Huo Zhixing frowned.
Yin Ruohong, who was standing next to him, also looked shocked.
"Can this information be traced back to its source?" Yin Ruohong asked.
Huo Zhixing replied in a low voice, "It should be possible, but I haven't figured out the instructions yet and don't know how to operate it."
Yin Ruohong took the remaining instruction manual and began to read it word by word.
"President Yin," Huo Zhixing said after a long silence, "I suspect this distress signal wasn't sent to us, but to Jingyuan."
"For Young Master Bai?" Yin Ruohong raised an eyebrow. "Could it be that another yacht has also run into trouble?"
"Perhaps..."
Huo Zhixing narrowed his eyes slightly, and a thought flashed through his mind like lightning.
Bai Jingyuan once told him that he had fallen in love with a girl, but nothing came of it after that.
Could it be...
The girl wasn't unwilling to date him, but rather unable to date him.
Huo Zhixing's heart tightened as he stared at the "Save me" signal, his eyes darkening.
...
Although the radio and internet connections were intermittent, Huo Zhixing and Yin Ruohong kept sending messages and finally received a response.
Two days later, Bai Jingyuan and Fang Han arrived at the island with a rescue team, and the three of them were successfully rescued.
On the return journey, Jiang Can stood at the bow of the boat, watching the island recede further and further away until it became a tiny black dot on the sea and disappeared from her sight.
She gazed in that direction, lost in thought.
"What are you thinking about?" Suddenly a coat was draped over her shoulders.
She turned around and met the man's gentle gaze.
"It's windy at the bow of the boat." Huo Zhixing carefully wrapped her up. "Be careful not to catch a cold standing in the wind."
Jiang Can smiled at him and nestled against him like a little bird.
"Guess what I'm thinking?"
“I guess…” Huo Zhixing smiled, “you’re reluctant to leave that island.”
How did you know?
"What secrets could you possibly have that you can hide from me?"
Jiang Can looked up at him, pouting her little lips.
This man is terrifying. In front of him, she is like a blank sheet of paper, and he can see through everything she does.
Indeed, while on the island, I couldn't wait to leave, but once I actually left, I felt a pang of reluctance.
During these days on the island, they depended on each other for survival, sharing joys and sorrows, and they all survived by a hair's breadth. It was truly a blessing from God.
She began to miss the island's sweet spring water, the delicious fish soup, the woods and beaches, and the days of comfortably sunbathing on the deck.
There were also times when I walked hand in hand with Huo Zhixing, barefoot, on the beach collecting seashells.
Time passed slowly on the island, so leisurely that she even forgot she had been brought there by a shipwreck.
"It's alright, we already know this island exists. If you like it here, you can come anytime."
Huo Zhixing gently kissed her hair, smiled, and led her into the cabin.
Then he called Fang Han over and whispered, "Find out the coordinates of that island and get all the relevant information."
Fang Han was taken aback. "Young Master, what are you going to do?"
"Write a land development plan."
"Um?"
Huo Zhixing frowned, somewhat impatiently, "When did you become so slow to react?"
"..."
"I want to buy this island, understand?!"
After returning to Yangcheng, Huo Zhixing quickly bought the small island and prepared to develop it.
Everyone in the Huo family thought he was crazy, including Huo Wenyuan.
That island has the worst geographical location among the islands surrounding Yangcheng, and it is also the smallest in size. Apart from its beautiful scenery, it has no commercial development value whatsoever.
The board members were buzzing with discussion: "What's gotten into Third Young Master? He came back from that trip and he's completely out of his mind!"
"Buying this island is a money-losing proposition! Ha, it's a misfortune for the Huo family to have such a willful and reckless heir!"
Some even said, "Could there be some mysterious force on that island that has bewitched the Third Young Master?"
However, Huo Zhixing's response was: "Who said my island is for commercial development?"
Everyone was startled. "What do you mean?"
Huo Zhixing twirled the pen in his hand leisurely, a slight smile playing on his lips. "I didn't use a single penny of the Huo family's money to buy that island. It was bought entirely in my personal name, and even if it's developed, it won't be open to the public."
"So, uncles and elders, please don't worry about this!"
The board members stared at him wide-eyed, incredulous.
Huo Zhixing has always been low-key, so buying an island in such a high-profile manner is no different from being possessed by a demon.
Moreover, he not only bought the island, but also held a banquet for it, unprecedentedly inviting many media outlets to attend.
Prior to the banquet, the media had received information that Huo Zhixing would announce at the banquet who the big boss behind the western suburbs plot was.
"Is there really a behind-the-scenes boss for the western suburbs plot?" Many media outlets have begun to speculate.
"I think the Huo family is just making a fuss! After all, it was the third young master of the Huo family who secured this project. Who in the entire Huo family could be more capable than him?"
"So, the Huo family is using this as a gimmick to generate buzz?"
"Are you all stupid? Does the Huo family need publicity?"
"That's...that makes sense."
Everyone was even more confused.
On the day of the banquet, the entrance of Minghuang Shijia Hotel was packed with guests.
The Huo family rarely holds banquets, especially Huo Zhixing, so people are eager to get into this banquet in order to get closer to the Huo family.
Almost all the prominent families in Yangcheng were present, and the various media outlets were all powerful companies.
The banquet was a grand affair, and Huo Zhixing arrived early to socialize.
His well-tailored black suit accentuated his masculinity, his brows exuding a strong aura, and his every move radiating an innate nobility.
The socialites present watched him secretly, but dared not approach him due to his powerful and imposing aura.
Only Yao Manning smiled, saw that he was alone, and quietly walked over.
"Miss Jiang didn't come with you?"
Huo Zhixing glanced at her, a half-smile on his face, "She doesn't like crowded places."
"Oh." Yao Manning nodded. "She seems out of place in your life."
Huo Zhixing remained silent.
Yao Manning continued, "Given your status and position, you're bound to attend these kinds of banquets. If she can't adapt, how will she get along with you in the future?"
"People say that it's easy to fall in love, but hard to stay together. Heh, Zhixing, I'm not trying to sow discord between you two, I'm just stating the facts... You really should re-evaluate your relationship with her. After all, if you're going to get married, it's better to be well-matched in terms of social standing."
"Yes, that's true." Huo Zhixing smiled. "I should really consider my relationship with her."
Yao Manning was taken aback.
Huo Zhixing said in a deep voice, "Think it over carefully. Since she doesn't like crowded places, I'll try my best to avoid them and just stay home with her. Isn't that enough?"
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