"Mo Huaixing... Mo Huaixing... come up here quickly." Gan Tang panicked. She just wanted to see him make a fool of himself so he would obediently listen to her. She didn't expect him to actually jump down.
The sea remained still. Just as Gan Tang was about to run back to call for help, a dark shadow suddenly appeared in front of her. A plump black fish was leaping and jumping around at her feet.
"Ah..." Gan Tang was so frightened that she stepped back. Just as she was about to step into the sea, a hand caught her with its back.
Mo Huaixing chuckled and teased her, "Didn't you want to eat fish?"
"I want it roasted, who wants it alive? You roast it for me."
Before she could finish speaking, Mo Huaixing plunged a knife into the fish's belly, blood splattering everywhere, making Gan Tang's heart pound with horror. She wasn't unfamiliar with killing fish, but this felt different. The fish's mouth opened and closed, blowing bubbles at her, as if in a defiant act.
Mo Huaixing stood up, his voice fierce and menacing: "Let's go!"
“I’m not leaving. I want to eat here. You can grill it for me right here.”
Mo Huaixing didn't know where he had gone wrong, but he had been pestered by this troublesome young lady. He said angrily, "Is there any firewood here?"
"Yes, yes..."
A male voice, trembling with sobs, rang out. Yuan Biao walked over carrying a bundle of firewood, his disheveled hair blowing in the sea breeze, and tear tracks were faintly visible on his face.
"Young Miss, have you seen enough?" Yuan Biao put the firewood in his arms on the ground.
"That's enough, that's enough." Anyway, my purpose isn't to eat fish, so a little bit is fine.
Yuan Biao moved a smooth, square stone, wiped it with his sleeve again and again, and carefully moved it behind Gan Tang.
"Young Miss, please have a seat." He squatted down to light the firewood.
Gan Tang said, "Give him the lighter and let's go."
"Yes!" The sobs that had just been suppressed rose again. Yuan Biao threw the lighter at Mo Huaixing's feet with a wronged expression and looked pitifully at Gan Tang, "Miss, if you need anything... call me again."
He turned and ran away. A tear seemed to fall, barely visible in the darkness of the evening. Gan Tang wondered, "Was he crying?"
Mo Huaixing snorted coldly, "Then hurry up and go coax her."
"What does his crying have to do with me?" Gan Tang couldn't understand, nor did she care to think about it, and sat down, adjusting her skirt. Seeing that Mo Huaixing was completely soaked, she pointed to the cruise ship in the distance and asked, "Do you want to go back and change your clothes?"
“No need.” Mo Huaixing sat down as well.
The campfire was lit, and the fat blackfish was placed on a tree branch, turning up and down, and the aroma gradually wafted out. But why did that thick black smoke keep floating towards my face, making my eyes water?
"Mo Huaixing, can you please stop blowing in my direction?"
Mo Huaixing maintained his fanning motion with a blank expression. "Can I change the wind direction?"
What can't be changed? It's clearly you who lit the fire by following the trend.
"Fine, if you can't change it, I will." It's just changing positions. Who knew the stone was incredibly heavy? Gan Tang stumbled and fell into Mo Huaixing's arms. Mo Huaixing pushed her away without hesitation, and Gan Tang fell to the ground with a thud, feeling as if her tailbone was dislocated.
“You…” Gan Tang breathed a sigh of relief, rubbed her sore bottom, sat down again, and said with a smile, “Don’t waste your energy, I can’t possibly take you back.”
Time seemed to stand still for a long time, the flickering light of the campfire dancing on their faces. Mo Huaixing fiddled with the charred wooden stick, extremely agitated.
Gan Tang looked at him and couldn't help but ask, "Mo Huaixing, it's better for you to follow me than Fu Cheng! Do you really want to be his male concubine?"
She didn't mean to expose his shortcomings; she genuinely couldn't understand it. She had thought he would be happy, after all, he could finally get rid of Fu Cheng, that perverted man who liked men.
Mo Huaixing frowned. "What nonsense are you talking about?"
“I’m talking nonsense. Do you know what people are saying about you two behind your backs? They say your skills are all in your face and your butt. You just shake it on the bed…” Seeing Mo Huaixing’s face getting more and more ashen, Gan Tang was really worried that he would strangle her with his claws. She laughed and tried to make amends: “Of course I know that’s not what you meant, so I was helping you.”
"No need, the fish is cooked, Miss, please eat it yourself." Mo Huaixing was too lazy to say anything more and got up to leave.
Are you hesitant or reluctant to give up the wealth and power that Fu Cheng has given you?
Gan Tang didn't know how to persuade him for a moment, so she hurriedly grabbed his hand: "Aren't you afraid of poisonous snakes and wild beasts if you leave me here alone?"
Mo Huaixing lowered his head, intending to tease her a bit, but when he looked at her eyes, which were filled with tears from the smoke, he felt a tightness in his chest.
Why do you keep bothering me?
"I need someone to protect me." This time, she didn't lie to him; she said it very seriously.
Mo Huaixing pointed to the cruise ship docked on the sea and reminded him, "There are a ship full of men on that ship. They are all willing to protect you if you give the order."
"I don't trust them." Gan Tang looked directly into Mo Huaixing's eyes. She thought that in this place, if one had to rely on someone to survive, it would definitely be the man in front of her.
"You must have realized by now that someone wants to use me to harm Fu Cheng. I put on an act for him. Only by staying by my side can you keep him calm for the time being."
Mo Huaixing hadn't expected her to be so honest with him. He pulled his hand away from hers, but didn't leave. He asked, "What kind of act are you putting on?"
When the couple fell out, Gan Tang chuckled and put it another way: "Brothers fighting amongst themselves."
Mo Huaixing looked at Gan Tang with surprise. This was the only variable he hadn't considered in the whole affair. He couldn't help but ask, "What makes you think he will act according to your plan?"
“The most cunning people are the most stingy. Originally, his only opponent was Fu Cheng, but now there is another variable. Don’t forget, I am also the rightful heir of the Lu Group. As long as you are willing to help me, why would he do the work for someone else? The best way is to watch you brothers kill each other and reap the benefits. Of course, this is just a guess and I cannot guarantee that it will be foolproof.”
Since ancient times, people's hearts have been unpredictable, and who can truly calculate without making a mistake!
These few words alone were enough to shock Mo Huaixing with his astonishment at the frail-looking girl before him. "You can have a foolproof method."
"I can't use it."
"Why?" As long as she tells the truth according to He Zhong's plan, no matter what happens to Fu Cheng, Lu Zhengqian will definitely protect her.
"I don't want to hurt good people."
Mo Huaixing sneered, "Are there any good people in this place?"
"Yes, you!" It was just a simple sentence, but for some reason, her cheeks felt incredibly hot. The fire must be burning too brightly. Gan Tang got up to stomp on the flames.
"careful!"
Flames leaped out, and Mo Huaixing kicked the fire away, grabbing Gan Tang with one hand. Gan Tang only felt a flash of light before she bumped into a warm embrace.
"There's someone at five o'clock." Gan Tang was about to leave when she heard Mo Huaixing's voice.
Is he one of He Zhong's men?
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