279: Visiting Xisha again

This time, Yao Shanshan took it to wash. Although Yang Qi felt a bit awkward, since she had already washed it, what more could he say?

Yang Qi had no choice but to pretend he had not noticed, heading to the cockpit to keep Bai Xue company while she steered the boat.

As they chatted, he actually fell asleep. Bai Xue heard Yang Qi's soft snoring and recalled that they had been intimate all night, and he had barely gotten any sleep before waking up to relieve Yao Shanshan.

Bai Xue pursed her lips and chuckled softly, continuing to steer the boat on her own.

Later, when Yao Shanshan came to relieve her, she did not leave, and the two women chatted quietly.

When Yang Qi woke up again, still groggy, he failed to notice that the person steering the boat had changed to Yao Shanshan.

His bunk was quite low. When he opened his eyes, he couldn't see the face of the person steering; the first thing he saw was those two large 'headlights.'

Furthermore, the style and color of the two women's sun-protection clothing were identical.

Seeing a long, shapely leg constantly swaying in front of him, Yang Qi didn't think twice and immediately rested his hand upon it.

Yang Qi distinctly felt the long leg stiffen for a moment. Just then, he saw Yao Shanshan's head poke out, looking down at him.

Both of them were startled simultaneously. Yang Qi's hand immediately recoiled as if it had been burned, and his body shot up high.

His face was pale with fright, and he explained incoherently:

"Uh, well, Shanshan! I..."

"I am so sorry!"

"Pfft!"

Yao Shanshan, who had also been startled, froze for a moment when she saw Yang Qi's expression, but the next instant, she was thoroughly amused by his reaction.

"Yang Qi, you just stretched and bumped into me. Why are you so terrified?"

Yao Shanshan pondered for a few seconds before immediately replying.

In her opinion, Yang Qi had accidentally bumped her while stretching, and seeing that it wasn't Bai Xue, look how terrified he was.

It was really just that the cockpit was too small.

"At most, Yang Qi mistook me for Bai Xue, but he didn't make any inappropriate moves. I shouldn't overreact."

"Look how scared the poor guy is."

Yao Shanshan thought secretly to herself.

"I am sorry, Shanshan, I thought..."

Yang Qi still wanted to offer another explanation.

"It is fine! You just stretched and bumped into me. I was only listening to music and got startled."

Yao Shanshan interrupted Yang Qi.

"Oh, um, alright!"

Yang Qi stood up and said.

"Then I will head out now."

Yang Qi walked out of the cockpit and took a deep breath. That was genuinely awkward!

Actually, he had thought Bai Xue was steering the boat, and he had originally intended to reach for the 'headlights.' By some strange impulse, he ended up touching her thigh.

"Thank goodness! Thank goodness!"

Otherwise, he would not know how he would have explained it.

"Hubby, what is wrong? Are you not fully awake? Why are you so listless?"

Bai Xue's words made Yang Qi's heart beat a little faster again.

"Nothing. I just woke up."

"Then go wash your face and prepare for lunch. I will go call Shanshan to eat."

After Bai Xue finished speaking, she walked toward the cockpit.

As Yang Qi went to wash his face, he muttered:

"Damn it, this is a bit inconvenient! It would be terrible if a misunderstanding were to arise!"

After the three of them finished lunch, Yang Qi decided they would no longer stop on the way, keeping the setting sail going continuously. He estimated they would reach the waters of the Xisha Islands around nine in the evening.

Bai Xue took the first shift. Yang Qi went up to the flybridge, lay down, and soon drifted off to sleep again.

He did not know how much time had passed, but suddenly he felt someone lying on top of him. He embraced her instinctively. Without opening his eyes, he knew it was Bai Xue just by the feel of her.

"Hehehe, Hubby, why did you fall asleep lying here?"

Bai Xue did not stop Yang Qi's mischievous hands.

"If I do not sleep here, where else can I go? We only have one rest cabin."

Yang Qi kissed Bai Xue's forehead.

"Then we can just take turns sleeping. Shanshan will not mind."

Bai Xue said.

"Oh!"

"Hubby, let us go to the rest cabin to sleep!"

Bai Xue suggested.

"Maybe we should not! It is too much trouble! Just lying here for a while is fine."

Yang Qi said, slightly struggling.

"No, I want you to hold me while we sleep. Let me see if you really do not want to go."

After Bai Xue finished speaking, she reached her hand down.

"Hehehe, and you said you did not want to go. Your body is more honest than your mouth!"

"Let us go. If you are not afraid, why should I be?"

Inside the rest cabin, after a passionate session, Yang Qi and Bai Xue spoke softly.

"Little Xue, do you not think that with the three of us on this boat, some things are indeed a bit inconvenient?"

Yang Qi said, being subtle.

"What is wrong? I think it is fine! Did something happen?"

Bai Xue asked.

"No, I just feel like it is not as unrestrained as when it was just the two of us, where we could do whatever we wanted."

Yang Qi said.

"It is fine, you can do whatever you want even now! Do you want to go to the bow, the deck? We can wait until night, turn off the lights on the boat, and then it is fine, is it not?"

"I think your desire is greater than mine!"

Yang Qi said exasperatedly.

"Hehehe! I am just teasing you. It will be fine once the new boat arrives. Three people have the advantages of three people; at least we will save a lot of effort."

"Besides, Shanshan is a mechanic, which will be a great help to us later. You do not know, she used to be a top student and learns things very quickly."

"But what I said earlier about waiting until night to be outside is true. Hehehe."

After resting for a while, the two washed up and went to the cockpit to relieve Yao Shanshan.

By this time, the sky was completely dark. The spotlight shone on the sea surface, and a beam of light was refracted into the dark night sky.

Yang Qi chatted with Bai Xue, then simply took over the steering himself, while Bai Xue lay on the small bunk, chatting with him.

Around 9:30 PM, the setting sail finally arrived at the Xisha Islands.

Yang Qi did not maneuver the fishing boat to dock near the many fishing vessels, both large and small, ahead.

Instead, he found a separate spot and anchored the boat not too far from a reef.

He also did not go to wake up Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan, who were already sleeping.

Yang Qi walked out of the cockpit, found a random fishing spot, assembled his fishing rod, and prepared to fish.

Perhaps they sensed the fishing boat had anchored, or perhaps they had set an alarm.

Yang Qi had not expected that just as he reached the fishing spot, Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan walked out of the rest cabin one after the other.

The two women came to their usual spots, one on Yang Qi's left and one on his right. The three of them baited their hooks and cast them into the sea.

Thus began their first fishing session at the Xisha Islands.

Perhaps due to the 'beginner's halo,' the first person among the three to hook a fish was Yao Shanshan.

Judging by the bend of the rod tip, the fish was not too big. When she pushed the retrieve switch, the electric reel started whirring as it retrieved the line.

Before long, a fish was seen being pulled up to the surface.

Yang Qi saw the long, silvery-white body of the fish, and at first glance, he thought it was the Blue-Spotted Spanish Mackerel he often caught before.

Only when he used the landing net to help Yao Shanshan scoop it up did he realize it was not a Blue-Spotted Spanish Mackerel.