Allenughed. “Do you still remember when we first met? We went to a deserted ind too. You must really like the life on a deserted ind.”


    “Some people stay busy all their lives so that they could live a leisurely life in theirst few years. Some people live leisurely for their whole life andthey are still happy and rxedalthough they don’t have much money. Thatisn’t bad too. The state of mind is the most important thing,” Ste said.


    “I have a few friends who often go out to the wilderness to live. It’s quite an interesting experience.Would you like to go with me next time?” Jasper asked.


    Ste opened her eyes and nodded thoughtfully, “That sounds nice. You could call me next time, I’ll see if I’m free.”


    Jasper raised his smile.“Okay.”


    When Ste saw his usually cold face smiling, she thought that Jasper was quite good-looking ording to her aesthetic standard.


    “It’s good to smile more,” Ste said.


    Jasper stopped smiling and looked away with a strange expression on his face.


    Ste didn’t seem to notice. She leaned against the railing and looked at the sea.


    “Are you going to fish there?” Allen asked.


    “We’ll sail for another hour and go deeper into the sea. It’s too close to the shore here, it’s not an ideal ce to fish. The fish in the deep sea is also cleaner, so we could eat them without needing to gut them first. They will beextremely delicious too,” Ste said.


    “Alright,” Allen answered.


    Just like that, the yacht sailed for another hour, stopped, and floated on the sea freely. Ste then started to fish professionally.


    Allen looked at Ste and mimicked her way of fishing.


    Jasper did not fish like them. He scattered some feed into a fishing and cast it into the sea.


    “Will you be able to catch fish like that?” Allen asked curiously.


    “Sometimes you can’t, but if you keep it hanging, you’ll eventually catch some,” Jasper said in a deep voice.


    Allen nodded and remained silent.


    Fishing had always been a technical activity. It required a lot of patience whichneeded one to constantly keep an eye out for signs of a catch above the sea. If the wind was too strong, it would affect one’s judgment.


    As time went by, Allen pulled up the fishing rod a few times but did not manage to catch any fish.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    Jasper went to the room to have a rest.


    It took Ste half an hour to catch a small fish that was a few centimeters long.


    Gracie ran over to have a look, then ran away with a sense of disgust.


    Ste continued fishing.


    Allen said with a smile, “I think that there is a possibility that we could fish for the whole afternoon but not even catch any dinner.”


    “Fishing in the sea is usually like this, but once you catch a fish, you will be able to have a good meal. It’s the spirit of fishing. The process of fishing is also pleasant too. It’s both calming and peaceful,” Ste said without being discouraged.


    “That sounds pretty schrly,” Allen replied.


    Ste suddenly stood up and said happily, “I caught one. A fish is hooked.”


    Allen also stood up and looked at the surface of the sea, but he saw nothing. He asked in confusion, “What kind of fish did you catch?”


    Ste shook the rodhurriedly.


    Allen couldn’t believe that she had really caught a fish.


    That fish was on therge side too. Itlooked about 20 centimeters long.


    Ste reeled in the fish.


    “What kind of fish is this?” Allen asked in confusion.


    “I think that it’s a cod. This kind of fish dies easily, they will die as soon as they are out of the water. I’ll get them cleaned up, and we’ll be able to eat some tasty fish very soon,” Ste said happily.


    “Yes, I can’t wait to taste it,” Allen said.


    Ste took the fish and went to the kitchen. She quickly washed it and cut it into sections, and discarded the head of the fish. Then, she put the fish directly into the pan to fry it. However, she didn’t pay attention to the temperature of the oil, and some oil sshed andnded on the back of her hand.


    She groaned and quickly retracted her hand. Just as she was about to wipe the oil away, Jasper walked over and grabbed her hand with a pained expression, “Don’t you know how to take care of yourself?”


    “Hm?” Ste looked at Jasper.


    He turned off the stove and wiped the oil on her handawaywith a napkin. Then, he turned on the faucet and grabbed her hand to wash it with a grim and focused look on his face.


    Ste looked at his resolute face and a strange feeling appeared in her heart. She exined, “It’s fine, it’s just a meager amount of oil. People who cook frequently get oil sshed on them all the time. It will be fine after a while.”


    Jasper frowned, “You should continue fishing. Leave the rest to me.”


    “Do you know how to do the rest?” Ste asked curiously.


    “Yes, I do,” Jasper gave a simple answer and began to cook the cod decently.


    Ste truly felt that he was a mysterious man. He seemed to be imperfect at first, but after she got to know him more, she found that he was quite perfect.


    “This kind of fish is very tender. You don’t need to fry it for too long, and you don’t need to add any seasonings. It’s best to eat it as it is. If you think the fishy taste is too heavy, you could add some pepper or a little lemon juice to it,” Ste suggested.


    “Okay,” Jasper replied, “Should I coat it with bread crumbs?”


    “Do you have bread crumbs?” Ste asked curiously.


    “I got them to buy it for me just now. Cods are popr in this area, and it’s easy to catch them. This kind of fish has very tender meat and is very suitable to make into fish steak, so I asked them to buy it,” Jasper exined.


    At that moment, she realized that he was a thoughtful and considerate person.


    “Let’s use some then,” Ste said.


    “There are also cheese and butter in the fridge. You could fry it in butter so that the oil won’t ssh. Just use butter next time,” Jasper continued.


    “Yeah, alright,” Ste replied.


    She first prepared the ingredients for the coating. In order to remove the smell of the fish, she added some spices to the flour, then rolled the fish in it, and coated the fish with bread crumbs before continuing to fry it in the pan.


    It didn’t take long for the fish to be cooked.


    Jasper put it on the te and said to Ste, “Give it a moment. It’s piping hot right now. Eat it after it cools down in a while, it won’t affect the taste. It doesn’t matter if you don’t catch any more fish. I’ve asked someone to buy steaks and spaghetti,so we could eat those if worsees to worst.”


    “Do you think that I can’t catch any more fish?” Ste said with a smile.


    She was a fishing expert.


    “I did it just in casethere are strong waves on the sea andwe won’t be able to catch any fish. I’ll continue to fry them. Come eat in five minutes,and bring Allen along with you too,” Jasper said.


    “Okay, thank you,” Ste thanked him sincerely. She smiled brightly, turned around, and left to look for Allen.


    Jasper’s eyes dimmed. His heart felt heavy and there was a kind of unspeakable bitterness in it.


    He continued to fry the fish.


    Outside, there came a series of strange horn sounds, which sounded particrly weird.


    Jasper turned off the stove and walked to the stern.


    Behind them, there was a cruise ship that was a little bigger than theirs. There were many people in white uniforms on it.


    There were a lot of people,all standing together in unison in an orderly manner.


    Suddenly, a man in white jumped off the ship.


    The people on the boat didn’t move an inch. Seeing that the man was about to drown, Jasper didn’t think much and threw the lifebuoy to the man who jumped off.


    Then, he dived into the seadecisively…