Chapter 62

Xu Zhijun, standing beside her, hurriedly asked, "Xiaolin, where does it hurt? Are you okay? Should we go back?"

Wang Xiaolin, of course, knew Xu Zhijun's good intentions, but for some reason, she refused his offer, "No, it's a rare chance for a paid trip. Let's just go to the island and have some fun."

"Alright then," Xu Zhijun also knew that this trip's accommodation was not arranged by gender but by friends or family, as it was originally planned for couples to go together.

It was time to board the ship, and a director from the newspaper company immediately organized everyone to board. The ship was neither too large nor too small, a chartered vessel that could accommodate about 500 to 600 people, which was why the newspaper company organized the trip in batches.

"Is your editor-in-chief also coming with us?" Tang Zhendong and Yu Qingying stood by the ship's railing after boarding. Tang Zhendong pointed to Hu Wenxuan, who was boarding the ship, and said to Yu Qingying.

"Oh, who knows? He's the boss, can he not come?"

"It's not that I don't want him to, but the heavens won't let him." Tang Zhendong had a serious look on his face.

"Pfft, I don't believe it." Although Yu Qingying wasn't sure if Editor-in-Chief Hu Wenxuan was coming, she knew that if he was there to give safety instructions, he would have done so before boarding, or he could have just called. There was no need for him to come on board just to give instructions.

Since Hu Wenxuan had boarded the ship, Yu Qingying didn't believe Tang Zhendong's words. However, she just expressed her opinion and didn't argue further, though her disbelief was quite evident.

"What are you talking about?" Wang Xiaolin and Xu Zhijun found Tang Zhendong and Yu Qingying and asked.

"Hey, weren't you going to rest in the cabin? Why did you come out again?" Yu Qingying came over and held Wang Xiaolin's hand.

"Yeah, we were planning to rest in the cabin, but it was too stuffy inside. Besides, it's only a half-hour trip, so we decided to come out and enjoy the sea and the breeze."

"Exactly, when you're out for fun, you should enjoy the sea and forget about your worries. It will naturally improve your mood."

Wang Xiaolin felt that Yu Qingying's words had a deeper meaning, as if she knew something about her and Tang Zhendong. However, Yu Qingying's face looked natural, and Wang Xiaolin saw sincerity in her eyes. She quickly changed the subject, "What were you talking about just now? Tell me."

"Someone was betting with me," Yu Qingying nodded toward Editor-in-Chief Hu Wenxuan, "He said the editor-in-chief isn't here for a trip but to see us off!"

"Haha, I just said he definitely can't go to Kōngtóng Island for a trip. I didn't say he was here to see us off."

Xu Zhijun, known as a talented writer in the newspaper, was very favored by the leadership, "That's not true. I heard the editor-in-chief is indeed coming with us."

"Right, if the editor-in-chief wasn't coming, there would be no need for him to board the ship, whether to see us off or to give safety instructions. There's no need for him to come on board," Wang Xiaolin also supported Yu Qingying.

Wang Xiaolin actually wanted to support Tang Zhendong and make up for the harm she had caused him. She hid in the cabin as soon as she boarded the ship, partly because she was afraid to see Tang Zhendong. Every time she saw him, she couldn't help but think about how Tang Zhendong spent eight years in prison because she didn't have the courage to stand up for him. She felt deep guilt.

However, after being in the cabin, Wang Xiaolin felt that her actions were too obvious. If she deliberately kept her distance from him, would it make him hate her even more? Wang Xiaolin was a bit anxious. She carefully thought about her encounters with Tang Zhendong and noticed that his eyes looked at her differently than they looked at Yu Qingying, with affection. Since Yu Qingying came to the newspaper, she hadn't shown any interest in anyone else and had rejected many young and talented men. It seemed she also liked Tang Zhendong.

Given this, Wang Xiaolin thought she should help them to make up for the great harm she had caused Tang Zhendong. Would someone as beautiful and well-born as Yu Qingying like a man who had spent eight years in prison? But Yu Qingying knew about Tang Zhendong's past.

In the cabin, Wang Xiaolin's thoughts became increasingly chaotic, "Zhijun, let's go out for some fresh air!"

Although Xu Zhijun and Wang Xiaolin had already established a relationship, they were in the honeymoon phase, and Xu Zhijun always complied with Wang Xiaolin's wishes. He naturally didn't object to her suggestion.

Not far from the cabin, they saw Tang Zhendong and Yu Qingying, "Shall we go talk to them?" Wang Xiaolin let go of her worries. The past couldn't be changed, so she decided to face it calmly.

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Hearing Xu Zhijun's words, Wang Xiaolin, who originally wanted to support Tang Zhendong, gave up. She trusted Xu Zhijun because he was close to the editor-in-chief, and as a key figure under Hu Wenxuan, Xu Zhijun knew the editor-in-chief's movements, which was not surprising.

If she blindly supported her loved one over reason, it would be too obvious. So, Wang Xiaolin rationally chose to support Xu Zhijun and Yu Qingying.

Hearing everyone say that Hu Wenxuan was there for a trip, Tang Zhendong didn't object because he knew Hu Wenxuan was indeed there for a trip, as evident from his enthusiastic conversation with Yu Qingying and himself on the shore.

Tang Zhendong didn't think, like many in the newspaper, that Hu Wenxuan's special treatment of Yu Qingying was due to a romantic relationship. If Hu Wenxuan had a crush on Yu Qingying, he wouldn't be so friendly to Tang Zhendong. Putting himself in others' shoes, if Tang Zhendong liked someone and someone else tried to take her, he would do everything to eliminate that person, a philosophy he learned in prison.

From Hu Wenxuan's behavior, Tang Zhendong deduced that Yu Qingying lived in a detached villa in the city government compound. Only the city secretary or mayor could live in a detached villa in the city government compound. And Hai Cheng City had a mayor surnamed Yu.

If Tang Zhendong could guess this, could Hu Wenxuan, who worked in the party and government, not guess it? He could see that although Yu Qingying didn't publicly reveal her identity, from the looks of her other colleagues, only admiration from men and jealousy from women, there was no sign of the respect that should come with knowing her true identity.

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