Lu Jia, his body soaked through, stumbled and ran towards the streetlights. He even slipped and fell on the sand due to exhaustion, but he didn't care. He quickly got up and continued running. His heart was pounding, as if it would burst out of his chest, and his thoughts were in complete disarray. He only knew that he had to see the contents of the letter as soon as possible.

Seeing this, Gu Qingyan also started running. Like an ant on a hot plate, he looked around frantically. When he saw that his white pearl bag, which he had placed under the coconut tree, was still safe and sound, he couldn't wait to pick it up, pat it, and shout, "Lu Jia, wait for me!" before rushing towards Lu Jia.

Reaching a bright spot, Lu Jia hurriedly pulled the envelope from his collar and tore it open, but the letter inside was tattered and mangled. Soaked in seawater, it had crumbled into many pieces, the writing blurred and illegible. Lu Jia's heart seemed to stop. He stared blankly at the letter in his hand, unable to believe his eyes. Now, the letter was nothing but a pile of waste paper, and his hope had been shattered.

Seeing Lu Jia's distraught appearance, Gu Qingyan felt a sense of foreboding. He suddenly realized that the letter must have been invalidated.

He pursed his lips and strode forward. "Lu Jia, let's go back to the car first. Rong Mo is still waiting for us. Let's hurry up and tell him about the current situation so he can feel at ease."

"Relax? How can I be at ease?" Lu Jia was furious, his eyes bloodshot. "If you hadn't been so reckless, I would have already gotten the letter and was back in the car!"

"What happened?" Rong Mo's voice suddenly rang out from not far away. He quickly ran over. "I saw that you hadn't come back, and I was really worried. I called you, but you didn't answer, so I had to come and check on you." Looking at Lu Jia in front of him, Rong Mo couldn't help but frown.

Lu Jia was deathly pale, soaked from head to toe, and smelled of the sea. The night wind was strong, and Lu Jia trembled uncontrollably. His blue shirt billowed in the wind like flags fluttering in the breeze. Seawater dripped from his hair, like teardrops streaming down his face.

Rong Mo's gaze fell on Lu Jia's face, noticing that his lips were also somewhat purple, clearly indicating that he had been soaking in the seawater for too long and his body had reached its limit.

"The letter Xiao Wanqing gave me is gone; it was ruined by seawater." Lu Jia didn't answer Rong Mo's question, trying her best to suppress the grief in her heart, but her voice was clearly choked with sobs.

"How could this happen?" Rong Mo stepped forward, took the envelope from Lu Jia's hand, and his fingers trembled.

Seeing Lu Jia's disheveled appearance, Rong Mo made a quick decision, "Go back to the car first. If you get sick like this, how will you save Zhi Qiu?"

Inside the car.

Rong Mogang turned on the air conditioner to warm Lu Jia up.

On the way back, Lu Jia had already told him what had happened, and he kicked Gu Qingyan hard. But Gu Qingyan complained that if he were seriously injured, Xiao Wanqing might get angry when she saw him and then torment Shen Zhi Qiu.

Enraged, Rong Mo took off his coat, placed his phone in the car, and prepared to give Gu Qingyan a good beating. But at that moment, his phone rang. Seeing another unfamiliar number, he knew it must be Xiao Wanqing.

Rong Mo didn't care about anything else and immediately swiped his phone to answer the call.

"It seems things aren't going too smoothly!" Xiao Wanqing said with a smile. "I think Lu Jia was swimming desperately in the sea just now, trying to retrieve something. Could it be a clue I left for you?"

Rong Mo's eyes narrowed. Sure enough, Xiao Wanqing was secretly observing them from nearby.

"I'm sorry, Miss Xiao, I accidentally dropped the envelope into the sea. Could you please give us another chance?" Lu Jia said, trembling. His soaked clothes clung to his body, making him feel chilled to the bone. He lowered his posture and said apologetically.

"That's such a pity." Xiao Wanqing's voice was full of mockery. "I'm not the one who did something wrong, why should I give you another chance? It's not that easy."

Just as Lu Jia was about to say something, Xiao Wanqing spoke again: "President Rong, didn't I specifically tell you that I only allow Gu Qingyan and Lu Jia to get out of the car and come to the beach to find me? You promised so readily, but you broke your promise? You're a businesswoman, you have to keep your word!"

"I'm sorry, I was just too anxious. It was already dark, and they hadn't come back for a long time, so I..." Rong Mo tried to explain, trying to hold back his emotions.

"No need for explanations." Xiao Wanqing's voice turned cold. "Breaking a promise is breaking a promise. Why make so many excuses? I'm in a bad mood today and I don't want to give you any more chances."

However, I won't make things too difficult for Chen Zhi Qiu. I'll just punish her by making her go hungry for a day; she won't starve to death. Don't worry, I'll contact you again tomorrow.

"Wanqing!" Gu Qingyan suddenly shouted, "Wanqing, it's all my fault that Lu Jia accidentally dropped the envelope into the sea. It's all my fault! Can you please stop being angry for my sake?"

Gu Qingyan nodded confidently at Lu Jia, feeling that given her friendship with Xiao Wanqing, she would definitely give her that face.

"Who do you think you are?" Xiao Wanqing said disdainfully, her face darkening. "I've already given you a huge favor by calling you here. You still want to bargain with me? No way!"

"Let me tell you, Gu Qingyan, this isn't over between us! You think I called you here to talk about feelings? Don't dream about it!"

"Wanqing, how can you talk like that? I even gave you the bag. I knew at a glance that it was something you liked. We..." Gu Qingyan's expression changed drastically, and she called out somewhat awkwardly.

"Shut up! You are you, and I am me. Don't drag us into this." Xiao Wanqing interrupted him directly. "I'm just in a bad mood right now. I'll contact you again tomorrow. If you say anything else I don't want to hear, I'll make sure Shen Zhi Qiu goes hungry tomorrow too! I want to see how many days it takes for her to starve to death!"

Also, please throw away that little white bag for me; I don't like it. You used to always buy me these little bags, but I never liked them, so I only used them to carry things for you guys. I was thinking of just throwing it away.

While Gu Qingyan and Xiao Wanqing were arguing, Rong Mo didn't interrupt; in fact, he hoped they would prolong the argument as much as possible. Lu Jia nodded to Rong Mo; he had already located Xiao Wanqing's new location and quickly sent it to Wei Qiao. Wei Qiao understood immediately and sped off in his car.