Chapter 209: Cruise Travel
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
In Lan City, the night was still young. Sirius was sitting in his lofty, third-floor Luya Group office.
He seemed really worn out, as if he had suddenly aged a good many years. His eyes were vacant as he repeatedly switched on and off his phone.
The phone displayed a message from Su Su.
[Lu Wen has taken me captive on the Bluebell Cruise. Can you come and save me?]
Even Lu Zhao, who was seated off to the side, looked grave.
Wen Du assessed them from where he stood by the door.
“I must go this time. No matter what you say, I must go,” Sirius stated.
Lu Zhao groaned heavily as he studied Sirius. “I am to blame for this. I’ll go with you.”
Wen Du frowned to himself. “Young Master Lu, you mustn’t. Do I need to remind you that your body is full of the poison? Lu Wen must have set up this trap. You can’t hand yourself over to him on a platter.”
Sirius was reminded of the fact. He turned to Lu Zhao and said, “Su Su is my girl. I have no choice but to do this on my own. We can’t afford to have you caught up in this.”
The line “Su Su is my girl” brought a sense of relief to Lu Zhao.
Sirius had previously avoided talking about Su Su, but after hearing Luo Ying out, he realized that he still cared deeply for his former girlfriend.
“I’d rather go with you. I can���t let you do this on your own,” Lu Zhao said.
“You practically have a time bomb in your body,” Wen Du cut him off. “That’s out of the question!”
Wen Du was right. It was too big a risk.
They were bound to lose everything if Lu Zhao got struck by the second half of the poison.
“I will be careful. If you don’t let me go, who among you will be next in line for him to work his magic?
Wen Du fell silent. Lu Zhao’s words made sense. “Lu Wen is not going to stop until he has his hands on Lu Zhao. This has to end now.”
Sirius did not like this, but he could not see any other way either.
“I can’t stop you, but you have to bring in the cavalry from Neverland Island this time,” Sirius said darkly.
Not so long ago, they had picked out a team of Neverland Island’s finest and were ready to start training them to be their future guardians. “Send some to Prague. Keep them by Luo Ying’s side,” said Lu Zhao
Sirius was speechless for a moment.
Sirius was certain that Luo Ying was already aware of the situation. In addition, she must have started making her own move.
Sirius thought about explaining it to Lu Zhao. In the end, he gave up and sighed.
Three days later, the three of them were ready to rescue Su Su.
Luo Ying got a call from Lu Zhao.
Luo Ying answered the phone right away.
“Hey, what’s the matter? Did you miss me?” Luo Ying sounded calm and collected. She did not seem to be aware of Su Su’s situation.
The relief was palpable on Lu Zhao’s face. “I long for you.”
Luo Ying grinned smugly. “I guess I haven’t lost touch of my charm. It’s only been a few days, and you’re already missing me so much. Have you resolved your problems?”
“It’s done, but I have to depart on a business trip in two days,” Lu Zhao answered lovingly as he fidgeted with the pen in his palm. “I may be unable to reach you at that time. If you need anything, go to Xiao Ting.”
Lu Zhao wanted to reassure Luo Ying that he had made arrangements for her safety, but he worried that doing so might raise suspicions, so instead he told her, “Take care of yourself. I’m worried about what Lu Wen may do to you.”
“I will,” she said. The sound of Luo Ying’s voice was like a warm, comforting hug.
All he wanted to do was reach over and cuddle her.
“I’m about to have a good time in front of the cameras. Don’t forget about me!” Luo Ying said, beaming.
He could hear the commotion at her side.
“Are you filming tonight?” asked Lu Zhao.
Something about the situation was filling him with dread..