"!"
The middle-aged man stopped searching and focused his attention back on the call.
"As long as I follow your instructions and get on board, I can see Yingshi?"
"I didn't say that."
"… "
He was already being teased by Ye Wangchuan to the point of mental breakdown, and could no longer maintain the mask of kindness, so he said in a harsh voice: "Then I can stay on board!"
"You have 40 seconds to think about it." Ye Wangchuan said lazily, "You don't have to go up, but you probably won't see your daughter again in this life."
"Are you threatening me?" the middle-aged man gritted his teeth.
"30 seconds." Ye Wangchuan told the time slowly.
The young man heard the whole conversation between the two. He could no longer hold back his anger and grabbed his father's sleeve and begged, "Dad, my sister is important. Let's go up quickly."
The middle-aged man couldn't let go of his self-esteem and was conflicted for a while.
Ye Wangchuan reminded them again: "20 seconds."
"dad!"
The young man became even more anxious.
Zero was exhausted and wanted to say something soft and hard: "You'd better make sure my daughter is safe, otherwise..."
"10 seconds."
Ye Wangchuan was at his ease and even remembered to tell them.
"That ship won't stop for even a second because of you. If it misses you, you will most likely have to swim past it."
"Nine seconds."
The younger man's face suddenly changed. He looked back at the ferry whistle at the port, then at his father, with anxiety all over his face: "Dad!"
"Eight seconds."
Every time Ye Wangchuan counted down, it was like he was counting down their lives.
Ye Wangchuan himself did not show any emotion, and it was even more impossible for him to suddenly think about "family affection" as the middle-aged man hoped.
"Seven seconds."
Time was so tight that they could no longer hesitate. Zero didn't want to see his son die, so he pressed his tongue against his chest, feeling as if a huge rock was pressing on it. He didn't care about anything else and ran towards the ferry at the pier to catch up with the time...
Ye Wangchuan did not forget to torture them even at this time.
Counting down in their ears.
"Four seconds."
"3 seconds."
…
Cero only felt the wind from the dock blowing in his face with a salty smell, like a slap in the face, shattering his momentary pride.
He didn't dare to stop for a moment and ran straight to the ferry.
"1 second."
The moment Ye Wangchuan's countdown ended, he boarded the ferry with his son!
An instant sense of relief came over him, along with the heaviness of his body being lifted off, but it was his son who was quick enough to hold him up.
Only then did Zero sit on the ground with weak legs.
He has lived a life of luxury for half his life, how could he have never been as miserable and destitute as he is today
Sero watched the ferry begin to leave the dock, held the phone again, and said to the person on the other end, "Okay, I'm going up, can you hand over Yingshi now?"
However, the only answer he got was endless silence.
He realized something was wrong, took out his phone and suddenly found that the other party had hung up the call long ago.
"SHIT!"
No matter how good-tempered he was, he couldn't control his emotions and smashed his phone to the ground.
The phone screen instantly shattered into pieces.
Zero grabbed the railing on the deck, his face ashen and gasping for breath. It was unclear whether he was angry or tired from running just now.
He just felt a dizziness coming over him and his vision became blurred.
He was fooled.
I was completely made a fool of by a young boy!
Zero was so furious that his lungs were about to explode. He couldn't believe that he was being played around by someone so much younger than him.
(End of this chapter)