"...Maybe."

Lin Yue smiled.

Then...

Her own phone vibrated.

A separate message.

Shen Tian.

Shen Tian: Be careful.

Lin Yue froze.

Rose immediately noticed.

"What?"

"Nothing."

Lin Yue locked her phone.

Rose narrowed her eyes.

"You just smiled."

"No."

"You absolutely did."

Lin Yue looked away.

Rose leaned closer.

"Show me."

"No."

"Lin Yue."

"No."

Rose’s grin widened.

Lin Yue’s cheeks became pink.

"He told me to be careful."

Rose went silent.

Then...

Slowly...

Her eyes narrowed.

Lin Yue saw it.

"Don’t."

Rose crossed her arms.

"I’m not doing anything."

"You look jealous."

"I’m not jealous."

"Rose."

"I am not."

Lin Yue smiled.

"Good."

That somehow made it worse.

Rose stared.

Then...

Both women burst out laughing.

For several seconds...

Even with the danger ahead...

The tension eased.

Then the hospital district gave way to Qinghe’s corporate zone.

Smoke was visible.

Rose’s smile disappeared.

"Alright."

Lin Yue nodded.

"Work."

And the two women became serious.

. . .

Inside Qinghe Technologies...

Gu Qingya pressed her back against the reinforced office wall.

Gunfire erupted outside.

BANG!

BANG!

BANG!

One of her security guards fell backward.

Not dead.

Shot in the shoulder.

He groaned.

Gu Qingya immediately crouched beside him.

"Pressure."

Another guard handed her gauze.

She pressed it against the wound.

The man winced.

"President Gu..."

"Don’t talk."

"I’m fine."

"You’re bleeding through your uniform."

"That’s generally what happens when someone gets shot."

Gu Qingya stared.

Even now?

The guard smiled weakly.

Then...

Footsteps.

Gu Qingya’s expression changed.

The remaining guard raised his weapon.

Three masked mercenaries entered the hallway.

One shouted.

"Move away from the door!"

The guard fired.

BANG!

The mercenaries ducked.

Returned fire.

Gu Qingya grabbed the wounded man and dragged him farther behind cover.

Her breathing became faster.

Then...

Lu Chen’s inner voice reached her.

[I’m going to kill Xue Long.]

Gu Qingya closed her eyes.

Of course.

Not...

Gu Qingya is in danger.

Not...

Protect the employees.

Not...

Get everyone out.

Xue Long.

Revenge.

His own hatred.

She felt something inside her cool even further.

Then...

Another voice.

Not thoughts.

A real voice.

From the hallway.

"Move."

One mercenary laughed.

"Who the hell..."

BOOM!

His body flew through the glass wall.

Gu Qingya froze.

The second mercenary turned.

A black spear appeared.

THOOM!

The shaft struck his ribs.

He crashed into the elevator doors.

The third fired.

BANG!

BANG!

BANG!

Golden Qi flashed.

Shen Tian stepped through the smoke.

His blond hair was slightly disheveled.

Green eyes cold.

One sleeve torn.

The Heaven Piercing Spear rested in his hand.

Gu Qingya stared.

For one second...

Everything around her became quiet.

Not literally.

But...

Her mind did.

He came.

He actually came.

Shen Tian looked toward her immediately.

"Are you hurt?"

She blinked.

"No."

Then...

He saw the blood on her hands.

His expression changed.

Gu Qingya immediately pointed toward the guard.

"His."

Shen Tian relaxed slightly.

"Good."

Her heartbeat skipped.

Why did that simple reaction...

Why did it matter?

Shen Tian moved toward the wounded guard.

He crouched.

"Bullet still inside?"

Gu Qingya nodded.

"Shoulder."

Shen Tian placed his hand near the wound.

Green-gold Qi appeared.

The guard’s eyes widened.

Pain eased.

Bleeding slowed.

Gu Qingya stared.

"You can do that?"

"A little."

She looked at the stabilizing wound.

"That is not a little."

Shen Tian glanced toward her.

"Everyone keeps saying that."

Despite everything...

A tiny smile appeared on her lips.

Then...

Another explosion shook the building.

BOOOOOOM!

Shen Tian stood.

Gu Qingya immediately looked toward the hallway.

"The prototype."

"Where?"

"Sublevel three."

Shen Tian nodded.

"I’m going."

Gu Qingya stood too.

"So am I."

"No."

Her expression immediately hardened.

Shen Tian looked at her.

Then...

He sighed.

"That came out wrong."

Gu Qingya raised an eyebrow.

He continued.

"You can come."

Her expression softened slightly.

"But..."

He pointed toward the wounded guards.

"They need someone who knows the building."

Gu Qingya looked at them.

Then...

At him.

Shen Tian continued.

"If you come with me..."

"Who coordinates evacuation?"

Silence.

That...

Was different.

Not...

Stay because you’re weak.

Not...

I’ll decide.

He was giving her a reason.

A real one.

Gu Qingya looked at the injured security.

Then nodded.

"Fine."

Shen Tian smiled.

"Good."

Her cheeks warmed slightly.

She hated that one word was starting to do that.

Then...

He turned.

Gu Qingya stopped him.

"Shen Tian."

He looked back.

She hesitated.

Then...

"Be careful."

Shen Tian smiled.

"Always."

Her heart jumped.

Again.

He left.

Gu Qingya stood there.

Watching him disappear.

One of the injured guards looked toward her.

"...President Gu."

She immediately turned.

"What?"

The man smiled weakly.

"Nothing."

Her eyes narrowed.

"Don’t."

. . .

Several floors below...

Tang Meilin crouched behind a heavy reception desk.

Two mercenaries moved through the corridor.

Her security escort had been separated.

Wonderful.

Absolutely wonderful.

She held her phone.

No signal.

Nothing.

Then...

Footsteps.

Tang Meilin held her breath.

One mercenary turned toward the desk.

Her heart hammered.

Closer.

Closer.

He rounded the corner.

Tang Meilin grabbed the nearest object.

A metal clipboard.

Ridiculous weapon.

But...

Better than nothing.

She raised it.

The mercenary saw her.

His eyes widened.

"Miss Tang..."

A spear tip suddenly appeared beside his neck.

He froze.

Shen Tian stood behind him.

Tang Meilin’s eyes widened.

The mercenary slowly lifted his hands.

Shen Tian smiled.

"Good choice."

Then...

He struck the back of the man’s knee.

The mercenary dropped.

Spear shaft.

THUNK!

He collapsed unconscious.

Tang Meilin stared.

Shen Tian looked toward her.

Then...

At the clipboard.

Silence.

Tang Meilin slowly lowered it.

"...Don’t."

Shen Tian raised an eyebrow.

"I didn’t say anything."

"Your face did."

He smiled.

"Nice weapon."

Her cheeks turned pink.

"I panicked."

"Clearly."

"Shen Tian."

He laughed.

Tang Meilin stood.

Then...

Without thinking...

She immediately grabbed his sleeve.

Shen Tian looked down.

Tang Meilin froze.

Her fingers tightened slightly.

Her face warmed.

"I..."

She looked toward the hallway.

"...just making sure you don’t disappear."

Shen Tian’s eyebrow rose.

"That’s the excuse?"

Tang Meilin’s cheeks became redder.

"Do you want me to let go?"

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