They were only two centimetres apart. 

The couple urgently halted their actions, turning their heads to the door anxiously.

Tsukino Kyoko could not see what was outside the door, reaching out to grab her pistol on reflection. It was only then that she realized she was unarmed. She was only clad in a towel that was now on the carpet. 

What Tsukino Kyoko couldn’t see, Xia Lei saw. Waiting at their door were two hotel attendants, one female and one male, with a room service cart. He let his eyes scan through their faces. With that, his tensed nerves were soothed. 

The two attendants were Sa’im and Yelena. 

Xia Lei’s gaze landed on the room service cart. And as expected, Anjum Khan was indeed hiding within its storage compartment. 

Yelena reached an arm and pressed on the doorbell again. 

Ding dong. Ding dong. 

“Who is it?” Tsukino Kyoko was still on high alert. 

Xia Lei lowered his voice. “It’s Yelena, Sa’im and Anjum Khan. They made it here.” 

Hearing that, Tsukino Kyoko sighed...