Chapter 46

Pei Xingze had drunk several bottles that evening too, and a faint drunken flush had risen to his face. He lounged back on the deck, bracing himself with both hands as he swayed from side to side, his arm bumping against Weng Shao's shoulder again and again. "Then I really can't make the decision myself~ Of course I have to ask for your opinion~~"

Weng Shao: "..." Great, this guy had gone crazy too!

A sea breeze swept past, and the yacht floating on the water rose and fell with the waves. The people sitting on the deck swayed along with it.

Weng Shao simply lay down, pillowing his head on his arm as he looked up at the sky. The stars blinked overhead like a lover's wink.

When Pei Xingze saw Weng Shao lie down, he followed suit and pressed close beside him.

The rich second-generation heirs spent a while playing around, crashing into one another on the deck with the waves, then noticed that neither Weng Shao nor Pei Xingze had joined in. They immediately rushed over.

Weng Shao had no desire to be crushed beneath a "mountain of men," so he hurriedly scrambled up from the deck and tried to change the subject. "I'm going to create a new social networking site! A platform where posts can't be deleted and administrators can't casually mute users. A completely new website that lets people fulfill every social need online. I believe the next twenty years will definitely be the era of Internet Plus. Do you want to hear my full proposal? Do you want to catch this money-making ride early... Give me fifty, and listen to my plan for getting rich!"

The rich heirs looked at Weng Shao, who seemed ready to "create a new world," and burst into laughter. "No wonder you're a top salesman. You really know how to bewitch people."

"It'd be such a waste if you didn't become a success guru!"

Weng Shao shook his head. He genuinely wanted to share his secrets to making money, but unfortunately, no one believed him.

Pei Xingze suddenly grabbed his wrist. The next second, Weng Shao felt something being tucked into his palm. He opened his hand and saw a beautifully folded heart-shaped banknote lying quietly there. Judging by the color, it should have been a hundred-yuan bill.

Pei Xingze said, "I'll give you double. Let me join your plan to get rich."

Pei Xingze knew that Weng Shao wanted to create a new social platform. Whether he had been angered by the previous forum administrator and simply wanted an outlet, or whether he truly believed in the internet industry and wanted to seize the opportunity to enter it, Pei Xingze would support him without reservation. Just as he had told Zhou Shujing before, he, Pei Xingze, was Weng Shao's backing.

No matter what Weng Shao wanted to do, he would fulfill his wish.

Weng Shao stared blankly at Pei Xingze. After a long while, he lowered his head and smiled. "When did you learn how to fold this?"

"That isn't important." Pei Xingze spoke softly. "What's important is that I've given you the money. I have to be part of all your future plans." And your life too.

On the deck, the rich heirs exchanged looks, inexplicably feeling a little too full from the sea breeze!

Then their rusty brains, poisoned by alcohol all night, finally caught up. They dug into their pockets for money, but unfortunately, they were all wearing swimsuits, beach shorts, tank tops, and shirts. No one had any cash on them.

"Ahhhhh... Once, there was a chance to make money right in front of me, and I didn't cherish it..."

"Why don't I have any money in my pockets?"

"No, whose idea was it to throw a yacht party? Who carries money in their swim trunks?"

"By the way, do your swim trunks even have pockets?"

"No!"

"Is there any money in the bedroom safe?"

Someone shouted amid the racket, and the rich heirs finally realized it. They yelled as they charged toward the bedrooms.

In an instant, only Weng Shao and Pei Xingze remained on the deck.

The sea breeze was gentle, carrying its distinctive fishy, salty scent.

Starlight shimmered over the yacht, staining the surrounding seawater a deep blue. From afar, sea and sky blended into one, as though the entire world had been enclosed inside a giant crystal ball.

In the quiet night, Pei Xingze gazed tenderly into Weng Shao's eyes. "You said before that anger comes from one's needs not being met. Then from the moment you met me, you lost the right to be angry."

"Because I'll fulfill all your needs."

Author's Note: Babies, which of these four titles do you like best? [Let me see]--

1. The Brooding Bottom Reborn

2. Who Says Villains Can't Be Lovesick?

3. I'll Con My Enemy into Raising You

4. Keep the original title, Rebirth: The Willing One Takes the Bait~~~

A sudden gust sprang up over the sea, making the yacht's night lights sway in the wind. The warm yellow light and shadows rippled along with them.

Weng Shao felt as though he had fallen into an unreal dream.

In the dream, sea and sky tipped over, glittering everywhere with deep blue starlight. He stepped forward beneath the stars and quietly opened his arms.

He gave Pei Xingze a hug.

"Thank you." He heard his own voice by his ear. "Thank you for saving me."

In his previous life, Pei Xingze had saved his life. In this life, he had saved his soul. He had let Weng Shao know that there really was someone in this world who would stand by his side without reservation.

Pei Xingze froze slightly. Feeling the warm body in his arms, he hesitated for a moment before slowly raising his hands and gently patting Weng Shao's back.

The next second, he felt Weng Shao's arms tighten around him, as though a drowning man were desperately clinging to a piece of driftwood.

That night, Weng Shao did not get to have a candlelit dinner.

However, Pei Xingze caught several fish and two crabs, which Weng Shao personally turned into seafood noodles.

The moment the noodles came out of the pot, everyone pounced on them. Seafood freshly pulled from the ocean was indeed delicious. Even with the simplest cooking methods, its natural freshness could be perfectly brought out.

Everyone buried their heads in their bowls, fighting over food without a word. No one had expected Weng Shao to possess such impressive cooking skills, and they were truly amazed. Unfortunately, there were too few noodles, and no one managed to get more than a few bites. Not only did they fail to feel full, the delicious food only whetted their appetites and left them even hungrier.

In the end, the chef team from Pei Grand Hotel came through, perfectly preparing the fresh ingredients brought aboard and filling everyone's stomachs.

After dinner, Weng Shao looked at Pei Xingze, who seemed rather dejected, and smiled. "When we get home, I'll make it just for you."

President Pei, who had only managed to snatch a few bites of noodles, was immediately soothed. "Then let's keep fishing tomorrow. We'll bring whatever we catch home. I'll clean the ingredients, and you cook."

Weng Shao did not quite trust Pei Xingze's knife skills and immediately said, "I'll cook. You wash the dishes."

Pei Xingze agreed at once. "Okay."

"You two!" Lu Qingyang narrowed his eyes, his face full of gossip as he looked at the pair acting as if no one else existed. "Something's not right here, huh?"

"What did you two do while we were looking for the safe?"

How had they suddenly become so clingy?

Pei Xingze and Weng Shao exchanged a smile at the question and said in unison, "What do you think?"

Lu Qingyang: "..."

Everyone else was already laughing so hard they were practically falling over.

"Young Master Lu, you really didn't need to ask that!" Lin Xueting laughed until tears nearly came out. He patted Lu Qingyang on the shoulder and bluntly commented, "Don't you feel especially bright right now?"

"Yeah! Yeah! I feel like I'm at least eight hundred watts right now." Lu Qingyang slapped Lin Xueting's paw away. "How many watts are you?"

"One thousand watts~"

"No wonder it's so bright tonight. Turns out we're the ones glowing~"

The rich heirs imitated twinkling stars, blinking at Weng Shao and Pei Xingze with a rapid "swish swish swish."

Weng Shao: "..."

Seeing Weng Shao's speechless expression, Pei Xingze suddenly said, "How about fishing tonight?"

"What's the fun in just fishing?" Lu Qingyang immediately chimed in. "Why don't we make it a competition? Whoever catches the most gets a Wish Card. No matter what request they make, all of us have to do our best to fulfill it. What do you think?"

"Wow, we're playing this big?"

"That actually sounds kind of interesting."

"I'm in!"

"Then I'm in too."

Thus, that night, a group of rich heirs sat in a row around the yacht. Every one of them held a fishing rod and confidently believed they would be the winner.

Weng Shao had not wanted to join such a childish competition—he was a little sleepy and wanted to go back to sleep—but everyone insisted on keeping him.

Left with no choice, Weng Shao casually took a fishing rod and sat beside Pei Xingze.

What followed was the moment to witness a miracle. Everyone stared wide-eyed as they watched Weng Shao put on a one-man show.

From the first half of the night to the second, everyone else was practically turning into owls and had barely caught a few fish. Only Weng Shao reeled in his line every ten minutes or so. Besides common sea fish, he caught all kinds of shrimp and crabs. In the latter half of the night, he even hooked a yellowfin tuna weighing over a hundred pounds—if Pei Xingze, who was sitting beside him, had not reacted quickly and helped reel it in, Weng Shao would nearly have been dragged into the sea by the giant fish.

When the half-meter-long yellowfin tuna cut through the morning mist and landed heavily on the deck, everyone's eyes widened in shock.

Their sleepiness vanished, and their minds went blank.

"Holy shit, how did you catch such a huge fish?" Someone could not hold back and cursed.

"That fish has to weigh at least a hundred pounds, right?"

With so many people, after living so many years, none of them had ever caught a fish that large.

What unbelievable luck!

Even Weng Shao was stunned. Across both his lives, it was his first time catching such a huge fish.

Weng Shao, who had not expected to catch anything, now looked around with bright, animated eyes. Unable to resist, he showed off to Pei Xingze. "Am I amazing or what?"

"You're the most amazing." Pei Xingze answered without hesitation.

"You really are amazing!" The rest of the empty-handed fishermen pulled out their phones and rushed over, fighting to take pictures with the tuna. Then they looked at Weng Shao with admiration. "How did you do it?"