When they came back up again, Ji Yunxiang was brought over, but she was unconscious.
"She was acting too noisy, so we gave her a little sedative. She’ll wake up after some sleep," William said, "Miss Ji, you can take her away now."
William gestured for her to proceed.
Ji Wei hadn’t expected William to be this straightforward and cooperative. She smiled faintly, "Alright, I won’t stand on ceremony."
At this moment, a variety of boats had gathered around the luxury yacht, creating quite a spectacular scene.
After letting Ji Yunxiang go, William didn’t feel like he’d suffered any loss. In fact, he seemed rather cheerful as he sat near his chair, picking up his glass of red wine again.
Xi Nanfeng ordered his men to bring the speedboat closer and brought both of them onboard.
The speedboat carried Ji Wei and the others far away, and soon, the ships surrounding the yacht began withdrawing in an orderly manner. The wide ocean surface was revealed once more, with no remaining hindrance.
William gazed at the speedboat, its silhouette growing smaller until only a tiny red dot remained on the vast water, a sinister smirk playing on his lips.
"Miss Ji, until we meet again."
He raised his glass in Ji Wei’s direction, his azure eyes glinting with an unusual radiance.
Inside the speedboat, Xi Nanfeng eagerly sought validation: "Ji Xiaowei, did my bold and fearless shout just now scare the hell out of that stray mongrel? Didn’t I look heroic and powerful?"
Ji Wei awkwardly tugged at the corner of her lips, "Heroic, truly... heroic."
Xi Nanfeng ran a hand through his hair, "Who the hell was that mongrel anyway? How dare they kidnap someone from the Ji Family? Good thing I was inspecting the docks nearby earlier, or I wouldn’t have gotten here so quickly."
"Thank you, Second Young Master Xi," Ji Wei said with a faint smile.
"Don’t be so formal with me! My brother’s woman is my wom—" Xi Nanfeng blurted out before quickly realizing the implication was wrong, fumbling to correct himself, "Uh... what I meant was my friend. Helping friends is what I should do."
"Alright, I’ll treat you to a meal sometime."
"No need to be polite," Xi Nanfeng said with a wave of his hand. "If Old Mo owed me a favor, I would surely make him pay dearly at dinner. But for you, it’s different."
Ji Wei smiled lightly.
Though Xi Nanfeng’s words seemed careless, he was quite loyal to his brothers. This had been evident since the time in Japan.
After landing, Ji Wei handed Ji Yunxiang over to the officers who had arrived and cooperated in giving a brief statement.
She then called her grandmother on the phone.
Ji Wei spent some time comforting her grandmother on the call, only hanging up once she was sure the elderly woman felt reassured.
"Second Young Master Xi, do you need anything else?"
Seeing Xi Nanfeng still leaning against the car door with his hands in his pockets as if waiting for her, Ji Wei couldn’t help but ask.
"Well... there’s one thing I wanted to ask your advice on," Xi Nanfeng scratched his head, his tone unusually serious.
"Let’s talk in the car," Ji Wei suggested.
Her father was coming to Shanshui Manor for dinner tonight, and she needed to return early to make arrangements.
The two got into the car, and Xi Nanfeng seemed hesitant to speak. Ji Wei wasn’t in a rush, keeping a warm smile on her face while occasionally glancing at him.
Finally, Xi Nanfeng summoned the courage to ask, "What kind of gift is generally good to give to a girl?"
Ji Wei’s eyes widened in surprise. Seeing Xi Nanfeng’s awkward expression after asking, she quickly understood and smiled, "Second Young Master Xi, are you thinking about a gift for Miss Qin?"
Xi Nanfeng nodded stiffly, his expression somewhat unnatural.
"Girls like all sorts of gifts—jewelry, flowers, chocolates, or pretty clothes and handbags," Ji Wei explained. "But Miss Qin likely doesn’t lack any of these." Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by novel•fire.net
Xi Nanfeng had thought the same. Qin Sixue was, after all, a wealthy heiress, and ordinary gifts wouldn’t hold much significance for her.
"It’s best to choose something unique, a gift that only you, Second Young Master Xi, can give," Ji Wei suggested.
Xi Nanfeng pulled a face like he’d eaten something bitter. If he could come up with such a gift, he wouldn’t have asked in the first place.
"Forget it! Women are such trouble. Why hold a pool party and demand that I bring a gift? I won’t go!" Xi Nanfeng grumbled irritably, his brows furrowing in frustration.
Picking out a gift was definitely not his style.