He didn't finish speaking, but Jiang Mian understood his meaning.
If he thought she was playing him, the consequences would surely be severe.
As the two faced each other, his phone rang again.
The man glanced at the number and handed it over, "Answer it."
Jiang Mian suppressed her excitement and answered the call.
For a moment, Jiang Mian felt as if the whole world around her had gone silent.
Neither of them spoke first.
Jiang Mian's eyes quickly filled with tears. After a long pause, she heard the man's trembling voice on the other end: "Is it you?"
Jiang Mian covered her mouth, not wanting to cry out, "A Xiu..."
"Don't cry, tell me where you are and how you are now. I'll come pick you up?"
Jiang Mian shook her head, "I don't know where I am, I'm at sea..."
As she was speaking, the phone was snatched away, "You're Mr. Ji, aren't you?"
The man was smug, his tone arrogant, "Your woman is in our hands now."
Ji Zhixiu frowned and said, "I know. Name your price."
"Mr. Ji is indeed a straightforward person. Two hundred million. Transfer it to my account, and I'll send Mrs. Ji back immediately."
Ji Zhixiu's throat bobbed. Without thinking, he agreed, "Alright. Where are you now? I'll send someone over."
"Don't worry about where we are, Mr. Ji. Just transfer the money first."
"I can transfer the money, but I have a condition: let her stay in contact with me."
The man thought for a moment, "Alright."
Jiang Mian didn't know what they had said. Soon, the man hung up.
He sat down, "Here's your phone. I didn't expect you to really be Ji Zhixiu's wife. He's already agreed to transfer money. When the money arrives, we'll send you back."
Jiang Mian clutched her phone tightly, "You'll really send me back?"
Another man chimed in, "Yeah, Big Brother, we're really sending her back? What about the boss?"
"Once we get the money, she'll be gone. How will he find us?" the man scoffed.
Jiang Mian ignored them and took her phone into the cabin.
Her phone buzzed twice, and a message arrived.
Ji Zhixiu: 【Don't be afraid, I'll bring you home soon.】
Jiang Mian: 【Okay, I'll wait for you】
As soon as the message was sent, a wave of nausea rose from her stomach.
Jiang Mian covered her mouth and took a breath, feeling as if she had been floating at sea for too long, making her unable to stand the smell of the sea.
On deck.
Second Brother took a drag from his cigarette, "Brother, are you really going to send her back?"
Big Brother looked into the distance, "Let's get the money first."
"I understand what Big Brother means. We have to send her away today. If the boss doesn't see her, he'll come looking for us."
"I want the money, and I'll send the person away," Big Brother crushed his cigarette butt, saying indifferently.
Second Brother gave him a thumbs up, "Listening to Big Brother, it sounds like you've already figured out what to do?"
"Whether Ji Zhixiu transfers the money this afternoon or not, I'll send this woman away. If he transfers the money, I'll be merciful and tell him her whereabouts, and he can find the rest himself. If he doesn't, then don't blame me." The man said with a dark expression.
Ji Zhixiu quickly transferred the money.
Jiang Mian came out, "Can I leave now?"
"Let you leave?" Big Brother laughed, "Here in the vast, uninhabited sea, if I let you go, can you even leave?"
Jiang Mian knew there was no reasoning with these people. She went back inside and sent a message to Ji Zhixiu.
She sent Ji Zhixiu a location message, believing that as soon as Ji Zhixiu saw it, he would come to her rescue.
At this very moment, Ji Zhixiu was in a private room in Seattle.
"I have news of Jiang Mian."
"Where?" Ye Yi asked impatiently.
"She just sent me a message. I need to go find her immediately," Ji Zhixiu said in a deep voice.
"Wait a moment," Chang Qin stood up, "It's fine for you to leave now, but what about the imposter at home? Should we expose her now?"
Ji Zhixiu paused, "I'll deal with it when I get back."
"Leave it to me. You go find her directly. I'll handle the imposter," Ye Yi said.
Ji Zhixiu looked at him, "Leave it to you?"
"Yes, after all, I'm familiar with Jiang Mian. At this point, it's easier for me to keep her calm without raising suspicion, right? Alright, stop dawdling. Since you have news of her, hurry up and go find her," Ye Yi urged him.
"Then I'll be going first," Ji Zhixiu glanced at them.
"Mm, call us again if you need anything."
After sending Ji Zhixiu off, Ye Yi hooked his arm around Lu Cong's shoulder and said with a smile, "Third Young Master. You have the key to Mr. Ji's house, right?"