It was because of this conversation with Charlie that Eric started to venture into the area of video games after a period of financial crisis. A new department was set up to focus on the said market. First, they bought the most trending video games from big companies overseas. Then, they did some changes to suit the domestic market. Gradually, a team was formed, and it eventually grew to the point that they could design their own games that encompassed the Dragon Empire Group's element.
This was also where Charlie would be working in in the future. Even before he formally returned to the National Congress, he started to be in charge of all the matters related to video games.
Brian and his family didn't stay in T City for long. On the second day they were there, before noon, they boarded the special plane owned by Dragon Empire Group to return to Dragon Island.
Whenever they came to the Dragon Island, they always felt at home. The sky was blue; the sea breeze was soothing; the streets were clean; the faces were friendly. Dragon Island was growing at a rapid pace. Originally, the number of residents there was tens of millions. After two generations, they had built more residential structures for people to live. The number of residential areas had been expanded from five to eight. The span of the island was about 300 km from east to west, and more than 500 km from north to south. Even though it was a relatively small island, no one in the world would look down on it.
After the financial crisis, Richie and Shirley didn't return to XK, but to Dragon Island instead. They all waited there for the end of the post-crisis activities.
The return of Brian was exciting news for Shirley. While for Molly, she felt so relaxed to the point that she didn't want to do anything.
Everyone was busy with his or her own stuff—Brian was going to take Mark to the National Congress, so she just wandered around. She only had a few friends, but she had one that she was sure was real –– Ximena. However, they had very little chance to meet each other so normally; they would just chat over the phone and video calls.
As for families… Molly sat near the window in a cafe. A sense of sorrow gradually crept into her heart. In the Long family, she had her love and her children, but there was one kind of family love that Long family couldn't give her.
Daniel was still in the troops. If she didn't purposely visit him and he didn't take his day-off, they would have no chance of meeting each other. Her mother and father were gone forever. Even though some things were not intended, she couldn't change the past.
Using the little fork provided with the cake she had ordered, Molly poked the cake again and again. There was a sound reverberating in her heart, but the voice was suppressed back by her consciously.
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