages, a well dressed man, who had followed Fang around at each of these places, went into each of the orphanages and spoke with the persons in charge quietly, making certain promises to them and extracting certain promises in return. At first, each of the managers refused point blank, since their first loyalty would always be towards Ren and Fang, who had done so much for the orphaned children – but in the end, they all relented, thinking that there didn't really appear to be any harm in doing as the man told them to do.
And the man seemed to be someone from the upper crust of the society, from his refined manners and elegant clothes that even the children could tell were made from very expensive fabric. With such an aura, it seemed rather likely that this man was a friend of Chairman Ren, and he, too, wanted to add on an element of surprise to the grand party that Fang was arranging for his fiancé.
Now, of course, the man who was stalking Fang had no idea that he himself was being stalked by several members of the Blue Wolves. After the attack on Ren and Fang the other day, the Blue Wolves had become extra alert and kept an eagle eye on the young couple.
Thus, Wolf was immediately informed about the situation at all the orphanages, and Wolf, naturally went to discuss it with his twin brother Pax.
By now, Ren and Fang had revealed the details of Ren's discussions with the Dragon Queen to the two brothers, and their reaction had been rather blasé.
"So, you really did turn out to be a real prince, eh?" Pax teased Fang. "No wonder Ren dotes on you so!"
Fang flushed. "I'm more a pauper than a prince," he murmured.
"Nonsense," Pax said. "Do you want me to tell you how much money you have earned directly in the last one week, and how much the projections are for the next three months? You are well on your way to becoming the world's youngest self made multi billionaire. By this time next year, you will probably be even more famous than Ren!"
Ren beamed proudly when he heard that. "As expected of my big darling Prince Fang," he said, pinching Fang's fair cheeks playfully. "He really does possess the best of both beauty and brains!"
Fang rolled his eyes. "You can't really call me self made," he pointed out. "Ren made me what I am."
Ren huffed. "I did nothing other than sending you to a good school," he said. "Your brains are entirely yours, and your talents are entirely yours as well. Why must you always put yourself down?" he complained, pinching Fang's cheeks again.
Fang chuckled. "All right, all right," he cajoled. "Don't be angry, love."
Ren huffed.
Wolf and Pax exchanged a relieved glance at the usual disposal of dog food by the young couple.
After that, Ren had gotten busy with some new research projects at SIMS as well as the systematic destruction of the current empress of the Valley Kingdom and her family's business. Ren was not alone, of course. He had the power of the Dragon Nation behind him, and he also had the Blue Wolves backing him.
No one knew how Wolf managed it, but the seventh prince of the Valley Kingdom met with a strange accident and ended up crippled and impotent by the end of the week, making the troubles of the royal family of the Valley Kingdom even worse.
All the migrants and expats living in the Valley Kingdom suddenly quit and started moving back to their own countries, and even the citizens of the Valley Kingdom who were not related to or not employed by the business conglomerate owned by the family of the current empress of the Valley Kingdom, began to leave the country in droves and seek employment elsewhere. All their foreign investors and collaborators and business partners pulled out as well.
It looked like the Dragon Queen had delivered on her promises even better than what Ren had expected!
And, naturally, Ren was very satisfied with this outcome, and so was Fang.
Four days before Ren's birthday, the business conglomerate owned by the family of the current empress of the Valley Kingdom declared its bankruptcy worldwide, and put up the entire business for sale.
However, before the sale could be concluded, the international police force flew into the Valley Kingdom and arrested more than half the family members of the family of the current empress of the Valley Kingdom! And the charges were very serious, too – human trafficking, harmful drugs network, illegal weapons trade, serious environmental damage – the list went on and on and on.
The people of the Valley Kingdom rose up in rebellion and drove away the remaining members of the royal family as well as the people affiliated with them. Most countries refused to take them in, and in the end, Dune Country, which was already in the bad books of most other nations, granted them sanctuary at a high price, and most of the assets that the fleeing royals had taken with them had to be handed over to the king of the Dune Country.
The situation in the Valley Kingdom was not very stable at the moment, but with help from the Dragon Nation, Sand Country and some business houses that worked closely with Ren, status quo was maintained. All of this was done really quickly, within a couple of days – partly because no one wanted to derail the meticulous plans for Ren's birthday that Fang had made!
It was one of the biggest benefits of having friends in high places, Fang thought to himself. Ren didn't know about the grand birthday party plans, so he wouldn't be disappointed, but Fang and the others who had worked so hard to set it up, and the people who had been invited, especially the unusual ones – they would all be terribly upset if the party got cancelled at the last minute! And Fang really, really wanted to make sure that nothing would go wrong for Ren's birthday. This was the first time he was doing something for Ren – usually it was always Ren doing things for him – and Fang was determined to make it successful. He spoke to the Dragon Queen and the minister from Sand Country personally several times during these two days to make sure that things could be settled as soon as possible so that there would be no last minute nasty surprises before the grand birthday party that would ruin it or put people in a bad mood! Especially Ren. Fang wanted Ren to be the happiest man in the entire world on his birthday, so he went into overdrive – so much so that Pax had to threaten Fang that he would complain to Ren if Fang continued like this, and then he bundled up Fang and sent him home to Ren.
Ren was quite amused – he didn't know that Fang was planning for his birthday like this; he simply thought that Fang was excited by the work for Zephyr and got carried away.
However, the deposed royal family, who had gained sanctuary in Dune Country, released an explosive news in the media
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In the end, Fang told Ren that he would think about it and decide later what he wanted to do about his legacy from two royal families.
And, Fang had to admit, he was looking forward to meeting the Dragon Queen, who he now knew to be his own paternal aunt, and his big sister and his cousin brother. How nice it would be to have a family of his own, to have some relatives of his own! Wasn't that the dream of every orphan?
All in all, Fang's joy at finding some decent family members on his father's side overrode his distress at finding horrible beasts on his mother's side of the family. Besides, he had Ren acting like an avenging angel by his side, so Fang simply continued with his plans for the perfect party he wanted to throw for Ren and pushed everything else aside in his mind.
The massage chairs were ready, the luxury car was ready and everything had been arranged for the guests – the business acquaintances, the high profile guests as well as the young orphans from various orphanages that Ren was supporting. Fang had visited each of these orphanages himself along with Wolf, and had handed out personal invitation cards to each of the children and teenagers and staff members there. While a lot of them had reservations about attending such a huge banquet with such high profile people, Fang assured them that Ren would be thrilled to have them there, and he also suggested that they all prepare a big greeting card for Ren with their own hands, and write some lines for their benefactor on it. That would perhaps be the best gift for Ren from these children!
What Fang didn't know was that he was being stalked. Right after he gave out the invitation cards at the orphanages, a well dressed man, who had followed Fang around at each of these places, went into each of the orphanages and spoke with the persons in charge quietly, making certain promises to them and extracting certain promises in return. At first, each of the managers refused point blank, since their first loyalty would always be towards Ren and Fang, who had done so much for the orphaned children – but in the end, they all relented, thinking that there didn't really appear to be any harm in doing as the man told them to do.
And the man seemed to be someone from the upper crust of the society, from his refined manners and elegant clothes that even the children could tell were made from very expensive fabric. With such an aura, it seemed rather likely that this man was a friend of Chairman Ren, and he, too, wanted to add on an element of surprise to the grand party that Fang was arranging for his fiancé.
Now, of course, the man who was stalking Fang had no idea that he himself was being stalked by several members of the Blue Wolves. After the attack on Ren and Fang the other day, the Blue Wolves had become extra alert and kept an eagle eye on the young couple.
Thus, Wolf was immediately informed about the situation at all the orphanages, and Wolf, naturally went to discuss it with his twin brother Pax.
By now, Ren and Fang had revealed the details of Ren's discussions with the Dragon Queen to the two brothers, and their reaction had been rather blasé.
"So, you really did turn out to be a real prince, eh?" Pax teased Fang. "No wonder Ren dotes on you so!"
Fang flushed. "I'm more a pauper than a prince," he murmured.
"Nonsense," Pax said. "Do you want me to tell you how much money you have earned directly in the last one week, and how much the projections are for the next three months? You are well on your way to becoming the world's youngest self made multi billionaire. By this time next year, you will probably be even more famous than Ren!"
Ren beamed proudly when he heard that. "As expected of my big darling Prince Fang," he said, pinching Fang's fair cheeks playfully. "He really does possess the best of both beauty and brains!"
Fang rolled his eyes. "You can't really call me self made," he pointed out. "Ren made me what I am."
Ren huffed. "I did nothing other than sending you to a good school," he said. "Your brains are entirely yours, and your talents are entirely yours as well. Why must you always put yourself down?" he complained, pinching Fang's cheeks again.
Fang chuckled. "All right, all right," he cajoled. "Don't be angry, love."
Ren huffed.
Wolf and Pax exchanged a relieved glance at the usual disposal of dog food by the young couple.
After that, Ren had gotten busy with some new research projects at SIMS as well as the systematic destruction of the current empress of the Valley Kingdom and her family's business. Ren was not alone, of course. He had the power of the Dragon Nation behind him, and he also had the Blue Wolves backing him.
No one knew how Wolf managed it, but the seventh prince of the Valley Kingdom met with a strange accident and ended up crippled and impotent by the end of the week, making the troubles of the royal family of the Valley Kingdom even worse.
All the migrants and expats living in the Valley Kingdom suddenly quit and started moving back to their own countries, and even the citizens of the Valley Kingdom who were not related to or not employed by the business conglomerate owned by the family of the current empress of the Valley Kingdom, began to leave the country in droves and seek employment elsewhere. All their foreign investors and collaborators and business partners pulled out as well.
It looked like the Dragon Queen had delivered on her promises even better than what Ren had expected!
And, naturally, Ren was very satisfied with this outcome, and so was Fang.
Four days before Ren's birthday, the business conglomerate owned by the family of the current empress of the Valley Kingdom declared its bankruptcy worldwide, and put up the entire business for sale.
However, before the sale could be concluded, the international police force flew into the Valley Kingdom and arrested more than half the family members of the family of the current empress of the Valley Kingdom! And the charges were very serious, too – human trafficking, harmful drugs network, illegal weapons trade, serious environmental damage – the list went on and on and on.
The people of the Valley Kingdom rose up in rebellion and drove away the remaining members of the royal family as well as the people affiliated with them. Most countries refused to take them in, and in the end, Dune Country, which was already in the bad books of most other nations, granted them sanctuary at a high price, and most of the assets that the fleeing royals had taken with them had to be handed over to the king of the Dune Country.
The situation in the Valley Kingdom was not very stable at the moment, but with help from the Dragon Nation, Sand Country and some business houses that worked closely with Ren, status quo was maintained. All of this was done really quickly, within a couple of days – partly because no one wanted to derail the meticulous plans for Ren's birthday that Fang had made!
It was one of the biggest benefits of having friends in high places, Fang thought to himself. Ren didn't know about the grand birthday party plans, so he wouldn't be disappointed, but Fang and the others who had worked so hard to set it up, and the people who had been invited, especially the unusual ones – they would all be terribly upset if the party got cancelled at the last minute! And Fang really, really wanted to make sure that nothing would go wrong for Ren's birthday. This was the first time he was doing something for Ren – usually it was always Ren doing things for him – and Fang was determined to make it successful. He spoke to the Dragon Queen and the minister from Sand Country personally several times during these two days to make sure that things could be settled as soon as possible so that there would be no last minute nasty surprises before the grand birthday party that would ruin it or put people in a bad mood! Especially Ren. Fang wanted Ren to be the happiest man in the entire world on his birthday, so he went into overdrive – so much so that Pax had to threaten Fang that he would complain to Ren if Fang continued like this, and then he bundled up Fang and sent him home to Ren.
Ren was quite amused – he didn't know that Fang was planning for his birthday like this; he simply thought that Fang was excited by the work for Zephyr and got carried away.
However, the deposed royal family, who had gained sanctuary in Dune Country, released an explosive news in the media
In the end, Fang told Ren that he would think about it and decide later what he wanted to do about his legacy from two royal families.And, Fang had to admit, he was looking forward to meeting the Dragon Queen, who he now knew to be his own paternal aunt, and his big sister and his cousin brother. How nice it would be to have a family of his own, to have some relatives of his own! Wasn't that the dream of every orphan?All in all, Fang's joy at finding some decent family members on his father's side overrode his distress at finding horrible beasts on his mother's side of the family. Besides, he had Ren acting like an avenging angel by his side, so Fang simply continued with his plans for the perfect party he wanted to throw for Ren and pushed everything else aside in his mind.The massage chairs were ready, the luxury car was ready and everything had been arranged for the guests the business acquaintances, the high profile guests as well as the young orphans from various orphanages that Ren was supporting. Fang had visited each of these orphanages himself along with Wolf, and had handed out personal invitation cards to each of the children and teenagers and staff members there. While a lot of them had reservations about attending such a huge banquet with such high profile people, Fang assured them that Ren would be thrilled to have them there, and he also suggested that they all prepare a big greeting card for Ren with their own hands, and write some lines for their benefactor on it. That would perhaps be the best gift for Ren from these children!What Fang didn't know was that he was being stalked. Right after he gave out the invitation cards at the orphanages, a well dressed man, who had followed Fang around at each of these places, went into each of the orphanages and spoke with the persons in charge quietly, making certain promises to them and extracting certain promises in return. At first, each of the managers refused point blank, since their first loyalty would always be towards Ren and Fang, who had done so much for the orphaned children but in the end, they all relented, thinking that there didn't really appear to be any harm in doing as the man told them to do.And the man seemed to be someone from the upper crust of the society, from his refined manners and elegant clothes that even the children could tell were made from very expensive fabric. With such an aura, it seemed rather likely that this man was a friend of Chairman Ren, and he, too, wanted to add on an element of surprise to the grand party that Fang was arranging for his fianc.Now, of course, the man who was stalking Fang had no idea that he himself was being stalked by several members of the Blue Wolves. After the attack on Ren and Fang the other day, the Blue Wolves had become extra alert and kept an eagle eye on the young couple.Thus, Wolf was immediately informed about the situation at all the orphanages, and Wolf, naturally went to discuss it with his twin brother Pax.By now, Ren and Fang had revealed the details of Ren's discussions with the Dragon Queen to the two brothers, and their reaction had been rather blas."So, you really did turn out to be a real prince, eh?" Pax teased Fang. "No wonder Ren dotes on you so!"Fang flushed. "I'm more a pauper than a prince," he murmured."Nonsense," Pax said. "Do you want me to tell you how much money you have earned directly in the last one week, and how much the projections are for the next three months? You are well on your way to becoming the world's youngest self made multi billionaire. By this time next year, you will probably be even more famous than Ren!"Ren beamed proudly when he heard that. "As expected of my big darling Prince Fang," he said, pinching Fang's fair cheeks playfully. "He really does possess the best of both beauty and brains!"Fang rolled his eyes. "You can't really call me self made," he pointed out. "Ren made me what I am."Ren huffed. "I did nothing other than sending you to a good school," he said. "Your brains are entirely yours, and your talents are entirely yours as well. Why must you always put yourself down?" he complained, pinching Fang's cheeks again.Fang chuckled. "All right, all right," he cajoled. "Don't be angry, love."Ren huffed.Wolf and Pax exchanged a relieved glance at the usual disposal of dog food by the young couple.After that, Ren had gotten busy with some new research projects at SIMS as well as the systematic destruction of the current empress of the Valley Kingdom and her family's business. Ren was not alone, of course. He had the power of the Dragon Nation behind him, and he also had the Blue Wolves backing him.No one knew how Wolf managed it, but the seventh prince of the Valley Kingdom met with a strange accident and ended up crippled and impotent by the end of the week, making the troubles of the royal family of the Valley Kingdom even worse.All the migrants and expats living in the Valley Kingdom suddenly quit and started moving back to their own countries, and even the citizens of the Valley Kingdom who were not related to or not employed by the business conglomerate owned by the family of the current empress of the Valley Kingdom, began to leave the country in droves and seek employment elsewhere. All their foreign investors and collaborators and business partners pulled out as well.It looked like the Dragon Queen had delivered on her promises even better than what Ren had expected!And, naturally, Ren was very satisfied with this outcome, and so was Fang.Four days before Ren's birthday, the business conglomerate owned by the family of the current empress of the Valley Kingdom declared its bankruptcy worldwide, and put up the entire business for sale.However, before the sale could be concluded, the international police force flew into the Valley Kingdom and arrested more than half the family members of the family of the current empress of the Valley Kingdom! And the charges were very serious, too human trafficking, harmful drugs network, illegal weapons trade, serious environmental damage the list went on and on and on.The people of the Valley Kingdom rose up in rebellion and drove away the remaining members of the royal family as well as the people affiliated with them. Most countries refused to take them in, and in the end, Dune Country, which was already in the bad books of most other nations, granted them sanctuary at a high price, and most of the assets that the fleeing royals had taken with them had to be handed over to the king of the Dune Country.The situation in the Valley Kingdom was not very stable at the moment, but with help from the Dragon Nation, Sand Country and some business houses that worked closely with Ren, status quo was maintained. All of this was done really quickly, within a couple of days partly because no one wanted to derail the meticulous plans for Ren's birthday that Fang had made!It was one of the biggest benefits of having friends in high places, Fang thought to himself. Ren didn't know about the grand birthday party plans, so he wouldn't be disappointed, but Fang and the others who had worked so hard to set it up, and the people who had been invited, especially the unusual ones they would all be terribly upset if the party got cancelled at the last minute! And Fang really, really wanted to make sure that nothing would go wrong for Ren's birthday. This was the first time he was doing something for Ren usually it was always Ren doing things for him and Fang was determined to make it successful. He spoke to the Dragon Queen and the minister from Sand Country personally several times during these two days to make sure that things could be settled as soon as possible so that there would be no last minute nasty surprises before the grand birthday party that would ruin it or put people in a bad mood! Especially Ren. Fang wanted Ren to be the happiest man in the entire world on his birthday, so he went into overdrive so much so that Pax had to threaten Fang that he would complain to Ren if Fang continued like this, and then he bundled up Fang and sent him home to Ren.Ren was quite amused he didn't know that Fang was planning for his birthday like this; he simply thought that Fang was excited by the work for Zephyr and got carried away.However, the deposed royal family, who had gained sanctuary in Dune Country, released an explosive news in the media
