I will protect you

She tries to open her eyes, but it stings. Mei Lien can feel something trickling into her right eye and she instantly knows its blood.

Her blood.

His words come into focus.

"Sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm..."

She is still for several more minutes. The pain started to worsen with every minute of consciousness.

He is not here...

She breathes lightly as she has a fear of being found by the cruel monster. She is scared to move too much at once, so she does it an inch at a time until she can roll onto the floor... And then, the Mei line runs out of the bedroom.

She finds her purse and phone, but she does not understand where he put her keys. Mei lien frantically searches the living room and kitchen, but this is not the problem now.

Blood... too much blood in her eyes and everything is blurry.

She slides to the floor near the door, growing dizzy, her fingers are shaking so hard, it takes three tries to get the password right on her phone.

When she has the screen up to dial a number, she pauses. Her first thought is to call Xuemin and her cousin, but she can't. She can't do that to them right now. Mei Lien remembers the exact words of Xun 'Don't come crying to me after' her manager was right but she didn't listen.

She could call the police, but she a public figure, she doesn't want to have a special mention in the latest news.

Jaj, ' The most popular singer is domestically abused by her famous boyfriend'

No!! she doesn't want to give a statement. she doesn't know what if she wants to press charges, knowing what this could do to his career? She doesn't want his fans mad at her.

She invidious of any girl out there, those girls would have called their parents but even if her mother is healthy, she couldn't afford it.

She thinks of what this would do to her mother, Mei Lien cries again. She wouldn't involve her in this mess. She's been through too much.

Mei Lien wipes the tears from her eyes and then dial any random number.

She hates herself more at this moment than she ever has in her entire life.

She feels secure to call any strange number on her phone... Maybe a long distant friend or even a fan!? She doesn't who could pick up, but she wishes anyone except her manager, cousin and him.

"Hello?"

A cold but elegant voice cautious yet Inquiring. The male voice doesn't recognize this number. A lot of emotions explode in her tired mind, her heart is painfully aching if it is killing her. She couldn't hold anymore, she breaks like a piece of glass that can never return to the original form. Mei Lien immediately starts crying when the male voice speaks.

"Who is....?" the tone of his voice stops. It looks like the stranger recognizes her voice. Yet she didn't know with whom she is speaking " Mei... Mei Lien?" His voice is much louder now.

"I...." She frantically whispers. "I ... need.... help."

"Where are you?" he says again. She can hear the panic in the male voice. She can hear him walking, commanding something to someone. Then, she hears a door slam on his end of the phone.

Yet, he didn't ask her direction!?

Yet, the male voice knows her...

Yet, she doesn't recognize him!

Yet, Mei Lien is desperate for help, she feels weaker than before. Mei Lien's forehead is still bleeding and tired... even tried to maintain her eyes open.

It's an agonizing wait

'I am Here' it was just three words that lift some weight on her shoulders.

Mei Lien slowly opens the door, the fear blows her; Who is the stranger, kind enough to help her. But yes, somehow she doesn't have any bad premonition. Perhaps, she is too distracted to think any coherent thing now.

Strong and long Arms wrap around her and Mei Lien's face is pressed against something soft but tone.

The security she was aiming for is there, she feels like a homeless who had her first meal for a long time without it.

She just starts crying and crying and shaking and crying.

"Mei" he deep and sexy voice whispers.

She never heard her name spoken so sadly. Nor her mother, nor him. The stranger urges her to look up at him. His astonish eyes scroll over her face,

"Is he still in there?" His heartless voice asks her.

She doesn't know how he knows about her problem, she doesn't even know how he knows her address.

Damn it!!! she doesn't even know his name!!

But, yes... She just wants to leave her apartment.

"No. Please. I just want to leave." her weak voice is not enough for him to hear. It seems like he knows.

Blurry Mei Lie sees the pain roll over him as he pauses and wraps his arms around her more strongly than before.

"Everything is okay, from now on, I will protect you from him, from anyone."