Chapter 857: After All, I’m Not a Bad Person
Editor: Henyee Translations

This was not the first time Huo Xiuyuan and Jiang Weiyang had colluded. Murong Qiao, who had been framed by them at the banquet previously, was clearly mentally prepared. Therefore, she was not too surprised to see the other party appear in front of her at this moment. She was just a little surprised by Huo Xiuyuan’s attitude towards Jiang Weiyang. It didn’t seem like they were in a state of cooperation.

On the contrary, after knocking Jiang Weiyang unconscious, Huo Xiuyuan mercilessly tied her up with a rope and threw her aside like a dumpling. From the looks of it, he didn’t have the slightest intention of having tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex. In fact, he was slightly anxious and angry.

Murong Qiao didn’t know what was going on, so she only sat on the stool in silence and waited to conserve her remaining strength.

Huo Xiuyuan didn’t seem to have any intention of talking to Murong Qiao. He just tied Jiang Weiyang up and threw her aside. After confirming that she had no inkling of waking up for the time being, he turned around and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him. Therefore, the room returned to darkness, and the faint footsteps outside disappeared from Murong Qiao’s ears not long after.

What was going on? The two of them had turned against each other?

Murong Qiao looked at Jiang Weiyang, who had been thrown not far away from her, and had a guess in her heart. However, the situation of being unable to escape clearly made her even more anxious.

Huo Xiuyuan didn’t care about this. After doing what Sofia asked him to do, he turned around and walked out to report to her.

He couldn’t care less now. Sofia had a gun in her hand and was an existence that could threaten his life at any time. If he didn’t want to die, he could only listen to the other party’s command.

As for the huge pie that Jiang Weiyang had drawn when she looked for him, Huo Xiuyuan no longer cared. In the face of the threat of his life, everything was worthless. If he died here, the Huo Family wouldn’t be in his hands. What was the point of that?

Huo Xiuyuan was thinking about how to leave this ship, but he didn’t dare to stop at all. He followed the direction he came from and found the place where Sofia was. Huo Ya had already been kidnapped to the captain’s cabin and was staying obediently.

Sofia stood on the deck at the bow of the ship, enjoying the sea breeze. The beautiful dress she was wearing fluttered slightly with the wind, revealing beautiful creases.

The bread crumbs in her hand that she had obtained from somewhere were spread out in her palm. She raised them high to attract the birds that flew across the sea from time to time into her palm.

As soon as Huo Xiuyuan walked over, he saw this beautiful scene unfolding in front of him like an oil painting. There was even a faint smile on Sofia’s lips, making people want to smile with her.

Of course, if he had not just kidnapped a few people and come to report, the situation might have been really good.

However, he knew that Sofia could take out her pistol and kill him at any time. Huo Xiuyuan didn’t dare to think too much about it and only walked over to explain the situation.

“I’ve done everything you’ve asked me to do. Can I leave now?”

Huo Xiuyuan looked at Sofia’s beautiful face and asked.

A beauty’s thoughts were inevitably charming in the past, but the current situation didn’t allow him to think too much. Huo Xiuyuan, whose body was slightly tense, became more vigilant the moment Sofia looked over.

Sofia seemed to find his words funny, and the smile on her lips widened. “You don’t really think you can leave unscathed, do you?”

“Or rather, the speedboat that Jiang Weiyang asked someone to take away just now has long been taken back to shore.”

“Even if you want to leave now, there’s no way other than this cruise ship sailing back.” Sofia spoke in a very relaxed tone, revealing the terrifying truth that Huo Xiuyuan had to face at this moment.

Huo Xiuyuan clenched his fists at his sides, but he tried his best to hold it in.

He took a deep breath and said nothing for a moment.

The atmosphere became slightly tense and dangerous under the silence of the two of them. Sofia looked at Huo Xiuyuan, who was standing in front of her without saying a word. She seemed to be observing his expression and performance at this moment. Then, she revealed a relaxed smile and even tiptoed to pat his shoulder.

“Don’t be so nervous.”

Sofia even stuck out her tongue cutely. Coupled with her innocent face, it made people feel that this girl was innocent and ignorant. “After all, I’m not a bad person, right?”

If Huo Xiuyuan didn’t know better, this sentence was really deceptive.

“Huo Yichen will come over later. At that time, help me bring him to the deck. The rest is none of your business.”

“As for whether you want to leave or stay here after that, I won’t care.”

Sofia revealed her goal.

She was a princess, so she couldn’t lower herself to bring the two of them over herself. However, when she thought of what she was going to do later, she had the intention to keep Huo Xiuyuan alive. Otherwise, it would be ridiculous if the other party found out about her plan and still lived for so long.

“…It’s that simple?”

After Huo Xiuyuan heard Sofia’s request, he frowned in disbelief and confirmed it with her.

He didn’t believe that the other party had gone through so much trouble to appear on the cruise ship with a pistol and even hid her appearance on the ship from Jiang Weiyang. But now, she only said such a simple sentence to him.

Did she need him to bring two people over and leave without doing anything?

Sofia nodded matter-of-factly. “That’s all.”

“Alright, I’ll do as you say. I hope you won’t go back on your word when the time comes.”

Huo Xiuyuan looked deeply at Sofia and said. Then, he found a place behind him to stand so that he was within Sofia’s field of vision. This way, he could listen to the other party’s orders at any time.

He was not stupid enough to bet that the other party wouldn’t shoot him after using him.

With the gun in the other party’s hand, he had no chance of winning. Since Sofia had said so, Huo Xiuyuan could only take her words seriously. He prayed in his heart that the other party wouldn’t have such dangerous thoughts.

Sophia was clearly very satisfied with Huo Xiuyuan’s tactfulness and quiet style of doing things. At this moment, seeing the other party standing behind her, she was in a good mood and looked in a certain direction in front of the cruise ship.

She couldn’t wait for Huo Yichen to come over.

There were still five days before her agreed date to return to the country. Sofia couldn’t help but look at the sea outside with an indescribable sense of relief.

In the past few days, Jiang Weiyang, this chess piece, had been noisy by her side for too long. Now that she was finally useful, Sofia was in a rare good mood.

As for the other party treating her as a best friend, Sofia only felt that it was ridiculous and laughable.

She was a princess. How could she be friends with such a person?

Thinking of Jiang Weiyang’s status in the country and the Jiang Family, disdain appeared in Sofia’s eyes.

According to Jiang Weiyang’s class, she was probably not even qualified to touch the tip of her shoe. She could only be ruthlessly stepped on and become a chess piece in her hand. She should feel supreme glory for maximizing her use.