บท 470: Expectations versus reality

Sitting on the bench in the park as he puffed out his cigarette, Liao Yuan thought back to the past. 

Life was always boring to him. He had always excelled in academics and sports. He was always above others. He could learn anything fairly easily, and that was why there was nothing around him that could interest him. 

For a span of time, his mode of enjoyment was his rivalry with Zhiyuan. At first, he wasn't interested in the rivalry between his grandfather, Liao Junjie and Han Huizhong. That was old school to him. But Zhiyuan proved to be just as smart in business management, who could compete with him. It was enjoyable for a spell with the tug-of-war.l between them.

Sometimes, the Han Corps won and sometimes the Liao Corps did. The competition for grabbing the best hotel chain industry's title was always neck to neck between them.

But when it started to show a repeated pattern of wins and losses, Liao Yuan quickly became bored of that too.