Chapter 287: Late regrets.
Half way through its journey, The Deep Whale came to a stop. It was not due to unexpected weather conditions, damage to the ship or any other emergency. It was because the ship found itself surrounded in water and above, in the sky.
The coast guard and imperial soldiers made their way onto the ship and took down the smugglers and everyone on the ship. Mo Shuo and Mo Anqi were retrieved with their hands above their hands.
They were put in cuffs along, with other criminals looking to escape the country. Then, they were escorted onto speedboats and transported back to dry land where they were whisked off to jail directly.
Mo Anqi was in tears as the cell was closed behind her. She recalled the words Mei Mei had said to her once in order to advise her to turn back from a life of crime.
At the time, she used to own a small shop that sold clothes. Her business had not been big but when combined with her husband’s salary, it was enough for their family to live a normal life.
Seeing how extremely well the others had been doing had made her greedy for a flashier life so she took advise from Mo Wenbin and went into another line of business.
On one Mid-Autumn Festival at the Mo ancestral home, she had been grilling meat with Mei Mei in the kitchen when she burned her wrist. It was Mei Mei that helped her clean and treat the wound.
She remembered the words Mei Mei had said to her while cooling off the the wound. "Aunt, you are smarter than the rest of them. You went to school, you studied fashion design and you can go so far. I have seen the clothes you designed and made for your daughter personally. They are better than some of the ones on the market." She had coughed because the smoke of in the kitchen. "Maybe we should start a business together selling children’s clothes. You design them and I will do all the promotion and selling. Our children can be the models. You have a good brain and you are wasting it on a life of crime. Turn back before its too late."
Mei Mei had gone right back to grilling meat as the one they had grilled before had all been eaten up.
At the time, Anqi had been so angry to hear that advise. A part of her had taken it to mean that Mei Mei was underestimating her. She had even cursed her out and told her to mind her own business.