mesbooks Chapter 81 What a cliché and melodramatic plot!
Chapter 81 What a cliché and melodramatic plot!
Xu An was a little surprised to see the message from Hong Bo, the editor-in-chief of Zongheng Book Alliance.
I never expected that the news of me breaking the world record for freediving would even spread to the online literature community.
Regarding the new book, Xu An chuckled in his reply, without specifying a timeframe.
To fulfill his current mission, he's constantly traveling the world; where would he find the time to write a novel?
Unless he's given a new identity next time and asked to write novels again, that would be more likely.
"Xu An, you're pretty amazing, kid. You've made it onto the celebrity list in just a few months."
Xu An and Lao Mao were video chatting. In the video, Lao Mao gave a thumbs up, looking very impressed.
"Hehe." Xu An chuckled, "It's all thanks to your excellent teaching, Master Cat."
Old Cat laughed loudly: "Don't flatter me, kid. The little bit I taught you didn't make you break two world records in freediving. You don't know, but the people I know now call you the world's number one freediving person."
"They know you're my friend, and they've all been asking me to introduce you to them. You really made me look good in front of them."
Xu An laughed and said, "Hey, don't flatter me here. You're the number one cave diver in China, you don't need me to make you look good."
The two chatted and laughed.
As they chatted, Old Cat suddenly changed the subject: "Where are you now? When are you planning to come back?"
After leaving the Dahab Blue Grotto in Egypt, Xu An went to the Florida Springs Caves in the United States and Bushman Caves in South Africa.
He is currently in the Orda Cave on the Russian side.
"They're in the Orda Caves area and don't plan to come back yet. What's wrong?" Xu An asked.
"I'm planning to challenge the 300-meter Nine-Block Skylight the day after tomorrow. Are you coming?" Old Cat said, then changed the subject: "I'm just getting inspired by your two world records and I'm preparing to challenge my limits."
"300 meters?" Xu An was surprised.
A depth of 300 meters is a complete challenge to the limits of human endurance. At this depth, no matter how careful you are, nitrogen narcosis can occur at any time, and a moment of carelessness can leave a person stranded underwater.
There are so many things to consider when diving to a depth of 300 meters; just the decompression alone takes more than twenty hours.
In other words, if Lao Mao were to attempt a depth of 300 meters, he would need to stay in the water for at least a day.
"Why do you suddenly want to challenge the 300 meters? Aren't you already the world record holder for nine skylights?" Xu An hurriedly said.
The old cat chuckled and said, "Would you believe me if I said you provoked me?"
"Don't give me that, I don't believe you." Xu An shook his head.
Old Cat's smile faded. "I'm not joking anymore. Actually, I started preparing a year ago."
"The day after tomorrow will bring flooding. If you have time, you can come and witness it."
"Okay, then I'll buy a plane ticket and come back tomorrow," Xu An replied.
After a brief chat, Xu An hung up the video call and started browsing flight tickets online.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
Xu An got up, walked to the door, and looked out through the peephole. Outside was a woman dressed as a waitress.
open the door.
"What...?"
Before he could finish speaking, the waiter suddenly struck, delivering a chop to Xu An's neck. Xu An instinctively recoiled in pain, alarm bells ringing in his mind.
Is this a kidnapping?!
I've only ever heard of this kind of thing happening in Southeast Asia. Has it spread to Russia?
Seeing that Xu An had not been knocked unconscious, the waiter's eyes flashed with surprise, and then he quickly took out a bottle and sprayed it at Xu An.
White mist instantly filled the air. Xu An instinctively held his breath, but it was too late; he still inhaled some of it.
My mind went blank for a moment, and my eyes were too tired to open.
Oops!
Xu An was shocked. Just as he was about to make another move, his body suddenly collapsed forward against his will, and everything went black before his eyes. He lost consciousness.
The waiter reacted quickly, catching Xu An and shoving him under the linen cart next to him...
at the same time.
In Ivy's room, she was currently facing off against one man and two women.
"I said I'm not going back. I'm an adult now, I have my own life to live, and he can't take away my freedom!" Ivy protested loudly.
"Miss, the BOSS ordered us to take you back. Please don't make things difficult for us." The leader was a man in a suit.
Before Ivy could speak, he continued, "We understand that you've been following that Chinese man named Xu An all this time. The boss said we should bring him back with us."
Upon hearing this, Ivy glared angrily at the man in the suit in front of her.
"Miss, you don't need to look at me like that. I'm just following the boss's orders. If you don't want to go back, this Chinese man..."
Before the man in the suit could finish speaking, Ivy interrupted him sharply: "Enough!"
"I'll go back with you, but you can't take Xu Ye back, and you're not allowed to hurt him!"
"Miss, as long as you come back with us to see the BOSS, we will do whatever you say." The man in the suit smiled slightly.
Ivy glared at the man in the suit, but he didn't seem to care at all, only smiling slightly.
"I need paper and pen," Ivy said.
The man in the suit raised his hand and waved, and one of the women behind him quickly left.
Soon, paper and pen appeared in front of her.
Ivy picked up a pen and paper and started writing something. After she finished, she said, "I need to see Xu. I need to make sure he's safe."
The man in the suit smiled: "Yes, miss."
When Ivy saw Xu An lying quietly on the bed, breathing steadily, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Others might not know, but didn't she know the "BOSS" the man in the suit was talking about?
If Xu An were really taken to that old man by the man in the suit, he would definitely not have a chance to go back alive.
Ivy folded the paper she had written and placed it on Xu An's bedside table, silently saying, "Xu, I'm going back now. We'll meet again."
She turned around and glared at the man in the suit: "Remember, if you dare to hurt Xu, I will kill you. Believe me, your boss will never object to me."
Upon hearing this, the man in the suit's pupils contracted slightly. He bowed his head slightly and said, "Miss, please rest assured, as long as you come back with us, he will be fine."
Ivy left with the man in the suit.
The next day.
When Xu An opened his eyes, it was already afternoon.
He woke up with a start, jerked himself out of bed, and quickly looked around at his surroundings.
His last memory was of the waitress spraying white mist at him.
"Wait a minute, something's not right."
Looking at the room's furnishings, he checked his suitcase and bag; nothing was missing.
My phone, wallet, and even my kidneys are still there.
"Could I have misremembered? Or am I dreaming?" Xu An began to doubt himself.
His gaze fell upon the papers on the bedside table.
He picked it up, opened it, and found it was a farewell letter written by Ivy.
It was just a few short sentences: "Xu, I'm going back now. It was so nice to meet you and witness you break the world freediving record. You are a very charming man. Wait for me in China, I will come to see you again."
Ivy Mellon.
Xu An frowned, confirming that last night's experience was not an illusion or a dream.
Last night's events and Ivy's sudden departure made his mind race, and he finally came to a conclusion.
"Could Ivy be from some super powerful family, who secretly ran away for some reason and was then found by people sent by the family?"
"And because of me, she chose to go back with him on her own initiative?"
hiss.
The more Xu An thought about it, the more he felt that it was indeed possible.
"What kind of melodramatic novel plot is this? It's so clichéd," Xu An complained.
Suddenly, he was startled.
Oops!
I forgot to buy my plane ticket!