"What on earth did that bastard do with that man last night? How come he's sleeping so soundly and hasn't woken up yet?"

As dawn broke and there was no further sound from next door, Lu Wanqing's anxiety gradually subsided, and she drifted off to sleep as drowsiness washed over her.

When she woke up, she was met with Ji Xiuhan's calm and steady face, and immediately cursed him angrily.

I took out my phone to check the time and almost jumped up – it was already past eight o'clock!

At this moment, Lu Wanqing had no desire to continue her trip; all she could think about was getting away from the Maldives, this troublesome place, as quickly as possible.

If Ji Xiuhan were really kidnapped, she would bear a heavy responsibility.

I got out of bed and quickly washed up.

Half an hour later, Lu Wanqing returned to the room, where Ji Xiuhan was still fast asleep.

It's nine o'clock!

Lu Wanqing was furious and kicked the bed hard with a loud thud.

Startled by the sudden commotion, Ji Xiuhan instinctively sprang to his feet, his eyes sharp as lightning as he quickly scanned the room, his entire body radiating vigilance.

"Ah! What are you doing?"

Ji Xiuhan's appearance startled Lu Wanqing.

The ruthlessness and murderous intent in his eyes were something she had never seen before, as if he had just emerged from a life-or-death battle.

"Honey, get behind me quickly!"

Unexpectedly, Ji Xiuhan reached out and pulled her behind him, still warily surveying his surroundings as if an enemy might pounce at any moment.

Lu Wanqing was completely dumbfounded. This bastard must have been having some kind of martial arts dream in his sleep and hadn't woken up yet.

She snapped out of her daze, angrily kicking Ji Xiuhan: "Honey, wake up! What's going on? Do you think you're in a martial arts drama?"

"Huh? Acting in a martial arts drama?!"

Ji Xiuhan then realized as if he had just woken up from a dream. Upon closer inspection, he found that there was no danger at all if he stayed in the room.

Lu Wanqing rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Look at how nervous you were just now, like a peerless swordsman about to duel someone!"

"But I clearly heard a loud bang just now!"

Ji Xiuhan looked confused.

"What loud noise? I just kicked the bed to wake you up! Don't you know what time it is?"

"You kicked the bed, or something happened?"

The moment he confirmed it was safe, Ji Xiuhan's tense body suddenly relaxed.

"Alright, enough with the nonsense!"

Lu Wanqing urged, "It's already past nine o'clock. We agreed to leave the Maldives today, so let's hurry up and pack our things, check out, and complete the formalities!"

"Are you really leaving early?"

Ji Xiuhan was taken aback upon hearing this.

Yesterday, the Wu family army easily dealt with Lao Niu and Shangguan Fei, and the crisis was completely resolved long ago. Moreover, with the Wu family army still around, there is no danger at all.

Moreover, and most importantly, his "main mission" in coming to the Maldives is not yet complete! He and Lu Wanqing are still completely innocent and have not taken that step at all.

He went to such great lengths to organize this lottery, all for the sake of winning the heart of his beauty and making Lu Wanqing truly his woman.

If we go back now, wouldn't all our previous efforts have been wasted?

"Didn't you take the initiative to leave yesterday?"

Besides, we've already seen most of the fun places in the Maldives, so there's no point in staying!"

Lu Wanqing secretly rolled her eyes; she was still upset about the three-day trip expenses, which amounted to more than 30,000 yuan.

"But honey, if we leave now, we won't have two and a half days of enjoyment left. That's over 30,000 yuan! It would be such a waste to just throw it away!"

Ji Xiuhan suddenly looked distressed about the money, frowned, and said in a serious tone.

"Are you worried about the money?"

Lu Wanqing was stunned.

"This is such a waste! It's worth over 30,000!"

Ji Xiuhan chuckled awkwardly and started to talk nonsense, "Besides, this is the supreme prize you won with your incredible luck! If you don't enjoy the benefits to the fullest, wouldn't you be wasting your good fortune and the company's good intentions?"

Over this period of time, his eloquence has improved more and more. In the past, he would never have been able to say such things, but now he can say them fluently and smoothly.

"Honey, I feel like you're acting a little strange today."

Lu Wanqing opened her eyes wide and looked Ji Xiuhan up and down, trying to find something wrong on his face.

"I'm normal!"

I'm just worried about the money. Besides, we still have several islands to visit!

"But that's not what you said yesterday!"

I understand! Is it because that person next door came? Do you want to stay and keep him company?

She almost blurted out, "You're just infatuated and can't bear to leave."

"I'll go with that guy?"

Ji Xiuhan was stunned by Lu Wanqing's inexplicable accusation, then burst into laughter as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"What's so funny! That's exactly what you meant!"

Don't think you can cover up your guilty conscience by laughing a couple of times!

I don't care, I just don't want to stay here anymore, I have to leave immediately!

The more Lu Wanqing thought about it, the more convinced she was that her guess was right. She became increasingly eager to escape the Maldives to avoid further entanglement between Ji Xiuhan and the Wu family army.

"Honey, what's going on in your little head?"

You don't actually think I'm having an affair with that guy, do you?

"Aren't you?"

"What a ridiculous joke! How could I possibly be that kind of person!"

Besides, even if I were, why would I be interested in that guy next door?

He looked as ordinary as could be, and he was a man in his forties! Even if my taste is terrible, it can't be that bad!

Haha! Honey, you're so cute, and your imagination is just too vivid!

He couldn't help laughing.

"Could it be that I've made a mistake in my suspicions?"

Lu Wanqing blinked, staring at Ji Xiuhan's composed face. "That Wu family army and you, are you really just ordinary friends?"

"Of course we're just ordinary friends!"

How could someone like him possibly catch my eye?

"Look at me, standing next to him, we don't look alike at all, do we?"

Lu Wanqing actually connected him with the Wu family army; her imagination is running wild!

So, it seems I was really overthinking things?

Seeing Ji Xiuhan's open and honest demeanor, Lu Wanqing began to waver.

On second thought, it makes sense. If Ji Xiuhan really has a lover, it's the tall, handsome man who held him in his arms and kissed his cheek that day. That man's temperament and appearance are incomparable to that of a nobody like Wu Jiajun. They're worlds apart.

Thinking about it this way, Lu Wanqing's worries lessened considerably, but she still couldn't muster any interest in traveling.

"But two people drowned on that island yesterday. I'm not at ease with myself and really don't want to stay there any longer."

"We can change our travel plans! We won't go to any dangerous places!"

Ji Xiuhan just wanted to stay. There were still two nights left, and maybe he could get what he wanted and win the heart of the beauty!

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