“How long do we wait! The CEO is missing right now. Are we going to wait until their bodies float up in the sea to start a rescue?”
Marcus barked at Dave, who disagreed with him.
“Captain! Please be careful with your words. The CEO is not someone who would irresponsibly leave his position. There must be a reason. And as you know, in the event of an emergency, I am authorized to act on behalf of the CEO. Contact with the main office is also not possible without my permission.”
Dave stood firm.
Although the CCTV didn’t reveal the exact whereabouts of the two, Dave was convinced they hadn’t jumped into the sea, so he pushed his point strongly.
“What reason could there be? We’ve involved even the regular crew to check the entire ship, but they couldn’t be found anywhere. I’ll give it exactly one more hour. If they’re not found by then, we’ll stop the ship and start a rescue operation.”
Captain Marcus threatened and left the office.
“Where on earth are you, CEO?”
Dave hit the desk in despair.
Much more than five minutes, in fact, about thirty minutes had already passed.
It was well past the time when Kyle had confidently reassured Sehee.
The patrol should have already checked this place thirty minutes ago.
“Did they really scramble regular staff to search for me?”
Kyle mused, knowing Dave would never do such a thing given his understanding of Kyle’s personality.
So, was it the captain’s doing? The captain’s stubborn face flashed through Kyle’s mind.
“……It seems more than five minutes have passed…….”
Sehee, who had firmly believed in Kyle’s words, began to feel anxious.
Kyle’s expression darkened as well.
“Precisely, thirty minutes have gone by.”
“Then, did the patrol pass by? Should we have knocked to let them know there’s someone here? They must have missed us. What do we do now? Oh no.”
Sehee’s face fell into a grimace.
“They didn’t come.”
Kyle’s voice was lower than before.
“……They didn’t come?”
Sehee asked with eyes full of desperate hope for him to say otherwise.
“We’ll have to look for another way out, it seems.”
His words came as a bolt from the blue.
Startled, Sehee slumped right into her seat.
“We’re not going to die like this, are we?”
“If I was meant to die in such a situation, I wouldn’t be here in this world.”
“……What?”
Sehee looked at Kyle, surprised.
“Just trust me. After all, I’m the only one you can rely on in here, right?”
With that, Kyle immediately began inspecting the interior.
His calm demeanor in such a situation was beyond what most could manage.
“What are you doing? Can I help?”
Seeing Kyle actively seeking a solution, Sehee’s anxiety gave way to a strong desire to help him.
“Let me know if you spot anything like a ventilation shaft.”
So, tall Kyle took charge of the ceiling area, while Sehee checked the upper parts connecting to it.
“It seems to be here.”
Soon, Kyle found the ventilation shaft.
However, the vent was firmly sealed.
Kyle unfastened his cufflinks one by one, rolled up his shirt sleeves, and positioned his hands to pull the vent cover steadily.
Then he pulled at the cover with all his might.
Once, twice.
On the third try, with a creaking sound, the vent finally opened.
Sehee clapped her hands, looking at him admiringly.
But as he lowered his arm, his brow furrowed slightly.
“Are you hurt? Did it hurt to pry it open with bare hands?”
Sehee approached him with concern, gripping his arm.
“It’s okay…….”
Startled, Kyle tried to pull his arm away.
“It’s not okay. I can see you’re in pain. Just stretch out your arm.”
“I said I’m fine.”
But Kyle sharply pulled his hand away, ending the conversation.
“Are you planning to escape through here?”
An embarrassed Sehee peered into the vent.
“It’s too small for both of us.”
“Then why?”
“To send a signal for help. Like this.”
Thump, thump, thump.
Kyle rhythmically knocked on the inside of the vent.
“What’s that?”
“Morse code.”
“Morse what? Are you talking about the old S.O.S signal from spy movies? They still use that?”
Sehee looked at Kyle incredulously.
“In extreme situations, it’s used as a last resort. The sound can travel far through the pipes, but the machine noise right now might drown it out.”
Kyle sighed and checked the vent again.
“With some luck, someone might hear it.”
“I’m not exactly lucky.”
Sehee’s expression darkened at Kyle’s words, reflecting her lack of fortune in never finding new parents at the orphanage.
“I think Sehee is one of the luckiest people in the world.”
Kyle observed her changing countenance and confidently remarked.
“Me? Lucky? Why?”
Sehee looked at Kyle with surprised eyes.
“Because you met me.”
His deep gaze earnestly fell upon Sehee, making her heart flutter.
“What are you saying?”
Worried that her feelings might show, Sehee distractedly looked away, missing the slight smile on Kyle’s lips.
After a while, Kyle deeply reached into the vent to send signals.
“Let’s switch? It seems like a while has passed. Your arm must be tired. And I’m worried about your injured arm.”
Sehee approached Kyle, who had been continuously watched by her.
“It’s bearable for now.”
“Don’t be stubborn, let’s switch. If you get hurt and collapse too, that would really be scary.”
Moved by Sehee’s genuine concern, Kyle reluctantly stepped away from the vent.
“Maybe I should rest a bit?”
“Thanks for the hard work.”
As soon as he stepped away, Sehee boldly approached and started massaging his arm, making Kyle flinch and step back.
“Your arm is completely stiff. Especially since it’s the injured one. I was so worried watching you. Look, it’s so tensed up.”
Sehee clicked her tongue and frowned.
“……That’s…… usually called well-maintained muscle.”
Kyle replied meaningfully.
“Oh…… muscle. No wonder.”
Sehee’s face turned red, and she quickly stood up, heading towards the vent.
“I’ve got an idea. The echo here should carry far, right?”
“Maybe?”
As soon as Kyle finished speaking, Sehee, as if she were a speaker, shouted into the vent for help, but soon her voice turned to coughing.
Kyle watched her quirky actions with a puzzled expression.
“That probably wasn’t the best idea, considering your precious ears, Mr. Graham. Maybe singing would be better? A song with longer lyrics?”
Sehee began to sing the only song she knew all four verses of.
“Until the East Sea’s waters and Mt. Baekdu dry up and wear away, may God bless and keep us forever……”
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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