Heaven on Earth

He arrived at the private dock and boarded one of the yachts with a woman. The yacht lifted its iron anchor and slowly sailed away, leaving behind a trail of white waves, heading quietly into the distance.

Equipped with advanced automatic navigation and control systems, the yacht only required various parameters to be set on a controller similar to a tablet, allowing for unmanned operation at any time.

Ye Chong ascended to the upper deck, where he saw the woman standing quietly by the railing, gazing at the sea illuminated by starlight. Her shiny black hair flowed like a spring under the sea breeze.

There were only the two of them on the entire yacht. On such a quiet night, on such a charming sea, even a fool would have some wandering thoughts.

Ye Chong approached her, lit a cigarette, glanced at the woman's clear eyes shining like springs, and although their gazes didn't meet, he couldn't help but feel a jolt. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: this woman is truly beautiful!

"No wonder rich people like to live here. I suppose this is as close to heaven as it gets," Ye Chong said as he sat at the bow of the boat, tapping the seawater with his foot, looking playful and innocent.

"Do you believe in heaven?" the woman asked quietly.

"I do! Heaven is on earth, and angels must be on earth too!"

The woman remained silent for a while, as if pondering something.

Ye Chong took a deep breath of the air mixed with the fragrance of the woman's hair. "It would be perfect if we had some wine right now."

"There's some in the cabin."

"What kind of wine do you drink?"

"I don't drink."

He quickly fetched a bottle of Jack Daniel's and a glass of mineral water from the cabin. He handed the mineral water to the woman and drank the glass of wine himself, feeling refreshed.

"Why are you in such a good mood tonight? Want me to accompany you to sea to see the stars?" he said, holding a bottle of wine in one hand, a glass in the other, leaning his arms on the railing, his long bangs swaying in the wind, his eyes twinkling like stars.

"I have something to tell you," she said quietly, still gazing at the sea, her delicate cheeks even more radiant under the moonlight.

"Why do we have to go to sea to talk?"

"Because I don't want anyone else to hear what I have to say."

Ye Chong smirked mischievously. "It's just the two of us now. Just say it."

"You're so far away from me, I'm afraid you won't hear me clearly."

He felt a stir in his heart and moved closer to her. "Closer?"

She nodded.

He moved closer again.

"Even closer."

Ye Chong cleared his throat and finally pressed against her soft body. "Is this okay?"

Xu Menglin slowly raised her head, her watery eyes staring at him, and whispered, "Hold me tight."

A shiver ran down the man's spine, and for a moment, he felt all kinds of chaos, but he still gently hugged her slender waist. At that moment, his breathing became heavy, his heartbeat unsteady, and his mind went blank.

Everything happened so suddenly that he, who thought he was prepared, realized that he was not prepared at all.

Xu Menglin leaned close to his ear and whispered with a voice as delicate as a thread, "Do you know what I want to do most right now?"

"Whatever you want to do, I'll do it without hesitation."

She paused for a moment before saying, "I want to kill you."

Ye Chong's mind went blank for a moment, and the next moment, he suddenly felt an invisible sharp blade pressing against his chest!

At this moment, his hands were holding the woman's waist, with a glass and a bottle in one hand, and they were standing so close together that there was no way to dodge at such a close distance!

But to his surprise, in the next three seconds, the knife still hadn't pierced his body.

Clang!

The knife fell to the ground, and the woman staggered back as if she had lost all strength, her face pale, her hand holding the knife trembling uncontrollably.

Ye Chong also broke out in a cold sweat, looking at the fruit knife on the ground, then at the woman. Everything became clear to him now, and he looked up at her with a bitter smile. "So, you still want to kill me."

"But I can't do it. Why can't I do it..."

He casually threw the glass and bottle into the sea, picked up the knife, and handed it to the woman. "Take it!"

"No!" Xu Menglin shook her head repeatedly.

Furrowing his brows, the man forcibly put the knife into her hand, tore open his own shirt at the chest, and said, "Come on!"

"What are you doing?"

"Let's get it over with. Give me a stab."

"No, no, I can't do it..."

Ye Chong grabbed her wrist firmly and said sternly, "You hate me, don't you? You want revenge, don't you? Killing me will make everything go away."

"Don't force me."

"Tell me, can you do it?"

"No!" The woman suddenly pushed him away with force, the knife falling to the ground. She squatted down, holding her knees tightly, using this posture to warm herself.

Ye Chong picked up the knife and, without warning, made a cut on his wrist, and blood spurted out, quickly dyeing the white deck red.

Xu Menglin couldn't believe what she was seeing. "You... you're crazy!"

Ye Chong gave a faint smile. "I know you hate me, wishing for my death to find relief. Now that I've severed my wrist artery, you don't have to do anything. Just quietly watch your enemy slowly die. Even if someone investigates, you won't be charged with murder."

In an instant, Xu Menglin was in a state of utter chaos. All her deep-seated hatred towards him vanished into thin air. She was not the type of woman to resort to murder, especially not to watch someone bleed to death before her eyes. It was simply unimaginable for her.

She frantically took off her own jacket, tightly wrapping his bleeding wrist, but the blood quickly soaked through her clothes.

She rushed into the cabin, fetched a first aid kit, and took out gauze and a tourniquet. Just as she was about to bandage him, Ye Chong grabbed her hand. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Isn't this what you wanted?"

Xu Menglin looked at him with tearful panic in her eyes. "I hate you, but that doesn't mean I can watch you die. You still have to marry me. You still have to make up for what you've done to me. Have you forgotten?"

Ye Chong shook his head. "You'll regret this."

Xu Menglin began to earnestly bandage his wound, but Ye Chong's attention wasn't on his own injury; it was on her. However, Xu Menglin, completely focused on her task, didn't notice his attention.

"You're quite skilled at bandaging wounds."

"I personally treat Xiaobai every time he's injured or sick."

Ye Chong was puzzled. "Who's Xiaobai?"

"My younger brother."

"Isn't your brother Xu Jianfeng?"

Xu Menglin gently bit off the last thread and glanced at him. "Xiaobai is my pet dog."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chong was speechless.

Seeing his strange expression, Xu Menglin asked with concern, "What's wrong with you?"

He pretended to rub his temples. "Nothing, just feeling a bit dizzy."

Xu Menglin hurriedly supported him. "You hold on to me, I'll take you to the cabin."

He casually wrapped his arm around her waist and followed her step by step into the cabin.

"You've lost a lot of blood. I must take you to the hospital immediately."

"You've applied hemostatic medicine and bandaged it well. I'm tough, a little bleeding won't do much harm."

"I've only temporarily stopped the bleeding. It must be professionally treated at the hospital."

"Alright, here's the plan: you go back to the villa first, pretend nothing happened, and then release the yacht. Even if I die, you won't have any connection to it."

"What are you saying!"

"Isn't this what you wanted?"

"Even at this point, you... you... you're still bullying me." At this point, Xu Menglin was both angry and anxious, her cheeks flushed, finally revealing a bit of the vulnerability of a girl, which was both lovable and pitiable.

Ye Chong restrained his smile. "I won't die, really. But there's a small request..."

"Hmm?"

"Stay here with me. It'll make me feel reassured."

The woman's cheeks reddened, and just as she hesitated, she heard Ye Chong grunt. She had no choice but to bite her lip and say, "Okay."

It's uncertain how much time passed. The man's breathing became heavy.

Waiting by his side for a long time, Xu Menglin saw that he was sound asleep and wanted to withdraw her hand, but he held onto it tightly. In the end, she had no choice but to let him hold onto it.

As the predetermined distance had been reached, the yacht slowly came to a stop. Since they hadn't anchored, it floated gently on the calm sea.

At this moment, it was unclear what time it was. The moon was bright and the stars were sparse in the sky, and the sea was calm without any waves. The whole world seemed to be asleep.

Looking at the man sleeping soundly on the bed, Xu Menglin's emotions were complicated. She couldn't tell if it was sourness or bitterness, relief or helplessness.

Lost in her thoughts, she didn't expect Ye Chong to suddenly make a few smacking noises with his mouth, then casually press her onto the bed and tightly embrace her.

Xu Menglin's cheeks flushed with embarrassment. If the last tragic experience had happened when she was unconscious, now she was fully awake. Yet, not long after, she found herself lying on the same bed with the same man again. This situation made her feel embarrassed beyond words.

She tried to struggle a few times, but she couldn't break free from the man's embrace. Eventually, she gave up resisting because she didn't want to wake him up.

So, she just looked at his face, listened to his breathing, amidst the myriad of emotions and entanglements in her heart, time passed second by second...

When Ye Chong woke up, it was already dawn. He rubbed his eyes and noticed Xu Menglin sitting quietly by the bed, her beautiful face showing a hint of exhaustion.

"Do you feel better?" he asked.

He squeezed the injured hand. "I've told you, I'm tough. A little skin injury won't do anything... You didn't stay with me all night, did you?"

"Yeah."

"Don't worry, I won't die. Even if I do, you can just push me into the sea to feed the fish, and your wish will be fulfilled, right?"

The woman turned her face away, the morning light casting a faint glow on her long eyelashes. No one knew what she was thinking at that moment.

During breakfast, Xu Menglin had no appetite. She only drank a cup of hot milk and then left. Before leaving, she glanced at Ye Chong's bandaged wrist, wanting to say something, but seeing him eating carefreely, she decided to leave everything unsaid.

After finishing breakfast, Ye Chong wiped his mouth and went straight out of the villa, calling a taxi to head to Elite High School.

Of course, he couldn't forget about work. Su Moning had given him such a good job, and he had stood her up on his first day at work yesterday.

What women couldn't tolerate the most wasn't men's seduction, but deception.

In fact, when he checked his phone before breakfast, he was shocked to see six missed calls, all from Su Moning, indicating her anxiety.

Arriving at the entrance of Elite High School, he looked up and saw several conspicuous words: National Demonstration High School.

He grinned at the security guard who was reading the newspaper and offered him a cigarette. "Buddy, can you open the gate?"

The security guard rolled his eyes. "Who are you looking for?"

"Su Moning."

The security guard looked puzzled. "How do you know her?"

"Ye Chong."

The security guard made a phone call, then opened the gate and pointed to the southeast corner. "Miss Su is waiting for you on the third floor of the office building."

Dingling...

It happened to be during the break between classes. Students poured out of the teaching building, filling the entire campus with laughter and chatter.

As Ye Chong walked, he looked around. It was completely different from the dull and monotonous campus in his mind. Boys were wearing white shirts and black trousers, with flashy and cool hairstyles, while girls were chirping and laughing, most importantly... their skirts were very short!