CHAPTER 451: CHAPTER 451: CRUISE LINER

As things reached this point, many people’s faces turned pale, and some even showed a look of compassion and tried to persuade Xu Ke, "Just let him go, you’ve already dislocated both his arms, isn’t that enough punishment? He’s suffered enough, why not spare his leg? After all, he’s still alive, right?" The speaker was a girl with delicate features, frowning slightly, her eyes showing reluctance.

"I said it long ago, they should stay away from my sister, don’t touch her. Whoever touches my sister, I’ll break whatever part they used. What? Did you think I was joking? Besides, he agreed to use his leg as a stake. I gave him a chance, and he still lost. Whose fault is it that my strength is too overwhelming?" Xu Ke looked at the girl with sarcasm in his eyes.

"I said it before, he’s to blame for getting to this point. He brought it on himself, can’t blame others." Xu Ke repeated, looking at Cao Xu with a strange kind of mercy, "Do you want to keep your left leg or your right leg? I’ll give you a choice."

"No, I don’t want to lose my leg, I don’t want to." Cao Xu said in fear, looking truly incredulous and pitiful, making Xu Ke seem like a tyrant.

"Enough, your sister is unharmed, isn’t she? He’s already paid with both arms, isn’t that enough? Do you have to be so aggressive and break his leg too? Why can’t you just let it go?" The delicate girl’s face showed perplexity as she spoke.

Xu Ke didn’t argue further with the delicate girl, instead, he directly broke Cao Xu’s leg, wearing a gentle smile as he said, "Since you don’t know how to choose, I’ll choose for you."

After breaking Cao Xu’s leg, Xu Ke turned his gaze to the delicate girl, "My sister is fine because we arrived quickly, not because he showed mercy. If we had been a bit later, do you know what could have happened to my sister? She’s still a minor, and she’s timid. If anything had happened, her life could have been ruined. Compared to a girl’s whole life, it’s already merciful that I didn’t cripple all his limbs." Xu Ke said coldly.

"How can you be like this, twisting logic? Your sister is fine now, but he’s crippled because of you. Why can’t you step back? Why solve problems with such violence? I thought you were a good brother; I even admired you, but now I realize I was blind, seeing the wrong person. You’re such a brutal person." The girl said with a pained expression.

"What you think of me has nothing to do with me. Don’t be in my way, step aside." Xu Ke looked coldly at the woman blocking his path and said.

"You’re truly awful." The delicate woman looked at Xu Ke with tearful eyes, then seeing only coldness in his eyes, she stamped her foot and left, covering her face.

Yu Xia watched the whole scene slightly bewildered, not knowing what to say, and finally muttered, "Just now, what position was that person speaking from, do we know her?"

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"There are so many people with problems in this world, maybe she’s one of them, who knows? Do you still feel like attending the party? If you do, let’s go have something to eat, if not, we can go upstairs and have the hotel staff bring some food up." Xu Ke said.

"I don’t want to join the party, I’ll head upstairs, you guys can stay and enjoy." Yu Xia said.

"Were you scared by the scene just now?" Lin Mengyao looked at Yu Xia’s face and asked.

"Of course not, brother-in-law did it to avenge me, why should I be afraid? I know you mean well for me, and I’m grateful for that. Besides, it’s his own fault for ending up like this today. I won’t say the same things as that girl did, I know who truly cares about me." Yu Xia pulled Lin Mengyao’s hand, showing a small smile.

Lin Mengyao realized Yu Xia misunderstood her earlier words, but thinking of how her sister wholeheartedly trusted her, Lin Mengyao’s heart felt warm, and Yu Xia’s words also made Xu Ke view her in a different light.

"Then let’s go upstairs, anyway, there’s nothing much to do at this bonfire party. In a couple of days, we’ll go on a cruise, spend a few days at sea." Xu Ke said.

The cruise Xu Ke mentioned arrived a day earlier than planned, appearing at the harbor the next day, and so, Xu Ke, Lin Mengyao, and Yu Xia boarded the cruise.

This cruise ship was unimaginably large and lively. Standing on it, if not for the surrounding sea, Yu Xia almost thought she was still on land.

The cruise was divided into three levels. The top level had the most luxurious lounge for VIP guests, with an open-air golf course and swimming pool. The middle level was for regular guests and housed a massive mall, also featuring a children’s playground. The bottom level was an enormous casino, open 24 hours, yet busiest at night.

Standing on this cruise ship, Yu Xia felt as small as an ant. Even though she had seen the luxurious life of high society before, she was still shocked by everything on the ship.

"What’s up? You haven’t closed that little mouth since we got on." Lin Mengyao teased, seeing Yu Xia’s mouth agape.

Yu Xia’s face flushed red, she followed the staff towards the third level while whispering to Lin Mengyao, "I’ve never been on a cruise before, only seen them online or on TV. I used to think those ships were big, but I never imagined a real one would be bigger than in the dramas." Yu Xia felt a bit embarrassed as she spoke.

Yu Xia’s shy demeanor made Lin Mengyao pinch her cheek, and watching this, Xu Ke’s hands itched to pinch something too.

"Actually, this is my first time on such a huge ship too, I’ve been on smaller ones before." Lin Mengyao whispered to Yu Xia as well.

The two of them walked behind Xu Ke, chatting softly. They boarded the ship early, so besides the staff who were up early cleaning, no other guests had seen the three of them yet.

"You guys go rest, I’ll head back to my room too." Yu Xia waved to Lin Mengyao and Xu Ke, saying obediently.

They left before daylight fully broke, so they were still a bit sleepy. All she wanted was to go inside and have a good sleep, and as it happened, Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao had the same idea.

The two rooms opposite each other closed shut.