Yesterday - - - Chapter 33.2

Chapter 33 Part 2

The opportunity came very suddenly, taking even me by surprise. One day, while I was taking a nap in the office, HongBing barges suddenly into the office. She has been with Huang enterprise for a long time, also achieving considerable seniority, but she has never been this improper. After getting over my shock, I intuitively know that something has happened. Sure enough, HongBing almost yells out saying:

“Boss, switch on the TV quickly!” I don’t ask why and immediately press the remote, just when I was about to ask which channel, me eyes are glued to the screen. A skyscraper collapses with a loud crash in a cloud of smoke. The video sways, unlike a Hollywood special effect. I can’t believe it. I whisper hoarsely:

“World Trade Center?” We look at each other both in shock and agitation. It’s like the end of the world, even though I’m not American, I suddenly feel sad knowing that the world will soon experience drastic changes. After a moment, I fly to the desk, struggling to dial the number of the New York office. Luckily the one in charge of construction in New York, is the one I fought to protect, Uncle Chen. The call connects.

“Uncle Chen? It’s me, HuangSheng.”

“ShengSheng, I knew you would definitely call.” In the end, the old timers, used to the constant uproar of the business world, have a comparatively calmer reaction. I ask hastily:

“Have you seen what’s on TV?”

“I’m watching it right now, incredibly shocking.”

“Such a thing happened, the New York stock market must be in chaos, furthermore, even the real estate sector will not be spared.” Uncle Chen says in a deep voice:

“Once it happened, I immediately gave orders to suspend all construction, to wait and see.” As expected from a founding member of Huang enterprise. I feel a little comforted, and say sincerely:

“For now, I can’t leave the head office, but the New York project is very important, Uncle Chen, please take care of things.”

“There is no other choice. In my opinion, there will be losses with regard to this New York project. The one that is really out of luck is He enterprise, they took on the mortgage for the land, it’s possible that the price would fall all the way down. Fortunately Huang enterprise’s investment is in the construction, and we have just started, not having incurred much loss. I will try to recover our investments as much as possible, and put a stop to construction for the time being, in order to ensure that the losses do not exceed the budget.”

The situation that followed, can be described as a chaotic retreat. Every company was in such a panic, unable to carry on even for a single day, of course the financial reports carried an endless stream of bad news. Who is able to un-furrow their brows? It goes without saying that the stock market crashed. It experienced a crazy unprecedented plunge, as if it was hell on earth. Rong enterprise was also not spared, but YuJiang could be regarded as extremely capable, still remaining profitable, its decline gradually coming to a stop, the first one to stabilize among the many in imminent danger.

Unlike He enterprise and Huang enterprise, because of the recent publicity, announcing to the world their collaboration to develop real estate in New York. Recently New York has turned into a financial disaster, the lack of investor confidence in our two companies immediately pushed our stocks all the way down. No one predicted such a treacherous situation. Facing my own disaster, I have no time to concern myself with He enterprise. NiLuo could be considered thoughtful, after it happened he immediately called me saying:

“ShengSheng, recall your investments in New York immediately, the money going to waste over there, in the coming days, will be like a stone dropping into the ocean.”

“I’ve already suspended construction, not wanting to incur more losses, but He enterprise and Huang enterprise have a previous contract, withdrawing all my investments like this will be looked upon as a breach of contract.” NiLuo says:

“The crisis this time, He enterprise will bear the brunt. He enterprise’s investment is the land, spending substantial sums to acquire the rights, right now the price of land has dropped far more than a hundred fold, the heavens really wants to bring them down. If you are dragged in with them, it would just be one more sacrificial lamb. Regarding the contract, I have a suggestion.” My heart chills, I faintly know that the end of He enterprise is already close at hand.

“I’d like to hear the details.”

“As long as the price of He enterprise stock continues to fall, their assets would eventually fall below the approved value by GuiDe, GuiDe only needs to show that He enterprise no longer has the ability to repay the loan, immediately freezing the funds He enterprise has with GuiDe, to prevent further losses for GuiDe.”

“This action of freezing part of their funds at this time, will cause an immediate chain reaction swallowing them whole, wouldn’t He enterprise be destroyed in just one day?”

“Is that not your intention?” I suck in a breath of cool air. Indeed, that is my intention. That is also something I most want to see. Maybe it’s because I have no way of taking on Rong enterprise that I finally harden my heart and take out my resentment on another illustrious family. How cruel, for my own satisfaction, I will destroy ShuTing’s home along with the multitude of workers at He enterprise. NiLuo goes on to say: “But He enterprise is still very strong, it will not be easy to bring about a crash in their shares.” A thousand hundred thoughts goes through my mind, like armies from seven nations, fighting each other endlessly, causing me to almost split apart.

The place of YuTing’s refuge ……..

The place of ShuTing’s sanctuary …….

In order to extricate Huang enterprise, I can only pull He enterprise into the abyss, ruthlessly stomping on the core of He enterprise, stepping on it until it loses its life. I grit my teeth suddenly saying to NiLuo:

“The construction side is a loss, so what is He enterprise relying on now for investor confidence?”

“Their position as the agent for the new memory technology, this product has excellent prospects in the market, this is where the investors are placing their last hopes for He enterprise. If this allows them to hang on for a while, relying on them being the sole global distributor for this product, I’m afraid they might still have a glimmer of hope to pull through.”

“NiLuo, He enterprise’s share price will definitely crash tomorrow, you don’t need to worry.” After hanging up the phone, I entered into a trance-like state, dialing ZhouHeng’s number reflexively.

“ZhouHeng, do you still remember the clause in the contract with He enterprise regarding market reactions?”

“Of course I remember.”

“The time to use it is now.”

“OK, I’ll take care of it right away.” Hanging up the phone, my face turns deathly pale, I hastily reached out to hold onto the back of the chair, allowing me to barely stay upright. After a few seconds, I revive myself. Why am I so distressed? I don’t think it is for He enterprise. If I say that I’m so distressed because of ShuTing, that is also improbable. But the anguish that pierces my marrow reverberates throughout my body. Like frozen muscles suddenly plunged into boiling water, before being forced back into the freezer to freeze again. It is condition of numbness but yet still sensing pain.

In an instant, I understand YuJiang’s suffering. People are not as mighty as depicted in books, when faced with the conflict between profit and affection, the feeling inside, onlookers would never understand. I’m only in so much pain because right at this moment, I suddenly realize, that all along, I have been willing to hurt my ShuTing. But what makes it most unbearable is that I’m not hurting him out of resentment, nor out of affection, but for the purpose of protecting Huang enterprise. For nothing other than money and profit.

It suddenly dawns on me, that the world is full of betrayal and treachery, despicable actions are carried out one step at a time. And I, have now become one of them. I can’t accept it because I know that I won’t change this cruel decision. Reality is reality, He enterprise will not be standing tomorrow. ShuTing, he was predestined to become the second HuangSheng.

Luckily I did not hand my heart over to ShuTing. Otherwise, to raise my hand and sink the knife into my most loved person, wouldn’t that be even more painful? Right at this moment, I fall down to the floor and lie there sobbing. I also cry for YuJiang. I finally understand, as long as all that happened yesterday still remains embedded in my heart, radiating seeds of darkness, he will never be happy.

He enterprise’s stocks reacted just as I had said, crashing the next day. This is all thanks to the mastery of ZhouHeng, finding errors committed by He enterprise in record time, and relying on the clause in the contract, issued a formal statement, indicating their intention to withdraw the global distribution rights from He enterprise. It’s actually just an excuse to incite chaos, causing the intended effect with the media, debating the legality of this withdrawal, a debate that does not really matter to us at this time.

Without waiting for a formal response from He enterprise, the rumors snowball, one can already hear the funeral tune playing for He enterprise. The investors are in an uproar, if one falls, they are stepped on by a hundred. At this point, He enterprise no longer has the strength to reverse its fate. Since YouDi lacks powerful backing, rumors circulated of it suffering a financial crisis with He enterprise, endangering its own growth. At this critical moment, ZhouHeng holds a press conference, announcing that YouDi receives funding from Huang enterprise. From this point on, YouDi’s backer is as clear as day. All the calculated maneuvers that Huang enterprise played against He enterprise are also brought to light. Everyone starts to talk, saying:

“This formidable action by Huang enterprise, pulling He enterprise, such a powerful rival, off its horse all of a sudden. Maybe even Rong enterprise will not be able to match them.” I savor the fruits of victory with an anguished heart. Watching He enterprise step closer and closer to their demise only makes me pace endlessly back and forth.

ShuTing keeps calling my cell phone. Even in such circumstances, I guess that he has not given up hope, looking for help in all directions. The first one in his mind, would of course be me. Based on ShuTing’s character, although all things point to me as the villain, he may still choose not to believe it. His trust in me seems to be inherent, making my heart ache uncontrollably. That day, YuJiang said to me:

“You should have figured it out long ago. I never thought that you would actually not figure it out.” I am blind when it comes to YuJiang. When it comes to me, was ShuTing ever alert, even once? I may as well turn off my phone. HongBing comes through the intercom:

“Boss, Mr. He is on line three. Would you like to accept his call?”

“No.” I am cruel, I reject the call without any hesitation, bringing judgement on myself. It’s not hard to guess what ShuTing wants. He wants YouDi to state that the relationship between YouDi and He enterprise is still close, reassuring the investors. Furthermore, he hopes that I will intercede on behalf of He enterprise to GuiDe regarding the repayment of debts. Even if I were to agree, it will all amount to nothing. He enterprise is out of options, even if there is hope of life, I will not lend a hand. Heaven only knows what other terrifying things YuTing will do if he manages get another chance. No one would put mercy for others over themselves and their loved ones. I am also the same. HongBing walks in with some files, seeing my grieved appearance, sighs and says:

“Truthfully, what’s the harm in listening to him? If you can’t help him, at least give him some comfort. This disaster with He enterprise, everyone is avoiding them like the plague, watching all this really makes one uncomfortable.”

“I’m not afraid that He enterprise will implicate me, nor am I afraid of whatever ShuTing wants of me. But there is no way I can help him, why should I give him false hope? Besides ….. ” I say dejectedly: “I also don’t want to face him.” I spent the whole afternoon in hopeless despair. The following day dragged on like a year, two days later, ShuTing finally stopped calling. Just when I was about to force myself to throw He enterprise to the back of my mind, HongBing knocks on the door and comes in.

“Boss, something’s happened. He enterprise has declared bankruptcy.” I expected this from the beginning, nothing surprising. It’s only an army running as if the mountain has toppled, how can I not be bitterly disappointed? HongBing watches me, as if afraid that whatever she is going to tell me next will terrify me. “Also, the president of He enterprise, He ShuMin, committed suicide by taking sleeping pills.”

“What?” I jump up from the chair, eyes popping out of their sockets. My legs give way and I fall back heavily into the chair. Cold currents from ten directions rush up from the ground, invading my four limbs and hundred veins.

“Boss ……… ” HongBing quickly rushes over. She sees my wretched and confused expression, biting her lips, as if wanting to say something. I know what she wants to say. She wants to console me, saying that all this is just brutal reality, nothing to do with me. There are terrorists involved, the American government, the abandonment of investors and the stock market, I shouldn’t put all the blame on myself. I shake my head and whisper weakly:

“Don’t say it. Don’t say anything. I understand clearly, this is not the result from just my sin.” But this is what I started, the fruits of my actions. The taste of which is endlessly bitter. Tonight, where would ShuTing go to weep? He has lost the light of his bright life. And it’s all because of me. I have no way of stopping my own actions, I pushed away my bodyguards and drive off on my own going any which way.

I am guilty, that, I know keenly. But, my sin will be carried along with me. I must not wipe clean the butcher’s knife, leaving a way out for myself. I have wronged ShuTing, his existence will be the proof of my guilt. Coming across a McDonald’s I stop the car. At this intersection, ShuTing had pleaded with me tearfully. He said:

“Don’t end it.” “Don’t be so cruel.” What I envisioned that day, has now become reality, showing him what cruelty really looks like. I look stupidly in front of me, already unable to tell what I’m feeling in my heart. Right at this moment, I suddenly smell a chemical odor, a spotlessly white towel suddenly enters through the window, smothering my face. A man’s arm hooks around my neck. When I inhale deeply to cry for help, the chemical enters my nose. My body is no longer obeying my mind. Kidnapping? In the midst of my panic, I sink into darkness.

I open my eyes drowsily, my head spinning. I see a spacious room in front of me, minimally but comfortably furnished. The air is especially fresh, I faintly hear the sound of birds. I can even hear the gurgling sound of a mountain spring. I listen attentively to my surroundings, guessing that I’m at a remote vacation rental. A shadow suddenly comes closer, I look up, and after a moment of surprise, I can only smile bitterly. I say:

“ShuTing, looks like it’s you.” I didn’t expect that we two soldiers would confront each other so suddenly, I have always felt guilty, so I am at a complete loss. ShuTing looks conflicted as he watches me. Truthfully, I should understand what is going through his mind. Because what we have both experienced is very similar. He fixes his jet-black eyes on me, with no sign of fury burning in his eyes. Instead, he is very calm.

“That’s right, ShengSheng, it’s indeed me.” ShuTing also smiles bitterly, as if feeling our hopeless situation. The calmer he is, the guiltier I feel. I know that his heart is definitely slowly bleeding at this moment. Betrayed and used by the person he loves with his heart and soul. Even if I’m only guessing what he is feeling, I’m aware of the pain piercing through his heart. I thought he would gnash his teeth and rip me into a thousand pieces, but he actually asks me gently:

“Does your hand hurt?” I’m stunned. The guilt in my heart, suddenly expands ten fold, almost exploding through my chest. ShuTing looks at my hands that are tied behind my back, as if unable to bear it, staring at them for a long time, before deciding not to free me. He heaves a huge sigh and sits down next to me.

“ShengSheng, why did you have to do this? Is something forcing you?” I never expected that he could still show such sincere affection for me at this stage, overflowing with generosity, clearly wanting me to play the role of the ungrateful person, wanting everyone to know his magnanimity, his sacrifice, ripping off any shred of integrity and honor from me, HuangSheng, in front of all of humanity. I suddenly start shouting:

“Don’t ask! Don’t ask me anything!” ShuTing didn’t expect me to get so emotional, looking at me with tightly closed lips. “That’s right, I used you, I betrayed you. But I never loved you from the beginning to the end, not one bit. He ShuTing, what makes you think that you can win my love? HuangSheng’s heart is made of steel. What makes you think you can torch it open?” I shout it out in one breath: “You don’t need to come up with some altruistic excuse for me, I did all this calculatedly. Not for any particular reason, there’s no success without poison, don’t tell me you don’t understand this saying? And you’re born into a business family.” Every word seems like a whip to ShuTing, one by one lashing down on him. With every word I say, his face becomes paler and paler. I holler like a madman, surprising even myself with my cruelty.

When I stop to take a breath, the atmosphere is terrifyingly quiet. ShuTing’s face is so pale that he is almost translucent, as if even his veins were about to show on his face. His eyes, that were always jet-black, actually loses their radiance, as if lifeless. My heart suddenly pulls tight, in a crushing pain.

“ShuTing, you’ve heard it all, this is the man you love so much.” The room door opens suddenly, the one that walks in, is YuTing. Looking at the hatred in his eyes, I don’t feel any surprise. Between YuTing and I, there has long been a deep sea of blood full of hatred. YuTing’s face is covered in stubble, showing the huge change in his situation. The look he gives me is ferociously terrifying. I feel a chill in my heart, I have fallen into the hands of this person, clearly not a good thing.

“Hmph, hmph, the day has actually come for you.” YuTing evaluates me coldly, while putting down the large sack on his shoulder. Looking at the outline, it seems to hold a person. ShuTing opens to sack and sure enough, there is someone inside. I receive a huge shock:

“YuJiang!”

“Who would have guessed?” YuTing turns to look at the equally surprised ShuTing saying: “How lucky, I found him pacing outside Huang enterprise as if he has lost his soul, such that he didn’t even notice me getting closer.” YuJiang also has both hands tied behind his back, his eyes closed. I look at him with heartache and distress, not caring that both my hands are tied, I rush to YuJiang’s side, shrieking:

“YuJiang! YuJiang! Are you alright?” YuTing looks at me with despise before hitting me forcefully, striking me to the ground. I don’t know how but after a spell of earth and sky spinning, I find to strength to scramble up from the ground and rush towards YuJiang: “YuJiang, say something! Are you alright?” Right at this moment, it’s as if that as long as I can get to his side, it will be the greatest accomplishment of my life. This time, the one to stand in my way, is ShuTing. He stands in front of me, gripping my shoulder, firmly but not roughly. He says:

“ShengSheng, calm down.” How can I be calm? When I see YuJiang lying helpless under YuTing’s hateful glare. I see the concern in ShuTing’s eyes, it’s as if I have found a straw to clutch on, I throw myself into his arms and say hurriedly:

“ShuTing, please don’t let him hurt YuJiang! I beg you!”

“ShengSheng ………. ” YuTing’s body stiffens, ice-cold as if it has been covered in snow for a million years.

“You promised that you will never let me feel sad, you promised!” I beg ShuTing over and over, my eyes looking fixedly over his shoulder, fixed on the unconscious YuJiang.

“ShuTing, I beg you, I beg you, ShuTing ……… ” ShuTing appears to be unable to take it anymore, he reveals a pained expression, forcefully holding me close in him arms, hugging me tightly.

“ShengSheng, I really love you, you must know, I really love you ……. ” He whispers continuously to me. I suddenly start shouting agitatedly:

“YuJiang! YuJiang! Are you awake? Hurry and wake up!” Seeing a slight movement in YuJiang’s shoulders, I get very excited, completely forgetting in whose arms I’m in. ShuTing, who is hugging me, seems to suffer a huge blow, stiffening for a few seconds before releasing me as if he was scalded. I only see this as a good opportunity for me, once again I rush to YuJiang’s side. This time, YuTing doesn’t stop me. He is apparently treating this as a game, like playing tricks on a mouse. I kneel by YuJiang’s side, looking at his haggard appearance. Up until now, the YuJiang in my mind is always mighty and would stop at nothing, forever pulling the strings from above. Therefore, this haggard face, with his tightly furrowed brows, makes me feel even more heartache.

“YuJiang, please wake up.” My hands tied behind my back, I can only use my head to nudge his face. YuJiang starts to move, starting out slowly, shaking his head left and right. My heart suddenly starts to race, almost jumping out of my mouth.

“En? ShengSheng?” YuJiang finally opens his mouth. Looking at him slowly opening his eyes, I almost start to wail. But I don’t cry, looking into his eyes, I feel all my alertness and will to fight returning, I say calmly:

“YuJiang, we have both been captured. It’s YuTing and ShuTing.” YuJiang reacts instantly, he takes a look all around him, taking in all that’s happening around us.

“YuTing, it’s been a while.” YuJiang sits up with difficulty, addressing YuTing. YuTing says coldly:

“It’s been a while? Ha Ha, YuJiang, don’t tell me you haven’t been watching my every move?” YuJiang recovers his usual sharpness and quick wit, saying flatly:

“That’s right, the day you managed to smoothly marry the young mistress of the He family, you should be grateful that I did not put a stop to it.” ShuTing interjects coldly:

“Rong YuJiang, why do you want to harm my big sister?” In his heart, right now at this moment, he still truly does not blame me for causing his sister’s death. I look at ShuTing, and can’t help feeling touched. YuJiang smiles slightly, even though his life is in the hands of others, he still remains cool and composed:

“Of course it’s because of you.”

“Because of me?” ShuTing is shocked.

“Who asked you to take an interest in ShengSheng? You dared to take ShengSheng away with you, I want you to lose everything.” These words tumble out of YuJiang’s mouth naturally, without the least bit of shame.

“You are so cruel, just for that one reason, you actually destroyed the entire He enterprise!” ShuTing curses loudly, stepping forward and pulling YuJiang by the collar, shaking him over and over: “What did my big sister ever do to you, such that you forced her into a corner?” YuJiang is not alarmed, rather he laughs saying:

“Why don’t you ask your brother-in-law, ask him what he and his big sister did to ShengSheng?” His words are full of conviction, causing ShuTing to calm down. ShuTing turns around towards YuTing:

“Brother-in-law, what did the two of you do to ShengSheng?” Doubt and uncertainty are evident in his question. YuTing also doesn’t deny it, actually nodding pointedly:

“That’s right, the drugs in ShengSheng’s traveling bag, was put there by us beforehand. ShuTing, you are so smart, you should have figured it out long ago. But you worship and adore and your big sister so much that you can’t see things clearly.”

“Drugs?” YuJiang looks on coldly as ShuTing pales, standing there unable to accept what he just heard, he adds:

“Far more than just that, why don’t you ask YuTing what else he has done to ShengSheng?” I have been watching silently one on side, but I finally can’t take it anymore screaming:

“Enough! YuJiang, what are you trying to say?” YuJiang says unhurriedly:

“I only want He ShuTing to understand, how much retribution they deserve.” ShuTing seems to have suffered a huge blow, stressing word by word, asking:

“Brother-in-law, what have you done to ShengSheng?” Looking at the state ShuTing is in, I suddenly start screaming:

“Don’t ask! ShuTing, don’t ask anything anymore.” I never expected that YuJiang has so much hatred for ShuTing, actually wanting to rip his soul from him when he is still alive. Although I don’t love him, I can’t bear to watch it go on any longer. But putting a stop to this is beyond my control. YuTing feels no guilt for his past actions, he looks directly at ShuTing and says outright:

“I raped him, and I brought others in to gang-rape him. But no matter what, he ruined your sister, my wife, this is a fact. Don’t you forget it.” Facing YuTing’s reply, ShuTing shakes his head slowly, as if telling himself that all this is not true. I watch as he suddenly hugs his limbs around himself, tears rushing out from the cracks between his fingers, his body trembling like fallen leaves blown about by the autumn wind. His heart has been split open. I watch quietly as he slowly breaks down, indescribable sadness floods my heart.

“ShengSheng …….. ” ShuTing turns to look at me. He asks: “Is this all true?” He seems to take me as the victim for everything, having found the best defense for my actions. Faced with such unconditional love, I can’t accept it. I shake my head saying:

“ShuTing, it’s me who used you, everything else has nothing to do with you.”

“ShuTing, you were however, manipulated by them.” YuJiang, he actually coldly added one sentence at this time. Wanting to remind ShuTing that he was an inadvertent accomplice. I turn around furiously, glaring hatefully at YuJiang. YuJiang turns up his nose at my anger, his ice-cold eyes seem to pierce me like a needle right into my eyes, causing me to shrink suddenly. He hates ShuTing. It’s not just a simple hate, but an all encompassing hate. A chill climbs up my spine.

“That’s enough, now’s not the time to debate these things.” YuTing finally speaks, not gloatingly, steam rising from his raised eyebrows, I had expected him to rub it in. Instead YuTing only says a chilling sentence to my face: “ShengSheng, finally you are once again going to die by my hands. Isn’t this heaven’s decree?” ShuTing is shocked, saying breathlessly:

“What? You’re going to kill him?”

“He’s already all tied up, don’t tell me you think I’m going to let him go?”

“You can’t! You must not hurt him!” ShuTing stands in front of me: “Everything is Rong YuJiang’s fault, if you want to kill someone, you should kill him.” Shocked, I turn to look at YuJiang. A triumphant smile flashes across YuJiang’s face. That shocks me for a few seconds before I realize what happened. Looks like he tried all he could to drag out everything that happened in the past before ShuTing in order to give him the final blow, to make him switch sides and come to protect me instead. No! My heart screams hysterically. This won’t only destroy ShuTing, it will also destroy me. YuJiang, how cruel can you be, don’t tell me you want me to bear the pain of losing you for the rest of my life? This isn’t love, this is subjecting me to a lifetime of agony.

“ShuTing, you want to help him?” YuTing is not at all surprised. ShuTing stands resolutely in front of me, blocking YuTing, saying gravely:

“ShengSheng is innocent.”

“You have been bewitched by him. ShuTing, don’t tell me that in your heart, your big sister can’t compare to one HuangSheng?” YuTing says this while taking something out from his chest. Shockingly, it’s a jet-black pistol. This thing, so common on TV, but when faced with it suddenly in real life, it makes one have difficultly breathing. I look at the deadly weapon from the gap by ShuTing’s arm.

“Brother-in-law, are you going to kill me?” YuTing is very calm, saying:

“ShuTing, there is no way I’m letting them off today. Think of your big sister who is no longer here, and step aside right now.” ShuTing stands in front of me, slowly shaking his head. The next moment, I hear the sound of a shot. I’m already terrified out of my wits, only thinking that it sounded like the sound of an arrow hitting a target. Right then, ShuTing falls to the ground. Everything is so surreal, making me unable to react. I never knew that YuTing could pull the trigger so easily. He should at least have been a little conflicted. He wasn’t. ShuTing’s chest is completely bright red. Filling my eyes with red.

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I don’t speak Chinese. Corrections welcomed.

LJ objects to this epic chapter, so there will be a part C 😡

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