"Awake?" Chen Mo asked as he steered the boat and saw Yuan Ruoshan getting up from where she had been lying in the cabin.
But Yuan Ruoshan's expression darkened. The moment she got up, she felt her body swaying. Seeing Chen Mo at the helm in front of her, she knew she was already aboard the fishing boat!
This fishing boat was a small offshore vessel, roughly a dozen meters long. Because of the storage hold, however, the cabin was rather cramped, with only a small resting area combined with the driver's cabin. That was why Yuan Ruoshan saw Chen Mo as soon as she woke up.
The fishing boat was made of fiberglass, and its engine and other equipment were fairly good. Horiye Yuise had bought it with a loan only a few years ago, which was why he had been short on money these past few years.
Normally, this kind of boat went out with two or three people working together so they could maximize their profits. But since this trip was to send Yuan Ruoshan back home, Chen Mo had not hired any sailors. Of course, there was no problem with one person operating such a small fishing boat alone; it just meant the catch would be smaller.
"Hmph! Chen Mo, this is how you brought me here?" Yuan Ruoshan asked in clear displeasure.
"Haha! Don't blame me. It was for safety's sake! Otherwise, I wouldn't have knocked you out before bringing you onto the boat!" Chen Mo said with a laugh.
Yuan Ruoshan thought about it and admitted that was true. But what was wrong with telling her first? Was it possible she would not have agreed? Still, she strongly condemned Chen Mo's behavior of knocking her out without her consent!
The consequence of that condemnation