I snagged a bargain in a melodramatic novel and became incredibly wealthy!

Mu Bai asked the cruise ship's waiter for two cocktails and a plate of bright green grapes.

He was carrying a tray, his hands exposed, and his clothing was clearly visible, with nothing to hide.

He slowly walked past the bodyguards to Shen He and Tang Ning. As long as he wasn't in a hurry or making any dangerous moves, the bodyguards wouldn't stop him.

Mu Bai smiled brightly, as warm as the morning sun, and handed a glass to Shen He: "Brother, sister~ I brought you a cocktail."

"Wouldn't it be even more pleasant to sip a cocktail and enjoy the sea breeze?"

Shen He released his hand, turned to look at him, and took the cup with an unreadable expression. He took a small sip. The cruise ship was full of his people, so he wasn't afraid that the man would poison him.

He has also already had someone investigate his identity.

Mu Bai handed the remaining red cocktail to Tang Ning, casually hooking her hand with his finger and smiling sweetly: "Sister~ This is the one I picked for you. It's as beautiful as a peach blossom, tastes sweet, and will leave you feeling slightly tipsy without getting drunk."

Mu Bai was very talkative. When he chatted with Tang Ning, he intentionally or unintentionally seduced her, which even made Shen He think that he and Tang Ning were just siblings.

However, Shen He still harbored doubts because he hadn't seen the information his subordinates had consulted.

He was just less averse to Mu Bai now.

Mu Bai chatted with them as he strolled slowly, enjoying the sea breeze. Then, he glanced at his bodyguard and chuckled, "Brother, your bodyguard is really getting in the way of enjoying the scenery!"

"Didn't my sister say this cruise ship was all yours? Why do you have so many bodyguards surrounding it? Or is this cruise ship dangerous?"

Shen He didn't speak, but simply raised his hand, and the bodyguard stepped back, not going far, and disappeared into the shadows.

The sea breeze is gentle, and the sea is calm and still—it's the perfect time.

Cai Yi didn't know where Wei Yan was. She was a little nervous, but she felt that now was a good opportunity. She took a deep breath and ran towards Tang Ning, shouting, "Sister Tang, be careful!"

"boom!"

The feeling of a bullet piercing flesh is unpleasant. Caiyi didn't feel much pain in her shoulder, but there was a strange numbness that made her wonder if her shoulder had been shot off, which was why she couldn't feel the pain.

Tang Ning was stunned when she was tackled to the ground, and before she could react, Shen He was tackled to the ground by Mu Bai.

The moment Cai Yi spoke, Mu Bai's mind raced. He tackled Shen He to prevent him from hindering the plan and to dispel any doubts about his identity.

He got up, rubbed his scraped knee, and looked at Shen He, saying, "I didn't intend to save you, but my sister likes you, so I saved you."

"So I still hate you."

He said this to leave himself an escape route later, to show that he was a sister-complex and that it was normal for him to be close to his sister, which would also make him more irritable and less likely to kill her.

Upon hearing this, Tang Ning felt a surge of tenderness in her heart. She didn't even have time to check if Cai Yi had been shot. She stepped aside from Cai Yi, stood up, and held Mu Bai's wrist, her eyes filled with worry: "Little brother, are you alright?"

Caiyi, lying on the ground: "..."

What a jinx! Bah!

Xiao Baihua quickly helped Caiyi up, being careful not to touch her shoulder. Her eyes were filled with tears: "Caiyi, does it hurt?"

Caiyi smiled and comforted her, saying, "It doesn't hurt, it just feels numb."

Lying alone on the ground, Shen He, who had groped his way up, was speechless.

He glanced at the bodyguards who had walked over but then stopped halfway, and cursed, "What a bunch of useless trash!"

bodyguard:"……"

What business is it of ours if you're not likable?

Tang Ning called for the ship's doctor to check Mu Bai's wound. The wound was very small, and it would probably heal if the ship's doctor had been there a little longer.

Xiao Baihua looked at the ship's doctor who was standing blankly to the side and said, "Sister Tang, can you take a look at Caiyi?"

Tang Ning then realized that her subordinate had been injured while saving her, and she had asked the ship's doctor to treat her.

Still alive and conscious, Caiyi thought: "..."

Thank you.

"what--"

Caiyi screamed as a sharp scalpel sliced ​​through her sallow skin. The ship's doctor carefully removed the bullet and placed it on a tray.

Caiyi was covered in sweat, and her lips were bleeding from where she had bitten them. She breathed weakly, "Don't you have... any anesthetic?"

She never expected that when she arrived at the medical room, they would immediately start surgery to remove the bullet. She was in so much pain that she realized she hadn't been given anesthesia.

Ship's doctor: "Yes."

Caiyi almost laughed out of anger. Enduring the lingering, intense pain, she asked in a trembling voice, "Then why didn't you call me?"

Ship's doctor: "You didn't say it, and I subconsciously forgot too."

After all, the people here are all people who live on the edge, and they rarely get anesthesia when they are injured, so he naturally wouldn't think of it.

Caiyi gave the ship's doctor the middle finger and then fainted from the pain.

The ship's doctor packed up his surgical instruments and prepared to leave the medical room.

Xiao Baihua stopped him, her eyes blazing with anger: "She's unconscious, and you're not going to let her see her? You're going to leave? She's Sister Tang's savior!"

The ship's doctor didn't want to explain at first, but when he heard Tang Ning's name, he still spoke up: "The wound isn't serious. She just needs to rest for a while. She fainted from the pain. She'll be fine when she wakes up."

Xiao Baihua glared angrily at the ship doctor's back as she carefully took care of Caiyi.

On the other side, Tang Ning sat on the edge of Mu Bai's bed, changing his wound dressing with iodine.

Mu Bai didn't know why he needed to apply iodine to his wound again after just applying it. He thought about it and figured it was a step to get closer to Tang Ning, so he didn't remind her.

He leaned obediently and weakly against the headboard, his arm outstretched, revealing the small, scraped wound. He looked at Shen He, who was watching him intently, his eyes clear: "Sister~ Although brother isn't injured like me, he still needs your care. He's probably been frightened just like me..."

When Tang Ning heard him say that, she turned around, looked up at Shen He who was standing beside her, completely unharmed and with a normal expression, and then turned back to continue applying iodine to him. She said, "He's fine. But you, if you can't handle it, don't try to be brave."

Shen He gritted his teeth and held back, after all, this person had just saved him.

He stepped back and chose to investigate who fired the shot and why it was aimed at Tang Ning instead of him.

The ship's doctor handed the bullet to Shen He and said, "This bullet belongs to Xiao's line."

Shen He held the bullet in his hand. The bullet was specially made and had Xiao's mark printed on it.

Shen He felt there was no reason for it; after all these years, how could Xiao have betrayed him?

“There’s no reason. He’s been with me for so many years, there’s no reason for him to do this.”

He said to the ship's doctor.

The boat doctor smiled, a smile that held a chilling understanding of the world's fickle nature: "The world is bustling with activity, all for profit. Now that you want to retire from this life of crime, he naturally has a reason to do so."

After retiring from the criminal life, Xiao Ke no longer had such good ways to make money, which naturally gave him a reason to take action.

Stealing someone's money is like killing their parents.

Shen He laughed, a loud laugh: "You still know me very well. I really can't let my guard down around you."

The ship's doctor smiled slightly: "Me too."