"It looks like the plan failed..." Shi Enxi muttered through gritted teeth.

    "Huang Li and Mello''s in danger!"

    "They can handle themselves." Shi Enxi said calmly but despite how calm she looked, her heart was racing and she couldn''t help but get worried. "You need to hide with the kids."

    "But our husbands-" Fan Xiao Yao paused and was silenced by one hard look coming from Shi Enxi.

    "Even if you want to help them, what help can you give? You''re injured and I needed to make sure you and the kids are alright!" Shi Enxi harshly said, snapping as she raised her voice at her.

    Fan Xiao Yao balled her fists tightly as he clenched her jaws. She knew that she was right but for some reason, she couldn''t help but have a bad feeling.

    "So noishie..." Little Snow muttered as he rubbed his eyes sleepily.

    "Xue''er, Yu''er, wake up." Shi Enxi helped the kids on getting up.

    Another loud gunshot was heard which made everyone flinch.

    "Fwireworksh?" Little Jade asked as he looked at the two women, blinking the sleepiness away from his eyes.

    "Y-yes, fireworks. It''s fireworks." Fan Xiao Yao said as she played along with what he said.

    It was as if the sleepiness of the kids disappeared. Little Snow jumped down on the bed and rushed towards the window. He was followed by Little Jade.

    "I''ll go check on them downstairs." Shi Enxi said as she stood up. "Lock the door and don''t open it if it''s not me."

    She took her phone out and contacted the police. After she made sure that they were on their way, she gave her phone and the pen recorder. "Keep this safe, okay?"

    Fan Xiao Yao''s eyes were full of tears as she looked at Shi Enxi. "Stay with us..." She pleaded. "Y-you said that Huang Li and Mello will be fine, right?"

    Shi Enxi''s gaze softened. She reached out and cupped her cheek, wiping the tears the formed at the side of her eyes with her thumb. "I need to make sure that they''re fine..."

    ...

    Lu Mello was in shock but he snapped out of it at once and used the opportunity to dash towards Jin Bolin. Since his grip was primarily based on the thumb, he grabbed the gun, pointing it away before he twisted it going against the thumb with leverage that broke Jin Bolin''s grip from the gun. Lu Mello was able to turn the situation in that short moment as he now held the gun, pressing it against Jin Bolin''s head.

    "Don''t even think of moving an inch." He warned.

    This was the moment Jin Bolin feared. He once sparred with Lu Mello during training. His reaction was faster than his. He took down many of his men during the training. He was a beast, tough and sharp.

    "Gege!" Shi Enxi shouted and rushed to Huang Li''s side.

    Huang Li was pressing the wound on his shoulder, trying his best to put pressure on it. He was panting heavily and a pained groan escaped his lips when Shi Enxi helped him press his wound.

    Without taking his eagle-like eyes off from Jin Bolin, Lu Mello asked, "Xi''er, bring Huang Li out of here."

    Huang Li managed to give a low chuckle, "I''ll live, don''t worry."

    "Of course you are! As if I''m going to allow you to die under my watch!" She turned her glare at the man who injured Huang Li. "It''s over for you and Hana! Just give up already!"

    Jin Bolin lowered his head and balled his fists, clenching it tightly. "How did you know that it was me?"

    Shi Enxi scoffed, "You can thank your mossy pimping wench for that. She betrayed you!"

    His tensed shoulders loosened and he released his clench as he finally gave up. If Hana gave up then there was no point anymore. He was cornered and so was Hana.

    "She doesn''t deserve to be in jail..." He said as he lifted his head and looked at Lu Mello as he added, "She needs help. She needs to see a doctor that can help her. It''s not her fault that she turned out this way."

    They all didn''t expect him to suddenly say those words out. What surprised them even further was when Jin Bolin fell on his knees just to beg them.

    "Please... I-I''ll accept all her crimes so please let her go. She needs a doctor that can help her..."

    For some reason, Lu Mello couldn''t help but relate to him. It was as if he saw a portion of himself on the man who was kneeling at them.

    Before anyone could react, a siren was heard outside, approaching the house.

    "Please... I beg you... Hana just needs help..." The Hana he knew was a lovely and cheerful woman but at the mention of her son or whenever she was reminded of the past, her crazy self would emerge.

    "That woman is a psychopath, there''s no help for someone like her." Shi Enxi retorted icily. Her gaze hardened at him.

    "No, she''s not." He quickly denied. If Hana was a psychopath, she wouldn''t have remorseful. She wouldn''t have been bothered by the men she killed. She was blinded by hate. She saw her son as a sign of her terrifying past that she just wanted to erase it. She was a crazy woman who thought that everything would go back to normal if she erased any proof of the night that traumatized her even if it was her son.

    Whenever he spent the night at her place, there were times when he caught her crying. She couldn''t move on from her past. Her hands trembled and he would hear her whisper, "I-it''s not my fault... I don''t have a choice... You made me hate you... You made me kill you... Please... Please leave me alone..." That''s when he learned that she was being haunted by the guilt of killing the men she hated.

    On the other hand, Lu Mello asked something different as he lowered the gun, "Do you love her?"

    Even Huang Li and Shi Enxi didn''t think that he would end up asking such a question. They ended up being dumbfounded when they heard it.

    Jin Bolin lifted his head to look at the man he once worked for. "Yes." He replied with no sign of hesitation. "I love her. I love her so much that I am willing to give my life just for her to have a second chance, just for her to be happy again."