The male protagonist of a sweet romance novel went on a killing spree in the world of angst novels.

This cruise trip will last for five days.

So everyone was playing freely.

Yanting is a person with a regular schedule, and she prepared to go back to her room to rest early.

In the corridor, she suddenly saw the cleaning lady picking up trash.

She didn't think much about it.

Walking forward.

Before we had walked more than a few steps, we heard the cleaning lady mutter, "Rich people are different. They just refuse so many gifts. Hey—these prayer beads are quite pretty."

Yan Ting suddenly looked up, her amber eyes fixed on the Buddhist prayer beads in the cleaning lady's hand.

She stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Where did you get these?"

The cleaning lady was startled by Yan Ting's cold face. She stammered, "I...I didn't steal it. Someone said that her boss didn't like these gifts, so she just gave them to me."

Back in her room, Yanting sat on the sofa, looking at the Buddhist prayer beads she had brought back from the cleaning lady, feeling a surge of sadness and anger.

You don't have to wear it if you don't like it.

But why throw it away?

It's like throwing Yanting's heart to the ground and then stepping on it.

Yanting felt utterly exhausted.

Liking someone is really tiring.

I especially like cold-hearted people like Lu Huai.

But whenever she thought that way, a voice deep in her mind kept telling her to persevere and not give up easily.

As a result, she became increasingly unwilling to give up on Lu Huai.

Four years of passionate pursuit cannot be forgotten overnight.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

Yan Ting frowned.

"Which one?"

"Miss Yan, please open the door. Mr. Lu asked me to come and tell you something."

Upon hearing this, Yanting casually put the Buddhist beads into his pocket.

She had changed out of the dress she was wearing and into a casual suit.

She went to the door and opened it.

Then, the next moment, before she even saw the other person's face, she was knocked unconscious.

The man coldly covered Yanting with a sack, then adjusted his mask and quickly carried her out of the room.

Yanting woke up to a cacophony of noise.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw two burly men with bare arms clashing and fighting each other on the distant arena, and the strong smell of blood filled her nostrils.

She was stunned.

Shouts and clamor could be heard from all directions.

It was deafening, and made one's scalp tingle.

"woke up?"

His hoarse voice carried an uncontrollable sinister undertone.

Yan Ting looked in the direction of the sound and saw a handsome man with a large chest muscle sitting on a leather sofa, staring at her with a cold gaze.

His gaze was like that of someone sizing up prey about to be devoured.

Yan Ting trembled uncontrollably.

She is now tied to a chair and cannot move at all.

During her coma, someone must have given her medication; she could feel that she was completely weak.

The fact that she couldn't exert any strength meant that even her last hope of escape had been completely extinguished by the man in front of her.

Thinking of this, Yan Ting's palms were damp with a thin layer of sweat, and his knuckles turned white from the force he exerted.

Now that things had come to this, she could only try to communicate with the other party in a gentle and polite manner: "I have never met you before, and we have no grudges against each other. Have you kidnapped the wrong person?"

She had no recollection of ever seeing this man.

Upon hearing this, Qi Yang's lips curled into a smile, but it had a sinister, unsettling quality to it.

"Look closely, do you recognize this bastard?"

Before Yanting could react, he shoved a photo right in front of her eyes.

When she saw who was in the photo, her heart skipped a beat, and she almost got goosebumps.

The person in the photo is none other than Chen Xiao.

And it was Chen Xiao with pink hair.

After noticing her unusual behavior for a moment, Qi Yang knew he hadn't kidnapped the wrong person.

During this time, he had been trying to find this scumbag, but unfortunately, none of those useless people were of any use. Later, when he accidentally saw the last Weibo post by Yanting, he immediately recognized that this person was the scumbag from last time.

Even though Chen Xiao was wearing a mask and hat last time, he still recognized this bastard at a glance through his eyes.

Whenever he recalled that condescending gaze, he would come to the arena to vent his violence and anger.

I swear I will tear this scum to pieces.

He hadn't originally planned to come to this cruise ship that had been chartered by the Lu family, but when he learned that Yanting was also on board, he changed his mind.

Chartering a cruise ship isn't something only the Lu family can do; the Qi family, with their financial resources, can do it too.

Therefore, Qi Yang directly spent twice as much as the Lu family to charter the cruise ship.

The cruise ship organizers naturally wouldn't turn away the money.

Therefore, this huge cruise ship is essentially contracted by the Lu family and the Qi family.

Yan Ting lowered her long eyelashes and forced herself to remain calm, saying, "Although he is very handsome, I really don't know him."

Qi Yang has always lacked patience. Looking at the woman in front of him who actually dared to lie to him, he sneered, "You've got some nerve."

Anyone who has heard of Qi Yang's deeds knows that once he gets into a fit of rage, he'll beat up women just the same way.

Even the most beautiful woman is nothing more than a gloomy skeleton in his eyes.

"Miss Yan." Qi Yang suddenly became polite, contrary to his usual behavior. He curled his lips and said slowly, "Tell me, if I were to cut a knife on your pretty little face, would your little lover rush over to save you immediately?"

Yan Ting remained silent.

She had only known Chen Xiao for a few days, so why did this person in front of her always think that the two of them had a close relationship?

"It's alright." Unexpectedly, Qi Yang did not fly into a rage in the face of Yan Ting's repeated silences. Instead, he crossed his legs and said in a teasing tone, "Next, I'll invite Miss Yan to watch a good show."

The assistant waiting to the side was somewhat surprised; it was the first time he had ever seen Young Master Qi so patient.

Thinking this, he bent down and respectfully handed the contents of the tray to Qi Yang.

When Yanting finally saw what it was, his composure almost crumbled.

Because that thing was her cell phone.

Qi Yang held the phone that the technician had pried open, opened WeChat, looked at it from top to bottom, then raised an eyebrow and laughed, "Look, you've found your little lover."

Upon hearing this, Yan Ting felt a chill run through her.

Just a few days ago, Chen Xiao changed his profile picture to a selfie.

What's the difference between this and throwing a lamb to the slaughter?