The rope supporting her snapped, and Jiang Nian fell into the sea again, her face numb.
Why was Fu Zhenzhen so obsessed with drowning her?
It had happened several times now. The kidnappers could have killed her with a single bullet, yet they insisted on making her fall into the water and drown. Wasn't that just unnecessary?
Still, compared with the last time she had fallen into the sea, she was at least mentally prepared this time.
Once the pain of hitting the water passed, she struggled to swim upward.
As she tried to save herself, several splashes sounded ahead of her. Jiang Nian guessed Song Jici and the others had arrived.
The seawater forced her eyes shut again and again. When she opened them once more and saw a figure who only ever appeared in her dreams swimming toward her, her mind went blank for a moment.
She seemed to be dreaming again.
But this dream felt far too real. Even the strength of the arms protecting her felt so familiar.
Dazed, Jiang Nian let him push her toward Song Jici and the others. Before she could react, the person before her had already turned into foam, dissolving into the boundless sea.
Watching that figure gradually fade, Jiang Nian's pupils contracted sharply, and she hurriedly reached out to grab him.
But all she caught was the water flowing through her palm.
That figure had appeared and vanished so suddenly, as though he had never been there at all. Jiang Nian felt dazed and incredulous.
Was it really... him?
They had stayed underwater far too long, and the others were running out of air. They hurriedly pulled Jiang Nian, who remained frozen in place, back to shore.
"Cough... cough, cough."
Jiang Nian lay weakly on the beach, coughing, her mind