Chapter 2728: 2702: A Wonderful Life

Retirement days are really boring.

It’s been a month. Satan has disbanded. Some stayed in New York, some returned to their hometowns, while others went to places they always wanted to go. Basically, everyone went their own ways, doing whatever they wanted.

Perhaps Frey and Eileen are the most fulfilled.

Frey is still training. He’s signed with the Texas Rangers, but he’s training with the New York Yankees and can’t play yet, because although he’s an outstanding pitcher, he’s severely lacking in any other baseball basics like batting, base running, and tactical coordination during games. Frey is essentially starting from zero.

Baseball isn’t that simple; you can’t just play by being good at pitching.

So the Texas Rangers, the New York Yankees, and Frey reached a three-party verbal agreement: while Frey is still unknown to any opposing team, he’s getting intense training. Even though he may not excel in every aspect, he shouldn’t be a liability. Once Frey’s basic skills are honed, he’ll practice with the Rangers’ team and then get the chance to surprise the world on the field.

Eileen’s modeling career is going exceptionally well. She should be considered a specialized model, but she has become Karl Lagerfeld’s go-to model and signed an endorsement contract. Over the past month, Eileen has hardly been idle, always either walking the runway or shooting commercials.

Eileen’s large photos can already be seen on the streets of New York.

When Gao Yang was first pulled by Eileen to see her giant photos on the street, he felt a bit shocked as well as accomplished. Making an unrefined tomboy into a supermodel is something he certainly contributed to.

Tommy is very happy because he’s about to get married.

Tommy is someone Gao Yang deeply respects because this man embodies what it means to shoulder responsibility.

Tommy was once a guerrilla fighter. After his fellow soldiers died, he took on the responsibility of caring for their families, handling dozens of people for decades. To ensure a future for the children and families he cared for, he truly fought hard.

Tommy thought he would never start a family in this lifetime, but now he has money, and the children he cared for have grown up, while the elderly are starting to pass away, allowing him to finally live his own life. Though these days came a bit late, it’s better late than never.

Glolov is even more bored, the most discontented one. Having been a mercenary all his life, he knows nothing but warfare. Now he can enjoy the life of a rich man, but he finds peace only when he returns to Africa, wraps himself in a blanket, and sleeps on the ground.

Glolov is just miserable, unable to enjoy happiness, a cursed life.

That’s why Glolov is the most frequent one to accompany Gao Yang to the shooting range. Whenever he can’t hold back, they hit the range to fire some rounds, and Glolov basically feels restless every day.

Everything seems to be moving on the right track, but when those who stayed in New York gather together, they often complain about life’s monotony. When those who left New York call idly, they also grumble about the boredom at home.

Jesse Lee has already gone to the Solar System Company’s training ground. He has a new identity that allows him to return to America, along with a new position to train those ever-growing Solar System Company forces.

James is living well in the United Kingdom. He’s very satisfied with his current life, watching his child, who has recovered from a serious illness, grow up, is his only wish now. Compared to being a mercenary, he enjoys a simple family life more. This is the fundamental difference between a man with children and a single bachelor.

Incidentally, Bob is now traveling and enjoying life with his girlfriend Jody. They are not married but definitely are in a genuine honeymoon phase, and Morgan can now do more than before, so Bob only needs to come back every few days to sign papers and make appearances.

As for Gao Yang, he first flew around the world, from New York to Houston, then to Portland. It’s not because he has anything urgent to do but because he feels restless when idle.

Whenever he sees Karima, he always feels guilty, but he can’t just ignore the Solar System Company, avoiding both headquarters and being a hands-off owner like that.

Moreover, regarding Gao Yang’s parents, domestic affairs have mostly been handled. All key steps have been completed, and the remaining task is to publicly announce things, so in at most three months, Gao Yang can bring his parents to America.

Actually, Gao Yang has been dreaming of returning in glory, letting everyone see how well he’s doing before openly bringing his parents away, but unfortunately, this idea was mercilessly rejected, with no room for negotiation, due to his identity and countless eyes that would watch him if he returned, so Gao Yang ultimately decided not to cause any trouble.

Everything seems great, and Gao Yang forces himself to believe that everything is perfect now, yet he often dreams of running freely across the prairie.

It’s not about wanting to go to war but an inability to endure life’s blandness, a dissatisfaction with its dullness; this is Gao Yang’s biggest problem.

He can’t change his habit of always carrying a gun when going out. Although New York’s public order is among the best in America, he can’t stand the empty feeling of not having a gun nearby.

After wearing the suit Frey bought for Tommy’s wedding, putting on a bow tie, and smoothing it in front of the mirror, Gao Yang picked up the gun placed next to the mirror, tried it, and realized that after putting on the suit, he indeed couldn’t carry the gun anymore.

“Are you going to bring a gun to the wedding?”

“Want to, but I’ll skip it.”

Gao Yang patted his suit, nodded with satisfaction, and laughed, “Great, I haven’t gained weight.”

Yelena couldn’t help but smile, she tugged at Gao Yang’s clothes from behind and then embraced him from the back, softly asking, “Should we go pick out some gowns?”

Gao Yang laughed, “Sure, let’s do it when we have time. Are you saying I can wear this to Tommy’s wedding?”

“Of course, it’s very handsome. Now take it off, don’t wrinkle it. Tommy’s wedding is three days away. Are you planning on wearing it until then?”

Gao Yang began to take off his suit. Although he was helpless about Yelena’s insistence that he try on the suit, changing clothes is quite annoying.

As Gao Yang started to take off the jacket, Yelena suddenly said, “Wait, which watch are you going to wear? You have so many luxury watches now, why not try one on?”

Yelena opened a drawer, and Gao Yang casually said, “No need to try, of course, I’ll wear the watch Frey gave me.”

After finishing, Gao Yang suddenly paused, then muttered to himself, “The watch from Frey, Gaddafi’s watch…”