They Regretted it After Their Hearts Turned to Ashes

It has been cloudy and sunny recently, and it is rare that it does not rain.

Although after the sky was completely brightened, the sunlight was only blindingly white, and most of the usual heat was absorbed by the lingering clouds, but it was already considered a rare good weather.

The cruise ship was full of passengers at the pier. Not long after leaving the port, it was greeted with a humid sea breeze.

The speed of the ship was not fast, and there were many black-painted reefs standing nearby. Snow-white seabirds chased the mast and circled around the cruise ship.

The sea water is a cool color between blue and light gray, with circles of ripples along the waterline of the huge hull.

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

Luo Chengxiu and Luo Jun each have business partners who want to chat with each other, and they need to talk about unnutritive scenes everywhere in order to maintain stable cooperation and expand new relationships.

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

After Huayuan and Luo Zhi broke up unhappy, she returned to her room and sulked for a long time alone.

As soon as the freshness of getting on the boat wore off, Luo Cheng couldn't stop getting annoyed again.

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

Of course, the cruise ship can move, and the scenery on the sea is different from that on land after all.If you sail under a cloudless blue sky, or wait until late at night, the hull of the boat will poke the water illuminated by the late night fireworks show... the experience will be completely different.

But in this kind of weather that is said to be sunny or cloudy, of course there will be no such scenery to enjoy.

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

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

In fact, Luo Zhi has always wanted to leave, to go to a place that no one knows, and to live a new life alone - Luo Cheng actually knows about this.

He didn't come up with this kind of plan recently, Luo Zhi mentioned it to Luo Cheng many years ago.

At that time, Luo Zhi's leg injury had just happened not long ago, and she was still being fostered at Ren's family.

Luo Cheng is young and doesn't know what happened at home, their relationship is not as stiff as it is now.

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

The Luo family has always been strict with their children, and Luo Cheng rarely had the opportunity to go out and watch everything new, playing 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 his back, she was wearing Luo Zhi's coat.

She found it boring, so she pestered Luo Zhi to ask him to talk.Luo Zhi also opened her mouth, and slowly told her about her future plans and goals.

Luo Cheng wanted to listen to the story, not to hear him memorize the map boringly.After listening for a while, he became impatient, and after a while he was attracted by the roadside stalls, shaking Luo Zhi's shoulders to buy new snacks.

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

...Recalling this paragraph again, Luo Cheng has no memory 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, gradually grew into such a stubborn appearance, which disturbed the whole family.

But Luo Cheng still remembered that Luo Zhi had long wanted to drive his car to travel around.

Luo Zhi has been counting the days until she becomes an adult. In the month she just 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, when he took over Huaisheng Entertainment, Luo Zhi's work became more and more busy every day. One person wished to be used by ten people, and there was no chance to revisit those original plans.

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

As Luo Cheng thought about it, he unconsciously twisted the hem of his clothes in his hands, 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 anything.

If Luo Chengxiu or Luo Jun asked, she took advantage of the opportunity to cover up a few words for Luo Zhi, and prevented the Luo family from looking for him again, which would be considered an apology for what 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 asked a word.

……

Did no one care where Luo Zhi went?

Luo Cheng can't provoke the 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, and it was completely useless at this time, and it was useless at all...

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

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

The other party was the same age as Luo Jun, and had a similar identity. He was the heir to a large multinational jewelry group.

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

At that time, the negotiations between the two parties were not going well, and they almost collapsed several times. In the end, it was because of a small detail that the cooperation was pulled back from the brink of breaking down.

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

Because of being squeezed by people, this design was forcibly taken off the shelves by the company at the time not long after it was launched, which inspired the founder to leave to create his own brand, which is how the scale of the multinational group is today.

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

……

Of course Luo Cheng also knew about this.

She heard her elder brother mention it more than once. It took a lot of effort for the second brother Jian to find out the past of the founder, and then went to buy this set of out-of-print tie clips.

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

Later, the second brother Jian became the assistant of the eldest brother, and the two of them supported each other to go through the most difficult period...

"I didn't expect you to still wear this." The other party smiled, "It means a lot?"

Thinking of the past, Luo Jun's expression softened a little, and he nodded.

"Your second child is also capable. If he is not interested in these things, his talent may not be worse than yours... At the beginning, it was the kid who made a detour and coaxed the old man to almost accept him as a student, so that you touched our family. end."

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

"I've changed my name." Luo Jun said, "Now I follow my mother. My surname is Jian, and my name is Jian 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 your child 'Original'?"

Luo Jun didn't speak, but slowly frowned.

They are all regular customers in the business field. Looking at Luo Jun's expression, the other party realized that this question might be asked abruptly, so he interrupted with a smile: "This wine is not bad."

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

They all had to go to other places to exchange greetings and contact, and the conversation ended here. The other party drank the wine, said goodbye to Luo Jun with a smile, and then walked to other places.

Luo Cheng glanced at Luo Jun's expression, and whispered: "Brother..."

"Go back." Luo Jun put down his glass, "Probably he remembered wrongly."

Luo Cheng heaved a sigh of relief and nodded.

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

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

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

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

Luo Zhi leaned against the ship's side, Jian Huaiyi held on to the railing with one hand, and held an empty wine glass in the other.

The two stood very close and seemed to be whispering something.

How could Luo Zhi be on the cruise ship?

What is he doing here, what kind of trouble is he going to do, where did he get the boat ticket?

What is he going to do to Jian Huaiyi?

Luo Zhi has really caused too many troubles, these questions have already become conditioned reflexes, there is no need to think about it at all, and the next moment he sees that person, he pops up out of habit.

Luo Cheng was just thinking in his head, Luo Jun's face turned cold and he walked over quickly, pulling Jian Huaiyi behind him.

Jian Huaiyi didn't seem to expect that Luo Jun would appear suddenly, and was taken aback for a few seconds before speaking: "Brother..."

"It's none of your business." Luo Jun frowned, staring at Luo Zhi, "What are you doing here?"

Luo Zhi still drooped her eyelashes, standing quietly as if she didn't realize it.

Luo Cheng held her breath and dared not make a sound. She was always afraid of her elder brother's anger, so she shrank in the corner and looked at Luo Zhi in disbelief.

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

It seemed that someone was taking care of him, Luo Zhi's complexion improved slightly, there was a tinge of blood on his face, and his short hair was still a little wet, as if he had just taken a hot bath.

Luo Zhi was wearing a windbreaker.It's probably been a long time since he wore it like this. Until now, no one else can clearly see how much weight he has lost during this period of time.

The sea breeze wrapped him around, and the hem of his clothes was entangled with nothing, and he fell down with nothing to support him.

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

Before he could open his mouth, he noticed the strong smell of alcohol.

"Who told you to drink?" Luo Jun's tone became colder, "How much did you drink?"

Luo Zhi seemed to have finally realized that someone was talking to him until this time.

His eyelashes trembled twice, and slowly lifted up, 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 like this makes people subconsciously hold their breath, lest the little air flow add more burden to the process.

Even Luo Jun, who came to make trouble, was a little stunned at this moment, unable to utter a more severe reprimand.

It's a pity that Luo Zhi didn't know what to say, just moved his gaze to his direction, and didn't give any more reactions.

Luo Jun didn't like this, his eyes turned cold, and he said in a deep voice, "Luo Zhi, talk back."

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

Luo Jun raised his hand to block him.

Jian Huaiyi was taken aback for a moment, then frowned indistinctly, lowered her head and pushed back.

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

Luo Jun's tone was still the same as before. Although he was cold, he did not get angry like usual: "You answer clearly, and we don't need to pursue the matter of you secretly boarding the boat."

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

Luo Zhi slowly lowered her eyelashes, and then her head followed suit.

Luo Jun's eyes finally glowed this time with slight anger. He grabbed Luo Zhi's shoulder and shook it vigorously, but the force returned made him frown uncontrollably.

The thin shoulder bones were under his palms, too stiff to obey or resist.

Like a lifeless puppet.

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

Jian Huaiyi moved his arm away, keeping Luo Zhi behind.

Jian Huaiyi's stature was slightly taller than Luo Zhi's, and Luo Jun could hardly see Luo Zhi after stopping like this.

Luo Jun suddenly felt restless, but before he could clear his mind and open his mouth, the hull under their feet suddenly gave a heavy pause without warning, and then shook violently again.

Before it was too late for anyone to figure out what happened, the sharp siren sounded.

The huge hull began to tilt at an incredible speed.

What would it be like if a floating iceberg suddenly collapsed?Some kind of completely irresistible overthrow seems to be happening suddenly, but everything is as quiet as a silent film with only visual effects left, and all the noise is isolated further away.

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

The announcement on the cruise ship seemed to be saying some emergency evacuation notice, and some people began to lose their grip on the things beside them and slipped down the increasingly steep deck...

More and more people fell into the freezing sea water.

Luo Jun was dragged onto the lifeboat by the crew, and when he saw Luo Cheng being rescued into another lifeboat, his complexion was pale and he huddled into a ball, and his body was shaking violently.

Luo Jun's own hands were also shaking.

The accident happened too fast and too suddenly, and it was too late to produce a more detailed and definite fear of shipwreck. The reason for trembling was that the water was too cold.

The water is too cold, like tiny ice balls are racing to drill into the bones and chest cavity, as if they are sucking people's life non-stop.

The number of people that the lifeboat can carry is limited, and the warning water level has been exceeded at this moment.The crew shouted loudly in the rolling ice sea: "One more! Only one more!"

Luo Jun searched anxiously in the sea, but he found it quickly, grabbed Jian Huaiyi's arm tightly, and pulled him onto 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 with cold, and he leaned stiffly against the corner of the lifeboat.

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

After Luo Jun checked his body and confirmed that there was no external injury, he breathed a sigh of relief and sat down exhausted.

After the initial chaos, the rescue finally became organized.

"...Blame me."

Jian Huaiyi curled up, his voice trembling: "I shouldn't have persuaded Mom and Dad to come, and you and my little sister..."

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

Luo Cheng had already been rescued onto another patrol boat, and his parents were not on the deck, so it was likely that nothing would happen.

Most of the cruise accidents are grounded on rocks, and the hull leaks causing the hull to tilt.

The current shipwreck is not as horrifying as in the movies. As long as it is handled 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 heaved 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 indeed forgot about Luo Zhi.

It's not that there is any deep hatred, I wish Luo Zhi would have an accident and lose his life.

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

……

But when he realized it, 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 is probably already on a lifeboat.

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

Jian Huaiyi looked at him fixedly, his face turned paler than before, and after a long time, he hesitated to turn his gaze to the sea again.

It has become calm there.

The cruise ship sailed all day, the sky was dark, and the sea became dark.

The searchlight swept over, and the water surface rippled.

Luo Jun slowly frowned.

For some reason, he raised his hand and slowly touched his tie to the end.

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

He didn't realize until now that something was missing from the tie.

The tie clip that he had been using all this time fell off quietly in a corner that he didn't notice at all, and sank into the dark icy water.