The Ark traveled along the course for two days before finally coming to a halt in a calm expanse of ocean.
It was now half past five in the early morning, and if one gazed far into the distance from the starboard porthole, one could faintly see a vibrant continental outline, the lights of a city illuminating a small patch of the sky.
Gu Yu turned over and sat up in bed, next to him the still soundly sleeping Lin Xinyue.
Carefully getting out of bed, he then walked into the bathroom to wash up. After getting ready, he opened the bathroom door to find Lin Xinyue still fast asleep.
So he tread barefoot on the floor, trying his utmost not to make a sound.
Just then, a beam of flashlight shone from outside the balcony, hitting the living room's ceiling before flickering away.
He tiptoed to the living room, then wrapped himself in clothes and followed the flashlight beam to the balcony, where he could faintly hear the sound of motorboat engines and the shouting of people.
