The game starts by hacking Alipay and then goes on a crazy spree of eating young girls.

The next morning at nine o'clock, Chen Ye met Patrick in the hotel's meeting room.

He was in his early forties, sporting a full beard, wearing a light blue island-style shirt, holding a thick stack of design drawings, and followed by two assistants carrying tablets.

"Mr. Chen, it's an honor to have this project with you." Patrick spread the drawings out on the table, pointed to a top view and said, "I worked overnight to create a preliminary concept plan. You can take a look first, and we can revise it anytime if there's anything unsuitable."

Chen Ye pulled Su Rou to sit down at the table, and Patrick's assistant spread out a full-color island planning map on the table.

The island's outline, topography, vegetation distribution, and coastline are all clearly marked. An anchor-shaped symbol is marked on the eastern beach, and the outline of a main building is drawn on the high ground in the center of the island.

"My core planning idea is this," Patrick said, pointing to the location of the main building.

"The main building is built on a high point in the center of the island, with two floors plus a semi-basement, and a total area of ​​1,500 square meters."

The first floor is the common area, including a living room, dining room, kitchen, study, and an infinity pool extending from the ground floor. The second floor contains the master suite and three guest bedrooms, while the semi-basement houses a wine cellar and a home theater.

Su Rou asked quietly from the side, "How big is the infinity pool?"

"It is 25 meters long and 10 meters wide, with seamless edges. Water overflows from the edges and flows directly into the water collection system below, visually merging with the sea."

Patrick said, pulling out another rendering.

Chen Ye glanced around a few times: "What about the area around the main building?"

"I have planned six independent guest villas around the main building, each 200 square meters, with three bedrooms, a living room and a private pool. They are scattered on the south and west sides of the main building, each with its own independent view and orientation."

Patrick's finger traced across the drawings: "The guest rooms are connected by stone paths planted with local palms and frangipani, which ensures privacy without disrupting the overall sense of unity."

Chen Ye nodded: "What about the dock?"

"Build a T-shaped yacht marina next to the beach on the east side, with a water depth of eight to twelve meters, which can accommodate superyachts up to sixty meters in length."

At the end of the pier, a viewing platform and a small helipad will be built. A management building will be constructed near the shore to house lifesaving equipment and staff on duty.

Patrick flipped to the next drawing: "On the other side of the island, I've planned a tennis court and an outdoor fitness area, and expanded the staff area to 400 square meters, with independent water and electricity systems."

I suggest using a solar power system with energy storage for the entire island's energy supply, supplemented by diesel generators as backup.

For freshwater, two seawater desalination systems plus rainwater harvesting will be installed, producing 80 tons of freshwater per day, enough for the entire island's daily needs with a surplus.

Chen Ye mentally reviewed the information: "How long will it take to complete?"

"If it's at this scale," Patrick said, holding up his finger.

"The main building plus six guest villas, a dock, a helipad, a seawater desalination system, a solar power station, a sewage system, a tennis court, landscaping, roads and power supply facilities... The overall construction period is about twenty months."

If we want to speed things up, I'll add more staff and try to reduce the time to eighteen months.

"Then let's go for the fastest route. Money is not a problem."

Chen Ye turned to the last page of the blueprints.

"What would the total cost be for the entire project, excluding interior decoration and furniture?"

Patrick pulled out a tablet and tapped it. The numbers on the screen jumped several times. He looked at it for a moment and then looked up:

"In total, it's a total of five hundred million US dollars. The main reason is that the equipment has been increased, and the specifications of the seawater desalination and energy storage systems have been upgraded."

With the addition of two guest villas and a tennis court, the cost was slightly higher than initially anticipated.

Su Rou gasped and leaned back.

Chen Ye's expression didn't change much as he picked up the coffee cup on the table and took a sip.

"Five hundred million is no problem." Chen Ye put down his cup.

Patrick was clearly surprised by the other party's quick agreement. He paused for two seconds before replying, "After you sign, it will take about a month for material procurement and personnel allocation. We expect to officially start work in the middle of next month."

"Okay, send the plan to my email. I'll sign the construction contract once I've reviewed it and found no problems."

Patrick nodded repeatedly, packed up the drawings, and left with his assistant.

After the meeting room door closed, Su Rou grabbed Chen Ye's arm: "Five hundred million... US dollars?"

"Um."

"You just agreed right away?!"

Chen Ye glanced at her sideways and said, "What do you think?"

Su Rou opened her mouth, but only managed to squeeze out, "My husband is amazing!"

Chen Ye chuckled but didn't reply.

The Tahiti sun streamed through the window, warming the floor of the reception room. In the distance, several white sailboats drifted slowly on the sea.

"Come on," Chen Ye turned around and stretched out his hand to Su Rou, "Since we still have time today, I'll take you to explore the island again, and while we're at it, let's see if you like the location of the main building. If you're not satisfied, we can go somewhere else."

Su Rou reached out and took his hand to stand up. The two of them left the hotel, where Pierre was already waiting downstairs.

After arriving at the pier and boarding the speedboat, the island reappeared in sight forty minutes later.

This time, Su Rou stood at the bow of the ship without moving, staring at the island slowly rising from the sea level, transforming from a blurry green outline into a clear island shape.

"I'm thinking... I'd like to come and stay here for a month every winter from now on."

"You can stay as long as you want." Chen Ye stood next to her. "You can come anytime after the house on the island is built. I'll give you a key."

Su Rou turned her head and glanced at him. The sunlight made her profile glow. She didn't say anything, but simply tightened her grip on his hand.

After the speedboat docked, the two walked along the eastern side of the beach for a while. The sand was fine and white, and their feet sank slightly underfoot. When they reached the end, Chen Ye looked up at the high ground in the center of the island:

"Patrick said the main building has the best view from up there, so I'm going up to take a look."

The two of them climbed through the bushes to the top of the hill, where Chen Ye stood and circled around.

"This is it," Chen Ye said. "The main building is here, and every morning when you open the window, you can see the sea."

Su Rou stood quietly beside him for a while, then spoke softly, "Chen Ye, you're doing things differently now than before."

"What has it become?"

Su Rou thought for a moment: "You used to want to buy everything, but you didn't know why after you bought it. Now that you're buying an island, you know what you're going to do with it."

Chen Ye paused for a moment without replying. He looked down at the soil and vegetation at his feet, then looked up at the seawater surrounding him.

After a few seconds, he laughed: "So, do you think it's good or bad?"

Su Rou leaned over and took his arm: "Of course it's good."

The two stood on the high ground for a while longer. The wind blew from the sea, carrying a salty and damp smell, and made Su Rou's hair fly up and wrap around Chen Ye's arm.

He reached out and brushed her hair aside, glancing down at her. "You've seen everything you needed to. Go back now. Once the design is finalized, there'll be plenty of time to watch it slowly transform into the blueprints."

As they descended the mountain, Su Rou walked ahead of him, her white sneakers making soft sounds as she stepped on the fallen leaves and pebbles.

Chen Ye followed behind her, took out his phone and glanced at the message Patrick had sent: "The preliminary plan has been sent to your email. You can pay a 30% deposit first, another 40% when construction is halfway through, and the remaining 30% upon completion."

He didn't rush to open it, put his phone away, and continued walking.