Shen Minyao hurriedly went back to where she left her human contractor. She didn't forget that Zhao Yichen was moved ever since he woke up from his coma. Once she arrived, she found that his bodyguards were busy discussing over the phone. When they both saw Shen Minyao in bloodied clothes, they stared at her in shock.

"Miss Shen?! You are still here? We thought you already left," one of them asked, checking if she had sustained a grave injury, given the amount of blood that drenched her clothes.

They sighed in relief, seeing that she wasn't hurt anywhere. They both knew they would be in trouble if the Shen family found out their first miss had been injured under their watch, especially when neither of them escorted Shen Minyao out to make sure that she would leave the hospital safely.

"I was about to leave, but I was caught up with the explosion," the fox woman lied as she acted like a weak and fragile young miss in front of them. "Thankfully, I wasn't hit with the blast. I struggled to come back to check on Young Master Zhao. Is he alright?"

"Don't worry, Miss Shen. We were notified that there was a fire at the other side of the hospital, and they were already working hard to extinguish it," the man replied and then paused, "Please, Miss Shen, allow me to drive you home. It would be dangerous for you if you stay here."

The fox woman considered her options, and she decided that it would be best to leave the scene to lessen the chances of being caught by the Li shamans or other exorcists.

"Alright, but please allow me to bid goodbye to Young Master Zhao first," she requested, which was easily accepted by Zhao Yichen's bodyguards.

"Milady! You are back!" Yu Yan was deeply pleased to see that her mistress was able to come back safely.

"Shen Minyao, you really did it?" Zhao Yichen asked. His eyes then caught the massive stain of blood on her clothes. "Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?"

He had been worried sick of her earlier, given how eerie the place became after she stepped out of his hospital room. Because of the fox orb that was in his body, Zhao Yichen's spiritual perception around him had risen and made him more sensitive to the changes in his surroundings.

He had never thought he would be able to sense how strong the spider demon and Shen Minyao were from where he was, considering they were both on the other end of the hospital's premises.

"I'm fine. Nothing to worry about, but I need to leave with Xiao Bai as soon as possible. Would you be fine being left in Yu Yan's company? I needed to wait and allow the issue to cool off before I see you again." Shen Minyao asked him, giving him a nonchalant stare that meant that he had no other choice but to agree with her.

"Will you be gone for too long?" Zhao Yichen asked in return, which made the fox woman chuckle lowly from his response.

"Heh. I didn't know you are such a scaredy cat? Don't worry. With Yu Yan around, none of those exorcists would be able to find you." She assured him.

Shen Minyao should have known that humans tended to be clingy when it came to their survival. historical

Zhao Yichen smiled at the black cat and patted its head. He had to admit that he came to like Yu Yan's company these days.

"I guess you are stuck with me again, huh."

"This is just temporary. Just in case someone investigates here," Shen Minyao added, "We're taking our leave then."

She then paused as she remembered something. She went to his bedside table and scribbled her number on a piece of paper.

"Call me if anything happens. I'll be able to find you wherever you are, whenever you need me.. because you have my fox orb inside you."

"I see. That's very reassuring." Zhao Yichen sweat-dropped. Wasn't that like a built-in GPS? So even if he wanted to run away from this demoness, he wouldn't be able to do so because she would be able to locate him anywhere.

With that, Shen Minyao allowed his bodyguard to bring her to her dormitory. She decided that it would be safer there than to cause unnecessary drama at the Shen residence if she came home at her current state.

No doubt the Shen family would make a big deal out of it and might force her never to see the Young Master Zhao ever again.

"Miss Shen, we're here." The bodyguard broke her trance.

Shen Minyao didn't even notice that they just arrived in front of her dormitory. She thanked the man and alighted from the car, making sure to hide the bloodied part of her clothes.

To avoid being seen by other humans, she decided to take the emergency stairs rather than the elevator. However, as she made her way up, she wasn't able to avoid Ming Shu.. although she smelled the human even before Ming Shu appeared in front of her.

Ming Shu was also surprised to meet Shen Minyao at the emergency stairs. Because she couldn't wait for the elevator to go up, she chose to use the stairs instead. Her gaze swept to Shen Minyao's form and saw the bloodstain in her clothes.

She gasped and worriedly went near Shen Minyao, invading her private space to check for an injury.

"Shen Minyao, what happened to you? Should we get to the infirmary and let the doctors check your wound?" Ming Shu asked the fox woman.

Shen Minyao immediately removed Ming Shu's hand from her shoulder. She really disliked being touched by any person, especially humans. "There's no need for that, Ming Shu. I just helped someone who was injured earlier. I didn't notice that their blood seeped into my clothes.. It's not my blood so I'm fine."