With no choice left, the leader eyed one of his men, giving him a signal to get her.

A bulky-looking man began approaching her. He even cracked his knuckles to scare her. "You asked for this?"

"Not, only…" she paused. When the man was within her reach, in the next second, she kicked him on his crotch. "This."

The man instantly fell to the ground, groaning in pain. "ARGH! DAMN YOU!"

The kick was too strong that it seemed like she might have 'accidentally' cracked his eggs.

The men were speechless when they saw what just happened before them. They were not expecting such retaliation from her after all. No matter how big and strong a man was, their weaknesses would always be their crotch.

"Alright." She dusted off her hands. "Who's next?"

The men looked at each other and were about to attack her but a sudden laugh was heard, coming from behind them.

They all turned their gaze towards the owner of such an evil laugh and there they saw a woman, wearing a dark green cheongsam with a sexy split on the side. She had a pillbox hat with a short black veil. She had an elegant and yet sophisticated air around her. She was holding a bag with her laced black gloves, and on her other hand was a handheld fan. She cast her sharp gaze at them and smiled. "Oh dear me. I apologize for disturbing you all. Do continue."

On the other hand, Lu Mengjie's eyes seemed to be sparkling ever since she saw the mature-looking woman. It was not just her beauty that caught her attention but the way she carried herself. Sure, other women looked prettier than her but in Lu Mengjie's eyes, there was something she had that other women didn't have.

"Scram, lady. Don't get involved in this matter." The leader of the group threatened.

"What? Why not? I just want to watch. Don't worry, I won't call the police."

But the men couldn't allow having a witness, now that she had seen their faces. And so, one of the men decided to finally take care of her to silence her. He took out his gun and just before he could pull the trigger, his body fell to the ground.

"Tch, tch. I was being nice." The woman began waving the fan to herself. "I was just supposed to watch but I guess, it's still wrong to gang up on a young girl like her."

The rest of the men's guards went up when they saw that their companion was easily killed by the woman.

Blood was oozing out from the stab of a dagger right straight in the middle of his eyes. He never saw the attack coming. She was not an ordinary woman.

"As much as possible, I don't want to get my hands dirty again. I just got out of prison the other day you know," she sighed.

She was an… ex-convict!

"Get her!" The leader ordered.

The men attacked her at the same time but before they could even reach her, their bodies went falling with a thud!

The women had hidden daggers on her handheld fan, one for each of them… Well, not exactly. Only the leader was left standing there.

"Y-you… Who are you?" The man cowered in fear.

"Why should I tell my name to a man who's going to die?" She took out a small gun, a Smith and Wesson 38 revolver.

Bang!

The woman didn't waste time chatting more with the man. Now that she has killed everyone except for Lu Mengjie, she turned away, not bothering to look at the other girl. The normal reaction was to tremble in fear. One woman killing a group of men in front of her? It was going to be a nightmare with all the blood but… she was not messy in killing them. She only handed them a quick death.

"Wait!" Lu Mengjie hurriedly went towards her, ignoring the dead bodies on the ground. She was already used to the sight of blood.

The woman stopped, turning her heels back to her. She didn't expect Lu Mengjie to grab her hand and looked at her with eyes brimming with adoration.

"Madam, please join my harem!"

"Ha...rem?"

…

(Present)

Gluttony placed the tray of food on the bed table. "Enjoy your meal."

She was about to turn and leave but was stopped when Lu Mengjie grabbed hold of her hand. "Wait."

The woman stopped. She turned to her and asked politely, "Yes? Do you need anything else?"

"Will a hug do?" Lu Mengjie asked softly, a gentle smile forming on her lips.

Both Gluttony and Bai Jingye were startled by her sudden request.

"Madam Bella."

"You… remember?"

Lu Mengjie nodded a bit in response. "Can I now have my hug, please?"

"Oh sweetie, I thought you'll never remember." She leaned forward and gave her a motherly hug.

She hugged her back and closed her eyes. She was glad to have remembered her. That's right, Bella Qin a.k.a. Gluttony has always been like a mother in their group.

When Lu Mengjie first invited her to join her organization, she was rejected plenty of times but she was persistent. She searched for her history and there she found out the reason why she was put in jail. She was a widow who once had a grade-schooler daughter. The school was just a walking distance from their house and during that time, Bella Qin was at work. It so happened that her daughter caught a thief in the house and tried to stop him, which caused her to be killed by him. She grieved, badly, for her daughter's death swore to kill the person who took her life. She went after the killer and gave him a terrible death. It was an unfair world. She got lucky that she was not put on a life sentence when she was found guilty. She was just a mother who wanted to seek revenge for her daughter's death.

"Do you… know her?" Bai Jingye interrupted them from their reunion.

She finally released the other woman from her hug before she turned her gaze to the man who inquired about her identity. He eyed him from head to toe. "It's a different man this time. Where's that hottie from last time, hm? Who's the real father? This guy or that blondie?"