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Jiang Che received a phone call.

As soon as the call connected, Gao Ruizhe wailed, "It's over! Our boss is gone, he's quitting!"

Jiang Che paused, his brows furrowing slightly, his expression a calm bewilderment: "What's going on?"

"Brother just took everyone and left!" Gao Ruizhe's voice cracked, filled with disbelief. "He just grabbed a young girl from the deck, and without a word, took her on a helicopter and left, abandoning the people, abandoning the target, leaving the whole ship's operation behind!"

Jiang Che pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling a headache coming on.

The person who could make Chen Zhi act so strangely is probably the one he's been searching for.

Gao Ruizhe was frantic, pacing back and forth, and hurriedly asked, "What do we do now? Are we still going to carry out the mission? The boss just ran away!"

Jiang Che paused for two seconds, regaining his usual calm and composure, and said calmly, "Execute as usual."

"what?"

"His departure is fine, it won't affect the overall situation." Jiang Che said calmly. "Proceed according to the original plan, clean up the mess, there's no need to wait for him, I'll take over the command now."

Originally, Chen Zhiye was in charge, but now he doesn't care about anything anymore, so only he can do it.

After hanging up with Gao Ruizhe, he dialed Chen Zhiye's number.

The screen beeped twice before being abruptly cut off.

Jiang Che was not giving up and dialed again.

This time, when the call connected, a man's extremely impatient, cold, and dismissive voice came through the receiver, tinged with annoyance at being interrupted: "What is it?"

Jiang Che cut to the chase: "What happened? Who was the little girl you took with you?"

The wind was faint on the other end of the phone, mixed with a slight hum from the cabin.

Chen Zhiye's patience ran out, and he didn't reply: "Don't bother me if there's nothing else, I'm hanging up."

As soon as he finished speaking, the receiver was abruptly hung up.

Jiang Che stared at the black screen of his phone and chuckled helplessly.

have to.

After a two-year dream, the person finally woke up and was completely ruined.

Inside the helicopter.

Chen Zhiye hung up the phone, gently releasing his grip on her wrist, as if afraid of startling the young girl. He leaned against the cabin seat, his dark eyes fixed on her, his gaze restrained yet unwavering.

Shen Sui'an sat huddled by the window, her white skirt obediently covering her knees, still somewhat shaken.

Did she really escape that cruise ship?

My nerves, which had been taut all along, finally began to relax a little at this moment.

But the gaze of the man beside her still made her feel somewhat uncomfortable, yet strangely, she wasn't afraid.

She pursed her lips, hesitating whether to speak first.

Chen Zhiye spoke first, his voice much softer than on the deck, "Name."

Shen Sui'an raised her eyes and looked at him timidly, "Shen Sui'an."

He gently pressed the tip of his tongue against his back molars.

Shen Sui'an.

It was exactly the same name as the one in his dream.

The area around my chest felt like it was being slowly washed by warm water; a tingling, aching, and unusual sensation, unlike anything I'd ever experienced before, swept over my entire body.

He continued asking questions, speaking very slowly.

How big?

"19".

She looked several years younger than the face in my dream.

The age when you're just starting college.

Is this why he hasn't been able to find her? He's been looking for people at universities, but he hasn't thought about looking for high school students.

Chen Zhiye lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on her slender, straight shoulders and neck, and her graceful and clean figure.

He hesitated for two seconds, then casually probed in a soft voice, "Studied to dance?"

Shen Sui'an was clearly taken aback, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

She pursed her lips and nodded gently: "Yes, I majored in classical dance. I was originally preparing to go abroad to participate in an exchange performance, but I was kidnapped as soon as I landed and have been kept locked up ever since. This morning I was put on that cruise ship, and I thought I wouldn't be able to escape tonight."

She spoke calmly, but the last syllable of her voice betrayed an unconcealed lingering fear.

The cabin was quiet. Chen Zhi looked at the nineteen-year-old Shen Sui'an in front of him, a real, vivid, and frightened young girl.

Chen Zhiye's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, his heart churning with a thousand emotions, but his face remained calm.

He asked again in a low voice, his voice slightly hoarse without him even realizing it:

Are you scared?

Shen Sui'an looked at him.

The man in front of her had a very strong aura, but from beginning to end, he showed no malice whatsoever; he was the one who rescued her.

She nodded, then shook her head, and said softly, "I was scared just now, but I'm not scared now."

Chen Zhi lowered her eyes, her fingertips tracing the edge of the seat, and softly repeated the age she had just given, her voice low and almost murmured.

"nineteen."

He looked up again at the little girl beside him, whose features were still quite youthful.

"So small."

"Why is it so small?"

She wasn't this small in my dream.

Shen Sui'an didn't hear clearly, turned her head, her eyelashes fluttering slightly, and asked blankly, "What did you say?"

Chen Zhiye: "It's nothing."

Shen Sui'an clutched the hem of her skirt. He had saved her, though she didn't know how. It seemed like he hadn't done anything at all, and he had just taken her onto the helicopter openly and legitimately.

"you……"

She wanted to ask him what his name was.

"Call him Brother Chen."

Just three simple words.

Upon hearing this, Shen Sui'an's bright eyes widened, and she was slightly taken aback.

A strange sense of familiarity swept over her, as if she had heard it somewhere before, etched into her subconscious. It was a strange yet eerily warm feeling. Even though it was their first meeting, she didn't feel any aversion to the way she was addressed.

After a two-second pause, the little girl looked up at her fair face, her lips gently parting.

"Brother Chen."

The voice was soft and gentle, like a feather brushing against the heart, sweet, clean, and pure, without a trace of impurity.

Chen Zhiye secretly curled his lips, wanting to reach out and pat her head, but afraid of scaring her, he swallowed hard and said, "Hmm, so good."

Shen Sui'an's ear tips turned slightly red.

The plane flew smoothly for more than half an hour, away from the noise of the open sea, and through the clouds.

The aircraft landed steadily.

The sound of the propellers gradually subsided, the cabin door was pushed open, and the sea breeze rushed in.

Shen Sui'an followed Chen Zhiye off the plane. Her feet touched solid ground, but she was still at a loss.

This is a private island.

Surrounded by the sea on all sides, with the deep blue ocean stretching as far as the eye can see, the surroundings are eerily quiet, with no sign of human habitation or any way out.

Unfamiliar, isolated, and cut off from the world.

An unease welled up inside her, and Shen Sui'an subconsciously gripped the hem of her skirt, her steps faltering.

Chen Zhiye walked ahead and noticed the person behind him stop.

He turned around, the evening breeze lifting the hem of his black clothes, his brows and eyes cold, a hint of the fierceness in his bones showing.

Seeing her fearful and cautious demeanor, a wicked thought suddenly arose in his mind.

He deliberately slowed his pace, bent down, and moved closer to her.

His tall figure shrouded her in shadow, creating an oppressive atmosphere.

Those dark, deep eyes, devoid of their previous gentleness, now held a lazy yet threatening playfulness. His tone was nonchalant, deliberately meant to scare her.

"Thought you escaped?"

Shen Sui'an suddenly looked up, her heart tightening.

Chen Zhiye looked at her pale face and a roguish smile appeared on his lips.

"Congratulations, baby."

"Having just escaped the sea of ​​suffering, they plunged into the sea of ​​fire."

"This is my territory."

She escaped from someone else's cage and fell into his palm.