Just off the coastline, a simple little fishing boat was quietly parked there.

Pei Yan reminded everyone to "sit tight" while untying the ropes that tied the boat.

Lin Man's heart tightened, and she subconsciously reached out and held Pei Yan, "Aren't you leaving?"

Pei Yan kept moving his hands and said, "You go first."

However, Lin Man looked at Pei Yan with a firm gaze and an unquestionable tone: "No, let's go together."

The surroundings were eerily quiet, with an indescribable sense of weirdness and abnormality.

Pei Yan's gaze slowly moved away from the rope and turned to stare at Lin Man, and the action of untying the rope in his hands unconsciously stopped.

Lin Man felt a little uncomfortable with his gaze, so she turned her head slightly and looked away.

Pretending to be calm, he explained: "Don't get me wrong, I just don't want my child to be without a father as soon as he is born."

"That's too pitiful."

Pei Yan was slightly startled, and then a smile appeared on his face, "Okay, let's go together."

"None of you can leave today."

A familiar and cold voice sounded from not far away.

The boat, which had been relatively stable, was now swaying on the sea.

"Jiang Xuzhi."

Lin Man's heart sank suddenly.

His appearance was frightening, and the look he gave her was as if he had been betrayed by the person he trusted the most, full of resentment and madness.

But she never promised anything, she didn't come here voluntarily, she just wanted to go home.

The moment Pei Yan saw Jiang Xuzhi, his face did not show much surprise.

The body could not be hidden after all.

Originally, he planned to let Lin Man leave safely first, and then return to deal with it properly.

"Pei Yan, you finally showed up. I've been waiting for you for too long."

A vicious look flashed in Jiang Xuzhi's eyes, and the corners of his lips curled up in an extremely cold smile.

"I didn't expect you to be so brave that you dared to come here alone. What, do you naively think that I will spare you, or do you think this is my backyard where you can come and go as you please?"

The boat that Pei Yan and Lin Man were on was now drifting alone on the sea and had not gone far.

Jiang Xuzhi's eyes darkened, and his gaze was as sharp as an eagle's as he swept across Pei Yan's face. Then he stretched out his hand towards Lin Man and said coldly: "Come here."

"I can forgive you for running away. I might as well tell you that Pei Yan and I have an irreconcilable feud. I did think of using you to lure him out, so he will definitely die today."

"But there is still room for maneuver between you and me. As long as you come back, I can stop pursuing the matter."

Jiang Xuzhi stared at Lin Man, his words filled with unquestionable strength.

Lin Man took a deep breath and slowly stood up from behind Pei Yan.

Pei Yan just glanced at her profile quietly without raising his hand to stop her.

Jiang Xuzhi watched Lin Man stand up, with a determined smile on his lips. To others, Lin Man had already made her choice.

However, Lin Man just stood up, gently put down the clothes blocking her body, looked directly at Jiang Xuzhi, and said word by word: "Jiang Xuzhi, I also have something to tell you."

"I'm not interested in the deep hatred you mentioned. But I only know one thing, the orphanage where you lived as a child caught fire and burned down, and it wasn't Pei Yan who did it."

"On the contrary, he is most likely your savior. He went to that sea area when the Ice Sea Battleship was on a mission. He also went to the burned-down orphanage for an inspection."

"Don't you think this is too much of a coincidence? Gan Yuxi had already fallen into the sea at that time. Did she crawl across the entire Pacific Ocean to save you?"

"Your suffering was not caused by Pei Yan! But if you do something to him now, his suffering will be caused by you."

"You said you never killed innocent people. I hope you keep your word. Some things can be found out by checking. Go check it out. You can't let others use you as a tool."

"Think about it carefully!"

Jiang Xuzhi's brows were instantly twisted into a knot.

Lin Man could see the entanglement and confusion in his eyes.

But it’s not appropriate to say too much now, he will check.

Seeing that Lin Man stopped talking, Jiang Xuzhi moved his lips, and at this moment, Gan Yuxi suddenly appeared.

She was full of confusion, "Ah Xu, what happened?"

"Why is it so noisy outside?"

But she soon saw Pei Yan on the boat, "A Yan? Why... are you here? What are you doing?"

"Manman, didn't you disappear? How come you're here with Ah Xu?"

Lin Man felt a buzzing in her ears. She picked up the ball that was chained to the boat and watched it keep ringing.

He patted Pei Yan's shoulder in confusion and brought the ball in front of him, "What is this? It's so noisy."

Pei Yan's expression suddenly became solemn, and his pupils shrank sharply. Almost at the same moment, he hugged Lin Man and jumped into the sea without hesitation.

The next second, the small boat that was carrying them suddenly exploded with a "bang", flames shot up into the sky, and debris flew everywhere.

Jiang Xuzhi on the shore reacted quickly, subconsciously protecting Gan Yuxi, and hurriedly retreated to avoid the impact of the explosion and the flying debris.

-

Gan Yuxi fainted.

Her physical condition could not be faked; it was indeed full of holes.

Jiang Xuzhi hurried back carrying the unconscious Gan Yuxi, but he felt inexplicably panicked.

He suppressed his uneasiness and asked coldly, "Haven't you found anyone yet?"

The subordinate responded cautiously: "Mr. Jiang, are you looking for... him? Wouldn't it be better if he were dead?"

Jiang Xuzhi's voice became colder and colder, as if it was covered with frost: "I'm talking about looking for that woman!"

It's not that easy to run away after biting him.

The residence that Jiang Xuzhi gave to Gan Yuxi has an excellent location, being the sunniest spot on the entire island coast.

After carrying her back to the residence, Jiang Xuzhi unexpectedly saw a glaring bloodstain on the closet. His brows furrowed, and he slowly opened the closet and saw the dark room inside.

A strong intuition surged in his heart. He took a deep breath and walked slowly along the corridor of the dark room. In the dim light, a woman with disheveled hair and covered in wounds appeared before him.

Jiang Xuzhi stepped forward and brushed away the messy hair from the woman's face. Suddenly, his brows furrowed and his expression froze in an instant.

The woman at the T0 press conference?

"who are you?"

The woman could not respond, she was already dead.

"Gan Yuxi..." He murmured the name unconsciously with shock and confusion.

-

In the cold and damp reef cave, the chill of the sea water seems to penetrate into the bone marrow.

Lin Man was soaked to the skin, and the clothes that stuck to her body were cold. There were also several scratches on her face and body from the reefs.

However, compared with Pei Yan, her injury was only a minor one.

"Pei Yan, wake up, can you hear me?"

Lin Man's voice echoed in the cave.

The moment the explosion sounded, Pei Yan protected her tightly, sank to the deep seabed, and after getting away from the scalding sea water, he kept swimming in one direction.

They have no support.

Pei Yan seemed tireless, but his expression betrayed him, telling Lin Man that he was not feeling well.

After swimming for an unknown amount of time, Lin Man felt that her strength was almost exhausted, and her limbs became extremely heavy. She said, "Pei Yan, please let me go. I won't blame you this time."

With her as a burden, both of them will die.

But Lin Man didn't know that Pei Yan took the risk to come here alone just for her.

Pei Yan did not let go, and even had the leisure to joke with her, "You hold a grudge so much, if I really let go, you will haunt me even as a ghost and make my house restless."

His expression was far from as relaxed as his words said, and he did not stop for a moment. Lin Man could see that he was exhausted.

Lin Man had never seen Pei Yan so fragile. He closed his eyes tightly, his face was pale and lifeless. "Pei Yan, you are not dead, are you?"

Lin Man's voice was trembling. She didn't want to make such a joke and hoped that Pei Yan would respond to her immediately. "Pei Yan, wake up!"

The man's hair was wet and stuck to his face. The thin shirt wrapped around his body outlined his tight yet powerless lines.

Lin Man looked at Pei Yan, her throat tightened, and she swallowed. Then she suddenly came to her senses and secretly spat at herself: "Stop, stop, what are you thinking about?"

It's already this late and you're still acting like a nymphomaniac.

Lin Man used the lighter that Pei Yan had given her to burn some wood, and then searched around the island for some plastic that had been washed ashore, dried it, and used it to cover Pei Yan.

After it was lit, the cave gradually became a little warmer. She rubbed her red, frozen hands, hesitated for a moment, slowly extended a finger, and gently probed Pei Yan's breath.

Feeling the faint breath, she let out a long sigh and forced a dry smile on her face: "You have been a scourge for thousands of years, and I said you can't die."

But as she laughed, her face became gloomy.

In fact, she didn't tell the truth. Seeing Pei Yan like this, she didn't feel any pleasure in her heart. She felt very uncomfortable, and it was heavy on her heart.

But soon, Lin Man pulled herself together. She pulled Pei Yan's arm with great effort, trying to pull him towards the fire.

However, Pei Yan's body was too heavy, and she was not careful, and her hand accidentally placed on the firewood, and the shirt soaked by sea water was almost ignited by the flames.

Lin Man hurriedly blew a few times to extinguish the sparks on his shirt.

After taking measures to keep Pei Yan warm, Lin Man's eyes fell on his wet shirt and pants. She struggled with herself for a while before finally making up her mind.

"I just want... I don't mean anything else, I just want you to get better soon."

Pei Yan was unconscious, and his whole body was as heavy as a stone. Lin Man took great effort and felt her arms were almost broken before she finally managed to untie his clothes.

She used two branches to hold up the shirt and put it on the fire to dry, then turned to look at Pei Yan.

Pei Yan had a handsome face. Even though he was unconscious and in a miserable situation at the moment, his outstanding facial features still made people unable to take their eyes off him.

Lin Man couldn't help but stretch out her fingertips and pinch Pei Yan's ears, which felt soft. Then, she pinched his nose, rubbed his face, and ruffled his hair.

It's like teasing a big, docile dog.

"Tell me, if I leave you here, can the grudges between us in these two lives be wiped out?"

"You don't owe me anything anymore, and I don't owe you anything anymore."

Pei Yan couldn't respond to her.

In the middle of the night, his complexion became worse and worse, and his brows were furrowed. Lin Man wanted to help him up and give him some water, but she found that her fingertips suddenly felt hot, and Pei Yan had a high fever.

What a hassle.

This night was very stressful for Lin Man. She kept using her body temperature to cool Pei Yan down. After all the trouble, it was already the next day.

Lin Man sat on the scorched rock, staring straight at Pei Yan.

Enemy, he and Pei Yan are not destined to be together, but they have a karmic debt that has not been paid off, right?

"Have you seen enough?"

After an unknown amount of time, a familiar voice sounded in the silence, hoarse and low.

Lin Man was so absorbed in her thoughts that she didn't notice that Pei Yan had sat up by himself.

She was startled, "Are you awake?"

"Yeah." Pei Yan said in a hoarse voice. He sat up, slowly closed his eyes, and leaned sideways against the hard rock.

Lin Man glanced at him inadvertently and was shocked. Pei Yan's back was covered with dense wounds, all of which were marks left by the fragments produced by the explosion.

These wounds were horrifying, but before this, Lin Man had not noticed them at all.

Suddenly, Lin Man felt a surge of guilt.

She immediately understood why Pei Yan had a high fever that wouldn't go away.

The fragments were not dealt with in a timely manner and were soaked in the cold sea water for a night. The wounds were infected by the sea water and the situation naturally became more serious.

Pei Yan noticed Lin Man's complicated expression, and a subtle emotion flashed in his eyes. Then he spoke softly, "Didn't you say you were going to leave me alone? Why are you still staying here?"

"Took care of me all night again? Don't you always feel that I have restricted your freedom and disregarded your wishes?"

"Although I was kidnapped because of your damn love debts, I am not as ruthless as you. I am much more humane than you." Lin Man said unhappily.

There was a shocking wound on Pei Yan's back, but his face did not show any pain.

He opened his eyes, stared straight at Lin Man, and asked, "Lin Man, what do you mean by two lives?"

After hearing this, Lin Man fell silent and did not answer his question.

Pei Yan didn't say anything, but his expression was as if he had been accused of a crime but had no way to defend himself.

At this moment, Pei Yan reached out and pulled Lin Man over, asked her to sit next to him, then took the dagger and stuffed it into her hand, pointed the dagger at his heart, and was about to stab it.

Lin Man was so scared that her hand suddenly retracted and she screamed, "Are you crazy? What are you doing?"

Pei Yan's eyes flashed, "I'm sorry, maybe I did a lot of things that made you unwilling before. If you have hatred in your heart, just do it."

"Although I don't know what you mean by those words, but don't you always say that I owe you a life?"

Pei Yan can die for Lin Man.

But he can't live just for Lin Man.

So he lives, and his love can only be a win-win situation.

After stepping down from Pei's position, he felt a lot more relaxed.

"Kill me if you want. I won't fight back, and I won't blame you."

Lin Man was confused when she heard Pei Yan's words. "What do you mean by that?"

Does his expression mean he is determined to die?

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