But Cecilia Gu searched all around and still couldn't find Mo Ruona or Miles Gu, and Jiro Hirayama was nowhere to be seen either.
Cecilia Gu couldn't hold her breath underwater for long. Just as she was about to suffocate, she kicked hard and shot up to the surface.
But there was still no sign of Mo Ruona or Miles Gu.
Cecilia Gu was so anxious that tears began to fall. Unable to hold back, she shouted, "Ruona! Miles!"
Charles Yin also surfaced, spitting out water furiously, and joined the search. "Godmother! Bro!"
More and more bodyguards surfaced from the water, but after scanning the crowd again and again, Cecilia Gu still couldn't find Mo Ruona or Miles Gu.
At that moment, Jiro Hirayama suddenly emerged from the water. Cecilia's eyes lit up and she quickly swam over, looking at him expectantly. "Where are Ruona and Miles?"
Jiro Hirayama wiped the water from his face, panic written all over him. "I didn't see them!"
Cecilia's heart skipped a beat; tears welled up uncontrollably and streamed down her face. "They... they..."
"I'll go look for them." Jiro Hirayama took a deep breath and dove back underwater to search.
The other bodyguards, hearing that some people hadn't surfaced, also dove back in to search.
But Mo Ruona and Miles Gu seemed to have vanished from the sea, leaving no trace behind.
Cecilia Gu frantically swam around with Miles, searching everywhere.
Earl Field and Captain Hans also swam over at this moment, just about to ask a question.
Just then, a whirlpool suddenly surged up from the bottom of the sea, sweeping many people into it and making them disappear in an instant.
"Quick, grab my hand!" Captain Hans saw the whirlpool approaching Cecilia Gu and Charles Yin, and immediately reached out to Cecilia.
Cecilia turned her head and saw the whirlpool getting closer and closer to her...
A hint of despair flashed through Cecilia's heart.
The whirlpool was moving too fast; with her child in tow, she couldn't swim to Captain Hans in time.
Was she really destined to die here?
Her own death didn't matter, but her son...
No, Charles must not be harmed!
Cecilia Gu suddenly unfastened the clasp on her body and shouted in Charles Yin's ear, "Son, survive!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Cecilia used all her strength to hurl Charles toward Captain Hans. "Hans, please save my son!"
"Mom!" Charles screamed, "No...!"
Cecilia used every ounce of her strength to throw Charles to Captain Hans, but the recoil sent her even faster toward the whirlpool!
Tears streamed down Charles's face.
He had never hated his own helplessness so much.
If he hadn't held her back, his mom could've escaped!
It's all my fault, everything is my fault!
Captain Hans caught Charles in his arms and, unable to worry about Cecilia, turned and desperately swam away from the whirlpool.
Held tightly by Captain Hans, Charles reached out toward where Cecilia was falling, but couldn't say a word.
Earl Field shouted to Captain Hans, "Take the child and go! Hurry! I'll save her!"
With those words, Earl Field didn't run from the whirlpool but dove straight into where Cecilia had been swept away.
The sudden turn of events was so unexpected that everyone was caught off guard.
Rain was still pouring overhead, but underwater, it was a whole different world.
At the moment she pushed Charles away, Cecilia Gu didn't regret it one bit.
If her death could guarantee her son's survival, then it was worth it!
As her body was swallowed by the whirlpool, Cecilia's mind flashed with the faces of many people.
Jian Xiao, the Yun family parents, Dad Gu, Grandma Gu, Mo Ruona, Mo Zixin, Zixuan, Charles Yin, Miles Gu...
Finally, her mind settled on the strikingly handsome face of Charles Yin.
Cecilia sighed softly in her heart: I'm sorry, Charles. In this life, I’m afraid I won’t be able to grow old with you.
Charles, take care of our child.
Remember, I love you!
The next second, Cecilia felt her vision fading away.
Was she really dying?
Just as Cecilia was about to lose consciousness, a figure swam toward her, and a voice called out sharply nearby: "Cecilia Gu, don’t sleep, open your eyes!"
Open her eyes? She was so tired, she couldn’t hold on anymore...
Who are you?
Why are you chasing after me?
Her mind grew foggy and her consciousness faded.
"Don’t be afraid, your mother will be fine." Captain Hans, having escaped the whirlpool with Charles Yin, wiped the rain from his face and tried to comfort the stunned boy.
Even as he said it, Captain Hans felt awkward.
He’d never comforted a child before; this was the first time he’d tried to soothe a three-year-old.
But this child didn’t cry or fuss at all—he just stood there, frozen like a block of wood.
Wasn’t that even stranger?
"I’ll take you ashore." Captain Hans saw Charles Yin staring blankly in the direction Cecilia disappeared, and made up his mind. When the rescue boat arrived, he carried Charles straight onto it.
Charles Yin stared in that direction, as if his soul had left him, silent.
At that moment, Charles Yin was the same.
He looked utterly incredulous, kneeling on the deck, his whole body trembling.
He couldn't believe it—his little mole was gone!
His little mole had weathered so many storms, endured so many setbacks and blows.
How could she be swept away by a whirlpool?
No, impossible! Absolutely impossible!
I have to find her. I must find her!
Everyone on the boat who could swim dove in, fully equipped!
To stop Charles Yin from recklessly jumping into the water, the crew threw all unused diving gear into the sea.
Old Master Mo saw that Charles Yin was too distraught to command, so he took over and started giving orders.
"I have to find her! Old Master Mo, I’m sorry, I can’t keep escorting you. I’ll have others protect you on your way home. But right now, I must find her. Even if she scolds me for not protecting you like she asked, I don’t care. As long as she’s alive, even if she hits me or curses me, I’ll take it. I’m sorry, I’m sorry!" Charles Yin apologized heavily, stood up from the deck, and strode away.
Several assistants tried to stop him, but before they could get close, they saw a murderous red in his eyes.
Assistant A sighed, took off his diving gear, and handed it to Charles Yin. "Boss, we’ll wait here for you and the young madam to come back."
Charles didn’t say a word, just patted Assistant A on the shoulder, took the gear, suited up, and dove into the water where Cecilia had been swept away.
Cecilia, wait for me!
This time, you have to wait for me!
I'm coming!
I'm coming to save you!
You can't die, absolutely not!
Miles Gu still hasn't been found—how can you just die like that?
You promised me—we said we’d live together and die together!
You can't break your promise!
You can't just leave me here to die alone!
Cecilia Gu, listen to me—if you dare die here, I swear I'll hit your son and not feed him!
Anyway, I just won't allow you to die!
If you really end up staying here, then I'll be buried here with you!
Without you, what's the point of living?
Charles Yin has already been rescued by Captain Hans—the Yin family has an heir.
Now I can rest easy and go with you.
Cecilia Gu, Cecilia Gu...
The moment Charles Yin hit the water, he quickly turned on his underwater light, searching everywhere for Cecilia.
A crew member said to Captain Hans, "Captain, our engine has a problem. We can't get to the largest island—we'll have to drift and land on the nearest one."
Captain Hans nodded silently.
Captain Hans glanced at Charles Yin, who was sitting across from him.
The boy was almost too beautiful, now sitting quietly like a puppet.
His eyes were full of deep regret and self-blame, and even a hint of despair.
Hans was never patient with children.
Especially noisy, crying ones.
But at this moment, Charles was so quiet it made Hans uncomfortable.
Trying to fill the silence, Hans said, "Our engine's broken. The current's too strong, so we can only drift to a nearby island. Don't worry, once we land, we'll be safe."
Charles seemed not to hear Hans at all, still in a daze.
Hans thought for a moment, then added, "Your mother will be fine too."
Sure enough, only when Cecilia Gu was mentioned did the boy's eyes light up again.
Captain Hans said almost involuntarily, "When Cecilia threw you over earlier, Earl Field dove in after her. With him there, your mom will be fine."
A spark of life slowly returned to Charles's eyes, but he still didn't speak.
Hans scratched his chin—he really wasn’t good at comforting kids!
"Earl Field is really amazing," Hans continued awkwardly. "A few years ago, he was the world champion in free diving."
Finally, Charles showed a little expression, turning to look at the place they'd left behind.
Can Earl Field really find Mom?
The moment Mo Ruona jumped off the boat with Miles Gu in her arms, Miles clung tightly to her neck, not moving at all.
Mo Ruona was about to warn Miles, but he just stared ahead in terror, then forcefully turned her head so she would look forward.
A swarm of jellyfish was drifting toward them.
Mo Ruona couldn't help but curse inwardly: Seriously? There are jellyfish here too?!
Damn!
Jellyfish tentacles are poisonous!
They can paralyze nerves and cause instant death!
Mo Ruona, carrying Miles, didn't dare surface and sank even deeper!
Suddenly, Mo Ruona felt something was wrong with Miles on her back—he was sprawled flat on her hand.
Mo Ruona immediately realized—Miles was still a child, his lung capacity wasn't as strong as hers, he was running out of oxygen!
If they didn’t surface soon, Miles would be in danger!