Chapter 163
“Ms. Ke you shouldn’t try, the door to the ship’s barn has been modified to only open from the outside, it can’t be opened from the inside.” Yang June pointed to the window behind her, “There’s no way to get out anywhere but here, what should we do?”
“Oh, right.” Yang June did as she had just done and pointed up, “You don’t know him, but I do, I told him to take his own little kayak back after he took the boat out to the middle of the ocean, natch, he’s gone.”
Yang June pointed to a crew that had already unloaded their small kayaks and started back to shore.
Shen Belle swept her head down to the gas oil on the floor and sneered at her askance, “If it does catch fire, you think you’ll get away with it? I don’t believe you have the guts to light a fire, I don’t believe you don’t hold back at all from the happy times you had with Shen Ron.”
“I’m a man who doesn’t have a few days to live, it’s the same if I die early or late, and I can bury you with me, it’s a good deal, isn’t it?” Yang June sighed, “Ms. Ke, for the sake of your imminent death, I will tell you a secret, Cheng Lydia is the girl at the banquet, the girl who was treated as an angel by Shen Ron, I am just a double. When we all die, she will return to Shen Ron’s side and the two of them will live happily ever after.”
“Yang June you’re crazy!”
“I’m not crazy, I think it’s worth trading the few months of life I have left for a generation of happiness for Lydia and Ron. They can only be happy if you’re dead, can’t they?”
“And what kind of person is Cheng Lydia to you? It’s worth it for you to go and sacrifice so much for her!” Shen Belle was furious, “Yang June, don’t be like this, let’s go out together. I’ll never hurt you or Shen Ron for one minute again, I promise.”
Shen Belle held up three fingers.
Instead, Yang June sighed in mock regret, “When I begged you to let me go just now, if you had agreed, maybe I would have been soft-hearted, but you didn’t, you were determined to put me to death.”
“I’m sorry, I was wrong. …”
“Sorry?” Yang June shook her head and pulled out a lighter from inside her bag, “If you really want to apologize to me in good faith, then leave this world with me so we won’t be alone.”
“Don’t-!” Shen Belle screamed and lunged, trying to push Yang June away from the window to escape the ship’s barn, but Yang June had expected her to do so and simply wouldn’t give her what she wanted.
LS City on the other end.
Cheng Lydia, who was napping, suddenly woke up from her nap, cold sweat hitting her skin.
She just dreamed that Yang June fell into the water. How could she have such a terrible dream?
June. June, is she okay?
Cheng Lydia scrambled to get her cell phone off the bedside table and dialed Yang June’s number. The phone rang several times before being answered and Shen Ron’s voice came through, “Lydia, are you looking for June?”
Shen Ron searched the tables and chairs without finding Yang June’s cell phone, and if he hadn’t heard it ringing, he still wouldn’t have realized that it had been placed in the flower garden next to Yang June.
Cheng Lydia was relieved that Shen Ron’s voice sounded calm, so that meant June was okay? Was she overthinking it?
But she asked anyway, “Where’s June? Is she okay now?”
“She’s on the boat with Belle.”
“What did you say?” Cheng Lydia’s heart just dropped hung in the air again, “You said June and Shen Belle were on the boat? Was there anyone else on the boat?”
“Yeah, there’s the crew in. june forgot her phone, I’ll come back and get it for her.”
Cheng Lydia was slightly relieved, but when she thought of that dream just now, she still couldn’t help but remind her, “Ron, believe it or not, Shen Belle is a very problematic person, and she could turn against June at any time. So please make sure you keep an eye on her and protect June.”
Shen Ron froze, “What did you say, Belle?”
“Back then, June’s car accident, my car accident, June’s poison, and Ho Gina’s death were most likely all created by Shen Belle. As for whether or not that’s the truth, you can take your time to find out when you guys get back. But I am very uneasy in my heart now, I am worried about June that something bad has happened to her, I just dreamed that she fell into the water …” Cheng Lydia was getting more and more anxious as she spoke.
Shen Ron was busy reassuring, “Lydia don’t you worry, I’ll be right over, I’ll make sure to protect June.”
“Good, remember yes is the one who brought her back safely.”
“I will.” Shen Ron hung up the phone and, after a brief pause, quickened his pace in the direction of the docks.
From a distance, he saw that the yacht that had been parked by the dock was no longer there, and with a sinking heart, he took out the phone and plucked Shen Belle’s number. Help me–!”
This was immediately followed by an ear-splitting bombardment, accompanied by a break in cell phone reception.
Shen Ron froze in place, no longer able to tell if the bombardment was coming from inside his phone or from the sea.
That is, until the screaming chatter of tourists came from around them, “A boat has exploded and is on fire …”
He froze and looked out to sea, and far away he saw the exploding yacht, sparks flying and smoke billowing.
Gradually a siren sounded over the sea, and a marine police officer was making his way to the ship in trouble.
Shen Ron instantly felt like his heart was being crushed by a boulder and he couldn’t breathe anymore, but he ran as hard as he could towards the dock and rushed to a yacht.
“Sir, we’ve been given an emergency notice to stop leaving the ship altogether now.” A crew member stopped Shen Ron who was heading up to the pilot house.
Shen Ron’s stern gaze swept toward him and he snarled, “Let go of me!”
“No!”
“Let go!” Shen Ron was so angry he lost his mind and swung his arm up and punched the crewman in the face.
The crewman ate a punch from him and came to his senses, returning the punch to his chest hard.
Shen Ron’s body stiffened and he finally fell backwards helplessly, headfirst into the water.
“Lydia, I think this should look good on you.” Chung Grace picked up a maternity dress from the rack and gestured it at Cheng Lydia.
“It’s too revealing, it suits you better.” Cheng Lydia said with a sidelong glance.
“Yeah? It’s really for me? Then I’ll have to buy it.”
“What did you buy it for? You’re not pregnant.”
“Uh … I’ll save it for later.” Chung Grace hemmed and hawed.
“That’s how many years away, let’s go, don’t look.” Cheng Lydia tugged her toward the front of the store.
“Why don’t you look, I think the clothes in there are pretty nice.”
“I’m tired and want to find a place to rest.”
“Tsk, being pregnant is different, delicate as a flower.” Chung Grace taunted uncharitably as she was dragged out of the mom and pop shop.
Cheng Lydia didn’t care, pulling her towards a cafe up ahead.
After the two were seated, Cheng Lydia asked for a glass of milk and by the way a cup of coffee for Chung Grace, who was busy saying, “Better give me a glass of milk too.”
“Don’t you hate milk?” Cheng Lydia scowled at her with a suspicious look on her face.
“Weren’t you the one who told me not to drink so much coffee?”
“I’ve been trying to persuade you for years and you haven’t changed have you.” Cheng Lydia leaned over and stared at her, “It’s not there, is it?”
Chung Grace slapped her on the side of the head, “Nonsense! Watch out if the paparazzi hear and think I’m really having it.”
Cheng Lydia laughed harshly, then her laughter faded and her expression grew surprised.
Chung Grace followed her gaze to the side, and surprise flashed across her face when she saw Feng Ann, a few meters away, with a belly as big as a bucket.
Chung Grace’s face fell and she looked at her askance and said in a mocking tone, “Ma’am, is it appropriate for you to be dangling that big belly in front of us?”
“I know it’s not appropriate.” Feng Ann stepped forward and gazed at Cheng Lydia with a begging face and said, “Ms Cheng, can you give me fifteen minutes to listen to me tell you a story?”
“You’re going to tell me a story?” Cheng Lydia scowled at her with a puzzled look.
“Nuts, Lydia let’s go.” Chung Grace got up and pulled Cheng Lydia and made to leave.NôvelDrama.Org exclusive content.
Feng Ann, however, suddenly bent both knees and fell to the ground, “Ms Cheng, count on me to beg you.”
“You …” Cheng Lydia was taken aback by her and looked down at her in exasperation, “What the hell do you want Mrs. Lin? You are kneeling for me with such a big belly, if anything happens to the baby, I will become a murderer you know?”
Cheng Lydia gritted her teeth and asked reluctantly, “What story are you going to tell me anyway?”
“My story.”
“Tell me how you stole Lim Toby from me? About how happy you are now? But I’m not interested, and I don’t want to see any of you The Lim Family again can I?”
Feng Ann’s tears flowed down her face, drawing countless sideways glances all around.
Chung Grace leaned over Cheng Lydia’s ear and said, “Forget it, I guess the group thinks we’re both bullying a pregnant woman, just give her a few minutes and see what story she’s trying to spur you on with again.”
Cheng Lydia craned her head and swept around, noticing that a number of people were indeed pointing at her, and for whatever reason, it wasn’t the right thing to ask a woman with a large belly to kneel down for herself.
She and Chung Grace looked at each other and had no choice but to lean down and help Feng Ann from the floor to a chair and sit down.
Feng Ann took a sip from her glass of water with both hands before saying to Cheng Lydia, “First of all, I want to apologize for being so rude to you before.”
“Ha, so it’s prenatal phobia kicking in, afraid of having a son without an asshole, so she’s come to confess to Lydia.” Chung Grace sneered, “Weren’t you proud of yourself when you snatched Lim Toby away from Lydia in the first place? How come you weren’t afraid of retribution in the first place?”
“That’s right, I love Lim Toby, a lot.” Feng Ann gazed bitterly at the glass of plain water and murmured in a low voice, “Lim Toby and I were in the same grade at the same school, only he was in the key class and I was in the regular class. He was the talk of the school since we were young, good looking, rich and a good student. The first time we met was in the first year of junior high when he accidentally hit me with his bike, it hurt at the time but I felt so happy. When he asked me what I wanted to do to compensate me, what came out of my mouth was that I hoped he could help me with tutoring once every weekend. Because I was so eager to get up close and personal with him, and he said yes, and from then on, we sort of really got to know each other and I finally got to get up close and personal with him.”
“I liked him as much as many girls at school, but his heart and eyes were all about his studies, and every time he received a love letter he threw it away without even reading it. Every time I saw him reject a girl, I was secretly happy, I was so afraid that he would like a girl. In high school, in order to distance myself from him and get into the same school as him, I studied hard and I peeked at his volunteer school. Thankfully, I got into his school as I had hoped, and picked the same business management major as he did. Throughout his four years in college, he still didn’t like any of the girls and didn’t see past my deep crush on him. After graduation, he rightfully joined The Lim Family, and I became an employee of The Lim Family among many other applicants. While my classmates were privately speculating whether he had a sexual orientation problem, suddenly one day there was a girl by his side and he appeared at various occasions with her intimately on his arm, and everyone guessed that it was the girl he had been waiting for. And people said that this girl was not so stunning and special that she didn’t deserve Lim Toby, but this girl who didn’t stand out much, she happily married Lim Toby and became his wife.”
Cheng Lydia’s grip on the glass of milk tightened and her heart throbbed in an instant.