Hu Lei rushed out of the office and followed the route through which she had been brought through earlier in the day. As she walked, she felt anxious about seeing Zhong Feng. She did not know why she felt so much anticipation.

A small thought arose: what if he did not come?

However, she brushed it off.

Even if he did not come on the ship, she would rush home to him.

Just as she was about to go to the upper deck, she was faced by a group of military men with firearms in hand. The muzzles faced her in unison, causing her to stop.

When she would have explained her identity, one of the men motioned for the soldiers to lower their guns. He lifted the face shield of his gear.

"Jiang Ting!" Hu Lei recognised him right away.

She had not met him numerous times, but she would not forget Beatrice's brother. He indicated for her to follow him while the soldiers went the way she had come in.

"Is there anyone else down there?" He asked.

"There were some mercenaries and the head of the ship. One of the mercenaries turned against his companions and their leader and killed them all." She explained concisely.

"What about that man?"

"We fought for a while, but he was quite tough. I had the upper hand for a moment, but he had a gun. I don't know if I managed to take him down or not." She frowned.

As Jiang Ting was about to question her further, she saw two people step out from another part of the ship. However, her eyes were glued to one person.

She felt tears build up in her eyes, and she ran toward him, leaving Jiang Ting with an open mouth. Her feet seemed to grow wings as she ran.

The man opened his arms and she jumped without care into his chest. She did not care about anything anymore as she held him tightly in her arms.

The tears which had stung when she had seen him flowed from her eyes.

She felt like she was home.

They remained in the same position for a while until another person broke the moment with a dramatic cough.

Hu Lei removed her head from the crook of Zhong Feng's neck and glared at Kaito. He always knew how to ruin a moment.

"Don't single people deserve happiness? And where is my hug? I sold my body for your sake." The self-proclaimed senior brother bickered without guilt.

"How about I give you a kick?" Hu Lei countered coldly.

"He did help some." Zhong Feng chimed in.

Hu Lei looked at Zhong Feng in surprise. She had only been gone for a few hours, and her husband was already speaking up for her annoying senior brother.

Kaito looked at her smugly while Hu Lei had a murderous glare that had become a little more intense.

"What happened?" Zhong Feng chose to ignore the petty squabble.

He kept Hu Lei in his arms because he realised that she had no shoes, and she had a lot of bruises and injuries.

Hu Lei felt guilty, even though the injuries came from her fight with Frank. She wondered if things would have been different if she had sent a distress call immediately after taking control of Dr Brown.

"Ah-Feng…" She said in a whiny voice.

Kaito rolled his eyes as he listened to the woman make a cute sound. He could guess that she had stayed in the boat to have a little fun while they drove themselves crazy looking for her.

Zhong Feng pulled back and looked at the bruising on Hu Lei's cheek and sighed.

"Did you get your showdown?" He asked gently.

Hu Lei nodded emphatically.

"How does the other guy look?" He asked.

"A lot worse. I poked out his eye, at least." She responded with pride. All things considered, Frank was a tough opponent, and she could not figure out a way to get out of a draw for her.

"Good girl!" Zhong Feng held her in one arm and patted her head softly.

He felt a lot of distress when he saw her with so many bruises on her skin. Her clothes were torn, and there was blood on the once elegant evening gown. However, he could also see a sparkle in her eyes. She seemed satisfied and free of mental burdens.

What could he ask for apart from her happiness?

In the end, he knew that she would come running back to him.

He had come to accept one indisputable truth.

His cute wife was a little crazy.