America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Chapter 296 Departure from the Isolated Island
"What are you looking at me for?"

After a quick wash, the two sat at the dining table on the first floor and ate breakfast. Noticing Li Xiaoen's helpless gaze, Kesuffer rolled her eyes and avoided his gaze, but the corners of her mouth still couldn't help but curl up slightly.

"Don't do that again..."

Li Xiaoen sighed and said, "I've looked it up online. The red marks left behind are actually ruptured capillaries under the skin, which can be quite dangerous."

"Is it because of danger, or for some other reason?"

Sophie turned her hair back and asked, pursing her red lips and tilting her head back to look over.

"Danger."

"Humph……"

Unable to resist a sneer, Suffer sighed repeatedly, "If only I could be that shameless."

"Want to learn? I'll teach you."

Li Xiaoen raised his chin. "Sophie, I think you are a rare genius in this world."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Su Feier's face darken slightly. Li Xiaoen raised an eyebrow, lowered his gaze, and focused on his breakfast.

Rolling her eyes, Suffer stopped pursuing the young man's verbal retorts and lifted her feet from under the table, placing them on his thighs.

"Sophie, don't you have any cosmetics?"

Before leaving, in Suffer's room, Li Xiaoen picked up several bottles and jars from Suffer's dressing mirror. Unfortunately, judging from their effects, they were all skincare products, so he couldn't help but ask.

Sophie had once declared, "What clothes don't I look good in?" So, he wasn't agonizing over what to wear, but rather preparing his luggage for a survival vacation on a deserted island. He already had all the necessary survival supplies in his spatial ring, and he had two sets of clothes in the car, so he didn't need to worry about anything.

What do you need cosmetics for?

Her gaze lingered on the swimsuits that had been delivered just yesterday in the wardrobe. Suffer turned her head to look at them, but the young man did not answer. Curious, she walked closer, opened the cabinet under the table, and took out a small, rounded box.

It's Chanel.

After glancing at the logo on the box, Li Xiaoen raised an eyebrow, opened the lid, and finally saw something that looked like foundation or concealer.

"..."

Snapped.

Unable to resist, she raised her arm and bumped into him. She watched as the young man applied foundation to the hickeys on his neck in front of the mirror. Suffer laughed in anger and bumped him a few more times with her elbow.

"I'm truly sorry for delaying Mr. Li's romantic pursuits and carefree lifestyle."

Suffice gritted his teeth and spat out a cold voice, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"Maintaining a proper and composed demeanor in front of others is a quality that everyone must learn."

Li Xiaoen tilted his head and said, cupping the girl's cold, oval face in his hands, and kissing her smooth forehead a couple of times. "Sufiel, you look good in anything, what are you still hesitating about? Time is running out."

Sophie rolled her eyes at this, turned to look in the mirror, and sure enough, saw some foundation applied to a spot on her cheek.

Turning back, before he could say anything more, he saw Li Xiaoen's eyes widen.

"Oh dear, Sophie, your face is smudged. Let me wipe it off for you."

"Humph……"

With a cold laugh, Sufiel watched silently as the young man lowered his head and focused on wiping his face. She made no further moves, letting him fuss over the face she had cherished for nearly twenty years.

"Come and help me take a look."

After Li Xiaoen withdrew her hand, Su Feier didn't check her face in the mirror. She turned and walked towards the wardrobe, asking, "Which swimsuit do you like?"

……

After tidying up a bit and loading the luggage into the car, Li Xiaoen drove with Suffer to a nearby small airport to meet up with Serafina and Mary. After waiting for about half an hour, they finally saw a private plane landing from the horizon.

They went out to greet her on the tarmac, and once the plane came to a safe stop and the cabin door opened, the group finally saw that familiar tall figure, and smiles appeared on their faces in unison.

"It's been a long time, everyone..."

Before even descending the automatically lowered stairs, Victoria raised her hand and waved vigorously, her face beaming with a radiant smile.

“It’s been a long time, Victoria, we’ve all missed you so much.”

Serafina and Mary were the first to step forward and embrace Victoria, before it was Suffer's turn, with a joyful smile on her face.

Following them was Charlotte, Victoria's study companion whom Li Xiaoen had met during her last trip to England. The girls also hugged her together.

Even Charlotte's face, which Li Xiaoen remembered as always being stern and rarely smiling, was now a little more lively, clearly because she had gotten to know the other girls well when they went to England.

"It's been a long time, Victoria..."

After the girls finished exchanging pleasantries, Li Xiaoen followed their example, smiling and opening his arms as he walked over.

"Hehe, Mr. Sean, it's been a long time..."

With a reserved smile, she nodded, her beautiful eyes scrutinizing the young man for a while before she averted her gaze and avoided his embrace.

"..."

"This is discrimination on your part..."

Li Xiaoen shrugged and muttered a helpless complaint.

"Ha ha……"

Victoria raised her hand to cover her mouth and let out bursts of laughter like the chimes of a wind chime.

"Ok."

Li Xiaoen's outstretched arms stiffened, so he turned around and looked at Charlotte, speaking in a perfunctory and forced tone, "Charlotte, come give me a hug."

"unnecessary!"

Charlotte, who had been feeling conflicted because the young man had thoughtfully prepared a gift for her after his last departure and didn't know how to interact with him, turned cold upon hearing this. She glared at him and said, "No one would want to hug a man as utterly awful as you..."

As soon as she said this, she felt the gazes of several girls next to her and was momentarily stunned.

"Alright, alright, let's hurry up and go."

To ease the tension, Victoria pursed her lips, took the arms of Sean Lee and Sophie, looked at Serafina and the other girls, and gestured for them to leave, "Let's go quickly, I've been looking forward to this summer's island vacation for so long..."

"Victoria, it's about survival!"

As they left the airport together, Serafina quickly corrected her, "We're going there to survive, to live on a deserted island..."

"No, this is a vacation. I've prepared lots of delicious food and fun activities."

Mary quickly corrected her.

……

After an hour's drive, the group landed at another port.

Are we going there by yacht?

Walking on the long breakwater, Li Xiaoen saw the huge two-story luxury yacht in the distance and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

What he had received online was merely a pass to a deserted island, including round-trip transportation. Although the mode of transport wasn't specified, no one would have imagined it would involve a luxury yacht. Compared to luxury cars and watches, a yacht is undoubtedly more expensive, but the monthly berthing and maintenance fees would be a considerable expense.

"Sean, you didn't know?"

Mary smiled and bent down to look over. "Seraphina's family has already bought the island. Whether it will be developed into a tourist resort or a training base is still uncertain..."

As the only boy, he "voluntarily" took on the heavy responsibility of carrying the luggage. Victoria was considerate and kindly helped him, and Charlotte also carried a lot of weight. In the end, the girls couldn't bear to see it anymore, so they had to find their own luggage.

Even so, Sophie still handed the suitcase to Sean Lee empty-handed, and their familiar and tacit actions frequently attracted Charlotte's attention.

"is it?"

Li Xiaoen was quite surprised and couldn't help but start to ponder it.

Buying an island and turning it into his own little world, where he could operate, arrange, and even defend it at will, would undoubtedly be very tempting for him.

"How much did it cost?"

Li Xiaoen asked again.

"Well, I don't know about that."

Mary shrugged and continued walking to the side. Sophie, wearing a sun hat and sunglasses, spoke up, "The price of an isolated island depends on its size, location, and terrain. A slightly better island often costs over a million US dollars..."

"I see."

Li Xiaoen nodded repeatedly, went to the stern of the ship, carried his luggage and stepped onto the deck first, and then turned around and reached out his hand to the girls.

"I want to sleep in the room on the second floor, near the cockpit."

As soon as she boarded the ship, Serafina shouted excitedly and turned to the group, "I'm the captain. I have extensive experience driving yachts and sailing at sea. You all have to listen to me."

"I want to sleep in the last room at the stern of the ship."

Mary excitedly raised her hand, and the two of them acting like children made the others exchange glances and give each other helpless smiles.

"Is there anything special about the last room at the stern?"

Victoria opened her big, curious eyes and looked around at everyone.

"I guess the stern should be near the yacht's kitchen, or maybe the refrigerator on the second floor."

Li Xiaoen shrugged and said with a laugh.

"That's not the reason!"

Facing the teasing looks from the crowd, Mary felt embarrassed and retorted, "At the stern, there's a wide view of what's behind the yacht, and you can see the white waves churning up from the propellers. It's a beautiful sight!"

"So, there's no kitchen or refrigerator at the stern?"

While the girls were still speculating, Li Xiaoen added another sentence.

"Sean..."

Stunned by the question, Mary gave the young man a reproachful look and punched him twice with her fists.

"Ha ha……"

Sure enough, Mary didn't disappoint him, and Sean Lee laughed twice.

At this moment, two figures in black uniforms and wearing white hats stepped out of the ship, attracting the attention of the group.

“Miss Serafina, I have checked everything on the yacht. Please be careful during your trip. If you have any questions, please contact me via the ship’s radio.”

"Okay, trouble."

Serafina smiled and nodded, watching the two nod to the others before leaving.

"Are there only a few of us on this yacht trip?"

Even though he knew Serafina could drive a yacht, Sean Lee had never thought of this before, and couldn't help but ask, "There aren't any chefs, waiters, captains, or sailors?"

"The most important thing is knowing how to drive a yacht. As for other things like cooking, please take care of those yourself."

Serafina gave her a disdainful look, proudly tilting her head back. "Besides, don't you trust my driving skills?"

"Ha ha……"

Li Xiaoen's lips curled into a slight smile. "I'm sorry, but whether based on reason or emotion, I'm not at ease."

"what--"

With a scream, Serafina disregarded the others who hadn't gone far, leaped into the air, and jumped onto Sean Lee from behind, her arms and legs entwining around him.

"Hey, to be honest, are you starting to go crazy because you've been stung?"

Feeling the tighter grip on her neck, Li Xiaoen had no time to care about the softness pressing against her from behind. She quickly raised her hand to pry the other person's arms off her neck. "Let go, I believe you, I believe you, okay?"

After being tossed around on the deck for a while, Li Xiaoen finally managed to get free with the help of the other girls. Ignoring Serafina's fierce gaze, he went down to the open-air bar at the stern, took a bottle of beer from the refrigerator, and took a sip.

The women, who had been looking at the young man with meaningful eyes, were taken aback when they saw that he was completely at ease and took out a beer with practiced ease.

"Sean, why do you seem so familiar with this yacht?"

Victoria couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, glancing at Serafina without making her eyes notice.

Having been away from America for several months and not by Li Xiaoen's side, she could only learn about the interesting things the young man shared on chat software, but deep down she wanted to know everything about him, even his boring daydreams.

This mindset was something she didn't have when she was in America.

"I have seen a detailed introduction to this type of ship online."

He only learned this by scanning all the yacht's safety issues with the "Eye of Insight," and Li Xiaoen was still using online information as an excuse.

There's a saying that on the increasingly developed internet, as long as your computer skills are strong enough and you have a wide range of search methods, you can find almost any information that has ever been published.

"Sean, I want one too."

Sophie extended her hand.

"Sean, I want one too..."

One after another, Li Xiaoen took out a beer from the refrigerator and tossed it to the other person. Seeing that Charlotte had one hand on her other drooping shoulder and had not said a word, he also greeted her and offered her a bottle.

"Sean, Sean..."

Serafina, who was originally the second to speak, was now the only one who hadn't gotten hers yet, and hurriedly said, "There's still mine..."

"Yours? You want to drink?"

Li Xiaoen raised an eyebrow, and under the other person's gaze, closed the refrigerator again, raised his arm and draped it over it, teasingly saying, "Miss Captain, you can't drink alcohol when you're sailing..."

"..."

She opened her mouth, but Serafina found herself unable to refute it, and her usually carefree smile immediately fell.

"You're the only one here who knows how to sail, so I'm sorry to trouble you."

Amused, Victoria gave Li Xiaoen a reproachful look before turning to comfort him.

(End of this chapter)