My Arrogant Young Lady

The sound of waves washing over the sand filled my ears. Above me, the sun shone brightly against a clear blue sky. Opening my eyes, I felt somewhat disoriented. Gradually, fragments of my memory began to return.

Recalling the events of last night, I struggled to sit up on the beach. Then I grabbed a handful of sand and threw it violently to the ground, utterly enraged.

It was an inside job; he blew up our cruise ship. Our ship sank, and the scene was chaotic. When Zhang Shixue, Huang Gou, and I ran into the cabin to rescue Lanlan, Li Jiaqi, Xiao Tao, and Li Qiuzhe, by the time we returned to the deck, some of the higher-ranking nobles had already grabbed the lifeboats and escaped.

I can't swim, so I ended up in the sea with Zhang Shixue and the others. Shanshan saved me; she swam with me in the sea for a long time.

But she was a girl after all, and when she ran out of strength, we got separated in the sea. I've forgotten everything that happened after that, except that I choked on seawater and passed out.

When I woke up again, I found myself stranded on this godforsaken island.

However, I still held onto some hope. I hoped I would end up on a beach in Dalian, not on some deserted island. But when I saw what lay before me, I was disappointed. It was a deserted island, large enough to see the other side of the island.

Beside me was a beautiful girl I didn't recognize. She was wearing a low-cut evening gown, and her pretty face was fair and white from being washed by the seawater.

She fainted like me and is now lying unconscious on the beach.

I shook my muddled head. I started checking my belongings. Besides the jade flute, pistol, and a bunch of keys, my cell phone, car keys, cigarettes, and everything else were ruined by the water. I took out my phone and pressed a few buttons, quickly releasing a large amount of seawater. Thinking that there were only ten days left until my wedding to Xi'er, and I was stranded on some unknown desert island, I angrily threw my phone into the sand.

Damn it, what the hell is wrong with me!

I originally just wanted to make a few friends who could help me in the future before my wedding. I've never been on a ship before, and this trip was supposed to broaden my horizons. But I was ruined by a villain, and ended up stranded on a deserted island after my ship sank.

Pirates, a traitor—this whole thing is definitely related to Wang Huan. It must be Wang Huan in contact with the traitor within my ranks; that traitor must have informed the pirates to attack us. And when that traitor saw that the pirates were no match for us, he made a ruthless decision and blew up the cruise ship, taking me down with him.

Damn it, did I kill his mother? Why would he do this to me?!

The Yehenara family is an ancient noble family that values ​​rules above all else. On the day I marry Xi'er, many important figures from the martial arts world will surely come to congratulate us.

If I don't make it back in time to marry Xi'er, I'm afraid I'll miss out on her for the rest of my life.

Xi'er, Xi'er, I absolutely cannot miss you. I've already lost Zhang Xuan, I can't lose you too.

Thinking of this, I immediately stood up and roared angrily.

However, after I had only yelled a few times, a handful of sand was thrown hard at my face. The sand stung my face a little, and then came a sweet, mocking voice, "Loser, what are you yelling about? You're almost deafening me!"

"You called me a loser?" The beautiful woman next to me woke up, and I looked at her in surprise.

Under the bright sunlight, the beautiful woman's skin was dazzlingly white. She had a pointed chin, a tall figure, and slender arms. Her expression carried a hint of arrogance, bearing a striking resemblance to Zhang Xuan. Her gaze towards me held a touch of disdain, and seeing my surprised look, she said dismissively, "Loser, of course I'm calling you. Do you think you earn as much money as me?"

"Oh?" A hint of amusement appeared in my eyes after hearing the beautiful woman's words.

Compared to me, probably few people are as rich as me. My father is the emperor of the Golden Triangle, and my uncle is the Zhao Emperor, whose wealth is so vast that he could never spend it all in several lifetimes. For this beautiful woman to compare her wealth with mine is somewhat laughable. Could this beautiful woman be a daughter of one of the four most powerful families in China?

Seeing that I didn't speak, the beautiful woman immediately said arrogantly, "Loser, have you heard of the internet beauty Chen Sisi? I am Chen Sisi, the internet celebrity with 200,000 followers on Weibo. I haven't seen you on the ship. You must be a waitress on the ship, right? I can earn 30,000 to 40,000 a month selling face masks. What else can you be but a loser in my eyes?"

"Oh? Why do you see me as a waitress at first glance, instead of a crew member or bodyguard?" Seeing that she bore a striking resemblance to Zhang Xuan, I patiently smiled at her. At the same time, I discreetly removed the three gemstone rings from the fingers of my left hand.

"You're so fair-skinned and thin, how could you possibly be a bodyguard or a crew member? You look more like a waiter who spends long hours in the cabin without sunlight, cleaning the ship. You are quite handsome, though, but what good is being handsome? These days, can being handsome put food on the table?" Chen Sisi said to me in a haughty tone.

"Your analysis is quite accurate, you're very clever." I nodded with a smile.

"Heh, you loser!" Chen Sisi glared at me again, then immediately pulled out her phone and tapped a few buttons. Like me, she produced a lot of seawater. Chen Sisi looked around, her expression changing slightly. "Oh no, we've been washed ashore on a deserted island?"

"Yes, we were washed ashore on a deserted island. We're lucky we didn't die." Thinking of Shanshan, who risked everything to save me when I fell into the water, and who held me tightly, telling me she would stay with me for life, I felt a mix of emotion—gratitude and sadness.

Shanshan, I hope you are safe.

"What should we do? How are we going to get home? I update my Weibo every day. What if my phone breaks and my fans leave?!" Seeing that we were stranded on a deserted island, Chen Sisi stomped her feet anxiously.

"Don't rush, let's look around first. Maybe this isn't a deserted island. If we can find a boat, we'll hurry home." Chen Sisi's antics calmed my anxious heart considerably. I started to devise a plan: how to get back as quickly as possible to marry Xi'er.

“Yes, then hurry up and lead me to a boat.” Chen Sisi nodded.

However, Chen Sisi frowned after taking only one step. Looking down, she saw that her black stockings were torn, and there was some redness and swelling on her fair ankle; it seemed she had twisted her ankle and couldn't walk. Frowning, she glanced at her injured right foot, and Chen Sisi angrily sat down on the ground, kicking up sand. "What bad luck! It's bad enough that I'm not as high-status as those rich people and can't ride in their small boats, but even God is bullying me! I can't walk! When I get back, I'll definitely work hard to earn more money than those rich people!"

Seeing Chen Sisi sulking, I could tell she was an ordinary girl with her own dreams. Although she was a bit arrogant, she was still pure at heart.

And Zhang Xuan, who was forced to leave me, wasn't she the same? She was always a girl who was tough on the outside but soft on the inside, and she always had her own dreams in her heart.

So I simply reached out my hand to Chen Sisi and said, "How about I carry you on my back?"

“Yes, you can carry me. You’re a waitress on the ship, so it’s only right that you carry me. Once you’ve found the ship and brought me home, I’ll give you my WeChat ID and a few face masks.” Chen Sisi looked at me with her big eyes for a moment, then immediately offered me her snow-white little hand.

"Hehe. I don't want your WeChat account or your toxic face mask." I laughed helplessly and simply pulled Chen Sisi up and carried her on my back.

"I'm not selling toxic face masks!" Chen Sisi got angry and hit me hard.

"Yes, you're selling good face masks." I nodded and led Chen Sisi around the island.

But after walking for a whole morning, our hearts grew colder. There was no litter on the beach. There was no sign of anyone having been there. Looking at the vast ocean all around, Chen Sisi and I began to panic. This really was a deserted island, and we might very well be stranded on this island for the rest of our lives, never to return.

What's even more terrifying is that we've been exposed to the sun all morning, and our lips are starting to crack from dehydration. We don't know if there's any water here, let alone food. This time, I might not be able to get back to marry Xi'er on time, and Chen Sisi and I might even starve to death on this deserted island.

I was terrified, but Chen Sisi was even more scared than me. She was an online influencer, and she worried that without her Weibo presence to retain her followers, she would earn less money when she returned. At the same time, she was even more afraid of dying on this deserted island, or spending her entire life there.

Like me, she yelled that she was having a bad time. At the same time, in her distress, she buried her face in my shoulder and started crying.

I'm a man, and if I started crying like her, things would get chaotic. I could only suppress my anxiety and say to Chen Sisi, "Don't panic. Let's find water first, and then figure out a way to get out of here."

"Loser, if you can take me away from here, I'll treat you to a big meal when we get back!" Chen Sisi cried as she said to me.

"Hehe, if we really manage to go back, I'll treat you to a Manchu Han Imperial Feast for a month!" I said helplessly.

"That's bullshit!" Chen Sisi said.

"A promise is a promise," I said to Chen Sisi.

Then I took Chen Sisi to the deserted island. We searched for water. Luckily, we found a small river after only an hour. We washed our faces in the river and rested by the water. The lighter I had on me still worked, so I let it cool for a while to start a fire. Then I took out the rotten cigarettes I had on me and let them dry. Once the cigarettes were dry, I took out a cigarette without a filter and started smoking.

"How are we going to get back?" Chen Sisi asked me after we sat quietly for a while.

“I want to go back to build ships!” I said to Chen Sisi.

“But do you have a knife? Do you have an axe? And do you know where we are?” Chen Sisi asked me.

"..." After hearing Chen Sisi's words, I became troubled.

Meanwhile, when Long Yuan, Long Yun, Wang You, and Tong Jia Ling'er discovered that our cruise ship had sunk into the sea, their expressions all turned extremely grim.

Pirate leader Ula Hai has already been captured by Wang You. Seeing our cruise ship sinking into the sea, after a fruitless night of searching with small boats, Wang You kicked Ula Hai, sending him flying and coughing up blood. Then, standing on the deck of the pirate flagship, Wang You picked up a map and coldly scanned it. "If you delay my elder brother's wedding and cause the Wang family and the Ye family to become enemies, everyone here will pay with their lives!"

"Your Highness, spare my life!" Upon hearing Wang You's words, the kind-hearted boy they had rescued turned pale. He knelt on the ground with a thud, his face ashen. He knew that Wang You was a man of his word.

“Wang You, your status is indeed higher than ours. Your Wang family’s power is also greater than ours, and we respect you. But, isn’t what you’re saying a bit unreasonable? We invited the young master out for fun out of kindness, and we didn’t want him to go missing either. Moreover, this Ula Sea is after the young master, and we are all risking our lives to protect him. Wang You, aren’t you just bullying us because of your family’s power?” Wang Yun said, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed in displeasure.

“If the Crown Prince cannot return on time to marry Xi’er, he may miss out on Xi’er for the rest of his life. As someone who is secretly protecting the Crown Prince, I will also feel guilty if he is delayed. Long Yun and Long Yuan, you are not at fault, but as allies of the Wang family, delaying the Crown Prince’s wedding is a serious crime. I'm afraid you will also be punished by your families when you return.” Tong Jia Ling’er frowned slightly.

“Tong Jia Ling’er, you’re right. It’s an honor for us to be acquainted with the Prince, but it would be our fault if we delayed his wedding. The Prince, Wang Xigui, is incredibly powerful, and our association with him carries both benefits and risks. This time, I was negligent and failed to do a good job of security. If the Prince really delays the marriage alliance with the Ye family, our Long family will indeed be guilty.” Long Yuan’s expression was solemn, and he nodded seriously.

"Are there really no deserted islands around here?" Wang You put down the map and stared coldly at the Ula Sea as he asked.

"No." Ulahai, pale-faced, knelt on the ground, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said earnestly.

"Whether there's a deserted island or not, you must find him! I need to find him alive or dead! If I don't see my brother or find his body within ten days, everyone here will be buried with him, including me!" Wang You's eyes were filled with bone-chilling coldness, and his whole being exuded intense killing intent.

Before him stood most of the beautiful women and noblemen he had rescued during the night. They knelt before Wang You, their faces pale, including celebrities such as Xiao Haoren, Huang Gou, Xiao Tao, Li Qiu Ze, Li Jiaqi, Lan Lan, and Shen Meimei.

Wang You, right in front of them, set a timer for a bomb, which would last for ten days.

Chapter 244 Companions

Everyone knows how important my marriage to Xi'er is. It's not just about our love; it's also driven by strong financial interests. If our families become in-laws, both our families will gain significant power.

The Wang family possesses power, influence, wealth, and a large number of skilled fighters, while the Ye family, besides being an ancient royal clan, also boasts a vast quantity of elixirs that are the envy of various factions. If a marriage alliance could be formed with the Ye family, the Wang family could request a large number of elixirs from them annually to cultivate even more experts. In return, the Ye family, backed by the Wang family's formidable power, would deter any other faction from even considering coveting their resources.

However, if our marriage alliance fails, both our families will suffer a severe blow. The Ye family will see my delay in the wedding as a sign of disrespect, and therefore refuse to marry Xi'er to me, ceasing the annual gift of elixirs to the Wang family. On the day I marry Xi'er, countless powerful figures will be attending to offer their congratulations; if I fail to appear as promised, the Ye family will lose face.

The Ye family will be enraged. They will recall their married daughters and consolidate all their power to attack our royal family. Even if rivers of blood flow, the Ye family will uphold the dignity of their royal lineage.

As for the Long family and Hao Ren Group, they will also suffer because of this. Since I went out with them and disappeared, they will suspect me of maliciously sabotaging the marriage alliance between the Wang and Ye families. If the Ye and Wang families are evenly matched and can be considered a contest, then the Long family and the other three major families are not even qualified to compete.

The Wang family has ten martial arts halls and an elite army. The four major families, on the other hand, only have a group of experts and subordinate forces. They are unable to launch expeditions abroad and can only watch helplessly as the Wang family's iron hooves trample into their homes.

The Wang family is no longer the same as it once was. It has become a family with strict rules, a rigid system, and its own inherent authority.

If the Wang family's interests are damaged, even the head of the family has no right to quell the matter.

Realizing the gravity of the situation, Long Yuan dejectedly lit a cigarette. Then, glancing at the time Wang You had set for the bombing, he said, "How about this? My Long family and the Wang family are bound together, sharing both prosperity and adversity. If anything happens to the young master, then I, Long Yuan, will be buried with the Wang family."

"Brother!" Long Yun said to Long Yuan in surprise.

“Sister, you’re too young. There are many crucial interests involved that you don’t understand. If the Wang family hadn’t severely damaged that Demon King at the cost of their own destruction, the four major families in our country would have long since become his puppets. But that Demon King is still around. If the Wang family can’t form a marriage alliance with the Ye family, their combined strength won’t increase significantly. When that Demon King reappears, all our families will likely be destroyed.” After saying this, Long Yuan took out his phone and said, “Have the family send a helicopter. I have urgent business!”

"I'm going to look for the prince too." Tong Jia Ling'er leaped onto the speedboat that had just returned from searching for the prince, and personally steered the speedboat, drawing a white line on the sea that gradually disappeared.

"Ulahai, if my brother really dies, I will not let you die so easily." With a smile, Wang You squatted down and grabbed Ulahai's chin.

"..." Upon hearing Wang You's words, deep fear filled Ulahai's eyes. If committing heinous crimes would lead to divine retribution, then Wang You was the demon king sent by heaven to deal with him...

Over here, I've already torn off Chen Sisi's stockings. Seeing her slender legs revealing snow-white skin, her small feet were delicate and adorable. I grabbed her small feet in my hands, gently massaging away the bruises on her ankles, and said to Chen Sisi with a hint of annoyance, "Does that feel better?"

Chen Sisi didn't speak, her eyes fixed on me, somewhat lost in thought. At that moment, she only felt that the boy before her was noble and handsome, his charm incredibly alluring. And she, seeing her cherished little foot in my hands, gradually felt a stirring in her heart, her pretty face flushing slightly. After a moment's thought, Chen Sisi immediately pulled her foot back slightly and said, "Wang Xi, although I didn't graduate high school and haven't studied much, I'm very smart. Don't try to fool me. Will tearing open the stockings really make my foot hurt more?"

"So, are you feeling better now?" I asked.

"It does feel a little better, and I still feel a bit itchy inside," Chen Sisi said after thinking for a moment.

"What!?" I immediately widened my eyes and looked at her in surprise.

"No, no, no, I blurted out what I was thinking. No, no. Oh dear, what was I trying to say?" Her face flushed red, and Chen Sisi stole a glance at me, her heart pounding even faster. Why did she actually enjoy this feeling of being taken advantage of by him?

Could it be that I've fallen for this guy? But how could I possibly like him? I'm a top online influencer earning 30,000 to 40,000 yuan a month, while he's just a nobody. I'm supposed to marry a rich guy, how can I marry this pretty boy and let him spend the money I worked so hard to earn?

But if he can continue to treat me this well, then I might consider it...

Seeing Chen Sisi's eyes flicker and her face flush red and pale, I understood her feelings at that moment.

It seems that even if I weren't the heir of the Wang family, I could still attract beautiful women. But now isn't the time for me to pursue girls, and I can't let her fall in love with me and develop a relationship with her.

Thinking of this, my expression turned a little cold. I placed her small feet in the clear river and said, "Put your feet in the river to cool them down. I'll carry you for the next couple of days, so don't wander around. Rich people are so fussy; they can't walk after just a little twist of their ankle."

"You're the one being dramatic! Why don't you twist your ankle and see what it feels like?!" Chen Sisi got angry and hit me hard.

"Heh." I pursed my lips, thinking about how to leave the deserted island.

"Annoying! I'm richer than you, you're so envious!" Chen Sisi glared at me fiercely, then pinched me and laughed.

Before I knew it, it was already afternoon. We'd only spent half a day together, but we'd already gotten along really well. Mainly because Chen Sisi has a great personality; although she can be a bit dramatic, she's not pretentious. And I don't care who I'm friends with, so I'd love to be friends with an interesting girl like her.

Let Chen Sisi stay put. I went to look for something to eat. Stranded on a deserted island, food is just as important as water. I found some wild fruit on a tree and knocked it down with my palm. Good, these wild fruits are edible. I'll take them back for Chen Sisi.

However, as soon as I returned to where Chen Sisi and I were resting, I saw a man and two women standing in front of Chen Sisi, staring at her with wicked smiles. It was a young man with his arms around two beautiful women, who was staring at Chen Sisi and laughing, "So that's why the river water is so sweet, it turns out it's because you, beautiful Chen Sisi, are washing your feet upstream."

A glance at the young man revealed dark circles and drooping eye bags. Though only in his early twenties, he was clearly ruined by excessive drinking and womanizing. Beside him, two beautiful women were clinging to him, swaying their hips. These women had clearly undergone eyelid surgery, chin augmentation, and breast augmentation. Their bodies bore numerous surgical marks.