Episode 5: "Rescue and Retreat"

🍽️ **Penthouse Dining Room - 9:23 AM**

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‎*Hua finishes the last bite of breakfast, Feng watching every movement* 👀

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‎**Tian Hua:** *pushing plate away* 

‎"That was... incredible. Thank you." 😊

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‎**Bai Feng:** 

‎"More coffee?" ☕

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"I should really figure out what I'm doing today..." 😰

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‎**Bai Feng:** *quickly* 

‎"Stay." 💕

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‎*Both freeze at how desperate that sounded* 😳

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"Stay?" 🤔

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‎**Bai Feng:** *clearing throat* 

‎"I mean... you're still recovering. And you said you don't have anywhere to go." 😐

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"I can't just live in your penthouse, Bai Feng. We barely know each other." 😅

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‎**Bai Feng:** *something dark flashing in his eyes* 

‎"You barely know me... that's true." 🖤

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‎## 📱 **Phone Interruption**

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‎*Feng's phone buzzes aggressively* 📱💥

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‎**Bai Feng:** *checking screen, expression hardening* 

‎"Excuse me." 😠

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‎*Answers call* ☎️

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‎**Bai Feng:** *ice-cold voice* 

‎"What." 😡

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‎**Voice on Phone:** *panicked* 

‎"Boss! The Dragon's Den situation... there's been complications!"

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‎**Bai Feng:** *glancing at Hua* 

‎"Not now." 🚫

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‎**Voice on Phone:** 

‎"But Boss, the police are asking questions, and Wang is—"

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‎**Bai Feng:** 

‎"I said. NOT. NOW." 😡

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‎*Hangs up abruptly* 📱💥

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‎**Tian Hua:** *nervous* 

‎"Is everything okay?" 😰

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‎**Bai Feng:** *forced smile* 

‎"Business calls. Nothing important." 😐

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‎## 🤔 **Hua's Growing Suspicion**

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"What kind of business are you in?" 🤔

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‎*Feng freezes, not meeting his eyes* 😬

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‎**Bai Feng:** 

‎"Import. Export. Boring stuff." 📦

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"Import and export requires beating up four men in a bar?" 😏

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‎**Bai Feng:** *surprised* 

‎"You remember that?" 😲

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"Pieces. Fragments. Your voice... very commanding." 💭

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‎*Feng's phone buzzes again* 📱

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‎**Bai Feng:** *declining call* 

‎"Persistent clients." 😤

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"Bai Feng... who are you really?" 👀

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‎## 💭 **Internal Struggle**

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‎**Bai Feng's thoughts:** 

‎*How do I tell him I'm the head of Beijing's most dangerous gang? That I kill people? That being near me puts him in danger?* 💀💭

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‎**Tian Hua's thoughts:** 

‎*He saved my life... but there's something he's not telling me. Something dangerous.* 🖤💭

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‎## 🚪 **Tao Returns**

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‎*Front door opens, Tao enters looking urgent* 🚪

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‎**Tao:** 

‎"Boss, we really need to—" 😰

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‎*Stops seeing Hua* 😳

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‎**Tao:** 

‎"Oh. You're still here." 😐

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"Should I not be?" 😕

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‎**Tao:** *to Feng* 

‎"Boss, can we talk? Privately?" 🤐

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‎**Bai Feng:** 

‎"Whatever you need to say, say it here." 😠

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‎**Tao:** *reluctant* 

‎"The Crimson Serpents are making moves. They think last night shows weakness." 🐍

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‎**Tian Hua:** *confused* 

‎"Crimson Serpents?" 🤔

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‎*Awkward silence* 😶

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‎**Bai Feng:** *to Tao* 

‎"We'll handle it later." 😤

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‎**Tao:** 

‎"Boss, they're planning to hit our warehouse tonight!" 😱

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‎**Bai Feng:** *standing up, dangerous* 

‎"LATER." 😡

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‎## 🧩 **Pieces Falling Together**

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‎**Tian Hua:** *standing up slowly* 

‎"Warehouses... rival gangs... oh my God..." 😨

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‎**Bai Feng:** 

‎"Hua—" 😰

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"You're not a businessman, are you?" 🤔

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‎**Bai Feng:** 

‎"It's complicated." 😬

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"Are you... are you in the mafia?" 😱

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‎*Silence fills the room* 😶

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‎**Tao:** *muttering* 

‎"Well, cat's out of the bag." 🙄

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‎**Bai Feng:** *defeated* 

‎"Yes." ✓

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‎## 😨 **The Revelation**

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‎**Tian Hua:** *backing away* 

‎"Oh my God. OH MY GOD." 😱

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‎**Bai Feng:** *reaching toward him* 

‎"Hua, listen to me—" 🤲

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"I'm in a mafia boss's penthouse! I slept in a mafia boss's bed!" 😰

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‎**Bai Feng:** 

‎"You're safe here. I would never hurt you." 🛡️

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"But you hurt other people!" 😭

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‎**Bai Feng:** *pause* 

‎"Yes. I do." 💀

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‎*Brutal honesty hangs in the air* 😶

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"I have to go. I have to leave right now." 🏃‍♂️

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‎**Bai Feng:** 

‎"Where will you go?" 🤔

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"Anywhere but here!" 😭

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‎## 🚫 **Feng's Desperation**

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‎**Bai Feng:** *blocking the door* 

‎"You can't leave." 🚪🚫

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"Are you... are you holding me prisoner?" 😱

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‎**Bai Feng:** *horrified* 

‎"NO! God, no. I'm trying to protect you!" 🛡️

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"From what?" 🤔

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‎**Bai Feng:** 

‎"From my world. From people who might use you to get to me." 💀

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"Use me how?" 😰

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‎**Tao:** *grimly* 

‎"Kidnapping. Torture. Murder." 💀

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‎**Tian Hua:** *sinking into chair* 

‎"This is insane..." 😵‍💫

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‎## 💔 **Emotional Conflict**

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‎**Bai Feng:** *kneeling beside Hua's chair* 

‎"I know this is a lot. I know you're scared." 🤲

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"Scared? I'm terrified!" 😭

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‎**Bai Feng:** 

‎"Of me?" 💔

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‎**Tian Hua:** *looking into his eyes* 

‎"I should be... but I'm not. That's what terrifies me." 😢

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‎*Moment of connection despite the chaos* 💕

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"You saved me last night. You cooked me breakfast. You've been nothing but kind..." 🤲

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‎**Bai Feng:** 

‎"But?" 🤔

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"But you're dangerous. Your life is dangerous. And I just escaped one nightmare..." 💔

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‎## 📱 **Another Interruption**

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‎*Feng's phone rings again* 📱

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‎**Bai Feng:** *answering angrily* 

‎"WHAT?!" 😡

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‎**Voice:** 

‎"Boss, they found the boy. The Serpents know about him."

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‎*Feng's face goes white* 😱

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‎**Bai Feng:** 

‎"What do you mean they found him?" 😨

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‎**Voice:** 

‎"They have photos. From last night. You carrying him to the car."

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‎**Tian Hua:** *realizing* 

‎"They're talking about me, aren't they?" 😰

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‎**Bai Feng:** *hanging up* 

‎"Pack a bag. We're leaving. Now." 🎒

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"Leaving? I don't have anything to pack!" 😱

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‎**Bai Feng:** 

‎"Then we leave without it." 🏃‍♂️

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‎## ⚡ **Danger Arrives**

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‎*Sound of multiple cars pulling up outside* 🚗🚗🚗

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‎**Tao:** *looking out window* 

‎"Boss... we've got company." 👀

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‎**Bai Feng:** *grabbing gun from drawer* 

‎"How many?" 🔫

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‎**Tao:** 

‎"Six cars. Maybe twenty men." 😰

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"This is because of me..." 😭

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‎**Bai Feng:** *grabbing Hua's hand* 

‎"This is because of me. And I'm going to fix it." 🤝

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‎**Tian Hua:** 

‎"How?" 🤔

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‎**Bai Feng:** 

‎"By getting you somewhere safe." 🛡️

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‎*Sound of elevator opening downstairs* 🛗

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‎**Tao:** 

‎"Boss, they're in the building." 😱

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‎**Bai Feng:** *to Hua* 

‎"Do you trust me?" 👀

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‎**Tian Hua:** *after a pause* 

‎"I don't know why... but yes." 💕

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‎**Bai Feng:** 

‎"Then stay close." 🤲

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To Be Continued.....

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