Zhi An remained silent as the yelling continued, Yuqi and two others had to pull her back. Yuqi tried to calm Xiao Xia. There was an applaud behind of the room and everyone looked back. Just as expected, it was their team captain Yu Haobing. He had a haughty eye and he pulled out a smirk, "Look who's back? The coward finally showed his face. Let's all give our ex-commander a great welcome-back party! What do you think everyone?" Everyone faked their smile and clapped at the same time.
While the laughter and cursing went around, Zhi An clenched his fist and bowed. He apologized for the wrong and pain he caused.
"I apologize. I'm sorry for harming my other two teammates. I'm sorry for letting them be on the mission when I knew they were still inexperienced. I was selfish, I'm sorry. Even though I can't bring them back to life but I hope we can still work together in the future. Please guide me if I make a mistake."
Xiao Xia was upset and gave Zhi An a slap in the face, "Do you think your apology works? You've been a selfish person ever since I met you. You knew he was inexperienced yet you forced him! Look what you've done! You don't even have the right to become our commander again!"
Yuqi tried to sooth Xiao Xia and spoke for her, "Commander Li, I'm sorry. It's not a good time right now. Please leave." Everyone remained silent as Zhi An picked up his belonging and bowed. He left silently and went back to his room. He closed the door as his panic attack sets in. When he thought he was going to die, Yue Yue called him.
"Zhi An? Are you there? I know you are listening. If you're busy, make sure not to overwork yourself. I'm doing well over here. Don't worry. I got another call, I'll talk to you later. Bye." Zhi An turned off his phone after hearing her voice.
Her voice was enough for him, it was all he needed. His medication didn't work too well since his panic attack were becoming frequent. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He pictured Yue Yue sitting on the opposite side of him on the Ferris Wheel looking at sunset. He slowly counted to ten and opened his eyes.
He sat on the floor without saying anything. He held to the necklace that she gave him tightly without letting it go.
_________
There was a loud knock on his door, he opened it and suddenly someone threw a piece of broken glass at him. While his face was bleeding, he didn't move an inch. He held in his anger while others laughed. Yu Haobing smirked and said, "How do you like our welcome back party for you? Isn't it thrilling?" He signalled few other guys to bring Zhi An into a private room.
The room was dark with curtains closed, their was a chair in the middle. The sun couldn't even shine through the curtain, it was that dark. They put Zhi An on a chair and taped his mouth. Both of his hands were tied behind the chair. His upper body was tightened with a firm rope. They didn't give him any water nor food.
"Leave him there and see what he'll do." Yu Haobing smiled and left while the other two guys locked the door from the outside.
___________
After dinner, Yu Haobing and the other guys went to check on Li Zhi An. The two guys loosened the ropes and kicked Zhi An to kneel down.
Haobing had a handgun, he pointed the gun to Zhi An's shoulders.
"It would be a shame to kill you so fast, I'll have to play with you for a bit. This is your punishment for killing my two best friends!" The bullet grazed Zhi An's left shoulder. He felt the burning pain but he didn't yell or scream. He thought about Yue Yue. Her smile is what kept him sane when he was going through hard times.
____________
It was Yue Yue's final day working at the hospital after two extra weeks due to problems with her transfer. Thankfully it was solved so she can leave anytime she wanted to.
Her flight to Shanghai was in a few hours so she quickly said her farewell and they all wished her the best when she flies back. She will be going back to her father's place since she haven't visited him for a long time. She wanted to visit Zhi An but she didn't want to disturb him while he trains. She wanted to give him a nice surprise.
She haven't been back to Shanghai since very young, everything changed. There were so many skyscrapers and the lights during night time were the best. Her father's driver met Yue Yue at the airport.
"I haven't seen you in ages, Mr. Wang. I missed you since the last time we video chatted. How are you?" Yue Yue was so happy to see Mr. Wang doing well and he was also glad that Young Miss came back safely.
"Young Miss, you look very beautiful and more mature. Did you dye your hair again?" Mr. Wang remembered she had black hair.
"I did dye it, do you like my light brown hair color? And the waves?"
Mr. Wang smiled and said, "It's very beautiful, Young Miss. But, we should get going soon. The chairman is waiting to see you."
The chairman was Yue Yue's adoptive father ever since her biological father abandoned her and her mother. Her mother passed away from the fire. The chairman was also her mother's most trusted friend. He adopted her as his own child and he hoped that one day, she can inherit his multi-billion dollars company, SK Holdings.
Truthfully, Yue Yue can live in a wealthy family with all of the money being provided. But, she wanted to be independent and earn her own living. So, she chose to live a simple life. She didn't want to be selfish.
After she went back to her adoptive father's mansion, it was newly renovated. Chairman Zhang, the most wealthy man in Shanghai, opened up her arms for the return of his daughter, Zhang Yue Yue. He was very loving and promised her mother that he will take care of her safety.
That night, everyone had a wonderful feast. The maid showed Yue Yue her newly renovated room. It was ten times bigger than the one she had in her apartment back in Shenzhen. The bed also looked very cozy and comfortable.
"Chairman Zhang bought these desk and chair for you since you work a lot. The desktop is ready for you. All of your clothes are new, Chairman knew you wanted simple not flashy outfit so he asked the shop lady to get you some new and simple clothing that you might like." The maid told her.
"If you're missing anything, please let me know or let Chairman know." Yue Yue thanked the maid and told her she will tell her if she needed anything.
After a while, Chairman Zhang came into her room. They talked a lot like they used to and Yue Yue got out her bag and said, "I bought these ginseng for you and some for your colleagues back in the company."
"You didn't need to. Thank you for your thoughtful gift. By the way, beside this, did you come back for long term or short term?" He asked her.
"Long-term because I have a guy I like over here." She smiled and looked down.
"Oh, a guy. Who is it? Do I know him?" He was curious and waited for her answer.
"He's a SWAT commander, Li Zhi An. I applied for military doctor because of him." She answered and Chairman nodded, "He's the one who won my daughter's heart, I want to meet him. Bring him in next time." He told her and Yue Yue gave him a big hug, "Thank you for supporting me. I'll definitely bring him in next time."