1 year ago and 4 months ago...

"SHE'S ESCAPING!!! QUICK, FOLLOW HER!!!"

With full speed, Lu Mengjie dashed forward into the forest. She could feel the hard ground with the palms of her feet. She cared less about the stinging pain whenever she stepped on a few small stones every now and then. Her feet were already bare when she woke up so she had no choice. It was not like she could complain at that moment. All she had in mind was to run for her life. Run as far as she could, away from her pursuers.

"Don't kill her! We need her alive!" She heard one of the men cry from behind.

She was cursing under her breath as she kept on running. Turning here and there, not knowing where it would bring her until… It began raining. Loud thunderclap was heard from above, making her flinch.

Luck was really at her side. She thought. Thanks to the rain, her pursuers would have a hard time keeping her in sight but… it was not only them. She ran and ran until she stumbled when she began running downhill. She fell on the muddy ground, her body rolled until it hit a certain tree. She groaned, her body was badly aching. She earned a few scratches and wounds, she was completely covered in mud.

"Where is she?"

"Shit! We need to find her or else boss will kill us!"

"You! Look for her down there!"

She pushed her body up, tolerating the excruciating pain in her body. She tried to reach out for the utensils she kept earlier but it so happened that she dropped them when she rolled down. She was only able to find the spoon nearby. She had no choice. She took the spoon and held it as her weapon. She stood up, hardly, and began limping away from the place before she could even be seen by others.

She prayed inwardly, hoping that she could successfully escape. Hoping to survive the place.

A hand grabbed her arm all of a sudden which startled her. She turned and faced the man, raising the spoon to stab him but her wrist was caught.

"Mengjie, it's me."

Pant… pant…

Her breathing was jagged, her body shivering in coldness as heavy rain poured on them. Lu Mengjie stared into the eyes of the man she knew. He had a worried look on his handsome face.

The side of her lips turned up into a small, tired smile. She was panting hard but one thing was for sure now, she was safe. That was all that mattered. Someone was finally there for her.

"You found me." She dropped the spoon she was holding as her weapon. Her body lost its strength as her adrenaline faded.

"Yong Liwei…" she breathed out in relief as she felt her knees give up.

The man was quick to catch her by her waist. He released her arm and pulled her even closer to him.

"Have you found her?!" One of the men's voices was heard.

The man pulled her against his body as they hid behind a tree trunk. "Don't make a noise," he whispered.

She wouldn't even dare to. She leaned against his hard chest, against the warmth of his embrace. She ignored the pain in her body since all she could think of was him. Her savior.

After making sure that the men left, Lu Mengjie felt him lift her body. Her consciousness was fading but before it did, the last thing she remembered was Yong Liwei's sharp gaze, looking down at her.

…

Cold.

She tried to snuggle to the closest warmth but there was none. She squinted her eyes open to look for someone but it was dark.

The pouring of the rain was heard and lightning was seen nearby, giving her a chance to glimpse at the place she was at. A cave.

She recalled being saved by someone. She pushed her body to sit up. She was about to stand but was stopped by a deep voice.

"Wait there."

It was from the inner part of the cave.

She followed the voice with her gaze and there she saw Yong Liwei. He was drenched all over, just like her but… the way his white shirt hugged his body made him look even sexier. He always had such a perfect body that could make any woman drool for him. He was making sure that the cave was safe for them. He was able to collect some dry leaves and a few small, thin wood inside.

The man returned to her side. "How are you feeling?"

"C-cold…" Even her lips trembled together with her body. She was shivering all over that even if she tried to hug herself, there was no use.

Yong Liwei took out a small cigarette lighter to light up what he collected.

"This fire won't linger for long." He took off his shirt, revealing his six-packed abs to her. The sight of his skin was so beautiful that she ended up recalling the night they first shared.

"You should take off your clothes too," he advised.

She was brought out of her adoration for his hot body. "Okay…" She didn't have to ask why. It was so that they could share body heat.

The couple undressed in front of each other, not taking off the pieces that covered their private areas.

Lu Mengjie felt his intense gaze on her body. Her face became redder than it already was because of shyness. She felt her body heavy, and her head aching. She was probably having a fever already but she has always been feeling feverish whenever it came to him.

The man moved to sit behind her and embraced her small body that way as they sat in front of the fire.

"You should get some rest," the man suggested.

Something was different from him but Lu Mengjie couldn't tell what because of her weak state. Aside from that, the warmth of his body was distracting her from her thoughts but instead of drifting back to sleep, she shut her eyes and asked, "Liwei, how did you find me?"