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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nThey both climbed onto the boat and sat down.

nYan Rusheng gazed at Wen Xuxu and told her, “You’ll row the boat.”

nXuxu had expected this and showed no signs of surprise.

nHowever, upon scanning the entirety of the small boat, there was no sign of a boat paddle at all. So what was she supposed to row with?

nBut at this point in time, Yan Rusheng had already used his hands to push the boat off the beach, and the boat inched little by little into the sea.

n“Wen Xuxu, are you planning to row?”

nYan Rusheng watched as Xuxu sat there motionless. As she sat there unmoving, he egged her on without restraint.

n“President Yan, I would like to row too, but how am I supposed to row without a boat paddle?” Xuxu lamented.

n“Ah!” It suddenly hit him. He didn’t bring a boat paddle with them.

nHe scanned the shores and realized that the previous users of the boat had a boat paddle outside their doorstep.

nJust as he was deciding whether he should get back on shore to get the boat paddle, the door opened, and out came a plainly dressed middle-aged lady.

nThe lady saw the boat paddle upon opening the door and realized that the boat was gone. Instinctively, she turned her head towards the sea.

nYan Rusheng felt an unsettling feeling surge through him.

n“Wen Xuxu, hurry…” He reached out and grabbed her slender wrist, his eyes widening as he stared intently at the shore.

nWen Xuxu had her back to the shore, so she was oblivious to what was happening.

n“What’s wrong?” she asked as she turned her head back puzzledly.

nBefore she knew it, a blood-curdling scream shot through the air.

n“Catch them!! They stole my boat!”

nOne lady jumped into the sea, furiously trying to get to them.

nWen Xuxu trembled with fear.

nSeeing how pressing the issue had become, Yan Rusheng used his hands as boat paddles and paddled as hard as he could.

nHe arched his back and reached for the deep waters, trying to ride the waves to move the boat forward. To his relief, the boat started advancing further away from the shore at a pretty good speed too.

nAs the boat went further into the deeper waters, the lady chasing after them was having more difficulty in trying to get to the boat.

nXuxu was just about to open her mouth to try to explain that they had only wanted to borrow their boat to go check out the mountain on the other side, and that they were not trying to steal the boat.

nBut Yan Rusheng’s scolding voice suddenly cut her off.

n“Stupid woman! Why are you staring into space for? Help me row the boat!”

nHe stared intently at Wen Xuxu, anger radiating off him.

nWhat an idiot. I wish I could throw her into the sea and feed the sharks. We’re being chased but she’s just sitting there doing nothing, Yan Rusheng thought to himself.

n“Oh.” Wen Xuxu subconsciously started mimicking Yan Rusheng as she used her hands as paddles as well to row the boat.

nAfter the uproar, the neighboring families stepped out of their houses. Some of them held poles and feather dusters. They were ready to take on a fight.

nAll of them held their stances, asserting their dominance.

nUpon seeing this, Wen Xuxu knew they were done for.

nThis time, they would not be able to get away with stealing this boat. They were in too deep and no one could help them.

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