The ship’s guest room.
The lighting appears a little dim.
Li Younan’s crew members are sitting together at this moment.
Everyone is lost in thought, creating an atmosphere that is oppressive, very oppressive.
Jing Chaoyi comes downstairs, and Huang Xiaoyang looks up, asking softly, "How is Liu Li doing now?"
Jing Chaoyi opens her mouth, then sighs softly, her eyes filled with an indescribable fatigue, and she smiles bitterly saying, "Still crying."
Huang Xiaoyang nods, seeing Jing Chaoyi sit down next to him, he casually asks, "And how are you doing?"
Jing Chaoyi is taken aback for a moment, instinctively shaking her head: "What do you mean?"
Huang Xiaoyang glances at her lightly, shaking his head. "Nothing."
Jing Chaoyi thinks of something, and hurriedly says, "I... I am also very sad."
Huang Xiaoyang no longer dwells on the topic, but slowly starts, "Everyone now knows, Li Younan’s plane has gone missing. I’ve gathered everyone here today primarily to discuss our next steps."
Just as he finishes speaking, Ren Xiaohuan cannot help but cry again, appearing extremely heartbroken.
Beside her, Shen Mo gently pats Ren Xiaohuan’s shoulder.
"I’m... sorry." Ren Xiaohuan sobs, wiping her tears with a tissue.
Huang Xiaoyang shakes his head, allowing Ren Xiaohuan to vent her emotions before continuing, "Why don’t you all share your thoughts first."
At this moment, Qin Yue, seated opposite, takes the lead, his tone somewhat calm: "I’ll start then. The situation now is, our boss, employer’s plane has gone missing. Everyone is clear about what this means, though I know many of you have close connections with Li Younan, making it difficult to accept this reality. But from a rational perspective..."
Qin Yue pauses slightly, glancing at everyone before continuing slowly: "It’s likely... life lost no return."
Honestly, he doesn’t want to speak such words, given that for Chinese people, it’s quite taboo.
Even if there’s a glimmer of hope, holding onto it in their hearts at least provides some comfort.
However, this comfort must ultimately face reality.
To put it bluntly and cruelly, he doesn’t have such deep ties to Li Younan.
Although these past few months spent together led to some admiration for Li Younan’s charismatic personality, given his age, forming very close bonds in just a few months isn’t realistic.
At sea, though not used to seeing life and death partings, such situations aren’t unprecedented.
So Qin Yue prefers to handle this matter with a rational, objective mindset.
Setting aside emotions, focusing on what happens to everyone on this ship next is the critical concern.
Yet before that, confirming whether Li Younan is alive or deceased is important, affecting subsequent actions.
After Qin Yue finishes speaking, no one responds, even Chen Tiefeng, in a similar position, just silently smokes in the corner without speaking.
Seeing the silence, Qin Yue continues speaking: "It’s cruel, but we must rationally and objectively plan the next steps. Regrettably, legally speaking, Li Younan hasn’t designated an owner for this ship yet."
"I know Liu Li is Li Younan’s girlfriend, but since they aren’t legally recognized as spouses, the ship’s inheritor can only be his family. I think he has a mother, right?"
Jing Chaoyi looks at him: "What are you suggesting?"
Qin Yue calmly responds: "I, Chen Tiefeng, and others are in an employment relationship with Li Younan. In a certain sense, we are under his employment. During this employment period, this relationship is part of his assets. Li Younan’s debts and assets ultimately must be handled by his legal inheritors. So, I believe our first step should be contacting his family to jointly discuss the next plan."
Jing Chaoyi stands up abruptly: "And then?"
Qin Yue furrows his brow: "Our maritime goal was to embark on a world tour, and Li Younan was the driving force behind it. Now that he’s not here, this journey naturally loses its goal and direction. So, our most probable outcome is returning together."
After pausing, Qin Yue sighs lightly saying: "I know, saying this seems somewhat cold, but realistically it’s our only solution at present. Because of Li Younan, we had the fate to gather here, let’s conduct the return journey together, completing this final leg of our journey."
Jing Chaoyi’s nose twitches twice, opening her mouth wanting to refute, but rationality tells her Qin Yue is correct.
Thus, conflicted internally for a while, she manages only to say: "His mother won’t be able to take it."
"But it must be faced, right? This shouldn’t be our concern anymore."
This statement angers Jing Chaoyi somewhat, and others cannot help but cast a glance at Qin Yue.
Realizing this comment may be inappropriate, Qin Yue quickly adds: "Media coverage has already started to ferment, you’re not still hoping his mother hasn’t seen the news?"
Hearing this, Jing Chaoyi finally falls silent.
Since the day Huang Xiaoyang received the call, the second wave of media scrutiny began fermenting quickly, propelling the news of Li Younan’s missing plane to another peak.
If Li Younan were just an ordinary person, this news wouldn’t have caused such an uproar. But unfortunately, Li Younan is a mega influencer with over 20 million followers. Every move he makes is almost under the spotlight and magnifying glass.

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