Chapter 390: Fragrant Journey (1/2)

I wiped away the rain water stains on my face as I made my way toward the airplane. My shirt was drenched by the icy lake water, and occasionally I could hear thunder rumbling at the distance.

The airplane was floating above the water—more specifically a shallow patch of land in the lake—and I could see some people standing around the airplane. They all looked pretty panicky and worried.

My brain turned blank, and my nose crinkled with indescribable emotions. Throwing all caution to the wind, I moved in a straight line toward the plane.

……

The heavy rain still wasn’t stopping, and the lakewater had climbed all the way to my neck. Unfortunately, I was still dozens of meters away from the airplane, so I had no choice but to swim toward it.

Lightning kept flashing across the sky. The weather was so bad that I could hear people breaking into tears around the airplane.

The heavy rain was blocking my vision, but when I got close I heard a woman shouting, “Look, there’s someone there!”

I looked up. There were water plants hanging on top of my head, and I almost couldn’t open my eyes because of the rain water sliding down my face.

It was at this moment I heard an exclamation of surprise from inside the cabin. It was He Yi’s voice. The next moment, my beautiful leader appeared at the entrance and stared at me with indescribable emotions. She covered her mouth with both hands and burst into tears.

“Miss, miss!”

A flight attendant tried to stop her, but He Yi had already jumped into the water and held me tightly. The flight attendant shouted, “Please come back, miss! The boat’s coming very soon!”

He Yi simply shook her head in response before looking at me. “How did you come here, Lu Chen…”

I pointed to my back. “Sis and Beiming are waiting by the car.”

“Then let’s go there right away.”

He Yi laughed at the sight of the water plants hanging from the top of my hair and shoulders, but she couldn’t stop the tears pouring out of her eyes. After she had kicked off her high heels, the two of us swam all the way back to the lakeshore. When we entered the shallow area, I stopped He Yi for a moment and held her in a princess carry. It was because there were shards of broken glass all over the place, and I didn’t want to risk her stepping on them barefooted.

He Yi’s arms were wrapped around my neck, andher legs were partly submerged in the lake water. Despite the pouring rain and the lake water lapping against He Yi’s legs, I felt an indescribable warmth settling inside my heart.

……

Murong Mingyue hurriedly got out of the car and opened an umbrella. When she saw us, she couldn’t help but blurt, “Have you both gone crazy!? I can’t believe you…” She sighed. “You’ve both gone crazy…”

“Sure!”

Murong Mingyue entered the driver’s seat, and Beiming Xue moved to the front passenger seat so that He Yi and I could sit together in the back. It was autumn right now, and the rain was naturally frigid. The wet clothes clinging to our skin also felt incredibly uncomfortable. If we didn’t get home and take a hot bath very soon, we were absolutely going to get sick or worse.

Murong Mingyue started the car but frowned when she saw the state we were in. She immediately took off her black windbreaker and passed it to He Yi, saying, “Eve, take off your wet clothes and wear this right now. You know your constitution, and I don’t need to tell you how bad it is to catch a flu in this weather, do I?”

“Ah? Now?” He Yi’s mouth fell open in astonishment.

Murong Mingyue shot me a glance before smiling. “Why not? It’s not like Lu Chen’s an outsider. Just tell him to look away and it’ll be fine…”

I looked away and said, “Time to go, sis. Don’t worry, the rain’s so heavy that no one can see into the car.”

He Yi blinked in embarrassment, but in the end all she could do was nod and get to changing right away.

I heard some rustling sounds as He Yi started changing next to me. I was staring outside the window, but my heart was beating like a drum as a matter of course. It was dark outside, and Murong Mingyue had turned on the interior lights, so it wasn’t long before I noticed that the car window had become slightly reflective, just enough for me to catch a glimpse of He Yi taking off all her clothes and revealing her smooth, milky skin. After she was done covering herself with Murong Mingyue’s windbreaker, she looked up and shot the rear-view mirror a glare. “Miss Murong, please focus on driving and stop staring at me through the rear-view mirror!”

Murong Mingyue giggled a little. “So stingy. It’s not like this is the first time I’ve seen you undressed!”

“Hmph!”

After that, He Yi gave my arm a tug and said, “Lu Chen, you can turn around now.”

“Oh…”

I was barely able to stop myself from salivating just now, but just in case, I consciously wiped the corner of my lips before I finally turned around to face He Yi. He Yi had taken off all of her clothes, and she was wearing Murong Mingyue’s windbreaker only. Although the apparel was huge, it did little to hide her gorgeous curves. If I looked up, my eyes were inevitably drawn toward the spectacular roundness of her chest. If I looked down, it became almost impossible to look away from her long and well-proportioned legs.

Moreover, her clothing was placed at the center of the back seat. My eyes were immediately drawn toward a faint purple bra and a thin piece of cloth that looked like—ZZAP! My brain turned completely blank at that moment. I… I’m not sure how much longer I can endure this!

Seemingly noticing my embarrassment, He Yi immediately grabbed a handbag and stuffed her wet clothes inside. A different girl would’ve thrown away the branded suit that was worth at least a couple hundred thousand RMB, but He Yi was the able and virtuous type who wouldn’t waste even a single fen no matter the money she made. It was why we led a “poor” life during the starting period of the Frost Cloud workshop.

……

Murong Mingyue said as she drove, “I still can’t believe Lu Chen jumped into the lake and swam all the way to the airplane. Not even death can stop him from reaching you… but Eve, it isn’t like you at all to do something so dangerous. Did you have any idea how many water plants are there in the lake? How dangerous it is to swim back to the shore in this weather, or any weather for the matter?”