At a height of more than 400 meters above the ground, he seemed to have distanced himself from the clamor of the city. It was rare for him to have such a peaceful state of mind.
At this moment, there was no one else around. Tang Xuan put his hands in his pockets as if he was holding something tightly. He turned around and stole a glance at Hai Xiaomin. She was sitting next to him, looking down at the photos they had taken today.
Tonight, the stars were shining and the light beneath her feet was dim. However, in his eyes, those things were not as dazzling as her gaze!
Sensing Tang Xuan's gaze, Hai Xiao Min smiled at him. The night wind blew her beautiful long hair, which gently and playfully brushed against his face.
His heart jerked.
His hand that was in his pocket firmly held onto that thing.
"Little Min."
Hearing Tang Xuan call her, Hai Xiao Min put down her phone and looked over curiously. She handed over a small jewelry box with her fingertips.
"Open it and take a look." Tang Xuan gestured.
Why are you being so secretive?
With some doubt, Hai Xiaomin opened the box. Inside was a pendant the size of a finger, a sapphire the size of a drop of water. Even though the surroundings were dark, one could still see that it was very valuable.
She was stunned.
Tang Xuan said, "Do you like it? I want to give it to you. "
Give it to her?
Hai Xiao Min didn't quite understand, "Why did you give me such a precious gift when everything was fine?"
"Because …" Tang Xuan was a little nervous, but he didn't move his eyes away. He looked into Hai Xiao Min's bright eyes and said, "This is my mother's treasure."
Hearing this, Hai Xiao Min's hand almost trembled. He quickly closed the box and stuffed it into the man's hand. He said seriously, "This is too precious. Brother Tang Xuan, I really can't take it!"
Tang Xuan didn't take it. He held Hai Xiao Min's hand with both hands and pushed the box back. "Little Min, please listen to what I have to say first!"
His serious and resolute expression made Hai Xiaoming forget to withdraw her hand. Holding her soft and slender hand, as if it were a treasure, Tang Xuan's first question was: "Little Min, do you remember our first meeting?"
"..." It should be at the Tang clan, right? " In her impression, Tang Xuan rarely left behind any memorable memories other than the serious and old-fashioned labels. She knew Tang Xue Ning very early, but only when he was in junior high school did he often go to the other party's house. The first time he met Tang Xue Ning's brother was around that time as well.
Unexpectedly, Tang Xuan shook his head and said, "No."
"It isn't?" Hai Xiao Min was surprised, could they have met before?
"The first time we saw each other was in the Caribbean, the Venia." Tang Xuan said with certainty.
Upon hearing these two names, Hai Xiao Min's pupils constricted as she stared at the two in shock. "You, how did you know …"
Tang Xuan smiled. "I happened to be on that ship nine years ago."
The Venetia was a cruise ship. Nine years ago, she had sunk hundreds of people on a reef in the Caribbean Sea. Dozens had been killed.
At that time, Tang Xuan was 18 years old and studying in the United States. He had gone out to sea to collect information for a thesis written by his teacher, but unfortunately, he couldn't adapt to the weather and was seasick. When he hit the reef, he was suffering from a high fever and his entire body was drowsy.
He swam with all his might and shouted for help, but no one noticed him and extended a helping hand.
He witnessed the panic and the loss of the cruise ship on the surface of the sea.
At that time, Tang Xuan had fallen into despair. He didn't know how long he had struggled in the water until the last bit of his strength was used up and the sea water rose above his head … Suddenly, a small hand pulled him out of the shadow of death like a frail blade of straw.
"Big brother …" Persistence! Do Not Give Up... Very soon, someone will come to save us … " It was a very soft, very young girl's voice.
Tang Xuan opened his eyes and saw a little girl's face. She was only about eleven or twelve years old. Even though she was small and skinny, she was holding onto an adult's hand desperately. She was trying her best to paddle the water while cheering him on.
People all had the desire to live, especially people who drowned. Many times, the panicking people would grab onto whatever they could grab in order to survive, even pushing them into the water just for the sake of breathing in more air.
The little girl should be glad because when she grabbed Tang Xuan, he didn't even have the strength to lift his arm.
The waves hit his face, salty and bitter, and as they rose and fell on the sea, the little girl's strength was too much to bear, and then he made a great decision, a great one, to persuade her to give up on herself.
"No!" I can still persevere on! " However, the little girl gritted her teeth and stubbornly dug into the dead end like a calf.
Tang Xuan's heart was deeply moved. To be able to meet such a little angel that would never leave him while he was on the verge of death was the same as being saved by the heavens.
The two of them were lucky enough to catch a sunken ship floating on the sea and were able to hold on until the lifeboat found them.
When Tang Xuan told them what happened that year, Hai Xiaoming was so shocked that he spoke out loud.
If it weren't for Tang Xuan's words, how could she have known that the person she had saved all those years ago was actually him!
"After all these years, why didn't you tell me?" Hai Xiao Min stroked her hair and said with an incredulous smile, "Am I dreaming? It's really amazing!"
When the family of four had traveled to the Caribbean and encountered a shipwreck, and her parents had taken her and Aurora to the lifeboat, she had been accidentally swept away by the chaotic crowd and then dropped into the sea with the rapidly sinking hull.
Fortunately, she knew how to swim. However, a child of such a young age would naturally be terrified upon encountering such a thing.
While she was panicking and crying as she searched for her parents, she saw a person that was struggling in the water and not far from her. Thus, without any hesitation, she swam over.
At the time, she hadn't considered the possibility that she might die. She had only feared death, not only for herself, but for others as well.
After the two of them were rescued, they fell into a coma one after the other. When they woke up, they separated at two different hospitals. Because of various coincidences and accidents, the two of them no longer interacted.
For the next two years, Tang Xuan kept that girl in his heart every time he thought of her. He didn't even know her name, much less where she lived or whether she was still alive.
Until that summer vacation. When he returned home, this was the first time he saw the girl who was doing homework with Tang Xue Ning in the living room on the second floor of the Tang Family villa.
At that moment, every cell in Tang Xuan's body seemed to have gone crazy with surprise and joy!
This little girl was Hai Xiaomin. His sister had mentioned this friend to him countless times on the phone. He had never thought that the person he was looking for would always be by her side!