"Hey, Bing Shi, what a coincidence. Isn't it heavy? Let me help you." A handsome man around her age offered his help.

░Huh? Did he call my name? Let's pretend I heard nothing.░

"No, thank you," Bing Shi smiled politely.

"You don't remember me? We always greet each other in school," he laughed in disappointment, getting closer to her.

░I don't remember unnecessary things.░

"Sorry," she said, avoiding his approach.

"The only way to get through you is via social media. When I finally found you, you blocked me." Ignoring her words, the unknown man said with a sad face.

░Xuan Mu, good job!░

"You know, it started two years ago. I made a bet with my friend to make you sleep with me. But I fell in love instead," he sighed and stared into her eyes, showing his bizarre admiration.

░What? No way!░

"Sorry, I have a boyfriend," Bing Shi refused, turning around, she walked towards the shopping mall, quickening her pace.

"Don't lie. I never saw you with anyone before. Aren't you always going home from your school and work? I always wanted to visit you, but why are there so many cameras around your neighborhood?" He slowly walked alongside her, matching her tempo.

░Oh, my god. Oh, my god.░

Her whole body tensed. Though she couldn't remember him, the traumatized soul inside of her recognized the other man's soul. Without thinking, Bing Shi listened to her instinct and dialed Xuan Mu's number.

"Who are you calling?" he smiled eerily.

Bing Shi face turned ashen, she quickened her pace towards the shopping mall, but her shopping bags slowed her down.

He looked down at her red hands, "Such a pure girl. I'll carry your bags."

When it came to touching her body, it'd react on its own. "Don't touch me!" Bing Shi reflexively put her hands with her bags behind her back.

"Bing Shi?" Xuan Mu, who was in a meeting, called out her name, making the whole conference room go silent. Did she dial his number by accident? Bing Shi never called him first, afraid of disturbing him. Something must have happened.

Bing Shi hurriedly left her bags and ran towards the entrance of the shopping mall. She flinched when she turned her head back. The unknown male silently took her bags and followed after her at a slow pace, making sure not to catch anyone's attention.

"Xuan Mu, save me, save me, save me," Bing Shi repeat herself as she panted. Her bangs were wet from her cold sweat.

"Bing Shi, breath! What's wrong?" Xuan Mu tried to calm her down, with a shortcut, he sent a message to his underlings.

:: Prepare yourself, we are going to Sydney.::

Bing Shi tried to catch her breath by slowing down; she walked towards a women's clothing store. She whispered into her phone, "I think someone... someone is stalking me. He...he... knows where I live and work." Her eyes scanned her surroundings. Here he was, sitting on the bench in front of the store, in his hands were her bags. She tried to avoid his gaze, but it didn't stop her from feeling nauseated.

The moment Bing Shi told Xuan Mu that she had a stalker, the glass table in the conference room cracked.

"Are you going somewhere?" Guan Lin asked as he looked at the destroyed table before him with interest.

"Going to kill a rat," Xuan Mu said.

"Need help?" Everyone in the conference room asked him.

"No," Xuan Mu answered and sprinted outside of the conference room.

"What do we do now?" Everyone asked.

"Let's find out who is Bing Shi," laughed Guan Lin.

"He was hiding someone this whole time?" As soon as somebody asked that question, everyone contacted their own personnel. In one day, Bing Shi became famous among the top world leaders.

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"Miss, may I help you?" A store staff asked Bing Shi, noticing her strange behavior.

░Should I ask for help? I have no proof.░

░What about security guards? I don't know them, what if they are together in it?░

"No. Thank You," Bing Shi smiled at her politely and started to go through the colorful clothing racks; never forgetting to check that man's position, when she checked again, he wasn't there.

░Why is the music in the store so loud?!░

░Please, please, don't appear out of nowhere.░

"Bing Shi, see what I bought for you," he showed her a dress in the exact style she liked, in her perfect size, "I have many more in my apartment, are you interested?" He smiled at her like it was a natural thing to do.

░Oh, my god!░

Bing Shi held back a scream. She swept her hand across her forehead to get rid of the sweat and showed her phone in front of him.

"I'll kill you," a domineering voice came through, surprising the unknown man.

Xuan Mu reacted at an inhuman speed. In a helicopter, he gave out commands and quickly flew into the military base, to take an aircraft. On the way to Sydney, the line between him and Bing Shi never disconnected.

Bing Shi, with a stiff body, walked out of the store, towards the women's toilets. Locking herself in a cubicle, she sat on a toilet seat.

░He won't follow me here, right?░

Xuan Mu swallowed in his inner rage; Bing Shi was his first priority, "Bing Shi, I'm sending a woman called Alex to fetch you. Don't be afraid."

"How do I stop being afraid? Even my home isn't safe anymore," she said monotonously. There was no safe place; her beliefs from childhood were all lies.

Xuan Mu responded in a low voice, "You'll be safe with me. I'll protect you. I'll be your new home, alright?"

"Alright," she noded, pursing her lips, his words calmed her down.

Among the military and police, Xuan Mu was known as a hidden philanthropist. He put cameras all around the neighborhood, he bought off police and ordered his people to check other's safety, never saying out Bing Shi's name. Her apartment complex was free of cameras. He would not allow others to look at his Bing Shi.

A beautiful woman in a black suit stood in front of the cubicle, among the staff, she was known as the head manager of the shopping mall, "Miss Bing Shi, I'm Alex. Mr. Xuan Mu asked me to fetch you."

Bing Shi quickly unlocked the door. "Hello," she smiled at Alex, following after her.

Alex took Bing Shi to a resting room next to her office. Alex's tense body from Xuan Mu's call, relaxed as soon as she spent more time with Bing Shi. She found her fascinating, is she a walking monk? Bing Shi could suck out all of her worries. Alex chuckled as she put a cup of water before Bing Shi.

"Thank you. Umm, Xuan Mu is asking you to stay away from me," Bing Shi took the water and smiled at her apologetically.

"..." Alex's face cracked, "Are you going to be fine alone?" After Bing Shi's nod, she walked into her office reluctantly.

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Xuan Mu stood rooted on the spot when he saw his most precious person in the world curled up on the couch. Bing Shi's hand was holding onto her phone tightly as she looked at the cold floor tiles absentmindedly.

"Xuan Mu, why are you not saying anything?" Bing Shi looked all around her surroundings in panic, until her damp eyes found his pained ones, "Welcome to Sydney!" She smiled.

Xuan Mu walked in front of her and crouched down. "I'm here. Are you alright?" Xuan Mu asked worriedly.

"Of course!" Bing Shi looked down at him with a forced smile.

Xuan Mu pressed his lips together and clutched his hands hard, looking at her seriously, "Bing Shi, don't lie."

After their staring contest, she finally gave up and showed her vulnerability.Bing Shi hurriedly hid behind her arms, trying to hide her tears, "I'm not alright."

Xuan Mu watched her in silence, not telling her to stop. Her silent sobs didn't last long, but each one, like a knife, stabbed his heart ruthlessly.

"Sit down and close your eyes," she ordered him.

He pouted, "Why? I don't want to."

"My eyes are puffy, and I need to clean my stuffy nose. Be good," she explained.

Xuan Mu sighed, "Fine." He stood up, sat next to her, and closed his eyes.

He felt nervous inside, never before were they this close to each other! His whole body trembled when he felt her touch on his chest. Her hands that were hiding her face until now grabbed onto his shirt tightly. From the side, she seated herself on his lap.

"My new home, is it?" She put her head on his chest, her ear was near his heart area, "Your heart is beating too fast, is it alright?"

He placed his stiff hand on her shoulder, the other around her arm, and pressed her lightly towards his chest, "No. Not at all."

"You are not alone," Bing Shi hugged him back, feeling her heartbeat, she smiled in relief, "Mine is the same."