No one had expected that, at such a life-or-death moment, Xie Qingyan would be the one to throw herself forward and save Xu Shi.
As always, everyone had some preconceived notions about this bad woman. She had been plotting against Xu Shi all along, and he was still her fiancé in name... So while they could all play together and nothing much showed on the surface, that invisible barrier was there. Everyone knew it.
Seeing her do this now, their first reaction was actually surprise.
Even Xie Qingyan herself was a little surprised.
Though she had been thrown into the air as well, she was slightly luckier than Xu Shi and had not been flung beyond the ship's range.
And the Sea God did not seem to regard her as a target. If things continued like this, she might not escape injury, but she would definitely survive.
Xu Shi, on the other hand, had clearly been stunned by the tentacle's aftershock and had no time to react at all.
Below him was the tentacle's gaping maw. Even if he was lucky enough to fall into the sea, his chances of survival were still slim.
Was that necessarily a bad thing for her?
Not from a rational standpoint. If Xu Shi died like this, she would have room to maneuver—not just within the team currently at sea, but in Night Sin City's foundation as well... Xie Qingyan was proud and arrogant. She believed that aside from that bastard of a man, only Wen Shengkui might give her trouble. Everyone else? Easy.
Best of all, in this situation, no one could blame Xu Shi's death on anyone else—at least not on her. Right?
It was a subtle matter. If this had happened a year ago, Xie Qingyan would have let him die