"Boss, can you please stop looking at me?"

"You're practically nestled in their arms, how can you see me looking at you?"

Mu Chen's voice was as cold as a knife in the dead of winter; just hearing it sent chills down one's spine, not to mention the way he looked at you.

That feeling of being pricked all over with needles, even if Lu Xiaoyao didn't see it, she could feel it, right?

That's either the gaze of a big shot or a businesswoman.

Stop kidding me!

How could a girl who looks so much like her friend be so "vicious"?

Hearing Mu Chen's sarcastic tone, Lu Xiaoyao clung to Mingmei's arm even tighter.

Even Mingmei, standing to the side, awkwardly scratched her toes on the deck, as the whole blunder was mainly her fault.

She didn't hear clearly that the staff member's use of "together" included Lu Xiaoyao.

So much so that Mingmei felt both amused and somewhat guilty when she glanced at Lu Xiaoyao, who was practically being killed by Mu Chen's gaze.

So, Mingmei stepped in to smooth things over: "It's all fate that brings us together, and it's nice to ride the Ferris wheel together..."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Mu Chen, her eyes clearly conveying the message that he should stop making things difficult for Lu Xiaoyao. Mingmei saw through this, and Mu Chen didn't intend to continue targeting Lu Xiaoyao.

Since it had been too long and he seemed petty (?), and besides, Mingmei was still speaking up for Lu Xiaoyao, Mu Chen also slightly toned down his intimidating aura.

After sensing that the boss's hostility had dissipated, Lu Xiaoyao, whose survival instincts had been working in sync with hers, finally shrank back and emerged from Mingmei's embrace. (M.cascoo.net)

Then, in order not to get in the way of a certain big shot, Lu Xiaoyao sat up straight and moved little by little to the side until her body was right next to the cabin door.

Lu Xiaoyao pressed her face against the glass of the cabin door, looking out. Occasionally, she would glance back out of the corner of her eye, but when she met Mu Chen's gaze, she would immediately look away.

That huge back of its head practically screamed, "I didn't see anything! I don't know anything!"

Lu Xiaoyao's survival instincts left Mingmei completely bewildered.

She didn't know how to describe Lu Xiaoyao's strong will to survive. Since she was at a loss for words, she decided to watch what the viewers in the live stream thought of her.

After all, talented people have always emerged from the barrage of comments.

[Lu Xiaoyao: I should be on the roof, not inside the cabin~ Seeing how sweet you two are, oh my gosh~]

[Hahaha, my kid's survival instinct is off the charts!]

[Lu Xiaoyao: I didn't do it on purpose, why are you targeting me?]

[It's just like when your best friend insists on dragging you along on her date, only to be rejected by her boyfriend _(：3」∠)_]

No, I think the big boss is the truly terrifying one. The way he stared at Lu Xiaoyao, I'm serious, if the businesswoman hadn't spoken up, I think he really would have killed the little one.

【Wow, that's scary! I didn't see that at all. I only noticed the jealous guy.】

No, no, no, not that kind of look. It's more like the kind of look a big shot gives off—a look that's three parts indifference, three parts disdain, and four parts nonchalance. He looks at my kid like he's an object, like he could kill you anytime, anywhere, without any effort.

[Wow, are the boss's eyes shaped like a pie chart? You even noticed that?]

【No, are you implying that my son is picking his toes?】

【？？？】

As she looked around, Mingmei couldn't help but let her gaze drift to Mu Chen, only to find Mu Chen smiling at her.

ah……

It wasn't like what the comments said—that her gaze was cold and mocking. Instead, it looked like the bright sunshine in spring.

Huh? Bright sunshine?

A thought struck Mingmei, and she immediately turned her gaze to the window, hoping to stop her overly active imagination.

At this moment, their Ferris wheel was about to reach its highest point, offering a panoramic view of the entire island, including the clearly defined coastline in the distance. They were in a wonderful mood and had completely forgotten what they had been thinking just moments before.

"So beautiful~"

Hearing Mingmei's praise, Lu Xiaoyao also stared at the window on the cabin door next to her and looked down.

"Yes, the scenery is indeed quite nice right now," she thought, glancing cautiously at Mu Chen. Seeing that he had his eyes half-closed and wasn't saying anything, she eagerly continued, "Yes, yes, I've seen it several times, and every time I feel refreshed~"

"Wait."

Before Mingmei could even realize something was wrong, Mu Chen's eyelids twitched violently at these words. His half-closed eyes suddenly snapped open as he glared at Lu Xiaoyao and asked, "How many times have you ridden the Ferris wheel?"

"ah?"

"Answer me, how many times?"

"I..." Mu Chen's sudden rebuke startled her, and she honestly replied, "This is the third time..."

"The third time?" Mu Chen's eyes widened instantly, and even Ming Mei, who was standing next to him, noticed something was wrong. She looked at Lu Xiaoyao with great surprise and asked, "This is the third time?!"

"Hmm... what's wrong?"

Startled by the sudden surge of aura emanating from Mu Chen, Lu Xiaoyao could no longer sit still. She pressed her back against the cockpit door, half-squatting there with her arms outstretched, making her look like a compressed "大" character from a distance.

"What's wrong?"

Mu Chen was so angry he laughed, and asked again, "Didn't you eat the coconut chicken bento?"

"No..." Lu Xiaoyao looked confused. "I was planning to eat this tonight, is there a problem?"

Mu Chen: "..."

I was careless!

"What's wrong? Is it related to the cue words?"

Mingmei immediately understood what made Mu Chen angry and hurriedly asked him what was wrong. Just as Mu Chen was about to say something, a scream suddenly rang in his ears!

The two turned their heads together, only to find that the Ferris wheel cabin door had opened at some point, and because Lu Xiaoyao had been leaning against the cabin door, she was thrown out backwards as soon as the door opened!

"Danger!"

Thanks to Lu Xiaoyao's spread-eagled squatting posture, her legs managed to cling to the door even as she was being swept away.

Without much thought, Mingmei stepped forward and grabbed one of Lu Xiaoyao's legs. As a result, Mu Chen had no choice but to grab Lu Xiaoyao's other leg and pull her back for Mingmei's sake.

The whole process took less than a minute, but it was thrilling enough. The moment Lu Xiaoyao was blown away, the expression on her face instantly cracked. It took her half a minute to recover after being pulled back. As soon as she recovered, Lu Xiaoyao opened her mouth to cry.

"Shut up!"

Mu Chen's sharp shout immediately silenced Lu Xiaoyao, whose mouth was wide open to the point of her throat. She let out a silent "Huh?"

"What's wrong?" Mingmei asked softly when she saw Mu Chen's expression suddenly turn serious again.

"Listen..."

Mu Chen held his breath, and Mingmei and Lu Xiaoyao immediately fell silent as well, gradually hearing what seemed to be a different sound.

A series of grating, metallic scraping sounds came from above them, and the sound was getting louder and louder...