Huang Li was the only person awake that afternoon. Since he was uncharged of preparing food, he began making dinner for them.

    As he was doing so, he noticed Lu Mello enter the kitchen.

    "Oh, you''re awake." He said, giving him a glance before he continued on chopping the tomatoes.

    "I can''t sleep." He sighed. "I think I should get going now."

    Huang Li paused just to look at him again, "Are you sure?" The dark bags under his eyes were obvious that Huang Li was worried he might end up falling asleep on his way back to his place.

    "Yeah..." He muttered. Lu Mello went to get a glass and placed it on the counter before he moved towards the ref, opening its door just so he could take out a jar of water and fill the glass with its content. "I should leave with the kids after this."

    "You can have dinner first you know." Huang Li offered.

    "It''s a long way home from here." Lu Mello replied.

    "But the kids will be hungry on the way." He refuted. "You should just stay for dinner." He insisted.

    He sighed in defeat. In the end, Lu Mello couldn''t refuse knowing that he was right. After drinking water, hydrating himself, he watched Huang Li prepare the ingredients for tonight''s dinner. He wanted to help but he was not in the mood to do so.

    Huang Li noticed something wrong with the other man but just like how he usually does it, he remained quiet. He was not the type to ask, he would rather have him voluntarily say what was on his mind instead of forcing others to say it out.

    "Did you know that Enxi''s alive?" Lu Mello''s sudden question startled him, making him turn his wide eyes to him.

    "What?" Did he hear it wrong?

    Lu Mello made sure he was done chopping since he didn''t want Huang Li to have an accident. Judging by the other man''s genuine surprise, he already knew the answer to his question.

    "What do you mean?" His attention was now focused on Lu Mello. He heard his question correctly, right? He asked him whether he knew that Shi Enxi was alive.

    Well if he had to be honest, deep inside, Huang Li had always known that Shi Enxi was alive. He believed. She was not someone who could be easily killed. Not the relentless but cautious Shi Enxi. She had always filled her sleeved with backup plans if something went wrong with her plan A. Her body wasn''t found and he didn''t believe Shi Anhao''s words that she killed her.

    At first, when he learned about it, his reaction was the same as Lu Mello. He regretted leaving her that night. He even went to look for her, helping Lu Mello out in searching for her whereabouts but they never saw her, there was no clue, even her shadow wasn''t seen.

    When he returned to the Mainland, he went back to Fan Xiao Yao. He stayed by her side during the time where she mourned for her friend. On the other hand, the thought, the belief that Shi Enxi was alive kept him sane during that time. He blinded himself with the idea of ''to see is to believe''. As long as he had not seen Shi Enxi''s dead body, he was willing to blindly assume that she was alive.

    Although... Now that he heard Lu Mello say it, it was still different. The information he gave him was something that never failed to shock Huang Li. It was still different from naively assuming.

    "She called earlier."

    Huang Li couldn''t see the look in Lu Mello''s eyes since he lowered his head but he knew that by the sound of his voice, he was not happy about something.

    "I caught Xiao Yao talking to her." Lu Mello continued.

    Ah... So that''s why he was not glad about it. He CAUGHT Fan Xiao Yao.

    Did she always know that Shi Enxi was alive then? If so, then she completely fooled him with her acting. She truly deserved that ''Best Actress Award''. He wasn''t feeling mad that she kept it from him. Shi Enxi had probably told her to keep it hidden from them. Was this always her plan? If so, why did she have to keep it from him? He was the closest to her. Was she doubtful that he might end up stopping her instead? If so, then she was right to think of that. He was totally against of such a plan. He would even try his best to prevent her from leaving. If he was the person she contacted, he would have easily given Lu Mello her whereabouts.

    Shi Enxi probably saw that coming. They knew each other for years. They were together since childhood. They endured all the hardsh.i.p.s that were thrown at them. Back then, they only had each other but this time, other people entered their lives.

    Unlike him though, he thought that it was probably harder for Lu Mello. He was busy with work, the kids, and also for searching for her body. Lu Mello had the toughest part. Huang Li could only guess that he might be feeling played by Shi Enxi right now. All those hardsh.i.p.s were in vain if she, herself was the one running away from him.

    Now that he thought of it, why was she running away? Things were already done, right? Shi Anhao was already in jail. Even he pondered about that thought. He was confused. What did Shi Enxi want to attain by doing this? She was practically destroying the family she gained.

    Aside from that, he was also surprised to also learn that Shi Enxi managed not to kill Shi Anhao. It truly was shocking, knowing how deep her hatred ran for that woman.

    The sound of a laugh broke him out of his thought, making Huang Li focus on Lu Mello. He laughed, a bitter, sarcastic laugh. "She''s driving me insane. She really is."