Chapter 631: Chapter 633: Knowing that the Husband Secretly Protects Goddess Mu
Under the cover of night!
A gunshot shattered the brief tranquility of Lin Fei’s bedroom.
Initially, the leader among the eight Thorny Rose members had just briefly explained the situation to Mu Shanshan, the icy executive. Then, he intended to turn and leave the bedroom to help the two Thorny Rose members who were desperately fighting off the dozen armed Central Continent invaders outside Lin Fei’s bedroom.
However, as he turned, a bullet, flying in from nowhere, pierced straight through his chest.
The leader of the eight Thorny Rose members fell to the ground instantly. As he hit the floor, a dull thud inevitably resounded.
Mu Shanshan, whose heart had abruptly contracted at the sudden downfall of the leader of the eight Thorny Rose members due to the bullet, instinctively grasped onto Lan Ai. She bit her lip to prevent an unintentional cry of shock from interrupting the two Thorny Rose members outside the door who were blocking the armed Central Continent invaders. She asked in a trembling, low voice.
“The enemy has a sniper, Miss Mu, you all immediately squat by the wall corner. Remember, do not show your heads!”
To avoid arousing the hidden sniper’s suspicion, the fallen leader of the eight Thorny Rose members made no attempt to move; he only responded very faintly, signaling Mu Shanshan, the icy executive, and Lan Ai to immediately take cover by the wall corner to avoid a second attack from the unseen sniper.
Following his signal, Mu Shanshan and Lan Ai, suppressing the fright within, swiftly moved to the wall corner near the window in Lin Fei’s bedroom and crouched down.
The gunfire outside the bedroom continued; evidently, the two Thorny Rose members guarding the stairway had not been sacrificed. At least one of them was still alive.
But the disparity in strength between the enemies and allies was obvious, and the leader of the Thorny Rose members inside Lin Fei’s bedroom had been severely wounded by the enemy sniper.
Their combat effectiveness was imaginable, and they could even be on the brink of death.
The situation for Mu Shanshan and the others remained extremely critical,
and it could even be described as hanging by a thread!
“Can you tell me if the Mr. Lin who arranged for your protection is Lin Fei?”
As the danger escalated, Mu Shanshan, the icy executive, unexpectedly felt less frantic and bewildered than at the outset.
While responding to Mu Shanshan, this very leader of the Thorny Rose members who had previously been shot and fallen,
suddenly rolled over, using the momentum of the roll to crouch by the bedside inside Lin Fei’s bedroom.
Having been shot, such a vigorous rolling action undoubtedly drained what little strength remained in the leader of the eight Thorny Rose members.
But by rolling away, he had managed to temporarily escape the imminent threat of a second sniping. Additionally, this maneuver had provided him a strategic advantage to hinder the assault by about a dozen armed militants from the Central Continent, who were trying to break into the villa.
“Lin Fei, did you know beforehand that those people outside would come after me?” As Mu Shanshan, the seemingly unapproachable CEO, saw the leader of the eight members of Thorny Rose manage to flip to safety, she felt slightly relieved and focused her gaze on him as she asked.
“Miss Mu, there seems to be a misunderstanding. Mr. Lin sought our protection for you because those people’s associates had already sought you out once before this incident. That time, Mr. Lin was at home and dealt with them directly, so you were unaware. It was precisely because of that incident that we were assigned to secretly protect you.”
“Are you referring to the incident the day before yesterday when a security guard died?”
“Exactly. Those deceased security guards were the ones targeted by the associates of those outside during the previous incident. It was because Mr. Lin discovered them early and dealt with them quickly, thus you were not disturbed. This time, we fell into their trap. Mr. Lin and others were lured away by those people’s associates. That’s why you were frightened. However, there’s no need to worry. Mr. Lin and the others are on their way back, and as long as we can hold on until Mr. Lin arrives, we will all be safe.”
At this point, after the leader of the eight Thorny Rose members spoke, Mu Shanshan, already slightly more aware of the situation, inevitably fell silent.
The events of the day had dealt numerous heavy blows to Mu Shanshan, the icy CEO. Everything, in her view, seemed unbelievably unreal.
Until the moment before she hid in Lin Fei’s bedroom, Mu Shanshan, still reluctant to believe that everything she had experienced was real because she was terrified.
Fear was eroding her entire heart, nearly suffocating her!
She felt like a passenger who had fallen from a luxurious cruise ship into the deep sea, panicked, fearful, helpless, as if enveloped by the specter of death.
At this moment, Mu Shanshan was undoubtedly at her most vulnerable.
In fact, it could be said,
This was the most vulnerable, helpless moment of her life, even the closest to death.
Facing death, people have an inherent sense of fear!
This fear arises from the subconscious,
Compelling a person instinctively to fear, to be frightened.
Undoubtedly, Mu Shanshan was facing such a predicament.
But upon learning from the leader of the Thorny Rose that they had been arranged by Lin Fei, an ordinary police officer, to protect her, and that 72 hours ago, Lin Fei had already resolved a crisis for her,
Most importantly, her makeshift husband Lin Fei was rushing back. He could arrive at any moment.
Unreasonably, the fear in Mu Shanshan’s heart was greatly reduced.
Like a drowning person clutching at a straw, at this moment, Mu Shanshan’s heart undoubtedly found its mainstay.
Prior to today, or rather before the appearance of the dozen armed militants from the Central Continent,
Mu Shanshan had harbored mixed feelings towards her makeshift husband Lin Fei—a blend of love and resentment.
Whether it was more love or resentment depends on the situation.
Now, knowing that Lin Fei had secretly made many arrangements and protections for her,
Mu Shanshan’s fear lessened, and she unconsciously grew more affectionate towards her makeshift husband Lin Fei…