Chapter 74: Chapter Seventy‑One: I Died? A Sudden Scene

The next day, Su Qing woke up.

Oh, no.

Last night he didn't sleep at all; he stayed up all night straight.

As for why, it's not just because of that little matter between a man and a woman.

As Zeus's daughter, Diana's physique was excellent; aside from crying out in pain when she first lost her virginity, she remained spirited and terrifyingly energetic the rest of the time. If Su Qing hadn't fused the two supreme bloodlines, his stamina and endurance would already be beyond ordinary, and he truly couldn't have subdued this entangling beautiful woman snake.

The morning sun's light was warm like a gentle breeze; the Pacific morning breeze had a slight saltiness. Su Qing opened his eyes, sat up, turned his head to look at the naked Diana beside him, and instinctively rubbed his lower back, muttering: "Netizens say, once you try something you've never attempted before and taste its flavor, you can't stop; truly, they don't deceive me! Clearly it's the first time, how can it last so long, and the more you do it the more you want it; if it weren't for a pair of steel kidneys, I really couldn't bear it."

Only an ox that dies from overwork, never a field that's ruined from plowing.

Really…

Forget it, I might as well catch some sleep!

He shook his head, Su Qing gathered his thoughts, pulled over a blanket to cover Diana's beauty, then lay down again and closed his eyes to sleep.

When Su Qing woke up again, the sun was already overhead, and Diana beside him had also woken early; at this moment she was rowing the boat.

"Ha!" Su Qing yawned, lazily got up, dressed, came behind Diana and said, "Let me take over from now on; you rest."

"Oh, okay." Diana turned her face, her cheeks slightly flushed, her eyes darting away; compared to her frenzied self last night, they were practically two extremes.

Su Qing knew the girl was shy, didn't tease her, lifted her up and set her aside, then picked up the oars and began to row vigorously.

To be honest, rowing is no easy task, especially out on the open ocean where strong waves often strike.

Only someone like Su Qing, an extraordinary human, could persist.

From afternoon until night, Su Qing kept rowing, only stopping to rest when he grew tired, hungry, or thirsty.

During this time, Diana finally grew accustomed to their relationship and began to chat.

Su Qing was happy to oblige, telling her some basic common sense.

Although he had already said these things several times over the past half year, it didn't stop him from repeating them, for Diana's current personality was simply too easy to fool.

In the following time, in order to return to Mei Jian as soon as possible, Su Qing settled into a monotonous life: swinging his double oars by day, sweating by night.

Thus, day after day, finally on the sixth morning at sea, they encountered a steamship.

Seeing a steamship, Su Qing didn't hesitate to abandon their little love‑boat, taking Diana aboard the larger vessel and catching a ride.

After another three days of sailing, they finally returned to Mei Jian.

When his feet touched the ground, Su Qing didn't immediately buy a train ticket to Niu Yue; instead he brought Diana to adapt to the human world for a day, and only then, with Diana now dressed in modest clothes, did they board the train.

In between, I won't go into detail; suffice to say that on the tenth day at sea, he finally returned to Niu Yue.

Who would have thought that just as he stepped off the train, exited the station, hailed a rental carriage, he heard a newspaper boy on the street shouting: "Extra! Extra! Mrs. Molly speaks for Miss Lu Si, the widow of Mr. Su Qing!"

Upon hearing this, Su Qing hastily told the driver to stop, stood up, and shouted at the paperboy: "Give me a newspaper!"

"Sir, your newspaper, sixpence!" the paperboy trotted up to the carriage, handed over a paper, just finished stating the price, then showed a surprised expression: "Mr. Su… you… you're not dead!"

"Hey, you unlucky kid, how dare you talk like that!" Su Qing's face darkened, he paid for the paper, didn't want to bother the boy, and immediately told the driver to get moving.

"Go!" the driver, recognizing him at that moment, replied respectfully, then flicked his whip.

As the carriage set off, Su Qing immediately unfolded the newspaper; the first thing he saw were the words "Titanic, Lu Si, widow," and his head almost spun.

What the heck? He'd merely been away half a year without returning to Niu Yue, and Mei Jian already spread the rumor that he was dead.

Truly outrageous!

Su Qing focused and read the report carefully, but what met his eyes aroused a surge of anger in his heart.

【According to reports, several unnamed wealthy individuals wanted to purchase Mr. Su's Arkansas oil field, but were sternly refused by his widow……】

【The Arkansas oil field's petroleum has been unsalable for two months…… senior economists estimate a loss of fifty thousand dollars……】

"Damn it, these white-eyed wolves!"

Su Qing glared angrily, his hands holding the newspaper trembling slightly from rage; he could scarcely believe what he was seeing.

Several unnamed wealthy individuals?

Is it that they don't want to be named, or are they afraid that if they speak up they'll be stabbed in the back, repaying kindness with hatred?

And what about his petroleum being unsalable afterward?

Who needs to think? It's certainly those white-eyed wolves whose deals fell short, playing tricks.

Su Qing didn't have time to dwell on it; he kept reading, trying to learn more about the situation.

But what he saw next only made his anger stall.

【The founder of a certain mall, Brian York, was killed in his own bedroom; no clues were found at the scene, but according to insiders, he was one of the wealthy individuals seeking to buy the Arkansas oil field.】

"What?"

Su Qing raised his eyebrows, looked again, and realized it wasn't his eyes playing tricks—this Blake really had been killed.

When did Lu Si become so capable? She even hired assassins to kill people!

Moreover, she's done it in a string—three or four victims.

But just then the carriage came to a halt, and the driver's voice rang out: "Mr. Su, we've arrived."

Su Qing came to his senses, brought Diana out of the carriage and was about to pay, but the driver stretched out a hand to stop him, saying gratefully: "Back when my child was on the Titanic, if it weren't for you he wouldn't have survived; I can't accept your fare."

Having said that, without waiting for Su Qing's reply, he flicked his whip and drove off.

Seeing this, Su Qing didn't dwell on it; he led Diana into Lu Si's family home.

After discovering last year that the oil field was profitable, he renovated the place inside and out; once the oil field got on track, he and Lu Si would come back to live here.

But now that the oil field has run into trouble, Lu Si is probably not here eighty percent of the time.

While thinking silently, Su Qing pushed the door open and stepped inside; before he could even get a clear look, he heard a familiar voice from within.

"The great hero Su Qing has returned."

Su Qing's steps froze as he focused his gaze; ahead in the hallway stood two women: the left‑hand one wore a black overcoat, her expression stern and her bearing noble; the right‑hand one wore a white one‑piece dress, her demeanor excited and her manner warm.

At this very moment, the two women were staring at Diana beside them with scrutinizing gazes, completely ignoring his meaning.

Su Qing's throat was a bit dry; looking at the two women, he gave an embarrassed laugh and said, "Selinna, Lu Si, I'm back!"