Chapter 1253: Chapter 1157: She Will Perish Together

Lu Haotian said, “Don’t panic yet. We still don’t know the situation there. Even if the third sister woke up now, it doesn’t necessarily mean that something bad will happen.”

“Sixth brother, you don’t understand the third sister. Her love for the eldest brother is deep in her bones. If she finds out that it was the second brother who killed the eldest, she will definitely join him in death. We must go there. Ah Chen, can you get boat tickets?”

Ah Chen nodded. “I’ve already bought four tickets.”

After discussing it, they decided to also board that boat and had to find out what the situation was like now.

If Phoenix was just trying to clear her mind, that would be best.

The fear was that she might do something extreme.

They took an early morning flight.

At night, everyone squeezed into Ah Chen’s apartment to rest for the night.

Xia Yangyang couldn’t sleep.

She got up in the middle of the night for a drink of water.

After leaving the room, she saw Ah Shui lying across the sofa.

There was only one bedroom here, the one Xia Yangyang and Ah Chen slept in.

The other rooms were piled with miscellaneous items by Ah Chen.

So Ah Shui and Lu Haotian could only sleep in the living room.

Xia Yangyang didn’t see Lu Haotian and felt puzzled.

But she didn’t think too much about it and went straight to the dining room.

Xia Yangyang didn’t turn on the light either.

Fortunately, the moonlight tonight was excellent.

Moonlight streamed in through the glass window on the east side.

Xia Yangyang poured herself a cup of warm water.

When she turned around, she saw a tall figure standing at the doorway of the dining room.

Xia Yangyang was startled.

Although she couldn’t see his face, she almost reflexively recognized that it was Lu Haotian.

Xia Yangyang started speaking, “Are you also here for water?”

Lu Haotian stood at the door for a few seconds, then hummed in agreement and walked in.

Lu Haotian also didn’t turn on the lights.

Xia Yangyang had intended to go out.

But Lu Haotian suddenly called out to her, “Yangyang…”

Xia Yangyang stopped in her tracks and turned around, “Is there something you want?”

Lu Haotian said, “Don’t drink too much water in the middle of the night, or you won’t be able to sleep.”

In the dark, Xia Yangyang seemed to curl her lips.

Xia Yangyang said, “It’s almost dawn anyway, and I don’t plan to sleep. I’ll catch up on some sleep on the plane.”

Lu Haotian said, “Then, could you talk with me for a bit? I can’t sleep either.”

Xia Yangyang was slightly stunned, “What do you want to talk about?”

Lu Haotian also poured himself a cup of water and walked over, “I don’t know what I want to say, but I just want to be with you for a while.”

Xia Yangyang said, “Lu Haotian, our relationship is not what it used to be. What you’re saying is too ambiguous. If I really chat with you in the dead of night, Ah Chen will get jealous.”

Ah Chen…

That name was like a knife piercing Xia Yangyang’s heart.

In fact, that knife had been there for a full six years.

“But he’s not here right now, and he won’t possibly know.”

A slightly domineering tone emerged from Lu Haotian’s voice.

This indeed made Xia Yangyang see a hint of the younger Lu Haotian in him.

Xia Yangyang said, “Whether he knows or sees, I won’t do anything that would upset him.”

Xia Yangyang lowered her head, her voice still calm, “Let’s keep our distance, shall we?”

Having said that, Xia Yangyang left with her cup in hand.

Xia Yangyang returned to the room.

Ah Chen had already fallen asleep.

But in a new place, Xia Yangyang would always suffer from insomnia.

Not wanting to wake Ah Chen, Xia Yangyang simply decided not to go back to bed.

Holding the cup, she walked alone to the window.

This was a high-rise apartment.

Looking out through the floor-to-ceiling windows, the city’s lights were brilliant, like fireflies in a fleeting world.

Standing so high, overlooking the entire city, it seemed as if the world became especially small,

including herself.