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Phuket Island.
Sunshine, beaches, sea, palm trees, bikinis.
The two arrived at Phuket Island by noon, dropped off their luggage at the villa, and imdiately began their exploration of the island.
Compared to Xinjiabei, the comrcial city with its bustling cargo ships on the sea, Phuket Island is purely a tourist destination.
As far as the eye can see, there's only the boundless blue sky and ocean, scattered yachts, and the sea birds in the sky, truly a sight that lifts the spirit.
During a few days, the two visited the primitive forest, Patong Beach, strolled through Phuket Town and Patong Night Market, went to Emperor Island and Coral Island, did so diving, took yacht rides, cycled around the island, and experienced various sea activities, watched performances at night, and enjoyed barbecues...
Lu Zheng didn't mind, but Lin Wan posted sothing new on her social dia every day, constantly experiencing new things, turning her into a magnet for jealousy.
Lu Zheng, for the first ti, realized that Lin Wan had this mischievous streak.
Well, it's not really mischievous; for example, Lu Zheng loved reading the comnts on her posts.
Even I enjoy viewing them; how can it be considered mischievous?
Clearly, this is witnessing the world of mundane." Observing life's diverse states, understanding multiple mindsets.
Infinite Celestial Venerable!
...
On the fourth day, they planned to go to Pip Island, stay there for one night, and return to Phuket Island on the fifth day before flying directly to Kuala Lumpur.
"Hello, we have several options for getting to Pip Island."
As soone who beca a senior mber of the resort through just one purchase, Lu Zheng obviously could enjoy the highest quality service provided by the hotel.
"The hotel can offer a small yacht, which is free, or you can take a helicopter at a sixty percent discount. Of course, if you're interested, the hotel can also provide a small submarine, but that would be more expensive."
"Of course." The exclusive butler's smile was impeccable, "No matter what, it's much more comfortable than the 500 Baht ferry."
"Makes sense!" Lu Zheng nodded, then asked Lin Wan, "What should we take?"
"Helicopter!" Lin Wan decisively answered, providing her explanation.
"We've already used yachts to get to Emperor Island and Coral Island, and submarines spend most of the ti in the dark ocean—it's not very interesting. I'd rather take the helicopter!"
"Makes sense, then helicopter it is." Lu Zheng addressed the butler, "How do we take it?"
"I'll call to arrange imdiately!" The butler smiled, "The helicopter will undergo a routine check before take-off. In about an hour, you can fly from the helipad at the back of the hotel to Pip Island."
"Alright, thank you." Lu Zheng said.
Their place to stay on Pip Island was also part of this resort, with a night's price being twice that of the main island.
Fortunately, Lu Zheng won nearly a million RMB in Xinjiabei, so spending money now didn't bother him at all.
Half an hour later, Lu Zheng arrived at the helipad on the northside of the resort with one hand pulling a suitcase and the other holding Lin Wan.
On a cent ground of around dozens of ters was a large H drawn, with a white Bell 505 helicopter parked there.
"This is pilot Ronnie, with over a thousand hours of flying experience." The butler introduced, "He will take you to Pip Island, detouring to the southeast, passing Emperor Island and the southern seas, giving you plenty of ti for low-altitude viewing of the vast ocean and various sea birds. If you're lucky, you might even spot dolphins."
Ronnie greeted Lu Zheng and Lin Wan, but spoke in Thai, which neither of them understood.
The butler turned and talked to Ronnie, who nodded repeatedly, indicating he understood, and enthusiastically helped Lu Zheng with the suitcase, placing it first into the aircraft cabin.
"Please! Please!"
Then Lu Zheng and Lin Wan got into the second row of the helicopter.
The Bell 505 is a small civilian helicopter with only five seats, two in front, three in back, so Lin Wan sat on the right side by the door, Lu Zheng in the middle, and he placed the backpack on the left seat.
The butler waved to them and hastily retreated.
Ronnie boarded from the other side, then signaled the two to fasten their seat belts. Seeing they complied, he turned back and fastened his, then started the helicopter.
"Buzz—"
The engine started roaring, the rotors began spinning, and the helicopter slowly lifted off the ground, flying higher and higher.
Once it was two to three hundred ters above ground, the helicopter turned west, reaching Phuket Island's west coast adjacent to the Andaman Sea, following the coastline south.
Along the way, the yachts on the sea, buildings on the island, and tourists on the beaches were all visible.
"There's the Marine Aquarium!" Lin Wan remarked to Lu Zheng, pointing out, "That's the Zoo, that's Phuket's Big Buddha. It looks big even from up here!"
"Buzz—buzz—"
The helicopter soon flew over Phuket Island's southern tip, then out to sea.
Ronnie concentrated on flying upfront, while Lu Zheng and Lin Wan in the backseat admired the boundless ocean through the window, occasionally spotting passing cruises in the distance.
"Lu Zheng look, isn't that Emperor Island, where we went two days ago?"
Lu Zheng nodded, "You're right. Look at that familiar pier."
Ronnie thoughtfully hovered over Emperor Island for a circle, letting Lu Zheng and Lin Wan enjoy the view from high above before directing east again into the vast sea.
...
Ten minutes later.
Lu Zheng and Lin Wan were quietly leaning against each other, watching the blue sky and sea outside when suddenly they noticed Ronnie's movents upfront beca frantic.
"Hmm?"
Lu Zheng turned, looked past the gap between the front seats, and saw Ronnie continuously pressing control buttons and tweaking the joystick.
Lin Wan imdiately sensed sothing wrong, her eyes panicked for a mont, then stabilized, "The aircraft is gradually losing altitude!"
Lu Zheng looked outside, noting their proximity to the sea was indeed diminishing.
"εθξμψ..." Ronnie spoke a string of incomprehensible words into the headset, simultaneously manipulating the helicopter.
Though it seed to make no difference...
Soon enough, the helicopter felt even closer to the sea, perhaps less than a hundred ters.
Lin Wan tightly grasped Lu Zheng's hand, her face pale as she looked at him.
Lu Zheng returned a smile, squeezing Lin Wan's hand tighter, "Don't worry, it's okay."
Though Lin Wan's face was ashen, her expression was firm, "I'm not afraid. Being with you makes happy, I'm not afraid of dying, only about you..."
Lin Wan gazed at Lu Zheng with profound unwillingness and concern.
At this mont, Lin Wan's greatest worry was indeed about Lu Zheng.
Lu Zheng felt touched, patting Lin Wan's hand, speaking with a calm yet confident tone, "Don't worry, it's not like we're a flight plumting into the sea, we're not far from the coast, I'll get you back swimming!"
The next mont, Ronnie turned off the headset, looked back, unfastened his seatbelt, said "sorry" to Lu Zheng and Lin Wan, opened the cockpit door, and jumped out.
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