Huh? Are villainous bosses this easy to flirt with?

Chapter 26 Return

Time always slips away unnoticed. As the sunset painted the sky red by the sea and night fell, it also marked the end of this live variety show.

Everyone said goodbye to their fans in their live streams, then turned off their streaming devices and went into their tents early in the night.

...

In the middle of the night, Xie Qing was half asleep when she heard the sound of a ship's horn.

For some reason, Xie Qing never dared to sleep too soundly. He immediately opened his eyes, unzipped his pants, and stepped out of the tent.

A light was spotted on the pitch-black sea, getting closer and closer, and the sound of the ship's horn became clearer.

Liang Shun's tent was relatively close to Xie Qing's. The sound of Xie Qing pulling the zipper woke him up. He got up right behind Xie Qing and also saw this scene.

It was pitch black all around, and neither of them could see each other's faces clearly. They recognized each other by height and facial contours.

Liang Shun: "That ship seems to be heading this way."

Xie Qing thought for a moment and said, "Let's wake them up. We might have to go back early."

Liang Shun didn't doubt his words at all. He took a deep breath and shouted, "Get up!!! Get up!!! Get up now!! Hurry up!! We have to go back..."

Without any warning, a high-decibel volume suddenly exploded in Xie Qing's ears. Xie Qing felt as if her eardrums were about to rupture, and immediately covered her ears, thinking that the other person had the potential to be a high-pitched singer.

Liang Shun shouted so loudly that he eventually vomited.

Xie Qing: This is a real effort.

The others gradually got up, each completely bewildered and unsure of what was going on.

Su Li had just opened her eyes and hadn't yet adjusted to 'night vision mode'. She stumbled and fell as she walked, and even swallowed a mouthful of sand.

Su Li: "Ptooey, ptooey... Damn, I got a mouthful of sand."

Liang Shun laughed in a hoarse, duck-like voice, "Hahaha...serves you right."

Gu Yan was very annoyed to be woken up in the middle of the night. "What important thing is it that you have to wake us up in the middle of the night?" he said, his tone somewhat irritable.

Xie Qing: "The production team came to pick you up ahead of time. If you think this is not important, you can go back to sleep."

Gu Yan felt like he had punched cotton; it didn't hurt or itch at all.

Xenno also saw the light on the sea, but he didn't think it was a ship coming to pick them up, and couldn't help but ask, "What if you're wrong?"

Xie Qing nodded seriously, "You're right, so you can go back to sleep now."

Xie Nuo tugged at Gu Yan beside her, but Gu Yan didn't move. Instead, he advised her, "Nuo Nuo, Xie Qing is right. There's a high chance that the production team has arrived. If we miss them, we might have to wait another day." Gu Yan didn't want to stay in this awful place for even a second longer.

Xie Nuo understood the reasoning, but he just didn't want to listen to Xie Qing. Why should everyone believe what Xie Qing said? Even Gu Yan, who had grown up with him, was more willing to believe Xie Qing.

Stubbornly, Xie Nuo refused to pack his things; he wanted to see who was right and who was wrong in the end.

The bright spot on the sea grew larger and larger until it became a large cruise ship. The cruise ship sailed for another ten minutes or so before stopping a few hundred meters from the beach.

A beam of light shone on the beach. Qi Xian stood on the deck, looking through binoculars, and then shouted through a megaphone, "Everyone wake up! We're here to pick you up, do you hear me?"

As it turned out, Xie Qing was right, but Xie Nuo was still unwilling to accept it, feeling that he must have received the news first, otherwise how could he be so sure?

At this moment, Xie Nuo was blinded by jealousy and wanted to compete with Xie Qing in everything. He tried every means to make the other party lose control, but Xie Qing didn't take him seriously at all.

Realizing this, Xie Nuo was even more furious. How dare they disregard him, a country bumpkin? Xie Nuo was so resentful that he wanted to gouge out Xie Qing's eyes, slash his face, and kick him out of the entertainment industry and back to the countryside.

Even with his mind full of vicious and ruthless thoughts, Xie Nuo dared not do anything at this moment and could only slink away to pack his things.

Xie Qing walked into the light and waved towards the ship. Upon seeing the person, Qi Xian immediately dispatched several small boats to pick them up.

The group boarded the ship and stood in the spacious and bright hall. Magnificent crystal chandeliers hung from the high ceiling, dazzling and scattering soft light like stars. The floor was paved with exquisite marble, so shiny that it reflected one's image. Every step felt like walking on luxury.

Liang Shun couldn't help but gasp in astonishment. This is incredible wealth! Such a huge cruise ship just to pick up a few guests—they really have the resources!

Qi Xian looked at the seven people standing in front of him and said, "There might be a heavy rain tomorrow, so we came to pick you up early. Anyway, I'm very glad that you all persevered to the end. Congratulations! After seven days of survival, you can now take a nice hot shower."

He took the room key from his assistant and handed them out to several people. "The room number is on the key. There are many staff members on the ship. If you can't find it, you can ask one of them."

Xie Qing noticed that Qi Xian's eyes held a meaningful look when he handed him the card.

Xie Qing: ? ? ?

Seeing that the director had finally finished speaking, Su Li could no longer suppress her rumbling stomach and eagerly raised her hand to ask, "Director, is there anything to eat? I'm starving."

Qi Xian laughed and said, "Of course, there's plenty of food, it just depends on whether you can finish it all."

Upon hearing the news, Su Li excitedly roared, but continued to perform steadily.

Everyone else started looking for their rooms, and Xie Qing was no exception.

He keenly noticed that others stopped going upstairs after reaching the seventh or eighth floor, but his room key number started with 15.

When Su Li saw Xie Qing continuing to go up, she asked in confusion, "Brother Qing, aren't you on the same floor as us?"

Xie nodded. "My room seems to be on the fifteenth floor."

Su Li scratched her head, looking bewildered. "But we're all on this floor. Could the director have made a mistake?"

Xie shrugged. "Maybe! But it's too late now, I'm too lazy to bother."

Xie Qing was carrying a bag and was too tired to climb the stairs, so he took the elevator instead.

As soon as Xie Qing stepped out of the elevator, he was surprised to find that there was only one room on the entire fifteenth floor, and this room occupied the entire floor.

Xie Qing glanced at the card number in her hand again. She hadn't made a mistake; this was the one.

He suppressed his doubts, swiped his card to open the door, and saw through the crack in the open door that the light inside was on!

Xie Qing immediately became alert and stood at the door, looking inside.

As a result, the person Xie Qing had been thinking about for seven days was standing right in front of him.