Chapter 186: Male Bestie

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Chapter 186: Chapter 186: Male BestieThis fishing boat came from a small fishing town under the jurisdiction of Qingdao City. There were seven fishermen on board, with the oldest being sixty and the youngest only seventeen or eighteen. They were preparing to go offshore for fishing when they happened along Fang Bai and Ye Wumei. The fishermen explained that here was already within Huaxia’s coastal waters, and they were less than a hundred nautical miles from land. When the fishermen asked how Fang Bai and Ye Wumei ended up here, Fang Bai made up a story on the fly, saying he and Ye Wumei were out playing on a small yacht when they encountered a storm. The yacht capsized, and the two of them hastily built a small raft on an island, drifting all the way here. "How much money can you make from a fishing trip?" After chatting with the fishermen for a while, Fang Bai suddenly asked. "Our boat is small, so we don’t catch a lot of fish. We can make about thirty to fifty thousand per trip," replied the eldest fisherman, who was also the captain of the fishing boat. "I’ll give you a hundred thousand, let’s turn back immediately. What do you think?" As he spoke, Fang Bai took out a wad of a hundred thousand in cash from his Spatial Ring and stuffed it into the captain’s hands. The fishermen on the boat watched as Fang Bai seemingly conjured a thick stack of banknotes out of nowhere. They glanced at each other, suspecting that Fang Bai might not be an ordinary person but rather one of those legendary figures with extraordinary abilities. "Let’s go, pack it up and head home!" The captain took Fang Bai’s money without a word, waved his hand decisively, and ordered the boat to turn around and head back. The fishing boat rode the winds and waves, speeding towards Qingdao. Around ten o’clock at night, the fishing boat docked at a small fishing town wharf on the outskirts of Qingdao City. Fang Bai and Ye Wumei set foot on land, and only then did they truly feel relieved. With excitement in their hearts, they bid farewell to the fishermen and walked together to the nearby small fishing town. In a clothing store in the town, Ye Wumei casually bought a set of women’s clothing that fit her, along with large sunglasses and a hat. Assured no one could recognize her, she then took a taxi with Fang Bai into the bustling downtown area of Qingdao City. Since it was quite late, they checked into two adjacent rooms in a five-star hotel in the downtown area and settled in for the night. The first thing Ye Wumei did after settling in was to call her parents and let them know she was safe. Upon receiving the call from his daughter, Ye Xing, as the father, remained relatively calm, but Ye Wumei’s mother, Sun Lin, couldn’t control her emotions and burst into tears over the phone. Ye Wumei had been missing for a full two days and nights. During that time, the kidnappers had contacted her father, Ye Xing, demanding a ransom of one billion US Dollars. Worried about being tricked, Ye Xing did not agree immediately, only saying that he was trying to raise the money in order to buy time. However, for some reason, the kidnappers suddenly cut off contact with Ye Xing. With their daughter missing and no news about whether she was dead or alive, Ye Xing and his wife were desperately anxious. They mobilized almost all of the Ye Family’s resources to search for any clues about their daughter, even raising the reward from ten million to thirty million. During these two days and nights, Ye Xing and his wife lived in a state of constant anxiety. Sun Lin had lost her appetite, couldn’t sleep well, and had become visibly haggard. When Sun Lin suddenly received a call from her daughter, the tightly wound nerves finally relaxed, and she just broke down. She cried on the phone, and after hanging up, she threw herself into her husband’s arms and wept bitterly. S~eaʀᴄh the NôvelFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. After finding out the current situation of his daughter and the hotel she was staying at, Ye Xing told his daughter to stay put in the hotel and immediately took a large group of Ye Family experts and bodyguards, rushing to Qingdao from Yuezhou overnight. While Ye Wumei was on the phone with her family, Fang Bai also made a call to Tang Wenrou in Yanjing, telling her that he had found Ye Wumei and they were now staying in a hotel in Qingdao. Tang Wenrou, upon hearing the news, was overjoyed and also set out for Qingdao overnight. Ye Wumei did not heed her parents’ advice to stay quietly in the hotel. After freshening up in her hotel room, she knocked on Fang Bai’s door, wanting him to accompany her to buy clothes and eat supper. "You still dare to go out for supper? You were kidnapped because you went out for supper in the first place!" Seeing Ye Wumei’s excited demeanor, Fang Bai said with a smile. "I’m not afraid. With you, the formidable bodyguard, around, no kidnapper stands a chance! Besides, if I don’t go out now, when my dad arrives, he will surely cage me like a bird, not allowing me to roam around. Fang Bai, please..." Fang Bai had little interest in shopping. He originally intended to sit on the balcony outside his room, facing the sea to cultivate after washing up, but with Ye Wumei’s pleading, he found it hard to refuse and could only nod in agreement with a wry smile. The Lightning Mink didn’t follow the two of them out, preferring to scamper onto the hotel room’s balcony to absorb the Essence Energy from the sea and the essence of the moon for cultivation. Once out of the hotel, Ye Wumei clung to one of Fang Bai’s arms as if a little bird relying on people, looking extremely affectionate. Regarding Ye Wumei’s affectionate behavior, Fang Bai jokingly said, "Look here, Star Ye, if people discover us like this now, your scandal will be all over the headlines tomorrow. It won’t affect me much, but aren’t you worried about damaging your image?" "So what if they see? What’s the big deal? If it comes to it, I’ll just say you’re my guy best friend!" Ye Wumei said nonchalantly, her hands that were hooked onto Fang Bai’s arm not only showed no sign of loosening but actually gripped even tighter. The relationship between the two had indeed transcended that of ordinary friends after experiencing life and death together at sea, and Ye Wumei’s description of "guy best friend" was quite fitting. Moreover, when Ye Wumei and Fang Bai went out together, they both put on newly bought large sunglasses and hats, nearly half of her beautiful face was covered, making it difficult to recognize her identity unless someone had interacted with her many times. The time was around eleven o’clock at night, and the downtown area was still bustling, with many stores still open for business. After browsing a few designer clothing stores, Ye Wumei bought five sets of clothes and shoes from head to toe, each set quite costly. Of course, Fang Bai was the one who paid, as Ye Wumei had been stripped clean by the kidnappers after the abduction, left without a single cent. "Consider the money a loan from me. I’ll pay you back when my dad comes to pick me up," Ye Wumei said to Fang Bai after purchasing the clothes. Fang Bai waved his hand with a smile, saying, "Forget about the money... in the future, just send me a few free tickets to your concerts." Ye Wumei said, "In the future, I’ll send you tickets for every concert, but you have to remember to come and support me!" Fang Bai replied, "Of course, we are comrades who have shared life and death experiences, so I will definitely attend every concert of yours!" The two first took the clothes and shoes they bought back to their hotel room, and then went to the nearby snack street for supper. (Please grant me your recommendation tickets!!!)

Chapter 186: Male Bestie

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