novelraw Chapter 1008: You... Did You Miss Me?
Chapter 1008: You... Did You Miss Me?
Under Zimei’s insistence, Lu Shanhu finally compromised.Though the process was a bit difficult, they managed to rescue Gu Moqian and the other hostages. As for the group of Japanese, they jumped into the sea and disappeared.
Before leaving, seeing Miss Ji and Mr. Gu tightly embracing each other after surviving the ordeal, Zimei’s eyes paused briefly, feeling a sudden pang of envy.
Having a lover to share life and death with is an unparalleled bliss.
When she returned home, it was already late into the night.
The scent of blood was still lingering on her body, so Zimei immediately took off her clothes and headed straight to the bathroom.
She first rinsed her body under the shower, using lots of shower gel to cover the smell of blood.
Although she was accustomed to the violent scenes due to her life in the underworld, she still found the smell of blood intolerable.
Since the first time she fired a gun and killed someone, she had developed a revulsion and hatred for the smell of blood.
If she could, she too would choose a stable life, marrying the man she loved, having a bunch of adorable children, living her days peacefully and worry-free.
However, this could only exist in imagination.
Zimei felt exhausted, so she submerged herself in the large bathtub. Surrounded by the warm water, she finally felt a bit of relaxation.
In the stillness of the moment, what surfaced in her mind was that demonically handsome face.
She missed him dearly.
Unknowingly, Zimei fell asleep leaning against the edge of the bathtub.
She doesn’t know how she fell asleep or how long she slept, but when she opened her eyes, she found herself still lying in the bathtub, and the water had gone cold.
Zimei shivered as she hurriedly stood up from the water.
Her fair and slender legs stepped out first, wet bare feet touching the floor as she walked out while putting on her robe.
She pushed open the bathroom door, and the light from the floor-to-ceiling windows illuminated the room brightly.
Dawn was approaching.
Zimei glanced at the alarm clock by the bed; it was ten past seven.
Her gaze shifted to the phone placed nearby, hesitating for a few seconds before picking it up. Ye Cheng’s number was in the most prominent spot, and without further hesitation, Zimei dialed it.
Ye Cheng, who had a habit of morning runs, was about to head out when his phone rang.
Seeing the number without a saved name but already familiar, his dark phoenix eyes froze slightly.
He had learned about the shooting incident on the cruise last night, and Gu Moqian had immediately messaged him, saying that he and Ji Wei were safe and sound.
Suddenly Ye Cheng remembered, Zimei was also on the cruise last night.
Was she... okay?
At that thought, Ye Cheng couldn’t help but smile mockingly.
With that man from the underworld protecting her, how could anything have happened to her?
The phone continued to ring persistently, and Ye Cheng stared at the screen, his expression dark. After a while, he picked up the call and put it to his ear.
"A Cheng, you actually answered my call!" The woman’s voice on the other end was unusually cheerful.
Ye Cheng frowned a little, feeling uneasy.
Just a phone call, and you’re this happy?
"What’s up?" he asked in an indifferent tone.
"Nothing much, I just wanted to say good morning. A Cheng, the sun is about to rise, can you see the sunrise over there?" Zimei didn’t mention a word about the incident on the cruise.
Ye Cheng, hearing that, instinctively turned his head.
Outside the glass window, the sun was just peeking over the horizon.
The pale golden light reflected in his deep eyes, shining brightly.
"I’m busy, if there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up." Yet, he still replied coldly.
"Wait, A Cheng! Have you... thought of me?" Zimei’s pale fingers clutched the phone tightly, nervously asking.
She was on the cruise last night, too, and with such a serious incident occurring, didn’t he worry about her at all?