According to the original schedule, the ship would first arrive in Japan, then head to Japan. However, because there were some tricky problems in Taiwan, Saitou Masayoshi had to go there personally to solve them, so he decided to return to Taiwan at the last minute.
Knowing that she was about to arrive in Taiwan, Rosa was excited all day. Whenever she had the opportunity, she would pester Ah Shou and ask him questions. Ah Shou always maintained a gentle smile and answered all her questions. Rosa, who was too happy, didn't notice the worried look in Ah Shou's eyes after his smile. She focused on the scenic spots she wanted to visit after arriving in Taiwan. She even prepared the clothes she wanted to wear.
"I have no intention of letting you get off the ship.”Saitou Masayoshi was engrossed in his work and poured cold water on her without looking up.
Rosa, who was happily talking to Ah Shou, suddenly froze. She asked again with uncertainty,"What did you say?
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"Listen, Rosa." Saitou Masayoshi raised his head and said calmly,""I'm not asking you to get off the boat."
"Why?" She was so depressed that her voice was out of tune.
"No reason." He continued to read his documents, as if he had no intention of explaining.
She quickly walked up to him and placed her hands on the dark-wood-grained desk. She questioned him,"
"Please give me a reasonable explanation.”
He slowly raised his head, feeling a little displeased by her condescending interrogation. "Rosa, there's no explanation. It's always been like this. I'll get off the ship to do some work, and you'll wait on the ship.”
"This doesn't make sense!" Because she was in a hurry to fight for it, her voice could not help but raise. "I should have the right to decide whether I want to get off the ship or not!”
"Rosa!" He suppressed his anger and roared, his lips pursed into a straight line.
" Uh…" Ah Shou knew that it was inappropriate for him to stay any longer. "I'll go check on the other employees.
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As soon as the door closed, Saitou Masayoshi immediately jumped up and confronted Rosa across the table.
He would never lower his head easily! He could clearly read the message in Rosa's eyes.
"Rosa, you're not allowed to refute me!" He tried to suppress her with his aura, but it was obvious that this move was no longer effective.
"I didn't refute you." She looked like she was ready for battle. "I'm trying to reason with you."
"You're not allowed to reason with me!" He refuted.
"Why?" She asked sharply," I don't think you're a stubborn person.”
"I am indeed." He admitted straightforwardly. "So you can only listen to me and not have any opinions.”
"Good! Even if I'm wrong about you, you're an arrogant, selfish, and stubborn person.”Ignoring his burning eyes, she continued," I'm not a doll that you can control my thoughts. I have my own thoughts and my own freedom. No one can limit me or interfere with me.”
"What did you say?" He looked like he wanted to swallow her alive. "How dare you say that?
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Although she was afraid of the anger in his eyes, she did not allow herself to retreat. Even if she did not succeed, she had to let Saitou Masayoshi know that she had a voice and that she absolutely had the right to decide everything for herself.
"I want to get off the boat." She reiterated," Not just this time. If this ship is my home, then I should have the right to travel.”
Power! Power! The word that kept hanging from Rosa's mouth made him furious. He had no choice but to repeat his usual principle to her again.
"I don't think you understand." He narrowed his eyes dangerously." You're my woman. I built a comfortable and gorgeous home for you. You should stay at home and wait for my return obediently. This is what you should do.”
"This is ridiculous!" She felt sad for his unmodern way of thinking." You're not the emperor, and I'm not your concubine.”
"To me, I am the emperor, and my fleet is my kingdom. You, on the other hand, are my woman. You are under my jurisdiction, so you can only listen to me.”
She smiled charmingly." Unfortunately, this is your wishful thinking. If I want to leave, no one can stop me.”
This threat angered him and also reminded him that releasing too much freedom would only make Rosa more greedy. From now on, he would restore the previous high-handed policy and suppress everything about her.
"Thank you for reminding me."
Before Rosa could digest the meaning of this sentence, Saitou Masayoshi had already quickly walked around the table and forcefully picked her up, firmly holding her in his arms.
"What are you doing?"
She was surprised to see him walk out quickly and enter the elevator. When she realized his intentions, she realized that it was too late to struggle.
"Don't lock me up!"
However, she realized in despair that struggling was useless. His arm was like an unshakable iron pillar.
"I'm taking back the authority I gave you. You're not allowed to step out of the room ever again.”
"You have no right to do this!" she screamed.
"Very well, now I will let you know who is the one giving orders.”
She was mercilessly thrown onto the sofa. The sound of the password lock being reset made the fear and anger in her heart rise to the highest point. As she struggled to sit up on the sofa and rushed to the door, Saitou Masayoshi had successfully locked the door and placed herself outside.
Rosa banged on the door and shouted in despair,""Let me out, you have no right to do this, Zhen Yi…"
"You must reflect on yourself inside.”She heard Masayoshi Saitou's cold voice outside the door. " Ever since you returned to this ship, you've been constantly breaking my rules and challenging my patience. Now, I'm telling you, I won't make any concessions. From now on, you must learn to be the Rosa of the past.”
"I won't!" She retorted fiercely," I won't! What you're doing won't change my mind. It'll only make me hate you and want to leave you!”She believed that her voice was loud enough for Saitou Masayoshi to hear her clearly. "I thought you had changed. I thought we could communicate, but what you did today shows that you are still a selfish, autocratic, and dictatorial person. I don't love such a person.”
Even though her words were like needles piercing into his heart mercilessly, he still did not feel regret because of his heartache.
Ignoring her desperate cries by the door and her heart that was gradually moving closer to him, he turned around and left.
"I hate you, I hate you!" No matter how hard she banged on the door, no matter how angry she screamed, the sound of footsteps was still merciless. Every step seemed to be stepping on her heart, crushing her feelings for him.
When Saitou returned to his office, Shou had already returned. It was not difficult to guess what he was going to say from the expression on his face.
"If you want to persuade me to change my mind, then you don't have to say anything.”
Ah Shou understood, so he wasn't stupid enough to interfere in this matter. If he went against Saitou Masayoshi, it would only make him even more furious.
However, as his good friend, he absolutely did not want to see him, who had gradually walked out of the sealed world with great difficulty, retreat again and confine himself even more.
"It's not difficult to change, if the change can bring good results.”
He raised his eyebrows disapprovingly, and his eyes darkened." You've seen the result. Rosa won't be grateful to me for my concession. Instead, she'll ask for more from me.”
"You don't have to give in because she's a normal woman. You just have to treat her like a woman.”
"I treated her with all my heart, but she kept asking for power from me.”Saitou said in frustration, confusion written all over his face.
" Power is born, and it won't be reduced just because you restrict or block it. I think you should try to accept the fact that Rosa is no longer the Rosa who always puts you at the center of everything. Staying in a gorgeous castle can no longer satisfy her. The five years of freedom in the Ouyang family had allowed her to find herself. It had also made her brave enough to fight for herself. Restrictions or prohibitions were inconceivable and domineering to her. Once she felt that she could not stand it, she would retaliate again. Thinking about it, even the weak Rosa in the past could leave without caring about anything, let alone the current Rosa.”
Ah Shou's words struck his heart like thunder. He didn't want to admit that he was shocked by his reminder. His face was still cold, but the fragility in his eyes revealed his uneasiness.
"Zhen Yi." Ah Shou said earnestly," When you have a complete heart, you will never have to worry about losing her.”
He lowered his eyes, and his stiff shoulders relaxed. Ah Shou's words fermented in his mind.
The blue of the sea was gradually covered by darkness. Scorpion Sarah continued to move forward and was expected to arrive at Keelung Harbor tomorrow morning.
Masayoshi Saitou deliberately stayed in the office. He was still struggling between his stubbornness and Shou's words. It was impossible for him to admit his mistake, but he had to face the truth! Rosa was not the same as before. The last scene of the quarrel five years ago flashed through his mind. Perhaps from the moment Rosa ran out and jumped into the sea, she had already planned to completely break free from his restraints.
He clenched his fists. Every time he thought of the scene of Rosa falling into the sea, a piercing pain would hit him. He knew that he could not bear such a blow again. Slowly loosening his grip, he found that his relaxed fingers were so eager to stretch. Perhaps…he really should try to relax the various restrictions on Rosa.
When he pressed the password, he felt uneasy. Communication or compromise was not easy for him, and now he had to learn to do so.
The darkness in the room forced him to temporarily stop by the door to let his eyes adapt.
"Rosa?" Saitou called out tentatively, trying to keep his voice calm.
"Rosa?"
He turned on the lights and quickly glanced at the windows in the living room. When he found that they were still intact, he couldn't help but curse his stupidity in his heart. Rosa wouldn't break the glass and jump into the sea because of this.
"Rosa, where are you?" The silence in the room caused the fear in his heart to rise. He quickened his pace and shuttled through the rooms.
Finally, he saw her body that was almost buried under her clothes in the dressing room. The rags on the ground showed her anger. His tense expression gradually relaxed as he squatted down to look at her sleeping face.
Her eyes were tightly shut, her lips were tightly pursed, and the lines of her face were stiff. It seemed that she had fallen asleep in anger.
His warm and steady breath brushed past the top of her head. He wrapped one arm around her shoulder and the other around her waist. She couldn't deny that waking up in his arms was a very happy thing. She adjusted her posture longingly and let herself be closer to his chest.
Then, she realized that her forehead was lightly pecked. She looked up and saw that he was looking at her with a smile.
"Morning."
She lowered her eyes and pouted, using her actions to prove that she was still angry.
He didn't care and kissed her forehead again." We need to take a shower. The ship has entered the harbor.”
She snorted coldly and did not think that this had anything to do with her.
Masayoshi Saitou stood up and walked to the bathroom.""It seems that you have destroyed a lot of clothes. I suspect that you have other suitable clothes to get off the ship with me.”
"Eh?" She was stunned and looked at his back with uncertainty. "Zhen Yi?"
He turned around and gave her a smile of certainty. "I think I'll have to take you to the department store to buy some things later.”
Now that she understood, she immediately jumped into his arms and gave him a few kisses to express her gratitude.
"Alright, alright." He smiled and avoided her." If you continue like this, I'll have to postpone the meeting with the Taiwan company.
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"What does it matter?" Rosa looked at him ambiguously.
His eyes flashed with interest." I don't mind…"
"Zhen Yi…" she whispered.
But it was too late.
Needle-like rain fell from the sky, and Keelung Harbor, which was surrounded by mountains and sea, was immersed in a dreamlike fog.
"It's always like this here." Saitou explained," If you have the chance to look down from the top of the mountain, you will realize that Keelung's beauty lies in the mystery and haziness it has created after being shrouded in rain for many years, just like you.”Masayoshi Saitou said playfully.
His words aroused Rosa's interest. She hooked her arm around his and asked coquettishly,"When will we have the chance to go up the mountain?”
He thought about it for a while and decided to spoil her. "When we come back from the meeting in Taibei, we'll go wherever you want!”
"Zhen Yi!" She turned her head to look at him in surprise, as if this was the first time she had met him.
Wearing sunglasses and a gray suit, he looked rather cold, but those words had indeed come from his mouth.
He wrapped his arms around Rosa's waist and hugged her tightly. Dressed in a white suit and wearing a white round hat, she could only look down at him from the edge of the hat. He turned to look at her, but he only smiled at the surprise in her eyes.
He loved Rosa's mysterious and exotic blue eyes. Coupled with her exquisite but three-dimensional facial features, she was simply impeccable. Fortunately, her wide hat covered most of her face, so that only the lower half of her face could be seen. Otherwise, the stunned gazes of the nearby crowd would cause him to be greatly displeased.
However, her elegant steps, perfect figure, and the mysterious feeling caused by the hat still inevitably attracted speculating gazes. Fortunately, the car of the Tokyo company was already waiting on the main road of the port, so they did not have to endure such gazes for long.
However, it was different when he went to the company in Taibei.
Rosa, who had taken off her hat, had an extremely beautiful face. Wherever she went, she would cause a commotion. From upstairs to downstairs, the people in the entire building were shocked by her amazing beauty and moving temperament and fell into a heated discussion.
Masayoshi Saitou walked into the elevator and was about to head straight to the top floor for a meeting. His expression darkened. However, Rosa was completely oblivious. Her mind was only thinking about what would happen after the meeting. Shou, on the other hand, was sensitive enough to smell something unusual. It was not difficult to imagine that Masayoshi Saitou's eyes under his sunglasses were definitely emitting sparks of forbearance.
"There are two kinds of women who can cause a commotion.”"One is extremely ugly, and the other is extremely beautiful. Zhen Yi, you are very lucky to have the latter.”
With that said, the lines of Saitou Masayoshi's cold lips softened. He had never been used to letting Rosa appear in public, but it was indeed something to be proud of to have a peerless beauty.
He held her tightly and she gave him a charming smile, which made him secretly happy because only he could have Rosa's smile.
Since it was inconvenient for her to be present during the meeting, Saitou Masayoshi had to bid her farewell at the entrance of the conference hall.
"Be good and wait for me in the reception room." He touched her cheek lightly, like a husband saying goodbye to his wife.
"Zhen Yi." Just as he was about to enter the conference room, she suddenly called out to him.
"What's wrong?" He looked back gently.
"No, it's nothing." She was amused by her uneasiness. It was just a meeting!
And he was right next door, wasn't he? "You can go. Goodbye."
She must have been used to being restrained these past few days. She was not used to the freedom she had regained.
She suddenly remembered that she had to call Mrs. Ouyang. She must be worried sick! Zhen Yi had never liked her having anything to do with the Ouyang family. Therefore, despite her repeated requests on the ship, Zhen Yi still did not allow her to make a phone call. Now that she was alone, she could finally tell Madam Ouyang that she was safe!
However, she was not stupid enough to fight in the reception room under Saitou Masayoshi's nose. She had to get out.
Thank God, the people in the office seemed to be strict and polite to her. They were not authorized to pay attention to her actions, so she walked out of the office building smoothly. She looked around and saw a red telephone booth about 200 meters across the street.
Zhen Yi wouldn't finish the meeting so quickly, so she could walk to the phone booth and talk to Mrs. Ouyang for a few minutes before walking back to her office. If the people in the office reported to Zhen Yi that she was not in the reception room for a while, she could say that she was visiting.
After thinking of a reason, she began to walk in the direction of the phone booth and successfully entered it. However, just as she was about to dial, a few thick figures appeared outside the booth and surrounded the phone booth.
One of them seemed to be the leader. He pushed open the pavilion door and asked tentatively,"Is this Miss Ouyang Shaoling?"
She was stunned. It had been a few days since she had heard someone call her that. "Yes."
The man revealed a satisfied smile and nodded at her." Please!”
Please? She looked at him questioningly. The phone booth was very small and he could not squeeze in, so they were talking through the slightly open door.
"You are?"
" Ha…" He smiled, his rough lines no longer looking so fierce. "We are…"
Just as he was about to say it, another person suddenly shouted nervously,"Big brother, it's the Shilin Gang!
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His expression changed and he pulled her out of the phone booth without any explanation.""Follow us!"
Before she could scream, she was pushed into a black Benz waiting at the side and the car quickly drove away. From the rearview mirror, she saw several BMW sedans following them, but they were obviously not their people.
"Let me out of the car!" she shrieked.
Other than her, the driver, the people sitting in the front seat, and the people on both sides of her were all burly men. When they talked, she could smell the mixture of betel nut and cigarettes.
"Damn it! Drive faster." The person sitting next to her ignored her words and only nervously instructed the driver while looking at the mirror.
The car was speeding on the highway towards Keelung. When it entered the tunnel, it was too fast and could not adapt to the oncoming turn, resulting in an irreparable collision.
The car skidded in the tunnel and rushed into the opposite lane. Then, the world spun!
When Rosa woke up again, she was already in the hospital. The smell of the potion made her head feel heavier. She seemed to have slept for a long time, and in her dream, the past played in her mind over and over again like a reversed video.
She recalled the past. Her thin mother held her hand as they walked in the dark alley, and then they said their sorrowful goodbyes. The kind doctor from St. Martin's Hospital took her to St. Martin's Orphanage, and the kind nun raised her. Then, Zhen Yi appeared, and his proud but lonely eyes caught her attention. She became his woman. Then, she spent six long years at sea. She jumped into the sea to resist, but was rescued by the smugglers and sent to the Ouyang family. She lived as Ouyang Shaoling for five years. After that, she met Zhen Yi again and was forcefully taken away by him. Then, a few days of short, sweet life filled with arguments, bickering, and resistance followed.
If there was anything that she did not understand, it would be why she was taken away by a stranger and why she had to lie in the hospital now. She felt heavy all over and her limbs seemed to be in pain.
Through her blurry vision, she saw the relieved expression on the nurse's face. Then, the doctor came to examine her. She was surrounded by a white light, including the white light tube on the ceiling.
She wanted to speak, but found that she could not make a sound at all. The white light made her eyelids heavy, and she had no choice but to enter the dream again.
It was impossible to calculate how long she had slept. When she could clearly hear the voice and no longer felt empty, she recognized Mrs. Ouyang's tone. She had always been used to speaking in an arrogant tone.
"I knew you were unreliable.”Mrs. Ouyang was scolding someone. In order to avoid waking Rosa up, she deliberately lowered her voice, but she could still hear it clearly. "Look at what you've done to Lingling.”
"I…I also wanted to say that we should find Lingling as soon as possible so that you can be at ease! The reason why I offered such a high price was also because I hoped that my brothers in the underworld would spread out their spies for the sake of money. This way, the chances of finding her would increase greatly! How would I know that they would fight over the money? I didn't want this to happen either!”Zhuang Xuan would often mumble in front of Mrs. Ouyang, who was in high spirits.
Madam Ouyang sighed heavily and paced around restlessly. "Now that things have come to this, I don't want to blame you anymore. I'm taking Lingling back to Canada. It seems that she has to recuperate in the hospital for a long time. I'm going to call Shaojie back to Canada, so I'll have to trouble you in Hong Kong for the time being.”
Rosa was still not very clear about the seriousness of the car accident, and she had been unable to speak smoothly. However, she kept thinking about Saitou Masayoshi. He probably did not know what had happened to her, or else he would have come to see her... In order not to make Luo feel uncomfortable from the long-distance flight, the doctor gave her a sedative. She was sent back to the hospital in Canada to recuperate. By the time she could speak clearly, a long time had passed.
"I'm looking for Masayoshi Saitou!" she said to Mrs. Ouyang.
Madam Ouyang obviously did not intend to let her see him again, so she changed the topic."Your legs still need some time to recover before you can walk. Moreover, your head has been severely shaken. The doctor is worried that there will be blood clots in your brain, so you'd better cooperate with the doctor.”
Rosa looked at Ouyang Shaojie for help, but Ouyang Shaojie gave her a helpless look. He couldn't disobey his mother.
In the following days, she could only continue to work hard at rehabilitation. She had to recover as soon as possible. She couldn't wait to return to Saitou Masayoshi's side. She told her thoughts to Ouyang Shaojie, who accompanied her in rehabilitation, and he expressed his encouragement and support.
On the pedestrian walkway in the National Park of Canada, she stepped unsteadily over the maple leaves and walked towards Ouyang Shaojie, who was waiting for her.
When she finally touched Ouyang Shaojie's hands, she shouted excitedly,""That's enough! I don't feel uncomfortable at all!”
" Well..." Ouyang Shaojie's eyes were always so gentle." But we can't be too anxious. The doctor said that it's not good. Let's take it slow!"”
She nodded excitedly. Although she didn't need Ouyang Shaojie's help, he still dutifully held her waist to support the weight of her upper body.
This scene fell into the eyes of Saitou Masayoshi, who was watching from afar. Due to the distance, he could not hear the content of their conversation, but he could hear the sound of his own heart breaking.
He knew that Rosa had returned to the Ouyang family, so he left everything behind and rushed to Canada. He didn't expect Rosa to betray him again and fall into another person's arms. He should have known long ago that she had won his trust and made him loosen his restrictions on her step by step, all in order to return to Ouyang Shaojie's side.
Anger and jealousy were like a flood that washed away his rationality, but he was already mentally and physically exhausted and could not ignite the fire of revenge. He turned around and left, determined to let himself out of Rosa's life.#
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