Chapter 253: Two hundred fifty-two, Lu Tingxuan Chapter 253: Two hundred fifty-two, Lu Tingxuan “Why?” Ariel looked at Song Yan Ning, puzzled. If they were to leave this ship, how would they return? They were in the middle of the ocean now!
“You go call everyone out first, we’ll talk about it later,” Song Yan Ning didn’t want to explain too much right now, and she didn’t have the time to explain everything to Ariel.
“Okay.” Ariel nodded and turned to walk toward the cabin.
Soon, Ariel brought everyone out from the cabin.
“We heard you want us to get off the ship, but we’re in the middle of the ocean.”
“There are sharks in this sea; we’ll die if we leave the ship.”
Song Yan Ning raised her hand to signal everyone to be quiet, “Our ship was likely tracked. If we don’t leave quickly, it’s either getting captured or a dead end for everyone. You can choose for yourselves, those willing to leave with us come along, those who wish to stay can remain on this ship.” The ship belonged to Black Group, and it was likely that there was a tracking system on board. Although they hadn’t found it using Divine Sense, they had to be cautious. Moreover, an opportunity was currently presenting itself before them.
After Song Yan Ning finished speaking, she no longer cared about the crowd as she and Qin Yushen went to the side of the ship and lowered the lifeboat.
Ariel followed Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen without hesitation. She believed in them; moreover, without them, they wouldn’t have been able to escape from that place.
Half of the people were willing to follow Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen off the ship, but a dozen others chose to stay on board. For them, the bigger ship felt safer, even if no one could steer it; staying on it felt safer than a small boat.
Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen had no objections to the decisions of the group. But after they disembarked, they erased some memories related to them from those who stayed on the ship. They did not want future troubles.
After those willing to follow them were on board, Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen rowed the lifeboat towards a cruise ship not far from them.
They had checked with Divine Sense; it was a private cruise ship, apparently hosting a party based on the attire of the people on board.
On the cruise ship, a crew member was looking around with binoculars, “Captain, I see a lifeboat heading our way.”
The captain took the binoculars, checked the position mentioned by the crew member, and indeed saw a lifeboat.
After thinking for a moment, the captain put down the binoculars and picked up the phone to make a call.
“What’s the matter?”
“Young Master Lu! A lifeboat is heading towards our ship. Should we rescue those people?”
“Check who they are first.”
“Alright.” The captain hung up the phone, handed over the helm to his deputy, and left the cabin.
Lu Tingxuan excused himself from a friend and stepped out of the banquet hall. Today was his eighteenth birthday, and his friend had suggested holding a birthday party for him on the cruise ship. He had no objections as long as everyone was happy.
He now wanted to see who was on that lifeboat. He didn’t want to cause any trouble for himself or his guests.
Qin Yushen stowed the oars and looked towards the approaching cruise ship.
At that moment, on the cruise ship’s deck, stood a young man and the uniformed captain.
“Who are you?” the captain scrutinized the people on the lifeboat. They didn’t look like bad people, but whether to rescue them depended on Young Master Lu’s decision.
“Our ship was struck by a thunderstrike at sea, and it sunk. We barely managed to escape,” Ariel spoke up. In her memory, their ship had been sunk by thunder.
“Please save us.”
“We will surely repay you.” The people didn’t know why they had been at sea, only remembering their ship being struck by thunder.
The captain looked towards Lu Tingxuan.
Lu Tingxuan nodded slightly. The first thing he noticed was Song Yan Ning on the lifeboat. He wasn’t one to judge by appearances, but his gaze couldn’t leave her after seeing Song Yan Ning. Her eyes were stunningly beautiful, like the dazzling stars in the sky.
The captain immediately had someone lower the ladder to allow Song Yan Ning and her group aboard.
Qin Yushen noticed Lu Tingxuan’s gaze and frowned slightly. Once everyone was aboard, he reached out and lifted Song Yan Ning, defiantly glancing at Lu Tingxuan. No matter what the other party’s intentions were, thinking about Song Yan Ning was out of the question.
Song Yan Ning looked at Qin Yushen in surprise, and Qin Yushen looked down at her and smiled slightly.
Song Yan Ning rolled her eyes in speechlessness. If he wanted to carry her, so be it; it wasn’t the first time anyway.
A fire of irritation inexplicably arose in Lu Tingxuan’s heart. However, he knew he had no relationship with the girl and therefore had no right to interfere with Qin Yushen holding her.
“Thank you for saving us!” Ariel approached Lu Tingxuan to express her gratitude. She thought that no one could compare to Qin Yushen’s appearance, but unexpectedly she came across someone whose looks matched Qin Yushen’s.
However, the vibe from the two men was completely different; Qin Yushen exuded a cold presence, almost chilling near him, while Lu Tingxuan had a gentle elegance that felt like a spring breeze.
“Don’t mention it!” Lu Tingxuan glanced once more at Song Yan Ning in Qin Yushen’s arms and instructed the captain aside, “Arrange for them.”
“Right away, Young Master Lu!” the captain responded.
Lu Tingxuan returned to the banquet hall and picked up a glass of wine. He didn’t know why he was so concerned about that young girl, but upon seeing her, he felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if he had seen her before.
“What’s wrong?” Ling Zhijun joined Lu Tingxuan, noticing his moody disposition.
“It’s nothing,” Lu Tingxuan shook his head. He stopped thinking about the incident, but those eyes seemed to have been etched into his mind, unable to shake them off.
Qin Yushen carried Song Yan Ning to the room arranged by the captain, closed the door, and set her down, “Let’s leave this ship in a bit.” When he saw Lu Tingxuan, an inexplicable sense of danger rose in his heart.
“What’s wrong?” Song Yan Ning looked at Qin Yushen curiously.
“I feel like that Young Master Lu is not simple,” Qin Yushen didn’t know why he felt this way. Lu Tingxuan’s look at Song Yan Ning made him somewhat angry, but that had nothing to do with the feeling of danger, which was instinctively triggered. This was his first time feeling this since coming into this world.
Song Yan Ning thought it over and nodded. Since Qin Yushen said so, there must be a reason, and also, they have been away from Y country for two days already, Aunt Qin must be anxiously waiting.