The night was dark, like a huge piece of black silk, gently wrapping the entire town.

There were scattered pedestrians on the street.

Inside the restaurant, Xu Yiyi was closing the door in an orderly manner. The candlelight flickered gently in her hand, reflecting her somewhat tired face.

Sanchuan and Er'er were sitting at the table reading books, while Sihai was eating fish balls in clear soup with a small bowl.

A Yue ran around holding Snowball.

Several aunts were busy cleaning.

Xu Yiyi returned to the backyard and looked at Lao Lu who was drinking seafood porridge under the osmanthus tree.

"Lao Lu, don't get drunk and lose your mind tonight. Don't let what happened last night happen again."

She couldn't help but feel scared when she thought about how her restaurant almost burned down.

"Relax, what happened last night doesn't happen every time. Xu Guining will never bother you again in this life, and you don't have that many enemies."

Lao Lu slurped the porridge and spoke nonchalantly.

Xu Yiyi indeed heard the certainty in his tone.

"Did you do it last night?"

Upon hearing this, Lao Lu drank the last mouthful of porridge and wiped his mouth with his sleeve without any care.

Then he said, "I just did a little trick..."

Lao Lu said this and gestured with his hands.

"I guess he has realized something is wrong now."

Lao Lu spoke in a profound manner.

At the same time, Xu Guining fainted from severe pain, and his last thought was: to kill that bitch Zhan Jilan.

Darkness enveloped his consciousness.

When he regained consciousness, the first thing he felt was a biting cold.

Even in this summer with constant sea breeze, I can still feel the chill.

He opened his swollen eyes and found that it was dark and he was still lying in the corner.

Xu Guining tried to move, but found that his hands and feet were completely out of control.

It wasn't the pain of broken hands or feet, but a strange feeling of powerlessness, as if I had lost control of my body.

Xu Guining tried to get up, but after wasting a lot of effort, he found that his body did not move at all.

"Something's wrong! It's so wrong..."

Xu Guining had been beaten before, but never like this.

After thinking about it, the scene of last night suddenly flashed through my mind.

At that time, he brought kerosene to the backyard of Wufu Restaurant and was caught while pouring the oil.

I was forced to do a lot of work in the restaurant by a stinky old man.

Later, when I ran out while he was sleeping, I smelled a faint fragrance, like the scent of orchid mixed with some medicinal herbs.

He didn't pay attention to it at the time, but now he thinks it must be a trap set by Xu Yiyi.

"This bitch..."

Xu Guining gritted his teeth, "She knew I would go a long time ago?"

He cursed and the fear in his heart was magnified infinitely.

The moonlight gradually moved, shining on Xu Guining's unable to move hands and feet.

He stared at the hands that had once rolled countless dice, but now couldn't even pick up a straw.

The fragrance made his thinking more and more dull, and in his gradually blurred consciousness, one thought became extremely clear.

"He wants revenge."

……

A few aunts went back first, and Xu Anyang checked from top to bottom to make sure the doors and windows were closed.

Then he called the children out of the restaurant.

Xu Yiyi held Wu Yuan in her arms and chased after the children, slowly walking towards the pier.

When passing by the market, you can see a few stalls doing the finishing work.

The moonlight lengthened their figures and accompanied them all the way.

When we arrived at the dock, our small boat was quietly docked on the shore, swaying gently with the waves.

Xu Yiyi was about to get on the boat when she looked up inadvertently and saw a huge monster not far away.

In the moonlight, it appears mysterious and noble, in sharp contrast to the surrounding boats.

It is rare for such a large ship to stay in a small place like Ping'an Town for such a long time.

She only took one look and was reminded of her unfinished ship.

"I don't know how it's going. I'll go check it out when the Autumn Festival comes. I'll be able to see a lot of fish."

Xu Yiyi was thinking this in her heart. At this moment, two people slowly walked down from the merchant ship.

The man walking in front was as tall and straight as a pine tree, his long robe fluttering in the wind, and he exuded an extraordinary temperament. The man following behind looked agile, but a little sloppy.

For some reason, Xu Yiyi felt that he might have a bad temper.

"Sister, let's get on the boat and go home."

Several children also noticed it, and Sihai climbed out of the cabin and pulled her hand.

Er'er held the oar, Sanchuan untied the rope that tied the boat to the dock, and was about to push the boat out.

Xu Yiyi clenched her little hands that were soaked by the sea, her skirt stuck to her legs, and she walked towards the side of the boat on the wet wooden boards.

Wu Yuan in her arms was already so sleepy that he was staggering all over. Fine beads of sweat were oozing out of the top of his head, rubbing against her neck and making it itchy.

She looked at the anxious looks of the children and thought they were just anxious to go home.

"Sanchuan, you go up, I'll push."

Xu Anyang said as he carried Sanchuan onto the boat.

"and many more!"

A hoarse male voice pierced the stagnant air.

Xu Yiyi turned around with some confusion and saw two figures flash under the merchant ship and walk straight towards them.

Looking around, there were countless boats docked at the pier, but it seemed that they were the only ones there.

"Madam, please stay. We have no ill intentions."

Xu Wenli walked forward, his eyes swept over the children and then fell on Xu Yiyi's face.

Gao Ming, who was standing nearby, saw Xu Yiyi's face in the dim candlelight.

Her eyebrows were slightly raised. I didn't expect that a little cook would have such a good appearance.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously nudged Xu Wenli's arm with his elbow and looked at him with a teasing look.

"You have the wrong person."

Xu Yiyi subconsciously protected her brothers and sisters-in-law behind her. The salty sea breeze carried a hint of spice in her hair.

It's like a thorn growing out of the hustle and bustle of the city.

"My name is Xu Wenli, and I'm the transport manager for the Northern Trading Company."

Xu Wenli saluted with his fists clasped, and Gao Ming followed suit reluctantly.

"I have never met you two before. Stopping you late at night is probably against the rules."

Xu Wenli was extremely humble and did not show any contempt towards a fisherman's daughter.

"I have no choice but to disturb you so late at night. It's really my last resort after being denied an audience during the day..."

As he spoke, Xu Wenli looked helpless.

"I already told you my eldest sister is busy, you two are so clueless."

Sihai grabbed his elder sister's hand and spoke angrily.

I felt unhappy just looking at these two people.

Now that he was stopped by them, he didn't even have a good face.

"I heard that you are an excellent swimmer and a well-known figure in Ping'an Town. I would like to ask you for a favor."

Xu Yiyi changed her position and held the child in her arms, looking at the two of them with her head tilted.

"I can't call it loud and clear. What do you want?"

Xu Yiyi asked curiously, and the children on the boat immediately became reluctant.

They were pulled up one by one, looking at Xu Wenli and Gao Ming with hatred in their eyes.

"Go down to the water and look for a sunken ship."

Xu Yiyi's eyes widened slightly: "Where is the shipwreck?"

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