Chapter 4811: Golden Friendship

The moment Lin Yi mounted his horse, the tall, imposing horse suddenly became agitated and began galloping across the riding arena at an extremely high speed.

Wang Kaiming and Liu Jian were both startled; such behavior was far too dangerous.

But Li Chuhan, Qin Han, and the others stood calmly to the side, showing no concern whatsoever.

After all these years, they know Lin Yi too well. A mere horse is nothing to Lin Yi.

Gripping the reins, Lin Yi spurred the horse's flanks, increasing its speed. His dashing appearance drew the attention of the other tourists.

Some female tourists, in particular, were completely focused on Lin Yi and couldn't take their eyes off him.

And so, Lin Yi rode his horse and ran several laps around the riding arena. Finally, he pulled on the reins, and the tall horse raised its front hooves and let out a neigh, leaving the onlookers in awe.

The tall horse stopped and stood there obediently, without a trace of its usual irritability.

"This is totally professional!" Liu Jian exclaimed. "This level is much better than mine."

“For my brother Lin, this is nothing,” Liang Jinming said, sounding a bit pretentious.

Lin Yi controlled his horse, rode up to Li Chuhan's side, and extended his hand.

"Come on, I'll take you for a ride."

"Uh-huh."

Lin Yi pulled Li Chuhan onto the horse, then pulled the reins, and the horse started moving, getting faster and faster. Li Chuhan was so frightened that she didn't dare to move and just sat quietly in Lin Yi's arms. It took a while for her to calm down.

And so, Lin Yi rode with Li Chuhan for quite a while. As for Qin Han and the others, they naturally knew how to ride horses, but their skill level was limited, so they could only ride ordinary horses, and the riding experience was naturally different.

After a while, Qin Yingyue came over and greeted them, saying that they could come and eat.

Everyone dismounted and returned to the place where they had a meal, but the child was not there. When it was time for the afternoon nap, the aunt took him to the car.

Li Chuhan and Qin Yingyue returned to the car to check on the child, who was fast asleep, so they didn't need to worry about him.

For Lin Yi, this was just right; if the children were making a ruckus, he wouldn't be able to eat in peace.

This gathering was relaxing for everyone. They drank and chatted, enjoying themselves and talking about what had happened over the past year.

"Brother Lin, even though you've been gone for over a year, your legend still lives on in Zhonghai," Liang Jinming said.

“Recently, a few more people have emerged in Zhonghai. They all seem to have some background, but no one dares to touch contraband. The mere mention of your name makes them tremble with fear, like grandsons seeing their grandfather.”

"That's right. If you find anyone touching this thing, and I'm not in Zhonghai, send me a message and I'll have someone take care of it."

"Don't worry, nobody in Zhonghai dares to touch this stuff now. People from other provinces who saw the Zhonghai market and tried to get involved have all been reported. Zhonghai is very peaceful now."

"That's good." Lin Yi raised his glass and said:

"But you two should hurry up and find someone to marry soon."

“I have absolutely no interest in that,” Liang Jinming said.

"We're about the same. We also wanted to find someone to have a child with before, but it felt pretty pointless," Qin Han said, taking a sip of beer.

"Anyway, your kids call me godfather. If I become childless, I'll ask your son to take care of me in my old age."

"You've got your hands on me, you bastard."

"Ha ha……"

They ate and chatted for a while, and soon the child woke up. Li Chuhan and Qin Yingyue went to see the child, leaving the four of them with some time.

The four of them sat there, holding wine in their hands, though they didn't seem to have drunk much, gazing at the distant crimson sunset. At that moment, each of them seemed lost in thought.

"Time flies so fast. So many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and I even have children now," Gao Zongyuan remarked.

"I remember the first time we met was at the racetrack. A few of us were racing, and Brother Lin was driving his Pagani. It was really fast."

What happened a few years ago is still vivid in everyone's memory.

"Looking back now, the things I did back then were actually pretty stupid," Qin Han said with a laugh.

"If it were me now, I definitely wouldn't do those things."

“You can’t judge your past self by your present self. If you could go back a few years, you might still make the same choice,” Lin Yi said.

Everyone looked at Lin Yi, and Qin Han said:

"I've forgotten when you joined the special department."

Lin Yi thought for a moment, "About four years ago, but I can't remember the exact time."

"If you were given the chance now, would you still make the same choice?"

This question left Lin Yi speechless; for a moment, he didn't know how to answer.

Gao Zongyuan and Liang Jinming also looked at Lin Yi, curious about his thoughts.

"If it were me now, I definitely wouldn't go; if it were me in the past, I definitely would have gone."

"are you tired."

Qin Han took a cigarette and handed it to Lin Yi.

"It's a bit, a bit mentally taxing."

"You are indeed getting old."

Qin Han held up his phone and found a photo. "I couldn't sleep last night, so I got up to play on the computer and found some photos I had saved before. Look at how young the four of us were back then, but the changes in the other three of us are not as great as yours."

Lin Yi took the phone and looked at it. He couldn't quite remember when the photo was taken, but the background was on a cruise ship, so it must have been taken when a group of people went out for fun.

Compared to before, the three of them haven't changed much. They used to be quite fair-skinned, but now they're much darker and look a bit weathered. But there's nothing they can do about it; after spending so much time on the island, it would be strange if they didn't get tanned.

“You’ve even got wrinkles now,” Liang Jinming said.

"I don't know how to take care of myself like you do. I'm lucky if my face is even preserved and not disfigured."

"Hurry up and retire. We're all waiting for you to retire and enjoy life," Liang Jinming said.

"Yes, it will happen soon." Lin Yi said with a smile, "It'll probably be in the next year or two. Even if I don't retire, it will be a sinecure in the future."

"We'll be waiting for you to attend our wedding."

"Don't worry, I will definitely be there for your wedding no matter when."

"Oh, we were just joking," Qin Han said.

"If that day ever comes, we'll do it whenever it's convenient for you."

"Haha, that's great!"

Lin Yi raised his glass, the four of them clinked glasses, and under the crimson sunset, they drank the wine in their glasses in one gulp.

Although the sun had set, the friendship between the four remained...