"Three times. Rong'er is still young. If I were to solve it all at once, I'm afraid her body wouldn't be able to take it," Shi Wan replied patiently every time, even though someone else might have grown impatient with the repeated questions.
"Thank you."
The treatment began again. Even though she had witnessed it before, Tang Yi still watched the whole process nervously and attentively each time.
"Host, if it weren't for Shen Siyan, you'd probably disappear for a long time after each of these treatments," the system said.
"I know, but if this child were placed in the current medical facilities, the chances of survival would be slim, right?"
"Absolutely none."
Shi Wan paused for a moment. "I see."
"Host, there's one more thing I need to tell you. You've been put on a hit list."
Shi Wan squinted her eyes. "Who?"
The system remained silent. Shi Wan was both angry and amused. She temporarily put this matter aside and focused on treating Tang Rong.
After the treatment, Shi Wan's face looked a bit pale. She checked the time. Shen Siyan should be waiting outside.
"Miss Shi, would you like to take a break? I've had someone prepare some food," Tang Yi noticed her pallor and said.
"No, thank you. My husband should be here to pick me up. Let's stop the treatment here for today. I'll come back after some time."
"Okay. I'll see you out."
Tang Yi walked her out and saw the man getting out of the car.
He immediately hugged Shi Wan. "What's wrong?"
"Miss Shi..." Tang Yi had just opened his mouth when the man's cold gaze pierced through him like a sharp sword, scaring him into silence for a long time.
For some reason, he always felt that this powerful man's gaze was as if he wanted to torture him to death. But he hadn't done anything wrong!
"I'm fine. I'm just a bit tired from the treatment," she nestled into his neck and rubbed gently, feeling the strength from his body flowing into hers.
"Let's go home."
"Okay."
Shen Siyan got into the car without putting her down. Instead, he held her in his arms all the way.
"Baby?"
"Hmm?" Shi Wan replied tiredly. The man's slightly cool lips landed on hers.
"Does this make you feel better?"
Shi Wan was taken aback. "You..."
"Didn't you say you'd feel better when I'm around?"
She curved her lips gently and kissed the man actively.
After a while, she pushed him away. "That's enough."
"Not enough."
Shi Wan: "..."
Why did she feel that it wasn't she who needed him, but he who needed her?
"Flirting without taking responsibility, little heartbreaker," he pressed his fingertips against her lips, his eyes burning with passion. Then he lowered his head and kissed her again.
It was already evening when they got home. Shi Wan sat on the bed. The man fetched a basin of water and placed it beside the bed. Then he knelt down on his noble knees and washed her feet. Shi Wan didn't find it the least bit inappropriate.
Suddenly, she remembered what the system had reminded her of today. She logged onto the Dark Web on her phone and found that she was indeed on the hit list. The problem was that there had been messages in her private inbox a few days ago.
It seemed that if she didn't cooperate, they would kill her!
Shi Wan was a bit stunned. The person she had offended was actually the master of the Dark Web.
She stared at the man in front of her, pouted her lips, and said, "Shen Siyan, someone wants to kill your wife."
"Who?" The man's face was filled with killing intent. "Let's see who dares to lay a finger on you!"
"I don't know who it is. He plans to kill me tonight. He's probably even found out where I live."
"Don't worry, baby. Husband won't let you get hurt," he said soothingly and kissed her.
When she wasn't looking, his eyes were cold and murderous.
Whoever dared to touch Shi Wan was his enemy. They would pay with their lives.
Shi Wan closed her eyes. She knew that Shen Siyan would easily defeat the master of the Dark Web. And even if things got really bad, there were still people around to protect her.
Shen Siyan had people set up defenses around the house. At night, while Shi Wan fell asleep, he didn't dare to rest. He kept a close eye on the surroundings.
Meanwhile, outside, some people quietly approached. Just as they were about to enter, one of them suddenly stopped them.
"Wait. There seems to be someone around."
"Don't worry. Those people are already..."
"An Yi?!"
Several people emerged from the bushes and stared at the person in front of them in shock. "What are you doing here with your men? Weren't you supposed to..."
"Wait. There's something very important I need to ask the master..." The man suddenly seemed to realize something and his steps became unsteady.
"What's wrong? Didn't the master send us here to take care of someone?"
Seeing that time was running out, if they didn't complete the task, the master would probably be angry.
"No. You wait a moment. Trust me. I won't let you down," the man swallowed hard. He hoped it wasn't what he was thinking...
If it was... What kind of little monster had the master married?
"But... our men have already gone in."
"What?"
An Yi explained, "We knew that Ye Chen wouldn't go down without a fight, so we had a plan. We left some men to confuse the enemy while the rest went to carry out the assassination."
"Now it seems that they were the ones confusing you."
The others: "..."
The man's face changed drastically. Without explaining further, he rushed in quickly.
The others also sensed something was wrong and quickly followed.
Just as they reached the downstairs, a figure was suddenly kicked down from the upstairs and landed heavily in front of them.
Shen Siyan, filled with killing intent, stood at the staircase and said coldly, "I sent you to assassinate Ye Chen. You failed to kill him, but instead you came after me..."
He suddenly felt something was off and his face turned pale.
He turned around and rushed into the room. Seeing that the person in the room was still lying in bed safely, a look of disbelief flashed across the man's eyes.
An Yi and the others waited outside for a while before the man came out.
"What happened?"
The man's scalp tingled. "Master, is it possible that the young mistress is actually... Ye Chen?"
As the last two words fell, the hall fell into silence.
Shen Siyan's expression was unfathomable. "The address we found was here?"
"Yes... But since they didn't know your identity before, they naturally assumed..."
"Got it. Leave. Cancel the hit list."
Shen Siyan rubbed his hands and looked up at the stairs, suddenly feeling a bit guilty.
He had almost lost his wife.
"Yes..."
"Where do you think you're going?"
Shi Wan's figure suddenly appeared in front of everyone. She walked coldly up to Shen Siyan.
The man couldn't help but feel guilty. "Baby, why did you come down?"
"It's noisy outside. I came out to take a look," Shi Wan squinted her eyes. "What's going on with these people? Did you hire them to play cosplay in the middle of the night?"
The people present: "..."
With their outfits...
They all looked at Shen Siyan, waiting to see how he would explain.
Having served the master for so many years, they had never seen him in such an embarrassing situation.
"Baby, they're assassins," the man unhesitatingly betrayed them. "I caught them."
The people present: ".....??"
Master, do you think the mistress is a fool?
"Really?"
Don't believe him! It was him who sent them here to kill you!
The others shouted in their hearts.
However, the next second, Shi Wan said, "Then you deal with them. I'm going upstairs to sleep."
"Okay."
The others: ".....?"
It seemed something was off, but at the same time, it seemed perfectly normal...
The crisis was over, so it was normal for her to go to sleep. But didn't she feel the least bit nervous?
This was such an insult to assassins!
But compared to that, they thought the one who really insulted assassins was the master.
"What are you looking at? Do you want to lose your eyes?" Ignoring everyone's resentful expressions, the man showed off his affection proudly. "Compared to me, you're still too inexperienced. Of course my wife trusts me more."