Lin Caogen stared at the Heart of the Ocean, its surface streaked with blood, his mind racing with thoughts.
"Everyone believes that the Heart of the Ocean sank with the Titanic, but that's not true. The woman named Rose secretly kept the Heart of the Ocean and sold it to a British businessman. Now, the Heart of the Ocean has been auctioned off for 3 billion by a young man in the capital and given to Song Wanyue. And this woman is throwing it at me as a breakup fee."
The red light emanating from the Heart of the Ocean points directly to the South China Sea; this extraordinary phenomenon has long transcended the realm of science.
"Could this red diamond be guiding me there? Could there be a matriarchal society deep within the South China Sea?"
Lin Caogen placed the Heart of the Ocean on the table, letting it continue to emit its red beam of light. Strangely, no matter how Lin Caogen turned it, the red light emanating from the Heart of the Ocean always pointed in the same direction.
He picked up the bottle of 1782 Lafite and drank it all in one gulp.
A flush rose to Lin Caogen's face, and he felt his whole body burning hot and his head about to explode.
Whether it was heartbreak, drinking, genetics, poisoning, or an accident, Lin Caogen's body at that moment was like a collapsing building being held up by a single rotten log.
"Am I going to die suddenly? Maybe. Many entrepreneurs die suddenly in their thirties, but I, Lin Caogen, am only twenty-five. Why has my health deteriorated so drastically this year?"
One question after another surfaced in his mind, and he slowly closed his eyes and collapsed on the deck of the luxury yacht. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth and dripped onto the sea.
A crescent moon casts its silvery light, but in an instant, dark clouds cover the sky. The wind is fierce, the waves are high, and the boat rocks violently; a torrential downpour chills to the bone.
The rain soaked Lin Caogen's clothes and hair.
Fortunately, the coldness brought him back to his senses. He slowly opened his eyes and struggled to sit up on the swaying yacht. He saw that the Heart of the Ocean had already slipped off the coffee table and rolled onto the deck, but the red light still pointed into the distance like a ray.
"What's wrong with me? Have I fainted?" Lin Caogen felt as if he had lost his mind and was like a walking corpse.
Looking at the red light in the darkness, Lin Caogen suddenly made up his mind.
He returned to his cabin, took a hot shower, changed into his pajamas, ate some Mongolian beef jerky, drank three bottles of goat energy drink, and then went to the wheelhouse.
His right hand gripped the steering wheel, and his left palm held a ruby.
"Since I am guided by the Heart of the Ocean, I will explore it once in my lifetime to see what lies at the end of this red light."
He ventured alone into the South China Sea, braving the storms. At worst, he'd die at sea.
Normally, Lin Caogen wouldn't dare to be so reckless, even if he had ten times the courage. But unfortunately, his health had been deteriorating day by day this year, and being dumped today had caused his immune system to collapse. Realizing that his days might be numbered, Lin Caogen became bolder.
The hybrid yacht, filled with No. 0 diesel fuel, sailed into the depths of the South China Sea. (The hybrid yacht has a range of 3,000 kilometers and carries 1,000 liters of diesel fuel in the cabin. A flexible solar sail can be used in emergencies.)
On this stormy night, no one paid attention to any movement on the sea.
Inside the rooftop villa of the Tianyun Building in the capital, Xu Shaolonghu was embracing Song Wanyue, the most beautiful woman in Jiangnan. The two were drinking and making merry.
After giving Xu Longhu a light kiss on the neck, Song Wanyue said, "Young Master Xu, I've broken up with that good-for-nothing Lin Caogen. From now on, I'm yours. I gave him the Heart of the Ocean diamond you gave me as a breakup fee. After all, he's bought me billions worth of cars, bags, and properties over the years. I'm a good woman and don't want to owe anyone anything."
Xu Longhu chuckled and said, "It's fine to throw it to him, it's just a mere 3 billion stones. As long as you, the most beautiful woman in Jiangnan, can come to my side, I'd be willing to throw 300 billion. To be honest, I've seen many women, but I've never seen another beauty like you, Wanyue, who is gentle, considerate, loyal, and has such stunning looks that you can outshine all other women."
Song Wanyue chuckled and said, "Young Master Xu, you're just trying to make me happy. I've seen plenty of rich and powerful men, but I've never met another one as visionary, generous, and capable as you, a leader who can outshine countless nobles. Tonight, I'm going to be your woman. I'm going to make all the women in the world envious and jealous of me. And tomorrow, I'm going to post on my WeChat Moments to announce that I am the mistress of the Xu family."
Xu Longhu chuckled and said, "Alright, whatever you say, my darling. After tonight, we'll go get our marriage certificate."
The next morning, Song Wanyue posted a message on her WeChat Moments as soon as she opened her eyes. There was no text, just a picture of a bed sheet.
Hundreds of entrepreneurs praised Song Wanyue, and photos from her WeChat Moments were even shared in newspapers.
Above the vast sea, the sun shines like a red pancake. The boundless sea is stained crimson.
Lin Caogen, exhausted from a night's boat trip, pulled out his phone to check Song Wanyue's WeChat Moments, only to find he'd been blocked. He then opened the news section and discovered that many media outlets had already shared Song Wanyue's Moments photos.
Seeing the bright red stain on the white bed sheet, Lin Caogen immediately spat out another mouthful of blood onto the steering wheel.
"Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?......"
Sailing all night was like working a long night shift, and Lin Caogen should have fallen asleep as soon as he lay down, but he was wide awake.
My heart was breaking, so I decided to keep sailing, trying to distract myself with physical labor and numb myself with extreme exhaustion.
He neither ate nor drank, nor slept for three days and three nights, his eyes bloodshot.
Lin Caogen finally arrived at the Manila Trench in his luxury hybrid yacht. This is the deepest part of the ocean, reaching a depth of 13,000 meters.
Lin Caogen, holding the Heart of the Ocean, came to the deck, where he saw the red light emanating from the large red diamond pointing directly down below the ship.
"This should be it. The red light emitted by the Heart of the Ocean never changed direction, but here it turned downwards. It seems it's guiding me to the Manila Trench. The water here is unfathomably deep; I wonder what treasures lie within? Could it be... the home of mermaids?"
As Lin Caogen was pondering, he suddenly saw the Heart of the Ocean in his palm dim, and the red rays that had been emitting for three days and three nights suddenly disappeared.
"Indeed amazing. It seems there must be something strange in the depths of this trench. At worst, I'll put on a diving suit and go down to take a look; even if I die, I'll have no regrets."
Thinking of this, Lin Caogen furled the sails, dropped the heavy anchor, put on a diving suit, stood on the deck, and prepared to jump into the water.
Gazing at the shimmering blue sea, Lin Caogen slowly walked towards the edge of the boat. Standing on the edge, he felt as if he might fall off in the wind.
Just as he was about to fall into the sea, at that critical moment, Lin Caogen witnessed the most shocking scene of his life.
Heartbreak, sudden death, poverty, wealth, power, beauty. Everything that once mattered now seems insignificant.
In a mere instant, Lin Caogen's outlook on life, values, and worldview collapsed, changed, transformed, evolved, and sublimated.
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