Chapter 65: Jie Ke's Thoughts and the Arrival of Rescue

Everyone has a classic in their heart, and the Titanic is definitely a classic among classics.

On this ship, Lu Si encountered a love that would be unforgettable for him, and Jie Ke, in order to save Lu Si, ultimately gave his life at sea.

Many people regard this film as a love story, with the male and female leads falling in love, but their family backgrounds are too disparate to be together, making Jack's death the best ending.

But in Su Qing's view, the core of the Titanic is a story unrelated to love, one of self-redemption.

Using his own experience to interpret the Titanic, most people think the main storyline is the ship's sinking accident, but in fact it is at most a subplot.

The main storyline, in fact, is that with Jack's help, Lu Si's soul is saved, allowing her to live as she wishes; the subplot is her love story with Jack.

Lu Si appears splendid on the surface, but her inner spirit is incomplete.

Lu Si is a person without her own soul, an incomplete person.

From the moment she boarded the Titanic, spiritually she was equivalent to being sentenced to death.

The Titanic is a material reflection of these consciousnesses, a symbol of the cage.

When Lu Si breaks the cage, is unbound, and seeks freedom, the Titanic, which symbolizes the cage, must inevitably be destroyed.

This is also the core reason for the Titanic's sinking; even without hitting an iceberg, the Titanic would surely be destroyed by some other cause.

Of course, that is another story.

His thoughts paused; Su Qing looked at Lu Si beside him and felt the current situation differed greatly from the movie plot, which could also be considered another story.

This time, Jack did not board the Titanic, did not meet Lu Si, did not die for Lu Si; and Lu Si also did not meet Jack, did not fall in love with him.

Their current relationship is that of strangers, a superior-subordinate relation between an employee and the boss's wife.

"Su, the Titanic has sunk!" Lu Si embraced Su Qing's arm, gazing ahead at the sea that had grown calm, her tone deeply shaken.

The world's largest and most luxurious liner, right before her eyes, split in two and slowly sank into the Atlantic; at this moment she felt joy and relief, for if she had not met Su, she might still be a controlled puppet, now following the Titanic down into the cold Atlantic, never to see daylight again.

Perhaps this is a kind of liberation, but now she has found her beloved, gained freedom, and everything has begun anew.

"Yes, it has sunk." Su Qing reached out to embrace Lu Si's waist, likewise gazing at the dark, calm sea horizon, facing the cold night wind, his heart fluttering, he murmured dazedly: "This is not a movie; this is a living world."

At this moment his mindset underwent a certain shift; whether this change is good or bad he does not know, but he realizes his attitude toward the world has changed.

"What's wrong?" Lu Si sensed something odd, tilted her head and asked.

Speaking of which, Lu Si is not short; she stands 1.73 meters tall, only a few centimeters shorter than Su Qing's 1.79 meters.

"Nothing!"

Su Qing gazed into the light-blue eyes of the beauty before him, recalling the scene of their mutual gaze four days ago, still vivid in his mind.

Sensing his emotional shift, Lu Si also felt moved, leaning her head in.

Just as their lips were about to meet, footsteps approached from the side, breaking the ambiguous atmosphere between them.

"Boss, it's cold tonight; here are the blankets." Jie Ke walked over, holding two blankets.

"I really thank you, Jie Ke." Su Qing took them with a dark face, a smile that didn't reach his eyes.

Seeing his boss's expression, the clever Jie Ke immediately realized something was wrong and hurriedly found an excuse to slip away.

"Cough cough… uh, boss, Fabuliaoqi wants to see me about something, I'll go first."

Just as he was slipping away at the last moment, he saw the appearance of the woman leaning against his boss's chest.

It was only an instant, as if a ray of white moonlight shone upon his heart.

Even after returning to the cargo hold, Jie Ke never forgot that brief glance.

"Jie Ke, Jie Ke… hey!"

The shout rang in his ears, followed by a hand waving before his eyes.

"Huh…" Jie Ke finally came to his senses, somewhat dazedly looking at his friend before him and asked: "What's up, Fabuliaoqi?"

"Shouldn't I be asking you what's wrong? I've been calling you for ages and you didn't react!" Fabuliaoqi furrowed his brow, reaching out to touch Jie Ke's forehead, "You're not sick, are you?"

"Cough cough, I'm fine. By the way, what do you need from me?" Jie Ke's eyes flickered with embarrassment; he seized his friend's hand and immediately changed the subject.

As longtime friends since childhood, Fabuliaoqi was not easily diverted and continued pressing for an answer.

Having followed the boss for only four days, he already harbored improper thoughts about the boss's wife; such a sinful thing, how could Jie Ke speak of it?

He could only claim he was watching the Titanic sink and feeling the fragility of life.

Although Fabuliaoqi remained doubtful of this reply, he let Jie Ke go, saying: "Let's go; the temperature is dropping, we need to hurry and distribute blankets, otherwise the women and children won't make it through the night."

Saying this, he lamented: "The boss bought a large quantity of blankets and food, originally intending to ship them to New York for sale, never expecting to encounter such an incident en route; the passengers on the Titanic are truly fortunate."

Jie Ke nodded in agreement; in the days before departure, the boss suddenly gave them a large sum of money, telling them to purchase blankets and food in bulk, and at first he thought the boss's decision was mistaken.

After all, blankets and food are not scarce in Mei Jian; spending money and resources to ship them there for sale, the profit earned would hardly cover the transit costs, possibly even resulting in a loss.

But now it appears that precisely this decision of the boss saved the lives of over a thousand people.

Thinking of this, Jie Ke felt even more ashamed, seeing himself as an ungrateful good-for-nothing; the boss treated him so well, providing good food and drink, even giving twenty pounds as a settlement fee, yet he still harbored ill thoughts toward the boss's wife.

I really deserve to die!

Jie Ke now really wants to slap himself a few times.

At this moment, Fabuliaoqi's urging voice came through: "Hurry up, Jie Ke!"

Jie Ke gathered his thoughts and hurriedly followed; now only labor could ease his guilt somewhat.

Time passed slowly in the process of distributing blankets and food.

When Jie Ke and the other crew members finally finished their work, the sky had also begun to brighten.

The sun rose from the sea horizon, rendering the ripples on the water beautiful and moving, as if narrating the mystery of nature.

At this moment, Lu Si stood at the bow, facing the sea's direction, listening to the sea breeze rustling past her ears, deeply shaken by the view before her.

She stared blankly, wishing she could stay like that forever.

Su Qing stood beside Lu Si, gazing at the sun on the sea horizon, his heart also unable to help but marvel at the greatness of nature.

But just then, on the distant horizon, ships were billowing thick smoke, racing toward their position.

"The rescue ships have arrived!"