When there was something urgent to deal with and one still had to wait for someone, time seemed to crawl!
Bai Xiaotian felt exactly that way. He did not know whether it was just his imagination, but time was passing unbearably slowly.
Minute after minute slipped by, yet each felt as long as a century.
Whenever he could no longer stand still, he paced back and forth across the deck, occasionally craning his head toward the entrance to the dock. Yet he never caught sight of Chen Mo.
He could not help complaining inwardly, Why isn't he here yet? An hour has already passed. I hope nothing goes wrong!
Wait a little longer!
Wait a little longer!
He turned his head to check the time. Another quarter hour had passed.
He could not help feeling resentful. At such an urgent time, why did Chen Mo have to inspect some treasure? Could he not wait until they had dealt with Juno's situation, then return to Gaolong Island to investigate Wallace's villa?
The sooner they reached the place where Juno had disappeared, the greater their chances might be. The longer they waited, the slimmer those chances became.
Still, resentment was just resentment. He could only keep it to himself. Even after seeing Chen Mo, he could not let anything show on his face. They needed Chen Mo's strength to rescue Juno. All he could do was sigh. Relying on others was truly too passive.
If his strength could really be restored someday, he would never concern himself with other people's affairs again. Protecting himself and his family would be enough.
Sigh! Thinking of that brought his family to mind, and his heart felt stifled.
After being away from home for so many years, it would be unrealistic to say he did not