Despite wearing a life jacket, Ye Sang fell into the sea completely unprepared, inevitably swallowing a large mouthful of water. He coughed violently, panicked and thrashing around, swallowing several more mouthfuls of the cold, salty seawater, which made him feel nauseous.
At that moment, the handsome pianist also jumped into the water and swiftly swam to his side, grabbing the back of his life jacket and pulling him to the edge of the life raft.
“Son of a bitch… cough… why did you push me into the water!” Ye Sang coughed and scolded without much energy, but the other party remained silent, only pushing the life raft forward swiftly. The sudden tilt of the raft nearly made Ye Sang let go, frightening him into tightly gripping the rope at the edge of the life raft.
“You have energy to curse, but you’d better hold onto the life raft. If you let go and get swept away by the waves, I won’t be able to save you,” the handsome pianist said in a voice colder than the sea. Despite his harsh tone, he still pulled Ye Sang’s body onto the edge of the life raft, allowing him to lie down on the raft.
Although Ye Sang was slender, the life raft added considerable weight. However, the man’s physical strength was exceptional. His long legs kept kicking in the water, swiftly propelling the life raft forward. In less than a minute, the fishing boat behind them suddenly exploded, and the burning hull noticeably tilted and slowly sank beneath the surface.
Ye Sang watched helplessly as the fiery ball slowly disappeared into the dark water, a mix of complex emotions flooding his mind, both panic and fear overwhelming him as he stared blankly at the disappearing vessel.
As if sensing the surge in his heart, the handsome pianist suddenly spoke in a deep voice, “Hold onto the life raft and don’t look back.”
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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Upon hearing this, Ye Sang snapped out of his daze, quickly grabbing onto the life raft’s rope and mimicking the man’s movements, kicking the water with all his might, trying to steer the life raft away from the area.
As they earnestly kicked through the water, the wind and waves suddenly intensified, accompanied by rain. The sea instantly became turbulent, and their progress seemed futile. Fortunately, they had already distanced themselves from the sinking fishing boat area. Exhausted, they could only go with the flow.
At some point, the other life rafts were no longer visible, possibly scattered by the waves. Ye Sang wiped the rain off his face, attempting to spot the others, but amidst the terrifying waves and heavy rain, there was nothing else to be seen.
…I wonder what happened to the others… Thinking about Si Fangjing, Ye Sang felt a wave of anger.
Last night, they were having a blast, his waist still slightly sore from the excitement. That guy called him ‘Sang-ge’ so intimately, but when trouble struck, he abandoned him without a second thought. All those sweet nothings, all that ‘I love you,’ can all go to hell!
Ye Sang fumed inwardly, but there was nothing he could do. All he could do now was to hold onto the soaked rope on the life raft in front of him.
They had drifted on the sea for who knows how long. The rain had eased up, and the waves weren’t as fierce, but Ye Sang was still very afraid… Since reaching adulthood, he had almost always reveled in nightlife, living amidst the glitz and glamour, basking in the adoration and affection of countless men and women. He had long forgotten how dark and despairing the night could be.
Suddenly faced with a huge change and his fear of water, although the seawater wasn’t cold, the deep, pitch-black abyss still made Ye Sang’s emotions tense. He clung tightly to the life raft, but his fingertips, strained from prolonged exertion, were almost numb.
Then, a big wave hit them, almost flipping their life raft. Despite his readiness, Ye Sang was still choked by a mouthful of water. At that moment, he suddenly felt a stinging sensation on his face, unsure if it was from being hit by the waves or from scratches he might have gotten when he fell into the sea.
…Ah, I wonder if I’ve been disfigured. Can’t I at least die looking beautiful…
Not knowing if it was psychological, he felt as if his face was burning with pain. He wanted to check his injuries, but he didn’t dare to let go. The desire to look good and the escalating fear made his numb fingers suddenly cramp up, causing him to cry out in pain.
“What’s wrong?” The handsome pianist beside him asked, his expression no better than Ye Sang’s.
“…My hand… is cramping…”
As he choked out his response, the wind and waves grew stronger again. Ye Sang felt on the verge of collapse, fearing that any wave that hit them would make him let go. The extreme panic caused his long-held emotions to burst forth, and he couldn’t help but cry out.
…Am I going to die here today…? If I sink, surely no one will ever find me again…
As Ye Sang thought this, his gaze fell downward, into the bottomless despair, causing his tears to surge even more.
In the midst of his chaotic thoughts, the man sharing the raft suddenly took hold of the rope on the boat, pulling Ye Sang’s right hand over and tying it to his own left hand.
With tear-filled eyes, Ye Sang didn’t understand what the man was doing. Before he could ask, the man firmly grasped his hand and said in a deep voice, “Don’t worry. I won’t let you die.”
Author’s Note: The old saying goes, ‘Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise’ ~ Sang Sang just happened to pick up a good Gong like this”
Omg yash, there’s finally sweet event between them
I wasn’t expecting so much from a smut genre but damn, the narration and story telling here is beautiful 😹 That’s some good writing, and good translation.