s.h.i.+ Enxi's eyes darkened after hearing what Lu Mello called her. She clenched her fists right and glared at him.

"What? Are you angry that I called you two-faced?" Lu Mello snickered. "Are you going to kill me?" He tilted his head and showed his neck at her. "Go on, why don't you do it, sweetheart?"

Liu Ying, who was in the driver's seat gulped nervously when he heard how his master taunted s.h.i.+ Enxi. He could feel how heavy the air was behind him so he decided to close the divider in hope that it would lessen the pressure on his side.

"What are you waiting?" Lu Mello continued to stare down at her. "Here, why don't you wrap your pretty fingers around my neck? Just like that night."

When he saw that s.h.i.+ Enxi wasn't moving an inch and that she was just glaring at him, he continued to mock her. "What? Cat got your tongue?"

He held her hands and brought it to his neck, "Here, I'm already doing you a favor."

The more she saw Lu Mello's taunting gaze, the more she felt irritated at him. She wanted to choke him but at the same time, she didn't want to do what he wanted.

She pulled back her hands, "Don't test my patience, Mr. Lu."

Lu Mello laughed lightly, "Can't you see that I'm already doing that?"

He leaned and held her chin, "Are you afraid of them?"

She scoffed, "Afraid? Why would I be?"

"Then? I am your husband, I have your back, why do you need to hold back? You don't have to pretend in front of anyone anymore. You can do whatever you want, be whoever you want." His eyes were like abyss as he gazed at her.

s.h.i.+ Enxi felt her heart jump with his words. With a backer like Lu Mello, why does she have to hold back?

She smirked at him, staring back at him. "Really? If I do whatever I want, you won't like it. My husband is someone who abides the law, I might be arrested if I do something mean to them."

"I'll place you under house arrest." He stroked her lips with his thumb. "I know that you hate them but that doesn't mean that you have to go as far as to kill them."

"People like them should be killed." She didn't show any hint of hesitation on her face, there was no sign of forgiveness towards her relatives.

"Death is an easy way out, sweetheart."

s.h.i.+ Enxi raised a brow at him, "Oh really?"

"Why yes. Do you know what's worse than death?" He moved his face closer to her, their lips only a few inches apart. "It's by living their lives in humiliation to the point where they are the ones who will want their lives to end."

She never expected that Lu Mello was capable of saying words like that. The dangerous look in his eyes sent s.h.i.+vers in her whole body.

"And how are you going to do that?" She was still doubting him a bit, after all, she can't just trust him so easily, right? What if he suddenly betrayed her?

"Leave everything to this husband of yours." He placed his lips against her soft ones, giving her a small peck before he leaned back a bit. "You can focus on your work and you can leave them to me."

s.h.i.+ Enxi's face remained pa.s.sive. Should she trust him? There was this part in her that told her to trust her but another part of her didn't want to. 

Her lips slowly curled up into a smile that her eyes became two crescent moons with it, she threw her arms around his neck. "Ah, I didn't know that my husband can be this crafty."

She ran her fingers through his soft hair. "But just like what I told you before, I don't want words. I want you to prove to me that you are someone I can trust when it comes to these things."

"Of course, I won't forget that."

"w.a.n.g Hao." Her eyes turned icy at the mention of the name. "I want to see how you'll handle him."

He chuckled, "I am more than willing to take care of him."

Was Lu Mello really willing to help her? How would he take care of him? Even if she wanted to kill w.a.n.g Hao, this time, she decided to sit still and watch how Lu Mello settles things with w.a.n.g Hao.

What if it was actually a trap for her? She needed to prepare for a counter if that was the case! Lu Mello knew how to play his cards well. What if he was actually planning to do something to expose her?

"Xi'er, even if it's just this once... I want you to trust me." Lu Mello could see the doubt in her eyes and it pained him to see her that way.

How can she trust him so easily? Why does he want to have her trust so badly?

Her thoughts were interrupted when she felt a soft and warm touch on her forehead. It was then that she realized that Lu Mello placed a kiss on her forehead.

The warm kiss that he placed on her forehead grew in her chest. As Lu Mello hugged her close, she weirdly felt safe and for some reason, the worries that she was thinking of earlier, disappeared.

His embrace was warm, and his big, strong arms seemed very protective when wrapped around her frail body. The world around her melted away as she hugged him back, not wanting the moment to end.

Lu Mello's hugs were different and the feelings it gave her were something she never felt in a long time from another person. His hugs were somehow similar to the hugs that her parents gave her, to the hug that her brother once gave her.

She clenched into his clothes and buried her face into his shoulder. Even if she has her doubts on Lu Mello, one thing was for sure... This man... He genuinely cared for her. That alone made her give in.

"Just this once..." If things went well and he really showed her that he was on her side then she'll take the risk of putting her trust in him, in opening her heart to him.