If we were to count the people who had the closest relationship with Laura on the entire Endurance, the first one would definitely be Ross, who was like a father, and the second one would be her best friend Samantha.

And the third one is Lu Qi.

Although they have not known each other for a long time, only two months, Lu Qi's influence on Laura is not insignificant.

Especially in the short three days at Yamatai, after experiencing so many things with Lu Qi, Laura had already regarded this man who was several years older than herself as her closest friend and partner.

Therefore, after hearing Lu Qi's words of relief, Laura realized that Lu Qi was teaching her how to view these media and reports.

Understanding the other party's intention, Laura couldn't help but feel warm in her heart, and her frown suddenly relaxed.

Looking at Lu Qi's side face, Laura imitated his example and put her hands on the guardrail. While enjoying the sea breeze blowing on her face, she said in a teasing tone:

"It sounds like you are very experienced in this kind of thing..."

"That's right. I have a friend who is a very famous star. I once served as her security consultant..."

Hearing this, Laura raised her eyebrows and keenly captured an important message from the words:

Not him, but her!

Who is this "she" to Lu Qi? A good friend? Or a girlfriend?

These thoughts flashed through Laura's mind...

As the two talked and laughed, Laura quickly forgot about the trouble of being entangled by the media.

"Okay, we'll be home soon, let's get ready..."

"Thank you, Lu Qi..."

Hearing this, Lu Qi paused as he was about to leave. He turned back to look at Laura, who had a sincere face, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up:

"Any time..."

...

As the freighter slowly docked, everyone on the Endurance finally returned to their long-lost home!

Although they were prepared in advance, the large number of reporters gathered at the port still made everyone on the Endurance somewhat at a loss.

When they saw the people on the Endurance walking off the ship, the reporters who had been waiting for who knew how long, their eyes shone, and they immediately swarmed up, surrounding the people on the Endurance.

There was an endless sound of "click-click-click" shutters. People who were baptized by the flash couldn't open their eyes at all and could only lower their heads and walk forward.

The biggest target of these hyenas who smell the smell of blood is naturally Laura, the focal figure.

Everyone's ears were filled with various shouts from reporters:

"Laura! Look here! Smile!"

"Laura, how are you feeling now?"

"Laura..."

Fortunately, when faced with this situation, Lu Qi, who was once the personal security consultant of "Winewood Sweetheart", already had a way to deal with it.

He, Jonah and Ross, the three strongest men, formed the vanguard, protecting Laura in the middle of the team, and then silently broke out.

Faced with such a professional response, the reporters were not a vegetarian. They immediately changed the interview target and aimed at the three people in front of them, bombarding them indiscriminately:

"Mr. Lu Qi, what is your relationship with Laura?"

"Captain Conrad, what do you think about what happened to the Endurance?"

"Jonah..."

The names and identities of the eight survivors of the Endurance have already been exposed by various media. They know these survivors very well.

However, even though the reporter almost poked the microphone into his nostril, Lu Qi, who looked calm, had only one answer:

"No comment!"

The same goes for Ross and Jonah.

During the pushing and pushing, the group finally broke through the siege of reporters. Only then did the family members of the survivors find the opportunity to call out the names of their relatives.

"Samantha!"

Looking around, she saw an Asian couple not far away. Samantha's eyes suddenly turned red, and she ran all the way and threw herself into her mother's arms.

"Mother! Father! I miss you so much..."

"Mom misses you so much..."

Samantha has just been reunited with her parents here, and Alex, Green, Reyes and others over there have also gathered with their families and exchanged their heart-to-hearts.

Seeing this warm scene in front of him, Lu Qi blinked his eyes, his expression unchanged, as if he had expected it.

Although the people on the Endurance are like a family living together on the ship, in the final analysis, they are just a temporary team and not a real family.

The first thing to do when returning to civilized society is, of course, to go back to your own home and find your own mother...

Family members came to pick them up and left one after another, leaving only Ross, Lu Qi and Laura alone.

Ross and Laura, strictly speaking, have no other family members, their only relatives are each other.

As for Lu Qi, it goes without saying.

A single dog can feed one person and the whole family will not be hungry!

"let's go!"

In order to get rid of the entanglement of reporters, the three people quickly "escaped" from the port, came to the side of the road, hailed a taxi, and got in.

Through the rear window of the car, Lu Qi, who was sitting in the back seat, breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the large number of reporters disappearing away. "Wow...these guys are so enthusiastic..."

After a pause, Lu Qi poked Laura next to him with his elbow, winked, and joked:

"It seems that you are really famous..."

Giving Lu Qi a look, Laura bumped Lu Qi with her shoulder and said unhappily:

"Huh! I don't want to be famous!"

While joking with Laura, Lu Qi did not forget to remind him:

"Laura, you'd better not go back to the apartment now. Those reporters will definitely be ambushing you at the door of the apartment, waiting for you to fall into their trap."

Hearing this, Ross, who was sitting on the other side of Laura, immediately continued:

"Then go to my house. I will go back to the manor with you tomorrow."

Laura didn’t object, just nodded, then looked at Lu Qi and asked:

"how about you?"

"Me? Of course I'm going home! I'm just a nobody. They won't bother to guard me at the door of the apartment."

The black taxi slowly drove into Chinatown and stopped opposite a Chinese restaurant.

"I have arrived..."

After grabbing the hiking bag, Lu Qi opened the car door and was about to get out of the car when he was stopped by Laura behind him:

"Lu Qi! Don't forget, we have to announce the ruins together..."

Hearing this, Lu Qi bent down slightly, made a phone call gesture to Laura through the car window:

"Of course, call me anytime..."

"Then we'll see you then."

"good."

After watching the taxi leave, Lu Qi picked up his mountaineering bag and turned around and walked into the apartment building.

Stepping on the old wooden stairs, listening to the "squeaking" sound that kept ringing in his ears, Lu Qi's expression relaxed, and an inexplicable sense of familiarity arose spontaneously.

With a "click", he opened the door to the apartment and threw the key into the bowl on the table in the entrance hall.

He turned on the light, threw his hiking bag on the sofa, and Lu Qi also sat down on the sofa.

Sitting on the soft sofa, smelling the familiar smell in the apartment, Lu Qi closed his eyes and took a deep breath before murmuring to himself:
Chapter completed!