A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

My first time riding in a helicopter was a truly unique and wonderful experience.

But it was mostly noisy. Even with headphones on, the buzzing sound from the helicopter's rotors still bothered him once they started spinning.

At that moment, I heard Bieyan's voice through the earphones:

"Xiao Li, you're not afraid of heights, are you?"

Li Mu shook his head, and then heard another sentence:

"Then keep reading."

Through the window, Li Mu could see the entire view of Shawan Town.

He was lost in thought for a moment.

After watching for a while, he looked away and asked Bie Yan:

"Brother, how much does it cost to ride this?"

"Three thousand seven, one."

"……what?"

Seeing the surprised look on his younger brother's face, Bie Yan smiled and shrugged:

"It only takes an hour to get to Macau, so this is the most convenient way to travel. It's worth the extra cost!"

Okay... then.

His gaze returned to the outside world, the scenery constantly changing beneath his feet, until finally he found himself in a vast ocean...

Bie Yan was right. One hour and twelve minutes later, the plane landed smoothly on an open tarmac.

After the propellers had completely stopped spinning, the hatch opened, and Bie Yan was the first to step out.

Li Mu followed closely behind, then got into a golf cart and headed towards the building not far away.

After getting off the bus, seeing that Bie Yan had produced a purple-covered Hong Kong and Macau travel pass, he followed suit, and the two of them passed through customs directly. Because it was a purple-covered Hong Kong and Macau travel pass, the customs officers didn't ask what they were doing in Macau. After being let through, he walked out the door, and he had officially stepped into this land that had only recently returned to China.

Everything I see is Chinese, and it seems no different from Guangzhou, but there's a subtle sense that it's different.

But I can't quite put my finger on what's different.

"There's not much to do in Macau."

Seeing him staring blankly at the surrounding buildings, Bie Yan said with a calm expression:

"It's smaller than Hong Kong, and not as fun. The food... well, it's alright. If you want to explore, you can go see for yourself tomorrow. Let's go, let's head to the hotel first."

As he spoke, he waved, and soon a taxi pulled up.

"Macau Palace"

Bie Yan mentioned a place that Li Mu found very familiar.

"Brother, isn't the Lisboa Casino a casino?"

"Yes. We'll stay there tonight. Hmm, are you hungry?"

"……good."

"Haha, save some room for tonight, the buffet over there is pretty good."

Whether the buffet was good or not, Li Mu didn't care; he just asked in a low voice:

"Brother Bie, what are we doing here?"

"I already said I'd bring you. Or should I bring Sui Kuan?"

The older brother looked completely at ease, which left Li Mu bewildered.

"Alright, since we're here, let's make the best of it."

Li Mu knew he wouldn't get any more information from her, so he turned his attention to the view outside the window.

Around 5 p.m., before it got dark, the setting sun in Macau gradually added a touch of brilliant color to his eyes.

……

Before long, the taxi arrived at a... glittering, golden neighborhood and stopped at a hotel called "Hotel Lisboa".

This is the Lisboa Hotel.

This was Li Mu's first time here, but strangely enough... perhaps it was Old Qian's doing, but he felt like he wasn't entirely unfamiliar with the place. Especially the birdcage-shaped sculpture inside.

That thing seems to have some kind of explanation; it appears to be a feng shui arrangement, and together with the chandelier above the birdcage that looks like a bat, it forms a feng shui formation that supposedly "swallows up gold."

Looking at this unfamiliar environment, his instincts began to churn.

Even the fingers on my right hand are a little sore.

He thought to himself, "Could it be that the old conman lost his finger here?"

"Come on, stop spacing out."

Bie Yan patted his younger brother on the shoulder, seeing his blank expression like a country bumpkin in the city.

Li Mu snapped out of his daze and followed him toward the guest room area, which was completely opposite to the casino entrance where chips were exchanged.

The rooms seemed to have been booked long ago; there were two. The price list on the wall showed the cheapest room was 1,800 yuan per night.

That's as much as a month's salary for him.

Their rooms were next to each other. After checking the time in the elevator, Bie Yan said:

"Let's rest for a bit, then we'll go eat. I'll take you to try the buffet here, it's really good."

"……OK."

The elevator arrived at the floor, and stepping onto the old-fashioned, luxurious velvet carpet, I arrived at the room. After opening the door, a standard room exuding a sense of luxury came into view.

After Li Mu went inside, he inserted the card, and the door closed gently.

He looked around at the furnishings that exuded the smell of money, the bathtub, and walked straight to the floor-to-ceiling window.

On the coffee table by the window sat a fruit platter. In addition to fruit, the black and gold platter contained fourteen chips. Six were on top and eight were on the bottom, with the words "LUCKY---$10" printed on them.

As the old conman's memories resurfaced, Li Mu realized that this was a lucky charm the hotel was giving to every guest.

Ten dollars is the smallest chip at the Lisboa Hotel, and it can only be used to play slot machines.

To get on the gaming table, you need at least one hundred-dollar chip.

Only then can one win 37 million like Chen Daozai.

To put it bluntly, it's just a little trick to attract customers to the casino.

He took the chips in his hand, and the fourteen chips naturally formed a cylinder in his palm. Then... with a clicking sound, the chips in Li Mu's hand began to spin continuously.

He found that his hand hurt even more.

"Buzz~"

Suddenly, his phone vibrated.

Li Mu snapped out of his daze, took out his phone and glanced at it, only to find that it was a message from Fan Bingbing.

"Brother Li, is the meeting over?"

He thought for a moment and replied:

"What's wrong?"

"Ha, it's nothing. I just came from an investment conference in Yanjing. Is it convenient for me to make a call now?"

Li Mu dialed the number directly.

"Beep beep... Hello, Brother Li."

"Um, Fan Bingbing, what's wrong?"

"The sales manager from Tianjuyuan just called me. Last time I mentioned 3,000 yuan per square meter, and he said he would apply for it, so I haven't contacted him for the past few days. I guess he couldn't hold back anymore and called me today. Brother Li, he means that as long as we can guarantee to buy more than 40 units, they will agree to this price."

Hearing this, Li Mu smiled and said:

"At 3,000 yuan per square meter, a small apartment of 60 square meters would cost 180,000 yuan. With a budget of 4 million yuan, that averages out to about 22 apartments. If we combine our budgets, we'll reach that number, right?"

"Hehe, yeah. So... Brother Li, what do you think?"

"Hmm, a discount of 500 per square meter is pretty impressive."

"Hehe, so you agree? I've already prepared the money. What about you, Brother Li? How about... you come over tomorrow? Although Fenglin Oasis hasn't given me a reply yet, I reckon it should be close. Shall we go over there again?"

"tomorrow?"

"It's fine now. The last flight from Guangzhou here is at 9 o'clock, so we can make it."

"I might not make it through tomorrow... I'm in Macau."

"Well……"

Fan Bingbing was taken aback.

Macao?

What were you doing over there?