By the time she reached the beach, Gu Luosheng had gone limp all over and dropped to her knees with a thud.
"Ye Nanshen, please, please be all right, okay?"
In the distance, the luxury cruise ship blazed with dazzling lights. Everything seemed calm on the surface.
Even so, Gu Luosheng couldn't be sure whether Ye Nanshen had jumped into the sea.
Because the book had described it this way:
-The water shimmered, and in a single instant, the sea grew calm again. The villain who had committed countless atrocities sank to the ocean floor forever. The festivities aboard the ship continued, as though everyone were celebrating his departure. From then on, others would sustain Capital City's prosperity.
Gu Luosheng shook her head. "No, Capital City means nothing without Ye Nanshen. Ye Nanshen, you have to live. You must live. You still have me."
Gu Luosheng braced her hands against the ground and staggered to her feet.
Her legs felt terribly weak with every step, and beads of sweat even seeped out across her forehead.
Walking on the beach in shoes was awkward, so she simply took them off.
Her feet were delicate. The sand and stones rubbed them red almost immediately, scraping a layer of skin off her soles.
Gu Luosheng, who had always dreaded pain, seemed unable to feel it now. She kept her eyes fixed ahead and walked resolutely toward the ship.
Fortunately, the luxury cruise ship had docked by then.
Gu Luosheng was a disheveled mess, yet there was an indescribable beauty to her disorder.
When Gu Luosheng entered, no one recognized her at first.
Everyone frowned.
"Who's that? How dare she barge into Mr. Fournol's banquet?"
"Whose date is she, anyway?"
"Why isn't she even wearing shoes?"
"That girl looks a little familiar. She looks