Elite Multi-Speciality Hospital, 10:05;

Mo Zixuan glared at the girl lying in Xi Yuan's arms from the other side of the door as a few tear droplets soaked through the fabric of his shirt. She was fine. Thank God, she was fine. Rong Xinghe was Mo Zixuan's anchor, the only person who held him together amidst the toughest of the storms. She was his strength. His Kiddo. And not too long ago, he could've lost her.

Although he knew that everything that his sister had gone through recently wasn't his fault, he couldn't help but feel guilty. He was the one to bring He Chen into the Superfamily, to begin with. Despite Rong Xinghe's initial warnings about her, he'd wed her. And even now, as she hurt those around him, emotionally and physically; he simply watched her act on it.

"Zixuan...", at this time, Cheng Tai appeared from the man's behind, rubbing his back worriedly, "What is it?"

The man turned around, shaking his head, "It's nothing.", he smiled bitterly.

"Oh? Well... 'nothing' can't bother the Media Magnet to this extent.", the woman sighed, wiping away the tears from his cheeks, "Talk to me, Mr. Mo. What's on your mind?"

Inhaling strongly, the man grabbed a seat for himself on the cold hospital bench at a distance of roughly five meters, Cheng Tai following behind him. When the woman held onto the man's hand, squeezing it lightly, the man looked at her, his expression earnest, "She doesn't deserve this, Tai. Neither do you, nor Yuan.

"Everything that happened to her, happened to him too. I could see the life drain from his face the moment Rogguang confirmed Shou Wu's lead. He was dying inside, Tai. For every second she spent in that Operation Theatre, Yuan was facing literal hell out here.

"And you? I can't even begin to imagine how you must've felt when you got to know about all of this. The insecurities, the fears, the stress. And that too, you'd to go through all of that by yourself.

"Why? Because I wasn't as amazing a brother to Xinghe as the other five. I trusted the wrong person, Tai. Years ago. I admit to it. But that could happen to anyone. The worst part was that I let her in into my life again. I allowed it all to happen!"

Cheng Tai fixed her gaze at their intertwined fingers, as a smile appeared across her lips. About a minute later, she finally spoke, "A few weeks ago, I had a night stay with Sister Ningtao and Sister Songyan, remember?"

"Yeah.", Mo Zixuan shrugged, "I got ice-cream tubs for you guys that night."

"They talked to me about my guilt regarding He Chen's manipulation, that night.", she resumed, "And there was one thing I didn't quite understand then. But I guess I do now."

"What?"

"What comes with being in this family is tons of loads of battles. Silent ones, and the diplomatic ones too. At all times, one has to stay prepared for the mind games and ill-intended provocations.", the woman stated, "Yuan and I are a part of it now, Zixuan. This weird legacy of yours and the other five.", she said with a laugh.

"Yuan is much smarter than me. He figured it out quite early. He understands what you Six mean to Xinghe. She can kill for you and she can die for you. Without a second thought, and there is no place for anyone trying to break you guys apart, in this family.

"He respects you, Zixuan. Just as much as she does. And that's why, even though he was in hell for the five hours she was under the knife, he never blamed or said a word to you. He gets what it means to be one of Superfamily.

"As far as I am concerned, I don't care about anyone but you and Xinghe and this family. So yeah, I was scared. But not of He Chen or her intentions for you; but for you all. And now that it's all okay, I will be fine too.

"So stop being so hard on yourself. Alright?"

Mo Zixuan's lips curled up in a sweet but sad smile as he listened to the woman's words calmly. She was right. Being Country X's most influential family, thousands of pointed fingers, scads of questions, and innumerable enemies; this was the destiny shared by every person hailing from this family of theirs. Surrounded by controversies and followed by the spotlights; that was what it meant to be one of them.

Besides, it wasn't the first time that one of the Rong twins had been targetted by the Six men's foes. They were simply unable to foresee it this time the way they usually did.

Rong Xinghe had chosen them over and over again for a reason. And he needed to start respecting that, for his enemies had always been her nemesis too, and vice-versa. He needed to believe that she wouldn't blame him for this attack just as he hadn't inculpated her for the recent terrorist ambush against him. The Six men and the Rong twins had always been a team; having each other's back in the arduous of times.

As unfortunate as this incident was, it was in the past now. The only thing he could do at this point was to talk to her and look out for the dangers ahead in her path.

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Elite Multi-Speciality Hospital, 10:07;

Only when they were out of breath did the man let her go, his gaze traveling from her to the multipara monitor screen behind her and back, "You scared me today, Xinghe.", he said then, "So, so much. From the moment that you fell unconscious, all I could think of was how I failed you, how I should've known, how I could've lost you, and how I let us fall apart when we were supposed to stand tall together."

"You never failed me, Yuan.", the girl shook her head firmly, her voice barely a whisper "You never can. I love you too much for that to happen, Mr. Xi. We had a disagreement. A necessary disagreement, might I remind you. But we would've found a way eventually. My heart knew that the second you came clean to me.

"It hurts me to see you in so much pain, Baby. It really does.

"I've got Six men waiting outside, condemning themselves for what happened. And they'll be quite overprotective for the next few days too. So can you please not add yourself to the list? For the sanity of my heart. Hmm?"

Xi Yuan laughed as he listened to the girl's soft requests, pulling her against his chest as he placed a peck on her forehead. "Okay.", the man nodded, "I won't think much about it. As long as you're here, by my side, safe and sound, I'll do whatever you say."

"Good boy.", the girl chuckled, hugging the man back tightly.

It was now that a nurse walked in onto the snuggly couple, a tray of syringes in his hands. And despite Rong Xinghe's struggles to pull apart, the man refused to let go. In the end, the girl gave up, surrendering to the strong arms around her.

But as she nurse walked out awkwardly after placing the tray over the girl's side table, Rong Xinghe rested her chin upon her darling's shoulder, watching him exit the room. "Oooh! What an @ss...", she gasped, as she checked him out.

Next thing she knew, Xi Yuan had pinned her back to the bed, both her hands above her head, his body overshadowing hers, his face inches away from hers. As he glared into her eyes precariously, akin to a beast observing its prey, an electrifying shiver traveled down her spine. And even though she knew he was jealous, she was enjoying every bit of it; for the sight in front of her now was much better than the male nurse's back. Those dark grey, hypnotic eyes; and those still, perfectly carved lips. Her dominant and alpha fiance was just the medication she needed.