My Arrogant Young Lady

However, three days had passed in the blink of an eye, and we were still adrift at sea. Our water supply was exhausted, and Tong Jialing'er and I had been tanned to a dark brown by the sun. Tong Jialing'er was no longer the stunning beauty she once was; her once snow-white skin was now shrouded in darkness. And I was no longer the pretty boy I once was; my skin was tanned dark, and my lips were terribly chapped.

Looking at the vast sea around me, I thought for a moment and murmured to Tong Jialing'er, "Big Cousin, believe me, Wang You and the others will definitely come to rescue us within a day."

However, three more days passed in the blink of an eye, and this was already our sixth day adrift at sea. Her skin was tanned even darker by the sun, and although Tong Jialing'er was weak from dehydration, she was still trying to paddle across the sea.

I'm so thirsty. This is the first time in my life I've felt like I'm about to die from thirst. Tong Jia Ling'er is a god-level expert; she can still barely row, and she's been dehydrated for three days, yet she's still managing to keep going. But I really can't go on. I feel like I could urinate and then immediately drink it down. But because of dehydration, I don't even feel the urge to urinate. And I've become even darker, tanned like an African. My body has also lost a full twenty pounds in six days due to dehydration and lack of food.

I didn't care when Shanshan damaged our speedboat before; I just thought it was a prank she played because she loved me and didn't want me to go back to marry Xier. Now I'm dying of thirst, and I really regret not killing Shanshan back then. Even if I couldn't kill her, I could have at least given her a good scolding and made her despair of me. Why, why is my heart always so soft? I don't care about anything. I don't care about anything. Even though she caused me to lose Shanshan, I felt sorry for her and didn't blame her at all.

"Big Cousin, I should be able to make it back in time to marry Xi'er, right?" I said to Tong Jialing'er, lying on the boat, panting heavily, feeling extremely weak.

"It's too late, we can't get back in time. It's you, it's you who caused the Wang and Ye families to have a second war. It's you. It's your womanly compassion that has ruined us like this. You will lose Xi'er, you don't deserve Xi'er..." After rambling on for a while, Tong Jia Ling'er's body suddenly went limp and she fainted on the boat.

"Big Cousin!" Seeing that Tong Jialing'er had fainted, I quickly crawled to her side.

Touching Tong Jialing'er's forehead, I felt it was burning hot. This is dehydration, a low-grade fever caused by excessive internal dehydration.

The thought that I might die on this sea, exposed to the scorching sun and battered by the sea breeze until I turned into a dried-up corpse, filled me with growing fear.

At that moment, I saw the thirsty fire monkey staring at us with glowing red eyes. I instantly flew into a rage, grabbed the oar, and swung it fiercely at it. "You beast, you actually want to kill us and suck our blood? You bastard! Let me kill you first and suck your blood!"

"Chirp chirp!" It can understand my words. After hearing my words, it immediately dodged the wooden paddle I was waving and chirped irritably.

It was the fiery monkey's fierce eyes that reminded me that although we had been without water for three days on this ship and were on the verge of death, the fiery monkey still had blood on it. I could kill it and feed its blood to my older cousin. If my older cousin and I drank its blood, perhaps we could live for another day.

Wang You saw Tang Ning and the others board the ship, but he didn't see us. He must be frantically searching for me right now. If we can hold on for just one more day, we have a chance to survive.

Xi'er, this time I might really have to miss our wedding. But don't worry, I'll definitely find a way to solve this problem when I get back.

I've already lost Zhang Xuan, I absolutely cannot lose you too.

I need to survive. I need to survive first...

The fire monkey, driven by its survival instinct, wanted to kill me and suck my blood, and I, too, wanted to kill it and suck its blood. I was originally going to feed it to the king cobra, and with that thought, I immediately grabbed a wooden paddle and charged at it, starting a fight.

That little beast was incredibly agile and fast. After only a few exchanges with it, it had already scratched my face and neck, leaving two bloody marks. But I didn't let it get the better of me; I slammed it onto the boat with a paddle, almost knocking it unconscious.

Glancing at Tong Jialing'er, who was unconscious and babbling incoherently beside me, I gritted my teeth and said to her, "Big Cousin, I'll kill this monkey right now and give you its blood. You, you wait for me..."

After saying that, I licked my dry lips and pounced on the fire monkey. At that moment, the fire monkey rubbed its head, suddenly bared its fangs, and yelled at me. Then, it turned into a flash of red light and jumped into the sea with a splash.

Then it swam quickly in the seawater and disappeared in no time.

Holy crap, a monkey can swim, and it's a perfect freestyle at that! Seeing that the fire monkey had swum away, not wanting to be killed, I sat dumbfounded on the boat, completely bewildered.

Gradually, I felt myself becoming increasingly dehydrated. I started experiencing hallucinations, and my ears were ringing.

I was practically steaming from the sun. I lay down right next to Tong Jialing'er. Smiling, I looked up at the blue sky and said, "Big Cousin, I really can't believe it. You've followed me since I was little, and now we're going to die together. We're so destined for each other. We're the third person destined for each other besides me, Xi'er, and Zhang Xuan. Sigh, I'm going to die with you, I'm going to die with you..."

"Who wants to die with you? You unlucky bastard..." Lying beside me, Tong Jialing'er suddenly opened her bright eyes and spoke. At this moment, her eyes were still filled with coldness. But, she quickly closed her eyes again.

"Heh, you say I'm unlucky? I should say you're unlucky. Maybe all the bad luck I've encountered is because of you, you're my nemesis!" I said weakly.

"Get out!" Tong Jialing'er said coldly.

Hearing Tong Jialing'er scold me, I couldn't help but laugh. Then, with difficulty, I got up and pressed myself against her. Just one glance at her dry lips, and my Adam's apple bobbed.

And she, upon hearing the sound of my throat bobbing, unconsciously swallowed.

Normally, it would have been fine if Tong Jialing'er hadn't swallowed, but the moment she did, I felt even thirstier. When people are starving and on the verge of death, they're capable of anything.

I've heard that when people are starving, they'll eat anything they see, even dirt and stones. I've also heard that when someone is about to be crushed into a meat patty by a trap, they'll be so eager to crawl out of even a tiny mouse hole, even if it's only big enough for a hand to stick out, they'll still feel like they can squeeze through it.

And now, seeing Tong Jialing'er's parched lips half-open, I actually feel that there is a huge source of water there.

I stared intently at her mouth, and I saw Tong Jialing'er suddenly open her eyes and look at me warily. "Wang Xi, what do you want to do?"

"Big Cousin, have you ever heard of mutual support in times of hardship?" I felt like my nerves were about to snap, and I was completely out of control.

"What do you want to do!?" Tong Jialing'er became somewhat frightened and weakly tried to climb off the boat.

"Never mind!" I grabbed Tong Jialing'er and kissed her fiercely.

My mind went completely blank; I felt as if I were immersed in a warm spring. At that moment, I wanted nothing more than to drain the beautiful girl before me dry; she was my source of water, allowing us to live one more day…

Chapter 253 A Narrow Escape

After that kiss, Tong Jia Ling'er's allure left me completely captivated. I couldn't help but be mesmerized, driven mad by the beautiful girl before me.

Even though I told myself I couldn't like anyone else, I was still deeply attracted by the beautiful girl in front of me.

Tong Jia Ling'er's beauty rivals that of Xi'er. In fact, she's a year older than Xi'er, and beneath her cool exterior lies a mature aura that Xi'er lacks.

And I was already on the verge of dehydration and dying at sea. Tong Jialing'er, at that moment, gave me hope to live.

Like Tong Jia Ling'er, I gradually developed a low-grade fever, and my mind began to become somewhat hazy. In my half-awake, half-asleep state, every time I opened my eyes, I saw this beautiful girl before me. And whenever I lost consciousness, I couldn't help but tightly hold Tong Jia Ling'er's delicate hand. I was about to die alongside Tong Jia Ling'er; she had become my spiritual anchor, my last refuge at sea.

Tong Jialing'er is a very honest girl. She is cold yet naive. When I bullied her at sea, she was initially angry, but gradually her gaze towards me began to show helplessness.

Because of that kiss, we can indeed save each other's lives. We can hold on for one more day at sea.

But we needed to live one more day. This kiss was far from enough. In that day and night, we kissed each other countless times. Once, when my kiss with Tong Jialing'er was particularly passionate, my body became aroused. I began to grope her skirt, and Tong Jialing'er grabbed my hand, looking at me with pleading eyes. "No..."

"I'm sorry..." After hearing Tong Jialing'er's words, I gradually came to my senses.

But I saw affection in Tong Jialing'er's eyes. I knew that my image had already begun to appear in Tong Jialing'er's heart.

I stole her first kiss, and took advantage of her countless times throughout that day and night. She will remember me for the rest of her life.

As the seventh day gradually arrived, I opened my eyes and felt insanely thirsty. I hugged Tong Jialing'er beside me and kissed her. She obediently let me take the sweetness from her mouth.

When I gently released her after the kiss, Tong Jialing'er looked at me with hazy eyes and a girlish shyness on her face.

With her face burning red, Tong Jialing looked at me in a daze and said, "Wang Xi, I never dreamed that you would take advantage of me so much."

"Ling'er, I never dreamed I'd take so much advantage of you," I said.

"Hmm..." Tong Jialing'er nodded gently after hearing my words.

After a moment of silence, the scorching sun once again raised our body temperatures. Looking at each other, I suddenly took Tong Jialing'er's hand seriously and said, "I will marry you, I will take responsibility for you."

"No, I'm Xi'er's cousin." Tong Jialing'er's eyes were filled with complex emotions as she gently pulled her hand away from mine.

“But I can take a concubine,” I said after thinking for a moment.

Hearing my words, Tong Jialing'er gave a bitter smile, then interrupted me to change the subject, saying, "I am a god-level powerhouse, I know how long I can last. A person will die if they don't eat for seven days, and a person will die if they don't drink for three days. Even if you come up with that despicable method that allows you to take advantage of me and still get water, we still can't last much longer. This past day and night, I have alleviated a lot of my pain because of you. But my body is severely dehydrated now, and I may not make it past noon today."

"No, you won't die, we can all live!" I said earnestly to Tong Jialing'er.

Smiling, Tong Jialing'er covered my mouth with her slender fingers. She looked extremely haggard at that moment. Her lips were dry, and her face was bloodless. Gazing silently at the azure sky, Tong Jialing'er's eyes gradually dimmed. "Wang Xi, do you know? Ling'er has had a wish since childhood: to be buried in this sea. And Ling'er never dreamed that she would actually fulfill her wish at the age of eighteen."

"You must have missed the time to marry Xi'er. Perhaps this is fate, a test from heaven to make you go through more trials. As for me, I only have one breath left. Wang Xi, if you survive, apologize to me and Xi'er. I'm sorry, I won't be able to see the grand spectacle of her wedding..." With a smile, Tong Jia Ling'er's once bright eyes began to lose their luster.

"No, you won't die, you definitely won't die, I won't let you die!" Seeing Tong Jialing'er's eyes gradually lose their luster, I finally began to feel afraid.

It turns out that people really do die. Whether we are the protagonist or a supporting character, we can all die at any time. And Tong Jia Ling'er, she is even more likely to leave me in this way.

“Wang Xi, I’ve watched you grow up since you were a child. If it weren’t for the special feelings I have for you, I would never allow you to kiss me, even if it meant killing me. My mission in this life has been to protect you in secret. Now that I’m about to die, I’ll make one last contribution to your Wang family and our Ye family.”

“After I die, there will still be blood in my body. If you drink my blood, you can hold on for two more days at sea. Every hour we live, we have hope of being found by Wang You. Wang Xi, drink my blood…” Smiling, Tong Jia Ling’er reached out and stroked my cheek.

"No, I won't drink your blood. If you die, I'll die with you!" I gritted my teeth and looked at Tong Jialing'er seriously.

"You are the heir of the Wang family, your status is more noble than mine. Ling'er is not worthy of you, I have no right to let you die with me..." With a smile, Tong Jia Ling'er gently closed her eyes.

At that moment, seeing Tong Jialing'er gently close her eyes, my heart sank. Holding her pulse, I could clearly feel it growing weaker and weaker.

I placed my hand on her chest again, and I could feel her heartbeat getting weaker and weaker.

I stared intently at the cold girl in front of me, the girl who had secretly protected me for over a decade.

My lips trembled. Tears instantly streamed down my face. When I saw my tears falling on Tong Jialing'er's face, I couldn't help but burst into tears and hugged her, saying, "Tong Jialing'er, look! Look! These are my tears, and these are also drinkable water. We still have water to drink, we can hold on a little longer."

"Open your eyes quickly, drink some of the water I brought you. If you die, what will I do alone? How can I possibly live on my own?"

"Tong Jia Ling'er, I beg you, please don't die, I beg you, please don't die. I still have so much to say to you, so many secrets to tell you. Actually, the moment I first saw you, I secretly fell in love with you. I was at your Ye family's house then. You were following the Empress Dowager downstairs with her. The moment I saw you, I felt you were so beautiful. You stole my soul, and my heart wanted to fly with you."

"Tong Jia Ling'er, don't die! Please don't die! Actually, I really like you. I pretended to hate you, it was all an act. It's because I know you're Xi'er's cousin, and there's no way we could be together. I was feeling guilty, so I pretended to hate you to ostracize you!"

I cried as I spoke to Tong Jialing'er, whose eyes were tightly closed. This world is sometimes so wondrous; I never dreamed I would fall in love with Tong Jialing'er at first sight.

And she... is about to die. And I, on this vast ocean, can only watch helplessly as she dies.

God, why do you torment me like this? I love Zhang Xuan, and you send her far away. I love Xi'er, and you repeatedly make things difficult for me, preventing me from marrying her as planned. Now, even the Tong Jia Ling'er I love, you want her to die in front of me.

Is it true that you won't let me be with any of the girls I like?

I burst into tears, then suddenly roared in fury. At that moment, my entire body radiated golden light. My eyes shone with golden light. I pointed directly at the heavens and roared, "Heavens, I, Wang Xi, am a prince, born emperor! As the heir of the Wang family, I command you: you must not let Tong Jia Ling'er die!"

No sooner had I finished speaking than the wind at sea suddenly picked up. Just moments before, the sea had been calm and so hot that I felt like jumping into it.

At that moment, the air around Tong Jialing'er and me suddenly became cool. Gradually, the sea breeze grew stronger, and dense dark clouds began to gather in the sky.

The weather at sea is inherently unpredictable. Seeing that my arrogant words had actually brought a torrential downpour, my face paled instantly. I immediately knelt on the ground and pleaded with the heavens, "Heavens, have you heard my prayers? Have you seen how pitiful Tong Jia Ling'er and I are, and are you willing to send down this rain to save us? I was wrong just now; I shouldn't have shouted at you like that. Please, send down this rain to save Ling'er. If it's possible to exchange one life for another, I'm willing to give my life for Ling'er's."

Good heavens, of course it can't hear me. It just exists in its own way, doing what it wants in its own way.

Dark clouds instantly gathered, seemingly very close to us at sea. Within seconds, lightning flashed and thunder roared. Then, a torrential downpour began. The cold rain moistened my lips and the skin of Tong Jialing'er and me.

As I watched Tong Jialing'er's skin gradually regain its luster, and the heavy rain soaked her dark hair, I excitedly picked her up and burst into tears again. Then, I repeatedly fed her rainwater, saying, "Ling'er, can you see? God won't let us die, He won't let us die. He sent down this rain to save us! We're saved! We're saved! Hahaha!"

However, when I fed Tong Jialing'er spoonfuls of rainwater, she remained unresponsive with her eyes tightly closed. The heavy rain gradually intensified into a downpour, and the sea around us began to churn. Large waves rose higher and higher, the icy water making us shiver, and the cold water slowly pushed our small boat down.

Just as I was holding Tong Jialing'er tightly, waiting for her to wake up, a huge wave suddenly crashed in and capsized our boat.

"Ah!" When the boat capsized, I was completely panicked. I couldn't swim at all, and if our boat capsized, I would only drown in the sea.

Tong Jialing'er, who was beside me, was still unconscious. As I watched her sink into the sea while I was holding her tightly, I suddenly felt a sense of relief.

So, it turns out, fate wanted me and Tong Jia Ling'er to die together. Since that's the case, then I'll die with Tong Jia Ling'er.

I missed my wedding day to marry Xi'er; I've already lost Xi'er's life. And now, the Tong Jia Ling'er I loved is also dead. There's no point in me living alone anymore.

That's it. Let me die with Tong Jia Ling'er on the sea she loves.

I've accomplished nothing in my life, and my continued existence holds no meaning for this world. So, let me accompany Tong Jia Ling'er to heaven to bicker, so she won't be lonely there alone.

Just when I was in despair, when I was prepared to die, suddenly, a fiery red thing slithered up beside me, tugging at my clothes and struggling to swim upwards.

At that moment, I saw three huge black shadows suddenly appear on the sea, silently and slowly sailing towards me...

Chapter 254 A Joyous Day

After the Empress Dowager allowed Wang Xi to take Xi'er away, she ordered the Ye family to renovate the Ye family manor. The original paint on the gate was scraped off and repainted in vermilion. The original glazed tiles were replaced with the most precious gold-glazed tiles.