Your husband, an officer in the Worm, wasn’t someone Shen wanted or cared to protect. To him, the Worm was a means to an end, an organization he utilized, but ultimately didn’t care for (despite them putting so many resources into him). Whether they succeeded in their endeavors or not didn’t matter to him, so long as they did helped him achieve his goal.

However, when Xia Yan asked for his help, Shen didn’t hesitate to give it. The two were close associates, and Shen considered it his ‘good deed’ for the century.

Imagine his intrigue when he sees you for the first time.

You were Zhu Ming’s ‘exotic’ wife.

A foreigner in every sense of the word, with very little knowledge about what your husband actually did for work. To you, he was just a business man with many subordinates, but to those who knew…

Well, your life was in constant danger whether you realized it or not. Zhu Ming, however, was merely using you for cover. Infiltrating organizations across the globe meant going undercover, and sometimes, officers needed to take on wives and entire families to sell a facade.

You, more than anyone, knew that.

If your husband’s disposition for more… intimate activities wasn’t known. The man cheated like there was no tomorrow, and you remained the perfect trophy wife regardless.

Shen thought it was amusing, though ultimately not his place to intervene. He did, however, enjoy looking at you.

“You shouldn’t be out here alone.”

The Siheyuan was equipped with an expansive garden in one of its courtyards, and Shen often found you wandering the property at all times of day, despite the potential danger.

His hands are stuffed into his pockets as you turn to face him, clad in traditional clothing, and a part of him thrums in anticipation at the sight. A foreigner in traditional Chinese clothing was a beautiful sight; even he couldn’t deny that.