The Military Hybrids

1:00 a.m., Elite Saphire Penthouse ;

The girl unlocked the door and stepped inside, tossing her shoes behind the door as she tiptoed into the kitchen through the hallway. 

"You could wake me, you know?", Xi Yuan turned on the living room lights and leaned against the kitchen entrance. "Why bother sneaking in like a thief?"

"I didn't walk in like a thief.", the girl pouted.

"Well...", Xi Yuan laughed, "When you 'walked' in hastily with those sneakers in your hands, it certainly looked like that.

"Come on, tell me now. What are you worried about? You go all 'ice-cream binging' when you are super stressed. What's the trouble in paradise?"

"Nothing.", Rong Xinghe replied, dazed. She was still trying to find a pattern in the Bleeding Avenues' recent attacks; still wondering what brought them back. 

"Xinghe...", the man raised his brows at the girl meaningfully.