Chapter 144 - What Are You Planning to do? (1/2)

After leaving the hospital, Chen Mu, Lin Que and Zi Yan followed Ariana and Chen Nan back to their hotel suite to pack the necessities for their dangerous mission. They didn't pack any clothes. Instead, they dug through their luggage to look for weapons that are small enough to hide in their regular outfits and are easy to carry around.

For this day, they've practiced and modified many weapons. For instance, Ariana's sharp spike designed brass knuckle was modified so that blades were hidden from the opponent's view. From the outside, an accessory as simple as her earring could be used as a deadly tool.

Zi Yan went to her room and came back with a pair of rings. ”Take off your rings and put this on instead. If there is an emergency, then throw this ring towards your opponent to delay their steps. This will buy you guys at least fifteen seconds extra to escape.”

Chen Nan looked at the rings and said, ”Wouldn't this ring be a little too big for her?”

Zi Yan replied, ”This ring is designed to automatically adjust to the user's finger size.”

He nodded and thanked her, ”Here wifey, give me your hand.” His right palm reached out and faced upwards.

Ariana smiled and placed her left hand on his palm where he planted a kiss on top of their wedding ring before taking it off for her. It seemed that he had been prepared for a day like this to come so he had two necklace chains with him.

”Till death does us part. I promised that I would continue holding your hand until I can't anymore. This wedding ring..I hope I will be able to put it back on this finger later. For now, I'll secure it around your neck. This chain is customized to only unlock with a passcode. Our wedding anniversary.”

Seeing him slide the new ring to her wedding finger, her chest tightened up as if she had a bad feeling about this trip. A sense of hesitation conquered her courage; allowing fear spread to her heart. She thought for a moment and wanted to suggest for her to go alone.

As if her thoughts were said out loud, he covered her lips with his to prevent words from coming out of her mouth. He smiled and whispered, ”don't think about anything else but my vow to you. I made an eternal promise with you that I will stand by you and fight. I won't allow you to do anything dangerous alone.”

The warmth of his hands wrapping around her small fist reminded her of their mutual vow. ”Give me your hand.” Her voice was soft and gentle similarly to the day of their wedding.

He obediently lifted his hand with a joyful smile as if he had the whole world under his feet. ”Yes, madam.”

Slowly, she took off their wedding ring and took the other chain that he had in his hand and made the ring into a necklace. A few minutes later, the couple had their wedding ring necklaces around their neck and a new set of matching rings. With their arms wrapped around each other, they closed their eyes to capture every moment that they had before their parting time arrives.

Zi Yan's voice choked a little when she opened her mouth to interrupt their loving moment. ”Is there anything we could do while you two are gone? Like a tracking device or something?”