The van lurched again, the grinding sound of metal-on-metal echoing as one suspicious car scraped too close to their flank. Soldiers outside shouted, boots pounding against asphalt as they tried to tighten the defense.
Gunfire cracked again, louder this time. Bullets thudded into the armor plating, rattling through the confined space.
Tang Fei flinched instinctively, her nails digging into Huo Ting Cheng's sleeve, but he didn't so much as blink. His pistol was steady, his breathing calm, his body shielding hers completely.
"Nervous?" he murmured, his breath brushing against her skin intimately, "Just close your eyes and think of me…"
He lowered the window slightly, his sharp eyes scanning the scene outside. Even in a situation like this, he still found time to tease her.
"Of course not!" Tang Fei whispered back, her voice soft and endearing, "I can't be nervous when you're here… I only get nervous when I see you naked."
