Chapter 179 You actually hate me, hate me so much you want me dead.
Xiao Yichen felt his body sinking downwards, with heavy water pressure squeezing in from all directions.
He couldn't breathe at all; his lungs felt like they were about to explode.
Even now, his mind is blank.
He never imagined that a simple trip would turn out like this.
Crazy woman.
A surge of malice erupted in Xiao Yichen's heart. He activated the encrypted SOS function on his watch, feeling that if he was lucky enough to be saved this time, he would definitely kill him.
However, it seems that fate doesn't always favor him.
His men, who are the closest from here, will probably take about ten minutes to get here.
But he was about to completely lose consciousness in the deep sea, his life hanging by a thread.
Xiao Yichen felt ridiculous. When he went to arrange breakfast yesterday, his subordinates even asked him, "Should we send two people to follow you closely?"
What he was thinking at the time was that if his men showed up looking fierce and menacing, it would definitely ruin the atmosphere of the entire villa.
It's rare to see Xiao Qin so happy, and it's rare to see Fang Ke seem a bit like he used to be...
At least when you're on a variety show, you should cooperate a bit.
He never expected that his rare moment of weakness would bring him such trouble.
He's the biggest idiot in the world.
As the light source above him grew dimmer, he had no idea where he had fallen to. Even if someone came to search for him, it would be very difficult to find him there.
Xiao Yichen's eyes were bloodshot. He struggled to take one last painful look at the sky above, hoping for some kind of miracle.
He suddenly remembered Fang Ke's incredibly cold and indifferent look as she stood by the boat earlier.
He had no idea how much Fang Ke must hate him to look at him like that.
The look in her eyes was as if his life was nothing more than an ant's.
Xiao Yichen's anger surged up again; no one had ever dared to treat him like this before!
He didn't want to die, and he couldn't die. He wanted to go up and question Fang Ke about why he had done this today!
Unfortunately, no matter how angry Xiao Yichen was, no one could hear his heartfelt words or respond to him.
With each breath he took, he was enveloped in the cool, salty seawater, and he was in unbearable pain.
Before he fainted, he seemed to recall that when he was ten years old, he and Fang Ke went to the beach. Fang Ke said to find a small shovel, so he squatted on the beach and built a sandcastle.
As a result, a huge wave came and swept him away.
He was so frightened that he almost screamed. Seeing Fang Ke running towards him from afar, he jumped into the sea without hesitation and swam desperately while trying to grab him.
Xiao Yichen felt another sharp pain in his heart. He really didn't know why he and Fang Ke had ended up like this.
Fang Ke is right, he really is naive, he still fantasizes that the Fang Ke from when he was a child will come back.
This crazy woman pointed a gun at his head last time, so how could he be so carefree as to go out alone with this extremely dangerous woman?
In the end, he underestimated Fang Ke...
Before Xiao Yichen completely lost consciousness, he felt a beam of light breaking through the waves, and someone grabbed his arm and pulled him towards the sea.
Who's here?
He only had time to think of those three words before he completely fainted.
When Xiao Yichen woke up, he was already on the speedboat. His internal organs felt like they had been kneaded, and he was in great pain, especially his lungs, which were burning. His nose and ears were still dripping water.
Xiao Yichen: "..."
Xiao Yichen looked at Fang Ke, who was drying her hair with a towel not far away, and couldn't help but ask, "Are you... sick?"
When he opened his mouth, his voice was barely audible.
Fang Ke walked over, squatted down on one leg, and looked down at him, still with that playful smile.
But Xiao Yichen felt a chill run down his spine. This time, he clearly saw that Fang Ke's smile didn't reach her eyes at all.
"Xiao Yichen, how is it? Do you remember now?"
"……What?"
Fang Ke suddenly patted his pale face lightly with her slender fingers. "Do you remember now? Who saved your life?"
"..."
Xiao Yichen felt that she was simply unreasonable and wanted to struggle to get up and argue with her.
"Your method of taking advantage of my kindness is truly extreme, Fang Ke! Have you lost your mind? I almost died!"
Fang Ke tilted her head and looked at him with a hint of curiosity, "How come you still can't swim after all these years?"
Xiao Yichen choked, looking at her with barely any breath.
I felt an urge to strangle her.
[Congratulations, host! You have triggered the unlocking of the male lead Xiao Yichen's hidden background information by touching on a keyword. Current progress is unknown.]
[If the hidden progress of the male lead Xiao Yichen is fully and successfully unlocked, the host will receive an additional 300 points of favorability with Xiao Yichen, as well as a key physical item.]
Fang Ke glanced over the items indifferently, lingering briefly on "Current Progress Unknown" and "Key Physical Items," before remaining silent.
This hidden quest seems to get harder and harder as you progress, and it even stops showing a progress bar.
Is it because the physical prop Xiao Yichen has too much influence that the difficulty needs to be balanced?
Fang Ke's gaze lingered on the "key" again, watching as the electronic screen turned into specks of golden light and dissipated in the sea breeze.
In these instances, she discovered that the main system's wording was quite precise, such as the previous use of "correction".
In her memory, the main system had never described a single item using the word "key".
She became somewhat interested in just how crucial it was.
Fang Ke's gaze then shifted to Xiao Yichen.
At this moment, Xiao Yichen's face was deathly pale and he was extremely weak. He no longer had that imperious and arrogant aura.
This made Fang Ke feel wonderful. She didn't have many hobbies, and it was indeed a pleasant thing to take down people, especially those who opposed her.
Seeing that Xiao Yichen was still glaring at her, Fang Ke said, "Just pray that next time you fall into the water, someone will come to your rescue."
Xiao Yichen looked terrible; his thin lips were even turning bluish-purple.
"Aren't you going to offer an explanation for your behavior today?"
Fang Ke rested her chin on her knee with one hand, finding it quite amusing, and asked him in return, "You really don't know?"
Xiao Yichen was taken aback, then he breathed even more heavily, clearly furious.
"How could I possibly know what a madman is thinking?!"
Fang Ke smiled and said, "Okay, you don't know? Then I'll tell you myself."
As Fang Ke spoke, the smile on her face vanished, replaced by a chilling coldness that pierced the man's eyes.
"Because I hate you."
Her voice was as cold as ever, but this time, it sent chills down Xiao Yichen's spine. His mind went blank, just as it had when he was thrown into the sea.
The man's face was almost deathly pale as he repeated her words, "You hate me..."
His empty, cold heart was now burning with pain, and there was also an indescribable panic.
How could Fang hate him?
Fang Ke frowned at him. "Otherwise, do you think I should still like you, Young Master Xiao, since you wronged me without distinguishing right from wrong, did so many ruthless things, and even almost forced me to my death?"
Why are you men always so confident?
Fang Ke's annoyance was almost impossible to hide, and she suddenly gave a perfunctory smile.
"How was it? Did you feel it?"
"……What."
"Did you understand the despair I felt when you threw me into the swimming pool back then?"
Fang Ke whispered in his ear, watching with satisfaction as his pupils contracted.
He looked at her dejectedly and murmured, "You actually hate me, hate me so much that you want me to die..."
It is acceptable to remain silent.
Xiao Yichen covered his face and whispered, "Then why did you save me?"
"It's fun, isn't it?"
"..."
"So it turns out that standing on the shore and watching people struggle to survive in the water is such a fun thing. No wonder you liked doing it back then."
Xiao Yichen suddenly coughed violently before throwing the towel he was wearing in front of her.
Pointing at her with trembling hands, he said, "Fang Ke, don't go around hitting people where it hurts and making yourself sound so innocent. If you hadn't been targeting Su Yao all that time, would I have stepped in to teach her a lesson?"
Fang Ke sneered, "You still haven't realized it."
Fang Ke suddenly reached out and grabbed his neck, slamming him against the railing.
Her grip was incredibly strong, far exceeding the strength of an adult man.
Xiao Yichen's weakened body couldn't withstand her shove at all. He felt a numb, throbbing pain in his back and brain.
Fang Ke said, "Xiao Yichen, you make me feel like our friendship of over ten years is a complete joke. I even saved your life once. I'd like to ask, what did Su Yao do for you that made you so devoted to helping her against me?"
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