Lu Kenian quickly turned her head and saw the fearless tiger preparing to cross the ditch.
The consequences would be unimaginable once it crossed!
Yet Cold Haocheng remained unmoved in the face of the approaching tiger.
"Help me look after my daughter!"
Lu Kenian pushed Lu Xiaonan into the arms of a staff member, who then climbed over the fence and entered Tiger Mountain.
"Hey! You crazy woman!" The staff member looked at the child in his arms, then at Lu Kenian, unsure of what to do.
Taking a deep breath, Lu Kenian cautiously walked over.
"Xiao Bei, come here to Auntie, Xiao Bei..."
Lu Kenian lowered her voice as much as possible while ensuring Cold Haocheng could hear her.
However, Cold Haocheng remained still.
With no other choice, Lu Kenian decided to move to the other side, trying to draw the tiger's attention to herself.
But the tiger seemed no fool; it showed no interest in Lu Kenian, who was much larger than the small child before it, and continued toward Cold Haocheng.
Lu Kenian had no choice but to give up and slowly shift back toward Cold Haocheng.
“Xiao Bei, come with me. I'll take you away from here,” she said softly as she moved forward quietly.
The Cold Thunder had arrived, and when he pushed through the crowd to see Lu Kenian slowly approaching Cold Haocheng inside Tiger Mountain, he was completely shocked!
Looking across from them, a tiger was eyeing them menacingly.
The zoo staff were already prepared with firearms; as soon as the order came, they could shoot immediately.
“Why aren’t you shooting?” Cold Thunder grabbed the staff member who was ready with the gun.
“Do you think we can just shoot anytime? We need to wait for orders! That’s our zoo's tiger, a national first-class protected animal! Can we just shoot it dead?”
The staff member immediately retorted.
“Is a tiger more important than human lives?!” Cold Thunder's eyes widened in anger.
“We have regulations! As soon as the order comes, I will shoot immediately!”
“There’s no time!”
Taking advantage of the staff member's unpreparedness, Cold Thunder snatched the gun and leaped into the enclosure.
“Hey, you’re breaking the law!” the staff member shouted.
Cold Thunder didn’t care about that anymore!
His beloved woman and his son were all inside; even if it meant breaking the law or risking his life, he had to go!
Just as they were speaking, Lu Kenian had already arrived beside Cold Haocheng.
"Xiao Bei, don't be afraid, Auntie will take you away."
Lu Kenian whispered carefully in Cold Haocheng's ear while gently holding him in her arms.
Her movements were slow and gentle, afraid that a careless move would provoke the tiger.
However, the tiger noticed her intentions. Seeing its prey about to escape, it let out a roar befitting the king of the forest!
This roar frightened everyone watching.
The tiger crouched low, and Lu Kenian guessed that it was about to attack. No, she had to run immediately!
Lu Kenian quickly protected Cold Haocheng in her embrace and stood up, ready to flee.
The tiger lunged forward suddenly.
"Ah—"
"Bang bang bang—"
In a moment of crisis, Lu Kenian tightly shielded Cold Haocheng beneath her, but the terrifying scene did not unfold. Instead, she heard several gunshots.
Then came a loud thud.
Something unknown fell beside her.
Lu Kenian opened his eyes and saw the tiger!
The tiger was not dead yet; it lay on the ground, convulsing, with a hole in its head bleeding profusely.
Cold Thunder immediately ran over and pulled Lu Kenian up.
"Let's go!"
Lu Kenian glanced at the gun in Cold Thunder's hand and understood.
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Three days later, at the Cold Family.
Cold Thunder had been taken to the police station after seizing a staff member's firearm and firing it without permission. After being criticized and educated, he wrote a letter of guarantee. Since he acted to save someone, no further action was taken against him.
Cold Haocheng, still in shock, had not regained his composure and was tightly gripping Lu Kenian's clothes without letting go.
Worried about Cold Haocheng, Lu Kenian decided to bring Lu Xiaonan to the Cold Family.
"Young Master, we have captured the person."
"Good. Keep her under guard; I will handle it myself." A fierce glint flashed in Cold Thunder's eyes.
Knock knock—there was a sound at the door.
"Young Master, a Mr. Lin is looking for you outside."
"Is your last name Lin?"
Cold Thunder immediately guessed it must be Lin Xiao.
He went straight to the living room.
Sure enough, it was Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao was as warm and refined as ever.
"Did you need something from me?"
"It was Lu Kenian who called me, saying he can't come back for now and asked me to pick up Xiao Nan."
Cold Thunder smiled awkwardly, pulling at the corners of his mouth.
"Actually, it's not necessary. There are plenty of servants at home; it's fine for her to stay here a bit longer."
"You'll have to tell that to Lu Kenian; it doesn't help to say it to me."
"Well... alright then."
Cold Thunder turned to call Lu Xiaonan.
" Cold Thunder, I haven't finished speaking yet."
Cold Thunder turned back again. "Go ahead."
"Coming to pick up Xiao Nan was Lu Kenian's purpose for calling me, but my real purpose is to find you."
Lin Xiao's smile was pure, " Cold Thunder, how long are you going to be cowardly?"
Cold Thunder was momentarily taken aback.
"You must really like Lu Kenian, right? To be honest, I liked Lu Kenian back in high school too. Like you, I couldn't bring myself to say it, but just recently, I finally gathered the courage to propose."
Proposed...
Cold Thunder felt his heart skip a beat.
"Lu Kenian agreed, but when it came time to register our marriage, we both regretted it. Cold Thunder, if I could muster the courage to confess and propose, why can't you?"
Lin Xiao's words carried a hint of mockery.
"I..."
"If you really like Lu Kenian, stop overthinking it. The reason I regretted during the registration was that I knew I couldn't give Lu Kenian happiness; only the man she loves can make her happy."
Cold Thunder fell silent.
"A son and a daughter, a lifetime together; I'm so envious of you. That's all I have to say. I'll tell Lu Kenian that I'm too busy with work to come by, so just pretend I never came."
Lin Xiao turned to leave, and at that moment, he felt the sunlight above him particularly bright.
Cold Thunder watched Lin Xiao leave and fell into deep thought.
A son and a daughter, a lifetime together.
No! He must fight for it, he definitely must fight for it!
In the children's room
Lu Xiaonan was sitting on the floor playing with Cold Haocheng's toys. To her, Cold Haocheng's house was too big, and he had too many toys!
Cheng Ying sat nearby watching Lu Xiaonan, growing fonder of her by the moment.
Cold Thunder pushed the door open and walked in.
"Uncle Cold!" Lu Xiaonan sweetly called out.
" Cold Thunder, look how much this little girl resembles you!"
Cold Thunder suddenly smiled, "She is originally mine."
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