Chapter 19： shipwreck

It has been cloudy and sunny recently, and there are few times when it does not rain.

Although the sun was only dazzlingly white after the sky completely brightened, and most of the usual heat was absorbed by the entrenched clouds, it was already considered a rare good weather.

The cruise ship was full of passengers at the dock, and not long after leaving the port, it was greeted by the humid sea breeze.

The speed of the ship is not fast, there are many dark reefs standing nearby, and the snow-white seabirds are chasing the mast, circling before and after the cruise.

The water was a cool shade between blue and light grey, with ripples along the waterline of the massive hull.

Jian Huaiyi had already arranged the project, accompanied Mrs. Luo for a brief stroll on the boat, and then went to the spa and beauty treatments.

Luo Chengxiu and Luo Jun each have a business partner they want to exchange with each other, and they need to go around and say some innocuous words in order to maintain stable cooperation and expand new relationship networks.

Luo Cheng was upset by himself, and followed behind his father and brother.

After breaking up with Luo Zhi in the garden, she went back to her room and sulked alone for half a night.

The freshness of the moment when he first got on the boat was gone, and Luo Cheng couldn't help being annoyed again.

For comparison, the decoration and various functional venues of this cruise ship are not very different from some high-end clubs and luxury resort hotels that Jian Huaiyi has taken her to.

Of course, cruise ships can move, and the scenery at sea is different from land after all. Sailing under a cloudless azure blue sky, or waiting until late at night to pull away from the water illuminated by a late-night fireworks show...the experience will be completely different.

But now this kind of weather is not sunny or cloudy, of course, there will be no such scenery to enjoy.

Luo Orange just looked around for a while, then felt a lack of interest, and lowered his head.

... She thought that her father and eldest brother would at least ask where Luo Zhi went.

Luo Zhi actually always wanted to leave, want to go to a place no one knows, and live a new life alone—Luo Cheng actually knew about this.

It wasn't that he had such a plan recently. Luo Zhi had mentioned it to Luo Cheng many years ago.

At that time, Luo Zhi's leg injury was just not long ago, and he was still in foster care at Ren's house.

Luo Cheng was young and still didn't understand what was going on at home, and their relationship was not as stiff as it is now.

Luo Zhi doesn't live in Luo's house at all, but he often comes to see her and conjures up all kinds of gadgets that Luo Cheng likes. Occasionally, because he couldn't refuse his sister's request, he secretly took Luo Cheng out to play.

The Luo family's requirements for their children have always been strict. Luo Cheng rarely had the opportunity to go out and watch everything fresh. He played until he was so tired that he fell asleep while watching a movie.

When he woke up again, it was on Luo Zhi's back.

Luo Zhi walked under the stars with her on her back, and she was wearing Luo Zhi's coat.

She thought it was boring and pestered Luo Zhi to ask him to speak. Luo Zhi also opened his mouth and slowly told her his future plans and goals.

Luo Cheng wanted to hear stories, not his boring memorization of maps. After listening to it for a while, I became impatient. After a while, I was attracted by the roadside stalls, shaking Luo Zhi's shoulders and wanting to buy new snacks.

Luo Zhi realized that the little sister was not interested in what he said, so he smiled and stopped talking consciously.

...Recalling this paragraph, Luo Cheng has no impression at all, and Luo Zhi has said where he is going.

She also couldn't figure out how Luo Zhi, who had a good temper at that time, had grown into such a stubborn and unruly appearance, causing the whole family to be disturbed.

However, Luo Cheng still remembered that Luo Zhi had long wanted to travel around in his car.

Luo Zhi has been counting the days until he becomes an adult. In the month he first became an adult, Luo Zhi took the driver's license test and made other preparations.

He originally wanted to leave at the end of the year, but for some reason, he changed his mind and stayed.

…

Later, he took over Huaisheng Entertainment. Luo Zhi's daily work was getting busier and busier. He wanted to be used by ten people alone, and there was no chance to revisit his original plans.

This time Luo Zhi would suddenly disappear from the center of the turmoil, and Luo Cheng guessed that it was because it was rare for him to relax, and he remembered such a thing again.

Luo Cheng thought about it, unconsciously rubbing the corner of his clothes in his hand, and became upset again.

After she grew up and became sensible, she finally knew what happened at home and what kind of person Luo Zhi was, so she consciously drew a clear line with Luo Zhi.

She didn't want to owe Luo Zhi at all.

If Luo Chengxiu or Luo Jun asked, she would take advantage of the situation to cover up a few words for Luo Zhi and prevent the Luo family from looking for him again, even if she apologized for the words she said in front of the hotel.

But when the family went out this morning, they didn't see Luo Zhi's figure, and no one even asked a word.

…

No one cares where Luo Zhi goes?

Luo Cheng couldn't raise a topic by himself and then cover it up by himself, that would be too stupid. But after all, she had prepared a speech all night, but at this time it was completely useless, and it was of no use at all...

Probably because he was too concerned about this matter, Luo Cheng was very sensitive to Luo Zhi's name at this moment, and suddenly heard someone mention it, and subconsciously looked up.

The name "Luo Zhi" was mentioned by the person who was talking to Luo Jun.

The other party is the same age as Luo Jun and has a similar identity. He is the heir of a large multinational jewelry group.

Luo Jun has a close relationship with their family. When he first took over the company's affairs from his father, the first eight-digit order that Luo Jun took over was signed with this group.

At that time, the negotiation between the two parties was not very smooth, and it almost collapsed several times. In the end, it was because of a small detail that brought the cooperation back from the brink of rupture.

On the day of the final negotiation, the tie clip that Luo Jun matched happened to be the most proud design of the founder of the group when he was a fledgling designer.

Because of the run, this design was forcibly removed from the market not long after it was listed, which inspired the founder to leave and create his own brand.

Although the price of this kind of small thing is not high, because the sales volume was quite limited at the beginning, I don’t know how much effort it takes to buy it.

…

Of course Luo Cheng also knew about this.

She heard her elder brother mention it more than once. Second brother Jian took a lot of effort to find out the founder's past, and then went to buy this out-of-print tie clip.

My father has always been strict with his eldest brother, and he will never help out on any occasion. The eldest brother's resume at that time was not enough to convince the public. He successfully won this list and became the beginning of his firm foothold in the circle.

Later, the second brother Jian became the elder brother's assistant. The two of them supported each other, and they went through the most difficult part...

"I didn't expect you to still wear this." The other party smiled, "What does it mean?"

Thinking of the past, Luo Jun's expression softened slightly and nodded.

"Your second child can also do it. If it wasn't for him being not interested in these things, his talent might not be worse than yours... Back then, it was that kid who took a detour and coaxed the old man to accept him as a student, and that made you feel the bottom of our family. ."

The other party also hadn't returned to China for some years. Holding the wine, he tried his best to recall in his mind: "What's your name? Luo, Luo—"

"The name has been changed." Luo Jun said, "Now I follow my mother, my surname is Jane, and my name is Jane Huaiyi."

"It's not him. Isn't that your assistant? I mean your brother." The other party tapped his forehead, "Yes, Luo Zhi."

The other party asked curiously, "Why did your family name the child 'Zi'?"

Luo Jun didn't speak, just frowned slowly.

They are all regulars in the business field. Seeing Luo Jun's expression, the other party realized that this question was only abrupt, and interrupted with a smile: "This wine is good."

Luo Jun agreed, picked up the wine glass, and took a sip.

They all had to go to other places to chat and communicate, and they stopped talking here. The other party drank the wine, said goodbye to Luo Jun with a smile, and then went to other places.

Luo Orange glanced at Luo Jun's expression and whispered, "Big brother..."

"Go back." Luo Jun put down his glass, "Maybe he remembered it wrong."

Luo Orange breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

During that time, the Luo family's children were actually quite messy, and their names were changed back and forth, and it was possible to remember anything.

She followed Luo Jun's footsteps, racking her brains to say something, but found that the elder brother was walking slower and slower, and finally stopped.

Luo Cheng was a little puzzled, she also stopped, looked in the direction of Luo Jun's line of sight, and suddenly widened her eyes in astonishment.

The two people standing on the side of the boat were Jian Huaiyi and... Luo Zhi.

Luo Zhi leaned on the side of the boat, Jian Huaiyi held the railing in one hand and an empty wine glass in the other.

The two stood very close, as if whispering something.

Why is Luo Zhi on the cruise?

What is he doing here, what the **** is he going to do, and where did he get the ticket?

What is he going to do to Jian Huaiyi?

Luo Zhi had gotten into too many troubles. These problems had already become conditioned reflexes. He didn't even need to think about it, he just jumped out of inertia the next moment he saw that person.

Luo Cheng was just thinking in his mind that Luo Jun had already walked over with a cold face and pulled Jian Huaiyi behind him.

Jian Huaiyi didn't seem to have expected Luo Jun to appear suddenly, and was taken aback.

"It's none of your business." Luo Jun frowned, his eyes fixed on Luo Zhi, "What are you doing here?"

Luo Zhi still lowered his eyelashes and stood quietly as if he had not noticed it.

Luo Orange held her breath and didn't dare to make a sound. She was always afraid of her elder brother's anger, so she huddled in the corner and looked at Luo Zhi in disbelief.

...Compared with the figure in the garden last night, the current Luo Zhi is not at all embarrassed.

It seems that someone is taking care of him, Luo Zhi's complexion is a little better, there is a little blood on his face, and his short hair is still a little wet, as if he has just taken a hot bath.

Luo Zhi was wearing a trench coat. It's probably been too long since he wore it this way, and until now, others can clearly see how much he has lost during this time.

The sea breeze wrapped around him, and his clothes were tangled and tangled, and he fell down without anything to rely on.

Enraged by his ignorance, Luo Jun squeezed Luo Zhi's jaw, forcing him to look up.

Before he could speak, he first noticed the smell of alcohol.

"Who made you drink?" Luo Jun's tone was even colder, "How much did you drink?"

It seems that Luo Zhi finally realized that someone was talking to him until this time.

His eyelashes trembled twice, then slowly lifted, his dark and empty eyes found Luo Jun's position.

Such a simple action seemed very difficult for him. Even watching him raise his eyes a little bit makes people subconsciously hold their breath, so as not to add more burden to the process.

Even Luo Jun, who came to attack, was a little surprised at this moment, and couldn't say a more severe rebuke.

It's a pity that Luo Zhi is not sensible, just moved his eyes to his direction, and did not give any more reactions.

Luo Jun didn't want to eat this, his eyes became cold, and he said in a deep voice, "Luo Zhi, answer me."

"Big brother." Jian Huaiyi came up to persuade him, "Xiao Zhi is probably drunk, don't be angry, I'll take him back to his room..."

Luo Jun raised his hand to block him.

Jian Huaiyi was stunned for a moment, then frowned without a trace, lowered her head and pushed back.

"I have something to ask you." Luo Jun warned him, "Luo Zhi, don't play this trick for me."

Luo Jun's tone was still the same as before. Although he was cold, he didn't get angry as often as usual: "You answer clearly, you don't need to be held accountable for sneaking on the boat."

Luo Zhi looked at him, as if he was trying to distinguish something, but this kind of discrimination seemed too tired for those eyes, and quickly exhausted the little energy he had saved up.

Luo Zhi slowly lowered his eyelashes, and then his head also dropped.

Luo Jun's eyes finally showed a faint anger this time. He grabbed Luo Zhi's shoulder and shook it hard, but the force returned made him frown.

The shoulder bone, which was so thin that it was a little stubborn, was under his palm, so stiff that it neither obeyed nor resisted.

Like a lifeless puppet.

Luo Jun frowned, took a step forward, and was stopped in front of Jian Huaiyi: "Brother, don't do this."

Jian Huaiyi moved his arm and blocked Luo Zhi behind him.

Jian Huaiyi was slightly taller than Luo Zhi, so Luo Jun could hardly see Luo Zhi when he stopped.

Luo Jun's heart suddenly felt irritable, but before he could clear his thoughts and speak, the hull under their feet suddenly slammed heavily without warning, and then shook violently again.

Before it was too late for anyone to figure out what had happened, a high-pitched siren had already sounded.

The massive hull began to tilt at incredible speed.

What does it look like when a floating iceberg suddenly collapses? A completely irresistible overturn seems to be happening, but everything is as silent as a silent film with only visual effects left, and all the noise is isolated further away.

People on deck lost their balance, panicked passengers were pushed down the gangway, and some people waved their arms in panic and yelled.

The broadcast on the cruise ship seemed to be saying some emergency avoidance notice, and some people began to lose their grip on the things around them and fell down the increasingly steep deck...

More and more people are falling into the freezing water.

Luo Jun was dragged into the lifeboat by the crew. He saw Luo Cheng being rescued into another lifeboat, his face pale and huddled, and his body was shaking violently.

Luo Jun's own hands were shaking.

The accident happened too quickly and too suddenly, and it was too late to give birth to a more detailed and clear fear of shipwreck. The trembling was because the water was too cold.

The water was too cold, like tiny ice slugs racing into the bones and chest cavity, as if they were sucking people's lives all the time.

The number of people that the lifeboat can carry is limited, and the warning water level has been crossed for a while. The crew shouted in the tumbling ice sea: "One more! Only one more!"

Luo Jun searched anxiously in the sea, he quickly found it, grabbed Jian Huaiyi's arm, and pulled the man into the lifeboat.

Only then did he realize the meaning of what the crew was shouting.

The water is too cold.

Jian Huaiyi's face was pale and cold, and she leaned stiffly against the corner of the lifeboat.

When the cruise ship was dumped, Jian Huaiyi and Luo Zhi were on the side of the ship. The two of them fell out with the force almost without any buffer, and fell directly into the sea water.

Luo Jun checked his body and confirmed that there was no trauma, then he was relieved and fell down to exhaustion.

After the initial chaos, the rescue finally became organized.

"...blame me."

Jian Huaiyi curled up, his voice trembling: "I shouldn't persuade my parents to come, and you and my little sister..."

"Who knew such a thing would happen? It has nothing to do with you." Luo Jun pressed his eyebrows. He thought of the timid, thin boy who was brought home, and his expression softened, "Don't blame yourself."

Luo Cheng has been rescued on another patrol boat, and his parents are not on the deck, so most of them will be fine.

Most of the cruise accidents are that they hit a rock and run aground, and the hull leaked and caused the hull to tilt.

The current shipwreck is not as terrifying as in the movie. As long as it is dealt with in a timely manner and handled properly, it will not cause too tragic consequences.

Luo Jun has regained his composure. He quickly sorted out his thoughts and breathed a sigh of relief: "Where's Luo Zhi?"

Jian Huaiyi was startled: "What?"

Luo Jun handed him the hot water distributed by the crew.

When thinking about the safety of his family for the first time, Luo Jun really forgot about Luo Zhi.

It's not that there is any deep hatred, I wish Luo Zhizhen had an accident and lost his life.

It's just that the neglect for so many years has become a habit, because I always don't pay attention, so the subconscious really automatically skips over such a person.

…

But when he reacted, Luo Jun didn't feel too worried.

Jian Huaiyi and Luo Zhi fell together. Based on his understanding of Jian Huaiyi, the other party should push Luo Zhi to the rescue crew first. Luo Zhi was probably already on a lifeboat.

Luo Jun thought he didn't hear it clearly, and asked again, "Where's Luo Zhi?"

Jian Huaiyi stared at him, her face paler than before, and after a long while, she hesitantly turned her eyes to the sea.

It has become calm there.

The cruise ship sailed all day, the sky darkened and the water became pitch black.

The searchlight swept over, and the water surface was rippling.

Luo Jun frowned slowly.

For some reason, he raised his hand and slowly touched the bottom of his tie.

The accident came suddenly, the situation just now was too chaotic, no one could care about a tie, let alone more specific details.

It was only now that he realized that something was missing from the tie.

The tie clip he had been using all the time fell off quietly in a corner that he hadn't noticed at all and sank into the pitch-black ice water.