ă€ŠReborn : The Lion To Hunt The Wolfă€‹


 Chapter 1 - Tree of Heaven

    XXXX,

    January, New Years Day.

    It was nighttime when the Heavens became filled with thunder as the heavy rain poured down to the earth. Just like the News had predicted, a cyclone, which formed at sea was expected to make landfall in the city around midnight. During this massive downpour, the hurricane winds were strong enough to break trees in two, so it was a significant hazardous storm.

    ''Tud--Tud,'' the sounds of footsteps rapidly moving in this massive rainfall was heard overtop of the rain. Two shadows under the substantial humidity carried out a coffin from a van.

    "Hurry up, we don''t have all day." a woman in red stilettos walked towards the two shadows.

    "Is that Bit**h dead yet?" the same woman''s voice demanded with a solemn tone.

    "Don''t worry, Honey. Even if she isn''t, we can just bury her alive." The cold voice of a man came from behind the woman. He affectionately squeezed her around the waist.

    "Rong baby, I wanna see the Wh**e for the last time." The woman, Wei Wan, poked her finger at the man''s chest, her lips curving into a pout.

    "Open it," the man ordered while gazing at Wei Wan in his embrace. One of the shadows opened it, and inside the coffin, was a pregnant woman with a big tummy and wounds all over her body.

    When he saws her sleeping due to her unconscious state, the man fumed with anger and kicked her belly violently to vent it out.

    "Ahh--Ahh--Ahh!!! My Child!" the lady, laying in the casket, shouted out in torment as she held her stomach and gazed toward those vicious monsters.

    "Li Rong, you heartless monster! Why are you doing this to me? Ahh, Ahh," the anguished voice of the woman cried out.

    Wei Wan bend down a little and glared at her in the eyes. "Why don''t you just die already Yue Wan? You shouldn''t have even been born in the first place! " Wei Wan gave a mocking smile.

    "You thought all this happened because of your step-brother," she let out a sarcastic laugh and stated: "Poor you, you had no idea you were a merry tool in my palm. But in the end, thanks to you, we have eliminated the sole heir of the Yue family. Hahaha!"

    "Wh--What do you mean?" After thinking for a second, Yue Wan screamed in horror. "Wei Wan, you Bi**h! I will kill you! I will kill you!" Yue Wan rushed toward Wei Wan, but before she could touch her, Li Rong caught her hand in mid-air.

    ''Slap___Slap,'' the sound of the slap echoed throughout the night.

    "You W***e. You dare to touch my WanWan?!? You think you''re a princess now? Hahaha. You''re just a runaway murderer," Li Rong ranted while laughing.

    "No! I didn''t. You told me to do it. You said that the drug would make him unconscious, but you lied to me." With tears streaming down her face, Yue Wan sat there with trembling hands.

    "What have l done?" her voice was full of fear and regret.

    "Ahhhh! Why? Why?" She shouted at Li Rong, the person she had loved more than anything.

    "Who told you to be the only daughter of the Yue family?" Wei Wan''s eyes stared at her in disdain.

    Li Rong sneered at Yue Wan''s stupidity while Wei Wan continued to talk. "Since he is dead, there is no heir to the lineage, and, as your so-called fianc¨¦, my darling Rong will take over the Yue family''s inheritance." Wei Wan ridiculed Yue Wan over her foolishness.

    Yue Wan looked at them in shock and disbelief, as the tears continued to roll down, "wh...Mmmmm!"

    Before she could say anything, Li Rong signaled for the two shadows to bury her.

    They gagged her mouth with a cloth and sealed her inside the coffin. "The rain is pouring heavily, so it is better for Master Li to leave quickly."

    "Let''s go back, WanWan. We have to celebrate our engagement." Li Rong spoke while accompanying Wei Wan to the car.

    "Of course, Honey," she hugged him tightly, "We shouldn''t be late." After saying that, they got in the car and left the area.

    The two Shadows buried the coffin deep under the big tree and disappeared into the night.

    Inside, Yue Wan kicked the coffin. "Mmhh, Mmhhh," she let out a muffled sound of protest.

    She sensed a sudden pain in her stomach. ''I am a so sorry baby, I am the worst mother ever. I am so very sorry,'' She caressed her tummy and wailed. ''If I have another chance, I will be a good daughter and sister.'' She closed her eyes with a tear streaming down her cheek.

    ''Even after my death, I will hunt you all and bury you.'' Her heart howled with pain and vengeance.

    Just like the cyclone coming to an end, the woman took her final breath and passed from this world.

    ----8 months later---

    Two people were traveling toward a Temple on the other side of the City. Tried, they took a break near a big tree, the Tree of Heaven, to relax.

    "Bhante, we are taking a break. Would you like to eat now?" a servant asked the monk.

    The Monk walked towards the tree, but stopped before ten steps and gazed down at the ground with a strange thought.

    "All that we are is a result of what we have thought. It is founded on our thoughts and made up of our thoughts." The Monk mumbled.

    The servant looked at him with confusion and asked: "Is there something wrong, Bhante?"

    "A good cause and a good effect; a bad cause and a bad effect." The Monk closed his eyes for a moment to meditate.

    "Did bad things happened here in the past?" the servant asked him, scratching his head.

    "Let''s return. Our reason for coming here, is done." Soon the monk and the servant left, carrying on with their journey.

 Chapter 2 - Rebirthed with Second chance

    ---In a Villa---

    A man in his 40''s walked into the hall of a mansion with a worried expression on his face. "Is she awake?"

    The 23-year-old man who looked a little similar to the older gentleman responded with an anxious tone. "The Doctor will be here soon to check on her."

    He, too, was worried about her suddenly fainting at her birthday party, but his expression was well hidden. When they reached their destination, they were stopped by a maid. "Forgive me, Young master. Our Young Miss asked not to be disturbed."

    The older man, who was the master of this mansion, asked in concern, "She is awake! Is she alright?" Before he could ask any more questions, they heard the milky voice of a girl.

    "Daddy? Are you here?" On hearing his little princess''s voice, the older man rushed into the room. Inside was a young girl, half-lying in a king-sized bed, propped up against the headboard. She looked at her father with a pale face.

    "Little Wan, are you alright? You scared my poor soul, honey," the Old Man said while walking to her side, and once there, he held her hand.

    On seeing her father''s unconditional love, Yue Wan''s eyes teared up without restraint. "Sorry, Daddy. I am so sorry," her voice cracked as she threw herself into his arms and started crying.

    Neither her father nor the young man that followed him into the room had ever seen her cry before. They all were quite shocked. "It''s ok! It''s ok! Don''t cry, my child. Who hurt you? Tell Daddy, and I will kill them all."

    The young man who was standing in the corner had a confused expression on his face. ''Is that really Little Wan?''

    Sensing the gaze of her brother, she turned to look at him. "Big Brother," she whispered.

    Yue Xiang knew that his stepsister had never approved of him in the first place, and yet today, she looked at him with melancholy in her eyes and called him ''Big Brother.''

    "Father, let the Doctor take a look at her. She needs treatment," Yue Xiang suggested.

    "Daddy, I just felt tired because I was so excited about the party, but now I just want to sleep. I am fine, so there is no need to bother the Doctor," Yue Wan gave a lazy yawn and rubbed her sleepy eyes.

    She understood what happened today, and she didn''t want her father and brother to know right now.

    Looking at her tiredness, Yue Xiang patted his father on the back. Understanding his son''s gesture, Yue Yeager said goodnight and left the room. However, before leaving, Yue Xiang ordered the servants to take good care of her.

    Making sure she was all alone, Yue Wan stared at the mirror in bewilderment. The memories of her death flash through her mind, and a shadow passed over her. She touched her face in the mirror, and her eyes swelled up in tears. ''I never thought I would get a second chance.'' She cupped her face in the palm of her hands and silently cried in relief.

    ''Can I change what happened? Can I repent my past actions and make sure I never cause harm to those who love me? I don''t want to walk that same path again.''

    She was happy that she was able to come back to her 16-yr-old self. If she recalled it correctly, she returned to the day she was drugged by those two. Their plan was for her to act like a madwoman before everyone at the party so that her Big Brother would have to take responsibility for her actions and get blamed for everything in the end. Yue Wan had made countless reckless actions due to the influence of that pair and created discord within her own family.

    Big Brother Yue Xiang had warned her again and again about those two, but her stubbornness had to lead her to do evil things against those who loved her more than anything. She still remembered when he promised to get justice for her after she got drugged and knocked out.

    "Big Brother, I am sorry," She muttered with a dry voice.

    As for her Daddy, after he had found out about her drug addiction, he had a mild heart attack. But because of her egotistical attitude, she didn''t take it into consideration. After that, she repeatedly disgraced the family time and again, which made him suffer a lot, and finally, it led to his death. But this time, things were going to be different, as she wouldn''t let these things happen again. She would make sure that he was a healthy and long life of happiness.

    ''Will Big Brother forgive me? I''ve hurt him a lot over the past few years.''

    "Because of me, he...," her voice broke as she forced herself to hold back the tears.

    She looked up at the ceiling and took a deep breath. "Crying won''t solve everything, and I need to prepare for war. First, I need to kick the spies in Yue''s Villa out. Unfortunately, most of the servants here are all loyal to the Li and Wei families, and as such, I need to get rid of them. Secondly, I need to find a way to cancel my engagement with that man. I will never let that shameless Li Family leach off my family''s reputation and status. Maybe I should talk to Big Brother. He will know what to do to cancel the engagement. But before that, I have to clear up the bad impression that everyone has about me."

    After sorting out her thoughts, Yue Wan hid her head under the blanket and sighed to herself. She was such a disappointment. Suddenly, she flung the cover off and jumped out of bed. She had just remembered that after the birthday party, she was admitted to the Hospital for heavy drug intake. It was only because her father had hidden its situation from the world that no one had discovered the matter.

    "Did my rebirth changed certain events?" after puzzling over if, for a moment, she remembered that she had felt dizzy before sipping the juice that Wei Wan had brought.

    ''This means; I did not take the drink that was dipped with the drugs. Then I won''t get into any drug addiction because of this event.'' She took a deep breath, squirmed back into the bed, and stared at the canopy over the top.

    "In the past, I was not good at strategizing, but now, things have changed. I will hunt them all one by one and make sure that they get everything they deserve." In the dim light of her room, a cold aura started to seep out her and fill the room. In this life, she would have her vengeance.

 Chapter 3 - Daddys Princess

    ---------Yue Xiang''s room----------

    "What happened?" he asked, looking at the file in his hand.

    "Young Master, someone spiked our Miss'' drink," the head servant of Yue household said, anxiety could be heard clearly in his voice.

    ''Crash!!'' an unexpected sound of something breaking was suddenly heard, echoing throughout the room.

    A large table was suddenly thrown across the room through sheer frustration by the Yue Xiang. There was a dangerous glint in his eyes that promised retribution. In a dry voice, he demanded, "Who was with her when she blacked out?"

    "It was Miss. Wei Wan that was near our Young Miss at the time," The head servant knew how much his Young Master hated that family. Because of the Wei''s daughter, the Yue family was in a constant battle with the Young Miss going against her father and brother over almost everything. If only the Young Miss could discover Wei Wan''s deceptive heart, maybe she wouldn''t be used as easily against her family.

    "Don''t tell Dad anything. I will personally inform him about this issue. Also, Keep an eye on the Wei and Li families and let me know if there is any movement there or anything I should be made aware of." Yue Xiang waved his hand to dismiss the servant. Now only silence reigned in his room. Yue Xiang sat back in his chair and massaged his temples. He needed to figure out how to deal with the two families as soon as possible. There always seemed to be a wolf at the door, and their other opponents were starting to close in. He let out a long sigh and took out his cell to send a message. ''Complete the drug report as soon as possible.'' Confirming that the message was delivered, he put the cell back into his pocket and left his room.

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    ----Next Day----

    Yue Wan bolted upright, the remains of a nightmare were still fresh in her mind. It was the same dream that she always had, reliving the time that she was being suffocated in that coffin, right before she dies. She gasped for breath, trying to calm down. "It''s just a dream, Wan. You''re alive. It''s ok; you''re alive." After pacifying herself, Yue Wan took a long hot shower to clear her thoughts.

    ''What should I wear today?'' After going through her wardrobe, she picked up a white dress. Looking at the dress, she couldn''t help but wonder, "Who bought this for me? It looks custom-made and an imported one! I will wear this today."

    Yue Wan smiled to herself as she got dressed. Once she checked herself out in the mirror, she went down.

    In the dining room, Yue Wan spotted her father, who was sitting down at the table.

    "Good morning, Daddy."

    Suddenly hearing her voice, Yue Yeager turned towards her and was dumbfounded by what he saw.

    "Good morning Little Wan," his voice was loaded with joy and wonder as he looked over his daughter.

    Before her rebirth, Yue Wan always acted like an egotistical lady and didn''t listen to anyone. There was never a peaceful morning in Yue manor. The major quarrels always seem to surround the topic of who would become the heir to the Yue family.

    Yue Wan felt guilty as she saw her father''s happy face. ''Father always said that he did everything for my happiness, but I had made things very difficult for him. I don''t remember the last time I saw him look this cheerful. All he wanted was for his family to sit together at the table and eat a meal in peace, but I made it difficult for him to have that small dream. Due to all the fights I started, Big Brother wouldn''t even join us, and even dad started to skip his meals in order to avoid the conflict that I brought.''

    She felt guilty as her memories took over. The fact was the lack of health consciousness and the issues that were constantly brought up by her, where eventually lead to her father''s early death. This time though, she won''t let it occur: ''I promise dad. I will take care of you.''

    "Have you had your breakfast yet, Daddy?" she kissed her father on his cheek as she sat down beside him.

    Being kissed all of a sudden made her Father somewhat dazed. He put his hand on his cheek and grinned at her. "Not yet, Little Wan. Dad needs to go, so I will have to have it later." He affectionately rubbed her head and was prepared to leave for work.

    Yue Wan held his hand in a spoiled manner, "Daddy, please eat with me. Little Wan feels lonely," her lips turned into a small pout, and with depressed eyes, she gazed at him.

    Seeing his cute daughter making a lovely request, Yue Yeager couldn''t say no. "Oh My Princess, of course, Daddy will eat breakfast with you," he embraced her and continued, "Come on, How about we eat your favorite? I have just instructed them to set up your favorite dishes."

    ''His love for me is still the same as before my rebirth. In the past, the chefs constantly arranged my favorite food. Since I had faith in my phony best friend, I was blinded to what I had. I always believed that since I am the real heir, the chefs did all those things to impress me.'' Thinking about her brainless actions in the past, Yue Wan wanted to do nothing more than slap herself for her stupidity.

    Yue Wan knelt by her father''s side and looked him in his eyes. "Daddy, in the past, I acted like an irresponsible person. Please forgive me; I made a big mistake and hurt everyone. I know that my words cannot justify my actions, but give me this one chance, daddy. I will uphold our family name, and I promise that I will always respect your decisions from now on."

    Yue Yeager gazed into his daughter''s eyes and saw the assurance. He smiled at her with an open heart. "At long last, you understand what I was trying to do, Little Wan."

    Yue Yeager held his precious girl in his embrace and cried in tears of satisfaction. "It''s ok, Honey. It was all in the past. Now I am just happy that you finally understand me. My only wish is for our family to be always together."

    Yue Wan nodded her head while listening to his words.

    Yue Yeager looked at her with a complicated expression. "Please don''t hate your Brother, he lov--."

    "Father," a firm, masculine voice interrupted him in the middle of what he was about to say...

 Chapter 4 - Retaliation

    Yue Xiang arrived down to acquaint his Father about yesterday''s scheme, but he was astonished to see his Father, and Little Wan immersed a conversation. Yue Xiang had never noticed his Sister squatted and breakfasted with his Father in harmony. Yet, On witnessing the happiness on his Father''s face, he didn''t have the intention to disrupt them. So he remained there silently and observed.

    Yue Xiang''s eyes solidified, regarding Little Wan, as she was admitting her blunders to our Father, ''What drama did that Wei pulled-out this time? Is Little Wan truly atoning her missteps? Or else, is it one of their arrangements?''

    Exactly when his Father began to address him, he voiced out in a fluster, "Father!"

    During the time, when Yue Wan was begging for forgiveness, she sensed her Big brother''s presence. And Yue Wan grasped that Yue Xiang might have a hard time to accept her. From the day, Yue Yeager took him home, and till now, Yue Wan consistently displayed her sinister side. By calling him nameless and criticized him as a mistress''s son. Yue Wan regretted that her action bought lots of disgrace for him.

    ''I shouldn''t alter my personality instantly, because it would be too suspicious.'' So as the first step, she planned to obtain their trust, with her performance, rather than expressing false promises. Yue Wan determined with a fighting spirit, and then, she swallowed the soup which was settled before her calmly.

    Yue Yeager didn''t mind his son, interrupting his discussion, because he knew Yue Xiang''s affection for Little Wan. "Good morning Xiang, have you eaten?" he inquired.

    "Today, I will be attending an important meeting," Because Yue Xiang doesn''t want to wreck their peace fulltime, and he intended to apprise about the drug issues later. Therefore he lied with a cold voice, "I won''t be having time for Breakfast. So, I will be leaving now."

    "Xiang!" Yue Yeager murmured with a desire to make Yue Xiang dine with them, but it''s inevitable to stop him.

    Yue Wan prepared to make her Big Brother join the breakfast, but it was interrupted by an annoying voice.

    "Yeager gege?" voice of a woman echoed.

    A Woman in her 38 appeared into their view with aa irritating grin. That Woman''s face was stuffed with overwhelming makeup to hide her wrinkles, though she still resembled similar to a witch from inside and out. That Woman''s name was ''Lu Jia,'' who was Yue Wan''s aunt and Yue Yeager''s stepsister.

    Lu Jia''s mom Lu Mei drugged Yue Zhao(Little Wan''s Grandpa) and got herself pregnant. By hiding that fact, she gave birth to Lu Jin privately. Since Yue Zhao hated being plotted at, and at that time, he was a retired General form B-City province. So when he discovered this despicable act of Lu Mei, he felt like stabbing her on numerous occasions. Notwithstanding being duped, General Yue ascertained pieces of evidence of her past wrongdoing and utilized it against her.

    However, Lu Mei thought her plan was flawless, yet when she saw the evidence, she became petrified. Afraid to be imprisoned till a lifetime, and unable to cope up with prison life, she killed herself.

    GrandFather Yue wouldn''t like to accept this wild seed in his family, so he never let her use the Yue family name.

    So Lu Jia took her mother''s maiden name while she was so envious of Yue Yeager and the Yue family''s fortune. Although she acted like a pitiful lady in the presence of Yue for gaining sympathy, however, General Yue never acknowledged it. And so he didn''t allow Lu Jia near Yue Family considering How tricksters Lu Jia''s mother.

    After GrandFather Yue''s passing, Lu Jia went to the Yue family with her 18 yr old niece Lu Meili last year. Since Lu Meili lost both parents in a misfortune, Lu Jia nourished her when she was 10-years-old.

    When Lu Jin performed a tragic story about Lu Meili and herself in front of Yue Wan''s innocent father, ''Since Little Wan too lost her Mom at an Early Age,'' he felt empathy about Lu Meili. So he helped them a little, but they utilized this chance to enter Yue manor then and now. But Yue Yeager made a strict order for them not to step in Yue manor.

    ''It would appear that I have to renovate the whole security team, need to act quickly.'' Yue Wan stopped her movement and kept her head down with a pounding.

    Yue Wan''s fingers held the utensil tightly, ''Lu Meili! Oh, Lu Meili!'' How can she forget her? The reason why everyone accused her Big Brother''s name as a rapist? Wasn''t it all due to her arraignments. Despite everything, she remembered how the Elders disliked her father and sibling, and so Lu Jia used this opportunity to enter the Yue Family Member. And Lu Meili conspires together with Wei Wan to get Yue Wan expelled from school and made her dad lose his face.

    Yue Wan has an evil smirk on her face, ''Retaliation will be given soon.''

    Yue Wan soundlessly planned her strategy for them in her mind, but she failed to notice that Yue Xiang was looking at her from the time their aunt came in, ''What a powerful aura around her just now! She doesn''t look like a normal teenager. In a moment, she looks simply like General Yue.''

    Yue Xiang shook his head a little, and admonished his thought, ''It may be my imagination.''

    Yue Xiang and Yue Yeager were the only ones who realized this, so they gave each other a look which says ''We need to talk later,'' and then they turned their attention to the Uninvited Guest.

 Chapter 5 - Know Your Place

    "Yeager gege, your still home", Lu Jia had a questionable look but when she examined around, she saw that they are preparing to have breakfast, "Did I disturb you at your morning meal", Lu Jia made a blameworthy face.

    "Since when I gave the consent for you to enter our manor as you wish", in a harsh tone Yue Yeager asked her.

    "Uncle Yue, don''t blame my aunt. I wanted to come here" a sweet and innocent young girl who is hiding behind Lu Jia moved toward them. "Meili heard from others about what happened at yesterday''s party".

    With a worried expression, Lu Meili looked at Yue Wan, "Is Little sister feeling better?". Lu Meili intentionally used the term Little sister, she knew that Yue Wan loathed her profoundly and by calling her intimately will make her act impulsively.

    Yue Wan already guessed her act so played along with her, "Little sister? Who is that? Daddy is Miss. Lu Meili''s sister working on our manor?", Yue Wan tilted her head in the side and looked her Father.

    Lu Meili''s face went down by hearing her remark; she grasped her jaw and squeezed her lower lip in displeasure. Even Lu Jia scowled at her comment.

    Yue Yeager brushes the little fringe in Yue Wan''s head, "No honey, Miss Meili is asking about your health?"

    Yue Wan had a confused expression, "About me, then why didn''t she address in Young Miss or Miss. Yue", she gazed back at Lu Meili and curled her lip.

    Seeing her flushed face, she started cutting the meat before her in a decent manner and set the piece on her dad''s plate, not giving her a room to speak, "You ought to get familiar with how you address others Miss.Lu. Since this is my home I won''t scold you much. Yet, if you utilize similar habits to address my father out in public, won''t our family Elders and other members scorn at my Father."

    Yue Wan passed another piece of meat in a proper elegance to the plate right next to her Father. That spot belongs to her Big Brother Yue Xiang.

    By looking at the way she acts when Lu family arrived, Yue Xiang realized that she was conspiring something so he wanted to remain for some time. But seeing her passing the piece of meat made him astonished. So he sat next to his father without noise, while his gaze never left from Yue Wan''s face.

    Lu Meili held back the tear in her eye and with a pale face, she expressed, "I never implied it that way. I have consistently viewed Uncle Yue --as my ---dad figure, so___ I thought you would accept me as your sister.__ I am sorry Miss. __ Yue. I won''t make a similar mistake again__". She wept as she uttered every word.

    If outside people view this scene they would think Young Miss of Yue Family bullied and harassed a stranded young woman with her status and power.

    Well, Yue Wan would gracefully accept it because she loves to torture them a lot.

    Lu Jia can''t accept her niece getting an unpleasant scolding, "Yue Wan how could you say that to your sister. Even my brother never said a word, so why can''t you respect us. How could you hurt her like that? Is this the way we Yue treat the guest"

    Lu Jia tactfully created an impression with her line that she is also a member of the Yue family and Yue Yeager acknowledged Lu Meili, so if she says a word against Lu Meili it means she is disregarding her father''s decision.

    Yue Wan gave a gentle smile and fluttering her eye, "What you mean Miss. Lu, I chide her a little and she crying like the world is going to end. And about my father, he is an honest person and everyone knows about his kindness. He helped you when you needed. So instead of being grateful, you are acting as we owe you". Yue Wan narrowed her gaze and in an icy cold voice, "I don''t have to remind you about Yue family rule Miss. Lu, Know your place."

    Both Lu Jia and Lu Meili didn''t expect that Yue Wan would humiliate them straightforwardly. In a straight word, she expressed that Yue doesn''t have anything to do with Lu and she called Lu Jia as Miss. Lu rather than Aunt Lu. Being reprimand by a youngster made Lu Jia tight-lipped.

    Lu Jia wishes that she could slap Yue Wan right away, knowing her aunt''s lack of sense Lu Meili held Lu Jia''s hand and squeezed with little pressure. Getting the sign immediately Lu Jia cried pathetically.

    "Miss. Yue"...Lu Meili''s face was loaded up with hostility vibe and shed some tear which can make one''s heart in agony, "I can acknowledge that you rebuke me, but not my aunt". Protectively, she embraced Lu Jia who was wailing aloud while at the same time covering her face with her hand. "She sacrifices her whole life for me. It''s my fault to be not mannered well. My aunt thought we can all be one big family however it''s our mix-up."

    Lu Meili held her head down in an apologetic manner in front of Yue Yeager, "Uncle Yue, We deeply apologize for creating a big mess here."

 Chapter 6 - Fire Them All

    Yue Xiang was amused by the drama before him, ''from the attitude of Little Wan, I can guess that she still has a harsh tone as in the past.''

    Yet he felt that she changed in some way or another. Yue Xiang knew it''s the time for a final check, "Miss. Lu Meili!" He called her in his masculine voice.

    Lu Meili felt delighted, as she finally caught the attention of the Main target. The moment she stepped inside the manor, her eyes consistently pursued Yue Xiang''s face with an expectation. And seeing the most eligible handsome bachelor, her face flushed in red: ''Hehe...Hate me as much you want Yue Wan, but once I become the daughter-in-law of Yue, I will make your life miserable every day.''

    Concealing her evil thoughts, Lu Meili bestowed as a pitiful lady with a teary eye and in a brittle voice: "Xiang gege."

    Yue Xiang''s eyes had seen such a significant number of acts like this previously, so he was neither affected nor succumbed to her, "I think Little Wan made it obvious for you on the most proficient method to address us. Today will be the last time I hear it because next time, I won''t use words."

    Yue Xiang started concentrating on the meat delivered by his sister: "Don''t enter our home, as you prefer," He executed the final stroke.

    At first, Yue Yeager felt Yue Wan was a little harsh, but measuring all the possibilities, he understood that it could be better for everyone: "Lu Meili, Do as Little Wan said, and Lu Jia, remember your position."

    Both Lu Jia and Lu Meili didn''t anticipate this turn of the event. Their arrangement didn''t go in the manner they envisioned.

    Yue Wan was glad that her family supports her decision, so with a ridiculing grin, she gazed at Lu Meili, "Uncle Wang, Please escort out excluded visitor out and," with a sharp look: "Fire each one of those securities out of Yue."

    Uncle Wang, the head steward of the Yue family, was the most confident person of Yue Wan''s Grandfather.

    Uncle Wang had a troubled expression all over, yet once he perceived how two Masters didn''t speak out against it, with an assuring voice: "Young Miss, I will deal with them."

    Uncle Wang then dragged Lu Jia out while she was whining relentlessly, as for Lu Meili, she felt humiliated and embarrassed, with her nail digging inside her palm, she left Yue Villa with a stomach full of grievances.

    Once those greedy pigs were out, Yue Wan had a pleasant mind to continue her tasty breakfast while she was beaming with a smile. Yue Wan thought: ''I have successfully made my first step now I need to concentrate on them.''

    Yue Wan gleamed like a kid while chewing the meat.

    Yue Yeager felt delighted to see the atmosphere around him, so he ate a little more than he usually ate.

    Yue Xiang also loved this family feeling, so in a good mood, he had his breakfast. Yet, he glanced at his Little sister then and now. It''s quite unbelievable for him to acknowledge the consideration she showed a little while ago.

    To break the silence, Yue Yeager stated, "Yue Xiang, how much the new project progressed."

    Since the topic was about the project, Yue Xiang replied honestly concerning it.

    Yue Wan didn''t like to meddle in office work, so she kept mum till the end of the breakfast. She planned to spend the time at home lazy, yet it was interrupted by the message. Yue Wan checked that it''s from Wei Wan about her coming school or not.

    Yue Wan shut the message and grinned with mischievousness. Yue Wan then gulped down her food, and in a cute voice, she requested her Father: "Daddy, Can I go to school today?"

    Yue Yeager paused his discussion with his son, and with a concerned voice: "But Little Wan, What about your health?"

    Yue Wan with puppy dog face: "I am perfectly fine, so please let me go today. Please, Daddy."

    Yue Yeager remembered; How Yue Wan used this tactic a lot when she was a child. He chuckled a bit while rubbing her head affectionately, in pampering voice, he stated, "Ok then. I will ask Uncle Wang to prepare the car."

    "It''s ok, Daddy, I can go by myself. Little Wan doesn''t want to disturb Uncle Wang." Yue Wan protested.

    Yue Xiang didn''t want her to return school because he might not be there to protect her, in case anything happened like Yesterday. So he signaled Yue Yeager by knocking his leg over, but his Father took it somehow, which he didn''t expect.

    "Then, let Big Brother drop you in school, Ok," Since he was not able to disapprove of her, he needed to ensure that she safely reached the school.

    Yue Wan was happy to go to school with Big Brother, so she gave a thumbs up in her mind for daddy''s brilliant idea.

    Yue Xiang dropped the fork in the shock: ''What in the world is happening here!''

    Seeing Yue Xiang dumbfounded expression, both Yue Yeager and Yue Wan can''t hold their laughter.

 Chapter 7 - Stay Safe

    Yue Xiang wanted to protest, but looking at his Father''s face, which expressed:  ''My precious Daughter, served you some meat, So sever her until it digests.''

    Yue Xiang didn''t have any room to argue with his Dad, so he hung his head down annoyingly:  ''I lost my face by a piece of single meat. Taking her with me is equal for me sitting on the stove.''

    Yue Wan didn''t mind her Big brother''s antics; she happily took her bag pack and left the room, not before she gave a sweet kiss to her Father.

    Yue Yeager felt sorry for his poor Son, but once he received the kiss, he sent them off with a goofy smile:  ''My Princess kissed me twice; ha ha ha, my Little Wan is an angel.''

    During the whole 20 minutes journey, neither Yue Wan nor Yue Xiang spoke a word. Both were preoccupied with their work. Yue Xiang was still on the debate about whether to tell her or not. While Yue Wan had little hope that her big brother would say something, but her expectation reached the school entrance now.

    Before she can reach the door to unlock, a dry voice proclaimed: "Stay safe."

    Yue Wan was astounded by hearing that, but swiftly she unlocked the door, and without turning back, she answered: "I will, Big brother."

    And then, Yue Wan fled the car like a rocket.

    Yue Xiang didn''t expect any reply from her, but the way she called him Big brother made him feel nice. Yue Xiang''s lips curled up to a smirk, as he declared:   ''So the Lion is ready to hunt.''

    After that, Yue Xiang ordered the driver to return back home.

    ------In-School---------

    Yue Wan didn''t want her brother to suspect her further, and also, she already had enough on her bag to deal with: ''It is better to keep my distance from Big brother, he is too quick-witted.''

    Folding her thoughts back in her head Yue Wan stared up. It was the top one Prestigious School in A-city providence, ''Western Academy of Xiao (WAX International Education).'' WAX was a leading international IB World school. It got established after World War II, and at the beginning, it was a Military School, but soon, they developed into an International Education System.

    WAX prided itself on its World-Class Facilities, highly qualified teachers, global curriculum, and Service-Oriented Culture. WAX provided a Learner-Centered Atmosphere that nurtures a strong sense of community among the students with the Mission to "Connect, Inspire, and Challenge."

    They encouraged the students to take their place as responsible citizens of the world. Also, they can influence their surroundings through intellectual consideration plus confident performance. However, once a student got expelled, then it could be quite challenging to continue education in any part of the world. Getting expelled in WAX was similar to being uneducated throughout life.

    Seeing the school entrance made her remember the painful memory. Right after her drug-addiction News leaked, she got expelled from WAX before completing her final year. On her last day leaving the campus she got brutally assaulted by her classmate, they poured various shit over her and cursed her a lot with the word which she doesn''t want to remember. She felt a sudden shiver under her nerve, by hugging herself, she smoothed herself with word repeatedly: "You''re not the past Wan."

    After calming down, she took a gaze at the school with a thin smile:  ''This time I will be the judge, not a player.''

    Yue Wan went inside with confidence and determination. Suddenly she stopped her track, and thought:  ''My goodness! How could I forget that! I should go there first.''

    Yue Wan took some time before setting off to her class, but inside, she was welcome with various sorts of gazes. As she expected, they gawked at her, so without wasting her time on them, she seated herself in the left corner 3rd seat.

    Yue Wan''s classmate started mumbling with one another, a girl with a curly short dim dark hair and a round face drew close to Yue Wan and spoke in a not so loud voice: "Yue Wan, We heard that you blacked out yesterday, Is it true?"

    Others were anxiously sitting tight for the answer. Yue Wan held her smile inside and looked at with an innocent eye: "Who said that Miss. Fan?"

    Fan Daiyu stunned seeing Yue Wan peerless jade innocent face, only one thought came in mind on observing her:  ''Why this Bit**ch has an elegant face.''

    Fan Daiyu''s heart craved to scratch that Bit**h face like a Million-time, but remembering about her plan, she sneered inside her heart:  ''So what, if you have a beautiful face a whore is still a whore.''

    A girl, next to Fan Daiyu inquired without any horrific: "Miss. Yue, What type of beauty product you use? You look so flawless. Can you recommend me some?"

    Yue Wan would love to share her ticks for makeup, and she had various tricks under her sleeves. So with a sweet and soft voice, she expressed, "If you don''t mind, I would love to."

    Who didn''t desire to be attractive? So all-girls assembled under Yue Wan''s table with a bright eloquence.

    One young lady inquired: "Miss. Yue, What cream did you use?"

    Soon long heaps of them besieged Yue Wan, regarding style and cosmetics.

 Chapter 8 - School Rumor

    Fan Daiyu was brimming with jealousy inside her. She was on the verge of shouting, but it was interrupted by a voice.

    "What''s happening here?"

    That voice belongs to a young lady with a fresh face and dimple on her cheeks. She had long straight copper shimmer hair, and she wore a light cherry-flavored flora designed peplum dress. The peplum dresses have a frilled ruffle attached at the waist over a narrow skirt that extends till the knees, the dress fit perfectly for her hourglass-shaped body.

    Fan Daiyu felt delighted in seeing her best friend, so she ran towards her with the complaint. "Wan Wan, Why are you late? This bitch is weird today. Did she lose some of her screws?"

    Wei Wan was not in a good mood today, because of the drug failure she got slashed a lot by her father. Yue Wan''s sudden blacked out, made them lose the principal target. Even Li Rong got mad at her and still not picking up her call.

    Furthermore, that stupid Yue Wan was not replying to her morning message too. Now she needs to figure out what happens after she left the party.

    Looking at Fan Daiyu, she touched head in pain, "Daiyu, What are you saying? Who is weird?"

    Fan Daiyu sneered with her poisonous tongue: "Who else! It''s the Yue bit**h. She is just a whore, and here they all treating her as a fashion queen. She is total bit**h with the fake plastic face."

    "YUE Wan is here," Wei Wan jerked out in the surprise.

    Fan Daiyu pointed out at the corner with her eye. "Look there."

    Wei Wan was shocked to see Yue Wan in school, ''Why the Bi***h is back to school.''

    Wei Wan made an annoying face, as she clenched her fingers in madness, ''She shouldn''t be coming today, something is not right.'' That Yue wan she knew would regularly inform her arrival to school at every time, ''Did she found something?''

    Wei Wan felt heavy heart suddenly, ''No, No, She is a dumb Wan. It must be Yue Xiang.''

    Grinding her teeth, she hissed, ''That ill-blood is giving me lots of trouble these days. I need to speak with Yue Wan.''

    Wei Wan elegantly moved toward Yue Wan. While Wei Wan was preoccupied with her classmate''s question, but she still had her mark on Wei Wan, as she entered the class. From the beginning, until now, she analyzed her attitude, expressions, and dressing.

    Yue Wan made a little characterization about her so-called best friend, ''I probably should award you, Wei Wan. You are too good at hiding yourself, no wonder my brother can''t find any evidence to get you, Wei.''

    On getting closer Wei Wan in her soft voice, "Yue Wan, Why didn''t you reply to my message."

    Wei Wan pouted a little and continued, "I was so worried about your fainting action yesterday. You shouldn''t be in school now, as you need a lot of rest."

    Wei Wan cleverly amplified her tone from a spoiled manner to a worried expression.

    The Student''s near Yue Wei all hushed down with a confused expression.

    All were murmuring with questions like, "What is WanWan talking about?"

    "Is she talking about the rumor?"

    "What rumor? You are saying." Some girls inquired, and Fan Daiyu passed the message in secret by ear.

    "Did she ...oh my god !" Those girls have an unbelievable expression.

    A girl, with the curly hair, imparted from gossiping, "Yue Wan, Are you alright? What''s with Fan Daiyu and Wei Wan?" And then, she looked at those girls with a quizzical face, "What rumor you all are talking about?"

    Yue Wan knew about that rumor, and she knew who was behind it. Yet She kept her silence at the same time, as she neither denied nor accept it, but she acted like a neutral one.

    Wei Wan didn''t expect this reaction from Yue Wan. Habitually, she would be lashing around others in violence, but seeing her keeping silent made things more complicated for her. ''Seems like I need to move the soldier.''

    Wei Wan held her hand down and looked them with frustration, in an attempt to make it like she doesn''t know what they all talking, "What you guys all are making up, Yue Wan got dizzy due to heat. Don''t sprout nonsense."

    As expected of human physiology, the more you deny the rumor, the more their suspicion grows.

    Fan Daiyu had very poor self-knowledge, so without thinking twice, she voiced out in an accuracy, "WanWan, Stop helping that bitch every time to hide her crime. You don''t have to keep up in her favor."

    All other girls were eager to know the scandal, but they knew in WAX spending rumor was equal to get backlisted from school. So they kept their thoughts to themselves, but certain people don''t have a brain to think, like Fan Days.

    "Yue Wa....." Fan Daiyu started to criticize Yue Wan. However, they got intervened.

    "Why are you all so crowded today, it''s time to run the class, go sit in your seats." The class teacher''s irritating voice made them all scattered back to their seats.

    The teacher scolded them in a strict tone: "Don''t you all know the rule of our school, you guys came here to study not too lazy around. Today I have two important announcements."

 Chapter 9 - Traditional award

    Mr.An, the class teacher of Yue Wan, he was 29-years old bachelor with a little short temper and straightforward personality. He was the alumni of WAX 12yrs back, who received an award for the best academic student of that year.

    In the WAX yearbook, they had the description of his records, awards, and his inspiration. Not only that, but it also has every detail about past student''s achievements. Only the most elite will get this privilege, so, for the past seven years, they didn''t hold this honor for various political reasons, and this year something changed.

    Yue Wan knew about the announcement, and the reason, Why Wei Wan didn''t want her to attend the class: ''Can''t wait to see the game.''

    Yue Wan smirked at the dim-wit pawn, who goanna be the scapegoat.

    Mr.An felt satisfied once he got the whole class''s attention: "Since this will be your final year in WAX, our School has decided not to go with the traditional game, where you all certified based on your exam."

    His eyes carried a smile, as he continued, "Because, this time, it''ll for the best academic performer and the winner gets the opportunity to enter Xiao Corp, as a part-time trainee, till they complete the university."

    The whole class cheered over this news, getting the best academic award in WAX likewise implied, that their family could put resources into: ''Xiao Corporation.''

    Since some opportunity seldom knocks twice, the competition between the students will get harder and more complex. But now, to seize this golden chance, they all had one thought: ''Need to cover a lot of ground.''

    However, their happiness was short-lived because of the second announcement. Mr.An reaped a file from the table and raised it above in the air: "Only certain students can take part in the award so pre-selection exam will behold today. Also, those who score above 90 will be able to join the game."

    Mr.An had a peculiar smile while saying this, and studied the student''s expression. Once the announcement ended, everyone started discussing, who will get the high score and somewhere asking Mr.An to give them more clues, but Mr.An was tight-lipped.

    Wei Wan grasped this news by her father''s friend in Xiao, last week, and after that, she planned to sabotage Yue Wan''s entry in it, yet her arrangement bombed and set her in trouble. She knew the capability of Yue Wan and her love for study. To overcome Yue Xiang, in each plausibility, Yue Wan established a lot of effort into her education and had a gifted memory.

    Wei Wan glanced at Yue Wan at the corner to read her expression. Yue Wan foresaw her move previously, so she acted innocently by blinking her big round eye in front of her.

    Now, Wei Wan found her face still troublesome to understand, so she asked her directly: "Yue Wan, would you like to take part in it?"

    Yue Wan casually replied: "I not sure whether to take part in it or not. But this will strengthen my status in the Yue family."

    Wei Wan felt anger rising inside her, but with a happy smile said, "With your capability, you will get selected."

    Wei Wan found from her talk that she was still the same Wan who resent her brother Yue Xiang, but she felt troublesome over her suggestion: ''I shouldn''t let her enter the exam.''

    Yue Wan already guessed her next scheme: ''Dig the hole as much as you want, let''s see who will fall at the end.''

    Mr.An''s eyes watching everyone''s action, but when he saw the interaction between two Wan''s, he thought: ''Looks like this year result will interest Him.''

    "All right folks calm down a bit. The pre-selection syllabus got noticed on the WAX website and the exam processes after your lunch hour. So all of you have exactly 3 hours to prepare for it; I wish you all good luck."

    Mr. An left the class after dropping the bomb, and all murmured in a panic about what to study.

    Fan Daiyu came towards Wei Wan, as soon as the teacher left the class, with a mockery in her words, she spoke, "Wan Wan, I should congratulate you beforehand. You''ll be accepted as you''re qualified for it. Unlike someone good for nothing but seducing others."

    "Stop it Fan Daiyu," the curly hair girl, named Chen Ai, got mad at Fan Daiyu, for always picking on Yue Wan.

    Fan Daiyu rebuke her, with a harsh tone: "What''s your problem, Miss. Chen?"

    Chen Ai stepped in between Yue Wan''s desk and Fan Daiyu: "I should be the one asking that question."

    Chen Ai closed her nose dramatically, as she probed: "Did you eat shit as your breakfast, your mouth stink."

    Fan Daiyu''s face grows red with humiliation: "You bit**h, I will tear your mouth."

    Yue Wan felt happy by looking at Fan Daiyu''s sickening face and chuckle a little.

    Fan Daiyu scourged out at Yue Wan by seeing her laughing: " Yue Wan, You have the nerve to laugh."

    Fan Daiyu moved forward to slap Yue Wan, but Wei Wan held her hand and said, "Fan Daiyu, stop acting recklessly, Yue Wan is not in good health."

    Wei Wan wants Fan Daiyu to taunt Yue Wan more, but this is not the right time: "And Miss. Chen, please forgive Daiyu''s brash attitude, it''s just a misunderstanding." She played her white-lotus act.

 Chapter 10 - New Friend

    Wei Wan held Yue Wan''s hand hastily and with a deep requesting tone, "Wan, look at your pale face, I think you need to go to the hospital."

    Yue Wan acted along with her, "I took some medicine before coming, so I am perfectly fine."

    Wei Wan didn''t want to pressure her, as it would cause suspicion, so she patted her hand a little, "I am concerned about you, Wan." She took a deep breath and in a solemn tone, "But if you feel uncomfortable, you need to let me know. All right?"

    Yue Wan was vomiting blood inside, ''What ah acting! I can see her double bitch attitude.''

    Concealing her annoyance, "Wan Wan, don''t worry about me." But her inner voice echoed, ''You should worry about yourself.''

    Since Wei Wan needed to inform her father about the exam problem, she left them in a hurry. As for Wei Wan''s lackey Fan Daiyu, she followed her out.

    Yue Wan looked at Chen Ai, "Miss. Chen, I should thank you for helping me out."

    "Just call me Little Spring, and I hope you don''t mind if I call you Wan." Chen Ai likes to befriend Yue Wan, as she was so pure and kind. She always wants to talk with Yue Wan before, but she didn''t get the opportunity.

    Yue Wan smiled with pure happiness, "Then, call me Little Wan." Yue Wan enjoyed Chen Ai''s trustworthy character, so she chattered with her in no worry.

    "Little Wan, I think you should be on your guard when you''re with Wei Wan." Chen Ai understood Yue Wan had Wei Wan as the closest companion, but her intuition tells her that Yue Wan won''t be safe around Wei Wan. It also pained her, when seeing Yue Wan''s honest friendship toward Wei Wan.

    "Not bad, Little Spring, you have good eyesight. But don''t worry, I have my arrangements."

    Yue Wan accompanied no one beside Wei Wan in the past, that''s because of, Li Rong''s prejudice towards others. However, she was just a teenage girl, who loves to have many friends, so after her rebirth, she planned to have at least one real friend. And she could notice the genuine love from Little Spring, so Yue Wan didn''t conceal her feelings.

    "Little Spring, I need your help on something, I have heard that your uncle is working as a doctor in our school," Yue Wan guided Chen Ai outside the classroom.

    From her tone, Chen Ai figured out it''s something important, so she nodded her head. "Little Spring, can you contact your uncle to inform...." Yue Wan secretly passed her message.

    Chen Ai got confused over this weird request, but still, she accepted it.

    Once Chen Ai left the wing, Yue Wan messaged her Brother Yue Yang, ''Today Exam, on guard.''

    And following 4 seconds, she got a reply from him, ''Done.''

    With a slight grin, she kept her phone in the backpack. Big Brother has excessive work to manage today.

    --------

    Yue Xiang didn''t go to the office after dropping Yue Wan. He returned home to talk with his father about Little Wan.

    On reaching the home, he got welcomed with a weird atmosphere. One thought came in his mind, ''She hypnotized him! Now he turned into an idiot.''

    After getting kissed twice by his daughter made Yue Yeager so happy like he was on cloud nine.

    All the servants in Yue were jumpy about, ''Ghost possessed both father and daughter.''

    Yue Xiang ordered all servants to leave and kneaded his head, ''I need a vacation.''

    " Uncle Wang." He requested.

    Uncle Wang reported the security breach incident to Yue Xiang, "Young Master, I checked those securities before firing them, and we discovered some payoff in their room. I have officially informed the police."

    Uncle Wang place some cash, a bag, and letters on the table.

    Yue Xiang glanced at them, as he took the bag, and tossed it towards his assistant, "Give me full details by night."

    And then, he scanned the letter, but found nothing worthy of their use, "Uncle Wang, improve each security with grandpa military group and recheck all workers."

    Without hanging tight for their answer, he sends them out.

    Yue Xiang glanced at his dad, and took a deep breath, "Dad, you will get a kiss daily, so stop daydreaming. We have some real issues."

    Yue Yeager was mad at his son for interrupting his beautiful dream, he waved his hand, "Shoo----Shoo. You are just jealous of me, as my beloved cute daughter kissed me twice." Yue Yeager performed like he was driving an animal from his daydream.

    Yue Xiang didn''t mind his childish response, so started his discussion, "We found two types of drugs yesterday, one to make her lose her power of reasoning and another one will make her obsessively addicted to it."

    Yue Yeager stopped his goofy act abruptly, on hearing Yue Xiand''s word, and then with a trembling voice, "What? Did Little Wan take it? Xiang, tell me, is our Little Wan alright?" His face was loaded up with endless worries.

    Yue Xiang quieted his father somewhere near saying, "Our Wan didn''t have any contact with this, so she is okay, at this point."

    Yue Xiang, with a strong aura, "If it happens in a blind spot..."

    Gazed at his father with some hidden fear, "We will lose our Little Wan."

    Yue Yeager stood up in a rage, as his voice filled with death tread, "I will kill them all; they dare to plot against us."

    Yue Xiang didn''t want to inform him at first, but once he got hold about this drug, he too had the same anger and fury, "Dad, if we act now, it won''t benefit us and consider Little Wan."

    Yue Yeager, with the murderous hint in his eye, "Should I let them go just like that."

    Yue Xiang made Yue Yeager drink some water, and in a smooth voice, he unveiled, "Dad recall how Little Wan acted in the morning. Can''t you see that she isn''t acting like the past Wan? Before, she was poor in recognizing good and bad, but now her eyes are too clear."

    Yue Yeager halted to gather his thoughts, and in a surprise, he held Yue Xiang''s shoulder, "Are you saying my Little Wan found everything?"

 Chapter 11 - Mother Hen

    Yue Yeager regarded Yue Xiang as his son, even though they weren''t blood-related. And his son had a keen perspective over things that he didn''t mind though. So Yue Yeager believed his son more, and it was also a reason for his daughter''s rage.

    --- Flashback---

    "Daddy, how could you acknowledge his idea, while you reject mine consistently."

    With a lack of sense to think, Yue Wan blasted with words that could hurt them, and then in a fit of anger, she broke everything.

    "Yue Wan, You are my everything. Just believe in daddy." But all his requests and love were fed to deaf ears.

    --- End---

    Pondering over her past day''s behavior and compared it with today''s experience, it''s like diametrically opposed.

    Before, he sought every way to make her understand, but today she realized without any further inquiries or debate.

    Remembering her aura when Lu appeared, ''Did father possess my Little Wan, but she kissed me twice.''

    With a little dumbfounded expression, Yue Yeager''s face loaded with complexity.

    Yue Xiang''s voice dropped like a bomb, "Sorry to interrupt your over-delusional episode. Grampa didn''t possess her."

    Yue Yeager gave him a vague look, ''Do you have to read my thoughts aloud.''

    With a blank expression, Yue Xiang clarified, "Your mind voice is having some leakage, as I can hear it from outside."

    Yue Yeager was ready to argue, but they were interrupted by message tone, ''Ding.....Ding!''

    Yue Xiang''s number was known to certain people, so this must be something important. As he checked it, he found out it was from his sister.

    Yue Yeager was peeking at the mobile with curiosity, seeing the sender''s name, he boomed, "It''s from Little Wan, quickly check it... Check it".

    Witnessing his Father''s enthusiasm, Yue Xiang was quite annoyed, but still, he opened the message to find four-word

    ----

    From: Little Wan

    Today exam, on guard.

    -----

    "What is the exam?"

    Yue Yeager, with hypersensitive love for his daughter, went enraged for two reasons; one:- His Little Ancestor didn''t send him the message and two:

    "My Little Wan got troubles? She has not yet recuperated, how can she focus on the test? Wouldn''t they be able to delay it?"

    Yue Yeager rattled similar to a Mother Hen, "Uncle Wang calls WAX''s Director and instruct him to drop all tests today. If not, I will pull back speculation from Xiao''s new amusement venture."

    Yue Xiang now understood, Why his sister didn''t send the message to his father, ''That will be an absolute disaster.''

    "Dad, Little Wan wants to enter the exam," Yue Xiang interpreted his Dad calmly.

    Yue Yeager with a questioning gaze, "Then what about; on guard!"

    Yue Xiang''s lips curved into a cold smile, "Someone might play tricks so we shouldn''t act imprudently."

    Yue Yeager reminisced about the previous evening''s incident, "Does the drug is related to this exam."

    Yue Xiang wasn''t sure that this could be a reason. But it appears, his sister spotted it first: "Yes. Last week, I found that WAX is going to conduct an exam for the Best Academic of the year."

    Yue Yeager wants to find his Little Wan, as he scared of her being in school with those treacherous foxes.

    Yue Xiang anticipated his dad''s act, " Dad, Just believe in Little Wan."

    Yue Yeager pouted a little, "Why didn''t she mention that to me."

    Yue Xinag''s raised his eyebrow with an expression, ''You had to ask.''

    Yue Xiang throws his father for sightseeing in City B, which will take a 6hrs ride. Though Yue Yeager whined a lot about it: ''Xiang, daddy has head pain, so let me rest. I will be in the home for Little Wan and behave.''

    Well, he wasn''t going to fall for his father''s act, so he let the securities dragged Yue Yeager into the car while screaming was heard, "Little Wan, save daddy."

    After he backpacked his dad out, he ordered, "Uncle Wang, don''t let anyone know Dad''s location."

    "Okay, Young Master. Should I prepare your lunch?"

    Uncle Wang stood next to the door while Yue Xiang was preparing to go out.

    Yue Xiang entered his deep red Cizeta car and started the engine: "No, I will be late."

    During his ride, he made a call, which was picked up after the 3rd ring, "Meet me, in Blue Rose."

    On the other side, a rich cold voice, "One hour."

    ''For you, Little Lion, I am meeting that Witch.'' He grunted while lips slipped into a smile.

    --- Back to school again---

    Yue Wan sneezed twice; First, when she entered the library and next while collecting her stuff.

    Chen Ai came back to Yue Wan, after completing her mission. And soon, they both proceeded to revise in the library.

    "Little Wan looks like someone is complaining," Chen Ai softly made the statement.

    "It seems like daddy got kicked out of the house." Yue Wan stroked her temple in trouble, ''Big Brother can''t you go easy on him, later I have to deal with his lament.''

    --- Class corridor---

    Wei Wan called her father''s number, but it was picked by Secretary Zhu, who answered, "Young Miss Wan, your dad is having lunch with our new investors. So, he can''t pick your call now."

    Wei Wan''s heart palpitated in fear. Then with a razor-edged sound, she demanded: "Connect me to dad right now."

    Secretary Zhu knew Wei Wan''s temper, so he delivered it to his Master, "Master Wei. It''s Young Miss, she sounds urgent." He whispered.

    Wei Xing was boasting about his daughter''s future achievements in the WAX exam, and also, he promised them with an assurance that soon Wei will get investment from Xiao. Yet, they were reluctant to invest in Wei.

    Wei Xing made an excuse to take the call, as he left the private room.

    He hissed impatiently: "Wan Wan, What happened?"

    Wei Wan bit her lip in nervousness as she muttered in a brittle voice, "Dad, Little Wan came to school."

    Wei Xing made a shrill noise, "What?" He looked around to check if he was alone, and then in his low key: "Wei Wan, I gave you one job, can''t you completed it perfectly." He barked at her for being such a failure.

    Wei Xing tried to control his fury, and quietly reminded her, "I don''t know what you do. I need you to get in Xiao, so do whatever it takes to stop her."

    Wei Xing didn''t want to make his new investors have any weird thoughts, so he cut the call by saying, "Don''t disappoint me."

    Wei Xing commanded his secretary to find Yue Yeager''s location.

    Wei Xing knew he couldn''t trust his daughter trick, so he had it all pre-planned.

    "Call Wei Chen to prepare the act." He ordered.

 Chapter 12 - Virtuous Heart

    Wei Wan got frustrated when her dad said '' don''t disappoint me ''. Thinking about her experience she flinched her fingers tightly around the phone. Wei Xing never treated her as his daughter, she was one of his puppet-like his other offsprings, but Wei Wan was his favorite due to Yue Wan.

    Wei Wan bites her lips until it drains, she feared her dad more than anything.

    "Wan Wan, what happened to your lips?", Fan Daiyu was very mad at Wei Wan for standing up for the bit**h, but seeing her like this made her worry.

    Wei Wan concealed her hater and with a depressed voice, "It''s nothing Daiyu".

    Fan Daiyu didn''t take her excuse, by seeing her, she realized something isn''t right.

    "WanWan aren''t we best friends, you can tell me", Fan Daiyu was always longed to act as a savior for Wei Wan, her family not prominent as Wei in the City A. To achieve the lavish lifestyle, she needed a big thigh to hug and her target is Wei Chen.

    Wei Wan always knew her vile thoughts, that''s why she can easily influence her against Yue Wan.

    Wei Wan with her misty eye gazed at Fan Daiyu, "Daiyu, I am scared". Wei Wan dried her fake tears with her napkin, "just now dad called me and share that soon my brother will able to lead our new project."

    Since the topic is about Wei Chen it pricked Fan Diayu interest more, "That''s good news, I know brother Chen will get recognized soon but why are you scared?".

    Wei Wan sneered inside that, even her brother''s dog won''t look at her and here she is calling him brother Chen, "he might lose this chance, because of me".

    Fan Diayu already in a delusion that she was Wei Chen''s wife so hearing that he might have some problem triggered her in panic. " Why would you say that?"

    "Dad told me that the investors are reluctant to give in since Chen gege is young and inexperienced", Wei Wan carefully lured her to the field.

    Fan Daiyu got aggravated hearing the reason, "That''s absurd".

    Wei Wan was satisfied with her outbreak laid the final trap, "if only I get this year award, then Chen gege can achieve his dream, but everyone knew that our class topper is Yue Wan. It is impossible to beat her if she is entering", Wei Wan said each word without any horrific, and it sounds like she was saying in a fluke.

    Fan Daiyu was not good at studying, she is below average in class and she knew about Yue Wan score in every exam. She grinned her teeth, "I told you not be virtuous, now see she is just a plague", Fan Daiyu railed over Yue Wan in resentment. Wei Wan wants to pacify her but Fan Diayu left the corridor furiously.

    Wei Wan smirked with a victory that she finally provoked Fan Diayu against Yue Wan, ''I don''t need to do anything''.

    --- Library---

    Chen Ai and Yue Wan were concentrating on the subject that they have to cover before the exam.

    "Nah... My brain will rot away if I intake anymore", Chen Ai whined and dozed over the notes before her.

    Yue Wan precisely can''t guess the questions since she didn''t attend the exam in her past life. So she had completed focus on her stuff, but looking at Little Spring''s cute spoiled pose, she chuckled softly and patted her head, " Then let''s feed your stomach with some sweets". Chen Ai heads up at lightning speed and cheerfully clapped, "Finally, you heard my stomach complains".

    Yue Wan lead Chen Ai toward the school canteen, in WAX a student can order the meals through the Points in their ID. The Points are based on their academy and sports performance. As the class first, Yue Want has an unlimited number of points, but she didn''t use it once before, " Little Spring lay the order, today meals on me".

    Chen Ai was such a foodie with no shame she accepted it, "Little Wan don''t underestimate my appetite, I might eat the whole canteen ".

    Yue Wan pinched her cheek playfully, "why can''t you do the same for your brain... Huh".

    Chen Ai cried in pain, " ahi...Little Wan, don''t pinch my cheek it will be hard for me to eat".

    Yue Wan felt funny over her request, ''I should name her piglet''.

    After ordering over her foods they both were talking about the stuff they like and dislike. Yue Wan was patiently listening to her while at the same she had the awareness around her.

    As soon the food arrived at their table, they were greeted by the person they resend to see, "Yue Wan, I want to talk to you". Fan Daiyu was searching Yue Wan after her confrontation with Wei Wan, she wan planning to teach her some lessons, but she needed an isolated place because of CCTV around the whole campus.

    Yue Wan began to eat by not regarding her presence and Chen Ai had never considered Fan Daiyu so she too chewed her meal in high spirits.

    Fan Daiyu felt like smashing this food over their faces, but she controlled her anger and asked her again, "Yue Wan, don''t test my patience, come to school backyard right this instance".

    Chen Ai slammed down her fork, " Fan Daiyu who do you think you are? ... This is a school, not your home. Can''t you see Little Wan is not interested, buzz off"?

    " Shut up Chen Ai, I am talking with Yue Wan", Fan Daiyu Was ticking like a time bomb that might burst at any moment.

    Soon the whole canteen had their eyes on them, Fan Daiyu''s roaring was disturbing their work, ''they all have an exam in an hour and here she is making noise'' is the thought in their mind.

    Fan Daiyu can''t take those accusing looks so she stormed out of the canteen with an ugly face.

    "Such an ill temper she has, she sure loves to pick on you", Chen Ai said as a matter of fact.

    After their lunch, they both went to class, suddenly a student cried out, " Yue Wan, the teacher called you in his office".

 Chapter 13 - Drug test

    -- In Blue Ross---

    In a private room on the 2nd floor a 23 yr old woman with a perfect mold face which is a work of art and had a beautifully shaped body. Her pink, slight, buttoned nose that was just above her delicate lips that had a faint smile. She wore dark blue action figure clothes, a necklace of turquoise and sharp little sliver knives, and with her hair in pigtails like two gray wires.

    Yue Xiang entered the hotel after parking the car, the girls in reception got flawed over his look, a man had the sort of face that should have looked out of gold frame: a Victorian portrait. He entered the room and glance at the women he had scheduled earlier.

    "Only you", Yue Xiang sounds a little disappointed.

    "I am more than enough", took a slip at her coffee, "for you".

    Yue Xiang turned his head to control his snicker.

    " Yha, Yue Xiang quits looking down on me. I am not past Xiao Ran, now you should call me General Xiao", with a proud face Xiao Ran lifted her head.

    The string finally snapped, "ha ha ha... My bad ", Yue Xiang cracked without an end.

    Xiao Ran had lots of snaps over her head, " you beast, no wonder you both are from the same mold".

    Yue Xiang lifted his head and said, "before presenting, I implore you to check the mirror", looked at her head, "two-tail General, never seen before".

    Xiao Ran instantly ran her hand over her head and grumbled, "I was getting ready for Cosplay party in a reunion, yet he sends me here".

    Yue Xiang spoke directly to the topic, "Xiao Witch, I want you to be on the WAX exam today".

    Xiao Ran full of protest, " Why?, My flight is in an hour, and this my high school reunion which I planned for months. I have to be there", Xian Ran set adamant on not doing as he says.

    Yue Xiang took his phone and was preparing to call, "then I will ask him to deal with it".

    Xiao Ran with a panicked expression made a sudden 360degree makeover, " ha...how forgetful am I. The exam for pre-selection is today, I have tons of works in the School. Brother Xiang, I can''t entertain you today", with a sullen face in her ranger costume, "I have to go now ".

    Xiao Ran rushed out like her butt is on fire, ''devil Xiang... Big baka Villain, Waa... Waa, I can''t Cosplay as ranger women''.

    Yue Xiang smirked a little and a waiter came inside with a bill " sir bill".

    Yue Xiang raised his eyebrow, "but, I didn''t order".

    "But the Madam, before you order some 300 dishes from here to City B and she picked some chefs from here for the reunion and also....", the waiter laid out the list like it was never-ending.

    Yue Xiang waves his hand and gave the black card, " do as she said".

    After the waiter left, Yue Xiang removed his tie and called him, " Are you not feeding her?"

    On the other side a majestic voice, "You deserve it"

    ----Back to School----

    Yue Wan and Chen Ai went to Mr.An and they were followed by some students.

    On reaching the door, they heard the voice of Fan Daiyu, " Teacher An, I saw it myself, you can check it if you want".

    Yue Wan went inside, "Teacher An you called me".

    Mr.An with a troubled face, "Miss. Yue, glad you came. We have some problems".

    Yue Wan without anxiety, "Teacher An, I am your student. If there is something you want to start you can say it".

    Mr.An has seen several students and he knew the situation today is rough, but seeing her clam and refined expression made him feel that this little lass is up to something, "Well Miss. Yue, we received a complaint about you are utilizing drugs".

    Chan Ai was the first to freak out, "What? Teacher An did Fan Daiyu report it. It''s a fake one, she always makes trouble for us. She was picking on Little Wan from the beginning, if you have doubt, you can ask our class monitor".

    Fan Daiyu hated when Chen Ai meddled, "Chen Ai, this is between me and Yue Wan so get lost".

    Yue Wan patted her friend and asked FAn Daiyu, "Can you enlighten me that, did you see me using the drug".

    Fan Daiyu didn''t pre-planned her lie well before, so she was blabbering some nonsense like someone from outside said it so and so...

    Yue Wan looked and Mr.An, "Teacher An, without any proper evidence, how can you interrogate me? According to our school rule just with a story, you can''t accuse me and even doing medical examination you should produce some evidence". Yue Wan gazed at the other teaches inside the room, "today we have an exam and making this type of false rumor is quite inappropriate. I don''t know why Miss. Fan doing this, but, in WAX lying is forbidden even for teachers ". Yue Wan said with a chill voice and her eyes look as pure crystal mirror.

    Mr.An and the other teacher we''re astonished, the things she said made them think, why would Fan Daiyu lay her accusation against Yue Wan today, is it something to do with the exam?. At first, they plan to test out Yue Wan medically, but now hearing her talk, they quite terrified, if the result turns negative then they will lose their license.

    Fan Daiyu was happy at first when all teachers voiced with her, but now seeing everyone looking her with doubt made her frightening, ''when did the bitch become this talkative''.

    Wei Wan was waiting for the drama to fold up, but looking at the situation she wants to slap that Fan Daiyu, before complaining she should have drugged Yue Wan, ''this idiot''.

    Now there is the only way to delay her to enter the exam, Wei Wan made a clever plan and moved her step, "Teacher An, can I say something".

    Mr.An nodded his head.

    "We can''t fully blame Fan Daiyu, she said this because she didn''t want our school reputation to be affected and at the same time I believe Wan, so how about we just take a blood test to clarify it".

 Chapter 14 - Xiao Ran

    As soon as Wei Wan voiced out her thought, an instructor among them voiced out, "that is a splendid idea, Miss. Wei". One of the confidence of Wei Xing, Math-Teacher upheld this idea, 2hrs before he took a call from Wei Xing. Thus the rest of the teachers except Mr.An too joined in and said, "that''s a good one".

    Chen Ai felt that they all have plans to trouble Yue Wan, " we can''t do that, if she took the test now, it will take 3 hours to get the outcome".

    Mr.An found that Chen Ai was right about the results so he joined in, " and you all have an exam in 30 min, so we better have the drug test tomorrow".

    Yue Wan felt delighted when two people defended her, in a past life she was isolated and during the trial, everyone resent her to the point of death. Yue Wan was grateful for getting 2nd chance, with cold eyes, she stood before Wei Wan, "Wei Wan, do you have any evidence to prove".

    Wei Wan got solidified by seeing Yue Wan before her, ''why I am getting frightened by her look'', she felt a lump in her throat, " Wan, what you mean".

    Yue Wan smirked at her, "Mr.An, Can I make a trial of deceitful accusations against me?"

    Mr.An confronted everybody and stated, " you can, and if you win the trial you can request anything".

    Wei Wan and Fan Daiyu felt shivers somehow, they both had one thought, '' She is creeping me out''.

    Math-Teacher had just bargained with Wei Xing so he can''t give Yue Wan a chance to go along these lines, "What trial, it''s only a test so we needn''t bother with anything like that".

    Wei Wan knew it''s her only option, "Wan, you don''t have to afraid, I know you want to enter the event but the rule is a rule. Until you prove your innocence, you can''t enter in any school event, I am sorry Wan, you need to consider us, we are squandering the time".

    Wei Wan carefully laid out that her concern and affection towards Yue Wan likewise made a point that Yue Wan is hesitant to get tested due to the exam and she is dragging out the time.

    Everyone now believed that Yue Wan was not ready to be tested and because of her, they might miss the exam. "Yue Wan, don''t be narrow-minded think about others, it''s just a blood test so it won''t take much time", Fan Daiyu added fuel to theirs doubt.

    Yue Wan with a calm voice, "alright, I will provide the result, but I want Teacher An to be my witness, as those who all made accusations against me will meet me at the WAX court".

    Wei Wan wants to make her take back her word, getting falsely act will lead them ousted from school, however she made Yue Wan not be part of the exam she feels weird inside.

    Mr.An can guess what Yue Wan arranging so with a stern voice, " Miss. Yue, WAX won''t disappoint you and those who all parts of this can''t escape from", he pointed out CCTV above them.

    The students, who joined this for entertainment only, now feared that it is too late to withdraw.

    Math-teacher was happy that at long last his objective was accomplished, " then except Miss. Yue all others can go back ".

    Chen Ai stood in-between the door and students, " the party is not yet over, the music hasn''t started yet".

    Fan Daiyu railed over her, " Chan Ai step away".

    Yue Wan signaled her with an eye. Chen Ai took her mobile and said, " are you ready? You can come in now".

    The other door on the left side was opened by the school doctor, " I hope, I didn''t interrupt you Mr.An".

    Mr.An smirked unconsciously, "Doctor Chen, you didn''t. Come in please".

    Wei Wan had an odd feeling when she saw doctor Chen, ''did I miss something''.

    Doctor Chen came inside and gave the document to Mr.An. On glancing at the report Mr.An made a profound smile toward Yue Wan, " Miss. Yue is well prepared".

    Wei Wan out of curiosity asked, "Teacher An, what report?".

    Doctor Chen gazed at everyone, "Miss. Yue Wan came to me before the first time frame and mentioned to complete a blood test because of some baseless rumor. She said that she doesn''t want WAX to be accused, so I took her blood and send it to the Xiao Medical Institute for examination and the results came just now", he raised the page over and said, "it turned out negative"

    All had a shocked expression and Wei Wan clenched her hand tightly like it would drip blood soon. "How could it be, this is fake", Fan Daiyu railed over with madness, "you planned this, you all planned this", she acted like a crazy weirdo and tried to attack Yue Wan but soon she was held by some securities.

    "So much for not being in my reunion, I was welcome by this brainless fool", a strong cold voice of women echoed. Xian Ran had her military uniform with the aura Cold General.

    "Director Your back", Mr.An and the other teachers respectfully greeted Xiao Ran.

    " I listened to everything happened here via camera, so Miss. Yue, you will get the justice you deserve, Doctor Chen sends the photocopy of the test report and Teacher An leads the students to the exam Hall".

    Xiao Ran left the room before giving a last glance at Yue Wan, ''The devil''s sister looks like a soft bunny'', she felt an urge to pinch Yue Wan chubby cheek but she controls herself and disappeared.

    Teacher An shut everyone back to class and held the exam. All gathered back in Hall and started the exam, Wei Wan lost her soul when Xiao Ran appeared, she can''t concentrate on the exam anymore, she looked at Yue Wan and thought, '' what just happened, how could it be possible''.

    -- Outside---

    Math-teacher in his call, " we have failed to accomplish this, sorry Mister. Wei".

    Wei Xing said something for some minute.

    Math-teacher with black lines over his head, "it''s too rush, what if get caught".

    Another side," don''t worry, you won''t just do as I say". Math-Teacher shut his call and dried the sweat on his face.

 Chapter 15 - Expelled from WAX

    -- Director office --

    Teacher An and Doctor Chen along with the other staffs were standing before the director''s room after done with his hidden call Math-teacher joined without a noise.

    Women in late 50 invited them all to enter, " Miss. Xiao is waiting", she is the adviser of Miss. Xiao.

    Inside the room contains several posters on its walls, which showcase the members of WAX. They briefly describe each character''s main abilities and functions. The room is also filled with an elite design, on the desk there a laptop that displays the whole campus online.

    Doctor Chen placed the photocopy of the report and left the room while others stood there without a moment.

    Xiao Ran had a dark aura, "When did you guys found the courage to make decisions?".

    One of the Teachers said, " Director, we heard that you won''t be available so we took it to...".

    ''...Smash... Smash'', the sound of the glass violently broken by throwing out.

    "Are you treating me as a fool? Just because you all are a WAX teacher, I leave you with a warning. Don''t provoke my temper", Xiao Ran voice sounds louder like a roar which made them all shiver inside.

    Xiao Ran continued her talk, " Teacher An find me the source of this rumor? I will give you 3 days, and give me the list of students presented in your office"

    Teacher An can guess the seriousness of the issue, being rumored in WAX is not easy, "Ok director Xiao".

    Xiao Ran moved toward the window, "The girl, who acted like a maniac, What''s her name?"

    "That''s Miss. Fan Daiyu", Advisor Yu gave the PD (personal details) of her.

    Not intended to look through it Xiao Ran said, " Expel her immediately and give a warning for those who supported this ", she snapped her finger, " cut the internal marks to 49%".

    In WAX the internal mark is very important for every student, to take less than 80% will consider them below average by other recognized Universities and now if a student with only 51% will be considered as border pass no matter how much one score in public exam.

    Math-Teacher remembered Wei Wan and got scared that if she loses 49% mark, then she can''t pass WAX finals, "That''s ridiculous, you can''t do for others. It''s their right to protest".

    Xiao Ran has been known for being bossy, " Oh really, then give their family a warning mail along with full details".Everyone shut the words they were prepared to speak.

    "Out", As soon she said the staff left not before Teacher An gave his nod to Advisor Yu.

    Xiao Ran hardly came to WAX but today she felt that the rumor is not just for dealing with Yue''s daughter.

    "Aunt Yu, Call Grandpa and tell that we will have dinner together", Advisor Yu knew Xiao Ran temper and thought, she specifically used term Aunty to show the seriousness of the matter, "Alright Princess Xiao".

    -- inside class --

    Wei Wan tried to focus on the exam, but she can''t, she had forgotten Fan Daiyu once the Director appeared. Wei Wan had a firm belief that no matter what happens, she won''t let Yue Wan attended the exam and her plan was flawless yet now she is looking at Yue Wan who is calmly taking the exam, '' no no no... I have to get into the selection list''. With grudge against Yue Wan, Wei Wan took this exam seriously. But she never would have thought that her so-called idea had let her to a loss of 49% Inter-mark.

    On the other had Yue Wan carefully picked out the answer, '' I will make daddy and big brother proud, they helped me out a lot today''.

    However, she doubted one thing, that someone helped her a lot today despite not being present. When Fan Daiyu was making the rubbish story she felt like she was being observed, she also guessed that Xiao Ran lied about watching the CCTV live. Someone other than her brother is playing with her plan but '' who?''.

    -- With Fan Daiyu--

    In the Teacher''s Lounge, Fan Daiyu was held down by the securities, when Mr.An lead everyone back to class she was left behind and now it''s been past 45 min of the exam, anyway, she won''t able to guess the answers in the first place.

    ''How could Yue Wan escape'', she bites her nail in nervousness, due to the loss of battle with Yue Wan she forgot the basic rule of school? Suddenly she heard a telephone ring, it''s the phone in Mr. An''s table, '' who might be that''

    Math-Teacher who arrived inside took the call, " Hello, this WAX Academy, Maths-Teacher here".

    His expression ashen heavily, " What? Are you sure? Ok, I will inform her".

    Fan Daiyu can''t control her curiosity so she asked, "what happened, sir?".

    "You shouldn''t attend my call, Math-teacher", Teacher An want to hit this dumb man.

    "I am sorry Mr.An, but it''s really important. Miss Yue''s father got hit and was severely wounded", Math Teacher sound in a hurry.

    But Teacher An who just got lashed out by Miss. Xiao didn''t want to anger that woman again, " oh, did you confirm this with the police and did you contact the hospital first".

    "Well, I, -- I -- didn''t, but we should inform Miss. Yue", He prepared to go straight away.

    Mr.An can read his motive so, " The exam has still 25 mints more, and we can''t be sure the call is true. So wait a minute".

    Teacher An called Advisor Yu and inform the case, after 2 minutes he got the reply, " ok, will warn others".

    Fan Daiyu glad that finally, God helped her, at least Yue Wan will leave without completing the exam yet Mr.An''s was quite wicked, "Teacher An, though I hate Yue Wan. I don''t think it is good to keep her in the dark about her father, so let me inform her", first she will inform about her dad''s critical condition and second if Yue Wan won''t budge in she can accuse being unfilial.

    "You don''t have to, this a fake call, and I have already verified with Director. She has already informed police about this fake call so those who pass the fake news will be punished, and soon they will trace the culprit", Mr.An conveyed with confidence.

    Before leaving the room, he glances at the corner and said, "Oh, Miss. Fan, you were expelled like 15 minutes ago. So I request you to leave the campus immediately".

    Fan Daiyu dropped down with bulged eye she screamed, "what!!".

 Chapter 16 - Safe in his embrace

    '' Ring -- ring --- ring'', school bell sound.

    The Teacher collected the papers and left the class, the students scattered over here there to inquire about the questions. Chen Ai came near Yue Wan, "let''s have a treat in a new patisserie cafe near our school", her eyes were shooting stars over Yue Wan.

    Yue Wan led a helpless smile and said, "you glutton piglet, the only thing in your mind is food".

    Chen Ai puffed her cheek, "come on, it''s hard to get a reservation".

    Yue Wan and Chen Ai left the class while Wei Wan glaring daggers over her, ''this bitch, today I will teach her some lessons, but it was interrupted by a message from her mother.

    ''From Mom: Come home, he is angry''.

    Wei Wan looked at that two happy left the class, she grinned down with unhappiness.

    ''To Mom: Ok.''

    --- Yue home --

    After pacifying Little spring with lots of sweets, she bought some pastry and returned home before 6 pm.

    Upon entering her home, she saw Uncle Wang at the entrance, "Young Miss your back ".

    "Uncle Wang, where are a daddy and big brother?", she let the new maid take her bag while she took the pastry to the kitchen.

    Uncle Wang followed Yue Wan and said, "Young Master said he will be late and Master Yue will be here in any moment".

    "Alright then, inform me once daddy is back. I need to refresh ", Yue Wan walked to her room after she placed it in the fridge. Right after her bath, she heard her dad''s voice, "looks like daddy is back", she wore her nightshirt and went down.

    In the hall, Uncle Wang was trying to appease his Master Yue yet he was failing, now only Young Miss can help them."That brat lets me travel while he is planning to steal my little Wan, I will teach him a lesson today", Yue Yeager was throwing fit nonstop.

    "Daddy your back ", Yue Wan came down with a beautiful smile.

    Yue Yeager got blessed by this beautiful scene, and it made him forget about that cunning rascal. "My Little Wan, how was your school today. Did you miss daddy?"

    Yue Wan grinned with a wide smile, "Daddy, today I took the exam seriously and I missed you a lot", she felt a lot safer in her father embrace.

    Yue Yeager gleamed in joy, "Only Little Wan care about daddy and that sneaky brat made daddy to go around and around the city like 20 times. Look at my poor back got bruised over by sitting all day".

    Yue Wan Sweatdrop at his antics, "Don''t be mad now, how about we eat your favorite pastry, ok". She looked over the kitchen staff, "prepare a tasty feast today".

    Yue Wan asked her dad to take a quick refresher and come to the dining table while she went to the kitchen and looked over the dinner preparation.

    The dinner time is filled with Yue Wan reporting the things happened in her school, on the other hand, Yue Yeager guessed from her talk that some teachers are against his daughter taking exams. After dinner Yue Yeager ate his dark chocolate cake well the fact is Yue Wan was feeding him and he is foolishly smiling at everyone, ''look my princess is feeding me''. Uncle Wang and some old staff were happy for both father and daughter.

    "Daddy does big brother knew Xiao Ran", Yue Wan choose her word carefully.

    "Xiang did schooling in WAX so they might be an acquaintance at some point, but some of my buddies say that Princess Xiao is quite bossy and bad temper". Yue Yeager got a call, so he left to study the room and took the pastry with him.

    Yue Wan''s face showed disbelieving and terror, ''Princess Xiao!''. Uncle Wang asked her, "Young Miss is there a problem".

    Yue Wan concealed her thoughts and inquired about Xiao, "Uncle Wang, do you know about Xiao family".

    Uncle Wang didn''t doubt her intension, "Well, they are the old traditional family, they have branches over everywhere. The Xiao empire is built during Word War and the First Empire is General Xiao Hua. They have established their power in every field and one top important shareholder in Sky Avenue Technology. The current Empire is Princess Xiao."

    Yue Wan asked him in a hurry, "that''s it ".

    Uncle Wang found his Young Miss getting interested in Xiao, "should I check something".

    Yue Wan controlled her eagerness, "no, no... It''s ok, I feel tired. I will be in my room".

    Yue Wan slowly made it to her room with lots of things in her mind, ''no one knew about him''.

    --- In Xiao Family--

    When Grandfather Xiao got Aunt Yu''s message he packed his work up and came to the home late night. As she said in his message Xiao Ran prepared the dinner, she not that good in cooking, but its edible just like Yue Xiang''s comment. Xiao Ran lost her parents in a cruise accident they didn''t even find the body of the deceased, so after that Grandpa Xiao took care of her until he tossed her in Military training. She still holds the grudge for doing that, "Grandpa your back", Xiao Ran welcomed him warmly.

    Grandpa Xiao took the topic straightly, "Did you find who?".

    Xiao Ran exhaled some air and said, "Can''t you at least pretend to be a caring, its been2 years".

    Grandpa Xiao with a blank face, "..." .

    Xiao Ran facepalmed," Forget it, let''s go to your study".

    Inside the room, Granpa Xiao sat in the chair and looked through the information placed before him, "Is everything alright in school".

    "All are in control, but I found that some staff was misbehaving a lot", Xiao Ran sat leisurely while taking her cup of coffee.

    "Did he contact you", Grandpa gazed at her with amusement.

    Xiao Ran was so close in splashing her drink, "Are you concerned about your pupil".

    "Is that girl, Miss Yue", from the slack of file he took a picture.

    "Isn''t she the cutest, I wish to Cosplay with her. How come the devil has her as his Little sister", Xiao Ran''s inner voice finally let out with grumpiness.

    "At the base, they teach you to Cosplay?", the same majestic voice appeared.

 Chapter 17 - She is pretty wild

    Xiao Ran looked up, left, right, down and last under the table. But she found nothing, with a little hesitance, "that would be my imagination."

    "No, it''s not," Grandpa Xiao said as a matter of fact.

    Being creeped out by reality, Xiao Ran hopped up, "that''s not funny Grandpa."

    "For what reason did you help her"? Grandpa Xiao grabbed the telephone and with the speaker on they heard, "3% of Fu''s offer."

    Grandpa Xiao looked at Xiao Ran and she shook her head, ''I don''t know about any share.''

    Grandpa gave up arguing, it''s a waste of energy, "when will be you back."

    "Later," the guest cuts the line.

    "This brat," Grandpa Xiao was so near snap the phone.

    "Grandpa, the supper is ready. Shall we go," Xiao Ran''s heart quiets down, ''thank heavens the devil didn''t complain''?

    Grandpa Xiao walked out not before he said, "I want you back in base early morning," with his old virus voice.

    Xiao Ran stood there like a statue with a wide eye, ''did I dig my own grave.''

    Advisor Yu gave her condolences in her heart, ''Fighting Princess Xiao.''

    Inside Xiao Ran''s heart.

    , ''I leased my mouth and made myself a wedge''.

    --- Wei Family --

    ''Slap slap''... Whipping sound can be heard at the entrance of Wei.

    "Master please stop it, she''s our child," Kuai Hua cried miserably while shielding Wei Wan behind her.

    "I warned you repeatedly, didn''t I? Not to disappoint me and now you made my entire Wei lose face," Wei Xing screamed at the top of his lung and ripped the flesh of both mother and daughter with his belt.

    Wei Xing has never been humiliated like this in his life. When he found that they can''t trace Yue Yeager, his psyche become insecure to think sanely. So with no other choice, they made a fake call, but they got rebuked and traced out by Xiao, his face blackened when he remembered the warning call he got in open from Xiao, ''play the stunt once more, Wei won''t see the following dawn''.

    Because of that, he lost a new project and his investors pulled back, and when he received the mail from WAX about Wei Wan losing 49% of Inter-Mark, Wei Xing lost all ethics being a dad, unfit to acknowledge his disappointment, he acted like a reserved crazy person now. To vent out his disappointment, he whipped Wei Wan and now she very nearly kicking the bucket.

    Wei Lan, the Matriarch of Wei sat in her big, comfy chair and supped up her soup delightedly. She was very much aware of her child''s fierceness, however, they need Wei Wan to manage Yue, "don''t execute her yet, we need her."

    Wei Xing ceased his movement, "but Mother."

    The Matriarch slowly got up from her chair with the help of her personal attended and whispered inaudibly, "If you beat her anymore, she will die then forget about Li''s inheritance."

    Wei Xing eyes broaden reviews Li Rong''s captivation over Wei Wan''s excellence, he let go of his belt and requested the housekeeper to serve them, "Wei Wan, daddy didn''t intend to hurt. I discovered, Yue Wan securely conveyed the test and if she gets chosen, at that point, you ought to overlook being with Li Rong," he looked at his mom.

    The Matriarch with discretion tone, "Wan, don''t be mad on your father. Go back to your room, I will call the doctor over."

    Wei Wan clenched her fist in anger, with throbbing pain all over her body, which was filled with bruised marks and slap marks on her face, "I know Grandma." They never regarded her as Wei, Once she demolishes that bitch and become Mrs.Li she will deal with them all.

    Some maid took Wei Wan to her room, but before Kuai Hua could move, The Matriarch with her demanding voice, "As a mistress did you forget the ethic of my Wei." Kuai Hua knew her position so she left Wei''s compound with second thoughts of not being with her little girl during her torment

    "Xing, you have to figure out how to control your anger, if I didn''t interrupt she could have died," in a harsh voice The Matriarch reprimands him.

    "Your son knew his wrong, but today I lost 200 million projects," Wei Xing can''t digest his furry.

    "We will get another opportunity, but getting involved in Xiao is our only chance, do whatever to make Wei get selected or make no one gets it," The Matriarch''s only aim to make Wei in Xiao''s position.

    Wei Chang, who was hiding his presence till now said, "Dad, I think we have a mole inside, if not, how did Yue''s got lucky not once but repeatedly."

    The Matriarch didn''t intend to join them so she left without a word. Wei Xing pondered for a second, "checks it out."

    Wei Chang''s lip turned upward while not lifting his head, "Alright dad."

    --- With Yue Xiang--

    Yue Xiang made the home at 11:30 p.m., he heard about Little Wan''s propagation against drug addiction, well, to be frank, he was impressed by her presence of mind. But that jerk demanded 3% of the share, he needed to do loads of desk work to finish it.

    Yue Xiang was throbbing head pain, "Uncle Wang prepares me a big meal, I didn''t have lunch."

    Uncle Wang came with a tray, "Your meal is ready Young Master, will you have it here."

    "In my room," Yue Xiang made it to his room. After his bath, he had his dinner and it was quite tasty too, "that''s a wonderful supper." Uncle Wang smiled at him and said, "Young Miss supervised during preparation and she bought you some sweet," he set the cake and evacuated his unfilled plates.

    Yue Xiang took the ''Matcha tea cake'' with a slight smirk, "Did he bewailed a lot."

    "Young Miss fed Master, his favorite pastry," Uncle Wang returned to his work after conveying the things that happened at home in detail.

    Yue Xiang alone in his room and chuckled a bit, "she cleverly bribed him."

    A chilly solid voice, "She is pretty wild," it''s from Yue Xiang''s phone.

    Yue Xiang with an annoyed expression, "will you stop sneaking up on me."

    "I want a residence near your home," the same person made a statement.

    "Don''t you dare think about it again, I said no so it''s no," Yue Xiang effectively paid him million yet he is as yet yearning for more.

    "Not asking permission." ''Beep - beep'' the line ends up off.

    Yue Xiang let out a breath, "Can''t they make my life a little miserable."

    Laid down on the bed with his back faced up, "I need a vacation."

 Chapter 18 - Candidates for Xiang

    Next day

    Yue Xiang woke up later than his usual time, after his physical training, he took a hot bath and came to dinning. In the dining hall, his father and sister have been present, Yue Yeager was reading a newspaper by having lavender tea and Yue Wan was exploring her phone while biting toast which was served by staff. The first one to notice his presence was his father, "Good morning Xiang." Yue Yeager noticed the dark circle under Yue Xiang''s eyes, "What in the world happen? Did your girlfriend dump you?."

    Yue Xiang gave an ugly stare and ignored him, "Uncle Wang."

    Uncle Wang placed his breakfast with tea, newspaper and two reports, "They came this morning, Young Master."

    Yue Yeager doesn''t plan to leave him, so he picked up the files beside his plate, "Don''t worry, there is a lot of fish in this world, Look daddy bought all eligible candidates for a blind date." Yue Wan looked up from her phone and gave one hard stare at her Big Brother, and returned to her original work, ''consider me invisible.''

    Yue Yeager got no response as he expected from his son, so he rummages through the list and picked up one candidate, "Ah, she is perfect, look this," Yue Yeager places it in the middle and said, "she completed her degree in Oxford and a topper in her batch. And she knew skiing and swimming, you guys would turn into a heavenly pair."

    Yue Wan coughed in the middle of her orange juice, ''ahem ahem.'' Yue Yeager patted his daughter''s back and asked her in concern, "are you alright." Yue Wan grinned at him and said ''yes'' by gesturing her head.

    Yue Xiang had enough of his father''s nonsense, "You like her, then let''s fix the date for your marriage. I am pleased with her being my mom." Yue Xiang left the table with a cheeky grin on his face.

    Yue Wan coughed a lot now, ''that''s a terrible joke brother.'' even Uncle Wang was trying to control his laugh. On the other hand, Yue Yeager''s face flushed with embarrassment, "You smelly brat, get back here this instant. I am not done with you." Yue Yeager followed Yue Xiang with a red face to the study room.

    Yue Wan''s face loaded up with joy, she missed a lot in the past, so she regards each second with her family as a golden treasure in her heart. She completed her morning meal and returned to her room to plan a date with Little Spring.

    -- In Study--

    Yue Yeager sat in the Master''s chair and Yue Xiang sat opposite him. "Did you get the report?" Yue Yeager acquired him. Yue Xiang gave him the documents and stated, "I found the dealers yet they don''t have any link with Wei, but Lu Jia has a hand in it. As for I dug through Lu''s association, there is no record with Lu Jia."

    Yue Yeager read each page with a bad complexion, "What about CCTV during the party?" Yue Yeager looked at him with expectation.

    "They all no use, it''s a good-executed plan." Yue Xiang snapped his finger and Uncle Wang came inside with a man. Yue Yeager knew that man, he was one of the securities of Yue Villa, "Why you bring him here?."

    Uncle Wang came forward, "Master Yue; when we were looking through his room, we got some bank book worth of 30 lakhs and ornaments which belong to Young Miss. Not only this our group discovered his home address and carried out a verification, which states that he has various trusts under his folks and spouse names recently. So we made a crosscheck over his account and found 2 million of account transition over past 2 years."

    Yue Yeager was shocked to hear it, "Who is the lead?"

    Uncle Wang made eye contact with Yue Xiang and slowly inhaled, "I am sorry, Master Yue, everything is done from our Little Miss account."

    Yue Yeager made a large strike toward them and kicked that security with high force, "he is lying, who is your master? Tell me?" Yue Yeager strangled him in anger. Yue Xiang pulled him away from that security, "Dad calm down."

    "For what reason would she place somebody to drug herself, it''s a bunch of bullshits." Yue Yeager roared and broke all the things in the study.

    Yue Xiang signaled them to return. When he got the report, he, too, doesn''t believe it. There was no logic for her to disgrace herself, but he had a slight doubt that she could have done this without her knowledge, "She acted arrogantly in the past but she never uses the back door. She worked hard to earn her recognition."

    When Yue Yeager heard this he halted his action, "but if others see this, they would think she did it all!" He worries about the Yue Elders, they never had a good opinion on Yue Wan.

    Yue Xiang can recognize who his father was talking about, "Dad, a Family gathering will be held on this Sunday." which means they need to clear Yue Wan''s name as soon as possible.

    Yue Yeager didn''t want to delay anymore, "call Little Wan to my study."

    --Yue Wan''s room--

    After the beautiful breakfast, Yue Wan called Little Spring for an outing, but unexpectedly, she is going to visit her grandparents for the following 3 days, so Yue Wan intended to lazy around the home and do some shopping. While picking up the dress for going shopping, ''ding'' her message tone ran.

    "Who would be that now?" Yue Wan opened her inbox.

    ''From Li Rong: Wan, Let''s have a date?''

    "Something isn''t right usually I would be the one send a message and he will ignore it", Yue Wan found it strange, however, she plans to play along, but before she can reply, Uncle Wang requested her in the study as her father demanded.

    -- Back to study--

    Yue Wan came to the study saw her dad and brother between all broken things and felt the compressed atmosphere, "Daddy, you asked for me." Yue Yeager hugged his daughter, "Little Wan, no matter what I will always believe you."

    "What is it?" she asked her Big brother instead of father and Yue Xiang placed the report in her grasp. Yue Wan freed from her father''s embrace and looked through it, with no change in her expression she gazed straight at her brother''s eye, "what about Li?".

    ----- 1-minute silence----

    Yue Yeager stood still for a minute, and made a call, "find the connection between Lu Jia and Li Rong" and with that he left the room in a hurry.

    Yue Yeager scanned both his children''s face like a kid glancing here and there with curiosity, ''did I miss something.''

 Chapter 19 - Li Rongs threat

    Yue Yeager scorned in the corner like a detested puppy, ''Little Wan didn''t ask for daddy.'' Seeing her father sulking in the corner Yue Wan sweatdropped, so to brighten him up she said "Daddy, how come Big Brother didn''t check Li Rong, he isn''t as smart as you." Yue Yeager''s face bulbed into million waltzes powerful smile, "Little Wan, that stinky brat needs 1000 yr to reach my level. He can''t even guess this smallest thing." Yue Yeager with a proud voice made more remarks, "Your Grandpa once revealed to me that, when Xiang was a child, he always broad the wrong class." Yue Yeager came close to Yue Wan and with a ridiculing tone, "he had a very poor sense of direction as a Kid."

    Yue Wan chuckled alongside her dad while imagining Yue Xiang as a small boy with a frustration look during his school days.

    "ahem ahem." They both halted their actions and looked back, only to be caught by Yue Xiang with his lip curled up and a devil aura around him.

    They both gulped the spit with thought, ''terrible timing.'' Yue Wan knew that daddy was done for sure, with condolence voice in her mind, ''RIP Daddy.''

    And for Yue Yeager, he smiled innocently at Yue Xiang and tug his hand, "Xiang you are still here, ah !! you came to remind me about the meeting, how mindful you are! Just like me in my teenage."

    Yue Xiang didn''t amend by seeing his shameful act however to please the big devil, Yue Yeager with a guilty expression, "I am getting aged these days that''s why I forget my schedules a lot." well what he means was, ''I''m old so don''t take my talk too seriously and you shouldn''t hold resentment.''

    Yue Wan felt embarrassed by her dad''s shamelessness,''If his investors saw this, they will puke blood.''

    Yue Xiang was used to it, so with a bitter tone, "We should go." Yue Yeager like a good kid tailed him with no fit, ''Little Wan, appeal to God for daddy''s long life.''

    Before they can leave the room Yue Wan remembered her needs, "I need software to copy a phone''s data record." Yue Xiang took a Pendrive from his pocket and tossed it toward her, "connect it to the phone directly."

    Yue Wan send them to the office and returned to the room.

    --- Yue Wan''s room ---

    Yue Wan dressed herself up pretty with a full hand white shirt and a pair of brown trousers with an extra piece of cloth that covers the chest and held in place by a strap over each shoulder. She braided her wavery hair in a ponytail. After she groomed up, she took her phone and send the message.

    To LiRong: XGP(Xiao Grand Plaza) in 30 min.

    Yue Wan went down, "Uncle Wang I am going to XGP, If i am late, you should inform Big brother."

    Uncle Wang gave her a key and said, "Yes Young Miss and Your father ordered a new car which was delivered today." Yue Wan took the key and asked, "anything else?"

    "Young Master prepared one too." Uncle Wang opened the car back door and a dark little creature jumped into her embrace, Yue Wan caught it like an instinct and rubbed its fur lovingly, "A cat?"

    Uncle Wang corrected her by saying, "Its an Aisaian black leopard, Young Master got it from a voyager monk."

    Yue Wan felt a sudden pain in the heart like it was telling her to remember something, ''what was that?'' Uncle Wang saw the same guise in her eye when she asked about Xiao Family, "Young Miss?"

    Yue Wan dispersed her thought and looked at the little fellow, he had a round golden eye with a pure black fur that was so soft to touch, "I''ll take him with me, bye Uncle Wang" then she left the perimeter by car.

    The big black cat cuddled like a ball in her lap and slept like a baby, Yue Wan held the steering wheel in with one hand and scoured the cat then and now when it stirs in the sleep, "I forgot to ask about your food intake, How about we go shopping after my meeting, Ok Little one." The leopard let out a small grown like it sound as yes.

    Yue Wan reached the plaza and escorted little one in her blossom, In XGP they will permit pets only if they are certified and Yue Wan knew her Big Brother might have already registered and just like she predicted they let Little Fellow inside with no issue. She took the elevator to reach the 4th-floor restaurant but found it-empty, ''that''s odd.''

    "Your 7 minute late," a rough voice which Yue Wan would never forget in her life came behind her.

    Yue Wan felt an urge to pick the kife and smash it in his skull but this was not the right time so by controlling her inner demon, she turned with a brittle smile, "Li Rong."

    Li Rong was 22yrs with brown hair, tall and handsome look, well to say in one word he was a player. He can be cocky, arrogant, and harsh most of the time that I had encountered, but when to achieve his goal he can be dependable, reliable and attractive. He always defined by his status in life as being the apex of success with all of the money in the world however he prefers being in charge and control.

    "Yue Wan, discard the thing in your hand right now. Its a trash," Li Rong distanced himself away from her and moved to his reserved table. He sat near the window and found the seat before him still empty, "don''t waste my time."

    Yue Wan reacted like she didn''t hear his crap, "what you want?" her voice sounds dead with no emotion.

    Li Rong stiffens a little, though ''she'' informed him about Yue Wan''s change in behavior yet he believed it might be due to his lack of conversation, but now he felt destain in Yue Wan''s voice, ''No, it''s not possible, she is just playing hard to get.''

    "Wan, how is your health," Li Rong asked her with his attractive voice, in past Yue Wan''s heart would melt hearing it but now she wants to break his vocal cords, "You''re asking the wrong person?"

    Li Rong tightened his fist in the furry, early morning he received the call that his sweetheart Wan Wan being sick because she lost WAX inter-mark and award. He was so mad to break Yue Wan piece by piece but his darling doesn''t want to hurt Yue Wan.

    --- little flashback --

    Wei Wan with a sad delicate voice, "Rong baby, I am not mad at Yue Wan. Please don''t hate her."

    Li Rong couldn''t help contradicting her by saying, "how could you care for that whore when she never treats you samely."

    Wei Wan cried over the phone, "I am sorry for not getting the award baby, I''ve disappointed you so much."

    --- end of flashback ---

    "Yue Wan, How could you harm Wei Wan, she always cares about you yet you made her like this. At first, I was planning to break this engagement but if you withdraw from the WAX event and request the director to giveback WanWan''s mark, we might continue or else," Li Rong brutally decry her.

    Yue Wan didn''t feel any distress, she had heard this threat more than once in the past so with a calm face she took the espresso before her and petted the little one in her lap.

    Li Rong got distraught seeing her absence of reaction, "Yue Wan don''t test my patience."

 Chapter 20 - Had Fun Mister

    Yue Wan raised her eyebrow, "Your patience? Li Rong, all of a sudden I feel that Wei Wan in your finance." Li Rong flushed with nervous, "Wha -- What you mean? You are my fiance."

    Yue Wan sneered inside, " Oh really, then how come you didn''t care about the accusation laid against me."

    Li Rong was trying to find an excuse to distract her, "don''t try to change the topic." Yue Wan noticed the waiter drawing closer with water, she made him stumble a bit. The waiter loosed his balanced and splashed the water in the nearby table. Yue Wan guarded against it, but poor Li Rong got stuck.

    " Ah... Are you blind?" Li Rong lost his cool completely, from the start Yue Wan making things hard for him and now this trash waiter made his suit wet.

    "Apologies, sir. I am extremely sorry, " the waiter found it weird, ''I was being cautious.''

    Li Rong was prepared to scold more, but he got a call which made his face perplexed, with a gentle voice, he said to the caller, "Ok, I will be there" and cut the call. He maintained his image and said, "it''s alright, just bring the bill" with a warning in his voice. He then gazed at Yue Wan with disdain, "Yue Wan, consider my offer and do as I said," he yelled and left the restaurant in a whip.

    Once Li Rong was away from her view, she looked at the CCTV above her, with a clever smile she mouthed in no voice, ''had a ton of fun, Mister.''

    The person on the other side stumbled in shock and fell, ''!''

    -- Lu''s home --

    Lu''s having a very hard time for the past two days since they were forbidden to enter Yue''s Villa, Lu Jia tried to contact the dealer about her failure of an ill attempt inside Yue. But got no reply, she got scared because she was unable to get in touch with the spies beside Yue Wan, and now her dealer is off. Even Lu Meili''s attempted to approach Yue Yeager by holding up outside the estate didn''t work out.

    Lu Jia fought with Lu Meili for being useless and dumb, because of her insist they went to deride Yue Wan, but now they got banished from entering the villa, "This is all your fault Meili, you can''t finish a little job" Lu Jia screamed at Lu Meili.

    Lu Meili held her head down, "Aunt Lu, I did as you told me, but who would have thought that she would escape, " Lu Meili bought the drug as her Aunt said to the party and gave it to Wei Wan. The next day she got a message that Yue Wan blacked out at the party so she thought it worked out perfectly that''s why she insists on going to Yue''s Villa.

    Lu Jia dragged Lu Meili inside her room and slapped her, "tell me, are you double-crossing me?"

    Lu Meili was shocked, her face becomes pale with pinkish brush formed on her left side. She had the tears welled up in her eyes and, with a trembling voice, " Aunty Lu, believe me, I did as you told me. It was you who raised me from the age of ten, how could I deceive you," she held her left cheek and made a calculation "What if Wei tricked us."

    Lu Jia knew that Lu Meili''s fantasy was to be Yue Xiang''s wife so she thought, to improve her image in front of Yue Xiang she might have helped Yue Wan. Lu Jia looked at Lu Meili with the doubtful eye, "if I found that you had a hand in it, I will kill you," she grabbed Lu Meili''s hair and with a murderous eye, "got it."

    Lu Meili shuddered in fear, "yes,... Yes."

    Lu Jia dropped her hold and gave her an order, "tidy up yourself and don''t leave home until I say so."

    Lu Meili knew the suspicion at the top of her had not yet cleared, "ok, Aunt Lu," and she rushed to her room.

    Lu Jia kept thinking about what to do, she can''t trust Lu Meili and likewise, Wei can''t be trusted, "I need to do something before Sunday, I should ask him." She took her phone made a call and left the house after instructing the housekeeper to watch out for Lu Meili.

    -- Yue Wan ---

    After confronting the stranger via CCTV, she was served with a rich meal as compensation from that nerd creep, even they dish up for her Little one, ''this is his way of apologizing on following me'' she can''t help to smile at his strange behavior. She ate the feast while her pet gulped his food happily, then she gestured her orange juice in a way of saying, ''apologies accepted.''

    The stranger on the other side had his lip curved up into a little grin, "Mrs. Cub, your interesting."

    He then tapped his table trice, '' tud tud tud''.

    "Prince," a dark shadow came out of nowhere.

    "I am returning, inform that old man," he found a new toy to play.

    -- evening --

    Yue Wan came out from the pet shop with numerous shopping bags, too many products of various brands she purchased, after she placed everything back in the car, she sat in the driver seat and looked at front mirror, where she saw the Little one for whom she made this shopping was sleeping like a baby in the back seat, she didn''t have the heart to disturb him,''What should I name him, hmmm .... hmmm, let''s ask dad''s opinion.''

    Yue Wan saw it''s getting dark soon so she drives to the home at a high speed, during half of her journey she found the road idle. All of a sudden a lady hopped before her car, Yue Wan stepped on the brake and made a right turn to avoid hitting the lady, but it made her car skid and slammed into a stone curb.

    --- after a 5 second---

    ''honk --- honk --- honk,'' the sound of the car horn and flashes of indicator light is heard.

    --- 2 min later ---

    With grunt sound Yue Wan tried to open her eyes to check the little one, but she found him with no movement, "ah..," the impact of the accident made her unable to speak, she searched for her phone and attempted to make a call yet somebody tud her hand while she felt a pain in her neck. Then she went unconscious with little blood flowing from her head yet she heard a footstep coming closer, ''damn it.''

    ---desolated place ---

    A man brought a woman in his back along with two buddies, he laid her in the corner and came to the table asked one of his friends (Man 2), "did you dispose of her phone and other electronic items?"

    That Man(2) replied, "I''ve done as you said and here is the camera you asked." he placed it before him.

    The Man(3) also had a plastic bag, "here is the drug, I risked my life for this. So I want my quota double."

    "Double quota, then what about me. I made her stop the car so mine should have been tripled," the Man(2) made his statement. Soon they both started arguing, Man(1) with a half-burned face, yelled in a fit of anger, "Stop wasting the time. You [Man-3] inject the drug and then you [Man-2] place the camera perfectly. Our dealer said that her face should be seen clearly" he then gazed at Yue Wan in a disgusting thought, "when we screw her.''

    Those two kept quiet and did as they told, the man who is setting up the camera said, "The young lady has excellent skin can hardly wait to fuck her, ha ha ha."

    The Man(3) giggled with slutty thoughts, "truly yes yes" he sucked his lip and reached Yue Wan with a perverted eye but before he can inject the drug, a dim shadow launched toward him and bite off his hand, "Ahh ..Ahh.Ahhhh."

 Chapter 21 - Kidnapping

    The other two rushed toward him and found Man(3) with blood flowed out of his hand while he was screaming with pain," my hand ahh." Man(1) removed his shirt and bound his hand with it.

    "What the fu*k is that" Man(2) screamed in terror while Man(3)was crying out loud in pain.

    '' Growl -- Growl -- Gawwwrl'' they heard an animal sound, all three looked at each other face and let out-breath rapidly as their heart plumped out of the chest, with stuttering voice Man(2) said, "d--di--did you hear that."

    Man(1) survived the room and didn''t find anything, yet when he saw the women, she was secured by a layer of shadow like it was guarding her. He got frightened so he took a gun, held it like it was his hand and said arrogantly to hide his fear, "Stop hiding, you a**hole, show yourself."

    ''boom - boom,'' the sound of thunder followed by a strong gust of wind.

    ''smash - smash - smash'', all the light bulb breaks automatically.

    The Man(2) shrieked in fear by clenching his teeth, "I don''t want to die, I don''t want to die" by mumbling this he tried to run outside the factory. Man(3) saw his action and in an alarm, he warned him, "don''t go, stick together, you bastard." But before he can get out the shadow pounced at his back and chomp his neck, then dragged him inside the dark while he shouted with sickening dread, "ahhhhh" the red blood spilled all the way he was dragged.

    Man(1) felt his bone crumble in fear as the blood drained from his face, he saw it, that''s not a normal animal, its a monster, a blood-sucking monster, with fear in his voice he cried, "I will kill you,....you mother Fu*ker." And shot bullets continuously, the Man(3) was so near to blackout due to loss of enormous blood, so he picked up his last bit of strength and attempted to go out. Out of the blue, there was no noise of the gun, so he jerked his head to looked back slowly, only to find a big large back leopard with a golden eye, face to face, "No ooo ah. aaaaaaaaaa", screamed like a banshee.

    "Grrrrr...tud tud", the blood sprinkled around the wall while the silhouette shows how it pierced inside his body with gruesome.

    "GROWL," the black Leopard gave one big roar and moved towards Yue Wan.

    --- 4 hours before ---

    Yue Xiang and Yue Yeager raced to the home as soon as they were done with the meeting, the reason Yue Xiang came is to check the discovery in his report and for Yue Yeager probably to spend time with Little Wan. Yue Xiang went to his room as soon as he arrived and missed his tea time. And Yue Yeager found that Little Wan had not yet returned so he made himself occupied with new project files, but after an hour he asked Uncle Wang, "did she mention about where she is going?"

    Uncle Wang, who was pouring tea for his master said, "Young Miss said she had an appointment in XGP."

    Yue Yeager didn''t have the mind to drink tea, he got up and said, "I will pick her up, she might be still there."

    Uncle Wang suddenly recalled, "Young Miss took the car which was delivered today and before leaving she said that in case of her delay, it should be informed to Young Master."

    Yue Xiang, who just came down heard it, with seriousness in his voice, "Did she say who she was going to meet?"

    "No, Young Miss said she would be back soon," Uncle Wang was planning to contact him if it is too late.

    Yue Xiang immediately took his phone and dialed XGP''s manager number, "Its Yue Xiang, when did my sister leave your plaza and who meet her?"

    The manager checked the CCTV and gave the full details. After Yue Xiang got his information, he said, "send me a copy of every camera''s footages."

    Yue Yeager moved toward his son and with a concerned voice, "Xiang, what happened? Is Little Wan still there?"

    Yue Xiang did not answer to his father''s questions, he quickly made two more calls, one to spy near Wei and another inside Li, "Ok Keep an eye, inform me if you found anything."

    Then he inquired about which car she took and used her phone GPS to locate the position of her last location, Yue Yeager stood next to him and saw his actions, he knew that Little Wan is in trouble, so ordered Uncle Wang, "Shut-down the Villa''s communication, make sure no news leak and interrogate each and everyone, if found guilty then send them to underground and search the home completely, in case of any bugs."

    Yue Xiang noted the address and gave his dad a nod, "I will bring back our Little Wan safely" and then he ran to his car with his bodyguards. Yue Yeager prayed to God for the safety of his baby.

    --- Near a Shop ---

    Yue Xiang was checking the shop footage and murmured, "she should be at home an hour before my arrival by calculating her time in here." he took his car to the same route she had taken as in a camera, but after half an hour they still can''t find her whereabout, he stopped the car and slammed the steering wheel in an anger, "where are you, Yue Wan?" he got more scared as the time pass by.

    He gets down from the car and cried in agony. While walking here and there he saw a shiny object and due to his rapid move before the headlight, it twinkles like a star. He moved closer to it and pick it up, its a broken piece of a mirror, then the security far away from him yelled, "Young master."

    Yue Xiang raised his head toward the direction of the voice and saw a damaged number plate in his hand, "this belongs to our Young Miss''s car."

    A sudden thought flashed in his mind, in a high pitched voice, "Check this area in every direction, and contact the civil service to check any non-use land or buildings near this road, even if its 100 km away, quick, we don''t have much time."

    Yue Xiang made a call to a person, "I need your help, my sister had an accident and I think she might be kidnapped"

    On the other side that man in his dry voice," give me a minute."

    The same hoarse voice, "Xiang there was a specific number tailed your sister''s location from home and then your sister''s mobile got off at 5.km south from your point while that number turned off at 13 km from your north." A deep clear reply came to Yue Xiang.

    The secretary came with his phone and said, "Young Master, there 3 buildings in this area, first one in 2 km southwest, second in 50km northeast and last in 12km north there is an old whine factory that belongs to Fan."

    Yue Xiang didn''t waste a minute and headed to that factory, on reaching there he kept running inside with dread and anxiety. The entrance was displayed like slaughter and had the blood smell everywhere throughout the room, Yue Xiang charged in, his solitary concern is his sister while his secretary felt an urge to puke, "what in the world happened here?"

    Yue Xiang saw his sister lying between this pool of blood while a big shadow stands before her like a protector, In a blink of an eye, it changed back to a small animal. Yue Xiang believed that his eyes might be deceiving him, "its just a reflection." Yue Xiang checked her pulse and searcher her hand for any imprints since he saw a few needles in the tables, he figured they may have sedated her. After he didn''t discover anything with a glad face, he conveyed her in a princess style to the vehicle while the little pet tailed him, before leaving he ordered, "check out their identity and find out what killed them?"

 Chapter 22 - My wild club

    Yue Yeager was waiting in front of the house for both of his children. Uncle Wang persuaded him to have his dinner however Yue Yeager declined it. It''s quarter past 11 still there was no news from Yue Xiang.

    Following 15 minutes there was the sound of a car engine entering the villa. Yue Xiang rode it and he stopped before Yue Yeager, he unbuckled his seat belt and got out, then he opened the back door for his sister, Yue Yeager hurried before him and look at his daughter.

    Yue Xiang let him do as he please, in a soft tone he conveyed, "She just sleeping." He said that because he perceived how stressed his dad was, "dad, let me carry her to room."

    Yue Yeager gazed at his princess who was sleeping like a baby, On hearing his son''s word he gestured his head and gave some space for him.

    Yue Xiang carried her inside and laid her in the room, at the same time her pet tailed him quietly.

    Yue Yeager astounded seeing a pet like a feline alongside Little Wan, "Xiang that is...," Yue Xiang interrupted his next word, "how about we head outside." Yue Yeager and Yue Xiang left the room while the little one hopped on Yue Wan''s bed.

    Yue Yeager began to scrutinize his son about Little Wan''s encountered, he was terrified in learning about her accident and kidnapping, "Who is that Fan?". Yue Xiang had a glass of water before answering his dad, "Don''t have an idea, but I have already activated my force to look through, we will get the details soon."

    Yue Yeager then asked about Little Wan''s health with a lot of concern, he had a thought that this kidnapping may be related to that same drug but Yue Xiang neither acknowledged nor denied it. They called it a day and went to sleep.

    --- In a dark ally---

    "bang .... bang," A man held his chest as blood was streaming out, "how?" in a choked voice he asked the woman before him in a terror.

    A lady stood before him with a mocking smile, "Tell me who your enemy is, and I will tell you who you are."

    That man''s eye enlarges in stun, the similar woman with consoling voice, "tu tu tu, I abhor deceivers." after a second she chuckled and stated, "however I cherish this game a lot."

    " bang ..... bang."

    --- the next day ---

    Yue Wan felt something snuggling beside her and heard her door being open. A maid came inside and said "Little Miss, you should wake, it''s noon." the maid, at the time open the curtain to let the light inside.

    Yue Wan poked her head back into her blanket to avoid the sun, "mmmm.." The maid felt helpless so she attempted to evacuate the bedsheet, "Little Miss, please don''t starve your poor stomach, if you didn''t get then I ask Master to wake you up."

    Yue Wan jolted up from her blanket, "No." The maid giggles a little, " Little Miss, your pet was near you the whole time." Yue Wan lovingly caressed the little fellow in her bed and moved to freshen up. Yue Wan wore a light yellow gown and came down with the little one in her hand.

    Yue Yeager saw his Little princess and rushed to hug her but he felt a sudden tug on his collar and with frustration, he turned, "yeh, Xiang doesn''t break my reunion with Little Wan."

    Yue Xiang made a hard stare at him and dragged him back to his seat, "you will crush her.". Yue Yeager lip curled down and his eyes end up wet, "stink brat, curse you to be a single dog."

    Yue Wan had a sweat-drop, '' brother stop picking on dad.'' she kissed Yue Yeager''s cheek and sat beside him. Yue Yeager like a proud puppy, raise his chin but Yue Xiang was occupied in requesting the kitchen to serve the feast, "no oily food for the week and no sweet for those two."

    After their lunch, Yue Wan asked Yue Xiang about her doubt, "Is there anything between Li and Lu?". Yue Xiang took a report and set it before her, "Li Rong made a bank account in your name and gave the guardianship to Lu Jia."

    Yue Wan studied the file and found the mark at the bottom similar to her''s sign, "This may resemble mine however it''s not, " she looked at Yue Xiang and Yue Yeager, "can you folks get Li Biyu''s sign and make a cross-check with this."

    Yue Yeager with disarray in his tone, "why not Wei Wan?"

    Yue Wan lip curled up while she drank water and Yue Xiang like a mind reader said, "she not a fool to do this."

    Yue Yeager with another question popped up in his head, "Little Wan, do you have any enemy named Fan."

    Yue Wan had speculated that yesterday''s mishap may be related to Fan Daiyu, "The person who laid the drug accusation in school is named Fan Daiyu and she is one of the lackeys of Wei Wan."

    Yue Xiang had made his team investigate in WAX and was ready to make a move, "What do you want to do?" Yue Wan thought a moment, "I need her, there is a play during family gathering so we ought to be prepared." Yue Xiang sneered, "I will give my members for your play." The Little one near Yue Wan made a little growl, ''don''t forget me.''

    Yue Yeager was planning to ask about her new pet with a little edge in his voice, "Little Wan, where did you find this cute little guy." Yue Wan massaged her pet, "Big Brother''s present for me, he is Asian black Leopard." Yue Yeager sends dagger toward Yue Xiang by his eye, "Little Wan do love pets," while he drooling to hug the cat. Yue Wan recalled that she needs to name her pet, "Daddy can you guess a nice name for my pet," said in her spoiling tone.

    Yue Yeager changed his appearances like a genius with specs and various books in his hand, "Let me profoundly examination an ideal name."

    Yue Xiang peeked at his look with amusement, "Its just a name dad, you are exaggerating." Yue Yeager slammed a book and adjusted his specs, "After knacking my brain a lot, I found a perfect name," he took a deep breath in and with a broad smile, "Little Bao."

    Yue Xiang dropped his glass and Yue Wan blinked her round eyes twice with the same thought, ''wish I knack my head in a pillar.''

    Yue Yeager picked Little Bao and raised him high, "he has the same eye as your mother, little Wan so he will be Little Bao and my Bao ancestor."

    Little Bao in his mind, ''mummy, I have a bad feeling about this.''

    Yue Xiang made a point in his heart, that he would never allow his father to name his children, ''they would hate me for eternity.''

    Right now Uncle Wang accompanied a bunch red rose, "Young Miss, this came for you." Yue Xiang raised his eyebrow and Yue Yeager who is flying around with Little Bao stopped his act, "Who sends a bouquet?"

    Yue Wan held the bouquet and reads, "It says, ''to my wild club''" then smelled the flowers, "and it smells nice."

    Yue Xiang had bad prenomination about this sender, ''hope its not him.''

 Chapter 23 - Fancy the devils sister

    Yue Wan sensed her brother''s gaze toward her bouquet, ''looks like big brother knew the person, who sends this.'' But Yue Yeager snatched the flowers from her and said, "Little Wan, sending flowers are lame, let daddy buy you lot of yummy food later," he then embraced Little Bao, "don''t worry, you will have your share."

    Yue Xiang felt his phone vibrate with a message, he looked at it and made an annoying face, "Throw that flower in the garbage," with a cold voice he said as his nightmare came true, ''its from that creepy nerd.''

    From nemesis: who is lame, you lame, your father lame, your whole family lame, expect my wild kitty ''blushing emoji''.

    After Luch, Yue Wan returned to the room as her tablets were kicking her back to sleep while Yue Xiang went to the office to deal with huge amounts of work which have a place by her dad. As for Yue Yeager, he ordered the servants for decorating the home for a family gathering, since every time they have it in the Main branch. Besides ordering this Yue Yeager went back and forth between his study and underground because during Little Wan kidnapping they found her car being bugged and some camera pieces of equipment in the servant room. Only a close acquaintance can do this so with close door integration they found 2 more spies in their home, one was Yue Wan''s driver and the other was Uncle Wang''s, right-hand man. Presently they both are being interrogated by Yue Xiang''s dark guards.

    ---Fan house---

    Fan Daiyu was waiting for the news of Yue Wan being raped and her video on viral as she paid a heavy amount for this, however from the morning she was unable to contact her dealer, the nervousness racked her brain, "why there is still no news, did my plan fail? or did I got scammed?" The cash she gave them was stolen from her dad''s new organization contribute which he obtained from a bank, if he discovered this, he will execute her with no reason. "no !.... no !..... no !" she stood up and made a call, " the number your calling is not reachable at the moment."- an auto voice came. She flung her mobile in furry, "those useless pigs, looks like I need to act now." She clasped her fingernail inside her palm and said, " Yue Wan because of you I got expelled and this time I will make you lick my foot, I will make that bitch as miserable as a bum prostitute."

    Fan Daiyu called Wei Wan, "Wan, I need your help."

    ---Xiao Villa---

    Xiao Ran was dealing with her Xiao funds in the new Entertainment scheme, she had no idea about her Grandpa''s enthusiasm in the modeling and movies, "Did my Grandpa finally lost his tiny brain?"

    Advisor Yu brought back more paper works, "Miss. Xiao, there are some new investors details." Xian Ran looked at Advisor Yu like she was a culprit, "I am General Xiao who deal with guns and bombs not with a bunch of papers," she whined in protest.

    "Stop slacking around, or you prefer to go back and train in the base again?" a slow grumpy voice came. Xiao Ran pouted her lip in anger, "This is not my work, he should be the one doing this but he is there enjoying his time by intruding other''s privacy. How come you never order him around, and always dump all the work in my head, even dealing with those double-faced members of Xiao."

    Grandpa Xiao walked over the window and gazed at the dawn, "he is coming back."

    Xiao Ran studied his face and said, "why don''t you look happy?"

    Grandpa Xiao let the evening breeze touch him, "this is not the right time to let others know about him."

    Xiao Ran pondered a moment, then she remembered the call she got during her return trip from Blue Ross to WAX,

    ---flashback----

    "I want you to support her not openly and let her attend the exam no matter what." his voice on the phone.

    "What about the students who protest?" Xiao Ran questioned him.

    In a calm voice, "expel them or close their intern-mark."

    Xian Ran grinned a little, "are you fancying the devil''s sister?"

    '' beep beep,'' Xiao Ran with a shock exclaimed, "He cut my call!!"

    ---end of flashback---

    "Maybe he is not coming for Xiao," with a cheeky smile, "he might have found a new toy."

    Grandpa Xiao closed his eyes and grumped in annoyance, "I knew it, that brat is good for nothing."

    Xiao Ran can''t control her laugh, " haha, He really did fancy the devil''s sister."

    ----Yue Villa----

    The most pitiful creature in this world will be our Litte Bao, a fierce animal that was scared by others was now running away from one person, "ah, Little Bao, be careful, you might get hurt." A middle-aged man with a dress in his hand ran after it while some servant trying to capture it. The Little Bao found no exits so it leaped from the 1st floor to down, yet he was caught by Yue Xiang.

    Yue Xiang was surprised to be welcomed the little creature, "I know you love me very much, so stop throwing things like this dad." While he held the Little Boa by the collar, "why are you all trashing the house like a barbarian?"

    Yue Yeager took a breath to fill his lugs which was left empty due to his running, "don''t let go of my little ancestor."

    Yue Xiang eyed the creature in his hand and saw the pleading look in his eye, ''save me.'' he gazed back at his dad with a blank face, "What is your hand dad?"

    Yue Yeager lifted the dress up and said, "A flora blue gown with green shade, isn''t it beautiful?" with a honeyed voice, "I was just playing with him and he ran away without notice. I think he doesn''t like blue color."

    Yue Xiang and other''s mind voice, ''who wouldn''t? and the color is not important here''

    Yue Wan came down after her afternoon nap, with a hoarse voice, "who doesn''t like blue dad?" Little Bao struggled from Yue Xiang''s grasp to go to Yue Wan. Yue Xiang let go of his hold and then Little Bao rushed to Yue Wan then jumped on her.

    Yue Wan hugged the little fellow and saw everything, "Dad are you cosplaying with Little Bao?" Yue Yeager quickly hid his hand behind and stammered, "Oh its nothing, Little Wan you are awake so let us have the dinner." Yue Wan swung her head lightly, "When will he grow up?" and stared at her Big Brother, "Get married soon and give him a grandkid." by saying it she followed her dad.

    Yue Xiang stood there stupefied, "stop loading my works, care to share some too."

    Again he felt a vibration, it sounds like a message. He opened it and saw, "don''t worry I will share some but need my wild cub for that." Yue Xiang slammed the mobile down again and ordered his secretary, "Buy a new mobile and a phone number again."

    The secretary next to him signed, "Indeed, Young Master," ''there goes the 3rd mobile.''

 Chapter 24 - Family Gathering 1

    The prior night before Family gathering, as Yue Xiang promised he sends a portion of his trusted men to Yue Wan. Since there are peoples who are after her, Yue Yeager and Yue Xiang toughen the securities not only around villa but also near Yue Wan. At the point when Yue Xiang got the medical report on those three men and the drugs they kept for Yue Wan, he was astonished on finding that they were ripped apart by a wild beast but a thought bugged him a lot, ''how come Yue Wan didn''t have a tiny little scratch, something is off!'' Then he recalled the shadow, a peculiar idea rung a bell however he believes in evidence more. He asked Uncle Wang to send the report to Yue Wan and order his member, "have a camera in every corner."

    Yue Wan was getting dressed up in a backless full lengthed, white color and tight-fitting pencil dress which belongs to Oriented fashion. It has a red flora design near her chest like a crest. She tied her hair in a halfway curled bun with some baby hairs on free and did light makeup to complete her touch.

    The maid near her all became short-breathed, their Little Miss looks like an immortal goddess, Yue Wan gestured them to leave her alone, once they all gone, Yue Wan picked up the red bow from her drawer and tied it around Little Bao, "Today''s you will be the man of the match." Little Boa titled his head adorably, Yue Wan squeezed his cheek playfull and touched the head with a meager grin, "one wrong advance we will lose everything.''

    There was a knock on the door, Yue Wan permitted them in, it was her dad and Big Brother who wore the same dark violet-colored tuxedo suits, "You folks shake like James bond," she praised them.

    Yue Yeager and Yue Xiang were surprised to see their Litte Wan, "You are as beautiful as your mom," expressed dainty in his delicate voice. While Yue Xiang smiled and place his hand in his father''s shouldered, "The guests are waiting."

    "Oh wait, I brought a gift for you two," Yue Wan rummaged in her drawer and took two gift boxes, "I discovered this while I was in XGP," and offered it to them. They never got anything like this so the two of them looked in disbelief. And Yue Yeager out of curiosity opens his gift and saw golden cufflinks with rose plated above in it, and Yue Xiang has the same one. As shameless as always Yue Yeager acted like a kid again, "Little Wan, help daddy with this." But before she makes a move, Yue Xiang helped his dad to pin it, "It''s done, dad."

    Yue Yeager with an ugly black line in his face, "Stinky brat, you are just jealous."

    Yue Wan chucked a little and held them both, "You both are going to escort me, right?" with a playful beam.

    "Yes, I am." They both said it in synchronization and scowled, "Hey, don''t copy my line," they did that again, and now an electric shock is passing between there eyes.

    Uncle Wang who just came in said, "The Elders are here, Master Yue." Those three looked at one another with a malicious smile, "Let''s go then, Uncle Wang please carry Little Bao." Yue Wan requested and then they went down.

    In the majestic hall was loaded up with music and commotions, soon they all gasped in shock and stared at the stairway, even the Yue''s five Elders were dumbfounded, never in the world, they would have thought that they would witness a this in their life.

    A princess was escorted by a King and a handsome Knight was the scenario happening before them, while some envied at Yue Wan and others were astonished on seeing Yue Wan and Yue Xiang. A woman in the crowd said, "It appears that it was all gossip about Miss. Yue loathed Young Master." following her, another voice, "Yes, I thought Young Miss. Yue was crafty and ignorant, but she looks pure and innocent, I would love to have her as my daughter-in-law." more discussion carried out but all had the same option, "the family looks in perfect harmony."

    Some men in the Longue fell in love at first sight with Yue Wan, because she looks so damn hot and sexy, not only them, some family bought their daughters to get Young Master Yue''s interest, they too got mesmerized in Yue Xiang charisma, ''wish he escorts me like that.''

    On reaching the base, Yue Yeager took a glass of champagne and made a toast, "A Warm Welcome to all who gathered here today on my call, please enjoy the evening." Soon most of the Yue''s shareholders flocked over them with various praises. Then Yue Xiang''s new project acquittance arrived at the venue so he got busy with them.

    Yue Wan never liked to socialize with other Yue''s member so looked for a safe spot and sat down with her Little Bao. Seeing her father and Big Brother among them with happiness twinkle in their eye made her remember the past. After she got expelled from WAX, her father halted her to go to the social occasion, she also figured it will best to limit her essence for some days, yet Wei Wan revealed to her that her dad will report Yue Xiang as next Master of Yue. So she secretly made her way here and made herself a laughing stock in front of everyone. Those atrocious look and talks among those elite members just made her get more humiliated, and then Lu Jia took this opportunity to defile me. Yue Wan tried to control her emotion, though she didn''t lose her virginity at that time, still, she was found in the intolerable act, with lack of cloth and in an inebriated appearance, among certain men in her room, suddenly her aura become strong, ''Wei Wan, I will cut your feathers one by one, slowly and painfully.''

    Yue Wan''s eyes narrowed as she saw her pawn''s arrival, she sneered by looking at them, "Little Bao, our rivals are here, so how about we begin the game."

    Lu Jia and Lu Meili entered in a similar dress just like in her past, ''like a temptress.''

    Yue Yeager was displeasing to see them back in Yue, he called Uncle Wang and enquired, "who let them in?" with despise in his voice.

    Uncle Wang knew his Master''s fury, "its the second Elder."

    Yue Yeager was in a tight position, he can''t move against Elders now, and if he did it may jeopardize his children. What''s more, he loathes Second Elder the most, due to his influence they established an alliance between Li and Yue, only if he could end the engagement between those two, in an aggravation he said, "call Yue Yeager."

    Lu Jia grinned as she came in, and in a soft tone she warned Lu Meili, "stick to the plan." Lu Meili shooked her head in yes and then they both went to their respected targets.

    Lu Jia moved towards Yue Yeager and was prepared to call him, ''Yeager gege,'' but a shadow landed before her, "you never learn, don''t you."

    Lu Jia''s face jolted in inconvenience, "what you mean Wa..." before she can say ''Wan'' she sensed uneasiness and fear, throughout, "Young Miss. Yue," she automatically changed her address.

    Yue Wan with a cold eye that might shred other''s souls, "you sold your dignity just to come here, I guess."

 Chapter 25 - Family Gathering 2

    Lu Jia looked around in anxiousness with sweat ran down in her forehead, "It''s a misunderstanding." Some ladies who were near them glanced at Lu Jia with perplexity, one of the Yue''s family members who detests Lu Jia more than Yue Wan, commented, "General Yue banned her, yet she shamelessly invaded the gathering."

    In a short while, the whispers rang in the lobby, "So, she is an uninvited guest! Chi..."

    Everyone talked behind with disdain in their voice: "Look at her dressing! Ready to seduce any man."

    Lu Jia''s face turned ugly on listening to their nasty criticisms.

    "Excuse me," by stating it, she left that spot, like she was judged wrong.

    Lu Jia intended to utilize this occasion for executing her plan, this gathering happens once in five years, and those who came here were all elite members. So, she wanted to use this opportunity for announcing her identity as a member of Yue. And for that, she begged that perverted Elder a lot.

    ''That bitch spoiled everything,'' She cursed Yue Wan and then moved behind Second Elder.

    Yue Wan caressed Little Bao in her embrace, with a slight smile in the corner of her lip, "Let''s pick our next target."

    Lu Meili was searching for Yue Xiang, as her aunt suggested. She needed to keep Yue Xiang, away from Yue Wan, and to isolate Yue Xiang from his accomplice. Finally, she discovered him near Yue Yeager, discussing with some higher-ups.

    Lu Meili adjusted her cloth, and with a sweet voice, she rasped, "Xiang Gege and Uncle Yue, how are you doing?"

    The people near them glanced at the new girl, they never saw this person, but she was calling both Masters intimately.

    An accomplice of Yue Yeager asked in confusion, "Who is this lovely lady, Master Yue?"

    Yue Xiang and Yue Yeager''s face twitched in annoyance. While Yue Yeager''s mind recalled Yue Wan''s advice, ''Little Wan is right, I shouldn''t have, let her call me Uncle before.''

    On the other hand, Yue Xiang was ready to reprimand her. But Yue Wan took her step before him.

    "How come you forgot my lecture easily, Miss.Whatever," Yue Wan stood before her family with her pet, as she continued, "The last time we meet, you begged me to forgive you for miss addressing." Yue Wan cold voice ranged in the hall, "Yet, you''re ignoring my warnings."

    Yue Xiang smirked and remarked with his bitter voice, "Litte Wan, just ignore the fool."

    Then he guided his sister towards the shareholders and introduced her as, "This my sister and Young Miss of Yue."

    Yue Yeager smacked his son, "Don''t steal my lines," and place his hand on his daughter''s head lovingly.

    "This our precious princess, and my only Little Wan." Yue Wan''s face felt hot due to bashfulness.

    "Daddy!" She whispered with her milky voice as a protest.

    Looking at his daughter''s shyness, Yue Yeager laughed out loud, and his colleagues went along with him, "No wonder, you attempted to hide your child. If I have a daughter like yours, then I will turn into a mother hen as well."

    A nearby colleague of Yue Yeager playfully slapped his shoulder and said, "Ha...ha....ha, poor me, cursed with two sons, I envy you, Yeager." Mr.Shen, the deputy chief of City A joined in, he was Yue Yeager''s best friend in school days, and their friendship remained till now.

    Yue Wan and Yue Xiang greeted them, "Welcome, Mr and Mrs.Shen." They bowed the heads in a respected manner.

    Mrs. Shen was a beautiful woman with a generous heart, but at a specific time, she will be ruthless to the enemy with no mercy. She walked toward Yue Wan and with a sweet elegance in her voice, "Wish I could rob her, Master Yue. She looks like a cute doll."

    Yue Yeager puffed his cheek, "Quit gazing at my Little Wan," and then held his girl in his embrace.

    Everyone laughed at his overprotectiveness.

    As for Mrs. Shen, she completely disregarded him, and requested Yue Wan, "Yue Wan, if you have free time you should come to Shen''s Villa, my twins would love to meet you."

    Yue Wan wished to acknowledge it, yet she could feel her father''s burning rage. With a sweatdrop over her head, she thought, ''This is getting out my hand.''

    However, she shouldn''t act rude, so with a little nervousness, "Yes, Mrs. Shen."

    Mrs. Shen grinned happily and declared, "Just call me Aunt Shen, and don''t mind the formalities."

    Yue Yeager''s faces full of protest, "I disagree with those brats as my son in law."

    Yue Wan''s cheek brightened up in crimson red, and Yue Xiang facepalmed, ''You shameless dad, quit demonstrating it every time.''

    Lu Meili, who was long forgotten by them, stood in the corner with a teary eye and pale lips, ''I am the one they should be praising.''

    She clenched the teeth in exasperation, ''if only she doesn''t exist.''

    There was an unexpected commotion in the front, Yue Wan observed the entrance, where Li Rong was escorting Fan Diayu inside.

    Her mind flashed with past images in a blink, ''In past, Li Rong''s partner was Wei Wan, but now Fan Daiyu came as his partner. Did my action affected the timeline.''

    Yue Wan glanced at Fan Daiyu dress which was worn by Wei Wan in the past, Yue Wan smirked with a knowing, ''So Wei Wan dolled up Fan Daiyu in her place. Not bad, it''s easy to collect my debt from her.''

    Li Rong didn''t want to enter Yue, but his Wan Wan request him to escort Fan Daiyu in her place, "Miss. Fan, I helped you today because, WanWan said that you have to talk with Yue Wan something significant, so don''t do anything to drag my Li down." he reminded her position in a flat voice.

    This elite-gathering was for notable family only, and as Yue Wan''s fianc¨¦e, he can enter Yue. Unlike others, including Wei.

    Fan Daiyu nibble her lower lip in bitterness, "I won''t, Mr.Li."

    Her aim was to ruin that bit**h, and for that, she would go to any extent. She held the ring in her finger tightly, ''Yue Wan, today I will destroy you in all direction.''

    Fan Daiyu''s lips bent up with evilness.

    Little Bao, in Yue Wan''s hand, stirred a bit, with an uneasiness, "Shhh...Shhh, don''t worry, baby." She soothed him like a mom.

    As Litte Bao sensed the trouble, Fan Daiyu strolled toward her with a creepy smile.

    Yue Yeager knew Li Rong''s involvement in bank fraud, but to bring an unknown girl to a family banquet made long displeasure in his face.

    The Second Elder who saw this commotion had an odd feeling, however, he shrouds it inside, "Li Rong, why are you late, you shouldn''t make your in-laws waiting."

    In spite of the fact that they haven''t declared the commitment, some close companion knew this, but the Second elder deliberately screeched it.

    "What in-law? we are still in the debate about this marriage contract," Yue Yeager spoke in dispute.

    Li Rong''s eyes widen in humiliation while the Second Elder''s face turned ugly. He wanted to rebuke, but the First Elders hushed him in silence, "Let start the feast."

    Yue Xiang already realized, Who Fan Daiyu was! So as a precaution, he signaled his members.

    Be that as it may, Yue Wan''s only concern was? From which direction she will get attacked.

    To her left Fan Daiyu with Li Rong, behind Lu Meili, and on her right Lu Jia along with the Second Elder. As she looked at the front with a smirk, ''Game begin.''

 Chapter 26 - Fan Daiyu Vs Lu Jia

    As soon as the feast was prepared the entire family got occupied with the supper, Second Elder conspired at a great deal for Li family to tie a knot with Yue but now this probably won''t be lost long. Yue Wan didn''t even glance at Li Rong once and Yue Yeager declined his proposal in front of everyone. Additionally the First Elder doesn''t have a decent impact on Li Rong as well, so with a pleasant voice, he stated, "First Brother, as you can see it''s been a year since we made a verbal agreement about Li''s marriage with Yue, I think it''s the time to make a decision."

    Fifth Elder chuckled, and asked, "Second Brother, you do know that forced alliance is a taboo in our family."

    Second Elder knew that today''s interaction between those kids caused uncertainty, with a forced smile, "Li Rong adores Yue Wan, it''s just the youngsters these day fights for silly things," he made a point like it was a couple''s argument so they shouldn''t barge about it.

    First Elder sat at the table which was explicitly arranged for his five Brothers. When all are seated, he spoke with a stern voice, "nobody has the rights to interfere with Yue''s personal life," he glanced behind the Second Elder, "and don''t think everybody is visually impaired or else I will ensure you are," he warned directly at Second Elder.

    Lu Jia, who was tailing them rooted in her spot, with a confused eye, ''why are they looking at me?'' yet, she found that even her keeper was frowning at her, with a lump in her stomach, she fled from them.

    Lu Meili attempted to locate an opening to converse with Yue Xiang yet somebody meddles it, right then and there she felt a pain near her elbow, like it was being pinched, "who is th? Ah, Aunt Lu, it''s hurting please stop." Lu Meili cried in a soft tone while her eyes were teared.

    "Do you feel pain? It pains me too on seeing things which belong to me is used by others." Lu Jia screamed with a low voice. Lu Meili bites her lip in the fear of crying out loud, and said, "I will distract Xiang."

    Lu Jia with a smiling expression smoothed Lu Meili''s elbow delicately however, her voice was stony, "time is limited." And then she disregarded her in the garden to complete the following arrangement.

    Lu Meili shut her eyes to control her emotions, then she picked up a juice and strolled near Yue Yeager, "Young Master, please forgive my improper conduct before," with the sugary voice she expressed.

    Yue Xiang was having a business deal talk with his new investors so he ignored her, but out of the blue she sprinkles the beverage in her grasp, "ah..." everyone exclaimed.

    Lu Meili laid her eyes down in guilt and asked him in concern, "I am so sorry, my foot just stumbled, if it''s not too much trouble pardon me, Young Master," while concealing her shrewd smile.

    A buddy of Yue Xiang helps him with a tissue and ordered the servant to give a new juice to that, Miss, "it''s alright, Miss, if you don''t mind, please have this juice as a compensation." He doesn''t want Yue Xiang to lash out in public so that he stepped in purposely.

    Yue Xiang didn''t fancy in wearing a juice dress till the party ends, so he pardoned himself and went to his room not before he frowned at Lu Meili with hatred, ''they are up to something.''

    ---at the same time with Yue Wan---

    Yue Wan turned into a trophy between her Father and Aunt Shen, the two of them are remained on either side of her by glaring daggers. Aunt Shen in a motherly mode, "Little Wan, let your beautiful Aunty pick some nutrition meal for you." In contradiction, "Daddy knew Little Wan''s favorite foods, so choose daddy!" Yue Yeager replied.

    Mr. Shen was trying to hold his laughter, as he was reluctant to outrage his better half. "How about you both pick the meals while I will be the judge and the winner will spend time with Little Wan."

    "I am ready," Mrs. Shen was all fired up.

    "I accept the challenge and stop calling Little Wan affectionately." Yue Yeager glared at him. Mr.Shen sweatdropped and followed them, ''He might get rank 1 in dotting father.''

    Yue Wan signed in helplessness, "Come on Little Bao, they won''t quit down easily, let''s kill time by strolling the garden."

    Fan Daiyu was waiting for Yue Wan to be single as a stalker, and an opportunity approached her, "Yue Wan, wait a minute." Fan Daiyu in a hurry used high voice and so some guest peeked at her for calling Young Miss Yue by name.

    Yue Wan halted her step without turning back while Fan Daiyu came before her and said, "I''ve been trying to talk to you, can we talk alone."

    Yue Wan concentrated on her Little Bao as she moved toward the bushes, but she felt a sense of Deja Vu, ''this smells, no wonder I got inebriate easily, it''s just my allergic reaction.'' Now Yue Wan found the clear proof of her past, ''Wei Wan, so this is the reason you took the liberty to be my partner in the past. You prepared yourself as a drug with perfume and a ring, so now you dolled up Fan Daiyu in your place, not bad.''

    Fan Daiyu got no response from Yue Wan, however, she needs to touch her so she checked the surroundings and realized that they were quite isolated from the feast area, with a smirk on her face, "Yue Wan, let''s forget our old hater and be a good friend, even Wan wishes the same," she said in her same old arrogant voice. Being ignored twice made her feeling grieved, she rushed to touch her, but " ah....ah...." Fan Daiyu fell back while holding her hand, "You bi**h, how dare you hurt me." Yue Wan held Little Bao firmly as he was ready to pounce on Fan Daiyu, "Let me deal with her, Litte Bao," at that point, she snapped her finger. Uncle Wang hit Fan Daiyu''s head and made her unconscious, "Little Miss, it''s prepared."

    --- Scene after Juice incident ----

    Lu Meili made her initial step of sending Yue Xiang away so she sends the message to her Aunt, ''done Act 1.''

    Lu Jia, who left the feast area had returned with a pleasing face, ''Yue Wan, you will love my surprise.'' Since she got the messages, she started her Act 3 by signaling Li Rong by eye, ''now.''

    Li Rong, who was having a conversation with various political officers got the signal, thus he moved away silently to divert Yue Yeager. "Master Yue, shall we talk," Li Rong halted his step before Yue Yeager.

    Taking a gander at this Lu Jia moved close Yue Wan and discovered her alone,''Looks like Fan Daiyu left the venue just as I told her.'' She cleared her throat and said, "Young Miss Yue, your brother called you."

    Yue Wan, who was watching the sky in admiration, raised her eyebrow in confusion. "Now?"

    Lu Jia''s hand begins to sweat, as she stared Yue Wan''s eye quite clear, ''the drug is still not in effect,'' with a slight shutter in her voice she said, "yes--, in your room."

    Yue Wan held her forehead like she was tipsy and walked toward her room, "tell a maid to bring me an aspirin."

    Lu Jia''s lip curved up with a smirk, as she saw her prey accepted her bait, "Now, no one will help you."

 Chapter 27 - Lu Jias Scheme

    Just as Yue Wan predicted, Lu Jia pursued her quietly, ''so she tailed me to confirm whether I go in or not.'' Yue Wan''s steps stumbled and her lip''s mumbled some rubbish like, ''I am the real hire of Yue...'' so and so, while she made it to her room, she did it just like Lu Jia imagine.

    When Yue Wan got in, Lu Jia Locked the door quickly, with an insult she stated, "Yue Yeager, your precious daughter will be showing naked show in front of all, hope your little heart survive."

    -- with Yue Xiang --

    "Is she still unconscious?" Yue Xiang sat in a room while wearing a new suit, and peered at the video before him.

    "Yes, what shall I do with her," the chief security asked him, as his subordinates have taken the woman in their custody.

    "Wake her up, when you get the signal. Do it without any evidence." Yue Xiang can hardly wait to see the show, he had to admit, that his sister''s game is quite entertaining.

    --- with Yue Yeager ---

    Yue Yeager''s face was getting annoyed on hearing the rubbish from Li Rong, "Get to the point, Mr.Li. I don''t have time to talk about this."

    "Master Yue, did you forget about how to behave?" the same pricky old man brought problems again.

    Yue Yeager stretched his neck, "It like you have sufficient energy to reprimand me about, how-to talk?" his voice loaded up with aggravation.

    Second Elder can argue back but at first, he needs to mend Li''s interaction with Yue Yeager, so in his calm face, "I am not saying your wrong, but I am asking you to spend some time with Rong."

    Fifth Elder who was behind him sneered with a mockery, "When I hear you talk like this, it exhibits that your surname is Li."

    Second Elder''s body was shaking with rage, "Quit gushing nonsense, Fifth Brother."

    "Fifth Elder, pardon my intrusion. I don''t want to leave any misunderstanding between me and father-in-law." Li Rong in a dignified manner gazed at Yue Yeager.

    Yue Yeager felt like puking blood and he was so close in dropping the plate due to his anger, "Call me, Master Yue." he cried in anger.

    ---- with Lu ----

    Lu Meili was anxiously waiting for her Aunt, "Yue Xiang is still not back, and Yue Yeager got preoccupied with Li Rong, so its the time for the final action."

    Lu Jia sneakily came behind her and knocked her head, "Stop daydreaming." Lu Meili opened her mouth in an ''oh..'' "it''s done?"

    Lu Jia''s eyes shone with victory, "done, you proceed to tell the Yue Xiang new investor that they ought to go to Yue Wan''s room."

    Lu Meili with confusion in her mind, "why them, we should send the Elders there."

    Lu Jia grasped her teeth on hearing her lame idea, "You idiot, I am planning to destroy Yue Xiang''s career and Yue Wan''s reputation. So at first, we let the investor see her shameful act and then we make a big scene by bringing entire Yue."

    Lu Meili''s eyes widen in shock, "If we do this the investor might think that Yue Xiang sold his sister for a merry project."

    Lu Jia smirked as her niece finally got the point, "Right, so go to them and say like this..." Lu Jia whispered in her ear.

    --- Investor place ---

    The buddy who helped Yue Xiang during juice was conversing with the foreign investor, "Mr. Smith, thanks for accepting our proposal, I can guarantee you that the outcome will more than you might suspect."

    Mr. Smith clanked his glass with him and spoke in fluent English, "We truly adored your thoughts Mr.Lin, and I might want to thank you for welcoming us to the social occasion."

    Other investors too joined in and said, "Yes Mr.Lin, thanks for the splendid feast."

    Soon they all immersed in conversation and Lu Meili strolled towards them, "Sorry to disturb you Mr.Lin, Young Master requested for you."

    Mr. Lin recognized the woman from the juice incident, he didn''t know about her association with Yue yet despite everything he kept his guard on, "For me, where?"

    Lu Meili gracefully smiled before them, "In the Library, he said its something urgent."

    Mr.Lin didn''t believe her easily so he took his phone to make a call, but Lu Meili butts in again, "Even Young Miss is with Young Master," by saying this she left him alone. He knew Little Miss Wan temper so in a fear he apologized at the investors and rushed out.

    Right after that Lu Jia appeared before the investor and requested them to follow her, "Sir, we have prepared some refreshments in a room, it''s from Master Yue, please follow me."

    Mr. Smith and others didn''t find any maliciousness, so they went along with her.

    -- At the same time with Yue Yeager --

    The situation there was quite bad, both Elders started arguing more and more while others watched the drama silently. Soon their fight reached First Elder, and then he addressed those two for not carrying on like an Elders, "Nowadays because of my leniency, your courage is getting strong." he stepped his strolling stick in resentment.

    Yue Yeager didn''t want Fifth Elder to face disgrace so he stepped in and said, "First Elder, if it''s not too much trouble excuse them for me and you still haven''t met my precious daughter."

    "Master Yue, Master Yue. Young Miss is in trouble." Lu Meili shrieked in furry.

    Yue Yeager, Mr.& Mrs. Shen, all Elders, and the guest saw a young woman with a face brimming with stress.

    ''crash thump - bang clang crash'' the sound of the fallen plate.

    "What happened to my Little Wan?" Yue Yeager held Lu Meili''s shoulder in a panic.

    "She is in her room, please save her." after hearing it Yue Yeager dashed to find his daughter while everyone followed him with a worried expression.

    Lu Jia and Lu Meili shook their hand, "let''s join the show, Meili."

    --- Before Yue Wan''s room ---

    Yue Yeager unlocked the door in hurry, "Little Wan, Little Wan, daddy is here."

    Everyone looked bewildered on observing inside. Lu Meili and Lu Jia who followed them found their expression different from their expectation.

    Lu Jia imagined that they might become dumbfound on seeing Yue Wan''s shameful act, "I never want to reveal it, however now the fact of the matter is before you."

    Now they all concentrate on her and whispered in a puzzle. Lu Jia continued her talk with concern in her voice, "At first I advised her a lot but, Young Miss Yue lashed at me and even threatened to kill me."

    "Oh, did I threatened you, why don''t I have any memory of it." an icy hot voice came behind her.

 Chapter 28 - Pore Dirty Water

    You cannot disgrace a disgraceful man; you cannot make a shameless man feel ashamed; you cannot make a cockroach a cockroach, because it is already a cockroach!! Now the situation here same as like that, as the shameless cockroach''s mask was ripped off.

    Yue Wan raised her eyebrow at Lu Jia, "what are you lamenting here Miss. Lu."

    Lu Jia didn''t expect this turn of event, with an unbelieving face she asked, "you___ you___ you are here, then who is inside." Lu Jia''s eyes widen, ''No no, she can''t be here !'' she ran inside like a fugitive, "Fan Daiyu?"

    But to her disappointment she faced with more shocks, Lu Jia''s jaw dropped, "why there is no one ?"

    Yue Yeager let his worry down which was piled up before, "Littel Wan you are alright?" Even Shen''s came over near her with worry, "that lady told us that you are in a problem and needs to be saved."

    Yue Wan frowned at the question, "to save me, but I am perfectly fine." she gave a sideways look at Lu Meili, "For what reason did you lie to my father, Miss. Whatever"

    Mrs. Shen knew the battle inside a family and now she can see that that two women didn''t have a good intention from the beginning, "who is that nitwit that let this screw-up bi**h in the party." she pointed the finger at those two.

    Second Elder''s expression turned ugly, "Who are you calling idiot Mrs. Shen, mind your language."

    Lu Jia cried as she usually acts like was being wronged, "Mrs. Shen, I knew our status in different yet you should not demonstrate your authority here."

    Yue Wan advanced toward her and smacked directly in her face, ''slap - slap.''

    Everybody took a gander at her with eyes stir in amazement, First Elder''s lip let out a little grin, ''Slap her again Little Wan, she sets out to filthy my family.''

    ''slap - slap'' she gave two more slap as her old hatred was visible in her eye.

    Second Elder, Li Rong, and Lu Meili quickly ran near Lu Jian while Li Rong held Yue Wan''s wrist and the other two comforted Lu Jia who was paralyzed as her cheeks were bruised in red.

    Li Rong in a fierce gripped Yue Wan''s wrist tightly and said, "Yue Wan stop acting arrogantly, you have no rights to hurt them."

    Second Elder joined in and lashed out with a vile in his tone, "atrocious !! I never have seen someone as vicious as you, you are unfit to be a member of our Yue."

    Lu Meili hugged her aunt while shedding more tear and with a pitiful voice, "at first you rebuke us for not addressing you Young Miss and now you raised your hand. What is your problem, Yue Wan?" she looked straight at everyone''s face and then, "I called them here to help you, so, if it a mistake you can hit me, please don''t hit my Aunt Lu."

    Some guest felt that Young Miss Yue was quite harsh and felt compassion toward Lu Meili but still they didn''t dare to voice out because the First Elder face looks neutral and Shen''s support was for Little Miss, who can dig our old record if they felt us troublesome.

    Yue Yeager slapped Li Rong''s grip from his daughter while Mr. Shen stood before Second Elder with an unpleasant face, "Today''s thing not as simple it seems, so let''s clarify it right here."

    "Thanks for the proposal Uncle Shen," Yue Wan valued his consideration and afterward she asked Lu Jia in genuine, "Mrs. Lu Jia, if I am not mistaken you told me that my brother asked me to come here, right?"

    Lu Jia ''s eyes screwed-up, "Stop accusing me with lies," she shrieked in a high voice.

    Mrs. Shen than asked Lu Meili, " and you said that you saw Young Miss Yue was trobled, am I right?."

    Lu Meili''s eye downcasted in nervous, "Yes, Mrs. Shen. I did it in a good intention."

    "Then why did you misdirect me that she was in the library," a masculine voice from the entrance of the room and followed by another, "When did I request that you call Mr.Lin."

    Lu Meili''s face turned sour as Mr. Lin and Yue Xiang appeared, at the same time Lu Jia curse herself, ''its a trap, sh**t.''

    Yue Yeager in a confusion looked at them, "Where you have been?"

    Fifth Elder was like a curious cat enquired the young lads, "So Miss. Lu distracted you both intentionally?"

    Mr. Lin opens his phone and played a recorder, "Even Young Miss is with Young Master."

    A woman in the crowd yelled in disbelief, "hey, this voice belongs to that young lady." "Indeed, same voice," soon they all murmur among themselves. Presently it''s very evident that they laid a snare for Miss Yue yet she got away in some way or another, "so young still have a treacherous mind."

    Second Elder can''t take it anymore, "shut up all of you," he points a Yue Wan with disbelief, "it''s a well made-up story Miss Yue. And to hide her viciousness, you are helping her Young Master Yue?" his grumpy voice was loud.

    Other Elders looked at him with contempt, and Yue Yeager who had a little respect in his name for the sake of being an Elder was destroyed completely, "you are also a part of this, is it Old Second Yue," he did address him as Elder.

    "Wh-- Wh--What you mean?" Second Elder shutter in fear and then he saw the disdain in the eye of his brothers, "First Brother.."

    Lu Jia realized they were screwed so to safeguard herself, she took a drastic decision to disown her pawn, "Wait wait, we are being misunderstood, it''s her, she deceived us."

    Yue Wan''s lip bent up, "who is that?"

    Yue Xiang and Mr. Lin made eye contact as Mr.Lin left the room, while Lu Jia cried, "Fan Daiyu, it was she who misled us."

    Lu Meili like a pupped danced along with her, "Yes, Aunt Lu was right. She was the one who misdirects me and asked me to call you"

    "Indeed, she was the one who fabricates this drama, she hates Yue Wan and tried every means to destroy her, not only this, in school, she made a drug accusation too but we are innocent." Lu Jia held her head down in sorry.

    "wah, drug accusation" the guest whispered in shock. Yue Yeager was ready to tear her mouth while the Elders had an unbelievable eye, ''drug in Yue.''

    "you bi**h, don''t pore the filthy water on me, everything your arrangement" A hot-tempered Fan Daiyu shout high, she doesn''t recollect what occurred previously, however, when she got consciousness she heard Lu Jia''s crap.

    In Lu Jia''s mind, ''she is still here,'' at that point looked at Yue Wan face and saw a smirk, ''she was stalling me till now?''

 Chapter 29 - No shame No gain

    "You asked me to bring Yue Wan here under the influence of the drug."

    Fan Daiyu realized while she was overhearing, that their plan failed. But it didn''t mean she was the culprit, "I''m an arrow under her control."

    She pointed her fingers at Lu Jia, "While she is the mastermind behind it all."

    The guests here were all Highly-Influenced people, and her dream was to be, Mrs. Wei. So, she can''t let her name tarnished like this.

    Yue Yeager embraced his daughter as his hand trembled in fear, ''Again drug, why so much hate on my family.''

    He couldn''t envision what could have happened to his little girl if their plan worked. His heart rate beat faster by thinking about the symptoms of the drug, he heard from Yue Xiang.

    Lu Jia''s horrified expression received many nasty stares, "She is misleading us, wh...why would I do this. Sh.....she got ousted because of Yue Wan, and so, she is trying to revenge her. I am inn-o-cent," She was stuttering in fright.

    "Lu Meili, you tell them everything, come on!" She nudged Meili to speak on her behalf, but Lu Meili''s body got frozen in fear.

    By the appearance of Fan Daiyu, she speculated their plan got discovered, so it was better to safeguard herself first.

    "Fan Daiyu quit spewing lies. Why would my Aunt do that? Being an orphan at Age-Ten, she took care of me like her own kid, she never thought of a family for herself. And Master Yue, he is the reason we are alive, so there is no motive for my Aunt to detest our benefactor. Everyone can see that you are a social climber, who will do anything for it, similar to a swine," Lu Meili neither cry nor act forsaken, she was bold and looked straight ahead.

    Lu Jia swiftly nodded her head and affirmed, "She is a stinky whore." However, she couldn''t distinguish the hidden meaning in Lu Meili''s speech.

    Yue Yeager''s heart slight moved in perplexity, but Yue Wan tugged his sleeve with a request, "Don''t decide yet, wait for a minute."

    Yue Yeager fondly patted her head in assurance.

    Fan Daiyu body trembled in madness, and she tightly clenched her hand: "Who is a pig? This all your plan, you Bi**h, Lu Jia. You are the one who told me to spread the news of Yue Wan''s drug issue and requested me to malign her name. So, she may get removed from WAX, but now I got ousted. It''s all your fault," by saying this, she launched forward to scratch Lu Jia''s face, pulled her hair, and slapped her cheeks.

    First Elder, asked the worker to isolate those two, "Stop them."

    They both were held under guards, as they were fighting with malicious words against each other.

    The guest peeped at Yue Wan and found her healthy, but still, they doubted whether she was under drug or not.

    "Is she really on the drug?"

    "Teenagers can''t be trusted."

    "Maybe it is true."

    "That Miss. Lu made a phony gossip to disfavor her."

    "Who would believe that?"

    50-50 discussions were going on what to accept?

    Mrs. Shen hollered at them, "You fellas don''t like the current life of yours? Ha!" The murmurs cut down in a second.

    Lu Meili''s mind lit up with an idea, ''Why don''t I pour the same water on her, along with my aunt.''

    She concealed her facade and asked, "That''s why you threaten my aunt, Young Miss Yue?" With a non-accusing face.

    Lu Jia, who got sustained on the floor, raised her face, which filled with bruises, "She is a drug addict and threatened to harm me if I reveal it." She cried with a slightly dry tone, as she pointed at Yue Wan.

    Yue Wan didn''t fret at those accusing gaze, as she talked with a calm face, "I am in no position to threaten others, and if I do want, they won''t be alive now."

    "Look at her arrogance, she has a snake heart and a venomous tongue. First Brother, this young lady is dangerous, illiterate, and has a drug accusation. We have to remove her name from Yue." Second Elder felt a glimpse of hope to make a stand again. He needed Lu Meili, as Yue Wan''s substitute, who would dance as he desires.

    "No student of mine, to be impeached for an accusation," a voice heard loud and clear.

    Everyone gazed behind and found a larger-projector being carried by several workers while Uncle Wang accompanied them carrying Litte Bao.

    On seeing his mommy, Little Bao rushed to her like a jet, and melted into her embrace, ''Miss Mommy a lot.''

    Yue Wan held her baby safely, as she emphasized, "I requested Teacher An to by the witness."

    "Hello Master Yue, I am the WAX''s staff and Miss. Yue''s homeroom teacher, who came here on behalf of Princess Xiao. I hope you don''t mind our conversation via video."

    Yue Yeager, in his professional attitude, "Thanks for being here, Teacher An."

    Mr. An gestured at them, and related, "In order to clarify the rumors about our student, let me show the proof certificate from the Xiao Medical Facility."

    The camera zoomed in to enlarge the result, which showed Yue Wan''s name, and her result turned ''Negative.''

    "We found the rumor was made up by one of our student Miss. Fan, so we expelled her, and deduced the inter-mark to 49% for those who bolstered it."

    Mr. An, laid out another paper where the proposal was signed by the Chairman, "Furthermore, if the rumor circulated again, then they will be expelled from Xiao forever, and their parents will get banned by Xiao. I don''t have to remind you all about Xiao''s rules and regulations."

    One of the guests found it unfair, "Why parents as well?" He asked Mr. An with little edgy.

    Mr. An smirked at him, and with chilled blank eyes, "Lack of educating their kids."

    Other kept their thought buried inside, they too have children studying in WAX, and they don''t plan to risk their profession on the line.

    Yue Xiang strolled before the screen and faced at the guest, "Slandering my family is equal to removing yours from the earth, mind the words when you speak, hope you all had a decent time at the banquet."

    "Yes, Young Master Yue. Thanks for the invite," the guest all left one by one in a hurry.

    Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen were asked to remain as requested by Yue Wan. Additionally, Li Rong and Second Elder stayed because of First Elder.

    After that, Yue Wan thanked Teacher An for his presence today, "I express my gratitude to you, Teacher An."

    "No problem Miss. Yue, I''ll be leaving," and then Mr. An went off.

    Yue Yeager requested Mrs.Shen to take Little Wan outside and advised Uncle Wang to set up a light supper for them, as it''s time for grown-up talk.

    Mrs. Shen and Uncle Wang left with Yue Wan while others stayed inside.

    First Elder, ordered his men, "Guard outside, and let no communication out."

    Then Yue Yeager commended his securities, "Bring them here."

 Chapter 30 - Elders decision

    --- in dining hall ---

    Mrs. Shen dinned with Yue Wan in the hall as she served the soup hot, "Little Wan here, drink the bone soup, it will strengthen your bone," Mrs. Shen set out the blow in-front of Yue Wan and picked nutrient''s veggies to her plate, soon her plate appeared like a little mountain.

    Yue Wan adored her new Aunt, so she said, "thanks for being here, Aunt She. I would have a sense of security if Uncle Shen is with daddy. Today''s incident affected daddy a lot."

    Mrs. Shen held her palm tenderly and asked her, " Little Wan, I am happy that you asked for us, but let me ask you something. Do you know about their conspiracy from the beginning," during the drug accuse laid by that witch, she read Little Wan''s expression, ''I knew you would say that.'' It was like, she predicted everything then and there, and furthermore Miss. Fan abrupt vanishing in the gathering and her return at the right moment was not a coincidence.

    Yue Wan graceful peeled an orange for Mrs. Shen''s plate, and then in a crystal clear voice, "Well, I don''t want to hide it, Aunt Shen." She raised her head with a smile, "Today''s plan was not their''s, it was mine," Mrs. Shen attentively asked her as Yue Wan elaborated the story in her flashback.

    --- Flashback ---

    Right after Lu Jia trapped her in the room, Uncle Shen helped her out, soon, they both joined Yue Xiang in the control room and checked out the activities of Lu. Just like in her past Lu Meili distracted Mr.Lin, while Lu Jia the investors but their calculation was wrong since, their Act 2 was a decoy, which, made their plan imperfect. The securities of Yue hid Fan Daiyu in next room of Yue Wan''s and give her medication that will let her wakeup after 10 min but her doors were locked from outside, that''s how she heard the commotion from outside.

    As for Mr. Lin, he didn''t go to the library, instead, we found him in the hallway, he was confused on seeing Yue sibling together, "you guys here, weren''t you two in the library."

    "Change of plan, go to Yue Wan''s room and escort our investor to the cellar to check out wines and then send them back to Hotel Tiaog," Yue Xiang said it as he gave him some key and a paper.

    Mr. Lin accepted it and saw a number in that paper, "what should I do with this?"

    Yue Wan answered his question, "Teacher An from WAX, contact him and asked to be in conference with my report."

    Mr. Lin blinked his eye slowly twice, and opened his mouth like an ''Oh.'' Yue Xiang kicked his leg, and warned him in his cold voice, "stop acting like a Hippo." Mr.Lin jumped on one leg while holding his other in pain, "Ah, you cold devil, stop kicking me every time."

    "And once you get my Big Brother''s signal, open the room next to mine with this key and contact Teacher after that," Yue Wan proceeded with her arrangement while those two actings like pre-school kids.

    --- flashback ends ---

    Mrs. Shen'' face widens in shock, "So their target is not only but also your brother."

    Yue Wan pored a glass of water for Aunt Shen and gave her a tissue too, "yes, but now we are safe." then she thought about what will be happening with Elders in her room.

    --- With Elders ---

    The dark guard brought two men who were tortured into pieces, ''tud - tud,'' they dropped them down and removed the headcover as they screamed in eye pain, "ah ah, shut it off, shut it off."

    Lu Jia knew him, he was the hidden spy and the other was the one she used to track Yue Wan''s location, ''they are still alive, did they gave me in.'' She trembled in terror if Yue Yeager knew her conspiracy against Yue Wan.

    As for Fan Daiyu, she knew that man by his voice, "you!" took a close look at his face and stepped back, "you gave me the dealers contact to kidnap that bi**h. Now I lost the money, give me back my father''s money"

    Yue Xiang kicked that guy''s stomach and laid his foot above his shoulder, "name it."

    Begin blinded by sudden light and can''t sense the situation, the hidden spy yelled in pain, "I am the trusted member of Second Elder Yue, he has the rights to question me. Who are you to hit me?"

    Second Elder''s face ashen, "No, first Brot--" some guard muffled his mouth. Then First Elder asked Mr. Li Rong, "since you brought this woman to the venue who have this malicious intent toward my family, you will hold half of the responsibility. Ask your father to meet me tomorrow, you can go now."

    Li Rong warned her not to drag his family, still, she made him lose his face before First Elder. Before leaving he heard a voice, "you are not welcome in Yue hereafter Young Master Li," Yue Xiang said it while Li Rong left the place in embarrassment.

    Lu Meili pursed her lip in angry, ''why that bi**h is so lucky?" and peeked at Yue Yeager, ''better fool Uncle Yue.'' Lu Meili wept as her teary eye redden, "Uncle Yue, I am at fault, it''s because of me Miss. Yue was so close to being schemed. I will accept the punishment."

    If he was past Yue Yeager he might fall for this but, not today, "they why did you highlight the drug accuse twice, Lu Meili I had a very good impression on you, but you not worthy of it."

    Lu Meili''s only hope crushed as she was kicked out of Villa with a warning, "Never enter our Villa and hereafter you won''t get any resources from us."

    First Elder and the other Elders decided after some discussion, "since Old Second didn''t favor current Master and tried to hurt them, so he will be removed from Yue as Elder and his bloodline won''t be listed in Yue generation."

    Old Second Yue''s eye widen fear and he struggled to speak out, "mhh.mhh!"

    Yue Xiang called Uncle Wang to drag out the Old Second Yue and then there was only Lu Jia and Fan Daiyu were left to deal with.

    Yue Yeager body trembled in furry as he lashed out by kicking Lu Jia, "You dare to plot against my child. Why did you bite the hand which feeds you?"

    Mr. Shen held his buddy and calmed him down, "Yeager, please control yourself."

    Yue Xiang stood before his father and said, "don''t dirty your hand."

    Lu Jia laughed hysterically while crunching down and held the stomach in pain as, she splashed some blood, "feed me, who are you feed me, ha, ha, ha, this is mine from the beginning," her madness rang out loud.

    "I should be the Mistress of Yue, not you? I should be the one be respected by everyone, ha, ha, ha, who are you to feed me? ha, ha, ha," her charcter become totally insane.

 Chapter 31 - The Source Of The Living

    Mr. Shen had already called the police since the kidnapping case was under him, he recorded Fan Daiyu''s statement, "Yeager, the police will be here, I might want to have your consent to take those two in my authority."

    First Elder interrupted Yue Yeager in a rush, "What?" his voice sounded little angry, "you can''t do it. What if the media got wind of this? "

    Furthermore, Third Elder likewise protested, "and think about our new project? it may get affected because of this."

    "Nothing is more important than my daughter," Yue Yeager shut them up with one sentence.

    Fan Daiyu saw the police took the spies away, as well as Lu Jia, "No, don''t put me in jail, call Yue Wan, it''s a misunderstanding. Hey, don''t touch me." She slapped their hand, and whined in protest, however, they took away by force.

    First Elder and the other Elder left in disappointment when their peal fell in a deaf ear.

    Mr.&Mrs. Shen left after them as it was getting quite late. Then Master Yue and Yue Xiang went to Yue Wan''s new room which will be now between those two and checked her before going to sleep.

    --- Next Day ---

    In WAX today they were going to announce the top rundown of the students who scored above 90, even the guardians energized them. Some parents went to the mountain where the pure spiritual monk resides, to get blessing and grace in the exam for their kids. Besides, the Teachers were eager to see the outcome among the three-section. Concerning last year''s students, they were on the edge of breaking down due to nervousness.

    After spending the weekends with her grandparents, Chen Ai ran toward Yue Wan in anxiousness as if her butt has caught fire, "Litte Wan, Little Wan, Litt--"

    "Take a break, Little Spring. What''s the rush?" Yue Wan caught her before she kisses the floor.

    Chen Ai was trying to speak, but only air came in and out, "ah th--"

    "Have a deep breath first, here drink some water," Yue Wan''s hyperactive friend can get excited more easily.

    "Did you hear it, they found a teacher trespassing Chairman''s room yesterday." Chen Ai spoke loud enough for the whole class.

    "Yes, I saw some WAX securities in Chairman office while coming to the class," a boy in the class confirmed it.

    The class monitor preceded before them and requested that everybody be in their seat as the class is going to begin. And soon Mr. An began his lesson, and the same goes till break chime rang. Before his depart from class, Teacher An stated, "after the Lunch break, you can check your outcome in the School notice board."

    In the school cafeteria, Chen Ai was ordering their lunch, while Yue Wan read today''s news on her phone. After that, they found a remote seat in a corner to wait for the dish.

    Yue Wan found no news about Lu Jia, ''just like I pictured they pulled out some tricks to stop the news from spreading.'' Chen Ai tugged Yue Wan''s wrist to show her the gift she brought for her, "check this out, I found this bracelet, after going through the whole city."

    Yue Wan vaguely remember getting a gift from a friend, she felt touched by this, "I love it Litte Spring, this is a beautiful treasure." Chen Ai beamed in joy by hearing that, "finally my hard work paid off."

    Yue Wan found their tabled being filled up with various dishes in the cafeteria menu, "wish you hard work on studying rather than eating." Yue Wan became quizzical on thinking about her best friend''s future.

    Chen Ai puffed her cheek like cream puff she was stuffing in her mouth, "these are the source of our living."

    "Excuse me, would you mind me sitting here," the class monitor stood before them carrying his tray.

    Yue Wan didn''t mind this and Chen Ai like a puppy conceal the puff by her hand, "however I won''t be sharing my patisserie."

    The class monitor chuckled at her childish attitude, "I can share a portion of mine if you want."

    Chen Ai''s eye shone in high spirit, "sit down, sit down, wow you brought some cookies too." Yue Wan saw her shameless act and facepalmed, ''she permitted him for desserts.''

    Yue Wan remembers in her past that the Class monitor would be the best doctor in the whole province but his family was top in technology, so there was a contradiction about his change in profession. "Hi, I am Yue Wan." Yue Wan pointed at Litte Spring who was busy with her food, "and this is Chen Ai."

    "Hi, I am Tai Sun well you can call me Taishu," his voice was light like melody music and he looks as attractive as a model. He was impressed by Yue Wan''s tactics on exam day before he had an off-base impact on her because of different bits of gossip, but as his old man says, ''don''t judge a book by its cover.'' He gazed at them in depression, "I am sorry for not standing up for you, as the class monitor, I have neglected my duties. Please accept this as my apology."

    Chen Ai swung her fork in ''no'' manner, "insufficient! " Tai Sun and Yue Wan stared at her as she said, "to redeem yourself, you will be our friend," then she made action pose like she was cursing him, " and you will buy me cakes from the new bakery each Friday."

    "ahem-ahem-" Yue Wan cleared her throat, ''I am still here.'' Chen Ai grinned like a kid, "he-he-he, I mean us." Chen Ai hides her head embarrassingly in the cream puff.

    Tai Sun and Yue Wan looked at each other and let out their laugh as Chen Ai peeked from her puff and yelled in happiness, "you guys are teasing me? that''s not fair."

    --- In Xiao ---

    A man was playing games on his laptop as some files were scattered everywhere, "did you get the manor close to My Wild Cub?"

    The Shadow near him with a file, "the house was done with the renovation."

    "Good we are moving there tonight, I want to meet My Wild Cub," his husky voice filled with temptation.

    "Young Master, here are the details about Elder''s of Yue." He placed on the left side of the laptop and left the room.

    The man paused his game and read the file, "hmmm, these old fellows are quick-witted. There are too many loops in the details."

    He sends a message to Yue Xiang, "have it, meet you at home. Don''t forget my dinner date." ''blushing emoji.'' Then he grinned creepily think about the other side effect to his message.

    --- Yue Xiang''s meeting ---

    The investors Mr. Smith was pleased with the proposal, so the contract was signed. Yue Xiang''s new project was being eyed by so many local tyrants, for instance, Wei Chen. But Yue Xiang''s budget ideas and his resources to meet the goals, soon his hard work finally paid the price.

    ''beep---beep,'' message incoming tone.

    The Secretary near him felt a bad omen and just like he guessed the phone smashed into pieces, ''RIP Mobile.''

 Chapter 32 - No-men Allowed

    --- Li Mansion ---

    Li Rong kneeled before his parents, "Father forgive me please."

    ''crash- crash'' the teacup crashed near Li Rong''s leg as the drink splashed throughout. "Why the hell did you assist that woman?" Li Zhi, the head of Li Family roared at him furiously, "Yue family''s fortunes is our main objective, not some silly promiscuous woman." He didn''t know about his son taking an unknown woman to Yue.

    Li Rong had aforethought about how to disclose his malfeasance. But his father knew about it beforehand. "Father, she deceived me by claiming she was a close confidant of Yue Wan," Li Rong put he blames on Fan Daiyu, because if his father knew that for the sake of Wei Wan''s request he took Fan Daiyu then he would unleash it at Wei Xing and the one who suffers, in the end, will be Wei Wan. As for Wei Wan, she too got startled to discover about Fan Daiyu and Lu Jia. He can inform her more as his father requested his attendance.

    "Then can you certify me that Young Miss is fond of you?" Li Zhi''s concerns were about Li''s correlation with Yue. After their marriage, he will able to obtain the military authorities and abundances of prosperities.

    Li Rong''s memory flashed his encounter with her the other day, and he felt her hostile toward him, "She would risk her life for me." He lied temporarily to please his father, ''I need to get the bitch totally into me.''

    "Good Good, you can go back as I will talk with First Elder later." Then Li Zhi went back to business while Li Rong walked to his room slowly and contemplated why Yue Wan detests him recently. She always did everything he ordered, ''did she lost her interest in me?'' he thought about various possibilities.

    Even Wei Wan requested Li Rong to talk with Yue Wan, to clear the misunderstanding about drug accuse, but Yue Wan was getting stubborn a lot. And due to her health, she was unable to attend the class today, and her pawn got jailed. She needs to find a new pawn to deal with Yue Wan.

    --- In School ---

    The trio talked out their interest and found Chen Ai''s interest quite peculiar, "Little Spring, do you like piglet?" asked Yue Wan, as she surveyed the amount of food Little Spring ate.

    Chen Ai wiped her mouth with tissues and appeared a little dumbfounded, "Why?"

    Tai Sun grinned at her while patting her back, "Well, congratulation, you are becoming a one soon?"

    Chen Ai''s face turned red in embarrassment, "why you!!"

    "Where do you have the space to store these all in your stomach, Little Spring?" Yue Wan can''t eat more than one plate of sweet, but Chen Ai ate it without difficulty. "I have a separate storage location for everything," Chen Ai replied as she shamelessly dug into th cookies.

    "The food is not going to run away, so why can''t you eat patiently?" Tai Sun had this doubt when he first witnessed her swallowing the puffs.

    Chen Ai took the pastry and held it like a jewel, "For tasty food, we can wait for a century, but the food should not be waiting for us." Her two buddies jaw-dropped dramatically and had a sweatdrop on their head, ''only their Little Spring''s mind was loaded with a pack of unique thoughts.''

    "The results are on, let''s go and check guys," a student in the cafeteria yelled out loud, as the students rushed out to check their marks. Both Tai Sun and Yue Wan were top students and they knew their capacity very well, so the trio left the cafe at last.

    While Chen Ai eagerly ran to check out the result and screamed in joy. "Little Wan your name is on the selection list and Taishi as well, congratulation you two, I need a big treat in Blue Rose," Chen Ai hugged Yue Wan and daydreamed about her chicken, but Yue Wan pinched her cheek, "Stop eating the chicken and take a look at your score, it''s 88 if you have worked a little harder you might get scored more than us."

    "Don''t waste your breath, Miss. Yue, she has only food in her mind such a piglet," Tai Sun mocking tone left Chen Ai enraged, "you mad scientist, who you are calling piglet."

    "If I remembered correctly you are the one who wrote ''spongy cake'' as an example for soft tissue," Tai Sun raised his eyebrow at her.

    Chen Ai rolled her eye from left to right, like a kid and asked him while playing with a strand of her curly hair, "isn''t it one?" Tai Sun''s face slapped himself, on his forehead and he squinted his eye, "It''s a science exam, for god sake."

    Tai Sun and Chen Ai stared their bickering as Yue Wan examined the preselected list and as she expected Wei Wan''s name got in, ''Wei Xing took a drastic measure to add his daughter''s name, so the security breach is related to this?'' Now the only question in Yue Wan''s mind was why Chairman Xiao let it go, ''is it have anything to do with me?''

    Students who were selected felt delightful, and the other praised them happily while some were envious of them. Among the three-Sections; c-1 had six selected students, c-2 had two and c-3 had one student. So the teachers were happy that they have at least one student from their section and Teacher An''s students scored the top 2 in the list who were Yue Wan and Tai Sun, so he was expressed with appreciation by the rest of the teachers.

    Mr. An glanced at the list and saw Yue Wan''s score, "never fail to surprise me, Miss. Yue," and saw Wei Wan''s score, "let''s see how the game end." Mr. An smiled surreptitiously and left to meet the Chairman as he needs to inform about his disclosure.

    Right after the school end, Chen Ai asked them to treat her in Blue Rose. "How about this weekend, I can ask my Big Brother to get us a seat to enjoy the evening," Yue Wan laid out her plan which was soon accepted by those two. Chen Ai can''t wait to bite the grilled chicken, and Tai Sun never had an outing before so he would love to have some fun time with his new friends.

    ---- Back in Yue Villa----

    On arriving home, she was welcome with earsplitting strife between Dad and Big Brother, she sneakily went behind them and asked Uncle Wang by eye, ''what is it, this time?''

    Uncle Wang pointed his eye to the kitchen and said, "Young Master invited someone for dinner," his voice was hazy.

    "Just for that," Yue Wan''s face scrunched up in confusion. But a loud bang was heard from her Dad, "I wrote it, No-men allowed, but still you are bringing someone." Yue Xiang raised his eyebrow in annoyance, "aren''t we fit that category."

    Yue Yeager fluttered his hand and shuttered, "th--ts not I mean, stop deviating the topic."

    Yue Wan didn''t want them to continue nibbling, "Daddy? Big Brother? I''m home."

    Yue Yeager and Yue Xiang glance at their Little Wan with a smile, "Welcome back," and glared at each other again. Yue Wan let out a sign, ''these two.''

 Chapter 33 - Retract My Vow

    --- Wei Wan''s room ---

    Wei Wan''s health improved efficiency, but the blemishes due to whips and slaps were not yet disappearing from her face. So Wei Xing brought some skin experts for the best cream, and as soon as Wei Wai applied them, not only it recuperates her bruised marks but also makes her skin gleam. After a couple of days rest, she can go back to school.

    "How are you feeling Wan Wan?" Kuai Hua, the birth mother of Wei Wan and Mistress of Wei Xing, asked her with concern.

    Wei Wan wore her nightgown and sat before a mirror to comb her hair, "a lot better, that old man was quite aggressive." She gazed at her reflection and brushed the half-blemish black spot, "that monster." Wei Wan only felt disgusting about considering him as a father.

    Kuai Hua regretted her past deeds immensely, she believed by having Wan Wan, she will be acknowledged, as his legal wife but it''s not a fairytale, "Wan Wan, I retract my vow. Let''s leave Wei and live a peaceful life." Kuai Hua realized how atrocious ''Wei'' would be if their expectation failed, and she didn''t want to sacrifice her daughter in revenge.

    "You got scared?" Wei Wan raised up from her spot and crouched down before her mother, "Look at me." Kuai Hua reluctantly raised her eyes, which was already teared up, Wei Wan dried out her tears with her thumb and said, "Mom, you are my irreplaceable treasure. I would accomplish anything you ask."

    Wei Wan''s voice amplified from tenderness to gruffness, as she strengthens her hold, "but, I won''t relinquish my Wei. I am the rightful inheritor of Wei so I wouldn''t even think of killing you for my desire."

    Wei Wan stroked her cheek fondly and warned her, "instead of provoking my anger do something useful." Then returned to groom herself for sleep, as for Kuai Hua left her with a heavy heart. The trusted servant girl of Wei Wan, who came to report saw everything with puzzlement, "Young Miss, she is leaving." Wei Wan was applying the cream on her face, and didn''t mind to stop her mother, "leave it, she can''t afford the status I hoped for, and only ''Wei'' can ensure it, so I won''t let her ruin it," as she grinned evilly on her reflection. The servant girl too smiled along and then provided the information she gathered, "Young Miss, your guess was right, Wei Chen double-crossed with them."

    Wei Wan lip curled up left, "Just tail him for now, we might need him later."

    ---- Li''s Villa with Li Zhi ----

    Li Zhi, the Master of Li, remained in a place of old tradition room, "Dad, you called for me."

    "Have a seat," Li Wang, the Head of Li and Father of Li Zhi, didn''t raise his head from tea and continued, "did you talked with First Elder of Yue?" Li Zhi knew it was fruitless to hide things from his Father, "got occupied with meetings, but I will manage time to get his appointment soon."

    Li Wang neatly lifted his cup to smell the aroma, "I heard that Young Master of Yue got the billion-dollar project."

    Li Zhi''s face wore a perplexing expression as his intonation became puzzled, "I heard it too." And then there was a knock, while his Father kept tranquil, "GrandFather, you asked for my presence," a young lady like a jade statue appeared.

    "Come in, Biyu," GrandFather Li''s aged voice called her in, as Li Zhi observed the prevailing situation, "Why Biyu is here?" GrandFather Li''s made his face hard stone, "your idiotic son created enough racks due to that wh***." Li Zhi looked at Li Biyu, "Biyu, What is GrandFather means?" everyone Li family knew about Li Rong''s infatuation on ill-blood Wei Wan and Grandfather Li considered Wei''s more obnoxious, also he treated Wei Lan(Matriarch of Wei) as muck.

    After getting consent from her GrandFather to speak, Li Biyu opened her mouth, "I made a background-check about the woman who accompanied Rong during Yue''s feast and found her to be a pal or vassal of Miss. Wan in WAX, and a week before that, Rong booked a custom-made gown in Wei Wan''s name, here is the receipt for that," she placed the paper before her father. Then she glanced at her GrandFather and said, "I monitored Yue Xiang''s call record and found, apart from investors, he has another caller in his contact. But I was unable to track down the Id, forgive me, GrandFather."

    GrandFather Li''s eyebrow flashed is displeasure, "check out that this unknown caller." Right after getting the new order, Li Biyu left the room. As for Li Zhi, he hung his head down with anger and balled-up his fist tightly, "I will give Li Rong, the family disciplinary punishment, and restain him from meeting her." Before he can leave the Elder gave his an order, "Let me contact the First Elder of Yue, better you stay out of it." Li Zhi clutched his hands in annoyance, due to his useless son, "Alright, Dad."

    ---- with Yue ----

    Yue Wan and Litte Boa were messing around the Villa since their home became spy-free she brought her baby together on her exploration. At the sight of the beautiful garden and starry sky, she dreamed of having dinner under it. She picked up Little Bao up and asked, "Let''s have dinner here, Ok." The Little guy snuggled in-between her neck to hide his laziness and made a low growl. Yue Wan let out a giggle and ran to her Daddy, who was still throwing a tantrum at his son.

    "Daddy, can we have a dinner at the garden, please," she requested him casually, but in Yue Yeager''s eye, she pouted her lip and blinked her round eyes with an expectation. An arrow struck his heart twice, and with a heart-shaped eye, "My innocent cute baby, how could daddy say no, if you look like that?"

    Yue Xiang ''s nerves shaken up by seeing his Father''s activeness, "she looks normal to me! why are you exaggerating?"

    Yue Yeager''s eyes glowed in a fire as he threw Litte Bao''s bowl at his son while Yue Xiang dodged it smoothly. "You stinky brat, how can you be so blind, bla bla...?" Yue Yeager escorted his daughter to garden and also screamed at Yue Xiang with a stupid demon face.

    Yue Xiang let out a heavy sigh, as he glanced at his shameless father disappearing figure and said, "Uncle Wang, can I file harassment on him."

    Uncle Wang sweatdropped on hearing it, ''Pardon me, that''s your Father, Young Master.''

    ''beep-beep,'' the sound of an incoming message.

    Romantic date in the garden with stars, like my beauty. (ˇî^ˇî)

    Be ready in 10 min.

    Count down start.

    Yue Xiang''s nerves popped out, ''this creepy stalker,'' and he smashed the phone while yelling in a fury, "Give me a break."

    And then he smiled at Uncle Wang with an evil aura ¨t(©bŇć©b)¨s , "add one more harasser to it."

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 Chapter 34 - Dinner Date

    ---- Yue Villa ----

    In the middle of the Garden, they created a delicious dinner as Yue Wan requested. Yue Yeager ordered the servants to prepare the supper while he and Yue Wan played with Little Bao. Yue Yeager rushed to catch Litte Bao who was mad at his Grandpa for using his bowl as a weapon, "My little ancestor stop running away from me," Yue Yeager ran behind Little Bao.

    Yue Wan loved the atmosphere so with a cheerful tone, "Little Bao come to me," she opened her hand to hug him, and Little Bao was ready to fly in her embrace while making a noise, "Growww--Growww." But he was held in mid-air by the collar, as he groaned in protest.

    "So little yet has a large appetite and grudge," Yue Xiang held it close to his face and gazed at Yue Wan, "stop rubbing your character on this punk, he looks like pig rather than an Asian leopard." That''s it both Yue Wan and Little Bao''s face appeared white colored with blank-point.

    Yue Yeager''s leg shoot like a rocket near his son, "Who are you calling punk? you smelly brat," and then he snatched Litte Bao from Yue Xiang, and soothed Litte Bao, "your just chubby and healthy, so don''t mind your dumb Uncle''s remark."

    Yue Wan mind voiced out, ''Daddy, you''re not helping us,'' as for Yue Xiang snorted at his father, and blurted out, "you do admit that he is fat." Little Bao gave a mean stare at Yue Yeager and jumped to his mommy. And for Yue Yeager, he looked back-and-forth between his son and daughter, with an uneasiness, "Little Wan, Daddy didn''t mean it like that, this brat is creating a rift between us."

    But Yue Wan walked away with one sentence, "we won''t play with daddy." A thunder-struck right at Yue Yeager, as he dramatically turned into ashes, and then he gradually vanished with air. Yue Xiang used a vacuum cleaner to gather his dad back into shape, "you are such a pain in the neck, Dad. You can evaporate after tomorrow''s shareholder meeting."

    Uncle Wang interrupted them, "Young Master, your guest arrived."

    Yue Yeager peeked from Yue Xiang''s back and saw a young man approaching them with a bewitching smile and a glamorous look as a top model from the entertainment industry also the young man dressed in a tailed dark blue jacket, white shirt, and black bow tie however he doesn''t look like he came for casual dinner, it appeared as if he was here to pick up his date.

    Yue Xiang knew the nuisance got soared up in his life, "Mr. Hua, Welcome to Yue."

    Mr. Hua''s eye wandered around as he replied, "Thanks for the invite," and shaken Yue Xiang hand elegantly.

    Yue Yeager poked at his son, while his mind voice echoed, ''is he your date?'' as his eye''s scanned him up and down.

    "No, we are not," they both said that out loud with an annoyance as Yue Yeager shrieked in fear. And then he grinned like a fool by scratched his head, "he-he, my bad."

    "Big Brother, who is that?" Yue Wan with her baby in her blossom moved towards them. But in Mr. Hua''s eye, she looked like a young maiden waiting for the return of her military husband with her newborn son. Mr. Hua murmured in a low voice, "my little club, your hubby is finally home."

    Yue Xiang kicked his so-called buddy, "stop day-dreaming," and then cleared his throat to get everyone''s attention. First, he pointed at Mr.Hua, "This is Mr. Hua, the top investor in our new project," and then at his family, "Mr. Hua, let me introduce you, my father and sister." Yue Wan recalled in greatest extent about her past life, yet she never saw him before but his name sound familiar, also her instinct warned her to be cautious around him.

    Yue Wan welcomed Mr.Hua, along with her brother, as for Yue Yeager, he didn''t feel any maliciousness from Mr.Hua, so he didn''t throw any tantrum of ''no-man allowed'' contrive.

    Soon the dinner was served, Yue Yeager sat at the master seat with Yue Wan and Yue Yeager on either side while the guest sat near Yue Xiang, ''ah, wish I could dine with my wild club,'' was the thought in Mr.Hua''s mind.

    "Mr. Hua, where are you from?" Yue Wan enquired him in wonder.

    "From states, I came to City A for a new change." Mr. Hua said while gazing at his darling with love.

    To please his daughter Yue Yeager, placed a salad in her plate, "Little Wan, I order the chef to prepare your favorite salad." In contrary, Yue Wan smiled cheekily and said, "Big Brother, here have this grilled chicken," on Yue Xiang''s mind clouded with one thought, ''stop sacrificing me.''

    On the other hand, Mr. Hua and Yue Yeager were burning with jealousy and send draggers at Yue Xiang, ''you dare let our baby serve you.'' And here chibi Yue Xiang, let out a fake cry, ''this is too much.''

    Little Bao made a low growl due to tiredness, so Yue Wan brushed him and said, "Uncle Wang, Little Bao is sleepy, so take him to my room." Before leaving, Little Bao gave his mommy a goodnight kiss. Again a jealousy rage flowed between those two, while the poor Yue Xiang wants to bang their heads, ''knock it off, you guys.''

    The rest of the dinner went by the interrogation of Yue Yeager on Mr. Hua about his future contribution to the company. Yue Wan ate her meal happily, but a memory flashed before her eye about the catastrophe during the shareholder meeting, ''shouldn''t it be held at this month-end.''

    "Big Brother is there a specific reason for tomorrows meeting?" Yue Wan was careful with her words. Instead of Yue Xiang, her father replied, "it''s due to this brat, gaining the billion-dollar project." Yue Wan was failed to estimate the outcome due to her meddling, ''I need to figure out the real purpose of this meeting.''

    Mr. Hua read every single expression on her face and body, "Do you like to be in it?" however Yue Yeager meddles in and said, "Little Wan, never had an interest in this."

    "Maybe now," Mr. Hua laid disbelief, as Yue Wan glared at him for crossing aboveboard but Mr. Hua let out a chuckle, "For study purpose I mean, as a WAX student you do have a unique interest."

    Yue Yeager nodded his head by saying, "of course, my daughter is the top in WAX, and this year she might set a new record." and pondered for a moment, but during that time Mr. Hua cursed himself for being an idiot, ''Sh**,'' however he was too late to take back his word. Yue Yeager looked at his son and asked him, "Xiang, isn''t the old record laid by your classmate?"

    On hearing his father''s point Yue Wan narrowed her thought to link Mr. Hua with WAX, her eye''s widen in surprise, and she clenched her fork in terror, ''No, he can''t be, the hidden heir of WAX, Mr. Xiao Hua.''

    Yue Xiang failed to see their clover blown out in front of his sister, but Mr.Hua felt his soul being pumped out by her gaze, ''why so much rage in her eye?'' They never met personally before today, but still, he can sense a coldness and hostile from her.

    "Master Yue, thanks for the wonderful dinner, I will take my leave," Xiao Hua excused out without batting his eye at Yue Wan because he doesn''t want to hurt his wild club.

 Chapter 35 - Cant Uncover Gods Existence

    --- Yue Villa Hall ---

    Yue Xiang had a chaotic mind, as he saw the nerd creep forsaking his plan, "what happened?" he asked him in a whisper. But Mr. Hua shook his head to forbid him from inquiring anymore, ''it''s not good to discuss here.''

    Yue Wan pursued them together, and with a detested tone, she asked, "Mr. Hua can''t endure the stiffness due to the weather. Since he loved to be in a cold place, our city''s temperature may unreasonably hot for him to deal with."

    Yue Xiang found his not-so-talkative sister was trying to annoy Mr. Hua, as for Mr. Hua knew the concealment meaning behind her talk, ''she is quite mysterious.'' He scoffed at her and stated, "the city A was irresistible to abandon."

    Yue Wan''s lip curved up with a fake smile, "you will perish in that beauty," as her eyes consume in haziness.

    Mr. Hua stared at her face, with a creepy grin, "Not quite my size."

    Yue Xiang saw a cloud image of two shadows, a Lion and a Wolf were ready to combat, so he butts in to end the conflicts, "Dad, I will escort Mr.Hua back." After that, he dragged Mr. Hua farther away from Little Wan.

    When the vehicle blurred away out yonder, Yue Wan''s face changed to a severe demeanor, "I have to caution Big Brother ."

    --- Mr.Hua Villa ----

    The car arrived near the entrance of the Villa, "at least tell me, what happened there?" Yue Yeager interrogated him for the tenth time, yet the silence was the appropriate response. So he followed him inside the manor till they arrived at a room, "Xiao Hua," he shouted in irritation.

    The man Mr. Hua turned in swift and glared with a cold eye, "I need another disguise." Then he peeled off the mask from his face, "also I would like to be addressed as Xian, as Mr. Hua name may dissimulate my plan."

    Yue Xiang felt perplexed at his act, as he questioned him, "did my sister say something?" he vaguely guessed from their non-skeptical conversation, that they had in the villa.

    Xiao Hua halted his step and said, "does First Elder of Yue have a grandchild?" he changed the subject directly, so Yue Xiang didn''t push any-further, "his grand-daughter Yue Xue, she used to play with Little Wan in the past." Then took a glance at his buddy, "Why asking about her, did you fell for her?"

    Xiao Hua'' face had a scowled look, "that''s your taste, hump!"

    Yue Xiang felt an urge to punch Xiao Hua''s egotistical face, yet controlled himself and demanded, "where are the reports? I requested."

    Xiao Hua strolled into his concealed chamber, as his head servant gave them a wet face-towels to spruce up. So the two of them got the towel as Xiao Hua replied, "I have massed all basic information including his bank details, at the same time they have lots of loopholes."

    Yue Xiang with a quizzical expression, "he has an ally?" Yue Xiang never laid his doubt on First Elder until Yue Wan requested him not to relieve about Li Rong''s account fraud during the gathering. Also, she did say that he might allow room for Li Rong to evade Fan Daiyu''s ploy. What''s more, as she anticipated First Elder vigilantly slipped Li away from Yue. That why he intentionally created an impression, ''don''t contact Yue.''

    Xiao Hua sat before his system, with an irritated articulation, "A cyberpunk is shutting me out." Whenever he endeavored to pry increasingly about his family, there was a block toward each path.

    Yue Xiang raised an eyebrow, "did he know about your presence."

    Xiao Hua''s lip smirked with an arrogance, "Can''t uncover God''s existence."

    --- with Wei Family ---

    ''tud - tud,'' sound of a rod knocking the floor

    The Matriarch of Wei had a face brimming with resentment, as the Wei failed to get the billion-dollar venture, "How did that ill-blood Yue manage to get it?" she screamed at her son Wei Xing. "That isn''t an ordinary project, it a government-aided international one and now we lost it," her fierceness appeared in her voice. "Your little girl fizzled at WAX, and your son lost a project in Company, wow your posterity were no varied from you, useless." After that, she continued thumping her stick with vexation.

    Wei Xing was neither good in handling project nor intelligent as Li or Yue, so he generally took the credits of others achievements and at the same time he simultaneously blame them in case of failure, "Mother, I still made some arrangement on tomorrow share-holder meeting in Yue, soon we would get the project, believe me."

    The Matriarch of Wei, Wei Lan wasn''t convinced by his talk, so with an irritating tone, she expressed, "are you planning to target Yue Xiang, being adopted?" Wei Xing''s pupil contracted in shock, "how did you know?" As for his mother, she coughed out loud in anger, pondering about her moronic child.

    Shao Qing, the daughter-in-law of Wei and the legitimate spouse of Wei Xing, voiced out her thought, "that''s a bad idea." She remained under the steady gaze of her Mother-in-law, and with a blank face, "Wei Wan''s drugs act almost led her to expel from WAX, concerning Yue Xiang, he is a strong competitor so he may have made sense of you ploy prior, so it''s better to lay low for now."

    Wei Xing hated his wife''s arrogance, so with a harsh tone, "Wei Wan got in WAX''s list, due to my confederate mate ."

    Shao Qing smirked at his stupidity and said, "You can''t trick WAX''s security team easily."

    Wei Xing cracks a smile, "Incase he gets captured, he will put the blame on Yue Wan."

    Shao Qing didn''t squander her energy on his discussion, but looked at her mother-in-law, stated, "In WAX, they did catch an intruder, yet there was no objection about Yue Wan being a piece of it. That implies the WAX Chairman didn''t accept the lie, and also Yue Wan scored top in the exam, so her winning strike is more compared to Wei Wan."

    The Matriarch of Wei, gave an ugly stare at her son and asked Shao Qing in concern, "what if the share-holders withdraw from other projects due that brat''s failure?" the main reason they retain so far was because of the billion-dollar undertaking, and now Wei lost it.

    Shao Qing took a deep breath and conveyed her plan, "If only we connected to Xiao by an alliance," her idea freezed both Wei in shock.

    "It is impossible, do you want to annihilate my entire Wei," Wei Xing lashed out in dread.

    "Allow her to speak, Xing" the Matriarch of Wei sensed confidence in her idea.

    Shao Qing with a clear voice, "Princess Xiao is the sole heir for Xiao Corporation, and she is still alone, so lets took this opportunity to link her with our Wei."

 Chapter 36 - Holy Wicked!

    The Matriarch of Wei aware of Xiao''s position in the province City and who would not like to be a part of them? so after contemplating the future profit, she said, "it will be hard to approach Xiao with our current status," she grinned with an evil thought and said, "so let''s wait for the right moment."

    Then she inquired about Wei Wan, "how is she?" regardless of what happened in the past, they needed Wei Wan due to Li Rong.

    "Wan''s health improved a lot, as for the imprints they are getting blurred by the new cream. And I heard from the servant, that Young Master Li call her every day." Wei Xing knew his mother''s intention for asking about Wei Wan since they both had the same selfish thought.

    Shao Qing''s eyes scrunched up in disgusting, she was well aware of Wei''s scheme with Li, in the past, she never meddles in their affair, however, today she needs to remind them about the reality, "Pardon my interruption, but I think Master Li Zhi won''t accept Wan."

    Wei Xing''s face turned ugly, "shut up, Qing. Everyone knew that Li Rong is head over heels in love for my daughter."

    Shao Qing raises her voice, "Clarify me this, will you let your Second Son Wei Jing marry that girl Lu Meili? he is also like Li Rong."

    Wei Xing and his mother were tight-lipped, as Shao Qing continued, "Master Li Zhi is also like us, Yue Wan is the ideal wife for his child, so he would never acknowledge Wan."

    The Matriarch of Wei, held her head in pressure, "with Yue Wan in that position, we can''t enter Li."

    Wei Xing scoffed off this, by saying, "do you think, I would not have thought about it?" He then went behind his mother, to give her a shoulder massage, "Mother, you remember Mr. Gao?" His mother nodded her head and said, "Yes, he has an immense measure of shares in each company."

    "During your last year''s Birthday Banquet, he saw our Wan and got attracted to her. So he requested her hand in marriage, but I asked him to hold up until she finishes her schooling." Wei Xing was a crafty beast, so he never let go of any opportunity.

    Shao Qing''s face downcast on hearing his word, and screamed in disgust, "he is too old for Wan? Mr. Gao''s age is equivalent to yours." Soon they started to dispute with each other.

    On the other hand, the Matriarch of Wei was in dilemma on either accepted it or denied it, but she was well aware of Mr. Gao''s influence in the share market.

    ---- outside ----

    A shadow lurked near the window and heard the entire conversation in silence yet the shadow got stiffened by listening to Master Wei''s greedy and shameless plan.

    ---- Yue Wan''s room ----

    Yue Wan laid in her bed with confusion, she can''t sleep due to these various thoughts, ''If I remember correctly, he should appear after Xiao Ran''s death which will happen in next year so why he is here now, and also he looks nothing from the past expect his eye.'' Yue Wan looks at the ceiling with a worried expression, ''I still haven''t figured out how I got linked with Xiao Ran''s death.''

    When Yue Wan saw Xiao Ran at school, she knew that was their first time meeting, and she never had any grudge toward her, so why she got labeled as Xiao Ran''s killer in the first place. But during that time her father was long gone, so the only person who fought with Xiao Hua for her is Big Brother.

    Yue Wan''s eye teared up on remembering her father''s death, ''I need to check Dad''s health first, then I need to find a way to talk with Xiao Ran as soon as possible.'' Suddenly Little Bao made a cry as he was in pain, Yue Wan hugged him close to herself and caressed his back tenderly, "shh...shh it''s alright. You are not alone mommy is here with you, so sleep my Little one." Her voice acted like medicine, for Little Bao heart, soon they both went back to slumber.

    --- Next day ---

    As the morning meal was in progress, an unexpected person joined them in, Mr. Lin the best buddy of Yue Xiang made an appearance in Yue Villa.

    Yue Yeager was in his office attire while having his breakfast, "you are here this early."

    "Well today we have a meeting with the dealer, so Xiang called me here," Mr. Lin sat alongside Yue Xiang, who maintained the emphasis on his soup. Mr. Lin felt a shudder as the atmosphere around them was cold.

    Yue Xiang need to know Little Wan''s meaning for her yesterday question, so he expressed, "Dad, I won''t be able to attend the Share-holders meeting."

    Yue Yeager looked at him and discovered his attention on Little Wan, with a grave tone, "Why?"

    Yue Xiang with a blank expression, "as my by-stand, you take Little Wan after school."

    On hearing her name, Yue Wan''s head jerked up in surprise, "What?" two voices echoed in synchronization. Yue Yeager perceived that this was his motive, but still, that line should belong to him, ''now, how will I makeup with Little Wan.''

    Yue Wan''s heart pained seeing the trust and love from his eyes, "Big Brother, you are the best," her sweet voice acclaim him.

    The whole scenario Yue Yeager dreamed was crushed in pieces, as for Yue Wan, she served some breakfast to her brother''s plate and even promise him a dinner today.

    "Today I will personally cook dinner," Yue Wan cheerfully made a declaration. Yue Yeager in an eager, asked her with sulking, "Little Wan, daddy is also best right?."

    Mr. Lin left his mouth open with wide eyes, ''is that really Master Yue?'' and then he stares his buddy in uncertainty, ''what''s happening?''

    Yue Xiang snapped at his tactics, "Dad, mind your manner," he reprimands his father.

    Yue Yeager with puppy dog eyes faced them, ''always bully me.'' Now two more snap shaped in Yue Xiang''s head, ''this shameless guy.''

    Yue Wan finished her breakfast and took her pack, "I am leaving for school, bye all," then she kissed Little Bao and Big Brother''s cheeks before running to the car.

    Yue Yeager''s face craked out, as his soul left his body, ''Little Wan hates daddy.''

    Mr. Lin held him and yelled in fear, "Master Yue, don''t kick the bucket yet! Bro Xiang help me here," sensing no reply from Yue Xiang, Mr. Lin turned to find his buddy freezed as a rock.

    Mr. Lin had blue lines over his head with a though, "Never knew that a kiss is more dangerous than a nuclear weapon. The devil got petrified by a kiss, Holy Wicked!"

 Chapter 37 - Library Search

    --- Prison cell ---

    Inside the dark cell, a woman''s bawling out loud, "Let me out, I am the future Mistress of Wei. I can sue you all. Hey, you BigOld as*** I can make you jobless in a minute, You heard that; huh. I am the future Mistress of Wei." Fan Daiyu''s mind went berserkly, as she started trashing every guard, also her repeated addressing herself as Wei made it worse, soon the guard made a report about her consistent turmoil to Chief Shen.

    While on a separate cell, Lu Jia laid down with no stress in her face, concerning the Kidnapping case, those two covert agents from Yue had a seizure the previous evening all of a sudden, so they are in Intensive Care Unit for treatment. After many interrogations, Lu Jia was still non-cooperated with detectives.

    "Cheif Shen, the case will be going nowhere. If our interrogation goes like this," an officer made his statement.

    Cheif Shen scoured his neck in tiredness, and afterward with a harsh voice, "is there any new information about her bank details?"

    The same officer placed a pen-drive before his Chief, "nothing much, some usual transaction in past months however two years prior coming to City A she received a hefty amount of 50 million from an anonymous account belongs to City C. Our experts tried to trace the identity, but it''s negative."

    Cheif Shen thought for a moment, "What did she do with that 50 million?"

    Another officer placed an image and a bank statement, "She made a withdrawal back and forth personally from the bank, this is the CCTV evidence. Also every time she withdraws in person, so we don''t have any idea about what she did with those sums of money."

    Next officer made a point from his search, "About Fan Daiyu, from my investigation her reputation is quite bad in school and neighbors also she transferred some money to Lu Jia''s pseudo account(one of the spy) on the day of Miss. Yue''s kidnapping. The unusual thing is her call record, which is excessively spotless during the checking. isn''t it weird?"

    Cheif Shen would''ve never thought these women to be this tricky, "get someone to tail Lu Jia''s niece also I need her whole history before and after coming to our city. As for Miss. Fan, let her scream as her heart content soon she may get depleted that''s when we get the breakthrough."

    "Yes, Chief," they made the salute and left the cabin.

    Cheif Shen called his wife, "Honey, Let''s invite Little Wan for tomorrow''s dinner, Ok."

    Mrs. Shen from the receiver side, "for the case or dinner?" her voice sounded a bit annoyed.

    Cheif Shen let out a chuckle, "both, its quite important."

    --- In School ---

    Yue Wan had her class quite peaceful, because of the nonappearance of Wei Wan and Fan Daiyu. Also, the main exam for Traditional award might be at any time, so during each free class, she would end up back in the library for self-study. Be that as it may, today she came here to check something different, ''I need to find his fake name in Xiao.''

    Chen Ai went to irritate Tai Sun in class today, and those two are getting along pretty well. The reality was Yue Wan can act openly without Little Spring''s presence, "where to start my search? Better I ask the Librarian."

    "Mam, I would like to see the prior Award winner in this WAX."

    The Librarian took a gander at her, "that ought to resemble seven years prior, you should be able to find it last row."

    "Thank You, Mam." Yue Wan grinned with appreciation and left to check the book.

    In the last row, it has various Year-Books in order, but she was unable to find it, so she scrutinized the Library Teacher, and got something unexpected, "Mr. An took that this morning, you can ask him if you want."

    Yue Wan knitted her eyebrows, "Alright ."

    Outside the library, Yue Wan strolled in delayed with many thought, ''why did Mr.An take it today?" But her considerations were hindered by Chen Ai, "Little Wan, class is going to start where have you been?"

    "Did you had you full by annoying Mr. Tai," Yue Wan conceal her face appearance, and acted brightly toward Chen Ai.

    "I didn''t, the fact is he is annoying me by those medical talk, and his revelation. I doubt how his mind adapts up to such a large number of details," Chen Ai made genuine reasoning posture.

    Yue Wan let out a smile and then squeeze her cheek, "it''s just like someone''s stomach."

    Chen Ai pursed her lip up, "that''s not funny." Then she grabbed Yue Wan''s wrist and ran to the class, while hollering out, "it''s Mr.An''s class next, and believe me, you don''t want to get on his bad side."

    Throughout the class, Yue Wan''s face didn''t appear to be listening, and Teacher An saw it by the first glance, ''looks like she went to check the Year-Book yet found nothing, hope she won''t be mad.''

    Yue Wan wanted to get some information about the Year-Book from Mr.An, yet she didn''t get an opportunity as he left the class in a rush.

    Tai Sun came near Yue Wan''s table, likewise Chen Ai, "hey, Little Spring, do you like my discovery."

    Chen Ai shrieked in fear of being lectured again, "I can digest it anymore, my poor soul needs a break."

    Yue Wan kept mum with a disappointment face, ''I need to find another way.''

    "Miss. Yue, did you read that news about a new drug?" Tai Sun asked Yue Wan since he felt the two of them are keen on studies she might like to know about it.

    Yue Wan''s thoughts got interrupted by hearing his questions, "what news?" she asked him with perplexity. Chen Ai''s eyes flashed with a knowing, "Somebody from my world, who don''t know that news," as she sends shining star by her gaze.

    Yue Wan and Tai Sun didn''t worry about her dream considerations, as Tai Sun clarified, "A man died by a drug which can''t be distinguished effectively, the name of the drug was not yet uncovered, but rather they stated that if an individual devours it, they may get heart-assault like a typical heart patient."

    Yue Wan ear perked up in interest, "heart-attack?" as her heart pulsates quicker out of the blue.

    Tai Sun gestured his head and stated, "indeed, I gathered as much data from my amigo in States. It''s quite terrific, and the drug weights tons of money."

    Yue Wan was aware of a various drug in word, but she never heard it before, "would you be able to mail me the information today, I have to analyze something."

    Chen Ai embraced Yue Wan and utilized her adorable voice as she acts in a spoiled manner, "I can give a full hypothesis of it, Little Wan."

    Yue Wan and Tai Shu gave her a vague look, ''we don''t trust you.'' Chen Ai puffed her cheek like a squirrel, "In Chen emergency clinic, there is a patient conceded with a similar situation."

 Chapter 38 - Meeting in Yue

    Chen Ai raised her chin up with pride, "Now you know how valuable I am." Yue Wan and Tai Sun squinted their eyes, ''how come you know something other than food.''

    Tai Sun spoked first, "Can you get me the complete medical report of it."

    Yue Wan requested then, "I need to meet the patient soon." Yue Wan wants to get the root of this drug.

    Chen Ai lifted up her index finger and made a no sign, "Not until, you folks satisfy my requests."

    Yue Wan opened her mouth to argue, however, she knew its a waste of energy, "free VIP pass in New Pastry Shop."

    Chen Ai winked her eye, "perfect," and afterward she confronted Tai Shu who had a shroud vibe considering her request, "Say it?"

    Chen Ai grinned shamelessly and took a heap of notes, "Complete my works."

    Tai Sun eyes widen in shock by looking at the stack of work Chen Ai placed in his hand, "Yah, what the hell all this?"he discovered they were the schoolwork, project and disciplinary punishment works of Chen Ai for past months given by Teachers, "I might need a month to finish it."

    "So be quick, I will get you what you want after you finish this." Chen Ai made an ok sign with her hand.

    Tai Shu let out a deep sigh, "I should have proposed a food pass before asking her. "

    ---- after school end ----

    Yue Wan got into her car and was welcomed by her daddy who appeared to be aged just in a day, "Still mad at daddy?" Yue Yeager pursed his lips and asked Yue Wan.

    Yue Wan held her silence, as she gestured her head in no, Yue Yeager''s face brightens with hope, and then from behind, he took a box, "Little Wan, daddy bought you a present."

    Yue Wan opened the crate and saw a few records, "what is this?"

    Yue Yeager uttered words, as his daughter opened the file, "the complete details about our shareholders."

    "Little Wan, daddy knew your curiosity in this meeting is not about shares. You are here for someone and daddy won''t ask you any question as I believe you more."

    Yue Wan''s mind flashed with a past image of her dad saying this same word, she ran into his embrace to hide her tear.

    Yue Yeager patted her back, as he caressed her hair, "daddy support you no matter what."

    But the moment was interrupted by a calling tune, Yue Yeager felt an urge to punch the punk who was on the other side of the call, "It is definitely that smelly brat," he roared in anger.

    It was from Yue Wan''s phone, so she took the call and answered, "Hello, this is Yue Wan."

    "Little Wan, its Aunt Shen, how are you?" Aunt Shen''s energetic voice inquired about her first.

    Yue Wan''s face lighted in happiness, "I am great, Aunt Shen, How are you and Uncle?"

    "Everyone is fine, Little Wan if you not busy today would you like to come for dinner, I really want to meet you.

    Yue Wan delightfully accepted the invitation, "Ok, I will be there at 8, bye Aunt Shen."

    Yue Yeager sneakily sends a message to his buddy Mr. Shen,''I will come to get the report of the case movement. Be prepared at 8.''

    ---- In Yue''s Office ----

    The car reached the office entrance, but before coming here, Yue Wan discussed with her dad, about some information regarding the meeting. In her past, during this meeting, there was a leaker who bought some illegal loan in her company name and was arrested by police, but that guy laid all the crime under my dad, ''I can''t figure out the who is black sheep.''

    The shares under the Yue were divided by Yue Zhao, as indicated by his will now Yue Yeager held 28 % under his hand, concerning Yue Xiang got 15 % from Grandpa Yue and Yue Wan will get 20 % after her marriage.

    Sensing her perplexed expression, "Little Wan?" Yue Yeager enquired her softly.

    Yue Wan revealed to her daddy about the solicitation, which was happily acknowledged by him, "Okay, I will inform my secretary in advance."

    Yue Yeager left the car first while Yue Wan made a call, "Big Brother."

    --- In the conference room ---

    Inside the room, the major shareholder seated were having a disputed, "he got the project, so what?" a woman in 50 asked in displeasure.

    "You won''t decide his potential, since he isn''t Yue''s blood," a moderately aged man made an irritating comment and stated, "I don''t need to advise you that, how we got this project in the first place." This Middle-matured man had a kneen viewpoint about the future, so he thought Yue Xiang as the best competitor.

    The same woman''s face turned ugly on hearing it, "he is in debt to Yue so that he did it."

    Another man in his 50''s, upheld the lady''s assertion, "that is correct we won''t acknowledge him as Heir of Yue, along these lines."

    "When did you guys had the authority to decide the heir position," Yue Yeager''s powerful voice resounded throughout the room as he made the entrance inside.

    "Master Yue!" everyone''s face overwhelmed by Yue Yeager''s presence.

    Yue Yeager ran his eye over their face and said, "your team retreated from the project with tails tucked firmly between their legs. And here you all talking about the successor." Yue Yeager sneered at them, "you guys would be nothing if there is no Yue," his voice sounded angry and frustrated. The Woman in the group was aware of Yue''s prospective will be under Yue Xiang still, she can''t accept him as Master Yue, "Master Yue, we respect your decision but on this, but we prefer Young Miss Yue, as the candidate."

    Yue Yeager never like his daughter to be dragged in this conversation, "General Yue already made it in his will that Yue Wan needs her education first. About being a candidate for President wait for some years. "

    "Since Young Miss Yue can''t act in the position, we can make her fiance as her legal representative," Mr.Guo made a statement with a slight smile on his lips.

    "When did you get interested in my personal life?" a cold voice of the young lady demanded from the doorway. "As for as, I don''t remember having a fiance, so stop spouting nonsense."

    Mr.Guo face twisted in annoyance, with a snigger, "Young Miss Yue, pardon me for saying this, but it''s not your school like you can enter as you wish. This office was only legal representative can enter."

    Yue Wan''s lips split apart with a giggle, "if that what you mean, then you reserve no privilege to be in here Mr.Guo, as should be obvious this gathering speaks to just for a significant investor not for," she utilized her hand pose, "smaller than an expected financial specialist."

 Chapter 39 - Meeting in Yue 2

    Mr. Guo''s face twisted in anger, "No privilege," his voice broke out on being offended this way, "then I will be glad to take my leave." Before leaving the room, he remained before Yue Wan, "soon you will implore me to return, Miss. Yue."

    Yue Wan raised her eyebrow with contempt, "Mr. Guo, quit daydreaming or else your delusion might end your reality."

    Mr.Guo grinned his teeth and left the room along with his wingman, while the others seemed to mumble about the occurrence, "Young Miss Yue on Board Meeting, that''s new."

    Yue Yeager cleared his throat to get their attention, "Let''s start the meeting," then he gazed at Yue Wan, "Little Wan, accompany me."

    Yue Wan and Yue Yeager strolled inside and sat down, "Since you all know about the ongoing accomplishment of getting the project, so I would like to have Yue Xiang, as the lead to this project."

    The woman in the group voiced out her disapproval, "Master Yue, we realize that you cherish your youngsters equally, but you let him lead the venture."

    Someone else in the meeting likewise had a similar opposition, "the facts demonstrate that Young Master Yue, yield this project independently," he took a look at Yue Wan and then let out a small sigh, "but I don''t think it is appropriate for bad bl ---," that man halted his next word as he felt a sudden chill in his nerve.

    When he found that Young Miss Yue, was emitting a cold aura, his words lurched in his throat, and his body solidified to the point of shuddering.

    Yue Yeager turned his look towards Yue Wan and detected a vibe as his dad, "Little Wan!"

    Yue Yeager remembered the day when Yue Wan had the same aura, with a little smile tugged on his lip, ''others may not know this, but you love your brother as much as he adores you.''

    Yue Yeager heartfelt warm on one side, yet cold on other, ''what about me?'' with a little sulking and desirous, "that brat is getting on my way these days, I will teach him a lesson."

    Yue Wan with an icy cold voice, and a dominating aura, "Get Out, I don''t want to repeat myself." That man ran out with fear and had only thought that he doesn''t want to die.

    The middle-aged man''s eye widen in shock, "General Yue?" he whispered in a low voice, but he was sitting beside Master Yue, so Yue Yeager heard it.

    She picked up a file from the stack, and said, "my dad isn''t asking you, he is giving his command."

    "But Young Miss ---" some members didn''t want to leave the project under Yue Xiang. Though Yue Xiang was treated as Yue yet, he will never be a Yue by blood.

    "Remember your position, if I say, Yue Xiang will be the lead, then he will be." Yue Yeager butt in before they state any longer. He didn''t want his delightful little girl to dirty her hand.

    Yue Wan stood up and laid a file in the center, "I will be representing my brother in share-holder meeting as his proxy. Also, I would like you to sign this contract first."

    The middle-aged man picked up the file and studied it, "Funds Management Scheme."

    Yue Wan snapped the fingers for a secretary to walked in with a legal advisor, "you can disclose it to them, and on the off chance that somebody rebel," she glared them with a wicked grin, "take the legal move according to my direction."

    --- back in Yue Xiang office ---

    Yue Yeager didn''t know about this new contract, so he pursued his girl to ask about it, "Little Wan, when did you arrange this agreement?"

    Yue Wan laid in the cushion inside her brother''s room, "In the car, I requested Big Brother to create this contract."

    Yue Yeager pouted his lips, "you didn''t request daddy''s assistance." His voice sounded like a spoiled princess, "you don''t love daddy anymore."

    Yue Wan sweatdropped at her dad''s dramatics expression, "How could I not love you? I would prefer not to deplete you due to my request." Yue Wan held her head down and with a honeyed voice, "does daddy abhor Little Wan for acting that way?"

    Yue Yeager knew that his daughter was talking about the way she dominated others in the meeting. He let out a small sign and hugged her in his embrace, "Little Wan, you are my precious child, and I knew that you didn''t want anyone to badmouth Xiang, neither do I, but getting angry doesn''t justify anything, so we just need to prove them that, how wrong they are?"

    Yue Wan nodded her head in her father''s embrace, "Next time I will be cautious. So that I won''t let my emotion take control."

    "Great, since you are new here, I will give you a chance to peruse the past project details alongside our organization consumption over every one of these years, and after that I will test your abilities," Yue Yeager wants her to learn from ashes, so he asked his P.A give the documents, "Little Wan, in case you need anything call me."

    "Ok daddy," after sending off her father she took the documents to find any past negligence that might hinder her father in the future, "I should call Big Brother and ask him about bank loan details since I can''t trust anyone."

    At this moment, Yue Wan''s principle center was her father''s wellbeing condition and the organization''s illicit plan.

    ---- In Xiao Mansion ----

    Xiao Ran was perusing the Xiao Entertainment reports as a discipline from her Grandfather, "Ah, who needs to post for a frozen yogurt AD as a stone-age man and for Dog AD they need a two-piece model."

    Advisor Yu brought some lunch along with a gift, "Miss. Xiao, your lunch is prepared, and this came for you."

    Without fluttering her eyelash over the gift, she enquires, "who is the sender?"

    "It''s marked as Young Miss of Yue, Miss. Yue Wan," Advisor Yu said with a grimace. Because in Xiao, bribing was the biggest crime and also, sending a gift without any prior notice was not acceptable. And here, Miss. Yue gifted a billion-dollar necklace exclusively, that is something fishy, "Is Miss. Yue trying to make an acquaintance with Xiao by doing this?" Advisor Yue laid out her doubt.

    Xiao Ran''s eye widens in shock on hearing the name, "why would she send me something? She is not like those girls." Xiao Ran analysis the gift for a minute-or-so and said with a firm decision that, "Someone is pulling the string."

    Xiao Ran vaguely remembers having 2-minute conversations with Yue Wan openly, and from her perspective, this Miss. Yue would never do these things so, someone is playing the game, "I will enquire Yue Xiang about this, I don''t think Miss. Yue would send something like this."

    Advisor Yue suddenly remembers the letter, which she found in the name of Miss. Yue, "Miss. Xiao, I forgot to mention this, about two days before I found a letter on your table at WAX School. But at that time, I thought it might be a gratitude letter, so I didn''t inform you."

 Chapter 40 - Brother-in-Law!

    Xiao Ran''s face obscured on catching wind of the letter, "Find the ''rat,'' which entered my table," and then she let out a cheeky grin with dark vibes, "and order those useless securities in WAX to be on base by tomorrow."

    Advisor Yu lid a candle for them in her heart, ''Miss. Xiao transformed into General Xiao. '' After accepting the requests, Advisor Yu left the room.

    Xiao Ran was planning to call Yue Xiang, yet she would not like to enter the Devil''s nest, "Meeting him once drove me to compose a thousand reports, Nah, Nah, Nah, I would prefer not to be rebuffed by Grandpa once more." After ponding for a moment, she took a decision, "it''s better to meet Miss. Yue personally."

    ''ring...ring...ring,'' sound of her phone ringtone rang by flashing Caller ID as ''Danger 1.''

    Xiao Ran had some hesitation before picking up the call, ''did this jerk found my inner thought about the secret dating plan with Miss. Yue.'' Her psyche got spooked by Devil''s anger, "Why do I always have bad timing?" She attends the call with some confidence, "Hello?"

    Yue Xiang, on the other side with a dead tone in his voice, "the new Math''s teacher will be the person I mailed you."

    Xiao Ran had some sprinkle of sweat on her forehead, and her brow scrunched up with anxiousness, "I will send the order by tonight."

    "Tell the Old man to have dinner on the weekend. We will be joining," Xiao Hua needs to verify something with the Old Man and so Yue Xiang.

    Xiao Ran let out the breath which she was holding still now, "Got it, I will inform the chef to prepare dinner tasty. Will your sister join us? It''s time for us to meet." However, her inward idea was, ''hehe I will build up the arrangement to seize that charming doll for my cosplay.''

    The person on the other line had his lip curved up with a dangerous smile, "Xiao Witch, Don''t even dream about pouncing on my sister."

    ''Beep---Beep--Beep.'' the line got terminated right after that.

    Xiao Ran held the phone tightly with some vein popped out on her head, "Stop reading my mind, you jerk, you devil."

    ---- With Yue Xiang Before the call ----

    Once their meeting with dealers done, Mr. Lin returned to his work while Yue Xiang stayed back in the hotel to sort out the papers. While doing so, he got the call from his sister to know about the Bank Transaction Details.

    "Little Wan, I will send someone to aid you on this," he knew that his Little sister is getting wary over the various thing. And as her Big Brother, he supports her decision endlessly.

    Yue Xiang massaged his temples as he undid his collar, "I need to remove Li and Wei from Little Wan as soon as possible."

    "You should simply wed her to me," a harsh voice came behind the curtains.

    Yue Xiang close his eye to have a rest and then with guttural voice expression, "I already requested for your dead certificate."

    Xiao Hua clicked his tongue in annoyance, "I found Wei Chen being active lately with Li Biyu." Xian Hua''s face displayed a predicament, "The only daughter of Li Zhi and Sister of Li Rong? right."

    Yue Xiang pupil constricted due to the disgust, "so that''s why Li Biyu got hold of my everyday venu. I am sick of these women."

    Xiao Hua let out a delicate chuckle, "I don''t think so,"he moved close to the dissipated papers and ran his long fingers over it and afterward with profound voice, "For as far back as months, she requested a gifted criminologist to tail your sister to get everything about her," Yue Xiang raised his head to meet his look as Xiao Hua proceeded with his word, "and contributed 3 million for it."

    Yue Xiang brushed his silver hair tenderly, and with a chilly temper, he said, "I will deal with those Li''s." He took a sip of water and expressed, "Did you got anything about the Elders?"

    "I need some men''s work on Third Elder." Xiao Hua walked towards the entryway by saying it.

    Yue Xiang picked up the left-over file and stated, "Ok. And Hua, let us have dinner with my mentor this weekend."

    Xiao Hua halted his step near the door, while his finger contacted the door handle, "You call the Witch and make an arrangement. As for me, I will send the bank subtleties to my wild cub. Brother-in-law!" He left the room with a grin set on his lips.

    ''crash-crash,'' the vase was thrown on the door.

    ---- With Yue Wan ----

    Yue Yeager saw the sky is getting darker and so he called his son to inform about dinner meet with Shen. Since Yue Yeager has some additional work to deal with the new project, so he skipped the invite by saying, "I will have dinner at home, will be coming home at late 11."

    Yue Wan titled up her work as asked her Dad''s P.A to send the particular record back home. "I have just informed Uncle Wang, so you conveyed it back to Yue''s manor."

    "Indeed, Young Miss." The P.A left alongside those documents.

    After some moment, Yue Yeager showed up with a ridiculous grin on his face, "Little Wan," he hurried like a rocket to embrace her, "how was your day?"

    Yue Wan patted her dad''s back with a warm smile, "Good, still need to get familiar with a ton." Yue Yeager, with a pleased grin, "there is still a lot of time for you to adapt, so don''t push over it."

    Yue Wan gestured her head as yes and stated, "Aunt Shen might be waiting for me, so let''s go, Dad."

    Yue Yeager didn''t want to let his Little Wan meet those bratty Shen (Aunt Shen''s twin boy), but he didn''t want to disappoint her, so he tagged along with a lame excuse.

    --- In Shen''s Villa ----

    Yue Wan and Yue Yeager were heartily welcomed in by Shens, and particularly Yue Wan, she was hauled inside by Aunt Shen like tigress concealing her prey for her fledglings. Because of his worry on the report, Yue Yeager let it slide as he strolled with Mr.Shen to the study.

    Aunt Shen was planning to introduce her twins with Little Wan, but now it will become a catastrophe if she did that. So she covertly intended to execute the arrangement by talking Little Wan to her twin''s room.

    "Little Wan, I heard that you got top score in WAX Exam, congratulation," Aunt Shen asked Little Wan with amazement articulation in her eyes.

    Yue Wan''s face lit in red shading due to bashfulness, "Thank you, Aunt Shen."

    Suddenly there was a loud commotion of scrounge heard from the room, with a confused expression Yue Wan gazed at Aunt Shen.

 Chapter 41 - Twins of Shen

    "Shen Ming, Shen Rui," a piercing shrill was heard by the whole world. On hearing their name being yelled out, two brats peeked above by pausing their fights, ''Got Busted.'' Aunt Shen''s eye burned in irritation, and her body trembles in anger, "Looks like you two lack in discipline these days a lot."

    Shen Ming was 10 yrs old with fair skin, amber eye, and short red hair. While the younger twin, Shen Rui, had the same appearance aside from his pure black pupil.

    Shen Ming pouted his lips and rebuffed in his childish voice, "he started it."

    Shen Rui made a pitiful white lotus appearance by having fake tears in his eye, "Mother, I am heartbroken." Then he gazed at Shen Ming and blinked his round black eyes twice, "But RuiRui is innocent. I didn''t steal your girlfriend, Ming Bro."

    "Stop it, you maniac. I won''t fall for your stupid act." Shen Ming roared in anger.

    Aunt Shen''s peace string in her mind got snapped. She held those two brats by ear and said, "You two are not even half the height, and here you are battling for the sweetheart. Disgrace on, both of you."

    On being offended like this by their mom, they whimpered in dissent, "Is it our fault being so handsome."

    Aunt Shen held her brow in disappointment, "where did they get this narcissism?"

    Twin''s mind pointed out, ''Definitely from you, mother,'' yet they challenged not to say it.

    Yue Wan can''t control her anymore, so she chucked a little. She never saw children after her rebirth, so she was edgy about how to act before them, but now she was unable to hold her laughter anymore.

    The twins saw the guest behind them and were astonished by her goddess beauty, "A blessed messenger from Heavenly Realm," Shen Ming said it while being bewitched by her smile, as for Shen Rui, he left dumbfound.

    Aunt Shen signed in exhaustion, and change her face back to gracefulness, "Little Wan, come in. Let me introduce my sons, Shen Ming, the older twin," Shen pointed her left and then at her right, "Shen Rui, the younger twin."

    Yue Wan didn''t know how to act in front of the kids, yet Aunt Shen held her affectionately and elucidated, "She is Uncle Yue''s only daughter, Yue Wan. I invited her for dinner to meet you two, but both of you are messing around like minxes." Both Shen Ming and Shen Rui held their heads down in embarrassment and had a light pink shade over their cheeks.

    Yue Wan found it extremely adorable, and she couldn''t resist her inner heart to squeeze those bubbly cheeks if she gets an opportunity. Yue Wan didn''t get acquaintance with Shen in the past, so she had no idea about them, but seeing these two kids made her emotional. ''I miss my baby.''

    Soon the atmosphere was interrupted by the servant with the statement, "Madam, the dinner is ready." Aunt Shen guided them to the dining hall, concerning the twins, they follower Yue Wan like a little chick.

    Back in the dining hall, Mr. Shen and Yue Yeager were waiting for them right after their small discussion. The mood during the supper was quite warm, and like a once in a blue moon, those two brats were perfectly well-behaved. Indeed, even Mr.Shen got perplexed by their socialized way and bumped his better-half for an answer.

    "They got smitten by Little Wan, so they are attempting to act mature," whispered Aunt Shen with a smile drawn on her lips. After the dinner, Yue Wan gave the gift which bought for them early, while gifting the boys she lowered herself to their height and ruffled their hair tenderly, "Study well Ming and Rui. Don''t fight hereafter."

    The brats got flustered like a Consort being cherished by an Emperor, "Mhm."

    Aunt Shen wants Little Wan to accompany her more, but Yue Wan needs to prepare a special dinner for her brother, so she urged, "Next time Aunt Shen. Big Brother will be waiting for us."

    Yue Yeager thought was, ''If we stay here a little more, these brats may abduct my Little Wan.'' So they left the Shen Villa like wind, not before Yue Yeager gestured his eye to Mr. Shen like a code.

    ----In Yue Villa ---

    Inside the home, Yue Yeager went back to study with the report. As for Yue Wan, she got to spruce up and then snuggled with Little Bao, who was sulking in the corner for being disregarded. "Little Bao, don''t be mad, I won''t leave you alone." After much coxing, Little Bao turned his head for the embrace. By laying his body on his mom''s grip like a cushion, while his stomach made a little snarl.

    "Little Bao, Your stomach is sobbing for nourishment," her voice loaded up with bliss, as Yue Wan cuddled the little fellow like a child and walked to the kitchen to set up the feast.

    In her past before rebirth, in order to express her adoration for Li Rong, she rehearsed her culinary ability with a top gourmet specialist, yet not even once she did it for her family, so she made a light dinner for her Big Brother and some vegetable soup for her dad. While she was busy in the kitchen, she server Little Bao his meal, but the little fellow was quite shy to eat due to the humiliation. Despite that, he ate it because his mother made it for him.

    Once Yue Wan close completed the dinner preparation, Yue Xiang entered the home with an exhausted body.

    Yue Wan asked Uncle Wang to prepare the bath for Big Brother, as she laid the food in-tray.

    Yue Xiang forgot about the promise, so he was planning to sleep right after a good shower, but he was tempted by the aroma. He halted at the kitchen like a statue and asked in bewilderment, "You know how to cook?"

    Yue Wan snapped at his stupid question and scrunched the utilize in irritation, "I am going sleep, Good Night Big Brother." She didn''t try to react to his imbecilic inquiry.

    Uncle Wang conveyed the plate to Yue Xiang''s room, and thought, ''Young Master is a virtuoso in communicating his IQ, yet on EQ he is a bummer.''

    Yue Xiang on his way to the room, sends a message to a person with a pic, "Hand-made supper by Litte Wan " he smiled like a crazy person, as his lip bent all way up.

    ---- On the opposite side -----

    ''crash- crash,'' sound of phone smashing on the floor.

    Xiao Hua had a cunning smile on his face and with a rough voice, he cracked out, "You douche bag, Let daddy teach you the manner."

    -----In Shen Villa with Twin ----

    Right after Yue Wan left the Villa, those two rascals, Shen Meng and Shen Rui, barraged their folks with million inquiries concerning Yue Wan.

    Shen Rui had displeasure, as he argued with his brother, "Brother Ming, you already have a sweetheart, so Wan-sister in mine."

    Shen Ming shoved his hand like droving a pest, "Wan-sister never like a double-face egoistic person, and I am the perfect man for her."

    The fire sparked between those two while their parent''s attempting to smooth them out.

    Aunt Shen sweatdropped over this, "Yue Xiang will annihilate you."

    Shen Min and Shen Rui, in a synchronization, communicated, "we will manage Brother in law."

    Aunt Shen moped near her husband, and utilized her seducing voice to whisper in Mr.Shen''s ear, "honey, I want a daughter,"

    Mr.Shen, with the red face, "Like a mother, Like a son."

 Chapter 42 - Hello Grace

    ---In Yue''s Villa --

    Yue Xiang can hardly wait to taste his Sister handwork, ''Ah, it smells quite appetizing.'' After nourishing his tongue with a tasty meal, he turned back to Uncle Wang and wondered, "Uncle Wang, where is Father?"

    Uncle Wang quietly evacuated all the empty blows and informed, "Master is waiting for you in his study."

    Just as Yue Xiang anticipated, that his dad discovered something about Lu Jia. Additionally, he also has some uncertainty to explain about Lu Jia''s past, so he went to his father''s study right after his supper.

    Inside the room, Yue Yager was perusing the files, which he got from Mr.Shen while sitting on the chair, and on his left side, he had a bowl of soup arranged by Little Wan, the substance was yet hot as they let out vapor.

    Yue Xiang, in a bitter voice, inquired straight to the point, "Dad, is it about Lu Jia?" Because, the way he was smiling in and out, he understood that his father intended to laud about this precious soup, and he doesn''t have time to argue with his madness.

    "Cheif Shen made some investigation from his force and found that prior coming to City A, she was visited by a person from City C and got 50 million." Yue Yeager''s voice was filled with disdain while talking about the vicious snake Lu Jia.

    Yue Xiang crinkled his eyebrow in uneasiness, "50 million?"

    Yue Yeager made a ''tud'' clamor, by tapping the table with his middle finger, "Yes, but she trickily relocated the amount somewhere. As for the sender, they met an impasse."

    "So the anonymous account in City C might be a facade," Yue Xiang can grasp from this, that they shouldn''t underestimate the unknown person''s mental capability.

    Yue Yeager was on his wit end when Mr.Shen told him about the death of two converts agents (got seizure before hospitalization).

    ---- flashback with Mr.Shen----

    "Yeager, I never saw a brutal crime like this before," Mr. Shen''s voice was terror-struck.

    Mr.Shen''s face flushed with cold sweat, as his voice revealed, "In the hospital, they were killed by crucifixion on the wall."

    Yue Yeager''s eyes widen in horror as he hollered in a frenzy, "What?"

    "The entire spot soaked in blood, and the person who murdered them, removed their vocal cord to silence them and sliced their skin repeatedly to satisfy their desire." Mr.Shen slammed the tabled in agitation and emphasized, "the cut was drawn as a letter allude the name- ''Grace''"

    Yue Yeager''s fingers tighten in the fear.

    ----- flashback ends ----

    "Grace?" Yue Xiang never heard this name before, so his face was loaded with perplexity.

    Yue Yeager walked near the window and gazed at the sky, "Grace, It was Little Wan''s English name," he took a deep breath and explained, "Only two persons other than me know about this name one was your grandfather and other was," Yue Yeager tugged his finger inside the shirt to clutch the pendant, "Little Wan''s Mom."

    Yue Xiang knew his father''s state of mind when he talks about Little Wan''s mom, so he kept his silence as his heartfelt heavy for some unknown reason.

    "Xiang, don''t torment your heart while contemplating the past," Yue Yeager''s mollusk voice smoothed Yue Xiang''s heart.

    Yue Xiang moved near his dad and touched his shoulder, "We will protect Little Wan," he declared it with a confidence in his voice.

    On hearing his son''s warm feelings, Yue Yeager expressed, "I believe you."

    ---- Next day ----

    Yue Wan left for the class early, as she had some discussion with Tai Shu about the drug report. Before heading off, she kissed twice her father''s cheek and cheered, "Today, I love dad a little bit more."

    Yue Yeager was free today, so he leisurely drank his tea by reading the newspaper.

    Yue Xiang came down wearing an office suite for brunch, as he sat near his father, the dishes served before him, "Dad, I need your assistance."

    Yue Yeager folded his paper on his side and peeked at his son with his face full of a grin, "Is it about First Elder?"

    Yue Xiang''s eye flickered in astonishment, ''Am I dreaming?''

    Yue Yeager had a habit of wearing glasses while reading, so he adjusted its handle and boasted, "Little Wan reminded me before, not to trust the Elders, so I was already on it." If anyone saw in Yue Xiang''s vision, his dad''s nose is quite long with presumption.

    Yue Xiang didn''t lift his head to be mocked, and grumbled, "I am on Li and Wei, so you deal with the Elders. As for First Elder, be more on guard."

    Like a tactic understanding, the two of them proceeded with their arrangement.

    Throughout Yue Xiang''s meal, his dad was expressing his heart-filled love about his daughter kissing him twice as well as she proposed him twice more

    Yue Xiang''s facial muscles twitched in annoyance, ''I was late,'' and then jabbed his fork on food in a grievance, ''I missed my kiss.''

    ---- Li Zhi(Li Rong''s Dad) meeting First Elder ----

    Master Li, the father of Li Rong, was not on good mood these days, First, it was his half-witted son, who was adamant in not breaking his connection with Wei bit**h, and Second, he was powerless to break Yue Yeager security, he attempted various approaches to take Yue Xiang''s Project plan, yet he can''t snatch the shadow of it. Furthermore, he needs to satisfy the First Elder to get his son engaged with Yue Wan.

    Master Li entered a huge Villa, which was designed by various sculptures and luxurious appearances, his heart envied at their lavish fortune. ''Once I get Yue Wan, this will all belong to my Li,'' he licked his lip, as his face scorned thinking about (Matriarch of Wei)old woman, ''I won''t let your dirty blood enter my Li.''

    First Elder of Yue sat in his chair, as his servant informed him about Master Li''s arrival, "Let him in and prepare a tea," in a disinterested tone he ordered.

    Master Li entered room along with his P.A carrying gifts, as his face sneered with broad-smile, "Thanks for accepting my request, First Elder."

    First Elder, got up with an assist and greeted, "Welcome to my humble home, Master Li." His voice was neither showed disdain nor admiration, so Master Li clenched his hand in frustration.

    After being seated, Master Li voiced out his thought, "I don''t like to beat around the bush, my primary concentration in coming here today is a discussion about marriage partnership among Li and Yue."

    First Elder''s lip bent up, as he conceals it by taking a sip from his teacup, in any case, Master Li, continued his discussion, "This partnership will be advantageous for the two of us, First Elder."

    First Elder kept clam posture, he doesn''t plan to involve with Li, and so he remained expressionless.

    But Master Li''s persistence was on the edge of being snapped, he tightened his fist in agitation, and then with a little mockery in his word, he insisted, "First Elder, I knew you are after General Yue army empower." Finally, he broke his last resolution.

 Chapter 43 - The Lunch Is On You

    First Elder''s jaws tighten, as being provoked by Master Li, he was indeed after General Yue, Yue Zhao''s power, yet he doesn''t need anybody''s assistance for it since at some point or another he will lead the Miltary. So with smugness in his eyes, he pointed out, "It''s taboo is Yue, about constraining the marriage."

    Master Li''s face tumbled off with a disappointment, he though to ally First Elder on his side, so that he let his daughter investigate their past, ''looks-like, Biyu got some wrong information.''

    After a pause, First Elder continued, "But, if the other is without reluctance, then I can speak as a mediator."

    Master Li''s eye shone with a light, "Miss. Yue love my son, very much." He didn''t saw Yue Wan''s attitude towards his son, till now he indiscriminately accepted his son''s word. But it was not in First Elder''s case, as he saw the changes in Yue Wan recently in the family gathering, so with a bit of surliness in his voice, "Verify it, before fooling yourself."

    Master Li, in a croaky voice, expressed, "I will cook the rice to verify it." His objective was to get them hitched, so he was ready to drug his son for his benefit. And as for after-math, he will put the blame on Wei, made it look like jealousy act, ''Hehe Hehe, I can kill two birds with one stone,'' he had a venomous sneer inside his heart.

    The First Elder sends off Master Li after their talk and then with ambiguous though, in his mind, he ridiculed, "He is very shrewd compared to his father."

    A muffled voice heard behind him, "I don''t think he would succeed."

    The First Elder, with a malicious scowl on his face, he muttered, "Only time can tell." Then he scrutinized at the unknow person, "Check out, who leaked the information."

    The person precedent before him said, "Got it, Grandpa."

    ----- In WAX School ----

    As usual, the class went on without any dispute, but the blitheness was short-lived, as Wei Wan stood before Yue Wan''s table by thudding her leg impatiently, and slowly fluttered her long copper shimmer hair. Yue Wan sensed that, over the span of time, she needs to face-off Wei Wan, and she was well prepared for it, "What is it?"

    Wei Wan face paled in stupefaction, as the tear bulged in her eyes, "Yue Wan, why you didn''t call me these days? or you still mad at for that," She held the hem of her dress and agonized, "Please forgive me, Yue Wan, I did it out of your concern, but if you enlightened me concerning the blood test in advance I would have -----"

    "Add some more oil to the fire," Chen Ai continued her word by interrupting Wei Wan''s talk in the middle.

    Wei Wan''s face irked in inconvenience as her voice uttered in exasperation, "Don''t you know the word courtesy," she used English to say the word, courtesy.

    Chen Ai made a pondering action by X crossing her leg, and after a second, she snapped her finger, " Is that a new patisserie? is it tasty?"

    Wei Wan had a dumbfounded face response, ''What the hell is she talking about?''

    Yue Wan chucked at her best friend''s brain work, "Little Spring, I can''t mark your brilliance. You''re on another level."

    Chen Ai''s eyes gazed at her innocently at first, then she pursed her lips in anger, "Stop being sarcastic!"

    Yue Wan patted the head warmly to smooth her little piglet, and then she stared at Wei Wan with bewilderment, "I need some time to gather my thought, so it better for us to on a break."

    Wei Wan wants to rebuff her by slapping hard on her fair cheek, but she controlled her feelings, and communicated, "But Yue Wan, please don''t misconstrue Young Master Li''s statement, he was anxious about the news, so that he talked that way. These days he was attempting to get in touch with you, yet Master Xiang confined him, not to reach you."

    Yue Wan speculated that Wei Wan is trying her to check her enmity toward Yue Xiang was still there or not, "Only my family can control me." She created an impression with no emotions to swindle Wei Wan.

    In Wei Wan''s perspective, Yue Wan''s statement implies that solitary her dad can control her, while the ill-blood Yue Xiang never had the authority to do so.

    With a satisfied expression, Wei Wan placed a gift before Yue Wan and boasted, "This was prepared by Young Master Li, just for you. When he brought it from an audition, he bid a great amount of million to get it particularly for you. He even said that the money is not a matter, only your happiness."

    Yue Wan''s eye enlarges in stun as she grasped the gift box in her hand. On observing her plan processed well, Wei Wan excused herself out and left the class.

    While Chen Ai poked Little Wan''s elbow in doubt, "You are planning to sell it, am I right?"

    Yue Wan''s lip curved up with ridiculousness and marveled, "Not bad Little Spring," being praised like that made Chen Ai straighten her body like a genius, but on hearing the next term from Yue Wan, "The lunch is on you Little Spring, I will call Tai Shu to join us."

    Chen Ai solidified to stone and disintegrated into remains, "My pocket money..."

    ---- with Wei Wan ---

    After her experiment with Yue Wan, Wei Wan found an isolated place to call Li Rong. After two-ring, Li Rong picked the call and probed in a hurry, "How did it go?"

    Wei Wan was somewhat annoyed by his concern over Yue Wan, but she didn''t reveal it, "She was quite happy on receiving that roadside gift, she even believed me when I told her that you bitted million for her."

    Li Rong can''t belive his sweetheart word, as he saw the coldness in her eye during their last meeting, "Are you sure?"

    "Darling, I could never lie to you," She took a deep breath and used her pitiful sweet voice and consented, "I knew that I am unfit, when compared with Yue Wan''s status, but still I have only you in my heart, and I could suffer for you to any extent," Wei Wan was exceptionally possessive over Li Rong, to the point where she never let him date Yue Wan alone. Also, whenever he asks about Yue Wan, she plays her lower status trump card.

    Li Rong remembered the punishment Wei Wan received due to Yue Wan''s action, with a bitterness in his lips, he promised, "Don''t worry WanWan, I will teach that bit**h a lesson."

 Chapter 44 - Because Of Me

    Wei Wan''s heart was on ease of hearing his consent, "She is still my friend in name, so this is not the right time to touch her. Let''s wait for the opportunity." She knew that Li Rong, might neglect the main issue, by hurting her, and they still need her in the name of a fiance.

    "Rong baby, let''s invite Yue Wan for a dinner night to patch things up." Wei Wan peeked at Yue Wan and Chen Ai near the Canteen passage and discovered them drenched in happiness.

    She felt pain in her skin as she clasped her fist tightly, "Honey, would you be able to get me some data about Chen''s family," the other side asked her why, while her lips curved up with wickedness and, her eyes gazed at Chen Ai with disdain, "We have a pest in our way. I have to expel her."

    Li Rong ruminated for a minute and reasoned, "How about we meet today to confer about it, and it''s been for such a long time since we had a date." These days Li Rong''s movements were being observed by his sister Li Biyu and got reported to his father, so he was on the verge of breaking down.

    Wei Wan knew it was a risk to be seen together, yet she has some selfish desire, so with a passion, and a feeling of tenderness in her eye, she agreed, "Alright, pick me on our standard spot."

    Be that as it may, what Wei Wan didn''t know was a shadow following her every move from the beginning.

    Wei Wan returned to the class after some lovey-dovey moments with Li Rong.

    As for the shadow, he came out and uncovered to be Tai Sun.

    Tai Sun didn''t plan to spy from the outset, yet on hearing the name Chen Ai, his strides halted, as his ear concentrated on the speaker.

    ---- Yue Wan in Canteen ----

    Chen Ai was occupied in collecting the dishes with fake tears in her eyes, while Yue Wan messaged Tai Sun to join them. A message tone was heard near her because Tai Sun was already behind Yue Wan. Tai Sun, with a hostile expression on his face, looked at Yue Wan.

    After the rebirth, Yue Wan had a kneen perspective over other''s actions, so by seeing his bitter eyes, she knew something was off, "I hated to being judged without an explanation." She didn''t yak around and flushed out her question.

    Tai Sun took his seat and gazed at Chen Ai with panic, "I don''t have the foggiest idea about your hatred toward Wei Wan, and I am not here for enlightenment."

    Yue Wan narrowed her eye in confusion and discovered Tai Sun''s fear of losing something important.

    "When I was coming back from the staff room, I discovered Miss. Wei in a call with a man, I think you know what they were discussing," Tai Shu had his complete attention toward Yue Wan.

    Tai Sun touched his temples, and with a raspy voice, he gibed, "Miss. Wei is not happy with Litte Spring, being near you."

    Yue Wan retrieved her concern back to Chen Ai, and broke down the entire situation, "She asked that man about Chen family details?"

    Tai Sun''s eye dilated in disbelief, "You anticipated this?"

    Yue Wan motioned her head as, ''no'' and said, "I guessed it right now from your talk. In any case, don''t stress, I won''t let them hurt my friends." She meant both Little Spring and Tai Sun.

    Tai Sun downcasted his eye, in discomfort, "Sorry for being rash, I don''t know what came into me?"

    Yue Wan didn''t mind his action, as she had previously speculated his protectiveness over Little Spring, "It''s okay."

    Soon the weird atmosphere got disappeared by Chen Ai''s entry, "I would never sponsor you guys, I lost half of my points in my ID."

    Tai Sun, with a grin all over, stated, "I never knew you had points in your account."

    Chen Ai puffed her cheek and with an enlarged eye, "You arrogant jerk, No food for you."

    Yue Wan had a smile on her lip as she enjoyed their bickering in silent.

    ---- In Yue Villa ----

    Yue Wan returned to her room after class and examined the company report. It''s been an hour, and still, she can''t find the loop-hole about how her dad got prisoned. Little Bao was sleeping in her lap while she was inspecting the documents.

    ''tud,tud,'' the knocking sound was heard on her door. Being disturbed in his sleep, Litte Bao, with half-opened eyelid, took a gander at the entryway.

    "Yes, come in," Yue Wan answered while perusing the report.

    Uncle Wang entered with espresso and snack, "Young Miss, your refreshment."

    Yue Wan relax her drained muscle and took a slip in the hot espresso, "Thanks, Uncle Wang."

    "Your Welcome Miss," Uncle Wang placed the snacks in the table and notified, "Young Miss, a person came for you."

    Yue Wan reprieved from her snacks and inquired with uneasiness, as there was no pre-plan guest in her schedule, "Who?"

    "Young Master sends him," Uncle Wang already called Master Xiang to verify it, before letting him into the Villa.

    Yue Wan recalled asking his brother for help regarding a secretary, "Prepare some refreshment in the garden."

    A man in his 20''s with short grayish-brown hair and wore round eyeglasses which can''t sit on his nose, as it was sliding then and now. He dressed in a low budget office suite and was grasping some file in his hand with some nervousness. And the top it, he wore braces on his teeth.

    Yue Wan was stupefied and coughed a little, "Ahem, Ahem."

    The man in round glass recognized the owner of the voice as Young Miss of Yue, so stood up and stretched out his hand to shake, "Nice to meet you, Young Miss Wan, I am Ye Xian. I will be under your care." His face expressed delightfulness, and he grinned from ear to ear, showing his whole teeth.

    Yue Wan, without her cognizance, had a small smile on her lips and with a delicate voice, "It a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Ye."

    Little Bao, who was strolling behind his mom, discovered this new person quite familiar, ''He smells the same as that guy.''

    After the introduction, Yue Wan asked about the bank report, which was efficiently prepared before-hand by Mr. Ye. Yue Wan read for some time while Mr.Ye patiently waited for her to wrap up.

    However, someone was born with snappiness, who is non-other than our Little Bao, he was sending mean scowl at Ye Xian and bringing his sharp paws up in camouflage.

    Ye Xian frowned at this tiny one''s action, ''This brat is quick-witted, he saw me once yet distinguished me just by a look.''

    Ye Xian smirked at the brat''s manner like he was not being affected by his glare and gazed at Yue Wan with a throbbing heart.

    As for our heroine, she finally turned upward from the document and enquired, "Mr. Ye, Is there a way to get a loan in my father''s name without his knowledge."

    Ye Xian shifted back to his professionalism and responded, "We can do it only if we have company Financial Manager and Master Yue''s sign."

    Yue Wan, with a conception, probed, "In-case, they forged it."

    Ye Xian gestured his head negatively, and corrected her, "It''s impossible because the bank will verify Master Yue, for security purpose."

    After a breathing space, Mr. Ye continued his oration, "If a person took a loan in the name of Yue company''s shares, and Master Yue transferred it under his name. Then It may stir some trouble."

    Yue Wan''s face drained in fear as letting the files out of her grip, ''It was all because of me!'' Soon haziness blurred over her body.

 Chapter 45 - Fear of Losing The love

    Ye Xian was terrified of the situation, because as soon as he finished his talk, Yue Wan became silent, and her face ashen like she was ill. Ye Xian called her to wake-up from dread, "Young Miss Yue, are you alright?"

    Even Little Bao''s blood ran cold on seeing his mother''s state, "Groww, Groww."

    Ye Xian''s eye staggered when Yue Wan''s white-nose let out some blood, and after a second, she fainted before him.

    However due to Ye Xian''s quick reflexes, he held her at right time, and called out loud, "Wan, Yue WAN, say something please," he slightly slapped her cheek with no force as he cried out in fear, "Little wild cub, you are scaring me, please open your eyes."

    Ye Xian (@ Xiao Hua), the cold bold emotionless guy who never scared of anyone, as he can kill anyone like a snap of his finger. All these years he was prided with a thought that everything was beneath him, and thus he can accomplish anything in this world, but now, for the first time in his life, he faces the fear of losing her. He felt the destruction of his entire universe in front of his sight.

    Little Bao''s eye teared up in anger, as he made loud shriek, "Gawwwwrl."

    Uncle Wang and the other servant hurried to the garden on hearing the big roar. And found their Young Miss unconscious with the bloodless face, but Uncle Wang found the young man face quite dangerous, that man was on the verge of snapping out(to kill someone).

    Little Bao nibbles Ye Xian(@ Xiao Hua) to shake him from his nightmare and let out a cry, ''help my mommy.''

    Ye Xian (@ Xiao Hua) regain control of himself and then carried Yue Wan in princess style and steered into her room with quick steps and laid her in the bed, as per Uncle Wang''s guidance, while Uncle Wang, first called the doctor, and then he informed the two Masters.

    Prior to the doctor''s arrival, Ye Xain(@Xiao Hua), scoured her cold hands, and feet, as for the little fellow, he licked her face and made some commotion to wake her up.

    Once the doctor showed up, they all left the room except Litte Bao. Outside the entryway, Ye Xian stood like a mannequin without a spirit.

    Soon the two Masters arrived home, Yue Yeager was in his wit''s end when he received the call, correspondingly Yue Xiang''s whole body rigid in horror on hearing the call. Yue Xiang was ready to punch Xiao Hua with a thought, ''why you didn''t protect her?'' yet was stunned to discover his buddy in this pathetic state.

    Yue Yeager was prepared to lash out this new lad(Xiao Hua) but got halted by his son with an expression, ''it''s not his fault.''

    Shortly the doctor came out and clarified, "Miss Yue is alright now, she fainted due to overextension. Let her take some rest. You can see the patient now."

    Yue Yeager let out his hold up breath and expressed his gratitude to the doctor, "Thank you, doctor."

    Uncle Wang escorted the doctor out while enquiring about various health content of Young Miss like nourishments to eat.

    Yue Yeager went into the room, as for the other servant, they returned back to their work.

    Yue Xiang kept Xiao Hua a company by staying next to him and assured him with a clear voice, "Did you heard that? Litte Wan is alright."

    Like warm water poured over his cold body, Xiao Hua squatted on the flood with a ''thud,'' sound. Yue Xiang crouched near him with a worried expression, "Xiao Hua," he whispered his name in concern.

    Xiao Hua lifted his head and gazed at Yue Xiang, as his tear kept running over his cheek, "Thank goodness, she was okay," he was terrified on recalling the moment, "What would I do if I lose her?" his voice stumbled in fear, and then he pacified his rumbling heart, "She is alive, she won''t leave me alone."

    Yue Xiang got shell-shocked by Xiao Hua''s appearance.

    Xiao Hua touched his cheek and found himself being not able to control his tear, and with the trembling hand, he held Yue Xiang''s shoulder, "Xiang, I was so scared, and I thought I would lose her forever."

    Yue Xiang comforted his friend by implying, "It''s okay to be sacred." And then he gazed at Xiao Hua''s eyes, and explained, "All have a fear of losing their loved ones," his voice sounded pleasant and light.

    Xiao Hua''s face lighten up by reality, "This is love, I love her. I love Wan!" he smiled stupidly and gasped for air, "I love my Wild Cub."

    Yue Xiang felt a snap near his head on hearing the open confession, although he genuinely wants to punch his idiotic face, yet he couldn''t do it because, Xiao Hua never loved before, so this is his first love.

    --- With Li Rong ---

    On the other side, Li Rong picked up Wei Wan on their usual spot discreetly and went to the hotel situated on the outskirt to avoid the unnecessary commotion.

    The reserved a private room to have their dinner and gave their order, after receiving it, the attendant walked away. Once they got alone, Wei Wan leaped into Li Rong''s embrace and utilized her mellow voice to utter, "I missed you, Rong baby." She wore ''v'' shaped low-cut garment, so her cleavage was exposed clearly for Li Rong''s sight.

    Being hugged by his better-half made Li Rong''s heart flutter in happiness, "I missed you a lot, honey."

    Wei Wan was satisfied with his reply and inquired about other things, "Did you check about Chen''s family?"

    Li Rong nestled over her head and stated, "They can''t be touched easily, as Chen''s Hospitals were under Government, so we shouldn''t be hasty while dealing with them."

    Wei Wan heart sneered at the thought of not befriending Chen Ai previously, ''That bit**h stole her before me,'' she cursed Yue Wan inmost with disgust.

    "Why did you asked me to investigate Chen''s?" Li Rong probed Wei Wan over her sudden request.

    Wei Wan disengaged from his hug and castoff her alluring voice, "In WAX, there is a girl named Chen. If I befriend her, then my father might not hurt me, but," she let her eye down with a disappointment, "Yue Wan got ahead of me. So that girl resents me for some unknown reason."

    Li Rong pressed her head to his chest as a hug and conveyed, "that who**e is getting increasingly more off the mark."

    Wei Wan, with her seductive voice, expressed her plan, "Rong baby, I want to be Chen Ai''s best friend, so you tell Yue Wan to make amends between us."

    Li Rong kissed her forehead with love, and affirmed, "she is our servant, so she shouldn''t have any companions other than you. However, she crossed my pledge, next time you can rebuff her, by letting take care of your shopping tab, that bit**h is destined to serve us."

    Wei Wan''s lip curved up with a smirk, as she hugged Li Rong''s neck, "how could I forget that? Then this weekend, I will let her spend half of the Yue''s fortune."

    Li Rong closed the distance between their lips, and soon air turned hot inside the room.

    When a waiter came to inform about the dishes being ready to be severed, he heard moans, so with the red face, the waiter left them alone.

 Chapter 46 - Uncle or Grandpa

    --- Back to YueWan''s room---

    Yue Wan was laid in bed and slept without any nightmare. It may be due to the medicine effect that she looked peacefully in her sleep. Seeing his daughter''s fragile, free from disturbance expression, he remembered his Wife''s final word, ''Live for our Child.''

    Yue Yeager held her hand and caressed it compassionately and prayed, "Little Wan, please don''t scare my poor soul?" On receiving the Uncle Wang''s call, he recalled the drug incident were Yue Xiang warned him that, ''if it happens in a blind spot....''

    Yue Yeager lifted her hand over his head as two droplets of tears spilled down his cheek. Right, he was afraid of losing the only hope of his life. Little Bao was resting his head near Yue Wan''s left and nuzzled her fingers affectionately, ''Mommy, Wake up. Little Bao will be good, Don''t abandon Little Bao.''

    Yue Xiang smoothed his father''s shoulder to relax him, and then in a husky voice, he whispered, "Dad, let her have a rest. We can inquire about this tomorrow." Yue Xiang understood his dad''s fear because, on the grounds, the drug''s origin was unable to trace out, so they can''t point out the foe!

    But a thought bulged in Yue Xiang, like a tumor in his mind, ''is it related to Fu?''  Yet he can''t confirm his uncertainty due to lack of resources.

    Yue Yeager tugged his daughter in the bed, and expressed his interest in a brittle voice, "Xiang, can I look after Little Wan tonight, she might fell thirsty at the middle of the night."

    Yue Xiang''s face twitched in annoyance on hearing his Father''s usual unconvincing excuses. Yue Xiang sensed that Little Wan, won''t wake up till tomorrow noon, yet at the same time, his Father playing this stunt.

    Yue Xiang gave him a hard stare with his cold eye and destroyed his fantasy with a dispute, "You can''t stay here, so stop mopping around the floor dad,"

    Yue Yeager, similar to a drenched little dog, sulked in the corner and reviled Yue Xiang to be single until the end of the world.

    Yue Xiang became acclimated to his Father''s immature conduct, so he didn''t mind it. And so after sorting out his Father, he tenderly touched Little Wan''s fringe with a throbbing pain in his heart. Then without warning, he grabbed the collar of the Litte Bao, who was lying on Yue Wan''s left side and showed him out alongside Yue Yeager without mercy.

    Because these two fellows won''t sit tight with their butt inside the room, so they needed some smacking eventually. Little Bao''s face full of protest as he whined in a dinky voice to let him remain with his mother, but Yue Xiang firmly held him in his hold, and cautioned him, "Do you want to sleep with my Father or Me?" in a warning tone.

    Being threatened by the night terror, Little Bao poked his head from Yue Xiang''s shoulder to take a glimpse at Yue Yeager. Whereas Yue Yeager whopped at the floor with fake tears in his eyes, was failed to hear his son''s comment, as he was busy in waling out his grief.

    On remembering the cosplay party held by Yue Yeager without Yue Wan knowledge made Little Bao shudder in fear. So in order to avoid being disgraced anymore, Little Boa surrendered his dissent and laid in Yue Xiang''s embrace without a choice. Soon they returned back to their respective rooms and let the servant guard Yue Wan at night.

    ---Next day at Yue---

    Yue Wan slept the whole day till evening without any interruption, she opened her beautiful pearl eye and gazed at the ceiling with no emotion. Her pupil palpitated on reminiscing her last night''s conversation with Mr. Yu Xain.

    ''If a person took a loan in the name of Yue company''s shares, and Master Yue transferred it under his name. Then It may stir some trouble.''

    Yue Wan collapsed in the bed with her head curved down, and her legs close to the chest, then she clasped the sheet on both sides with a droning pain in her heart. From her rebirth and till now she regarded that her Father being jailed and killed was because of someone''s scheming, yet she never thought it was all because of her foolish steps.

    To defeat Yue Xiang, she gambled a ton to get different shares from Black Market with no appropriate identification. Around then, she had a selfish desire to conquer above Yue Xiang, but she never felt that it would prompt to her Father''s death. Yue Wan wants to cry out loud and ask forgiveness from her Father(before rebirth) for being such a self-obsessed person, ''I am sorry, daddy. I have let you down.''

 Chapter 47 - This Life is a Blessing

    Before her rebirth, the idea of getting those shares in Black Market was referenced by Master Li, during an evening gathering at Li''s Mansion. Yue Wan dubiously recollected the discussion between Master Li and another person.

    ---A voice from past memory---

    A voice, as hard as the blade of a shovel said, "Master Li, where did you get that ancient artifact?"

    Master Li''s matter-of-fact tone, "Bitted from Black Market after an overwhelming challenge."

    Another cold voice, like cruel as a new knife, "This item belongs to Fu, it was one of their lost treasure."

    Master Li, in a sarcastic tone, "Presently, this belongs to Li, so they all mediocre when compared to my Li."

    --End--

    Yue Yeager was planning to check Yue Wan in the first part of the day, yet he was not able to make a stride due to Yue Xiang''s awful state of mind. Additionally, Little Bao adhered to Yue Yeager like a magnet and tailed him all over the day, so he asked Little Bao about what happened, "Who bullied my grandbaby?"

    Little Bao utilized his round watery eyes and gazed at Yue Xiang as the guilty party, ''Uncle, didn''t let me sleep in his bed.''

    Like telepathy, Yue Yeager cached the point and reprimanded his son, "Xiang, you are all grown up, so act like a mature person."

    Yue Xiang had numerous snap at his head and expressed in a cold voice, "Say what?" there was fire around his body.

    Yue Yeager sweatdropped at his appearance(cold voice and fire body) and grinned nervously, "Xiang, eat more and drink a lot, the weather is hot today."

    Coincidentally on a TV, they Telecasted a daily News, "On today''s weather page, Let''s all welcome the winter climate, so..."

    ''tud-tud'' the sound of cutting off TV power.

    "Little Bao, let''s prepare food for Little Wan," Yue Yeager discreetly left the room without any shamelessness.

    Yue Xiang set his hand on the temple, "Is he truly General Yue Zhao''s son?" he had this uncertainty for an exceptionally prolonged time.

    Uncle Wang let out a profound marked and stated, "Reality can''t be changed."

    Soon Yue Xiang left for the office, as for Yue Yeager, he took leave by giving his son a lame reason, and as usual, Yue Xiang send him cold daggers during the entire mealtime.

    Outside Yue Wan''s room, Yue Yeager stood motionless while holding the doorknob on one the hand and cuddling Littel Bao in a grasp of his other. He was ready to open the door, but hearing his daughter''s depressed cry, he was rooted to the spot with complicated feelings in his eyes.

    Considering Little Bao, he was anxious to meet his mother, so vent a delicate snarl to get Yue Yeager''s attention. On observing the restless guy, Yue Yeager chuckled a little and open the door with his happy-go-lucky expression, "Little Wan, are you awake?"

    Yue Wan dried out her tears, to not give her Father a chance to worry about her, then in a low padded voice, she expressed, "Daddy!... Little Bao!.."

    Little Bao hopped down from Yue Yeager''s embrace like a whirlwind and raced to his mother like a rocket yet halted at the edge of the bed, considering her health.

    Seeing the little fellow''s concern action, Yue Wan stroked his jawline with warmth in her eye. Yue Yeager approached the bed and felt the temperature of Yue Wan''s temple, "Looks like your temperature is normal."

    Surprisingly a stomach grumbled loud enough to be heard. Yue Wan wants to dig a hole to hide her face, so she stowed away under the blanket to abstain from seeing her Father. Yue Yeager grinned at her warmly and said, "I will ask the chef to prepare your favorite foods."

    After warm nourishment, Yue Wan received a call from Chen Ai, so she excused herself from her father, who was feeding Little Bao, this little fellow didn''t touch the food from the morning.

    ---In phone---

    Chen Ai, with her bright voice, said, "Little Wan, how are you? How is your fever? Your brother personally called Mr. An today, is it serious?"

    Yue Wan speculated from her tone that Big Brother took a leave in her name. So with a concealed grin on her lips, "I am fine, Little Spring."

    Chen Ai felt relaxed after hearing her voice, "Good to hear Little Wan," she expressed her good-will.

    Yue Wan viewed this life as a blessing because, in the past, she never received concern from a genuine companion, "How was your day in school? Did you annoy Mr. Smarty Pant?"

    Chen Ai scoffed off at it while growling over Tai Sun for making her take care of the lunch tab, asked her to write assignments, ect..ect..

 Chapter 48 - Fate Thwarted Her Objective

    After venting out her little frustration, she stated, "Little Wan, Did you ask Wei Wan to invite me for dinner?"

    Yue Wan, who was drinking water from the kitchen counter coughed up, on hearing it, "Ahem, Ahem...What?" she implored.

    Chen Ai illustrated what occurred after the school was Wei Wan approaching her by discussing Yue Wan''s nonattendance and then requested her to join dinner with her by implying that Yue Wan suggested it. If only Tai Sun didn''t intervene with a coverup story of the teacher calling her for not finishing her schoolwork, or else she would be dommed to accompany Wei Wan the dinner. Chen Ai can still feel the lingering pain in her skin when Wei Wan clasped her elbow tightly.

    "Little Wan, she creeped me out when she held my hand like I am her tragically deceased spouse!" Chen Ai was disgusted at that moment.

    Yue Wan''s lip curved up and sneered while envisioning Wei''s indecent demonstration, "Little Spring, do you have faith in the resurrection?"

    Chen Ai tapped a finger over her frowned lips, "No! Why?" appealed like an innocent bunny.

    "I think in your previous life, you might be her Husband!" Yue Wan wanted to prods this little piglet.

    Chen Ai stuck out her tongue like a kid to recriminated, "At that time, I prefer to be your Husband."

    Yue Wan roared with laughter by holding her stomach, and her voice echoed like the harmony of angels by phone, "Damn you Little Spring! If Mr. Smarty Pant knew this, then I won''t see the daybreak."

    Chen Ai and Yue Wan proceeded with their conversation for 20 minutes, and as soon as the topic diverted to the Saturday date plan, Chen Ai was on cloud nine, and she chattered like an echo from fairyland. To cut shot her talk, Yue Wan contented her that she will be joining tomorrow''s class, so they ought to discuss this at school. In the wake of deceiving her astutely, Yue Wan finished the call by promising to get her for a visit Yue''s Villa later.

    --- In Wei''s Villa ---

    Wei Wan came into her room and cast her school bag in the corner with anxiousness in her face, she dreamed of bringing Chen Ai for dinner with the intention of boosting her recognition in Wei. But fate thwarted her objective right before her eye.

    Wei Wan collapsed in bed, with a heavy breath then she turned her body to roll to the center and confront the ceiling with her round eye for a minute. Suddenly in a panic, she bit the nail on her thumb finger in trepidation because every time she made her moves very cautiously, so there won''t be any error, but today she wrecked it, and also on off chance, If Miss. Chen queried Yue Wan about the dinner lie then it will create a big misunderstanding.

    On recalling the closeness between those two, her eyebrow wrinkled, and she bit her red lip in disdain, ''No, I can''t let that bit**h spoil my plan, I need the Chen family support!''

    While pondering over a way to approach and impress Chen Ai, a maid informed her presence needed at Master Wei''s study.

    Wei Wan''s face fidgeted in annoyance and expressed that she will be coming down, she knew Wei Xing''s inclination, so this must be something about Yue or Li.

    --- with Master Wei in study---

    Upon entering the study, Wei Wan heard Wei Xing''s detestable voice, which was cold as glacier ice, "Are you defying my Wei?" his eyes were loaded with rage, and there was a touch of dissatisfaction in his eyes.

    Wei Wan held her head down while entwined her hand at the front and stood like a piteous daughter. She would not like to contend with this brainless imbecile, so she professed to act like a dimwit.

    Wei Xing slapped the files in the table and bawled in infuriation, "Don''t you say that Young Miss Yue was your closest companion? Also, she will do nothing without letting you know? Right?"

    Wei Wan''s body jolted in nervousness, her lips parted in a shiver, as she stated, "Wha--What Happened... Father?" Her voice resonated like a feeble chick.

    Wei Xing clenched his fist and screamed at her negligence, "You asked me What Happened?" took the same set of files and tossed at her head, "Young Miss Wan attended the Yue''s shareholder meeting and made a big commotion with Mr.Guo."

    Wei Wan''s eyes widen in bewilderment because she clearly instructed Yue Wan to let Li Rong act as her Legal Representative rather than attending her, and Yue Wan consented to her proposition. So, on hearing her Father''s pledge, Wei Wan''s heart fluttered with an unknown fear, "She wouldn''t!" she murmured.

 Chapter 49 - Being Looted By His Own Blood

    Wei Xing sneered at her foolishness, "WanWan, I''ve told you before that if you lose Miss. Yue consideration, then you''re unfit to be Wei."

    Without any question, Wei Wan perceived what her Father was recommending, yet she won''t sell herself for this insane person. So, she tried to trick him by her usual tactics, "Trust me, Father! Yue Wan did it to restrict that ill-blood, Yue Xiang. In order to conquer Yue, she will risk anything to do. Also, I will investigate the reason for her rapid decision and give you an answer."

    Wei Xing''s face didn''t change its expression after hearing her words. Which means he was not satisfied with her empty promises. In an old crotchety voice, he stated, "Mr.Guo would like you to join him in his dinner this week, but I haven''t replied for his invite. So what are you saying?"

    Wei Wan knew in her hear that her father was testing her, so to satisfy him, "But I have a plan with Miss. Chen this week!" and gazed at Wei Xing in a dilemma, "Should I cancel it?" She cleverly laid out her trump card.

    Wei Xing''s lip bends up with a snicker by seeing his daughter''s strategy. Wei Xing had already canceled Mr.Guo''s invite, but still, he wants to reassure her that she can''t escape from his trap. And as expected from his daughter, she proved her creditworthy again. Getting acquaintance with Chen was a remarkable opportunity. At least, there was something useful for letting his daughter enter The WAX School, which was Wei Xing thought.

    Wei Xing with a flat expression patted Wei Wan''s head and said, "I will forgive you this time, you can go back to your room," his voice was neither warm nor bitter. Regardless of whatever Wei Wan exhibits throughout her life, she will consistently be a bargaining chip in Wei Xing''s hand.

    Before Wei Wan could leave, The Mistress of Wei, Shao Qing barged inside the room with anxiousness, and vexed outward appearance, "Wei Xing, the money is gone!"

    Wei Xing''s face paled on hearing his wife''s assertion, "What you mean gone? I withdrew it yesterday personally from the bank. It''s not just 10 or 20, that''s a Million, Damn it!"

    Shao Qing batted her eye over Wei Wan, and ordered her, "Leave us alone," with colorless tone in her voice.

    Wei Wan sensed that they need privacy, so she gestured her head as OK and left them alone.

    Wei Xing''s voice, screeched in rage at Shao Qing, for the theft of a Million, however, Shao Qing contended at him for going in conclusion without hearing her explanation, "Don''t show your arrogance before a woman! Ask your second son? Where he used it?"

    When the topic was about Wei Jing(the second son of Wei), it will always be a catastrophe. Wei Jing lost the face of Wei when he got kicked out of WAX School due to dereliction in exams.

    Wei Xing kneaded his eyebrow to smoothen his wrinkles, "That brat! I should have sold him off that year," he was distressed at this offspring.

    Shao Qing scoffed at his imprudence, "Who would buy him? An expelled WAX Student," she put across the monstrous truth. Wei Xing didn''t deny her because he can''t change the fact, so he called his guard to track Wei Jing''s location, "Find him and drag him to me," he ordered.

    ---In Wei Wan''s room---

    Wei Wan waited for her spy to gather information about the commotion that happened in the study. She knew that it must be related to one of those useless sons of Wei Xing.

    Soon a servant came in with dinner plate, "Young Miss, your dinner is ready." After getting acknowledgment, the servant closed the door and went near Wei Wan.

    Wei Wan picked up her untiles to eat, "Who did it?" she asked her casually.

    The servant knelt before Wei Wan and whispered, "Second Young Master has stolen a Million from home."

    Wei Wan''s red lip curved up on imagining Wei Xing''s despicable circumstance, "Being looted by his own blood!" she let out few chuckles, "Second Brother never failed to surprise me."

    The servant continued the conversation while including Wei Xing expressing his thought that he should have sold Wei Jing before, "Master Wei was completely distraught."

    Wei Wan took a bite of the food, and licked her lip, "Man or Woman; Not being useful in Wei, then it''s better to be sold off was the principal thing that I learned in Wei." Wei Wan knew the old conspiracy behind the growth of Wei.

    And the same rules work for the servant, and so the spy knelt on the ground, respectively, "This servant is waiting for Young Miss''s order."

    Wei Wan swang the fork in air and enquired about Wei Jing''s personal affairs. Since everyone in Wei knew about his obsession with Lu Meili, the servent reported everything in detail.

    "Lu Meili, Isn''t she the cousin of Yue?" Wei Wan queried with a wicked thought running on the opposite side of her mind. After some careful speculation, a smirk formed on her cherry lips, while she revealed her menacing face in a sarcastic voice, "Get a person to observe the Chen Villa and figure out a way to contact Lu Meili,"

 Chapter 50 - Side Story-1

    ----Omake----

    There were at least twenty children in training ground, including him in a place called Yue''s Miltary camp. Based on their Written Exam achievement, they got selected. And now they were getting ready for the Physical test, and there was a boy with silver hair, shined in every exam.

    -----3 months before----

    Yue Xiang was the new name he got after getting adopted at age 7, by General Yue. When he first came to Yue Villa, he was a little cautious of Yue Yeager and his wife due to his past. Yet, following seven days, he realized that they were intended no harm for him. And besides, Yue Yeager dumped half of his work over him to take care of his pregnant wife.

    Be that as it may, when General Yue finds about his activity, there will cat and mouse chase in Yue''s Villa.

    Yue Yeager got married at the age of 25 to his sweetheart, and she was five years younger than him. And after 2-yr of marriage, they got promoted to being parents, so Yue Yeager was over the moon in taking care of his wife. Not only him but the whole Yue, including General Yue Zhao, were delighted to welcome the tiny soul.

    Yue Xiang was standing in the corner with a wrinkled nose while on the other side, those two were arguing nonstop. A woman came behind Yue Xiang and blurted, "Don''t worry, they will cool down after an hour."

    Yue Xiang turned back and partially opened his lips as he gazed at the beautiful golden-eyed woman. "Okay, Mistress," he squeaked, as his heart was edgy on the inside, but on the outside, he acted like a brave big Man.

    Yue Yeager''s wife chuckled at his matured attitude, "You are still young, so don''t take everything to your heart. Just enjoy your childhood."

    Yue Xiang cocked his head like an adorable puppy.

    She can''t resist touching his head, then she suggested, "Are you hungry? Do you like Matcha tea cake? That''s my favorite, and I am damn sure you would love it too." Yue Xiang, with red ears, mused on the angelic voice like he was being hypnotized, and held her hand affectionately to avoid getting tripped.

    And soon Yue Xiang became Young Master of Yue after a month, in the beginning, he was quite awkward to address them Mom and Dad, but with their unconditional love, he accepted them wholeheartedly. Well, the fact was, he loved his Mom and the baby in her stomach more, and so he pays an extraordinary concern for them.

    Yue Xiang: "Mom! Why are you eating ice-cream, you might get cold." His childish voice scolds her like an older one.

    Yue Yeager''s wife pouted her lip and caressed her baby bump, "Little Xiang, the baby said she wants to eat."

    Yue Xiang frowned at his Mother''s antics, "Mom, you are acting more and more like Dad."

    Yue Yeager entered the room, and he heard his Son''s comment, "Really! It means the baby is after me."

    His wife reacted by propping head in her hand, and begged: "Baby, please be like your Big Brother, Don''t be like your father, for the sake, of your poor Mother."

    Yue Xiang let out a smile while swallowing hard his amusement.

    Yue Yeager''s lips frowned with a fake mournful eye, "Darling, how could you say that? Don''t you love me anymore?"

    Yue Xiang and his Mom made hi-fi in the wake of tormenting the pitiable Father.

    General Yue was standing near the door, and heard the entire conversation with a tensed muscles around his closed mouth, "Wang, Is he really my son?" he hissed.

    Uncle Wang, the most trusted comrade of General Yue, assured him, "he is your son."

    General Yue let out a snort and walked near Yue Xiang, "Little Xiang, It''s time for you enter the Yue Training Camp. Are you ready to go?"

    Yue Yeager stood up in a surprise, and implied, "But Dad, he still young."

    Yue Xiang was depressed that he won''t be here to the baby, so he whispered, "Can I go after my baby sister''s birth." He hid his eyes behind hair in agitation.

    General Yue thought that Yue Xiang was still little, so he planned to skip this training for next year. But Yue Yeager''s wife embraced Yue Xiang in a warm hug, and kissed his hair, "It will take only 3-month, and you will be back before the baby''s birth."

    Yue Xiang revealed his round black dilate pupils and flushing dimpled cheek on being petted. Yeager''s wife ruffled his neatly combed hair while General Yua and Yue Yeager felt blissful in the atmosphere.

    And at last, Yue Xiang decided to go to the camp after a week, and before leaving, he gave a bunch full of advice to his parents. General Yue had a smile tugged on his lip with a proud expression, "He will be a wonderful man in the future."

    ----- Present time----

    Yue Xiang was competing with everything he got because the faster he Ranks above, the sooner he can reunite with his family. But today was quite an important day in their camp, so the mentors were running here and there to organize the thing.

    Yue Xiang was relaxing his body to get ready for the test, at that time a boy with black hair and purple eye stood before scoffed off, "Heard that no one can beat your rank."

    Yue Xiang looked above him with a devoid look and afterward proceeded with his exercise.

    Being overlooked before others made the purple eye kid raged in anger, so with a trembling chin, he snarled, "Don''t be so full of yourself on beating these weaklings, I will make you taste the failure."

    Yue Xiang sharp eye stared at the boy and maintained his eye-contact, "You dare."

    The purple-eyed boy chewed his bottom lip in exasperation, and barked, "I do."

    The battle between these two kids sparked, as for the others, they kept a tight-lipped smile, ''Damn these strong peoples.''

 Chapter 51 - Lus Confrontation In Jail

    ---with Lu Meili---

    Following the humiliation at Yue''s Gathering, Lu Meili lost the general support from Yue Yeager. As for her Aunt Lu Jia, she had hidden the asset cleverly somewhere before her imprisonment. Lu Meili tried to compromise with the maids to get a lead, but as a fat chance, she was empty-handed.

    Although there was no income, Lu Meili lived her days lavishly, but the situation won''t last long. What''s more, she didn''t want to live in a life full of poverty because she suffered a lot during her childhood days. Even now, her savings were insufficient for her to live in the future. While contemplating over her circumstance, Lu Meili envied Yue Wan''s prosperousness fate of having Generations of fortunes.

    Lu Jia caged Lu Meili as a chess piece against Yue, so she danced similar to a puppet with strings attached that shouldn''t have any selfish desires. Therefore she detested her Aunt to the core of the earth. And consequently, she evaded reaching or contacting her Aunt in Jail. To the point where she disregarded Lu Jia''s existence, until two days ago, some police charged into her home with a Search Warrant in their grasp, "Please, co-operate with our investigation."

    After searching for three consecutive hours, they didn''t discover anything, and even Chief Shen came in-person to do the pursuit. During their obligation, an official close to Chief Shen claimed, "There is no indication of that cash."

    Lu Meili''s eyes lighted up after hearing the word cash, so she cautiously listened to their discussion, ''How much did that Old bit**h had in her pocket?'' She split in her heart, thinking about the crafty mind of the Foxy-Witch.

    And here, Lu Meili''s eyes were widened in surprise on hearing the amount from the officers, though she knew how cunning that Old-Witch was, yet at the same time she never would''ve imagined that bit**h had a wealth of 50 Million, ''Shi**t, Now I have to bootlick her again.''

    ---in Jail---

    After the little episode, Lu Meili devised a plan to visit her Aunt in Jail. Since she was her Aunt''s most intimate relative, it didn''t take much time for her to get the visitor pass. She waited for her Aunt in the booth, with a telephone next to her. Before her Aunt arrives, Lu Meili carefully organized her statements to speak because this was her only chance to close to 50 Million. She even draped in shabby cloth, and seemed to have, dark circles under her eyes, also her skin appeared to be tanned.

    ''Click...Click,'' the sound of metal hitting another metal was heard.

    The other side door was open where Lu Jia emerged from it with guards on her side. Before giving her access, the guards removed her handcuff and reminded her disinterest voice, "Only 10 minutes, use it wisely."

    Lu Jia gestured her head and strolled to a plastic seat set before the glass. Because of the crucifixion news, she had insomnia these days, so her face was full of wrinkles. Lu Jia realized that it was a warning, and the reason she is alive till now was her link with the Elders.

    Also, Lu Jia understood her niece''s character like an open book, yet looking at the unforeseen visit, she detected that Lu Meili was after to something, so she grabbed the receiver and with a caustic tone as she sneered at Lu Meili, "Don''t pretend to be concern over me, just tell me why are you here?"

    Lu Meili was used to her Aunt''s sharp-tongue so with a droning voice, "Please don''t be mad at me for not visiting you early, Aunt Lu. These days I was struggling to manage the living expenses."

    Lu Jia gave her a dirty look, "Get to the point," she groaned in annoyance.

    Lu Meili bit her lips in anguish and stammered a little in her feeble voice, "The--The po..police came to our home with a wa..warrent," she clasped the phone receiver with too much strength.

    "They wasted a quite enough of the time," she sounded carefree like she predicted this, and then she gazed at Lu Meili with disdain, "I am still your Aunt, so stop your derivative act, Meili." Lu Jia left ahead of the visitor''s time while scowled at her foolish niece for falling in a snare.

    That''s right, Chief Shen intentionally confessed 50 Million before Lu Meili, with the goal that she will insist Lu Jia about it, and now the entire unit was viewing the Lu''s confrontation via CCTV.

    Cheif Shen darned inside and moved to a separated spot to call somebody, "The plan failed. Initiate Plan B."

    ----In a room---

    Yue Xiang cut out the call, as he gazed at the person before him with a roguish expression, "She is all yours, Hua."

    Xiao Hua, with a majestic voice and fiendish grin hanging in his lip, "Let''s find out, Who was after My Little Wild Cub?" Xian Hua was cruel and violent while killing his enemies, and now, he can hardly wait to peel her skin alive.

 Chapter 52 - My Wifes Beauty Knocked Poor Heart

    ---With Yue Wan---

    Yue Wan had a tough time while dealing with her family. After her sudden blackout session, her Big Brother restricted her access over the company works, and she was under the guidance about her mealtime. So she nagged her Father about it, but Yue Yeager spread out two conceivable outcomes, "Little Wan, either little or nothing. You decide it," while standing before her without a debate as a defense attorney.

    Additionally, Yue Xiang promoted Little Bao as her ''babysitter,'' so he won''t permit Yue Wan to be awake after 9 pm. And he will get outraged when she invests a lot of energy in Compay''s affair. Also, his tactic was to act cute and adorable to distract me. Yue Wan''s thought after detecting his motive, ''I spoiled him too much, he is acting more like dad.''

    Even the internet was acting weird, similar to Litte Bao, it will automatically shut off without a proper command and won''t turn on till the following day. Even though she lamented this to her Big Brother about this, and got a reply as, "Can''t argue with that Devil, So you better Behave!" Then he squeezed YunWan''s white and tender fleshy cheek as punishment for using a laptop after bedtime.

    Eventually, she relinquished for the time being. So the days went nonchalantly in Home and School, besides Wei Wan''s persistence in inviting them for dinner by the end of the School. Furthermore, with the assistance of Mr.Smarty Pant, they eluded it doubtlessly, but it can''t drag on like this. So Yue Wan devised a plan to strike both Li and Wei simultaneously.

    Consequently, as the initial step, Yue Wan urged Little Spring to let Wei Wan tag along with them during the Saturday date. So After abundance coaxing, Little Spring personally solicits Wei Wan.

    ----City center---

    As they planned, Yue Wan came to their scheduled location at 4 o''clock, near the Mermaid Fountain, since it was the most alluring site, it very well may be effectively recognized.

    Today Yue Wan wore a White-shaded High-Low Dresses with Blue Floral on the outfit, and the trim of the dress was higher at the back and shorter in front. The texture was frilly beneath the midriff and streamed with her figure. She had little makeup on her face, but her lips were naturally peach in color. And she wore a Torque Necklace in the rose gold shade to complete her touch.

    Well now, Yue Wan was on the center of attraction, every woman gazed at her with enviousness in their eye while the men''s eye craves for this beauty. Be that as it may, our heroin brain was contemplating Little Bao, who was grumpy on not being tagged along, ''I should buy something for Little Bao as a gift because he is getting moody very easily these days.''

    Chen Ai came after five-minute in a Black Wrap dress, as it sticks to her impeccably formed body. The hem of the dress length was close to her knee, and she had a silver watch on her right hand as an accessorize. To highlight her appearance, she applied shadow makeup and wore a long black stocking with her leather shoe.

    Chen Ai tilted her body over Yue Wan and made an exclamation, "Ah! My wife''s beauty knocked my poor heart."

    Yue Wan steadied her and blushed out in embarrassment, "Little Spring, Stop fooling in public."

    Chen Ai sneakily giggled at Yue Wan bashfulness and held her in the embrace, and teased her, "What to do? This Emperor can''t wait to steal this beauty."

    Yue Wan slapped her head playfully and pinched her cheek with force, "You dare to harass me, let me teach you some manner," by saying it she grabbed Chen Ai''s ear and dragged her to the Shopping Mall, yet turned deaf to her protest.

    ---- In-car with Yue Xiang ----

    Just like Yue Wan, Yue Xiang made an appointment with his Teacher today through Xiao Ran. Although it had been 16 Years, Yue Xiang still reminisces when he got selected among the soldiers in General Yue''s base as the Teacher Xiao''s apprentice. He was an amateur back then and lacked in various aspects during his training in the camp. But his Teacher was not lenient with Yue Xiang, and he was strictly trained to be the supreme commander. They seldom meet each other sometimes, but today he obliged for a significant purpose.

    Now the problem was, the person sitting next Yue Xiang was throwing childish tantrums, and Yue Xiang''s face twitched in aggravation, "How long do you plan to dwell on it?"

    Xiao Hua gave him a stinky stare as his voice sounded dejected, "Why did you not informed me about My Love''s date?"

    Yue Xiang''s eyes snapped at him, and his fist urged to punch this bast**d face, "It''s a girls date, you moron."

    Xiao Hua gazed at his laptop lovingly, which revealed the CCTV near The Mermaid Fountain, where his Yue Wan was playing with the water, and soon a girl came near...

    ''Tud---Tud!'' sound of a laptop was being closed forcefully.

    Yue Xiang grabbed the laptop and gave Xiao Hua a cold stare, "You shouldn''t spy on other''s privacy." Yue Xiang was getting irritated by Xiao Hua''s activities. Not only he was spying on Little Wan but also staking her day and night.

 Chapter 53 - Litte Bao Is My Child

    Throughout the travell, Xiao Hua emitted intense air in the car, and time to time poked Yue Xiang like a pest, "Your Sister-Complex is quite bothersome. Stop butting in-between Me and My Little Wild Cub."

    Yue Xiang maintained his silence while his heart was palpitating with anxiety, ''Control yourself for Teacher Xiao''s sake, you can''t punch him yet.''

    Being ostracized caused Xiao Hua to took his pestiferous to the next degree, with a resonant in his voice, he gossiped, "No wonder you''re a single dog. Who would fall for your grumpy face!"

    Yue Xiang didn''t even batt his eye over his stupid commend and read the files in his grasp with a face full of concentration.

    Xiao Hua''s nerve snapped by revealing his petty annoyance at Yue Xiang''s laid-back attitude, "Don''t stress out, my Brother-in-Law!"

    A bolt struck at Yue Xiang''s head as he laid his head down.

    Xian Hua snicker at him and emphasized, "The world is huge, and you will discover your Venus, My dear Brother-in-Law!"

    Numerous arrows now stuck at Yue Xiang''s body on hearing that particular addressing. After not being able to hold back his killing intend, Yue Xiang finally exploded, "You Ba****r, you don''t have the desire to live?" he hollered like a volcanic eruption.

    Xiao Hua nestled at the corner with his back faced, and he grunted in response, "You want Little Wan to be doomed as a young widow?"

    Yue Xiang, balled-up his fist to give Xiao Hua a blow, and Xiao Hua was ready to defend himself, but the car made an abrupt halt, and they both staggered toward the front due to lack of safety belt support.

    The driver asked them in concern, "Young Master! are you alright?"

    They sat back in their respective places as if nothing had happened, and Yue Xiang cleared his throat to ask about the location, "We have arrived?"

    "Yes, Sir," the reply came as the driver opened Yue Xiang''s door.

    Yue Xiang got down from the car and looked back, "Mr. Ye Xian, how about we proceed with this discussion later?" his razor-edged voice rang at Xiao Hua''s ear.

    Xiao Hua, who was in Mr. Ye Xian disguise to conceal his real origin to the outside world, had a contemptuous smile on his lips and affirmed, "Young Master Yue, you are welcomed anytime to speak about it."

    ----Xiao''s Main Villa----

    Xiao Ran and Grandfather Xiao were waiting in the lounge for the guests while discussing their ongoing speculation. GrandFather Xiao wants Xiao Ran to inherit his Miltary Leadership and Xiao Hua to prevail in the Xiao Multinational Cooperation.

    Also, Xiao Ran planned to hold a grand party for her GrandFather''s birthday by inviting all Family in City A.

    But Grandpa Xiao hated these extravagant parties, and he didn''t want any venomous human to invade his Villa. So he declined to accommodate any gathering for his birthday, "I''m Old, So what''s the use of celebrating it?"

    Xiao Ran glowered at his lack of enthusiasm, and persuaded, "Granpa! Don''t be a party pooper. It''s an opportunity to discover some spic and span backers to reinvest in our Entertainment Scheme," she downcasted her eye in despondent and pledged, "Can''t you accept it for me?" her voice sounded like liquefying nectar.

    GrandFather Xiao endured her whimpering occasionally, but today he spotted her intentions were beneficial for them. So he acknowledged it, yet on one condition, "Make the arrangements in WAX Star Hotel."

    Xiao Ran''s face flabbergasted on hearing his delightful words, "Thank you, Grandpa," after that she hugged him in glee.

    Soon Advisor Yu informed about the arrival of the guest, as she escorted both Yue Xiang and Mr. Ye Xian(Xiao Hua) behind her.

    Grandpa Xiao''s face muscle twitched in irritation on witnessing his Grandson''s lame appearance. (Check chapter-44)

    As for Xiao Ran, she didn''t distinguish her sibling''s coverup aspect and was failed to notice her GrandFather''s expression.

    ---with Yue Wan---

    Yue Wan and Chen Ai, stalled over the multiple stores and drew out a few dresses and embellishments in matching. Fortunately, Chen Ai brought her driver along, so the heaviness of completing their shopping sack put on his head. While strolling over the gem store, Yue Wan saw enchanting Men''s trimming in that shop, and she was enticed to get it for Litte Bao. It was a silver chain wristband with metallic blue stone.

    Chen Ai confessed with an amusement, "Litte Wan, you are acting like a mother buying his child''s first birthday present."

    Yue Wan''s round golden eye gleamed at her guiltlessly, "Litte Bao is my child." She said it as a statement with no expression.

    Chen Ai sprinkled out her chocolate shake in a snap, and the juice stained the hem of her dress also her hand felt clingy and uncomfortable, so she pardoned herself for the restroom, "Sh**t! Little Wan, I will return in a moment."

    Yue Wan gestured head as an affirmation and slowed down over other garments while at the same time moving close to the tie area section, all of a sudden she recalled Mr. Yu Xian, stupefied appearance and her lips curved up with a smiled ignorantly. There was unexplained tenderness in her eye as she touched a light green tie with a subtle print on it, "Should I buy a tie for him?" she mumbled.

 Chapter 54 - Its General Not Princess

    After thinking over a minute, Yue Wan walked back and forth between that section with a pounding heart-beat at a rapid speed. She touched the tie again and soothed herself, "It''s a gratitude for that night, nothing more," a weird sensation scratch her heart.

    Looking at her confounded state, a sales-rep of the shop came behind her and uttered, "Mam, Are you buying for your boyfriend?"

    Yue Wan''s face flushed in the red on embarrassment, and even a pink smoke cloud burst over her head. Following a second, her gorgeous eyes widen in surprise, "No! No!" Then in a sweet voice, she denied, "It''s for an acquaintance," and repeated the word ''acquaintance.''

    The sales-rep grinned with a knowing fact and wrapped the tie as a gift.

    Yue Wan didn''t lift her head till the end as her face was so hot, and then she surged out like a squirrel subsequent taking care of the bill with thought, ''That was so awkward!''

    While strolling down to cool her face, Yue Wan confronted the cheating couple close to a Galaxy Garment Store in immaculate congruity. With a grin on her lips, Yue Wan jeered in her heart.

    From her past memory, she knew the reason for Wei Wan''s constant nagging. They wanted to use her as the credit card for their obligation. Yue Wan grasped her shopping bag in rage, "Today, I will seek my revenge for that 10 Million debt, Wei Wan."

    Wei Wan planned to meet Yue Wan and Miss. Chen alone, but Li Rong accompanied her to teach Yue Wan a lesson for disregarding his calls and messages.

    Li Rong had a uniquely crafted Black custom-made suits, and Wei Wan wore a cleavage off-shoulder pink Mini Dress, and it roped splendidly for her hourglass-formed body.

    Wei Wan''s eyes passionately glanced at the Light orange color gown, and she used her sultry voice to expose her appetite, "Rong baby, If I wear this dress, won''t I look beautiful in it?" That dress was worth 7-Million, yet the one who will pay it was not her, so she prebooked it.

    Li Rong, embraced her firmly, and kissed her temples, "You look ravishing in everything, but personally I prefer nothing," he sniggered while contacting her improperly.

    Yue Wan walked over them with detestation in her face exposed, "You both can''t resist each other?" her voice coated with repugnance.

    Taking a gander at her unexpected appearance, Wei Wan removed herself from Li Rong, and that equivalent goes for him, he remained with an explanation, ''It''s an involuntary embrace.''

    Wei Wan lurched toward Yue Wan and clung to her affectionately, "Yue Wan! You''re late. Young Master Li was eager to meet you."

    Yue Wan''s skin felt a stinging sensation by Wei Wan''s touch, yet she tolerated it, "I was shopping with Little Spring."

    Li Rong knew about Chen Ai being friends with Yue Wan, and in his perspective, she was doomed to be alone. So with a revolting opinion, he retailed, "Yue Wan, I forbid you making friends with others."

    Wei Wan''s lip curved with a sneer and concurred, "Yue Wan, please don''t misinterpret Young Master Li''s word, he doesn''t want you, to be badly influenced by others."

    Li Rong moved near to grab Yue Wan''s elbow, but she sidestepped from his touch like he was a plague. And then Yue Wan untangled from Wei Wan''s grip also kept some distance between them, and then with a cold voice, she declared, "One, I don''t take Sh**ts from others and Two I hate to be touched without my permission." Her expression was austere, and her eyes pierced into their phony face.

    Both Wei Wan and Li Rong got dumbstruck with her sudden outbreak, the Yue Wan they knew was a timid person who never raised her voice against Li Rong. She always followed him like a puppy and wagged her tail whenever he wants too, yet now her behavior was distinctive.

    ----in Xiao''s Villa----

    Yue Xiang gazed up at Xiao Ran attire and jeered with a mockery in his eyes, "Are you going for a War? Princess Xiao."

    Xiao Ran was in her parade uniform since she landed from an Official Government Meeting 30 minutes prior, and her Grandfather didn''t give her an opportunity to change, "I feel convenient by wearing it." She didn''t want to endure her defeat in front of him, so with an egotistical gaze, she denounced, "And for the last time, it''s General Xiao, not Princess." She even lifted her head like she was ordering him.

    A minute of silence, Mr. Ye Xian(Xiao Hua) turned his face to the right and Yue Xiang to the left, and then the two of them grunted with snickering synchronously. GrandFather Xiao, gave them both a dirty look, "Enough with chitchat, Come to the library." Because it''s walls were guarded and soundproofed compared with other rooms.

    The trio accompanied Granpa Xiao into the room, and swiftly with an interjection, Xiao Ran whimpered, "Why is Secretary Ye Xian following us?"

    Yue Xiang facepalmed with a snap at his head, "You Dimwit."

    GrandFather Xiao let out a sign with black lines over his face, "Which moron gave you General Post?"

    Mr. Ye Xian(Xiao Hua), in his original cold dead voice, "Birdbrain."

    Xiao Ran boomed with an exhilarating voice, "Big Brother!" her eyes unfurled in shock.

    All three at once, with a razor-edged mouth and had a disgruntled look in their eye, "Too slow, you fool."

    Xiao Ran had an urge to cry out loud, ''my poor heart can''t take it.''(?_?)

 Chapter 55 - First Elders Son

    GrandFather Xiao confronted his grandson with a frown, "You should have stayed in Abroad. On the off chance that they know your existence, then it will be a big problem."

    Xiao Hua wrinkled his nose, and concluded, "My secret will be out by today or tomorrow. So why are you worried?"

    GrandFather Xiao''s veins pulsed in the neck as he disputed, "We can''t give a notch for the enemy to strike us down, remember your parent''s sacrifice."

    Xiao Ran''s head titled downward contemplating about her lost parents, and suddenly she felt a cold finger squeezing her hand in the process of consoling her. With moistened eyes, she mouthed, "I am not weak."

    Yue Xiang glanced away and coughed discreetly, "I know," but he swallowed the next word, ''Yet I am.''

    Xiao Hua then discussed the principal objective for today''s meeting, "Grandpa, What you know about First Elder of Yue?"

    Yue Xiang insinuated his recent discovery, "I checked the old records, there was no mention of his son''s name."

    GrandFather Xiao touched the base of the neck and interpreted, "This was a secret known only to General Yue and me. The fact that you won''t any recond of it because the one who destroyed it was General Yue."

    Yue Xiang pulled his brows together in a frown, "Grandpa did it?"

    GrandFather let out a sign and divulged the past, "First Elder''s son Yue Zhuang was homose***l and a possessive character. He was an obstinate creep, even First Elder, who was horrified at his son''s appalling conduct. So to change his obsession, he requested General Yue to let him join Miltary. Your Grandpa was reluctant to accept him, yet he didn''t want to disappoint his Brother(First Elder). But that was a huge blunder in his career."

    Xiao Hua swore by shaking his head, "They should''ve conceded him in a psychological asylum."

    GrandFather Xiao acknowledged his grandson''s remark, as he confided, "He sincerely trained hard at the beginning and Ranked well in the test, but soon he was consumed by his incubus. And the worst thing was he set his target on Yue Yeager."

    On hearing it Yue Xiang''s eyes frozen opened in fear, he shrieked, "What!"

    GrandFather Xiao put his hand on Yue Xiang''s hair and stroked it, "Yue Yeager was an imbecile, so he believed that Yue Zhuang was turning into a new leaf. Yet General Yue didn''t, so Yue Zhuang can''t take his desire to the next level. But during a graduation day, he was caught red-handed when snooping into a room with an unconscious Yue Yeager. General Yue was raged out and whipped him half dead."

    Xian Ran sneered, with a sickening face, "They should''ve plucked his eyes, and hanged him alive in a mountain for wild animals."

    "After that shameful confrontation, General Yue removed Yue Zhuang from Family and destroyed each record of him. But the odd thing was, after his 3-years of disappearance, one day, First Elder brought a girl as his Grand-daughter. Your GrandFather didn''t implore any doubt over that." GrandFather Xiao, recalled his buddy''s weird expression, on perceiving that girl like he was bounded to accept this wild-seed.

    Yue Xiang queried about Yue Zhuang''s death, but his Teacher hummed that no one had any idea about it. Xiao Hua inquired about Li and Elder''s relation, and as he suspected, they had buried acquaintanceship from the past. And the Father of current Master Li Zhi had animosity with General Yue for breaking marriage contract with Li.

    Xiao Ran slammed her fingers on the surface to emphasize her point, "So that why they were after Little Wan."

    GrandFather Xiao glowered by narrowing his eyes, "Little Wan!"

    Xiao Ran was swallowing hard by her GrandFather''s stare, and Yue Xiang clarified the doubt, "Little Wan is My sister''s nickname."

    A strange atmosphere formed between those three men, as for Xiao Ran, she curled up in a corner like a ball, ''Don''t mind me.'' was written over her face. In any case, the state of mind was interrupted by Advisor Yu with an announcement, "Miss. Xiao, there came a dispatch for you."

    Xiao Hua''s eyebrow arched in annoyance, "Which idiot would send a gift for this Birdbrain?"

    Advisor Yu, with no ill-intension, responded in a refined tone, "It''s from Young Miss Yue."

    Yue Xiang and Xiao Hua shrieked at the same time with a dilate-pupil, "Say, What?"

    -----With Yue Wan----

    Li Rong''s face winced in embarrassment because he thought that Yue Wan would never retort against them in this life. However, he was bewildered by her sudden outbreak, yet his heart believed in an inadequate concept, ''She must be jealous.''

    Although Wei Wan was narrow-minded against Yue Wan''s attitude, she maintained her soothing voice, "Even after accepting the apology gift you''re still mad at Young Master Li. Yue Wan, don''t you love Young Master Li. These days your spending more time with Miss. Chen rather than me, and now you treating us like a plague. I may be cheaper compared to you, but I do have some dignity."  Wei Wan carefully used her word to let others misunderstand Yue Wan as a greedy and black-hearten woman.

    Yue Wan''s body got took over by her past vengeance, so she expounded her action, "You''re over delusional. Everyone can see you guys flirting in the counter, so don''t drag my name in the mud. Also, do you the meaning of the word dignity? First, take a good look at your image in a mirror before divulging me."

 Chapter 56 - Wont Mind Chopping It Off

    Wei Wan''s face gazed downward, as she bit her red lip in displeasure, her pale skin can feel the ridiculing stares. Li Rong''s expression turned ugly upon catching Yue Wan''s remark, he pointed his index finger at Yue Wan''s face and snarled, "You vile woman, How dare you, slander my innocent WanWan?" The disadvantage of Li Rong was his bad-tempered, which was easy to incite.

    Wei Wan pulled Li Rong''s hand and admonished him in a whisper, "Don''t lose your temper."

    Getting Yue Wan madly in love with Li Rong was significant than her pride, so Wei Wan gave a constrained laugh by gnawing within her cheek, "I got toppled by these heels, and Young Master Li supported me up."

    Wei Wan maintained her eye contact with Yue Wan and avowed, "You got misconstrue from the direction you witnessed us."

    Yue Wan folded her hand to the chest and grinned at them with enlightenment. Since she accomplished her purpose of stepping on Li Rong''s self-esteem, she didn''t haul concerning it.

    To pacify Li Rong''s feeling, Wei Wan hinted her craving, "Regardless, you should''ve trusted us."

    Li Rong clenched jaw and fist with an affirmation, "Wei Wan is right, so as a punishment, You pay the Bill." He commanded Yue Wan with a derision cast.

    Yue Wan sneered, by speculating their motivation, "Is Master Li struggling with the Bankruptcy?"

    Li Rong berated Yue Wan for censuring his Father, "Are you cursing my Li?"

    Wei Wan drummed along with Li Rong''s condemnation, "Yue Wan, Are you threatening Li?" Her words effortlessly twisted Yue Wan''s above sentence.

    Yue Wan''s eyes curved into a quizzical smile and indicated, "Well If you asked a lady to pay your bill, doesn''t that mean your penniless."

    Li Rong''s face rigid in rage as his voice bickered, "Who you are calling penniless? I am the Future Master of Li who can buy anything with a snap of my finger. In Future we might overthrow Xiao," Yue Wan''s allegation provoked his wrath to slap her pretty face until it was out of shape, yet he couldn''t act in spur-of-the-moment.

    "Oh Really, topple Xiao, then you won''t mind snapping those fingers off your for us," a bubbly voice of Chen Ai, beckoned at them, with a snigger planted on her lips.

    Wei Wan was staggered, by Chen Ai precipitate appearance, she stuttered a little in an unknown skepticism, "Miss Chen, you are here."

    Chen Ai, with a brazen grin, gave Wei Wan''s double layer foundation cheek, a tight slap, "Who you are calling bad influencer?"

    Wei Wan held her red cheek and stared at Chen Ai with anxiousness, "I didn''t mean it that way, I solely said it on a flow." She retorted.

    Li Rong butted between them and hugged teary Wei Wan in his bosom while giving a mean stare toward them. Since he can''t fight against Chen, he targeted Yue Wan with furry in his eye, "Yue Wan, Stop bullying Wei Wan."

    Yue Wan''s eyebrows extend in disillusionment, as she underlined, "Why are you yelling at me? She offended Little Spring."

    Li Rong''s anger burst out, and so by holding Wei Wan on his right hand, he raised his left to strike Yue Wan. But Yue Wan blocked it by grasping his wrist and shoveled it away. Then she narrowed her cold piercing gaze, and she uttered the next words in a whisper, "I won''t mind chopping it off. If you raise again." Her body radiated a devilish aura with blood-thirsty lethal appearance.

    Li Rong excessively gulped down his splits, as his left hand was trembling with a sickening dread, ''Is that Yue Wan?'' he was frozen on the spot.

    Since Wei Wan''s face covered up in Li Rong''s chest, she didn''t see Yue Wan''s exhibition. Moreover, Wei Wan required Chen''s assistance, so she endured the humiliation, and used a slurred voice, "Miss. Chen, as an apology, I will compensate you with anything." She believed that Miss. Chen, might not make things hard for her, for the sake of Wei and Li''s reputation.

    Chen Ai tapped her pouted lip with index finder and expressed to Shop-rep to laid out the Galaxy design new arrival, "Pack up those four." And then she tore the price-tag of the outfits, and placed them in Wei Wan''s hand with a cold smile, "I will accept your apology." There was a mocking tone in her voice.

    Yue Wan was whooping with laughter inside her heart, ''Little Spring, You rock.''

    Before leaving the store with Yue Wan, Chen Ai waved her hand at Wei Wan with her shopping sack. "I enjoyed shopping with you, Miss. Wei, I welcome you anytime to accompany us."

    One dress on WAX-Galaxy was 6-7 Million, yet Litte Spring purchased 4-garments. Wei Wan stood there motionless with red-eye, and slumped on the ground while grasping those price-tags tightly, "That Bi**ch." She screamed at the top of her lung with her swollen red cheek.

    Li Rong tried to console her, but Wei Wan''s eyes raged with a murderous aura, "How could she tab 24 Million on my head?" Wei Wan''s formerly honeyed voice turned into a venomous shriek.

    Soon the Shop-rep came with another bad News, "Mam, Total Bill is 30 Million, including your pre-booked dress, will it be card or check?"

    "Ahhh...Ahh," Wei Wan roared like a madwoman, as for Li Rong, he massaged his frowned brow in agony. He was still terrified inside, and he can''t stop his shivering left hand.

 Chapter 57 - No Slandering My Childs Mother

    Yue Wan knew Li Rong would support Wei Wan no matter what, and that''s what Yue Wan expects him to do, the longer he defends Wei Wan, the more Master Li Zhi would detest Wei. With the help of Li Zhi, she can effortlessly slaughter Wei without lifting a finger.

    ----- Outside the Mall-----

    Inside Chen Ai''s car, both Yue Wan and Chen Ai burst out laughing until tears appeared in their eyes. Yue Wan chuckle with a beguilement, "Little Spring, You nailed it !"

    Chen Ai patted herself with an appreciation, she returned from restroom right when Yue Wan went into the Galaxy with unusual eloquence, and so she pursued her silently.

    "How could I let them bully my Wife?" with a fire in her eye, she blustered, "I will not remain silent about injustice." A lot of fireworks eruption behind her dramatically.

    Yue Wan sweatdropped in exasperation, "My, My, Little Spring, you are blazing up."

    Out of nowhere, a person used a Fire Extinguisher to put-off Chen Ai''s flame and with an unemotional tone, "You want to be a Justice Hero, Fire up in the kitchen that might be useful." Tai Sun was squatting on the front passager-seat, while his eyes were sharp and piercing.

    Tai Sun was in the car, from the beginning those two came out from Mall and knew Little Spring''s head had a few loose screws, yet now she was one step ahead.

    Chen Ai like a frightened kitty lurked behind Yue Wan, and marked her fangs at him, "What the hell you''re doing here?" By Witnessing her adorable appearance, Tai Sun''s heart grasped with an urge to cuff her up, but he controlled his desire and stated, "Did you forget about the patient?"

    Yue Wan with not-so-surprised voice, she inquired, "Don''t tell me you forgot it?"

    And then, Tai Sun snapped in disbelief, "Do you recall the promise?"(Chapter-38)

    Chen Ai chocked her head from left to right and wondered, "Ah, did I promised? I only remember Shopping and dinner at my home."

    "Whack...Whack," the sound echoed inside the car.

    During the rest half of the journey, Chen Ai had a downturned lip and teary eye, she wept while touching her two bulged bun on her head. "That was painful, you heartless monsters, " she bawled like mice.

    Yue Wan gave her a frigid stare, "Mam, You lost the privilege to speak around 2-min ago."

    "Dissent once more, I don''t mind smacking your butt," Tai Sun prompted her with fatal aura.

    Chen Ai was contracted back with a dour face, ''This is not fair.''

    -----Back to Xiao Family----

    On examining the Gift, they unearthed two tickets for an International Magic Show alongside a handwritten post named Yue Wan.

    Xiao Hua picked the post and shoved it away like a waste paper, and expressed, "Someone is getting a level ahead of us."

    Xiao Ran revealed to them about the recent Gifs she received, also disclosed her findings, "Some of these Gifts were quite priceless, so I thought they might be illegal. But it''s quite hard to track down."

    Yue Xiang grasped the tickets close to his face and emphasized, "I am damn sure, my Sister didn''t buy these tickets."

    Yue Xiang passed it to Xiao Hua to check it, as he exposed, "Little Wan is hypersensitive to the aroma on this ticket."

    Xiao Ran and Xiao Hua took turns to analyze the smell. "It''s has a unique musk," Xiao Ran speculated the fragrance after some failed attempt because of it''s disappearance state.

    At that point, Xiao Hua retaliated at Xiao Ran, for not-apprising them before, he whined at her for not-evacuating sprout at the beginning, "The more you allow it to be ideal, that further, it might turn against Little Wan."

    Yue Xiang nodded his head with an affirmation, "As for the handwritten note and the gifts, let me have a conversation with Little Wan. She might know something." He muttered the last part.

    Xiao Hua decided to remain nearby Yue Wan in Mr. Ye Xian''s appearance. He didn''t want to separate from her side a moment. Also, If God gives him power, he might stick to her like that shadow-cat, so he swore, "Damn, I envy that little brat."

    ----with Little Bao---

    Little Bao was sulking in Yue Wan''s bed for being forsaken, and abruptly he made a strong sniffle, ''Who is cursing me?'' He envisioned while winking his adorable eye.

    ----Back to Xiao-----

    GrandFather squealed at the trio with frustration, and then he contested, "Don''t you dare protect her mistake, and for violating Xiao''s law, she has to be disciplined by Xiao''s rule." GrandFather Xiao''s heart already pre-judged Yue Wan''s action, by relating to those veil-women who outwit their way to infiltrate Xiao by approaching with gifts or contributions.

    Xiao Hua''s face muscle twisted in exasperation on apprehending his GrandFather remark, soon his protective instinct snapped apart, "How could you slander my child''s mother?"

    GrandFAther Xiao: " What?"

    Xiao Ran: "Ah!"

    Yue Xiang spanked his buddies back head by grinding his teeth in anguish, "You maniac, What the hell are you spouting?" This shameless nincompoop was spoiling his Sister''s name in front of his Teacher.

    Xiao Hua''s face brightens on getting knocked with enlightenment, and hence he clarified with his husky voice, "What I mean was, Grandpa, don''t slander your grand-daughter-in-law?"

    Yue Xiang''s peacefull mind: "Snap- Snap."

    Now the library was stuffed in disagreements, as they both were grappling in a chibi version-2 shadow around the corner. Yue Xiang had a miniature Devil figure and Xiao Hua with cute Wolf features. While on the other-side, GrandFather Xiao and Xiao Ran were persisted stagnant, with a dumbfounded expression, ''What just happened?'' they grumbled syncronizing.

 Chapter 58 - Concubine Stealing The Spotlight

    GrandFather Xiao pursed his lips, and made exhaling through the nostril, while his face was flamed in anger, "Shut up!" He shrieked, similar to a Lion''s thunder.

    Both kneeled before GrandFather Xiao, as being lectured for behaving like children. The dressing-down was running non-stop, and it appears as if it would never end today.

    Xiao Ran snickered at their misfortune, and asked Advisor Yu to prepare the dinner, while she watched their excitement drama from the angle with a pop-corn and 3D-glasses, ''This will be a remarkable moment in history.'' She clicked some pictures for safe-keeping.

    ---- With Li Rong----

    Li Rong returned home with no mood of spending time outside. After their most unfortunate confrontation in the Mall, he felt weak and tired. But on entering Li''s Villa, he was welcomed by sandals being thrown on his face, "What the--?"

    But before he can refute, an aggrieved voice of his grumpy old-man exploded, "You ungrateful brat, How could I have a child-like you?" From his blaspheming, Li Rong speculated that his father discovered that 15 Million disappearances (his share in th Bill).

    Sooner or Later, Li Zhi might lash out, so Li Rong stood there without moving, but the matter wasn''t that as he expected. That''s right, Li Zhi was reprimanding Li Rong for his wrongdoing, but it was not for the Money.

    Along with sandals, some photos tossed on his face. Those were his intimate making-out images with Wei Wan while enjoying their holiday in a beach resort a year ago.

    Master Li screamed, "Take a look at what have you done with that Who**e?"

    Li Rong''s eyes dilated in fear, as he whispered, "How could this can exist?" He was confident that no-one knew about the expenditure, but these photographs were not just an accidental click, the person who shot them had heeded from the beginning with a concealed object.

    Master Li''s nerves pulsed in temples, with a faux pas he clamored, "I don''t care whatever you do after your marriage, yet now keep your butt center around Yue Wan. Got it?" Master Li was agitated over that Wei''s Wh**re for corrupting his son''s prosperity future.

    Li Rong returned to his room with knitted eyebrows. He was astonished, on learning that the person who mailed this demanded 5 Million for not delivering it to reporters. "Who could have done this?" he queried.

    Master Li massaged his forehead as his eyebrows forced together into a pronounced frown. He then probed his daughter, "Biyu, You either buy those negatives or clean his crops, but do it without leaving evidence."

    Li Biyu''s face exhibited a perplexing look because usually, Li Rong would bicker on swearing at Wei, but today he retained hushed. So she divulged, "Dad, Don''t you feel odd by Brother Rong''s response?"

    Master Li stroked his jawline, reviewing their previous clash, so he directed Li Biyu to trace his up-to-date engagement.

    ----In Chen''s Villa----

    Chen Ai''s house was honorable and had Government protections around the premises since Chen Hospital and Chen Drug Center have approved under the Government. Likewise, Chen''s were prominent in the Medicinal and Civic domain, so they can''t be easily provoked. Even Xiao International Cooperation certified them officially.

    Since both parents were doctors, they desired Little Spring to pick the Medicinal field for University. But she wasn''t quite fond of it. Also, regardless, if anyone asked why? her clarification was, "They taste bitter."

    Chen Ai was the sole daughter of Chen Couple, and she was well protected. Mr&Mrs Chen was fascinated by discovering that Little Spring made two new friends, so they were thrilled to meet.

    Yue Wan and Tai Sun politely gave the gift they had prepared in advance and expressed the thanks. Tai Sun was agitated the entire route because of meeting a supreme couple of Medical History. So in a rigid body posture, he sputtered, "It is my honor to meet you, Mr&Mrs. Chen."

    Chen Ai chuckled a little and titled herself toward Yue Wan''s shoulder, as she blabbed, "My wife, Look at that Concubine she trying to steal my parent''s grace."

    Yue Wan raised an eyebrow, as she stepped on Little Spring foot as a recitation, "Keep your nonsense back into the big box of your mouth."

    Chen Ai''s face jerked in pain, and she susurrated, "You are a bad wife."

    Chen Couple contented with both kid''s performance. So after the little confrontation, they seated in a dining table for supper. And during the dinner, Tai Sun''s mouth out of curiosity probed about the patient conceded with Heart-attack. Yue Wan''s ear sensed up to implore about the unnamed drug.

    Mr. Chen''s eyes widen in astonishment, "I never thought young people would be interested in this."

    Mrs. Chen''s lip curved up to a smirk as she spoke, "Well, I am the Chief analyzer on this case, so shoot your question."

    Tai Sun straightened up his posture, as he queried about the time-frame of the drug in the individual''s body. And also, he asked, "Are they have any specific number shots to activate the heart-seizure?"

    Mrs. Chen, with a calm voice like a sea, revealed, "First, it takes weeks to confirm their presence in blood, as it''s Colorless we can''t identify it easily. But on diluting it directly with H2O, it produces a pungent smell throughout the surrounding. So, they should directly vaccinate it to our blood-vessels."

 Chapter 59 - So Close Yet Far Away

    Mrs. Chen got a respite, to use napkins to tidy her lips, and stated, "As for the second, only 3-shots needed. But based on age deterioration, everyone gives different indications during each shot."

    Yue Wan''s lip parted, as she gradually breathed in, her heart was pounding in a race. Her Father never would allow anyone to injects without his consciousness. Suddenly she gets flashed with the memory, her eye-augment in a blackout, ''so then it must be because of that,'' she murmured.

    Looking at Yue Wan''s frowned eyebrows, Mr. Chen''s concern voice waked her up from dilemma, "Miss. Yue, you have something to inquire?"

    Yue Wan shrugged from her seat on being named. Then with a milky voice, she conveyed, "What if we voluntarily injected it as a medicine? Like taking any self-vaccine in the precautions?"

    Tai Sun scratched his head in dismay, and in a resonant voice, he sputtered, "That is conceivable since the vast majority of the people taking medicine without a prescription for certain aide."

    Then Tai Sun revealed his abroad friend''s report it had mentioned, that the person took self-dose for viral-fever.

    Mr&Mrs. Chen glimpsed at each other in bewilderment by Kid''s hypothesis. They never considered this chance, so by not wasting any second, they returned to the Hospital after giving their heart-filled thanks for taking care of Little Spring.

    Once the Kids were alone, Tai Sun prodded Little Spring for being piglet, "At any rate, please raise your head when you talk."

    Chen Ai stuck her tongue out and discredited, "You should never squander a second from food, and now I am busy eating my chicken."

    She made a motion of zipping the lips, meaning, ''So stop disturbing me.''

    Yue Wan gave-up interfering in their conversation, "morons," she grumped while chewing her meat.

    After supper, Chen Ai brought them for a tour around, but Tai Sun''s footing attached to Medical Library. So they deserted him in his fantasy world, as the two of them continued strolling.

    Soon the sky got darker, Tai Sun chauffeur came to pick him up, he said his thanks for the inviting him while Yue Wan called her home to pick her up.

    -----With Yue Xiang-----

    Yue Xiang''s face hidden under his fringes, as he ate the food. As for Xiao Hua, he was serenely eating the served food with thick skin. Hence seeing these two devils being silent made Xiao Ran''s heart shivered in an unknown fear, ''Why my left eye is twitching?'' She gnarled within.

    GrandFather was exhausted after reprimanding these two rascals, in a ragged voice, he dictated, "Xiang, You take charge of this brat of mine, also apprise me if he does anything weird." And then he returned to his room.

    On returning from the Xiao, Yue Xiang received a call from his father to pick up Yue Wan. Since he can''t kick that shameless guy Xiao Hua, who already heard about Little Wan''s name. So by enduring his nonsense, he ordered the driver to take them to Chen''s Villa.

    Yue Wan said her goodbye Little Spring after getting a call from his Big Brother, "Little Spring, my Big Brother arrived, we will meet tomorrow at school."

    Chen Ai waved her hand with the handkerchief, with phony teas in her eyes, "Bye, Bye, Wifey."

    -----inside the car-----

    Yue Xiang was holding back the nerd Xiao Hua who was whimpering in dissent to allow him to out. And on outside Yue Wan knocked the window and stated, "Big Brother, Are you in there?"

    The servants of Chen helped Yue Wan to place the Shopping bags in the car. After ten-second, the car door opened, and Mr. Ye Xian(Changed his getup) emerged from it with a bright smile on his face, "Miss. Yue, we meet again."

    Yue Wan''s eye widens in surprise while her heart palpitated rapidly again, "Mr. Ye!" She exclaimed.

    (Xiao Hua)Yu Xian''s lip bent up to a grin as he adjusted his specs and used a brittle voice near Yue Wan''s ear, "Miss. Yue, you look fascinating in this dress." He whispered.

    Yue Wan''s cheek blushed a little as she hurriedly went inside the car and sat beside her Big Brother, "Big Brother, did I make you wait?"

    To abstain from being humiliated, she diverted the topic.

    Yue Xiang patted Yue Wan''s head with a warm eye, and gave a sneaky glare at the person behind her, "No, Did you had fun?"

    Yue Wan blabbered about her today''s date happily, yet every once in a while, she gave a side-look at Mr. Ye Xian.

    Considering Ye Xian(Xiao Hua), He retrieved back to his Profession Secretary mode, and he kept his posture straight in the front seat.

    But his heart was tortured for not able to hug his Little Wild Cub. ''So close yet far away.''

    -----In Yue Villa----

    On reaching the Villa, Yue Wan''s eyes wandered here and there in thought, ''How to give Mr.Ye the gift?''

    She didn''t want to make things noticeable for others, so she didn''t get down of the car even after her Big Brother called her name several times.

    Sensing that Yue Wan was struggling with something to do, Yue Xiang strolled inside home, not before giving eye signal to Xiao Hua, ''Only Five-Minute,''  He mouthed.

 Chapter 60 - One Step At A Time

    ''Knock---Knock,'' the sound of Yue Wan''s window knocked.

    Mr. Ye Xian(Xiao Hua) standing before Yue Wan''s side door, he placed his bare hand at the cold glass, and a voice like a warm spring, he stated, "Miss. Wan, you need something?"

    Yue Wan, with a little hesitation, grasped the gift and got down from the car. She repeatedly used her pink tongue to lick her lip for moisturizing, but in Mr. Ye(Xiao Hua) ''s view, it was tempting him to suck those pink tongue. Xiao Hua coughed up to redirect his consciousness away from those alluring lips, yet his eyes were flopping appallingly in it.

    The silent night being alone under the stars and lost in the world, while a chilled air breezed tenderly at her hair as it fluttered like a wave. Her round golden eyes gazed at him steadily while her rosebud lip slightly parted by exhaling air. The heart was beating in the rhythm as they got encaptured in each other gaze.

    With no word in-between them, Yue Wan straighten her hand toward Mr.Ye(Xiao Hua). She was apprehensive before him, with that gift in her hand. Mr. Ye(Xiao Hua)''s face stupified for seconds, and then he held the gift in astonishment. With a brittle voice as the first ice of autumn, he rattled, "Is this for me? Really? Can I open it?"

    Yue Wan nodded with a downcasted eye, as she felt embarrassed to face his gaze. In any case, the expectation to know whether he enjoyed the tie or not made her progressively apprehensive. On the other hand, Mr. Ye Xian(Xiao Hua) tore the wrap and uncovered a green-tie, "a tie," he mumbled in a soft tone.

    Yue Wan didn''t recognize any fervency in his low voice, but on seeing his dumbfounded cute reaction, she let out a delicate giggle, "Mr. Ye?" She called him in a honeyed voice.

    Mr. Ye Xian(Xiao Hua) was flying in his fantasy world on getting a gift. He was staring off into space about Yue wan in his wife''s version tieing the green-tie and was close to his face, so he bends his down and sneakily kissed her pink lips. Soon the light peak turned the heat on, with a flushed face Yue Wan moaned in her weak little voice, "Mr. Ye?"

    "Mr. Ye?" the same voice ranged outside his fantasy.

    Mr. Ye Xian(Xiao Hua) blinked his eye twice to be awake, and then he hugged her head to his chest unexpectedly. Yue Wan''s face blushed to scarlet-red as the fireworks blasted in her head, and in a milky voice, she mellowed, "Wh--What are you doing? Mr. Ye."

    Mr. Ye Xian(Xiao Hua), in an accelerated drift, put some distance between them, by planting both palms on either side of Yue Wan''s shoulders.

    In disturbed breathing, Mr. Ye Xian(Xiao Hua)''s hoarse voice sounded, "I am sorry and Thank You."

    And then like a speed of light, he left the Villa while clutching the tie close to his heart.

    Yue Wan''s dazed eyes gazed at Mr. Ye''s retrieving figure with a feeling, "He looks so cute with those red ears." Her squealed voice uttered while she staggeringly strolled into her home.

    ---- With Xiao Hua-----

    Xiao Hua''s Villa was next to Yue, so it didn''t take much time for Xiao Hua to reach his Villa. The Housekeeper welcomed him as usual, but he didn''t hit his eye over him or anyone and strolled into his room quickly. Once he was inside his chamber, he locked the door with a loud bang and thumped down beside it.

    ''Lub Dud, Lub Dub, Lub Dub,'' his heartbeat sound was audible enough to be heard.

    Xiao Hua hid his face behind the clenched tie with deep red ear, and groaned, "Damn it, That was so close!" He almost got bewitched by her within a minute.

    Yue Wan teased Xiao Hua''s self-control too much today, also, he was so imminent to snap out. A little more delayed, then he would have kissed her senselessly and might steal her to his bed.

    But Xiao Hua''s heart was confused about whether to curse himself for not kissing or for being easily seduced.

    Poor him got tormented by his greedily desired emotion.

    With a deep sign, Xiao Hua patted his heart and comforted it, "That''s ok; Let''s take one step at a time." Also, he treasured the tie in his hand with a charming smile on his lips.

    ----With Yue -----

    Little Bao stayed primed to pounce on his mother when she entered, but bad timing, his uncle opened the door first.

    Yue Xiang held the Little Fellow away from his face, and with a rasping voice, he chided, "Are you blind, Fatty?"

    Little Bao puffed his cheek in anger, and wrestled to get freed from his grip, ''Meanie Uncle, Go Blad.''

    Yue Xiang''s eyes sharply contemplated at Little Bao, and suspected, "Are you cursing me?"

    Little Bao''s head rattled left and right as, ''No! '' But his heart echoed, ''I will curse for eternity, You villain.''

    Yue Xiang''s lip curved up with an evil sneer, he reprimanded, "You brat, Today I will teach you manners."

    Little Bao had a black line over his head, ''Mummy, save me!''

 Chapter 61 - Side story 2

    ----Training Ground of Yue----

    The announcer made the statement: "The track for 400 meters is open, So the chose troopers are requested to jump on the field. I repeat; soldiers get ready for the race."

    The sport takes place in a running track, Yue Xiang occupied in lane-1 while the purple-eyed kid took lane-2. Also, there was an intense air within these two kids, and they had a deep fired gaze.

    In the corner tent, two big shadows were watching the showdown between their grandkids with a silly smile on their lips. General Yue with a Cheshire Cat grin, he boasted in a fawning tone: "My Xiang won everything with a far-fetched new record in every game."

    The other person in a Half-lidded eyes rebuked: "This time. my child will create a new era in your camp."

    A shock wave transmitted amid these two while the other who can''t withstand the deadly aura had a tear burst out of their eye: ''So, Scarry.''

    Runners started the race from a standing position along a curved starting line, and after hearing the starting pistol, they headed towards the track to follow the quickest route to the finish trace the race.

    The black-haired purple kid dashed like no-tomorrow and passed the finish line. Then he gazed up to hear his winning declaration with a shining eye.

    Announcement: "The winner of 400m race is Soldier-0754, and runner up is Soldier-0766."

    The purple kid pounded on the floor in bewilderment: "That''s impossible."

    Yue Xiang titled his head toward his Grandfather and gave a broad smile. GrandFather Yue chuckled while slapping his neighbor''s shoulder: "That place only belongs my grandkid."

    The other came out to light and revealed to be GrandFather Xiao in his 45''s, he let out a snort and justified: "My brat is only 2 seconds slow to beat you up. Today was your brat''s lucky day."

    Like an old friend, GrandFather Xian nudged his buddy elbow and whispered: "How about you let that kid marry my grand-daughter?"

    General Yue gave him a dirty look and denied: "Dream on, No girl can match my Xiang''s strength."

    ---Back to the ground----

    Yue Xiang stared at the scoreboard in recondite thought and then lent his hand for the purple kid and expressed: "You''re stronger than I envisioned, Not Bad."

    The purple kid''s lip gave a light-smile and accepted his help: "Sorry, I was rash at the beginning."

    Yue Xiang''s eye contradicted in ambivalence, yet he hid it and expressed: "It''s okay. My name is Phantom."

    "Phantom!" The kid weaved his head in a riddle.

    A little officer close to Yue Xiang clarified: "That was his nickname from our captain."

    The purple-eyed kid: "Oh, Then mine is Maleficent."

    Soon they both acknowledged their strength and went near General tent.

    ---Inside the tent----

    General Yue welcomed his Grandson with big applause and embraced him tightly: "My pride of Yue."

    GrandFather Xiao held his Grandkid and stated: "How do you feel?"

    The purple-eyed kid gazed a Yue Xiang and pouted: "Just a little bit more, I would have got it."

    General Yue can''t help himself to admit that purple kid''s stamina and strength, so he patted the purple kid''s head: "You''re amazing, next time that battle would be more intense."

    GrandFather Xiao with a giggle all over: "The offer is still valid."

    General Yue snorted at it by waving his hand: "Get Lost."

    GrandFather Xiao gave a mellow punch on his back and prodded: "Don''t cry later for losing this offer."

    ---In the car---

    After that, they parted away. Before reaching the home, Yue Xiang tugged his GrandFather''s pant and queried: "Grandpa, Is that your Best Friend?"

    General Yue nodded his head, as he stressed: "That guy is quite anxious to get you married to his grand-daughter." He grunted in irritation: "And I won''t let a weak and soft woman be your wife; fat-chance."

    Yue Xiang tapped his lips for a second with a pondering pose, and illuminated: "Weak? Is she supposed to beat my track record? But I thought she is quite strong to be a runner up."

    General Yue''s eyebrow raised above with a dumbfounded expression: "She!"

    Yue Xiang''s face inclined to a side of the window as he utilized the self-evident certainty tone: "The young lady who finished the race with me, Isn''t she strong?"

    General Yue''s startling screech reverberated outside the vehicle: "What?"

    ---That Nigth at Yue---

    General Yue on the phone barking at someone for deceiving him: "How could you bring the girl to men''s groud, what if she got hurt?"

    On the Other side, GrandFather Xiao chuckle audibly.: "Are you regretting now?"

    General Yue''s eyebrow crocheted with resentment: "Screw you, Xiao."

    ----with Yue Xiang---

    Yue Yeager''s wife serving her hand-made chicken stew to Yue Xiang as she inquired: "What aggravated Grandpa?"

    Yue Xiang revealed while licking his lips and tasting the hot&spicy food: "We meet a kid in camp, and Grandpa failed to recognize her as a girl."

    Yue Yeager gossiped ear light up, as he implored more: "Is she Xiao''s grand-daughter?"

    Yue Xiang recalled their conversation, and answered: "I think so."

    Yue Xiang''s face emitted a sparkling eye, and he poked Yue Xiang: "Do you like her? Is she beautiful? Did your heart race by her look? Are you in love? Would you need a trick to court her?"

    An ever-increasing number of snaps shaped on Yue Yeager''s wife, and in the next minute, Yue Yeager got kicked out of the room without leniency: "Quit irritating me and baby, huff!"

    Yue Xiang''s lip curved up with a smirk: "Mom, can I read a bed-time story for the baby." By saying it, he caressed the big baby-bump of his mother affectionately as he felt his sisters kick.?(?o??)

    The baby moved in the stomach whenever Yue Xiang''s voice heard.

    Yue Yeager''s wife touched her son''s cheek and concurred: "Your baby sister missed you a lot. So, You will sleep with mommy tonight."©c(ŁŢ§ĄŁŢ)?

    ----outside---

    Yue Yeager with a teary eye: "What about me?" §ë(?ˇó?)§ë

    Yue Yeager''s wife in a queen mode: "Sleep by yourself." ( ©ł''_'')©ł BAM

    He sulked near the door like a feeble-puppy: "My princess needs me."¦˛(¤Ă?§Ą?)¤Ă

    Uncle Wang gave a deep sign: ''Not again.'' (?_??) ©·

 Chapter 62 - Do I Know You?

    ---Next day Back in School----

    Yue Wan arrived at school pretty early in order to avoid meeting Mr. Ye Xian. After the yesterday confrontation, she didn''t confront anybody in the home, although Little Bao disappeared from her sight last night without a word.

    Eventually, he emerged in the morning with an exhausted puffed eye, which looked like a Ghost battled with a Monk the whole night. Poor guy, he got smacked by his Uncle until his butt turned red, he pledged in his heart to get retaliation someday.

    Before leaving, she wrapped the new gift around Little Bao''s collar: "Little Bao, You look Dashing Handsome."

    Little Bao''s face had a Cheshire grin while thrusting his jaw forward in pride: ''Look, Mommy said I am Handsome.''

    But his Meanie Uncle gave a snort and ridiculed, "Fatty!"

    Little Bao''s feeble soul can''t take it anymore, so he bolted back to his room after breakfast. Well, he did gulp his meal before running off, and it was a huge appetite.

    Today, Yue Wan ventured out from home with an excuse about submitting an urgent assignment, and her brother declared while she was half-way retiring, "After school, I will pick you up," Yue Xiang''s voice broke through seriousness.

    Since Yue Wan came too early, she meandered through the lobbies randomly, yet out of the blue, she drew close to the scene. For her curiosity, she watched the drama from the corner while scoffing in her heart: "Some people won''t learn from their mistake. So this Bad Dog deserves a Lesson." After the hall became empty, Yue Wan made some adjustments, and then she silently went back to her classroom.

    ----Back to class----

    The First period started with Mr. An announcing two news, one was WAX Traditional award, planned to contain the 2nd-tiered exam for the top 3 positions, which might hold after two days. The students whispered among while glancing at the top 6 students from their class.

    Wei Wan felt prided being talked behind, though her heart tormented for the yesterday''s misfortune. But she previously composed some reservations to get her revenge. Now, she can''t wait to see that Chen Bit**h getting wrecked before the entire school.

    Mr. An hushed the class, to be silent, as he blazoned the following updates on the school''s new Math-Teacher, "He will be joining us from tomorrow, so behave students."

    "Yes, Teacher An," the student''s chorus voice echoed in synchronization.

    During the class break, Chen Ai surged close to Yue Wan and tweeted, "Little Wan, All the best for the next exam. I will help you to study."

    Yue Wan''s nose twitched on tuning in to her helping tendency, but somewhere in her heart, she realized that she must be extra cautious.

    Wei wan bit her nail in dissatisfaction: ''Fu**k, I can''t give that Sl**t a chance to compose the test.'' Now Wei''s old math puppet gotten prisoned, she lacked some help. Nonetheless, after probing for a moment, Wei Wan found her scapegoat to impel her next piece.

    ----Lunch Time-----

    A Woman marched near Yue Wan''s table and flung it with an enormous Slam: "Are you that Fu***ing Bi**h?"

    Yue Wan raised her eyebrow at the Unknow Woman and counseled in a delicate voice, "Do I Know you?"

    That Woman had a Short Blue-dyed hair, pierced eyelid, and lips with a tattooed dragon on her neck, and probably several more under her black leather jacket&white t-shirt. Her wrist and fingers had various metal Ring-Ornaments and Bracelets. She dressed in a punk fashion with an aura: ''Stay the Fu**k away from me.''

    Punk Woman, lifted her black jeans Leg above in the air and flung her black Caterpillar boots near Yue Wan''s stomach for heavy Kick.

    In the nick of time, Yue Wan evaded it and moved to a safe position.

    But that Mad Woman bared her teeth while throwing her body toward Yue Wan and shrieked: "You Fu**ing Bit**h, I will shred that look of yours."

    Yue Wan''s mind wrapped in fog. She probed back into her memory about this Woman, though she never met her before or after her rebirth. Be as it may, in her state of contemplation, that Mad Woman''s sharp nail was so close in contacting her fair skin. But Yue Wan grabbed her wrist and pushed her back.

    Since a chair was behind the Mad Woman, she knocked it over and fell backward embarrassingly.

    Soon the cafeteria was crowded, with ever section students of WAX, as they gathered around the Yue Wan and Mad Woman. Among them, some students mocked and laughed as the Mad Woman''s mortification.

    Yue Wan didn''t want to entertain others, so she endeavored to leave. But some students, with an equivalent outfit similar to Mad Woman, blocked Yue Wan in a circle, and howled: "Don''t let her escape, Our Leader needs to teach this Bit**h a lesson."

    ''Click-Click,'' a sound of pushing a steel-button.

    Yue Wan''s gaze turned back to that Woman with a widen-eyes, as she had beads of sweat on face due to anxiousness, she murmured, "What!"

    That Mad Woman creeped out an exuberant laugh while licking the black sharp Foldable Pocket Knife like a lunatic. Then she swept the gaze over Yue Wan''s face, as she guided the knife over the eyes and said: "He wouldn''t care for you if you have a frightful face. Right?"

    Everyone quivered in panic and had the same freaking solicitude: ''This Woman is completely brain-fried.''

 Chapter 63 - You Think, Im Easy To Bully

    --Students in Cafeteria----

    A girl from Yue Wan''s class blurted with a crispy voice: "I know her. She is the famous Tian Li, from section c-3 ."

    A boy from section c-2, who knows the influences of Tian Li, emphasized: "Isn''t she the daughter of Mayor!"

    Another voice boomed in terror with sputtering while covering her mouth: "H--lp Tea--er, C-Call the Tea--Teacher, she is gonna Kil---Kill her."

    Some kind heart students raced to the Teacher''s lounge to get help and some to inform security of WAX.

    ----Back to Yue Wan----

    That Mad Woman, named Tian Li, intended to beat that Sl**t until her heart content, but now she was entirely humiliated before everyone. Tian Li was a presumptuous woman in her section, who tormented others and get pleasured from being adored in dread. She never adhered to WAX Rule or studies, and the teachers were lenient toward her due to her Mayor''s background. But today, she became absolutely sick.

    Then Without a warning, Tian Li swung the knife over Yue Wan''s face with wildness in her eyes.

    Yue Wan heard from the commotion that the Mad Woman was Mayor''s daughter Tian Li. Yet she still can''t piece it together for what reason Tian Li making this mayhem. Whatever it may be, right now, Yue Wan chose to stall the time as much as possible.

    But the kife was aimed at Yue Wan''s face with full force. As self-defense, Yue Wan seized the knife holding wrist and penetrated it into an empty air then twisted it back to Tian Li''s shoulder-back.

    While holding Tian Li''s wrist in her knock, Yue Wan muttered with a bitter voice, "You think, I am easy to bully."

    Tian Li''s eyes boiled in a fire for being held down, so she bent her body to break free from Yue Wan''s grip. However, before she can make a stride, Yue Wan pushed her body toward the ground.

    Yet, before Tian Li''s face can kiss the floor, the underlings of Section c-3 got her ahead of time, and howled, "Leader!"

    The students of other sections cheered at Yue Wan''s action: A boy from c-2, startled in motion: "She  knew how to fight!" Another voice upheld, "Wow, look at the way she twisted her hand." A girl in the crowd exclaimed, "She is so courageous." More and more whispered and lauded at Yue Wan.

    Tian Li''s face irked in disgust, on hearing those praises, she clenched her jaw, and blasted in a sharp tone, "You Bit**h, I will kill you." She shivered in anger and ordered her nemesis to capture Yue Wan.

    Yue Wan was not strong enough to deal with those underlings, also based on her hypothesis, the teachers might be here at any minute. And Furthermore, Yue Wan didn''t expect to see Chen Ai and Tai Sun coming back from the errand early.

    Chen Ai and Tai Sun came in, during when Tian Li decreed to seize Yue Wan, they were horrified to see the situation. Chen Ai attempted to break free inside the c-3 subordinate''s circle. However, Tai Sun held her in an embrace and mumbled in her ear, "Look at Yue Wan."

    And as he said, Yue Wan gestured her head ''No,'' to them silently. In her perspective, this Mad Woman may blast out at any individual who came in the middle of them.

    Tian Li''s companions held Yue Wan solidly and criticized: "Now, where will you escape?"

    Yue Wan sneered inside at their ineptitude, and with a sarcastic tone, she urged, "Escape! Me! Then can you escape from WAX-expulsion?"

    Those minions'' gazed toward Tian Li, like a jokester: "Leader!"

    Looking at their dumbfounded expression, Yue Wan clicked her tongue in irritant: "No wonder you have a dumb leader."

    Tian Li, with a red face and bulged eye, stomped on the ground in wretchedness, and then she took a bottle from her back with a slightly trembling hand.

    One of the minions grasped Tian Li''s elbow, also stood before her with a terrified face, "Leader! Don''t do this. She is a girl."

    Tian Li shoveled that person to the ground and screamed with madness: "So what? I hate her face. So I will demolish it."

    Yue Wan''s eyes were solidified open, with a steely voice, she detonated: "A-C-I-D!"

    Getting the reaction as she expected, Tian Li face flashed with a broad grin and in a strangled tone: "he, he, he. I''ll burn your face with this."

    The students shuffled in panic while some blacked out with sickening apprehension.

    Everything happened in a minute, the sound of the student''s scream; the throaty voice of Tai Sun shouting for Yue Wan; the deep brittle voice of Chen Ai who was surging to the center; the sudden arrival of Teacher An with an abrasive command to stop them.

    Soon they crowded at the center where a loud Shrilled voice ranged in pain, "Ah---Ah---Ah--Ah."

    The minions'' faces torn into anguish, pain, and anxiety. Teacher An racing held the girl and screeched with a rough voice, "Call the Ambulance."

    ----In the corner-----

    ''Tsk--Tsk.'' sound made by clicking the tongue

    Wei Wan leaned over the counter of the canteen, with a dimpled smile and trembling chin, she fibbed: "Looks like someone enacted a step-ahead of me. Well, I hope that Bit**h''s face disfigure. It will make my plan so natural to wrap up."

 Chapter 64 - Punishment For Acting Like A Brat

    ---In WAX Hospital----

    Yue Xiang hastened in by opening the sliding entryway as it automatically shut, On entering he smelled the antiseptic scent on every corner of the emergency services unit. With an unfocused gaze, he searched for Teacher An. Due to the emergency call, he had a puckered forehead, and knitted eyebrow, also his face expressed his inner tumult.

    Teacher An was in the same state as Yue Xiang, just as he received the complaint from a student about the fight, he surged there as quick as possible. However, he failed to stop it in the nick of time, though they arrived at the hospital in the Godspeed, yet the one student got a first-degree burn on her skin. But for the other student, she was still in the emergency room.

    Teacher An identified Yue Xiang wandering in the Emergency Unit, so he yelled his name to get his attention.

    Yue Xiang wandered here and there while inquiring about the WAX student''s details. All of a sudden, he heard his name, as he turned to the direction of the voice, he found Teacher An. Without warning, Yue Xiang swiveled towards the waiting room, and clasped Teacher An''s shirt: "Where is Little Wan?" He demanded.

    Before Teacher An could respond, a nurse interrupted them with an inquiry, "Is Miss. Yue Wan''s family members here?"

    Straight away, Yue Xiang came forward and answered, "She is my sister."

    Then the Nurse escorted him into the patient room where a doctor was treating Yue Wan.

    Inside the white room, a girl sat in the half-laid position on the soft pillows of the cold metal bed rails. With a sweaty forehead and parted lip, she hissed in pain as a fresh swipe of antiseptic applied on her right-hand fingers.

    Yue Xiang''s heart shredded in distress, by seeing her pale white fingers with reb burned scar. In a firm voice, he called Yue Wan: "Little Wan!"

    Yue Wan''s eyes squeezed shut due to the pain, yet hearing her Big Brother''s concern voice, her eyes jolted up in wake and gazed at her Big Brother.

    The Doctor, who was attending Yue Wan''s wound, hushed them to keep quiet. So, Yue Xiang moved closer to Yue Wan and caressed her head while his sharp eyes scrutinized her: ''How? ''

    Yue Wan shook her head: ''Not now.''

    Like a tactic understanding, they both decided to discuss later. Simultaneously, the Doctor tidied and spruced up her injury: "Miss. Yue, I can assure you that it will heal on their own within a week without causing a scar."

    Yue Xiang: "Thank You, Doctor. Does that mean we can return home?"

    The Doctor: "No, Mr. Yue, She has to stay a night for observation. Also, You can transfer to VIP-Ward after her IV-drip finished." After giving some orders, the Doctor left the ward to check the other patient.

    Once it turned out to be tranquil, Yue Wan, in her delicate tone, inquired: "What about Father?"

    Yue Xiang adjusted the cushion in a comfortable position for her and replied, "I don''t know."

    Well, the fact was, he didn''t inform his Father before rushing here. Be that as it may, the School may have apprised him now, in light of the fact that the person who secretly let him know was Teacher An.

    Yue Xiang: "Do you know Mayor''s daughter?"

    Yue Wan pursed her lips and expressed her disproval: "Am I an idiot to have acquaintance with that Mad Dog?"

    Yue Xiang speculated from her tone that Mayor''s little girl got enrolled into his sister''s Dark side. Yue Xiang then strictly ordered her to explain everything that occurred with the Mad Dog in School.

    ----Flash-Back----

    "-----will burn you with it."

    After cursing those words, Tian Li carried the bottle close to Yue Wan. However, Yue Wan''s high-heeled foot stepped on the minions close to her and liberated herself from their clutches. Then she dashed toward Tian Li and grasped both of the hands to restrain her.

    While struggling, the substance in the container sprinkled a little on their hands, and due to the pain, Tian Li pulled her hands toward herself(a stupid act).

    Yue Wan''s lip curved up in a smirk, sensing Tian Li''s next action, and then she released her grip abruptly before Tian Li could make a move.

    Tian Li didn''t grasp the situation, so as she took her hand by force, the acid spilled toward her face accidentally.

    "Ah--Ah--Ahhhh!" Tian Li shrilled in a voice like a foghorn, her face erupted steam, as she rolled on the floor in breathtaking torture.

    Yue Wan, with half-eyelid closed, stumbled on the ground.

    And soon, the student surrounded them, with Teacher An''s panic voice ranged for help.

    -----End-FlashBack-----

    Yue Xiang strenuously pinched her low-fat cheek and reprimand in not-so angry voice for making such a dangerous move.

    Yue Wan whined in protest for bullying her and cursed him: "If you pinch me again, You will go Blad."

    In that exact second, Yue Xiang''s mind replaced Yue Wan''s protesting face with Little Bao. An imaginary snap formed on his back, he thought: ''No wonder that Fatty-Brat had the high-and-mighty attitude. He got it from Little Wan.''

    Thinking about Little Bao, Yue Xiang filched her forehead: "Punishment for acting like a brat."

    ----In secluded-Dark-Ally-----

    A Man with turbulence in his voice, blurted: "Baby, Sorry. She got away from my sister''s assault."

    A Woman stowed away in obscurity, sworn out in a frigid tone: "Sh**t, What about my thing? Did you recover it back?" Her voice was a similar one from the past. (Ch:22->Dark-Ally)

    That Man scratched his head like a goof and emphasized: "It got lost during the fight. But Don''t worry baby, I have already sent my men to seek it."

    ''Crash--Crash,'' sound a person tossed on the ground.

    The Woman''s face sickened in frustration by her bombed arrangement: "You futile Sh**t, Find it soon." Her voice reverberated in alert, and afterward, her lips bend into a vile sneer: "Before that, Get your sister."

 Chapter 65 - Father-In-Law, To Handel Tese Clowns

    ---Back to Hospital----

    "Bang--Bang," Sound of a door smashed in a frenzy.

    "Where is that Sl**t?" a loud adenoidal voice of a wild woman trumpeted. An overweighted Woman in 40''s with a red face and dilated nostrils which let out heavy air. She wore a purple mini dress, which was narrow and straight like a pencil, also, she wrapped in several gold ornaments around her neck and ears. One word to say, she looked like a walking jewelry store.

    That Woman pointed a finger over Yue Wan and yammered with an obnoxious grimace: "You Wre**h, How dare you hurt my poor baby?"

    Teacher An rushed in with some WAX-securities and contested: "Mrs. Tian, Mind the way you act in front of my student."

    Yue Wan vaguely suspected from that Woman''s accent that she might be related to Tian Li, and now, Teacher An clarified it.

    On auscultating Teacher An''s statement, Mrs. Tian''s face quivered in aversion, and then she badgered in a guttural voice: "Your student? Then what about my girl? Isn''t she also a student of WAX?"

    Teacher An had prominent lines between the eyebrows, he hated arguing with grown-up women, so he rationalized: "Mrs. Tian, we are still investigating, so you can''t slander without evidence."

    Mrs. Tian''s eyes beamed at Yue Wan with aversion, and split before her, as she brayed: "What''s the need of evidence? when this Sl**t is without an injury, while my baby is fighting for life."

    Yue Xiang craved to tear that old Woman''s mouth, but his Sister held his hand and made a snide remark.

    "Don''t waste your energy on this Empty-Vessel." Yue Wan jeered with a twisted lip.

    Mrs. Tian shoveled the things near to her in a fit of rage, and with a fiery appearance, she leered: "You Veil Woman! I won''t let you off." And then with a horrified voice, she screamed: "Call the Police to arrest the Bit**h. She murdered my daughter."

    Hearing Mrs. Tian''s accusation, the passer-by murmured in skepticism: "Looks so young, how could she kill someone."

    Furthermore, some other gawped: "Today''s teenagers were capable of anything."

    Teacher An''s eyes squeezed shut in irritation and advised Mrs. Tian not to stir up disputes: "Your every word will be recorded and used it against you after the investigation."

    Soon the nurse appeared and informed them that the operation had ended. Teacher An and Mrs. Tian rushed outside while Yue Wan signed profoundly: "Big Brother, I may have invoked additional problems for you."

    Yue Xiang raised his eyebrow with a look: ''You already did.''

    ----With Tian Li -----

    After the operation, the Doctor informed Mrs. Tian, "Your daughter is safe, and you can see her in the Special Care ward."

    Mrs. Tian''s body collapsed in shock by seeing her daughter''s appearance. Tian Li''s left half of the face was bandaged up, by only leaving her left eye apart. Even her lips were out of shape, And The Doctor hinted that Tian Li could no longer use her left eye. Tian Li got sedated with a heavy drug, so she was still unconsiousness.

    Mrs. Tian''s cried in tears with a running nose. Her daughter was the pride of Tian''s family because she would be married to a Foreign Ambassador in a year, but now she got disfigured.

    Mrs. Tian''s blood-teared red-eye, emitted her infuriation, as she gazed directed toward Yue Wan''s room. And then furiously, she broke into Yue Wan''s room in spite of the substantial securities and lashed out, "You Wen**h, How could you be so heartless?"

    Yue Wan and Yue Xiang stared at Mrs. Tian with choleric expression and retorted at the same time: "Get Lost."

    Mrs. Tian hastened to clutch Yue Wan''s hair, but she got propelled to the ground by Yue Xiang with a murderous aura: "You dare!" He fizzed.

    Soon some bodyguards emanated before Yue Xiang and ordered: " Miss, you are under arrest for attempted murder on Young Miss. Tian."

    Yue Xiang clenched his fist and threatened: "Take a step if you don''t want to live."

    They scrutinized each other in a dilemma, but a glowering voice of a Man ordered, "I am the Mayor of this city, and I command you to capture that Bit**h."

    ----Outside Yue Wan''s ward-----

    When Teacher An saw Mayor Tian emerging into the Hospital, he sensed a bad omen, so he made a call in urgent: "What should I do now?"

    A raspy voice on the other side: "Ensure that Slu**t to be completely distorted."

    Teacher An''s eyebrows frowned: "That''s too much."

    There was an abomination laugh emitted on the phone: "Touching my Little Wild Cub meant, she ought to be incinerated alive."

    Teacher An gave up arguing with this madman: "Mayor is Here."

    In a chilled merciless voice, he divulged: "She will dispose of them off," and after a pause, "But, My Father-in-law, can handle these clowns."

    ''Beep---Beep," the line got disconnected.

    Teacher An with a gaping jawline tried to assimilate, what just he discovered.

    -----with Yue Wan -----

    Mayor, Mr. Tian was in his 50''s, with powder-white desiccated hair, and a goatee beard, his eye roamed up and down over Yue Wan''s body, as he entered.

    Mayor''s face wrinkled as he scrunched up in anger: "Step up away, I will personally deal with that Slu**t."

    At first, Mayor thought about getting the student who hurt his little girl to be detained and mishandles her all around. In any case, on observing Yue Wan, he altered his perspective by licking his ugly lips repulsively: ''She will be a perfect Slu**t for my week, I will get this beauty to enliven my bed.''''

 Chapter 66 - Obviously, From His Rubbish Stomach

    Mayor walked closer to Yue Wan''s bed with a filthy-thought: "Little girl, If you don''t want to go jail, we can talk this privately."

    Yue Xiang felt his tainted thought over Yue Wan, so he stood before Mayor like a protector, and exasperated: "Piss off."

    Mayor''s face turned ugly on being disrupted: "Young Man, Don''t test my patience. Since you''re her brother, I will compensate you greatly."

    Yue Wan clasped the metal rail with killing rage in her eyes: "Dirty scumbag." She uttered it like a split.

    Mrs. Tian bit her lip in vexation until it bleeds blood because she can''t believe that Slu**t could seduce her husband with one glimpse. She held the head while gripping her hair and wailed with a viscid throat: "Ahh, Ahh. My poor baby. Who will marry her now?"

    Mrs. Tian had previously made up her mind from discerning her husband''s attitude. So she played out the job of a languishing mother who was lamenting over her little girl''s future: ''That Man near slut will be perfect for my daughter.''

    Mrs. Tian hurried near Yue Xiang and clasped his wrist, then with a spooky smirk in her face, she alluded in a cautioning voice: "My baby is suffering all due to your sister''s mistake, so as retribution, You Marry my little girl."

    She gave a pause for a second and side-gaped at her husband as she whispered: " And I will protect your sister''s innocence."

    Mrs. Tian planned to trap both siblings, one as her daughter''s boy toy in the name of husband and that girl for her husband''s pleasure. She sneered inside: ''Once that sl**t gets ruined, then I will sell her for good money in the slave trade.''

    Yue Xiang''s Veins pulsed in his neck as he was set to annihilate anyone. However, before he can strike that veil-old woman, a sudden uproar transpired outside.

    ''Tud--Tud,'' sound of wrecking others.

    In a grand entrance, a person came with Soldiers in a dark-green uniform and thrashed down the Mayor''s bodyguard in a flash. And eventually, they enclosed the Tian couples with Gun pointing at them: "On the Ground." They commanded in a rough voice.

    Upon recognizing the person''s profile, Mr. Mayor''s eyes shivered, with a heavy pounding heart, as he sputtered in a querulous voice: "Mas--Master Y--Yue?"

    Yue Yeager got a call from School about the attack, so he surged here with no time for breath. In any case, seeing the Mayor on his knee, he asked: "What are you doing here?"

    Mayor Tian believed that Master Yue might enter the wrong room, so to gain sympathy, he vindicated the sibling as noxious children: "They assaulted my daughter and cursed my wife with a spiteful word."

    Mayor''s wife became too scared to lift her head, so she quivered on the ground with her hands up: "Don''t Shoot. We are here for our daughter''s justice." and with a trembling finger and sorrowful eyes, she pointed at Yue Wan and blabbered: "She poured Acid on my daughter''s half of the face."

    Mayor had a sinister smirk on his lip, with an ominous thought, he mourned in pretentious tone: "Master Yue, you too have a daughter, so you know my aff--."

    His nonsense narration got obstructed by a mellifluous pampered voice: "Daddy, It hurts."

    ----with Yue wan and Yue Yeager-----

    Yue Yeager didn''t get a glimpse of his daughter due to Yue Xiang''s blocking, yet hearing her sweet voice, his inside Little Wan''s spring of gushing lava ejected, "My precious baby, where are you injured?"

    Yue Wan''s lip pouted, with tears trickling down her face, she purred, "Daddy, My hand hurts a lot."

    She even lifted her pale white hand, which had burned wounds.

    Yue Yeager loved his daughter more than anything knew to the entire world, so he violently kicked the Mayor and sped near Yue Wan''s bed: "How could you be so careless? Look how red it became."

    By Staring at her blemish-red skin and IV-Drip on the other, his heart throbbed in pain. Then with a puffed-up cheek, Yue Yeager reprimanded: "Little Wan, you''re grounded for a week, and Xiang, you''re grounded for two days."

    Yue Wan downcasted her head like a cute puppy treated wrong.

    But Yue Xiang began contending for condemning him as a brat, and Yue Yeager chided him for two things, one; Yue Xiang didn''t inform about Little Wan''s incent, and two; He reached ahead and attended Little Wan.

    Yue Wan sweatdropped at her Father''s second reason, as she murmured: "Where did he get these useless excuses?"

    Yue Xiang''s face gave her a look: ''Obviously, from his rubbish Stomach.''

    Yue Wan hissed in pain, as she casually touched her fingers in a fit of a laugh: "Ouch,hss!"

    Yue Yeager with a concerned expression, instructed his son to take care of his daughter, as he transferred his wrath to trash The Tian family.

    ----At the same time with Mayor----

    From the way, Yue Wan addressed Master Yue, Mayor lost his soul inside-out, and in a blank eye, he stuttered, "Da--Dad, Ma--Master Yu--Yue''s chi--child."

    Yue Wan and Yue Xiang always kept a low profile, so not many people know about them. Likewise, it''s not open to purloin data from WAX about student details, and that''s the reason why the Mayor couldn''t identify the siblings.

    Mayor''s wife, Mrs. Tian, didn''t apprehend the state, so like a Mad-Woman, she hollered out, "So, what if she is your daughter? Take a look at the manner in which she defigured my child''s left face. We need remuneration, Blood for Blood."

    Mayor was too late in restraining his wife''s insidious mouth: "Shut up!"

    Yue Yeager with a quizzical smile on his face, also in a stern voice: "Oh really!" Then he gazed back, and ridiculed: "Little Wan, you are wrong."

 Chapter 67 - Forgot The Script, My Bad.

    Mrs. Tian''s face beamed with anticipation by Master Yue''s speech. Also, she concluded that Master Yue might stand for her daughter''s pathetic condition.

    However, her hope crumpled through Yue Wan''s reply: "Sorry, Daddy, Next time, I won''t leave it half."

    Mayor and his wife coughed up the blood in resentment: ''That''s not the way, a Parent should teach the children.'' They dreaded to utter their opinion.

    Yue Xiang patted his sister''s head, and explained regarding how to defend: "Also, You should break their leg near the first punch."

    Yue Wan, like a good student, nodded her head adorably while her mouth grinned widely.

    Mayor cursed himself for not investigating the sibling before, and since he encountered them in the NON-VIP room, he assumed they might be commoners. And now, he had destroyed his family and ruined his profession.

    In a weak railing, Mayor appealed: "Master Yue, I didn''t know it''s your daughter. Since its a dispute between the children, as an adult, we shouldn''t exaggerate it."

    ----Yue-Sibling made an eye-contact------

    Yue Xiang without batting his eye over him, he spluttered: "Dad, Mayor requested a private meeting with Litte Wan."

    Yue Wan continued from it with a snicker: "And Daddy, They were eager to get Big Brother marry that Mad Dog."

    They sneakily made a hi-fi with their eyes: ''Good Job.''

    Mayor with a rictus grin on his face, he stammered: "N--No, No, It''s a misunderstanding. Please--"

    ''Smack--Smack,'' sound ranged in the room along with a scream.

    "Ah-huh," Mayor cried in agony of being booted around by Master Yue''s soldiers. They surrounded him and smacked in his face with a hefty punch. Blood splashed over their hands and ground.

    Mayor lamented help from his bodyguard, but they were already knocked down, so without any option, he cautioned with broken teeth and unfocused gaze: "Master Yue, You don''t have to right to step on the government employee. I am still this city''s Mayor."

    Yue Yeager raised his hand to halt their action. When Mayor found his threatening worked, he planned to scapegoat his daughter to safeguard himself.

    However, Yue Yeager''s left eyebrow arched with a leer: "Shut his detritus mouth and hit his ugly face till it becomes out-of-shape."

    Mayor''s eyes enlarge in dread, and as he attempted to dispute, a Soldier shoved some cloth into his mouth and tied his hand back with rope. In a terrifying state, his mourning resounded with flogging sound.

    Mrs. Tian slipped into the edge with fearful sights, and she quivered in fright on contemplating her husband''s prevailing situation. Moreover, her heart pulsated in anguish as she blasphemed inside for a million times. Yet, She prayed earnestly for not letting Master Yue discern her presence.

    Nevertheless, once her husband lost his consciousness and his face became distorted, the Soldiers'' hunting eyes stared at her while clenching their fist.

    In a perturbation state, Mrs. Tian shrieked in a panic: "No matter what, You shouldn''t raise your fist against a weak woman. It''s against the law, and I can sue for assaulting me."

    Yue Yeager touched the base of his neck and raised his head at Yue Xiang: ''You deal with it.''

    Yue Xiang shifted his position with his father and sauntered like a Devil while looking down at Mrs. Tian with a smirk. Then he snapped his finger to drag her near the Mayor''s body.

    Mrs. Tian was impotent to make strife, and with a feeble voice, she prattled: "Don''t hurt me, Your sister was the one wrong here."

    Yue Xiang''s lip curved up to a grin as he derided in a whisper: "I won''t, but she will."

    ''tud--tud,'' footsteps of many people.

    "Stop adding more troubles in my plate, Is that Sh**t still alive?" Xiao Ran entered with Teacher An and Advisor Yu while chattering with no considerations about etiquette.

    "Master Yue, you should restrain your wrath a little, always having fun before me, bla, bla," Xiao Ran''s non-spot accusation went on.

    Yue Xiang with a snap recriminated: "Aren''t you suppose to make a grand entrance?"

    Xiao Ran innocently blinked her purple-eye, ''blink-blink:'' "Forgot the script, my bad."

    Everyone sweatdropped: ''What an unco-operative supporting character!''

    ---Back to Mrs.Tian---

    Meanwhile, by observing the situation, Mrs. Tian hurried over Xiao Ran and hugged her leg, as she pleaded: "Help me! You must be the Chairman of WAX, so please give justice to my daughter." Denoting at every Yue member, she gabbled in worry: "She attacked my baby in WAX, and n--."

    Before Mrs. Tian speak any further, Xiao Ran played a video.

    ---Interrogation with those underlings-----

    "We didn''t! It was all Tian Li''s plan to attack Miss Yue."

    "We never had any enmity with Yue Wan. And, we just followed her order because she is the Mayor''s daughter."

    "Also, Tian Li''s ordered us to purchase the ACID, and you can check our message for clarification."

    "Please forgive us th----."

    ---End----

    The video shut down in half-way as Xiao Ran''s grave tone churned: "So, Mrs. Tian, you''re about to say something."

    Mrs. Tian genuflected on the floor before Xiao Ran: "t---t--." Only air came from her mouth.

    Some bystanders and hospital workers, who were watching the show, they sneered at her mocking for being a veiled woman. Suddenly like a maniac, Mrs. Tian tried to attack Xiao Ran to get the recorder.

    But Xiao Ran slapped her face out of the blue, and in a cold voice, she apprised: "Soon, the court will issue the notice for the damage you have caused in WAX. As for the Mayor, I guess it''s time for bye-bye."

    While clenching her bruised blue cheek with a trembling hand and blood splitting from her lips, Mrs. Tian wailed with a loud screech. Yet her unconscious husband didn''t know about Xiao''s entry and his upcoming Mayor''s position execution.

    Notwithstanding those two shameless people, WAX''s securities dragged them out of the hospital.

 Chapter 68 - Dont You Dare Peek At Us

    ---In Wei Villa----

    The Matriarch of Wei''s eyes was brimming with happiness, as Wei Wan elaborated on the incident that happened with Yue Wan in WAX.

    Wei Xing, Master Wei, felt exhilaration in Yue''s misfortune, in a cynical voice, he derided: "Mother, this will be a wonderful opportunity to get Yue out of WAX."

    The Matriarch of Wei''s heart weighed considering, whether to strike now or not. Since this was a one-time opportunity, and she can''t risk the prosperity of Wei casually.

    Then She thumped her stick in vexation and enunciated: "If we made a fuss over this at WAX School, they might contradict Yue Wan entering the contest. But will it work?" She then eyed at Wei Wan with a peculiar gazed, "What do you thing, Wan?"

    Wei Wan didn''t expect that Old-Hag would throw it on her face, with a strained smile: "Grandma, I don''t think it''s appropriate for me to give my suggestion." Wei Wan grasped that the danger of providing a misstep, so she kept her thought in the dark.

    The Matriarch of Wei''s face revealed a cunning smile: "Wing, tell some parents to create ruckuses about this assault and slander Young Miss of Yue as the preparator."

    Wei Xing slapped his thigh in exuberance and postulated in a caustic tone: "I won''t disappoint you, Mother. This time I won''t let that Bit**h write the exam."

    Wei Wan smirked in satisfaction of jeopardizing Yue Wan''s enter the 2-tiered exam: "No one can steal that award from me." She gurgled.

    -----Back to Hospital-----

    Yue Wan got shifted to VIP ward once her IV-Drip completed, Yue Xiang carried her in his arm to the Ward because Yue Yeager didn''t want his daughter to suffer. Also, they played rock-paper-scissors to choose up the winner for bringing Yue Wan to the Ward.

    Moreover, Xiao Ran joined in the game too, while Advisor Yu and Teacher An established some distance from the trio with an expression: ''We don''t know those three.''

    However, Yue Wan''s face turned red in embarrassment during the entire situation. Later getting settled in the New room, she didn''t raise her head to face anyone.

    As for Yue Yeager, he scowled in the hole with a dispirited expression: ''I lost to that damn brat.''

    And following so many accidents, Xiao Ran finally getting familiarized with Yue Wan, so in a cheerful tone, she quizzed: "How do you feel now? On behalf of WAX, I am sorry for not protecting you. And you don''t have to bother about the incident, as I will make sure your name doesn''t get tangled up."

    Yue Wan''s memory about Xiao Ran from her past was not much, as they didn''t get many chances to be acquaintanced in the past. Yet, she was a part of the reason for Xiao Ran''s death. Though she got blamed by everyone, she never once probed answers to these questions: ''How? And Why?''

    If only she had little concern about others than prevailing in love alone. Suddenly, without her consciousness, tears escaped from her eyes.

    Xiao Ran panicked on seeing the tears on Yue Wan''s cheek, with a concerned voice, she urged: "What happened? Are you in pain? Should I call the Doctor?"

    Even Yue Yeager and Yue Xiang''s body startled by it, and they called Yue Wan in anxiety.

    Yue Wan woke up from the daydream and gestured her head from side to side: "It''s okay. I felt little stinging pain in my heart, but now I am alright."

    Then she looked at Xiao Ran with a dimpled grin: "Thanks for helping me, Chairman. Also, I''m sorry for giving our School these troubles."

    Xiao Ran admired this kid during their first encounter, plus the way Yue Wan presented herself every time was impressive. So without any horrific, she gossiped with Yue Wan.

    ----with Yue Xiang----

    Yue Xiang went back to home to get Yue Wan''s dinner, while his Father stuck around Yue Wan and joined them as a chatterbox.

    Before reaching home, he received a message.

    Kick that annoying blood-of-mine away from my fianc¨¦e. (?????)©ż

    I will be visiting my beloved at midnight. (?¨Fˇń?ˇń¨F?)

    Don''t you dare peek at us! |_??)

    Imp: Your package will be arriving tomorrow.

    Mr. Single dog. (???)~~~

    Yue Xiang, with a double snap on his head, crushed the phone with the bare hand: "I am not a stalker-like you, You pervert."

    Uncle Wang prepared food for four people as he received instruction, but something slid into the food basket when no-one was noticing.

    When Yue Xiang carried the basket, he felt weird at first, then his lip crooked into an evil smirk: "This won''t be a bad idea." He snickered.

    ---Back to the hospital---

    When Yue Xiang entered the Ward, the atmosphere inside appeared quite harmonious. All three were chattering happy, yet the topic they choose was about the Devil.

    Xiao Ran: "Little Wan, How come you have that Devil as your brother?"

    Yue Wan with a black line on her back: "Maybe we should change the topic." She whispered after witnessing her Big Brother''s entrance.

    Yue Yeager: "Ran Ran, You know that brat always bully me at home."

    Xiao Ran: "Uncle Yue, we are in the same boat."

    Yue Xiang had an ominous aura, as he placed the basket with a loud bang: "I don''t mind if you both sink in it." He suggested with his mouth twisted in scorn.

    Xiao Ran and Yue Yeager''s swallowed their curse comparably: ''Sh**t, Bad Timing.''

    Furthermore, during dinner time, they didn''t even lift their heads from the plate. Yue Wan found the atmosphere hard to breathe, so she inaugurated the predominant clue from her pocket.

 Chapter 69 - Hope They Cherish Each Other

    Just as Yue Wan placed the small stuff before them, everyone''s pupil enlarges in agitation, and then she revealed: "I got this from Tian Li, during the fight."

    ----Flash-back----

    "----I am easy to bully." While mithering this, Yue Wan prudently secured the Knife from her grip and slid into her pocket without Tian Li''s awareness.

    ----End---

    Yue Xiang checked the Lion-crest mark on the top of the knife''s handler, he never imagined of seeing it after 4-years: "It belongs to grandpa! So, How could it be here?"

    Yue Yeager had flashes of vision about his Father handling it during several occasion, with moist eyes, he acquiesced: "Yes, It is my Father''s favorite knife, but I should be in the buried in the tomb along with others."

    Xiao Ran took the Knife from Yue Xiang grasp and touched the sharp-edge: "Blade is too sharp, which means it was sharpened recently also they made some modification in it expect the handle. That''s weird!"

    Yue Wan used her left hand to comfort her Dad by smoothing his shoulder and stated: "Daddy, don''t be too hard on yourself."

    Xiao Ran, with a perplexed facial expression, she cited: "What the plan of using General Yue''s knife?"

    Yue Wan squeezed her Father''s hand and explained in an exceptionally soft tone: "Point-One, The way How Tian Li handled the pocket-knife today, confirmed that she didn''t undergo any customary training. However, she received it quite recently, and also, the person who did it could be a Lover or Sibling, as she repeatedly stated, ''he!''. So the assault might be due to her insecurities."

    Yue Wan stared the blade with a sense of ambivalence: "Two, The attack was aimed at me, but the actual target is someone else."

    Xiao Ran raised her eyebrows in befuddlement and queried: "What do you mean?"

    Yue Wan reclaimed the blade as she lifted in the air, and in an utterance, she pointed out: "On the off-chance, I got killed or suffered a critical injury, the police would arrest Tian Li as the suspect. And she would shift the blame to the one who gifted the knife."

    Yue Wan grabbed it close to her heart and gazed at Yue Xiang: "Soon they will cross-examine its origin, and automatically the blame would fall upon my Big Brother. They plotted to Kill two birds with one stone."

    Xiao Ran''s heart pattered in horror as she brayed: "What!" She unconsciously held Yue Xiang''s wrist in fright and clutched it with fear of not comprehending what to do.

    Gritting his teeth, Yue Yeager lowered his eyebrow as he divulged: "One person has the right to enter or exit the Tomb, and it applies to--" With tightness in his voice, he uttered: "Xiang."

    Yue Xiang''s lips curved into a sneer as he ridiculed: "It''s only a hypothesis, and nothing occurred to our Little Wan. So everything is protected at this point."

    Xiao Ran pursed her lips down and strengthened her hold on Yue Xiang. She can imagine the possibility of future out-come: "Tian Li is just an extra piece for striking Xiang." She gasped.

    Yue Wan presented it into her Father''s possession while she emphasized: "It''s a waste of time to investigate Miltary''s Tomb as the one inside it might be fake. That person could have stolen it before Grandpa''s death."

    Yue Xiang was bemused by what happened, the Yue Wan he knew would never know the existence of this knife in Grandpa''s tomb: ''How can she identify it in a glimpse, she would never do this if she was the past Yue Wan. And she seems to behave so mature than a typical teenager. Who is she? or What is she?''

    When the time came close to Yue Wan''s sleeping hour, the trio left the ward after giving specific instructions. However, Yue Yeager planned to stay a night at Hospital, but Yue Wan refused it by saying: "You need to go home and take rest. Besides, I will back in tomorrow morning."

    After several coaxing, Yue Yeager left the ward, as for Yue Xiang, before leaving, he interrogated: "Little Wan, who told you about the dagger?"

    Yue Wan anticipated this question, so she gave him a prepared response: "Before I answer this, can you find who Grandpa met prior to his death? I think we missed something important."

    Yue Xiang gestured his head, and then he left while dragging Xiao Ran along with him like a gum.

    Yue Wan lips bent up into a comforting grin as she shipped these two: "Hope they cherish each other this time."

    ----outside the Hospital---

    Yue Xiang''s mind was pre-occupied with today''s scheme, so he didn''t regard the extra luggage trolling behind him. Considering Xiao Ran, she became absent-minded after leaving the Yue Wan''s room. From time to time, her hold on Yue Xiang''s wrist getting tighter.

    Feeling the pain, Yue Xiang stopped his steps abruptly as Xiao Ran''s face crashed on his back: "Ouch, that hurts."

    Yue Xiang''s lip crooked into a smirk while he faced Xiao Ran with a taunting gaze: "Can''t stay away from my body for a second! Do you miss me that much, Xiao Witch."

    Xiao Ran scoured her pink bud-nose in torment and narrowed her eye at him: "Stop with the absurd nonsense, You are the one who didn''t let go of my hand."

    Yue Xiang let out a chuckle as he raised his wrist between them: "Oh, Did I? Then why it looks like this."

    Xiao Ran swiftly released his wrist and backed the opposite direction to protect her awkward image: "I need to report back. So You don''t need to send me off. Bye." She dashed like a hare running for its life in a hunting arena.

    Yue Xiang lifted his wrist to brushed the red-spot nail wound while his eye shimmered in passion: "That idiot! Haven''t changed a bit."

    Ł¬

 Chapter 70 - Why You Hate Xiao Hua?

    -----Back to hospital-----

    Yue Wan knew the risk of overexposing herself, yet she can''t let anyone hurt her family while glancing at the door, she sighed: "Sorry Big Brother, I can''t reveal it now. But I promise that I will explain."

    Today was a hectic day, Yue Wan yawned lazily and dozed off in the soft bed with the hope of dreamless sleep. A big black shadow hid under her bed and gawked at the door with a guard.

    ----In Xiao Villa---

    Inside the hidden room, a man''s lip smirked as he gazed at the monitor which showed Yue Wan''s room entrance, and in a low husky voice: "This will be the perfect time to meet my Little Wild cub."

    The Housekeeper behind him suggested: "Young Master, Should I prepare the Mask."

    That Man, Xiao Hua''s heart bubbled up by recalling his last dream, in a faint rasping voice: "I won''t meet her as Mr. Ye Xian but as Xiao Hua. Just pack it in case of an emergency. "

    The Housekeeper gave a mysterious bag to him with a grinning face: "Happy night, Young Master."

    Xiao Hua with a coy smile in his face, and he hides his blushing face by coughing, as he mumbled: "I won''t be coming home."

    The Housekeeper and the dark guard were crying on seeing their Young Master''s blushing face: ''Our Master found his wife.'' They rejoiced.

    -----With Yue Wan----

    The door gets opened without a sound as the shadow made his way near the beautiful lady on the soft bed. On the reflection of moonlight, he had tousled black hair, which was opaque and lustrous. He had raven eyebrows, which sloped downwards in a solemn expression. His eyes were a spellbinding deep purple as a speck of silvery light performed ballets throughout it. His perfect lips were fit for the kissing. His face was bright and defined, his traits molded from granite. And his strong hands, slightly rough from working touched the delicate egg-white peel of Yue Wan''s cheek, as he fretted: "You love to toy with my heart, My Little Wild Cub."

    As he closed-up near the Yue Wan, his complete appearance reflected above Yue Wan''s face. His one look can make both women and men swooned at the sight of him no matter their sexual preferences. He had creamy flawless skin, which made him look devilishly handsome. His eyes, which hidden under his short hair, glinted under the moonlight.

    He gave light to peek at Yue Wan''s forehead and checked her body for any injury. His eyes confronted in pain on inspecting her swelled red blemish of her back-hand. With a voice is like the rising storm, he vowed: "I will get revenge in ten-fold for you."

    He ordered his men to track Tian Li''s past contact records, and soon he would find that black mole after Yue Wan. Also, His men were in pursuit of kidnapping Lu Jia tonight, and tomorrow Xiang would personally interview Lu Jia.

    Xiao Hua seated before his beloved woman and twirled his long fingers over her blonde hair: "Why you hate Xiao Hua?"

    His heart bulged with this question from their first meet, From his memory that was their first official meeting, yet she looked at him with heart full disdain. In a low brittle voice, he inquired, while leaning close to her ear: "Why? My Little wild club."

    Yue Wan''s face twisted after being disturbed from a deep slumber by his silky hot voice while she murmured incoherently: "Left--- belie---e! My---purple! Alo---! Baby! Pa.....in! H....lp---me!"

    Xiao Hua was unable to intercept her word but seeing her frowned eyebrows and pale lip, so he held her cheeks with his warm hand: "It''s just a bad dream. Sleep now, I''ll protect you as Ye Xian."

    Like magic, these words comforted Yue Wan''s heart and freed her soul from those pain. She rubbed her face against the warm hand and let out a cute smile: "Warm." She moaned.

    Looking at her adorable action, Xiao Hua pinched her nose with no strength. However, Yue Wan made a little whining in her sleep, and muttered in a passionate tone: "No, Xian let me sleep."

    Xiao Hua''s eye widens like a bolt out of the blue, he loosened his hold and stared at her in disbelief. The tone in which she uttered his name sounded unique. His lip dried out, as he deeply gazed at those lips, which delivered his name tenderly: "Say my name." He rustled like melting honey.

    Habitually, Yue Wan''s lip stretched into a smile like a spring flower opens: "Xian." This time she expressed it more fondly.

    Notwithstanding a second, Xiao Hua''s lip firmly pressed against her delicate pink lips and got drugged by a simple kiss, he moved back with a dark gaze: "NOT Enough."

    A second later, He kissed her again, but this time he gently pried open her soft lips as addictively penetrated inside and twisted their tongues together in a battle. His heart pulsated in his chest as he could only focus on how she tasted against his mouth. She savored as luscious as he had envisioned, and he can''t seem to control his appetite.

    Yue Wan creased her eyebrows and moaned in a crispy voice: "Hmmm, Mhmm."

    Xiao Hua moved to her cheeks, her necks and slipped down to her collar bones and gave some hickey everywhere his lip traveled. His fingers roamed inside her shit and felt the sensation of her cold skin.

    For the first time in his life, he felt bashful. The warm feeling of her breath, although destabilizing, was inviting and enticing him. His little heart ticking like a time bomb and drove him to devour her immediately. But he controlled himself with hunger eyes: "S**t, that was a closed call."

 Chapter 71 - KO-Point One For Little Bao

    Due to the pain of mosquito bite in her dream, Yue Wan made some whimpering and made some hissing as she casually lifted her burned hand to slap the flies off.

    Xiao Hua made a stride back and got her arm cautiously. Then placed it safely in a better position and caressed her forehead with his thumb. In a distorted imposing tone, he pleaded: "Stop seducing me."

    Their lips were inches apart, and a fresh aroma emanated from her body.

    Tragically, the Little Girl underneath him licked her swollen bud-lip for a bit and dozed back into her slumber.

    Xiao Hua with the black lines over his head, and with heated eyes: "You Little Devil." He hissed in longing-desire to taste it again.

    Xiao Hua stared at her while recalling the incoherent words she whispered. His heart throbbed in a hidden fear. The only words he caught form it was: ''Left...Purple---Baby! What does it mean?''

    While pondering over it, he sensed an unexpected pain on his arm: "What the?"

    He lifted his wrist and found the Little fellow biting him while staring with its round golden eye.

    ----Little Bao-> before action----

    Little Bao, who was hiding under his Mother''s bed, was ready to pounce on the intruder. However, recognizing Xiao Hua''s unique appearance, he shrugged in chaos: ''How could it be him!''

    Little Bao didn''t reveal himself, because he planned to study that man''s action. But Xiao Hua laid above the bed, which made Little inadequate to observe what''s happening above. Be as it may be, Little Bao stood by persistently with a wariness.

    He waited up until his Mother cried in pain, he pounced on Xiao with fierce teeth to bite him.

    --Back to Xiao Hua---

    Looking at the Little Fellow hanging on his wrist, Xiao Hua clicked his tongue in annoyance: "I can comprehend why that Devil let me barge in his sister''s room."

    He picked Little Bao by the neckband and ordered him to release his bite with a warning in icy-cold voice: "Leave me or else I will kiss her."

    Hearing the word kiss, Little Bao opened his mouth to chasten him quietly: "Grrrrr, Grwww."

    Getting his wrist back with blood marks and substantial injury, he scowled at Little Bao: "You naughty brat, you are just like your uncle."

    Then he brought Little Bao to the dustbin at the corner of the room: "Stay here until we finish the adult business." His sarcastic tone bleakly ridiculed him being a brat.

    Little Boa inside the receptacle, puffed his cheek as his golden pupil shine in a blink.

    Xiao Hua, who was returning to Yue Wan''s side, shivered by the murderous aura coming behind him emphatically; Just as he turned back, a big shadow tackled him on the ground in a blink of an eye, Xiao Hua groaned in pain. A weight seemed to press on his chest, ransacking off his breath.

    His purple eye creeped out by seeing the silhouette above him. There laid a black Leopard with mouth wide open, and it was ready to gnaw-off Xian Hua''s head.

    There was only the sound of the wall clock ticks, which synchronize with his heartbeat thuds in his ears.

    Xiao Hua''s face dried in fear and goosebump-crawled over his skin, as he saw the wild-beast ahead. Besides, where the hell did it come from, was queried inside his mind.

    Also, Xiao Hua''s heart recognized the golden eye in a spark, so in a deep and brisk voice: "Little brat?" The temperature dropped around him, as cold sweat trickled down his face.

    The Black Leopard''s fangs were keen to pierce the face before him, so with a ferocious gaze, he roared: "Growl---Gawwwwrrr."

    Xiao Hua placed his finger over the lips, and made a hissing, in case of waking up Yue Wan by their tumult: "Shuuuu, She may wake up."

    They two shifted their attention to the bed to discover the Sleeping Beauty Yue Wan making some mithering. Then they contemplated back at each other and acknowledged their heads: ''Safe!''

    Subsequently, The Black Leopard nibbled the collar of Xiao Hua''s shirt and dragged him away from his Mother.

    Xiao Hua strived to escape from the grip, yet he got tossed into the dustbin, where he initially dumped the Little brat before.

    With a Wincing, he cussed in cold voice: "You got to be kidding me."

    The Black Leopard''s lip curled up to a smirk while he let out a snort. Then without turning back, he proceeded to his guarding posture near his Mother.

    A voice echoed: ''KO point one for Little Bao.''

    Xiao Hua''s eyes glowed in anger, violence, vexation, and intensity; as he stared at the Black Leopard. Likewise, it got accompanied by desire, lust, passion, hunger, and love; while gazing at his Little Wild cub.

    He vilified at the black culprit: "Yue Xiang, I swear on my Xiao that you''ll reap for tonight agitation."

    On the other hand, The Black Leopard''s eyes crinkled adorably and grinned at Xiao Hua''s anxiety: ''Hehehe, This is so much fun.'' Then licked his pawn leisurely.

    Around the corned, Xiao Hua''s face beamed with an evil plan as he snickered: "Tomorrow, you both are dead."

    ----In Yue Villa----

    Yue Xiang was sleeping peacefully in his bed, jolted up suddenly with a droplet of sweat on his forehead. His eyes shifted side to side as he switched on the table lamp. With an enormity feeling divulged inside his heart, he shivered in the swift numbness: "It must be that jerk Xiao''s curse."

    And as he expected, there was a blinking message on his mobile from the Cunning Wolf.

    Yue Xiang massaged his frowned eyebrow in exasperation: "He is a real pain in the neck."

 Chapter 72 - It Must Be The Horseflies

    ----With Li in-> Dinning hall----

    Li Wang, the Grandfather of Li Rong, seated in a chair before his Son and Grandkids, he articulated: "There was news about Miss. Yue rummaging everywhere."

    Li Biyu, the perfect grand-daughter of Li Wang, unveiled it casually: "Mayor''s daughter, Tian Li, attempted to attack Young Miss Yue, but got disfigured. So the entire City A is waiting for Tian''s annihilation. Also, Master Wei is planning to pour dirty water on Miss. Yue, to get her expelled from WAX."

    Li Rong''s face didn''t disclose any opinion, yet he babbled: "It''ll better if she get expelled."

    His selfish wish was not for Wei Wan, but to see Yue Wan getting humiliated before everyone.

    Grandfather Li Wang, studied his grandson''s expression and got disappointed. There was not even a single bit of concern over Yue Wan, and this relationship was the only way for Li to associate with Yue.

    Li Zhi understood his father''s impediment to Li Rong''s lack of enthusiasm over Yue Wan. Yet, he can''t abandon his only offspring due to Wei. His focus slipped between his son and father for a second, and then he signaled: "Father! Tomorrow Rong will visit Miss. Yue, personally."

    Li Zhi nudged his son''s foot under the table: "Right, Rong?"

    Embracing his deep-seated resentment with a smile, Li Rong confirmed it and presented the gift list he prepared for Yue Wan.

    Grandfather Li Wang, waved his hand to let it be and ordered them to withdraw except Li Biyu.

    Once they were alone, GrandFather Li Wang: "Complete your report."

    Li Biyu delivered a sack of portfolio before him: "Can''t find who came to meet Yue Wan after Tian''s disposal. And these day''s it hard to crack Yue''s security, including Yue Wan''s whereabouts via CCTV."

    GrandFather Li Wang: "They have an ally. Mhmmm...."

    Li Biyu scrutinized into everything, but still, she reached a dead end: "Grandpa, soon their will Old General Xiao''s birthday party. Shall we act?"

    While stroking his beard, GrandFather Li Wang''s grouchy voice reminded: "Not now, Let Wei make a move and fool themselves. But you must obtain acquaintance with Princess Xiao at any cost."

    ----Next day in the Hospital----

    Morning sunlight shining through the window had chased away her drowsiness. Using her hand, Yue Wan brought the duvet cover over her face as she huffed: "Close the curtain."

    "It''s past-9, and you''re still sleeping. Get up, you sleepy monster." Yue Xiang swiftly removed cover down from her body.

    Being disturbed by the rays, Yue Wan lets out a few yawns and kneaded tired eyes with her small fist: "Big Brother, you bully." She complained in a delicate voice like morning bells.

    Yue Xiang''s face turned ugly on seeing his sister''s neck, he condemned inside: ''That pervert, Gave an inch but he took a mile. I should''ve killed him.''

    Naive Yue Wan when to freshen up while receiving instruction from Yue Xiang about not letting water touch her injured hand. She pursed her lips up in annoyance, for criticizing her as a child, she oozed: "Stop treating me like a brat."

    As soon as Yue Wan closed the bathroom door, Yue Xiang crouched under the bed and hauled Little Bao out: "You didn''t protect her." He harshly scolded the Little fellow.

    Our Little Bao, who was back to his smaller version, gave the cold shoulder to Yue Xiang. He was beyond angry, due to last-night''s incident. Thus the hairs on his tail stood up with a sign of aggression.

    Yue Xiang raised his eyebrow seeing Little Bao''s foul mood: "Don''t throw a tantrum at me now, Fatty."

    Little Bao freed himself by twisting his body, and then he jumped to the ground. With a hunched back and ears flatten against his head, he emitted an aura: ''Stay away or face the consequences.''

    Yue Xiang: ''Damn, this brat is surprisingly mad today.''

    ---At the same time-> inside bathroom-------

    Yue Wan cautionary carried out her deal with her left hand, and as she was getting her face washen, she found bite marks in her necks and collar bones: "Where these marks came from?"

    Yue Wan closen up to the mirror and stared at it for a period of a second and laughed out: "It must be the horseflies."

    Then she perceived her sore tongue, Did she dreamed about bitting it? Well, What about her lips? Why are they somewhat swollen? Her mind deliberated: "I may have eaten something in my dream."

    Yue Wan was slightly taken back by her own word. She slapped her forehead: "Oh Sh**t, That''s bad! I am acting more and more like Little Spring."

    In the wake of sprucing up, Yue Wan exited the room while humming a song. But as she walked out, it resembled as a deadly war zone, she swallowed a mouthful air and asserted: ''Am I in the wrong room?''

    ---In the ward---

    Three Kingdoms were ready to start the war to secure Yue Wan. Yue Xiang in his fallen angel form on the left, Little Bao with his shining golden eye staring them down from a distance, without breaking its gaze. And the Last, Mr. Ye Xian(Xiao Hua) pushing his glasses up, which shot a blaze at its edge.

    Yue Wan with parted lips and enlarged pupils looked at Mr. Ye in awe, then with a cute voice while shuffling her feet, she prattled: "Mr. Ye?" As for her fingers, they were fidgeting with her clothing.

    Hearing her miniature call, Mr. Ye Xian(Xiao Hua) transferred his attentiveness toward Yue Wan, who resembled a bunny in her Night-gown.

    Suddenly, Xiao Hua''s Wolf-tail emerged out of nowhere and was flicking back and forth in excitement: "Miss. Wan, Good morning."

    Yue Xiang and Little Bao''s jaws dropped down, seeing his peeped back ears and a flicking tail: ''A bad sign.''

 Chapter 73 - Will She Care For The Real Me?

    In heavy breathing, followed by a racing pulse, Mr. Ye Xian(Xiao Hua) analyzed her neck and then with a proud smile: "What happened to your neck?"

    Yue Wan tried to cover those marks with her palm: "...Mosquito....bite..." In a blushing cheek, she stuttered while focusing away from Mr. Ye.

    (Xiao Hua)Mr. Ye Xian''s eyes gleamed in hunger, as he ran his tongue over lips like tasting the savor again: ''I wanna push her down.''

    Bunny version Yue Wan, was scuffing her toe against the carpet, with no awareness of the Prevert-Beast''s wolfish stare.

    With a snap pulsing on his forehead, Yue Xiang interrupted the longing sights: "Little Wan, change the clothes, you might catch cold." He tossed a bag at Yue Wan.

    Awake from the brash noise, Yue Wan caught the bag and dashed with a bowed head, to change her appearance: ''Wan, you''re an idiot. How could you stand there in a Night-gown.'' She slapped herself for the embarrassment.

    Thankfully, Uncle Wang packed some decent outfits for her.

    ----With tiro----

    Once she left, the deathly atmosphere filled in, Hiding hands in pockets Yue Xiang kicked Xiao Hua''s leg with a great deal of solidarity: "You Freak, Stop ogling at my sister."

    Xiao Hua jumped in one leg with pain, as he rebuked: "She seduced me."

    Yue Xiang stomped at him two more times with scrunching eyebrow: "What about the mosquito?"

    Biting his nail and wriggling his body, Xiao Hua looked down at his toe as he exposed: "Mosquito might be in love with Little Wan, so he tasted her a bit."

    ''Snap!''''Snap!''''Snap!''''Snap!''''Snap!'' Yue Xiang''s eyes flared up in eruption: "You A*****!"

    ''BOOM! BANG! BOOM! BANG,'' was the sound, echoed in the room for the past 5-min.

    Yue Xiang trashing Xiao Hua in left and right, soon they both were fighting like a kindergarten kid (chibi-Xiang and chibi-Hua).

    Little Bao cocked his head slightly to one side and sighed: ''I need to digest it for my mommy''s sake. What a pain!''

    ----After 5-Minute-----

    Yue Wan came out wearing a Maroon Short gown and flung hair back slowly while her gaze traced for someone: "I am ready, lets...Ah." She screamed.

    Mr. Ye Xian, who was perfect before, now had broken glass and two bulged bun at his head. Also, he didn''t have the energy to stand still.

    Considering Yue Xiang, he didn''t even have a cloud of dust on his shoes. Way too perfect with a shining light.

    Yue Wan flew near Mr. Ye and inquired in a concerned voice while sprinkling the dust in his shoulder: "Why are you in this state, Mr. Ye?"

    Little Boa felt an unexpected shiver under his skin: ''BAD OMEN.''

    Mr. Ye Xian removed his broken specs, and with pitiful white lotus appearance, he gazed at Little Bao: "I didn''t have the foggiest idea about your pet detests me this much, Miss. Wan."

    Yue Wan stared at Little Bao in doubt. It''s not that she didn''t believe Mr. Ye''s word, It''s just her Little Bao won''t assault others pointlessly: "But, Little Bao is harmless."

    Little Bao nuzzled at Yue Wan''s leg and titled his head angelically.

    Yue Xiang & Xiao Hua''s mind cried out: ''He is a swindler.''

    With tears trickling in his eyes, Mr. Ye Xian(Xiao Hua) hissed in pain over his wrist, which exposed the last night bite mark: "Maybe, it dislikes my presence."

    Yue Wan''s heart throbbed to see the wound, so she picked up the Little guy by one hand and placed it Mr. Ye''s embrace: "Little Bao, You''re getting naughty these days. Say sorry to Mr. Ye for hurting him."

    Little Bao struggled with a face full of protest: ''Mommy, He is a bad person.''

    With no other choice, Yue Wan slapped his buttock lightly.

    Little Bao''s face was priceless at that moment, as his tiny heart stung deeply by it.

    Yet to appease his Mother''s love for him, he licked the flaws in Xiao Hua''s wrist: ''Yuck!''

    Then he balled up his body, against Xiao Hua''s chest, to hid his face from humiliation.

    Mr. Ye Xian (Xiao Hua)''s lip curled up into a smirk after getting revenge from the brat: "He is just a kid, so don''t be too harsh on him."

    Yue Wan''s recalled that she never raised a tiny finger at her beloved son. In a guilty heart, she caressed the little guy''s ear, which was his sensitive spot.

    "Did it hurt a lot, Baby?" She used a very-fragile, and love-filled voice.

    Hearing his Mother''s beautiful voice, Little Bao bounced towards soft and fuffy mommy.

    In the background, a melody song was playing in slow motion.

    ''???????????????.''

    Xiao Hua''s eyes obscure in envy. Yue Xiang grinned at the dramatization before him: ''Lucky brat.''

    ''........''

    Suddenly, the melody-song stuck in the middle with a lump.

    As well as Little Bao''s face scrunched up in the middle, on detecting a cold and rough chest: ''Why it''s You?''

    Yu Xiang, with a sarcastic smile: "Miss me."

    Yue Wan poked her head behind her brother and apologized: "Little Bao, Let Big Brother carry you. My hand is yet to recuperate."

    Little Bao''s vision shattered into pieces by the massive blow: ''I want soft and fluffy mommy.'' He cried with no tear.

    ----In the car-----

    In the back seat, Yue Wan and Yue Xiang occupied while on the front, Xiao Hua sat with the Little Boa in his lap.

    There was a ludicrous smile on Xiao Hua''s face while remembering Yue Wan''s care and hidden concern for him. Yet, his heartfelt empty somewhere: ''Will she care for the real me?''

    Yue Wan was in a dilemma about her feelings, as she can''t distinguish whether it''s an attraction or love. Her face turned hot by Mr. Ye''s gaze, but under those stares, she habitually perceived Xiao Hua''s purple razor eyes: ''Why can''t I move on from the past?''

 Chapter 74 - "Four-eyes clown!" And "Single dog!"

    ----In Yue Villa----

    Yue Wan didn''t expect this atmosphere as soon as she opens the door. Even Yue Xiang had a blank expression all over like why God never gives him a peaceful day?

    While Mr. Ye Xian, with a half-shutting eyes, looked at Yue Xiang in a puzzle: ''Are we on the right address?''

    Yue Xiang returned it with a dirty look: ''You don''t have right say that line.''

    Considering Little Bao, he escaped to Yue Wan''s room despite the troublesome mood in the Lounge. Well, Little guy would not love to get smacked once more! That truly stings.

    Also, his grandfather might nag him about yesterday''s departure, and it would be disquieting to listen to his Old Man''s lectures. At least he wants to spare his sensitive ear.

    ----Before Yue Wan''s arrival------

    The news about Yue Wan''s attack spread like air in City A. What''s more, Yue Villa was getting calls from different Relatives, Friends, and a few financial specialists. Be that as it may, a few fellas want to thump Yue Villa before dawn to inspect face to face, and such an individual was Shen Ming and Shen Rui (Shen Twins).

    They preoccupied the Villa with their parents and inquiring non-stoppingly about Yue Wan. Poor Uncle Wang lost half of his soul in the process of subduing Master Yue to quill his anger. Those brats were getting on Yue Yeager''s nerves with one dialogue: "It''s our duty to protect Shen''s daughter-in-law."

    While sitting on the sofa with his family, Shen Ming stated: "So we want to stay in Yue or."

    Shen Rui proceeded: "We will carry her to Shen."

    The Twins raised their palm and connected it with each other like one fist while giving an evil smirt at Yue Yeager: "We can protect her, better than Your useless Yue."

    Mr. and Mrs. Shen propping head in hands in embarrassment, those brats should at least give some face for their Parent''s sake. That was absolutely unbalanced!

    With a Red face and unbending lines in his neck, Yue Yeager began a verbal battel with Shen-Twins. His voice was as hard as the blade of a shovel, yet those rascals had no ears to hear Yue Yeager''s frenzy.

    Shen Ming was cleaning his ear with a closed eye and soft smile. On the contrary, Shen Rui was yawning and adjusted his body on the sofa for a better sleeping position.

    On seeing their easy-going attitude, Yue Yeager roared in a fit of tremendous anger, and at that exact moment, Yue Wan appeared.

    ----Current Scenario----

    Since their Main Star showed up, the Twins retrieved their face into an innocent puppy with drizzly eyes and gazed at Yue Wan with an expectation, ''My Lord, your concubine got bullied by Mother-in-Law.'' ?(?_?)?

    Yue Yeager didn''t give those brats a chance to steal the spotlight, with a concerned voice, he broke the silence: "Little Wan; How do you feel now? Are you hungry? Daddy made some hot soup for you."

    Seeing Yue Yeager taking the lead, Shen Ming ran before Yue Wan with pouting lips, as he lisped: "Sorry for barging in the early morning, Wif--- uh I mean Sister-Wan. I was worried about you."(ˇä._.`)

    Yue Wan found him so adorable, so she ruffled Shen Ming''s hair playfully and expressed in a candy-coated voice: "It''s alright; I''m happy to see you here." Then She kissed his temple.

    In Ming''s world, Yue Wan''s statements and kiss repeated like fireworks. With haughty eyes, he derided at his twin: ''I won.''

    On the other hand, How could Shen Rui permit his double-faced twin to knock him out easily? No one can be as crafty as him. So Shen Rui brought forth his personal gift, which he obtained from his savings: "Wif.....uhh! Sister Wan, this is for you!" He presented a cubic size Gloden wrapped gift to Yue Wan with his gaze focused on the toe in embarrassment.

    Uncle Wang helped her to unwrap it, and asserted: "A Mini Humidifier!"

    Shen Rui nodded his head up and down with dazzling eyes: "This fragrance will help you to have a relaxed sleep and keep away from bad dreams."

    Yue Wan''s heart touched by his love-filled gift: "That''s so thought full of you." And she kissed twice at his cheek, tenderly. (??3??)

    By bowing his head before her, Shen Rui delivered a blushing smirk at his brother in the corner, ''You looser.''(??~)

    Shen Ming underestimated his green-faced twin: "He got two kisses!" He cursed in whispers.

    ---With Xiang and Hua----

    After seeing those shameless brats stealing his Wild cub, Xiao Hua nudged Yue Xiang with his elbow while concealing his envy-eyes behind those glasses, as his wolf-instinct scraped him: "I feel that I will wear green hat sooner or later."(???_??)/|ŁţŁţŁţ|

    Yue Xiang patted his buddy shoulder in comfort: "They did call her wife before sister, so Good Luck. Likewise, those brats were quite perceptive compared to you." There was full of sarcasm in his voice.

    Yue Xiang didn''t like Shen Twins, yet to manage this Prevert Wolf, they were the best choice. So he added oil to those jealousy flame: "I am impressed, Uncle Shen. Your child is such a man of honor, bringing an insightful present for my Little Wan. He will be a good husband in the future."

    Shen Ming felt a fatal blow to his poor soul, he sulked with a downturned head, as he pressed lips together in a firm line.

    But Shen Rui gave a deathly stare at Yue Xiang. How could Yue Xiang use the word: ''my Little Wan!'' ©c(?_?)ĄÎ

    By covering his anger with an angelic smile, he sassed scornfully: "Of course, I will be good husband, unlike some single dog."

    ''Woof...Woof!'' Yue Xiang''s mind became a fiasco of mutts. (???)

    Mr. Ye Xian grunted at his amigo''s dumbfounded expression, but it was short-lived, as Shen Rui continued with the same tone: "and empty-handed, four-eyes clown."

    ''....'' Xian Hua''s mind became empty this time.???.???

    Mr. Ye Xian and Yue Xiang gazed at each other while pointing the index finger at themself with a bewilderment expression.

    Mr. Ye Xian: "Four-eyes clown!"

    Yue Xiang: "Single dog!"

    They stated it with a sotto voice and rebuked simultaneously: "That sneaky brat! He dares to mess with Devil/Beast-King." Darkness clouded behind their bodies.

    They send an Intimidating glare at Shen Rui while punching their fist, "You''re dead meat."

 Chapter 75 - Your Brain Got Toasted In Love-Heat

    Mrs. Shen made her way near her sons and knocked their heads: "Where are your manners? Little Wan just returned home from the hospital, and she hasn''t healded yet. So behave!"

    She gave a mean stare to both of them and then gave an apologetic smile at Yue Wan: "Don''t mind them, Aunt Shen brought you some fruit salad and pastry. You must be hungry."

    Mrs. Shen gently touched Yue Wan''s head with a loving eye.

    Suddenly, Yue Wan''s stomach grumbled for food without any warning, with a blushing cheek, she held her head down in embarrassment.

    Mrs. Shen chuckled at her cute reaction and cheered: "Let''s eat the breakfast, and we shouldn''t disappoint the hungry stomach."

    Yue Wan, Mrs.Shen, and the Twins left for Breakfast, while the rest stayed in the hall to have some discussion.

    ----In Yue''s Hall----

    Mr.Shen laughed with a smile that reaches his eyes as he adjusted his tie: "You can''t beat those brats of mine, Yeager."

    Yue Yeager was fuming with anger for not kicking them out: "Who told you to bring them here?"

    Mr.Shen raised his hand up in the air: "They brought us, we didn''t."

    The truth was the twins transported the husband&wife in their sleep to the car. It was only after coming here that they knew what happened. Those sons of mine were too much to handle after Yue Wan''s last visit: "Your daughter tamed my beasty brats."

    Yue Yeager puffed his cheek in exasperation: "You are not helping me."

    Yue Xiang was surprised at how bold those kids were, and further, his sister got more admirer in her list. Now his only concern was about his buddy Xiao Hua. In the future, the situation won''t be on his side.

    "Hua, its best for you to forget about my sister, as you can''t win this battle with those two." He mumbled at Xiao Hua''s ear.

    (Xiao Hua) Mr. Ye Xian was in a halfway losing his control, when Yue Wan kissed those rascals of Shen, his adrenaline rushed to the peak of bursting. And upon hearing his best-friends remark, Xiao Hua''s face drained to colorless: "I made a decision."

    Yue Xiang raised his eyebrow and turned his head, "To be a Monk."

    (Xiao Hua) Mr. Ye Xian gave him a dirty look, and then with a face full of determination, "In the future, I''ll never have a son and if possible, no children."

    Yue Xiang felt a bug craved out his skin: "Your brain got toasted in love-heat."

    ------

    ''????...????.'' A schedule reminding tone from Mr. Ye Xian''s phone.

    ------

    (Xiao Hua) Mr. Ye Xian adjusted his specs and transformed into secretary image: "Young Master Yue, the package has arrived."

    Yue Xiang knew the code-package meant Lu Jia(Yue Wan''s aunt). He exchanged a glance with (Xiao Hua) Mr. Ye Xian and nodded his head: "Ok then, we''ll leave now."

    Mr.Shen received the report from the comrade about Lu Jia''s escape. Also, he informed it to Yue Yeager yesterday night, so hearing the coded dialogue, he asked: "Make it quick, we can''t guard the escape news."

    Like a whirlwind, Yue Yeager rushed near his son and poked him with an index finger, then with an insinuating voice: "Take daddy with you too." He released a puppy stare at Yue Xiang like arrows.

    Yue Xiang rolled his eyes at his father''s drama, and denied him in cold voice: "You have two options; One, You can go and entertain those two brats of Shen, or Two; get some information about these gifts."

    Yue Xiang revealed his father about someone imitating Yue Wan and obtaining things in the Black-Market under her name.

    Yue Yeager sulked with back faced, while Mr. Shen patted him in comfort: "Yeager, I will accompany you there."

    Yue Yeager''s heart throbbed in terror, on leaving her daughter with those rascals, yet he can''t bicker with his son. So he admitted the defeat: "I''ll go."

    After picking up the choice, they went out in separate ways. Besides, they notified Uncle Wang to report Little Wan and Mrs.Shen about their departure.

    ---With Yue Wan---

    The breakfast table filled with the delicious aroma and chattering of Mrs. Shen about the Mayor''s family and the recent trending news in their City.

    Shen Ming sat at Yue Wan''s right while Shen Rui on her right. They kept adding foods at Yue Wan''s plate and gave commentary then and now.

    Yue Wan didn''t have any difficulties in using her left hand to eat. Also, she loved the atmosphere: "Aunt Shen, Thanks for coming here."

    Mrs. Shen responded with a gentle smile. Then she removed certain foods from Yue Wan''s plate while reprimanding her sons: "Don''t add too much oily and spicy foods. Your Sister-Wan might get sick."

    Shen Rui''s body jerked on hearing the work sick, with pitiful eyes, he whined: "Rui added only veggies in Sister-Wan''s plate." He used a feathery voice.

    Shen Ming pursed his lip while using the fork to scrape the foods, And with a downturned head and moist eyes, he grieved: "I didn''t know it, Sorry, Sis-Wan."

    With a dimpled smile, Yue Wan''s gentle honeyed voice echoed: "uh...hun! I love spicy foods, Ming."

    Shen Rui sends daggers at his brother but hid it when Yue Wan appreciated him. However, his heartfelt unsatisfied as his brother got praises first: ''I won''t lose next time.'' He sneered inside his heart with his lips curved up into a grin.

    Shen Ming underwent a sudden shiver on his skin: ''What was that!.''

    Later, Uncle Wang came with a report about the Master''s leaving and requested Mrs. Shen to stay for the time being.

    Which was excitedly accepted by Twins in the first place: "We will protect Wif--Sister-Wan."

    But the excitement was short-lived, as securities informed them about the arrival of Young Master Li. Uncle Wang apprised the details: "Young Master Li, didn''t schedule any prior appointment before coming to Yue, so I didn''t let him in. But he still insists on seeing you with copious subterfuges."

    After a pause, Uncle Wang''s face shed unusual tautness as he asserted: "Also, some Elders suggested to accept Li."

 Chapter 76 - Who Is Her!... Who Is Her! Tell Me

    Yue Wan looked at Uncle Wang and shook her head in disgust. "Knowing how cowardly Li Rong is, he must have waited behind the Yue mansion until he saw my father and brother leave. That is the only way he would approach me at home."

    She knew that Li Rong didn''t have the guts to go near Yue When her overprotective father and brother were around. Since he was such a chicken in-front of her brother, he could only slink around in the shadows, like a worm. As she slipped on the orange juice that Shen Rui gave her, she suddenly had a thought. Turning back to Uncle Wang, she asked: "Is she with him?"

    Uncle Wan understood that the ''She'' Yue Wan was referring to was none other than Wei Wan. Nodding his head, he sighed in vexation as he replied: "Yes, Young Miss, Miss Wan is with him."

    -------

    Mrs. Shen slammed the fork down on the table with a bang. "Was he not banned from the Yue mansion? Why would he dare step foot on these premises?"

    "Young Master did warn him, but he came with the Elder''s grace," replied Uncle Wang as he turned to Mrs. Shen.

    Yue Wan''s eyebrows creased in anger. Clearly, she had to do something about those Elders. She clenched her fists under the table, her face turned from white to red, as her temper soared. Shen Rui, who was looking at Yue Wan, cried out in fear when he saw her face turn red. "Sister-Wan!"

    Forgetting about the burn on her hand, Yue Wan hissed in pain and blew air over the wound as she agonized over her unthoughtful ness. "Sorry, apparently I was quite careless."

    Shen Ming and Rui looked at their mother and silently gestured to her. ''You deal with the unwelcomed visitors. Our wife needs rest and should not be bothered by trash.''

    Mrs. Shen couldn''t believe her sons'' actions. She wished that they showed this type of consideration for their parents as well. With her sons'' encouragement, Mrs. Shen was ready and willing to kick some Green Tea Bi**hs and send them on home with a lesson they wouldn''t soon forget.

    "Little Wan, you are still recovering. Why don''t you return to your room with the Twins, and I will deal with the unwanted visitors."

    When they heard this, the Twins helped Yue Wan stand up and escorted her to the stairs while giving their mother the thumbs-up behind their backs. ''Show them who they are messing with, mom,'' they smiled.

    Uncle Wang escorted Mrs.Shen outside to greet the guests while the twins happily stepped into Yue Wan''s room.

    ---Yue Xiang----

    Away from civilization, in a dark forest, there was a dilapidated building that was known to very few people. If you listened carefully, you could hear a women''s muffled groans and the whispers of her breath. Inside the building, there was an enormous room with a lone chair and a woman, her arms and legs tied, blood slowly dripping down her fingers. Her appearance no longer seemed human, but rather something ugly, almost disfigured with bruises all over her body and open cuts, bleeding into the ground. For a second, everything was quiet.

    Lu Jia painfully lifted up her head, her eye blurring as she tried to see what was in front of her. The last thing she remembered was drinking water, and then, its nothing. When the darkness lifted, she found herself in the middle of no-where, bound to a chair. As her conscious returned, she was able to look around, then she realized that someone had kidnaped her from jail, but who could it have been?

    Without saying a word, her kidnappers started to beat her meticulously. They, repeatability kicking, punching, and slapping her like a punching bag until she didn''t think that she could have taken it anymore. Her body no longer felt like hers, as the pain radiating from all over. She had never felt pain like this, and yet, she couldn''t voice it out.

    After the beating, everything went quiet. The only thing that could hear was the sound of her own breathing; In and out, In and out. After some time passed, how long, she didn''t know, she heard footsteps coming closer to her. Looking up, she tried to see who it was, but with dazed eyes, she could only distinguish the images of two men.

    Someone roughly reached over and tore off the tape on Lu Jia''s mouth and released her hands and feet as the two gentlemen came closer.

    Taking a big gulp of air, she whispered with pale, trembling features: "Please don''t kill me, Please..."

    She put her hands together, begging for forgiveness. "I did as you told me, I promise. I wouldn''t forget your kindness to me. I followed your orders exactly."

    Yue Xiang''s eyes narrowed as he heard her confession. "I must commend you. Such loyalty to the person who wants to destroy the Yue family!"

    Startled, Lu Jia jumped back in her chair. How could she forget this voice?! Blinking rapidly, she tried to clear her sight. As her eyes cleared up, she looked at the imposing figure of Yue Xiang and wailed in a bitter voice. "Yue Xiang!"

    Yue Xiang clapped his hands in praise, "Bingo! You hit the jackpot. Want to guess what your prize is?"

    Lu Jia fell to the floor, unwilling to accept her fate. She screamed and swore until her throat was sore while her vocal cords were destroyed. Standing silent like a statue, Yue Xiang stared at her, not bothering to speak. When there was silence once again, he snapped his fingers.

    Two black men appeared from the darkness and grabbed Lu Jia. As quick as possible, they took out a needle and injected an unknown substance into her body. Once that was finished, they released her body and allowed it to collapse onto the dirty floor.

    Lu Jia rubbed her arm in panic. "What was that? What was in that needle? What did you do to me!?"

    "It''s a little something, similar to what you prepared for my sister." Yue Xiang quietly approached the chair and moved it in front of her. With unhurried movements, he sat down, crossed his legs, and stared at Lu Jia. Taking a file that one of his men passed to him, he dropped some papers to the ground before her.

    "Other than the Second Elder of the Yue Family, you met with an individual and received 50 million dollars as a result of that exchange."

    Upon hearing that, something within Lu Jia broke. Bringing herself into an upright position, she started to laugh, a crazy laugh that would raise goosebumps on any normal person. Stroking her hair with immense strength, she started to blabber, "Ha.....Ha.....Ha. You won''t be able to find my benefactor so easily. Ha.....ha.....ha. As for the money? I never cared about the money. Ha.....ha.....ha!"

    She continued to laugh, looking around but not focusing on anything. As if talking to herself, she blurted out her true feeling. "I hate that Bi**h for stealing him away from me. Alas, They killed that Bi**h before me...ha...ha...ha, but now, I will kill her offspring. Ha.....ha.....ha!"

    Yue Xiang and Xiao Hua''s face turned dark as they heard Lu Jia''s words.

    Yue Xiang held Lu Jia and shook her hard, desperate to know more. "What are you saying? Who killed her before you? Who is her!... Who is her! Tell me." He growled in a deep voice, like a devil coming out of hell.

    The drug in Lu Jia''s body made her intoxicated, so she responded from her heart without a second thought, "Who else? That Bi**h....., Mrs. Yue Yeager."

    Yue Xiang''s eyes turned red as he heard what was said, "Mother!" He yelled, not being able to control his emotions.

 Chapter 77 - Is That True, Mr. Li Rong?

    ----With Yue Wan-----

    On entering Yue Wan''s room, the twins noted each and everything that they saw. As they carefully guided Yue Wan inside towards her bed, a black kitten suddenly appeared, jumping down from the bed with a miaow.

    Yue Wan scooped up Little Bao in one hand, and introduced him to the twins: "Ming, Rui, meet my Little Bao."

    Shen Ming usually loved pets, so he gently introduced himself to Little Bao. Little Bao took an immediate liking to him, and they bonded together as friends very quickly.

    As for Shen Rui, he scanned the little fellow for more than a minute, taking everything in. He quickly noticed Little Bao''s golden eyes, and he asked in astonishment, "Sister-Wan, why he has your eyes?"

    With a touch of a smile, Yue Wan caressed Little Bao''s fur. Little Bao cocked his head and looked captivatingly at Shen Ming.

    "That''s because he is my baby. Isn''t he so adorable?"

    Shen Ming nodded his head and beamed gleefully with a one dimple smile. Shen Rui, however, had a different thought in his head. He also smiles and muttered to himself: "If he is my wife''s son, then I''ll be his daddy."

    Shen Ming caught his twins'' muttering and signaled to him. "Looks like we need to protect one more member."

    Little Bao was startled: ''What?!?"

    Shen Rui touched Little Bao''s head and replied to his brother, "That won''t be a problem."

    Yue Wan found their conversation weird but didn''t let it bother her.

    After careful consideration, Shen Rui decided to accompany his mother and teach the two uninvited guests downstairs (Li Rong and Wei Wan) a lesson.

    That decided, the twins left Yue Wan with some lame excuse, but not before going to Little Bao and saying: "Son, make sure to protect your mother. We will win this war." They rustled his fur lovingly.

    Little Bao stretched his body a little and yawned, ''There are too many flies around mommy.''

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    -----Outside the Gate In Li''s car-----

    Sitting in the car, Li Rong and Wei Wan waited near the Yue mansion for over two hours. At first, they had planned to intercept Yue Wan''s car, as it was returning from the hospital, but they missed that opportunity, so all they could do was wait for Yue Xiang''s departure. Luckily for them, Yue Yeager left the mansion shortly after.

    Since Yue Xiang was already gone, and Yue Wan would be all alone one the house, Lu Rong and Wei Wan thought that this would be the perfect opportunity to convince Yue Wan to give up on the exam. And get some additional information from her about Yue Xiang''s latest project.

    Still in the car, Wei Wan stared down at the security guards with exacerbation. "They are definitely making things hard for us."

    Li Rong''s forehead wrinkled in consternation. "Our spies were discovered and kicked out after Lu''s blunder. Now we need to come up with a plan to get someone else close to Yue Wan to be our eyes and ears."

    Wei Wan bit her lip as she thought about what they could do: "Couldn''t we ask the Elder for help?"

    Li Rong shut his eyes as he leaned comfortably against his seat. "Only my grandfather can negotiate with them. I have no way of approaching them to ask for anything."

    Li Rong''s grandfather detested Wei, and it would be a disaster if he found out that she tagged along to see Yue Wan. His face scrunched up in disdain and anger, recalling her past meeting with Grandfather Li. His grandfather would never accept her as his bride unless Yue Wan disappeared.

    Most recently, Li Rong was yelled at by his grandfather when the intimate pictures of their vacation were sent to his family (Ch-58). When he asked Wei Wan about it, she claimed that she knew nothing about it, and she never even told anyone about their vacation. If it was not her, who else could''ve done it?

    While thinking about his situation and how best to resolve the issue, he saw two figures appearing behind the gate. Swiftly, he got out of the car and walked towards the massive steel gate that guarded the Yue family home. Unfortunately for Li Rong, he did not clearly identify the woman that appeared and decided that it has to be Yue Wan. Knowing that she had kept him waiting for so long, Li Rong let go of his temper.

    Before even fully seeing her face, Li Rong yelled and stamped his foot. "Do you know how long I have been waiting at these gates? Who gave you the guts to treat my Li family this way? Yue Wan, you have been acting very rude and disgracefully lately, do you not even put me in your eyes? I even brought you some fascinating gifts and accessories, yet you still keep me waiting. Do you not want them?"

    Very quickly, Wei Wan got out of the car and joined Li Rong by the gates, not even looking at Yue Wan. Smiling sweetly, Wei Wan asked: "How are you feeling, Yue Wan? Is your hand alright? I brought an imported cream to help ease the pain."

    However, as the two figures continued to approach the other side of the gates, Li Rong stopped in midsentence, a look of disbelief flashed across his face. He stuttered unknowingly, "Yo.....u Y....ou a...are...not Wan!"

    Wei Wan hadn''t attended the Yue''s Family gathering the other night, and so she couldn''t recognize Mrs. Shen in her casual outfit.

    Mrs. Shen might appear to be friendly, but appearances were often deceiving. Beneath her friendly smile hid a vicious tigers'' rage. With a refined smile, she looked at the couple and asked: "Are you deaf? I believe Master Yue made it quite clear that the Li''s are not welcome in the Yue''s family home, and yet, you''ve shown your ugly face here once again."

    Wei Wan was unable to read Li Rong''s expression, and she truly thought that Mrs. Shen was nothing more than a caretaker to Yue Wan.

    "You lowly woman, who do you think you are? Huh? He is Yue Wan''s boyfriend and future husband. You need to mind your words before you get dismissed for your stupidity."

    Through the corner of her eye, Mrs. Shen caught a glimpse of someone standing by the trees. With a laugh, she asked: "Is that true, Mr. Li Rong?"

    Li Rong''s words stumbled, his throat all of a sudden felt dry and uncomfortable. "I am Yue W---."

    ''Splash...Splash!'' Out of nowhere, a bucket of dirty water splashed all over Li Rong''s body.

 Chapter 78 - Need Yue Wan More Than Wei Wan

    Li Rong''s head and the body was covered with dirty s**t. As a fusion of decaying vegetables and rotten eggs, all blended up with rotten meat, the stench that permeated through the air was enough to make anyone gag.

    Li Rong''s stunning face morphed into a rage as he turned to look at the direction where the waste came. Looking up, he saw two brats standing on a tree branch with a large grin on both their faces, an empty bucket was hanging from one of their hands.

    Wei Wan''s eyes widened as she saw what had happened to Li Rong. She narrowed her eyes as she stared at the two boys in the tree. The foul smell that wafted up from Li Rong was more than she could bear. Stepping away from him, she turned her attention back to the tree.

    With her hands on the hips and a look of fury on her face, she yelled: "You ill-breed brats, get down from there! I will tea----"

    ''Plop....'' Once again, a horrible smell was released as this time, a balloon filled with the same contents as the bucket was thrown.

    This time, instead of it hitting the body, it broke directly on Wei Wan''s mouth. Wei Wan''s pale face turned blue as she vomited continuously with teary eyes.

    Uncle Wang and Mrs. Shen laughed out loudly as they saw the state of the nasty couple. Mrs. Shen showed a smile that was not a smile and remarked: "Those two are perfect for each other. Both of them smell like S**t."

    Being the only heir of the Lis'', Li Rong was never disgraced like this before. "Yue Wan!" He burst out in a rage while glaring a silhouette in a window that was watching the proceedings with amusement.

    Mrs. Shen requested Uncle Wang to capture her sons, who quietly slipped from the tree, and trend trying to make a break for it.

    "Honk...Honk!" a car arrived near them, and shortly a maid appeared from the villa. She murmured in Mrs. Shen''s ear before stepping aside and waiting for her orders.

    Mrs. Shen waved her hand as she dictated, "That''s Little Wan''s friend. Let her pass."

    Wei Wan knew that the car belonged to the Chen family. She regretted coming to the Yue mansion and let someone else witness her humiliation.

    Mrs. Shen let out a pronounced sigh and in a cold, resonant tone looked at Li Rong and Wei Wan, and said: "Get Out!" Then she turned around and went back into the house, no longer bothering with the trash outside of the gate.

    Li Rong''s face twisted into a rage as he wiped the slime off of his face. He clenched his jaw and narrowed his eyes as he stared at Yue manner. He would not forget about this day for a long time. Turning around, he headed back towards his car and left the mansion with Wei Wan crying beside him.

    ----Back in Li''s car-----

    Wei Wan yammered furiously about Yue Wan and Mrs. Shen: "That Bi**h old woman causes this all. I will teach those brats a lesson."

    Li Rong''s vein pulsed in his forehead as he listened to Wei Wan''s whimpering. He was also pissed off about what just happened. His foot pressed down harder onto the gas pedal as he thought about what happened, and the car jumped forward, picking up speed.

    Wei Wan''s blood ran cold as the speed increased. Clenching the seatbelt, she panicked: "Rong baby, slow down."

    Li Rong gripped the wheel and slammed on the breaks. The tires squealed as the locked up, causing the car to go out of control for a second before coming to a stop.

    Wei Wan was flung forward and then to the side as the car went out of control. Before it had stopped, she slammed her head on the passenger''s window and was stunned.

    Li Rong did not lose control of himself during the entire time the Wei Wan was panicking. Once the car had stopped in the middle of the road, he slapped the steering wheel in annoyance: "Uhh.....Uh."

    "Ron.....g ba...by Wha.." Wei Wan stuttered as her head spun. She couldn''t concentrate on what was going on.

    Li Rong unbuckled his seat belt, ran out of the car, and rushed to Wei Wan''s door. Using all of his strength, he grabbed Wei Wan and pulled her from the car. Flinging her to the ground, he started to scream and yell.

    "Shut up, you Bi**h. I have lost 15 million dollars because of you, and now I have had sh** poured all over me."

    Forcefully gripping her chin, he brought her eyes up to his level. "That old woman is the wife of the Deputy Chief of Police, Mr. Shen. Do you have any idea what you have done?"

    Leaving her lying on the road, Li Rong returned to his car and sped away, abandoning Wei Wan without a second thought.

    Terror struck Wei Wan as she stared at the car getting smaller, and smaller. She flinched, horrified at his cruelty. How could he leave her like this? What was she to do now?

    After a few moments, Wei Wan heard a car approaching. Looking up, she saw Li Rong returning to her, and yet Wei Wan didn''t move.

    It''s true that Li Rong loved Wei Wan, but it is also true that he loved himself more. After what happened today, his true nature was revealed as he lost his cool for the first time.

    He had come to a conclusion. ''I need Yue Wan more than I need Wei Wan.''

    At the same time, Wei Wan also learned an important lesson from this. She finally understood that she was nothing more than a pawn, one that could be abandoned at any given moment if she was no longer useful.

    That was the start of the first conflict between these two.

    ----In the hospital-----

    In the special care ward, the wailing sound of a woman was heard. With a half-burned face, she yelled in anguish. "Where is my face? Who took my beautiful face? Bring it back! Bring my face back!" She threw the pillows across the room and broke all of the things near her. The nurses and Doctors tried to sedate her, but she picked up an IV stand and flung it over their heads. "Ahhhh, all of you are that Bi**h''s subordinates. Stay away from me! Stay away..."

    A man in his 20''s stood before the door to the hospital room. He ground his teeth and clenched his hands as he gazed into the room and saw the insane woman''s rampage. He had similar hair and eye color as the crazy woman, who was finally restrained by nurses and doctors with the help of the security staff.

    "Doctor, can she give her statement in the trial tomorrow?" The man asked with tense facial muscles.

    The doctor looked at him and shook his head. "I''m sorry, Mr. Tian, your sister is not in any position to leave the hospital. Her mind is not steady, and it would be detrimental to both her physical and mental health to be released from the hospital."

    Tian Mein was the only son of the Mayor and the brother of Tain Li (the person who assaulted Yue Wan). He was the mastermind behind the attack, and yet he did not take things into careful consideration, resulting in his only sister being injured. He pounded on a nearby wall with his fist in sheer agony as he berated, "That useless sister of mine. Why can''t she quiet down for a day?! I need to find a way to create enough of a disturbance at WAX in my sister''s name to obstruct that Wh**e''s exam. A trial would have been perfect, except that Sister isn''t smart enough to know when to calm down."

 Chapter 79 - Demote Your Position To Ce-Fei

    Tian Mein(Mayor''s son) thought his parents might be able to provide a backup for Tian Li, in order to make sure that Yue Wan get expelled from the school. Instead, his father was presently out of commission, and his mother disappeared with her lover, their destination, unknown. Tian Mein cursed at his misfortune. "I won''t let you go so easily, Miss. Yue. You better be prepared."

    He called his love(Ch-64) and informed her about his sister''s current state of mind.

    On the other side of the city, a woman responded with the vile tone, after listening to what Tian Mein said: "I couldn''t care less about your sister. Just carry her to WAX with the distorted face and psychological trauma. Remember, you need to make a big fuss over the confrontation and its effects. As for that knife, you better get back it soon."

    After a pause, the woman continued. "Additionally, Master Wei had a backup plan put in place with a certain family. You might as well use them to our advantage, understood? Do not make the same mistake again. Yue Wan''s exam had to be removed from the running."

    Tian Main accepted it and ordered his members to carry out her sister''s discharge procedure.

    ---With Yue Wan----

    Yue Wan felt that twins were concealing something, so she stood behind her bedroom window and watched the events occurring close to the Yue Villa''s gate. Watching silently, when she saw that twin dumping a bucket of something on Li Rong, her mouth fell open, and her eyes blinked furiously.

    However, when the twin demons, threw the ballon at Wei Wan''s stinky mouth, Yue Wan couldn''t hold back her laughter anymore. She clutched her stomach as she bent over, tears streaming down her eyes as she continued to laugh, feeling lighter than she ever had since waking up in this life.

    Little Bao''s lips twitched at them from the dark. He was satisfied seeing the perfect welcome that the Shen Twins had planned for the unwelcome guests. ''I will accept those twins being with Mommy. Unlike that four-eye guy from before.''

    Looking up, Yue Wan saw Chen Ai''s car near the Gate. She signaled for a maid to come and informed her to let Chen Ai through. Leaving her room, she descended the stairs to welcome her friend while Little Bao stayed in her room. He did not want to miss any of the drama surrounding Li Rong.

    ---With Chen Ai---

    After the fight between Yue Wan and Tian Li, it was Teacher An that took the two girls to the hospital. Although Chen Ai wanted to accompany Yue Wan, Teacher An denied her request. However, he did promise Chen Ai that he would keep her updated as much as possible.

    As he had promised, Teacher An called Chen Ai the following day and told her about Yue Wan''s discharge.

    Without wasting a second, Chen Ai dragged Tai Sun to Yue manor and unexpectedly witnessed Wei Wan being hit on her face by the disgusting water balloon.

    On entering the Yue''s main hall, Chen Ai and Tai Sun were howling with laughter as they though about Wei Wan getting drenched with something that they could even smell from their car.

    "I should''ve taken a picture for our Year-Book collection," Chen Ai groaned in frustration for losing such a wonderful opportunity.

    Yue Wan walked towards Chen Ai. With a broad smile as she consoled her friend: "You will have many more opportunities to take a picture of her humiliations, Little Spring. What she experienced here was just the beginning."

    Little Spring hurried to embrace her best friend, but Tai Sun grabbed her by the collar of her light pink shirt and then with an accusatory tone: "You piglet, watch what you are doing!"

    Chen Ai puffed her cheek in protest, "Stop butting in on the reunion with my wife." Her nostrils flared out in anger, like pig''s nose.

    Tai Sun lifted her up like a stray dog and said with a coy smile: "Behave! Or else, I will kick you out."

    Chen Ai looked down, and she flared out nostrils let out a puff of smoke. She complained in a petulant way, "I will demote you to a position of Ce-Fei for being such a jealous concubine."

    Tai Sun clicked his tongue in irritation. His face flushed red when he heard her shameless whining. "Say one more word, just one more. I dare you. I will smack your butt."

    As usual, his threats work perfectly. Chen Ai had beads of sweat rolling down her face as she gulped in fear. "HeHe, I''m just kidding. Who can demote the heavenly Mr. Smarty Pants?"

    Yue Wan chucked as the two teased each other back and forth. "Stop flirting in my home, you idiots." Turning around, she let them to the sofa as a maid placed some snacks and refreshments down on the coffee table.

    The friends started to discuss Yue Wan''s health, and Chen Ai flew into a rage when she heard about the hospital incident with the Tian family. She could not believe that happened. Looking at Yue Wan, Tai Sun asked about the person that provoked Tian Li into fighting against Yue Wan in WAX.

    Yue Wan didn''t divulge any information about the knife that she had taken from Tian Li, but she still gave her friends some of the information that she had gathered. Chen Ai wasn''t clever enough to identify the loops in Yue Wan''s information, but Tai Sun could easily see the holes in the story. He was not convinced that the assault happened simply because of Tian Li''s jealousy. Raising his eyebrow, he asked: "If that is the case, why did it happen right before the 2nd-tiered exams?"

    Chen Ai stood up from her seat in bitterness as she heard Tai Sun''s remark. In complete dismay, she looked at her friends and said: "Tomorrow is the 2nd-Tiered Exam at WAX! What should we do now? Will this affect Yue Wan''s position?"

    The most concerning issue for Yue Wan was that she didn''t have enough time to prepare for her exam. Also, she might not be able to finish the exam perfectly if she just used her left hand to write: "It''s ok, Little spring. I won''t be defeated by these injuries."

    Still not able to control her fury, Little Spring tried to reason with her by suggesting that Yue Wan request WAX and seek some special arrangements for her due to her injury.

    With knitted brows and tight-lipped smile, Tai Sun knocked Chen Ai''s head without warning. In an abrasive voice, he rebuked: "If you are going to speak, speak with some common sense first, Little Piglet. In any case, if WAX took an individual concern over Miss. Yue and provided her with special arrangements, then it may create some conflict with the other students for showing partiality."

    The atmosphere between them become heavy, but it was interrupted by the Shen Twins, who were running away from Yue security. They rushed near Yue Wan like a little tornado and took cover behind her couch.

 Chapter 80 - Twins Bid Adieu To Their Better-Half

    Yue Wan''s eyes exhibit a slight smile seeing those two. With tenderness in her voice, she raised her eyebrow, looked at the twin, and asked, "Had your fun with those uninvited guests?"

    Twins beamed, and with an angelic smile like an innocent pup, they cocked their head to the side and said at the same time, "We don''t know anything. Did something happen to your visitors?"

    Chen Ai found the two demons so adorable. She pinched their cheeks and stated, "So, you guys were the ones who pour S**t all over Wei Wan? Not bad, Not bad." She hugged them with an appreciation.

    Tai Sun''s eyebrows frowned, on witnessing the hug. He dragged her back to her seat and looked at Yue Wan. "I have some notes and a review sheet from the syllabus for tomorrow''s exam. You can use them as your reference."

    Yue Wan gestured to him with gratitude. "Thanks, I will have to borrow those from you then. What about my request?" Yue Wan asked, referring to the errand she had asked them to do before the canteen fight.

    Chen Ai butted in and expressed with an energetic voice: "We did it! And they placed it out perfectly today."

    Soon Uncle Wang came in and informed everyone that the meal was ready. They all ate in harmony while the Twins got scolded now and then by their mother. Usually, they talked back when that happened, but today they kept silent. They wanted to act more dramatic in front of their Wife, and, as they anticipated, Yue Wan smoothed them with more and more hugs and pats.

    Tai Sun made a note to himself to put more distance between himself and Miss. Yue. He did not want those two demons to drench him in various S**t. "Kids are more dangerous than adults nowadays." He murmured.

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    At the end of the day, Yue Yeager returned home with a troubled expression on his face. After lunch, Chen Ai and Tai Sun bid their good-byes and quickly left, but as for Mr. And Mrs. Shen...well, that took a bit more time. The twins refused to leave their wife, so soon and, as a result, they had to be dragged out of the mansion, kicking and screaming. They even began making countless of promises with the purpose of staying in the Yue family home.

    They promised to behave, and obey, everything that Yue Wan asked of them, as they assured everything that they could possibly do with an eye to remain at Yue. However, their father knew them better than that and refused to believe in any of the words that spewed from the mouth of the twins. He figured it was easier to deal with the Little Demons than it was to provoke Yue Yeager''s anger right now.

    The things that were discovered about those gifts were terrifying. So, Mr. Shen tackled every possible way to tie up his sons and bring them back home.

    Concerning our twins, when they realized that their promises did not work, they turned to curses in order to linger with their beloved wife-Yue Wan. They even cursed their father to never have any daughters for the rest of his life.

    Mrs.Shen''s heart ached for her sons at first, but hearing those curses, she too joined in and dragged them out of the house. Smacking their bums, she yelled at them: "Did you guys feed your brains to a dog? Huh? How dare you curse us with no daughters?"

    Shen Ming and Shen Rui had a puffy face and pouting lips as they gazed at their mother, "Let us speak one last word to our love."

    Mr. and Mrs. Shen turned to look at each other. They agreed that it might be easier to get the Demons to cooperate with them as long as they first gave in to their demands. Nodding their heads to the boys, they allowed them to see Yue Wan one more time. "Fine, but don''t try any tricks," they warned.

    With teary eyes and a snotty nose, the twins'' bid adieu to their Better-Half. However, they knew that if they were to get on the good side of their future wife, they also needed to show their maturity and manners to the important people in her life. To that extent, they also said goodbye to their loathsome Father-in-law, who kept them away from his lover.

    They gave a sweet smile and said goodbye to Uncle Wang as well as the other servants and security guards that looked after their beloved.

    Finally, they said goodbye to Little Bao. If Yue Wan said that he was her son, then he would be there son as well, and there is nothing wrong saying goodbye (and staying in the good books) to their own son.

    Raising his head from the windowsill, Little Bao looked at them in acknowledgment. After all, they did get rid of the unwelcome guests for his mommy.

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    Yue Yeager narrowed his eyes. He firmly believed that if he did not keep a good eye on the boys, they would kidnap his daughter in the blink of an eye. To protect his precious princess, he did not let the twins within 5 meters of Yue Wan, nor did he allow her to send off the Shen family. Throughout the entire time, he acted like a fierce cat guarding his favorite toy with its'' hair on end, claws out, and swatting at anyone that tried to approach what was his.

    Watching Master Yue''s actions, Uncle Wang burned some paper in his heart for the future son-in-law (or sons-in-law) of Father Yue. "General Yue(Yue Wan''s Granpa), you were right about your son." He sighed.

    "He really is hopeless," a sharp voice ranged out behind Uncle Wang.

    Uncle Wang turned around and startled. "Young Master! You are back?"

    Yue Xiang entered the door with gloomy aura, as he had a rough day today. Other than talking about his Mother''s (Mrs. Yue Yeager) death, Lu Jia revealed some information about Li''s hidden marriage contract and the consequences if Yue Wan failed to follow it.

    The hardest part was the evolution of Xiao Hua''s rage. Lost in his own thoughts, Yue Xiang had failed to notice his friend''s spiraling emotions.

    ----Flashback to Lu Jia-----

    Xiao Hua''s transformed into a ferocious beast upon hearing that Yue Wan had no other choice to marry Li Rong or else her family will lose control of the entire Yue family, including the Miltary seal.

    He clenched his jaw in anger and helplessness with a green vein popped out of his neck. Quietly, like a panther, Xiao Hua took a knife and slid it into Lu Jia''s right palm.

    "Ahhh...AhhAh..." Lu Jia uttered a loud, piercing cry due to the pain. Her voice echoed inside the walls as a steady stream of saliva trickled down her face.

    Yue Xiang forcefully pulled Xiao Hua away from her to prevent him from killing her. They needed Lu Jia alive for a little while longer before they could slowly and painfully take her life. He looked at the guards surrounding them and commanded some of his guards to take Xiao Hua away.

    While one of the remaining guards treated Lu Jia''s injuries, the rest stood around the two men and the woman between them. The place quickly filled with the coppery smell of blood and fear.

    ----Flashback end------

 Chapter 81 - Dad, I Have A Plan

    Yue Xiang could still recall Lu Jia ranting about how she was never accepted into the Yue family, even though General Yue was her father by blood. Even if it was in name only, she should have had everything that the Yue''s had, but she was entitled to everything.

    Until the end, she never disclosed who the original owner of that 50 million dollars was. An enemy in the dark was always harder to defend against than one that was in the light.

    Massaging his forehead, Yue Xiang sat down on the sofa and signaled the maid to bring him a glass of water.

    Yue Wan and Yue Yeager sat on either side of Yue Xiang with a concerned face. Yue Wan touched her Big Brother''s shoulder, then with a light quavering voice reassured him. "Don''t put it inside your heart and deal with it all by yourself. Remember, you have us, you can always tell us what is on your mind. We are a family, and we are stronger together."

    ----

    Yue Xiang''s lips let out a smile as he grasped his sister''s hand and then tightly hugged his two most precious treasures in his embrace.

    Yue Yeager ruffled his son''s hair just like, how his wife used to do in the past. "Xiang, I have never doubted your decisions in the past, nor will I do so in the future. So, tell me. What do you want to do?"

    Yue Xiang revealed everything that he had found out from Lu Jia, except for what he had learned about his mother.

    He vowed in his heart to find the culprit and bring him before his father for justice. Until that happened, he would keep them in the dark about this matter.

    Yue Yeager vaguely remembered about the contract. He explained to his two children what he could remember from the document. "The contract you are talking about was established by your Great-Grandfather to compensate the Li family over a broken engagement in the past. My Father, General Yue, broke a marriage alliance with Li harshly to marry and protect my mother."

    Yue Wan and Yue Xiang looked at him in shock. "Grandfather broke his marriage arrangement?!"

    "Yes, but it won''t affect Little Wan if she has a person that she desired to marry. According to the contract, if we met someone and fell in love with them, then the contract would become null until the following generation. That''s how my father managed to get out of the arranged marriage, and since I fell in love with your mother, I did not have to go along with the contract either." Yue Yeager''s face radiated like a sun as he elevated chin and held head high in pride.

    Yue Xiang''s heart broke it into pieces when he saw the love shining on his father''s face. "Stop making up stories. You practically had to beg our mother to marry you."

    ''Crack...Crack.'' Yue Yeager''s little heart cracked. Ungrateful brat, she clearly loved him unconditionally.

    Yue Wan glanced at her Big Brother in a state of shock and demanded more information.

    "Really! What happened after that, Big Brother?"

    Before Yue Xiang could say a word, Yue Yeager tackled him down and protested: "You brat, stop damaging my image in front of my cute daughter."

    Yue Xiang chuckled with a snort and retaliated with a toneless voice. "Do you still have any face left?"

    Shaking her head in exasperation, Yue Wan took the files her dad brought with him. On seeing the content, Yue Wan''s body trembled with a fluttering heart and a racing pulse as she clenched those files tightly.

    "Grace!" She muttered with a heavy lump in her throat.

    Yue Yeager stopped playing around looked at Little Wan''s pale face. Seeing where his father was looking, Yue Xiang also turned to look at his sister. Seeing her face, Yue Xian panicked and grabbed the files from Yue Wan''s hands. Putting them out of her reach, he studied her face, wondering what she had read to cause such a reaction.

    "This is nothing to worry about Wan, I have this all under control. The most important thing for you to do is to go back to your room and prepare for tomorrow''s exams. What is in this file is something that I need to discuss with dad." Reassuring his sister, Yue Xiang gently guided her to the stairs and nudged her towards her room.

    Yue Yeager lowered his eyebrows with a frown, but he masked it with a goofy smile and gazed in direction of Yue Wan, as he emphasized, "Little Wan, I will inform Uncle Wang to bring you super to your room, so take your time and study well."

    Once Yue Wan left them alone, Yue Yeager enquired about the Gift incident in detail. Yue Xiang planned to hide it from his family and solve it without a sound. But now they met a dead end with no turning back, so he didn''t hold back and revealed it, "Xiao Ran, received continuous Gifts under Little Wan''s name right after the drug incident."

    He narrowed his eyes and studied his sister''s returning figure as he explained about the recent gift with a perfume.

    Tilting his head and staring in sideways, Yue Yeager disclosed with a quiver in his voice, "I tracked those gifs in Black Market and found that they were bitted under Grace''s name 2-years back. The dealer specifically mentioned that a young girl personally came there whenever there is a new arrival."

    With a Puckered forehead, Yue Xiang''s eyes constricted in bewilderment, "A girl?"

    Yue Yeager removed the files from Yue Xiang''s grasp and expressed, "Not only that when the dealer described her appearance." With a little pause, he took a glimpse at his daughter''s back, as he concurred, "It fits perfectly with Yue Wan''s structure."

    Their temples wrinkled with a slight frown and with an unfocused gaze, the atmosphere became heavier to breathe. They need to track this case down as soon as possible. So Yue Xiang made a suggestion unexpectedly, "Dad, I have a plan." He whispered in his Father''s ear secretly.

    Yue Yeager''s face soured up when his son revealed an option to save Yue Wan, he boomed with a widen eye, "A marriage for Little Wan?"

 Chapter 82 - No Criminal Should Be Allowed In WAX

    ---Back to Yue Wan''s room----

    Lying in the study chair with sleeping Little Bao in her lap who was lazy to lift his head up, Yue Wan recalled the moment when she saw that name.

    Her body was frozen on the spot, seeing her English name, she didn''t have any past memory about reviling her English name to anyone. Even Li Rong and Wei Wan were unaware of it, so who could have done this? But she grasped a word from her father''s talk, ''Gift.'' A question pinned her heart like a needle, ''Is the past repeating itself? Did someone send Gift in her name to Xiao Ran just like in the past?''

    "I can''t ask them directly, whether it is related to Xiao Ran, but I won''t be sitting quite. I need to meet Xiao, personally to clear the misunderstanding."

    Little Bao stirred in his sleep with a nightmare, so Yue Wan rubbed the little guy''s body with warmth and soothed him like a baby.

    The rest of the night, she delicately prepared for the 2-tiered exam.

    ----Next Day---

    Today only Exam Candidates were allowed in WAX while the rest of Students stayed at home. So Yue Wan didn''t find any uneasiness, but she kept her guard up every time.

    In a study hall, those top Nine Students were revising their notes. The Competition was tough as it''s only for the Top-3 Position. Even the Teachers of three-section were in full preparation for their students.

    Teacher An had six-students from his section, so the others were quite jealous of him, and especially the Top-2 Student in the last exam, Tai Sun and Yue Wan were from his section.

    -----In the right side corner-----

    The Teacher from the C-3 Section looked at Teacher An''s Students and spoke scornfully with a sneering manner, "Just because they are from C-1, they think that whole School belongs to them, huff. Today the whole section will be outcasted from WAX, including Teacher An."

    Scrutinizing the object of envy from the C-3''s Home Teacher was due to the selection of one student from his class with a bottom score, it was very humiliating in front of his colleague.

    While clenching his jawline, he looked at his student and roughly grabbed her wrist with a heavy force, in an acrimonious tone, he gibed, "Don''t lose my face this time, or else I will leak those picture out."

    The girl flinched in pain and shut her eye to control her overflowing tears. The worst decision in her life was beliving others easily. And now, she was reaping what she swore in the past. She knew that it was impossible to beat C-1 Student''s score, but to save herself, she nodded her head repeatedly, "I won''t." Like little mouse squeak, she answered.

    With a creepy smile on his face, he ran his hand over the Girl''s body disgustingly and elucidated with a sultry voice, "I already made the preparation, so keep your act, and don''t get caught. I don''t have to remind you of the consequences."

    ---At the same time outside the WAX----

    In the WAX, a bunch of people barricaded the entrance and made a huge commotion wearing all black dress uniformly. Like the creaking of the gallows-chain, their voice gruffed with a piercing cry, "We Want Justice!" "We Want Justice!"

    "NO criminal should be allowed in WAX."

    "Expel her immediately."

    "Expel her."

    "Expel her!" The huge bustle noise railed in line.

    Tian Main stood before them while clenching the handler of a Wheelchair, where Tian Li remained with a lack of backbone strength and exhibited a complete absence of wakefulness. Also, she was consciously unable to feel, speak, or move.

    "WAX needs to give a definite answer to my daughter''s state." With his brows stretched together and face swelled with bruised marks, Mayor Tian hollered with razor-edge voice. He might lose his Mayor position if he fought against Yue, so he shifted his tactic after his son reminds him about WAX, ''The Bas***d Yue, I can''t sleep until I see them under my feet.''

    The most unfortunate thing was, Mayor Tian, didn''t have an idea about, Why his wife disappeared? And, What happened after his fainting in the Hospital? (Ch-67)

    ---Before going into the exam room----

    While the teachers were providing last-minute instructions and advice, Wei Wan stared out of the window, absent-mindedly. Her mind was replaying yesterday''s incident, where Li Rong had left her alone on the road in the middle of nowhere. She dissected every sentence and every minute that had passed between them, from the time she got into his car going to Yue Wan''s house until he had kicked her out of his car and sped off. She could not have a repeat of that incident, as she had to get her hooks into Li Rong firmly so he would never leave her. If not, she would be sacrificed to Mr. Guo, an older pervert that her father was trying to cozy her up too. She would never accept that fate.

    Wei Wan turned away from the window when she happened to see Yue Wan, who was concentrating on what the teachers were saying. Wei Wan sneered, her face twisting into a vicious scowl as she stared at her old friend. ''Why did you steal everything from me, Yue Wan?'' Her eyes darken with bitterness and jealousy. Pressing her lips firmly together, Wei Wan strolled near Yue Wan''s right side and slammed her body over Yue Wan''s injured palm with a heavy force.

    "Sssst...."Yue Wan hissed in pain, here eyes unwillingly filled with tears.

    Wei Wan looked upset and panicked. "I am so sorry, Yue Wan. I didn''t see you there. I need to use the bathroom and accidentally brushed it into you. Are you hurt? I am really sorry. Please, Forgive me?" Her lips raised and curved in an innocent smile that was belied by the vicious gleam in her eyes. Without waiting for Yue Wan to reply, Wei Wan continued on her way, leaving Yue Wan behind, staring at her. ....

    Yue Wan bit her lip to ease the throbbing pain of her hand. Also, being bumped by Wei Wan, the newly formed skin ripped apart, exposing small patches of blood and blisters.

    Before Yue Wan could do anything more than look at the mess of her hand, a masculine hand reached out to grab her hand, he twirled his fingers between her slender ones, gently grabbing and pulling her hand towards him for inspection. Seeing the blood, he gently blew on her wound, as if the gentle air could stop all of her pain.

    Startled, Yue Wan raised her head to see who had grabbed her. Her eyes widened. "You?" she breathed.

 Chapter 83 - Why Did He Look Like Him?

    ----At the same time with Tian----

    Still, outside of the school gates, Tian Mein looked around to see how his plan was proceeding. However, after seeing no sign of WAX''s staff or the Chairman, Tian Mein''s face dropped. The plan was not working as he had thought it would. It was time to add some fuel to the fire. Nodding his head, he quietly signaled to his hidden guards to proceed with the next step.

    After a few minutes, a flood of reporters besieged the school gates and broadcasted the news livelily.

    "Mayor Tian! Mayor Tian! Is it true that your daughter got assaulted at WAX?"

    "Mayor Tian! What happened to your face? Did WAX used force against you?"

    "Who assaulted your daughter? Is that person also a student from WAX?

    "Can you name that person who viciously threw acid into your daughter''s face?"

    ....

    Before Mayor Tian could say a word, the WAX''s dark securities separated those Reporters from the rest and stood like a barrier between them.

    In order to avoid any bad rumors about WAX, Chairman Xiao Ran meticulously planned some tricks beforehand. Almost, as if she was expecting something like this, she made her move as soon as the reporters came into their view, WAX''s dark guards made their move.

    Through their earpiece, Xiao Ran ordered them to bring the parents and then the Tian family inside WAX. Once everyone was escorted into the meeting room, the security was then to guard the room, making sure that no one went in or out.

    However, those reporters wouldn''t give up easily, after all, gossip like this was their bread and butter, and they couldn''t leave a juicy story such as this, so quickly. Not to mention, this was the first-ever scandal in WAX, so they continued to make noise, demanding answers.

    Knowing that the reporters would not back off easily, Xiao Ran sent an order to Advisor Yu to continue on with plan B. Sitting in her office, spinning around in her chair, Xiao Ran was enjoying the chaos of the situation. She has not been able to have fun like this lately, so she was going to enjoy every second of it. Ending back in front of her desk, she stopped her spinning chair and folded her hands, an evil grin spread over her face, as she thought about what would come next.

    -------

    ----Back to Yue Wan----

    A man with a nerdy appearance, with long brown hair and flawed spectacles, stood before Yue Wan. His eyes were downward in shyness, yet he held Yue Wan''s hand like a treasure. With a little hesitation in his voice, he lisped, "I will dress your wound so that it won''t hurt much." After saying that, he started to treat her injury with a face full of concentration.

    Yue Wan was incredibly surprised, she opened her mouth a few times, only to close it again. She had a complicated feeling inside. ''Why did he look like him?'' That''s right, this guy who appeared out of thin air, as silent as a shadow, greatly resembled Xiao Hua. Even though this man had different features, and was not him, why was her heart beating so hard? Her head filled with visions of the past? She racked her brain, trying to figure out who this stranger might be.

    "Thanks for helping my student, Math Teacher Ye," Mr. An interrupted Yue Wan''s train of thought.

    Yue Wan recalled the announcement about the new Math teacher in their class. "I am sorry for staring, Teacher Ye."

    Without any reaction, he carefully cleaned Yue Wan''s wound and then turned around to flee. Still, as silent as before, he never uttered a word.

    Teacher An covered his mouth with a hand to hide his chuckle, and then, with the high-pitched voice, he ordered the students to enter the exam hall.

    -----with Teacher Ye----

    After leaving the hall where Yue Wan stood, Teacher Ye''s face twisted into a rage. Clenching the cloth that he used to clean up Yue Wan''s wound, he killed Wei Wan a thousand times in his mind. Each time was more bloody and painful than the one before. Attempting to calm himself down, he took a deep breath, put the cloth into his shirt pocket, and then hurried to the chairman''s office, with an aura freezing anyone in his path.

    ---Inside the Meeting Room-----

    Tian Mein tried to leave the meeting room several times, but the security provided by the Chairman would not release him, no matter what the treat was.

    The parents, who acted under the order of the Li family, were regretting their impulsive actions. They looked around at each other and whispered. "What should we do now?"

    "Will this affect our children''s education?"

    "I heard from my son that Miss. Tian was the one who started the attack."

    "Why didn''t you say that before? Now I''ve built enmity with the Yue family."

    "Yes, what if our participation in this event resulted in our children getting expelled from WAX?"

    The whispers circulated around the room, like a gentle breeze, then it grew into a hurricane. The stench of fear permeated in the air.

    Mayor Tian''s face turned ugly, upon hearing their remark, but he didn''t lash out, in fear of losing their support. So with a calm face, he explained: "I can give you my word that my daughter is innocent. So do not fear. We will win this for sure."

    Before peace could return to their hearts, a cold-hoarse voice echoed through the door. "Your word does not mean much in their situation, You Big Ape."

    Xiao Ran appeared before them, with an unapproachable aura, her expression froze the parents waiting in the room like a glacier. She gazed at Mayor as if he was a stray dog. She entered further into the room, accompanied by Advisor Yu and some of Xiao''s military soldiers.

    Tian Mein gulped in fear as if the Grim Reaper was staring deep into his eyes, ripping his soul apart in judgment. ''Did I make the right choice by coming here?''

    ----Near the Exam Room----

    Once all of the students entered the exam room and officially began their exams, a man turned his back to the room and made a phone call. "They have begun. Wait for my signal."

    Ending the call, the man put away his phone and turned back to the exam room. A ray of light passed over his face, illuminating his features. It was the C3 Homeroom Teacher. "No one can take my position without my permission." With a smile that bordered insanity, he entered the exam room.

 Chapter 84 - I Will Burn Some Paper With My Wife

    -----Inside the WAX chairman''s office----

    Upon entering the room, Teacher Ye removed his mask and wig in frustration. He kicked the table in a fit of anger.

    "S**! M***** F****** S***!!!!!" He yelled, looking around the room for something to take out his anger.

    Wei Wan could count her lucky stars that he had to be in disguise today. After what she did to Yue Wan, he was on the verge of killing her then and there.

    ''Knock...Knock,'' There were two knocks on the door, and a voice came through.

    "Chairman. It''s Teacher An. May I come in?"

    Teacher Ye grunted as a response and waved his fingers, indicating for the hidden guard to open the door.

    As soon as the door opened, Teacher An rushed in with a worried face. "Are you planning to expose yourself? I told you again and again that you need to keep your distance from her!"

    Without caring about Teacher An''s lecture, he commanded his hidden guard with a double grave aura and a murderous eye, "I don''t want any Wei near my wife, so eradicate them from this world."

    "Oh, Oh...oo. What the hell are you doing?" Teacher An tired to smooth the hungry Wolf.

    "You can''t expose yourself like this, If they found about the last hire of Xiao, then what''s the use of our 14 years effort. Don''t forget the sacrifices of your parents, they did everything in their power to protect you that day, and think about your twin sister, Ran. She is working in your position and encounters danger every day to safeguard your existence."

    Teacher An took a long breath and massaged his wrinkled eyebrows. "Hua, I know your feelings for Yue Wan, and I think she is a perfect match for you, but this is not the time. I think its better for you to go back to the USA."

    Xiao Hua, who couldn''t hold back his desire to be with Yue Wan, took another role as Teacher Ye to protect Yue Wan in WAX. Only Teacher An knew about his action, as he intended to watch after Yue Wan from the background, yet he lost his cool on seeing her getting hurt.

    Upon hearing that he should return back to the USA, Xiao Hua clasped Teacher An''s shirt in rage, and he screamed like a Rising Strom.

    "Are you F**king kidding me?"

    In a state of agitation, Xiao Hua''s eyes shivered as he contested, "If I leave her now, then I will regret it for my whole life. What if she marries someone else during my absence? Or got hurt like this again! " He let of Teacher An''s shirt and hollered with sputtering, "No...No...No, I can''t even think about it! I can''t! What would I do if there is no her?!"

    Teacher An never saw Xiao Hua acting like this after his parent''s death in an air crash.

    ---Flashes of images-----

    A 10 years old purple-eyed, black hair boy, with a body full of burned scar, cried for his parent''s death in heavy rain, as his bandages soaked in the downpour.

    Teacher An stood behind him with a grave expression and had no word to console that poor boy.

    Suddenly the scene shifted to a cemetery ground. ....

    The same boy stood far away as he saw the funeral fo his parents and himself like a stranger. He cried in agony as he can''t see his parents face one last time.

    He was scared to all alone, after that, every night, he dreamed about the same flight crash scene, and screamed in horror. "MOM, ..... DAD, .... MOM, ... DAD."

    -----End----

    Teacher An''s throat became hard to swallow. He cleared his throat and rubbed away the tear forming at the rim of his eyes. Then in a faint tone, he urged calmly, "But, taking action against Wei out-of-nowhere, might hinder Yue as the villain, and this may add more problems to Young Miss. Yue. Also, it''s too risky for you being in City; Your identity might get exposed if this Conti..."

    Before he could finish the sentence, Xiao Hua interrupted him with a hoarse voice, "Don''t worry, If anything happens to Wei, the one to blame will be Li."

    Teacher An knew the enmity between those two families, so he accepted his argumentation. But for the next one, Teacher An''s jaw dropped...."What!!!!!"

    Xiao Hua''s lip curved up into a sly smirk, and his eyes twinkled in happiness, "So, you better explain that old man, and get my residence permit, Uncle An."

    Teacher An was so close in losing his consciousness, "Do you want me to get killed!?"

    Xiao Hua, with wolf ear and tail bouncing up and down, "Don''t worry, I will burn some paper with my wife."

    Soon they were interrupted by a piece of news about the presence WAX-Exam Invigilator.

    They gazed at each other with a frown and rushed back to the exam hall.

    ------With Yue Wan----

    The Exam took for an hour, and all nine students had full concentration on their writing. They were separately placed in each corner as the Five-teachers walked back and forth between them.

    Yue Wan used her left hand to write, so it took extra time rather than her usual finishing point.

    Wei Wan had her eyes, both on the exam and at Yue Wan. She thought that her slamming might hinder Yue Wan''s speed in writing. But Yue Wan''s look didn''t disclose any discomfort; on the other hand, she got preoccupied with the exam whole heartily.

    Wei Wan clenched the pen with a twisted face that was seethed with red.

    When the exam''s end-time got close, the C-3 teacher orders the staff to collect the papers. But, before the student could leave the hall, various members dressed in professional attire came in and said, "Stay in your position. We need to examine today''s exam."

    Teacher An came in, followed by several faculty and enquired, "Why you need to examine?"

    The Chief Exam Invigilator presented a document and informed, "We got a report that there is cheating in the exam, so we here to investigate it."

 Chapter 85 - Youre Unfit To Be A Teacher

    The faculties whispered with fear; if a student found guilty in cheating, then one to be first blamed was their homeroom teacher. And today, Teacher An hold Six-student responsibility while the rest of them had two and one.

    Section C-3 teacher stepped forward and rebuked, "Stop bluffing up, no student in WAX will perform such an act. Just because of a lame report, you came here. Shame on you!!"

    "We will see that after the investigation." The Chief Invigilator sternly cautioned.

    "Ok, go on. You will definitely lose your face." C-3 Homeroom Teacher boosted confidently.

    Soon some ladies staff brought the girls to a secluded area and searched them thoroughly. At the same time, some staff searched the boys in the same way. As for the Chief Invigilator and his confrere, they explored the exam hall anxiously.

    During the whole scenario, Teacher An had his concentration on C-3_Homeroom Teacher with a peculiar gaze.

    Sensing Teacher An''s eyes, C-3_Homeroom Teacher smiled weirdly and stated, "Why are you looking at me, Teacher An."

    Teacher An snorted, "Do you think I am blind?"

    C-3_Homeroom Teacher stuttered with nervousness, "Whhh...Wh...What?!"

    Teacher An stood before C-3_Homeroom Teacher while straightening his shirt collar and then dusted off his shoulder with a patting. "Using an innocent student for your selfishness proved that you''re unfit to be a Teacher, You Bas**ed," He murmured in C-3_Homeroom Teacher''s ear.

    Those words made his hair stand on edge, C-3_Homeroom Teacher''s face pales with lack of blood, his lips parted with a shiver as he breathed, "How!??"

    Teacher An''s lip curved in a smirk and left him without any response.

    C-3_Homeroom Teacher gulped down frequently in panic when he saw every corner being shielded with the securities. He feared whether his arrangement had been discovered. Yet watching the confusions on Teacher An''s face, he concluded that it was a false alert.

    ---After 15 minute----

    That Exam invigilator came forward and started discussing with each other for some minutes. Considering those students, they stood behind their respective Homeroom Teacher in consternation.

    Wei Wan knew that this was not their plan, so she studied everyone''s body language, but when her gaze landed on Yue Wan, she thought, ''Why she looks so calm like she expected this?''

    Then noticed Yue Wan gaped C-3_Homeroom Teacher acrimoniously, Wei Wan''s eyebrow raised in disbelief, "This was a trap, S**t!!" She hissed.

    Based on the circumspection, C-3_Homeroom Teacher was the one who commences today''s action. However, Yue Wan took the lead, ''What if I got tangled in it!?'' Wei Wan feared being expelled from WAX due to cheating.

    "I don''t want to be the next Wei Jing." Wei Wan ransacked her brain with restlessness. [Wei Jing, check ch-49].

    ----At the same time with Xiao Ran----

    Xiao Ran sat before them with her legs crossed and her hands folded elegantly on her lap as she raised her eyebrow to Mayor Tian. "You dare to show your face in front of me? You trash," she said with a pleasant smile on her face as if she did not just call the Mayor of the City trash.

    Tian Mein''s face turned ugly. Listening to her statement he snarled in return; "Mind the way you speak to my father, Chairman Xiao. He is still owed the respect due to an Elder." They have already wasted so much of their time held hostage in this conference room, so what was the use of playing nice at this late stage?

    Xiao Ran sneered, "You mean that he, the Big Perverted Ape, can actually be respected as an elder?" Then she pointed her index finger at Mayor Tian. "He dares to dirty MY School with his groundless accusations, and yet, you expect ME to respect HIMˇ­ an interesting way to thinkˇ­ that''s for sure. As for those pigs that followed your play and helped to create a disturbance outside of the school gates, well, today will be their last day in Xiao."

    Those parents who came to support Mayor Tain felt like a cold bucket of water was thrown on their bodies. ''Last day remaining in Xiao means their last day remaining in this world.''

    Some people raised their voices in protest, "You are abusing your authority by trying to play judge, jury, and executioner. You cannot pass judgment without a public trial."

    "That''s right! You are only trying to protect one student, but what about the rest of them? Do they not count as anything? This time it is Tian Li, who will it be next time? We cannot condone you covering for one violent student and not protecting the rest. We need Justice for Tian Li."

    "We need Justice! Expel the criminal immediately!" The loud voices of the masses echoed in the small room like thunder rumbling over the mountains.

    Sighing at the stupidity of some adults, Advisor Yu signaled for one of the staff members to play from a recording they had brought. Finding the appropriate spot, the Advisor started to play the recording, but this time they played it in its entirety, from beginning to end.

    ----recorder continuation (ch-67)-----

    "It was Tian Li who ordered us to purchase the acid,weˇ­ we knew nothing about what she was planning, but we had to do as she said. I still have the messages that she sent us if that helps! We are willing to do anything to help you with this! Please don''t punish us!!!"

    "Please forgive us, the plan was all hers'' from the beginning. If we failed to support her then...then....." Without finishing her word, a girl wailed in fear.

    "A friend ours got violated and ruined by her father 3-months before. When her parents got her body, it was covered in blood from all of the cuts and beatings! They even broke both of her legs! I heard that it was a terrifying sight, they did not even recognize their own daughter at first. I was scared that that would happen to me if I didn''t listen to Tian Li." A pitiful girl rambled on in fear and panic.

    Another girl was wiping her tears as she bawled. "Her parents wanted to get justice for their daughter, but it was fruitless."

    "Tian Li always left the phone she used in the WAX locker. You can check that phone, it has a video of it, she will always used it to scare us..." The sobbing of the other girl was easily heard.

    "We are just protecting ourselves." The girl who stopped Tain Li midway during the ACID scene revealed.

    -----End----

 Chapter 86 - Three Birds With One Stone

    There was only silence in the conference room as the parents looked at each other in shock from what they heard. Not one word or whisper could be heard. They would have never thought that Mayor Tian was such a scumbag.

    Xiao Ran was satisfied with their expression. She then ordered some of the faculty members; "You can let them in."

    ''Click...Click.'' The flash from the cameras proceeded the pack of reporters who surged into the room like a tidal wave and now surrounded Mayor Tian.

    "Mayor Tian! Mayor Tian! How can you be this heartless against such an innocent girl."

    "Did you really did that? Mayor Tian?"

    Some reporters encircled Tian Mein and asked: "Young Master Tian, what do you think about the accusations leveled against your father?"

    Tian Mein grinned his teeth and looked Xiao Ran above with resentfulness. He never thought Xiao Ran would defend Yue Wan this much.

    Not being able to face those reporters, the Tian Family left WAX with a stomach full of grievances.

    ------In the Exam room-----

    Unable to control his desire, the C3 Homeroom Teacher strolled near The Chief Examiner and asked quietly, "What is taking you guys so long?"

    The Chief Invigilator turned his attention back to everyone in the room and said: "I am sorry to say this, but we discovered some cheating material in one of the student''s desks."

    ---In the corner-----

    Hearing the Invigilator''s words, everyone gasped in surprise.

    Wei Wan clasped her both fists together in fear, and her eyes frozen open. ''Don''t say my name...please, don''t say my name.'' She closed her eyes and chanted in prayer.

    Yue Wan kept a discrete gaze on Wei Wan''s emotional face and sniggered at her panicked condition. ''Ah... Wei Wan. Now you know what fear is, don''t you?''

    ------

    The Examiner continued, "As per the rules set by WAX, that student will be expelled from the institution, and the teacher will be demoted with his salary reduced to 10%. If the teacher was discovered to have helped the student cheat, then his teaching license will be terminated and he will never be allowed to teach again."

    The C3 Homeroom Teacher''s face beamed with excitement. Everything was falling into place perfectly as he planned. After so many days, his dreams were finally coming true. If Teacher An was expelled with his student, it means that he killed all three birds with one stone, "He..hehe...More and More Money will knock my door." His heart jolted just thinking of all the monetary rewards that he would soon get in the future.

    It took a few minutes to control his malicious glee. Then he gazed at those three birds. .....

    --------

    First, he looked at Teacher An with a cunning smirk in his lip, ''Teacher An! You are my first strike.''

    After a Second, he gaped at Yue Wan with his eyes wandering over her body in corrupted thought, ''Miss. Yue, You are not in my plan at first, but a dealer snapped quite a lot of money for your expulsion.''

    And at last, a girl with a trembling figure appeared into his view, with a lopsided grin, he muttered, ''Young Miss Wei! Your dealer gave quite extra to destroy you. You really made a big enmity with such a person.''

    -----

    If you looked close enough at that teacher, you could see subtle strands of drool leaking from the corner of his mouth when he stared at Yue Wan and Wei Wan.

    Teacher An, Yue Wan, and Wei Wan were the primary targets of today''s expulsion. C3 Homeroom Teacher made this plan to humiliate Teacher An. However, he got a proposal for two more victims with tons of money bags.

    Chief Examiner''s booming voice filled the room, leaving no question of doubts as to what happened. "Arrest that student and her teacher..."

    ''Finally! All the glory will be mine!'' The C3 Homeroom Teacher had to control himself in order not to give himself away. With a sinister smile, he waited for the show to start, but to his dismay, a few guards were standing in front of him, blocking his view.

    With an annoyed expression, he raised his hand to slap those guards away, "Get Lost, you are blocking my view!"

    One of the security guards captured his raised hand and twisted the arm behind C3 Homeroom Teacher''s back and warned: "You don''t have any right to speak until the investigation has ended."

    With his eyes wide, the C3 Homeroom Teacher muttered, "Wait?!? What?! Why are you arresting me?"

    "Why?! Take a look..." The Examiner threw a stack of papers at the ground. They scattered around them, irrefutable proof of his crime. The C3 Homeroom Teacher bent over and grabbed one of the pieces of paper on the ground with his one hand while the other twisted behind his back. His superior face changed into one of fear and panic.

    "Why are you showing it to me? These all belong to the student of Teacher An."

    "But we found this under YOUR student''s desk...." A faculty member, who had helped the Examiner investigate, said while indicating where the evidence was found.

    The C3 Homeroom Teacher screamed in fright, as he pointed his finger at Teacher An. "He did it. He did this to frame me! It was all his plan! ... Why are you blaming me? I am completely innocent!"

    Then like a snap, he leaned his body towards The Chief Examiner and spoke in a voice filled with disbelief, "This is not mine. This is not mine! Someone is playing a trick on me. They set this up to tarnish my name...." While continuously stating his innocence, he gave a sideways glance at Teacher An, indicating that he was the culprit.

    Huffing in disbelief, another faculty member rebuked the C3 Homeroom Teacher''s statement, "That is not possible... Only the Examiner knew about which classroom the exam was being held in. As for the rest of us faculty members? We only knew about it this morning."

    The C3 Homeroom Teacher was grinding his teeth, "What if they planted the evidence it right before the exam started?"

    Teacher An snickered at his foolishness. "Just take a lookup." He pointed at the CCTV above them and clarified: "Two days ago, a certain student made a specific request. So, in order to ensure fairness and accuracy, WAX installed CCTV cameras in every hall and classroom of the institute. So, we might be able to prevent anyone from cheating, as well as to provide evidence. ˇ­ for clearing up the misunderstandings. ˇ­ If you want, you can check out the feed for yourself." Teacher An secretly gestured at Tai Sun with gratitude without others'' awareness.

    The Chief Examiner shook his head and replied: "That is not necessary, Teacher An. Before coming here, we had already checked the CCTV feed for this area."

    The C3 Homeroom Teacher felt like a bolt of lightning struck his body. All of his carefully laid plans, along with all of his escape routes, were now worth nothing.

 Chapter 87 - Stay Away From My Student

    C-3 Homeroom Teacher had started his arrangements two days ago in order to ensure that he did not leave any evidence that could point to him, but none of that mattered now in the face of the CCTV evidence. If they had only targeted this specific class with CCTV, then he could''ve refuted that someone had a grudge against him and shift the blame on the unnamed student''s head. However, that anonymous student requested for every hall and classroom to be fitted with CCTV surveillance. There was no way of claiming discrimination now.

    "S**T!"

    The C3 Homeroom Teacher cursed himself for not having another backup plan, just in case of an emergency. He didn''t think that his first plan could go so wrong!

    Before the security guards could drag him away, he pleaded.

    "Wait a minute. Please, just let me talk, just for a moment."

    He looked at everyone''s face before stopping at his pathetic student. The gears of his brain started to turn, as he saw a way to safeguard himself.

    He pulled his arms out of the security guard''s'' hold and marched over to his student.

    "You did it all by yourself. Right? Tell them! Tell them, This was all your plan, from the beginning! Tell them, JIAO."

    He shook the student named Miss Jiao by shoulder repeatedly to accept those crimes, he rolled his eyes like a warning and asked her again and again.

    "Tell them!"

    "Tell them!"

    He gripped her arm tightly.

    "Hk...uh" She winced in pain.

    "Tell them... or else I will release all those pictures all over the internet." His lips whispered in her ear.

    Yue Wan clenched her fists in rage. "Don''t do it."

    She requested in a whisper. This was Miss. Jiao''s only chance of escape from that man''s clutches.

    ''Fight for your freedom, Just give us one signal. We will protect you.'' Yue Wan''s heart prayed for a miracle.

    Teacher An quickly went over to the pathetic student like a light and shoveled the C3 Homeroom Teacher on the ground.

    "Stay away from my student!" With a roar, he shouted at the teacher on the ground.

    Jiao''s eyes saw a gleam of light as she saw the person before her.

    ".....my...student." she breathed in no voice.

    The C3 Homeroom Teacher groaned in pain.

    "Who is your student?! She is from my C-3 class," he too exploded in outrage.

    He was not willing to back down when it came to Teacher An.

    ----After a minute-----

    "AHAHAHAHAH!...." A creepy laugh echoed throughout the room.

    Teacher An turned around and saw a pair of dead dreary eyes and greyish, worn-out features.

    Miss Jiao resembled a soulless doll that had just crawled up out of the depths of Hell.

    She strolled up to the Cheif Examiner said with a creepy smile and giggled. "I did it. ˇ­ I did it all. ... I am the one who put those papers under the desks in the exam room."

    The C3 Homeroom Teacher''s face radiated with full of hope when he heard those words.

    Yue Wan lowered her head, and Tai Sun''s eyes crinkled in disappointment.

    Teacher An, who had his hand half raised to hit the shameless Teacher, was now left hanging halfway in the air.

    ---After a long breath-----

    That lifeless voice continued in a tone that boarded insanity.

    "I did those things and placed the cheat sheets under the seats of Teacher An''s two students, but."

    She returned a disgusted look at the C3 Homeroom Teacher and cried while chocking on every word.

    "He ordered me to do that. .... The big liar. ... A pervert. ... He drugged me. ... And. ... ruined my whole life. " Her hysterical cries rang like thunder.

    Since words alone were not effective, she pulled her shirt off her shoulder and revealed an ugly bite mark that was dark blue color and some whip lashes near it.

    "He is a monster. ... who toys with my body, as he desired. ..."

    Her body collapsed on the ground, as the tears ran down her cheeks. She raged against the injustice of it all.

    "It is so painful. ...I can''t take it anymore. ... Please, I beg you. Please kill me instead of torturing me every day."

    Yue Wan went over to the girl who huddled on the floor, she covered her scar with a scarf and knelt down beside her, gathering her into her embrace.

    The boys(Students presented during the Exam) blocked the C3 Homeroom Teacher and threw him across the room with their combined strength.

    ''Tud...Tud,'' He rolled on the ground.

    Before The C3 Homeroom Teacher could get up, Teacher An lifted him up by the collar.

    "For a Teacher, Students are supposed to be gifts from God. How could you have the heart to lay those dirty hands of yours on your own student?!?" He exploded with a murderous aura.

    Teacher An punched him in his face, causing a row of teeth to be knocked out and blood sprayed across the wall.

    Another Teacher kicked the C3 Homeroom Teacher in the stomach, "In WAX, we teachers treated our student like a budding-flower, but you crushed it before it could bloom you blood-sucking monster."

    Soon all the teachers kicked or punched the C3 Homeroom Teacher like a ragdoll and split various curses at him.

    The poor girl that had started all of this passed out before she could see what happened to that monster.

    A cold soul-piercing voice ordered, "Take that girl to School infirmary."

    Xian Ran clenched her jaw, her eyes, bloodshot as she stared at the beaten teacher on the ground.

    "Students should return back to their respective class and wait for the order."

    ----------

    ---In the School Infirmary----

    Doctor Chen(Uncle of Chen Ai), checked on the girl, Jiao, and gave her an injection so that she could get some rest. She rested in bed with IV-Drip connected to her left hand to strengthen the body.

    Yue Wan and Tai Sun didn''t return to the class like others. They followed her to Infirmary and stood beside her bed, looking at their peers. Shortly after arriving in the infirmary, the girl''s parents rushed in with a worried face, followed by Advisor Yu.

 Chapter 88 - My sister-in-Law is the best

    When they had received a call about their daughter from the school, they were shocked. Without wasting a second, the rushed to WAX. And now, seeing their little girl in an unconscious state, their heart throbbed in torment.

    "My baby girl, Jiao Jiao. What happened to you?"

    Yue Wan and Tai Sun left the room to give them privacy while inside the room, Advisor Yu explained the things that happened in detail.

    ----Outside the ward---

    Tai Sun, with furrowed brows, gave a deep sigh.

    He panicked every minute, during that whole time, What if she(Jiao) supported that teacher? What if Teacher An got expelled? What if?... What if?... What if?... Numerous questions and conceivable outcomes ran around inside his mind.

    Yue Wan was on edge as well, but what astonished her more than anything else was the reason they focused on Wei Wan alongside her?

    ----flashback----

    Two days before, when she switched the papers from those two desks to the C-3 student desk, she thought their objectives were Tai Sun and herself. However, the exam seating arrangement proved that her thoughts were wrong.

    Inside the Exam room, every section was seated separately. The 7-students from the C-1 section were grouped, as the first row.

    And the next 2-students from the C-2 section were seated as 2nd row.

    Then the last row had the one student from the C-3 section.

    So, when she saw Miss. Jiao, placing something under the First row, she thought it belongs to her and Tai Sun.

    However, on entering the hall, Yue Wan repeatedly looked at Wei Wan''s position with a frown.

    "Why Wei Wan?" She murmured.

    ----End----

    Tai Sun looked at Yue Wan with a despondent expression.

    "Why us?"

    Yue Wan gazed outside the window, "Not you."

    ".." (Tai Sun)

    "Their scapegoats were Wei Wan and me." (Yue Wan)

    "What!... Then, why did you help her? On the off chance that she is in your position, you will be expelled right now!" (Tai Sun)

    Yue Wan directed her eyes toward the closed door of the infirmary, where the hysterical cry of that girl''s parents could be heard.

    She turned back to Tai Sun, "I didn''t do it for her, I did it for our Teacher. I don''t want Teacher An to face any humiliation as part of my revenge."

    Tai Sun knew that if one of the seven students were labeled as a cheater, then Teacher An would be criticized in the end.

    "Also, in WAX, there are teachers who protect the students even they were not from their class." (Yue Wan)

    "...." Tai Sun used his silence as an acknowledgment.

    "I will never sacrifice a living person for my selfish desires." (Yue Wan)

    Yue Wan shut her eyes as she inclined her body against the wall.

    ----With Xiao Ran----

    Xiao Ran asked her guard to escort Chief Examiner out. They have already seen enough, and she didn''t want to see any more drama. Aside from Teacher An, everyone returned back to the staff room. However, not before Chairman Xiao ordered them to watch what they said from now on.

    Xiao Ran had already taken steps to retrieve the pictures of Student Jiao, both online and any hard copies. The hardcopies would be burned to ashes so that they could never be used as blackmail again. As for the soft copies, Xiao Hua hacked into the C-3 Homeroom Teacher''s PC and crushed them all without leaving a smidgen of proof.

    Considering that monster, he was hauled away by the Xiao military officers, to torture him to the brink of death without granting him a final reprise. Not even God could save that s**t right now.

    Once everything had been settled, Xiao Ran and Teacher An walked toward the infirmary to check on Student Jiao. Nonetheless, on arriving, they caught the discussion between Tai Sun and Yue Wan.

    Teacher An smiled with pride when he heard his student words. "No wonder your brother is wrapped around her finger," he chuckled.

    Xiao Ran gave a wink, "Obviously. My sister-in-Law is the best."

    -----Back in Infirmary----

    Student Jiao''s parents were extremely upset that WAX had permitted a monster such as the C-3 Homeroom Teacher into their faculty. It was their fault for letting a monster like that to taint their daughter''s future. Even after Advisor Yu reassured them that those pictures were totally obliterated, their anger still didn''t die down.

    Soon Teacher An, along with his two students(Yue Wan and Tai Sun) as well as Chairman Xiao came in to check on Student Jiao.

    Advisor Yu stopped contending with the parents when the others entered the door. Upon seeing the parents, Teacher An bowed his head down in shame. "I am deeply sorry for not being able to protect your daughter. As a punishment, we, the faculty members and staff of WAX are willing to take any request you might have. We understand that this is not enough to compensate your daughter for all of her sufferings, but we want to express our sincerest apologies to you."

    Before the parents of Student Jiao could argue anymore, a frail fragile voice cut through the tension. "Don''t. .... Teacher An."

    Everyone turned to look at the pale girl on the bed. She was sitting up with the help of Doctor Chen, who was helping her up and putting a pillow behind her back. She defended Teacher An in front of her parents.

    "Dad, Mom, if you want to blame someone, then blame me. In order to make you guys proud, I did a couple of things that I am not proud of and got tangled in with that monster. I thought my whole life was doomed to pursue his every command, but when I heard Teacher An''s words...."

    ----Flashback----

    Teacher An shoved the C-3Homeroom Teacher on the ground and roared, "Stay away from my student!"

    ------End----

    "After hearing that, I felt that not all teachers were the same, so I spoke out for the first time against that monster. It was not just Teacher A when I saw those students protecting me, embracing and fighting for me..."

    It was like there was a light shining slowly emerging from inside her, as she spoke, there were a hope and life returned to her eyes.

 Chapter 89 - Pervert Uncle, Im Still A Baby

    "I asked myself: why should I give up this life when so many people were trying to protect it?"

    She looked at her Mother with exhausted eyes: "I want to live, Mom... but I want to go away from here... Far, far away from here."

    With tears trickling down her face, She begged her father: "Please, Dad? I don''t want to dwell on that nightmare for the rest of my life by staying here. Please!"

    Her parents gazed at each other, it wouldn''t be easy to pick up and leave, but for her, they would do it.

    Xiao Ran walked towards Student Jiao''s bed and patted her on the head. "I will make some preparations for you to study at another branch of WAX."

    She assured her student: "And you don''t have to be afraid of anything anymore, I promise you that you will not see that monster ever again, not even in your dreams. So, sleep now in peace. We will be leaving shortly."

    Student Jiao cried tears of joy and with a smile on her face, similar to a prisoner that finally got their freedom.

    "Thank you."

    She said with as much joy as she could muster. She breathed again. "Thank you."

    Then she looked at Yue Wan and asked: "Can you stay with me, Miss Yue? I need to talk to you if at all possible."

    There was pleading in her eyes, and her voice shook with nervousness.

    Nodding, to Student Jiao, everyone else left the room in order to leave those two alone to talk.

    ---Outside the room----

    Miss Jiao''s parents panicked at the idea of having to start all over again in a new location. They turned to Chairman Xiao to ask a few questions, but Advisor Yu interjected before they could.

    "You don''t need to worry about the tuition fees or anything along those lines. Your daughter''s education will be carried out by WAX hereafter. You have nothing to worry about; we will take care of everything so you can concentrate on your family."

    At first, they were reluctant to accept all that help, but hearing their daughter''s words, they felt that they too had a part in this situation. If only they didn''t pressure their daughter, so much when it came to school rankings, this wouldn''t have happened.

    With a guilty heart, they accepted the offer. From here on in, they should live for themselves rather than worry about what everyone else thinks.

    After some time, Yue Wan came out with an unfocused gaze. Since the others were busy talking with Student Jiao''s parents, they never noticed her leaving.

    As for Tai Sun, his driver picked him up as soon as he took a step out of the infirmary.

    ----Back to Yue Villa----

    Yue Wan didn''t have the slightest memory of how she came arrived back home.

    The second she walked into her own room, exhaustion hit her like a ton of bricks. Her soft, comfy bed was calling her name. Her energy was drained both physically and mentally at this moment.

    Little Bao meowed with muffled sound as he squandered near Yue Wan''s bed.

    ''Mommy! Mommy!''

    His heart throbbed in pain, wishing he could comfort his mommy with more than just this body.

    Getting no response from his Mommy, Little Bao rushed downstairs to get his Grandpa to help.

    As for his uncle? Well, thinking about him made Little Bao''s blood boil in anger.

    ''Devil Uncle always snatches mommy away from me.''

    As he was in a rush to reach the study room, he jumped down from the middle of the stairs all the way to the bottom, but instead of touching the ground, his fluffy paws touched a person''s face.

    "Why are you always welcoming me in this way? Fatty!" The harsh, cold voice of Yue Xiang came out of nowhere, and there was a big snap on his head.

    Little Bao swallowed slowly with a frightful face. ''Not again!''

    Yue Xiang picked the black ball away from his face by its collar. "What is it this time for you to be running away so quickly? Did that old man find a fianc¨¦e for you?"

    Little Bao''s face flushed in embarrassment and he protested, mewling harshly. ''Pervert Uncle, I am still a baby, I don''t need a fiancee yet!''

    A brown-haired head poked out from behind Yue Xiang''s back.

    "Where did you find this cute pet, Second Brother?"

    Mr. Lin, a famous wine collector in City A and best friend of Yue Xiang exclaimed in surprise. He was one of Yue Xiang''s most trusted partners in the New Gov-Project. (Check ch-27 &36)

    Seeing the dark black fur-ball with a golden eye staring at him adorably, Mr. Lin''s heart was struck by cupid''s arrows. With heavy breathing and almost fainting due to cuteness overload, Mr. Lin placed his hands over his heart, similar to a maiden that had fallen in love at first sight.

    "Finally I have seen a Goddess from the Heavens. Now I''m no longer afraid of death!"

    ''Who are you calling a Goddess?!? I am a boy, you idiot!!'' Little Bao''s inner demon roared.

    Yue Xiang felt his vein popping out of his head in anger. With a deadly aura, he lashed out at his lunatic friend with a black whip. His eyes burning with dark flames as he uttered in a bone-chilling voice, "Should I have your funeral in Heaven or Hell? The choice is yours."

    "Ahh... Honey, I am sorry, I won''t leave you for this heavenly angel! You will be the only wife in this life of mine. But you can''t stop this maidenly heart of mine for falling in love with that angel."

    After being beaten around, Mr. Lin apparently lost his brains somewhere. He started to blabber in utter nonsense.

    The more he spoke the more he got beaten by Yue Xiang.

    ''Whack...Whack...Bang...Thud''

    "Ah!!!!...Not there!!!... Don''t!!!! ...Think about my future kids!!!" Mr. Lin''s pitiful scream echoed inside until only a puff of smoke could be seen as the two continued their fight.

 Chapter 90 - Never To Pick On Yue

    Our little Bao landed safe and soundly on Yue Xiang''s head. He was able to watch the fight from the best vantage point while not being hurt at all.

    At the point when he saw the Devil''s upheaval, everything he could consider was: ''Thank god, my butt didn''t get smacked.''

    He watched the drama ensue and sighed, ''Uncle Lin''s biggest enemy is his mouth. He can''t seem to stop provoking the Devil.''

    After venting out his anger, Yue Xiang picked up Little Bao from on top of his head, and his brow raised in annoyance.

    "Enjoyed your ride in my head? Fatty!"

    With a tearless cry, Little Bao whimpered, ''Let me go you pervert, or else, I will call for mommy.''

    Yue Xiang smacked Little Bao twice on the bum and was about to hit him for the third time when he heard a hoarse voice called for the brat.

    "Little Bao, where are you?"

    "Little Bao?"

    Yue Wan came down from the stairs with tired eyes. She rubbed one eye with a finger in a vain attempt to wake up from sleepiness.

    Yue Xiang stopped his actions and held Little Bao as if he was a baby and gasped, "You naughty brat! Don''t jump down from that height again! What would happen if you got hurt?"

    Little Bao''s face jaw dropped as the hair on his body stood up in attention. ''Stop creeping me out, you maniac!''

    Yue Wan tweaked Little Bao''s ear and took him from Yue Xiang''s embrace. She started admonishing Little Bao.

    "Why are you jumping around? Huh!"

    Little Bao gave a nasty stare to his Uncle for lying and damaging his name, in front of his Mommy.

    ''I hope you go bald.'' He reviled his Uncle.

    As if they had a telepathic link, Yue Xiang read Little Bao''s mind and pinched his bum like a needle.

    The poor guy could only hiss in pain.

    The forgotten and beaten Mr. Lin appeared suddenly like a ghost, and cried, "Little Miss! How are you?"

    With broken teeth, he smiled with a goofy face.

    "Is that your pet? So cute! Just like you, Celestial Maiden."

    He deliberately hit on Yue Wan to pester Yue Xiang.

    But to his dismay, the first one to get angry was that tiny creature in Yue Wan''s arms.

    Little Bao jumped from his Mommy and grabbed on to Mr. Lin''s face. His back claws dug into the bottom half of Mr. Lin''s face while his front paws were smacking his nose and eyes as if they were a speed bag.

    "Ouch... Ow..Ou...Ahh." Only Mr. Lin''s piercing cry and Little Bao''s aggressive hissing could be heard.

    Mr. Lin eventually perceived that the situation he was in was because of his pal. To vent out Little Bao''s anger on Yue Xiang, he was being used as a scapegoat, ''I''ll divorce that jerk.''

    Yue Wan wanted to help, so she lifted her bandaged hand and scolded, "Litt...."

    "Let them be. That bonehead cherishes pets a great deal."

    Yue Xiang interrupted her word and clasped her unburned hand in his. He carefully guided her to the couch away from the two that were still fighting.

    After sitting on the couch, Yue Xiang asked as he lifted the recently swathed hand. "Who is responsible for this?"

    Yue Wan removed her hand from his grasp and shrouded it under her other hand. She couldn''t meet her Big Brother''s eyes.

    "There was a little accident that happened before the exam, But our new Math Teacher helped me to wrap it up."

    Yue Xiang''s face turned blank, and with an upset voice, he ordered, "Uncle Wang, call Doctor Bai to come here."

    "It''s ok! You don''t have to. It''s not painful anymore."

    Yue Wan pouted a little seeing his overprotectiveness.

    "Stop treating me like a porcelain doll." (Yue Wan)

    "When you stop getting hurt so easily we will stop. Until then, you have to deal with me like this," Yue Xiang said with a matter-of-fact tone.

    "Well said my son," Yue Yeager stood before the couch with adoring eyes and a broad smile.

    He snapped his fingers, and the servants near them withdrew. Soon only the five of them remained in the room, two of them were rolling on the ground, two were sitting on the couch and finally, one stood in the middle of them.

    ''Ahem...Ahem,'' Yue Yeager coughed twice to get their attention.

    Understanding his Grandpa''s signal, Little Bao halted his assault and raced to his mother''s leg with his tail flicking to and fro in fervor.

    ''Look at me, Mommy!! I protected you from that pervert!''

    Yue Wan''s head bowed down with sweat forming at her brow, ''Who does he take after? I am not like this at all.''

    Mr. Lin got up from the floor with one black eye, scratches on his beautiful face, and a dreadful haircut. It looked like Little Bao didn''t hold back his strength at all.

    A tiny little body with the potential for enormous vengeance, that was excessively terrifying.

    That was the day when Mr. Lin vowed to himself: "Never to pick on Yue, from here on out. They are altogether beasts in camouflage."

    ----In a Villa---

    The old man had a fringe of grey-white hair around his balding, mottled scalp. His age might above 50 plus. He hunched over in his lounge chair, leaning closer to the fire with tea in his hand. The light from the flames illuminated his face having wrinkles boring deeply into his skin.

    "Where is Lu Jia?" his ragged voice questioned.

    A youngster before him, had his eyes gandering at the toe and stooped down in fear.

    "We are unable to trace her, forgive us, Third Elder."

    ''Crash...'' The cup was smashed before the underling.

    Third Elder of Yue, who played a significant role behind others during the last gathering in Yue, didn''t expect that he would be double-crossed.

    "What about the fraction of First Elder? Is there any movement?" Third Elder''s face twisted in disgust when saying the word First Elder. His brother, the great First Elder, was the one who shouldn''t be overlooked easily.

    "Master Li went to meet him once. Other than that, there is no movement."

    "Is it done by Master Yue? Or," Grinding his teeth, he articulated, "That evil blood Xiang?"

    "We can''t be certain."

    His subordinates were inept to those folks who kidnapped Lu Jia. Even after surveying the entire city, they didn''t find a clue.

    Kneading his frowned temples, Third Elder thought what to do next? Without no other option, he ordered.

    "Find a way to attack that ill-blood but not close to death. It''s time to uncover his real strength."

 Chapter 91 - Speak In a Human Language

    ---with Yue Yeager---

    No words were spoken for while Yue Yeager walked over and sat down in the middle of the couch. Yue Wan, Yue Xiang, and Mr. Lin moved to stand before him.

    Little Bao, on the other hand, was dozing off on the sofa, using Yue Yeager as a warm pillow.

    Pressing his index finger to cheek and propping chin on the rest of his clenched fingers, Yue Yeager was in deep thought.

    His eyes were closed, and his eyebrows showed his displeasure at something. His mind and heart were fighting for one question: How could he explain it to his precious daughter?

    ---with Yue Wan----

    Yue Wan was slightly disturbed as her dad had never acted like this before.

    She could see that the environment around him was overwhelming, nearly making her unable to breathe.

    Was it related to her? She pondered everything that had occurred in the course of recent days. The biggest thing to happen was related to gifts that were mysteriously being delivered in her name. That issue might have triggered some unnecessary problems for her dad.

    ''I had better visit Xiao tomorrow to clear things up.''

    ---With Yue Xiang----

    Up until now, his Dad hadn''t spoken a solitary word, and in Yue Xiang''s opinion, that was a good sign.

    He knew how his father had lost control the first time when he had mentioned Little Wan''s marriage. It almost seemed like a little mythical beast who was breathing fire that showed up on Yue Xiang''s fluffy dream cloud.

    Yue Xiang lost half of his soul in order to make him accept the engagement proposal.

    Now, only one issue remained: How should they break the news to Little Wan?

    ---------------------

    Among everyone, Lin Xu''s face remained unchanged. He was fantasizing with his eyes open, it appeared as though he had lost a screw during his fight with Little Bao. Poor Guy!

    Yue Yeager cleared his throat to speak after sorting out his consideration. In a rough voice filled with displeasure, he blurted: "Today, I would like to talk to you about two important matters."

    With a wrinkled forehead, he continued: "After thinking about this long and hard, I have come to a conclusion. I realize that it isn''t reasonable for me to not thinking about your emotions, yet the circumstance is desperate and we are not in a good position right now. Whatever I do, please believe that I am doing this to protect you."

    With that disclaimer, he took a deep breath and inquired as to whether his very life relied upon the appropriate response: "Can you believe in me, Little Wan?"

    In her last life, every time that he had asked her to believe in him, Yue Wan discarded his affection and acted coldblooded.

    This time, she would acknowledge whatever her father proposed with total conviction that it was what best for her. With a crystal clear voice, she answered, "I will support you in your decision, Daddy."

    Yue Yeager and Yue Xiang made eye contact and nodded. ''Now is the time to drop the bomb.''

    "Little Wan! Daddywantsyoutomarrysomeone." Yue Yeager blurted it out all at once and stared down at his feet, as he was reluctant to see Little Wan''s irate face.

    ''Blink...Blink.'' Her eyelashes glimmered twice over her golden pupils. Very slowly she tilted her head in confusion and asked: "What?"

    Yue Xiang snarled under his breath, "Speak in a human language, Dad."

    Beads of sweat dotted his temples, Yue Yeager gulped down his curse against his son and expressed that with a crispy voice: "Daddy wants. ... you. ... to. ... ma. ... rr. ... y. ... some. ... one."

    Incapable to comprehend what her dad was attempting to state, Yue Wan looked at Big Brother for help.

    Yue Xiang rubbed his nose and answered her silent question. " In order to not let the Li family find any loopholes in that marriage contract, we suggest you get married this year to a person who can''t be touched easily."

    Her eyes widened, solidified open as she heard what her brother had said. Looking back and forth between her father and brother, she tried to make sense of what they were intending. Yue Wan''s mind went blank upon hearing the word marriage. Her heart stopped for a second. Those were the same words her Big Brother spoke to her after her father''s death and he had married her off to that purple-eyed man by force.

    "Is there really no other way?" She was terrified to meet that man. Her body unwittingly trembled as she reviewed those days.

    Yue Xiang shook his head no. They thought of every solution, but this was the only one that made the most sense.

    Yue Wan looked at her Father and saw the pain and upset on his face.

    ''I shouldn''t be egotistical. Daddy''s wellbeing will be affected if he worries about this daily.''

    Suddenly, her mind flashed with the image of Mr. Ye Xian. She shook her head, trying to get his image out of it. ''You cannot put your personal desires first, Wan. Family is more important than your feelings.''

    After burying down her growing feelings, she declared, "I''m ready to marry the person you picked. I''ll always believe in you, Daddy."

    Yue Yeager''s face beamed in surprise. At first, he was prepared to face a huge hassle from Little Wan. But now, he was flabbergasted to hear his little girl''s answer.

    ''She is all grown up,'' he contemplated.

    With a light heart, Yue Xiang''s lips curved up into a warm smile. He smiled to himself, ''She is just like Mom, blindly believing in her loved ones.''

    Those words ''blindly believe'' struck his heart and pierced it like a thorn.

    ''S**t, What will happen after she discovers the truth about him!?''

    Yue Yeager applauded his hand and headed toward his little girl to embrace her. Thought, he was upset that she would wed soon. He was cheerful because of her blind trust in him.

    At the point when Yue Yeager immediately stood up, Little Bao, who was dozing off thanks to the warmth of his grandfather, was caught unaware.

    Startled from his dreams, he bounced up, only to realize that the couch was no longer under him.

    ''Plop...'' Landing on the floor in a belly flop, all his paws extended, he quickly rolled over, looking around to see if anyone had seen his less than a perfect feline moment. ''God, please don''t let anyone see this moment.''

    To his relief, no one was paying him any attention. Secure in his knowledge that no one saw his embarrassing moment, he jumped back on the couch looking for whatever warmth was left from his grampy''s seat.

    With his eyes half-open, sighing in contentment, he searched for Yue Yeager, ''Gramps... please let me have some more sleep...''

    -------

 Chapter 92 - You Heartless Devil! Let me in!

    -----At night time----

    ''Splash... Splash.'' The sound came from the bathroom.

    A man walked leisurely to the shower, steam filling the room, the water dripped down his hair softly.

    "Ring... Ring... Ring... Ring..."

    The non-stop ringtone from the phone, followed by the sexy voice of a woman coming from the bed.

    "Chen baby, your phone had been ringing for the past 15 minutes." Nothing but a bedsheet was used by the woman to hide her nakedness.

    Her exposed collar and chest were filled with red bite marks. There were garments scattered all over the room and in every corner.

    That man from the shower took the phone and checked the caller''s name. His eyebrows frowned in annoyance. He picked up the call, and without saying hello, he berated, "You better have a good excuse for disturbing me right now."

    On the other side, the caller''s lip shivered as he uttered, "She didn''t get expelled."

    "What?!"

    The man in the towel yelled, with his back facing the woman.

    The anonymous caller further explained the situation.

    "That teacher got caught and ...."

    "Spit it out," That man moved near the dressing room slowly.

    "General Xiao might interfere with the investigation."

    You could hear the fear in the voice of the caller.

    ''Clash...Clash,'' the flower vase crashed to the floor, shattering, as the man kicked the dressing table in anger.

    "S**t,"

    That man cursed at his doomed plan and cautioned the caller, "Don''t let them get ahold of our tail, got it?"

    "Yes, Young Master...Wei."

    The caller quickly hung up after receiving his orders.

    The man''s face was revealed in the mirror as he forcefully gripped the phone in his hands. He had red-ish brown curls and his dark blue eyes were, encased by beautiful brows.

    His pale skin looked so...right. He had prominent cheekbones and a well-defined chin and his nose was slender and rounded at the tip.

    He was none other than Wei Chen the firstborn son of Wei Xing(Master of Wei), and the future heir of the Wei family.

    Unlike his father Wei Xing, he looked quite pleasing. If he entered into the modeling industry, he would have definitely become an International Top Model.

    The woman climbed out of the bed and walked closer to him, covering her body with a blanket.

    She wrapped her arms around his body from behind and consoled, "We still have time to deal with her. Don''t be angry."

    "How could I not be angry, Saya?! How could I not? That was a perfect opportunity to kick Wei Wan out of WAX."

    He turned back and grabbed the shoulders of that woman named Saya with all his strength.

    She flinched in pain, but he ignored her feelings.

    "I risked so much to get that Bi**h out of the Wei family, but she always seems to come back unaffected. From the day she entered the Wei family until now, there was not a single day that I did not resent her and that woman who gave birth to her."

    "Wei Chen," Saya whispered.

    Wei Chen''s only goal was to destroy the Wei family. He was not greedy or selfish like Wei Xing, nor was he calculative like his Grandmother. Truth be told, he would rather live a commoner lifestyle then laying under a cursed fortune and a fake family.

    "My mother loved him and gave him everything she had, including the family''s fortune. All on the simple idea and belief, that his love is enough for her."

    The rim of his eye turned red as his childhood memory haunted him.

    ----little flashback---

    His mother fighting with Wei Xing for keeping her in the dark about his affair with Kuai Hua(Wei Wan''s mother) and demanded a divorce.

    Wei Xing slapped her repeatedly and used his whip to draw marks on her body while shouting non-stop, "Shut up! You are in no position to order me to do anything!"

    The Matriarch of the Wei family took a sip of her hot tea and muttered.

    "Don''t kill her yet. You have to marry Shao Qing tomorrow, so you can''t create a funeral today."

    Like a soulless body, that woman was left alone. From a hidden corner, a 5-year-old boy came running to his mother, crying. "Mom, wake up! Mom, please wake up."

    The woman touched her son''s face and kissed his cheek one last time. Looking at his tiny face she said: "My baby, don''t be like your father and don''t be like me. Marry a person who deserves your love."

    The Little boy called for his mother again and again, but she never spoke another word.

    ----End----

    With hatred and bitterness in his eyes, Wei Cheng turned and walked away to change his clothes.

    Sighing in distress that she couldn''t open his heart, Saya let her eyes fall to the shattered glass on the tiles, what a messˇ­

    ----With Yue Xiang----

    Yue Xiang skipped dinner at the house along with Lin Xu. They were both waiting in front of a door while pulling on the calling bell.

    "What is taking him so long? Can''t he see us through his CCTV?" Lin Xu''s voice demanded in exasperation!

    Yue Xiang looked up and down at Lin Xu and jeered, "Take a look at yourself in the mirror if you want to know the answer."

    Lin Xu''s lips stiffened, he gave him a look that asked ''Are you really my friend?''

    Putting on a cold aura, Yue Xiang opened the door with the key from his pocket and strolled in.

    He turned back to Lin Xu with a reply.

    "Nope," and then he shut the door on Lin Xu''s face.

    Chibi Hippo faced, Lin Xu, started crying outside and banging the door to be let in.

    "You heartless Devil! Let me in!"

    Yue Xiang snorted, as he swung the key around on his index finger. "That''s for flirting with my sister."

    -------------After 15-minutes---

    A car halted before Lin Xu.....

    In a cold hoarse voice, someone demanded: "Why are you mopping my floor?"

    Appearing from the darkness, a figure came out of the car. It was Xiao Hua in his Math Teacher''s disguise.

    This Villa belonged to Xiao Hua, but today he was busy with WAX''s issues so he wasn''t able to get home until just then. As for the housekeeper, he went back to Xiao Mansion for an errand.

    Yue Xiang hadn''t informed his friend about their unexpected visit. so suddenly seeing Lin Xu in front of his house, Xiao Hua''s eyes widen slightly with surprise and then curved.

    "You got blacklisted by the devil." He chuckled at Lin Xu puppy dog face.

    Lin Xu''s eyes grew a little and face bloomed in realization, he stuttered, "Wolf!"

 Chapter 93 - Its All Your Fault Baka Creator

    Wolf was the nickname Xiao Hua got during their high school days, and only his four friends call him by that name.

    He was reluctant to be called in it, in the beginning, albeit following a couple of years, he got more accustomed to it. Now, after 7-long years of hearing that name, it made him feel nostalgic.

    ''Uncle An is wrong. I made the right decision to come back. It''s good to be home.''

    "Quit scouring my entryway with your snot, Rino."

    Xiao Hua''s icy cold voice warned Lin Xu, who was doing that exact thing.

    With a sweatdrop running down his head, Lin Xu scratched his head and gave an apologetic smile that reaches the eyes.

    "Hee Hee Hee.....I love the design on your door. Was that design made in Italy? Wolf, you''re reckless with Xiao''s money, only demanding the best of everything," he gabbed.

    Xiao Hua raised an eyebrow and gulped down the outrage inside. He didn''t want to entertain this idiot, so he took his keys and went inside the mansionˇ­

    Before getting in, Xiao Hua probed, "What happened to your face?"

    Lin Xu kept his gaze down in embarrassment.

    Not wanting to divulge his humiliation to Xiao Hua, he merely replied, "I fell down..."

    Xiao Hua didn''t interrogate any more, as he could easily see the scratch marks left behind by that Little Brat. He shook his head.

    "Hippo, don''t mess with that brat. He is trained by the devil."

    Lin Xu''s face was drenched in a cold sweat as he stepped inside the house. A voice ranged near his ear like a mantra. Devil''s apprentice!

    Why did no one give him the slightest clue regarding it? Why?

    ''Yo... Baka creator...''

    He lifted his face to the ceiling and started to wave his fist in the air.

    ''What did I ever do to you for you to treat me like chopped liver?!?! Am I not handsome enough?!? I am one of the top three guys in this story! If I am not handsome, it''s all your fault for making me this way!! Why am I always being picked on a bullied by the other two? My looks are good and I am smart! I should be the main lead...not some sidekick!!!! It''s all your fault Baka Creator!!!''

    Lin Xu shook his fists a few more times in the air and then crouched down to the ground, drawing little circles with his index finger on the marble floor.

    ''Why did I have to be a tiny hippo? We have the scary Devil and the malicious Wolf... how does a tiny hippo fit into things!?!?! Baka creator, why couldn''t I be a ferocious demon? Or a tiger?!?! I like tigers.... they can be so cute and cuddly.... why a hippo?!? You know... one day when I have my own fan you will regret making me a hippo! You will regret it!!!! Now... all I need is a fan.''

    ------

    As soon as Xiao Hua entered his home, he was berated by Yue Xiang in a solid voice.

    "By hiding yourself behind a lame disguise, you are not protecting her. You just planting the seeds to destroy her heart completely."

    Yue Xiang had concurred with Xiao Hua''s arrangement at first because he didn''t have the slightest inkling that his sister would fall for this scumbag.

    Today, when his Dad brought up the topic of marriage, he contemplated each reaction of Little Wan.

    Fear, Anger, Resentment, and Hostility. Even when she smiled brightly at their father, agreeing with their plan, it was nothing but a smile of satisfaction seeing Father''s happiness. Her love hid her reservation and ready to scarifies.

    His once selfish sister, who would never consider others'' feelings, was eager to spurn her own desires for her family.

    "I want you to come clean with Little Wan, tomorrow."

    "Not now." (Xiao Hua)

    "Why?" Yue Xiang fumed at Xiao Hua''s narrow-mindedness. "Are you planning to live your entire life deceiving Littler Wan?"

    "It''s complicated." (Xiao Hua)

    Xiao Hua had his head down while talking. He had a reason for faking his appearance before Little Wan.

    Only he knew, the fear of losing her if an enemy came after Xiao Hua. Until he took full control of Xiao, he shouldn''t reveal his face.

    Yue Xiang turned away with his back towards Xiao Hua. He knew the difficulties that Xiao Hua faced, but stillˇ­. Why did it have to be her?....

    "S**t..."

    Xiao Hua slammed the house keys on the table in frustration.

    ----Silence for a couple of seconds----

    "Do you really love her?"

    Out of the blue, Yue Xiang asked him without turning back. He was worried that he might hit Xiao Hua before he could hear the answer.

    "More than anything. I am willing to live as Ye Xian than Xiao Hua for her." Xiao Hua''s raspy voice declared.

    There was no quaver in his voice, his breathing was unfaltering. It was as if he had already made this decision a long time ago.

    Lin Xu''s wrinkled eyebrows relaxed, in a fruity tone, he asked, "Second Bro, don''t be grumpy. You know his personality better than anyone."

    With flashing eyes and a broad grin, Lin Xu excitedly went near those two and grabbed them in an embrace.

    "Let bygones be bygones. Let''s celebrate the success of Wolf''s love, yeah?"

    The atmosphere turned out to be enthusiastic, thanks to Lin Xu''s impedance.

    Yue Xiang chucked, his lips curved up with a smirk.

    A ray of light shone in Xiao Hua''s eyes, he was already in Yue Wan''s fantasy world.

    They made their statements at the same time, in a rhyming manner.

    "Love? Who would love this Four-Eye clown?" (Yue Xiang)

    "What can a Single-Dog know about love?" (Xiao Hua)

    ''Snap!'' ''Snap!''

    A fire erupted from their body. The Devil and the Wolf were equipped in battle format. They both were staring daggers at each other.

    "Four eyes clown!" (Yue Xiang)

    "Single-Dog!" (Xiao Hua)

    The same unknown whip appeared in Yue Xiang''s hand. With a savage aura, he snarled: "You two-faced creep."

    ''Swish...Swish.'' He lashed out over Xiao Hua swiftly.

    Being trained from a young age helped Xiao Hua to evade it. Standing before Yue Xiang, he used his hand to slap it away, "You sis-con freak."

    Lin Xu''s hippo face let out the heavy breath from the nostril, ''Give me a break you two.''

 Chapter 94 - He Failed In That Very Shamelessly

    ----In Yue Villa----

    Yue Wan sat before the dressing table with a comb and an unfocused gaze. She has been in that position for the last 5-minutes.

    Her body felt heavy. She thought that everything would have changed after her rebirth, but somethings could not be altered.

    She touched her stomach with a vacant stare, looking down, her hair surrounded her face like a curtain.

    ''Will I be able to have my child back?''

    ''Knoc...Knock,'' Her door was knocked upon softly.

    "Little Wan, are you still awake?"

    Yue Yeager opened the door and poked his head in, looking at her with a dimpled smile.

    Seeing her dad''s face, she nodded her head as a response.

    "Have some hot milk before bed, Little Wan."

    Yue Yeager placed the big cup in her hands and smiled warmly.

    "Thanks, Daddy."

    Although, Yue Wan masked her depression with forced a smile, her eyes expressed her gloominess.

    Like needles stabbing in his heart, Yue Yeager frowned when he saw her beloved princess. He wanted to say something, anything to comfort her, but no words came out.

    "Daddy, what was Mom like?"

    Yue Wan never asked about her Mother, either in her past life or this one. She had never mentioned her mother before father and just used to sneak around to get information about her mother.

    Most of the time, Uncle Wang narrated her love stories about a powerful couple of the Yue family.

    "She shone brightly in the night like a star. No one dared to approach her, yet I did."

    "It''s love at first sight."

    "From my point of view, yes. I loved her fearless character. But on her side, at that time, she already had a fiance."

    "Had?"

    "Yes, but the person she was supposed to marry turned his back on her and humiliated her during their engagement. He had found a lover that was the daughter of a powerful family and refused to give his lover up."

    "So, she was cheated on." Yue Wan thought out loud.

    Yue Yeager''s lip curved up into a smile with fondness over the memories. Tilting his head to the side, he corrected her words.

    "He was cheated."

    Yue Wan knitted her eyebrows in bewilderment, "What do you mean, daddy?"

    Yue Yeager picked up the empty glass from her and gazed at Yue Wan''s golden pupils. They reminded him so much of the cold stare he received from his wife when he bluntly proposed her right after her broken engagement.

    "Your mother might look weak, but she is the world''s biggest villain. From where did you think your brother got this personality? It all thanks to your mother. Her character rubbed off onto him... Huff... Always bullying me."

    Yue Yeager felt a bad vibe thinking about his stinky brat.

    Yue Wan broke out into a cold sweat, ''I agree with that.''

    "Tell me about your first meeting?" Yue Wan gossiped with sparkling eyes.

    Yue Yeager snickered recalling the first meeting he had with his beloved Foxy Wife.

    "I met her on that day when she was rejected by her fiance. That man thought he could break your mother by cancelling their engagement in front of everyone ..... "

    He halted for a short time, then with an adoring gaze he resumed, "But my wife, with a naughty smirk, jumped in the air, and spun into an impressive spinning back kick, catching that man right in the face."

    Yue Wan blinked her round eyes in unbelief, "Mom did that?!!"

    "HaHaHa... Yes, It was hilarious," drumming his fingers on the rim of the glass in his grasp, Yue Yeager grinned with a blush.

    "...After that?" (Yue Wan)

    Holding head high, with a face-widen smile, he clucked, "A thought clicks totally into me. What if I tame that ferocious woman. So I devised a plan to make her fall in my charm."

    Yue Wan''s eyes glowed with enlightenment and curiously asked more.

    "Then, what happened?"

    Yue Wan was enjoying listen to her father''s love experience until one loud, obnoxious voice cuts in on their conversation.

    "He failed in that very shamelessly."

    Yue Wan looked at her father''s back and exclaimed in a lively voice, "Big Brother!"

    Yue Yeager grumbled in huffy, with his lips pressed together and a rigid grimace. "Always meddling in my story."

    He wasn''t outright angry, irritated might be a better word to describe his reaction.

    Yue Xiang didn''t mind his father''s antics, standing before Little Wan, he queried, "I will be taking you somewhere tomorrow, so be ready by morning."

    "Where are we going?"

    "To my Teacher''s home, I want to introduce you to someone."

    "I object!" Yue Yeager''s abrasive voice protested.

    But, those two ousted his presence altogether. As usual, being ignored made Yue Yeager growl in rage, first, he kicked up a fuss then he sulked in the corner while holding his wife pic and lamenting an extensive list of accusations.

    However, Those two didn''t bat their at him...and proceeded the chat with a face, ''We used to his immature behavior. It''s nothing new for us.''

    "Okay, can I bring Little Bao. I need to purchase his supplies. " Yue Wan''s honeyed voice requested adorably.

    Yue Yeager jumped behind them while waving his hand, "Take me too."

    He even emerged before Little Wan with a puppy dog face, "Daddy wants to go outing too."

    But he got kicked aside by that stinky boy Yue Xiang. (dramatically)

    "No problem. I will accompany you to the new grooming shop. Also, there a pet cli..."

    Yue Wan covered her brother''s mouth and carefully gazed left and right, holding her breath.

    After seeing no sign, she exhaled, "Thank goodness, He is not here."

    Cocking the head, Yue Xiang mouthed, ''Who?''

    She exhorted in a whisper. "Little Bao is sensitive to the word clinic, shhhh."

    She placed her finger on her lips to be silence. Last time when she casually told that he needed a check-up, he fled with a face full of disapproval.

    Yue Xiang rolled his eyes in an erratic movement. And sneered, "No wonder, he keeps up those filthy tricks and attitude. Just to hide his fear."

    Yue Wan pouted her lip in displeasure. Fiddling with a strand of hair, she rationalized softly, "He is still a baby."

    Yue Xiang gave up arguing for that damn brat, he grabbed his Father''s collar and thrust him out of the room.

    "It''s too late, you can continue your tragic love adventure later."

    "But, I''m not sleepy. Let me chat for some more time..."

    Yue Xiang gave him a devilish smile, "Should I sing a lullaby for you to sleep."

    Like a bucket of cold water poured on his body, Yue Yeager shivered in fear, "No thanks."

    Before closing the door, Yue Xiang stated, "Night, Little Wan."

    Yue Yeager''s whining voice apprehended behind with protest, "Let me go, I ..."

    "I can help you to sleep." (Yue Xiang)

    "You stinky brat, Please let your poor father go...." Yue Yeager was confused about whether to beg or demand.

    "Negative, you are sleeping with me..." (Yue Xiang)

    "Noooo..." (Yue Yeager)

    Soon the voice disappeared, Yue Wan gestured her head with a worn-out sign, "Mom, How did you manage to fall for daddy?"

 Chapter 95 - Announcement

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 Chapter 96 - Youre Picking on Him Every Time

    The blaring sound of the alarm woke Yue Wan up, annoyed. She moaned and looked up the time. It''s 6 in the morning. Since she could not attend school, due to her burned hand, she planned to organize a healthy breakfast for her family. And especially Little Bao, who was a very picky eater.

    And especially Little Bao, who was a very picky eater

    Yue Wan tried to lift her body up, but she was unable to do so. She felt some immovable weight above her stomach, glancing down, she spotted the culprit.

    "Little Bao!"

    That little guy was sleeping like a log while utilizing her stomach as his bed. Even his Mommy''s voice lulled him to sleep more. He meowed as a response and returned to deep slumber.

    Yue Wan gave up waking up that brat, she just shifted him to the nearby pillow and proceeded to take a bath.

    Surprisingly, when Yue Wan reached down, she saw Yue Xiang in his black Tracksuit, returning from his morning exercise.

    Even in this cold climate, there was a bead of sweat on his face due to his long jog. The tip of his silver hair was damp in sweat. Even then, he was still eye-catching.

    Getting a towel from Uncle Wang, Yue Xiang walked before Yue Wan with a perplexed expression.

    "You are awake?"

    "I''m thinking about preparing today''s breakfast."

    "Don''t touch anything in the kitchen. Let the staff be your hand." Concerned about her injury, Yue Xiang advised.

    Pressing lips together, Yue Wan nodded.

    -----After Breakfast-----

    "Little Wan, today''s breakfast is delicious."

    Yue Yeager normally had his Dotting Daddy Meter set on high, and today it reached extreme high. He boasted about the breakfast on every bite.

    With a happy smile, Yue Wan served her father affectionately.

    "One more pancake with egg, Daddy?"

    "I''ve already eaten three plates. If I eat anymore, my stomach will burst."

    Waving his hand off, Yue Yeager politely refused. Then he gazed at his son, who was reading a newspaper while eating breakfast.

    Normally during this scenario, Yue Xiang would mock or counter-attack him with words, but today he maintains tranquillity throughout the time.

    ''Something is very, very, fishy.'' Yue Yeager''s mind warned him to be cautious.

    After Breakfast, the Yue Wan and Yue Xiang packed up to meet that important teacher.

    As for Yue Yeager determined to linger around the home, so he already notified his secretary to bring today''s work home.

    Yue Wan came down wearing a cute white gown with purple rim. With a light makeup, she had her hair in a ponytail by leaving some fringes.

    Seeing Yue Wan coming with a huge bag on her shoulder, and no sign of that Little fellow, Yue Xiang inquired.

    "Where is fatty? Did he ran away?" There was a mockery in the tone.

    Yue Wan gave him a hard stare and opened her unzipped bag. Inside it, Little Bao curved his miniature body into a ball like a cocoon and snored like a baby, his expression looks comfortable sleeping on the hard ground.

    "I didn''t have the heart to disturb his sleep, so I carried him in here." Her voice sounded full of love.

    Yue Xiang glanced at the sleeping brat with irritation.

    "All he ever does in the home is eating, playing and sleeping, soon he will turn into a pig."

    "He is still on his growing up period." Yue Wan defended her son from her annoying brother.

    Yue Xiang had an urge to kick that brat, for letting his precious sister carry him like a treasure.

    "You are spoiling him too much now."   Yue Xiang turned gaze to the opposite side in dissatisfaction.

    "Because you''re picking on him every time."  Yue Wan huffed in protest and eased the stirring up guy.

    While the two were fighting, our little fellow made a small groan with a pout, but his mommy''s warm fingers pacified him back to sleep. ''Mommy is the best.'' he meowed in a tiny voice.

    With the flash of annoyance, Yue Xiang funnel all his strength into the feet and walked out of the door with his mouth shut. But someone was itching to get smacked today.

    At that moment, a grumpy voice criticized Yue Xiang, "Little Wan is right. He is just a kid, so pick on someone as your own size."

    With a constricted pupils and folded arms, Yue Yeager posed before Yue Xiang in his nightwears.

    Yue Wan laughed with a weird smile looking at her father''s pose wearing pajamas.

    ''What''s with those pJ''s?''

    Yue Xiang with a stiffening posture, rigid muscles, looked at his father up and down. Then in a bone-chilling voice, he resounded. "I thought about giving you vacation, but it looks like you don''t need one."

    Yue Yeager with a dumbfounded expression, cocked his head, ''Eh!'' What was his son spouting off?

    Uncle Wang silently escorted Yue Wan to the car, while protecting her from the daily battle of wits of his two idiot Masters.

    ''Master Yue, RIP.''

    With a heavy tingling feeling in the stomach, Yue Yeager stuttered, "I won''t be sending you off, bye."

    After saying it Yue Yeager tried to escape but he was unable to take a step. Looking behind, he saw Yue Xiang clutching his clothes with an eerie smile.

    "I''m picking on someone in my own size." Yue Xiang clarified the reason for his upcoming disaster.

    Eyes teared up in fright, Yue Yeager''s puppy dog face appealed with a small yelp, "I am still your father, Xiang."

    "Revenge should be served fresh and warm." Yue Xiang threw his father to the bodyguard without mercy and snapped his finger.

    "Deliver it by tonight."

    Nit-picking his son''s decision, Yue Yeager docilely accepted his fate as he was stuffed into the car and transported away.

    ---After 5-minute----

    Yue Xiang entered his car to drive, with a pleasant expression. His lip curved up into a smirk and his brows were relaxed.

    ''That felt good.''

    Yue Wan''s face stunned looking at his happy-go-lucky attitude.

    "What about Daddy?" In a soft voice, she asked.

    Yue Xiang started the engine with a nonchalant pose and sneered.

    "He won''t be coming home for the next two days."

    Yue Wan became speechless hearing his response and remained her silence for the rest of the trip.

    ''Poor Daddy, he must be complaining nonstop.''

 Chapter 97 - A Wall Between Them

    ----

    In the middle of the way, the car stopped in one place and one more person joined them. He wore white with a purple striped shirt and black pants. His eyeglasses were still not sitting properly on his nose.

    As soon Yue Wan saw him, she repeatedly warned herself not to meet his eyes or converse with him. Her heart palpitated at high speed and ached for indescribable feelings.

    ''Don''t dream about the thing that you don''t deserve.'' She hissed at her heart.

    But still, her sight unconsciously took a glimpse at him. And her face blushed when Mr. Ye Xian gazed at her via the front mirror.

    Sitting on the front passenger seat, Mr. Ye Xian expressed his gratitude.

    "Thanks for the ride, Young Master."

    Since he had his fill after bullying his father, Yue Xiang didn''t mind his buddy''s overacting.

    Next, Mr. Ye Xian turned back and gazed at his Wild cub with unblinking eyes. The memory of the hospital kiss came into his mind. Subconsciously ran his tongue through his lower lips, his eyes hungrily stared at Yue Wan''s cherry bud lips.

    A chibi wolf in his heart scratched him with an urge to pounce on her to taste the sweetness again.

    The only thing he put a focus on in the car was his wild cub. He couldn''t forget the soft moan she emitted last time. It was an intoxicating feeling that dive into his heart, a prelude of erupting volcano. Her body was soft like cotton candy, yet he believes that she was a drug that he can never give up.

    With a fawning voice, Ye Xian teased her. "Hello, Miss Wan. You look absolutely stunning today."

    Yue Xiang''s heart surge with a sensation to kick his pal out of the car, '' Annoying fly.''

    However, not to lose with his anger, he clenched the steering wheel and hit up the acceleration in frustration. ''Stop with this PDA, you double face freak.''

    Despite the sudden jerk on the car, the two-person involved was not giving any notice. Lost in each own mind, the world blurred, leaving only them and their longing for each other.

    Yue Wan swiftly brings her eyes down, covering her eyes under the bangs, "Thanks for the compliment, Mr. Ye."

    Mr. Ye Xian felt his throat constricted, sensing the emotional wall built up by Yue Wan.

    '' Why?'' He thought to himself.

    He shifted his body so he could see her better in the back seat.

    '' Why is she building a wall between them? '' He knew he had not misread the signs of her growing attraction to him, so why was she suppressing herself now?

    She refused to look up at him, scared that he would see the confusion and desire in her eyes... desire that she must kill quickly if she is to go with her father''s arrangement. But it was so hard.

    Her fingers clenched in a fist as she stopped herself from reaching for him. She could stop herself, but that did not mean that she could stop him.

    Xiao Hua focused on Yue Wan intently, not even any microexpression of hers escape from his gaze.

    Like a Wolf intent on capturing his prey, he waited to see what she would do next.

    After seconds past, he could not take it anymore. Reaching between the two seats that separated them, he brushed a soft, gentle finger down her cheek and hooked it under her chin.

    Like lifting a flower, he brought her gaze up to meet his.

    "I am being honest, Miss Yue. I have never seen anything more stunning than you at this exact moment."

    Her eyes widened, as she could see the truth reflected in his gaze. This was what she had longed for in her past life, that no one had ever given her before.

    A look that said, she was someone''s whole world.

    Her breathing becomes softer, her lip curved up into a smile as soft as the morning light. Her body squirms just a little as her muscles relax. There was something about that gaze of his that she never found in anyone. At that moment their souls have made a bridge and they became bound to each other.

    Could she really give him up knowing what was in store for her if she ended up with the husband of her brother''s choosing?

    Could she give up everything to be with the man that looked at her like she was his whole world?

    " We''ve reached," Yue Xiang intervened between them with his mouth curved into an ironic smile.

    Yue Wan broke her stare first and gazed at the Villa they have arrived.

    "Xiao," She muttered with palpitated heart and quivering lips.

    -------------------

    ---In Xiao Villa---

    On reaching the inner compound, Yue Xiang and Mr. Ye Xian got down from the car and were welcomed by Advisor Yu.

    Instead of following them inside, Mr. Ye Xian stood before Yue Wan''s door with a complicated feeling.

    ''What is taking her so long?''

    Like a storm passed in her heart, her emotions became unstable. When anxiety and fear grabbed her tongue and dried her mouth, Yue Wan panicked more. She had been here before, that feeling made her shiver in fear. She thought that after rebirth, her heart was stronger to face her past battle scars. But now, all she could feel was the fear that wanted to take over. Perhaps those fears were trying to protect her, yet the horror could only hold her back and stop her from talking any step out.

    ''Knock...Knock.'' the knocking brings her back before she got lost in reverie.

    Sliding down the car window, Yue Wan gazed at Mr. Ye Xian. Trying hard to tamp down her anxiousness, she gulped the air repeatedly.

    "What is it, Mr. Ye?" Yue Wan''s face showed a blooming smile.

    Mr. Ye Xian ached to see her pretending that everything is alright.

    ''What happened? She was alright before we arrived'' Curiosity flashed in his eyes, wanting to know everything about her.

    Xiao Hua wanted to bring joy for her and fill those eyes with happiness. Because those eyes showed him how to appreciate the beauty in a cruel world...However, the glow in those eyes was gone, dimmed because of the reason he wanted to know himself.

 Chapter 98 - Dont Provoke My Anger

    "Are you feeling uncomfortable, Wan?" His tone was full of pampering and love.

    Yue Wan''s eyebrow widened in surprise seeing his face showing his care for her.

    Suddenly she felt a tickling sensation on her face like she was being licked. Looking down she saw Little Bao awake from his little bed and comforting her with his warm kisses.

    ''You are not alone, Mommy,'' was the comfort words from her son.

    ''How could I forget I have my loved ones? This time everything is different, so it will be alright.''

    Putting aside her fear and anxiousness, Yue Wan got ready to face the place, her jail in the name of marriage.

    Mr. Ye Xiang helped her to carry Little Bao, who was reluctant to be hugged by that two-face. However, in order to not worry his Mommy, Little Bao laid in Mr.Ye Xian''s embrace stiffly.

    Yue Wan followed them with her bag, her eyes glowed livelily and face radiant like sunshine. Her lips hooked up into a warm smile looking at her son''s repugnance to be apart from her.

    ''Big Brother is right, I truly spoiled him too much.''

    ------

    ---At the same time---

    Inside the Villa, Yue Xiang was conversing with his Teacher, grandfather Xiao about the proposal he brought forth while the tea was being served.

    "I am not doing this just for my sister''s sake. It for the benefit of both families. So please accept it."

    "Never, I will never accept that girl who had her name tarnished in every corner of the city into my home."

    Grandfather Xiao''s eyebrow crinkled, his face filled with hostility. While tapping his walking stick, his ragged voice echoed.

    "Everyone in the City knew that she is madly in love with Li Family''s imp. She followed him everywhere and even proclaimed her love for him by organizing a night-party in the pub. There is even a piece of news that they went to the Hotel together."

    Hearing such remark, Yue Xiang countenance darken with dislike. He slammed the table with much force which causes the refreshment cup on them rattled.

    "That''s ridiculous."

    It was true that his sister had some feelings toward Li Rong, but she never stepped outside the Yue Villa in order to meet him. Especially in the middle of the night.

    "That''s not true, those were fabricated by Li Rong to disgrace Little Wan. She never went outside other than school. I can prove that... You can check our security records." With a stern voice, he retorted.

    "I can also prove by the bank statement that she paid the bill in her name, Xiang." Grandfather Xiao''s fierce voice didn''t give any opportunity for Yue Xiang to refute.

    That''s right how could Yue Xiang forget... That Wr**ch used Yue Wan''s detail for that fake bank account. Even they have closed that account, the past transaction can''t be erased from Xiao''s eyes.

    Propping head in hands, Yue Xiang cursed himself for not protecting his sister well. ''If only there is a way to prove her innocence.''

    Looking at the depressed Yue Xiang, Grandfather let out a profound sigh.

    "Yue Xiang, I have always supported your decision regarding Hua. But this time I am can not. I would love to help your family, but this ..... I am sorry. That lady is not fit to bear the title Mrs. Xiao. This alliance will be like creating a ladder between earth and the sky."

    Yue Xiang didn''t expect that his Teacher would be this hard to persuade. His breathing became heavy hearing those words of rejection.

    "Think about the sub-branches of Xiao family. If they find about her affair with Li, then It will the biggest sl----."

    ''Crash...Crash.'' The teacup before them was kicked away like a barbarian by a little cat with a beasty eye, Little Bao smirked at the old man with a sneer.

    Grandfather Xiao stared in disbelief, his temper escalated witnessing that smirk, he yelled, "Where the hell it came from?"

    Advisor Yu and Grandfather Xiao''s guard tried to capture it. Notwithstanding that, the cat jumped from the table and used their heads as a step to land on Yue Xiang''s shoulder.

    In the middle of the commotion, a high-pitched vexatious voice vented out of thin air.

    "Just because of a random man''s word you can''t decide my character like that."

    Like a subdued thunder, Yue Wan''s voice erupted without a break.

    "Did you saw those accusations with your own eye? No? Then how can you speak ill about me like that? Since you''re from Xiao, you assumed that you have all the right to judge others?"

    A sudden coldness hits at the core of everyone''s spine.

    Yue Wan raised her head up and stared straight at Grandfather Xaio''s face, "This world doesn''t revolve around you, Master Xiao. Don''t forget that even you are from the sky, you still need a ground to land."

    She smirked at him, as she uttered the words with a courageous heart, "Don''t provoke my anger, then the one who is going to lose their wing will be Xiao."

    Yue Xiang and Xiao Hua were left dumbfounded and got frozen on their spot like a statue.

    "Is that Little Wan?" They whispered to each other, disbelieve filled their eyes.

    As for Grandfather Xiao, he clenched his jaw as the vein pulsated on his neck. His hold on his walking stick tightens with an unknown feeling. He could not distinguish whether it was rage or ....fear?. His eyes widen at his own thought, but his vicissitudes make it impossible for other people to caught on the minuscule change.

    Grandfather Xiao''s long-trusted assistant, Mr. Hong glared at Yue Wan for disrespecting his Master, he barked, "You wicked woman, how dare to speak like that?"

    After saying it, he stepped to hit Yue Wan.

    Yue Xiang and Xiao Hua were getting ready to release their ferocious inner demon to exterminate that guy, but someone stole their scene.

    "Take one more step and I will break your leg," a bone-chilling voice of Yue Wan struck the terror into Mr. Hong.

    Mr. Hong''s body automatically stood frozen in the position of one of his legs raised.

    Yue Wan''s lip curved up into a sneer, and her next words jolted up everyone sprit in fear.

 Chapter 99 - Ill kick you out of Yue

    "Who are you to address me that way? Don''t forget I am YUE WAN, the only granddaughter of General Yue, Yue Zhao."

    Her razor-edged voice of every word echoed in the hall like a Lion''s roar.

    "Are you worthy?" her chilling voice stopped the retort Mr. Hong prepared. Her eyes narrowed viciously, stepping toward Mr. Hong and lowered her voice that she knew he will be the only one hearing, "Call me with that name again. I swear you can never use your waging tongue again.."

    "Growl... Growl." Little Bao was in front of Mr. Hong at lightning speed and growling with biting action.

    Mr. Hong shivered in horror, his face drenched with sweat in panic and his heart palpitated in a way he thought everyone in the room can hear it loudly. He was once reprimanded by General Yue for being lazy and after so many years he saw the same aura on this girl, ''General Yue ver. 2?''

    Grandfather Xiao never liked being threatened, yet this young girl instilled fear in him unknowingly. Putting himself as the older generation that supposed to be looked up upon, he castigated her for her unruly behavior, "Is this what Yue House rules and regulation been teaching their young generation? An unrestrained attitude?"

    Xiao Hua slapped his forehead, ''You damn Old man, are you that eager to die?''

    Yue Xiang, the other Yue ''young generation'' unwillingly dragged, tilted his head downward ''I am not responsible for this.''

    "Unrestrained attitude? You can reprimand my brother as much as you want because you''re his teacher. As for me," She gave scoffing laugh, the contempt in her eyes flowed out without her trying to hide it.

    "I am unrestrained before Xiao."

    Xiao Ran who arrived right now stood behind Yue Wan with astonishment adorning her face. ''What the hell happened when I wasn''t here?''

    She gazed at her disguised brother and signalled, "Bro, aren''t you supposed to be the hero who saves the damsel in distress?"

    With heart-shaped eyes, Xiao Hua''s goofy face showed his thought clearly , ''Look at my wife, isn''t she awesome.'' He wanted nothing but to declare his love for the world even in this situation.

    Xiao Ran''s mini-version appeared on her left shoulder and slapped her cheek, ''Wake up Ran Ran, you''re not dreaming. Hua really lost his mind.''

    Witnessing Xiao Hua''s smug expression, Yue Xiang hand itched to probe inside his damn head, ''This lunatic, what the hell is stuffed in his brain.''

    Advisor Yu in her calm voice tried to mediate the two parties, "Miss Yue! At this time, one will usually prove their innocence instead of making things more complicated."

    Carrying a half-hearted smile on her lips, she boldly said, "I have only one rule in life and that is my rule. If others do not show their respect to me, then don''t they dare to expect the same thing from me. It is not my obligation to show everyone what my character is, as long as I have people who trusted me unconditionally, that will be good enough."

    Her voice was loud and clear with dignity, causing everyone in the room to ponder her words in mind with their own life beliefs.

    Advisor Yu, who at first trying to make Yue Wan step back a little and give some face to the Xiao, saluted Yue Wan as she showed her the respect, trust, and leadership that one should deserve.

    Yue Wan nodded to her as an acknowledgment and then she made a short whistle, signalling the little guy to follow her.

    Little Bao quickly followed Mr. Hong''s side and followed his Mommy with a feeling of euphoria that they were untouchable.

    While she was cross her path near Xiao Ran, Yue Wan gave a simple nod of acknowledgment.

    The stunned Xiao Ran grinned at Yue Wan and cheered at her with a thumbs up, ''Nice lecture for that old man.''

    Before exiting the door, Yue Wan turned back and gazed at her sibling, "Don''t ever beg others again and be a disgrace. If you do that, I will kick you out of Yue."

    Grandfather Xiao''s eyes widen as he notices Yue Zhao''s shadow behind her saying the same line in the past.

    "Impossible!" He muttered.

    Yue Xiang''s memory flashed with images of his grandfather schooling him in a similar way of threat. He smiled unconsciously yet proudly at his baby sister changes, ''Grandpa, she definitely has your temper.''

    After that, he excused himself from Xiao Villa and followed his sister.

    As for Xiao Hua, he stayed back to knock some sense in his old man. ''As expected, she is definitely worthy to be my wife'' Smugness filled his face while he stared at Yue Wan''s straight back.

    ----Inside the-car----

    Yue Wan now sat in the front seat with Little Bao on her lap. She rubbed his body with her fingers, earning a deep purr from the little one.

    Yue Xiang didn''t say any word, he felt that today''s disaster was somewhat his responsibility. He wouldn''t have brought Yue Wan to Xiao Villa if he knew that his Teacher had a bad impression on Yue Wan beforehand.

    "It''s your fault."

    Yue Xiang gaped at the person who suddenly spoke, breaking the silence in the car.

    Yue Wan contemplated her image via side mirror, "I might have gone little overboard today."

    Sensing the presence of his old innocent, harmless, and bunny Little Wan, Yue Xiang let out the breath he didn''t even realize was holding, he was a little on the edge inside.

    "No----" Yet, before he could even finish, the sight he saw interrupted what we wanted to say.

    Yue Wan looked at him with a bright smile, as she bragged, "Still, that old man deserves it. He was so full of himself when he was arguing with you. How dare he spouted that nonsense.....bla bla."

    Yue Wan continued her lament with a bit of sulkiness.

    Nevertheless, Yue Xiang''s lips pressed together as his consciousness drifted somewhere...

 Chapter 100 - I Want to File a Harassment Lawsuit Again This Man

    ----In Xiao Villa----

    After Yue Siblings left the Xiao Villa, Grandfather Xiao signalled everyone to leave them alone.

    He knew that his words were wrong, however, the counterparty''s speech was also unladylike.

    Xiao Hua stood before him with a not-so-good expression. Considering Xiao Ran, she hadn''t heard the conversation between her Grandpa and Yue Xiang, so she trotted off on the heels of Advisor Yu for gossip.

    Yue Wan''s character remained indiscernible due to her turbulent rumors from the investigation.

    When he perceived those gifts that had come for Xiao Ran were purchased from the Black Market, he ordered his personal guards to gather information about Yue Wan and found an astonishing rumor about her.

    From the way she appeared in the picture that he saw from Xiao Ran''s desk, he had judged that she was merely a toy with only beauty, but nothing on the inside. Who knew that she could be a King of Beastsˇ­

    When her golden eyes pierced him, a shadow of a Lion emerged from it. Those eyes were the same ones that General Yue had. At that moment, he had the impression that his pal was standing before him, alive and well.

    ''Slam... Slam.'' A bag was slammed before Grandfather Xiao. It was the bag that Yue Wan had carried Little Bao in.

    "Congrats, you messed up my plan." Xiao Hua''s strident voice shredded his Grandfather''s eardrums.

    "I did for your own good. Except for that girl, I can accept any other proposal of yours."

    His old and grumpy voice justified his action.

    "NO! You did it for your own selfishness. Just like when you let my parents'' murderer escape." His eyes were narrowed, rigid, cold, and hard.

    "Xiao Hua!" The lines on his face etched in unhappiness.

    "The truth hurts. Right? For me too, especially when you concealed that thing from me."

    Xiao Hua''s deepest scar was not the physical wounds he received from the plane crash, but his grandfather''s illegal litigation against his parent''s killer. His anger came like a fire that burned hot and fast.

    "Stop spouting nonsense! Just because I didn''t accept that girl, you have no right to act this way. You shouldn''t have even come to City A in the first place." Grandfather Xiao didn''t dare to look at his grandson''s face, there was an untold pain in his eyes.

    That thing that he did that day was what he regretted most in this world. However, he was forced to do that due to circumstances.

    "Yue Wan." Xiao Hua''s cold voice dropped dangerously.

    Pulling brows together in a frown, Grandfather Xiao witnessed his once fragile grandson transformed into a cold-hearted person.

    "Wh__What?" His old voice shuddered.

    Xiao Hua already removed his face mask, so his purple eyes lashed with indignance and anger, much like lightning did on a pitch-black night.

    "Her name is Yue Wan, " he chanted.

    Grandfather Xiao wrinkled his nose in bafflement. When he saw the attitude of Yue Wan in person, his heart pulsated with a desire: ''What if she became my grand-daughter in law?''

    But his mind prodded over those rumors against her. ''He couldn''t let anyone tarnish the Xiao name.''

    Taking in a lungful of oxygen, Grandfather Xiao weighed the pro and cons while rapping his cane twice on the ground.

    "After much deliberation, I have made my decision. She is unfit to be a Xiao."

    Not giving any face to Xiao Hua, he walked back to his room.

    Before he reached half of the distance, Xiao Hua clapped his hand to get his attention.

    "Maybe you don''t understand the power of my Love yet."

    Grandfather Xiao halted his steps

    "With true love, I can feel that she is the reason my life is beautiful. I''m indeed the one who thirsted for the power of the Xiao family, but now, she is the only thing I want in my life. So, you better prepare yourself to face the future mother of my daughters, Grandpa."

    Grandfather Xiao clenched his walking cane as if to imprint it on his flesh, ''Stinky Rascal...''

    Xiao Hua changed back to his disguise and left the mansion with his lips curved into a ridiculous grin.

    -------Inside Grandpa Xiao''s room---

    Once his Hua left the villa, Xiao Ran appeared at her Grandfather''s door and found him sitting on the bed, staring ahead. "Grandfather. Are you alright?"

    Staring at the chibi Xian Hua and Xiao Ran''s picture with half-lidded eyes, he muttered, "This was your father''s favorite pic."

    Xiao Ran strolled in and sat next to him, "Yes, I remember this was taken when we first entered school."

    In the frame, they both were posing before their kindergarten on their first day of school.

    She wore a green dress with a red hair clip, while her brother was dressed in a black hooded jumper. She had an adorable smile and he had a smirk.

    Grandfather Xiao placed the frame back to its place and sighed. "The Xiao cooperation is haunted by treacherous people, so taking one wrong step would cause us to lose everything."

    "But, Young Miss Wan is the right choice for him."

    "Don''t you start it too."

    Xiao Ran pursed her lips into a thin line and walked out, but not before she stated: "Grandfather, give her a chance to prove what is really going on before you come to a conclusion."

    The room became quiet as Grandfather Xiao touched his bear and muttered, "I understand his feelings for Miss Yue from the way he talks about her, yet why did he mention daughters instead of children? Did he misspeak?"

    -----At the same time---

    ''Ouch Ouch...That hurt so much. Yo, Lunatic Doctor watch where you are touching! Ah! Ah! Don''t touch there.....Nooo!''

    The Doctor examined him nose-to-tail and listened to Little Bao''s heart and lungs.

    His body was touched here and there, the light was shone in his eyes and his mouth was forced open at every angle to look at his teeth, and that wasn''t even the worst of it!! That came when the doctor lifted up his tail!

    Within a minute he was ravished by a Madman. Others might have called this a physical examination, but in Little Bao''s mind, he was thoroughly abused.

    ''I want to file a harassment lawsuit again this man! Mommy! Let me out!... That jerk abducted me from my Mommy.''

    A black cat was growling in protest and sending daggered stares at the Devil, who gave a quick bark of laughter at his misfortune from the corner.

    Seeing his mocking face, Little Bao bit his tongue, ''I won''t cry in front of that jerk. Never...''

    But just then, that Lunatic Doctor thrust a needle into his poor little bum and it was only taken out after a very long hour (ok, MAYBE a couple of seconds)...but stillˇ­ it was traumatizing...

    All of a sudden there was dead silence for a couple of minutes...

    The loud, piercing shriek of Little Bao could be heard echoing throughout the room, "Meowwwww... Aowww.."

    Tears streamed down Little Bao''s face as he could no longer contain himself.

    ''Mommy!!! I want my MOMMY!!!!!''

 Chapter 101 - Now, You Will Rot In Jail

    ---A short-time before coming-to vet---

    Yue Wan and Yue Xiang reached the pet clinic which was near to a pet shop name Happy Paws.

    It was considered to be one of the best vets in all of City A based on (social-website)Baidu''s rating, so Yue Wan had picked it.

    She gazed down at her lap and found Little Bao to be fast asleep. Yue Wan''s warm caressing calmed him into a deep state of sleep. So, Little Bao had no idea that his cute mommy brought him to his nightmare.

    Seeing her son''s peaceful face, she buzzed, "Will he be alright?"

    "Just keep up with the plan..." Yue Xiang had a sly grin as he spoke. He knew that Little Bao would act cute and innocent before his dumb mommy in order to escape the vet''s office, so Yue Xiang strictly ordered her to stay in the pet shop while he took this guy to the veterinarian.

    Yue Wan rubbed Little Bao''s slender body slowly and cooed, "Don''t bully him in the... clinic."

    Yue Xiang raised his and stared at the annoying brat, ''I can''t wait to see his crying face.''

    --Presently-

    After this mini-episode, Little Bao was carried out by his meanie of an Uncle, his energy was all worn out from crying.

    With a small yelp and a tear falling down his face, he laid his head on his Uncle''s chest and scowled at the Lunatic Doctor while cursing him in his head.

    Currently, they were getting some medicine from that Lunatic Doctor, who was instructing Yue Xiang about the pet''s food intake limit and daily exercise as Little Bao had gained some weight.

    Yue Xiang took a glance at the guy in his embrace, ''See, I was right. You are Fatty!''

    Rubbing his tears and snort on his Uncle''s shirt, Little Bao grunted, ''I am not.''

    ---At the Pet Shop---

    Yue Wan was astonished to see all those brand named items especially for cats. The last time she purchased things for Little Bao in a nearby pet shop they didn''t have this many things.

    Seeing Yue Wan in simple clothes, the two lady shopkeepers thought that she must be from the middle class so they didn''t bother to entertain her. They just gave her look which said, ''She is a beggar.''

    An old salesperson saw the frown on her face and walked towards her. She calmly explained the usage of various things and made some suggestions for which product to buy.

    Yue Wan loved it all, so she waved her hand in all directions indicating what she wanted to buy.

    Her list was never-ending, "Pack that one... That one too... give me two of those as well..."

    Looking at that scene, those two women interjected with a harsh tone: "Do you know the cost of those things?"

    "Your mind will disintegrate while counting the zeros next to it." They both spoke from behind the counter with a vicious look in their eyes and resentment at Yue Wan''s beauty.

    Yue Wan didn''t turn back as she was not interested in interacting with those women.

    "See, your body froze up hearing the amount, what can we expect from a lowly life."

    "Shu Shu..." Lady with pink hair (Pink Lady) waved to Yue Wan as if she was chasing a stray away, "This place is not for people like you. Go away."

    Yue Wan signed inwardly and carried out the orders, "Pack them all and send it by tomorrow."

    She gave her a Black Platinum Card and said, "Pay the bill for all."

    The old salesperson happily agreed to her request and went to the counter while giving those two co-workers a mocking stare, ''You guys misjudged her.''

    The Pink Lady fumed in anger looking at the black shining card. Jealousy and envy covered her eyes, she bit her lip in frustration.

    "You B**h, how dare you, ignore me?" She hollered at Yue Wan.

    "Leader, she might be a kept woman. And that''s why she isn''t afraid to buy this much." The sidekick of the Pink Lack made an assumption.

    Looking at Yue Wan''s body up and down, the Pink Lady sneered with an ugly thought, "Oh, she a leg opener, a F**kng W***e."

    They both chuckled and scorned at Yue Wan, "Which old man is your sugar daddy? Tell us."

    "She must have pleased him every night to get this much money. HaHaHaHa."

    They both stood on either of Yue Wan and nudged her by the elbow.

    Yue Wan had a tough time restraining her rage, she felt discomfort to their nudges. So, she stepped away from them to avoid it.

    But the Pink Lady misunderstood and thought that Yue Wan was trying to escape, "Where are you trying to escape to?"

    She lifted her hand to touch Yue Wan burned right hand forcefully, but before she could reach it, a heavy slap echoed off her face.

    ''Slap...''

    She plopped on the floor with blood sprouting from her mouth, one half of her face had swelled up with palm print mark. The slap was as loud as a clap and stung her face to the point where there was a red welt.

    As for the other girl, she ran away to hide in the storage room as soon as the slap was heard.

    She shivered with a murmuring, "We picked a wrong opponent."

    That Pink Lady wanted to cry as rage filled her belly. She glared at Yue Wan then spat out, "YOU? YOU?"

    Yue Wan sneered at her lame appearance and then laughed. It only added fuel to the Pink Lady''s wrath.

    Then she bent to close to the Pink Lady''s face and using her index finger, lifted her chin.

    "I''m hardly suppressing my rage right now that was provoked by that old man and here you are aggravating me. Do you have a death wish?"

    With a trembling hand and teary eyes, the Pink Lady reached to slap Yue Wan''s finger away, but an unknown fear erupted inside her body instead. ''Is she going to kill me?''

    "Stop it," a rough male voice ordered.

    The Pink Lady''s face beamed when she heard the shop owner''s voice.

    Like a pitiful lady, she stood up with a wobbling leg and touched her swollen cheek with tear rimmed red eyes.

    She appealed, "Owner, please call the police. This violent woman is going to kill me."

    "I said stop it," said the same rough voice with a bit of anger in it now.

    With proud eyes, the Pink Lady raised her eyebrows as she looked at Yue Wan. Smiling triumphantly she said: "Now, you will rot in jail."

    The Shopowner rushed in front of Yue Wan and bowed suddenly with a frightened face.

    His voice trembled in fear as he pleaded, "Madame, I''m extremely sorry for the way my staff acted right now. As compensation for your suffering, please accept 40% off of your purchase today."

    The Pink Lady screamed at the Owner: "40% off?!? Owner are you crazy? Where you bewitched by that Wo---?"

    ''Slap''

    Another slap landed on the other half of her face. This time the sound was much louder than the one before.

 Chapter 102 - What Did You Do To My Son?

    "Stop it," a rough male voice ordered.

    The Pink Lady''s face beamed when she heard the shop owner''s voice.

    Like a pitiful lady, she stood up with a wobbling leg and touched her swollen cheek with tear rimmed red eyes.

    She appealed, "Owner, please call the police. This violent woman is going to kill me."

    "I said stop it," said the same rough voice with a bit of anger in it now.

    With proud eyes, the Pink Lady raised her eyebrows as she looked at Yue Wan. Smiling triumphantly she said: "Now, you will rot in jail."

    The Shopowner rushed in front of Yue Wan and bowed suddenly with a frightened face.

    His voice trembled in fear as he pleaded, "Madame, I''m extremely sorry for the way my staff acted right now. As compensation for your suffering, please accept 40% off of your purchase today."

    The Pink Lady screamed at the Owner: "40% off?!? Owner are you crazy? Where you bewitched by that Wo---?"

    ''Slap''

    Another slap landed on the other half of her face. This time the sound was much louder than the one before.

    "Why your face is so hard? How many layers of foundation did you put on?"

    While massaging her delicate hand that was turning red from hitting the woman a second time, Yue Wan stated in an almost pouting manner: "My wrist and palm both hurt so much. What a thick-skinned woman!"

    With a bead of sweat on his face, the Shopowner escorted Yue Wan outside while bowing over and over again with respect. "I really must apologize, Young Miss Yue. I clearly did not teach my staff properly. This will never happen again."

    He began to fidget in nervousness, as his gaze travelled above Yue Wan''s head to where a CCTV was positioned.

    Yue Wan chucked when she saw his action and turned her attention to the CCTV camera that the Shopowner was looking at. Not knowing whether she should laugh or cry, the only thought in her head was: ''That creepy nerd is on my back again.''

    The Shopowner was grateful that the young girl before him did not go too far or try to destroy his livelihood like some spoiled rich girls could and would do.

    As for the Pink Lady on the ground, she heard the mocking voice for the older salesclerk who was standing above her, "You judged her by her appearance, but if you are going to do that, learn a few things first. For example, that dress that she is wearing? Although it might look plain compared to what some of the wealthier girls might wear, in actuality, the price of that dress would not be less than $4 Million.

    "What!?" The Pink Lady almost fainted on the spot when she heard what her co-worker said.

    "That woman you insulted was the only daughter and princess of the Yue family, Young Miss Yue Wan."

    "You are lying,"

    Unable to understand just where she went wrong, the Pink Lady''s face twisted with confusion and envy.

    The Shopowner''s hard voice interrupted the conversation between the two staff members to clarify some points of his own: "There are 3 families and 3 families alone that have access to this Black Platinum card, and the Yue family is one of them. This should have been taught to you on your first day of training you fool! And even if you didn''t see this card, you still should be treating everyone that walks through that door like a VIP member. There are many Hidden Dragons in this City, as you just found out. You fool. I do not need to keep any staff member that treats our customers like you do. From now on, you are not to step foot in my shop. You are dismissed!"

    The Pink Lady could not believe what had just happened. She started to shriek and scream in a loud voice over the unfairness of it all until she was kicked out of the shop

    Once the commotion was over and the Pink Lady was escorted out, Yue Wan paid for her purchases (at full price) and then happily left the store. Seeing her brother''s car by the curb, she skipped over to the trunk, put in her bags and then walked over to the passenger''s side and got in.

    In her happiness over her purchases and seeing Little Bao again, Yue Wan failed to see the man with short, blue hair following her outside.

    -----In-car----

    When Yue Wan sat inside the car, she found the atmosphere was somewhat weird. ''Why do I feel like I am near a volcano that is about to erupt?''

    Little Bao jumped in her embrace and whined with his small, pitiful voice: "Meoww__Meoww__Meowww."

    Yue Wan turned her head to look at her brother. She raised her eyebrows as if to ask: ''What did you do to my son?''

    Seeing her look, Yue Xiang turned his attention away from her and started the car with a scoff. He didn''t bother to explain.

    Even after seeking out comfort from his Mommy, Little Bao pouted with sulkiness.

    Yue Wan wiped the tears resting on Little Bao''s eyelashes and whiskers.

    "My baby, was the injection really that painful?"

    "Meoww...Meoww."

    "Next time we don''t go there, okay?" She pacified with a honeyed voice.

    Little Bao responded by rubbing his face all over his Mommy and got into a more comfortable position on her lap.

    They didn''t end up going home immediately, instead, Yue Xiang took them out for lunch and then to do some shopping. It was only when it got closer to 8:00 pm did they finish their dinner and left the hotel where the restaurant was.

    Little Bao ate a lot, so he settled into the backseat of Yue Xiang''s car and quickly fell asleep, while Yue Wan and Yue Xiang talked about the recent activities of the Yue shareholders.

    Yue Wan warned her brother: "Big Brother, make sure you keep an eye on Mr. Guo!"

    Yue Xiang nodded his head in acknowledgment.

    The atmosphere was harmonious, but it was short-lived.

    As their car turned onto a one-way street, a blue semi-truck T-boned them from the side.

    ''Slam...''

    Yue Xiang only saw the lights from the other end before his entire world turned into chaos. What happened next was too sudden for him to truly understand what had happened.

    The hit caused the car to spin out of control before hitting the curb which caused the car to rollover. The bright lights stunned the occupants of the car and the sound of shattering glass and crunching metal was all that they could hear. The seatbelts cut into their skin, preventing them from flying out of the wreckage, and the once inflated airbags were already deflating after the impact. The brother and sister barely had time to scream before the airbags had knocked them back and sideways.

    Yue Wan''s body jerked into the dashboard, her forehead bounced off the window leaving a large bump and a bleeding laceration.

 Chapter 103 - Pick Up, Damn It

    -----Silence for a minute----

    The car flipped upside down in the middle of the road. When everything stopped there was only the sound of something dropping to the ground, similar to how water drips down from above.

    The car had flipped so many times that Yue Xiang had become disoriented before he even sustained the concussion that had him drifting in and out of consciousness. He was fleetingly aware of the taste of blood in his mouth. He could feel it grazing his teeth and soaking his tongue. He felt an ache in every inch of his body. On each blow, he felt like rocks were burrowing into the skin. Suddenly his eyelids fluttered and he thought, "Yu...e W...an! W..a...!"

    He didn''t have the energy to utter a word, but he gazed to his left and saw her unconscious.

    Now the car was upside down, she had both hands touching the roof of the car. There was a bruise mark on her head with blood dripping down from her face.

    Yue Xiang lifted his trembling hand to touch her face while murmuring, "W..an, Ar..e__"

    "Blargh..." He splats out some blood before he could finish the word.

    ----At the same time with Xiao Hua---

    While returning from Xiao, Xiao Hua hacked into the surrounding CCTV cameras near Yue Wan''s location and enjoyed her cute reaction. Feeling her gaze towards the CCTV camera, he chuckled, ''She never fails to surprise me.''

    Then he went to a dilapidated building in the middle of a dark forest as his dark guard called him in urgent.

    But when he arrived there, his eyes widen in disbelieve, with a hoarse voice, "What happened?"

    The dark guard who came to receive him revealed, "This morning, she blurted something about the money and where it was being kept in safekeeping. However, before we could interrogate more, she fell into a fit. You ordered us not to let her die, so I went to call your personal doctor. But. ..."

    "Did she die?"

    "No," after saying it he opened that room''s door.

    Inside they were hit with the smell of blood. In the middle of the darkened room, there was the chair where Lu Jia was held to, broken and the rope that held her down was cut and laying on the floor.

    There was a trail of blood on the floor from the broken chair to a dark corner to the right. As Xiao Hua moved closer to the corner, the dark guard opened a screen to let the light in. ...

    On the floor with her head facing the edge, Lu Jia''s lifeless body was laying with her back and her eyes glazed up, wide open. Both of her hands were placed on either side in a straight line with cuts on the palm.

    The dark guard divulged with a frightening voice, "I had left the room for about 5 minutes and when I came back, I found her cru. ..." He was stuttering in dread.

    "Crucified." The loud voice Xiao Hua completed it.

    The underlings of the Xiao family have tortured and killed their enemies in many gruesome ways, but they had never seen anything like this.

    The blood that was coming from the slit neck was still fresh and warm. The killer must have arranged her body into the crucifixion position after her death.

    Xiao Hua knelt down near the body and used his pen to move her head to get a better view, "Check out who came in and out of the forest. And don''t forget to find someone to clean the blood on both her cheeks and necks. ... Something is written in it."

    The dark guard saluted and replied: "Yes, Prince."

    Xiao Hua knew that she had various bruises on her face which were done by his underlings, but they never used a sharp knife.

    Taking a closer look at both her cheeks, Xiao Hua studied a plus mark with a letter written over it.

    "R and C." He murmured.

    This place was a very secured one and there was no way for anyone to find out the location, and yet someone did. Someone stronger and more powerful than the Xiao family!

    Xiao Hua planned to inform Yue Xiang of this issue, but just as he started to reach for his phone, he remembered he left it in the table after getting the call from his guard.

    Out of frustration, he fizzed, "S**t."

    ----Back to accident---

    ''Hack...Hack.''

    Clearing his throat, Yue Xiang took some breath to stabilize himself, then he smelled something weird, he gazed out near Yue Wan''s side and saw the gas from the car leaking out onto the street. He panicked and used his hand to nudge her, yet she remained unmoved.

    "Wan, Wake up. Wan, Wan."

    "S**t."

    ''Thud.'' He attempted to unlock his door, but it was jammed shut.

    Due to the collision, the doors were bent beyond recognition and wedged shut, fortunately, the windows were cracked so they can get out through them. After unlocking the seatbelt, he tried to do the same for Yue Wan but her seatbelt was stuck.

    "Yue Wan, wake up."

    With no other choices, he crawled out of the window slowly. Just as he moved his leg, he felt sharp shooting pain throughout his body. "Ahhhh..."

    Biting his lips, causing them to bleed more, Yue Xiang controlled his pain and dragged himself out of his car. Since it was a remote area, there were no people during the night.

    Searching through his pocket, he found his phone. Thankfully his mobile was still working even with a cracked screen, he called his friend.

    "Ring...Ring...Ring...."

    After it rang three times, the call was forwarded to voicemail.

    "Pick up, Damn it." He hissed.

    He tried again and again in the hopes that his friend would finally pick up.

    "Ring...Ring...Ring...."

    "Beeb...Beep...Beep" The line went off again after three-ring.

    ---On the other side----

    In Xiao Hua''s villa, the housekeeper was busy in the kitchen preparing for dinner that night.

    He halted his work as he vaguely heard the ringtone of Young Master''s cellphone, "Is that Young Master phone?... Maybe not."

    Putting that thought in the back of his head, he returned to cut the vegetables but after a few seconds, he heard the sound again.

    He gazed at the first floor in dismay and said, "Maybe, I should check it. It might be from Young Master."

    The housekeeper slowly searched on the floor but didn''t find it. However, just as he crossed the study he noticed the cell phone ringing from inside. Since it''s forbidden for anyone to go into study other than the Young Master, he didn''t put much more thought into it...

    The phone screen flashed: "Call from DEVIL."

    And after a second it went to: "2 Missed call from DEVIL."

    -------Back to Yue Xiang----

    "S**t,S**t,S**t,S**t." Yue Xiang cursed in anxiety.

    Then he thought of calling Yue Villa for backup, but before he could dial again, a steel rod cut through the air and hit him on his wrist.

    "Thud.." The phone fell down and was smashed.

    Yue Xiang gazed up and saw the person who hit him in astonishment, "You!"

    "Fancy, meeting you here, Young Master Yue." A man in a black hat appeared before him with a long metal rod in his hand. His voice was filled with creepiness.

 Chapter 104 - Only A Moron Like You Would Attack Us

    "HAAAHAAAHAA..." Like a maniac, he laughed at Yue Xiang as he stood over him.

    ''Bang...Bang.'' He used his metal rod to hit the concrete with an excited look on his face.

    "I''ve waited so long for this moment. Yue ba****r, it''s time to settle the score with you."

    Yue Xiang took two steps back from the man and narrowed his gaze at the man''s face as he yelled: "Stop hiding, Tian Mein."

    Clenching the rod tightly, he removed his cap and let down his blue-dyed hair to float through the air.

    With a gravelly voice, he confirmed it: "Not bad for the heir of the Yue family. You could identify me so easily without any clues."

    Yue Xiang lips curved up into a sneer. "Only a moron like you would attack us."

    Tian Mein''s face twisted, turning ugly at being mocked as a fool. In a fit of rage, he raised the rod over his head and aimed it right a Yue Xiang''s head to smash it in.

    In the nick of time, Yue Xiang quickly evaded the swing, causing the rod to miss him by inches.

    Tian Mein''s body swung in a circle due to the force he exerted in his swing. With an enraged expression, he raised the rod again.

    "S**T! This time I am sure to kill you." He barked like a dog.

    Yue Xiang knew that he couldn''t use the same trick twice, so this time instead of evading it, he gripped it in a firm hold and then with a full-strength, he pushed it away.

    "Ah..." With a cry of surprise, Tian Mein fell down and the rod slipped out of his hand.

    The pain in Yue Xiang''s leg increased even more, but his eye traveled toward his sister who was still unconscious inside the car. ''I need to get Little Wan.''

    "Hold that ba***r, you idiots."

    The nasal voice of Tian Mein rose up from the ground and ordered his two men to capture Yue Xiang.

    Hiding behind a big Tree, the Man(2) rushed at Yue Xiang and yelled, "Where do you think you are going?"

    Yue Xiang clenched his jaw and ran to push the Man(1) out of his way, but Man(1) made a surprise attack from behind.

    Yue Xiang didn''t expect that he would be caught by Man(2).

    A burning rage hissed through his body like a deadly poison and he erupted with an icy cold voice, "Let. ... me. ... go. ..."

    Man(1) body shivered in fear after hearing the blood-chilling voice. However, Man(2) attempted to drive his fist into Yue Xiang''s stomach.

    ''Blargh..''

    Yue Xiang spit some blood out with a listless moan as the impact of that punch was too much for his body. He slowly collapsed to the floor, clutching his stomach and never taking his eyes off the two men.

    "Ah...Ahaaa...mm."

    Tian Mein stepped above Yue Xiang''s back and scoffed, "I planned this trap for your father and sister, but that Ba****r escaped. At least as a bonus, I can torture you slowly and painfully. HaaaHaaaaHaaa."

    "Uhhh..." Yue Xiang''s voice groaned in anguish.

    Witnessing his desire to save his sister, Tian Mein eyes turned crazy, he tilted his head back, opened his mouth and let out a resounding laugh that seemed to have come out of the Joker.

    "Ooohhh. You wanna save her, do you?"

    "Tu..tu..tu" He made an annoying sound like he was feeling pity for the Yue siblings.

    Yue Xing narrowed his eyes as Tian Mein continued his taunting with a ludicrous grin.

    "How can you save her when she is going to die right now! HAAHAAAAAA." Tian Mein clapped his hands in excitement.

    Grinding his teeth, Yue Xiang tried to squirm out from under Tian Mein''s feet as fury swept off him in ferocious waves. He wanted to snap that madman''s neck and gouged out those filthy eyes.

    Yue Xiang turned his face and his gaze shot daggers straight into Tian Mein''s soul, hoping they could pierce his soul and rip him apart from the inside out.

    Unknowingly Tian Mein''s thickly voice stuttered, "Wh. ... a. ...t?"

    With a darkened aura, a fright voice warned, "If anything happens to my sister even those higher-ups behind you, won''t have the power to save you from me. ... I will hunt you. ...I will hunt you down like prey. There will be no place in this world that you could hide from me, no rock for you to crawl under that I could not find you. I promise, if anything happens to my sister I will break every bone in your body and you lay there, unable to move until I finally dig out the still-beating heart from your chest with a dull knife and make you eat it before you die. I will keep you alive until I am done with you and you will be awake and begging me for mercy. Remember, I never threaten, this is my promise to you. You can see up close and personal exactly how I got my name."

    Yue Xiang stilled suddenly, his frostbitten voice echoing in Tian Mein''s ears as he could see each and every little thing that the Devil was going to do to him. Tian Mein looked down at Yue Xiang, although he had the position of power, he knew, deep down inside, that he was nothing more than an ant in front of this man. No one dared to breathe, let alone move. The two men looked at their boss, wanting to know what to do next.

    Tian Mein clasped his chest with a frightening look, his whole body drenched in sweat, he opened his mouth a few times to speak, but the words were trapped in his throat. At that moment he felt each and every promise that Yue Xiang said, he could feel that he no longer had control of his bladder and a warm stream flowed down his leg to pool at his feet.

    Knowing that he was dead either way, he took a breath to steady himself and indicated to the two men. "Light it up."

    The two men did not move for a minute, wanting to make sure that they had heard their boss correctly. They were scared of what Yue Xiang had said, but they were also afraid of their boss. Shaking himself, Man(1) then took a Metal Cigarette Lighter out of his pocket and gazed at his boss with a ghastly expression.

    "Bo_ss__wh__t!" He stammered.

    "Stop looking at me. Just lit the car and burn that b***h."

    Yue Xiang''s eyes widen in disenchantment, "Nooo. Noooo."

    Seeing Yue Xiang in panic, Tian Xiang shrieked in an overloud voice, "Do it! Do it now!!"

    Man(1) clicked the lighter on and tossed it onto the car.

    The gasoline caught fire and spread around the car. As the fire was starting to burn higher, and traveling inside the car, a dark shadow suddenly obstructed their vision.

    "Wan! Little Wan!Noo Noooo Noooooo!"

    Adrenaline flooded through Yue Xiang''s system, his heart pounding faster and faster. At this rate, his heart would explode at any moment as his eyes were wide with fear. His body wanted to run, so with a last bit of strength, he lifted himself away from the ground and ran towards the car, but. ....

    ''BOOM...BOOM.'' Within a second, they heard an explosion.

    Yue Xiang was thrown away due to the impact of force.

    Lying on the ground his mind turned black. His vision was covered with the memories of Yue Wan when she was a baby.  He lost her..the little baby who caught his finger on her hold during their first meeting. .. He lost her. ..

    A voice of his mother echoed, ''Xiang, I will hand her to you. Promise me that you will protect her.''

    Little Xiang: ''Yes, Mother.''

    His promise to his mother, but he wasn''t able to protect that precious gift. He lost her ˇ­What would he do now?

    It felt as if his whole body had lost its strength and his muscles were all out of power, he remained still with no movement.

    Everything around him became silent.

    Tian Mein''s lip curved up in satisfaction when he saw Yue Xiang''s pathetic condition. He gave a wink to his men to inform that person about Yue Wan''s death.

    They returned to their hiding places.

    Ye Xiang slowly stood up and murmured Yue Wan''s name repeatedly.

    "She is Dead," Tian Mein taunted with a sneer.

    Yue Xing fell to the ground again, his gaze never leaving the destroyed car.

    "HaaaHaaaa. Look at you. ...a beggar. .. HAAAHAA. A beg---."

    "BANG. .."

    "Ah!" A small sound came from Tian Mein as he touched the back of his head and saw blood streaming out.

    He turned back slowlyˇ­.

    "YOUUUU!!" He whispered while raising his index finger pointing the person before him.

    "BANG." That metal rod again hit his forehead with much force and rage.

 Chapter 105 - Yue Wan Heard a Beasts Roar.

    ----Underground-of-the-Wei----

    With a sinister smile on her face, Shu Lan marched toward the punishment room with a serving tray full of food in her hand. Underneath the serving tray, she had hidden a cell phone.

    The guard didn''t suspect anything so he let her in.

    After five minutes she came back with an empty tray and no sign of the cell phone.

    ''Pisces trapped in the net.'' She smirked.

    ----Inside a room---

    Yue Xiang tried to open his eyes, but he couldn''t. They seemed as if heavyweights were resting on his eyes, preventing them from opening, no matter how hard he tried.

    He could hear some noises in the distance, becoming more precise the closer they came. He tried to open his mouth to call out, but like his eyes, his mouth refused to obey his commands.

    "Wh-Where?"

    He lifted his finger and grabbed onto the thing that was closest to him.

    Without opening his eyes, he demanded in a voice that broke with hoarseness, "Where am I?"

    "Oh My God! He is awake! Doctor Bai, Doctor Bai!!"

    The voice beside him yelled in panic.

    Yue Xiang soon heard more footsteps coming closer to him. He assumed that one of them was the Doctor Bai that the other person had mentioned.

    Doctor Bai rushed into the room when he heard his nurse yelling for him. Taking out his stethoscope, he started to examine his patient. "Young Master, you alright. Please relax. You were involved in a car accident and fell unconscious as a result. Let me examine you now."

    Yue Xiang was in no mood to relax, he forced his eyes open, and while he was gasping for breath, he grabbed onto Doctor Bai''s white coat, and demanded: "Where is Wan? Tell me she''s alright."

    "Big Brother?" A sweet voice that he thought he could only hear in his dreams floated to him from the other side of the room.

    Yue Xiang''s eyes widened as he looked around the room for the source of the voice. Not being able to see what he wanted, he rubbed his eyes a few times before he could focus on the faces in the room. Then, he saw her.

    Wearing the same white dress with some bandages on her head and a pink cat print Band-Aid on her nose, Yue Wan stood before him with a weary smile.

    "Little Wan, you alright?"

    Yue Wan gestured for the others to leave them and helped her brother into a comfortable, upright position.

    "You need to stop being so impulsive. I was so scared when you suddenly fainted."

    Yue Xiang was in the worst condition in the two of them. He had dressings covering every inch of his body except his face, and even then, there were scratches and bruises.

    With a confused face, he asked her: "Where are we?"

    Before Yue Wan could respond, a crispy voice replied, "At my place."

    Mr. Ye Xian appeared behind the door with blue-wolf pajamas. He approached the bed but kept some distance between Yue Wan and himself.

    Yue Xiang''s face warped into a puzzled expression, ''Again with those PJs!?''

    Yue Wan turned to face Mr. Ye Xian, and with a tint of blush on her cheeks, she expressed her gratitude: "Thank you, Mr. Xian, for arriving just in time to save us."

    Ye Xiang ran his tongue over his lips, and with a seductive gaze, he was ready to start flirting with her. However. ...

    Yue Xiang quickly interrupted them before they both start with the PDAs: "What happened after the explosion?"

    Yue Wan knew that her brother wouldn''t leave it alone until he heard her explanation, so she recounted the things that had happened just before the explosion.

    "I don''t remember how I got out of the car, but I had the feeling of being dragged out just as the fire was ignited. The only sensation that I felt at that time was that something was biting me on my shoulder. However, when I woke up again, there was nothing that showed any marks or bites. So it might have just been my imagination."

    Yue Xiang and Ye Xiang had the same look of puzzlement on their faces: ''Little brat/Fatty?''

    Yue Wan continued her explanation, "I looked around to see if I could find what had dragged me, but there was nothing around. So I looked for you, and. ... you know what happened after that."

    "You saved me," Yue Xiang had a proud feeling when he said it. Then he had a sudden realization, "What about his two underlings?"

    Playing with a handkerchief in her hand, Yue Wan was wondering how to say it. The truth was that she didn''t understand what happened there...

    Seeing her hesitation, there was a fear in Yue Xiang''s mind, "Wan?"

    Yue Wan''s eyes stumbled over her brother''s face; she could see the fear of what might have happened during his absence.

    In a quavering voice, she replied, "After you fainted, I didn''t know what to do? Since we were in a remote area, I knew it is useless to cry for help. So I moved you to a safe location, and came back to retrieve Tian Mein''s phone."

    She gazed straight at her brother''s eyes, "And, at that time, I heard a loud scream of a man...."

    ----Flashback---

    She couldn''t breathe; it felt as if someone was choking her. She wanted to wait for someone to save them, but she knew that no one would, and no one was around.

    Suddenly there was a cry for help from dark bushes.

    "Ahhhhhhh!!!!! Save meeeee!"

    Following that shriek, there was a loud howl of an animal, and then silence.

    "Growl -- Growl -- Rawwrrrr"

    Suddenly, she heard a beast''s roar. She could hear her pulse thumping in her ears, and sweat started to drip down her back.

    "Wh. ... was ... th. ...at?"

    The next second and a man crawled out the bush with a bloody face. He jerked his head to look slowly at Yue Wan''s location and lifted his one hand as he mumbled in a very low voice.

    Yue Wan''s eyes scrunched up as she couldn''t understand what he was trying to say, so she moved a step closer to him.

 Chapter 106 - Only a Tad Bit On That Moist Lips

    Within a matter of seconds, he was pulled back into the bushes with a hair-raising scream, his nails digging into the dirt under his hands as he was dragged away.

    "Save. .... aaaaaaaaaaaaaa."

    Blood sprinkled around the ground while the man''s screams went silent.

    She then saw something that she would never forget. Her bones turned to putty in fear as she turned around as fast as she could and ran the other way.

    Yue Wan stumbled over a broad chest before she can take another step.

    "Ouch.." She rubbed her little nose, which already turned red.

    "Stop rubbing it, Wan." A hoarse voice whispered near her ear.

    Hearing the familiar voice, Yue Wan''s face jolted in happiness, she looked up and exclaimed, "Xian!"

    ----End----

    Seeing the pause in the story, Yue Xiang groaned in disappointment, "Why you stopped it in half? What happened next? Where is that fatty?"

    Yue Wan''s face blushed in crimson red, as she touched her lips unconsciously recalling their encounter, yet she-

    On the other hand. ...

    Shuffling his feet and biting nails in embarrassment, Ye Xian gazed at Yue Xiang as his ears turned red.

    Looking at his pal''s not-so-cute act, Yue Xiang raised his eyebrow.

    "Wan, did this jerk hurt you?" Yue Xiang inquired at in a concerned voice.

    Hearing the word, ''Wan,'' Yue Wan''s face began to blush even brighter than before. She could feel the heat growing in her cheeks.

    "Sorry, Brother. I need to check on Little Bao. I will be in the next room."

    Giving that lame excuse, Yue Wan rushed out of Yue Xiang''s room, like a fast little bunny.

    Yue Xiang and Ye Xiang gazed at Yue Wan''s quick exit simultaneously with rapidly blinking eyes.

    ''Blink...Blink...Blink...Blink.''

    -------------

    Inside her room, Yu Wan stood behind the door while touching her lips. Her eyes curved into a smile and lips parted in heavy breathing, she panted, ''Is that my first kiss?''

    The memory of what happened next flashed...

    -------Flashback continues----

    Suddenly, Ye Xian wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close, gently into his arms.

    He reassured his heart countless times as he stared at her face: ''She is here. I didn''t lose her. My Wan is alive.''

    Despite the heaviness in her stomach, this hug sent a tender feeling throughout her body, like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon.

    She sunk into the warmth of his embrace, appreciative of the simple gesture. His touch made the walls she had spent so much time building up crumble, like paper in the rain.

    She felt a hot breath on her neck and then a tender brush of lips against her, as light as a feather.

    Yue Wan''s eyes widened in surprise as she gasped, "Wh..What are you doing?"

    Ye Xian pulled back to look at her in her beautiful golden eyes as he took a few shaky breaths to control himself.

    "Thank you," he said, his voice low and husky.

    "For what?" she replied, barely more than a whisper, the air from her lips caressing his.

    "For being alive." His voice wavered, and the tension between them that had started to fade away came back in full force.

    Unexpectedly, his hand drifted to her hip. It settled there, and as he pulled her closer, she inhaled sharply, enjoying the feeling of his hands on her.

    Her face was pressed against his sculpted chest, and she heard his reassuring heartbeat, as if beat only for her.

    She splayed her hand against his chest, intending to prevent them from becoming too close, but instead of what she had intended, she just left it there. Her heart, mind, and body ached for his touch.

    Ye Xian''s breathing quickened as did hers.

    He began nuzzling her neck with delicate kisses. So faint, it was like a butterfly briefly landing on a flower.

    As Ye Xian went down to kiss the side of her neck, a wave of pure pleasure soared through her body, making her lose any sense of propriety. Her only thought was of his lips on her sensitive skin.

    A slight breeze brought an intoxicating smell, uniquely hers, into Ye Xian nose. The smell oh so innocently teasing him to do more to her as he held her, trapped in his arms.

    His inner self was battling against his desires, ''I should stop myself! She might resent me if I go any further right now.''

    Yet his chibi wolf hopped up and down, swishing its beautiful bushy tailback and forth demanded the opposite. ''Just a bit more. Only a tad bit on that moist lips''

    And he did exactly that.

    Ye Xian put in extra effort into cherishing those cherry lips of hers that glistened from their saliva.

    The sweet taste was just as he always remembered, maybe even sweeter tonight. He knew he needed to stop, so he slowly withdrew, albeit reluctantly.

    "Uhˇ­mmmˇ­" Yue Wan unconsciously moaned from his seductive kisses.

    Hearing her own voice in the middle of the road made her freeze all over and she opened her eyes, shocked.

    Ye Xian pupils dilated, his eyes widened. The last taut string of control can be heard snapping crisply as he crashed his lips to hers once again, this time more ferociously as if he wanted to consume all of her.

    Yue Wan''s eyes widened from the sudden assault. It happened so fast that she couldn''t even react to the new onslaught. All she could do was stand there and give Ye Xian complete access to all of herself.

    Not getting any reaction from her, Ye Xian tilted her head up, forcing her to open her mouth before invading her sweet cavity with his tongue.

    He swept his tongue throughout her mouth, fervently claiming that territory as his.

    Having her mouth invaded so skilfully, Yue Wan slowly closed her eyes and let the sensation she was feeling cause her mind to explode into fireworks as she drifted in a haze.

    Her hand slowly crept toward the nape of Ye Xian neck, bringing their bodies closer together with no gap between them.

 Chapter 107 - Huff, Stop Complimenting Me

    Yue Wan felt her head getting lighter from the lack of oxygen, but it seemed that Ye Xian had not even finished. Her knees buckled from the sensations that Ye Xian brought her, but his hold on her waist was keeping her crushed in his embrace, not allowing her to move.

    The heat between them felt more unbearable and Yue Wan started to squirm, but as she moved, she felt a hardness in her belly poked her and made her freeze.

    Growling lowly, Ye Xian warned her "Wan, stop moving or I don''t know if I will be able to stop."

    Looking up into his darkened pupils, Yue Wan knew that he was at his limit and she didn''t want to test him further.

    They stood there, breathless and bothered, but no one wanted to release their hold on the other.

    Ye Xian rested his forehead against her, savoring her peculiar scent while trying hard to tamp down his inner wolf. However, when he looked into her eyes once again, he bent down, wanting nothing more than to devour her completely and lick the plate clean.

    Before he could make his move, a small black shadow launched itself onto his face with its claws extended ...

    Seeing the little black shadow, Yue Wan exclaimed, "Little Bao!"

    --Flashback Ended---

    Yue Wan''s face felt like a hot oven and her blush burned her cheeks.

    She suddenly felt awkward. ''What the hell did I do? Oh God, I responded to his kiss.''

    As she attempted to hide her face behind her lily-white fingers, her cheeks became a color that could even rival the most beautiful of roses and shone through the gaps of her fingers.

    What she didn''t know was that pervert chibi wolf has eaten her tofu and had yet to have his fill. (^///^)

    Chibi wolf with his tail flickering back and forth: ''Yummyˇ­ but I want more...''(?¦Ř?)

    -----In the Li Family------

    Li Rong was checking the most recent report on his company. Presently they were getting some new investors and contractors for Li''s upcoming project. This was all because of the rumors circulating around the City of him and Yue Wan.

    Since some people couldn''t make acquaintances with the Yue Cooperation, they tried to use Li''s as a stepping stone to the Yue family.

    Some of the new investors were even congratulating Li Rong on his future marriage to Yue Wan. Li Rong was making his company profitable so much so the Elder Li and his father were extremely happy with his success.

    "Boss, your presentation for today''s meeting is done and these are the reports from different departments," the appealing voice of his secretary appeared beside his desk. She placed the files in front of Li Rong to go through.

    Secretary Wen Ling, was 23 years old, she has long maroon hair and a refined, classically beautiful face. She was not knockout gorgeous, but there was a smoky kind of sensuousness about her.

    She was one of the trusted members of Li Rong whether, in the company, family or secret service, Wen Ling was very highly regarded.

    Today there was an important board meeting with an important foreign investor, so he was getting familiar with the presentation prepared by his Secretary Wen.

    "Anything else, Miss Wen?" Not lifting his head from the report, he inquired.

    "You have a party to attend with Congressman Ju Long tonight. Should I prepare a dress for Miss Wei as usual?"

    Hearing the name Wei, Li Rong''s face frowned. "Not needed, I ----."

    In the middle of the conversation, his office door was suddenly opened by Li Biyu without knocking. She rushed inside, with knitted brows, her facial expression said that she had an urgent matter to discuss.

    "Biyu!"

    "I need to speak," Li Biyu gazed at Secretary Wen and emphasized, "Alone."

    Secretary Wen turned to leave the room with the grace expected of a CEO''s secretary: "I will take my leave then."

    "Rong, Yue Wan has written the exams without any interruptions."

    "What?" Li Rong slammed his hands down on his desk and jumped up from his chair, his mouth opened in disbelief.

    Then he stuttered with uncertainty, "How?!? That guy said his plan was perfect."

    Li Biyu signed, "Just now, Dad received a message from one of his spies in WAX that Yue Wan might even get the highest score."

    With a clenched jaw, Li Rong stared and babbled in frustration. "If she got that award, then I won''t be able to bind her under my hand in the future."

    He then looked at his sister with hopeful eyes: "Our new investors already treat me as the son-in-law of the Yue family. If I don''t marry Yue Wan, then it will be a huge face slap to the Li''s family face."

    Glancing at her wristwatch, Li Biyu stopped the conversation. "Let''s talk about this after the meeting."

    "But. ..."

    Standing before the door with her hand on the doorknob, Li Biyu revealed with a harsh tone: "You''ve already created enough problems with your intimate pictures with Wei Wan being exposed. Dad was furious when he got another blackmailed letter today."

    "What?!" Li Rong''s face reeled from the shock of his sister''s words.

    "This time, the pictures were more graphic." After saying her piece, Li Biyu turned the knob and stepped out.

    As soon as Li Biyu left, Secretary Wen came in and informed Li Rong: "Boss, your meeting is in 5 minutes."

    Blood drained from his face, and his mouth opened and shut like a goldfish with no sound coming out. Li Rong''s brain desperately scrambled to make sense of it all.

    "Ask someone else to attend the meeting. I don''t want to be disturbed right now." He ordered.

    Secretary Wen nodded and left the room with a frown. ''What on earth could be more important than this meeting?!?''

    -----With Xiao Hua in Ye Xian disguise-----

    Unable to comprehend what had just happened, Yue Xiang turned to look at his friend in confusion and anger.

    "Hua? What did you do to my sister?"

    Xiao Hua looked at him from the corner of his eye and started to frown. "And what exactly are you accusing me of doing?"

    Yue Xiang gave his friend a dirty look. "How can you be that shameless?"

    With a slumped posture, Xiao Hua was focusing his gaze on his toe which was drawing on the floor, "Huff, Stop complimenting me."

    "I am not, you double-faced jerk!" Yue Xiang yelled in annoyance.

 Chapter 108 - 109

    Yue Xiang''s knuckles cracked, and he had the abrupt desire to hit that baka with a big hammer.

    Ah, How did he become this idiot''s friend again? He had self-doubt in his memory.

    "Don''t worry that Little Brat disturbed me," Ye Xian''s voice was like a wounded beast, with much regret.

    While saying that, Ye Xian touched his neck that was still read and bloody from Little Bao''s claws.

    Yue Xiang recalled his sister''s words. He asked: "Does that mean that the two men died under Little Bao''s wrath?"

    "So, you are also aware of his unusual behavior and being able to transform from little to big." Xiao Hua divulged the secret he found during the hospital.

    Taking a deep breath, Yue Xiang spoke about the most pressing issue. "What else happened that Wan does not know about?"

    Ye Xian pulled a chair over to the bed that Yue Xiang was resting on and divulged the news that he had discovered. "Lu Jia was murdered at the exact time you got into the accident."

    Yue Xiang was shocked and for a moment, he was rendered speechless.

    "...."

    Xiao Hua began to narrate the things that he saw when he entered the forest. His expression remained unchanged when he described Lu Jia''s dead body.

    Yue Xiang''s eyes deepened and darkened the more he heard about the situation. He murmured, "Who could it be? Not many would have the power and ability to pull something like that off."

    Shrugging his shoulders, Xiao Hua accepted the fact that someone was watching their movements. "Could it be them?" he probed.

    "It can''t be them. I am the one they want dead, so what would be the point of going after my sister? Not only that, Tian Mein''s target was my dad and sister. To be blunt, they are after the Yue family. Since I have no blood connection with the Yes, my presence won''t affect them in taking control of the Yue Power."

    "If you are right, then the people who did this might be from the Yue family."

    Yue Xiang closed his eyes, admitting unintentionally to Xiao Hua''s statement.

    After a brief silence, he asked about the reason why Xiao Hua did not answer his phone when he called and how he was able to find them so fast...

    Folding his hand, Xiao Hua looked away with a snort. "What call? I came there because my love was in pain."

    With a raised eyebrow, Yue Xiang''s voice cracked. "Do you really want me to pour you some cement shoes and throw your body into the sea?"

    A light shone in his body, his face full of sparkles as his purple eyes dazzled like they held a galaxy of stars inside them.

    With bubbles bursting around him, Xiao Hua declared: "The Power of Love had brought me to my Wild cub when she was in trouble. My unconditional love for her pulls me like a magnet towards her. And I carry her heart in mine, so whenever she is in discomfort, I will rush to her like a....."

    ''ZZZZzzzz,'' a light snoring sound was heard coming from the bed.

    Upon hearing the snoring, Xiao Hua stopped his love confession in mid-sentence. He turned his head to the sleeping figure with a snap. Seeing his friend comfortably asleep under the sheets,

    Xiao Hua''s face darkened.

    He wanted nothing more than to turn Yue Xiang into his own personal punching bag for falling asleep while he was declaring his undying love for his little Wild Cub. However, how could a single dog truly understand love, let alone what he felt for the woman that was his world?

    Sighing, Xiao Hua stood up and left the room with a loud bang.

    ----

    Xiao Hua used his resources to prevent information about the accident from spreading to the public.

    He then asked Uncle Wang to prepare the necessary things for the Yue siblings to stay overnight at his house. He could not allow his most beloved to experience the slightest discomfort in his own territory.

    Finally, he personally called Master Yue, who was staying in the States, to inform him before someone used this as a chance to create a misunderstanding and panic.

    Yue Yeager was at his wit''s end when he heard the news of the crash, but after being reassured by Xiao Hua that they were both alright and that the evil man was restrained in the Yue dungeon, he managed to calm down a little.

    However, even though he was calm, Yue Yeager was still not satisfied. He wanted to rush back to his kids and protect them as best he could, but Yue Xiang had given him a job to do there for Little Wan''s sake.

    Therefore, he asked for Xiao Hua to give a message to his Little Wan and smack his damn bratty son (Yue Xiang) in the back of the head.

    Hearing his messages, the hair on Xiao Hua''s imaginary tail stood up. "Don''t worry Master Yue. I will go and tell them your messages right now."

    Xiao Hua ended the call and punched his fist up in the air. ''I now have an excuse to see her again!!''

    On the other side of the phone, Yue Yeager was dumbfounded. "Why was he so excited? It''s just a two-word message."

    Poor Yue Yeager didn''t realize that he opened a door for the wolf to pounce on his poor defenseless daughter.

    Xiao Hua quickly ran into the closet that held all of his disguises and made a rapid change from Xiao Hua to Ye Xian in order to see his love.

    He adjusted his glasses and brushed his messy hair. Then, with accelerated breathing, he whispered while looking at his reflection, "Hua, you cannot eat her. You cannot touch her. Don''t do anything other than talking to her."

    ''Bing. ...Bing.'' A message tone came.

    Xiao Hua opened it with a disgruntled face after seeing the sender.

    -From Yue Xiang-

    ''Don''t even think about evading my sister''s privacy. I will unleash the Beast Fatty''

    -end-

    Veins pulsed in his temples as Xiao Hua clenched the phone tightly and smashed it on the floor.

    ''Crash...''

    "F*ck you, you single dog!" he raged.

 Chapter 109 - Good Night, My Wife

    ---Inside the room---

    By midnight, the darkness outside was almost absolute. There was only a smattering of luminous stars scatter the heavens. The moon emitted a faint light into the room through the window. Even the wind that blew was cooler and damper than it had been.

    On the king-sized bed, the petite figure of a woman was sleeping in a spaghetti strap, mint-colored, lace nightgown that was starting to rise above her thighs as she twisted and turned in her sleep.

    The only thing keeping it all in place was a ribbon on each shoulder, like a Christmas gift, begging to be unwrapped. The dress was the perfect fit and gave her figure the best curvature.

    In a slow turn, the doorknob twisted very quietly.

    A dark silhouette crept towards the bed very slowly, without making a sound, as if afraid of waking up the person occupying the room. Tiptoeing, he moved closer to the bed.

    The moonlight was hidden by the clouds above, obscuring his sight of the sleeping woman, but it didn''t stop him from smiling softly when he saw the silhouette laying on the bed.

    When the cloud passed and moonlight came in through the window once again, it gave him just enough light to be able to see her sleeping face. Astonished at her beauty, he felt his heart get caught in his throat.

    ''How I wish to see you like this in my arms every single night, my wife''. His hand came up to caress her hair softly, leisurely trailing down from her temples to her smooth cheek and lastly stopping at her lips.

    The smile on his lips was so soft that it would have surely captivated the woman if she was awake. Unfortunately or not, she was in such a deep sleep that she didn''t even notice anyone in the room.

    Not knowing what she was dreaming of, her lips opened a bit and her small, wet tongue darted out to lick his fingers as they lingered on her lips.

    Quieting the gasp that was about to escape, Xiao Hua felt a jolt of electricity run through his body.

    Looking at the moist lips, he thought to himself: ''Just one taste, just for a bit and then I will go.''

    His weight brought the bed down slightly, but the woman only stirred a bit, facing him as if giving him easier access.

    He brought his lips to hers in a light touch, tickling his heart like dragonfly wings. She still felt as sweet as he remembered, and he wanted nothing more than to embrace her tiny body tightly and never letting go.

    Impulsiveness got the better of his mind and he pried open her mouth with his tongue and explore her cavity, savoring the taste slowly like aged wine.

    His hands roamed around her body, tracing her velvety skin from the opening he found on her waist up until he found a small soft mound that fit perfectly in the palm of his hand. Very slowly he trailed his kisses down to her neck, giving more attention to her collarbones that looked so delicate in the soft light of the moon.

    Breathless, he looked down on the defenseless woman under him, his purple orbs turning so dark they were almost black with desire.

    One of his hands was kneading the softness with gentle care inciting a soft moan from the woman.

    That small whimpering voice brought him back to reality.

    ''I should stop before I lose control or else my wife will be widowed by those twoˇ­ Stupid Devil and Little-Brat.''

    Reluctantly, he tidied up the nightie that he had messed up and gave her another fluttering kiss on her moist lips.

    Fighting his urge to jump on her and finished the delicacy in front of him, he clenched his hands tightly.

    "Good night, my wife. Dream of me," He breathed.

    As silent as he came, he closed the door, wiping the trace that he''s even there on them firsthand.

    Outside the door, he helplessly gazed down to his member that throbbing in pain and let out a helpless sigh. It seemed that he would need yet another cold shower tonight.

    As soon as he disappeared from the room, from under Yue Wan''s bed, a little cat walked out.

    Little Bao looked at the closed door with a long stare and hopped up near his Mommy.

    He was hovering close to her and, once he found a comfy spot, bent himself to a ball for a superior dozing position. With substantial yawning, he shut his golden eyes.

    ---The Next Day----

    Before the sun could completely rise, the Third Elder hurried to his First Brother''s home alone.

    He wanted to go there and ask about the Yue kin''s assault the previous day.

    Despite the fact that Xiao Hua had prevented the incident from spreading. The Third Elder''s people who came to assault Yue Xiang saw everything that occurred that day from afar.

    Since the mishap was too frightening, they remained watching from a safe distance and saw the car blowing up. However, they could not tell what had happened on the opposite side. After the blast, they raced to report to the Third Elder in detail.

    After he got the report, the Third Elder sat tight for any news surrounding the Yue sibling''s demise. However, there was not even a bit of news about what had happened. He contemplated whether to call Master Yue or not in order to confirm the news, yet he was afraid that Master Yue might find it odd that he was aware of what happened when no one else did.

    In addition, on the off chance that he straightforwardly called the Yue Villa to ask about their prosperity, it would cast doubts as to his involvement in the whole situation. Because of all these scenarios, his only option was to turn to his First Brother to see if he knew anything.

    However, this was the biggest mistake that the Third Elder committed on that day.

    Being awakened too early in the morning on this cold day, the First Elder sat before his Third Brother with a cranky face.

    The servant placed the tea and newspaper before them and turned to leave the two of them alone.

    Taking a taste of the hot tea, the First Elder let out a small sigh in contentment, not changing the sullen look on his face and picked up the paper to read the news calmly.

 Chapter 110 - We Need To Set Up a Decoy

    The Third Elder was somewhat restless on the inside, observing his sibling''s quiet demeanor.

    Despite that, he started to discuss his sudden arrival. "First Brother, forgive me for disturbing so early in the morning, but have you heard anything about the Yue siblings?"

    Not taking his eyes off the newspaper, he replied, "What about them?"

    With shifty eyes, the Third elder''s voice turned vague as he blurted out: "I think they might encounter an accident yesterday."

    "Why would you say that?"

    Grasping his trembling hands in order to control his feelings, the Third Elder clarified his earlier statement: "An associate of mine saw Yue Xiang''s vehicle blowing up yesterday. As soon as I heard that, I didn''t know what to do."

    Folding his paper and placing it quietly on the coffee table, the First Elder''s raspy voice finished his younger brother''s next sentence. "So you came here to see whether the information can be trusted or not. Correct?"

    First Elder''s cold stare sent a shudder through Third Elder''s spine. He started to stutter as he looked down at the floor, away from his older brother, "Ye----Yes."

    "Then why didn''t you call Master Yue or the Yue Villa to check on their wellbeing?"

    "Fi--First--Bro---."

    "Your acquaintance could have called the police or hospital to ensure that the Yue siblings were safe, on the off chance that they had an accident."

    "Wel---."

    "At least as an Elder, when you got the news of the accident, you should have announced it. Instead, you held onto it for an entire night and then hurried here before dawn to check on whether they are dead or alive."

    "Noo---I-didn''t-me---"

    The First Elder didn''t give him a chance to talk, he continued to lecture his brother. "If it is out of love, then where did that love go when Young Miss Yue was assaulted in WAX? Or the time when she was accused recently by the Mayor of injuring his daughter?"

    Third Elder face was soaked in a cold sweat. He stammered in a hoarse voice, "It''s a mis--misun--."

    First Elder banged his walking stick on the floor once with a sharp tap, then he hollered: "Third Brother, do you think I am a fool?"

    Raising the stick again, this time he pointed it at the Third Elder and threatened: "Don''t forget the punishment of hurting your own kin."

    Fear overwhelmed his body, and the Third Elder felt his legs go weak. Kneeling down on the ground before the First Elder, he placed two hands on the floor in absolute surrender. The Third Elder looked up at his brother and said: "First Brother, I didn''t do anything! It''s a complete misunderstanding!!!"

    Being criticized by his First Brother for over an hour, the Third Elder left the Villa with an exhausted face.

    After the Third Elder had left, a young lady entered the room, skipping until she came to a stop in front of the First Elder. Wearing a demon mask, she tried to scare him: "Boooo!!"

    The First Elder''s heartbeat fast for a moment in fear when he saw the ugly mask appear out of nowhere in front of his face. He quickly leaned back in surprise.

    "Xue Xue !" He reprimanded.

    "Hahaha! Scared you, scared you!"

    Clapping her hands in pure joy the young lady, Yue Xue, bounced around the room. She appeared to be in her mid-20s but acted a lot younger.

    The First Elder grumped a little and then he started to giggle alongside his granddaughter. Laughingly, he said: "You naughty kid, what''s with the mask?" He shook his finger at her in fake anger.

    As he tried to remove it, Yue Xue stopped his action by grasping his wrists and in a quiet voice, she pointed out, "Even after seeing the ugly mask, you are eager to tear it off and peer inside."

    "Yes."

    "Are you not afraid to see a face that is uglier than that mask?"

    "To get to the bottom of something, I wouldn''t hesitate to see even the ugliest of things." First Elder coolly answered.

    "And that''s how human personality works. So before they could reveal our face behind the mask, we need to set up a decoy, Grandpa."

    The First Elder''s eyes widened in astonishment. Then with a wide smile, he ruffled his granddaughter''s lemon-colored hair. "Looks like you have already made all the necessary preparations, my Child."

    Xue Yue slid her mask over the top of her large, emerald eyes until it rested on her forehead. Her eyebrows curved into a sneer and a voice, surrounded by a dark, malevolent tone, came out of her heart-shaped mouth. "Grandpa, it is always necessary to plan a counterattack. Of course, I have a few things planned."

    ------With Yue Wan----

    Yue Xiang sprained his leg so Doctor Bai advised him to avoid walking for 2 to 3days. As a result, some of his things were moved from the Yue Villa to Xiao Hua''s Villa for convenience''s sake. As for Yue Wan, she was asked to return after the first night, but she refused to leave the villa in order to help look after her brother.

    Someone was both happy and scared at the same time when they heard Yue Wan''s decision.

    Unfortunately for Xiao Hua and her brother, they had lied to her about the villa''s origins and created a story about Ye Xian living alone for the purpose of new project development. They could not risk letting her stay too long because Xiao Hua had that deep secret room that they could not let her discover.

    At the breakfast table, Yue Wan sat wearing a turtleneck dress.

    "Are you cold Little Wan?" Yue Xiang asked, concerned.

    Yue Wan touched her neck and replied with a look of confusion on her face: "No. I slept with my window open last night so I seem to have been bitten by a bug. They are quite big bites, so I felt more comfortable covering them up."

    Xiao Hua, in the disguise of Ye Xian, sneezed as he was coming out of the kitchen with breakfast.

    Yue Xiang already speculated on the bug''s name, narrowing his gaze at Ye Xian, he replied: "That''s why I told you to go back to Yue."

    Yue Wan pouted as she murmured, "Ihatetobelalone."

    Not comprehending what she had said, Yue Xiang asked once more, "What?"

 Chapter 111 - Its Love or Not, Only Time Could Tell.

    Yue Xiang asked her again to perceive what she just said.

    Tugging at her hair, Yue Wan gave a darting glance at Yue Xiang and stated her fear.

    "Father isn''t there and you will remain here. What could I possibly do there all by myself? Sit alone in a cold place, wishing that I had someone beside me? I need to be here where my family is," The memory of her father''s death and her loneliness took over her body and the feelings of her desolation in her previous life flashed before her eyes.

    "Please, don''t make me be alone,"  Yue Wan begged in a fragile voice.

    Xiao Hua felt overwhelmed by the thought of being alone. The sadness, bitterness, and pain that he experienced before started to take the shape of Yue Wan as he thought about what happened to him after his parents died.

    In order to redirect her thoughts, he placed a plate full of food before her with a little force.

    ''Tud. ...''

    "Miss Wan, the food will turn cold soon, so eat it while it''s still warm." A glimmer of warmth flashed in his eyes of Ye Xian (Xiao Hua).

    She looked up at him with a smile that came from the depths of her heart: "Thank you, Mr. Ye."

    In her heart, she thanked him for waking her up from the nightmare that had started to consume her again.

    After their kissing incident, Yue Wan now had a clear view of her feelings, and she now knew that she liked him and felt attracted to him, but whether it''s love or not, only time could tell.

    Taking a bite of the breakfast, her eyes widen in surprise. "This!"

    "Is it bad? This is my first time preparing breakfast after such a long time. I might have lost my touch." A flustered Ye Xian attempted to take the plate away from her in-case it tasted bad.

    Yue Wan grasped his hand and brought the plate back in front of her. "It tastes amazing!! I just thought that this taste was very familiar."

    The rest of the word echoed in her mind: ''It''s so similar to his preparation.''

    In that past, after her brother forcefully married her to him, she was tormented day and night under him physically and mentally. Since she was marked as Xiao Ran''s killer at that time, there was never a tranquil day in the Xiao household. Be that as it may, all of a sudden, his personality suddenly transformed one day, preparing food daily by hand and feeding her.

    At first, she made some fuse over it, but later she gave up fighting and ate whatever he had prepared for her. But she never found out the reason for his abrupt change in character until her death.. ...

    However, that taste still remained on her tongue to this day. The flavour of burned, hard, and sour food. However, Yue Wan didn''t suspect anything as Ye Xian said it was his first time making this.

    Unfortunately, Yue Xiang tongue wasn''t used to that taste, and in the wake of taking a bite, he spat it out.

    "This is not a breakfast; this is poison!" He fumed.

    Ye Xian scoffed off his remarks as he was concentrating most of the time on serving his Wild cub, "What juice you want? Orange or Apple."

    The room turned icy cold.

    Yue Wan, with a bead of sweat rolling down her face, attempted to pacify her cold brother. In a sweet voice, she said: "Since my hand is all healed, shall I prepare your favourite rice porridge? Dear Brother?..."

    Her lips turned into a small pout and her large eyes shone with a hopeful expectation, "Please, Let me cook for you two, Big Brother."

    How could Yue Xiang say no to his cute sister?...

    He held his head down in defeat, "As you wish."

    With a delightful smile on her face, she walked to the kitchen.

    Ye Xian (Xiao Hua), with his palm on his chest, exclaimed happily: "My wife is so cute. I want to spoil her!"

    Yue Xiang was extremely annoyed at his brainless buddy; he threw his plate, filled with the breakfast, right at Ye Xian''s face.

    Ye Xiang dogged it, yet his adoring eyes never left Yue Wan as she entered the kitchen. His legs automatically followed her as he thought to himself: ''I will go wherever you go, my Wild cub.''

    ------

    Inside the kitchen...

    Yue Wan gathered all the ingredients for the rice porridge.

    In a large pot, she brought the vegetable stock and rice to boil.

    "Miss. Wan, you are quite skilled in cooking," a low magnetic voice came from behind her.

    Yue Wan looked at him as she covered the pot with a lid. She replied; "I love cooking, but dad won''t allow me into the kitchen." She gave a gentle smile thinking about her overprotective father.

    Ye Xian adjusted his glasses as a light flashed through them. His little mouth split into a grin, "If I have a daughter like you, then I would be like that too."

    Yue Wan pursed her lips and lightly laughed. She inwardly thought that he was acting like a daddy.

    Suddenly she thought about her baby, the corner of her mouth dropped for a moment before she went back to gently smiling.

    "Mr.Ye, If. ... you had trouble cooking daily, you can join me...I mean us in the Yue Villa. Well if you don''t mind."

    Yue Wan turned her head back to cooking in order to hide her face, which rapidly becoming red.

    "Are you inviting me?" Ye Xian stared at her. His eyes gradually deepened. He wanted to hug her and suck and nip at her lips so as to vent the emotions running in his heart. He stood close to her back with no space between them.

    "Why? Why you invite a mere worker like me? Wan." He huskily said into her ears.

    Yue Wan: "You saved us."

    Yue Wan''s face was so red that it looked like she was dripping blood and her lips involuntarily curved up into a small smile.

    Seeing her red neck, Ye Xian bit her ear and very slowly and gently whispered: "Liar."

    His hand almost went up from her waist to grasp her soft and sensitive bosom. He couldn''t stop himself from possessing her right there in the kitchen.

    Thankfully, someone interrupted them at the most inopportune moment.

 Chapter 112 - He Looks More Like a Black Watermelon

    "Meoww...Meowww." The guy who slept till after sunrise was awake.

    Startled, Yue Wan stepped closer to the stove in an attempt to create some distance between her and Ye Xian. She didn''t know why she became so weak in front of him. They needed some distance between them so they didn''t act inappropriately before the little guy.

    Yue Wan felt even more embarrassed. The burning redness went from her ears to her graceful, thin, white neck.

    Rubbing against his mommy''s leg, Little Bao made more meowing sounds like he wanted to be hugged.

    Before Yue Wan could bend over and pick him up, Ye Xian picked up the little guy in his embrace, he scolded, "You shouldn''t disturb her when she is cooking, what if she got hurt?" He tapped his small nose.

    Little Bao gave him and a snort and move his body toward his mother with a whining, ''Mommy, this guy peeked at you when you were sleeping. He is a big pervert.''

    Ye Xian had black lines behind his head, ''Is he talking about me?!?"

    Before she could speculate on what Little Bao was trying to say, the rice was finished cooking to just the right consistency.

    She opened the lid to added some salt and seasonings, then she garnished it with some crushed peanuts on top.

    Ye Xian and Little Bao''s stomach grumbled at the same time with a loud noise.

    With a smile in her eyes, Yue Wan tried to restrain her laughter. "I have plenty for all."

    They both looked down in embarrassment. Moreover, they lost their face and dignity in front of their beloved woman. ''....''

    Yue Wan served everyone a bowl of porridge that she had made.

    Yue Xiang''s tongue was extremely satisfied with the food. He even snapped a photo of it so that he could send it to "someone" just to rub it in the special treatment he was getting. Well everyone knows who that "someone" was.

    "This is the time for payback." He muttered

    After he sent the message, his gaze traveled to Little Bao, who was busy stuffing his mommy''s food in his mouth. Yue Xiang couldn''t resist stretching his hand to pinch that brat''s cheek and mock him.

    "The Vet had previously said that you should watch what you eat since you needed to lose some weight. Yet here you are, stuffing your face full of food."

    Shooting his Uncle a look of hostility, Little Bao continues to eat his food, not bothering to speak back to him. ''I shouldn''t waste mommy''s food.''

    Yue Wan frowned. "Do you have to pick on my son every time?"

    In a deep, low voice, Yue Xiang said, "I am just concerned about his weight gain. Look at his face, does it look like a cat? No! He looks more like a black watermelon. Who would want a watermelon as a son?"

    Little Bao''s back stiffened and his entire face was frozen. That was a heavy blow to his little heart. His dramatic eyes looked at his mommy, the rim of his eyes were filled with tears.

    With a sharp pain in her heart, Yue Wan looked at her brother, who was eating. ''Better not argue or else he will bully him more.''

    With a sign, she hugged and kissed the little guy on both his cheeks and then fed him personally to soothe his poor heart.

    Ye Xian (Xiao Hua)''s face showed quite a bit of depression. That brat gets kissed easily while I have to steal it like a thief, that''s so not fair!

    The Little Bao clung onto Yue Wan and wriggled a little in her embrace for a better position. His heart was cheered up by the kisses and all the insecurities in his heart had vanished instantly when he was being fed by his mother.

    --------Back at the dining room table-------

    ------In Wei Villa------

    Wei Wan was getting ready to meet Li Rong today in order to curry favor with him. Nowadays she was so caught up with focusing her time on the WAX exam and Wei Chang she didn''t have any time to patch things up with Li Rong. After their last experience at the Yue Family Villa, Li Rong had not even bothered to call her once.

    If she wanted to maintain her position in the Wei family, she required Li Rong and Yue Wan''s support. Yet now, the two of them were completely ignoring her.

    Wei Wan signed in exasperation as she put on her lipstick. "Things are getting out of hand these days because of those two. ..."

    Her mind was in a constant state of contemplation when she thought of that Yue Wan Bi**h.

    Why the hell did she change into another person like that person?

    Did she find out about their affair, her plan or had something else set her off?

    She didn''t have any answers to her questions which made it all that much worse.

    However, she did have the answer to this one problem. What will happen to her, if her dad found out about her current situation?

    That greedy pig would sell her off to that old buffalo.

    What a kind father was that!?!

    Though she and Li Rong did cross the line a few times when it came to being intimate, she had never allowed him full access. If her father, Wei Xing even thought that she was no longer a virgin, she would have been sold off as a prostitute the next day. Unfortunately, this was a double-edged sword as Mr. Guo was only after her for her virginity. According to her father though, one was worth more money than the other.

    Wei Wan sneered as she looked at the flower basket near her bed. "What''s the point of sending me a gift when I despise him so much?"

    Suddenly. ˇ­

    "Knock...Knock."

    While fixing her hair in the mirror, Wei Wan responded to the knock on the door. "Come in. .."

    She thought that the person outside was her maid, but the one who entered was...

 Chapter 113 - Youre Just a Dog Relying On The Wei family

    Wei Wan responded to the knock on the door. "Come in. .."

    She thought that the person outside was her maid, but the one who entered was...

    "Wan Wan. ..." Kuai Hua the birth mother of Wei Wan, sneaked into her room with a concerned eye.

    Looking at her mother through the mirror, Wei Wan''s face twisted in annoyance. "Why are you here?"

    Kuai Hua''s heart tightened when she heard her daughter''s unwelcoming words. "You haven''t called me in two weeks, Wan."

    Wei Wan scoffed. "I am not as idle as you. In order to create a bright future for myself, I need to deal with a lot of things."

    Kuai Hua''s face fell for a second before changing back to a neutral expression. "WanWan, today I made your favorite lunch, so. ..." somewhat nervous, she softly asked, "Will you join me for lunch."

    Wei Wan looked like she was on her last bit of patience. She slammed her hands on the dressing table and turned to her mother. "Are you finished?"

    Looking at her daughter''s anger, Kuai Hua stammered, "Wh--Wh--at--."

    Cutting off her mother midspeech, Wei Wan''s gaze suddenly turned bone-piercingly cold. "You should act like one of those Mistress of the Wei Xing, not as my mother."

    Kuai Hua''s lips trembled as she was so close to blacking out. "WanWan!"

    Wei Wan''s face filled malevolence and bitter resentment. She lifted her hands off the table and placed them in her lap. Looking at her mother she criticized: "I warned you before. Don''t come around here in the name of Motherly love."

    Kuai Hua bit her lip, her eyes teared up: "Why do you hate me so much? You are my only family in this world. I just want to spend my time----."

    Wei Wan laughed sarcastically. "Why? Don''t you already know? It''s because you gave birth to me as a girl in this Wei family. Do you know every time I go to bed, my heart is with fear of what would happen if I failed to impress Wei tomorrow."

    "You''re just a dog relying on the Wei family. Do you really think that you''re somebody? So stop with your drama. If you want to help me then stay away from me as much as possible. I hate seeing your face." Saying her piece, Wei Wan stomped off.

    Kuai Hua could not believe her ears. Her body trembled as she sank to the floor. To avoid crying out loud, she bit her fist and muffled her tears.

    Her daughter''s resentment was increasing day by day. Kuai Hua only wanted to be a mother that doted on her daughter unconditionally. During Wei Wan''s childhood days, she could not spend time with her, but now that her daughter was older, she still wasn''t able to spend time with her.

    Why was her fate so cruel? She never received her parents'' love. ...never received love from the man that she gave herself to, and now, her daughter would never accept her love. Life was truly cruel.

    -----With Wei Wan----

    Wei Xing would never allow Wei Wan to use the Wei''s transportation, so she had to call for a ride every time she wanted to go out.

    Looking at her phone to see if there was any news that she should know about, she found an announcement on the WAX website.

    Dear WAX students, the 2-nd tier exam result will be announced tomorrow. In addition, there has been a slight change made to the next exam. The final test score will be based on the academic overall performance throughout the year.

    The candidates can check the result on the WAX student website

    During the WAX Graduation day celebration, we will announce the winner among the three candidates. Have a good day.

    Wei Wan let out a hiss that could rival a poisonous snake. "That B***H will definitely steal my award. S**t"

    Biting her nails in frustration, Wei Wan growled, "What to do? What to do?"

    The image of Chen Ai appeared in her mind. "How could I forget? It might just work."

    Her lips curved up into a wicked smile as her eyes filled with resentment. "You shouldn''t have gone against me, Yue Wan. Now I will hurt those who you cherish."

    ------In Yue----

    After breakfast, Yue Xiang returned to his room and dragged Ye Xian along since he had no trust that this guy would keep his hands off his sister. If he gave an inch, then this pervert would take a mile. Clearly, he needed to keep this world on a shorter leash.

    Ye Xian made a whole plan to seduce his wife, but now he was dragged away from his beloved by this cruel Devil. Without shedding a tear, he was crying out in his heart for his wild club. ''My snu snu plannnnn. ...''

    Yue Wan, on the other hand, was busy on a video call with her dad. "Daddy, stop whining. It''s just a three-day trip."

    Yue Yeagers''s eyes could be seen brimming with tears, as he cried out in injustice. "No one cares about me! Huu Huu."

    To cheer up her dad, Yue Wan shifted the topic to Little Bao. As she expected, Yue Yeager''s mind was completely absorbed by his grandson''s first vet experience.

    "Where is my Little Bao?"

    Yue Wan searched for the guy and found him dozing off between some books on the shelf. She turned her camera toward that lazy bun so her father could see him.

    Yue Yeager''s face turned gentle as he smiled. "How adorable! I can''t wait to dress him up with the collection I brought."

    Yue Wan chucked and ended the call after a while with a lot of pacifying.

    At the same time, Little Bao''s happy dreams were interrupted by a vision of his grandfather''s face with a pink gown in his hand. He whimpered in protest, ''Leave me alone. I am a boy, A BOY!!!''

    -----------------

    Once Little Bao was deeply asleep, Yue Wan carried him to her bed and laid down. She previously requested her brother to let her go out today since she needed to find a person. In this life, she was taking a dark and b.l.o.o.d.y path to achieve her revenge. Since that was the case, then the means that she used while traveling on that path would not necessarily be on the up and up. She would not give her enemy the chance to strike first. This was the most important less that she had learned in her past life.

 Chapter 114 - Follow Me Inside, OnlyYou

    Hearing Yue Wan''s request to go outside, Yue Xiang turned her down immediately in an instance, but later hearing her explanation he reluctantly agreed to let her go.

    However, Yue Xiang was very anxious deep down, so he ordered some dark guards to follow her every movement.

    Ye Xian(Xiao Hua) could not join his Wild cub out as he had something to deal with the Xiao family.

    In order to attend his Old man''s birthday party, the members from the various branches of the Xiao family would be arriving in two days. With that being the case, there was a high possibility for something to go wrong during the party so he should make some arrangements beforehand.

    He had also made some special plans for his Wild club tonight.

    In order to ensure his Wild cub''s safety, he arranged for two guards to act as personal servants and bodyguards for her during her outing.

    Although she wanted to protest, Yue Xiang insisted that she take them along.

    With no other option, Yue Wan agreed. "Let them follow me."

    ---------------

    The first thing on her list was to go back to the Yue''s Villa in order to retrieve the gift that she had received from Wei Wan. (ch-43)

    After that, she left the villa with the guards following her every step.

    Yue Wan''s car stopped in front of Old Gem Shop''s broken door. Some of the people that were passing by could not help but look over. In this place, the only people that came were probably in desperate need of money. Cars like that were quite sophisticated, and the lady sitting in the car was also not ordinary. This was somewhat strange. Why did a wealthy person come over to this broken shop?

    The shop assistant was a young boy with grey eyes and had a bright, capable face. When he saw the fancy car stopping in front of his door, he was also slightly surprised. Why would a young lady from a wealthy family come to their good for nothing shop?

    The two guards came up to surround the young female as she stepped out of her car and the little shop assistant went up to her with a smile. "Did the Young Miss lose her direction?"

    "I have something that I would like to have looked at, if at all possible."

    Wearing a silver cloak, a young lady''s delicate voice came out, her eyes were as transparent as water.

    "There is a shop twelve feet away from here, where you can have your item examined." The little shop assistant smiled and sincerely spoke. He could see that the wealthy lady had made a mistake and when to the wrong store.

    However, the other person was quite stubborn, Yue Wan shook her head, "I want to see him."

    "Sorry Lady, I can''t help you with that." The little Shop assistant had seen a number of people who came to look for trouble and some of those were also from distinguished families. His lunatic boss gave strict orders to never let anyone in other than his clients.

    Yue Wan did not get angry but only spoke lightly in a light feathery voice. "Then can you give him this," she placed a picture into the boy''s hand and said: "Tell him that I am looking for its owner."

    The little boy had a feeling of falling into ice pits, he wanted to decline it but that young lady didn''t have any malicious intentions so he took it back inside.

    ---After 5 minute---

    "Are you the one who wanted to see the Boss?" A charming voice was heard.

    From inside the broken door, came a young woman. She was not considered beautiful but possessed a kind of seductive charm that made the passersby behind Yue Wan want to steal a glance at her.

    That woman leisurely swayed her hips in her red dress as she walked over and spoke with a smile, "Follow me inside. Only you."

    The two guards wanted to follow but were held back by the little boy. With a cheeky smile, he said, "Pretty sisters, don''t worry. Your Young Miss will return safely."

    "Young Miss. ..." They were somewhat worried. If Yue Wan encountered any danger, the Prince will burn them alive.

    With a reassuring smile, Yue Wan said: "You two remain back."

    After that, Yue Wan was escorted in by the Woman, while the rest were left outside.

    ----------------

    One of the guards hidden in the shadow sent a message to Yue Xiang. Since they had killed people before, they had an intuition for danger. By the way, that female had looked at them while saying, ''only you,'' they knew that their positions had been compromised.

    "Why would Young Miss come here?"

    The female guard: "I don''t know, but Young Miss knows what she is doing. We better just wait until she comes out."

    ------------------------

    The red-dressed woman brought Yue Wan through a hallway and turned to the side to open a hidden door. Upon opening the door, she indicated to a passageway underground which was too dark to see what was inside. ...

    Coming into the light, Yue Wan admired the well-furnished place. Each and everything inside the room was so expensive that not even Yue knew how much they cost.

    ''No wonder, they are so rich and powerful.'' She thought.

    "Young lady, you can wait here. I will call the boss." With a gentle smile, the woman in red left Yue Wan in a big underground well renovated into an extremely beautiful office.

    Yue Wan examined the room once her hostess had left. On the walls, there were photographs of various painting which were not from this era.

    On her left, there was a shelf lined with numerous numbers of untouched files and some stacks of envelopes were laid unopened on the table before her. The oddest thing about the letters was that none of them were labeled with any sort of address.

    ''Thud. ...Thud. ...''

    There were sounds of footsteps outside in the hall, followed by the opening of the door. The woman in red walked in and respectfully bent over slightly before guiding the person behind.

    Yue Wan turned and looked up.

 Chapter 115 - Do You Have A Boyfriend

    The boss of the place was a thirty-five-year-old man with a very unique style. It looked as if he had just rolled out of bed and came to see her, his hair was messy, his shirt was half-buttoned and the way he walked with a lazy hump on his shoulder.

    One look would make others believe that this person was carefree and homeless. However, she knew what this man was capable of. To manage this much of fortune and hiding under a slum area was not an easy task.

    Yue Wan thought for a while about the person in front of her. It really was best not to underestimate him. This man was definitely not as simple and calm as he appeared on the outside.

    Sitting down in the big chair, the man yawned, his long eyelashes brushed across his cheeks as he closed his eyes briefly. An assistant entered the room carrying a tray of warm tea, he set it on the table between the two of them and served both his Boss and Yue Wan some tea. Once he was done, the Boss waved his hand for his assistant to leave them alone.

    Before Yue Wan could speak, a cold voice threw an irrelevant question at her, "Do you have a boyfriend?"

    Yue Wan''s face was slightly dumbfounded for a moment before replying, "No."

    He rubbed his sore neck, he opened his deep, black eyes and observed her with his head cocked to one side, "Then why are there so many dark guards around my house?" He raised his eyebrows in a questioning manner.

    Yue Wan''s lips pulled back as she turned her head over, seeming unwilling to accept the action of her overprotective brother. ''Big Brother!''

    That man chucked, "Call me Brother Yun, and you are?"

    Yue Wan cleared her throat and replied, "Young Miss Yue."

    His eyes widen for a fraction of a second before turning back to normal. Looking her over again he asked: "So tell me, why are you searching for the owner of this ring?"

    Looking straight into the man''s eyes, Yue Wan responded with her crystal clear voice, "I already know who the owner is, and he is sitting right in front of me."

    When these words were out, Brother Yun had a stunned expression on his face and his eyes that looked at Yue Wan were filled with deep meaning. Hearing from her tone, it was as if she was damn sure it belongs to him. However, he never knew this woman before today. How come she was so very familiar with his family heirloom?

    "Be that as it mayˇ­ But, how are you so sure that it belongs to me?" Brother Yun asked again.

    Yue Wan took a sip of the tea and touched the rim of the hot cup. Her powerful voice exposed what he was trying to hide from the light. "The ring belongs to one of the aristocrat''s families of this city. Or, to be more precise, it was the heirloom of the Xie Family."

    She looked up as her golden gazed pierced into him, "Am I right? Mr. Xie Lingyun, Owner of the Black Market."

    Yue Wan''s words were airtight, causing Xie Lingyun''s feigned smile to stiffen.

    In her past life, that person stole this ring from her and took all the credit. And as the leader of the Black Market, Xie Lingyun helped her as her shadow to defeat the Yue family. That''s why, when she was accused of Xiao Ran''s murder, they found every evidence pointing to her.

    However, this time she will tear the culprits mask off in front of everyone, on that same fateful day.

    Shutting his eye, Xie Lingyun''s lips broke into a smile. His tone was still a bit flat, "Say. ...How much do you want?"

    "I want this Black Market."

    Xie Lingyun sucked in a cold lump of air, he stared with wide eyes, "What?"

    Xie Lingyun stood up abruptly and caressed his brown hair, he said, "Sorry Young Miss, I am not interested. Just give me my ring."

    Placing the cup down, Yue Wan sat with a cross leg before him and her hand elegantly folded above it, "Mr. Xie Lingyunn, I am just kidding."

    "If I really want your shop, I wouldn''t ask you for it, I would simply have it in my hands r.i.g.h.t now." Her golden eyes glowed with ferociousness.

    Xie Han''s body shiver in fear. He jumped back into his seat, "State your demands"

    The Young lady looked down at the tea in front of her and saw the reflection of her face staring back at her. Her voice was smooth and waveless, but there was a trace of heavy pressure which made the entire room felt suffocating.

    "Before we talk about business, I want you to do three things for me. First one, there is a person who used Grace as an alias name to bid certain things, and I want you to trace---."

    Butting in her talk, Xie Lingyun scoffed, "I can easily find that person."

    "You can''t find the person who is already dead. .." Her cold voice rang out.

    Xie Lingyun stared wide-eyed, he murmured, "How do you know that?"

    "If I am correct, that person used my name to bid on things from Black Market two years ago. She probably has not bid on anything since. Therefore, once she had accomplished what she was told to do, she should have been murdered and disposed of somewhere."

    Yue Wan looked straight into him as she continued, "I want you to find out everything you can about what items she was bidding on, including the original owners of the items she auctioned off."

    Xiao Lingyun nodded, "Can be done. What are the other two conditions?"

    Yue Wan got up, "Once you finished this first task, call me on this number. In addition, find me this painting by tomorrow." She placed a paper before him which contained her phone number along with a photo and left the room.

    Before she left, she turned back around and, in her sweet voice with a cunning smirk on her lips she said: "Until then, the ring will be in my possession. So, don''t try to do anything that you shouldn''t."

    Xie Lingyun gazed at her retreating figure and smirked, "Looks like a gentle bunny, but speak like a ferocious lion."

 Chapter 116 - I Want To Give Our Relationship A Chance

    ------With Wei Wan--------

    Wei Wan stood before The Li''s Company building for two hours and she still could not meet up with Li Rong. Even her messages were not replied to by him.

    -[Rong Baby, shall we meet?]

    -[Honey, I booked a restaurant for us to have lunch, have you eaten?]

    -[I am outside your company now]

    -[Rong Baby!!]

    As time passed by, the employees of the Li company were giving Wei Wan weird looks. The receptionist had a mocking smile when Wei Wan inquired about whether Li Rong had returned from his meeting or what time he was expected to be free.

    Wei Wan was so angry that her body started shaking. These days the more she was angry, the more she felt her mind was in chaos. Since she was outside, for the sake of her reputation, Wei Wan could only suppress her anger and stormed off in disappointment.

    Li Rong stood by a window from the second floor and watched her every reaction. His heart hurt a little for ignoring her like that, but his mind warned him of the consequences if he was to meet up with her.

    Li Rong ordered Secretary Wen, "Find me Yue Wan''s location right now."

    ------With Yue Wan-----

    After her deal was done, Yue Wan felt relieved. Having Xie Lingyun at her back might help her in many ways.

    As for the upcoming birthday party for Grandfather Xiao, she could use his help to find and dispose of the weed growing happily in the Yue family.

    Before going home, Yue Wan went to the supermarket to buy ingredients for tonight''s dinner.

    This morning, when she was preparing breakfast, she found there were many staples missing in Ye Xian''s kitchen.

    Going to the biggest shopping mall in the world, she knew she would find everything she was looking for. As she stepped into the mall, she saw a moving platform that ran along all the walkways in both directions just like in the airports. Professional shopping guides were smiling at every entrance, always ready for more business, and the organized chaos of the mall made her smile in happiness.

    Yue Wan stepped onto the moving sidewalk with a cart in her grip. Soon, more than half of it was filled with groceries with many more to go. As she was going to check out, she clashed with another person...

    A "Bang" sound could be heard as one shopping cart hit the other.

    Yue Wan innocently looked up as the contents from other carts started to fall down.

    "Ahhh..." A feeble groan of a woman''s voice was heard, followed by concern voice of a familiar woman that Yue Wan didn''t want to meet.

    "Tong Tong, are you alright?"

    Yue Wan clicked her tongue in annoyance after seeing her nemesis, Wei Wan. ''I should have brought Little Bao with me, or checked the calendar before going out.''

    She was really unlucky!

    Wei Wan had already caught a glimpse of Yue Wan as she entered the mall but still, she maintained her sweet and gentle voice as she blurted out: "Wan!! You''re here?"

    Yue Wan didn''t acknowledge her and walked past her to pay the bill on another free checkout counter.

    Tong Tong: "Is that b***h your acquaintance? She''s so rude and disrespectful. Who does she think she was? A God?"

    Wei Wan frowned when she saw that she was being ignored, however, she covered it with a gentle expression and tentatively spoke. "She is my best friend, Yue Wan. Also, she is. ..." With a longing gaze and tears in her eyes, she revealed, "Li Rong''s fiance."

    Tong Tong stood up and glanced at Yue Wan with disgust in her eyes. "How could she steal her friend''s lover? What a lowlife woman...."

    Everyone at the counter quietened down and looked at the two girls and then at Yue Wan with a peculiar gaze.

    Wei Wan hissed: "Cousin!!"

    Tong Tong or Shao Tong, niece of Shao Qing(Wei Xing''s wife), had a tremendous amount of ego and was incredibly hard-headed. She only believed what she believed and no one could persuade her otherwise.

    Tong Tong was so enraged upon looking at Yue Wan''s nonchalant expression that she could not hold in her temper.

    Wei Wan saw that Yue Wan was leaving the shop so rushed after her: "Tong Tong, please pay the bill. I need to catch up with my friend."

    Tong Tong''s face turned gloomier, yet she accepted it: "Okay, but just for today."

    -------

    Yue Wan''s shopping bags were carried by those two-guards, so she was able to walk leisurely toward the cars. As she was shopping for groceries, the sun had set and now the sky had turned dark.

    "Yue Wan! Wait!"

    Wei Wan grabbed onto Yue Wan''s elbow and said anxiously: "I promise you that I won''t step in between your relationship with Rong. So please don''t hate Rong."

    Seeing her sudden pleading act, Yue Wan had an ominous feeling that someone was close by, watching.

    Yue Wan tried shaking her off but before she managed to weasel out of Wei Wan''s grasp, she was blocked by a shadow.

    "Let''s talk, Yue Wan." Li Ron stood before her suddenly.

    " I don''t want too," Yue Wan knew that meeting with Li Rong wasn''t going to be a good thing, so she flung Wei Wan to the ground forcibly and walked away.

    However, Li Rong stepped in front of her and barricaded her way. With his two hands stretched wide, he said: "I want to give our relationship a chance."

    Wei Wan''s face was stiff. She harrumphed, "What!!"

    She thought that Li Rong was here for her, so she put on an act in front of him to earn his pity.

    However, that was not the case at all.. ''Was he abandoning her?'' She shivered in fear.

    Li Rong didn''t dare to meet Yue Wan''s cold eyes, so with downcast eyes, he asked: "I''ve thought about it for a very, very long time. Yue Wan, let''s start over! This time I will be an absolute perfect boyfriend to you."

    Li Rong took a deep breath: "I only want you to be my wife. I will shower you with my love and prove to you that my heart belongs to you from now on."

    Yue Wan''s expressionless face finally shifted.

 Chapter 117 - Why Do You Hate Me, But Love Me At The Same Time

    Back then, her heart was like a fragile piece of glass. He was the only person she could rely on, he was her everything. So, she accepted all of his lies and backstabbing. She was too afraid to lose him, which was why she protected him from her brother and Xiao Hua in the past.

    However, what did she get in the end? Buried alive? After 3 months of torture, the girl that depended on him for everything was long dead and gone.

    She was nothing like that old Yue Wan. She would never let this dog into her life again.

    Wei Wan''s face turned ashen when she heard those words. Breathing through clenched teeth, she muttered over and over again: ''Why...Why her?''

    Not able to withstand this betrayal, Wei Wan ran back into the shopping mall.

    Li Rong didn''t budge as Wei Wan ran away, sobbing. Instead, he tried to catch Yue Wan''s wrist to make her listen to him. However, he could touch her slender wrist...

    A heavy punch landed on Li Rong''s face.

    "Keep your filthy hands off of her," a gravelly voice ordered.

    Li Rong felt an inexplicable chill go down his body and subconsciously he looked up.

    In the next instant, his pupils constricted, his body stiffened up and a cold sweat covered his forehead.

    Step by step a man walked near Yue Wan. He seemed nothing like a human, but rather had an aura of an untamed animal, waiting to pounce.

    Looking at that man''s sharp purple eyes, Li Rong felt like he was a prey, about to be brought down with one bite to his throat. He might not be able to see the man''s face clearly, but he did not need to in order to understand that he was someone that Li Rong could not mess with.

    "W--o a- yo--?" Only air came out, his words were frozen.

    Like a flash of lightning, the man dragged Yue Wan away and into the dark.

    Li Rong stood there with bewilderment.

    What just happened?

    ------------

    Yue Wan didn''t have the foggiest idea of what just happened. One second, she was standing there before Li Rong, and the next second, she was hauled towards a vehicle. The oddest thing was that even her bodyguard didn''t stop the man who dragged her away.

    "What---."

    Before she could finish her words, She was shoved into a black car and a shadow hindered the light from the outside as he shut the door. The inside of the car instantly became dimmer and only his purple eyes were visible.

    On observing those purple eyes, Yue Wan mumbled with dread in her voice, "Xiao Hua, you - ."

    Xiao Hua leaned over so that she was between him and the door.

    Yue Wan tried to unlock the nearby door, but a slender finger halted it.

    One hand was against the door''s lock and the other hand was holding her little face. He smirked at her astonished facial reaction and then he held her mouth between his lips and stopped the next words out of her mouth.

    Yue Wan felt perplexed and disoriented from his kisses, even breathing felt like a problem. But, he still wouldn''t let go of her. He sucked and bit her lips as if he was a starving beast that finally found its food and wouldn''t be fulfilled until he devoured every last bite. His kisses contained sulkiness and viciousness.

    With no other choice, she bit the tip of his tongue to stop his aggressive act, but Xiao Hua still didn''t stop.

    Sensing her resistance and tasting blood, his kisses turned into overbearing and even slightly rough, aggressively violating every part of her mouth, swallowing her whimper and preventing

    her from biting him again.

    A long-time later, Xiao finally let go of her. His thumb lightly stroked her red, swollen lips and he hoarsely said: "So feisty!"

    Yue Wan slowly gasped for breath. Her golden eyes glistened with tears as she gazed at those purple eyes with anger and resentment. Her dress became slightly untidy, her hair was a mess.

    Her heart palpitated with one word, ''Run!!''

    Yue Wan knew that sooner or later she would meet him but never thought that that fateful day would appear soon.

    Their first meeting was no different from her past life, except that it should not have happened for another two years.

    Yue Wan''s mind fogged with questions,'' Why was here now? Will the past repeat again?''

    On the other hand, Xiao Hua''s gaze skimmed over the girl''s tinted pink cheeks, neck and white collarbone. A strange heat rose from beneath his cold eyes. All of a sudden, he kissed her again, but unlike before, he bent back her head across his arm and kissed her, softly at first, and then with a swift gradation of intensity that made her cling to him as the only solid thing in a dizzy swaying world. His insistent mouth was parting her shaking lips, sending wild tremors along her nerves and waking her from her daze.

    Yue Wan''s eye was wide in shock seeing this shameless guy kissing her again. She felt the rush of helplessness, the sinking yielding, the surging tide of warmth that left her limp. No! Not again! She could let herself to be defamed by this beast.

    Recalling her past, anger built up in her petite body. With a lot of struggling, she finally managed to push him off her body, unlock the door, and run as if her life depended on it.

    Xiao Hua didn''t stop her this time and let her escape from his clutches. He didn''t know what had made him lose his cool right now. Overhearing Li Rong''s confession, his breathing halted. He feared what would she reply, so before he could think, his body unconsciously moved towards her.

    "BANG" He punched the front seat in frustration. He was planning to make their first meeting romantic, but now he acted like a hooligan. It was all that ba***rd''s fault.

    "S**T, Wan will think of me as a monster for assaulting her. S**t!!" Xiao Hua cursed at his impulsive act.

    He worked so hard and fought for every step, just to reach her. Even if it wasn''t always in the right direction, he had tried his best. Yet, he was selfish. He was so jealous that she would accept Ye Xian''s affection rather than Xiao Hua''s unconditional love.

    ''Why do you hate me so much, but love me at the same time? Why?!''

 Chapter 118 - A Guest!!! He Treats Us A Guest!!"

    --------With Yue Wan--------

    After escaping from that monster, Yue Wan returned home with her heart filled with fear. She couldn''t seem to stop trembling as the abuse she suffered in the past life collided with what just occurred in the car. She couldn''t protect herself and those she loved in her last life, but she needed to do everything in her power to make sure those she loved did not suffer in this one.

    "I need to act fast and prevent my marriage to Xiao Hua. I should have never let this drag on for so long. I will not give up on Ye Xian, and I know that Xiao Hua will not let him off."

    Little Bao, who was resting on the windowsill, jumped towards his mommy happily, but when he saw her pale, frightened appearance, the little guy was startled.

    "Meow, Meow....." He tried to break through the nightmare that was surrounding Yue Wan

    With a lot of meowing, his round eyes gazed at his mommy with concern.

    "It ok, Mommy is not hurt. I will be okay, I promise." Like she was soothing a baby, she replied, not knowing if she was talking to Little Bao or herself.

    Even though she escaped today, what about next time? Gloominess wrapped her mind as she tried to prevent her nightmare from the past repeat itself.

    -------The next day-------

    ---In Xiao''s Villa---

    ''Slap''

    ''Slap''

    The slap was as loud as a clap and stung his face. It had been an open-handed smack and it had left a red welt behind. He staggered backward, clutching his face, eyes widened in disbelief.

    "You puny piece of plankton, how dare you to stop me from entering the Xiao mansion?" Before the Xiao Villa''s Gate, a car was stopped with a loud horn. It was not an ordinary car, it was a Bugatti Chiron.

    The woman who was roaring in front of the gate was, 40yrs old, Xiao Sheng, the niece of Grandfather Xiao. There were only two words to describe her character, greedy and selfish. She had too much of a greedy mind and selfish heart. Could do anything to attain her status in Xiao. Even after her marriage with Mr. Jing, she was envious of Xiao''s fortune and name.

    She wanted her daughter, Jing Zhe, to take the Xiao family name, but Grandfather Xiao had warned and reprimanded her in front of all the other family members, so she still held some animosity toward that old man.

    In the Xiao mansion, it was arranged that branch members should arrive a day before the party, but Xiao Sheng arrived today and demanded to be let inside the Xiao Main Villa.

    "Is your mind thick as a brick, can''t you understand what I just said?" She yelled at the gatekeeper again.

    At 23 years old, Jing Zhe felt embarrassed for creating such commotion. She got out of the car, walked towards her mother and tried to calm her mother.

    "Mom, stop making things worse."

    Xiao Shen turned to her daughter: "I am doing this for your own good, so don''t stop me."

    Soon, Mr. Hong appeared before them with knitted brows: "Mrs. Jing, you are not allowed to enter the main mansion, so stop making things complicated."

    Xiao Shen clenched her hands and was ready to burst out, but her daughter interrupted her before she could retaliate.

    "Can we see grandfather today?"

    Mr. Hong turned to the daughter and replied: "You can see him during the birthday party later. You can stay in the resort that the Xiao family has picked for their guests. Thank You."

    After saying that, Mr. Hong returned back inside.

    Xiao Shen kicked the iron gate twice in frustration: "A Guest!... A Guest!!! He treats us A Guest!!"

    Xiao Shen sneered with a contemptuous and disdainful look: "That Old Cow. Just because I came from a side branch of the Xiao family, he thinks he can treat me like a plague?!?"

    Jing Zhe looked at the house in the distance and replied calmly: "The real heir to the Xiao family is Xiao Ran, so other than her, no one is allowed to stay at the Main Villa."

    At the sound of her voice, Xiao Shen rebutted anxiously: "Sooner or later, we will get the opportunity to strike at that proud princess. After that, we will rule the Xiao family."

    Jing Zhe was flabbergasted by her mother''s word: "MOM!" She hissed.

    Xiao Shen snapped at her daughter: "What!"

    Jing Zhe held her head down in fear.

    In desperation, Xiao Shen''s tone became somewhat deranged, "I won''t let them off. I''ll never let them off! Tsk, Uncle Xiao! He thinks he can control us? Kick us out!?! He wants his granddaughter to marry someone better off, right? There''s no way! I''ll make that wretch lose her reputation, then we''ll see who would want the Xiao family''s trash then!"

    "Mom? What are you planning on doing?"

    "Don''t you worry! Mommy will definitely help you get your revenge!"

    Placed in an awkward position by her mother, Jing Zhe replied with a soothing voice: "Father

    warned us to be mindful of our actions."

    Xiao Shen''s face paled remembering Mr. Jing''s face, with resentment, she roared: "The guy is nothing but a waste who doesn''t have the backbone to fight."

    Gripping her daughter''s shoulder tightly, Xiao Shen vowed: "Jing Zhe, Mom will make you the princess of Xiao once that W***e is kicked out, I promise. You just have to believe in Mom."

    Jing Zhe''s pupils were glistening when she heard her mom say "Princess of Xiao".

    That title had been her dream all of her life, she would do anything to achieve that. Her cheeks flushed with happiness just by imagining it, yet she hid those emotions in her voice: "Mom! Stop being delusional. Let''s go to the resort that the Xiao family has reserved."

    Gritting their teeth in resentment, they got back into their car and left the Villa in their Black Bugatti Chiron.

    -----The Li Cooperation------

    ''SLAM..."

    Li Zhi hands slammed onto the table and he leaned over it as he stared at Li Rong and yelled at his son.

    "How come the data in your possession was leaked?!? TELL ME!!!!" he roared.

    Ł¬

 Chapter 119 - Hiding Behind A Womans Name

    Li Rong''s body jerked from fright upon seeing his dad''s wrath. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and quickly tried to hide his anxiety: "I don''t know."

    He was too concerned over Yue Wan yesterday, so he didn''t find out about who hacked into his computer until he arrived at work that morning.

    Li Zhi was so frustrated that he just wanted to reach across the table, wrap his fingers around Li Rong''s neck and strangle some sense into him.

    "You useless brat! Do you know how much money we have lost?!? How much our stocks have dropped in the market as of today? All due to your carelessness! Yet here you are, shrugging your shoulders and saying that you simply don''t know."

    Li Rong''s heart trembled and he felt as if he was suffocating. He was unable to meet his father''s eyes and bowed his head as he said: "I am sorry, Dad."

    Massaging his forehead, Li Zhi observed his son''s face and found a bandaid on his nose: "What happened to you?"

    Hiding his nose with a hand, Li Rong turned his face away from Li Zhi''s gaze and said: "Went to meet Yue Wan and slipped in excitement."

    Hearing it was the daughter of Yue, Li Zhi thought his son might have gone out for a date last night. He waved his hand in dismissal and said: "Okay, Leave."

    Li Rong knew that his father had misunderstood his words, yet he didn''t clarify the truth as it would be too embarrassing to be scolded again in front of his sister Li Biyu.

    Keeping his mouth shut, he turned and left the room.

    However, he didn''t know that his little white lie was caught by that very woman.

    Li Biyu''s lips curved into a sneer: ''Hiding behind a woman''s name.''

    --------

    As soon as he entered his cabin...

    Li Rong summoned his men as demanded to see if they had any information related to the man who punched his nose. Even after searching for the whole night, they still weren''t able to find a single piece of news related to him.

    Secretary Wen Ling sighed, "Boss, we are unable to find any trace of that man."

    Li Rong was so mad that steam seemed to rise from the top of his head. How could he swallow this laying down? A mere man took his woman right before his eyes and punched him in his face...

    Li Rong''s expression turned black: "What about Yue Wan? Does she know that man?"

    Secretary Wen Ling shook her head: "She is clean."

    "S**t!S**t!" Li Rong trashed the room.

    The atmosphere was stagnant. After some silence, the man''s voice shouted with laughter.

    With a bandaid on his nose, Li Rong scoffed: "Tsk, He must be a kept man by that slut."

    Secretary Wen Ling realized that her Boss''s tone was a little weird: ''Is boss jealous?''

    -----With Ye Xian---

    That whole night, Xiao Hua was busy trying to find dirt on Li Rong. Until he exterminated this guy from the world, his wolf''s instinct wouldn''t calm down. As he was snooping in Li Rong''s private data, Xiao Hua deliberately leaked out a bit to put the Li Company in a hot spot.

    "Ring...Ring.." his private phone ranged.

    While his bruised slender fingers typed the keyboard, he automatically connected the phone via laptop, he answered in a hoarse voice: "What?"

    On the other side, Xiao Hua''s guard spoke with fear and nervousness: "Prince, Lu Jia''s report is here."

    Xiao Hua''s fingers movement stopped.

    The other side continued: "It was not just letters, it has numbers too."

    Xiao Hua''s tone was exceptionally cold: "Mail."

    Then the line went off.

    The leader of dark guards, Dong Yi, realized that his master wanted everything by email.

    Without wasting time, he sent it.

    "Ding...Ding.." Sound of an incoming email dinged on his computer.

    "Knock...Knock." There was a knock on the door of his office.

    Both sounded simultaneous.

    Since Xiao Hua was inside the hidden closet, he quickly disguised himself and went out. However, not before sealing off the closet with a sliding door that looked like a wall.

    Upon opening the door, he was surprised to see his beloved: "WAN."

    For the past fifteen minutes, Yue Wan walked back and forth in front of Ye Xian''s room with one question, ''What should I do? Knock or not!''

    And after gathering up her courage she knocked on the door, but upon seeing Ye Xian with a half-buttoned shirt, her eyes widened as she stared at his exposed chest with an open mouth.

    ''WOW!''

    Ye Xian couldn''t resist laughing, seeing her smitten by his look: "Enjoying the view. Pervert Wan."

    As soon as he said those words, Yue Wan''s face blushed in anger and embarrassment.

    She puffed out her cheeks and looked at him resentfully. Her small face was helplessly adorable as she rebuked: "Who are you talking about?! You are the half-naked pervert!"

    Ye Xian couldn''t stop his urge to pinch her button nose, but as he lifted his hand, Yue Wan exclaimed with a concern: "What happened to your hand?"

    Ye Xian''s hand was discoloured with a giant purplish-blue bruise that covered his knuckles. They appeared to be a bit swollen as well.

    Ye Xian looked down at the top of his hand. "Oh, this! I touched something I shouldn''t have." His tone was filled with regret and his eyes were clouded with sadness.

    Ye Xian hated himself for that shameless act.

    Yue Wan''s heart ached to see his discomfort, so she held his hand and asked: "Do you have a First Aid kit?"

    Ye Xian nodded: "Inside, please come in." He welcomed her into his room.

    A chibi wolf Xiao Hua was hopping up and down with his tail flickering back and forth in excitement: ''YAYYY!!!''

    On the surface, she seemed to be smiling and calm, but in fact, she was so nervous that her heart was about to jump out of her chest: "Okay."

 Chapter 120 - Did You Enjoy The View?

    Following him inside, Yue Wan looked around his room. Ye Xian kept his room neat and tidy; everything was placed in the exact position, perfectly.

    As soon as Ye Wan''s gaze fell on the First-Aid box, she took it and moved to sit at the bottom of Ye Xian''s bed.

    After rummaging inside, Yue Wan picked up the ointment from the kit, held out her own hand to him and asked: "Give me your hand."

    Ye Xian looked at that small, delicate face with a welcoming smile. He sat down next to her and placed his hand in her outstretched one.

    Yue Wan didn''t care about her previous embarrassment at that moment; she was too focused on applying ointment to the wound on the back of Ye Xian''s hand. When she had finished, she drew her rosy lips close to it and lightly blew on the red, swollen area. Finally, she wrapped his injury with a bandage and asked him as if she was coaxing a child: "Is that better?"

    Ye Xian(Xiao Hua)''s pupils suddenly narrowed as if he had just sunk into some kind of memory.

    Yue Wan''s face widen in the revelation of what she did right now: ''Oh God! I treated him like I treat Little Bao.''

    She stood up in discomfort and downcasted her eyes in shame: "I''m sorry."

    Ye Xian chucked at her cute flush: "It''s okay, Wan."

    After a period of silence, he asked: "Why are you here?"

    Hearing the question, Yue Wan remembered the reason she came knocking his door in the first place: "I asked Big Brother to find me a hacker and big brother told me that you knew someone."

    Ye Xian''s face beamed with light as he was going to introduce himself as the best hacker in the world, "Yes, I''m--"

    Yue Wan: "...."

    But a chibi wolf appeared on his left shoulder: "Don''t give away your secret identity so easily." It warned him.

    With a cough, Ye Xian changed his words: "I mean, I know someone. So what do you want to know?"

    Yue Wan''s eyes lit up: "That''s fantastic, I just need some CCTV footage video of several places on a certain date."

    Tucking inside her skirt pocket, she took a paper: "I have already made the list so it should be easy to track."

    Ye Xian looked at those names on the list and smirked: ''My wild club is playing with fire... She is so fearless.''

    Nodding his head, Ye Xian accepted her job and then moved to change his shirt as it smelled of disinfectant.

    Yue Wan couldn''t take her eyes away from Ye Xian as he started to remove his shirt. She could have sworn that time came to a standstill as she watched him slowly pull up his shirt from the bottom, revealing one perfect set of abs at a time. His skin was so smooth and it radiated warmth to a point where she had to forcefully prevent herself from reaching out to touch him. He continued to move his shirt up to reveal a perfect 8 pack, followed by even more perfect pecs. Time sped up as he finished pulling his shirt over his head, standing there before her completely topless.

    Yue Wan''s mouth felt dry as she licked her lips, hoping to restore some moisture to them.

    Ye Xian smirked inside his head. ''Apparently, my Wild Cub likes what she sees.'' Trying to make a show of it without going overboard, Ye Xian walked past where Yue Wan stood, stopping inches in front of her as if tempting her to touch him however she dreamed.

    Yue Wan continued to stare at the scene in front of her eyes until a soft cough came from Ye Xian. Startled, she looked up into his gorgeous eyes. Realizing how close they were, she started to turn red from being caught staring at him.

    Ye Xian smiled, knowing what was going on in her head. "Excuse me," he whispered in her right ear as he casually brushed his arm by her, reaching for the clean shirt that lay just behind her on the bed.

    Just as he reached for it, he turned around to look at Yue Wan, still sitting there, not moving. "Did you enjoy the view? I can repeat that any time, all you have to do is ask."

    In complete embarrassment at being caught staring, Yue Wan rushed out of Ye Xian''s room.

    ------With Li Zhi-----

    Once his son was gone, Li Zhi sat on his chair with prominent lines creasing between his eyebrows. Today''s incident had caused them to lose a lot of money through the stock market. It would take him months to rebuild the value of those shares. If this continued, then the Li Company would meet with financial ruin. The only reason why the situation was not as bad as it could have been was all because of those rumors about Yue Wan and Li Rong.

    Li Zhi gave a long, deep sigh: "What is our current status?"

    Li Biyu looked at her father sitting behind his desk and replied: "Our investors have not withdrawn, so we are in a somewhat safe position. However, the decrease in the value of our stocks gave us a big blow."

    Li Zhi''s brows rose and pulled together: "Does your Grandfather know?"

    Li Biyu nodded once and then, with a taut voice replied: "He is very disappointed."

    "I shouldn''t have given those projects to Rong in the first place." Li Zhi seethed at his foolish decision.

    Li Biyu gave a tight-lipped smile, she complained in her heart of how biased her father always was towards Li Rong. All that was her own hard work, but the one who gained the credit for its success was always younger brother; who was nothing but a loser. But who asked her to be born a girl?

    Under the watchful gaze of her father, she never revealed her inner desires. "Dad, what is our next plan?" she probed.

    Massaging his forehead, he ordered: "First, find out who is responsible for releasing the information and bring him to me. After that, go tell your grandfather that this happened because of the Wei family."

    Li Biyu''s eyes widened in confusion: "The Wei family?"

    "That''s the only way I can save your brother from your grandfather''s wrath." Li Zhi made up his mind to use the Wei family as a scapegoat in order to protect his own son.

 Chapter 121 - Decrypted The Message

    Feeling a tremendous headache coming on for always having to fix her brother''s mistakes, Li Biyu could only bite her tongue and act as a dutiful daughter. "I will get the information on the hacker in two days."

    Li Zhi had then recalled that it was going to be Grandfather Xiao''s birthday party in a couple of days so he turned to his daughter and asked: "What about the marriage contract between the Li''s and the Yue''s?"

    Li Biyu shook her head: "I am still searching for it."

    Clenching his fists in anger due to the lack of progress, Li Zhi murmured to her: "I hope we get it found before the party."

    After saying this, he left for his meeting.

    Li Biyu''s lips broke into a smirk as she gazed at her father''s departing figure: "You won''t find it, Dad. Not before I want you to."

    She drew the paper from her files and swung it left and right with amusement in her face:

    ''Finally, it is my time to strike.''

    ----With Yue Xiang-----

    On the large gray bed, Yue Xiang heard someone opening the door. He lifted his brows slightly away from the file in his hand and turned to see who is at the door. After seeing who it was, his face returned to its usual ice-cold expression.

    Supported his head with one hand as he raised his deep eyes slightly, his gloomy eyes seemed somewhat irritated: "What is it now?"

    Xiao Hua, in the disguise of Ye Xian, walked in with a file in his hand. His eyes were crinkled in anxiety and his face has a rigid expression on it.

    In a tight voice, he revealed: "I decrypted the message on Lu Jia''s body."

    Yue Xiang''s pupils constricted the moment he heard those words. His eyes became darker than usual as if they turned into two black holes that would suck the whole universe into them and to its doom.

    "G.R.A.C.E." He uttered the words with a tremulous voice.

    Xiao Hua''s eyes made a gesture with a profound sigh indicating that his words were true. In a dry tone, he said: "Along with certain numbers."

    Yue Xiang''s expression turned frosty. His eyes grew even darker, and in a strident voice he demanded: "Do they have any meaning?"

    Xiao Hua shook his head: "I haven''t found anything related to those numbers."

    He clenched his fist tightly and with a strong determination in his voice he vowed: "But soon, I will figure it all out."

    Then Xiao Hua placed a hard copy of his email with some files near Yue Xiang and said: "I found that mole in the bank fraud incident."

    From that day, when Yue Xiang found that anonymous account, he was trying to trace where it had come from in the hopes that it would prove his sister''s innocence, but every time he thought he had found a lead, it would quickly lead him to a dead end. After hearing that Xiao Hua had found something, Yue Xiang frown relaxed in relief.

    "Is it from the Li family ?" Yue Xiang asked.

    Xiao Hua raised his eyebrow: "So, you already knew?"

    Thrusting jaw forward, Ye Xiang''s lips curved into a smirk. He shook his finger back and forth.

    Clicking his tongue twice, and revealed: "My Little Wan had this doubt in the beginning."

    When Yue Wan asked Yue Xiang to check and see if there was any relationship between Lu Jia and Li Rong, he found nothing more than a bunch of calls and Yue Wan''s daily schedule.

    Moreover, his attention got diverted after her kidnapping incident so he didn''t investigate more into that imp Rong.

    "Li Rong might be helping Lu Jia in laundering a bunch of moneyˇ­ what better way to do so than to open some fake accounts in Yue Wan''s name, am I right?"

    "Only a bit of truth in it." A sharp hoarse voice denied.

    Yue Xiang narrowed his gaze at his pal: "What do you mean?"

    Clearing his throat, Xiao Hua moved near the window where he could see Yue Wan with a dimpled smile playing tag with Little Bao. Both were happily running around the backyard, their laughter drifted up to the window and into his ears. How he wished he could hear that sound all the time.

    "Lu Jia did create those fake accounts in Little Wan''s name in order to create a bunch of rumors with Li Rong. However, the matter doesn''t end there."

    Yue Xiang''s eyes widen in confusion, he demanded: "Say it"

    Swallowing hard his fear, Xiao Hua explained with a clear voice: "So many illegal tractions were done with that account and most of them were done against you. Like your accident last year, and the most recent hacking incident with your new projects. These were all paid for from Yue Wan''s fake account. If we make the smallest misstep this time, the one who will suffer most will be Little Wan. Not only that...."

    Xiao Hua looked back a Yue Xiang with dilated pupils: "I found some evidence that the Fu family has been in contact with Li Rong."

    Yue Xiang''s body jerked as he growled in anger: "S**t, they are already in City A."

    Tension seeped into his face and limbs. His mind kept replaying all those hidden memories. His breathing became more rapid, more shallow, Yue Xiang could taste the fear and anger thickening in his throat as beads of sweat trickled down his brows. He never would have imagined that they would come after him through his sister.

    Xiao Hua knew his pal''s tragic past, so he moved near him and touched his shoulder. He continued: "It must be because of all those shares that we have bought."

    Yue Xiang''s mind ticked like a time bomb. Since he could not expose his true strength, he might just play a trick: "Hua, find as much evidence against the Li family. We are going to play a game with them." His lips broke in a crooked smile.

    With mischievous eyes, Xiao Hua''s face shone with wickedness: "My pleasure." His tone saturated with deviousness.

 Chapter 122 - Impudent! Stop Cruising My Wei

    -----With Wei Zhi------

    In order to not lose their standing at the Xiao party, Wei Xing ordered Shao Qing to prepare everything extravagantly. This was a one-time opportunity for Wei Xing, though this party, he could get acquaintance with higher and more powerful aristocratic families.

    "Is everything prepared? Or are you still lacking a brain and spine." A hoarse voice sounded with a trace of impatience that was not easy to detect.

    The Matriarch of the Wei family, Wei Lan, sat in a chair with a dominating aura. She usually had an air of arrogance but once she opens her mouth, her words bite others like a snake...

    Kneeling before his mother, Wei Xing looked up. Though he made the preparations as his mother suggested, still he was afraid deep inside.

    Shen Qing was the first to speak up with an anxious expression on her face: "Mother, I think we are too hasty in this decision. What if we fail? Then our whole family will be annihilated----"

    "Impudent! Stop cruising my Wei!" The Matriarch of Wei was so angry that she suddenly sat upright and her voice became sharper.

    Shen Qing''s facial expression stiffened. She bit her lip in frustration and kept her next words inside her heart.

    Wei Xing didn''t dare to lift his head and meet with his mother''s ferocious eyes, by kneeling down he muttered in a heavy voice: "Mother, can we trust them?"

    The Matriarch''s brows tightened. She, too, was scared to have her Wei family enter this fire, but this was an opportunity for them to touch the Xiao family''s greatness and use it to belittle the Li family.

    Wei Xing''s heart palpitated in panic. He gazed at his mother in anxiety and said: "What if we get caught? What should we do?"

    As the words were spoken, a look of ruthlessness appeared on The Matriarch''s face: "We just have to sacrifice the lamp."

    ----With Yue Wan----

    Late that night, Yue Wan was sitting at her desk with a laptop in front of her, working on some things. Little Bao, who was yawning and rubbing against her body, was keeping her warm and cozy as she absentmindedly played with his fur. The peacefulness was interrupted as Yue Wan''s phone started to ring on the desk. Looking at the caller, she smiled as she answered.

    "Did you get it?" she demanded.

    From the other side of the phone, Xie Lingyun, the owner of the Black Market, gave a proud smile as he replied: "I found the dealer who sold some of the items to a person named Grace, but the particular item in the photo you provided is unable to be traced."

    Yue Wan, with a tender voice that belied her words, said: "I want that dealer, tonight. Make sure he is alive by the time he gets to me. If he got escaped? I don''t mind destroying your Blackmarket completely and utterly."

    Xia Lingyun spat out the tea that he was drinking and yelled: "What!!"

    Yue Wan''s slow peaceful voice continued as if he had not just interrupted: "Also, that tapestry on the wall behind youˇ­ I want it. Make sure to have it delivered to me by the morning, and feel free to bill it to the Yue family."

    Xie Lingyun looked across the room to the tapestry that she was referring to. It was a magnificently embroidered cloth that was fairly large with a dragon dominating the outside, encircling a beautiful golden phoenix in its center as if the dragon was protecting its most precious treasure.

    "Ahem...Wh--a?" He broke out into a coughing fit and almost choked on his own spit. "That thing cost me billions! And you are going to buy it just like that?!? Are you crazy?"

    Pressing index finger to her soft cheek and tapping her chin rhythmically, Yue Wan''s voice became as cold as iron, "Yes!"

    No longer interested in his ranting, Yue Wan hung up on him, confident that he was going to do her bidding.

    Placing her phone down, Yue Wan took a deep breath and her lips slightly hooked up.

    Now she would watch just how those dogs would bite another dog.

    Little Bao opened his eyes lazily like a disturbed beast and squirmed with a whining: "Meoowww...."

    Yue Wan gently pat his head: "Sh, Sh...Sleep my dear, we have a big game to play." Her expression was one of pure happiness and a large smile could be seen on her lips, but the expression in her eyes told a different story. They were incomparably cold:

    "Now to call her for the next stage of the plan..."

    -----With Xie Lingyun----

    On the other hand, Xie Lingyun was somewhat shocked as he was hung upon. There was no price negotiated for the tapestry, Yue Wan had only said that she wanted it by morning. "Since that is the case, I might as well charge for rush delivery. 2.5 Billion dollars should cover everything."

    Holding the phone in his hand, he tapped it against his cheek with a smirk forming on his lips. Deciding on the price that would set his heart at ease, he rang a bell on his table to call his workers into his office.

    "She is quite a unique character," He mumbled with a happy voice.

    "Who?" the little voice of his assistant was heard. He had just entered the room with a snack tray in his hand and a confused expression on his face.

    Seeing the spicy snacks, Xie Lingyun''s eyes lit up instantly as he rushed toward his assistant and grabbed the snacks he loved. "For me? Thanks, my beloved!"

    With a goofy smile, Xie Lingyun pinched his little assistant''s cheek and said: "I can tell just how much you love me. Even if the heavens fall apart and earth is destroyed, I will always belong to you."

    Ru Keung had been the assistant of Xie Lingyun for many years, but he was still not used to the extreme personality of his boss. When he heard Xie Lingyun''s last sentence, the veins on his forehead popped out. He really couldn''t deal with this lunatic boss of his.

 Chapter 123 - The Banquet Started

    Xie Lingyun gave flying kissing and giggled like a new bride: "Ru Ru."

    His little assistant''s face darkened, he slammed the snack plate at his boss''s face with a burning rage consuming his body and walked away with a snap: "It''s Ru Keung, You old geezer."

    How could he forget that this guy charging full-speed towards becoming a complete fool and pervert?!

    Soon Xie Lingyun''s workers from the underground Blackmarket appeared inside the room, a black cloak concealed their identities from the world. With their faces was well hidden under the cloak, only voice could be heard. Toneless and rough, it sounded as if there were nothing more than a robot, designed to obey orders. "Master, you called us."

    Xie Lingyun, who was lying on the floor sat up with an upright position. As if a wall had come down, the goofy side that he had with Ru Keung vanished, and the cold owner of the Blackmarket took his place. "I want that dealer here, now. Alive."

    The workers bowed to Xie Lingyun before they departed, leaving him alone in the room once again. Turning to look at the tapestry displayed on the wall in front of him, the corners of his mouth twitched. "How did she know that I am the one with that who has that painting piece?"

    That''s right, the thing Yue Wan asked was hidden behind the wall, right in front of him above, Xie Lingyun.

    Xie Lingyun gave a sarcastic laugh and swung on his chair around. He couldn''t wait to see what surprise that Little Miss''s had for him next surprise.

    She was not what he thought she would be as he judged, she was so unpredictable.

    "She is just like that Old man, Yue Zhao." Xie Lingyun laughed.

    -----------

    Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, it was Grandfather Xiao''s Birthday party.

    The banquet for Xiao''s 60th birthday was about to start and the servants were busy with the preparations.

    Xiao''s Hotel, T called Pearl-Mermaid palace which was majestic and imposing. It was built on the bank of a river of clear water that ran along a bed of polished stones, which were white and enormous, almost like prehistoric eggs.

    More distinguished families and government higher-ups were arriving for the party coming to the occasion, so a parade of MiltaryMilitary guards checked each and every person carefully and let them enter after getting the invitation card.

    A constant rush of The World''s most expensive cars were entering the palace''s iron gate.

    There was not a single person who had come from ordinary people, everyone had an important position of some kind or other. Even some foreign ambassadors that were getting out of the cars with huge gifts and flowers in their hands.

    The servants of the Xiao estate escorted them, guests, inside the hotel. The party would be held in a huge hall and it was extraordinarily grand for today''s occasion.

    Not only that Furthermore many aristocrat''s families were attending the function, thus the princess of the Xiao family, Xiao Ran, had put in tremendous effort to make the grand ceremony lavish, and had even invited all of the influential families of City A.

    Xiao Ran had quite an influence in the entertainment circle these days, due to their recent development projects on the WAX entertainment industry. Also, she made a statement in her invitation that she was planning to make an announcement about the latest project.

    When the media heard that the legendary CEO of the Xiao Corporation would be taking the step into the entertainment circle, all of the media could not wait to witness it.

    Besides, there was such controversial gossip making its rounds in the industry about it for a week. How could they not be excited?

    The media was trying to gather information out of the families getting out of exiting the cars one after another.

    They were requesting them to pose for their cameras as if it was a red carpet of an awards show.

    Lights were flashing one after another, and there were numerous media outlets there to get gossip. Since the media was not allowed to enter the hotel itself, they could only stay outside the reception hall, waiting for the opportunity to gather information.

    ----Inside-----

    In this banquet, everyone was racking their brains to develop or improve their social circumstances by networking with the other guests to climb up. Even the lowest influenced of influential families would also not let an opportunity like this pass them by. An event like this could make them dream of flying up to a higher position overnight.

    Men were gathered and talk about the market, projects, and ideas of their companies as they tried to build more connections that could help them in the future. the well-being of others, they tried to get acquaintance with each other.

    Most of the female guests were chatting about the latest fashion, makeup and brands as well as who would who and all appear at this evening''s party.in today''s evening party. Some young girls were squealing about whether the ultimate bachelor man, Mr. Yue Xiang would appear or not.

    All in all, the current atmosphere was extremely lively.

    ---Outside the gates---

    A commotion appeared within the media as they saw the Li family entering the banquet. Li Zhi was escorted by his two children Li Rong and Li Biyu, while Elder Li was not able to attend today''s occasion due to health problems.

    Li Zhi and Li Rong were first to come out of the car, the duo wore the same style Black suits in the same color and elegant design.

    Behind them appeared Li Biyu, who was wearing a white halter maxi dress, made from medium-weight stretch knit fabric, sleeveless bodice with seaming. The fitted waist hugged her curves above a mermaid maxi skirt with flaring godets. The back was open with a hidden clasp starting from her lower back down.

    Recently the hot rumor about the Li family was their link with the Yue family, so the reporters surrounded them, trying to gather more gossip.

 Chapter 124 - Enchanted Beauty

    Li Rong knew that reports would ask about his and Yue Wan''s relation, he cursed: ''It all that ill-blood Yue Xiang''s fault for forbidding me to enter Yue Villa, if not I would be escorting Yue Wan.''

    "Young Master Li, when are you going to announce your marriage? Why there no partner with you today?" A reporter asked.

    "Why didn''t you escort Young Miss Yue? There was a news that Miss Yue did not accept your invite deliberately, is it true?"

    "There is a rumor that your relationship with Miss Yue is not as good as you imply, is there anything you want to clarify?" on the spur of the moment, a man asked.

    Li Rong''s face twitched in annoyance, but he had to maintain a sense of dignity. He smiled at the cameras flashes and then continued into the venue without responding to the reporters. Li Biyu followed his lead.

    However, Li Zhi replied: "We are here to attend Elder Xiao''s birthday, so please refine from asking about my son''s personal affairs."

    The reporters were still unwilling to let go of the question and asked aggressively, "Master Li, is it true that your son and the Young Miss Yue are dating?"

    Master Li hastened inside without any word, as his father warned him not to say anything about Li Rong and Yue Wan''s relationship until they were able to find the marriage contract.

    The reporters felt disappointed as they were not able to get the information they were looking for from the Li family.

    ----After-two-minutes----

    Right after the Li family entered, a metallic gold Aston Martin car drove up to the entrance.

    Two people came out first, they were Mr. Guo and Wei Wan, followed by her family in name, Wei Xing, Wei Cheng, and Shen Qing.

    In order to not lose face, Wei Xiang spent his money like water for the cars and dresses. He was a little disappointed that his daughter was not escorted by Li Rong, but he forced down his resentment. He had just found out that Li Rong was avoiding his daughter recently, so he heavily punished her. She was almost unable to attend due to the beating.

    However, Mr. Guo showed up with an invite to have Wei Wan as his partner and bought an expensive dress for her as a gift.

    Wei Wan didn''t want to accompany that pervert, but in order to not get yet another beating by Wei Xiang (her father), she reluctantly accepted it with a smiling face.

    Wei Wan was wearing a Lulus Heavenly Hues Cream maxi dress! Georgette fabric drapes alongside a V-neck and back, and lay across a banded waist. The full maxi skirt had a sexy side slit and on her neck, she wore a rose gold rhinestone Lariat necklace.

    Mr. Guo''s age was similar to Wei Xing, with an average, but still manly look to him. He was cunning and very calculative, but overall he was the biggest pervert who has been married more than 10 times. For some unknown reason, all his previous wives had died under mysterious circumstances.

    Mr. Guo slid his hand over Wei Wan waist and caressed it now and then as if to show off the fact that he had bought her for the night.

    Wei Wan''s skin jerked with his touch as she fought the urge to puke.

    Seeing them together, the reporters swarmed them.

    "Mr. Guo, why are you escorting Lady Wei tonight?"

    "Is there any news about your next marriage? Mr Guo, tell us!"

    At this moment, Wei Wan''s nails had dug into her palms and her expression had become so ugly that she was close to losing her composure.

    "Miss Wei, what is your relationship with Mr. Guo?"

    Hearing that question, Wei Wan''s face instantly recovered her calm and elegant expression, she could only smile and say: "Mr. Guo is our family friend and today I will act as his partner."

    Wei Wan gave them an angelic smile and nodded her thanks before going inside.

    Mr. Guo was neither happy nor angry with her reply, yet his hold on her hip tightened.

    Wei Wan gnashed her teeth and could only stay still there like she was pricked by needles, her fingers quivered in resentment.

    ''If only that W***e didn''t bewitch Li Rong I wouldn''t have to let this pervert take advantage of me.'' She sneered inside

    At that moment. ...

    A bright Lamborghini Veneno reached the entrance and a servant went forward to open the door.

    From one side, Yue Xiang appeared in his black slim-fit tuxedo. He looked very eye-catching.

    He elegantly handed the key to the servant and tugged his coat once.

    Followed behind was a slim figure who approached leisurely.

    The originally noisily reporters momentarily quieted down and everyone''s eyes fell onto the figure behind Yue Xiang.

    The young lady''s cloak was already removed and she was wearing a blush pink backless lace maxi dress which highlighted her slim figure. The banded waist sat above a cascading chiffon maxi skirt with a sexy side slit.

    She slightly lifted her chin and her eyes were looking forward as if all those present here were not worthy to be in her eyes. Her complexion was so fair that it looked somewhat crystalline, but made her eyes and brows look delicate and pretty. Her eyes were so calm like a golden moon.

    She moved near her brother and inside her hand, she held a black kitty who had a matching color necktie as his owner.

    Everyone in that place was enchanted by Yue Wan''s beauty. Their whole body was frozen on the spot. Even the flashes became idle.

    The reporter whispered: "That was the latest Oriental creation-Midnight Coral!!"

    Like being awoken from a spell, everyone crowded around the Yue siblings.

    Thankfully, the Xiao guards were in their place, so the media was kept at a distance. But still,...

    "Young Miss Yue, is the rumor of your affair true? Are you getting married soon?"

    "Young Master Yue, what do you think about your sister''s love affair?"

    Yue Xiang elegantly escorted his sister, her arm cradled in his, inside. He was furious inside when he heard their garbage questions, however, he kept his feelings restrained and a cold look on his face. But those reporters didn''t stop there, the implored more rubbish.

    "Why did Master Yue not appear? Is it because he resents the Xiao family?"

    "Tell us, Miss Yue!! Are you gonna marry Young Master Li?"

    "Young Master Yue!! What is the reason for your father''s absence today?"

 Chapter 125 - He Is Testing My Patience!

    Since those reporters didn''t get what they wanted, they began to get angrier and annoyed at Yue Siblings.

    Just as Yue sibling stepped forward, they heard a fretful voice...

    "Did you and Young Master Li go to a hotel together? What happened inside?" Someone in the crowd asked out of the blue with a mockery in his tone.

    Yue Xiang''s face seemed to have an intense storm and hostility written on it. He stared straight at that reporter and his expression darkened. The devil inside him was seethed with rage and frenzy. It wanted to emerge just to reach over and rip that reporter''s mouth off of his faces.

    Little Bao groaned at that guy with fierce eyes: ''Mommy, Let me go. I will tear this guy apart."

    That poor reporter had a bead sweat on his face and his hand trembled in uneasiness.

    Yue Wan placed Little Boa in her brother''s arms and patted his head: "Be good."

    Being coaxed by his mommy, Little Bao''s frightful countenance had returned to normal and there seemed to be some warmth in his eyes.

    In a daze, Yue Wan simply stood there, not doing anything, but her pair of eyes inexplicitly made that reporter''s hairs stand on their ends.

    The reporter swallowed rapidly as he felt a bone-chilling and threatening aura come from the delicate young lady before him.

    "What did you say?" Yue Wan''s silvery voice was like a sharp blade from hell.

    "Miss, I__No____Ho__el_" He gulped down half the words in panic.

    "Without evidence, you shouldn''t raise your finger at a Yue family member. If you do, you best be prepared for the consequences." Yue Wan''s pair of bright, clear eyes had traces of delight, However, underneath that delight was a trace of ferociousness as if there was a cruel beast just waiting to come out.

    The reporter subconsciously took two steps back and was scared out of his wits by the overwhelming sense of despair and fear.

    Yue Wan smiled at the cameras and said: "This is the first and last warning, never touch the Yue family with only a baseless rumor."

    Even though the smile on her lips was gentle, there was an indescribable feeling of horror.

    The journalists vigorously nodded their heads.

    Yue Xiang chuckled and snarled in guttural voice: "As for the internet gossip and news, you will receive a legal notice from the Yue Lawyers soon."

    The siblings, along with their little pet entered the venue.

    Considering the journalists outside, they all turned to glare at that person who asked such a brainless question in resentment. As of right now, no one could save them from being exterminated by the Yue Family.

    -------------Inside a room of the hotel------------------

    Two people stood in front of a monitor, watching the CCTV coverage of the front door.

    "Does this Young Miss Yue hold a grudge? She just destroyed their lives in a matter of seconds."

    Standing behind a chair with black hair and purple eyes, Xiao Ran was awestruck, her mouth hung open in shock.

    Xiao Hua sneered while hacking the details of that reporter. "Since when have you been so compassionate?"

    Xiao Ran snapped her mouth shut and looked at her brother. "Why would you say that? I am the one who is doing all of your work. Always reading those damn files. Huff!"

    Xiao Ran touched her chin and thought seriously before speaking: "The expression she used to look at those reporters was mind-blowing...Ah!! I wanna play cosplay with her." She whined in a hushed voice.

    A light lit in her head came on. She tapped Xiao Hua''s shoulders: "Hey, Hua! You can play master-servant cosplay with her!!"

    Xiao Hua stared at his brainless twin without any expression and spit out: "Get lost."

    He was already enraged seeing that damn brat wearing a matching attire with his beloved: ''He is testing my patience! The war is on!''

    Feeling her brother''s bad mood, Xiao Ran walked towards the door and was ready to turn the handle. All of a sudden she heard the voice of her brother.

    In a cold hoarse tone, Xiao Hua in Ye Xian''s disguise cautioned her: "Keep your guard up."

    Xiao Ran''s eyes curved with a grin: "Always."

    ------------Back in the hall---------------

    After the commotion outside, Yue Wan and Yue Xiang entered the main hall where all the guests had gathered to mingle.

    Little Bao wriggled himself from Yue Xiang arms and leaped to his mommy. Compared to his mommy''s soft embrace, his Uncle''s was hard as a stone, it was extremely uncomfortable!

    Suddenly, a lady from the party shouted in excitement: "The Yue siblings are here!"

    Everyone''s eyes turned to look towards the door.

    Yue Xiang''s expressionless, cold face and his upright and his straight posture made him look devilishly handsome, making it so all the young girls could not help but blush.

    As for the beautiful woman right next to him, every woman''s eyes burned with envy, hate, greed, and anger. While men were enchanted with her hot and sexy goddess appeal, they were envious of the person she was going to marry.

    Whisperers ranged in the hall...Soon everyone sitting quieted down before an instant uproar followed.

    Every woman who saw this young lady could not help but lose herself. How could they match with this heavenly beauty?

    "She looks like a model!"

    "Look at her dress, which fashion brand is that."

    "I shouldn''t say this as a woman, but If I were a man then I would definitely try to marry this beauty."

    "I want to know what type of skincare she uses!"

    "I wish I could have her as my daughter in law," yet another woman exclaimed.

    Chuckling over that woman''s statement, another voice rebuked: "My son will steal that beauty before yours has the chance. Hahaha!"

    As some highly influenced family Madams were talking about who was going to marry this beauty, some of the young ladies were burning with jealousy.

    However, around the corner...

    Elder Xiao, who was being flocked over by his old pals and some investors, halted their move on hearing the commotion. They all turned to look at the person who was responsible for it.

    "Who is that?" The Whitecoat investor near Elder Xiao murmured.

    Elder Xiao''s lips parted in bewilderment, he never would have thought that this woman could mesmerize others with one look. He really underestimated the little girl. No wonder his grandson got bewitched easily, she was a demoness calamity that could destroy a world.

 Chapter 126 - Impossible To Look Away

    Mr. Hong, who stood near Elder Xiao, came forward and said in an undertone to clarify their doubts: "She is the only daughter of Master Yue, Young Miss Yue Wan."

    "Is she the Granddaughter of General Zhao?" The person who was talking to Elder Xiao now spoke with some excitement. "Look at her aura, it is the same as General Yue."

    Elder Xiao, the grandfather of Xiao Ran, was astonished by the lady''s appearance. His heart and mind fought again with the thought of whether he made the right decision or not. A tiny bit of regret made its way into his heart.

    "Did I make the right decision?" He breathed.

    ------At the same time------

    During the commotion, Xiao Shen and her daughter Jing Zhe entered after the Yue Siblings.

    In spite of the fact that Jing Zhe wore a most excellent dress which made especially for today''s occasion, she still only became a backdrop when she was in the same room as Yue Wan.

    From the start, Jing Zhe thought that they were all entranced by her appearance, but then she found that everyone''s gaze was misdirected towards the person before her. Her face fell in irritation.

    In annoyance, Xiao Shen''s vicious mouth started curse Yue Wan nonstop. Her voice was full of indignation as she ranted: "How dare this b***h steal your spotlight? Who let this b**----"

    Jin Zhe bit her lips as she pleaded: "Mom!"

    Seeing her daughter unexpectedly intervene, Xiao Shen looked at her daughter''s bashful expression and found her gaze lingering on the man alongside the lady whom she was cursing. "If such a man become your husband then this whole world will be envious of you."

    Xiao Shen made up her mind to gather as much information about the man and his relationship with that woman.

    Jing Zhe just stood there, totally losing herself in Yue Xiang''s appeal.

    ----------With Wei Wan-------

    Wei Wan, who had just escaped from Mr. Guo''s grasp, was walking around the banquet hall, searching for Li Rong. Finally, she found him staring at the entrance with a lustful expression on his face.

    Wei Wan noticed Li Rong''s line of sight as she looked at him with a heart broked expression.

    The gaze he used to look at her was now being directed at another person. She couldn''t take the pain in her heart. ''Who is that?''

    She examined the woman before Li Rong, at first glance, she didn''t know who she was, but when she saw Yue Xiang standing beside the woman, Wei Wan couldn''t help but breathe, "Yue Wan?"

    Wei Wan was stunned for a moment and took a closer look before crying out, "It''s Yue Wan!!"

    She had been with Yue Wan for four years and knew her likes, dislikes, dressing style, and attitude. But looking at her now, she felt that Yue Wan was a complete stranger. She was fuming with rage in her heart. She swallowed the words of rage that were on the tip of her tongue and chewed on her bottom lip in distress. She turned around to Li Rong with a worried look.

    Just as she thought, Li Rong was completely enraptured with Yue Wan''s appearance.

    It was a kind of understated beauty that enchanted so many people. Perhaps it was because she was so disarmingly unaware of her prettiness, or the distinct aura that she carried, but it made it impossible to look away from her.

    Li Rong seemed to be perplexed as he looked on with wide eyes.

    "Gorgeous!!" he subconsciously muttered, his eyes, frozen on Yue Wan''s body. Although he was stunned like the others, when he saw the passionate gazes of the other men, he had an indescribable feeling well up inside him.

    Only he should possess this beauty was the thought that appeared in his small, selfish mind.

    Standing in between those two, Wei Wan gritted her teeth and glared at Yue Wan with a dark expression.

    This witch! She was definitely a vixen!

    Wei Wan''s fingernails dug into her palm as she clenched them tightly.

    She took a deep breath and swallowed the jealousy in her heart.

    ----With Yue Wan----

    In her past life, she didn''t attend this party, so she had no idea of what would happen tonight.

    With a cold, nerve-wracking smile, Yue Wan caressed Little Bao in her embrace and sneered: ''Let''s see, which moron makes the first move.''

    Looking around the room, her gaze landed on the duo. Observing their wicked intention, Yue Wan''s lips curved into a smile: ''My! My! The prey has already fallen into my trap. Perfect.''

    Yue Xiang whispered near her ear: "Enjoy your game, sis! We are behind you." With that, he turned to talk with the higher officials who were eagerly waiting for him.

    Seeing Yue Wan alone, Li Rong took a step forward in order to accompany her, but he was intercepted by Wei Wan.

    "Rong!" Without any honorific title, she called out to him before everyone.

    Li Rong''s eyebrows scrunched in annoyance. "Miss Wei, we are not that close. Please pay attention to the way you address me."

    Wei Wan''s face blanched as she heard his harsh reprimand. "Are you discarding me, now?" Her voice was a little bit high.

    "You!!!" Li Rong felt that everyone in the room was looking at them. In order not to exaggerate the problem, he took her to an isolated area.

    Wei Wan allowed herself to dragged into a secluded corner, but not before giving Yue Wan a provocative stare.

    Yue Wan didn''t seem to care about those two as she had other challenges to face.

    --------With Li Zhi------

    Li Zhi had seen everything that had occurred from the moment Yue Wan showed up. The nearby colleagues closest to him complimented him with praises at having such an elegant and dignified daughter-in-law.

    Li Zhi''s face was beaming with pride, however, the next second completely dashed his good mood as the voice of Wei Wan obliterated everything.

    "Rong..." Wei Wan intimately called Li Rong, at that moment.

    Everyone stunned for a minute, but then again Wei Wan''s pitiful voice said: "Are you discarding me, now?" Which was loud enough for everyone to understand.

 Chapter 127 - Dont Give Me That Look!

    Overhearing Wei Wan''s nonsensical words, the people who were originally praising Li Zhi, starting to give him a weird stare. "Is Young Master Li engaged in an extramarital affair with that lady?"

    "Then what about his marriage with the Yue Young Miss?"

    One man snorted to the one that just asked the question. "Don''t you see? No one from the Yue family has even greeted or talked with the Li family members here. Isn''t it very strange?"

    Grinding his teeth, Li Zhi''s lips gave a forced smile he tried to change the topic: "Young Miss Yue is the closest companion of that young lady, so they would joke - ."

    Before he could even finish his words, his inept son was hauling that W****e away before their eyes while leaving his so-called fiance, Miss Yue, alone.

    Concerning Yue Wan, she didn''t have any change of expression as the drama was going on.

    She remained where she was with a casual demeanor, as if she was unrelated to those two people.

    Seeing this, a person near to him, started to deride: "Goodness Master Li, your son is so very similar to the teenage you."

    Someone else started to stir the pot. With a raised eyebrow he questioned: "Does Elder Li know about your son''s relationship with that Wei girl?"

    Pressing his lips together and clenching his fist, Li Zhi pardoned himself from the group of gentlemen and moved towards his daughter. However, even as he was leaving, he could still see his colleges behind him, covering their mouths and snickering at his son''s actions.

    ''S**T, It''s all that B***h Wei''s fault.'' He gave foul glare at Wei Xing.

    --------Back to Yue Wan-------

    Yue Wan didn''t want to associate with those greedy people so she moved the location where she could be alone.

    Finding a secluded place where she could still see everything, she suddenly felt a tap on her shoulder. Turning around she saw...

    "Little Wan, you are late!" With a pout, Chen Ai appeared before Yue Wan.

    Yue Wan smiled at her friends and said: "Did you wait long?"

    Chen Ai, with downturned lips and pitiful eyes, cried: "Your husband was approached by that evil concubine. You need to protect your husband''s chastity."

    ''Smack...Smack.''

    "Stop with your overdramatic delusions, you piglet," Tai Sun''s face contorted in displeasure after hearing what she was saying.

    Chen Ai hugged Yue Wan and replied: "See! See, he is bullying your husband."

    Yue Wan gestured at him and said: "Did she give you a lot of trouble?"

    "Little Wan! He is the one troubling me! He won''t even let me touch the food." Sticking her tongue out at Tai Sun, Chen Ai complained to Yue Wan.

    Being squashed between Yue Wan and Chen Ai''s embrace, Little Bao made a brittle sound:

    "Meowww."

    Suddenly hearing the sound, Chen Ai jerked from Yue Wan and exclaimed: "What!!!"

    Little Bao opened his drowsy eyes and made cute meow again.

    A love arrow struck at Chen Ai''s heart. She clutched her chest as four words erupted from her mouth: "I am in love!!"

    Tai Sun''s jaw dropped and his brows wrinkled. Soon some black lines formed around his head.

    He looked at Little Bao as he was his life long enemy.

    Little Bao, in his mommy''s embrace, turned his head away from Tai Su''s look of anger. ''Don''t give me that look! I love mommy only.''

    While Chen Ai was trying hard to calm her bubbling emotions, she couldn''t help but ask Yue Wan: "Can I hug him. Just once? Can I? Pretty Please?" She pleaded.

    Tai Sun felt a surge of emotions in his heart, he had an aura that was ready to kill anyone that came near.

    Yue Wan could sense Tai Sun''s jealousy towards her son, so she changed the topic: "First tell me, did you bring the thing I asked for."

    "AH!" Slapping her forehead, Chen Ai took a rectangular box from her bag and gave it to Yue Wan. Then in a profound voice, she probed: "Why you need this?"

    "You will know when the time comes." Placing the box into her little purse, Yue Wan smirked.

    Tai Sun suddenly recalled Yue Wan''s sudden phone call to him. "Mr.Tai, I want you to escort Little Spring to Grandfather Xiao''s party. This way, I can rest assured, knowing that she is safe."

    Even though Yue Wan promised him that she would never let Chen Ai get hurt, he was still a little edgy inside.

    With some anxiety, he gazed a Chen Ai, but in the next moment, his face darkened looking at the scene before him

    With her face flushed red, Chen Ai gave a sneaky glance at Little Bao and shuffling her feet in embarrassment.

    Giving a stony stare to Little Bao, Tai Sun grabbed Chen Ai''s collar and in a firm tone ordered: "Since our work here is done, let''s go back."

    "Wha!! I haven''t hugged my love!!" Chen Ai''s eyes teared up and gave a disgruntled stare at Tai Sun. "Why are you butting in my harem?"

    Not bothering with her whining, Tai Sun dragged her away to their table while not forgetting to give a challenging glare at Little Bao: "I won''t let you have her."

    Little Bao felt sweat dripping down his face: ''What did I do!!!''

    ---------------------

    The banquet hall was getting crowded as more and more guests arrived. Even the Elder Yue came too.

    "Ahem...Ahem," In a low, rough voice Mr. Hong(Elder Xiao''s secretary) cleared his throat to get everyone''s attention.

    Mr. Hong walked up on stage and towards the podium at the center. "Ladies and Gentleman, Can I have your attention please."

    Since the party is going to begin, Yue Xiang moved to his sister''s side.

    On the other hand, Wei Wan returned silently to her father''s side with puffed, red eyes.

    As for the Li Rong, he came after her with a frown on his face, but soon, he was harshly reprimanded by his father in a muffled voice at the corner.

    Clenching his fist, he stared at Yue Wan with hater: ''It''s all because of you.''

 Chapter 128 - The Gift Was A Masterpiece

    ----After a moment...

    "Now I would like to invite Princess Xiao to welcome you all."

    From the stairs to the right of the stage, Xiao Ran walked down elegantly. She was wearing an Eve Champagne gown that a hand-embellished neck with cut dana and crafted with embellished straps and a tube neckline.

    Her neck was clasped with an embellished choker along with a three-layered body chain that was tasseled on her shoulder. The diamonds were engraved in that chain and her earrings.

    ----In the corner----

    At the moment, Jing Zhe''s blood boiled. Her face turned pale seeing how everyone praising Xiao Ran as Princess Xiao: "That W***h!"

    Xiao Shen was really frustrated, her expression sunk as she said sternly, "We definitely can''t let her stay in the Xiao Family."

    Since they were in a secluded spot, nobody heard their criticism.

    ---------Back to the center-----

    Xiao Ran entrance could have graced any runway or magazine cover, but she was better than those two-dimensional photoshopped models. Moreover, the way she looked made everyone shiver in fear and respect. No wonder she was called General Xiao, her aura was full of domination.

    In a clear voice, she welcomed all: "Good evening Ladies and gentlemen. It is my pleasure to welcome everyone to our beautiful venue tonight. On behalf of the Xiao Family, I thank you for joining us on this joyful occasion. Please join me in a toast."

    A waiter brought some champagne to Xiao Ran.

    Raising her glass towards her grandfather, Xiao Ran expressed: "Happy 60th birthday, Grandpa. I love you. May you celebrate many more birthdays in great health and even greater spirits."

    The guests clapped their hands to express their gratitude.

    Turning back to the guests, she continued: "Everyone, please drink up and enjoy the rest of the party!"

    After that the guests came forward, one by one, to present their gifts to Elder Xiao.

    Elder Xiao let out a sigh. Fortunately, his gift today was going to be impactful.

    Every gift he received was a priceless work of art, and most of them were from overseas. Not only did one need money and power to acquire them, but one also needed luck as it was not easy to come across these precious things!

    Elder Xiao knew their selfish reasons and it was the main reason that he hated to have a birthday party was for this very thing. People brought priceless artifacts all to claim some piece of the Xiao family power. It made him disgusted to see so many people fawn over him just to improve their own standing in society.

    Su Dingfang, one of the aristocratic families of City A, and best friend of Elder Xiao came forward with a big box. He was quite a mysterious character.

    Elder Xiao took it carefully and opened the box to look through it. He was extremely surprised.

    "Bro Su, This is too much!"

    Su Dingfang smiled: "Bro Xiao, I know that you love playing it. I accidentally found this piece when I was overseas and I immediately thought of you when I saw it. It took me quite some effort to get it back here, you''ll surely like it!"

    Elder Xiao was a National Chess player and a champion. So this gift hit his soft spot and he was very well-versed in the area of collecting chess boards, even reaching the level of a fanatic collector.

    Looking at the priceless set, the crowd was really impressed...

    As expected from the Su family, the gift was a masterpiece, and a large number of precious stones can be found in this expensive chess set. In addition, they comprise the surface of the board and the bases of all the pieces, with gold, pure silver, garnets, plus accents including pearls, turquoise, rose quartz and enamel that make every part of the design sparkle.

    A guest exclaimed: "An exceptional work of art you won''t find anywhere else in the world."

    "Are you kidding me? I remember this was auctioned in France for $500 million."

    "Don''t you know how close Master Su Dingfang and Elder Xiao? They intend to have a marriage relationship but who knew that their dream would fall apart. Only the Su family is capable of forming a relationship with Xiao."

    Seeing that Su Dingfang had given him such a priceless gift, Elder Xiao''s expression softened: "Our friendship is neverending, Bro Su."

    Su Dingfang playfully tapped Elder Xiao''s shoulder and made an expression that they were as close as skin.

    ---------------------------------

    ---------With Yue Wan------

    Since the party was getting close, Yue Wan raised Little Boa and kissed his nose tenderly: "Now little guy, it''s time to get to work."

    Cocking his head adorably, Little Bao remembered his mommy''s plan, so he hopped down and dashed away to do his work.

    At that time, Yue Xiang was called back by some investors, so he was engaged in that conversation, yet his gaze never left his sister.

    While Yue Wan strolled near the food area to pick something to eat. Just as she had selected a dessert and placed it on her place, someone came from behind and bumped into her. Thankfully the plate fell in the opposite direction so only the hem of Yue Wan''s dress was strained.

    She looked at the person and found that the person was none other than Shen Qing(Mistress of Wei).

    Shen Qing alluded in a deep voice: "Ah! I am really sorry, I didn''t see you here. Please forgive me." She repeatedly apologized.

    Yue Wan touched her temples in annoyance and asked: "Where is the restroom?"

    Shen Qing responded, still with an apologetic face: "On the right corner."

    Yue Wan moved to the restroom to clean her dress, but unbeknownst to anyone else, there was a hidden smirk on her lips.

    With a trembling hand and beads of sweat on her face, Shen Qing gave an eye gesture at her husband.

    -----With Wei Wan------

    Sitting in the corner with red eyes and a twisted face, Wei Wan was unfocused throughout that time. She hadn''t expected that Li Rong would break up with her just like that. She had pleaded and begged him to stay with her, but he didn''t budge.

 Chapter 129 - The Game Starts Now

    -----With Wei Wan------

    Sitting in the corner with red eyes and a twisted face, Wei Wan was unfocused throughout that time. She hadn''t expected that Li Rong would break up with her just like that. She had pleaded and begged him to stay with her, but he didn''t budge.

    Saying the same thing again and again, Li Rong justified his actions with the excuse that the feelings they had were just puppy love. He had made up his mind to marry Yue Wan and it was time to get over his feelings for Wei Wan.

    Gritting her teeth, Wei Wan resented Yue Wan as she thought to herself: ''Why does she get everything so easily?''

    Suddenly, Wei Wan felt pain in her elbow, she flinched in distress: "Ah, that hurts."

    "What were you doing?" A voice as hard as the blade of a shovel could be heard behind her ears.

    Without looking up, Wei Wan knew that that person was her father.

    Wei Xing put on a smiling face before turning around to see him, but before she could move he had grasped her elbow so strongly that it was so close to breaking. "I told you repeatedly to accompany Mr. Guo, didn''t I?"

    Wei Wan lowered her head with tears streaming down her cheek, she nodded: "I am sorry."

    Now that her only hope to survive was destroyed, she could not do anything to aggravate her father. She could only do as she was told.

    Wei Xing muttered some orders in her ear and then left her alone.

    Pressing her lips together, Wei Wan looked at Elder Xiao with panic on her face.

    -----At the same time, with Xiao Ran-----

    As soon those gifts were delivered to her Grandfather, Xiao Ran moved to meet the rest of the investors for her new entertainment project.

    But before she could move, a figure appeared and blocked her.

    With a scowling eye, Xiao Ran sneered: "Jing Zhe!"

    Jing Zhe never had good intentions towards Xiao Ran from childhood, so Xiao Ran was a little wary of her: "What do you want?"

    Pulling her brows together in a frown, Jing Zhe gibed: "Stop acting as if you are the queen of everything."

    "It''s true, even if you don''t say it. I will be the Queen of the Xiao Family sooner or later," Xiao Ran rebuked in a distant tone.

    With a red face and wrinkled nose, Jing Zhe pointed at Xiao Ran and huffed: "I have never seen anyone as shameless as you."

    Xiao Ran gave a profound sign and expressed: "Why are you here?"

    "Someone named Miss Wan asked you to meet her in room 307. She told me that it''s urgent."

    Xiao Ran''s mind flashed to Yue Wan''s face, but still, she asked: "What did she look like? Which family is she from? Did she have a pet in her hands?"

    Jing Zhe hated being questioned and she felt like she was being interrogated. She became querulous and demanding: "I am not your servant, unlike those guys. If you want to go, go if you don''t, then stay put. Stop using that commending tone with me."

    Jing Zhe puffed with irritation as she moved past Xiao Ran.

    Xiao Ran knew Jing Zhe''s petty behaviour, so she searched for Yue Wan''s shadow at the party, but didn''t find her.

    After thinking about it for a moment, she decided: "Maybe I should check the room first."

    Just as Xiao Ran walked toward the elevator, two sets of eyes stared at her with a victory smile on their lips.

    ----With Yue Wan----

    When the door to Xiao Ran''s elevator closed at that exact time, Yue Wan exited from the restroom.

    She moved back to her brother and hinted: "Big Brother, its time."

    Yue Xiang turned from his companion and smiled at her: "All done."

    Pressing an index finger near her ear and propping chin on the rest of her clenched fingers, Yue Wan tapped her cheek in rhythm: "The game starts now."

    ------Back to Elder Xiao-----

    The rest of the highly influential families presented their Gifts one by one.

    Surprisingly, Elder Xiao was really glad and much happier with Bro Su''s priceless gift! So he didn''t care about those nameless gifts.

    Even after Li Rong had put in so much effort in selecting his gift, Elder Xiao waved his had for Mr. Hong to go and take it.

    The Xiao Elder didn''t have a good option about him in the first place, so he didn''t bother talking with them.

    Clenching his jaw, Li Zhi scowled at the Xiao Elder for humiliating them.

    ----------

    Nevertheless, the gift that the Elder Xiao was looking forward to the most was from the Little Yue Girl.

    Before the praising and excitement about the expensive chess could calm down, the Yue siblings appeared before him.

    Yue Xiang walked towards Elder Xiao with Yue Wan and gracefully wished him, "Teacher, happy birthday."

    "Happy Birthday, Master Xiao." Yue Wan''s voice was as delicate and as powerless as a small bird.

    "I prepared a special gift, hope you accept it." Yue Wan gave her brother a look to bring their gift forward.

    Elder Xiao''s lips curved into a smirk: ''What surprise you hid under that face of yours!''

    However, before Yue Xiang could speak, a flushed Mr. Hong rushed toward Elder Xiao and whispered something inaudible to others.

    Suddenly, Elder Xiao shouted: "What? Where?"

    Mr. Hong, with a downcasted face, replied: "Room 101."

    Elder Xiao hastened his steps with a deeply uptight face, and the guests followed him with a confounded expression on their faces.

    In the corner, when Wei Xing and Shen Qing saw that almost all the guests have fallen for their trap, they exchanged a look before following them with a face immersed in the excitement.

    ---Outside room 101----

    Outside the door, just as everyone gathered, they heard a man''s panting voice and groans emerging from behind the door.

    Those women who came to watch the exciting show were presently blushing as they heard a man''s howl from inside.

 Chapter 130 - Know The Origins Of Your Bad Blood

    Elder Xiao''s face was as cold as an icy glacier. He knocked his walking stick twice on the floor and roared: "Open the door."

    A waiter emerged from the crowd with a key and opened up the door with a frightened face.

    The instant the door was opened, ElderXiao and the other guests wrapped their nose with a hand as they could only smell the scent of drugs in the air.

    Only smoke was visible in their eyes and they could only make out two figures inside the room, but could not identify who they were. One thing they did know was that someone had crossed Xiao family taboo and today there would be a bloodbath in City A.

    Even after the door was opened, the person inside was still going crazy, his face was filled with lust. He was trying to assault the woman who buried in the blankets and yelling in fear for someone to save her. Due to heavy wailing, her voice was vague. Her body had been bitten bloody and she was covered in bruises. It was a ghastly sight.

    A person among the guest had recognized the man and he yelled: "Isn''t that the First Young Master of the Wei Family?"

    Seeing that person clearly, the party guests were utterly shocked. That was really the Wei family son, so who was that woman in the blanket?

    Wei Xing noticed that the situation in the room was perfect for his act: "WHAT!! That''s Cheng! My Cheng?"

    He swayed inside with an exasperation. Shen Qing followed her husband with a brooding expression.

    "Wei Cheng," she also shouted.

    Elder Xiao clenched his walking stick tightly with a sullen face and ordered in a harsh tone:

    "Stop them."

    The waiter barricaded the Wei family from going inside and grabbed the intoxicated Wei Cheng away from that woman, while some female servants went inside to open the windows to let the air out.

    Wei Xing had a slightly panicked look on her face and in the eyes of others, it was a scene where the Xiao family was trying to bury the scandal.

    Xiao Shen covered her mouth and had a look of surprise, "Heavens! Princess Xiao is not anywhere? Is that...."

    With that one sentence, those who were listening roughly understood what was going on. They all had a knowing look of why Elder Xiao had blocked the others from going inside.

    There was a young man and woman inside the room while Princess Xiao was missing from the crowd, so that means, the person who lost her innocence was Xiao Ran.

    Xiao Shen shook her head. "It is all my fault, I should have kept a better eye on the youngsters!" When she said this, she had an extremely painful look on her face.

    By her words, she had already made the determination that the woman under the blanket was Xiao Ran.

    "What?" Elder Xiao was surprised for a moment and almost fainted on the spot. Yue Xiang standing beside him and quickly went over to support his Teacher.

    Yue Wan looked on silently as this was a scene almost the same as in her previous lifetime. The only difference was that it should not have happened for another 2 to 3 years from now.

    In that lifetime, as soon as they open the door, there was even the whiff of heavy blood in the air and the scene that they saw before them was not like this. In order not to lose her consciousness in the drug, Xiao Ran had stabbed her thigh with a fork and locked herself in the bathroom.

    Since the other was busily balming Yue Wan, they were a little late in stopping her bleeding.

    Under the heavy dosage of drugs and loss of blood, they lost Xiao Ran after 3 months in the hospital.

    However, on her deathbed, Xiao Ran still believed in Yue Wan wholeheartedly and even helped her by all means, even though they haven''t met at that lifetime.

    The rim of Yue Wan''s eyes glistened with unshed tears. She still felt guilty and full of regret when it came to those people in the past life that truly loved her.

    Jing Zhe liked to see Xiao Ran fall into misfortune, thus at this moment she was rejoicing at the situation, but said fakely: "Actually this matter is related to Xiao Ran, so I think it will be better if we wake her up. She is the victim of today''s act."

    Shen Qing roared: "Are accusing us Wei family as being a criminal?"

    Curling his upper lip, Li Zhi, who loathed the Wei family more than anything, mocked him: "Who doesn''t know your Wei family conduct? We all know the origins of your bad blood."

    His sarcasm was like a knife, in a single moment it pierce into Wei Xing''s heart.

    Wei Xing gritted his teeth and raged: "This is between the Wei family and the Xiao family, so keep your nose out of it."

    Shen Qing felt a little uneasy in her heart. Although they made it this far, what if Elder Xiao was able to cover this up? So she knelt before the room and pleaded: "I request everyone to be the witness. Our Wei family is an upright family in the City. For such a thing to happen to our son on this day, it might be some one''s scheme. So I request Elder Xiao to give everyone an explanation."

    Xiao Shen stated with a pitiful voice: "I agree that today''s actions were neither kids fault. Someone must have planned to sabotage our Xiao Ran''s future."

    She turned her attention towards Elder Xiao, who had a withered face and vacant eyes. She wiped her tears with her napkin and expressed: "Uncle, I know our Ran was set up in a conspiracy and lost her innocence, but now we need to think about her future with the Wei family."

    Elder Xiao''s face jerked when he heard what was said, his hands trembled in fear and anger.

    Xiao Shen gave a prolonged sign before saying to the guests: "What''s happened has happened. She is still an unmarried girl, so I request you to be mindful of what you say in the future. Soon we will find the mastermind behind this scheme and bring justice to our girl."

 Chapter 131 - You Better Clean Your Mouth!

    Xiao Shen turned her attention around and spoke angrily at Wei Xing: "The fault of the matter starts from your son. Since he had destroyed Xiao Ran''s innocence, then he must definitely take responsibility for her."

    Elder Xiao felt an unspoken amount of hate and anger lit a fire in his heart: "My child" he muttered.

    Xiao Shen tactfully made it so that Xiao Ran would be marrying Wei Cheng in an act that made it seem like she was the Mistress of the Xiao family.

    Wei Xing''s hope lifted up, he too knelt before Elder Xiao and reassured: "My Wei family is the one at fault. No matter what happens in the future, we will support the Xiao family''s decision."

    Through all the commotion, the delicate voice of Yue Wan, who had always been hiding behind the back of Yue Xiang, suddenly said, "You are saying that the person inside is Princess Xiao? But, is she really inside? It is just as possible that it might be someone else."

    When those words were said, everyone was stunned for a period of a moment. That was not wrong.

    Was the person inside really Princess Xiao? From the beginning till now, no one had gone in to take a look at the woman inside.

    Based on the accusations of Xiao Shen, the guests had all believed that it was Princess Xiao.

    Elder Xiao and the guest all looked at Xiao Shen with quizzical eyes. Everyone''s gaze became more meaningful after hearing that remark.

    Xiao Shen''s face turned green and did not look good.

    Jing Zhe got angry as it was obvious that Yue Was was saying that her mother was deliberately slandering her niece''s name and slapping the Xiao family''s face.

    She anxiously rebuked: "Why are you blaming my Mom? She is just concerned about my cousin''s wellbeing which is why she said that. Only Cousin Ran''s presence is absent from the party. Who else can it be?"

    Yue Wan chuckled lightly and said: "I am only curious, Miss Jing. No need to take it so personally. Before clarifying anything or even going in, you believed that the woman inside is Princess Xiao. May I know why you so strongly believe that, Miss Jing?"

    Jing Zhe''s lips parted and had no words to defend herself.

    With a quizzical smile, Yue Wan looked at Wei Xing and Xiao Shen and said breezily: "Did you see her going inside orˇ­?" She dragged her sentence while covering her mouth in surprise.

    Elder Xiao''s upset expression relaxed. There was some truth in Little Yue Girl''s words. Turning to Xiao Shen he fumed, "Enough!"

    The elder stared at Xiao Shen and Jing Zhe with glowering eyes and reprimanded in a rigid voice: "You better clean your mouth! From the beginning until now, I have heard nothing but garbage from you two."

    Xiao Shen''s face became pale. She was so angry that she could tear that mouth off of Yue Wan''s face for damaging her daughter''s reputation in front of Uncle Xiao like that.

    Elder Xiao knew Yue Wan''s attitude very well. She was similar to General Zhao, who was very fiery in killing the enemy without mercy on any battlefield. She would not say anything without careful consideration, thus, when she said that there was no proof as to who the woman was in the room, he knew something was off.

    Yue Xiang''s sharp voice emphasized: "At this party, there are many unmarried and married women present. It is not fair to say that it could only be Princess Xiao in that room."

    "How many times I have told you that it''s General Xiao, not Princess?" An unexpected voice suddenly sounded from behind the crowd.

    Wei Xiang''s ming blew hearing the thunderous voice: "It can''t be!"

    Everyone was startled as they turned around and saw Xiao Ran gracefully walking towards them with a delightful appearance and embracing a black cat in her arms.

    Seeing his mommy, Little Bao jumped from Xiao Ran and dashed to Yue Wan: ''Mommy! I did good! Hug! Hug!'' His tail was flickering back and forth in excitement.

    Yue Wan hugged him and blurted: "Found you!"

    Seeing Xiao Ran''s unaffected appearance, Li Zhi''s face turned ashen. He remembered that he had told Li Biyu to become closer with Xiao Ran in any way possible. And so, under her father''s order, she followed Xiao Ran throughout the party.

    He looked into the room with a heavy thought: ''Please don''t be Biyu.''

    Elder Xiao was startled for a moment and then his facial muscles relaxed seeing Xiao Ran safe and sound. He rushed near her and yelled with a concern: "You are alright! Where have you been?"

    Xiao Ran looked at everyone''s puzzled face and explained: "I was called by someone to meet at room 101. However, before I was able to arrive, I found that feline unconscious near the elevator entrance. In order to help him, I brought him down to the kitchen to get him some food and water. Once that little guy was all good, he started to cry. So I scanned for Miss Yue in the corridor. However, Advisor Yu told me that all of you were here, so I came to see what is going on."

    Elder Xiao hugged Xiao Ran and let go of his worry which was piling up before: "Thank goodness you''re alright."

    Looking at everyone with curiosity, Xiao Ran''s face blackened: "What happened here?"

    Yue Wan''s sarcastic voice rang out: "So it was all a misunderstanding after all!"

    "Miss Xiao, your Aunt should open her eyes wider next time. If you hadn''t just appeared, her words alone would have been enough to destroy your reputation!"

    Xiao Shen knew that the situation was not favourable, so she cried more than she normally would have: "Goodness me! I was so frightened from the minute I was not able to see you! I really thought that something had happened to you. You gave me a heart-attack Ran dear." She went to embrace Xiao Ran.

    Be that as it may, the frosty cold voice of Elder Xiao intruded on her act: "Who instructed you to come here, Ran?"

    Xiao Ran pointed her finger and stated: "Jing Zhe."

 Chapter 132 - My Daughter! Who Did This To You? Who?

    Jing Zhe''s eyes scrunched-up, she shrieked in a high voice: "I did not !... A woman from the party told me to inform you that someone wanted to meet you. I am just the messenger."

    Her eyes immediately reddened. With tears welling up in her eyes, she bowed humbly to Elder Xiao and choked as she said: "Pl...plese....Be...lieve... Me, Grand...pa."

    Xiao Shen''s brain flickered with an idea, she hurried to embrace her girl and begged: "My daughter was misled by some B***h. Please, Uncle, you must believe Zhe, how could she try to harm her own blood."

    Both mother and daughter cried before Elder Xiao in an abandoned manner.

    Rubbing his forehead, Elder Xiao ordered: "Bring out that shameless woman who tried to defame my Xiao family name."

    Wei Xing and Shen Qing suddenly had a bad feeling in the pits of their stomachs. If that person was Li Biyu then it could cause a catastrophe between the Li family and the Wei family.

    However, it was already too late for Wei Xing to block anyone for entering the room. The servants were all strong and courageous, so when they heard their instructions, they had already rushed into the room before anyone could stop them. Their actions were so fast that everyone had yet to react to what was being said before they heard groaning from inside.

    Two of the maids were already supporting the woman that had been hiding under the blankets. Her hair was disheveled with makeup running down her face and she was frantically trying to secure her bare breasts under a blanket.

    Shen Qing could not believe her eyes. She stuttered in fear: "How could it...how.... her!"

    Wei Xing was going insane as well, it did not matter how all of this happened, but they were done for now. This time, they were really done for!

    The Wei couple could not understand how it could have turned out this way.

    T

    his kind of evidence was completely irrefutable, thus everyone eyes all turned towards the Wei couple.

    "Save...save me...dad!..help..." That woman had just regained consciousness and she started to call out for help.

    Wei Xing''s eyes flew wide at this shocking sight: "Wan...Wan!" His lips were trembling.

    Everyone was startled for a moment before Li Zhi thundered in laughter. At the point when that laughter landed on everyone''s ears, there was some sense of elation in his laugh.

    The crowd gasped in shock: "That''s the Young Miss Wei!"

    "Aren''t they brother and sister? How could this happen?"

    Li Rong felt disgusting just by looking Wei Wan''s appearance. He then turned to look at Yue Wan''s appearance. With her air of a confident and elegant young woman, the contrast between Yue Wan and Wei Wan could easily be seen. Li Rong''s lips curved up in contentment. ''I''ve made a good decision by dumping that woman for Yue Wan. Yue Wan is the only one suited to be my wife.''

    Thought Wei Wan was caught in an inappropriate state with Wei Cheng, she hadn''t lost her innocence yet. However, at that time, she didn''t have a voice say anything because she saw how passionately Li Rong was staring at Yue Wan. Her heart throbbed in pain, she wailed in a loud voice: "Waaaawaaaa..."

    Wei Xing''s body was quivering in extreme fear. He knelt down wobbly before the crying Wei Wan and bellowed: "My daughter! Who did this to you? Who?"

    Shen Qing too followed his act and sobbed while hugging Wei Wan protectively: "Elder Xiao! We, Wei, need justice. Both of our kids were in this situation under the Xiao family''s territory. Someone planned this to destroy the Wei family." She gave a hard stare a Li Zhi.

    Li Zhi snorted off: "Do you think all those standing here are all fools and don''t understand that today''s disgusting act was all planned by your Wei family?"

    Wei Xing exploded in anger: "What do you mean by that?!?"

    "Exactly what I said. You planned this drama in order to trap Princess Xiao and force her to marry your son, but unfortunately, you slapped your own face and now your daughter is paying the price. Hahaha!"

    Wei Wan screamed and covered her face: "No!..... No! That''s not true."

    Xiao Ran turned to look at Wei Wan and asked: "Then, what happened?"

    With tears rolling down her cheeks, Wei Wan looked at Xiao Ran and said: "My dad told me to check on Brother Cheng to see whether he was awake or not. I came here to check on him, but as soon as I opened the door someone pushed me inside and locked me in. After that...Aft... tha...Ahhawaaaa."

    Wei Xing, with red angry eyes, roared: "WanWan, I''m here so you don''t need to be afraid. Just tell me who did this."

    Clenching her blanket with one hand, Wei Wan pointed her trembling fingers over two figures swaggeringly: "They did this to me."

    Elder Xiao and everyone turned to look at those two.

    "You madwoman how dare you slander my innocent son," Li Zhi''s guttural voice chastised as he raised his hand to slap her.

    Wei Wan''s body jerked in fear as she hid deep into Shen Qing''s embrace and burst out: "Miss Yue and Li Rong were the ones who did this."

    Seeing that girl''s frightened figure, the guests looked at Li Rong and Yue Wan meaningfully.

    Wei Xing was not willing to let go of the matter as this was their bargaining chip to escape from the Xiao family wrath: "Young Miss how vicious you can be to do this to a brother and sister."

    Hearing that, Wei Wan immediately cried more miserably.

    Yue Wan in a calm voice: "I am also very sorry about what happened to the Wei Siblings, but how can Master Wei be suspicious of me? If Princess Xiao didn''t come late then the person who will meet with such misfortune would be her, right? So what will I get from hurting Xiao Ran and the Wei family?"

    ''The person who was to meet with such misfortune would have been Princess Xiao'' echoed in Elder Xiao''s head over and over again.

 Chapter 133 - Push Everyone Into The Fire Pit

    Yue Xiang''s eyes pierced straight at Wei Xing and froze him on the stop. He then said, "The person who old Princess Xiao to come here first was Miss Jing. We should interrogate her first."

    Elder Xiao nodded in agreement. "Jing Zhe? " He called her over with a wave of anger in his voice.

    Jing Zhe who was dumbfounded and petrified upon seeing Wei Wan shuddered on hearing her name.

    "It''s her!" She shouted.

    Pointing her index finger towards Wei Wan, Jing Zhe grasped Xiao Shen and exchanged a glance: "She was the one who told me to bring Cousin Ran here, Mom. It''s her!"

    Wei Wan''s face turned horrified as she heard that. She shuddered in a frenzy: "That''s a lie."

    Xiao Shen was stunned for a moment before she started cursing: "You B***h! Tell the truth."

    Yue Wan smiled coldly: "We can check the CCTV if you want, Mrs. Jing."

    That''s right, How could Wei Wan forget about the CCTV cameras everywhere? They were trapped on all sides. She clenched her hands in rage when saw the smirk on Yue Wan''s lips.

    ''We''ve been played.'' Wei Wan thought

    Yue Xiang scoffed at the stupidity of others. "By doing that, the real truth will be out in the open and everyone will know the true mastermind."

    Elder Xiao and guests all thought the same.

    Just as Wei Xing was about to dispute checking the camera, they suddenly heard an angry shout behind them.

    ''Slap!''

    Wei Wan floundered on the floor with one hand on her cheek and other on the blanket, she murmured: "Why?"

    Shen Qing screamed: "Evil girl. You dare to harm your brother for the sake of revenge. How could you drag the Wei family into the mud like that? I never knew that you would so vicious to hurt your own family."

    Wei Xing understood that his wife had chosen to discard Wei Wan in order to save the rest of the Wei family. Nodding his head to himself and his wife''s enginuity, he cooperated with her plan. "You monster! The Wei family has taken care of you over all these years. We''ve never asked you for anything in return, yet you repay us with such evil behavior! To frame your own brother in such a vicious act! It has made my Wei family an object of ridicule."

    "HaHAAAA... took care of me?... gratitude?"

    Wei Wan laughed as if she had just heard a funny joke. Like a madwoman, she screeched: "What qualifications do you have to demand anything from me? You never treated me a human. I am just a pawn for you to us in order to rise up in status. And now, since I became useless, you''re discarding me. You a**hole!"

    The flustered Wei Xing rushed to restrain Wei Wan''s mouth, but one of the Xiao servants halted him.

    "You dirty s**t! Shut up! Shut the f**k up!" He roared

    It was already such a huge mess anyway, so what''s the point of acting naive anymore? Wei Wan knew that she would be sold off to Mr. Guo now, no matter what. So she counter-attacked Wei Xing right back, exposing his lies to everyone.

    "Are you afraid that I will reveal your schemes? Hahahaha! I will tell them everything, everything. Like ...How you planned to have your useless son marry Xiao Ran? Or how about when you brought a drunken Wei Chang into this room?

    Or after that when you lit the whole room with an aphrodisiac and devised a plan to bring Miss Xiao over to be r*ped and forced into marriage? Hahaha!"

    Wei Xing''s face paled as a white sheet. The more Wei Wan opened her mouth, the more he felt a strong inclination to choke her to death!

    Wei Wan, still disheveled and clutching a sheet continued her insane tyrant. "Haha...If I am not wrong, you placed a secret camera inside the room as a trump card to make Elder Xiao accept your proposal. Haha! You despicable piece of s**t!"

    Shen Qing was stupefied as her mouth hung wide open, yet she could not utter a single word. This damned witch! She planning to push everyone into the fire along with her.

    Wei Xing''s enraged voice tried to stop her. "Enough you b***h!! I will kill you!!"

    Wei Wan could not hold back her guffaw of laughter. She stood up and gazed straight into Wei Xing''s eyes. "Are you gonna whip me to death? Are you gonna sell me off as a prostitute like you did to your other daughters? HaHaHa! Go on! I don''t care anymore!! Haha!... After all, what can you do other than that? You d****head! Death is preferable to the life I am living now!"

    She spat into Wei Xing''s face and then turned to look at Shen Qing.

    Shen Qing was shocked. She rushed over and grabbed Wei Wan''s hair: "You slut! How dare you!"

    "Ah!!!" Wei Wan''s hair was being pulled as she screamed. During the struggle, her blanket slid a bit revealing her bruised collarbones. She soon retaliated and slapped Shen Qing''s face: "Vice President Shen Qing! You think I didn''t know about your dirty secret! You''re calling me a slut! So what if I''m a slut? You''re even worse than a slut!"

    "Are you afraid of people knowing about what you''ve done? Everyone here thinks that today''s plan this d***head''s idea, but the true mastermind behind it is you! Haha!Haha!"

    "G-goshˇ­" No one had seen that twist coming and they were all stunned silent.

    Who would have thought that the Wei couple could be this wicked?

    That''s too ungrateful of them. How could there be such a shameless family? The guests that were standing there watching the drama unfold started criticizing the three of them with spiteful stares. Some could not help but sympathize with the life of a Wei family child.

    Shen Qing pushed Wei Wan hard and slumped onto the floor. She stuttered under everyone''s nasty stare: "No... Don''t look at me like that! No!"

 Chapter 134 - She Is Not Worth That Much Of My Time

    Yue Xiang ordered some of his men to search the room and within minutes they brought out a pin-point camera. "Master, we have found three of these cameras inside."

    Elder Xiao''s body quivered violently as his eyes filled with bloodlust. "Animals! Eradicate the Wei family from this City! I will not have them around in the future polluting this City."

    Wei Xing had chills travel down his spine when he heard that voice. He fell down to the ground on his knees and begged: "No....No...She is speaking nonsense! You have to believe me! Please believe me! I will----- " The rest of his words were stopped short by the Xiao family guards.

    Shen Qing wailed in dread: "We are done!! Ahh...Ahhh!!"

    Xiao Ran gestured with her finger and commanded her team: "The Wei family shouldn''t see the sunrise."

    Other than Wei Wan and the unconscious Wei Cheng, who was sent to the hospital, the Wei couple was dragged away by Xiao guards.

    As for Wei Wan, she was now lying in Mr. Guo''s embrace after being pushed by Shen Qing. Mr. Guo carefully placed his coat over to her to protect her exposed chest.

    ---Back inside the hall----

    After the commotion, Elder Xiao and the others returned to the hall. It had been a rough night for everyone and at this point, Elder Xiao did not feel that it was right to continue the party. Eventually, he planned to make an excuse to end the day, but soon a problem came knocking on their door.

    Just as everyone was gossiping around, at the entrance a woman was carried in between large, heavily armed security personnel.

    "Elder Xiao, Please help me!" the woman was dragged before Elder Xiao and begged.

    Seeing her, Yue Xiang, Yue Wan, and the Elders of the Yue family were shocked: "Lu Meili!"

    Even Wei Wan and Li Rong jerked in surprise.

    Kneading his temples, Elder Xiao inquired: "Who are you? What do you want?"

    He was so close to losing his patience today. First, it was the Wei family and now someone from the Yue side. Though some might not know Lu Meili, most of the aristocratic families had already found out about the incident that happened at the Yue Villa some days before.

    Elder Xiao recalled this woman''s name in his investigation relating to Yue Wan.

    Su Dingfang, the best friend of Elder Xiao, felt pity for the woman, so he gave his word: "Young Miss! If you have a problem you can say, we will try to solve it."

    Lu Meili appeared pale and exhausted just like a wilting flower and had an expression of extreme sorrow on her face. In front of everyone, with a choking voice, she lamented about her relationship with the Yue family and the injustice happened to her Aunt.

    "It''s been four days and there had been no news about my Aunt. I don''t have anyone other than her as my family."

    Xiao Ran didn''t have a good option about this woman, so she rebuked: "If you want to find your Aunt you should go to the police station, why did you come here?"

    With white lotus appearance, she gazed at Yue Wan: "I suspect that the Young Miss Yue murdered her out of vengeance. Only the Xiao family can give justice against the Yue family." She knelt before Elder Xiao respectively.

    There was silence in the hall.

    This was definitely creating a rift between the Yue family and the Xiao family...

    Everyone could see that this woman was up to something that should not be done.

    ''Asking the Xiao family to go against the Yue family. That would lead to war.''

    Suddenly a sarcastic voice said: "On the off chance that it is out of retaliation, I could have killed her without a second thought. Why would I hang tight for so many days in order to take her out of jail and then killed her secretly? She is not worth that much of my time." Yue Wan said unhurriedly. She appeared to be quiet and calm as her sparkling eyes looked at Lu Meili as if looking at a brainless dolt.

    Xiao Ran and Elder Xiao''s jaw dropped upon hearing her open declaration: "What the hell is she doing?"

    The guest''s eyes frozen open in shock: "Is she for real?!"

    Yue Xiang patted his sister''s head with an adoring gaze: "Well said, Little Wan!"

    ----------------On the other side of the camera-----------

    Xiao Hua chuckled uncontrollably with a devilish aura and evil grin: "She never fails to surprise me! That''s my wild cub."

    His face practically broadcasted his thoughts: My Wild cub is too cuteˇ­Also, he had an overwhelming urge to pull her into his arms, hearing the note of sarcasm in her voice.

    The dark guard, Dong Yi, was really beyond hopeˇ­seeing his emotionless and expressionless Prince laughing. It wasn''t a cunning or wicked but a genuine smile.

    Dong Yi nudged a nearby person and whispered: "Housekeeper Huang, our prince is laughing!"

    Housekeeper Huang looked at Dong Yi with a crooked smile. "Dumbo! He is in love."

    Dong Yi unblinkingly stared at the Housekeeper with his jaw wide open. "Waa!"

    Housekeeper Huang shook his head: "You better watch how you talk before our Future Madam hereafter."

    Dong Yi lamented in a low voice: "Really! Our prince gonna marry!! That means we will get a vacation soon..."

    No wonder the way she thinks was the same as his Master! Simple and violent! Tsk tsk, they were really one family! Dong Yi thought and cast a sideways glance at the night wolf(Xiao Hua).

    While Xiao Hua stroked the face of the girl on the monitor, his pride in her as clear as day. Suddenly a cold glint flashed through the depths of his eyes seeing a woman in a black dress among the guest: "She is alone! Where is he?"

    Dong Yi had a stunned expression on for a moment before his body shuddered: "H...e didn''t co...me."

    Xiao Hua raised his gaze and swept a cold glance at Dong Yi: "Useless!"

    "It won''t happen again, Prince." Dong Yi almost peed his pants in fright.

    Housekeeper Huang patted Dong Yi''s shoulder and said with a smile on his face: "Don''t just stand here. Get ready for the next act."

    Dong Yi made a salute and moved out along with certain equipment and his dark team.

 Chapter 135 - She Is Trapping Her

    ----------Back to Yue Wan-----------

    Lu Meili was stunned. She never would have thought that Yue Wan could be this fearless. She really underestimated her

    With tears streaking down her face, Lu Meili howled miserably before Su Dingfang. "Master Su, look how devious and treacherous her words are. I''m scared! Please! Please help me to get justice for my Aunt."

    Lu Meili''s performance was gaining sympathy from everyone so they voiced out in support of her but did it as a whisper.

    The First Elder of Yue cleared his throat to get everyone''s attention and said: "Miss Lu, I was there when your Aunt was arrested and we made it perfectly clear that we Yue won''t get mingle the Lu family anymore. Therefore, her disappearance is not related to us."

    Lu Meili turned and criticized him. "It''s all because of the Yue''s Second Elder that my Aunt was imprisoned, but you let him escape by simply expelling from the Yue family. He was the one who ordered my Aunt to suppress Yue Wan." She shrieked with swollen eyes.

    First Elder Yue was somewhat frustrated. "Stop spouting nonsense!" Allowing Lu Meili to speak any more could spoil his plan, so he tried to make her go away.

    "Miss Lu, the police are still searching for her body so it will best for you to ask them about your Aunt''s murder."

    Hearing those words, Yue Wan''s lips curled up in a smirk. ''The fish took the bait. Now for the next act.''

    "Are you kidding me? In order to suppress me, your Sainted Aunt took $50 Million from an unknown person. What moron could be that generous?" Yue Wan''s voice taunted with disdain.

    The First Elder didn''t expect Yue Wan to reveal it, suddenly his eyes widen in dread. ''S**T! She is trapping her.''

    Everyone gawked on blankly at what had just happened.

    Elder Xiao was flabbergasted. How could he have missed such a piece of important information? $50 million, just for suppressing? No, it was more like getting rid of her.

    Lu Meili could not hold it in anymore as she looked at Yue Wan furiously. "No matter how powerful your family is, you can''t just ignore the law. It remains a fact that the Yue family took my Aunt''s life because she knew a dirty secret about the Yue family."

    Yue Xiang coldly rebuked Lu Meili''s words. "I too have some dirty secrets about her cunning acts against my Little Wan."

    First Elder had an ominous feeling from Yue Xiang words: ''What is he planning?''

    Yue Wan looked up and exchanged looks with the above camera.

    Ready for the next act.

    Yue Xiang''s hoarse voice rang: "Play it."

    Even though he had no idea what Little Wan''s plan was, but no matter what the plan was, she was sure to pull it off.

    Someone was going to get their face slapped by his sister tonight and he couldn''t wait to find out whom and how.

    ------With Xiao Hua-----

    Getting the signal, Xiao Hua smiled deviously. He tapped his laptop to project a 4-split screen behind them on a wall and played all of the videos at once.

    -------Screen 1-----

    Displayed on a large screen was Lu Jia entering a bar with a man whose face was hidden from the camera. She was enjoying a drink with the mand and cozying up with him. Soon they were into a heated section where only moans could be heard.

    The man''s face only became visible as he exited the bar. It was Li Rong!

    ------Screen 2-------

    The second screen was showing a hotel in which Lu Jia first entered inside a room and then was followed by Li Rong after about 10 minutes. Both could be clearly seen entering the same room.

    After an hour, she came out while hiding her face with a scarf, but failed to cover the love marks on her neck and shoulder. After exiting the hotel and getting in the car in the parking lot, Lu Jia removed her scarf and her face was flushed red.

    Like the last video, Li Rong came out after some time and exit the hotel in his car.

    -------Screen 3------

    There was a projection of A4 paper about the details of bank fraud under Yue Wan''s name.

    They zoomed into it to give a clear view of sing of authorization belongs to Lu Jia without Yue Wan''s knowing.

    ------Screen 4------

    Inside an office, that man sitting on the chair with naked Lu Jia on his lap.

    They were seen so intimate while discussing their plans.

    Lu Jia: "Where should we meet next? Yue Wan, that b***h''s card is still with me."

    Hiding his face in her hair, he said while nibbling her neck: "I will give you the call and at that time you use it. This way, the rumor about the affair with the Yue family will hold strong."

    Lu Jia provocatively rubbed her breast on the man''s chest: "Anything you say, darling."

    Then she started to kiss that man, and soon some ambiguous noises heard.

    And the people watching the video were unable to watch anymore.

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    The instant the projections on the wall lit up with those familiar faces, everyone''s expression had already changed. Within just a few short seconds of the video, they all gazed at the Li Family.

    With dilated pupils, Li Zhi''s face instantly turned several shades darker... He was frozen over with fear and desolation.

    How could they have found this video?

    He had destroyed them all after Lu Jia''s arrest, so where did Yue Xiang get that?

    Did Lu Jia double-cross me? But that''s impossible! Then, he saw Yue Wan looking at Li Rong condescendingly and a cunning smirk escaped from her red lips.

    Li Zhi''s face was red with fury. He clenched his hands tightly, so angry that he could barely speak a word.

    Yue Xiang''s dark eyes glistened slightly and his lips curved up seeing Li Zhi''s face: ''There is more to come.''

 Chapter 136 - You Filthy Liar! The Truth Is Out Open

    Li Zhi nearly went berserk when he saw the recordings and screamed as he stared at Yue Wan. He really wants to tear her apart, but he felt an imposing presence wash over him.

    He turned to its source and saw Yue Xinag staring at him with deep and impressive eyes. He was stunned into immobility.

    With Yue Xing staring him down, he didn''t dare to behave wantonly.

    "It''s fake! This video is forged! This is not true!" a high-pitched voice of Li Rong ranged in the hall. His face was pale as if his soul had left his body.

    Xiao Ran sneered as she heard this. "The evidence is crystal clear, You had an affair with Lu Jia in order to frame Miss Yue and when you found out that she might leak the information, you killed her. Now, you''re using Miss Lu Meili to put your crime on the Yue''s head."

    Li Rong jerked in a panic on hearing her accusations. "NO!! ...I did not!! No! I have never been in a relationship with her. This is all fake! Fake!" His gaze turned unfocused as everything started to spin out of control.

    Li Rong was not a strong character in the first place, so he was scared of being arrested. If that happened, he could lose everything in the name of fame and power.

    He was the Li family''s Young Master; he had never suffered such humiliation beforeˇ­His heart throbbed in fear of tarnishing his reputation.

    Hands in his pockets, Yue Xiang stood before Li Rong. "If I recall, when the Yue family was having a party, you brought a woman as your partner into the Yue household, who tried to kill my sister along with Lu Jia. Am I right?"

    In a shocked voice, Chen Ai asked Tai Sun but it was loud enough for everyone to hear. "What? You mean that woman, Fan Diayu who was expelled from WAX, was one of his accomplices too?"

    Tai Sun turned to look at Li Rong, the smugness and taunting in his eyes on full display. He then followed her with the same tone: "Lu Jia, Fan Daiyu and who else? I never thought that Young Master Li had so many affairs just to give Miss Yue a hard time both at school and at home."

    Hearing this, Li Rong suddenly seemed to wake up from his daze. He broke out in cold sweat, his taut voice immediately explained anxiously: "No, no, it''s not like that! Don''t believe her! I don''t even know that woman! This was all a misunderstanding!" defense tumbled out of his mouth.

    The more he denied the more people looked at him as the culprit, and that''s what Yue Wan wanted.

    Li Zhi''s eyes swam with fear, freezing his entire body to the spot.

    "What an eye-opener! We found the true face of the Li family and the Wei family."

    "No wonder that man looked familiar, it was the Young Master Li! When did he have the taste for older women?"

    "Well, the evidence is clear that he had an affair with Miss Lu Jia and he doesn''t have anything to prove his innocence. So he might have killed her to hide their affair."

    "In order to marry Young Miss Yue, he killed that woman!! What an animal."

    Li Rong had never received such menacing glares and horrible insults in his entire life. Shaking his head vigorously, he shouted in fear: "I didn''tˇ­ kill... didn''tˇ­ It''s not like thatˇ­"

    "You filthy liar! The truth is out open. What is the use of denying it? Even Master Li is shocked by seeing your true face. How could one support a killer!" A person yelled.

    The guests were discussing it frantically.

    Li Zhi opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but his words were caught in his throat. In such a case, if he told the truth to save his son, then it would be a disaster for him. Even if he tried to pull an excuse out of thin air, no one would believe him, also he didn''t even know where to begin.

    Everybody clicked their tongues in disapproval and took a look at Elder Xiao.

    "Elder Xiao, capture this person. He ought to be imprisoned for his crimes."

    "He should be arrested for kidnapping and murdering that woman."

    A few spectators felt that Lu Meili was a pawn in Li Rong''s arrangement as well. So they voiced out against her.

    "This woman, who came to get justice for her Aunt, must be one of Li''s sweethearts as well. The couple plotted to sabotage the Yue family''s relationship with the Xiao. She should be arrested along with the Li boy."

    Lu Meili didn''t dare lift her head to see those provocative stares.  She gripped her fists tightly, to suppress the anxiety bubbling up in her heart. She kept her appearance as if she doesn''t exist.

    Xiao Ran turned to her grandfather and signed: "Grandpa, what do you think? Shall I take the step and call the cops?"

    Li Rong''s mind shut down upon hearing the word arrest. Adrenaline rushed into his mind and didn''t give him time to think or to analyze.

    When he saw the disparaging expressions of the others as well as the icy stare of Xiao Ran, he began to panic.

    In fear of being jailed, he blurted subconsciously: "Wait wait!! I indeed went to the hotel with a woman but that...person... is.. is.. Wei Wan... that person is Wei Wan."

    His voice was sharp and ear-piercing, causing discomfort to everyone''s eardrums.

    Inside the hall, there was dead silence. Only Li Rong''s shout rang out and he stood there by pointing his finger at Wei Wan who was in Mr. Guo''s embrace.

    Li Zhi''s palms began to sweat when he heard his son''s nonsensical words. However, before he could stop Li Rong, the words were spilled.

    Xiao Ran scoffed with a disdain gaze: "Do you have proof?"

    Like a rattled head, he nodded and cried: "Yes, Yes... You can ask Wei Wan."

    After saying that he rushed to Wei Wan and said: "Wan Wan, you tell them the truth!"

    Wei Wan stayed aloof with an empty gaze.

    "It was you who was with me at that hotel and during the grant proposal at the bar. Right?"

    Still, silence came from the other side.

    Li Rong went crazy seeing her unresponsive behavior, he screamed in shock and fear: "Wan Wan! Wan Wan! Think about our relationship and my love!"

    Li Rong could just say that Yue Wan conspired with Wei Wan to trap him, and also he could just add Lu Meili was their pawn, but to do that, he first needs Wei Wan to prove that the video was forged. Only then he could turn the table.

    He moved to grasp her shoulder, but Mr. Guo halted his hand and warned: "Mr. Li, please mind your actions."

    Seeing Mr. Guo''s protective gesture, Li Rang roared in a wave of anger: "F**k off! How dare you touch her? She is my wo-----"

    ''Slap,'' a heavy slap landed on Li Rong''s face and interrupted his talk.

 Chapter 137 - Li Rong, Your End Is Here!

    Wei Wan''s body was shivering in rage, her shaking was unnatural and disturbing, like something within was breaking out of her bodyˇ­

    Only hoarse voice with a croaky throat echoed in the hall, Wei Wan uttered slowly: "Lo....v.....e!"

    Wei Wan, who was already beaten half to death by her parents, was nearly angered to death by his words. In tight throaty voice, she roared.

    "Where did that love to go, when you used me as a substitute for Yue Wan? where did that love go, when I begged you not to abandon me in the Wei family? Where ?? Do you know how much I''ve suffered and sacrificed because of you?"

    Li Rong was dumbfounded and could only look at her with a blank face. He never saw her like this before and he felt little pain in his heart hearing her provocation.

    Seeing his expressional face, she snapped with madness: "Now that you need me, you came to me begging like a dog! Hahaha! Dog! Hahaha!" Her laugh was exceptionally horrifying.

    Giving an icy stare at Li Rong, she shrieked: "You are no different from the Wei. Both of you are cunning and greedy."

    Wei Wan sneered with disdain in her eyes: "The truth is finally out there. You will never be able to recover in this lifetime. Li Rong, your end is here!"

    Li Rong''s face blanched: "Wei Wan!"

    At this time, she harbored a rather twisted mindset. She would rather let Li Rong die miserably than have him fall in love with Yue Wan. It was an ''if I can''t have him, no one can'' kind of attitude.

    The guest went ballistic. What is she talking about?

    "So he used a substitute to create a fake love story between the Li family and the Yue family. What a Scumbag!"

    "My Goodness, Young Miss Yue has never been in a relationship with the Li boy in the first place. That means those engagement rumors were also fabricated!"

    "That means that those rumors were fake! There was no relationship between the Li''s and the Yue''s. Then that hotel thing and that proposal in the pub were all fake."

    "No wonder he dragged that woman before everyone when she said ''discarding her'', it''s just to shut her mouth from revealing the truth."

    "Who knows? He might have planned to kill her too after tonight?"

    Those that could observe the situation with clear eyes knew who was in the wrong here. The aristocrat families finally saw Li Rong for who he really was, an absolutely shameless man. He doesn''t deserve to be called human.

    -------with First Elder-------

    A girl in a purple dress came out of nowhere near the First Elder Yue and asked in a brash voice, "What happened here?"

    With a jerk, the First Elder turned to look at her: "Xue Xue! Where have you been?"

    Yue Xue, who was hiding behind his shadow, muttered with a cold voice: "To check on something, but what happened here? Why didn''t you stop Lu Meili?"

    "Things are not going as we planned, I tried but Li Rong blurted out everything in a panic. Not only that, Yue Xiang was able to forge some evidence against the Li boy." First Elder Yue whispered to his granddaughter with a frown.

    With her eyes looking down, Yue Xue clenched her fist and hissed in anger: "S**t. We have to temporarily stop our plan or else our pawn will be destroyed."

    Massaging his forehead, the First Elder picked up his phone to call someone and inform them of the change in his plan. Unfortunately, he was too late and an unexpected person arrived, bringing with him more people.

    Yue Xue''s gaze darkened looking at the smirk at Yue Wan''s lip.

    ------Back to the hall before the unexpected arrival----

    Li Rong, with a pale and trembling body, squatted down. He looked at everyone with grievances on his face as if everyone had wronged him.

    Seeing this, memories of the past flooded Yue Wan''s eyes.

    Yes! No one would believe you. This world was too cunning to accept the truth. Just like her past, she too begged them to believe her; she cried, shouted and screamed until there were no tears left in her eyes.

    Yue Wan squinted at the scene in front, her lip curved up seeing Li Rong''s pathetic appearance.

    Elder Xiao''s eyes were on Yue Wan during the commotion. He was astonished when he saw her expression. This young lady was covered with thistles and thorns and emerged from an idiot to a person executing a masterful plan. It seemed as if nothing had changed from the gentle-looking past Yue Wan at first glance, but deep down, there was a noble air that conveyed cleverness and an unyielding character could be seen from those fierce eyes.

    Elder Xiao took a deep breath to control his anger. This Yue girl used my party to execute her plan! Enraged, he narrowed his gaze at Yue Wan. With a raised eyebrow he asked himself: ''Is she taking revenge for that day?''

    As if she could read his mind, Xiao Ran snickered and nudged her grandfather: "I warned you not to underestimate her."

    Elder Xiao snorted. "She is feisty enough to put up a fight and that is pretty commendable, but she still broke the Xiao family rule by bribing Xiao Ron with gifts."

    Yue Xiang looked at Elder Xiao and suddenly chuckled. Even though there was a smile, there was no laughter in his eyes at all. If one looked too deep into his eyes, it was as if you would fall into a deep abyss. "Can''t you see, Teacher? She has already broken many of your Xiao family rules in front of everyone." His tone was full of admiration.

    Elder Xiao''s eyes widen in realization: "That damn brat!"

    Yue Xiang''s tone was filled with pride but his gaze was dangerous. "There is more to come from that damn brat. Don''t forget that she is my precious sister."

    Xiao Ran commented as well, adding insult to injury: "She is also my future sister-in-law."

    From the wireless earbud in Yue Xiang''s ear, a hoarse voice echoed: "And she is my lover, future wife, and My all."

    Even though Xiao Hua knew that his Wild Cub''s heart might not hold much regard for him, he was willing to spend the entirety of his life to protect it.

    Yue Xiang snapped. He wanted to strangle that pervert on the other side of the mic. "Shut up! And tell him to come in." He ordered in a hushed voice.

    At that moment, Li Zhi could not control himself after facing this humiliation. He clenched his fists in anxiety and pure rage. Ever since that rumor of marriage with the Yue family, his company has prospered with many offers of collaboration. Now, if others found out the truth, then his whole plan would be destroyed. In order to save what he could, he contested: "No..no...It''s true that my son and Young Miss Yue are engaged. We made an agreement! Even Master Yue knew about it------"

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    -----At the Entrance----

    Hearing Li Zh''s lamenting about the fake agreement marriage, everyone gasped in shock. Though Li Zhi didn''t have the agreement paper to prove it, he still used his verbal tactics and cleverly diverted them, but it was short-lived as...

    "Why don''t I have any memory of that, Master Li?" a high-pitched angry voice appeared to come out of thin air.

    With his gaze as sharp as knives, Yue Yeager entered the hall, wearing a suit similar to Yue Xiang. Following him was Mr. Shen along with some police officers.

    "Daddy," Yue Wan''s soft urging voice sounded.

    Little Bao jumped out of his mommy''s arms and ran to his grandpa with a little meow. The little guy missed his goofy grandpa a lot.

    Yue Yeager ''s gaze was warm yet cool and it made others somewhat confused as to whether he was mad or happy.

    Hugging the little guy in his embrace, Yue Yeager walked before Li Zhi with a darkened expression. He had heard every single word that Li Zhi said and now his body was emitting killing intent.

    Li Zhi was frozen in place after seeing Yue Yeager. He opened his mouth wide, but no words came out. Just the steps of Yue Yeager made his heart thump out of his chest.

    Yue Yeager''s hard voice censured: "Master Li''s memory seems to be faulty. You are able to forget my face that easily? But don''t worry, hereafter you won''t."

    A tangled expression appeared on Li Zhi''s face. He shivered: "Wh---t?"

    Yue Yeager, like a leader standing before those guests, spoke with a razor edged voice, every word echoing in the hall like a roar. "I would like to hereby inform everyone present that there is no relationship between the Yue and the Li families, nor will there be one established in the future either. As for those rumors, Master Li definitely needs to give me an explanation." He gave a severe stare at Li Zhi which sent a sudden shiver up the spin of the latter.

    Li Zhi tried to persuade Yue Yeager: "Master Yue, we can talk about this privately. You need to help my son! The Young Master Yue and your daughter are framing my son as a murderer with forged evidence."

    Li Rong joined in and appealed to Yue Yeager anxiously, "Master Yue, they are scheming against me."

    "Enough!" Yue Yeager growled. He glared at Li Rong coldly and demanded, "So what if this is all a scheme? Don''t you dare forget who started the scheming and plotting in the first place!"

    Not bothering to even look at Li Zhi, Yue Yeager continued: "As the current head of the Yue Family, I declare here and not that the Yue''s will not be associated with the Li anymore. In addition, those who do choose to associate with them will be declaring war against the Yue Family."

    Even though there was a contract but it was ultimately verbal now, due to lacking in assurance.

    Li Family might pull some strings behind his back to make Little Wan marry Li Rong, so he could not allow them to have air to breathe.

    Everyone was terrified after hearing what the Head of the Yue Family had just declared. Some of Li Zhi''s colleges had a bead of sweat on their faces as they looked down at the ground, wishing that they could just disappear from view.

    After losing the Yue''s support, it would be difficult for Li Zhi to bounce the company back from this loss.

    This was Yue Wan''s plan, to one-shot her enemy so they couldn''t launch a comeback!

    Of course, the upcoming extent of her plan would go further than this.

    Li Zhi felt like he was in a nightmare as he was heavily surrounded. How did things become like this? His face fell. There was humiliation, and anger boiling just underneath the surface that threatened to come out.

    When he realized the gaze of the people had turned hostile, he became angry but he did not know how where to go from here and could only look at Yue Yeager.

    Yue Yeager was openly demeaning the Li family before everyone, giving a grim laugh, he commanded the police officers behind him: "Arrest him."

    Mr. Shen nodded. Getting the signal, the police officers moved before Li Rong and cuffed his hands: "Mr. Li Rong, you are under arrest for the murder and kidnapping of Lu Jia."

    "What!!?" The handcuffs felt cold to the touch finally forcing Li Rong to come to his senses. He realized that he was handcuffed by two police officers: "Police officers, I am not a murderer! You''ve got the wrong person. Dad!! Help me! Help me! Ahh.."

    Seeing this Li Zhi, rushed to attack them without any thoughts, disregarding the fact that they were police officers. However, before he could reach them, Li Biyu appeared before him and halted his move: "Dad! Don''t!"

    Li Zhi stared blankly at his son being dragged away with wide, horrific eyes: "Noooo---!!"

    Yue Wan''s eyes glowered darkly at Li Zhi''s pathetic face, the Li family''s days were numbered.

    Mr. Shen respectively bowed before Elder Xiao and said: "Sorry Elder Xiao, we will be leaving."

    Elder Xiao waved his hand and concluded harshly: "It''s alright. Get him out of my sight. Now!"

    -----Outside----

    Li Rong screamed like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. He was dragged out in front of all the guests and with the media lying in wait outside.

    The police officers led Li Rong into the police car as the red and blue lights flashed across his face nonstop.

    "Young Master Li, why are you being arrested?" a reporter asked.

    "What happened inside after Master Yue entered?"

    "Is what Master Yue said true? Is there was no relationship between the Li family and the Yue family?"

    They all talked among themselves in confusion.

    -------Back in the hall-------

    Li Zhi''s face turned pale. His legs wobbled and he dropped to the floor, squatting down with his hands covering his face. He didn''t expect things would turn like this ugly. His brain simply couldn''t process the reality of what happened.

    A Night ago, his Li was high on top, success within their grasp.

    Everyone''s gaze showered them with praises and loveˇ­ But now they were filled with disdain and hostility.

    With hard, staring eyes that never blinked was clouded over with malice, Li Zhi''s sallow skin clung to his skull like a wet rag to a rail. In a voice that was barely more human than a growl, he screamed: "Yue Yeager! I won''t let you off."

    There was fierceness, and the despair in his eyes, his sense of decorum all but tossed out of the window, adding, "Let me tell you, no one can destroy my Li Crops! I swear my life on it! I will get revenge for this humiliation."

    Yue Wan''s face gloomed over, hearing Li Zhi''s addressing: ''Next will be you.''

    Yue Xiang''s expression was stone cold, glanced at him deliberately and warned, "I advise you to stop what you''re doing while I''m still in a good mood."

 Chapter 139 - How Dare You Implicate Li Rong?

    Li Biyu stood behind her father saw the thing was not looking good, she whispered: "Dad don''t act on impulse! We need to get my brother out first. We can fight with the Yue later."

    Li Zhi felt that what his daughter said was right. Right now his top priority needed to be safeguarding his son, so he followed the police to the station, but not before giving a malicious stare to Yue Wan. Looking at her he growled: "How dare you implicate Li Rong? HE had nothing to do with that b**ch''s death. HE is innocent! And I will prove it."

    Yue Wan raised her lips into a beautiful smile and moved closer to Li Zhi: "Oh really? How are you going to do that? Are you going to say that the real person in the video was you?" She said it in an undertone voice that was inaudible to others.

    Her words were sarcastic and caused Li Zhi''s blood to run cold, and visceral fear gripped at his heart. His teeth chattered: "Y...o..u k...n...ew?"

    Yue Wan smirked upon seeing his chaotic expression and leisurely moved to her father with an innocent and cute giggle: "Daddy!"

    Li Zhi gripped his fists tightly, trying to control his rage to strangle that b*tch. Yue would pay for treating him this way.

    Yue Wan didn''t give a flying f*ck about Lin Zhi''s hatred towards her because her hatred towards them was even greater, she would make sure the whole Li family pay.

    Li Biyu didn''t hear what Yue Wan had said, but her composure and fearlessness made Li Zhi grit his teeth in anger.

    Yue Wan, your end will be coming soon. Enjoy the few good days you have left. As it''s time to initiate her next plan, but before that, she had to get Li Rong out of jail. ''I Need to talk to grandpa about Yue Wan''s change in attitude.''

    Like a rigid figure, Li Zhi was hauled outside by his daughter.

    They too meet a lot of reports who were slithering outside with gleaming eyes, however, the duo kept dumb and mute until they got into their car.

    As for Lu Meili, she was nowhere to be seen in the hall. It would appear that she evaded during the uproar.

    -----------

    Seeing the drama came to an end, Elder Xiao tapped his walking stick and decreed: "Thank you for coming to my birthday party, and thank you for those kind and thoughtful gifts. I hope you all enjoyed the night."

    Just as Elder Xiao started to speak, Yue Wan and Yue Yeager walked near Yue Xiang. Yue Wan tugged Yue Xiang''s hand and whispered mysteriously to his ear.

    "Also, you know what you have to say to the media right?"

    A dark aura emitted from Yue Xiang''s body as his toneless voice scared the pants off the rest of the guests.

    The guests shivered in dread and shook their heads vigorously: ''We know what to do!''

    With a cunning smirk, Yue Xiang spoke to everyone. "Make sure you say everything that you saw here. You guys better clear up the rumors that you have created or else...."

    Everyone''s head nodded like a chicken eating corn, even though they were confused: "Yes, Young Master Yue."

    --------After-the guest-left the-hotel------

    Now in the hall only had the Xiao family members and the Yue family members remaining. Tai Sun and Chen Ai bid their farewell to Yue Wan and departed.

    Wei Wan knew that she would be slaughtered if she enters the Wei Villa, so with no other options, she followed Mr. Guo as he left as her fate was sealed when she revealed the sins of the Wei family. Now she had no choice but to follow this pervert if she hoped to live even one more day.

    Before leaving she looked at Yue Wan with bitterness in her heart. If it were not for Yue Wan interference she wouldn''t be in this state right now. However, as much as she hated Yue Wan, she begrudged Li Rong far more for abandoning her. "I won''t let you off so easily my love!" She whispered to herself with a wicked laugh, before following Mr. Guo in his car.

    Xiao Shen and Jing Zhe, who had disappeared during the latter half of the uproar, silently walked inside the hall and stood behind Elder Xiao. They were prepared to tag along into his car in order to improve their relationship. Their ultimate goal was to enter Xiao Main Villa.

    However, Elder Xiao planned to leave only after the guards had kicked out all those reporters.

    But the Yue siblings stood before Elder Xiao and Yue Wan, in her delicate sweet voice said; "Master Xiao, I haven''t presented my gift to you yet. Please wait for a minute."

    Yue Wan turned and said: "Big Brother."

    Yue Xiang snapped his fingers.

    Soon Uncle Wang came in with two of his servants and Ye Xian following them. They were bringing in a tube, carried preciously in their arms. It was the tapestry that Yue Wan had bought from the black market.

    Xiao Shen, who already presented herself right next to Elder-Xiao, made a harsh remark. "This Young Miss, I don''t think you realize that my Uncle hates paintings the most."

    Yue Wan saw the haughtiness on Xiao Shen''s face, but decided to ignore her contempt. Gesturing to her people, she ordered them to open up the tube.

    Upon receiving the order, they rolled the tapestry out and raised it so that the people could see it.

    "Oh My!!" One of the branch members of the Xiao family exclaimed.

    Before Elder Xiao, Yue presented a long embroidered silk gauze. It was a well-preserved ritual garment that was decorated with colorful, stitched patterns and mythical motifs like dragons and phoenixes.

    They used much thinner silk threads when making the tapestry, with some silk threads so thin that were almost invisible to the naked eye, For instance, the mythical beast''s skin was as realistic as a photograph.

    Elder Xiao''s eyes widened in surprise, not to mention Xiao Ran and Xiao Hua(in Ye Xian''s disguise). The first thing that came to their mind was, "This is impossible."

    However, in front of other''s eyes, it looked like an old, worthless gauze.

    Xiao Shen sneered at her disdainfully: "Even if you didn''t have any idea of what to give as a gift, don''t you think it''s inappropriate to gift something so cheap?"

    Hearing that the Yue family and the Xiao family members started gossiping.

    "A cheap gift from a YUE!! That''s unbelievable. How could Master Yue let his daughter shame our Yue family name?" The Elders of the Yue family mocked openly.

    "It''s a disgrace for the almighty General Yue Zhao. I never expected this from a Yue offspring." From the beginning, Xiao Shen didn''t like Yue Wan a bit so she continued to ridicule.

    Yue Xiang and Yue Yeager had a dark face and coldly glared at Xiao Shen.

    Xiao Ran was unhappy as she heard all the comments. Just as she was going to speak up. ..

    "SHUT UP!" An old grumpy voice bellowed.

 Chapter 140 - Reminds Me Of Master Xiaos face

    Xiao Shen jerked in panic and swallowed the next word that was at the tip of her tongue. She glared viciously at Yue Wan: ''It all this b*tch fault.''

    Those gossiping fellows had their mouth closed in an instant.

    Elder Xiao moved near the gauze and caressed it slowly...

    The entire weaving work was increasingly smooth and the tiniest of details were embroidered perfectly.

    When Elder Xiao touched the embroidery, it felt like silk satin.

    "Incredible!!" Elder Xiao''s loud shrill voice burst out in astonishment.

    "Little Wan! Where did you find it?" Xiao Ran''s hushed voice sounded near Yue Wan and she grasped her hand affectionately.

    Being called out so affectionately by Xiao Ran made Yue Wan stagger for a second. However, she quickly composed herself and calmly replied: "I found it accidentally."

    With a raised and curved brow, Elder Xiao, who was standing before Yue Wan, asked in a firm tone: "You know what this is!"

    In a delicate voice, like silver bells, Yue Wan replied: "Yes. It''s the lost treasure of the Xiao family, or to be more precise, this was embroidered by one of your ancestors."

    Elder Xiao was flabbergasted by the young woman''s reply. How could a mere sixteen-year girl know this secret?

    With a proud glint in his eyes, Yue Xiang patted his sister''s head and looked at the others with cold eyes. "This my sister, Yue Wan, the princess of our Yue family."

    Xiao Ran pinched Yue Wan''s tender cheek which was soft and fluffy.

    Yue Wan gave a dimpled smile and said without formality: "Also, the tapestry reminds me of Master Xiao''s face."

    Elder Xiao could not help but to make a strange sound in his throat before bursting out, coughing violently! He coughed so hard that his entire body shook and his face turned red as he nearly fainted.

    This brat mocking me that my face looks withered. Damn it!

    Xiao Ran sweatdropped, Little Wan was getting even with her grandpa.

    Elder Xiao''s heart pinned with numerous questions but before he could inquire, Su Dingfeng stood before him with questions regarding the painting. The Xiao family members quickly started to praise and appreciate it so Elder Xiao missed his opportunity to interrogate Yue Wan any more.

    --------With Xiao Shen-------

    Xiao Shen flew into a jealous rage as she muttered: "This must be a fake one! She must be tricking us."

    Jing Zhe grabbed her mother''s elbow and whispered: "Mom, we''ve already created enough problems to make grandpa detest us. Please stop!!"

    Jing Zhe knew that her mother sometimes acts proud and arrogant with no brain.

    Xiao Shen glared at Xiao Ran coldly and gritted her teeth, ''Need to eliminate her, soon.''

    And then she looked at Yue Wan with jealousy and hatred in her eyes: "Find a way to get acquaintance with that little b*tch. She might come in handy. As for her brother, I have a plan."

    Thinking about her man, Jing Zhe blushed. She bit her teeth and looked toward Yue Xiang: "Mom! He is a good person."

    Seeing her daughter''s bashfulness, Xiao Shen smiled and said: "Let go home for now."

    ----------With Yue Wan-------

    Yue Xiang and Ye Xian returned to the control room to check out something. As for Yue Yeager and Xiao Ran, they talked about the Xiao Entertainment project and its investments.

    Seeing Yue Wan standing alone, a figure moved towards her.

    "Young Miss Yue?" a voice like melting honey sounded before her.

    Hearing that voice, Yue Wan''s grasp tightened on Little Bao unknowingly. She tried to control her inner murderous rage as she lisped: "Yue Xue."

    Standing before her was a small and delicate-featured, lemon-haired lady. She was strikingly attractive in that evening dress she wore.

    In a low and chilling monotone voice, Yue Xue queried with a shock: "I am surprised that you remembered me."

    Controlling her deep hatred inside, Yue Wan smoothly responded: "How could I forget you when you have created such an unforgettable memory in my life?"

    Yue Xue''s eyebrows wrinkled: "Unforgettable memory?"

    With her lips curved into a grin, Yue Wan''s gravelly voice insisted: "Yes, but don''t worry I will make you remember it,"

    Yue Wan narrowed her gaze, took a step closer to her and grasped her elbow tightly: "And then I will tear that mask off."

    Yue Xue was stunned for a moment before giving a quizzical smile: "I don''t know what you mean! I am just surprised that you found Xiao''s lost treasure."

    Yue Xue felt pain were Yue Wan touched, so she took a step back from her.

    Yue Wan was not anxious and calmly stroked Little Bao: "It precisely because I know how to differentiate things and people."

    Yue Xue smiled fakely as she said: "Will you tell me the dealer''s name? I would like to see his collection for myself. Is he your acquaintance?" There was a little eagerness in her voice.

    With a raised eyebrow, Yue Wan inquired: "When did I say that dealer was male." Her silvery voice drenched in uncertainty.

    Yue Xue''s eye widens for a fraction of a second before giving a forced smile: "Grandpa must be waiting. I will take my leave."

    Looking at Yue Xue''s retreating figure, Yue Wan recalled that in the past, the person who stole that ring and took credit for it from The Black Market was Yue Xue.

    After her father''s death, the First Elder took control of the Yue Family, so Yue Xue came to dwell in Yue Villa. What Yue Wan didn''t expect was for her to steal that ring and use it to bring the tapestry to Elder Xiao to get on his good side. However, in this life, Yue Wan made the first step, preventing Yue Xue from benefiting from the Xiao family.

    Yue Wan thought about the current situation. "So she knew about Xie Lingyun beforehand and found the ring accidentally which helped her to get in contact with him in the past."

    The reason Yue Wan knew about the tapestry was due to Xiao Hua. After her marriage with him, she learned everything about the illegal businesses in City A and how to take over them. As the Mistress of the Xiao family, she learned a lot of tricks under Xiao Hua. ''As part of my past debt, I''ve presented this gift. After this, we are not bound together with anything, Xiao Hua.''

    --------With First Elder Yue------

    After returning from the Xiao party in the car, the First Elder ended his call with prominent lines between his eyebrows. He didn''t expect that Mr. Shen would interfere with his plan. Those officers he organized to invade the party to arrest Yue Xiang was being detained by Mr.Shen.

    "S**t, We lost the opportunity to strike him."

    Yue Xue shook her head in disagreement. "Lu Meili simply wrecked my plan."

    Yue Xue was hoping to use Lu Jia''s death to oppose Yue Xiang while at the same time, using the Xiao family to utterly crush the Yue siblings.

    The First Elder''s face was serious as he asked: "Xue Xue! Didn''t Lu Meili arrive under your orders?"

    Gazing outside, Yue Xue''s cold voice answered: "No!....."

 Chapter 141 - Pink?!? Im a Boy, You Dumb Grandpa!

    Yue Xue pondered over her confrontation with Yue Wan and a pensive look passed over her face: "But there is one more thing that bugging me."

    The First Elder looked at his granddaughter with gazed was filled with a complex mix of remorse: "What?"

    "From today''s ploy, I can see that Yue Wan is exceptionally good at taking control of situations subtly! Each time she takes control of the direction of the conversation, she makes use of the other party''s replies to subtly, yet forcefully bring the control back to herself. If not for today''s situation, in hindsight, one really might not see this truth!... Yue Wan is not the past Yue Wan." Yue Xue''s eyes were probing sinisterly, as if they were a poisonous snake slithering in the swamp

    The First Elder furrowed his brows and thought deeply for a long moment, before finally understanding. She was the one that trampled on their plan: "What''s our next plan?"

    "Wait for the Opportunity." Tapping the window, Yue Xue smiled with wickedness. On the surface, she looked gentle and polite, but in fact, deep inside her mind, there was the most vicious and cruel plan running around.

    "Huh!" First Elder blinked in confusion.

    ------In the Yue family Villa------

    After the encounter with Yue Xue, Yue Wan returned back home. Yue Yeager gave his birthday wishes to Elder Xiao with an impartial face and accompanied his little girl out.

    When Yue Xing came looking for Elder Xiao to help out with Yue Wan''s matters, Elder Xiao was very disappointed in Yue. He had always disliked these dealings. Even for his biological grandson and granddaughter, he wanted them to carve out a path by themselves. But even after his harsh words and improper treatment, that Little Yue girl protected Xiao Ran and gifted him with a priceless treasure. He was indeed indebted to that girl.

    Elder Xiao sighed: ''Things won''t be same hereafter.''

    Yue Xiang and Ye Xian went back to their secret hideout to discuss some important issues that had arisen. Ye Xian had discovered some strange actions during the gathering and he got a lead that his parent''s killer had entered City A, so the two of them went to investigate it.

    .....

    Currently, in the Yue family villa, Yue Yeager was playing with his cute grandson by dressing him in various costumes, Likeˇ­

    Mad Hatter from Alice In Wonderland.

    Disney''s Peter Pan.

    And now Little Bao was running around wearing Cowboy chaps, vest, and hat: ''Pink?!? I am a boy you dumb grandpa!''

    That''s right! Yue Yeager was chasing Little Bao around the house with a fluffy pink gown in his hands.

    "Little Boa, just this once. Grandpa brought it especially for you."

    Like his life depended on it, Little Bao dashed off into his hideout with a dark face. ''Grandpa is a meanie.''

    After changing her cloth, Yue Wan came downstairs and saw everything. Breaking out in a cold sweat she could only helplessly watch her son and father running around. ''Not again!''

    Yue Yeager sulked in the corner as his cute grandson escaped. Yue Wan rolled her eyes at him but felt even more guilty towards Little Bao.

    Then they settled down on the sofa and talked about some of the things that had occurred at the party. Yue Yeager, who was sitting next to Yue Wan was stunned for a moment upon hearing her words. "What?! Lu Meili came to cause trouble under your order?!?"

    Yue Yeager scrunched up his brows and begin to think hard. He and Yue Xiang knew about Lu Jia''s death, so how could the other person know?

    Sucking in a breath of air, he tried to recall everything that occurred earlier. "You used her as bait to catch someone off guard."

    Yue Wan smiled as she nodded. "In order to divert our attention I knew that our enemy would use Lu Jia''s death against us, so I devised a plan to drag the Li family down at the same time."

    Yue Yeager was astonished seeing his daughter''s far fetched analysis.

    Yue Wan continued: "Not only that, I noticed that Yue Xue, the grandaughter of First Elder, had been trained to the point of perfection and it can be said that she is an expert amongst experts in this aspect of strategy. She is truly exceptionalˇ­"

    With a quizzical face, Yue Xiang probed: "You doubt their intention?"

    Yue Wan''s expression darkened and she coldly harrumphed: "No matter what intention they have, I will cripple their feathers on the off chance that they are intending to hurt my family! Moreover, the Elders of Yue are not trustworthy. Their shady thoughts are out open to my eyes."

    Yue Yeager was first surprised but then he burst out laughing and caressed Yue Wan''s head. "Your mother would be so proud."

    There was a faint sadness in his words as he spoke his thoughts out loud. Though he was happy that his daughter was fighting for herself, he could not help but fear thinking about that information he discovered during his travels.

    ------------Next day---------

    There was never short of new and fresh things to happen in City A.

    Whenever there was any movement at a party the night before, it would be spread all over the city by the next day.

    It was even worse if it implicated two famous families, then naturally everyone would talk about it for days and nights on end. It was not a small fight nor it was it a company issue, this was a feud between the four families. The guests that went to the Xiao Elder''s birthday party revealed everything to the media from their point of view.

    Today''s excitement centered around people talking about the conspiracy of the Wei family who dared to go against the Xiao family and Young Master Li being jailed as a murderer by the Yue family.

    "How could such a good person like Master Li have such a monstrous son?"

    "Right! Last time when the rumors surfaced, neither Master Yue nor Young Miss Yue took a step to clarify it. They should have been giving the Li family some time to rectify their mistakes."

    "Now look, his son made the whole Li family lose their reputation and face. Worst of all, he had an extramarital affair with so many women and created such a fake rumor."

    "Even though there were always rumors and gossip about the Li family now and then, considering the Wei family, they always kept silent and had their hands clean. They never had any news come out like this before! I really can''t accept that they were this wicked."

    "I always thought that they were such good people, even amongst the affluent families. Could it be that the Xiao family is mistaken?"

    "Hey. What mistake? I heard that this thing is cast in stone! There is even evidence." Someone said softly, "Even though I did not know why, but I heard that it was Miss Wei Wan who personally revealed the truth about the Wei family."

    "Wei Xing''s daughter?!!"

    "Yes. Think about it. Why would she lie to everyone about her own father? I can''t be sure, but Miss Wei said that Wei family sells their daughters into prostitution in order to gain a higher status."

 Chapter 142 - She Whispered One-Word "MOM."

    "Who knows? They might have sold their unwanted sons too. Wei Xing is a maniac and bloodsucking monster in my view."

    "It''s a pity for all of the children in the Wei family. Their lives were made miserable by that selfish father."

    "Now they''ve even plotted against the Xiao family. Are they seeking for death? Don''t know what will happen next."

    "What else? WEI''s extermination is already on the way."

    The commoners'' discussions were not done quietly, even the passersby near them could hear clearly. Within a night the whole world knew the real truth of what happened.

    Such a big event to befall the Li family and the Wei family that even the commoners were alerted, so it was only natural that the Wei''s house was filled with an angry atmosphere at the moment.

    -------At the Wei Villa-----

    After the disastrous night, Wei Xing and his wife Shen Qing were very haggard. Now all of their fortunes was confiscated by the Bank and the CBI laid numerous charges against them. Even their company went bankrupt overnight as a result. Land, fame, money, and home... they lost everything in a single night.

    The Matriarch of the Wei family, Wei Lan was afraid and indignant in her heart. "You let my Wei get annihilated!" She screamed in front of everyone as the house was being seized and their possessions were taken away. When the Matriarch of the Wei family heard what happened, anger rose up from her heart.

    Without any rhyme or reason, early that morning she, along with the other Wei family members, was thrown out of the house. Her face was half fearful, half irritated and with a stomach full of anger without any way to let out, she squatted on the ground. She never dreamed that she would fall from her position as the respectable Matriarch of the Wei family to become a beggar that no one would get close to.

    Wei Xing''s face was beaten heavily and his legs were broken in three different spots. While stumbling on the ground, he growled: "I didn''t expect that b***h to expose everything." He was penniless and lost all favours from his friends and investors. No one was willing to help him after that night.

    Shen Qing, who always stood in dignified appearance, was now no different from a beggar: "I should have kept------."

    Wei Lan sneered as Shen Qing spoke. "It is not a time for a wh.o.r.e like you to b.u.t.t in! Shut up!"

    Shen Qing was slightly startled. She had long known that Wei Lan was not as gentle as she looked on the surface, but she did not expect her mouth to be this powerful.

    Kuai Hua, who also lost everything along with the Wei family said: "Mother, where is my little girl? Why hasn''t she returned with you two?" She clenched her hands to her chest and cried out. Her face became full of grievances thinking about her daughter.

    Sure enough, hearing Wei Wan''s name, Wei Xing''s face darkened. His geriatric face was densely covered by dark clouds, similar to the verge of a storm. If it not because of that s*ut could they meet this day? He screamed: "That wretched girl destroyed my family."

    He looked at Kuai Hua with hater and derisively remarked: "You Bi*ch it''s your fault for giving birth to a black vicious snake."

    Wei Xing''s words triggered Wei Lan''s fury and without a word, she rushed over to pounced on Kuai Hua. She scolded her as she pulled Kuai Hua''s hair, "You s.l.u.t! It''s all your fault! You brought that w***e into my family! That b***h Wan has destroyed my family''s legacy!!"

    Kuai Hua cried out in pain. Both women were fighting with each other while no one intervened to separate them.

    The scuffle between his mother and Kuai Hua had become the laughing stock of the city, but Wei Xing was expressionless as he had given up all hope. He knew that they would not be able to walk out of this city alive.

    A Night ago, Wei Xing was high on top, success within his grasp.

    Everyone showered them with praises and loveˇ­

    He was on top of the world, but now he would rather die than be poor!

    He couldn''t stand watching the only thing he lived for in life; a luxurious home, respect from all those around him, to be taken away from him! If he knew this outcome, he could have killed that b*tch before she was even born!

    As for the other two sons of Wei Xing, they disappeared after learning about their situation.

    Even Shen Qing''s parental family abandoned them. There was no need to blame anyone at this point since they brought these consequences all on their own.

    Around the corner in a metallic Aston Martin car, Wei Wan saw everything with dull eyes. A flashed of memories where she insulted her mom was flooded in her mind.

    Being blinded by desire and jealousy, she didn''t acknowledge those motherly love. She regretted it.

    Hugging her body close, Mr. Guo whispered while bitting her ear: "I brought you back as you wished, now let''s return home, my doll."

    Wei Wan lips parted as she whispered one-word: "MOM."

    Wei Lan pushed Kuai Hu away and her face was filled with nail scratches and her hair and clothes were all messed up. In a defense, Kuai Hua attacked Wei Lan a little.

    At that moment, Kuai Hua who was squatting on the ground felt her heart thumped in pain, she breathed: "WanWan!?"

    She felt that her daughter had called her. She frantically looked around, her gaze sweeping across each and every one of the people around, deep inside she knew that her daughter was close by. But that car was long gone before she could get a glimpse.

    --------In-The Li-Villa--------

    In just a night, chaos fell all around Li International. The stocks had plummeted, causing a considerable amount of damage and the company had announced at the shareholder''s meeting that they were going to remove Li Rong from his position in regards to the Empire project.

    Li Zhi aggressively tried to repel the accusations in order to clear his son''s name, but nothing worked. At last, Elder Li Wang stepped in to calm the situation down.

    Now, turmoil reigned in the Li home.

    Li Zhi furrowed his brows and spat out an accusation: "This must be the handiwork of the Yue family! My son got schemed by that Yue B*tch. Everything that happened last night was part of her plot! She wanted to ruin our family and my son! How despicable!"

    Kneeling before his father, Li Zhi yelled in frustration as he missed out on the chance to gain the Xiao family''s favour and create a new enmity with Yue family.

    All his close acquaintances and family friends had distanced themselves from him.

    Right now, the heavyweight of despair was suffocating him. Li Rong marrying into the Yue Family was their key to a life of limitless luxury, but now it was all gone.

    BANG! BANG!

 Chapter 143 - Hated The Idea Of Being Tied Down With Xiao

    Li Wang, the head of the Li family, slammed his palm heavily on the table and hollered in anger: "Do you have any idea what you''ve done? Don''t blame others for your own blunders. You should''ve stopped it before it gets out of hand."

    He then narrowed his perceptive gaze at Li Biyu: "You disappointed me as well, Biyu! How could you let Rong blurt out all that nonsense?"

    Li Biyu suppressed her inner feelings and looked at the Elder. "From the looks of it, we have no choice but to withdraw!" Li Biyu sighed and shook her head.

    "Rong exposed his affair with Miss Wei in front of everyone, there is nothing I can do now to sort things out in front of those aristocratic families."

    Li Wang or also known as Elder Li, let out a long sigh. His throat felt a little parched from scolding his son for so long. He glanced around to look for a cup, poured himself some water and gulped it down.

    When he opened his eyes again, his pupils that had always been filled with perspicacity and confidence were now wavering with doubt. .... Should they abandon Li Rong? But he was the last heir of Li.

    "The evidence against him is strong. Not only that, we can''t let dad accept the blame for the affair." Li Biyu emphasizes her dad''s shameless affair suddenly.

    "Biyu----What do you mean by that?" Li Zhi growled angrily. How could she completely disregard his image, slandering him before his father?

    "Enough!" Elder Li cut him off rudely. He looked at Li Zhi with bitter disappointment, his voice thundered across the room. His expression was stone cold as he said: "Because of your foolishness, your thick-witted son was put in jailed. If not for Biyu, you would be sharing a cell right beside him. I can''t trust you with Li International, so I will resume my position as CEO hereafter. "

    "Dad! How could you do this! You are being biased. Biyu is speaking nonsense." Li Zhi countered.

    Li Biyu looked between her father, who was still kneeling on the ground, and her grandfather. Speaking up she said softly, "I am just telling the truth. It was you, after all, that had a relationship with that woman. Although the footage was morphed into Rong''s image, it not like a Li family member was completely innocent."

    Li Zhi glared at her cruelly, but could not refute her.

    "The Empire''s Mine project from Jin City is the most critical project right now for our company. We have poured so many resources into it already that we stand to lose more than just money if this thing falls through. If anyone from our partners in the provincial or federal companies knew that Li Rong was put in jail, would we lose everything in the next second?" Elder Li said with furrowed brows.

    Li Zhi''s face instantly turned several shades darker. He gripped the hands behind his back tightly to prevent himself from exploring.

    Massaging his temples, Elder Li looked at his useless son and ordered: "Stay away from the company from now on. You should take a rest at home and let Biyu deal with the company affairs. As for your son, I will deal with him."

    Li Zhi deeply regretted his affair with Lu Jia now. To think he once believed that he had the perfect opportunity to ruin the Yue family. Fu*k!!

    He forced himself to suppress his ego, hatred, and rage. Yue Wan, that b*tch! I will kill her!

    Elder Li Wang didn''t have the energy to argue or lecture him anymore: "Get out!"

    He swallowed the saliva that was laced with blood and bowed his head. "Okay, Father." He glared intimidatingly at his father before turning to leave with angry steps. His murderous intent increased with each step he took.

    Li Biyu smirked and pulled her eyes away from her father. No one saw the malevolence that flashed at the back of her eyesˇ­

    -----Back in the room-----

    The moment Li Zhi left, Li Biyu walked over her grandfather and massaged his shoulders.

    Li Biyu was not obligated to feel sorry for the weak Li Rong, but she could see Elder Li''s disappointed gaze and the pity he felt for his grandson. The longer the Li Rong remained in this situation, the worse their Li Corps situation would become. If this was allowed to continue, the Li family wouldn''t be around for long.

    Elder Li''s expression was as cold as a block of ice, but there was a sharp glint in his eyes: "Did you check the thing I asked you to do?"

    Instead of answering his question, Li Biyu passed him a piece of paper. "Take a look at this first."

    Elder Li accepted the document and slowly flipped through it: "He accepted our offers!!"

    "I confirmed it personally..... So, how should we proceed?" Li Biyu raised her eyes cautiously.

    "We must not act rashly! Our benefactor is wise and has great foresight, you must remember to not act rashly at all costs! One wrong move on our end, it might endanger ourselves." Elder Li ordered with a stern face.

    "Yes, Grandpa. I will be careful with my words when I am with him." She replied.

    Just at this time, someone rushed in hurriedly and reported, "Elder Li! We found something! The hacker was traced as GHOST! He even neutralized Tai Empire''s latest security system that was released earlier this year. Unfortunately, he has left no trace that would lead back to his real identity."

    He should have known! This was not done by the incompetent Wei family, it was done by someone more powerful. Elder Li groaned inwardly: "Biyu, Get on it."

    Her lips curved into a slight smile as she replied: "Well, the knife just dropped. I will go find it''s master."

    --------With Yue Xiang---------

    Yue Xiang and Ye Xian(Xiao Hua in disguise) were returning home soon after their investigation was done.

    Inside the car''s back seat:

    Yue Xiang who was resting his head against the car''s seat with his eyes closed, heard his friend''s rant.

    "The Glorious Lion truly doesn''t care about her reputation anymore. She even declared one-on-two fight at my grandpa''s birthday. She is impressive." Ye Xian declared.

    Yue Xiang suddenly opened his eyes and looked at him blankly with an expression ''What are you trying to say?''

    "She deliberately acted cold and tough in front of others so that she could draw a line between the Xiao and the Yue families. She really hated the idea of being tied down with Xiao Hua." Ye Xian smiled mischievously, but with abundant traces of sadness on his face.

    At this moment, Yue Xinag finally started to understand the true meaning behind Yue Wan''s words and actions. He was shocked by the open declaration of her intention about Lu Jia, but still, he supported her and didn''t think further.

    It was easy to change one''s circumstances, but it was difficult to change one''s like and dislike.

    Yue Xiang looked at Ye Xian coldly. "What have you done to make her despise you so much? Tell me the truth, you pervert."

    --

 Chapter 144 - Heart Had A Tingling Sensation

    It was easy to change one''s circumstances, but it was difficult to change one''s like and dislike.

    Yue Xiang looked at Ye Xian coldly. "What have you done to make her despise you so much? Tell me the truth."

    Ye Xian shook his head as his face twitched: "ˇ­. I would also like to know what happened! Why despise me this much? I am far cuter and more lovable than that damned brat!"

    Yue Xiang raised his eyebrows as he listened to his friend. "From which eye do you see that fatty as cute? He is merely a black potato!

    Ye Xian: "?"

    Yue Xiang: "Maybe a black pumpkin!"

    Ye Xian sulked in the corner.

    .....

    Little Boa sneezed from his hiding spot: ''Huh!''

    ....

    Back to the car.

    Both men went silent for a momentˇ­

    .....

    Through the honor of being one of the most prominent generals of the Yue Military, Yue Xiang was surely capable of destroying the city by summoning the storms of power. However, if you were to compare him to his sister, he was no more than a mere ant.

    He still remembered how anxious he was to meet her after his 6-month training session ended, it was still fresh in his mind.

    --------16 years age------

    A 7-year-old boy, with his silver hair, rushed into his home with a panicked expression on his face.

    His father, Yue Yeager welcomed him with a cute baby doll in his embrace.

    "Xiang, welcome home! You must be tired, huh?"

    Yue Xiang didn''t reply, instead, he studied his little sister''s reaction. Did she remember him?

    "Wow, my son had already grown so much taller. Alright, let me hug you." Yue Yeager was excited to meet him after 6 months of hard training, but he was interrupted by a cute voice.

    "G¨Ąg¨Ą....¨Ąg¨Ąe."

    Little Wan, who was in Yue Yeager arms, excitedly reached for Yue Xinag as soon as she saw him. She even stretched out her little hands to hug him almost launching herself away from her father.

    "It looks like WanWan is excited to see her older brother," General Yue, who came up from behind Yue Yeager, made the remark with warm wrinkled eyes.

    When Yue Xiang took Little Wan into his arms she clung tightly to his neck with her short arms. He supported her with his hands, one behind her head and the other over the top of her knees and held his small, soft little sister firmly.

    She had the sweet smell of a baby, mixed with the smell of milk. Her golden amber eyes gazed at him full of innocence causing his heart to grow warm upon seeing her.

    He was thrilled that his sister hadn''t forgotten him even though he hadn''t seen her in a couple of months. Soon she fell asleep in Yue Xiang''s arms, her small arms grasping him tightly, even in sleep, as if she was scared he would leave her again.

    Finally, he was home.

    ------End-----

    "Back then, after my mother''s death, only emptiness and hopelessness engulfed us and took over our lives. Every memory of her played like a song in our head, repeating itself for what seemed like forever. I was lost mostly because I had lost a big part of me. I couldn''t get that part back and I wanted it so bad as if my life depended on it, but it was all gone, vanished in thin air."

    Yue Xiang murmured, hints of pain and bewilderment rose in his eyes.

    The car reached the Yue family villa and Yue Xiang looked out the window and at the entrance of the house where his most precious world was waiting for his return.

    Before leaving the car he said in a deep, slow magnetic voice: "Little Wan is undoubtedly a match for the Xiao family, whether it is her looks, character, or intelligence. But... What about you? I am afraid that she will get hurt by your selfishness."

    When he heard this, something in Ye Xian''s eyes shifted and his dark purple eyes turned enigmatic. It was impossible to tell whether he was feeling happy or angry.

    He ordered the driver to go back to his villa, but his gaze never left the laughing image of Yue Wan welcoming her brother home. His heart plugged with a selfish desire to have her welcome the real him like this one day.

    -----Midnight at the Yue manor-----

    Propping her chin with one hand and tilting a glass of wine in the other, Yue Wan enjoyed the night breeze.

    Even though this wine was intoxicating, she was still somewhat awake now.

    She was indeed very happy today, everything went according to plan. The first thing she wanted to accomplish was to eradicate the Wei family by using the hand of the Xiao family, the second was to create chaos between the Li and Yue families out in the open before the other families.

    Even though changing the timeline might create an alternate future, she still took the risk in order to save her family. Even if she wanted revenge, she needed to first protect her loved ones. Now there won''t be any enmity between the Xiao family and the Yue.

    From her opened window, she could see snowflakes falling from the sky. With the moonlight shining with the swaying snowflakes, it was as if she was in a snowglobe.

    Thinking to catch a snowflake on her fingers, she stood up, wobbling, and walked towards the windows. However, she knocked into the table before she could reach them. The glass in her hand smashed to the floor and she almost fell over.

    In the darkness, a pair of powerful arms supported her and a familiar voice sounded by her ear with a faint sense of concern: "Wan! Are you alright?"

    Yue Wan took the opportunity to hold his waist so that she could stabilise herself and with a wobbling gaze, looked at the person in her room.

    What she did not know was that her action made the latter''s body stiffen.

    Under the dim light, she was able to see the other''s facial features clearly. White shirt, Grey check print winter coat, sexy lips with white teeth, and a pair of dark purple eyes with such a graceful bearing.

    Yuw Wan''s clear eyes were suddenly in chaos seeing those purple eyes. She was surprised for a moment before saying, "Xiao Hua."

    Just as she said that her heart felt heavy and she accidentally leaned against him like was a lamppost and was almost embracing him.

    Xiao Hua''s heart had a tingling sensation, his face widens in surprise not before turning into a frown: "Drunk!!"

    Tilting her head like a little chick, Yue Wan corrected him in tipsy words: "Red.... Red Wine! Hehehe! "

    ''Hiccup!''  ''Hiccup!''

    She hiccupped a little and stood wobbly against Xiao Hua''s body.

    With his hand covering his nose, Xiao Hua exclaimed: "How much did you drink? You stink like a drunkard."

    "I''m not drunk! You are the one is drunk! Your whole family is drunk! You''re a dirty drunkard!"

    Yue Wan immediately lamented as she angrily glared at him. Her small beautiful face was overflowing with anger, looking like an angry kitten.

    Ł¬

 Chapter 145 - Never Cheated After My Marriage

    Yue Wan lamented heavily as she angrily glared at him.

    Xiao Hua lowered his head and coincidentally met her bright eyes. His heart softened.

    Under the light, Yue Wan was wearing a lace nightdress and her hair was loose, curling around her shoulders and down her back beautifully. Currently, her eyes were bent, her bud rose lips sulked, making her beautiful face more attractive and one was unable to peel their eyes off.

    Seeing the young girl pouting her pink lips and looking distressed, Xiao Hua finally could not hold back and pinched her face hard. "Enough with the blabbering! Hurry up and recognise me!"

    Yue Wan glared at him and pushed him away, but his stone hard chest didn''t budge and instead, made her fall backwards onto her butt.

    "Ouch!" Unexpectedly she touched a shard of glass on the ground and accidentally pricked her right index finger. The sudden pain made Yue Wan lightly yelp as her delicate eyebrows knitted tightly.

    Xiao Hua crouched down and slightly scolded her in a deep voice: "Idiot! How careless you are?"

    Yue Wan''s round eyes glistened with unshed tears. She seemed like an innocent baby deer.

    Raising her hand, in a soft and weak tone, she said: "It hurts..."

    Then he took hold of her right hand and examined it. Seeing that a droplet of ink like blood welled up in the spot where Yue Wan''s fair pink plump finger was pricked.

    Yes, a droplet of ink like blood.

    Xiao Hua looked at it in tremendous panic as he swiftly placed her finger in his mouth immediately.

    Suddenly, the whole room was completely quiet. She blushed seeing that her finger was in Xiao Hua''s mouth.

    Meanwhile, Xiao Hua was looking at her finger, as if nothing else in the world was more important than her hand.

    Yue Wan raised her head to look at him and could see the healthy curve of his chin and protruding Adam''s apple.

    "Hua," She murmured, her fair face was red and her clear eyes were covered with haze.

    Xiao Hua stiffened hearing her calling intimately: "...Wan!"

    Suddenly, Yue Wan stared at him and slowly frowned, with anger in her voice she raged: "Why did you only come now?"

    Xiao Hua felt strange with her looking at him like that. He felt helpless as if a blow had struck him when he heard her unwelcoming words. His face was pinched in pain: ''I shouldn''t have snuck in.''

    He took a step back but just as he turned his back...

    In the silent night, he heard: "Believe me! I''ve never cheated after my marriage, the child definitely belongs to my husband." Yue Wan''s words were exceptionally clear in her silvery voice.

    The air in the room seemed to have frozen. Only the sound of flurry wind presented.

    ''Never cheated after my marriage!'' Echoed in his ear.

    When Xiao Hua heard it, his actions paused and his pupil constricted. Swiftly he turned and lowered his head to be at the same level as Yue Wan''s who was timidly standing before him. It was a gentle move but his eyes were however cold, "What did you say?"

    Yue Wan looked at him wide-eyed. Under the dusky moon, her eyes were even clearer. In those clear eyes, there was some hint of intoxication, making the young lady look somewhat like a woman.

    Grasping his hand and placing it on her stomach, she whispered: "I didn''t cheat. But why didn''t my husband believe me? The child is his!"

    Xiao Hua almost thought that he heard wrongly. Taking his hand away, he inquired, his low voice sounded in the dark: "Child! What Child?"

    Yue Wan''s lips curved down and tears swelled on her eyes. She really wanted to bite his Adam''s apple. The young girl''s heart was itchy. In the end, she resisted the impulse and charged, "I know that my husband won''t believe me. So that is why he left me and the baby to die so horribly! He killed us!"

    Xiao Hua stood there dumbfounded.

    Puffing out her cheeks, Yue Wan pounded his hard chest with her tiny fist: " Booo..waaa! I hate you! You meanie! You are late! They buried me and my baby alive! We are long gone."

    Hearing her speaking of such shocking things, Xiao Hua''s face widens in bewilderment. He didn''t seem to know how to respond and her voice was too loud, so in order to make her stop whining, he yelled with a harsh voice: "What nonsense are you spouting?"

    Xiao Hua was already quaking at her incoherent word - ''child''! But became completely stunned when he heard the latter sentence. Kill!?! Buried alive!?! What was she talking about? Her drastic change of character when she was drunk was just too shocking for him.

    May be she read some strange novel and got too influenced by the sad emotions.

    Hearing his rough voice, Yue Wan''s body shook as tears spilled from her red eyes, she looked at him with a grievance, as if he was abandoning her. Then without notice, she grabbed his collar tightly and gave him a seething look: "Yell at me again? I will tell my husband to smack you. You big blockhead!"

    She said it very seriously, so Xiao Hua could not differentiate whether she was really drunk or putting an act. But somehow, she didn''t look like lying when talking about the baby thing.

    Nevertheless, the term ''my husband'' was bugging his heart like a needle.

    Grasping her shoulders, Xiao Hua uttered in a hoarse voice: "W.h.o is your husband?"

    No matter who that b**tard was, he will skin him alive.

    Yue Wan oddly stared at him, as if she was looking at an idiot: "You of course."

    Xiao Hua was stunned. However, before he could question any more...

    Our drunken Wild Cub; abruptly lowered his head with her hand and captured his cold lips with her red lips. The tip of her tongue licked his lips, biting on them several times as a test, but she was not satisfied, so pulling his face closer, she tried to open his mouth in order to enter the wolf''s domain.

    Xiao Hua felt that his entire body heat up like adrenalin had gone to his head and his reasoning was gradually fading.

    The feeling of not being able to kiss back while being kissed was killing him. Thought she was inexperienced in kissing like a baby chick and he could taste the red wine from her soft lips, that was not the main point here. How could she test his patience? That''s not fair! Stop eating my tofu, you drunkard!

    Little chibi wolf was bouncing up and down in his mind: ''Yeeepee!! Wifey is kissing me. Wifey taste like wine!''

    Yue Wan used all of her strength and push Xiao Hua to the floor. Grasping his shoulders in a lock over the floor, She looked at him like he was her prey and ran her pink tongue over her lip like a rogue.

    Getting closer to his ear, she whispered with a husky voice: "Stay Down!"

    That''s it, Xiao Hua ears turned crimson red...

 Chapter 146 - Are you trying to kill me... Woman!"

    But Little Chibi wolf was ever more excited and he and Xiao Hua''s little brother enjoyed the Wild Cub''s dominance.

    Still trying to be reasonable, Xiao Hua gently pushed on her shoulders to stop her, and himself, from taking things too far.

    To be fair, however, it was a halfhearted gesture. "Wan, Wan... you need to stop before I can''t."

    Previously she was calm and it seemed that she was not that drunk but now it seemed that the alcohol went up to her head and her fair face was red and her clear eyes were covered with haze

    "Humph.... you let me go once, this is your punishment," Yue Wan said as she bit down on Xiao Hua''s neck. She was pressing lingering kisses against pretty much everything she can reach. Furthermore, she even tore his shirt as it was disturbing her punishment.

    "..."

    Freezing at her assault... both the big wolf and the chibi wolf(in mind) looked at their cub in shock.

    Xiao Hua''s last little bit of reason snapped as he grabbed Yue Wan in his arms and fiercely kissed her back... Her lips parted slightly as he slid his warm tongue in. Their breath grew hectic as their kiss deepened. His technique was mind-numbing as if he was trying to become one with her, solely through their kiss.....

    Yue Wan''s vision blurred from the rising heat inside her. Within the quiet room, the only thing that could be heard was the sound of their lips and breaths. He could feel his lower half heating up and becoming firm.

    He swallowed her plum like lips while taking over the inside of her mouth....only to stop and look at her. He gently shook the body on top of him, the one pressing him into the floor, and gently shook it again.

    Yue Wan let out a tiny snore as she wiggled on her big comfy pillow and fell into a deep sleep...

    Xiao Hua''s eyes deepened. He breathed heavily while gazing at the ceiling: "Are you trying to kill me... Woman!" He hoarsely said.

    His lower half was screaming to be released, but he endured the pain. Time to time, he would be amazed at his own patience.

    After having her fill, like a kitten, Yue Wan slept peacefully above him.

    Kneading his eyebrows, Xiao Hua held her small, soft waist with both of his hands and carefully carried her back to the bed. She wiggled as the natural heat pack left her, but snuggled down deep into her blankets.

    With his lips curved up into a smile, Xiao Hua tucked the quilt around her and caressed her bangs. His gaze hid his love deep inside and he was about to leave after turning around. He feared that if he stayed on, he would not be able to control himself.

    However, just as he stood up, his sleeve was tugged down by Yue Wan. With half-lidded eyes, she mumbled: "Don''t go! Please don''t leave me."

    He planned to leave, but after looking at her pleading face, Xiao Hua halted his movement and sat down at the edge of the bed, quietly watching the girl''s sleeping face. Subconsciously, he slowly inched closer to her face, before stopping just a centimeter away from her red lips.

    Umˇ­

    Big Wolf: " Xiang will kill me if I take advantage of his sister during her drunken state!"

    Little Chibi wolf: "But she was the one who bites our lips first!"

    Big Wolf: "....."

    Little Chibi Wolf: "If she hadn''t fallen asleep, we might have lost our virginity tonight."

    After a long time, he finally drew away. He touched the girl''s cheek, and sighed imperceptibly:

    "Wild Cub! Don''t test my endurance. Next time I won''t let you off this easily."

    Feeling the warmth gone, her eyelashes trembled violently with creased brows, Yue Wan pleaded in a low, muffled voice: "Dad! Big Brother! Don''t leave me, Please!"

    Her consciousness drifted to the day when she lost her father and her brother.

    A river of memories washed down, creating a puddle of remembrance that was deeply hidden in her heart. In a fit, the blankets came down from her body, and the coldness touched her skin.

    Overwhelmed with misery, anxiety, cold, disgust, grievance, and gripe of pain, tears came out of her closed eyes, she cried while raising her hand for help: "Don''t Go!"

    Xiao Hua didn''t know the reason for her sadness, but to reassure her, he walked over to her side with long steps and clasped her hand while caressing her cheek. In a hoarse voice, he promised: "I''ll be always here. Sleep safe, my wild cub."

    Yue Wan''s heart warmed down hearing his voice, she took his like a hugging pillow and slept peacefully.

    Xiao Hua suddenly felt ridiculous. Sitting on the bedside, he gently rubbed away her tears with his thumb. Before coming here, he had prepared a full speech on how he was going to reveal the truth to Yue Wan. He even thought about how to counter-attack in case she got furious over to his betrayal in name of Ye Xian.

    He squeezed her little nose, "Little heartless one, how could you ruin my plan?."

    Yue Wan couldn''t breathe because he was squeezing her nose, so she subconsciously opened her mouth and moaned: "Hmm...Hmmm!"

    She quietly whimpered and furrowed her eyebrows.

    Content with his half-hearted attempt to bully her, he quickly let go and didn''t wake her up.

    After that, he stood there for God only knows how many hours.

    Finally, seeing that she was serenely sleeping with her long eyelashes swept down, and even breathing, his heart calmed down.

    He pulled up the nearby bedding to cover her body and kissed her forehead before turning around and leaving the room.

    ------------In Xiao Hua''s villa--------------

    The middle-aged, Housekeeper Huang waited near the entrance and saw Xiao Hua rushing in with wittered shirt and darkened face: "Prince! Did something happen? Should I call a doctor?"

    Xiao Hua''s eyes were unclear, he stuttered: "She...I ...divorce..."

    Housekeeper Huang did not understand his incoherent words: "Huh!"

    Xiao Hua gritted his teeth and answered: "I need a cold shower."

    Housekeeper Huang: "!!"

    Cold Shower at this freezing climate!! Did he lost his mind?

    Inside the bathroom...

    Xiao Hua stepped into the shower, he turned the metallic knob, releasing thousands of water droplets, darkening his hair and trickled down his back. The water poured down as his mind faded into dullness and everything was a foggy illusion. He could still see the image of her lips parted as he kissed her senselessly.

    Pound, pound! He could feel his heart thumping fast. Those sensations turned his little brother on.

    ''Slam!'' He punched the nearby wall in frustration. His mind was in shreds: ''I will never get that picture out of my mind.''

    Yue Wan, on normal days, actually had the appearance of a delicate and charming young girl, even though there was a little cunning and mischievousness in her gaze. And time to time she fought viciously against those who hurt her loved ones.

    However today, her every action was deadly seductive for him. Those eye-catching and seductive looks made his blood run hot.

 Chapter 147 - Damn... Xiang, You Sister Needs To Take Resposibility!

    Today, Yue Wan''s every action was deadly seductive for him. Those eye-catching and seductive looks made his blood run hot.

    After all, he was a hot-blooded young man with beauty in his arms, especially when it was the woman that he loved. If he had no reaction from holding her in his arms, then there would be a problem.

    However, he did not want to take advantage of her inebriated state, and the reason why he went to look for her was to explain his true identity. However, she was not a state to listen to him. Not to mention she even took advantage of him.

    What intrigued him most was her drunken conversation!

    What does she mean by burying alive? And the thing about the child... Why she insists again and again about not cheating him?

    ''Of course, You!'' Yue Wan''s voice echoed in his mind.

    Something is definitely not right.

    First, it was that black cat with mysterious power and now Yue Wan.....Her thinking is far ahead to trap her nemesis.

    Need to figure out a way to meet her alone, to get bottom of it.

    ....

    Even after the shower, his mind was still unclear. To cool off himself, he picked up a bottle of Vodka. Looking at the alcohol''s pristine colour, he poured it into a transparent glass with an elegant swish.

    Following this, he held up the glass, brought it up to his nose and sniffed at the liquor. Yet, rather than liquor, Yue Wan''s scent pounced upon his nose.

    Tightening his hold around the glass, he drank a mouthful of vodka as the burning taste revealed at the back of his throat, made him instantly lose his train of thought.

    One glass after another, he continued drinking vodka until the whole bottle was emptied. With stumbling steps, he moved to his bed, hoping to lose himself in the peacefulness of sleep.

    Nonetheless, despite him comfortably lying in bed with tipsy feeling, sleep still eluded him. He hazily stared at the white ceiling.

    The Wild Cub''s pouting face appeared before his eyes.

    He raised his hand and placed it over his eyes: ''Damn... Xiang, Your sister needs to take responsibility for tonight''s assault.''

    ------At the same time, somewhere away from City A-------

    In a room, the couple lay together in bed after doing the deed for several hours.

    A bald-headed man wrapped his arms tightly around a long maroon haired woman as he said to her, "I''ve already signed up an Artist with the Xiao family, but, before his debut, I want you to enter Yue Corps."

    The woman revealed her face, she was none other than Li Rong''s Secretary Wen Ling. She contemplated for a moment before nodding her head: "Since there is no need for my work in the Li Corporation, I can shift to the Yues."

    Initially, she had thought that by hugging onto the Li family, she would be able to soar up the skies but, in the end, they crashed down to earth. She was unable to even comprehend the situation of the Li family and they even offended people that should not be offended.

    Tapping that man''s bare chest, she asked: "Soˇ­what identity will I be going as?"

    That man turned his body so that one could see clearly his face. The man had a thin face, with smooth flawless skin, which was as delicate as a peeled egg, continuing towards his head which was bald with no hair can be felt. His gaze filled with coldness and maliciousness. His lips that captivated the woman was sharp and she remembered their softness in the "battle" previously

    "My men have already prepared everythingˇ­ You have a week to terminate your contract with the Li Corporation and move to the Yue Corps. Don''t be late."

    Wen Ling closed her eyes like she was deep in thought. After quite some time, she finally said in a serious tone: "It won''t be easy to act behind Yue Xiang. Others might not know, but I know better than anyone about Yue Xiang''s ruthlessness. What if he finds about my ploy?"

    His lips brushed her ear as he spoke: "If that happens, you better seal your mouth or elseˇ­I''m sure you know the outcome of the betrayal."

    Wen Ling, who was laying on the man''s chest, shivered in dread. Her heart was both fearful and angry and there was also some frustration. She knew how heartless the man who was sharing her bed.

    If not because of her past misfortune, she would never catch this man''s eagle eye. In a hoarse voice, she inquired: "Who is my target this time? Is it Yue Xiang or... Yue Wan?"

    Though Wen Ling didn''t know the reason for his grudge against the Yue family, she could sense his resentment over Yue Wan and Yue Xiang a lot.

    A cold toneless voice uttered: "YUE YEAGER. It''s time to end his chapter."

    "Okay," Wen Ling said with curved lips.

    Because of the intense activity, they had just completed, she was extremely tired. Not long after, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

    Observing that there were more and more stumbling blocks gathering around his plan, the man knew that someone strong was supporting the Yue family. He directly sneered to himself. ''So naive. You think I couldn''t understand your hidden aide, Yue Xiang.''

    He opened his eyes to reveal his round cunning emerald eyes behind the thick eyelashes and stared at Wen Ling''s closed eyes for a little while before reaching out his hand to turn on the phone to send a message to an anonymous contact: ''Find out some details about Ye Xian.''

    -----Next day-------

    In the morning, Yue Wan woke up with her head splitting pain and unconsciously turned around. She felt that something was off so she opened her eyes dazedly and looked around her room.

    How did I get here?

    Her eyes saw the piece of broken glass on the ground. Suddenly a bit of fragmented memory burst out from Yue Wan''s mind. Like she was embracing and kissing a man without his permission. Even her tongue felt sour for some reason.

    She could not remember that person''s face, but she could still feel that presence.

    She subconsciously sat up, but felt her head spinning. Grasping her head she whined: "How much did I drink?! I remember until my second glass after that...?"

    What exactly happened last night? Who was that man? Is that a dream or...

    No!...No!...It must be a dream, she pacified herself. She still couldn''t tell if someone had come by or not last night.

    Dream!...

    3, 2, 1! Right after three seconds, she screamed: "Wahhhhh!!"

    Yue Wan blushed crimson red at her own shameless dream. She felt that it was even worse. How could she dream of throwing herself at a man in her dream? She simply felt too embarrassed. Thinking of her attitude of seducing a man. Her heart sped up, like a beating drum.

    Unsure whether it was a dream or not, she berated herself for behaving immaturely.

    Scratching her head, she checked the time. It was almost eleven o''clock: "Sh*t! I am late!"

 Chapter 148 - Take Daddy With You Too

    Unsure whether it was a dream or not, Yue Wan berated herself for behaving immaturely.

    Scratching her head, she checked the time. It was almost eleven o''clock: "Sh*t! I am late!"

    Last Night before dinner, Yue Wan received a call from the Shen Family. Mrs. Shen had invited her for a lunch date. Of course, she accepted it without Yue Yeager''s consciousness.

    She scrambled out of bed and went to wash up. As soon as she was done, she then ran downstairs.

    Today''s weather was relatively warmer and after her hot shower, Yue Wan changed into her white off-shoulder crop top and paired with a mini jean skirt. In contrast, she wore tall boots that went to her knees and a long coat to avoid getting cold. She had on a simple dress and light make-up. Yet there was a sense of purity to her beauty like driven snow.

    ----Downstairs------

    Yue Yeager and Little Bao were playing around downstairs, or to be more exact, Yue Yeager was trying to brighten up Little Bao''s mood since he was kicked out of his mommy''s room and ended up sulking in a corner.

    Little Bao, who was involuntarily dragged by Yue Xinag into spending the night in his room, was greatly depressed since he would rather be with Yue Wan than Grandpa. After spending the night away, he was really looking forward to seeing mommy. The poor little guy. Now his big eyes were full of sadness and disappointment as he tilted his head away from his grandpa''s goofy act.

    Suddenly, a clear voice shouted from the top of the stairs: "Good morning Daddy. Good morning Little Bao."

    Hearing the voice, Little Bao''s face immediately lit up and he squirmed free from his grandfather''s grasp to dash towards his beautiful Mommy like a shot. With trembling upper lips, he started complaining to her: "Meowwww...Moewww!"

    Yue Yeager''s mind screamed in alarm when he saw his daughter''s outfit. ''Where is his cute daughter heading dressed like that!?''

    Hugging the little guy, Yue Wan looked at her father with a flicker of complicated emotions in her gaze.

    As Little Bao started to melt into his Mommy''s embrace, he heaved a sigh of contentment.

    During the entire night, he was feeling heavy-hearted after being separated from Mommy, he was so close to tears.

    Resting his little head on his Mommy''s fragrant shoulder, he nuzzled her, just like a little kitten searching for affection. Little Bao made a muffled sound: "Meow, Meow!"

    ''Mommy, I was bullied by that meanie Uncle! My butt hurts!''

    Yue Wan patted Little Bao gently on the back and cleared her throat: "Dad!"

    Yue Yeager raised his hand and swore: "I''m not the one who bullied him, Little Wan. Daddy is innocent."

    A trace of realisation streaked across their mind and grasped themˇ­, in synchronization, they both groaned.

    Yue Yeager clenched his fists: "That Stinky brat of mine!"

    Yue Wan frowned: "Big Brother, you bully!"

    Feeling helpless, she could only coax Little Bao and make him happy again.

    ....

    After being comforted by his Mommy for more than an hour, Little Bao''s heart finally felt at ease, but still, he could not forget his uncle bullying him. He planned to get his revenge soon. He was all fired up, however, that would have to be put on hold temporarily since there was mouth watering food currently being placed in front of him. ''Revenge can only be done on a full stomach,'' He thought to himself.

    "Dig in! I made it especially for you" Yue Wan placed him down near his bowl and caressed his head and back.

    His revenge was kicked back as he needs to fill his stomach. With a chubby cheek, he munched and gobbled down the food with speed. After having a mouthful of the sweet and sour pork tenderloin, Little Bao forgot everything around him.

    Crispy yet tenderˇ­ Very tastyˇ­Mommy''s cooking is the best...

    Yue Wan''s eyes curved up as she watched him eat mouthful after mouthful of the dish: "I asked Uncle Wang to tidy up your new room, so take a good rest there. Mommy will cook some tasty dishes tonight. Okay?" She tenderly touched his ear.

    Little Bao felt very ticklish by the touch, so he lifted his head for more tickling with his tail flickering left and right. He meowed happily, ''More Food!!! Yipee!''

    As for Yue Yeager, he walked a few steps towards Little Wan and then lightly tugged at her sleeves. Looking at her with a pair of pleading and pitiful eyes it was as if he wanted to say: ''Take daddy with you too.''

    Just then...

    "Master, the young master ordered you to stay put on home and complete the work that you left unfinished before going to the states. You''re not allowed to go out without his order!" Uncle Wang walked over and said to Yue Yeager expressionlessly.

    "That''s not fair. I will be bored to death by staying here all day!" Yue Yeager''s jaw dropped and said angrily.

    "This is the young master''s order!"

    Yue Yeager was speechless. His pitiful gaze landed on Yue Wan.

    Yue Wan sweatdropped: ''Here it comes.''

    Bringing out his specialty, Yue Yeager blinked his eyes and acted cutely: "Little Wan! Please take daddy with you..."

    His voice, which sounded so helpless in the way it trembled, spoke volumes of his dependence on her.

    Usually, Yue Wan would fall for his act, but today she had urgent matters to deal with so she had to turn away from his dazzling eyes and compiled: "Sorry, Daddy. I won''t go against big brother''s instructions."

    ''Also, you won''t let me enjoy lunch with the Shen family,''   was what Yue Wan didn''t let out.

    After saying that, she rushed out of the house, hiding her eyes with her elbow.

    You''re alone in this.....DADDY!

    Yue Yeager was frozen solid after being abandoned by his precious princess. However, he quickly overcame his shock and started to curse.

    Noooo...Woooo...Wooo...Curse you to be a single dog for the rest of your life... you damn brat...

    ------------------

    As Yue Wan got into her car, she received a phone call from Mrs. Shen

    "Little Wan, We''ve reached the restaurant. Are you on your way?" Mrs. Shen asked in a high spirited voice.

    "I''m just leaving now. I''ll be there in a bit after a small trip to Chen Hospital to meet a friend. It will take only 10 minutes there." Yue Wan answered.

    "Alright, drive safely." Mrs. Shen said as she closed the phone with a smile.

    Ming and Rui, who sat across from her, were fixing the bow-tie around their necks.

    The two little guys had an expensive dark suit on and had even gelled their red hairˇ­Their waxed shoes were practically gleaming. They looked like a little prince.

    Mrs. Shen couldn''t help but laugh. This was her lunch date with Yue Wan, how come her sons seemed to treat it more ceremoniously? Her two sons were the rarest of the rare.

 Chapter 149 - Ming! You Are Really Hopeless.

    Straightening Shen Rui''s custom made suit, Mrs. Shen took the chance to poke fun at him, "This is only a normal lunch, why are you all dressed up? Nervous?"

    A smug smile appeared on his face as Shen Rui replied: "It''s my first time going on a date so I want everything to be perfect. Unlike the two-timer, Ming who ditched his sweetheart to disturb my date."

    "I didn''t! Baka Rui! What nonsense are you sprouting?" Shen Ming explored with much displeasure and grievance.

    Shen Rui glanced at him from his periphery. "Don''t you dare deny it"

    With a little pause, he whispered near Shen Ming''s ear: "I have the evidence. Shall I show our mother your poor exam results?"

    "Youˇ­" Shen Ming could only glare at him with pouting lips.

    Mrs. Shen found their behaviour weird, so she probed the two of them: "Boys! What are you hiding?"

    In a flushed face, similar to his red hair, Shen Ming blabbered: "Nothing, Mother... It''s just that, can I spend more time here after lunch? There is fun-city on the top floor with numerous games, Please Mother?!?!?"

    I need more time with wifey... Or else that carbon copy face of mine will steal the limelight.

    Shen Rui eyed his twin, thinking inside that the later was so stupid he was beyond help.

    Ming! You are really hopeless. That''s my wife so you won''t have a chance.

    Mrs. Shen broke out in a cold sweat looking at the ongoing war in their eyes. "..."

    Perhaps she shouldn''t have told them beforehand about having lunch with Yue Wan. They were so energetic since early that morning.

    I hope It doesn''t turn into a disaster...

    ----------At the Chen Institution for Drug Creation and Test Center----------

    Yue Wan got out of the car and looked up at the large office building in front of her. No one would suspect that one of the best genetic labs in the country was located on the 10th floor.

    Opening the door, she nodded to the security guard that sat at the entrance desk as she made her way to the elevator.

    Luckily for her, Chen Ai''s mom was the head researcher for this lab and Yue Wan was able to ask for a favour. She looked down at the black leather purse that was nestled under her arm.

    Inside was the key to a puzzle, she hoped. Now, Yue Wan would know what to do next based on the results.

    The elevator dinged, alerting Yue Wan that she had reached her destination, seconds before the door opened to the medical lab reception area. Walking towards the receptionist, Yue Wan pasted a shy, gentle smile as she looked at the other woman.

    With her hands crossed in front of her, she gave a slight bow, as if she was nothing more than a commoner, and not someone that could shake the world. "Hello, I have an appointment with Mrs. Chen, my name is Yue Wan."

    The receptionist looked her over up and down before turning to look at her computer. "Ah yes, I see the appointment here. Please have a seat on the couches to your left and someone will come and get you as soon as the Director is ready."

    Yue Wan smiled gently and went to sit where she was directed. In situations like this, the weaker you seem to be, the more forgettable you are, and she did not want too many people to remember her in this office.

    After 10 minutes, Mrs. Chen''s secretary came to the front to escort Yue Wan into the Director''s office.

    Stepping through the door, Yue Wan saw an older woman with her long, black hair tied up in a bun and her black glasses sitting sleekly on her nose. Dressed concertedly in a black dress with a white lab coat on, it was hard to equate this woman with the always cheerful Chen Ai. "Hello, Mrs. Chen. Hope I didn''t disturb you?"

    "Not at all, Ms. Yue. Please, come in and have a seat." Mrs. Chen gestured to the two chairs in front of her.

    Not hesitating, Yue Wan went to sit down on the one to the right.

    "Now Ms. Yue, how can I help you?"

    Yue Wan retrieved a box from her bag and slide it towards Dr. Chen. In a clear voice, she requested: "Mrs. Chen, I would like you to keep my visit here private. This is very confidential."

    Dr. Chen picked up the box on the table, opened it. Her eyes widen in surprise: "This...!"

    Her incisive gaze scanned the content inside and her lips eventually parted to say, "What do you want me to do with this?"

    In Yue Wan''s revenge plot, this was key to open the deep secret so she carefully took her steps to get this.

    Yue Wan explained in a whisper: "I knew that Chen Hospital has old records of everything so I want you run a DNA check of everyone and compare them to this sample. Plus give me a complete detail report of the blood sample from everything including any medical issues or scientific results."

    Then she places a folded paper before her and said: "Also check test compatibility with this person. This is quite private. And I don''t believe in others that why I specifically came hereˇ­ If it''s you I can trust the results completely "

    "Ohˇ­" D. Chen''s thoughts had been thrown into chaos. She was shocked by her sudden request, when she heard it, she hesitated for two seconds before she said, "Ms. Yue, it will take some time to analyze the results as there are more procedures and testing to be done according to your specifications."

    Yue Wan nodded satisfactorily. "Don''t worry. I can patiently wait for it."

    The Yue family''s disaster and her destiny were tied to this result. Her family would survive only after this person behind this was taken down. Therefore, she had to decimate this secret no matter what! In such a rocky climate, the person or party who could support her was Chen.

    Dr. Chen was indebted to Yue Wan for giving them a clue on how to identify that drug during their last meeting so she was happy to help her. In a confident voice, she replied: " Ok then. I will personally test it and give you the results as soon as I have them."

    Yue Wan nodded, her face genuine: "Thank you, I will be leaving now."

    Dr. Chen: "It''s my pleasure, Miss. Yue. You should come home one day. My husband and I haven''t thanked you for your help."

    Yue Wan accepted it with a cheerful grin: "Okay." And left the place.

 Chapter 150 - Hump! My Wife Wont Fall For This

    -----------In a restaurant-----------

    This was undoubtedly the most expensive restaurant in the city. Ai-Kuan was a traditional multi-course restaurant.

    The term referred to the skills and techniques involved in the preparation of such multi-course meals. Ai-Kuan was considered at the penicical for both the art and taste of food and they only use seasonal ingredients. Each and every dish was personally prepared by the Master Chef.

    Inside, the Shen family was sitting near a window table they have pre-booked as Mrs. Shen was trying quite down boys who were arguing regarding where Yue Wan sit.

    Shen Rui with a sharp voice, patted the space next to him and said: "Give up! I am the elder twin so she will be sitting near me."

    Shen Ming''s brows twitched a bit, and then with an extremely deep gaze he looked at his twin: "Rui, Have you no shame? Stop self-promoting yourself. Mom and Dad said I am older than you."

    "Oh Yeah! It because you told them so. In school, they always called you as my younger brother. Also, I grew taller than you."

    "I''m smarter and more diligent than you."

    "I''m stronger and more friendly than you."

    They both gritted their teeth and was so close to snapping at each other.

    "You chocolate addict! " Shen Ming scoffed.

    "You computer addict! !" Shen Rui growled angrily.

    "Go home and learn how to draw, your drawing suck!"

    Hearing that, Shen Rui''s face flushed and he unhurriedly explained: "Tha---ts because it was an abstract type. Y--ou won''t understand the beauty in it."

    Ugh, wrong move...

    Mrs. Shen tried to hold her laughter. How did she give birth to such brats?

    Especially for Shen Rui with his black-bellied tendency.

    And Shen Rui with innocent blabbering mouth.

    ....

    At that moment, Yue Wan entered through the revolving doors and came in.

    "Welcomeˇ­" As the pretty uniformed server greeted Yue Wan, the Shen group saw her. Soon the twins changed their expressions and started to act like pitiful consorts waiting for their Emperor.

    Mrs. Shen jaw dropped seeing her son''s polite behavior: ''Universal acting...''

    The smile on Yue Wan''s face reached her eyes, as she walked towards them, passing the lush greenery room with a big fish tank as a wall.

    Yue Wan made her way to the empty seat beside Mrs. Shen when she was quickly intercepted by Ming who stood up from his chair beside his brother and held it out for her.

    "Wif---Sister Wan, Have this seat."

    "That''s so sweet, Ming." Yue Wan patted the boy''s head.

    Smiling at the ''gentlemanly '' gesture, Yue Wan sat down in the offered seat while Ming took the one beside his mother, but not before giving a provocative smile to his twin. ''I won her heart.''

    Rui clicked his tongue: ''Hump! My wife won''t fall for this.''

    Cocking his brow, Shen Rui gently touched her left hand as his soft concerned voice exuded: "Sister Wan, How are you? Is your hand alright?"

    "It''s all healed now, even the scar faded away." She kissed Rui''s forehead and softly said.

    Being kissed in public made Rui felt embarrassed, his ears became faintly red.

    Shen Ming''s eyes drooped as his lips pursed slightly. ''Damn it! He got kissed!! You Double-face demon!''

    Sandwiched between the twins, Yue Wan looked across the table at Mrs. Shen. "Thank you so much for the invitation, I have been meaning to get together with you, but time seems to be flying by right now."

    "That''s fine," Mrs. Shen said as she reached across and patted Yue Wan''s hand in a motherly manner. "I hope it is ok that I have ordered for you," she continued.

    Yue Wan''s smile brightened as she soaked in the motherly vibe of the older woman: "Of course! I know that anything you have ordered would taste fantastic."

    The twins sat on either side of their love, not wanting to interrupt the conversation between their wifey and her soon-to-be mother-in-law. Carrying on a light-hearted conversation, the women continued to talk about the latest fashion and skincare while the Twins were engaged in a heated battle that left gunpowder in the air.

    Moments later, the roasted meat exuded a salivating aroma had arrived along with various other dishes. The excellent-quality meat, coupled with the special seasoning, exuded an aroma that had a deadly appeal.

    Once the dishes were placed on the table, the twins got busy selecting their favourite dishes for Yue Wan to try. Very soon her plate was filled with a mountain of food that she could never finish.

    "Which one is your favourite? I am sure you like the spicy ones that I love," Shen Ming said smugly as he placed yet another helping of spicy meat onto her dish.

    "Stop that," Shen Rui said as he plucked the spicy pork off her plate and flung the offending piece of meat aside.

    "She does not have a lead stomach like you do. You are just asking for her to be sick eating stuff like that! Instead, you need to try these pumpkin cakes. So soft and chewy with just the perfect hint of sweetness. Perfect for a sweet girl like you."

    "Sweet?!?! Blah!!! This is lunch, not dessert. Why would she eat something sweet like that?"

    Picking up the pumpkin cake that Shen Rui just placed on Yue Wan''s plate with his chopsticks, Shen Ming flung it over his shoulder as he looked for something else to offer his wife-to-be.

    Completely helpless between the twins, Yue Wan looked at Mrs. Shen for help. If this kept up, there was no way she would be able to eat anything.

    Seeing the look of helplessness in Yue Wan''s eyes and then looking at her bickering sons, Mrs. Shen looked down at her own plate, concentrating on her food. There was no way she was going to get involved in this dispute if she wanted a peaceful time for the rest of the day. It was really true.... only Yue Wan could control the twin demons.

    With no other choice, Yue Wan suggested: "Boys! How about we do it this way? I will ask the chef to prepare sweet and sour chicken with pineapple. And on the second floor, they have ice-cream cake. I will get that too, I heard it was really tasty here."

    Twins were reluctant to let the wife do the work, so they both send dazzling eyes to their mother.

    MOM HELP!!

    Mrs. Shen felt extremely helpless. These two lads picked a fight with each other whenever they did not see eye to eye, but now they were acting in harmony to please her. Just to stay with their beloved Yue Wan.

    It was hard to pinpoint whom they had inherited their logic-defying IQ and EQ from.

    Deputy Chief Shen, your sons are more cunning and wicked than those criminals you have arrested.

    ------ In-a-meeting----

    ''Sneeze! Sneeze!''

    Mr. Shen rubbing his nose with index finger was pondering over it: "Who is talking about me?"

    Author pooping out of nowhere: "Who else? It''s your tiger wife." With fire eyes: "And those little demons are too much!"(?¨q¨r?)?

    Mr. Shen dramatically fell down with his face kissing the floor: "Ahhhhh!"(ˇđŁŕ§Őˇä)?

    Author(?_??): "Oops! Wrong screen."

 Chapter 151 - Tell Me A Good Reason For Not Killing You

    Mrs.Shen shook her head in resignation as she placed down her cutlery and said: "I am the one who invited you, so I will get the dish. You guys continue to eat the food."

    "Great! Love You, Mom!" Shen Ming exclaimed while applauding.

    "Fantastic! You are the best!" Shen Rui cheered, raising his arm.

    "Little Wan, keep an eye on these two brats."

    "Okay."

    Mrs. Shen signed, in order to please her sons, she took the offer to see the chef.

    Did she really give birth to them??... She really needs to check their DNA!!

    ....

    Right after Mrs. Shen left them, a voice called for Yue Wan.

    "Miss Yue?"

    Yue Wan raised her head to look at the person who had called her name in a soft and gentle voice.

    A beautiful woman with nude makeup entered her vision, it was none other than Jing Zhe followed by Xiao Shen.

    -------At the same time in the City C------

    In a Mansion.....

    City-C was still very cold these days.

    The house was set to a warmer temperature and had central air conditioning, so it didn''t feel too hot or too cold. However, there was an air of extreme fierceness that surrounded the room that had nothing to do with the temperature.

    "PAH!!" A crisp sound rang out as a ruthless slap smacked across the side of Li Biyu''s face.

    This slap was so fierce that her entire body teetered to the side and caused her to stumble back several stepsˇ­

    Following that, another slap whizzed across the other side of her pale face, smacking her balance back again.

    "How did she get acquaintance with Black Market King?" A loud, razor-edged voice rang out of the room. That man slapped her was erupting with rage and madness.

    The blood on Li Biyu''s face had almost dried up. She clasped her cheek with hazy and misty eyes as she saw the ruthless man before her.

    He was tall and well built, one could easily see that he worked out a lot. His tailored black suit was perfect on him: it complemented his suave demeanor and exceptionally handsome face.

    He had long, narrow eyes that slant upwards into his temples. His stone face expression was bewitching and his cold dead eyes were absolutely captivating.

    Li Biyu was just about to speak when she felt her throat being gripped tightly by a large rough hand, lifting her entire body up. Her feet dangled helplessly in the air.

    Li Biyu cried in a panic looking at those cold, imperious eyes: "Ma...!"

    Soon her face turned purple as the blood flow to her head slowed down. She gasped for air, trying desperately to break his grip on her neck.

    "Master Jin! Please stop! We can talk things over. This is not the time for you to kill her. We finally got to enter City A because of her fooling that Elder Li."

    A man could be seen from the doorway. As he entered the room, it was easy to tell that he had difficulty walking as he had a crutch on his right side that was supported under his elbow. His left leg swung out as he walked forward.

    He had very long hair which was tied in a ponytail and his eyes were covered with frameless glasses. He had cold impassive eyes that could turn anyone''s blood cold. His gaze and expression were frigid and did not show a tinge of sympathy for Li Biyu''s situation.

    Master Jin lifted Li Biyu up by the neck a bit more, bring her close to his face. Staring at her coldly, he raised his eyebrows and looked at her provocatively. "Right! How could I forget? She is still the granddaughter of Elder Li."

    Master Jin let go of his grasp on her.

    Li Biyu fell down and landed painfully on her butt. She gasped for air with open mouth and she rubbed her red, aching throat. "AH!Ah!"

    Master Jin moved towards the counter and poured himself a glass of wine. Taking a sip, he looked up, his eyes frighteningly dark, "Tell me a good reason for not killing you right now."

    Still massaging her swollen neck, Li Biyu choked on her words as tears flowed out of her eyes. "I was concentrating on Yue Xiang and Xiao family, so I overlooked her connection to everything. It won''t happen again, Boss!"

    Master Jin''s lips curved up, speaking frigidly: "So you overlooked Yue Wan''s change in attitude too."

    Li Biyu began to sweat. If she wanted to live to see tomorrow, it would be best if she quickly changed the subject.

    In a flustered mind, she remembered the marriage contract and immediately used it to deflect Master Jin''s anger. "Boss, I found the marriage contract between the Li and the Yue families. With this, we can easily invade the Yue family, so there is no need to have that b*tch, Yue?"

    "PAH!!!" Again a heavy slap landed on her face. But the one who slapped her was the glasses-wearing man.

    Li Biyu''s ankle was aching from the fall she had experienced when she was thrown off balance by Master Jin just a moment ago and now she was being slapped by a man she had never met before. She wanted to burst out in anger and strangle that man in order to release her fury.

    However, looking into those cold dead eyes, she lost her strength to move. Who is he?

    In a toneless voice, Master Jin warned:  "You are no position to give us any suggestions. Your services are not needed now, so return to City A, and wait for your next set of orders."

    Master Jin smirked with derision and in a deep voice, he turned to address someone. "Munan, please sent our guest out."

    The glass wearing man, whose name was Zhi Munan, snapped his fingers.

    A secret guard appeared behind Li Biyu and dragged her out of the room.

    Li Biyu''s lips were trembling with anger, she clenched her teeth madly and glared at the man''s back. She had done everything under Master Jin''s orders, and she even tried to intensify the strain between the Xiao and the Yue families in the hope of making Master Jin happy.

    However, not everything was done solely for Master Jin. In order to eliminate Li Rong as the heir of the Li Family, she needed Yue Wan, to break the alliance and annul the engagement which was not Master Jin''s plan.

    But still, to do that, she secretly sent Li Rong''s intimate pics with Wei Wan to the Li Family as a part of her own plan to gain more power in the Li family and at the same time, created a rift between father and son. And finally, her hard work paid off, she got Elder Li''s backing to lead the Li Crops and kicked both Li Zhi and Li Rong out of the picture.

    Not only that, she deliberately hid the information regarding Yue Wan''s recent changes from Master Jin, but still, how did he found out? Li Biyu pondered over it as she left the room.

 Chapter 152 - A Hypocrite Mother & Daughter

    .....

    Zhi Munan walked towards the bar counter slowly and stood next to Master Jin. He poured Master Jin''s empty glass a wine, which glistened under the light.

    He knitted his brows, inquired coldly and decisively. "That Yue Wan has such a big head. How did she evade our plan? Are you sure that we still need that girl alive? She already created enough problems for us."

    Gently swirling the glass of wine in his hand, Master Jin said, somewhat blandly, "I never said that I want her dead. At least, not now."

    "To eliminate him, we need to have Yue Wan. Not to mention, in order to destroy the Yue families Military power and fame, we require the Xiao family to be under our control as well. Unfortunately, we have suffered a serious setback and now we have lost both." He slammed the glass onto the bars'' countertop and it broke into a piece.

    Master Jin had always been careful and stringent, for he was afraid of letting the cat out of the bag. It was the very factor that he used Li Biyu to clean up his work. On top of that, Yue Wan''s sudden change in character had caused great havoc in their plan.

    Zhi Munan picked up new glass and poured some more wine in it. Placing the glass in front of Master Jin, he advised; "Patience Young Master, only then can we achieve our goal. Let''s destroy the evidence of our existence here and move to City A. It''s time to take this game back into your own hands."

    "Find out a way to get Li Rong out of prison within twelve hours." Master Jin said, tilting the glass to let the crimson wine flow into his mouth.

    Shock was written all over Zhi Munan''s face: "Young Master, aren''t we being too eager? I''m afraid we might alarm himˇ­"

    Master Jin smirked slowly and said, "He is already on our tail."

    Zhi Munan was greatly taken aback by his words.

    "Munan, those people have already begun dig information in City C. Even if we can''t get rid of them completely, we''d at least have to shake them and teach them a lesson." By gently raising the glass in his hand, Master Jin smiled with wickedness.

    --------Back to City A--> with Yue Wan-----

    Yue Wan''s spirits dampened the moment she saw the Jing Mother and daughter pair. She couldn''t help but recall in her previous lifetime, after marrying into the Xiao family, this duo pair made her life even more hellish. Most of the mental abuse she had experienced was due to them. They had even used her name on numerous occasions to visit Yue Xiang and try to weasel their way into a marriage.

    After Xiao Ran''s death, Elder Xiao became bedridden and Xiao Shen had used this opportunity to enter Xiao Main Villa. Once Xiao Hua left the villa, the duo came to her and made things hard for her. Especially while she was pregnant, given the amount of times that they tried to cause her to have an abortion, the little baby inside her tummy suffered a lot. Not a week went by without the duo trying something.

    Even that time where Wei Wan and Li Rong managed to successfully kidnapped Yue Wan from the Xiao estate must have been part of their plot. For the whole 6 months that Yue Wan was pregnant before her death, she would get her revenge in this life, bit by bit. But nowˇ­ the stupid duo had walked straight into her hands without her doing a thing.

    Noticing that their wifey seemed to be in low spirits, the twins grasped Yue Wan''s hands and comforted her in silence.

    "Ms. Yue, what a coincidence, I never thought that we would meet again. Indeed, it seems to be fated." Jing Zhe seemed to be in pure shock, seeing Yue Wan at the restaurant.

    The smile on Yue Wan''s lips froze, becoming cynical and disdainful.

    Jing Zhe''s smile stiffened slightly upon seeing her response. Previously, during the party when Yue Wan twisted her mother''s words and strained their relationship with Grandpa Xiao, she had just assumed that it was a fluke, an impulse to save Xiao Ran. However, now it seemed that this Miss Yue was really hostile towards them. She did not know how they offended this b*tch.

    Still, Jing Zhe continued to speak with a composed expression. "Sorry to disturb your lunch, I was so excited to see you here and want to chat a little. I hope you don''t mind if we join your table."

    Yue Wan, who had a candid and straightforward personality, looked at them with her pair of dark golden eyes, as if she was meeting them for the first time.

    With a thinly veiled look of hatred, she smiled at Jing Zhe. "Of course I mind! Since you know that you are disturbing us, why are you inviting yourself to our table? It takes an extremely thick-skinned person to say where they are not welcomed."

    The moment she finished speaking, the table fell into a strange silence.

    Shen Rui choked on his juice as he strained himself to control his laughter. Unfortunately, he was not successful and spat his drink across the table. ''Way to go wifey!''

    Jing Zhe was speechless. She bit her lip painfully and clenched her fist tightly. Thick Skinned person! This woman has a sharp tongue.

    Xiao Shen''s composed face turned ugly when she heard what Yue Wan said. "Yue Wan, Ah-Zhe did not do anything truly offensive towards you, she just came over to say hello. Why are you being so rude to her?" She screamed in anger

    When Xiao Shen said this, the twins rolled their eyes at her simultaneously.

    Shen Ming spoke with a mocking and cynical tone: "Who is rude? Using fate as an excuse, you two met Sis-Wan right as she was sitting down to each lunch. Nice pickup line to get free food in a fancy restaurant."

    Shen Rui with his chin resting on his hands, cocking his head adorably: "A hypocrite woman who pretends to be prim and proper. "

    "..." Jing Zhe wanted to slap those little brats, but under Yue Wan''s cold scrutiny eyes, fear and anxiety gripped at her heart. She shuddered as she stammered out an apology. "Miss Yue! I think you''ve misunderstood us somehow. We wanted to thank you in the name of the Xiao family for the gift that you presented to Grandpa on his birthday. We never meant any harm to you."

    "Not me? Then you intentionally meant to harm Chairman Xiao Ran?" "Yue Wan chuckled, which baffled Jing''s mother and daughter.

    Xiao Shen was stupefied for a moment. Her expression darkened: "Yue Wan, what are you trying to imply?"

    How did she know that? Even the-Wei doesn''t have an idea about it.

    Jing Zhe was stunned by seeing her Xiao Ran''s strange look.

    "So, you''re telling me that everything at the party was the Wei family''s own plan and had nothing to do with you?" Yue Wan asked sarcastically, her eyebrows raised in disbelief. "Or your mother?" Her golden pupil landed on Xiao Shen.

 Chapter 153 - Old Lady is Staring Fiercely At Me!! So Scary!

    Xiao Shen''s expression looked extremely ugly. She was both furious and anxious. Like a firecracker that was lit up, she exploded: "You B*tch! what do you mean by this? Just because you''re from the Yue family, you think you are above us. You are trying to malign me after maligning my daughter?"

    Jing Zhe was not an idiot.

    Observing Xiao Shen''s expression, Her face twisted in shock and disbelief. Did Xiao Ran''s matter really have something to do with her mother?

    If Grandfather Xiao found her mother''s involvement in that matter, his anger could spiral out of control. Then, the Jin family might have to take the plunge and bear the responsibility instead of the Wei. Her heart thrown into a fright: ''If that happens, she will be in deep Sh*t! with no future.''

    It easy to read the thought in Jing Zhe''s mind, Yue Wan''s eyes were coated with a layer of ice, ''The mother-daughter pair is of the same kind.''

    The air became heavier and suffocating for Jing Zhe. She was touched by an icy chill.

    At that moment, Yue Wan in her eyes took on the persona of an ice demon, more devilish than she had or could ever hope to be. She had a strange feeling that she had plucked the hair of a Lion.

    On the other hand, Xiao Shen''s could feel her temples pulsating. She wanted to grab a knife on the table and leap at Yue Wan''s scoffing eyes. However, she stopped herself from acting on her impulses, but her face twisted in anger.

    Jing Zhe tugged at Xiao Shen''s sleeves: "Mom!" and eyed around with an indication.

    Xiao Shen was angry but she understood what Jing Zhe meant. She cleared her throat: "Miss. Yue, We came here to thank you for helping my niece as well as your gift to Grandpa Xiao. As a young woman, you shouldn''t malignant us just by words. Xiao won''t tolerate this attitude, you will be punished severely."

    Yue Wan turned her eyes away condescendingly and sneered inside. ''I knew you came to me in order to get some information on my big brother. You might as well save some energy and stop your meaningless act. It''s kind of boring.''

    Seeing Yue Wan not replying to them, Jing Monther and daughter thought she got scared.

    Jing Zhe started talking and tried to cajole Yue Wan with sweet words. "Miss Yue, I think you''ve misunderstood our intentions. When I saw you here, I thought you were having a family outing, so I was hoping to improve upon our relationship. That''s all."

    Shen Rui looked at them for a moment and chuckled. "Stop lying! Since you can''t afford Ai-Kuan restaurant''s costly food, it is obvious that you invited yourself to our table to eat for free. RuiRui''s teacher said that only poor people beg! But you don''t look like a street beggar to me... more like a modern beggar, A.U.N.T.Y?!" He had a look of naivety, much like a mischievous imp, when he asked this question.

    "Shut up!" Xiao Shen looked at Shen Rui with a pair of hate-filled eyes and glared straight at him. "Don''t your parents teach you how to behave? You ill mannered brat! How dare you humiliate us? You ba**er."

    "When did I humiliate you? I''ve only spoken the truth," Shen Rui said as he tilted his head in confusion.

    Then Shen Ming spoke up with a smile as brilliant as the flowers in spring as he looked at Yue Wan: "Sis-Wan, is it bad to speak the truth? "

    Yue Wan lightly pinched his cheek: "Not at all!! People should always strive to tell the truth. Never forget, the truth always prevails."

    Obviously, Shen Rui did not want his carbon copy twin to have his wifey, so he acted cutely and clasped her in an embrace. With teary eyes, he exclaimed: "Sis-Wan, that woman looks so ugly and so scary!! Just like an evil witch in a story. Woo woo wooˇ­ I am so scared." Still clinging to Yue Wan, Shen Rui pointed his finger towards Jing Zhe.

    Yue Wan''s heart instantly melted into a puddle of water and she coaxed him into a better mood by hugging him tightly. "Don''t be scared, Rui. She is just a dumb clown."

    Xiao Shen gritted her teeth and glared at Shen Rui with cold eyes. Pain tore at her heart after watching them treat her daughter like this.

    Shen Rui hugged Yue Wan''s waist and rubbed his little head on her clothes. Gazing at her with teary eyes he continued to shake. "That Old Lady is staring fiercely at me!! So scary!!"

    "It''s ok, just look at me. Sis-Wan will protect you," she as she smilingly comforted him.

    Taking in her beautiful and heavenly smile, the boy was quite fascinated. He did not regain his senses for a while.

    Looking at his blank eyes, Yue Wan asked in concern while touching his cheek: "Rui?"

    Rui blushed as he shyly shook his head. "I just think that Wif--- Sister Wan looks very pretty when she is smiling."

    Shen Ming jaw dropped:  ''Never knew that his twin knows how to sweet talk too.''

    "Such sweet words." Yue Wan could not help pinching his cheek, yet her actions were gentle.

    Shen Ming was struck dumb as he looked at his brother''s face. His expressions were changing faster than some people would flip through a book.  ''Is he pouting his rosy lips!! Where did he learn to act like this? That''s not fair!!''

    "You----" Xiao Shen started again to curse, but...

    Jing Zhe grasped her mother''s elbow and cleared her throat: "Mom, Don''t get angry at Ms. Yue..... Remember the plan." The last part she said in undertone like a secret.

    Xiao Shen appeared as though she had swallowed a bug and was unable to scold any further. She gritted her teeth in anger. Damn it!

    "Miss Yue---"Jing Zhe wanted to make amends by inviting her for dinner, but the other party did not wait for her to finish her words.

    "Oh, right. Next time you see me, please don''t bring your face so close. It''s very scary with all that makeup on. Not to mention, did you bathe in your perfume this morning? From now on, you will need to stay 100m away from me. Got it? Now get lost from my sight." Yue Wan''s gorgeous lips curled up, each fine line on her red lips radiating charm. Her disdainful gaze sizing Jing Zhe up from her head to her toes as she looked at her and waved a hand before her nose.

    The green veins on Jing Zhe''s forehead instantly started throbbing rapidly. Such outright despise and sneering seriously humiliated her self-esteem. A hazy aura arose in her eyes.

    Shen Ming seemingly murmured to himself in such a way that everyone could hear it. "What a pair of stinky lunatic mother and daughter!"

    Shen Rui joined him while poking his head from Yue Wan''s embrace. "One is conceited and the other is crazy, yet both are fouled with nothing but sh*t."

 Chapter 154 - Now My Only Enemy Is That Four Eyes Clown

    Hearing the twins'' remarks, a rush of fire and rage surged through Xiao Shen. She was already furious that Yue Wan was treating them like filthy women, and now those two brats were mocking them as lunatics. Xiao Shen was ready to blow her fuse.

    However, Jing Zhe, clutching and shaking Xiao Shen''s arm stopped her from acting rashly. "Hold back Mom, this is not the place to fight. Let''s return for now..."

    Xiao Shen left in a terrible fit of rage: "B*tch! This is not over yet!"

    A look of psychopathic murderous intent flashed across Jing Zhe''s eyes as she glared fiendishly at Yue Wan before turning back.

    As if she felt the malicious gaze on her, Yue Wan glanced meaningfully at their retreating figures before returning to her lunch.

    Yue Wan smirked, her smile was full of sarcasm: ''Everything is going according to plan. I successfully made them mad, now they will strike us...Ah can''t wait for it... He..he..he.''

    As for Mrs. Shen, she returned with a delicious dish and an ice-cream cake right after the mother and daughter duo left the restaurant.

    She found the atmosphere kind of weird but didn''t probe much into it. With her son''s onboard no one would be able to touch Little Wan. They were more devious with their words than most adults could ever be.

    The twins happily enjoyed their lunch date as their wife personally served each of them individually. Like baby chicks, they obediently listened to Yue Wan''s every word and advice.

    Mrs. Shen had enough of her son''s good-boy attitude and stealing all of Yue Wan''s attention away from her. She noted from this that she never should mention Yue Wan''s name in front of her boys, especially if they were planning on getting together. After all, they did destroy the ladies'' outing today by tagging along.

    However, the boys were so happy to be seeing Yue Wan today. Especially Shen Rui, as he was hugged and kissed by the one he loved the most. Smiling from ear to ear, all he could think was; ''Now my only enemy is that Four eyes clown.''

    --------With Jing Zhe& Xiao Shen----------

    Just as they left the restaurant, Xiao Shen no longer cared about decorum and yelled at Jing Zhe. "Why did you stop me? I want to tear the b*tch''s mouth off."

    Xiao Shen was riled up. If they were not in a high classic restaurant, she would have attacked Yue Wan without a second thought.

    "Mom, this is not the right time. We need her in order to destroy Xiao Ran and have her kicked out of the Xiao family."

    Jing Zhe had been too impulsive to become friends with the Yue family, and upon meeting Yue Wan''s cold eyes and rude attitude, she immediately regretted going to the restaurant.

    "I shouldn''t have expected this sl*t, Yue Wan, to show basic respect! She is so similar to that b*tch Ran." Resentment radiated off of Xiao Shen.

    "Mom, what should we do now? I want Yue Xiang, no matter what I have to do! I fell in love with him at first sight. I will not marry anyone in this life if I cannot marry him!" Jing Zhe looked at Xiao Shen with conviction. Yue Xiang would be hers, come hell or high water.

    She originally believed that if Yue Wan was friends with her, then it would be that much easier to get closer to Yue Xiang. However, looking at Yue Wan''s attitude, she knew that it was impossible now.

    Xiao Shen consoled her with a wicked smile. "Don''t worry, Mother has already found another way to get Young Master Yue. All we need to do is call your cousin, Jingnan, to come here. He will take care of this b*tch."

    Jing Zhe immediately sighed in relief. She then snickered in delight. She couldn''t suppress the happy and victorious smirk that threatened to bloom on her face. ''Yue Wan, I will make you pay double this humiliation after marrying your brother. Heheheˇ­''

    --------In Yue Xiang''s Military base---------

    "What!? You are planning to bring Yue Wan into the Military after her schooling!?! I didn''t hear wrongly, right. This is your sister we are talking about here!" Lin Xu could not help but cry out in surprise after hearing his buddy''s thoughts.

    After Elder Xiao''s birthday party, the Yue Military was being constantly targeted by the Government officials. They even urged Yue Xiang to surrendered the Yue Military power and forces under them.

    Instead of talking about that fiasco, this man was more concerned about joining his sister in this devilish training world.

    Yue Xiang was unmoved, his face was rigid as stone. He merely grunted in reply, before saying in a low voice: "She needs this in order to be able to fight against the Yue Elders."

    "I think you are paranoid. There''s no way that the Yue Elders are behind those incidents. The truth already came out that the Li family was involved with Lu Jia."

    Just then, a man in his 25s came in, wearing a military uniform.

    Bai Zhan was a computer expert and one of the best external investigators that the military had.

    The reason why he was accepted into the Special Forces Operations by Yue Xiang was because of his accurate information gathering skills.

    As a former world-class hacker, he was easily tamed by Yue Xiang in order to work under the Yue family with just one thing. The thing that Bai Zhan wanted more than anything was to meet the champion of the world-class hacker competition for the past 5 years.

    Bai Zhan bowed slightly and place a file before Yue Xiang.

    Yue Xiang lifted his gaze at him, the corners of his narrow eyes raising slightly. "What is it?"

    Bai Zhan, the young man who was standing in front of Yue Xiang, had a huge build. He was stout and looked imposing like a tower.

    "General Xiang. Here the report you asked for." His voice was as loud as a church bell, causing the eardrums of the Special force guards to ring.

    "You''re too slow!" Yue Xiang''s cold words sent a jolt straight to Bai Zhan''s heart.

    "They hid more than we predictedˇ­so it took us more time to gather the pertinent information."

    "What about the call records that they possessed?"

    "The investigation of the call route that the phone received has revealed a link with the Secret Service of C City and some higher-ups from City A. It is uncertain if it was the Fu Empire''s job or a setup."

    Yue Xiang''s eyes were hauntingly dark and cold enough to cause palpitations in those that looked into them. "Tell me the exact names of those who linked in this incident from our City."

    Bai Zhan read out a list of names.

    Listening to it, Yue Xiang''s pupils turned dark like ink, his gaze also became much colder and sharper. The names were all familiar to Yue Xiang and a few even had close ties with himself before his Grandfather''s death. Why are they going against the Yue now?

 Chapter 155 - Dear Heaven & Earth, Why Is My Life So Bitter?

    Listening to the name list, Yue Xiang''s pupils turned dark like ink, his gaze also became much colder and sharper. The names were all familiar to Yue Xiang and a few even had close ties with himself before his Grandfather''s death. Why are they going against the Yue now?

    "Immediately eliminate the existence of those who are in C City and seize everything in their base. As for City A, arrest all those involved, no matter their involvement. No leniency will be given. Also, have the Special Forces Operations carry out their mission." Yue Xiang''s gaze was unmoved so much so that the room got increasingly unsettled by it.

    "Yes, Sir," said Bai Zhan as he saluted and left the room.

    Lin Xu protested with a straight face. "Arresting the gangsters won''t be difficult, but the ones you are going to arrest are internal members of the government. If this was a setup, arresting them would meanˇ­ starting a war. Don''t forget that even though you have your own military forces, you can''t just disregard a Country''s rules and regulations. The consequence will-----"

    The corners of Yue Xiang''s mouth twitched a few times in annoyance. "Cut the cr*p! What is the status of Tian Mein?"

    Yue Xiang casually walked in front of Lin Xu with his hands shoved into the pockets of his camouflage pants. Tian Mein was the guy who had caused the car accident that the Yue Siblings were injured in. He didn''t die, but lost his consciousness and hadn''t woken up till now.

    Lin Xu round mouth gasped and after a long pause, he said morosely, "Well, General Xiang. The thing is, the doctors can only guarantee that he will wake up, but as to when, it''s anyone''s guess."

    Yue Xiang''s face was inscrutable, but his eyes seemed to grow darker, like a hurricane. He looked at Lin Xu, his arms crossed and his gaze imperious. "Is there no other way?"

    "There is a drug, but this will have serious consequences. Boss, you are a high-ranking military man and would never approve of using untested drugs as a medical treatment. Besides, if someone finds out about the Yue Base having illegal drugs, we would be in a lot of trouble. What are you going to tell them?" Lin Xu was completely candid in his analysis of the pros and cons.

    "Not your concern. Just get him awake, no matter what. I want him alive and talking."

    His brows shot up at this and Lin Xu lamented some more. "What the! Xiang? Why are you getting so worked up with this Tian guy? Don''t tell me! You are in love and ben----"

    He was not able to finish his sentence because Yue Xiang was already dragging him by the collar towards the door. He was promptly thrown out of the house.

    "Son of a b*tch, was that necessary?" Lin Xu''s face twisted in a grimace as he landed painfully on his butt, however, the door had already closed behind him with a thunk.

    Lin Xu heaved a sigh of relief. ''Dear Heaven and Earth, why is my life so bitter?''

    Just as Yue Xiang was about to relax a little, his phone strangely rang once. It was the sound of a text from the encrypted line. He froze.

    After that Yue Xiang unlocked his phone and found texts from Xiao Hua. He read each one and his face twisted in darkness: "Sh*t!"

    -----With Yue Wan --->Before driving-----

    After their lunch, Yue Wan brought the boys to a nearby park to play around. The time flew by, just like that.

    It was nearly evening when they left the park and the heat from the sun had already been replaced by the cooler night air.

    Mrs. Shen called it a day as the sun was setting and dragged her sons back to the car as they have school to go tomorrow. Although the twins were unwilling to part ways from their wife, with their heads down, they followed their mother, their lips pursued in distress and so close to tears.

    Unfortunately for them, Mrs. Shen could see the cunningness behind those fake tears. "Don''t even dare to try that trick. You will not be following her to the Yue family Villa, you have already spent an entire day with her."

    The demon twins looked at their mother as if they were struck by lightning. How could she expose their hidden plans so easily!? They had even prepared for a leave letter just incase she worried about them.

    >

    Seeing their facial reactions, Mrs. Shen sighed. She knew her brats were definitely up to no good. ''My husband was right, they were planning to follow her after lunch! You damn brats need to give me some face for God''s sake!''

    The Twins'' teary eyes were fixed on Yue Wan as the car moved on. They couldn''t bear to be away from her for even a minute. It really would seem like an eternity before they could see her again. ''Boowoooo... Wifey will miss us.''

    >

    Waving her hands, Yue Wan sends off the Shen twins with a confused expression after Mrs. Shen revealed their plans in front of her. ''Rui Rui! Ming! Next time I promise to take you guys to an amusement park, but you really need to go to your OWN home,'' she vowed in her heart.

    As it was wintertime, the evening sky was getting darker earlier.

    Sitting in the driver''s seat of her Bugatti Veyron, Yue Wan found her phone blinking with a notification. Looking at her phone, she found that there were numerous missed calls from an unknown number and Ye Xian.

    Pondering for a second, she debated whether to call the unknown number or Ye Xian and before that, she started the engine. Since she had her Bluetooth headset it would easier to talk on the phone while driving, so she put them and drove off.

    As she left the parking lot and got onto the main road, she called the unknown number back. ''I will call him after reaching home.''

    It didn''t take more than a single ring before the other side picked up and Yue Wan could hear the anxiety in the woman''s voice as soon as it was picked. "Why didn''t you pick up my call? I have called you for million times already. Are you planning to forsake me?"

    Rolling her eyes to herself, Yue Wan opened her mouth to reply to the woman. "Calm down, OK! I left my phone in the car. So tell me, why did you call me all of a sudden?"

    Lu Meili screamed into her receiver as if she wanted to reach through the phone and strangle Yue Wan to death. "Are you seriously asking me that?! Huh? After that party, you didn''t even bother to contact me. I risked my life by going there and cause a commotion as you said, and did you do anything?!? NO!!!." She was burning with anger and regret, this was all Yue Wan''s fault!

 Chapter 156 - Acting Is In Your Blood, So You Will Gain Sympathy Easily

    Yue Wan nonchalantly singled a lane change and answered Lu Meili as she righted her car. "Oh right, that! Good job. Is that what you were looking for?"

    Veins probed out of Lu Meili temples as she heard Yue Wan''s response. Looking at the phone screen as if trying to see through it, she then put it back up to her ear and continued to yell. "You friggin B*tch! Because of your ''simple request'', I almost lost half my life! You sinister and poisonous woman! How are you going to repay me for that? Why did you make my life hell? Why couldn''t you just leave me alone?"

    Yue Wan brought her car to a stop at an intersection as she waited for the lights to turn. Listening to Lu Meili complaining, Yue Wan''s lips twisted into a sneer. "Are you sure you are not talking about yourself? Poisonous and sinister, you say? Compared to you, do I really deserve that description? In the past with your Sainted Aunt, you hatched so many plots in order to destroy my life, you even planned to drug me twice in my own home! If you are not the most sinister and vicious person in this world I don''t know who would be! Stop blaming me every time something happens to you or doesn''t go your way. You did this to yourself.... Also, Mind your words or else," her voice was tainted with frost.

    Gritting her teeth, Lu Meili paced back and forth in the dilapidated motel room she managed to hide out in. Looking out the window, her eyes turned as cold as vicious as a snake. "Yue Wan don''t feel too proud of yourself. Do you really think that I didn''t know your motive? Your target from the beginning is not the Li family. It''s THEM, right? If I expose the truth about your sinister plan to trap the Li family to THEM, what would happen to you and yours? Don''t think that you are the only one that knows how to plot and plan. You are not as smart as you might wish you were."

    Yue Wan chuckled a bit and spoke sarcastically as she stared at the car in front of her. "Are you threatening me, Ms. Lu. Mei. Li? Let me tell you a little secret... It''s USELESS! Don''t forget this Miss Lu. Mei. Li, without my help you won''t survive another minute, let alone another hour or another day. Even if you switch sides and try to cuddle up to someone more powerful, there is no guarantee that you could live to see the next dawn. Just like your Aunt Lu Jia''s cruel death, I am sure that what is waiting for you would be that much more bloody and painful."

    When Yue Wan was staying with her brother at Ye Xian''s mansion after their accident, she went to check on her big brother and found the files regarding Lu Jia''s death near his bed.

    Of course, she didn''t read the details of the file as she did not want to snoop into her brother''s business, she had only roughly seen the pictures and had a general understanding of what happened.

    Suddenly an idea popped in her mind and she used the information as bait to lure Lu Meili to her side.

    Having understood what Yue Wan meant, Lu Meili''s face was filled with a complicated mix of terror and anxiety, she couldn''t hide the trepidation in her eyes. The air conditioner that she had turned on earlier to cool her off was now freezing her blood and soul, as if something was climbing up her body, starting at her feet and making its way up to her heart. She had turned as pale as a sheet and her thin body stiffened for a moment before she started to shake so uncontrollably that she almost dropped her phone.

    How could she forget that image? Just remembering it, she already sweating profusely. Those guys who hired her Aunt just needed a scapegoat to work out their plan and then kill it off when it was no longer needed.

    Is she just a scapegoat like her aunt?

    Lu Meili subconsciously swallowed as her body feel weak and her legs gave out. Her hand drifted over the curtains as she slowly sank onto the dirty carpeted floor, no longer having the strength to do anything but grip the phone tighter.

    Tears of fear and desperation welled up in her eyes and rolled down her cheeks as she knelt there, in a dirty, darkened hotel room as if Yue Wan was standing before her and not on the phone. She choked on the words as she struggled to get them out. Rocking back and forth she begged: "I...d...n''t wan...na di...e! I don''t! Yue Wan save me! Please! I beg you! I will do everything you say! Please save me! Please!!"

    The horrible picture of her Aunts'' broken, bloodied body played over and over again in her head. There was no longer any question in Lu Meili''s mind. What were her options? Should she choose being tortured death by THEM or latching onto Yue Wan thigh and hope she could find a hole deep enough for her to hide? Of course, there was only one way out... Yue Wan.

    "Lu Meili, stop getting all flustered and nervous," Yue Wan said with a smirk that was beautiful and captivating as orchids in bloom. Yet, the words that came out of those mesmerizing lips were as deadly as sharp daggers. "Just wait patiently. If my calculations are right, sooner or later, the person who was disadvantaged by Li Rong''s imprisonment will contact you. At that time, you have to say exactly what I told you to. Don''t try any tricks with your tiny brain, you will lose your life before taking your next step."

    Placing her index finger into her mouth, Lu Meili started to gnaw on her fingernail. With a nervous tone in her voice, she retorted slowly. "It''s good to have a plan, but those people are very dangerous. What if I got caught?"

    "You won''t. Just act like you are being compiled to do it by THEM. Acting is in your blood, so you will gain sympathy easily with your white lotus hola."

    Knowing that she had to follow Yue Wan''s words to guarantee her safety. Lu Meili reluctantly accepted it: "Okay."

    After she hung up the phone, Yue Wan signed a relief, she really hoped her plan worked. She was fighting in the dark, so she could only prepare some tricks of her own, in order to strike while the iron was hot. She gripped the steering wheel hard as she thought about her next move.

    Just then, Yue Wan turned her head and saw a Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita car speeding past her, almost uncontrollably.

    Even though it was only a glimpse, she was damn sure that it was her big brother''s car. She knew that he had it in his collection at home, and there were not many people that owned that particular car.

    Why is he in such a rush?

 Chapter 157 - Im Just A Nobody To Him Right Now

    ----Inside that car-------

    Yue Xiang''s eyes were fixed on the road ahead as he pressed his foot down harder on the gas pedal and increase the acceleration with a dark expression on his face.

    The car speedily drove into a villa which was very familiar and stopped before the entrance. Yue Xiang unbuckled his seatbelt and rushed inside with an anxious face.

    Housekeeper Huang, who welcomed Yue Xiang into the home, was breaking out into a cold sweat. His dark, narrow eyes were full of horror. "Young Master Yue, you came just in time. The Young Master is very adamant that you see him as soon as you arrive."

    Yue Xiang patted his shoulder gently and said, "Leave him to me! Has doctor Bai arrived?"

    "Yes. He is treating the Young Master in his room." Housheepker Huang escorted Yue Xiang inside.

    Entering the room, the pungent, metallic odor of blood infiltrated his nostrils along with a hoarse voice of Xiao Hua(in Ye Xian''s disguise) groaning in pain.

    Yue Xiang''s heavy footsteps broke the silence as he walked towards Xiao Hua: "Doctor Bai?"

    Doctor Bai interjected. "The wound is about three inches long and just missed his heart. He will live."

    Xiao Hua''s face twitched, "Shut up! I am fine." He hollered at the doctor.

    Yue Xiang felt an urge to slap him. How could he still say that he was alright? This idiot!

    Doctor Bai carefully cleaned off the traces of blood around Xiao Hua''s chest and then began to wipe the surrounding area of the wound. He then looked up at Xiao Hua, who was still conscious and calmly requested: "Please bear with the pain, for the time being, I need to stitch it."

    Looking back down at the wound, Doctor Bai could clearly see the black handle, the length of his palm, sticking straight up from Xiao Hua''s chest. Yes, there was a knife stabbed into his chest!!! Just missed his heart.

    Suddenly...

    "Ahhh!!" Xiao Hua(In Ye Xian''s disguise) gave an agonized roar.

    Doctor Bai pulled the blade out and started his treatment.

    In front of them, the blood gushed out from Xiao Hua''s chest like a river flow. Housekeeper Huang was about faint seeing the bloody scene before him.

    Yue Xiang was perplexed at the bloody view before him. When he received the message from Xiao Hua, he didn''t think the matter would be this serious.

    Knitting the brows, Yue Xiang grimaced with a solemn expression: ''I told him to keep a low profile. Why won''t he listen to my advice just one time?!?''

    Housekeeper Huang was sweating profoundly. He was at his wit''s end when his Young Master came home covered in blood. In a brittle voice, he asked Yue Xiang with a shiver: "Will our Young Master be alright?"

    "Trust me. Doctor Bai knows what he is doing."

    Twenty minutes later, the stitches were finally completed. The doctor looked up and heaved a sigh of relief as the sweat droplets on his forehead trickled down his face.

    "Doctor Bai! Is he alright?" Yue Xiang asked in a hoarse voice as his gaze landed on Xiao Hua''s chest that had been covered in a white bandage. When he entered the room, he saw Xiao Hua''s entire chest was stained red and the wound was rather severe and deep. Any deeper, he would have lost his life.

    Doctor Bai took a deep breath and answered, "There are no major issues with him now, but aftercare is very important. Although it''s only a surface wound, the area is not small. He mustn''t let his wound get infected and it is not to touch any water." He used his gaze to indicate the wounded area.

    The housekeeper paid attention to the doctor''s words and noted down all his instructions.

    Doctor Bai then said, "It''d be best if he is hospitalized. It''d help his wound recover better and sooner."

    Xiao Hua objected immediately in a cold voice: "Not needed."

    Yue Xiang stared at Xiao Hua with a frown. He had an urge to knock his pals head into a coma and strap his body to the hospital bed, but thinking about his identity, it would be more appropriate for Xiao Hua to rest and recuperate while remaining hidden.

    "Thanks for your help, Doctor Bai. If there is some emergency, we will notify you."

    Doctor Bai nodded in agreement. After giving the necessary instruction to Housekeeper Huang, he turned and walked out the door.

    Housekeeper Huang followed him out in order to prepare a light dinner for his Young Master.

    ------With Yue Wan-----

    Believing that it was her big brother''s car, Yue Wan followed it without a second thought. However, as soon the car entered Ye Xian''s villa, she thought it might be related to his project so she stopped following it and prepared to turn back to her home.

    Just as she started to turn the car around, she saw a very familiar face welcoming her brother from the rearview mirror.

    In her heart, an enormous black hole had been forcefully ripped open looking at the scene. After taking a clear look at that person''s face, Yue Wan''s eyes widened and her face froze as she muttered each syllable of the words in dread: "Un.cle Hu.ang!"

    Her bright golden eyes were fixed on the entrance where her brother being escorted inside. In her past life, she knew just how important that old man was to HIM, so she could definitely say that Xiao Hua was inside that villa.

    But why...? Why is HE here? In Ye Xian''s villa!

    Recalling her big brother''s anxiety to rush inside, Yue Wan''s face filled with fright and helplessness. Xiao Hua had the habit of preying on the weak.

    Images flashed by as she recalled her past and how Xiao Hua tortured Li Rong brutally for trying to contact her. Frightened out of her wits, she had been through all sorts of bloodshed and scuffles after marrying HIM.

    What if he hurt her Ye Xian like that?!

    I''m just a nobody to him right now, so why messing with my life? What right does he have to touch my man?

    She gulped down her fear along with her anger and questions. She wanted to rush inside the house and confront that maniac, but... she was held down by an unknown fear.

    As the minutes passed, the car stood outside the villa''s entrance. Yue Wan didn''t alight from the car, yet she furtively peeked at the entrance from time to time.

    Suddenly two shadows emerged outside...

    Yue Wan started panicking inside thinking that might be Xiao Hua, she shuddered, her teeth chattering in fear.

    No! No--o! I shouldn''t let him see me...

    She started the engine in order to quickly disappear from this place because of the fear of getting caught by Xiao Hua.

    R.U.M.B.L.E!!!

    A clap of thunder rumbled violently in her ears, synchronizing with the sound of her engine as she started it.

 Chapter 158 - I Am NOT Toying With Her

    --------With-Yue-Xiang---------

    After Doctor Bai and Housekeeper Huang left the room, the Dark Guard, Dong Yi entered the room with a grave expression on his face. He had suffered such a fright that his heart could not handle what was happening. He was ashamed to face his Prince.

    As an Elite dark guard leader, how could he let his Prince get hurt like this? He clenched his fist as the rage-filled his eyes.

    Yue Xiang turned to him as he entered and asked with a sullen expression on his face, "Do you have any leads?"

    Shaking his head, Dong Yi answered, "I''ve already sent people to check on it. There are no results yet."

    Currently, everyone in the dark knight organization was searching for the mastermind behind this sneaky attack. The attackers were very likely from a certain family which may be more powerful than the Xiao. It was little wonder that they could not find any leads yet.

    Yue Xiang picked up his phone as he reassured Dong Yi, "My Special forces will join you and help find any leads."

    However, a gruff voice interrupted Yue Xiang before he could speak to his men: "It''s a waste of time, there won''t be any useful leads even with the Yue Military force. Those who came to attack me were after Ye Xian, not Xiao Hua."

    Yue Xiang was greatly taken aback by Xiao Hua''s words: "What?!"

    Xiao Huo, who was resting in a propped up position, leaning against the head of the bed, looked extremely menacing and terrifying with a pale face. "If it about teaching those culprits a lesson. There was still plenty of time for us to continue dealing with them in the futureˇ­But right now, the attackers want to test Yue power, or to be more specific, they are here to check Your strength, Xiang."

    Yue Xiang harsh and unfeeling gaze suddenly turned cold and sharp with a frightening haze and unpredictability.

    Xiao Hua''s face scrunched down in pain as he touched the wound on the chest. He didn''t think it would hurt like hell.

    Dong Yi who stood beside Yue Xiang, still feeling cold and tense. However, on seeing his prince''s pained face. He clenched his fist and voiced out his opinion.

    "But Prince, we would be able to get rid of all of them by tonight," Dong Yi dragged his words as he felt suspicious over this incident. Although he did not dare to doubt Xiao Hua''s judgment, still they shouldn''t take this lightly. The surveillance cameras near the attack area were ruined, thus it was not as simple as it seems.

    "Don''t! It might blow my cover. Just find that person secretly and inform me who it is," Xiao Hua ordered. His gorgeous eyes were filled with wickedness. ''Will deal with them personally later, as first, my Wild Cub is my top priority.''

    Having understood what he meant, Dong Yi nodded his head and disappeared like air to carry out the order.

    Soon the room became quiet once again...

    After Dong Yi left the room, Yue Xiang looked at Ye Xian(in Xiao Hua disguise) and asked with his forehead creased into a frown, "How did this happen? I told a million times to keep put."

    Xiao Hua, who was sitting upright on the bed and checking his cell phone, was obviously not interested in replying.

    The tension flowing between Yue Xiang and Xiao Hua managed to utterly silence the surroundings.

    Yue Xiang raised his eyebrow as he looked at his friend. "Do I look like I have the spare time to deal with your bullsh*t!? Stop testing my patience... XIAO HUA!!"

    Xiao Hua did not pay him any mind and made a call while hanging his head low. His composure made it hard for anyone to guess his thoughts.

    Once the other party picked up the call, Xiao Hua replied: "Reservation canceled." Then, he slammed the phone shut with a snap.

    Yue Xiang stood by the side as he watched Xiao Hua''s action and roughly guessed what happened. He clenched his fist frigidly in disappointment.

    Yue Xiang''s tongue curled up, flattened, and rolled along with his name, chewing each and every word with rage: "XIAO HUA!!"

    Thunder''s rumbling followed closely behind!

    Under the warm lighting of the room, Xiao Hua''s looked all aesthetic like a sculpture with mysterious and unfathomable aura. His deep purple eyes glowed dully, yet had an unraveled confusion. He looked away, avoiding eye contact with him.

    However, Yue Xiang continued to chime in: "I told you to keep your phony act away from my sister, yet you''re still toying with her feelings. She is interested in Ye Xian, but he is nothing more than a facade created by you...Stop making things complicated because of your selfishness or..else....."

    Before Yue Xiang could finish saying something, Xiao Hua slammed the phone down and looked at Ye Xian. His expression viciously crumpled. He opened his mouth as his weighty voice flowed out next.

    "I am NOT toying with her." He tore off his mask and revealed his pearless face with dark purple eyes.

    Yue Xiang frowned in displeasure. "Then is it fun for you to play this dual role in her life? One as Ye Xian and other as the Young Master of the Xiao family, one that she likes and the other that she hates? I reason I gave you permission to enter the Yue corporation was to hide your identity, not to enjoy yourself! Picking on someone else if you are that bored."

    Although Yue Xiang was sneering, his expression was clearly much colder.

    Yue Xiang didn''t give a gap for Xiao Hua to speak, his eyes folded mildly, glowing with a murderous harshness: "You already met her privately in Xiao Hua identity despite my heavy warning."

    Xiao Hua anticipated this from his friend. "You sure have a vivid imagination about my character, Xiang! I just want to have some private time with Yue Wan. I never intended to harm her."

    Yue Xiang blinked slightly, but there was no other obvious change in the expression on his face: "You are a true prodigy at lying, Hua. Today you----"

    ''Crash!!'' Suddenly a loud crash interrupted them.

    Hearing that Xiao Hua''s brows shot up. He looked at Yue Xiang like a tactic understanding.

    Yue Xiang quickly strode towards the door, but just as his fingers touched the cold metal doorknob, he found it''s been not closed properly. Abruptly, he stepped out of the room and scanned every corner of the hall with their curious eyes.

    Rumble, tumble-! Rumble, tumble-!

    ''Clink, clinkˇ­.!'' A sound echoed in the hallway.

    His gaze landed on the metal vase rolling on the floor near the half-open window. The cold freezing air was flowing heavily outside causing the window to bang open and shut heavily. A pair of gold and purple curtains draped over the windows, one part of the curtain was slowly swaying and caressing the floor while the other stood immobilized.

    "It''s just the wind!" Yue Xiang stated and returned to the room.

    However....

    Behind the curtain, in the darkness, a silhouette gave a heavy sigh of relief as Yue Xiang moved away.

 Chapter 159 - Girls Love Bad Boys More These Days

    Not even a second past before the thin silhouette was knocked down to the floor, its round head hitting the ground with a thud.

    Yue Xiang''s cold gaze locked onto the silhouette: "Who is it?"

    The silhouette could feel that Yue Xiang''s gaze was like shattered iceˇŞchilling to the bones, left with nothing but coldness, it shuttered: "Me! It''s me!!"

    Hearing the familiar voice, Yue Xiang''s brows twitched and his voice was deep. "Hippo!!"

    Naturally, the person who was hiding and causes the tumult was the most respected Young Master of wine brewing Lin family in the country, Lin Xu.

    Rubbing the back of his head and grasping onto Yue Xinag''s leg to stand up, he looked at Yue Xiang incredulously, "Why are you so fierce?! If you act like this you will be doomed to be a single dog for the rest of your life!"

    Yue Xiang''s expression was cold enough to freeze the Arctic ice and his eyes seemed to grow darker. He looked at Lin Xu, his arms crossed and his gaze imperious. "Why are you here? Acting like a thief!"

    "I was worried okay? He is my pal too!" Lin Xu chattered and snuck a sneaky glance at inside Xiao Hua''s room, debating whether to enter or run away and escape the devil''s wrath.

    Yue Xiang didn''t answer and shake Lin Xu off his body with no change in the expression: "Tomorrow you will join the training session with my special forces."

    A thunderbolt struck Lin Xu''s soul and turned it to ashes. Shaking his head, the Chibi Hippo cried in a pool of tears. "It''s was merely a prank. I promise you, daddy! I won''t do it again. Please spare me! Woo Woo..."

    "It''s too late." Yue Xiang kicked Lin Xu away and turned to leave, but not before ordering: "Clean the mess first."

    Chibi Hippo Lin Xu lowered his gaze and took a glance at the spilled water as the vase continued rolling around.

    "Huh? But I didn''t make this mess!" Lin Xu muttered, his expression fluctuating in a confusion.

    After a long pause, he rubbed the back of his head and said: "Always bully me to clean his mess. Stinky Devil! Be a single dog for the rest of your life!"

    Chibi Hippo Lin Xu cleaned the floor with a mop, but not before placing the vase in its position and closing the French windows along with drawing the blackout and soundproof gold velvet curtains.

    However...

    Behind the window, in the darkness, there was a fresh footprint of a person above snow mixed with dirt

    -----Back-in Xiao Hua''s room------

    Yue Xiang sighed in annoyance as he spoke up, "Hippo is here."

    Xiao Hua grunted as he repositioned himself on the bed. "You sure are slipping if your tail is able to be followed by that baka."

    Yue Xiang grunted in reply. He kept his hands in his pockets as he walked towards the window and stood before it. He looked out at the deep black sky amidst the tiny flashes twinkling throughout it.

    "Why did you go out alone after knowing that danger waiting for you? Even if the attack is meant for Ye Xian, the one who gets hurt is you. You dumba**."

    Today dinner idea was planned as the opportunity to reveal Xiao Hua''s true identity to Yue Wan. As such, Xiao Hua made a reservation in his own private hotel and created a romantic candlelight dinner for two. However, just as he was to pick Yue Wan up, he was attacked from the dark.

    A part of him felt revived that the attack hadn''t occurred when Yue Wan present, but a part of him was becoming more and more relentless on being interrupted on his second attempt, to tell the truth.

    Trying to suppress his anger and grief, Xiao Hua said calmly, "I want Yue Wan to like the real me and look Xiao Hua with that feeling, not Ye Xian. I''ve made up my mind to open up to her, no matter what. If she accepts the real me then I will be her sword and shield, if not I will be her shadow and protect her for the rest of my life. I''ll resort to every means to make her happy, even if it means that I need to stay far away from her or to give up the Xiao."

    Xiao Hua had been refraining from bringing up this for the past few days, but to Yue Xiang''s surprise, Xiao Hua mentioned it first.

    "What about your revenge for your parents. Are you going to give that up? Soon you will lose all of your willpower to revenge and allow love to make your heart go soft. At the end of the day, you''ll end up harming yourself along with my little Wan!"

    Because that''s what happened to Yue Xiang''s birth parents. His father knew of the existing problems within the family as people fought for power. However, he just could not bring himself to pull the grass out by its roots and get rid of all of those troublemakers at once. Instead, he tolerated them again and again until the final moment whenˇ­ he did not manage to take action in time and those people managed to kill his wife. Yue Xiang could picture the same thing happening again in the Xiao family. He feared that his Little sister might meet the same tragic fate as Yue Xiang''s birth mother.

    Yue Xiang stuck out his index finger and ran it across the glass in the French windows before him. With each stroke, his long slender fingers looked composed and elegant. Yet, it gave one the feeling of terror, as if he had hidden boundless intentions to kill.

    "Xiao Hua! Give up on Little Wan and return back to your cocoon."

    Turning his gaze up, Xiao Hua''s low, heavy and clear voice was much colder than before as he replied "No!! I won''t ....Unlike your father, I won''t hesitate to kill those who try to harm my love. Regardless of what method I may use, I''ll do whatever it takes to get rid of anyone or anything that threatens her safety. With the power I possess, I can protect myself and the person I love. I won''t let Little Wan be in danger; not even the slightest bit."

    There was a strong sense of confidence in his words and the air around him was filled with untouchable oppression.

    Yue Xiang was suddenly at a loss for words. He stared at his buddy in shock. ''Huh?!'' He didn''t expect this answer from Xiao Hua. "Little Wan is very fragile and soft compared to how you are, so tough ruthless, mercenary, cruel, and despicable, and hard. "

    Xiao Hua''s lips curved into a smirk. "Actuallyˇ­ being tough for your loved one is also a quality that men should possess. Also, girls love bad boys more these days. A single dog like you won''t understand it."

    Controlling his urge to kill this jerk, Yue Xiang slapped his forehead. ''It might not be a bad thing for this Wolf to treasures someone! But, why does it have to be my Little Wan!?!''

 Chapter 160 - Who Is That Mysterious Other Guy ?

    Controlling his urge to kill this jerk, Yue Xiang slapped his forehead and thought to himself, ''It might not be a bad thing for this Wolf to treasures someone more than his thirst for revenge! But, why does it have to be my Little Wan!?! She is just an innocent bunny under his dangerous claws. Damn it!''

    ---------Lin Xu enters the room----------

    "Aye! I was so concerned about you and rushed here and yet you guys are making me work under this weather. You both are heartless." Lin Xu whined as soon as he entered.

    Yue Xiang cleared his throat. "Amidst your lazy schedule, you finally worked in real life. You should be grateful that I am not punishing you using Military rule."

    Xiao Hua nodded thoughtfully. "The Devil has a pointˇŞ You are so good at lazing around and trying every means to avoid work whenever possible. So this is a good punishment."

    Upon hearing that last remark, Lin Xu roared: "Hey now, what do you mean by that? I''m not that lazy!"

    Yue Xiang nodded his head, "Lazy and slothful."

    Xiao Hua cocked his head as a thought came to his mind. "Better change your name from Hippo to Sloth, it is more suitable for someone like you."

    Hearing those remarks, Lin Xu was practically breathing fire through his nostrils. How could they disregard him like that? He continued to bicker. "I am not Hippo!! That''s it. We are divorcing. Hereafter I won''t stay with you. If I did! You can slap me with your ugly and smelly shoes."

    Xiao Hua and Yue Xiang raised their eyebrows with a thought of slapping him now: "Okay!" They said with perfect synchronization.

    Lin Xu muttered under his breath; "Upon wearing the military uniform you yell like a military dog and removing it becomes a thug. Bully! Always hurting my innocent heart."

    In that instant, the eerie and cold surroundings turned into a fairytale place, with Lin Xu as Cinderella being bullied by two stepsisters; Yue Xiang and Xiao Hua.

    Yue Xiang and Xiao Hua snorted, "Sorry to spoil your imagination, but it is indigestible to see you in that character."

    Tears twinkled down the rim of Lin Xu''s eyes as he mourned: "Ahhh!! We were once best buddies, but from this day onwards we are enemies! Enemies! Even if you beg me with sincerity, I won''t be coming back. Fat chance of that!" He turned his back on his one time friends and started to walk towards the door.

    At the exact moment, Housekeeper Huang knocked on the door twice and came in with the fragrant nourishment soup and hot dinner for the guest.

    Yue Xiang gave an annoyed look at Lin Xu and raised his eyebrow with an expression of ''Why are you still here?''

    Lin Xu''s eyes flickered to the food on Housekeeper Huang''s hand. Licking his lips repeatedly, he blabbered nonsense with a 180 degree change in his attitude. "Ahhsss..., Xiang dear, I am just fooling around! You know me, today we fight and tomorrow we will be together, after all, that''s what best friends are for.....etc... etc" His voice volume proceeded to diminish to mute.

    Yue Xiang might lose the last bits of his senses upon hearing Lin Xu''s stupidity. ''I should''ve kicked him out of the house while I had the chance!''

    Xiao Hua could smell the bitter and strong medicinal scent of the blood nourishment soup and furrowed his elegant brows slightly. He ordered Housekeeper Huang to be place it on the table and leave.

    When the Devil and the Wolf remained cold and unresponsive to his words, Lin Xu shifted his attention to the table where the hot food was placed by the housekeeper. He sneakily went near it and forgot about everything around him as the delicious scent wafted up to his nose.

    Looking at Lin Xu''s action, a snap formed at Yue Xiang''s head. He scoffed: "There should be only two people in this whole wide world, including him, who could be any more shameless I have ever seen."

    Xiao Hua became slightly curious about who the other guy might be.

    "Who is this other person...?"

    "Well, he''s the one at home waiting for Little Wan right now with his tail wagging back and forth."

    Looking at Yue Xiang''s cold smirk Xiao Hua immediately realized who that mysterious ''other guy'' could be. It could only be that little brat.

    Yue Xiang looked at the scene outside the window. The darkness in the boundless sky seemed to be gradually thickening as flashes of lightning split it apart. It seemed likeˇ­a thunderstorm was about to befall.

    ----------On the road--------

    RumbleˇŞRumbleˇŞRumbleˇŞ

    A silver bolt of lightning flashed across the sky for a fraction of a second, brightening and dimming the darkened sky. It instantly created countless tiny fissures in the gloomy, dark sky.

    At that moment, in a lonely road, a black Bugatti Veyron car, without awareness of the road or the thunder, moved over the highway, lights on full beam with a race car speed. The wind pushed the car to no avail. The tires made their monotonous hiss over and over as the car turned. The car was being driven recklessly as if the sky was about to collapse.

    The car soon drove into a villa and halted before the entrance.

    Pak!

    In a flash, she unbuckled her seatbelt and got out, wordlessly disappearing inside of the massive home.

    Outside in the sky, thunder rolled down and roared ferociously, like an enraged deity striking heaven and earth severely, seeming to cause the heaven to fall and the earth to open up, exterminating all life in the world.

    -----Inside her room----

    It was dim, inside the room, she didn''t bother to switch on the lights. The white lace curtains were swaying in rhythm to the cold air and the atmosphere in the room was cold and frightening.

    Even the dark climate there seemed to be a huge amount of gloom added to the atmosphere.

    RumbleˇŞRumbleˇŞRumbleˇŞ

    Thunder echoed in the distance, followed by a bolt of white hot lightning that broke the utter blackness of the sky. It stumbled through the darkened clouds, spreading out into the night, and finally landing inside the room through the window.

    Under the dim light...

    Near the bottom of the king-sized bed, a dark silhouette bent her legs, hugging her knees close to her body and burying her head down.

    She curled up her body and had her defense up against the world. She still maintained a dark aura that allowed no one to approach her. Her body was trembling as if she had suffered from a terrible fright.

    Yue Wan did not make the slightest noise, but her mind played the scene she saw before over and over again...

 Chapter 161 - Fate Played A Cruel Role Again.

    ----45 minutes ago ----

    After seeing the two shadows, Yue Wan was prepared to flee from the place, but she accidentally caught sight of Doctor Bai''s red-blooded coat.

    Blood! Who''s it? Did the same thing happen to Ye Xian like Li Rong!?

    Yue Wan had turned as pale as a ghost thinking about that possibility and she quivered uncontrollably while struggling to breathe.

    Not wasting a second, she sneaked inside and carefully avoided all the cameras due to her past training in the Xiao family.

    Very soon, she approached Ye Xian''s room where she could vaguely hear the quarreling of her brother''s cold voice.

    ''Is HE inside Ye Xian''s room? Are they fighting?''

    At that moment, a name grabbed her attention.

    "XIAO HUA!" Her big brother yelled.

    Unable to contain her emotions any longer, Yue Wan twisted the doorknob and right at the moment, like heaven helping her, thunder boomed and dispersed the door creaking sound.

    From the slight gap, she couldn''t see clearly but, caught sight of the man in half-sitting position on a bed not too far away from her. His face was turned away, so she could not see his appearance.

    However, one thing was clear, that the man had half of his chest covered in bandages.

    Before she could think, Yue Xiang''s words ranged in.

    Who''s feelings are big brother talking about? Who is interested in Ye Xian? What does he mean '' he is a facade created by you..''!?

    To know more, Yue Wan pushed the door open slightly, as the very intimate bone-cracking voice roared: "I am NOT toying with her."

    Terror was written all over Yue Wan''s face as she stared at HIM tearing off the mask of the person she likes and revealed a face that she has only seen in her nightmares. Even though she''d been reborn, her fear and rage for HIM was still buried deep in her bones and would never go away.

    Her eyes widened and the blood vessels on his eye spread widely like a spiderweb. An immense level of anger rosed up inside her body. She dug her nails into her palms to maintain her composure and slowly walked away from the door.

    At this moment, the hurried footsteps could be heard from the other side of the hall. Fearing that it might be one of HIS dark guards, Yue Wan opened the window and jumped down. Accidently, she knocked a metal vase off of the stand.

    -----End-----

    Following several long seconds, Yue Wan lifted her head up. Her golden glossy teary, eyes glazed with rage and a murderousness intent in them. As she blinked, the tears dripped from her eyelids and slid down her cheeks.

    Yue Wan was very cautious about everything around her but still, fate played a cruel role again.

    How could it let her meet HIM again?

    Staring at the dark sky through the windowpane, Yue Wan saw the rain like snow falling from the sky, evoking the memories that she had buried deep.

    ...Her past.....

    She had lost her so-called love, her family, and even her dignity and freedom. She had lost everything. On top of that, she was labeled a murderer and a wicked woman. She had been so foolishly stubborn before and listened to others'' advice which had led herself to be tormented again and again.

    Then HE came into her life like a storm.

    At that time, in order to distance her from others, Xiao Hua had caged her like an animal in that house.

    For that reason, she had fought with HIM for countless days and nights. She even took the fight to Yue Xiang, but he had justified Xiao Hua and said it was all for her own good.

    Those words drove a deeper wedge between the siblings and left Yue Wan with no one to turn to but Wei Wan and Li Rong. Under the deception of the other Xiao and Yue family members, she tried to disgrace Xiao Hua in public meetings and company gatherings.

    She wore sexy outfits, drank like there was no tomorrow and danced intimately with his competitors just to bring shame to the Xiao family.

    But she was wrong about one thing, after the first drug incident, Yue Wan''s body no longer had any defenses against drugs compared to ordinary people, so just a few drops of a drug could make her more intoxicated.

    Worst of all, drinking alcohol gave her higher stimulation, causing her whole body to behave abnormally. Xiao Hua hired an innumerable number of well-known doctors for her, but there was no cure to reduce the drug''s effects on her.

    Taking that time for granted, those cunning Xiao family members made a rumor that she was mentally unstable and lewd, so no one dared to approach her, even the servants. Yue Wan in that life didn''t have slight patience, so she fought with them all and even raised her voice again Elder Xiao.

    Elder Xiao, who was already with poor health after Xiao Ran passed away, fainted from Yue Wan''s attitude repeatedly and finally became bedridden.

    Shortly, Xiao Hua''s temperament became cranky and unpredictable, which lead Yue Wan to try and escape from his clutches by running away time and again, but that only made things worse. His possessiveness towards her became intolerable, she became a doll that could only move around the house.

    Although Xiao Hua forced her to stay by his side, he had never once touched her. She clearly remembered the day when they first had sex after 4 years of marriage. It happened when she had been drugged at a company party and he thought that she had brought it on herself but still, she hated every moment of it.

    What right did he have to hurt her like that? She had been tormented by him thoroughly for the entire night.

    -----Flashback continued to that day-----

    Next day...

    "Bang!ˇŞˇŞ", the door was forcefully pushed open by someone.

    Yue Wan had remained in the same position he''d left her in the night before. She still had her body curled in the fetal position and hadn''t moved at all. When she heard the door open, her petite frame started shaking violently.

    Xiao Hua stood up from the bed, fingers in a tight fist, eyes rooted to the person opened the door.

    His gaze slowly landed on the woman shaking on the bed, hiding his dark eyes behind the hair, he walked out of the room.

    And then he disappeared.

    He was neither at the Xiao villa nor anywhere outside.

    From the workers in the Xiao villa, she found that he left for The States. Even her brother was not reachable at that time.

    She suffered from a very high fever for weeks, but there was no one to accompany her, not even the wind.

    The loneliness ate her alive, swallowing every hope she had yet to spare. It feasted upon any happiness that she had left, leaving behind only an empty carcass. Full of despair and memories of her dad, she couldn''t seem to hold onto anymore.

    It clawed and squeezed out every bit of life circulating her. Without any warm hands embracing her, or any shoulders to cry upon, she felt like dying.

    She needed someone to save her from this loneliness, to make her feel worthy of being loved. She shed a tear at the thought she might always be like this, hidden away in that barren home waiting for time to pass only to find out that...

 Chapter 162 - Clear That Thing In Your Stomach

    ----Flashback-continues----

    She shed a tear at the thought she might always be like this, hidden away in that barren home waiting for time to pass only to find out that she was all alone.

    "Daddy!!!..." She cried out for him in her sleep again and again. Wanting nothing but to be in his arms once again, but she lost himˇ­ and it was her fault. She had chosen the path that led to this destruction.

    On those nights, all she could do in those long dark hours was to find an enclosed place and compressed like a ball to shake until the tears subside.  A hellish kind of isolation where her only company was the cold floor and darkness.

    Soon her smiles were reflexive and her eyes were dull and oh so empty. When she laughed it sounded like the hollow laugh of a man about to die.

    However, everything about her life changed on that day when she found out about her pregnancy. After getting the report from the doctors, she repeatedly touched her flat stomach and finally, she had first tears of joy. ''My child! My flesh and blood! Is it a boy? A girl? Who cares!!! It was hers, a part of her.''

    Yue Wan giggled and caressed her stomach with bright eyes: "Mommy will love you more than anything in the world. I will protect you hereafter little one."

    The unconditional love for the child grew like a tree and flourished happiness in her heart. She even thought about giving her marriage a chance and start with a fresh beginning. However, she didn''t get a chance to say it to him.

    The last time she met him... HE accused her of having an affair with someone.

    That memory was still fresh and painful inside her.

    .....Flashback--to Xiao--Villa.....

    Yue Wan returned home and saw the man sitting quietly on a chair not too far away from her. He was dressed in an expensive and luxurious suit. He was charming andˇ­ classy. He was sitting there quietly yet formidably with a sense of mysteriousness.

    Tension and panic shrieked the entire room. He did not bat an eyelid to her and seemed to be extremely nonchalant and indifferent towards everything around him.

    Yue Wan could not help but feel extremely anxious, there were lots of words she wanted to speak and argue but nothing came, she moved slowly toward him.

    Staring at the man, who hadn''t shown up for an entire 2 months, Yue Wan nervously asked: "Where have you been? I need to tell y----"

    Xiao Hua opened his eyes, not showing a trace of humanity. "Clear that thing in your stomach! Now!"

    Yue Wan''s eyes widened in shock, her heart pounded vigorously against her chest, she sputtered: "W..h.. Wha..t!"

    "Wan, did you forget what I said before? Even though I forgave you for your affair, my Xiao is not a place for that dirty...."

    ''Slap'' It ranged right across Xiao Hua''s face. Yue Wan''s palm printed on his pale face.

    Yue Wan grabbed Xiao Hua''s collar and yelled furiously: "You bastard... How could you say my child dirty? He is an equal flesh and blood of yours formed due to our relationship. You monster!"

    Xiao Hua kept his eyes fixed on Yue Wan, scrutinizing her each and every facial expression. Removing himself from her grasp, he straightened his suit.

    "Our relationship?" His eyes became darker than usual as if to suck her soul in.

    Yue Wan retreated a step away from the man''s searing stare.

    Like a cold-blooded animal, he stated: "I have two options for you; one, empty your stomach; two, Forget getting the Yue."

    After saying that he left the villa.

    On hearing that, Yue Wan''s body crumbled on the floor, tears filled waves of sadness consequently blurring her vision. The salty release calmly flowed into her mouth so that she could taste her own sorrow.

    Bitter. Unforgiving. Pain.

    ....

    That day before getting kidnapped.

    Yue Wan walked aimlessly on the street like a corpse but her leg took her to the place she once called home.

    A vision of her father standing in the entrance with open arms appeared before her, but before she could touch him, he vanished into thin air.

    She never got to tell her father, how much she loved him for the last time.

    The guards hadn''t let her inside the Yue and instead, threw her out like a rag.

    Laying on the muddy ground, Yue Wan looked up and saw the image of Yue Xue and the First Elder behind the curtain. Her golden eyes welled up and tears stream down her dirty face, her lips trembling until she bit them.

    That night she made a decision to live away from this city and raise her baby alone. She wanted to teach her baby everything her father taught her and most importantly she would teach her baby how to love and cherish the persons those who love him/her.

    Unfortunately, she was too late for that it just became an untouchable dream for her...

    ....Back-to-the-present...

    The shaky walls that held her up, that had made her strong, just collapsed. Brick by brick, her walls came tumbling down and fell apart after finding out that Ye Xian was Xiao Hua all along. In the past, Xiao Hua and Yue Wan never had any close relationship other than that one night, so she never really found anything unusual about Ye Xian.

    She pressed her head against the floor and mourned: "Baby! My innocent.... baby! Mommy.. is... bad! I ..... ..fell...in... love with... monster! I..  am so...sorry!" She banged her forehead against the floor with every word, hoping against all hope that her unborn child would forgive her.

    With despair and hatred that could not be expressed, she curled up like a ball against the cold floor and fell into a dreamless sleep.

    A while later, a tiny little creature licked her tear away and mowed in a low voice. It turned itself into a big black Leopard and covered her body to keep her warm the entire night.

    -------Next-day-----

    On the second day, there was no news report about the Li family.  Even those articles exposing the relationship between Li Rong and Wei Wan were taken down.

    Since that night, the annihilation of the Wei and Li Rong being imprisoned was the top news, however, today there was some buzz about Wei, yet there was no report about Li Rong.

    It was totally covered with the forthcoming news.

    -->Xiao-Entertainment is ready to launch its first-ever endorsement.

    Who is that lucky artist to get inside the Xiao?

    -->Runway champion, Johnny or Qi¨˘ng-n¨Ş; The international supermodel who never worked under a company for decades. Revealed that he is planning to join a company soon.

    Who will he choose? Xiao or Feng?

    -->Next one was the 27yrs-old; actor and model of Feng Entertainment;  Zhao Liang did a bike stunt again during a night party and got injured. Currently, he was admitted to the WAX emergency clinic.

    Due to injury, the AD-shoot got canceled. The companies were demanding compensation and threaten to withdraw from the contract. They criticised Feng-Entertainment for poor artist management.

    .....

 Chapter 163 - Woo! She Broke HIS Record.

    Within a few hours, these incidents had become one of the latest hot news every newspaper and magazine was writing about. It was obvious that somebody was trying to manipulate and influence the media from behind the scenes.

    ...........

    Xiao Action Entertainment in short XAE.

    This was the agency formed by Xiao Ran. It was a small studio that operated separately from the Xiao Crop. Her Grandfather was the actin-CEO of Xiao Crop until XAE become stable.

    The contract was extremely strict because it''s from the Military Woman.

    Advisor Yu compiled a new list of candidates and placed them on Xiao Ran''s desk. She also placed the ones that she personally thought were the most suitable on top.

    "While selecting these artists, I came across one that is slightly arrogant and prefers the excitement of risk challenges but has unique acting skills. His name is Song Liang."

    Xiao Ran flipped open Song Liang''s portfolio: "Isn''t he quite hyper in social media for his bike stunts. Got hospitalized recently."

    Advisor Yu nodded: "Although he is quite reckless, he has skills. But, whenever? he is working, he is extremely dedicated to his work. The only problem is, he is quite flirtatious and has records of love affairs. The netizen nicknamed him as a lady killer."

    Looking at his picture, Xiao Ran could tell that he looked like a typical rich heir type. He was often involved with scandalous gossip, but it never scared him. He appeared to be keeping a low profile, but his unique presence naturally attracted attention.

    When he was young, he must be very popular with the ladies!

    ''No wonder they call him a prone to disaster with every actress he acts. They all fell in love with this guy!''

    "Isn''t he an artist of Feng Company?" Xiao Ran inquired.

    "Yes. But President Feng is currently fed up with his unrestrained character, so there will be a break in contract." Advisor Yu replied.

    "Let me see his previous works and help me find more information on him. And make it as comprehensive as possible," Xiao Ran instructed in a profound voice as she threw aside the portfolio.

    After a while, Xiao Ran picked up another portfolio. He had that salt ''n'' pepper look to his hair, against his still youthful skin. "He is interesting.."

    Advisor Yu expressed her thought: "Johnny alias Qiang-ni. He has no faults, everything he does depends on his mood. He loves it when people try to flatter him and prefers to work alone."

    Xiao Ran remembered that Johnny was the international award-winning actor. He did have a notable figure and followers; his professionalism for acting was no less than any of the big-name actors.

    Both have a unique talent, but currently, she needed to select one among these two.

    "Arrange an open audition for Galaxy& Co''s Asia-Region photoshoot. l want to test them first before creating the contract." Xiao Ran ordered as the corners of her lips contained a trace of a smile.

    ------In-WAX-------

    "Whoa!! Did you know about that thing that happened at the Xiao party?" a boy, who swerved little away from the classroom, had a face full of shock.

    The girl at the side replied in a high-pitched voice: "Who wouldn''t? The whole city knows about it."

    A man, not taking his eyes off of the phone, entered into the conversation, "Did you see Miss Yue''s pictures?.....DAMN!! She looked just like a goddess had descended from heaven. I wish to have her as my girl."

    Slapping his friend, another boy interjected: "Daˇ­ Damn! She is a goddess!"

    A girl beside those two had a look of disdain on her face. "Stop overpraising her. She''s just so-so! Did you guys forget she is the ex-best friend of Wei Wan?"

    Another girl interjected with a bewildered look on her face. "Poor her! Never once did I think that our school belle, Miss Wei Wan, suffered so much under her family."

    "You expect someone from the streets to be any good? In my opinion, the Wei family is no different from those hooligans that roam around at night."

    "A leopard can''t become a tiger by changing its spots. And that Wei Wan is the same as her father. She has various tricks in her hand that she can pull to get what she wants. Don''t you guys know about her affair with the Li family''s young master?"

    "What? I thought it was just a rumor."

    "I saw some intimate pictures of them on the internet. But now it''s gone...Tsk..tsk..."

    That incident had both a negative and a positive influence on Wei Wan''s character. Some people believed that Wei Wan was forced to act as she did because of her father, while some believed that she was simply a two-faced bit*h.

    Overall she was expelled from WAX openly and without debate.

    At the same time, Yue Wan''s name became quite popular, but in a good way. Unlike the previous scandal which made people afraid of her tough character, the wisdom, composure, and rationality she displayed this time made a good impression on many.

    Those pictures and videos of her entering Elder Xiao''s birthday party had gone viral.

    More and more people were paying attention to her and trying to get into her good books.

    Moreover, today, WAX published the Tradition Award results on the school board and the score made every one flabbergasted.

    >Winner

    >Runner

    Yue Wan practically broke the past records in point one difference.

    >

    In flashes, this result had become one of the latest hot topics for teachers and students.

    Teacher An''s desk was filled with praises and congratulatory notes, but he was also caught by surprise when it came to the results. He too didn''t expect that she would break the past record by a whole point.

    He rubbed his forehead and looked at the result after refreshing the web page a few times. Feeling brain dead for a while, he thought: ''Woo! She broke HIS record.''

    .......

    On the other hand, in a room sitting with knees close to her chest and metal lock clasped to leg. Wei Wan''s blank stared at the window, she lost a pound of weight just by three days. She was wearing a nightdress which revealed the marks and bruises on her skinny body.

    "You didn''t touch your breakfast?" A rough voice of a woman came from the door. She was Mr. Guo''s caretaker called Zumu.

    Hearing steps, Wei Wan trembled in the lingering fear from last-night torture. Feeling pitiful, Zumu hugged her tightly.

    "If you still planning to threaten him with fasting, then forget it. He will cage you in the basement and use needled to feed you."

    Hiding her expression behind fringes, Wei Wan spoke in a fragile voice: "Zumu, Food!"

    Giving a helpless smile, Zumu patted her head and returned to the kitchen.

    As soon as, that woman left, Wei Wan smirked and clasped a phone tightly which was stolen from Zumu, while hugging.

    Inside her dull eyes, there was a hidden fire of vengeance: ''The karma hasn''t ended, my dear. No one will escape from my retribution.''

 Chapter 164 - Love Letters, Chocolates, Giftsâ€¦

    ----Back in Class----

    Yue Wan walked in after checking her eyes via the pocket mirror. After crying out the whole night her eyes turned red and puffy. She used some makeup to mask it before coming to school.

    Thankfully, there was a special meeting about the new project, so both father and son went to the Yue Crop before Yue Wan had even woken up in the morning. So they didn''t saw her puffed eyes.

    Absentmindedly she reached her classroom.

    The moment she entered, a weird hush fell over the room and murmuring started to circulate.

    Some girls came near her, and among them and a girl with an oval face, curly deep red hairs, and green eyes said: "Congrats Miss Yue. I am Liang Li Hua, daughter of the Chief prosecutor. We knew---"

    "Move away! Ugly freak!" A boy pushed Liang Li Hua to the floor and bowed before Yue Wan: "Hello beauty, My name is Chu Lie. Be mine. I fell in love with you at first sight!"

    "Miss Yue..... Miss Yue! Congrats! To be frank, I admire you, Miss Yue. I am Ziming! Please be my girlfriend."

    The whole class crowded around her and tried to make acquaintances with her. Some did for self-interest while others were ordered to by their parents.

    After some struggles, Yue Wan finally reached her desk and exclaimed in shock.

    What the?

    Why my desk is piled up with brightly colored things!?

    Love letters, chocolates, giftsˇ­

    At that moment.

    A figure rushed in the classroom and put all the gifts from Yue Wan''s desk into a dustbin and emptied everything out from inside her desk as well. Then, she turned her head and glared at everyone: "Party is over! Shoo--shoo!"

    "Chenˇ­Chen Ai," the girls were speechless.

    Those boys frowned as their gifts were being thrown away by Chen Ai. Some were enraged and particularly... Chu Lie, he burst into an outrage. With a fiery rage burning in his eyes he yelled, "You b*tch! How could you throw my Highly Imported Diamond Bracelet into the garbage?!? It costs five million dollars!"

    Gritting his teeth, Chu Lei hurried in to pick his gift from the dustbin with a smug face.

    The rest of the students began to voice their outrage as well:

    "Aren''t you being very disrespectful Miss Chen? We all are classmates. Who are you to butt in?"

    "This gift belongs to Miss Yue. How dare you touch it?"

    Chen Ai like a baby koala hugging Yue Wan as if she was preventing her wife from being ogled at by strangers. "Who are you to gift my virtuous wife? She is mine. Don''t you feel ashamed for hitting on another person''s lover? Bunch of lewd people!!"

    Yue Wan was dumbfounded the moment she heard Little Spring call her '' Virtuous...Wife!''

    Tai Sun who just entered slapped his own face: ''Not again!''

    Stunned into speechlessness, it was a long time before everyone could do anything more than lift their heads and blinked, then blinked again at Yue Wan. ''Are you both a thing?''

    Yue Wan had blue lines on her temples.

    There were gasps of surprises coming one after another, especially over the phrase "My Wife!"

    Totally shocking!

    Yet the one who was in a greater shock was Tai Sun. ''This Blockhead!''

    Massaging his forehead, Tai Sun gazed at Chen Ai: '' This idiot! You should mean it as ''my friend'', now everyone will misunderstand your preferences.''

    On the other hand, this misunderstanding in school about her might help me get rid of unwanted flies. Not bad!

    Hopefully, it won''t reach my parents.

    He let out a heavy breath: "What am I going to do with this piglet?!"

    Presently, a small group of people were making a fuss...

    "Silence, all of you! Didn''t you hear the bell ring?" came the raging voice of their Teacher An from the door.

    Everyone returned to their seat, While Liang Li Hua watched Yue Wan with a longing. ''Sh*t! I missed the opportunity.''

    Teacher An didn''t make any special announcements or gave any special attention to Yue Wan. He just quickly began his lessons like it was any other day of the week.

    In the blink of an eye, it was the afternoon already. As they were in their sophomore year, they didn''t have class during the afternoon hours. Dismissed from class, the trio left as Yue Wan promised them a big treat.

    Other students tried to suck up to Yue Wan them using sweet words, Chen Ai shut them down with a single hard stare.

    Actually, they weren''t afraid of her, they feared the person behind her: Tai Sun the only heir to Leading Software & Technology Company of Tai. Without Tai''s software security protection they could lose millions.

    They stopped talking and instinctively shot to the left and right in hopes of not angering the Tai''s heir.

    ---Outside WAX ----

    Chen Ai thought that they had easily escaped from those guys, but unfortunately, one figure tagged along shamelessly.

    Liang Li Hua, the daughter of the Chief prosecutor insisted on joining them.

    No matter how hard they tried to refuse, she remained adamant about it. She said that this would be their last year, so before leaving the school she wanted to know more about Yue Wan. She even revealed that she had secretly admired Yue Wan a lot in the past.

    "What do you want to eat?" Liang Li Hua saw that Chen Ai and Tian Sun were ignoring her, and busy in checking their phone. So she decided to hold Yue Wan''s arm to ask.

    Seeing that her wife was tightly hugged by this Liang Li Hua girl, sparks came out of Chen Ai''s head. Before she could create an awkward atmosphere, Tai Sun grabbed her hand and sprung her body towards his.

    "Forget it, you shouldn''t be preventing Yue Wan from making new friends. Time to time, think about yourself too." He whispered in her ear.

    Feeling his close body and smelling his pleasing body odor, Che Ai lost her words and stood there a little dumbfounded. ''Why my heart racing? ....Ah! It must be Acidity!''

    Yue Wan got Tai Sun''s message, so she suggested to Liang Li Hua: "I heard that the quality of raw oysters imported into the country recently is superb. They''re big and delicious. How about I treat you guys a seafood feast!"

    "Great! I know a perfect restaurant for that. Follow me!" Saying it, Liang Li Hua dragged Yue Wan away from that cupid couple. As she was waiting for an opportunity to be alone with Yue Wan.

    Tai Sun smiled to himself and deliberately stopped his step with Chen Ai. He grasped her wrist tightly, his heart was racing in speed.

    Although he had already matured a lot, there was nothing wrong with being childish every once in a while especially when it came to love.

    Taking a deep breath, Tai Sun took a deep breath and thought about the words that he had buried deep in his heart and was ready to speak.

    "Little Spring... I ...Waaaa!" Instead of proposing, he yelped in shock.

    ''This woman is really unpredictable!''

 Chapter 165 - She Is Testing My Patience

    With tear and snort running down her face, Chen Ai bawled out in displeasure. "You stupid concubine!!! Because of you, that evil tong-fei ran away with my wife. No who will warm my bed!?? WAAAA!!!"

    At this moment, the passersby were giving him a weird look. ''Aren''t they school students?''

    These days youngsters are very bold.  They whispered.

    Tai Sun''s face darkened: This dumb piglet; had she read too many ancient novels? Watched too many dramas on tv?!? What does she mean by warming bed?!

    Getting those weird look, Chen Ai frowned in annoyance: "What are they looking at?"

    How dare you frown! One who should frown is me.

    Damn it! Does this girl even have a tiny little brain? Or is her head filled with mud?

    I scared thinking about the future

    He watched her for a moment and then he pinched her cheek: "Did I lose my brain too? Why it is you! You dumb piglet!"

    "What about me!" Chen Ai''s eyes widened and blinked her tear steamed long lashes. They possessed an almost childlike innocence and trust when she looked at him.

    Sh*t! She is testing my patience. Brainless baka!

    ------At-the-Restaurant------

    Tai Sun and Chen Ai got a group message with a location tag on how to find the restaurant they were going to eat at.

    On arriving in the restaurant, the two only had to say their names and they were quickly led into a large room by a waiter.

    Gazing around the room, which could seat over ten people, Chen Ai found Liang Li Hua alone with no sign of Yue Wan.

    "You''re alone! Where is my wife?" Chen Ai grumbled at Liang Li Hua.

    Liang Li Hua poked her head from the menu and said with a dip in her tone: "Washroom."

    It was a perfect opening for her to execute the plan but as soon as they entered, Yue Wan requested her to order the food and walked towards the washroom. ''

    Just like a foodie, Chen Ai dashed to the seat opposite Liang Li Hua and picked up her menu to check out the dishes with a drooling face. ''Yummy! Lovely Pawn! My dear fish!''

    Tai Sun stood in a spot that was neither inside nor outside the room with scrunched temples. He had an anonymous hostility: ''Why big room for just three-person?''

    -----With-Yue-Wan----

    Yue Wan entered the modernly designed washroom that was both quiet and clean.

    Just then, a cleaning lady exit the room as Yue Wan entered. Standing before the mirrored wall, she could see her past reflected in her image.

    A pregnant Yue Wan being tied in a chair and tortured repeatedly with whips.

    She twisted the tap.

    ''Whoosh!''

    She unhurriedly began to splash some water on her face repeatedly to clear out the memories.

    ''It''s all in the past. You won''t meet him and live those lonely days again.''

    At this time, there weren''t many people inside the restaurant or outside, so after cleaning up, she turned off the tap and walked away abruptly lost in thought. ''I missed this opportunity. Sh*t!''

    The waiter who led her friends to a private room blocked her way and explained: "Ma''am! Let me escort to your new room."

    "What happened to my old room?"

    "A friend of yours suggested a change of room as the old one was very spacious."

    Yue Wan perceived that it might be Tai Sun, so she didn''t hesitate to follow the waiter.

    The instant Yue Wan entered the VIP Room, the door was closed immediately, and the sound of the lock clanged loud and clear.

    Once she understood that it was a trap, she hastily knocked on the door and screamed: "HEY! OPEN UP! ..HEY! Open it!"

    What she did not know was that after the waiter closed the door, the figure sleeping on the sofa opened its eyes, like a wild beast waking up from its slumber. In a cold and deep voice, he uttered: "This room is soundproof, so don''t waste your energy. Miss!"

    Yue Wan spun around and looked towards the shadowed end of the room. There in the darkest part of the room was a black leather sofa with a man sitting on it. He was dressed simply in a white shirt that glowed against the darkness, black pants and black leather shoes.

    Although Yue Wan could not see his face because of the shadows, she couldn''t see him but could sense the dangerous aura around him.

    Yue Wan''s body stiffened under his stare. More than ten seconds later, she finally found her voice: "Who are you?"

    ----Yue Corporation-----

    The meeting was proceeding precisely as planned and the reports from the higher management were all explained and analyzed.

    Yue Yeager sat with a cold expression on his face and a distinct look of a lack of interest.

    Ever since Master Yue had returned from the States, he carried a cold aura that made everyone''s hearts tremble from fear and prevent anyone from approaching him. Although he was never easy to speak to, today, he could be described as extremely difficult to talk to.

    Moreover, the employees in the company didn''t dare to breathe.

    Be that as it may, opposite to Master Yue, a young man with silver hair was playing/messaging with his phone. His eyes were like ice, and his white collarbones peeked out of his loose and a thin shirt.

    There was a gloomy aura encircling him like he was woken up from a graveyard.

    What situation was this?

    Who made Young Master mad?

    Yue Xiang looked uninterested in the meeting, yet it didn''t affect his aura at all; instead, it made everyone feel like they were in extreme danger.

    We want to go home!!

    The weight of both men''s oppression made their entire bodies were being pressed on by a huge mountain; their blood was almost freezing!

    Time passed very slowly. Even with the hot air circulating outside, they still felt like they were in the Artic.

    Only Yue Xiang''s P.A, Yang Zhen, knew that both masters were sulking as they missed their morning kiss from the Young Miss.

    If the employees knew this...

    PfffffˇŞˇŞ

    They would spew out blood on the spot!

    ------Back to Yue Wan------

    The man sitting with his legs crossed and one arm casually resting on the arm of the sofa while his other hand was placed casually beside him smirked hearing her voice.

    Yue Wan took a deep breath as she stood her ground in front of the door. Locked or not, soundproof or not, she was going to stay near the only exit in the room as the other occupant looked at her like she was his prey.

    Slowly the man leaned forward, placing his elbows on his knees and put his chin in his hands. The light shifted as the man did and a brief ray of light shined down on his face.

    Yue Wan gasped as she felt her legs tremble and weaken, her body breaking out in a cold sweat.

    "Hello, Yue Wan. Long-time no see," he said as he stood up and started to slowly walk towards her.

 Chapter 166 - Johnny Works For The Best

    ------In Feng Entertainment-------

    "President, bad news! We lost two more endorsements this week! We are being sued by them for breaking the contract."

    "What!? He did it again!!"

    Feng Gong, the president of Feng Entertainment, slammed his black pen over the papers presented before him.

    The Feng family might be filthy rich in the eyes of most of the ordinary folks, but ultimately they were just affluent in the entertainment world, nothing more.

    Feng Gong, who had spent in the past 30 years in the field, was used to its various ups and downs, but today, he was annoyed to extend where he raised his razor edged voice: "That useless sh*t!"

    Song Liang was getting in trouble no matter where he went. For the past two years, he was acting uncontrollably arrogant towards everyone. These days he was getting more and more troublesome.

    ''Why the hell did I took him in the first place?!''

    Kneading his temples, Feng Gong gave his orders the person in his office after losing all hope: "Cancel his contract and tell him that the date is up. What''s the use of keeping him around when he creates nothing but problems for us? Also, find someone to take care of him in the hospital. The netizens will criticize us if we abandon him after breaking the contract."

    "Yes, President. I will deal with him, but what about his endorsement deals? Changing Song Liang will cost us more in breakage fees. Those endorsement companies booked Song Liang due to his popularity."

    "Huh! What if we substitute him with the international star, Johnny? Then those agencies will shut their mouth with complete satisfaction. Right? So concentrate on getting the contract signed."

    Gulping down his words, Director Si explained: "President, I talked with Johnny. He is demanding double endorsement fees for every deal. Not only that, but I also found out that he was interested in Xiao Action Entertainment''s offer as it is more generous than ours."

    "What?! XAE!"

    With hesitation in his voice, his secretary revealed: "Even... some of our artists were invited by XAE with a high salary package. We lost some endorsements deal too."

    A loud bang echoed throughout the roomˇ­

    Feng Gong slammed his hands on the table; he was furiousˇ­

    Just because they were from XAE didn''t mean that they should neglect all the rules. How dare they poach his artists behind his back and steal his deals?!?

    Shameless!!!

    "Don''t let any of our artist portfolios go into Xiao''s hand. Understood?"

    "Yes, President."

    "Send me Johnny''s contact details."

    It was time to teach Young President Xiao Ran a lesson.

    Not wasting a secondˇ­Feng Gong personally made a phone call to Johnny.

    ----At the same time--

    At a certain high-class apartment:

    A man was dressed in a black suit and he was refreshingly handsome. He refused to look at anyone seriously ¨C in fact, his look was uncaring and lazy.

    Johnny or Qi¨˘ng N¨Ş continued to stare at himself in the mirror as he adjusted his suit. His calmness contrasted greatly to Manager Ying.

    "I created the rumors that Xiao Entertainment was poaching artists, but there has been no reaction from Presiden Xiao."

    "Relax, Ying! We will get it." The younger man''s lips curved into a smirk.

    Ring--Ring---

    Johnny looked at the number and scoffed: "You answer."

    He tossed the phone to his manager.

    Knitting his brows, Manager Ying picked the call set it in loudspeaker: "President Feng. ...It''s Manager Ying."

    "Mr. Ying, I''m very sorry. The double endorsement fees previously requested were really just too outrageous. However, considering Johnny''s high influence among the youngsters we decided to accept the deal. Please let us know when to expect you so that we can sign the contract."

    Johnny waved his hand towards his neck: ''Cut this call.''

    "Well, Johnny is busy with his shoot now. I will have to inform him about your offer once he is free. Thank you, President Feng."

    Gritting his teeth, Feng Gong cut the call.

    Manager Yin expressed his disappointment: "Johnny, in all honesty, have you ever considered joining Feng in the first place? If not! Why are provoking this guy with high demands?"

    The man in a black suit had his lips curved up in to scoff: "How could I let a rat use my precious face. He should have some self-awareness before asking me! Johnny works for the best."

    Manger Yin persisted, still not convinced of his artists'' plans: "You know well enough about the information from the netizens, there is already some speculation that Xiao Entertainment is not interested in the playboy type. Don''t destroy the offer from Presiden Feng, you need some type of back up plan."

    "Find me the list of the top auditions that XAE''s artists are entering."

    Manager Yin signed he knew it useless to talk with him. "I''ve already signed you up to the auditions at the new collection from Galaxy, but, before that, I want you to attend a charity event."

    Johnny contemplated for a moment before nodding his head while taking various selfies to post in his social account.

    "I have already prepared everythingˇ­the event will be at 7 pm tomorrow night, don''t miss it."

    A hint of desire and resentment flashed passed Johnny''s eyes: "Let''s prepare ourselves well for the Contract Signing Ceremony once I get into Princess Xiao''s life. No one could resist my charm! Tsk tsk!"

    Manager Yin signed:  ''Seriously? This guy is daydreaming a lot.''

    -----Back to Yue Wan-----

    Yue Wan was stumped momentarily when she caught sight of HIM sitting on a sofa.

    "You...You..!!...You!!" She gasped.

    It was HIM!

    Feeling conflicted inside, she was still trying to form her words, but the man already spoke.

    "Miss Wan! Hope you don''t mind if I steal you for a few minutes. I know that you have lunch with your friends to get back to." His soft voice was tender and crisp. Any girl who was listening would feel her entire skies were brightened just from that voice alone.

    But not Yue Wan.

    Even though Xiao Hua had been rather polite with his words, Yue Wan knew that his innate personality was still cold and merciless.

    When he was talking, he gradually strode forward, closing the distance between Yue Wan and himself.

    Tap, tapˇ­

    Tap, tapˇ­

    Every footstep was louder than the previous one.

    She could not take a step back any further, for her back was already plastered to the locked door.

    Ba-dump, ba-dump!

    Ba-dump, ba-dump!

    Yue Wan was totally restless right now, fear started to seep into her bones. However, she did her best to mask her feelings and looked up to him with contempt.

    Before he could open his mouth, Yue Wan had tried to twist the knob again to flee.

    ''Clang...Clang''

    While her focus was on trying to get the door open, Xiao Hua had already stepped very close in front of her. His gaze was too deep, too intense. He locked her tightly against the door. There was no way of escape whatsoever.

    His tall body was pressing her against the door and his legs were intertwined with hers... The position was totally awkward.

 Chapter 167 - A Slap In Your Face Is Small Punishment

    Inside the room, the air was getting hotter.

    Xiao Hua''s tall body was pressing her against the door and his legs were intertwined with hers... From the outside view, that position was totally awkward.

    Yue Wan''s warm body stuck up to his without an inch gap, her rapid heart bead loud enough for him to hear and feel. They were so close that their breaths were intertwined together.

    Xiao Hua''s tall body was covering her as he stared into her eyes.

    His eyes held a tide of deep emotions that seemed to drown her.

    He glanced at her still reddened and swollen eyes. Although the swelling had reduced a bit, it was visible in a close encounter. ''Did she cry?''

    Yue Wan, who lived with him for 4 years as a wife, had never been this close to him beforeˇ­ well, except that night. She tried to control her emotions, but she couldn''t avoid blushing. Her usually pink cheeks were thoroughly red. Her long eyelashes trembled in fright with tear and pain from the wrist.

    In a brittle voice. she yelped: "P...a..i..n!"

    Xiao Hua''s chest was burning hot when he saw her frightened expression hidden behind that blush. He felt as if someone had stabbed his chest repeatedly. He propped himself up and released her. Under the dim light, he saw her biting her pink lips with trembling lips. She seemed as if she was going to fly into a rage but afraid to do so.

    The moment he let go of her wrist, Yue Wan swiftly took back her hand with a vow that, she wouldn''t allow him to touch her. However, she could still feel the lingering warmth from his palm.

    Her tender skin had a red blemish mark where Xiao Hua grasped tightly.

    That clean and warm feeling lingered on her skin and gave her a strange sense of feeling, different from Ye Xian''s touch.

    With great effort, Xiao Hua pressed down the fire in his heart and appeared nonchalant, but seeing her rubbing the wrist, he asked with a concerned voice: "Is it hurting, Wan?"

    Xiao Hua reached out his hand like he wanted to touch the girl''s blemish wrist again.

    However, as he moved slightly closer, the girl''s body started shivering even more. While tears were fighting in her golden eyes.

    His outstretched hand stood in midair for a long while, followingly he decided to retract his hand and slowly took a step back.

    The man''s gaze was pitch-black, ''She is afraid of him, disgust with his touchˇ­Why?''

    To ease the mood, in a deep and low voice, he requested: "Wan, can''t we have a proper talk? I have no ill-intentions towards you."

    Yue Wan had a stubborn expression on her face, looking as though even if she died, she would still refuse to move an inch inside the room.

    After some time, the man clenched his fists and walked further away from her to give her a feeling of assurance. "I won''t force you. I will take only 10-minutes, after that you can leave the room no one will stop you. Please, Wan...."

    Yue Wan blew out a breath of air in bewilderment. She was so shocked and stunned that her eyes widened infinitely.

    The man actually said ''Please''.

    At this moment she felt that Xiao Hua''s eyes were giving so much pressure. She considered it: ''Only ten minutes. 600 seconds. It will pass like air. Keep your cool, Wan. He is not your husband in this life. We are just strangers. Not only that, there are some things that I need to know.''

    Yue Wan pursed her pink lips, stiffly and coldly forced out the word with head staring down. "Okay."

    Xiao Hua''s lips were lifted up into a smile, he released a breath of relief and guided her to the sofa.

    .....

    Yue Wan sat down at the empty space an arm''s length away from him. She furtively peeked at his face. Under dim yellow lights, his cold face was still the same like the past, except his eyes, they were active now.

    Amid this silence and discomfiting atmosphere, she grew more indignant.

    Xiao Hua smiled and his eyes showed an unspeakable pride: "Why are you so scared to look at me? Afraid that you will fall in love with me? It''s okay! I won''t hate it if it''s you."

    The fear was still in her, but anger overcame it upon hearing his narcissism. "I am not interested in you, Mr. Huo!" Her tone was crispy and firm.

    Xiao Hua tilted his head to look at her and asked with a quizzical face, "Then, are you interested in someone else?!"

    Suddenly, her entire body froze up as she looked at this man before her quietly with rage-filled eyes. She could exactly guess his next sentence. ''If you don''t want me to hurt him. Stay with me.'' OR something that would make her to be his puppet.

    Using his facade to cage me once again. Fat chance! She would tear his face off and cut those lingering feelings she had for Ye Xian.

    The man watched her, a hint of a smile in his deep, black eyes. His smile was especially seductive suppressing a trace of pain, his thin lips finally opened slightly and said: "I love you."

    Suddenly...

    Xiao Hua watched as Yue Wan walked up to him in the blink of an eye.

    She stared fiercely at the man in front of her, in a flashˇ­

    "Slap!"

    A loud slapping sound rang throughout the room.

    With the maximum amount of strength in her hand, she slapped him with every bit of anger in her blood.

    Xiao Hau couldn''t help but look dumbfounded for a moment. Before he could explain his reason, she had already pounced over to him like a little beast.

    Yue Wan stared at his frosty face. She gritted her teeth and spoke, making sure every word was heard loud and clear, "A slap in your face is small punishment for you, MR. YE XI AN!"

    Xiao Hua stood up slowly and looked at her in astonishment. His voice was low and heavy, his gaze fixed on her: "You know?"

    Yue Wan chuckled angrily: "Ha! Did you even f***ing care about anyone else''s feelings, Mr. Ye Xian alas Xiao Hua?..... "

    Not breaking her eye contact with him, she continued: "How heartless are you to come in my life with a fake identity? What other fake identity do you have other than Ye Xian? I feel so nauseating just by seeing your bloody face, ***hole!"

    Xiao Hua was silent for a few seconds then moved forward as he replied calmly, "Wan! I was afraid that you wouldn''t accept my identity. Also, exposing myself might lead you in danger! That is why I choose to hide my identity and pretended to be Yue Xiang''s employee. I''m not planning to trick you, I lov-----"

    ''Slap!''

    Another slap rang in the room.

    Yue Wan raised her perturbed teary eyes to him: "Don''t! Don''t you f***ing say that word? After you completely drained and hollowed out all hope and belief I had inside me?..."

 Chapter 168 - You Are My Everything

    Yue Wan raised her perturbed teary eyes to him: "Don''t! Don''t you f***ing say that word? After you completely drained and hollowed out all hope and belief I had inside me? What more do you want? You b***rd! Why are you kneen in making my life hell!"

    Her hoarse bass voice echo in rage.

    Xiao Hua grasped her trembling shoulder and poured out his heart: "I wanted to tell you that I loved you since the first day I found my feelings, but I was afraid I''d scare you away."

    "Afraid! What are you afraid of? Huh! The mighty leader of Dark knights. Don''t give me the f***ing answer that you don''t have the courage because I''ll be damned if I believe that for a single second."

    Yue Wan''s body was completely taken over by her past emotion, so anger and resentment covered her sense of listening.

    She slapped his chest away to avoid his touch: "Don''t touch me! Stay away! You accused me of cheating when you are the real big cheater. Imposter! Murderer! I hate you! I don''t want to live in that hell! Stay away from my life!" She shrieked.

    However, she could not escape his embrace.

    Xiao Hua pressed his thin lips together, to suppress his chest pain. Yet, his eyes didn''t leave the girl''s face. While the images of that night kept flashing byˇ­

    -----drunken night(Memory)-----

    ''Enough with blabbering! Recognise me, Wan!''

    ''Hua,'' her fair face was red and her clear eyes were covered with haze.

    ''Never cheated after my marriage.''

    ''....left me and the baby to die so horribly!''

    ''W.h.o is your husband?''

    ''You of course.''

    --------End--------

    Yue Wan had only seen me once before for a short time, so how did she identify my face so easily as being Xiao Hua!? She is acting like she was projecting someone''s emotion from her body. But... Who? What does she mean that I left her and the baby die? Who are you really, Wan?

    To clear up the misunderstanding, Xiao Hua lifted her head up and saw a pair of eyes that looked at him were full of hatred and bitterness.

    Xiao Hua hugged the girl tighter and whispered in a deep voice: "I am sorry, but I will tell you everything. Please don''t hate me! Give me a chance."

    The moment he spoke those words, all those built-up negative feelings from her previous and current life exploded. The tears which the girl had been holding back for so long rolled down on her cheek.

    She still struggled to be free from his embrace, she choked on words with a throaty voice: "I won''t! I will never believe in a liar! Go away!"

    Watching how badly she was crying, he felt a bit guilty. He embraced the girl tightly but his face paled second by second.

    That movement had pulled at his wounds. The wound that had recently stopped bleeding started again. However, the pain of seeing her cry made him more miserable.

    A while later...

    Smelling the thick, metallic scent of blood, Yue Wan regained her senses back. She distanced her body away from and saw Xiao Hua''s white shirt turned red.

    Xiao Hua''s stitches had been slightly coming off due to her repeated beating on his chest.

    The hatred and rage, she had just now were gone completely, her entire face filled with concern and her forehead was instantly covered in fine beads of sweat. "Oh No! Blood! You are hurt! Why didn''t you stay put in the house?"

    Xiao Hua opened his mouth as if wanting to speak, but sudden burning on the chest made him yelp in pain: "Mhhh!!!"

    Yue Wan: "Stop talking, Hua!"

    This ruthless and gloomy man before her eyes used to be the greatest nightmare of her life. She hated him to death for her entire life. However, seeing him in pain, her heart started to sting uncontrollably.

    Xiao Hua crouched down on the floor grasping his chest. Though he was close to losing consciousness, hearing her calling him as ''Hua'' gave him the hope to rectify his mistake.

    Yue Wan came back to her senses and quickly helped him over to the sofa opposite. She carefully helped him to remove that shirt.

    She couldn''t help but soften her heart seeing the big bandage drenched in blood.

    Pressing the button on the table she calls for help. : "Just a sec. Help will be here."

    Soon the waiter, who was none other than Dong Yi, opened the door and rushed in. Seeing the bloody appearance, he was terror-stricken and scared out of his wits: "Prince!!"

    He quickly transmitted a red signal to his members to prepare for evacuating.

    Opening his tired eyes, Xiao Hua''s indifferent gaze landed on Yue Wan. "Come here." His voice a sick and fragile cold.

    A subtle trace of light finally flashed in her golden eyes, seeing him talking again: "Are you in pain?"

    Xiao Hua stared at her face. He slowly reached out for those eyes that seemed to be on tears for his pain: "Wan... Do you remember what you said to my old man when you first came to Xiao?"

    -------

    Yue Wan: "Just because of a random ..... word ..... can''t decide my character like that."

    -------

    But for Yue Wan, it expressed: ''Just by that past, you shouldn''t judge my present character like that.''

    Xiao Hua continued: "I don''t know what made you resent me, but I can promise you that there won''t be anyone else in this world that will love you more than I do. Though I regret my actions for lying to you, however, those feelings from Ye Xian were truly from my heart! Wan! No matter what! You are my everything, so give a chance to pro----" Before saying any more, he fainted.

    Not waiting another moment, the dark guards quickly carried their Prince via the secret exit.

    Before leaving, Dong Yi requested Miss Yue to keep their today''s action secret from her brother, as Yue Xiang gave them a strict order to not let Xiao Hua leave the Villa.

    Once Xiao Hua left the room along with guards, Yue Wan stood there while staring in the direction HE had gone.

    Yue Wan felt as if she was a fool. How could she feel concern and worry over him?

    She couldn''t dispel his pale face expression from her mind.

    Even with a different face, Yue Wan caught a hint of worry and heartache in his eyes as he said those words and she could not help but to recall her interactions with Ye Xian.

    She too didn''t know her feelings very well, it was only that the like she had for Ye Xian was completely opposite from the feelings that she had for Xiao Hua. But those kisses and tight hugs from him were not faked and she didn''t hate them at all.

    Sentiment? Love?ˇ­ He was different from the past Xiao Hua, she knew! The current HE was not like the past man.

    Am I doing the right thing?

    Why my heartache like I lost something? And these tears were not stopping...Why?

    Yue Wan''s heart was in chaos.

 Chapter 169 - He Found A Hidden Gem

    -------Back-to-the-feast-----

    Looking at all the different types of food that made up the seafood feast, Chen Ai groaned for the 10th time.

    Tai Sun pressed his back into his chair and folded his hands over his belly. "Stop monopolizing the food with your eyes. It won''t run away."

    Chen Ai looked pissed off and said through clenched teeth: "Shoo! I''m trying my best to protect the food being devoured by the evil tongfang."

    Liang Li Hua, who was staring at the room entrance keenly, felt like puking blood upon hearing her comment. ''Me! Tongfang! She really lost her mind.''

    Even though she had already gone on a rampage from the nonsense that occurred on their way there, she could not summon up the energy to get angry again.

    Tai Sun signed as he looked at Chen Ai, "You are exaggerating. I can clearly see you drooling over the food."

    Chen Ai was about to go crazy over his comment but that was not important right now. She lowered her head and said with a honeyed voice: "What to do? Every dish looks very delicious, but they are so far away from me...Wooo! Woo!"

    "No one can resist the charm of tasty, spicy food." Liang Li Hua said persuasively.

    "I would have to agree with that statement," Chen Ai said again.

    "Don''t worry, Little Spring. I won''t keep you away from your darling."

    Trio turned to the door and saw Yue Wan, who was entering the room with the waiter following her, with even more aromatic dishes in hand.

    Yue Wan sat between Liang Li Hua and Chen Ai. She gave a fake excuse for her lateness.

    Liang Li Hua gave a relieved sigh as Yue Wan didn''t hate her presence. Seeing Yue Wan not arriving in the room after such a long time, she had thought that Yue Wan hated her for brazenly trailing along.

    Leaning close to Yue Wan, Liang Li Hua asked with much hesitation, "Miss Yue, do remember me? We used to go to kindergarten together."

    "Xiao Ducklings Daycare?" Yue Wan asked.

    Liang Li Hua nodded with excitement: "Yes! We were there at the same time. Your name was Puss. I always wanted to talk to you about it after entering WAX, but you always seemed to keep to yourself."

    Indeed.

    Yue Wan was obviously maintaining a low profile after she became Wei Wan''s friend. She didn''t want to be involved in any competitions or extracurricular activities.

    Yue Wan dug into her childhood memories and remember the Sherk fairytale play where she acted as Puss in Boots! Looking at Lian Li Hua''s curly red hair, her eyes widen in realization: "Dragon?"

    Clapping her hand, Liang Li Hua smiled with happiness: "You got me."

    "I am sorry that I failed to recognise you, Miss Liang."

    "No! No! It''s okay. And please, call me Li Li."

    Yue Wan smiled as she said: "You can call me Little Wan then."

    Feeling that she was beginning to be closer to Yue Wan, Liang Li Hua felt immensely pleased. She blurted out with happiness, "Little Wan, back then, you were always so strong and never hesitated to say what you were thinking. I really admired you for that, but after General Yue''s death, you changed a lot. However, seeing you after what happened at the Xiao Patriarch''s party, made me see that the past Yue Wan has been reborn."

    "The past me?"

    "Yeah. I still remember that on the first day of kindergarten, you beat a Fat-boy black and blue for pulling your braid. When a teacher asked you ''aren''t you scared that he is big and strong''- and you replied ''cowards die many times, but a brave man only dies once and I am not a coward''."

    A memory of her big brother braiding her hair as her father sucked at it, so when that Fat-boy touched it, she got snapped at punched his face and broke his nose.

    Yue Wan smiled nostalgically. "You are right. I am reborn and I shouldn''t be a coward."

    Catching her heavy tone, Liang Li Hua found it weird but didn''t think more about it.

    Yue Wan did not continue speaking. Instead, her gaze suddenly shifted in Chen Ai''s direction.

    Right now, Chen Ai was not paying any attention to Liang Li Hua. She was in no mood to consider her as she was busy savoring the tasty plates of seafood.

    Tai Sun placed a fishball in her bowl: "Eat slowly."

    Chen Ai rolled her eyes and used her chopsticks to pick her favorite foods quickly, scared that someone might steal the food right from her plate.

    Tai Sun glanced at the untouched dish in front of Yue Wan and saw that she was absent-minded: "What happened?"

    Yue Wan shook her head: "Nothing. Just met a person who wasn''t who I thought he was."

    Tai Sun: "Is he someone you hate? "

    Yue Wan hid her emotions and said nonchalantly: "I don''t know."

    Tai Sun didn''t probe any further as he didn''t want to invade her privacy. His gaze shifted toward the woman who was his world.

    Yue Wan saw his gaze warmed with adoration as he looked at Chen Ai who was eating her food with a goofy smile. Out of the blue, she asked blankly.: "Why her?"

    Tai Sun did not reply immediately, instead, he smiled with his eyes.

    In the past, Tai Sun thought Chen Ai as an overbearing and princess type character, but after getting to know her, he found a hidden gem.

    Tai Sun smiled as he looked at her: "I knew that I shouldn''t distinguish the right and the wrong bias in listening to others'' words, but I did. Later, I realize how wrong I was. I learned that we shouldn''t be prejudiced over a person before getting to know them."

    Picking a prawn and removing its shell, he placed it on Chen Ai''s plate by chopstick: "Miss Yue. Sometimes the things we see and the things we hear are different from the truth."

    Yue Wan didn''t speak any further. The lunch went on with Chen Ai''s blabbering over the taste of foods.

    -----In-Liang''s-room------

    Grasping the receiver, Liang Li Hua said worriedly: "I can''t do it. What if she doesn''t believe me."

    The caller coldly scoffed: "Don''t be a coward. If you are really concern about HIM then you should do as I said."

    The line went dead.

    Liang Li Hua with a troubled expression laid on her bed and gazed at the ceiling as a tear ran down her cheek.

    "Where are you, baby?" She cried in a disclosure.

    __In-Yue-Villa_____

    That night, Yue Wan came out of her shower and dried her hair before the mirror.

    Little Bao was patiently waiting for his Mommy while blinking his big round eyes as if to say: ''Mommy hug me!''

    After drying off, Yue Wan came down wearing a pink nightgown while carrying Little Boa who was snuggling in her warm body. ''Mommy smell nice..''

    Coincidentally, just at that moment, Yue Xiang came home with worn-out expression and Lin Xu tagged along with him.

    However, before she could strike up a conversation, Yue Xiang''s phone rang.

    "Hello?" Yue Xiang asked.

 Chapter 170 - Yuck! Grandpa Is So Smelly

    Before Yue Wan could strike up a conversation, Yue Xiang''s phone rang.

    "Hello?" Yue Xiang asked.

    "Young Master Yue, it''s me," Dong Yi''s voice sounded from the phone.

    "Is everything fine?" Yue Xiang asked in a tyrannical tone.

    Hearing the response from the other side. Yue Xiang''s voice instantly raised a level: "How did it happen? Didn''t I told you to keep an eye on him?"

    Dong Yi hurriedly tried appeasing him. "...We tried, but he was resolute leaving his bed and we are powerless to stop him."

    "That idiot! Is he asking for a beating?" Yue Xiang screeched with a tired face and terrified Dong Yi so much that he shivered in shock.

    "You wait, I''m coming over there now!" Yue Xiang didn''t even wait for Dong Yi to say anything and just hung up.

    Dong Yi''s mouth was left open looking at the phone.

    Honestly, Young Master Yue was really a short-tempered person.

    ....

    "Sh*t!!" Yue Xiang cursed to himself, this Xiao Hua was prone to disaster. It was not even a day since he was stabbed and lying close to death and he was already making trouble again.

    Hearing his conversation, Lin Xu knew who he was talking about: ''What a troublesome man you are.''

    Yue Wan stood a few steps away and watched as Yue Xiang talked on the phone. ''Why is my heart beating fast?''

    After Yue Xiang hung up the call, she slowly walked over with a face filled with heartache.

    "Big Brother! Who was on the phone?" Yue Wan asked.

    "It''s late you should be in your bed. What are doing here? Anyway, I need to go somewhere. If dad asks for me, just tell him that I will be late." Yue Xiang dodged her question in order to avoid making things more complicated.

    Yue Wan shot a look towards Lin Xu and continued questioning, "Tell me. Who was it?"

    Lin Xu ignored Yue Xiang''s eye signal and exposed the secret in a voice that rang as clear as day: "It is Mr. Ye Xian. Even after getting stabbed he is still fooling around. Now look he lost some blo----"

    Yue Xiang stepped on Lin Xu''s food heavily with a cold face. ''I should find a lock for this Baka''s mouth.''

    "Ouch!"

    That hurts you, the devil. Lin Xu though as he rubbed his leg.

    Yue Wan''s heart was in her throat as she muttered: "St...stabbed!?"

    That made Lin Xu''s eyebrows shot up.

    He squinted his eyes at Yue Xiang like a fox: "Did I screw up?"

    "Fool!" Yue Xiang grunted with gritted teeth and cold eyes.

    Worried, Yue Wan tugged Yue Xiang''s hand and asked him with an anxious face: "Is it true?"

    Controlling the pain in his leg, Lin Xu''s expression fluctuating in an instant. After a long pause, he rubbed the back of his head and said: "Tha---Thatˇ­ It is nothing serious. The doctor is there so he will be alright."

    Yue Yeager added along while tapping her hand. He reassured her: "He is safe."

    Recalling the bloodied chest, Yue Wan starting to feel more and more depressed and guilty inside. "I wanna come with you."

    Yue Xiang merely looked deeply at Yue Wan with a stony expression on his face. He had a basic grasp of Yue Wan''s feelings for Ye Xian and even knew a thing or two about the events that unfolded between them.

    He still found it hard to think of how Yue Wan would take the news that Ye Xian was really Xiao Hua. He didn''t believe that Xiao Hua would be able to pull it off without his help.

    However, taking her to see Ye Xian tonight was not a good idea.

    Before Yue Xiang could decline, Yue Yeager, who came behind him, rushed in and hugged his daughter and was in a towering rage.

    "Meetings! Meetings! Always using that word to separate me from my daughter. That''s it! I am not going to the useless meetings anymore and see those bunch of ugly freaks. Did you miss daddy this morning? Daddy missed you a lot!! Have you had your dinner, my princess?"

    In the bear hug, Yue Wan shook her head lightly: "Uhn! Uh! I''m waiting for you to join me."

    Yue Yeager was surprised and his expression could not help but soften. "My princess!"

    But his heart sighed, the tiny baby that was crying piteously had become a little girl and grew up to a gracefully slim young woman in front of him. Sooner or later she would marry someone.

    ''Ah! My little Wan is too cute. I don''t want her to marry anyone! She must always be beside me! She also needs to be protected from the outside world as there are so many crafty wolves hiding in d ark.''

    The moment was interrupted by a cute voice: "Meow...Meow.."

    Being sandwiched between the father and daughter, the little guy yelped in help. He was struggling to breathe. ''Yuck! Grandpa is so smelly. Mommy save me!''

    Seeing that Yue Wan was preoccupied with their father, Yue Xiang left the house quietly while dragging Lin Xu, who was rhapsodizing under Little Bao''s cuteness. ''I wanna hug my love!''

    -----In-the-Xiao-Villa-----

    Meanwhile, after Dong Yi hung up the phone, he looked at Housekeeper Huang and asked in a serious tone: "How is our Prince?"

    Housekeeper Huang looked through the adjacent doors and saw the unconscious pale man with a frown on his face. "He has lost too much blood, and his wound grew worse. The doctor told him that he needs to be admitted into a hospital, but he refuses..."

    They both had their heads down and nobody dared to breathe loudly.

    Dark Knight No-2 or DK-2 of the Elite Guard of Xiao Hua appeared behind Dong Yi and whispered something in his ear.

    Dong Yi shrieked hearing DK-2''s words: "What!!"

    Just then...

    Yue Xiang and Lin Xu came into the villa and saw Housekeeper in flushed appearance with Dong Yi standing at the entrance.

    Yue Xiang: "Where is he?"

    Dong Yi and Housekeeper Huang glanced at each other somewhat apprehensively. ''Ah! Why is the Prince getting more resolute these days? Young Master Yue is definitely gonna kill him.''

    Looking at their ghastly faces, Yue Xiang and Lin Xu hurried to Xiao Hua''s room.

    -------At-the same-time-in Yue Wan''s room------

    Yue Wan sat down on the edge of her bed and looked at the phone in detail again.

    Should I call big brother?

    If he asks me why I''m so concerned; What should I say? Should I tell him that I knew about their lies!?

    Yue Wan was trying to process the information, but her heart was in extreme discomfort because of what Lin Xu had told her before.

    Just as she was contemplating what she should do, she felt the cool air touch her skin.

    Yue Wan''s sharp eyes scanned around and saw a figure with one leg on the window slit while the other was placed on the cold floor.

    Listening to the slightest sound of the figure entering her room, Yue Wan switched on the table lamp.

    Yue Wan''s voice was colder than the autumn wind outside: "Who is it?"

 Chapter 171 - My Wild Club, I like Your Dressing

    -------Back to Yue Xiang-----

    Inside the room...

    Yue Xiang and Lin Xu stood frozen by the door. They looked around the darkened room, but could find nothing but an empty bed. The white of the bedsheets stood out in sharp contrast to the dark colours of the rest of the room. A deep, rich red could be seen on parts of the pristine sheets.

    Hoping that their friend was only in the washroom, Lin Xu hurried and opened the door to the ensuite. Frantically looking around at the deep porcelain tub, the tiled shower big enough for two people and even the toilet hidden in a corner, he was not able to see a single soul.

    Darting back out into the bedroom, Lin Xu looked at Yue Xiang, who was standing by the open windows. The grey curtains fluttered in the cold air, more patches of red could be seen on the window still.

    Darting back out into the bedroom, Lin Xu looked at Yue Xiang, who was standing by the open windows. The grey curtains fluttered in the cold air, more patches of red could be seen on the window still.

    ''Did he go there?'' Yue Xiang''s sixth sense knocked his head with a cannonball. The aura around him turned unbreathable.

    ''Cough...Cough..,'' Lin Xu, who was about to approach Yue Xiang to report, choked on his words and nearly coughed his lungs out upon seeing Yue Xiang''s face.

    Where did bro wolf go? Ah!! The devil on the extreme stage of killing...

    ------Inside the Yue Villa-----

    ''Tap...Tap..!''

    ''Tap...Tap..!''

    A person walking in the hall and reached the room. After a little hesitation.

    ''Knock!... Knock!'' ''Knock!... Knock!'' ''Knock!... KnocK!''

    The sound of someone knocking on the door could be heard repeatedly.

    ''Clang...!''

    The sound of the doorknob twisting from the inside cut through the silence as the door slowly opened.

    As soon the door was opened, a voice surfaced with concern: "What took you so long?"

    "I was getting ready to sleep, what happened?" Standing in the middle of the opened door, hiding the view of the inside from the hall, Yue Wan smiled at her father.

    Yue Yeager looked behind her suspiciously. Before knocking the door he vaguely heard some noise, but seeing his daughter acting normal, he didn''t think more about it.

    "I brought you some milk," he said as he placed the warm cup in her hand.

    "Thanks, daddy!" Yue Wan gulped it down quickly, not inviting her father in.

    Yue Yeager found it weird, but before he could say anything, Yue Wan place the empty cup back in his hand and the doors closed immediately after saying: "Good night, Daddy!"

    Standing in the empty corridor, Yue Yeager looked at the closed door with a confused look on his face. "Good night, My Princess."

    ----Inside the room-----

    Yue Wan blinked in astonishment. Her bright, golden eyes were like two pools of shining water.

    She felt very incredulous, looking at the person near the window hiding behind the curtain.

    Seeing that the door was closed, Xiao Hua moved his tired body away from the curtain and shuffled over to her bed.

    Under the flickering light in the dark, his brows were as handsome as a painting, but they were tightly knitted and had beads of sweat on it. There was a chill that was very different than during the daytime, as if he was a different person.

    One could see that his wounds had just finished being bandaged, so his upper body was exposed all this time.

    Yue Wan lifted her head to look at Xiao Hua on her bed and quickly looked away.

    He was half-naked and sitting in front of her, she really couldn''t adapt quickly to this sight.

    "My wild club, I like your dressing."

    Yue Wan was about to fall into a trance, but was snapped out of it by the man''s cold voice.

    Tidying her dress position, she looked up and met those purple eyes,  with a trace of astonishment on her face, but it quickly changed into a frown finding his improper gaze.

    Covering her blossom, she criticized: ''He is already injured to this point, but he still has a mind filled with lewd thoughts! Shameless jerk!

    However, seeing that he had finally regained consciousness after the fainting incident in the hotel, her eyes started to sting uncontrollablyˇ­But still, how could he bargain inside her room.

    "What are you doing here?" She roared in a hushed voice

    "We never finished our conversation at the restaurant. I need to know the reason you hate me Wan.W.a.n!"

    "It''s because you lied about your identity." She rebuked.

    Touching his nape the corners of his mouth started to turn down, Xiao Hua conceited: "The first time we meet for dinner, you knew it was me, right?"

    Yue Wan kept silent while hugging her elbows close to her chest. She refused to answer it.

    Xiao Hua''s beautiful purple eyes deepened as he studied her expression. "Okay, I won''t force you to answer that. But can''t you give me a chance? I want you to get to know me before you reject me."

    "You''ve only met me two or three times and you claim to have fallen in love with me. This is not a movie where you fall in love at first sight and I am obligated to love you simply because you love me. I have my own preferences and likes."

    Yue blushed and stammered a little before taking a deep breath and continuing what she was going to say. "It''s true that I had .... feelings for..... Ye Xian, but for you....."

    He raised his eyebrows and his enigmatic dark eyes enticingly looked at her. Neither quickly nor slowly, his lips curved into a smile. "WanWan. I love you."

    Pound, pound!

    She only felt that her heart was no longer hers as it accelerated and pounded erratically. She could not say anything and could only stare at the man who stood in front of her, silently and silly.

    "That time when you fainted in front of me, I realized that you had already become an indispensable part of my life."

    "Huh?" She blinked and eyed him dim-wittedly, unable to process his words for a moment. ''I am part of his life!

    He raised his hands to rest them on his chest very gently: "A little guy here cares a lot for you and that he doesn''t want you to leave his sight for a second, my WanWan."

    Pound, pound!

    She tried hard to see his eyes to determine if he spoke the truth or not, but quickly realized that she could not do so because tears were clouding her eyes for some unknown reason.

    "WanWan, I''ve never cared so much for anyone, especially for a woman."

    A gentle smile suddenly graced his cold lips, it was not a fake one but a real beautiful smile.

    Yue Wan felt like she was in a dream. If not, why would he smile so fondly at her? Suddenly the voice of Tai Sun echoed in her ear: ''The things we see and the thing we hear are often far from the truth.''

 Chapter 172 - Ding! A Warning Bell!

    Yue Wan felt like she was in a dream. If not, why would he smile so fondly at her? Suddenly the voice of Tai Sun echoed in her ear: ''The things we see and the thing we hear are often far from the truth.''

    Her gaze had grown hazy by now, so she didn''t see that Xiao Hua was striding toward her.

    It was only when he was merely steps away from her did she notice his presence.

    This person was longing for her heart.

    She, who had closed her heart and swore not to love anyone, could feel the ice walls she had built around here were now cracking at his words.

    Before coming from States, Xiao Hua didn''t care about her at all before, treating her as just one of the countless lewd women and her bad reputation didn''t help either.

    But when he met her in person for the first time at the dinner, he discovered that there was more to her. She was nothing like those fabricated rumors. He had the urge to know more about the fascinating side of her but the more she exposed herself, the more he fell in love with her character subconsciously.

    Xiao Hua raised his hands to rest them on her cheeks. His fingers then gently wiped her tears away.

    "In this lifetime and for the upcoming lifetimes, you are the only woman in my life, WanWan. And the only man you can hold in your heart is me. I''ve always been an arrogant and over-possessive character. When I wanted something, I would do anything to get it. However, what now I want is your heart and soul more than anything."

    To be honest, Yue Wan really wanted burry into his warm heart. The way he looked at her made it seem as if he were making a marriage vow to her. Which didn''t happen in her past!

    "I want you to love only me with your all. And I will wait for that day, WanWan. I just need a chance to prove it."

    Hearing his promises made her heart lose all of its past fears, even though her mind still had reservations. ''Okay! I will give you one chance to prove to me that the Xiao Hua from our past life was not the true Xiao Hua. However, I NEED to know why you discarded me and our child. Until you show me the true you, I won''t project my past hate and judgment towards you. I believe you, Xiao Hua. Just this once.''

    She finally couldn''t resist lifting her hand, touching the bleeding wound on his chest. Tilting her head, she looked up at him and curiously asking, "Does this not hurt?"

    Xiao Hua held her soft, little hand and didn''t allow her to touch his wound. He used the opportunity to bring her into his embrace. Although his movements were very gentle, he was faster than Yue Wan expected. At her startled gasp, he quickly swooped in a laid a gentle kiss on her soft, smooth lips.

    "Wu!Mhhh!Mmhh!"

    Contacting the gentle yet cold touch of his lips, Yue Wan''s body was abruptly ablaze as something burst inside her.

    She could only look at him stupefied as his pale lips descended once again after seeing her frozen. He placed his fingers around her chin, as he applied the slightest bit of pressure on his thumb, coaching her mouth to open the smallest amount to allow him entry. As he felt her respond to his touch, he quickly inserted his tongue into her mouth, desperate to taste her once againˇ­He sucked and bit her lips as if he was a starving beast that had finally found food and wouldn''t be satisfied until he consumed her completely. Her tongue felt numb and painful, but she still couldn''t break free.

    She wanted to push him away but feared that she would touch his wound and cause him pain.

    As for Xiao Hua, his only thoughts were centered around her cherry lips as he attempted to suck away the last drop of her sweetness.

    She was only wearing a thin, almost transparent nightdress, so he could easily feel the warmth of her skin as it radiated out. His body reacted in an instant. Blood rushed downwards. He felt something stirring between his legs.

    Chibi wolf turned red with fluffiness: ''Wifey! You''re so hot!! Don''t tempt me anymore!''

    Her heart was pounding rapidly.

    Pound, pound! Pound, pound!

    Yue Wan almost stopped breathing because of his frantic kisses.

    This jerk! She gave him an inch and he took a mile!! How could he take advantage of her? So Shameless!

    She couldn''t help silently cursing at him. But unconsciously she closed her eyes and moaned in an unknown pleasure.

    Ding! A warning bell was ranged by chibi wolf in his mind; Danger! Danger !

    Xiao Hua gasped and groaned, his purple eyes turned predatory as he lost the ability to think after the sleeping wolf inside him was poked.

    You damn girl! You released the beast!

    He kissed her by sucking hard on her lips. His right hand grabbed a fistful of hair behind her head, his left arm circled around her tiny waist lifting her up to get more access.

    "Uhh!" She gasped when his cold hand snaked around her bare waist inside the dress. She pushed her hands against his unwounded chest, but his arm around her body was too strong, too tight.

    The way his fingers moved made her body feel strange, sending a tingling sensation up her spine. His member that was pressed against her kept twitching, as if showing off its presence.

    ''You big pervert!!''

    After a long time, he finally released her with a look of longing. His thumb lightly stroked her swollen lips. It was difficult to restrain himself but he knew that he would never forgive himself if he ended up hurting her just because of his sexual desire.

    He wanted to seduce her completely, marry her as soon as possible and tie her to himself forever by impregnating her with his daughters. But she would hate him if he crossed the line. ''Control! Control!''

    On the other hand...

    Flustered and exasperated Yue Wan, glared at him. Her cheeks were red and her limpid eyes held lovely tears.

    That look agitated him more. Xiao Hua desperately tried to control himself as he gave her a warm expression.

    However, she glared at him like a fiercely angry cub while backing away, trying to distance herself away from him.

    "How could you kiss me? When did I permit you to touch me."

    Yue Wan''s heart thundered inside her chest. She was so furious that she wanted to bite this damn man''s head off! He dares eat her tofu inside her own home!?

    Chibi Xiao Hua with wolf ears and tail, shook his head like rattlebox: "I am not kissing, I am punishing you for hurting me in the afternoon."

    Yue Wan''s jaw dropped and her whole body shuddered with an anonymous feeling: "Pun...ish...ing!"

    He blinked his purple eyes and nodded: "Yeah! Just like you punished me ."

    "When did I do that? You are spouting nonsense!!"

    Xiao Hua looked rather pitiful with his head down like a chibi wolf being wronged: "Last time I came here, you took advantage of me. Now you should take responsibility for your actions."

    He then muttered for her to hear clearly: "I was so close to losing my chastity, that day! My wild cub! You are so wild to punish me like that!!"

    A cold bucket of water was poured on her body as the bits and pieces of her memory from that night became crystal clear. ''That was not a F***ing dream!!! It was all real!''

    Xiao Hua''s lips curved into a smirk and gazed at the other party''s watery, hazy eyes like a cunning wolf.

    But when she looked at him, he changed back to an innocent bunny face.

    Yue Wan felt so embarrassed that she just wanted to dig a hole and hide her chibi round body in it for a while. She felt that this was even worse than if she was struck by lightning.

    Yue Wan did her best to restore a calm expression on her face, but no matter how she concealed it, there was some panic that appeared.

 Chapter 173 - I Missed Her, So I Came

    Seeing her panicked expression made him laugh, but he valiantly tried to hide it.

    Yue Wan confronted: "How dare you enter my room while I was drunk?"

    Xiao Hua pushed aside his delight as he continued to argue with her. "I just came to talk but you were very brave that night and said that I am your most beautiful husband. It''s time to consummate our marriage? Even in my compulsion, you punished me by touching and kissing wherever you can..."

    Yue Wan almost choked on her own saliva as she pushed down the feeling of needing to vomiting blood in her heart.

    How could she have done such a shameless thing? She threatened to punish the Dark Knight leader. Did she feed her consciousness to dogs in order to act this brazen!?

    Xiao Hua''s mood seemed to be very good as he continued to look at her distressed face. It even brought a smile to his face as he remembered that evening vividly.

    Looking at the mocking smile on his cold face, Yue Wan cleared her throat and changed the topic by simply flipped it around and not acknowledging it.

    Pointing her finger at his face, Yue Wan exposed his act. "How could I believe you? What if you are deceiving me? I would never say those words, not in my dreams!"

    The little Chibi Wolf wanted to see more of the embarrassing expression on his cute wife''s face, so Xiao Hua put on a look of grievance. "That night, I came to talk to you, but you pull me down to the floor and attacked me on every side. You even tore my shirt to pieces! Once you got me on my back, you crawled up my body and sat on top of meˇ­."

    "S.T.O.P!" Yue Wan quickly interrupted his words, but her face was already red. She had thrown away all the face she gained in two lifetimes by doing that.

    She howled with an angry and reddening face: "It''s all your fault for shamelessly entering my room twice!!"

    Looking at the not-so angry face, Xiao Hua had an urge to pinch her cheek.

    However, just as Xiao Hua raised his hand to pinch her, someone grasped his wrist. Seeing who it was, his face returned to its usual ice-cold expression with an annoyance.

    "It has not been only two times, my Little Wan, this would be the fourth time that he has snuck into your room while you were sleeping!" A blood-chilling voice said sharply.

    Jerking Xiao Hua''s hand away, Yue Xiang walked up to Yue Wan''s side, looked at her with a frown, and took off his coat.

    "Put this on," as he spoke, he put his windbreaker around her shoulder and started to zip her up. Not only did he give her his jacket, but also he wrapped a scarf around her neck with a serious face.

    Yue Wan returned to her senses feeling the warmth and looked up at her big brother.

    "Big Brother! How did you come inside?" She widened her eyes and blinked at him.

    Yue Xiang lifted his palm and put it on her head, patting her like he would a small animal but gave a cold stare at certain someone.

    "Little Wan, remember to keep your windows locked from now on."

    Xiao Hua''s face turned gloomy and his cold eyes shot daggers at Yue Xiang.

    You single dog! Stop interrupting my love story!

    The Chibi wolf inside Xiao Hua sulked in the corner of his heart. I want to see my sexy wife!!! Bully Brother in law!!!

    The room was completely silent, caged by a suppressive atmosphere.

    Yue Wan opened her mouth several times, wanting to speak, yet she couldn''t get any words out.

    At this moment, a cell phone started ringing, breaking the silence.

    Yue Xiang picked up the phone from his pocket. His voice was as rational, calm and articulate as always: "He is with me."

    Then the line was disconnected.

    "You, why did you come here....." Yue Xiang asked.

    "I missed her, so I came." Xiao Hua bluntly answered.

    "When did you become so glib-tongued?" asked Yue Xiang as he stood between the two of

    them, his eyes were as sharp as the tip of a knife.

    "After getting promoted by my lover, to be your the most attractive and handsome brother-in-law," Xiao Hua shamelessly boasted and gave a wink at Yue Wan.

    She got snapped out of her momentary daze. Her cheeks and ears burned from embarrassment seeing his shamefulness.

    "Iˇ­who''s your lover? When did we become lovers?" She shuttered and then looked at her brother''s face: "Big brother, I agreed to get know him and no to be his lover."

    Hearing that Xiao Hua was a little hurt, he sighed in an exaggerated manner, shaking his head. "You are so heartless, Wild cub. You mean you don''t consider me your lover when you have kissed me and touched me so many times already and even punished my body?"

    "ˇ­"

    Why was he making it sound like she was a perverted wolf taking advantage of the bunny version of him?

    Yue Xiang''s charming face darkened, an evil smile surfaced. "You''reˇ­ courting death, you double face jerk?"

    "I am courting the Lion!" The man shot a flirtatious glance over Yue Wan.

    Yue Wan glared at him. She felt so embarrassed and furious at the same time. This was the first time she felt so mortified in her two lives.

    Yue Xiang looked at her with a raised eyebrow and pointed his index finger at Xiao Hua''s nose: "Don''t accept him!!"

    Xiao Hua in chibi wolf appearance exploded: "What is with the tone of yours?! Huh!You single dog!"

    Yue Xiang in a chibi devil form sent a laser shot at him: "A double face jerk like you doesn''t deserve my sister."

    Yue Wan blinked and tilted her head at those two''s silent battle.

    However, silently she touched her stomach .  With murderous eyes, she looked at Xiao Hua who was arguing with her brother:  ''I am doing this for you, baby. I need to find those who hurt you.''

    Suddenly a heavy knock was heard once again on her bedroom door.

    "Little Wan!"

    Yue Wan panicked when she heard the voice, moving between those two, she hissed: "It''s Daddy!! You guys should leave."

    Hearing her voice that was as soft as a mosquito, Xiao Hua''s lips curled up slightly.

    He glanced at her and leaning forward as he wanted nothing more than to taste her soft lips again, but...

    When only mere centimeters remained between them, Yue Wan suddenly looked and found him flying far, far away.

    In that split second, Yue Xiang grabbed Xian Hua''s neck and threw him through the window swiftly.

    Chibi Xiao Hua, with a stomach full of anger, was sent flying in an instant: "ˇ­" Damn! Curse you Dumb Brother-in-law!

    Following that, Yue Xiang jumped through the window after him, but not before saying his sister: "Wan! We n.e.ed to ta.lk."

    Yue Wan coughed lightly and nodded her head.

    As soon as she saw them leave, she approached her window to lock it and then removed the scarf and coat that Yue Xiang had given her. After all that, she opened her door.

    Seeing that the person at the door, a hint of surprise flashed in Yue Wan''s eyes: "Little Bao!"

    Little Bao with teary eyes hopped into her embrace and whined non-stop.

    "What happened?" Slightly taken aback by his action, Yue Wan asked in anxiety.

    Yue Yeager caressed the guy in Yue Wan''s embrace: "It must be a nightmare. Uncle Wang found him crying in his sleep. I tried to wake him up, but the little guy didn''t budge. So I came to you..."

    "Meow...Moewww!!"

    Little Bao''s heart ached to the point of suffocation as he recalled his dream. He cried in her embrace, his golden eyes hazy with tears.

    "Leave him to me, Daddy! You go and sleep." she said as she watched her father nod his head and go back to his room. Yue Wan quickly entered her room, carrying LittleBao in her arms.

    Inside the room, she rocked him back and forth like a baby. "Mommy is here. So sleep dear."

    She patted his back.

    Little Bao nuzzled in her warmth, but his eyes stared at something in awe. ''Time is less!''

 Chapter 174 - We Need To Act Smart

    ---Two days later-----

    ...In the Li Mansion.....

    Last night, with the help of Li Biyu, Li Rong finally returned home.

    Even though he only stayed in jail for two nights, the grievances he suffered were a lot.

    The doctor who checked him said that, inside the cell, Li Rong was both physically and mentally abused a lot. The injuries to his body were too serious and with his unclear sanity, he rushed to attack anyone that came near him.

    The doctor said that his level of sanity was debatable and that was because he was scared of what happened. Essentially, Li Rong was in a fight or flight state and it would take days for him to recover from it.

    Currently, Li Rong was asleep in his room, thanks to the help of medications.

    Elder Li ''s heart could not help but feel like a knife was being twisted in it when he saw the bruises on Li Rong''s body. He dared not think of what kind of torture Li Rong had actually suffered in jail.

    ''It must be that Shen!! He had to have done it under Yue''s orders. I won''t let either of you off.''

    Li Zhi took a look at Li Rong on the bed and seemed to feel that his head-ached from all the stress. Sighing, he turned to leave.

    ''Tap! Tap!''

    Knocking his walking stick, Elder Li put back on an air of arrogance."Stop right there!"

    Li Zhi stopped his steps.

    "Rong has now become like this and yet you still want to go out and play with your new vixen! Don''t forget who was the one responsible for his state!"

    "It is useless for me to stay here. It would be better if I am undisturbed so I could think of what to do next." Li Zhi''s tone was somewhat impatient.

    "You only know how to think...think! Look at the state your son''s life is in because of your thinking. You really have no conscience at all!"

    "Don''t beat around the bush! Tell me what you want from me. I am fed up with your nonsensical lecture." Li Zhi was somewhat irritated at seeing his son''s brutalized state, but at the same time, he was angry for being outcasted from his own company''s matters.

    Looking at the situation, Li Biyu went up and tugged on Elder Li''s arm. "Grandpa calm down! It''s not the time for us to fight, we still need to prove Rong''s innocence. If we delay anymore, then we will become the next Wei family in the city."

    "This cannot go on." Elder Li frowned as he tampered his worries down, "We must find a way to create discord between the Yue family and the Xiao family."

    Li Biyu looked at her grandfather with serious eyes. "Grandfather, I heard that the Minister of Defence, Mr. Qin has the intention to seek a marriage alliance from the Yue family."

    "For Young Miss Yue?" Li Zhi asked.

    Li Biyu nodded her head and confirmed it.

    Li Zhi gritted his teeth. "She is really lucky to grab the Qin family''s eyes !"

    The Eldest son of the Qin family, Qin Guan, was a young man with superior talents and looks. Moreover, he had studied in the States and had only returned recently. He had already entered the Ministry of Science and Technology at his young age and made a name for himself. Getting married to Yue Wan would boost his career a lot. Not a bad choice for them!

    "It would be best if we use this contract to create an opportunity to trick the Yue family into a relationship."

    When Li Zhi heard what was said, his brows jumped and he suddenly walked towards Li Biyu. "What did you say? You found the contract! When? Why didn''t you tell me before? Where is it now? Give it to me, Biyu!"

    He shook her shoulders violently, causing her to twitch in pain. "Ah! Father, you are hurting me!"

    "Zhi!" Elder Li yelled, making him release his hold. Li Zhi looked back at his father: "Dad, it''s fine if you want to punish me, but with this contract, we can get the Yue''s power from Yue Yeager''s hand. Give me that contract now."

    Li Zhi glared at his daughter ferociously.

    "NO!" Li Biyu anxiously stomped her feet, "Our family situation was still not clear. Using this to bind Yue Wan with Rong would make things more complicated. What if Yue Wan rejected this and does the same thing as Master Yue? This contract is our golden opportunity to make us Li''s stand out in the city. We need to act smart."

    "Exactly! Look at her! She is also your blood, but thinks about the Li''s prosperity more than thinking about getting that bloody Yue. She is more capable of leading the company than you are. As for you? Too hopeless!"

    Li Biyu sneered: ''Puny blood! Yuck!''

    Li Zhi was already upset after seeing Li Biyu''s smirk and after hearing those insulting words, it was like pouring oil onto the fire. "Hopeless!! Hah!Hah! When you have already decided on things. What is the use of me being here! Huff! I am leaving."

    Elder Li sighed inwardly, his eyes filled with helplessness watching his son''s back.

    ----In the Main Xiao''s villa-----

    Elder Xiao sat on the chair and his face was stretched tightly. His eyes were staring straight at Yue Xiang and Lin Xu, who were standing before him.

    "Teacher, you called me here." Yue Xiang asked with an expressionless face.

    Not beating around the bush, Elder Xiao asked him: "Why I haven''t been able to contact Xiao Hua. He is not accepting my calls or any visits. What are two hiding from me?"

    Lin Xu tried to open his but before he could, Yue Xiang already kicked his foot and gave warning glare: ''Shut it or else I will make you.''

    Yue Xiang stood there tight-lipped. If he revealed the attack on Xiao Hua, the Elder Xiao would definitely send him abroad, and he knew Xiao Hua would never accept that.

    Moreover, last night he tricked my dumb sister to give him a chance so it will be doubly impossible to separate him from her side.

    ''Damnit! I need a vacation and Tylenol for this migraine!'' Touching his temples, Yue Xiang thought for a justification for Xiao Hua''s actions.

    Frowning, he tried to persuade his teacher: "Xiao Hua is busy with a high-level important mission, so he won''t be reachable at this moment."

    "Mission!? What is more important than contacting his family?!?" Elder Xiao raised his eyebrows.

    Lin Xu blabbered quickly, unable to help himself, "Busy courting his future wife."

    "Wa!!?" Elder Xiao coughed out in surprise and Mr. Hong quickly brought over a cup of hot tea. After taking a sip, he looked at Yue Xiang and said, "Is it true?"

    Controlling his rage to prevent himself from killing his stupid pal, Yue Xiang confirmed it by blinking his eyes.

    Suddenly, Advisor Yu came in with some files.

    "Master Xiao, this came for you." She picked up a red file with a tag named WAX and gave it to Elder Xiao.

 Chapter 175 - Misjudged Someone For The First Time

    Controlling his rage to prevent himself from killing his stupid pal, Yue Xiang confirmed it by blinking his eyes.

    Suddenly, Advisor Yu came in with some files.

    "Master Xiao, this came for you." She picked up a red file with a tag named WAX and gave it to Elder Xiao.

    Yue Xiang and Lin Xu patiently waited for Elder Xiao to read through the contents.

    Lin Xu peaked at the file a little and found Yue Wan''s name in it.

    Looking at Yue Xiang, Advisor Yue smiled and said: "Congratulations, Young Master Yue. Your sister scored the highest First mark in the exam and got an internship at the Xiao Corporation. Soon she will enter Xiao Corp."

    She was all praises for Yue Wan''s good results.

    Elder Xiao''s brows furrowed into a knot as he heard that.

    He was surprised that Yue Wan beat his grandson''s record and finally realized how impolite he was with her before. ''I have actually misjudged someone for the first time.''

    Looking at his face, Yue Xiang said with a smirk, "Thank You, Advisor Yue. But, we can''t be sure that Little Wan will accept it. I am, after all, planning to enter her into the Yue Crop right after her graduation."

    Gulping his own saliva repeatedly, Lin Xu nodded his head at Yue Xiang''s words and sweating heavily. ''God in my next lifetime, please don''t make me human.''

    Elder Xiao appeared to be dejected when he thought that Yue Wan would reject entering the Xiao business, but he quickly masked it.

    Yue Xiang turned to the Elder and asked: "What are your thoughts regarding this, Teacher?"

    "Your sister...." Elder Xiao sighed softly through his speech. "That matter previously, even though it was not your fault, we probably misunderstand her personality. However, that doesn''t mean I will look over her overly stubborn temper. No man would marry a girl who doesn''t have respect for seniority and had an attitude in front of everyone. She is not as considerate as the other youngsters."

    Elder Xiao went on lecturing about it.

    Advisor Yu swiftly said: "But Master! No matter what, she has been a great help to Xiao family last time during the party."

    The matter about the Wei family, Yue Wan had been indispensable in helping Xiao Ran. The Xiao family did not have the habit of owing others a favor.

    After hearing what Advisor Yu said, Yue Xiang said directly, "You do not need to feel burdened by this. Everyone has their own reason for doing things. Little Wan did it as she never wanted someone to have her name dragged through the mud."

    "Xiang, I would like to invite your family to the Xiao estate for dinner this weekend. I need to show my gratitude for saving Ran." Elder Xiao hid his face using the file and said with embarrassment.

    "Okay!" Yue Xiang did not refuse his invitation, but there was a hidden pride in his voice.

    "Also, tell the brat of mine to see me or else I will personally come there."

    Lin Xu and Yue Xiang found that it was inevitable to change the wolf''s migration.

    When they both left the Xiao residence, Elder Xiao looked back at the file and the corner of his lips pulled up helplessly. His gaze softened at Yue Wan''s picture and her score: "She is one tough woman."

    ---------In the Yue Crop---------

    A strange person appeared outside the Yue office in the reception area. She wore a one-piece dress that came to her knees, exposing her calves. She had rose-gold hair and a dimpled cheek. The way she dressed was simply stunning, catching the attention of everyone.

    "Is there anything else I can help you with?" The receptionist, Mingwan, inquired when she saw that woman.

    Removing her sunglasses, which were designed with diamonds at the full rim and the temples had gold trim, she tapped the reception table. "Hi, I''m Mei Ling. I have an interview at 11 a.m. today."

    Mingwan asked: "Do you have any appointment, Ms. Mei?"

    "I do." Mei Ling took out an envelope from her Hermes Birkin bag and placed it before the table gracefully.

    "Ok, please hold on." The receptionist hesitated before making a call to Young Master Yue''s office: "Assistant Yang Zhen, someone''s here for an interview. What should I do?"

    From the other side: "...."

    "Okay, I will do as you said." placed the receiver down, the receptionist asked a woman named Mingwan.

    Getting the instruction, Mingwan took Wen Ling to the waiting area: "Sorry, Ms. Mei. The manager hasn''t arrived yet, he is on a vacation, so Master Yue will personally interview you."

    Mei Ling looked around as she asked in surprise: "Is Master Yue here?"

    "Yes," Mingwan shook her head and said, "but, he is an important meeting right now. You can sit and wait for a while first."

    Mei Ling smiled kindly with her bleach pink lips, her long eyelashes trembling: "No problem."

    "Did you bring your resume?" Mingwan requested.

    "Yes." Mei Ling passed her resume to her.

    "Please wait here for a while first, I''ll bring you into the office soon." After speaking, the receptionist took the resume and left.

    Mei Ling smiled and thanked her with a bow.

    If not because of that scum spoiling her original plan, everything was going smoothly as she predicted, her finger started tapping unconsciously on the chair''s armrest. ''Damn! That old Manager destroyed it, now I need to impress Master Yue.''

    Though she has yet to meet Master Yue, she knew what to do. Acting like a very gentle and graceful lady in front of Master Yue would help her more.

    Caressing her index finger over her foundation cheek and flickering the front pink dyed hair to her back, Mei-Ling smirked with pride sitting with her leg crossed: ''This will be a lot easier than I expected. Now I can patiently wait for the plan to proceed.''

    A vicious look flashed in her eyes. She was sure that everything would happen next would be under her control.

    At that time, a figure walked near her seat with a basket.

    ''Tap...Tap!''

    Mei Ling came back to her senses when she saw a woman''s foot before her.

    She looked up, when she saw the person''s face, her face turned stiff as rock.

    ----Outside the Xiao Family Villa----

    Yue Xiang looked at Lin Xu intently with a dangerous gaze. "I told you to do one thing and that was to keep your mouth shut...But you...."

    The air around Lin Xu suddenly turned icy. He prayed to God to let him enter heaven.

    However, before Yue Xiang could lift a finger to create Lin Xu''s funeral, a call interrupted them.

    Upon seeing who was calling him, Yue Xiang''s face turned down into a frown. His expression clouded over and he felt his head getting dizzy.

    He knew that this jerk hacked their phone and listened to their conversation with Elder Xiao. ''I have a bad feeling about this!''

    He pinched the space between his eyebrows as he picked up the call. "Is there a problem?" He asked the person on the other side of the call.

 Chapter 176 - I Love Your Bag, Ms. Mei

    Silence reigned as Yue Xiang listened to whatever that person was saying.

    When Yue Xiang heard a certain person complaining, again and again, his face blackened as a deadly aura escaped from his body. His grip on the phone tightened.

    Three imaginary vertical lines appeared on Yue Xiang''s forehead. My dear sister. You''ve put me in a tough spot now!

    With his eyes hidden behind his bangs, Yue Xiang uttered a curse with a vicious tone before cutting the call. "Okay, I will do what I can. Just this once."

    Lin Xu, who was studying his pal''s expression for a long while, saw that out of the blue, Yue Xiang''s darkened expression disappear as a smile replaced the gloomy aura.

    A chill went down his spine, ''Oh God, the Devil is smiling, WHY?!''

    "Xu! Give me your phone." Yue Xiang''s warm melting voice urged Lin Xu.into quick compliance.

    In a daze, Lin Xu handed over his golden designed phone. "What la? Is your phone dead?"

    And in an instantˇ­

    ''Crack! Crack!''

    Yue Xiang smashed Lin Xu''s phone onto the ground and walked away with a cunning smile on his face.

    Rooted to the spot like he was a tree, Lin Xu stared at his broken phone and quickly felt his heart smashed into pieces just like it.

    At the sight of the broken phone, his soul yelled in grievance: "F*ck you a**hole! That''s my latest smartphone! I just bought it yesterday! How could you destroy it in a second? AH!!!!! Curse you!!"

    Tears came pouring out of his eyes like water from a pipe and pooled around him.

    -----With-Yue-Wan------

    The morning Yue Wan woke up, she found Little Bao breathing heavily and groaning in pain. His face had a red tint to it and you could easily tell that he was hot.

    His groaning cut through her heart like a blade and she immediately gathered him into her arms and asked anxiously, "Baby, what is it? Are you hurt?

    Little Bao tilted his head and opened his heavy eyelids to make a hissing sound come out of his burning throat: ''Meow!''

    Hearing his weak voice, she quickly called Uncle Wang to prepare a car and have him taken to the vets.

    Yue Yeager wanted to tag along as he also wanted to take care of grandson. At the same time, he wanted to spend time with just the family of three outside.

    Unfortunately for him, Yue Xiang tore that happy picture from his wild imagination and threw it into a dustbin. The corner of his lips started to hang coldly: "Stop with your wild fantasy. You need to attend today''s New Investment deal as I have to go somewhere."

    Yue Yeager sulked into a corner like a little hamster inside a hole. ''I want to go with my princess too!! Hu! Hu!''

    Uncle Wang and other servants were also worried about the cute and energetic Little Bao, so they stood at the entrance to the house with an anxious look and watched as Yue Wan swiftly carried Little Bao to the car.

    Yue Xiang sent his sister off with some special bodyguards from the Yue Military team as well as some hidden dark knights from Xiao Hua.

    ...

    After getting a checkup, the veterinarian gave Little Bao a shot along with some other medicines to be taken at home. "It''s a mild fever, he will be alright after a good rest. Keep an eye on his temperature tonight and tomorrow and give him very light and warm food."

    Yue Wan got the necessary instructions from the Vet before leaving the clinic. She sighed deep inside after she heard the Vet''s assurance. She was at her wit''s end seeing him in pain like that. ''I don''t want to lose a child again.''

    Laying in his baby blue cushioned round basket and looking sullen, Little Bao pouted with teary hazy eyes: ''My butt hurts!!''

    He cried with a muffled sound through the entire time, but soon, he dozed off after being lulled to sleep by the car''s swaying and his mommy''s warm massage. Poor guy lost to his sleepiness.

    Yue Wan knew that her father would be worried about Little Bao, so she took him to the Yue Crop. right away.

    Everyone in the Yue Crop knew who Yue Wan was so she casually went to the top floor where her father''s office located. However, just as she exited the elevator, she saw a figure sitting in the waiting area.

    ....

    Mei Ling froze, her brows filled with a hint of uneasiness and vigilance. She stared unwaveringly at Yue Wan, who was also looking at her with indifference.

    With that cold expression and unmoving gaze, it was hard to guess what Yue Wan was thinking about.

    Yue Wan thought she had mistaken that lady for someone else, but deep inside her heart, she felt an awareness at this person''s face.

    Mie Ling never expected to see her again. She had not seen Yue Wan since her 16th birthday party.

    Yue Wan''s gaze remained calm as she quietly observed every change in expression on the face of the person before her. She could vaguely feel some familiarity seeing Mei Lin''s face.

    ''Who is she?''

    Yue Wan had no clue at all. She pondered for a moment before finally saying calmly, "Do we know each other?"

    Mei Ling was started and seem irritable with a restless inside her heart that she could not express. When she heard Yue Wan''s voice, she immediately stood up and smiled: "I don''t think so, Ms. Yue."

    How weird, Yue Wan only looked at her, why was she so scary?

    Suddenly, the clerk Mingwan greeted Yue Wan politely: "Young Miss Yue, Good morning."

    Yue Wan glanced at the closed office door, "Is daddy in his office?"

    "Meeting hasn''t ended, It will take..." Mingwan looked at his watch and precise: "10 minutes more. You can wait inside the office, Young Miss."

    "Okay." Yue Wan kept her gaze back at Mei Ling with a quizzical expression: "Are here for something, Ms....?"

    "M..ei.....I mean, Mei Ling. I came here to attend an interview." Mei Ling responded keeping her cool dementor. But her palms started to sweat a little, and she was losing her composure bit by bit.

    She could not offend Yue Wan or make her suspicious about herself.

    In the next second, she glanced at Mingwan, "Excuse me! Where is the washroom?"

    Mingwan pointed the stairs and said: "It''s the first door on you right."

    Mei Ling gracefully moved towards the stairs, after giving a nod to Yue Wan.

    Yue Wan looked at her up and down. She smirked: "I love your bag, Ms. Mei." Her sharp voice was heard loud and crystal clear.

    Mei Ling, who stepped away with her little heels, became rigid and her expression was a little gray. Covering it with a fake smile clasping her bad tightly, she looked back and expressed: "Thank you."

    Enemies are indeed bound to cross paths.

    Mei Ling clenched her fists. There were flashes of hate and mockery in her eyes as she left the floor.

    Yue Wan watched quietly with an oddly indifferent expression. ''Wen Ling?''

 Chapter 177 - No Time For That

    ----Inside the office-----

    Upon returning from the meeting room, Yue Yeager saw his daughter sitting on the couch with a basket in her lap.

    "Little Wan, you''re here!" Removing his tie he rushed to her side.

    "Shhh!" Yue Wan placed a finger on her lips and made a hush, "He is sleeping don''t stir him up."

    "Oh, ok! Ok. How did the diagnose go? Is his fever down?" Yue Yeager touched Little Bao''s forehead.

    Feeling the cold finger, Little Bao meowed with a pout and snuggled into the cushion like a mole.

    "Better, daddy. How did your meeting go?" Yue Wan patted Little Bao''s back.

    Touching his temples, Yue Yeager closed his eyes and laid his head back: "My schedule is getting quite tight. Our shareholders were getting impatient these days and balming Xiang for discretion. They feared that he might not suitable to deal with that big project as he hasn''t produced the weekly report about the project progress. They want to switch to a person who could handle the Empire project better."

    "That''s absurd. Big brother is the most intelligent and capable person, more so than anyone else."

    Suddenly, Yue Yeager slapped his thighs, which wake her up from the past images.

    "We can''t blame them, Xiang hasn''t made a position himself in the Yue Corporation. I begged him, all the time, to take the President''s position in order to shut those shareholder''s mouth up. But he always evaded it by saying that he is not ready."

    Taking a deep breath, Yue Yeager continued and clasped Yue Wan''s hands firmly in his palms: "Little Wan, can''t you talk with him? That brat won''t listen to me. He needs to know some global exposure and big faces in the business market, other than being in the military to deal with those scum."

    Yue Wan starred in her own space. ''Daddy, you don''t know what his real power yet.''

    In the past, after her marriage, Yue Wan found that he was in control of half the market for arms dealing and had close ties with the government. He even had an influence that spanned across the dark and light sides of the globe and boasted of an impressive number of mercenaries. To be frank, he was capable of anything to expect his trust and belief for her. However, right when he was revealing this information, she poisoned him thinking it was a normal drug in order to get his secrets. However, before she could pass on the information, that fateful night incident happened with Xiao Hua.

    Seeing his daughter in deep thought, Yue Yeager tugged her to get her attention: "Little Wan, what are you contemplating?"

    The office door was opened.

    "She was contemplating whether to kick you or not."

    Hearing that voice, Yue Wan stood up and ran towards him: "Big Brother!"

    On the spur of the moment, she embraced him. As she was shot her head landed on his chin.

    Yue Xiang''s eyes widened slightly and his pupils lost their focus as dense mist clouded his eyes'' lower rims. He could feel the warm and strong beating of her heart past the fabric of her clothes.

    Nostalgic feeling of his adopted mother, Yue Wan''s mom, hugging the mini-version of him as he returned from his military training surfaced before his eyes.

    -------At the same time-----

    Inside the washroom

    Mei Ling''s face was black as she stared at the mirror while clenching the phone.

    "Why did you call me?" A rough voice asked.

    "Today, that b*tch came to Yue Corp. You said that everything was under your control." Mei Ling was gritting her teeth in anger.

    "What exactly happened?" That bald man asked her, as he extinguishes the cigarette in an ashtray.

    Mei Ling explained everything and added: "What should I do now?"

    "Don''t panic. You are now Mei Ling who finished her education from states with splendid qualification. So, just get inside the Yue Corp. and keep me posted on the things happening there. I will call that Manager Mu to do something about your interview." The line went off

    Mei Ling took a deep breath and left for her interview.

    --------Back-to-the-office-----

    "It''s so unfair!" Yue Yeager sulked with slight envy. His Little Wan didn''t hug him when he entered but this smelly brat got lucky.

    Yue Xiang could hear a muffled cry from her, his eyes deepened and turned frosty. Facing his father, he asked through the eyes, ''Did you scare her with your lame story?''

    Yue Yeager quickly shook his head in defense and looked at the sleeping guy in the basket. ''Save your grandpa from this devil!''

    Little Bao made a cute yawn and continued his sleep. ''No time for that.''

    Just then the door was knocked.

    "Knock!"

    Yue Wan took control over her overflowing guilty consciousness and stepped back from the embrace.

    Both men wanted to ask her something, but Yue Wan''s hoarse voice ordered: "Come in."

    Mingwan came in with a file: "CEO Yue! Young Master! Pardon my interruption, I want to give the resume of the woman who came in for the interview."

    Yue Yeager''s face was rigid as solid as he motioned her to hand it over to Yue Xiang and waved his hand for her to withdraw.

    Looking at the stiffy atmosphere and red-eyed Yue Wan, Mingwan left the room in confusion.

    Before Yue Xiang could speak up, Yue Wan took the file and read the information.

    Yue Yeager, who was standing behind Yue Wan with the basket, also took a peek at it and exclaimed: "She is very well qualified to be my assistant. I have an idea let''s test this girl; if she does well, then just make her an official employee. There''s no need to go through the trial period."

    Yue Xiang caught sight disturbance in Yue Wan''s eyes: "What''s the matter?"

    With a scrutinized brows, Yue Wan uttered: "It''s strange."

    "What do you mean?" Yue Yeager could not grasp what she was trying to imply.

    The file was hand down to her brother: "Here."

    Yue Xiang''s tone was extremely cold as he lowered her gaze and flipped another page of the resume: "Understood."

    "Hm? ''understood'' what?" Yue Yeager''s curiosity was piqued. He was clueless on what they were talking about, so he simply took the file and read through it with a solemn look.

    Yue Xiang patted her head and whispered something in her ear.

    Yue Wan could not help feeling mortified as she continued to ponder over her brother''s words: "Should I go?!"

    "For the sake of me, you have to go." Yue Xiang''s orbs shrank and his voice turned eerily cold.

    With a downcasted eyes and scowling face, Yue Wan stomped on the floor heavily as she took her basket and left the room, but not before giving a kiss to her father''s cheek.

    That cheered Yue Yeager up, so he forgot everything around.

    -------With-Mei-Ling--------

    Just as she returned, Yue Wan passed her like she didn''t feel her presence.

    ''What''s the rush!?''

    Suddenly a gossip falls on her ear.

    Mingwan telling her fellow workmate: "Young Miss seems to have been ostracized by the CEO. I saw her standing there with red eyes."

 Chapter 178 - Feed Me Too, Im Injured

    Mei Ling carefully observing their expression, she thought, ''It seemed like they argued. This will be an advantage for me.''

    At that moment, a call came for Mingwan: "What? Okay, I will inform the candidate."

    Then she conveyed the instruction she received: "Ms. Mei, Manager Mu is back and he is very pleased with your qualification so there is no need for an interview."

    Mei Ling froze for a moment as surprise filled her eyes. "You''re saying that I''m hired?"

    "Yes." Mingwan smiled as she nodded. "You can start work officially by tomorrow. We will mail the appointment order."

    Mei Ling didn''t expect to be hired right away. After giving her thanks, she left the floor.

    While Yue Xiang moved away from a hidden position with a cold smirk. "Track her every move and order Bai Zhan to analyze whether the content in the resume is accurate."

    Lin Xu nodded his head: "Okay. What to do with the manager?"

    Yue Xiang didn''t move, his cold eyes looking right at Lin Xu: "Let him be. Touching him might alert the person behind him."

    ------With Yue Wan------

    Inside a living room.

    Yue Wan sat on the soft white couch with some bread and milk placed before her.

    Taking a slice of the small piece of bread from the plate, Yue Wan looked at the lazy bump who had just woken up at that moment.

    However, as she was afraid of him choking on it, she deliberately broke the bread down into smaller pieces and dipped it into a bowl of milk to make it easier for him to chew. She then put a small piece into his mouth.

    Humpˇ­ Little Bao, who was angry that his mommy took him the pet clinic, turned his head away. The tears at the side of his eyes had not yet dried.

    Unfortunately for him, his poor little stomach made itself known at a particular time and made a loud noise: ''Growl!''

    He frowned as his heart struggled with an embarrassing red face. Eventually, he bit the milky bread at once.

    ''Mhmm!'' It tastes good!

    "Is it yummy?"

    "Meoww! Moe!" He cutely answered by licking her fingertip. Anything tasted good as long as it was fed by his mommy.

    Yue Wan caressed his cheek. "Is it still painful, baby?"

    Hearing her coaxing voice, Little Bao''s anger melted like ice. He looked at her with gluttonous eyes. ''If mommy kisses me, it won''t hurt me.''

    Yue Wan understood his intentions with one look and laughed. Holding up his cheeks, she said: "It must be painful. Let mommy give you a kiss!"

    She leaned over and kissed him.

    Little Bao''s heart was delighted and asked for more with a petulant look: ''Only one kiss? Not enough! Not enough!''

    The atmosphere around the pair of mother and son was filled with warmth and looked harmonious.

    But on the other, darkness bloomed opposite to them.

    Xiao Hua, who was sitting on a different couch, looked sullen with an unhappy face.

    A fire raged in his eyes as he felt that someone had robbed him of his treasure.

    Why is she so busy coaxing that brat from the time she came in? She didn''t even bother to ask about him!!

    Xiao Hua knew that Yue Wan had not yet entirely changed her opinion on him and was definitely not that relaxed around him yet. Even so, seeing this scene, his mouth tasted a little sourness.

    This fella is out to snatch my wife!

    Chibi Xiao Hua shook his head: ''No! My Wild cub is mine!''

    Looking at the ''family'' scene from the side, Dong Yi wanted to face slap himself. He would light a candle for his Prince''s future kids, they really deserved to be pitied.

    Xiao Hua, with overbearing aura, sent daggers through his eyes at the little brat before returning his attention to Yue Wan, "Feed me too, I am injured."

    Hearing that, Little Bao snort in irritation.

    Yue Wan turned her attention from Little Bao to Xiao Hua and asked with a blank face: "Did anyone mention that your arrogant attitude and shamelessness are incredibly annoying? You dared to threaten my brother to make me come here."

    "I just want to spend time with you alone, but you brought the light bulb," he mumbled more to himself than to her.

    Early that morning, he had received a report that he needed to leave this city for a period of time as there were some loose ends left to settle in the States.

    It had not even been a day since he got permission from her to court her and he already had to leave her. His heart throbbed in pain at the thought of being apart from her.

    Patting the free space next to him while flickering an imaginary tail, he asked her: "Come over here, Wan."

    "Hump! I don''t want to."

    ''My Wild cub really has a personality, she is so heartless while rejecting me,'' Xiao Hua thought to himself as he sunk lower into depression. Knowing that he could not beat her stubbornness, he got up from his couch.

    Feeling him walking towards her, apprehensively Yue Wan hidden claws emerged: "What are you doing? Keep your distance...."

    Xiao Hua smiled as he leaned forward and lowered his voice: "Stay here tonight. I got permission from Brother in Law."

    Yue Xiang, in a mini devil version surrounded in smoke, roared with rage: "What permission? You threatened me that you will kidnap her if I didn''t allow it."

    Xiao Hua waved his hand and the mini Devil was pushed away. Xiao Hua stepped even closer to her as he continued to whisper sweet words into her ear. "Let''s go on a date, to celebrate the beginning of our relationship, my wild kitty."

    Little Bao had three black dots on his head as he looked at the man in confusion ". . ."

    Yue Wan''s eyes widened in shock and her confused expression when she looked up was really cute.

    However, before she could react, his slender hands reached for her waist.

    "Youˇ­"

    Yue Wan could not say anything when she was pulled into his embrace. His long arms tightened, and without a word, he immediately lowered his head and within milliseconds was an inch close to her lips.

    UnexpectedlyˇŞ

    "Cough cough."

    An aged cough came.

    Yue Wan quickly pushed him away and steadied herself.

    Housekeeper Huang stood at the door looking at the behaviour of his Young Master and smiled.

    "Young Miss, I made a lamb skewer! Hot and numbing skewers and glutinous rice cakes too. Shall I prepare the table?"

    Thinking about those tasty and delicious foods made by Housekeeper Huang, Yue Wan''s stomach grumbled out of blue. With a flushed face, she rejected it: "I am not hungry."

    Xiao Hua chuckled with his low, husky voice near her: "Are you hungry for my kiss... my beloved?!"

    This man! ''I''m a complete idiot for coming here. This rogue is truly cunning and full of schemes!''

    Suddenly his familiar scent filled her surroundings. She reflexively backed away, but Xiao Hua held her cheek with one hand and leaned down and spoke huskily by her lips. "Should I punish you? Or ..."

 Chapter 179 - Critical Hit! Mayday! Mayday!

    Suddenly his familiar scent filled her surroundings. She reflexively backed away, but Xiao Hua held her cheek with one hand and leaned down and spoke huskily by her lips. "Should I punish you? Or should I let you punish me?"

    He clicked his tongue, he could help to tease her little more: "Tsk! Tsk! It''s not that you haven''t tasted it before, you licked it like lolˇ­ Hik!ˇ­"

    Before he could finish his thought, pain radiated up from his leg.

    In an aggravation, she kicked his knee and cried out with a red face: "You---You---You perverted, narcissistic, egoistic and self centered jerk"

    There were so many insults that she wanted to throw at his face but she didn''t know where to start. With her expression hidden by her front bangs, she went to the dining table.

    Housekeeper Huang glanced at the duo again before he turned to leave the room smugly.

    ...

    Xiao Hua squinted his eyes and looked contemplatively at her disappearing figure. ''This wild cub really needs to be tamed.''

    Once he was alone, Dong Yi appeared: "Prince."

    Enduring the pain in his knee by biting his lips, blue lines formed in his pale face. With sweat running down his body, he glared at his guard: "Order everyone to work overnight and those who lack progress, send them to disciplinary room."

    The dark knights'' faces turned gray with exclamatory: ''Wa!!!''

    ---------

    Concerning Yue Wan, her face looked like a ripe tomato, just as his lips were about to touch hers, and inner kitty urged her to take a leap. When she looked at his handsome, distinct face and his purple, seductive eyes, the focused, burning passion, as well as the rare hint of urgency in his gaze, suddenly brought Yue Wan an inexplicable sense of the sensation, like she wanted to push him down and punish him day and night.

    Touching her heart that was beating like a drum she looked lost: ''Did I became a pervert?!?''

    ----In the Dining hall-----

    Housekeeper Huang placed the delicious food on the table before Yue Wan.

    "Young Miss, this is the first time you are trying my dish. I hope you love it."

    Yue Wan with pure dazzling eyes jumped up and down in her heart: ''Finally! I have been waiting for this for so long.''

    In her past, the only person in Xiao Villa who cared about her was Uncle Huang. He never left her side and always cook delicious food, but suddenly he disappeared with no notes and any information. She asked Xiao Hua and other servants numerous times indirectly about it. They didn''t even bother to respond.

    Even though she knew Housekeeper Huang for less than a year, she could see the respect and adoration he had for her at that time. ''Just like my daddy.''

    Suddenly she felt her nose turning sour with emotions. Then, she ate a mouthful with moist eyes, and only after the sweet and sour spareribs had filled her oral cavity did her face soften gradually. ''Still have the same taste! Yummy! So delicious.''

    Little Bao should mouth watered seeing that delicious food, but his mommy warned him that if he touches it then she would bring him back to the meanie pet doctor and give him ouchie.

    He didn''t want that, so he stayed in his basket like a good boy.

    "Ah! Thank you for food, I love everything, Uncle Huang." Yue Wan praised while stuffing another piece into her mouth, causing her cheeks to puff up into a round ball.

    Housekeeper Huang''s eyes curved happily with happy tears flowing down his cheeks like a river: ''Bless her soul. Such a kind heart! Unlike Master, who eats my food at a jet speed and never gave me a word of praise. WA!!! Young Miss is an angel!!''

    Right when she took another piece, a thought popped in her mind: ''Is HIM cooking her food-related to Uncle Huang''s disappearance?''

    Yue Wan shook her head, perhaps she was being too sensitive

    Suddenly a soup was placed before her.

    "Exclusive just for you, Green Papaya with Pork Rib Soup, it is extremely good for women."

    Wearing a purple apron, Xiao Hua stood before Yue Wan. He swiftly

    shifted the basket to the opposite side and sat near Yue Wan.

    Little Bao''s face became as ugly as someone with constipation squeezed him out from his mommy''s side.

    Yue Wan was thrown in turmoil: ''Why is he acting like this? Did he...eat something weird or something?''

    Xiao Hua''s gaze landed on her face. His ink-black eyes carried hints of suppressed laughter as he gently caressed the leftover food near her pink lips and brought it to his lips. "Shall I feel you, my dear?"

    Flustered Yue Wan blabbered incoherently: "You... You! What evil plan are you up to?"

    With his elbow propping his head up from the table, he gave a killer smile. "Nothing love. After this let have a walk."

    Assaulted by his smile, Yue Wan''s cheeks turned red. The situation, the atmosphere, the face, all made her heart and eyes sink into it.

    Notwithstanding his flirting, Yue Wan buried her head into the soup like a cute cub.

    Little Bao could see those tail and ears hopping on the man with a wolfish grin who was getting ready to eat his prey: ''He is definitely up to something. I need to protect mommy.''

    Xiao Hua knew this third wheel will follow them so he said: "ShuShu! Take this little black bulb to my room, he is drowsy."

    Getting the hint, Housekeeper Huang took the basket and rushed back in a fraction of second.

    Like an adorable innocent baby, Little Bao tilted his head as he was taken away: ''What!!!''

    Yue Wan blinked her fluttering eyelashes repeatedly as she looked at Xiao Hua: ''Did he just called my son, Black bulb!!''

    With a puffed cheek and heavy breathing, she stared at the pervert guy. Even her lip sulked in the corner for separating Little Bao from her. ''You meanie!''

    However, in Xiao Hua''s vision, she looked like the prettiest little star, glowing in his dark world.

    Ba-dum! Ba-dum!

    Inside Xiao Hua''s heart.

    Chibi Wolf wearing a pilot uniform yelling hysterically: ''Critical Hit! Critical Hit! Mayday! Mayday! The heart has stopped working! It can''t take any more cuteness.''

    Xiao Hua retracted his gaze and coughed to hide the fire in his throat: "Ahem! Ahem! You''ve been staring at me. Say! Am I handsome enough to become your boyfriend?" Xiao Hua made the sarcastic remark while trying to calm himself down and not pounce on her.

    Unfortunately, his teasing didn''t work this time, Yue Wan was ready to chew his head off. Her claws were ready to pierce him into pieces.

    A chill went up to his spine: ''My! My! I need to tame my wild cub.''

    He lifted her face and saw the sauce left near her lips, ......

 Chapter 180 - He Was Prepared For Every Scenario.

    Xiao Hua lifted Yue Wan''s face and saw the sauce left near her lips, which made one desire to kiss her.

    No one around to seeˇ­

    So... He closed the gap between his tongue and the sauce.

    Yue Wan froze after being licked. Pushing him away, scrambled out of her table frantically as if there was an intimidating monster chasing her: "I''m done."

    It was as if the sweet taste of her still lingered in his mouth, he ran his tongue over his lips and followed her. "We still have a date to finish!"

    ------With Yue Yeager-----

    In the office, Yue Yeager was busy reading the file.

    At that time, the phone he had placed on the table started to vibrate.

    When he saw the name "Buffer-1" on the screen, he hesitated for a moment but chose to pick up in the end.

    After he picked up, he heard the grumpy voice of First Elder, "Master Yue, I hope I ''m not interrupting anything."

    Yue Yeager frowned, but kept quiet.

    The person on the other side of the call continued, "Xue Xue has been complaining that she wants to spend more time with the Young Miss."

    Feeling a major headache coming on, he looked at Yue Xiang and mouthed: ''What to do?''

    Yue Xiang gave his nod of approval.

    "It''s okay, let her visit the Yue Villa two days from now as next week, Little Wan is busy preparing for the final exams," said Yue Yeager.

    ----At the First Elder''s Villa----

    First Elder cut the call and stared at Yue Xua, who had a calm yet derisive look on her face.

    "Why did you ask me to do this?"

    "One said that we should keep our friends close and our enemies closer. You''re well aware that all our current efforts have been in vain. If it was not her, who else had the ability to ruin Li Rong''s image as a filial son and cause the Wei family to be slaughtered by the Xiao family?" Yue Xue said smilingly, her lips rosy and red.

    It''s only a matter of time before Yue Wan strikes them.

    First Elder nodded and said, "You''re right, but Xue Xue, I want you to enter Yue Military base."

    Yue Xue''s rough voice echoed coldly, "I''ve got a plan for that, but before that can happen, I want to shake her confidence a little."

    -----With Yue Wan----

    Standing in the middle of the Master bedroom, Yue Wan closed her eyes and was quiet for a long time before asking: "Didn''t you say that you were going to show me around?"

    Standing very close to her back, Xiao Hua''s warm voice landed by her ear: "Mhm! Aren''t I love?"

    She snapped: "Are you f**king kidding me? If you are going to show me around we suppose to move around the house. Who the hell shows someone the bed and bathroom of one room for 15-minutes?" She yelled in a high pitch voice.

    Xiao Hua brushed his lips across her ear gently and whispered to her in an alluring voice: "You''re all grown up but still you are asking me why? You Naughty kitty! I''m doing this for our future night. If you don''t like this room, there are many more in this house. ..... I will also need to know your favourite positionˇ­ you knowˇ­ for future reference," He mumbled the last part.

    His warm breath lingered on her face, causing it to warm up. She cocked her head to avoid the tickling sensation while cursing inside.

    ''He is driving me nuts! What the hell is that about our night?!? You big pervert!''

    "So you don''t like doing it in that bed? There are many other places that would work as well..." Xiao Hua continued with gleaming eyes. He stressed the end part of his sentence in order to make them sound flirtatious and seductive.

    Yue Wan, with blushing cheeks, glared at him and chided, "Shameless lecher! "

    She threw open the door and left the room.

    With a sheepish grin, Xiao Hua looked at her as he breathed: "Cheeky little wild cub!"

    ---Inside Xiao Hua''s mind------

    Chibi wolf wearing glasses sat with notepad and pen: "Looks like wife hates bed." Thinking about that, it''s heart sunk to rock bottom, yet after a second it jumped back up to the highest heaven, "But she didn''t complain about the bathroom, so she likes it. Noted it down. Now to the date plan 2??"

    ---------End--------

    The scene changed to a new location.

    After a certain room tour, Xiao Hua brought Yue Wan to a mini theatre that his dark guard had prepared.

    Yue Wan was flabbergasted at seeing the soft sofa before her. She was a little speechless that the sofa was made with two heart shaped red cushions. Moreover, at the center of the heart, a golden embroidering of Mr & Mrs. Xiao Hua.

    Not only that, he even prepared a little fluffy black and red small heart mattress with the name Xiao Bao.

    This guy was prepared for every scenario. ''I have underestimated him.''

    Yue Wan blinked and blinked again. She was in complete disbelief. Her heart started thumping so wildly it hurt.

    Returning her attention from the intriguing couch and surroundings back to Xiao Hua. She had to look up quite a bit to meet his gaze in adoration.

    Looking at her astonishment, Chibi Xiao Hua made a fist bump: ''Yes! She is trapped.''

    Hiding in the shadow with threads, needles, pieces of cotton on their heads and fingers covered in bandages, the Dark Knight guards sighed in delight with watery eyes: "Our one-hour effort finally paid off."

    Xiao Hua''s dark eyes were fixated on her, as he studied her expression. After some time, he placed his hand on the small of her back, inciting a shiver of pleasure to shoot down her spine. Taking her hand in his other hand, he gently guided her to her seat, like a gentleman.

    Yue Wan''s heart was on cloud nine. Be that as it may, in her first life or second, she never did most things that dating couples normally did.

    Li Rong never treated her as a human during her school days.

    As for that loveless marriage, she considered it as punishment, so she tried to get to know about the real HIM.

    But seeing the rude, indifferent, un-humanly Xiao Hua actually had a romantic sideˇ­ She regretted a bit.

    After that, he took a giant popcorn bucket out of nowhere and placed it in her lap, it was bigger than her face and said: "Let''s watch The Angry Bird Movie-2"

    The whole imagination she had for him was crash down, her jaw dropped: ''What EQ and romantic? I take them all back. This guy is nothing but a big blockhead!''

 Chapter 181 - About Old Xiao Hua

    Shortly after, the movie started playing on the big screen.

    Yue Wan couldn''t hold it in and asked: "Shouldn''t this dating thing be done outdoors?"

    Xiao Hua''s voice was low and carried a few hints of heartache as he explained, "I was initially planning to take you out on our first date to go shopping, a movie and a candlelight dinner, however, I don''t want to enjoy this day as Ye Xian but as Xiao Hua. To make you feel special among everyone."

    Although she had memories of both lifetimes, she was completely inexperienced in dating. Upon hearing his words, the perverted image of Xiao Hua completely changed.

    However in the next second.

    "But in the future, we''ll have plenty of chances to go on a hot date like this. Like the beach, our private water theme park, or we can even go to the hot springs resort. I''ve even pre-booked the best one already! I can''t wait to see you in a bikini!" His eyes were glowing like a vibrant color as the image of Yue Wan in purple floral bikini floated around his head.

    A snap formed in her head, Yue Wan uttered the words with a hard grin: "Bikini!?"

    Sh*t!!!

    I''m screwed!

    Damn it! I let out my secret plan!

    With blue lines on his face, Xiao Hua shifted his attention to the movie, like he did not hear what she said. ''That was so close!''

    Yue Wan gave up arguing with that lewd guy and concentrate on the movie.

    When the movie was halfway through, Yue Wan opened her mouth to speak.

    "Mr. Xaio.."

    "It''s Hua." Staring at the big screen, he said it with a stern face.

    "Hua!!ˇ­"

    "Yes, sugar plum?" Looked at her with a grin.

    "...."

    Throwing back the thought to smack him, she asked: "Why are you hiding your identity?"

    Xiao Hua found it weird, but looking at her curious gaze, he couldn''t resist scratching her little nose. "Now you want to know about me, my wild cub?"

    Yue Wan sulked: "Aren''t we dating? As your girl...fri....," She felt little embarrassing saying that, so she swallowed that word and continued: "I have the right to know your situation."

    "Oh." he let out a sexy, low-pitched laugh and pinched her pink lips before saying: "I thought we moved to the next stage of dating."

    Yue Wan glared at him: ''BE SERIOUS!''

    "Before you can know about that, you need to know about the Xiao family''s legacy, especially the first generation Xiao Hua."

    "I have a basic grasp of it. During World War-II, The vast majority of the world''s countries including all the great powers eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. But your great-grandfather created new democratic land and aided the innocent people with education and hospitality."

    "Yes, and during that time he established a great range of connections with both alliances that could not be underestimated. His service and contributions over human lives made the Xiao Family as the soul of China."

    Yue Wan recalled the image of Old Xiao Hua in the Main Xiao Villa. They had the same facial features except for the purple eyes. ''Did he got his eyes from his mother?''

    Xiao Hua continued: "My grandfather had two siblings who began to earn a foothold in China and World democracy with the support of the old man Xiao Hua. But they neither lived up to the family''s expectations nor did they manage to impress their old man. Until a young man in his twenties came around. Be that it may, in Xiao Crop or the Military position, he rose high up with promotions. Soon he caught the eyes of the great Old Xiao Hua."

    As Xiao Hua stopped midway, Yue Wan urged with a frown: "Who?"

    With his eyes closed, Xiao Hua relaxed his back on the couch. "Hmph! That''s the end of my free services. If you want to know more, you have to pay."

    Yue Wan was a little dumbfounded. Cocking her head and blinked her lashes: "What? Pay!?"

    "Yes, like this," saying that he placed his hand on the back of her head and brought her close to taste her lips.

    All this happened in one second.

    When Yue Wan realized she was being kissed all of a sudden, she was stunned and her eyes were wide open with shock.

    He is eating my tofu again!! Where''s my knife!!!

    Shameless!!

    Xiao Hua''s eyes were wide open and stared at her golden pupils. He enjoyed the sweet and tender lips that were soft like the petals of a blooming flower. He lightly bit her lower lip, the shock of it making her lips slightly open.

    He quickly took the opportunity to venture his own tongue into her mouth. His fiery tongue stirred in her mouth, it smoothly brushed against her gums and tickled the roof of her mouth tasting the sweetness of her mouth.

    The sensation of their tangling tongues made her body hum.

    She thought this when they first kissed, ''Why he is so good at kissing? It''s as if he melts me away like a marshmallow drifting in a cup of hot chocolate.''

    Her heart hammered smashing her reasoning, her head was becoming muddled by the lack of oxygen.

    Xiao Hua took a break from her lips and his breathing becoming harsh, but his gaze never left her little face. It was almost like there were flames in his dark eyes, looking extremely menacing.

    As for Yue Wan, her body was trembling with panting and dress came a little off her shoulder, revealing her milky white skin with a tint of blush.

    Half of her senses had already gone off to somewhere, but when he bit into her neck, her senses returned like a slap.

    Yue Wan took heavy gasps as if she had gone for a run, and brought her hand to his chest: "Wa... I...I said... st....."

    But Xiao Hua was in no mood to listen.

    Right then she poked the wound on his chest lightly. "Stop being a nuisance for once!"

    "Ahhh!!"Xiao Hua freaked out by her surprise attack, with both of his hands covering his chest, he cried: "So mean! How could you poke my wound like that? It hurts so much."

    Yue Wan raised her finger and pointed at his wound: "You need to listen to what others are saying sometimes, or else, you will suffer the big consequences. Next time, I won''t mind using more strength."

    Xiao Hua flinched covering his wound. Instead of beating around the bush, he answered right away: "Okay! Okay! ....."

 Chapter 182 - Little Bao Ran Off Somewhere

    Xiao Hua flinched covering his wound: "Okay! Okay!....Though that was barely satisfying."

    He mumbled with a pout, and continued: "My great grandfather loved to give everyone an opportunity so seeing a young man with such qualification, he adopted him as his son and added his name into the Xiao family registry as Xiao Gou from Yang Guo."

    There was an expression of shock on Yue Wan''s face. "His sons didn''t object?"

    "They did, all except his first son, my grandfather. He happily welcomed him as his brother."

    "That''s weird. Is Elder Xiao that reasonable person?"

    "What do think about the relationship between me, Xiang and Lin Xu?"

    Yue Wan pondered for a moment and replied: "You guys are like the three musketeers."

    Xiao Hua''s ears and tail, peaked up with dazzling eyes and raised his one eyebrow up and down: "Really! Who am I? Athos, Porthos, or Aramis?"

    Yue Wan rubbed her temple as she felt her head begin to ache.

    Nuzzling close to her body, he laid his head on her shoulder and muttered with a tempting voice: "Who will be you Milady?"

    Using her index finger, she pushed him away from her shoulder: "Come to the point."

    With his ear down in disappointment, Xiao Hua sulked: "I won''t speak if there are no additional fees."

    "Don''t be ridiculous! You pervert." Listening to his nonsense, black lines formed on her forehead.

    Like a little dumb monk, Xiao Hua kept his mouth closed: ''Pay me first to know more.''

    In the eyes of outsiders, she was cold and beautiful. Yet, when it came to this man...

    Yue Wan tugged the corners of her lips and glared at him quietly. ''He is worse than Little Bao. So childish!''

    Xiao Hua pulled a long face, but suddenly he felt something wet and hot on his cheek.

    Turning red with embarrassment, Yue Wan said: "Now tell me."

    Xiao Hua''s lips slowly parted, revealing a smile like a love-struck idiot and said: "Just like us, the son of Su Family, my grandpa and HIM were so close to each from school days. Seeing his best friend becoming a part of his family, he gradually accept it. But as the day passed, Old Xiao Hua found his true personality. A piece of charcoal can never be white, even if we put heavy makeup on it. It was too late to stop him, and he invaded the Xiao family like a virus, killing his two stepbrothers in an accident."

    "Waitˇ­" Yue Wan interrupted him, "With solid evidence, they could have arrested him."

    "My grandpa refused to believe he could do such a thing and protected his friend from Old Xiao''s wrath. He thought that his father was resentful that Xiao Guo was not blood-related, and soon the relationship between them had a big crack."

    Yue Wan pondered for a moment and asked: "He took down everyone."

    "My wild cub is so intelligent!" Enthusiastically, Xiao Hua pinched Yue Wan''s cheek until it turned red.

    "Hu...H...Hu!" Yue Wan whimpered in protest.

    Seeing her tear hazed golden pupil that was looking at him with a pleading.

    Xiao Hua pecked her lips and released his hold.

    Yue Wan''s peerless white cheek nearly turned into a round tomato! Breathing heavily, she exploded while caressing her injury: "It hurts! You Baka! I don''t want to talk with you anymore, you bully!"

    She turned her head away from his direction.

    Gripping his ears, Xiao Hua pleaded: "Sorry! Sorry! I didn''t know my wild cub skin would be so fragile. I thought it will be as soft as cotton candy."

    Yue Wan swallowed her words of anger and looked at him: "No more touching hereafter."

    Letting his wild cub continued to be angry and out of control would lead him into deep trouble, so, Xiao Hua pinched his neck with one hand and raised the other hand up.

    "I swear! No more naughtiness."

    But before, Yue Wan could speak.

    Someone banged on the door heavily.

    ''BANG! BANG!''

    Followed by Housekeeper Huang''s voice, which cried out in dread. "Young Miss! Master! Young Miss!"

    Xiao Hua''s expression turned gloomy at being interrupted. After a few seconds, he stood up and moved towards the door.

    Yue Wan followed him with a bad premonition.

    Just as he opened the door and he asked with cold tone: "What is it?"

    In a panic, Housekeeper Huang tried to catch his breath as he stammered: "Young... Miss''s pet.... is....pet .....he .....is... gone."

    Xiao Hua was startled when he heard the brat was gone, he thought the little brat might be wandering the villa. "Did you search inside the villa? He must be playing around."

    "We searched every corner in the villa, but there is no sign of him." Housekeeper Huang could not help but get a little anxious at the black cat''s disappearance.

    Yue Wan was stunned. She looked at Housekeeper Huang with shock and disbelief. In a flash, she pushed them away and ran out of the room in barefoot.

    ''His health bad, if he ran off in this climate..... No! Little Bao!''

    -----In the Master bedroom------

    "Baby! Baby!" She shouted his name out loud.

    Tears welled up in Yue Wan''s eyes as she barbarically searched every corner.

    Under the bed, on the couch, behind the curtain, and inside the bathroom.

    "He is not here! My baby! Where...!" Yue Wan stopped her track seeing the collar band, she brought it for him last month, laid near the window in a broken state.

    Fear stumbled on her throat and she could not say a single word. Her teeth chattered as recalled the baby she lost before: "No! NO! I won''t let it happen again."

    Her entire world transformed into pitch black colour that had swallowed her up.

    Xiao Hua who rushed into the room right at that moment, found Yue Wan stumbling on the floor.

    "Wan!" He caught her in his embrace in the nick of time. He had seen those same eyes during the hotel incident.

    Laying her head on his chest, Yue Wan wept uncontrollably as tears rolled down her eyes, her lips parted apart to whisper: "Bao! B..ao! My baby is sick, so he would never wander around! It''s all my fault. I shouldn''t have left him alone."

    Xiao Hua''s face darkened seeing her in this state, he snapped his fingers and order: "Find out where he is! Quick!!"

    Rubbing her elbows, Xiao Hua comforted her: "Don''t worry, I will find him. I promise! Don''t blame yourself."

    She lowered her long eyelashes and closed her eyes for a while, before opening them slowly, looking in Xiao Hua with haunted, ethereal eyes.

 Chapter 183 - Baby, Please Be There

    Soon, Housekeeper Huang came in with a laptop and home wear slippers, before following Yue Wan, as Xiao Hua had requested it.

    Xiao Hua took her hand in his, softly guiding her to the nearby couch, and making her sit down. However, Yue Wan grasped his hand in a fright that she would be alone in the somberness. "What should I do? "

    Patting her clenched hand, he reassured her: "Believe me. I won''t let anything happen to our son. Trust me, he is not so easy to mess around with. He can take care of himself"

    Yue Wan''s heart calmed down a bit upon hearing his concerned words. ''That''s right, my baby is very strong and sensible.''

    Crouching down before her, Xiao Hua carefully picked up her foot as if it was made of glass and slipped the house slippers on to it. He repeated the process with her other foot, taking great care with his strength and touch. "Don''t walk with bare food in this cold climate."

    Nodding her head, Yue Wan watched him without blinking, her vacant eyes looking at his face, but not really seeing him.

    Xiao Hua opened his laptop and investigated the CCTV cameras in every corner of his villa.

    Yue Wan surreptitiously took a glimpse at the man beside her. His poker face exuded a cold aura and his fingers rested elegantly on the computer, typing on it from time to time, producing a crisp sound which was actually more than a little menacing.

    "There he is." Seeing the little guy in Camera 4 Yue Wan exclaimed in shock. She instantly touched his back figure in the video.

    Little Bao''s figure was not captured in the rest of the cameras, but one thing for sure was that the little guy went out of the villa by himself.

    Housekeeper Huang, who stood near them, offered a suggestion: "He must be exploring the villa."

    Yue Wan shook her head in denial: "Little Bao is not like other cats. He is very unique."

    Tapping the keys, Xiao Hua added along: "The brat evaded all of the cameras except this one. So he is not wandering..... The big brat is after someone or something." The last part he muttered under his breath.

    Closing the laptop, Xiao Hua looked at Yue Wan: "Does he have a secret hideout?"

    The place where Little Bao used to hide from her father popped in her mind, Yue Wan stated: "Maybe he went to the Yue Villa."

    Placing the laptop away, Xiao Hua stood up: "Let''s go there."

    "No." She grasped his wrist not before saying: "What if someone sees you? It''s a total risk."

    Xiao Hua pulled her into a hug and explained with a mild smile. "Don''t worry. I will use Ye Xian''s disguise."

    Yue Wan didn''t demur, she just let him drag her along. ''Baby, please be there.''

    ----In Yue Villa---

    Sitting at the dining table, both father and son were letting out annoyed vibes, scaring the nearby people.

    Both were worried about the same person.

    Slamming his hand on the table, Yue Yeager bellowed, his actions caused the utensils to jerk up and down from the table: "I will ask you one last time, Xiang. Where did you send my Little Wan?"

    With more snap visible on his head, Yue Xiang replied with a devilish simper: "I told you she will be back before curfew. It hasn''t even been 7 PM yet; why are you being like this?"

    On the inside, however, Yue Xiang''s black pupils instantly contracted: ''You B**tard, don''t you dare try anything funny with my Little Wan!''

    Not getting a satisfying response from his bratty son, Yue Yeager started to throw his displeasure at Lin Xu who was sitting near Yue Xiang.

    Yue Yeager''s face was emotionless and he bit back the anger as it flared up inside him: "Lin Xu, do you anything about this? If you do, tell me or else I will burn your new wine factory to ashes."

    Being threatened out of blue made Lin Xu choked to death, coughing intensely, he shook his hand in with the expression. ''No! Spare me, dear lord!''

    Under this circumstance, Yue Xiang''s assistant Yang Zhen was sweating profoundly under the two Yue Master''s suffocating aura.

    ''Someone, hurry up and save me.''

    In the next second.

    Screech!!! A piercing screech of tires could be heard, followed by a bang sound of closing the car door.

    Before Uncle Wang could open the door, Yue Wan pushed open it: "Daddy!"

    "Little Wan, you are back." Yue Yeager marched to her with heavy steps and hugged her. "Welcome back. Where have you been?"

    Yue Xiang came along and read the worried expression on her face and even found her eyes little red.

    As soon as Yue Wan appeared, two souls were blessed with heavenly wings.

    Lin Xu was praying with a broken dam in his eyes: "My savior is here!"

    As for the assistant, Yang Zhen, he knelt to the ground and bowed for Yue Wan with tears in his eyes: "My savior is here!"

    Yue Wan was dumbstruck: "..."

    Concerning Yue Xiang, his piercing eyes directed to the figure following his sister: ''What did you do to her? Her eyes are red!''

    Ye Xian shook his head and touched his nose: ''Not me! I didn''t even have my fill.''

    Yue Wan removed herself from her father''s embrace and asked: "Daddy! Did little bao..."

    Before her words could finish, Uncle Wang came in with a gift box in white color: "Young Miss, this came for you."

    Ye Xian(Xiao Hua in disguise) accepted the gift in Yue Wan''s stead and weighted it by hand. ''So Light! Not a bomb.''

    It was an anonymous time, a gift came out of nowhere for Yue Wan with no address, it was very suspicious.

    Yue Yeager ordered: "Xiang."

    Yue Xiang took the box from Ye Xiang''s grasp and opened it not before giving a node at Ye Xian.

    Lin Xu who was standing near Yue Xiang, looked into the opened box and exclaimed while covering his nose: "F*ck! What the hell!"

    Just as Yue Xiang had opened the mysterious gift, the strong, pungent smell of blood assaulted his nostrils.

    Yang Zhen, who was standing behind Lin Xu also looked into the unmarked box and asked: "Is that a blood?!?"

    Hearing their comments, Yue Wan anxiously grabbed her ''gift'' from her brother''s hands, but due to collision, the content fell on the white marble floor.

    A cold wind was sweeping through her body and she was on the brink of collapsing. "What!?!"

    Ye Xiang and Yue Xiang looked at each other in terror.

    Yue Yeager was bewildered when he saw the bloody thing.

 Chapter 184 - I Guarantee Ill Make You Regret It

    Ye Xian and Yue Xiang grasped her shoulder on either side and said synchronizing: "It''s just a prank, calm down, Little Wan."

    However, fear took over her body just as Lin Xu''s blabbering mouth revealed: "Is that a black fur?"

    Those words send a jolt into the four people in the room.

    Yue Xiang quickly looked here and there and found that the little brat was nowhere to be seen. Looking at his sister''s fragile facial expression, he asked Ye Xian: "Is he in your house?"

    Ye Xiang shook his head: ''No.''

    Yue Wan looked at the black and bloodied thing and her lifeless eyes started to shimmer with unshed tears. As her brain connected with what here eyes were seeing, her legs lost their strength and she could no longer feel them.

    She couldn''t move.

    It hurt too much to move.

    Before she could lose consciousness, Ye Xian softly caught her in his arms and held her in his embrace. Trying to reassure her, he repeated the same two sentences over and over again in a deep voice: "It''s not him. Our son is alright."

    Yue Yeager''s heart squeezed in pain as the image of a sleeping Little Bao flashed in his eyes. Clenching his fist tightly, he yelled. "Uncle Wang."

    Uncle Wang knew what his Master''s request was, so quickly called the Yue Military guards to get to the bottom of this.

    Yue Xiang took this opportunity to move closer to the carcass and crouched down on the floor in order to analyse the content. After a minute, his eyes widen in surprise, his cold voice exposed: "This is not a fur, it''s human hair, soaked in blood."

    Right at that moment, a group of military men arrived inside the Yue Villa and behind them, a little shadow ran in his four legs with a worried face.

    Recognizing the small shadow, Ye Xian quickly tugged Yue Wan''s shoulder with his hand: "Wan! Look your baby is here."

    Though he hated to address that little brat as ''baby.'' Right now, his top priority was Yue Wan.

    In a flash, like a mini-tornado, Little Bao jumped onto Yue Wan''s body.

    As for Yue Wan, she was still in a state of shock, so Ye Xian had to use his hands so that the little guy could be secured to Yue Wan''s chest.

    To the others, Yue Wan, Ye Xian, and Little Bao looked like a cute family of three in perfect harmony.

    Little Bao didn''t know the catastrophe he caused by his little disappearing act. When he returned to the room and found out that his mommy had abandoned him in the wolf''s den, he was so angry.

    However, when he saw the Military men walking inside his home, he was panicked fearing his mommy was in trouble. Also, by reading the atmosphere inside the room and the stinky stuff on the floor, he had a basic grasp of what happened.

    Looking at his mommy''s pale face, he felt his heart was being twisted by a knife, to soothe her expression, he licked her cheek and meowed slowly.

    Feeling a tickling sensation, Yue Wan woke up from her nightmare and stared, eyes wide open, at the guy in her embrace, worried that he was just a figment of her imagination.

    "Baby! Bao Bao!" In a weak voice, she called him repeatedly in order to reassure herself that he was really with her.

    Little Bao meowed with an expression: ''I''m here, mommy! Sorry for scaring you.''

    Yue Yeager, Uncle Wang, Lin Xu, and Yang Zhen breathed a sigh of relief as the little guy returned home safe and sound. What they feared most was seeing Young Miss emotional breakdown!

    Yue Wan kissed the Little Bao''s face everywhere and hugged him tightly.

    Yue Xiang had an urge to smack that brat''s butt until it turned red. With a dark clouded face, he roared: "Look how irresponsible could he be? It''s all because everyone has spoiled him nonstop that we are in this mess in the first place!"

    As usual, Yue Yeager came to the defense of his grandson: "Stop scaring him off. When you were his age, you too had no sense of direction and was prone to get lost in the middle of nowhere."

    "No, daddy, big brother is right," Yue Wan picked Little Bao by his stomach and brought his face up to meet hers, "If you dare to wander again like this Mister, I guarantee I''ll make you regret it!" She scolded him sternly.

    These words made Little Bao stop whatever he was doing, and gazed at his mommy in a pathetic state with his ear down and tears at the rim of his eyes.

    Ye Xian thought that this would be the best opportunity to teach the brat a lesson so he suggested: "For scaring us, you will be grounded for a week."

    Little Bao''s face was full of protest upon hearing his punishment. He gritted his teeth and made a hissing noise at Ye Xian: ''Mewooo...''

    Yue Wan took a deep look at her son and said with composure: "Stop your whining, Bao. Like he said you are grounded for a week and no snacks for this month."

    Thunder stuck at Little Bao''s face: ''No snacks!!... No snacks!!..... for a month!!''

    His little foodie world crumbled into pieces.

    Staring at this, Yue Yeager perceived a sense of deja vu.

    Yue Xiang and Lin Xu knew the relationship between these two so they didn''t find any odd about it, but as for Yue Yeager, the situation was like a wife was agreeing with her husband''s words while reprimanding their spoiled son.

    ''Is there something between those two? Why is no one surprised by it?''

    This was not what he had expected.

    Yue Yeager''s handsome facial features instantly darkened. ''She was with him this whole day! Looks like Xiang knew it too!''

    One hour later.

    Uncle Wang took Little Bao to his room after he was severely scolded by everyone. The little guy''s heart was damaged beyond repair after the one-month snack ban.

    In the living room, Yue Yeager sat on the couch with his daughter by his side and, other than Yue Xiang and Ye Xiang, everyone else had left the room.

    Standing before Master Yue, the two men made eye contact. The tension was so thick and tense it was as though one could cut through it with an ax.

    Yue Wan and Yue Xiang could clearly see their father''s rage influenced to takeover Ye Xian.

    That little family episode happened before had caught them red-handed.

    Massaging his temples, Yue Xiang suggested: "Dad, It''s getting late, let''s talk tom....."

 Chapter 185 - Call That Rat Brother In Law

    Yue Wan and Yue Xiang could clearly see their father''s rage ready to be unleashed on Ye Xian.

    That little family episode that had happened before had caught them red-handed.

    Massaging his temples, Yue Xiang suggested: "Dad, It''s getting late, let''s talk tomor..."

    Yue Xiang stop in midway feeling his father''s and ferocious gaze.

    "Don''t mind me," he muttered in an undertone.

    He knew very well his father''s character, he would dote on someone until they reached the heavens if he wanted to, but similarly, if he wanted to torture someone, he could also make sure to make them feel like they had fallen into the depths of an everlasting hell.

    Yue Yeager''s face turned black. He ground his teeth and was ready to chew out Ye Xian.

    But someone interrupted.

    "General Yue," a man in his military uniform showed up and made the salute.

    Yue Xiang nodded, recognizing the salute and asked: "What is it?"

    "That blood was not real, but rather a counterfeit one that is mainly used in motion pictures. As for the hair strands, it belongs to some doll we think. At the bottom of the box, we found additional evidence."

    The military man brought out a camera with a picture in it. "It was written in Germany as Hello Grace!"

    Yue Yeager''s stomach tightened. He didn''t know why, but he had an ominous feeling that something was going to happen.

    Yue Xiang pupils quickly contracted, he slowly stretched out his hand to take the camera.

    Looking at the name Grace, his heart was drumming loudly and the veins on his forehead were twitching. His handsome facial features had instantly tensed up, revealing a distressed look.

    Ye Xian''s tall figure instantly stiffened and his long eyelashes wide opened as it stared at Yue Wan: ''Again Grace!''

    "What about the sender? Any luck with that!" Yue Xiang''s profound voice expressed.

    "It was originated from Local Courier Services. They don''t have any CCTV cameras, but the person who registered it said that a lady put this order. She had her face covered so he was not able to describe her features."

    Yue Xiang waved his hand to let the man withdraw from the room.

    Yue Yeager stood up straight and walked towards Yue Xiang, he lowered his head and saw the camera: "Is it them?"

    Yue Wan followed her father''s back but before she could see that image, her brother switched it off and inserted it into his pocket: "Wan, return to your room."

    Yue Wan''s lower lip curved down into pout, she felt a little dejected on being kicked out.

    She frowned and began racking her brains for a solution to stay here. But a pair of slender and jade-like hands pushed her all the way to the stairs: "Little Wan! Do you want to be grounded like the fatty?"

    Yue Wan stared back at Yue Xiang, who pressed his thin lips together with a sullen expression.

    Knowing that he was infuriated, she let out a weird smile, "I will be in my room." Saying that she ran off.

    ----With the trio of men----

    Right after, Yue Wan''s figure disappeared from the stairs, Yue Xiang dropped his eyelids and said: "What plans do you have?"

    Yue Yeager shook his head and grumbled: "I don''t want to do it, but we have no other choice."

    A cold voice sounded beside him, "We''re betting on her future this time! You need to ask her preference too."

    "She is my daughter and she has already given permission for me to choose who she will marry. There is no need to ask anymore, she will graduate in a month, so it will be the perfect time to settle down."

    Ye Xian was rooted to the spot. Opening his clear eyes widely, he looked at Yue Xiang in complete disbelief: ''You had known it all along.''

    While HE hadn''t had the slightest idea that Master Yue was planning to get Yue Wan married. As a matter of fact, Yue Wan had already given her acceptance.

    Yue Yeager tapped his son''s shoulder: "There is less time to find a suitable candidate for my daughter. I''ll be in my office."

    Then he looked at the wooden faced Ye Xian and gave a nod before returning to his office with a challenging smirk.

    ----With duo---

    Now there were only two people left behind.

    Looking at his pals'' stiff face, Yue Xiang chuckled: "You are not angry? You double face jerk!"

    Ye Xian could not help but snort as he felt awkward inside. "Your father just now had set his sights on me and he was intentionally trying to provoke me so that he won''t let me be with his daughter.".

    Yue Xiang frowned and sighed softly. "We are in a difficult situation now. There is news that the Qin family was eager to propose Little Wan and looking at my father''s enthusiasm to kick you out of the picture, he might accept the proposal."

    "You think highly of the Qin boy, don''t you?" Ye Xian already skinned that man a million times in his mind.

    "He is a person with unlimited possibilities to enter my dad''s candidate list," Yue Xiang raised his brow and smirked.

    Ye Xian sneered and said disapprovingly, "Someone like him would never be able to keep her happy. He is not normal, but I can''t say exactly what is abnormal in him. I have an intuition that this dumba** will not be a match for my wild cub. Considering her pride, mood change and cheekiness no one could handle her other than me, so you have to help me."

    "That''s weird, did I hear wrongly? You asked for my help. After threatening me the whole day."

    Ye Xian smiled bitterly. He said with some self-mockery, "In fact... I''m doing this for your own good. Would you prefer to call that rat Brother in law?"

    Upon hearing his sarcastic remark, Yue Xiang finally realized that his pals every little action was full of schemes and tricks. Although he never wanted to call him Bro--Yuck law. But at the same time, he didn''t want his sister to marry someone she didn''t love.

    They both kept silent for a while.

    Yue Xiang gave it some thought and raised a brow, exuding a matured man''s charms, he sighed softly. "Don''t be discouraged. Let me talk to dad and see how it goes."

    Upon hearing his comment, Ye Xian grinned widely and said: "I knew you loved me, You Single Dog."

    Yue Xiang had and urge smack his goofy smile off his face. Gritting his teeth, he said: "But, she needs a voice too. If not, then by the time you return, she will be already married. Who knows, she might be pregnant then."

    Ye Xian looked upstairs in the direction of Yue Wan''s room. He breathed deeply, and said in a low voice: "Promise me that you will keep your dad out her room tonight."

    Yue Xiang twitched his mouth and subconsciously said: "God, you are such a pain in the ass!"

 Chapter 186 - Youre Nothing But A Big Bully

    ----Inside the room----

    Yue Wan collapsed onto the bed like a doll. Recalling the scene of her brother kicking her out when she was so close to seeing that image, she felt annoyed: ''Why do I feel like the person who sent the gifts and the person who killed Lu Jia were the same!?''

    Suddenly a knocking sound was heard echoing in her room.

    Yue Wan jerked up and looked around, panicked.

    Behind the window, a black silhouette waved its hand. Without even seeing their face, she already knew who it was.

    "Wan!"

    Hearing this familiar voice, Yue Wan mentally relaxed. Although she was still suspicious, she wasn''t panicking like before.

    While opening the window, she scolded him. "Stop doing this! You can''t just barge into my room without permission. My Daddy will kill you for doing this!"

    Xiao Hua raised his brows and looked at her, fully covered in a PJ shirt and pants. "Where is the night lace? DAMN it! Xiang! You took a step ahead of me."

    Chibi wolf crying inside: "No sexy wifey tonight! Hu! Hu! Hu! I want lacey nightdress!"

    "Huh?" the dumbfounded Yue Wan gasped in puzzlement. ''Is he sick in the head?''

    "What are you waiting for? Change it to that one," he chided with a frown on his forehead.

    "You!...." With a snap look on her face, she hurriedly closed the window, pushing him out.

    In physical strength, Xiao Hua was much stronger than her, so he easily pushed the window back open and began walking towards the bed while holding her hand, completely disregarding her anger and scolding.

    "Is this something that you can''t say in a normal way?"

    While she was saying this, she tried broke away from his arms.

    In a swing, Xiao Hua brought them to the bed. He wouldn''t tolerate her rejecting him tonight. He shackled her movement by pulling her forward until she was placed on his lap with her legs wedged between his and leaning by side on his chest.

    "Yue Wan, do you like the real me now?"

    Upon hearing that, Yue Wan''s heart was in chaos.

    Xiao Hua''s lips were lifted up into a smile. He embraced her waist with both of his hands tightly and brought her closer to him.

    Currently, his chin was pressed against her neck. They were so close that their breaths were intertwined together. She only felt that her nose was itchy and felt slightly uncomfortable.

    Yue Wan pursed her pink lips. After thinking for a while, she slowly said, "... I do."

    Like a big wolf that was trying to deceive a little girl, Xiao Hua slowly and hoarsely whispered in a warm and gentle tone, "Then do you like being with me?"

    Yue Wan''s tips of ears turned red. She turned her head away to avoid his hot breath and didn''t say anything.

    Looking at her stubbornness, Xiao Hua pinched her small, delicate, fair lips. "Or, would you like to use me to warm your bed, my queen?"

    Incredulous by his words and actions, she turned her head in order to scold him.

    "Can''t you be any more shameless! Hua! Let me go first." She continued wiggling around on him.

    Xiao Hua seemed like he was having a tough time. He bit and sucked the girl''s neck and said in his hoarse voice: "Be Good! Or else I won''t stop even if you cry."

    Yue Wan blinked her eyes, unsure about what he was saying. Suddenly something hard and warm poked her inner thigh.

    Her face was red and the redness even reached her ears.

    From the time he confessed to her, he had started acting unscrupulous and now, she was thrilled that she could stimulate the little demon so easily!

    Wrapped in his arms, she was like a little girl that didn''t have any way to escape and could only converse in this awkward position. She shifted her head so that she was looking at his face. "Why did you come here?"

    Her voice meowed like a scared kitty.

    An ominous look appeared in his eyes, but it was soon hidden away. He held and kneaded her small hand. "Wan, can you wait for me?"

    Yue Wan didn''t understand his meaning, "En?"

    Xiao Hua didn''t say anything, but the arm around her waist tightened. He breathed in her natural scent as he continued: "I have to go to the States for a while. During this period, I fear that we won''t be able to contact each other."

    Her hand unconsciously clasped his black coat and gazed at him with wide eyes. "You will be coming back, right?"

    She feared that he would disappear just like he did that day in her past. In the past, he took her before disappearing, and now her heart.

    He lowered his head to look at her. His eyes were solely focused on her:

    "How could I not! Especially thanks to someone''s consent, my father in law is now busy in listing out the candidate for your marriage. What''s more, he despises me deeply for unknown reasons."

    Yue Wan knew he was mad at her giving her consent to a marriage of her father''s choosing, but it was not her fault.

    "Your grandfather hates me too and taking my past actions into consideration, I''m certain that he will find someone better than me to marry you."

    Like that woman from the Su family. Yue Wan cursed it under breath.

    Xiao Hua grabbed her hand and held it tightly, his eyes were increasingly brighter and sharper. It was as if he was prepared to pounce on and completely devour her.

    "To me, only you are the best, Wan. Other people''s opinions will not change my feelings towards you. You''re the only one who can influence my judgments and decisions."

    The atmosphere was turning warm, but suddenly...

    Xiao Hua flickered her temples out of blue, "Look how sincere I am, but you beasty woman, after eating my tofu you dare to marry another man!"

    Yue Wan puffed her cheek, her eyes teared up in pain: "So what if I am? You''re nothing but a big bully! I will find a better man to marry! Huff!"

    Xiao Hua''s mind snapped his last bit of sanity, hiding his expression behind fringes: "You instigated this woman."

    "Wa!Hua...Mhmm"

    A wet mouth out of nowhere secured her lips. His hand held her jaw and squeezed her puffed cheeks hard with his fingers, attempting to make her mouth open.

    In the heated moment, she sat comfortably on his lap with a leg on either side.

    Her eyes fluttered closed and her mouth opened a bit wider, giving him more access. Her arms slid up and wrapped around his neck.

    Feeling her heart reciprocating his kiss, he embraced her more tightly, pulling her hard against his chest, as he continued kissing her passionately.

    When she felt his hardness, she pulled from the kiss, gasping. Her eyes looked at him in alarm.

    Xiao Hua looked at her with dark eyes filled with desire. He used the hands on her hips to hold her steady above his little brother.

    "You made him hungry."

 Chapter 187 - Orders To Be Followed

    Yue Wan waited until her racing heart calmed down a bit before replying.

    "Hungry what!? I don''t understand..."

    Suddenly, the ceiling spun as Xiao Hua hoisted her up into his arms and laid her back down on the bed. She watched him in a daze as he climbed on top of her and belatedly realized what was happening.

    He couldn''t restrain the emotions in his voice as he asked: "Do not pretend to not understand."

    His moist lips kissed behind her ear then down her neck, his lips brushed against her skin. She felt strange.

    She blinked slowly as her sense of self became hazy when he started to gently rub her breasts through the silk fabric of her pyjama top.

    "Mmmmm..." a moan escaped from deep within her throat.

    One hand stroked her hip, while the other one reached up and squeezed her breast. His leg had snuck in between hers and was rubbing against her body.

    Her cheeks were rosy as she bit her lips hard to avoid making that strange sound again. She began to tremble in his arms.

    He lifted his head, leaned over, and hoarsely said into her ear: "Will you even dare to dream about another man, hereafter?"

    Her big and golden eyes were shimmering like water underneath the sunlight. She chocked her head repeatedly and weakly cried: "No! No!"

    He chuckled in satisfaction and started to move away from the bed.

    A long while passed before Yue Wan was able to relax, but at the same time, she felt a little frustrated and empty, which she couldn''t explain.

    She felt like she had turned into an obscene woman, which was making her flustered.

    Standing near the window, he ran his hand through his hair. An image of him pushing her down, tearing her pyjamas, and thrust himself deeply into her tight body, again and again, appeared in his mind. His breath hitched...

    "You really keep a person hanging."

    Yue Wan snapped while burying her head inside the quilt: "Shut up, you pervert."

    "While I am away, you have to follow my orders."

    With his hand in his pocket, he emitted a dangerous aura.

    Yue Wan peeked her head, expressionless. "What?!"

    "Don''t follow any strangers."

    "Be home by 6 PM. No staying outside late at night."

    "No attracting the opposite sex."

    "No hugging, cuddling or touching any little brat, especially those twins."

    "You are forbidden to touch any alcohol or go to the pub."

    Yue Wan sat up, the quilt falling into a puddle at her thighs. She looked over at Xiao Hua suspiciously.

    What does he mean by that?

    Xiao Hua stared at her with a forbidding gaze: "I''m concerned about your health. You are too small in so many ways. Eat more Green Papaya with Pork Rib Soup this month and hopefully they will fill my hands next time I see you."

    What?!? Small?!?

    Yue Wan followed his gaze.

    ''Blink! Blink!''

    Unable to hold herself back anymore, she felt a rage overtake her.

    "You dumb a**!" Yue Wan shouted, covering her chest and throwing a pillow at his face.

    With a smirk, he dodged it and jumped out of the window, but not before saying: "Good Night, love. Dream of me every night."

    She curled herself into a ball. Her small, soft, rosy face was buried in the pillow as she comfortably slept. But hidden within her pillow, her lips were smiling unconsciously.

    ----Two days later----

    "Ding dong! Ding dong!"

    The sound of the doorbell rang echoed throughout the house.

    Uncle Wang had already received the news about Yue Xue''s arrival, so he escorted her inside.

    Yue Xue''s lemon long hair was straight like a waterfall and she wore a white dress. She brought an unexpected person along with her as she entered the Yue Villa.

    ''Every time I see this Young lady, I feel like something is wrong,'' he thought before leaving the two Young Misses in the living room.

    "You are here!" Yue Wan smiled gently before walking over to sit on the opposite couch.

    Yue Xue nodded towards Yue Wan and said softly, "Younger Sister Wan."

    Yue Wan nodded her head blandly at Yue Xue but carefully sized the person next to her up and down.

    "I did not expect you to bring Miss. Jing here, cousin. That''s a pleasant surprise."

    The corners of Yue Xue''s lips curled upwards like she was waiting for it: "A few days ago, the Young Miss Jing helped me out and we quickly became best friends. As such, I knew I just had to introduce you to her. However, I didn''t expect you both to already know each other."

    Yue Wan furrowed her brows a little, but masked it by slipping a tea: "Cousin is joking. I am busy with exams, where would I get the time to chit chat with others?"

    Jing Zhe, Xiao Ran''s cousin, chuckled gracefully: "Haha, Miss Yue, you''re so funny. We did meet each other more than once. Maybe your memory is just poor."

    Yue Wan sneered: "Forgive my memory, it tends to forget useless things these days."

    Jing Zhe''s smile faded and her expression turned cold. She didn''t expect it to be humiliated like this again.

    She felt like getting up from her seat and giving Yue Wan a tight slap across her face, but a familiar figure caught her attention from the corner of her eye.

    Yue Xiang calmly walked inside the living room followed by his assistant Yang Zhen with some files in his arms.

    Changing her tactics, Jing Zhe plastered an overly bright smile on her face: "Miss Yue, I read about your achievement on the WAX discussion forums. In the name of Grandpa Xiao, I came here to congratulate you on winning the WAX award."

    Following that, Jing Zhe placed a delicate little box on the coffee table in front of Yue Wan.

    It was a pair of jade bracelets, crystal clear and multi-colored glass jade. The current market price for this pair was about eight million dollars and its appreciation would be quite considerable in the future.

    Jing Zhe was playing the Xiao name card so that Yue Wan would be forced to give her face, and at the same, she could use this opportunity to shine before her man with her generosity.

    "Thank you, Miss Jing. It''s beautiful," Yue Wan closed the box and acted like she didn''t understand her intentions.

    "As long as you like it." After Jing Zhe was done with her, she turned to Yue Xiang with a much warmer and gentler gaze.

    However, Yue Xiang completely disregarded the duo''s presence, he just gave his sister a nod before leaving the villa.

    Jing Zhe''s jaw dropped and she looked like a clown in Yue Wan''s eyes.

    Yue Wan managed to stop her laughter with a great effort and said...

 Chapter 188 - Its Not Like Im Cheating!

    Jing Zhe''s jaw dropped and she looked like a clown in Yue Wan''s eyes.

    Yue Wan managed to stop her laughter with a great effort and said: "Miss Jing, my dad always says that one should wish for what they can have and what they are worthy of."

    Yue Wan gave a sarcastic laugh as she looked at Jing Zhe.

    Jing Zhe''s expression dimmed and her eyes simmered with anger. ''Do you mean that I am not worthy of your brother?!? You b**ch!''

    However, during the whole conversation, Yue Xue didn''t speak a word, but her eyes squinted over at Yue Xiang''s back.

    After a pause, the gaze turned sharp: ''That''s weird! Why is there a new assistant?''

    Just as she turned her gaze away, her eyes locked onto Yue Wan''s. Her heart suddenly constricted, as if her neck was caught by a pair of invisible hands and clenched tightly with its five fingers.

    In her previous lifetime, Yue Xue had always given her a gentle and gracious feeling, the impression of a superior nobility. That''s why she didn''t suspect her handwork in the Xiao family after marriage.

    No matter what, the Jing family was related to the Xiao family''s powers. If the Xiao family no longer cared about her, things would be much easier to handle.

    As for Yue Xue, until she got the results from the Shen Laboratory, she would have to hold back.

    Yue Xue suddenly stood up and moved towards Yue Wan. Swifty, she took Yue Wan''s hand in her grasp: "Wan, we haven''t hung out for quite a while. You were always busy, either with your studies or with something else. You have to go out with us to celebrate this award!"

    A thought arose in her mind and Yue Xu exclaimed: "Ah! I know a nice place. I''ve gone there with one of my classmates for her birthday. It''s called The BrutalHive. Why don''t we go there this weekend all together?"

    Yue Wan''s final exams were starting next week and she didn''t want to take any risks: "But.."

    Jing Zhe quickly interjected, "Xue Xue is right. I''ve heard about it as well, they serve great cocktails there. I would like to toss a cup back as a celebration for breaking the record for the highest score. So, please join us, we won''t take much of your study time, it will be just an hour."

    Yue Wan sighed inside. ''No wonder it was so peaceful these days. Someone was busy planning all day.''

    People often say that birds of a feather flock together, how true indeed!

    Looks like it''s time to teach Jing family a lesson.

    ----------After some time------

    Coming out of the Villa, the duo both got into the car quickly.

    As soon the door was closed.

    "Will she come?" Jing Zhe asked with her brows raised.

    Yue Xue pupils constricted.

    "Yue Wan is not the same old girl. Even if you scheme against her perfectly, she would not fall for it easily. She is not stupid so I guess that she will come well prepared and would only make things go her way."

    Jing Zhe staggered and squished Yue Xue''s hand tightly, her round, staring eyes almost fuming. "I''ve already prepared everything this far, and now you are talking like you not a part of it. B*tch, I- "

    Yue Xue caught her wrist, twisted it with a crackling sound it caused Jing Zhe to cry out in fear.

    "Ah! It hurts!" Jing Zhe screamed as she felt as if her wrist was broken.

    "I hate it when other''s threaten me."

    The icy cold words seeped out of the darkness of the car, like a demon emerging from hell, triggered goosebumps to form over Jing Zhe''s skin.

    Yue Xue released Jing Zhe''s hand and inquired: "Miss Jing, how close are you to the Su family young Miss?"

    "Very," Jing Zhe shivered subconsciously while replying.

    The smile on Yue Xue lips deepened bit by bit and her eyes turned as dark as the dense forest.

    ----Back at Yue Villa----

    After that night, Ye Xian disappeared from City A, but, before leaving, he gave some of his trusted members into Yue Wan''s care.

    Dong Yi-> the Leader of the Knight Guard would become her chauffeur.

    Tao, A.K.A Big Guy-> was a cyber network hacker.

    Yuya A.K.A Prince ->was a highly skilled assassin.

    Even Housekeeper Huang was staying at the Yue Villa to act as the chief cook.

    From that morning, her daddy started to pick up a new candidate for her marriage.

    Using the exam as an excuse, Yue Wan was able to escape from some of the matchmakings, but she would not be able to use that excuse forever.

    However, the warning that she got from Xiao Hua still rang in her heart and made her flustered. ''Curse that pervert!''

    Little Bao, who was lying near her bed, was obediently looking through a picture book. He didn''t want to disturb his mommy so he controlled his urge to play with her.

    Yue Wan, with her head, hung on the bed, was busy preparing for her exams with full concentration.

    Currently, she was studying biological science and memorizing the various types of drugs, effects, and used for treatment, when her phone rang.

    She put down her book and picked up her phone. To her surprise, Mrs. Shen was the one calling her.

    Mrs. Shen did not bother with the fake formalities and went straight to the point as soon the call was connected.

    "Little Wan, Are you free tomorrow? I wanted to take you somewhere."

    "Tomorrow!?!" Yue Wan exclaimed in shock.

    Mrs. Shen replied with a giggle, "Yes, yes. We have not gone shopping together for a long time."

    In her mind she was shouting with joy, ''The twins went on a school excursion so I can spend time with Little Wan!! Yipee!!''

    Mr. Shen, who was eavesdropping, shook his head at his wife''s logic. If his memory served him correctly, she and Yue Wan had gone shopping recently and the excursion emptied half of his pocket.

    Yue Wan had studied for two days continuously, so having a little break would be fine. They both agreed to meet at the Empire Pearl Complex the next day.

    After the call had ended, one of the rules that Xiao Hua had made popped in Yue Wan''s head: ''No touching and hugging; Especially the twins.''

    It''s not like I am cheating!!

    ----In Yue Crop----

    Mei Ling was having a difficult time at the company.

    She thought that she would be placed under Master Yue, but after getting into her position, she knew that her plan had backfired.

    Instead of being with Master Yue, she now had to work under Yue Xiang''s assistant.

    ----In the cafeteria-----

    "I''m new here. May I ask, what is the Young Master like inside the company?" Mei Ling asked them with a sweet smile.

    "I actually thought that you were different from others, Miss Mei. Turns out you are. ....

 Chapter 189 - DAMN it! That Was So Close

    ----In the cafeteria-----

    "I''m new here. May I ask, what is the Young Master like inside the company?" Mei Ling asked them with a sweet smile.

    "I actually thought that you were different from others, Miss Mei. Turns out you are after Young Master too," scoffed a female worker.

    Mingwan tugged her co-worker''s elbow: "Stop picking on new members. Miss Mei came from the States and doesn''t know anything."

    The other female worker then said, "So what? We all are women. What''s there to hide. Everyone here admires the Young Master. Who doesn''t want to be his woman?"

    Mingwan silently whispered at Mei Ling: "I heard that the Young Master rarely comes to the office and is always seen with Young Master Lin."

    Another person said: "There was even a rumor that they are a thing, you know!!"

    However, Mei Ling pressed hard on her chopsticks, and continued to pretend as if she was asking innocently: "Is Mr. Lin and Young Master''s relationship that close?"

    The worker who first mocked Mei Ling whispered: "Yes! Also with that assistant who worked in your position before, Mr. Ye Xian."

    Another worker: "They don''t look like a boss and employee, more like partners."

    "Bed partners maybeˇ­ hehe!"

    Mingwan kicked her foot against the worker and gave her a hard stare as she stood up.

    "I am going to get some dessert."

    Mei Ling picked up her empty plate.

    "I''ll go to my station, I need to catch up on a lot of work," she said as she left the cafeteria.

    After arriving at her floor, she stepped out of the elevator. The moment Mei Ling stepped onto the floor, Assistant Yang Zhen entered Yue Xiang''s room.

    Mei Ling saw it was a perfect time and raised her eyes to look toward the closed door.

    One of the advantages of being in Yue Xiang''s workstation was the lack of CCTV cameras all over the floor, recording everything.

    The next moment.

    Standing in front of the door, she peeked through the peephole to see that there the man sitting in the rolling chair and was talking in his phone

    Today, Yue Xiang did not wear a suit. Instead, he wore a simple black shirt and pants. His figure was extremely eye-catching. He sat there quietly, his taciturn and reserved demeanor made him look distant.

    Yang Zhen: "Young Master, this is the scope of our Empire''s recent cooperation with various large educational institutions. Among whichˇ­"

    Mein Ling muttered unconsciously: "Empire!!"

    Suddenly, that cold eyes gazed right at her, in a panic, she slid down and squatted on the floor with sweat breaking out on her face.

    ''DAMN it! That was so close.''

    ...

    ...

    Late night at the Yue Crop.

    Just as everyone was leaving, Yue Xiang came out of the Yue Crop and was getting ready to enter his car.

    Yang Zhen, following behind him with some files in his arms, said: "Young Master, here is that file you asked for."

    Accepting the file from Yang Zhen, Yue Xiang stood before his car''s door: "Has the Li Crop caused any trouble recently?"

    Yang Zhen shook his head and pushed his glasses up higher on his nose. "Nothing out of the ordinary. The only thing to note is that Miss Li Biyu invited two men to dine together yesterday with Elder Li at a private restaurant."

    Yue Xiang''s brow frowned as his index finger unintentionally tapped out a rhythm on the car door. "Who are they?"

    Yue Zhen shook his head and took out a small black book, seemingly from nowhere. With his head down, he quickly flipped through the pages, looking for the information. As quickly as he brought out the book, he snapped it shut and hid it again. "I have no information on any of them other than the fact that their accent is not from our city. In addition, one man walked with crutches and both seemed very familiar to Ms. Li. It is clear that this was not their first meeting. Should I have our men investigate them?"

    "It''ll be fine. No matter what they do, it''s meani-" Before Yue Xiang could finish his words, a figure stumbled over him, almost falling into his arms.

    In shock, the file slipped from his hands as the air around them quickly turned cold.

    Seeing what had just occurred in front of him, Yang Zhen''s face lost all colour. Shaking his head at the stupidity of some people, he thought in his heart that it was over. His disbelief was soon replaced with bewilderment when he saw the face of the person that had intentionally "fallen" into Yue Xiang''s arms. "Miss. Mei! What are you doing?"

    Frozen to the spot in rage and hatred, Yue Xiang flung her off. Shuddering as if rotten garbage had been dumped on him, he quickly removed his jacket. Knowing what was about to happen, Yang Zhen pulled out a wet wipe from the mysterious pocket, unfolded it and handed it to his boss. Wiping each finger individually, Yue Xiang acted as if he was touched by a virus. The cold air started to burn with as ice could almost be seen spreading out from his feet. Handing the wipe back to Yang Zhen, only to have it disappear, Yue Xiang stared down at the woman trying to stand up from the garage floor.

    However, Mei Ling''s attitude did not show an ounce of embarrassment at all as she gathered herself and stood up on heels that were really too high. She quickly arranged herself back together, smoothed down the skirt and jacket she was wearing and picked up the file from the ground with a sneer.

    Making sure not to touch her, Yang Zhen quickly rushed over and took the file back. "Let me have this, if you don''t mind," he said politely, but with frost in his voice as well. If she held on to it much longer, Yue Xiang would force him to burn the file and he would have to start over again. Yue Xiang really did not like it when others touched what was hisˇ­ especially the young miss, Mei Ling.

    Looking distant, she bowed her head to Yue Xiang and schooled her features: "Forgive me, Young Master, it was simply an accident."

    Without replying, Yue Xiang turned to enter his car, but not before looking at Yang Zhen with a cloudy face. "Replace the file before you give it back."

    Yang Zhen sighed with annoyance, upset that Mei Ling had just made more work for him. "Miss Mei, do you need something?"

    "Assistant Yang, here is the report you asked me to complete," Mei Ling said in a professional tone.

    "You could have easily placed it on my desk. Why did you bother to come in person? I will review it tomorrow," Yang Zhen shook his head, not giving her an ounce of the face. He had seen many tricks over the years of women trying to get closer to his boss, but he had never seen a woman who didn''t blush or stammer before his boss.

    ''She is really professional!''

 Chapter 190 - Little Liar, You Miss Me too

    Yang Zhen shook his head, not giving her an ounce of the face. He had seen many tricks over the years of women trying to get closer to his boss, but he had never seen a woman who didn''t blush or stammer before his boss.

    ''She is really professional!''

    "Next time I will remember that, I just thought it was better to hand it to you personally," Mei Ling smirked inside as her objective was done. Inside her palm, she was grasping something tightly.

    She turned around, but not before peeking at Assistant Yang with a sneer. He was currently holding a file named ''Empire project''.

    Yue Xiang rolled down the window and snapped his fingers. "Keep an eye."

    Yang Zhen nodded his head in understanding.

    ----The Next Day-----

    Yue Wan agreed to meet Madam Shen at WAX Pearl Complex and asked Dong Yi to drive her there.

    When Yue Wan reached the front of the complex, Mrs. Shen was already there, waiting for her.

    Madam Shen had a sweet smile on her face. "Little Wan, you''re here!"

    Yue Wan matched her smile and replied with apologetic face, "Aunt Shen, sorry to make you wait!"

    Madam Shen looked at her with such kindness and a broad smile, playing the perfect role of a calm and loving mother. "I''ve only just arrived as well, and I just realized that I never brought you anything special after you took care of those naughty brats of mine."

    "It''s okay Aunt Shen. Are the Twins not here?" Yue Wan asked, looking around. She was debating on how to make the twin keep distance from, but seeing them not around made her feel sad.

    Madam Shen''s lips rose with a smug smile as she patted Yue Wan''s hand. "They went to attend the Teenage International Quiz Competition in France. That''s why I planned this surprise outing."

    Inside she sneered to herself: ''Now I can have Little WanWan all to myself. No brats of mine will disturb us today!''

    Madam Shen nudged her with a sneaky smile, "I hear from my honey that Master Yue has been really busy finding you a fianc¨¦. Is it true?"

    Yue Wan looked at Madam Shen flustered and stuttered in embarrassment by waving her hand: "No...No! Aunt Shen! that..."

    ''Baka Daddy! Are you planning to let the whole world know!?''

    Quickly Yue Wan changed the subject and asked: "By the way, I heard that Xiao''s new shop Zircon is quite popular. Let''s go check it out."

    "But before that," Madam Shen grabbed Yue Wan close and took an intimate selfie of the two of them, their faces touching each other.

    Grinning like a Cheshire cat, Madam Shen held her phone and her body trembling in happiness. ''Those dumb dogs will be crying on the floor after seeing my Instagram post!''

    ''Huh!'' Yue Wan tilted her head with a dumbfounded expression.  Why do I feel that I will suffer later?!

    ....

    After some time.

    Yue Wan glanced over at the diamonds on the shelves. She looked through so many different ones to the point where her vision had turned hazy, but still, she had not picked one.

    "I''m lost!" Yue Wan sighed.

    "Haha! Zircon is the world''s leading brand for jewelry created by the Xiao Corporation. The diamonds here are all imported and oh so beautiful. It''s only natural for you to be at a loss of which one to choose. Why don''t I help you pick one?" Madam Shen suggested.

    Hearing her words, Yue Wan''s face beamed with happiness. "Aunt Shen! You''re the best."

    However, she regretted saying as Aunt Shen made her wear every piece of diamond jewelry that the store hand and took hundreds of photos.

    Soon, Madam Shen was also troubled trying to select the perfect piece. With Yue Wan''s peerless skin, everything fits her perfectly.

    The shop assistant suddenly had a suggestion after looking at their confusion.

    "Madam, may I know what you''re looking for? Is it for yourself or for someone else? I can give you some opinions as a reference.?"

    Yue Wan said touching her ear: "Earrings for me, please."

    "Of course. Please call me Sis Feng."

    After saying that, she brought Yue Wan and Madam Shen inside a VIP suite and placed some boxes before them.

    "Earrings are among the world''s most beautiful forms of jewelry. In Zircon, we have numerous expensive and luxurious pairs of earrings that are designed for many royal muses."

    She opened the box: "These are the world''s most expensive earrings which were designed quite recently. Take a look at it."

    Within moments, Yue Wan picked a superb pair of pear-shaped Artemis Pink earrings. The fancy intensely pink diamond was graded at the center while a silver-white tail with beads of diamonds extended from the ear to the auricle. It was unique and spectacular.

    The saleswoman name Sis Feng smiled in satisfaction:

    "This is the most chemically pure type of diamond drop earrings. They are currently worth $5 million as the occurrence of pink diamonds are very rare. This particular set has a brother pair with the rare purple diamond."

    Yue Wan looked up with astonishment: "Purple Diamond!?"

    Sis Feng opened another big crystal box and carefully laid it before Yue Wan wearing gloves: "It just arrived from the States. The 14.54 carat, pear-shaped Apollo Purple was the big prize of the pair. It is estimated at $50 million with an additional $29 million for the matching necklace. It was named as First Love. It''s nor for sale as it was pre-booked by someone else."

    Madam Shen was incensed: "That much! Who bought this?"

    Sis Feng laid the earrings carefully into a glass case and locked it.

    "Sorry Ma''am, we can''t reveal our buyer information, however, I heard that it was for his wife."

    Yue Wan''s eyes lingered over the purple earrings with an urge to snatch it. The shop employee said with a smile: "You can try the pink one, Miss."

    However, Yue Wan looked away painstakingly and shifted her eyes from a pair of purple earrings to her hand and frowned her brows.

    Needless to say, Madam Shen could tell that she was actually looking at the pair of earrings with no heart part apart. "Little Wan, that piece was picked by someone else, so we can fight for it with money."

    Touching the pink diamond, Yue Wan''s face was downcast in disappointment.

    What she didn''t know was a man was looking at her expression through a camera with profound happiness: "Little Liar! You do miss me a lot."

    Looking at her slightly squinting eyes as gorgeous as luxuriant foliage, as her eyes gradually blossomed when it passes the purple diamond.

    Without words, he could read her eyes.

    "I miss you too, my wild cub!" He saw longingness extending from her eyes. He stretched out his hand and touched her lips on the screen.

    Right at the moment, a voice exploded inside the screen.

 Chapter 191 - Name The Price

    Suddenly, a voice came through with a string of flattery. "My goodness! Young Miss Su is here. Manager! Manager!"

    Hearing that, the Manager quickly rushed out of his office and went up to two women standing at the entrance.

    New Character:

    Su family only daughter: Su Yunying

    Her best friend:  Li Lijuan (Lin Xu''s sister)

    Li Lijiuan was dressed in a red and black netted vintage outfit, and beside her was Su Yunying in a long dress. A few bodyguards were behind them carrying a shopping bag.

    "Young Miss Su! I didn''t expect to see you here," the Manager went to butter up and rubbed his hands in anticipation.

    Sensing his tension, Su Yunying felt superior as she entered.

    It was not just because she was the granddaughter of old Su Dingfang, but more importantly, it was because of how Elder Xiao really favored Su Dingfang and their everlasting friendship.

    Furthermore, there was an old rumor that went around about how the Elder Xiao and Elder Su planned to get their kids or grandkids to marry. If that boy was still alive then Miss. Su would have become Mrs. Xiao.

    Su Yunying casually walked in not batting her eyes over the owner who was following them.

    "Miss Su, you came at the right time. A new batch of jade ornaments and diamonds have just arrived, and all of them are the best quality! Let me take you to the special room."

    Lin Lijiuan asked suddenly: "Ying, Will you be staying here or return back to Empire City?"

    Su Yunying did not reply. She scanned the surrounding gowns and spoke lightly: "My education is done there, so I will be helping my grandfather hereafter."

    Lin Lijiuan was elicited with the news. "You missed a lot of stuff. Many things had happened during Elder Xiao''s party. You won''t believe it."

    The owner took them to another VIP room, but just as they passed the showcase, their eyes fell on the purple diamond. That reminded Su Yunying, someone''s eyes so she inquired about it in order to buy it at any cost "How much?"

    But the manager replied: "Sorry, Miss Su. It''s nor for sale as it was pre-booked by our company''s major shareholder. He made this under the cost of $50 Million for his love."

    Being a shareholder in Zircon, then that person must be someone untouchable.

    "$50 Million, Damn! I envy that woman. I bet she will look like a goddess. Who knows? This guy might be our Ying''s secret admirer." Lin Lijiuan nudged Su Yunying.

    "Shut up!."

    "Don''t be shy. Who is more beautiful and talented like you in this whole world."

    In between her rambling, Lin Lijiuan''s eyes fell on a certain diamond: "Ying, Look at that pink diamond similar to the purple."

    Su Yunying shifted her focus to the pink pearl diamond at a woman''s hand.

    "Beautiful," a whisper left her lips.

    The owner quickly replied, "You have sharp eyes, Miss Lin. They arrived this morning, I will get that for you."

    He motioned his eyes at Senior Employee, Sis Feng to bring it. But, Sis Feng looked at the Yue Wan with contradiction.

    Evidently, looks couldn''t deceive one''s power and money, that dress Yue Wan wore was an elegant styled metallic swing which belongs to Galaxy hand made product that might be 6-7 million. So this person was not to be taken lightly.

    At the same, she knew who Su Yunying was. She looked at the Manager with heavy swallowing: "This was taken by this Young Miss."

    No matter what, as their work ethics they shouldn''t make the customer give away their item by force.

    Anxiety appeared in the man''s face: "Miss Lin, we have a lot more other goods in the shop more beautiful than this one. Let me take you around."

    Seeing that pink earring had taken, Lin Lijuan widened her eyes and her heart sank. "We missed it."

    Su Yunying averted her sight from the diamond earring that was held by Yue Wan and looked Sis Feng, "I wonder if this earring has been paid for already?"

    Instantly, Sis Feng replied: "No."

    Lifting her gold card, Su Yunying said: "Name the price."

    Madam Shen was aggravated hearing that: "Are you blind? We already picked this. How could you buy it? Don''t you know the manners? "

    Lin Lijiuan snorted disrespectfully, "Yo, old Lady! Even if you bought it, my Ying will get it by any means."

    Notwithstanding their argument, Su Yunying''s lips curled up as she coolly said: "It''s not so good to just chase a customer away. People who would think that I was discriminating against her! Just tab her next purchase on my name as compensation."

    "No no, Miss Su. It''s not needed. I will deal with that little girl." These rich people do spend a lot, but they sure were not easy to serve!

    The Manager wiped some sweat from his brow and quickly went to Yue Wan: "Young Miss, I will offer you a 10% discount for any other product you choose. Can you give up this earring? Please, Don''t hold up my business!"

    Yue Wan only raised her brows. She did not speak, but her eyes spoke volumes. ''Tell meˇ­ Is being stupid a profession or are you just gifted?''

    "Are all your employee''s such snobs?" Madam Shen could not stand watching any longer and coldly reprimanded, knitting her brows by Yue Wan''s side.

    She continued: "There are levels of ugliness which are acceptableˇ­ But looking at youˇ­that is just illegal!!!!"

    Madam Shen''s words frustrated Lin Lijiuan. She was so furious she wanted to curse out loud. "You! You! Who do you think you are, old woman? You dare to insult the Su family Young Miss for a nameless woman."

    Yue Wan relaxed her neck and said: "You have mistaken my aunt. She doesn''t insult people, she just compliments them negatively."

    Lin Lijiuan''s face stiffened and she stayed dumbstruck. ''Is she complimenting me!?''

    Sis Feng went over to Yue Wan and whispered: "Ma''am! Please give up. Don''t fight when you are gonna lose."

    Placing the pink diamond on its box, Yue Wan''s voice erupted as she gave an egotistic smirk at Su Yunying while raising her three-finger: "I''ll triple it; $15 Million."

    The employee and manager, all had their eyes fixed on Yue Wan in astonishment. ''WAA!! Holy cow!''

    Both Lin Lijiuan and Su Yunying''s faces went pale in humiliation. This was the first time they were being opposed.

    Somehow looking at Yue Wan''s provocative stares, they felt like she was stepping on their self-esteem and attitude.

    From the beginning, when Su Yunying looked at Yue Wan''s eyes, she felt an anonymous hater from it. "Jealousy is a terrible thingˇ­hating me won''t make you pretty!"

    Yue Wan''s lips curved up into a smirk: "You are thinking highly of you. I don''t hate youˇ­ I just don''t appreciate your existence."

    Everyone''s faces went pale just listening to the comment. ''Did this woman drink chicken blood?''

 Chapter 192 - My Man Will Never Like You

    Lin Lijiuan roared back hearing her criticism: "You b*tch! Do you know who we are?"

    Yue Wan: "I don''t even need a dictionary to find out what a moron is when I have a perfect definition in front of me."

    With a blackened face, Su Yunying handed over her credit card and haughtily said, "$50 Million on this card. Ten times the original price."

    Sis Feng''s face stiffened and she silently took the card to scratch after getting a nod of approval from the manager.

    After getting the receipt of the pink diamond, Su Yunying snapped her fingers before Yue Wan with sarcastic eyes: "Calling someone stupid doesn''t make you any smarter, Ms. I hope today''s lesson will teach you some manners. Don''t keep holding on to something you are not worthy of."

    Then she gestured her eyes at Manager: "Kick them out and forbid them from entering."

    The Manager tried to persuade Yue Wan by giving her face. He didn''t want the little girl to suffer: "Young lady, please leave the shop quickly. Before things turn ugly on your side."

    Lin Lijiuan''s face turned back with pride and gave a haughty look at Yue Wan while tapping her heel on the floor.

    "One should examine oneself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others, hehe! Right, Ying?"

    Hearing the criticism, Madam Shen''s face twisted in anger, she was about to stand up or ready to beat up anyone coming near. But was halted by Yue Wan in her crystal voice.

    "Aunt Shen, don''t! There is a famous phrase; Never make a decision when you are angry, never make a promise when you are happy. You will regret it later."

    After saying that she picked up her phone and started messaging.

    -----On the other side-----

    The person with purple eyes was staring at the computer screen his face livid, his aura undulating, he was clearly in a rage.

    "You dare to mess with my beloved?!?!"

    He coldly looked at his dark knight and waved his hand. The head hurried out of the room as if in an amnesty.

    -------Back to the shop-------------

    Lin Lijiuan ridiculed, "Is she going to cry in anger like a middle schooler to her parents?"

    Even the industry and commerce bureau would not step up against the Su family in the fear of the Xiao family. She was really immature and ignorant!

    Su Yunying''s bodyguards exchanged cold smiles and moved towards Yue Wan to drag her out.

    Madam Shen was ready to call her hubby to bring out the full police force.

    However, Yue Wan sat in the same position and tapped her fingers on the phone rhythmically.

    At that moment, a sudden commotion occurred outside. The manager suddenly saw some personnel in charge of the department store appear. Some big shots were dressed in suits entered with stern expressions. When they pushed open the glass door to enter, the manager was flabbergasted and rushed forward to welcome them.

    Why would these men suddenly come here? There had been no notice whatsoever from the management!

    Could it be a random visit order by Princess Xiao?

    Noˇ­could it be that they knew Young Miss Su was here, so they came personally to check?

    It was a good thing that I didn''t let this little girl buy the earrings.

    After a second, a woman followed in she was escorted by people and she was dressed in a Military Uniform and therefore, she attracted a lot of attention when they entered. Her eyes were filled with cold, murderous intent.

    The Manager, with trembling legs, wiped the beads of sweat off his forehead before talking.

    "Princess Xiao! If there''s any situation, you can just give me a call. Why trouble yourself coming down here personally?"

    When Lin Lijiuan heard Manager''s voice and looked over, she instantly saw Xiao Ran behind him, and she was so shocked to see Princess Xiao in Military Uniform.

    Obviously to Yue Wan''s identity, Lin Lijiuan thought that Xiao Ran''s face was definitely directed at Su Yunying.

    Nudging her elbow, she teased: "Looks Like, Elder Xiao knew that you came back to city A. That''s why she is here. I envy you for being loved like this, Ying!"

    That cleared the doubt in the employee''s minds.

    ''Elder Xiao treats the Su family granddaughter the same as his own kin.''

    Yue Wan sneered inside looking at the duo''s proud face while Madam Shen was getting ready with coke and popcorn to watch the show.

    Su Yunying practically preened herself upon hearing those words, but she masked it with an expression that she didn''t know what others were saying.

    She moved forward to greet Xiao Ran. She even reached out her hand, as a formal greeting. Though they never liked each other, she knew that Xiao Ran bound to do the errand Elder Xiao ordered.

    Yet who knew Xiao Ran did not stop, and directly walked to Yue Wan''s side, causing Su Yunying to grab onto nothing, and the atmosphere turned awkward.

    Xiao Ran walked over with her cold face near Yue Wan''s side.

    Su Yunying''s face turned awkward.  ''She didn''t come for me. Then...''  She stared at Yue Wan, deeply suspicious of her identity.

    ''Who are you?''

    Lin Lijiuan was dumbfounded.

    What was going on?

    Didn''t Xiao Ran know Su Yunying?

    Pinching Yue Wan''s chubby cheeks, Xiao Ran said: "This is the punishment for making me fly half a mile. "

    Her cold expression was transformed into a pleasant and dotting one.

    No one dares to breathe, they all petrified seeing their close relationship.

    Why that woman?

    Why did Xiao Ran not even acknowledge Ying?

    Maybe she mistook someone else as Ying!

    Believing that, Lin Lijiuan walked over Xiao Ran and beckoned in a sharp voice: "Princess Xiao, pardon my intrusion. This woman is a middle-class family girl. She is not Su Yunying, but rather a mannerless, new money, snake tongue, snobbish b*tch."

    Chibi Yue Wan blushed while hiding her face:  ''Stop overpraising me.''

    *Author: She is not praising you, you dumb FL*

    Xiao Ran frowned and asked with blood-chilling aura on being disrupted.

    "Who are you? If you want to shout, you can go outside and do so!"

    Pfft!

    Yue Wan could not stop her laughter. ''So cool and cunning!''

    Suddenly Lin Lijiuan''s whole face became green, and she glared fiercely at Yue Wan.

    Su Yuning didn''t look much surprised. Seeing Xiao Ran walking over Yue Wan, she could more or less guess their relationship.

    "Young Miss Yue?" She uttered loud enough for everyone to hear.

    Everyone''s brain crashed instantly.

    ''What, whatˇ­ what Young Miss Yue!!! The only daughter of the Yue family.''

    Lin Lijiuan, who was currently had her head down in embarrassment, also swerved her head up in shock.

    Yue Wan slowly looked at her with cold eyes, "Not bad! I''m surprised by your level of intelligence."

    ''Sharp tongue woman, didn''t expect that considering her past timid character. '' Su Yuning thought.

    Yue Wan knew that a feud had been forged today.

    In her previous life, she was most afraid of Xiao Hua, but aside from him, she was also terrorized by Su Yunying''s appearance by his side. Everyone in the Xiao family called them childhood sweethearts.

    Just by remembering it her heart throbbed in pain.

    All those insults she''d suffered quietly in that life, she had to get revenge for all of them in this life.

    Yue Wan sneered inside:  So what if you are a perfect gem!? My man will never like you.

 Chapter 193 - HE Made It Especially For You

    Lu Lijiuan trembled with fear. Although she tried to process the information, her face went pale and she whispered, "Impossible!"

    Not bothered with others'' shocked expressions, Yue Wan inquired: "What are you doing here, Director Xiao?"

    Xiao Ran pursed her lips in dissatisfaction: "It hurts the worst when the person that made you feel so special yesterday, makes you feel so unwanted today."

    Yue Wan sweatdropped: ''Special? What!''

    "Direct..."

    "JieJie."

    "Huh!?"

    "Call me, Jiejie!" With her purple eyes, Xiao Ran gazed hopefully.

    The image of Xiao Hua crossed Yue Wan''s mind:  ''No wonder they are twins.''

    In an embarrassing face, Yue Wan''s squeaking voice called: "Ran Jiejie!"

    Xiao Ran pounced on Yue Wan, she hugged her body and circle around like a baby: "You are so cute! I really want to steal you away."

    ----On the other side---

    Seeing this, Xiao Hua punched the monitor screen, he was angry enough to kill.

    Killing aura flooded the room. In cold hoarse voice: "This annoying blood of mine is after my love. Call that CEO."

    His fangs were ready to pierce anyone.

    The knight guards were shivering in fright.  ''Prince! That''s your sister for god sake!''

    -----Back to Yue Wan---

    Madam Shen found a right angle with her phone to capture Yue Wan''s little embarrassing face.

    ''Hehehe! Those brats of mine gonna cry on seeing their candy being stolen. Can''t wait to show these private pics.''

    A white Neko ears and tail formed at Madam Shen''s appearance.

    Placing her down, Xiao Ran patted Yue Wan''s head: "Little Wan, I came here for important news. Are you free this weekend? Let''s have a family dinner at the Xiao family home."

    Yue Wan felt dizzy from it. As she was about to process the words, a polished formal voice came through. "Miss Xiao, I didn''t know you''re well-acquainted with Miss Yue to the point of disregarding Elder Xiao''s rule."

    Xiao Ran stopped her act and looked back at the voice location.

    "Miss Su! What a coincidence!" She said, pleasantly surprised. "When did you return to City A?"

    Su Yunying covered her mouth with her hand and laughed. "Today! On arriving, I made this shot temper lady angry over such a small deal. If I knew she was your acquaintance. I would have gone easy on her."

    Xiao Ran faced Yue Wan: "I never knew you have short temper!"

    Yue Wan smirked as she stared at Su Yunying: "I don''t have a short temper I just have a low tolerance for stupidity, immaturity, and ignorance."

    Hearing her, Su Yunying''s heart tightened. She clenched her fist unconsciously but maintained a clam face. "As you are young, we''ll let this slide off, but there will not be the next time. Don''t you know? Elder Xiao hates sharp tongue ladies."

    She was showing her superiority that Yue Wan was still behind her even after knowing Xiao Ran.

    Yet right after that, she heard Madam Shen voice, "Such a generous heart for Miss Su. Yet, you''re ready to kick us out after stealing our selection."

    "What!?" Xiao Ran made a fist with one hand and punched her other hand, "When did your surname become Xiao and be able to order around my shop? Who gave you the right to ban my sister-in... Little sister Wan?"

    Thank goodness Yue Wan didn''t drink water. Hearing Princess Xiao calling her sister in law, she would be dead by coughing.

    Su Yunying looked at Xiao Ran condemningly and raised her voice: "Xiao Ran!"

    Disregarding her, Xiao Ran''s cold eyes stared at the Manager broodily and reprimanded him harshly, "You disregarded your professionalism by giving way to others so easily! Who gave you such authority? My shop is not a free one. Don''t know how to distinguish people or did you forget who signs your paycheck?"

    The manager could not take it anymore, and stammered in terror, "Iˇ­it''s not ....yo..... thinkˇ­I didn''t me.....t that wayˇ­"

    "Call CEO Sanliang right now."

    Like a magic lamp genie, CEO Sangliang appeared before Xiao Ran with a hump on his shoulder.

    "Princess Xiao, please take a seat. Take a seat first. Leave this to me! Don''t waste your energy on these idiots." CEO Sanliang respectfully invited the trio to sit on the sofa by the side. He then indicated for an employee to pour some drinks over.

    Right now, he wanted to cry. Why did he have to crash into Young Master Yue''s sister? And his exclusive shareholder''s lover? If they wanted to crush ants like him, all they had to do was to lift a finger.

    And to add oil to the fire, Princess Xiao was very very close with this Young Miss.

    He looked at every employee in the shop with an urge to knock their head on the wall: "You guys are experienced workers here, but your performance today was disappointing. You dared to mistreat a customer! A customer who holds 15% of Zircon''s share. You fools!...." His rambling went on.

    Suddenly, Xiao Ran received a call, she took the call with one hand in the pocket and talked in a respected tone.

    "Grandpa, why do you call me?"

    Sitting in the corner, Madam Shen nudged Yue Wan''s elbow: "How did you do it?"

    "I just asked my big brother to buy it." Yue Wan cheekily grinned.

    Madam Shen then whispered in an undertone: "You deliberately made her buy that pink diamond right? Is there something wrong with it?"

    Placing her index finger on her lips, Yue Wan made hiss sound: "Let it be our secret."

    "Naughty kid!" Madam Shen was trying hard not to laugh.

    ----By the camera---

    Xiao Hua didn''t care about such unworthy figures, but seeing how his wild cub seemed to be relishing the moment, tormenting this brainless woman, he felt happy. It looked entertaining.

    He smiled upon reading her lips, his girl will really never allow herself to suffer any losses.

    "My kitty is ready to wage another war using the Xiao family."

    He sends that pictured message to the contact name Single Dog BIL. ''My wife is so cute!!''

    While on the other side, on receiving the message, the phone was smashed as usual.

    ----Back to Yue Wan---

    ....

    Yue Wan sat elegantly and gracefully with crossed legs, but eyes carried a myth of sarcasm looking at Su Yunying.

    In a chiding tone, "Nobody can always be lucky or unlucky. The wise and the foolish can sometimes make the same mistake. Am I right, Miss Su?"

    Grinding her teeth, Su Yunying asserted: "As it''s our first meeting, I would like to offer those earrings, Miss Yue."

    "What! You''re giving back what you''ve just forcefully taken?!" Madam Shen yelled, then added, "Even my sons know how to use their words to apologize decently."

    At that time, the Manager clasped his hands together as he begged for mercy. "Young Miss Yue, I have a family to care for at home. Please forgive me this once!"

    CEO Sanliang followed him: "Young Miss Yue, I apologize for any inconvenience caused just now. This incident was a mistake by my workers. I promise that it won''t happen again. I would like you to have this earring as our heart filled gift."

    Saying that the CEO placed the purple earring crystal box at Yue Wan''s hand.

    Yue Wan didn''t expect this. She was a little shocked over this gift. "But...this.."

    "Take it. It suits you more than anyone, Little Wan. Do wear it during family dinner. HE made it especially for you. Also, Grandpa is very eager to meet you. He just called me to remind me of the dinner." Xiao Ran placed her finger on her lips to control her laugh.

    "Huh!" Yue Wan could read from Xiao Ran''s expression that it was done by HIM.

    The mysterious buyer was him!!

 Chapter 194 - He Snooping Around Just Like HIM

    Everyone knew that this earring was specially made by a person for his love.

    How could Miss Xiao give away so easily!?

    And from Miss Xiao''s words, it sounds like Miss Yue is a very important person for Elder Xiao. Then Miss Su is...?!

    ....

    Xiao Ran left the shop as she got a warning message from a jerk that she was too touching with his property.

    CEO Sunliang personally packed the earrings for Yue Wan and then handed it to her and bowed gracefully, "Please come again!"

    He also gave a Golden VIP card for Zircon to Madam Shen.

    Before leaving, Yue Wan gave an incredulous look and swung the bag before Su Yunying''s eyes: "It never belongs to you in the first place. It''s not about money every time, Miss Su. Try to check your eyes next time as you have a poor set of judgment."

    "Don''t act over smart, Miss Yue."

    "It''s not that I''m smarter than you, it''s just that you''re easier to fool than everyone else."

    Lin Lijiuan looked at her best friend with a confused expression. "Ying..."

    "Shut up."

    Truly an idiot asking for a good beating.

    Right now, Su Yunying''s expression was like she had been choked, her face was reddened.  ''She tricked me!''

    The phone call or Elder Xiao''s name was not important for her right now.

    She was incredibly upset on being humiliated, moreover, she lost those earrings just like that by bragging for a useless one.

    Letting Yue Wan take it made her feel that she would lose something even more important in the near future.

    That w*tch Xiao Ran let the b*tch have her things! What was she trying to imply saying, ''HE bought it for her''!?

    Lin Lijiuan was unhappy too, so she picked the CEO to lash out her rage: "Hey, you! What''s wrong with you? How could you give it to that tramp? Don''t you know who my Ying is?"

    With a goofy smile, CEO Sunliang said calmly, "Of course, I know who the Young Miss is. In fact, as an apology, I''ll offer you a 5% discount for the next product you purchase in Zircon."

    Lin Lijiuan looked at him in disbelief, "5% discount?"

    Su Yunying, with a blackened face, grinned her teeth to the point that she was almost shattering them with the force of her anger.

    Sis Feng brought out a bag with their Zircon logo: "Miss Su, you earrings"

    Her embarrassment today was all because of it, Su Yunying hatefully glanced at it.

    She did not even care about taking the bag and just left slamming her heels high.

    Lin Lijiuan quickly grabbed the pink earrings bag before following herˇ­

    "Ying, don''t be mad! Xiao Ran was too arrogant! Just think of it as an accident, we will have plenty of chances to strike back. Just wait, she''ll regret supporting that b*tch!"

    Clenching her fist, Su Yunying didn''t stop her steps and rushed to the car parking area. Her palm began to turn red and was close to bleeding.

    "Ying, slow down. We''re just unlucky this time. Who knew that Xiao Ran would come over to help that Cr.a.zy b*tch..ˇ­"

    '' Pak!''  The sound of a slap rang out. Even before Lin Lijiuan was done speaking, a tight slap was delivered to her cheek.

    Her head buzzed, and she blanked out. Covering her face, she turned back in disbelief. "Ying, did you just hit me?"

    She had been overly pampered since her childhood and had never suffered any form of humiliation, let alone being hit by another person.

    "Crazy? I''m the one who is crazy for buying a waste product. How stupid you are to not understand her sarcasm?!? If you didn''t urge me to show that pink diamond I wouldn''t have lost my entire family''s face."

    Lin Lijiuan couldn''t retort back and her face flushed. At this moment, Su Yunying looked nothing like how a top socialite should, and instead resembled a shrew at the market.

    Su Yunying didn''t bother to console her friend as she entered her car.

    With her expression hiding behind her bangs, Lin Lijiuan stood there as the car left the ground.

    -----In Yue Villa---

    Yue Wan was relieved as she entered her home.

    Little Bao was sleeping at her bed peacefully. Looking at the opened window, she signed: "He snooping around just like HIM."

    After she took a hot shower, she took out the earrings and had another good look at it in front of the mirror.

    The more she looked at it, the more she liked it.

    It was probably because it was the first-ever gift she received from HIM and recalling the words of the employee that it was made especially for his lover.

    She blushed hard and her lips curved up into a gentle smile. She looked at it for some time before keeping it away carefully.

    "Better not let daddy find it."

    A cold voice grumped: "Find what?"

    Yue Wan startled, she jerked back not before closing the little drawer: "Daddy! You scared me."

    Yue Yeager, who was standing by the door, walked in. He looked at her, with an unknown meaning in his eyes, and said: "Little Wan! What are you hiding?"

    "ˇ­" Yue Wan''s words stuck like it was hit by the bullet. She shook her head like a rattle drum.

    At that time, the sleepyhead in bed made meow in his cute voice.

    Yue Wan found a reason to cover up: "I''m talking about Little Bao. He snuck out of his room after being grounded. He is not taking the punishment seriously."

    Looking at his adorable grandson, Yue Yeager said: "Aren''t you being too harsh on him, like Xiang? He might''ve done it unintentionally."

    "But Hua said that Bao needs to take responsibility for his actions." She muttered unconsciously.

    "Hua!! Who is that?" Yue Yeager asked.

    Yue Wan: "..."

    But right after that, her father''s words left her completely baffled and almost made her spit out: "Hua! I heard it somewhere. The late grandson of Elder Xiao called Xiao Hua or Gua... something like that, right?"

    "Xian...Ahhh! No! I mean... I mean Xian!! Ye Xian." Yue Wan laughed dryly.

    That was a wrong move.

    The fire erupted from Yue Yeager''s nostril, he had a fierce look that could scare people until their faces were pale.

    "Calling so intimately. When did your relationship with him become so close?"

    Yue Wan was taken aback after realising what she said. She got trapped in her father''s investing gaze, unable to come out. '' Me and my big mouth! Damn it!''

    Looking at his daughter''s silent response, Yue Yeager tugged the corners of her lips and faced back. "How could you, Little Wan? My head hurts badly now. I''ve been double-crossed by both my children and have no one to console me. Is there someone as pitiful as me in this world?"

    "Daddy!" Before Yue Wan could persuade her father, her phone rang.

    Yue Wan peeked at the phone on the table near her, a very familiar number flashed.

    ''Why is he calling me at this time?''

 Chapter 195 - Its Time To Start The Play

    Before Yue Wan could take the call, Yue Yeager reached for her cell and saw the unknown number on the display.

    Yue Wan didn''t have the time to react, her father had already picked the call.

    "Hello!" True enough, the voice of a man came from the other end of the phone. The other party had a nice voice and majestic.

    Hearing an unfamiliar man''s voice, Yue Yeager''s mood worsened immediately.

    "Who are you? Why are you calling this number in the middle of the night? Do you know who I am? I have already picked a matchmaking session for my daughter. My little Wan won''t be fooled by you."

    Listening to the short-tempered voice, the other party seemed to have guessed who picked his call.

    "Master Yue, can I have my employee have this call? It''s urgent."

    Before Yue Yeager could lash more, Yue Wan took her phone back and pushed her dad out of her room.

    "Baka daddy. I hate you." With a flushed face, she shut the door off.

    Like a stray dog being kicked out, Yue Yeager mopped on the floor while bawling out his grievances. "Ah!!! My baby doesn''t want me!"

    Little Bao opened his eyes and looked at Yue Yeager with eyes full of empathy: To be kicked out in his own houseˇ­ ''Grandpa, you''re so pitiful, and yet, at the same time, quite a dumbo.''

    ----Inside her room----

    Locking her door, Yue Wan sat near Little Bao: "Why did you call me?"

    "As your request, I found that person. She is under our protection." Xie Lingyun, the owner of the Black Market sat in a dark room and spoke to her with blood covering his hand. A severed hand lay on the armrest beside him.

    The dusky room was cold and quiet.

    His other hand held a big brown cigarette, his eyes rooted to the ground where a man with a distorted face crawled towards the exit, fearing for his life.

    Yue Wan ran her fingers over the little beast and her eyes shone, "Good! I have another job for you."

    Flickering his gaze over to the crawling man''s hand, Xie Lingyun said with annoyance: "Haha! Miss Yue, you are bound to three requests. So it''s time that you should return the things which belong to me. Things are not going so well here. These days he constantly inquires about your relationship with me. Even though it might not escalate to that extent, I have a hand full of problems regarding our cooperation."

    During that time, that man tried to shout for pain but his throat was being choked by his assailant¨Cit was getting more and more challenging to breathe and soon, his life was slowly draining away from his body.

    "You said that the person who asked about me was a guy. Did he say who he is?"

    The expression of Yue Wan was like a poison that could corrode a person''s heart.

    "Our transaction ended with three requests. I''m not bound to answer anymore. Rules are rules."

    Xie Lingyun saw through Yue Wan''s thoughts immediately. This woman was planning to use his hand to strike her enemies.

    "Xie Lingyun, you do not need to remind me about this, I know the rules very well. You can get the ring at 7 PM this weekend at the BrutalHive." Yue Wan reassured him but a cold sparkle flashed in her eyes.

    "Okay, also I don''t mind joining your dad''s matchmaking sessions," Xie Lingyun chuckled.

    Controlling her urge from cursing, she cut the call.

    "Meow! Meow!" Little Bao nuzzled close to his mommy as she stopped caressing.

    Yue Wan smiled and hugged the little guy.

    "The stage is all set. It''s time to start the play."

    Feeling her warmth, Little Bao went back to his slumber.

    -----With Yue Xiang----

    Inside the study room.

    From a video chat, Bai Zhan''s cold sounded: "The Li family wouldn''t have dared to execute this if they were acting alone. Mei Ling was not from the Li family."

    Yue Xiang frowned and asked, "Did the Fu family instigate this?"

    "I can''t be sure that it was all the Fu family''s instigation. I still need some time to find the evidence..."

    Yue Xiang''s slender fingers lightly tapped on the surface of the table; his eyes surged with darkness. "These rotten apples should have been dealt with a long time ago."

    He had actually checked on the matter a while back but didn''t get much information, so he skimmed over the details. However, he didn''t expect them to be rooted so deep and hard to trace.

    Suddenly the information he got from Yang Zhen sparked: "Check out about Miss. Li Biyu''s new friend''s background details."

    "Got it, General Yue."

    After that video went off.

    Yue Xiang then looked at the picture in his hand, after a period of silence, he put it back into an envelope and called for Uncle Wang.

    "Give this to my sister, Uncle Wang. And if you find my father mopping near her room, drag him back to the study."

    Getting the envelope, Uncle Wang left the room.

    After five minutes, Yue Yeager was dragged inside.

    Seeing his son''s cold face, Yue Yeager pounced on him: "Little Wan...Waaaa! doesn''t want me anymore... AAA!!.... She kicked me... Waaaa!... out of her room Woooo!! Her temper is just like her mom''s."

    Yue Xiang with backlines picked his dad by the collar and slammed him to the chair: "Can you speak properly? I don''t want you either! I am just waiting for a perfect opportunity to kick you!"

    Face pale like a ghost, Yue Yeager was soon to be dissolved into the air. ''No one loves me!!''

    Massaging his temples, Yue Xiang said: "Dad, you are rushing things about her marriage. You need to consider her feelings and what she desires. Clean up the mess that you''ve created and stopped with this candidate list. I know that you''ve contacted the Qin family."

    "Hump! You! Childish brat. I know what you are planning, and I won''t accept that spare tire as Little Wan''s companion. My Wan is still young, she hasn''t got the chance to interact with good guys in this world. It is normal to be fooled by him."

    Yue Yeager knew that his son wanted that mere employee to be his brother in law, but he would not accept that.

    How could he let his daughter marry a weak-looking guy with four eyes?

    To put it bluntly, he was going to find a substandard product that was better than Xiang.

    Yue Xiang could read his father''s thought: ''DAD! You are going to regret it later.''

    Suddenly, Yue Yeager''s phone rang. After hearing the news from another side. His expression turned lively as he replied: "I am very happy with your words. Once her exam is finished we let the kids meet and get to know each other."

    After the call ended, with a jumpy attitude, Yue Yeager stuck his tongue out and pulled his one eyes with an index finger.

    "I finally picked my son-in-law personally! A dignified man who will carry my daughter like a princess. He is a good person without malicious intent. He is smart, strong, presentable, and able to handle things in a gracious manner. He also met my criteria!"

    Yue Xiang''s face turned black. His father was getting overboard. ''This old fogey!! Do want to die soon.''

    An annoying symbol appeared on Yue Xiang''s head: "Oh really! Then it''s good."

    Yue Yeager smiled in satisfaction as his son finally understood it. But it was short-lived after Hiroshima was thrown at him.

    "Don''t worry. I won''t object to your new-found love, Daddy. If he met your criteria then you can marry him. But you''re such a bunch of old bones and he is a young man..." With a mocking grin, Yue Xiang left the room.

    Boom!

    A massive explosion sounded out as an incredibly powerful spread out, causing the room to shake like a quack.

    With face red as blood, Yue Yeager''s anger burst out like a big dragon. "You shameless brat! Get back here!!"

 Chapter 196 - Letâ€™s Reverse The Situation

    Right after her last class on Saturday afternoon, Dong Yi drove Yue Wan back to her house to prepare for the cocktail party that Jing Zhe had invited her to a few days ago.

    After choosing her outfit, a beautiful red cocktail dress that hugged her curves, Yue Wan went to work on her hair and makeup. Within three hours she had completed her look to her satisfaction and sent a message for Dong Yi to pick her up.

    Grabbing her white fur coat to keep away the chill and putting on a pair of heels to match the outfit, she waited patiently by the door for her car to arrive.

    As soon as Dong Yi pulled up to the door, he sprinted out and respectfully opened the back door for Yue Wan to get in.

    "Young Miss, you don''t have to do this," he said respectfully, as she descended the stairs and took her seat in the car.

    Tomorrow, the final exams were going to start, but instead of studying for them, Yue Wan took a risk and wanted to go to the Brutal Hive instead.

    Even if she didn''t go to the party that Jing Zhe had planned for her, they would have tried another means to obstruct her from getting a passing grade on the exams. ''I don''t want to risk daddy''s or big brother''s life, so I will play the game they have set up and hopefully, they will be satisfied with thatˇ­ although I highly doubt it.''

    Touching the soft fur collar of her coat, she looked at Dong Yi through the rearview mirror: "Just do as I say and make sure to tell Yuya to be ready."

    Dong Yi could sense the coldness in her eyes and he nodded his head in resignation: ''The Prince is going to kill me for letting Young Miss enter this place.''

    Arriving at the club, Dong Yi pulled up to the front door and opened the car door for Yue Wan. Stepping out of the car gracefully, she nodded her head to the bouncers posted outside the door and continued into the building and the room that was holding the party.

    The room itself was very beautiful and it looked pretty high-class from the outside.

    Entering inside, the DJ was playing techno music and the flickering disco lights formed a decadent scene.

    To her surprise, there were many people inside with the majority of them being between the ages of fifteen and twenty.

    Why were there so many people here? Especially students?! They should have their finals coming up soon as well.

    This club was a symbol of status and extravagance. Only those with money could be entertained at the Brutal Hive and it took a lot of money to do so as the club catered to any and all vices that were hidden in the darkness and away from public ears. They did it in a subtle way that not many people would notice.

    In her previous life, the police raided this Club and caught so many illegal drugs and vicious acts, but because of the strong background, the police couldn''t close the club down.

    Before even stepping foot in the club, Yue Wan had already asked Tao, the computer hacker left by Xiao Hua, to track down the relationship between this Club and Yue Xue, but she has not received the information yet.

    As soon as she entered she saw the teenagers filling the place were playing, drinking and dancing.

    "You loser, how could you lose in this simple game? You are wasting my one-day free pass."

    "Honestly do you like this Battle-Immortal-game? How lame you are!"

    "Hey! You guys tricked me."

    The group of teenagers was playing and fighting with each other.

    As if by accident, her gaze caught a familiar figure talking with the waiter. She stared at him for a long moment before uttering: "Jingnan!!"

    In her past, she hadn''t interacted much with him, but there was not one day that he failed to take a chance with her. However, Yue Xiang thrashed him black and blue for misbehaving.

    Due to some reason he died and Yue Xiang was labeled as murdered, but they couldn''t prove that it was him. Only she knew the reason behind Jingnan''s murder...she sneered inside: '' Let''s reverse the situation.''

    Seeing Yue Wan''s appearance, Jing Zhe walked gracefully towards her in a slender long dress to welcome her: "Miss Yue, you look so beautiful! I was wondering whether you would come or not, I even booked a private area for us. Let''s go, everyone is waiting for you."

    Although Jing Zhe''s expression looked flattering on the outside, inside she was burning with envy and jealousy.

    "Everyone!?" Yue Wan shot Jing Zhe a strange look.

    Jing Zhe looked nervous and hurried to explain: "With more people here, we can have more fun. I haven''t been to many bars, but this one looked good so I invited my close friends. I hope you don''t mind."

    The fact was, the party today was hidden from her mother. Xiao Shen wanted her to take over Xiao Ran''s place so she didn''t want her daughter to enter this dirty place and ruin her reputation.

    "Okay," Yue Wan said as she nodded her head. Although she was smiling, her eyes contained an unfathomable distance. ''Let''s see what tricks you have under your sleeve.''

    Seeing that Yue Wan didn''t mind it, Jing Zhe secretly let out a sigh of relief. Slowly, she relaxed her fists. '' B*tch! This time I''ll make you live in humiliation for your entire life.''

    -----Inside-the-room------

    Jing Zhe took her to the 2nd-floor, a high-class VIP room, no A01.

    Entering the private rooms in section A, Yue Wan realized it was full of peopleˇŞYue Xue was there as well as Su Yunying, Su Jiang-Rong, Meng Jia, Nan Heng, and several other unfamiliar faces.

    Although most of the Su younger generation was there, after that slap, Lin Lijiuan didn''t contact Su Yunying, so she didn''t come today.

    Besides these five, there were some Young Masters and Young Mistresses from affluent families in the room, but they all were Jing Zhe''s close friends, so they would not offer a buffer for Yue Wan.

    Smirking inside her heart, Yue Wan smiled and greeted everyone. "Hello, everyone!"

    Seeing her appearance, Yue Xue, who was leisurely chatting with Su Yunying rushed to Yue Wan''s side. "Cousin Wan!"

    Everyone in the VIP room was shocked at Yue Wan''s appearance. They knew Yue Xue''s identity so they knew that her only cousin was Young Miss Yue. Everybody in the room came from an affluent family so they were aware of Yue Xue''s background.

    "Wow! She looks like a fairy."

    Nan Heng remained calm as he introduced himself. "I am Nan Heng, a good friend of Xu-er."

    Soon, everyone else introduced themselves as well. Some were even trying to flatter Yue Wan.

    A pretty girl in a cute skirt did the same: "I am Meng Jia."

    Sitting next to her was Su Jian-Rong, who didn''t bother to look at who came in, and was busy with his phone game.

    "Nice to meet you!" Yue Wan greeted them.

    Seeing Yue Wan''s face, Su Yunying was already displeased. However, watching how the crowd adore Yue Wan''s beauty, there was no doubt that she felt ecstatic in rage: "We have an unavoidable coincidence in this journey of life, Miss Yue Wan."

    "There is a thin line of difference between fate and coincidence, Miss Su." Yue Wan said as she sat near Yue Xue.

    Everyone consented.

    Yue Xue and Jing Zhe stared dumbfounded.

    "Cousin, you knew Miss Su?"

    "Ying! When did you meet Miss Yue?"

    They both coincidently asked at the same time.

    Su Yunying: "They say the first impression is the best, and Miss Yue definitely gave me a memorable first impression."

    "I''m honored that you love my attitude. Everyone has a right to say their opinionˇ­And I have a right to mine. But some morons need two slaps to understand it."

    "Ms. Yue doesn''t need to fret over whether I can afford it or not," Su Yunying knew what Yue Wan was implying. She clenched her fist tightly and slapped Yue Wan in her heart countless times.

    Yue Wan didn''t put hassle over her attitude, she sat on the couch, emitting a sense of indolence and dominance.

 Chapter 197 - I Dont Have a Tolerance For Idiots

    Looking at their interaction, Su Jain-Rong recalled his sister''s bad mood for the past few days: "Are you the one who stole the jewelry my sister had set her eye on?"

    Yue Wan curled her lips and laughed: "Are you exceptionally stupid? Or does it just come naturally in your family? Don''t you know the difference between buying and stealing?"

    Su Jain-Rong roared, a wave of anger surged into him, wanting to strangle Yue Wan. "You b*tch! How dare you insult my family?!? Your family can''t even be considered close to my Su. Everyone knew that the Yue family got rich through unscrupulous means, yet you think every single person in this world revolves around you?"

    Yue Wan raised her brow and chuckled with coldness: "I would love to slap you for disgracing my family, but that would be animal abuse."

    Su Jain-Rong: "You.."

    "However, if a single word comes out of your mouth about my family. I won''t mind tearing it apart. Don''t forget who you are talking too. If my brother knew what you said today. You won''t see the next dawn." Yue Wan emitted a murderous aura that made others hard to breathe..

    Who didn''t know about Yue Xiang''s ruthless deeds or his horrendous temper? Just recalling his face everyone''s forehead started breaking out into a cold sweat. He was capable of all kinds of means.

    Su Jain-Rong pointed his finger at Yue Wan and challenged: "You think that wild blood could crush me. Who is he, huh? He''s just an outsider who thinks he can wield control over this Cityˇ­!"

    Nan Heng slapped her forehead:  ''Did he feed his consciousness to the dog before coming here? Why the hell is he provoking Ms. Yue?''

    "Who did you call a ''''wild blood?" A cold, piercing voice echoed in the VIP room.

    Everyone turned to look at Yue Wan, only to see the dimmed lights casting a shadow on her well-defined face, making it even more distinctive and sharper. She didn''t look like a normal teenage girl in their eyes.

    A chill ran down Su Jain-Rong''s spine, he stuttered unconsciously. "Don''t ... be .... arrogant...."

    But he could hardly get the words out as fear forced his throat to close and refuse to open. Yue Wan''s aura was a thing of nightmares.

    "Miss Yue, don''t go overboard! He is still a kid." Although deep down, Su Yunying was afraid, she didn''t show an ounce of it on her face.

    This damn woman! She can really scare the living daylights out of people!

    Su Jain-Rong wanted to say more, but Yue Xue butted in by grasping his hand.

    "Jain, do you have to get nasty? That''s my cousin. Please refrain from saying any more about my Yue family. The Yue family''s success was all gained through hard work and determination. So measure your words carefully when you speak again."

    Then she looked at Yue Wan and reprimanded harshly: "Also cousin, can''t you hold your tongue a little. What if someone sees you unsculptured act?! You''re too careless. There are eyes and ears everywhere. Mind your actions."

    Earlier, she had really felt that Yue Wan was acting with the intent to kill. She was never like this, how could she have become so horrifying?

    Yue Wan was fascinated as she listened; she was rapt in admiration with Yue Xue''s ability to twist the facts that the Yue family belonged to her.

    Tiling her hair and rubbing her wrists which were itching to slap someone, Yue Wan gave a small smile. Her eyes were bright and clear, without any smugness. It was calm and composed, putting her in a better light in the eyes of others.

    "I don''t have a tolerance for idiots, I hope you can all forgive me. I followed my grandpa''s footsteps so my words are out in the open. He educated me to be like this in order to be the Master of the Yue family."

    Yue Xue could feel the sarcasm in it. Yue Wan made it a stand that the Yue family belongs to her as she was the granddaughter of General Yue, unlike others...

    Jing Zhe gave a dry laugh to ease the atmosphere: "We''re all here to have a great time. So you both need to chill out, just enjoy the party."

    Clearing his throat, Su Jain-Rong took a punishment wine glass and gulped in one go: "Sorry, Xue Xue."

    Yue Wan signed and murmured at Yue Xue and Su Jain-Rong''s interaction: "Kids nowadays are after the woman who is more mature than their age."

    It was not loud, but Meng Jia could hear it clearly. Her grasp on the glass tightens as she glared at Yue Xue. '' Shameless B*tch.''

    -----With Xie Lingyun----

    Just as Yue Wan said, he appeared in the club. His appearance was well hidden from others, so people couldn''t recognize him easily.

    He sat down on the bar counter and saw the bartender showing off his wonderful techniques. He looked very handsome, even better than those who had undergone plastic surgeries.

    "Where have you been hiding from me, dear beauty?"

    He kept staring at the four bartenders. "Every beauty has distinct personalities like cool, cute, gentle, and friendly, but you, my dear, have it all. Isn''t it amazing!"

    Bartender felt a sudden fear under his spin by that man''s stare. With black lines on his face, he thought:  ''Are you saying those while hitting on a woman? I am a straight man!!''

    Reading his mind, Xie Lingyun''s little assistant Ru Keung stated: "He loves beauty in any gender. Including animals."

    Xie Lingyun splashed the drink he had, on hearing that remark: "Wa!! How could you say that? Even if the goddess beauty appears before me. You will be the one who warms my .....Ahhh!"

    Before he could finish it, Ru Keung kicked him as the vein in his forehead popped out: "Just take your shit and shovel it."

    Hiding behind them, a woman clicked their pic and sent it to someone. "He is here."

    -----Back to Yue Wan----

    Jing Zhe seemed to sense that tense mood after that little argument. She tried to ease the tension.

    Right then, The waiter entered carrying a tray of various cocktails. "Your drinks are here, ma''am."

    "Thank you," after saying her thanks, Jing Zhe took the tray from the waiter and told him to leave, but not before giving him an eye signal.

    With a forced smile, she said, "Tonight''s special cocktails party is for Young Miss Yue''s great achievement."

    A boy in the group curiously asked: "What achievement?"

    Yue Xue bragged about Yue Wan''s accomplishments while nudging Yue Wan to take the drink: "My cousin broke the WAX traditional exam score record. "

    Nan Heng knew how hard the exam in WAX would be, so he congratulated Yue Wan wholeheartedly or her accomplishment: "I am impressed. You are a real genius."

    Meng Jia was with her face showing admiration for Yue Wan, "Please provide guidance to me in the future, Senior Yue."

    Yue Wan found her innocent expression similar to little Bao: "It''s nothing much. With a heart filled dedication and a firm belief in oneself you can achieve it."

    Her words were genuine and sincere that Nan Heng could not help admire her: "That is only because you have the capability. I''m really happy to be part of this party."

    Yue Wan chuckled and looked at Jing Zhe with her eyes as clear as spring water, yet intense and coarse as the ferocious beast: "To be frank, I didn''t plan to have any party today as I have some finals to write tomorrow, but Miss Jing was very eager to organize this. She is so kind-hearted."

    Jing Zhe''s face stiffened, and the color on her face drained, turning a pretty pale pink shade.  ''What is she planning?''

    Su Yunying studied in WAX too and always top in her exams, but she never beat that record. A surge of jealousy and resentment possessed her heart as Yue Wan stamped her over once again with what she was capable of?

    At that moment, Yue Xue received a call, she suddenly stood up with a tensed face.

 Chapter 198 - Make You Regret This Day

    At that moment, Yue Xue''s phone blinked in flashes, she suddenly stood up with a tensed face looking at it.

    Under the flickering light, Yue Xue''s expression was unfathomable. Looking at this Yue Wan asked: "What is it, Sister Xue?"

    Yue Xue hid the phone towards her chest and smiled: "It''s nothing, Cousin. I just need to go out and take this call. But my battery is down, would you mind giving me your phone."

    "Mmm. Go ahead!" Giving her phone, Yue Wan smirked as her first chess piece had made its move.

    Jing Zhe grasped Yue Xue''s elbow and murmured: "Where are you going?"

    Crushing the wrist that stopped her, Yue Xue uttered: "Stop worrying about me. Go and handle your stuff!"

    Before Jing Zhe could reply, Yue Xue had already disappeared.

    Jing Zhe took her hand back which was bruised. Massaging her wrist, she let out a forced smile with wicked eyes.

    ''Today''s victim and the attacker will be from the Yue family.''

    She turned to fix her eyes on Yue Wan who seemed to be thinking with her head down.

    .....

    Marching forward solemnly, Jing Zhe respectfully lifted the glass she was holding to toast Yue Wan, but her eyes could barely contain her feelings of jealousy, unwillingness, and anger.

    "Miss Yue, in the name of the Xiao Family, I toast you with this glass."

    The corners of Yue Wan''s lips twitched as her eyes turned cold. ''I will make you regret this day.''

    Just then, Su Yunying, who didn''t have the mind to stay here when others were praising Yue Wan, stood up to leave for the washroom.

    Jing Zhe, who was walking forward, tripped over something and ended up flying in Su Yunying''s direction.

    Startled, Su Yunying didn''t have the time to act. Jing Zhe''s body slammed into her, while the cocktail splashed on Su Yunying''s chest, causing her to cry out in pain.

    Yue Wan subconsciously stepped aside and managed to avoid the crash, but her white coat had some sprinkles of the drink.

    "Jie Jie!!" An agonized voice cried out.

    Su Jain-Rong hurried to her side and forcefully kicked Jin Zhe away: "Jie Jie! Are you alright?"

    Su Yunying bit back her tears and shook her head. Her head was damped with the cocktail. Embarrassed, she could not hold back on her anger.

    ''Slap!''

    Jing Zhe furrowed her eyebrows as she gingerly held her slapped face: "Bah! How dare you slap me? You b*tch! Don''t think too highly of yourself!"

    Su Jain-Rong and Meng Jia supported Su Yunying and glared heavily at Jing Zhe.

    "Are you blind? Don''t you know how to walk?"

    Su Jain-Rong had long disliked Jing Zhe, but had put up with her time and time again for the sake of the Xiao family.

    He reached out and clutched firmly onto Jing Zhe''s neck who was being supported by her friends, strangling her.

    "Cough, coughˇ­" Jing Zhe was choking through her pain, but her hand continued to struggle to free from the grasp.

    While the commotion was occurring, Yue Wan took out Jing Zhe''s phone that was slipped on the couch and sent a message.

    And deleted the sending proof after that.

    ----At the same time with Yue Xue---

    Standing before the bar counter, Yue Xue asked the bartender: "Where is the man who sat here before?"

    The bartender shook his head: "I didn''t see it. Sorry, Ma''am."

    Clenching her fist, she bumped the counter: "Sh*t!"

    Yue Xue narrowed her eyes sharply and looked at every corner.

    Not waiting for a second, she hurriedly called someone by phone: "Track down the person who sat in place I''m standing, hurry!" she yelled.

    Then she glared at the bartender and gave an equally sharp look: "Did he come alone or with a company? Why did he leave?"

    Gulping down repeatedly, he said: "A little boy was with him and he left before having his drink."

    Yue Xue pondered: ''Left without taking his drink! That means he came to meet someone. Who?''

    Thinking that she clutched Yue Wan''s phone tightly.

    -----Back to the room------

    The scene immediately turned chaotic.

    If they were not in the eye of the public, Su Yunying would have landed two more slaps on Jing Zhe''s face. However, looking at her brother''s action, she yelled in panic

    "Jain! Stop it. Young Master Nan, please hold him back."

    Nan Heng held Su Jain-Rong and knocked some sense into him: "You idiot! What the hell are you doing? Do you want to be a fugitive?"

    "Let me go. I will kill this impetuous sl*t. Just who does she think she is? She is not even worthy to breathe the same air as someone from the Su family. She is the dust beneath our feet and yet she has the audacity to pour a drink over my sister''s head?!? I will show you what it means to live a life worse than death."

    After being released from his grasp, Jing Zhe''s whole body abruptly collapsed onto the couch as she fought to catch her breath.

    Hearing his remark, anger surged over her face: "That stupid bitch clearly walked into me, and yet you are blaming me?!?! You might be a fucking Su, but I have the backing of the Xiao family. Dust beneath your feet? You wish," screamed Jing Zhe

    Su Jain-Rong sneered with cold eyes: "The Xiao family?! Look at your face in the mirror before saying that. A cheap slut like you doesn''t deserve to claim the name, Xiao."

    That agitated Jing Zhe even more: "Ha! Just because you are a Su you think that you are untouchable?!? I will tell you right now, I did nothing wrong. Yue Wan was the one that tripped me, so if you want to blame someone, blame her. I am innocent."

    "Stop pushing the blame on the other. Miss Yue didn''t do anything. It all happened because of your negligence. Will it kill you to ask forgiveness for something you yourself caused?"

    Nan Heng didn''t want the fight to be alleviated so he slowly assessed the situation between the two parties and ordered the waiter to book another room for them.

    Jing Zhe''s face started to turn purple with anger.

    Why don''t they treat her like that slut Ran!! It''s all the b*tch Su Yunying''s fault. How dare she slap me in front of everyone?

    Soon, whispers and pointing grew in volume until Jing Zhe could no longer take it and stormed out.

    Su Yunying quietly cursed under her breath and left the room, heading towards the washroom.

    Nan Heng took Su Jain-Rong to another room to calm him down.

    Meng Jia followed him and copying that one by one left the room.

    No one noticed Yue Wan in a shadowed corner, a slight smile on her lips as she elegantly took a sip of her champagne.

    -----With Jing Zhe------

    After walking a certain distance, Jing Zhe recalled her main objective of tonight''s party: ''Damn it! Because of the Sl*t Su, I completely forgot to implement my plan on that b*tch, Yue.''

    Slapping her forehead, she walked back to the room and found it empty with no one: "Where did she go?"

    Yue Wan''s disappearance caused Jing Zhe''s heart to leap wildly in her chest. She had a very bad feeling about this.

    Her phone rang at that moment. Jing Zhe took it out and pressed the answer button. "Cousin Jingnan! Where are you?"

 Chapter 199 - Cant Leave A Defenseless Woman

    ------With Jingnan----

    Sitting in the adjacent room to the party room, Jingnan said: "I''ve brought my men here. They all are ready, where is the girl?"

    Jing Zhe on the other side of the phone was rushing back and forth inside the room explained: "She is gone. I can''t find her."

    Jingnan raised her brow: "Did she suspect anything?"

    Jing Zhe tightened her grasp and said: "I don''t know, but before I could give her that drink, the one with a lot of white pills; an accident befell. I feared that she might have left the club during the commotion."

    Jingnan''s eyes flashing dangerously: "I''ll clear that doubt. Just give me the details of what dress she wore. I will get that b*tch."

    Jingnan''s words made Jing Zhe very happy. She knew her cousin was clever and explained in detail about Yue Wan: "I have booked this whole section so with the pass in your hand you can access any room. Message me the room number once you finish the job."

    Cutting the call, Jingnan left the room in search of Yue Wan.

    -----With Yue Xue------

    Yue Xue knew more than anyone how important this party was to her. This party marked the starting point of her life, and she would not allow any mistake to interfere.

    But Xie Lingyun, the owner of the Black Market was a very important chest piece to strike out at Yue Xiang, so she needed to meet that guy and offer the deal that she had prepared.

    At this moment, a woman came behind her mysteriously and whispered quietly in her ear. "The guest is spotted in the elevator."

    Yue Xue''s froze.  He was probably here to see Yue Wan . But why? What are they up to this time?

    She didn''t waste any time and rushed back to the party.

    -----With Jingnan-----

    He ordered his men to find the described woman.

    While rushing towards the junction, Jingnan looked over at the woman who was standing near the junction, wearing a feathered furred white coat.

    She was talking with someone: "I''m waiting at the junction. Near the last room."

    "Found you!" Saying that he knocked her neck before she could react.

    Lifting the unconscious body, he moved to the nearby darkroom.

    Inside the room, he laid her down on the couch.

    Jingnan watched as the beauty before his eyes and licked his lips lecherously: "Don''t worry, after tonight, I will take full responsibility. Heh hehe!"

    Calling Jing Zhe, he said: "Zhe! I found that b*tch. Her looks are not bad. It''s been a long time since I''ve encountered such a beautiful one. Her skin is also smooth and white. I can enjoy the night with unlimited pleasure."

    Hearing the news from the other end, Jing Zhe smiled radiantly: "Good job. Just as we talked earlier, I will deposit $5 Million into your account now and then the rest later. Remember, don''t take her life. Just ruin her, leaving her dirty existence in this world for others to see."

    "Don''t worry, I''ll completely destroy her to the point that she''ll lose her face before everyone. Bring everyone here after you get my message."

    Jing Zhe happily cut the call on the phone.  ''Now the second Yue b*tch will be blamed.''

    All of a sudden, Her nose and lips were instantly covered with a slightly wet towel.

    "Uuˇ­ youˇ­ what are youˇ­ uuˇ­"

    Surrounded by darkness, she could not see the people behind her.

    A sharp smell entered her nose. She struggled for a moment when she suddenly felt the world spinning. Her senses gradually became numb, and her vision turned dark as she lost consciousness.

    -----With Xie Lingyun----

    On the phone: "I''m here. Where are you?"

    The little assistant Ru Keung, who was walking in front of Xie Lingyun, stopped in his tracks and couldn''t help but widen his eyes.

    Xie Lingyun, who was getting the details, slammed himself over the little man and looked up: "Why did you stop?"

    Pointing his finger over the closed room at the junction, he said: "A woman was knocked by someone over there."

    At the same time, the call on his line went dead, Xie Linguyn''s brows scrunched up: "That is the room we suppose to meet the client."

    He was shocked but not surprised, he had always known Yue Wan to be a capable person who could solve almost anything, and she definitely called him here as part of her plan.

    Staring at Xie Linguyn, Ru Keung said: "We need to help her."

    "That little Ms shouldn''t be judged lightly. Let''s leave. This is not our problem." Saying that he turned back.

    However, Ru Keung spanked his back, "Still you can''t leave a defenseless woman alone."

    Massaging his temples, Xie Linguyn stood there with a troubled expression.  ''What am I going to do with you?''

    Ru Keung rushed toward the room and was about to twist the doorknob.

    Suddenly a hand grasped his wrist.

    At that time, from the room, a banging sound and glass shattering sound were heard.

    After a second, Bang! The sound of a bottle being smashed against the table was heard.

    -----In the washroom-------

    Su Yunying went to the washroom. Her face was covered in sweat and dirt as she washed it.

    The ice-cold water relieved her anxiety. She turned on the tap to gargle and washed her face to calm down.

    Due to the smelly gastric juice, her stomach twisted and in the next minute, she had the urge to vomit.

    Hurriedly went into the toilet to empty her stomach, she was puking non-stop.

    Five minutes later, Su Yunying came out of it, not before flushing.

    Right, when she was about to leave, Meng Jia came in: "Sister Ying, are you alright?"

    Su Yunying held tightly onto the hem of the stained dress in her hands, her heart filled with raging hatred. "I don''t want to party anymore, we are leaving."

    Meng Jia agreed with a nod. "Sure!"

    ....

    When they were walking in the hallway...

    A woman screamed in agony with a sharp, piercing voice that felt like it carried gold and almost pierced through one''s eardrum.

    The staff and securities of the Cub rushed to Section A block.

    The sound of running footsteps filled the hallways. The stragglers who had yet to leave the private rooms on the opposite hallway of Section B were confused. What was going on?

    Not long after, the blare of sirens pierced through the night. Police cars pulled up and stopped before the Brutal Hive. Teams of police officers jumped out of the vehicles in a rush.

 Chapter 200 - Got Trapped In Her Own Game

    -----With Su Yunying----

    Nan Heng and Su Jain-Rong, along with their friends, were rushed out of the room upon hearing the commotion outside.

    Su Jain-Rong panicked as he heard the woman''s scream. He feared that it might be his sister. "JeiJei!."

    Su Yingying and Meng Jia just came out of the washroom and saw the crowd near the junction room.

    Hearing Su Jain-Rong''s voice, Meng Jia replied while waving her hand: "Brother Jain! We are here."

    Su Jian-Rong protectively hugged his sister and asked: "What happened? Who screamed?"

    At that time, the staff who opened the door to room A05 cried out fear: "Blood!! Murder!! Call the Police! Help!"

    The gang rushed towards the room and was shell shocked: "What the hell!"

    ....

    Inside the room

    A woman suffered from a splitting headache and felt like she had just come out of hell, so she was shocked when she saw her surroundings.

    There were broken glasses that were strewn all over the floor.

    She found herself on the carpet, with a broken bottle on her hand, around 4 to 5 feet away from her, lay a man in a pool of blood.

    Seeing the blood oozing out, her heart frightened and stifled.

    "Ahh!!!!" She screamed at the top of her lung.

    Just then someone pushed the door open.

    "Blood!! Murder!! Call the Police! Help!" She froze at that sound.

    Outside the door stood some staff members, a familiar and an unfamiliar man and woman.

    Suddenly, she felt a breezy sensation on her skin. She looked down and immediately screamed as she covered herself. "Ah!!!!!Ayyyyy!"

    The reality struck her, she had only her blouse and underwear and was totally half-naked before them. Her clothes were nowhere to be seen. Her lower body was covered in blood and some droplets of blood were on her face and shoulder.

    Tears streaming down her face with the sudden shame and distress she felt, she shrieked: "Get out!! Get out! Don''t look! Stay away!"

    Hearing the familiar voice, Su Yunying uttered: "Ms. Jing!!"

    Grabbing the rag, she covered her lower body and stammered out, "W-w-wrong! This is all w-w-wrong. Why am I here? Where is she?"

    By the time she screamed, a crowd of curious spectators had already formed outside. Some guests already informed the police.

    .....

    In a minute, several police officers dashed inside, ordering: "Move away! Move away! The police are here."

    The club was a mess, people were running and screaming all over the place.

    The officers quickly blocked off the exits from the stairs and elevators. They threw a few guys onto the ground who were trying to attack police due to intoxication.

    Before the staff and the security guards had time to react, policemen entered room A05 in Section A, with guns out in their hands.

    "Put your hands on your head and kneels on the ground."

    ....

    Looking at their uniform, Jing Zhe''s face was full of terror, her entire body trembled, and her full, luscious lips quivered.

    "No! I didn''t kill him! I was framed! Let me go!"

    They have a brief analysis of the situation, so they grabbed Jing Zhe and dragged her away.

    Seeing this scene, nobody wanted to step forward and help her, they all looked at her in fear, shame, and bewilderment.

    "Did she kill that man?"

    "Look at the blood on the floor, I bet that man is dead by now."

    "Did she kill him in order to protect herself?" The unconvinced voice said looking at Jing Zhe.

    "Cheˇ­look at the way she dressed and the man on the floor. He is not naked while she was and there is not even a struggle mark on her body, do you think it''s done by force? Nya, these high-class people are bound to have one or more affairs. He might have resisted so that she killed him." A disdainful voice rang out.

    "Such licentiousness act! She must be from a prestigious family as this is a top VIP section floor."

    "I know her, she was partying in room A01 with her friends. That woman called her Miss Jing." Another voice rang out.

    "So they all are friends? Why is she alone in this room?"

    Whispered and murmured passed along.

    The Su family, Meng Jian and Nan Heng''s foreheads were both filled with black lines. Even if they leave it would be too late to cover their tracks. They were bound to this incident, no matter what.

    ....

    Su Yuniying looked at Jing Zhe with confusion.  Thisˇ­ She got trapped in her own game!?

    Jing Zhe''s emotions agitated hearing the buzz, her eyes were wide open and she looked extremely terrifying.

    The only thing remember last was the call with her Cousin Jingnan and after that everything was like a blank page.

    She looked at her hand back and forth covered in blood:  ''How?''

    Her plan was perfect, so where did it go wrong ?

    Did that b*tch killed her cousin!! That right, she killed him and used me as a scapegoat.

    She might have escaped from the club. That must have happened.

    ''Sh*t!''  She cursed herself while biting her thumb vigorously.

    If everybody knew she was related to the aristocratic family Xiao, it would definitely create chaos.

    ''No! I can''t let them find out my name! I need to act fast, I''ll play the victim card.''

    Shoveling off from the two officer''s grasp, Jing Zhe lifted her blooded hand before the Su and shuttered: "I did not kill him, Su Yunying. I''m innocent."

    But it was slapped away.

    "Innocent!! After killing someone you dare to say it. Officers take her away." Su Jain-Rong said with a sneer.

    "No! No! Don''t take me away. It''s all the b*tch, Yue Wan. She did it. I can prove it. She killed him and framed me!" Jing Zhe''s heart sank. She had worked so hard and for so long; how could she let the b*tch go off without a scratch?

    Meng Jia gave her voucher for Yue Wan: "Officer, she is lying. Ms. Yue was with us the whole time when we changed our room. Right guys? I can give a full guarantee for that."

    Nan Heng nodded his head. "Meng Jia is telling the truth. She is lying by pouring dirty water on someone innocent. Miss Jing had a fit during the party and left the room on her own. After that, we changed our room, during that time Miss Yue accompanied us. If you don''t believe me, you can check the surveillance cameras of the club."

    Jing Zhe dared not to say that as she knew that the surveillance camera in this area of the club was not working. It was all part of her plan.

    The police officer ordered his colleague to gather the evidence.

    Upon noticing the policemen''s strange expressions, she knew they were doubting her statement.

    Why was everyone always defending that slut in front of her!!!!

    She gnawed at her nails in her increasingly nervous state.

    "Innocent my foot! That b*tch made you all her lap dogs! In order to get a pity fuck from a slut, you''re taking her side. She was the one who tricked me coming here. That b*tch planned this scheme to frame me. I don''t know what all she planned, she might have cut off the cameras beforehand to make sure there is no evidence to point at her!" Jing Zhe screamed, her face starting to turn purple with her anger.

 Chapter 201 - Yue Cousins Get Misdirected

    Su Yunyin''s eyes flickered to the person lying on the pool of blood. Based on his outfit, she recalled seeing him talking to Jing Zhe before entering the club.

    Sensing his sister''s anonymous expression, Su Jain-Rong touched her shoulder: "Jie Jie?"

    Su Yunying shook her head and sighed: "Sometimes the most clever thing to say is nothing at all."

    On the other side, Jing Zhe was trying to turn the turntable over, yelling and crying.

    "You think we''ll believe just anything you say? Are you stupid? We understand law too and we know that evidence is the most important. You were caught red-handed, so it''s not just a matter of you being innocent just because you''re saying that. Don''t try to bluff through this," Nan Heng clearly said.

    However, Su Yunying''s clear voice ranged with an inquiry: "But where is Miss Yue? She hasn''t appeared amidst this commotion." She had a look of confusion on her face but deep inside it hid wickedness.

    She continued: "It''s hard to believe that she lost track of the room. Where did you meet her last time Young Master Nan? I don''t want her to meet any danger in an unknown place."

    Though jealousy and resentment entangled furiously in her heart, her face was as pale and tender as a budding white lotus, as if displaying sincere care for others.

    Nan Heng frowned his brow as he found the tone of Su Yunying was hinting on something. "She went after her Cousin."

    "That''s weird. Did the Yue Cousins get misdirected or... did they leave?" She raised her brow.

    That arouses suspicion among the police and the crowd.

    ...

    Right then, Yue Xue appeared with a tensed face with some security guard following her: "What''s going on here?"

    Seeing her partner in crime alone, Jing Zhe knew Yue Wan fled the club. Based on Yue Xue''s replay the whole game can be turned around.

    "Xue Xue! Xue Xue!" Jing Zhe cried in a pitiful voice clutching the rag and moved toward her in a fainting motion.

    Yue Xue quickly caught her before she could kiss the ground.

    "Zhe! Why are you like this? What happened?"

    "Xue Xue, save me. Save me!! Your cousin..... Sh..she...she tricked me coming here and.... and... Kill.....wuuuuu!!"

    She buried her face in Yue Xue''s embrace and cried miserably that made others pity her.

    Yue Xue caught onto her implication. She looked at a dead body being carried to a stretcher by some medical staff and a police officer standing near them, she guessed what had happened.

    With a little hiccup, Jing Zhe revealed in a soft and hoarse voice: "I received a message that Miss Yue was in trouble. So I came to help her, but she knocked me down and staged her crime in my head. Now she is nowhere to be seen."

    Yue Xue could scarcely muster the bitter smile on her face. She wanted to help Jing Zhe, but couldn''t utter a single word.

    Following that there was no reply from Yue Xue, so Jing Zhe looked up and found her pals'' expression odd. "Xue Xue? Don''t try to hide her crime. Though you are cousins, she is a criminal and murderer, she needs to be hanged before the just.."

    "Ms. Jing! You know I can sue you badly for slandering my name," a crystal clear voice emerged behind Yue Xue.

    Yue Wan appeared with a clean look, her eyes were sparkling crystal clear.

    Jing Zhe was completely floored looking, Yue Wan.

    Su Yunying looked at Yue Wan who was all burningly elegant, magnificently classy, overwhelmingly dominant!

    A sense of resentment and viciousness arose in her heart uncontrollably, so much so that she had to sink her own sharp nails into the tender flesh of her palm in order to keep her emotions under control.

    "Slandering or not. The truth will be out sooner or later, Young Miss Yue." Su Yunying deliberately revealed her origin to drag Yue Wan into the mess.

    A gush of coldness filled Yue Wan''s eyes as she looked over to Su Yunying, the edge of her lips curling up into a half-smile which made one have goosebumps. "You will be disappointed."

    Jing Zhe looked at Yue Wan with a glare full of hostility. "Young Miss Yue... must you destroy me like this for jealousy? I know that you are the perpetrator, so you better accept your crime before the law."

    "Miss Jing we are asking the questions here so don''t slander others without proof," a policeman reprimanded her as they feel troubled over her attitude and turned to ask Yue Wan. "Ms, where have you been all along during this time frame?"

    Yue Wan gazed at Yue Xue and gave a smirk: "After our new room was organized, I went to search for my cousin as she didn''t know the direction of our new room. I was with her this entire time."

    The police officer looked at Yue Xue: "Is it true Miss. Yue?"

    Jing Zhe was confused, she clasped Yue Xue''s arm tightly. Her eyes rapidly fogged up, and, with a gentle blink, a clear drop of tear fell across her cheek, as she bit down firmly on her lip, looked at Yue Xue pitifully, yet couldn''t utter a single word.

    However, with things developing as such, Yue Xue stared at Yue Wan''s foreboding expression, however, there was also a barely discernible sense of disdain in it.

    "That''s right."

    Jing Zhe''s face lit with happiness, but after hearing the next sentence it darkened...

    "Cousin Wan met me at the hall while I was searching for my acquaintance. She was with me the whole time."

    This was too big a shock!

    Yue Xue''s hands, which were hidden away in her sleeves, were curled up tightly into fists. She couldn''t lie as there was CCTV proof that Yue Wan was with her. Other than the CCTV in this section, everywhere was working normally: ''Sh*t''

    "Did something happen?" Yue Wan inquired.

    The policeman explained. "A man was killed in this room and this young Miss was telling us that you were the one who asked her to come here. Do you know this man? Why are you here?"

    Just then, the stretcher was taken away from the room before everyone.

    "I have no idea who this man is!" Taking a glance at the man''s face, Yue wan replied.

    She then proceeded: "Miss Jing organized this party and I just came along to give my Cousin some company. I don''t know why she is slandering me."

    Before the police officers even had a chance to reply, Jing Zhe had rushed to speak, "Wasn''t it you who called me to come to room A05?"

    Since Yue Wan had a perfect alibi that Jing Zhe switched her accusation.

    Meng Jia raised her eyebrow, and mockingly said, "Did you not just say that she messaged you? Why have you suddenly changed your words?"

    "Shut up!" Jing Zhe quickly rebutted, her tone no longer cordial.

    Why the b*tch is making things harder and harder?!

    The police officers'' expressions changed, and they grimly stared at Jing Zhe.

    "I don''t understand what you mean, but I didn''t have my cellphone with me in the first place. My cousin took it with her to make an urgent call." Yue Wan said, raising her brows at Yue Xue.

    Jing Zhe''s eyes trembled, her expression changed completely, and she anxiously looked towards Yue Xue with hope.  ''Save me! Please save me!''

    Yue Xue was held in with little hesitation. She took Yue Wan''s phone as a precaution in case she was contacted by HIM. And due to chaos, she didn''t have the time to dispose of it. If the police searched her that it would be a big problem.

    So, in order to avoid being suspected, she could only pass the phone to the police officers not before sending dagger holes at Yue Wan''s smirking face.

    After checking it was indeed Yue Wan''s phone, the police officers ordered Jing Zhe: "Ms, please hand over your phone for us to check."

    Jing Zhe''s expression was flurried because her phone had undeniable evidence of her planning to harm Yue Wan.

    If the police search the room and find her phone then the last caller''s name could be revealed.

    Jing Zhe flew into a greater rage and pushed Yue Wan: "B*tch it was you who did it? I''m innocent! You killed someone and framed me!"

    Her feelings of anger and resentment towards Yue Wan exploded. She raised her hand to slap her across her face.

    Catching her wrist tightly, Yue Wan''s eyes immediately turned cold¨Cnot only were they icy, but ruthless.

    "The words you say are obviously contradictory. If I killed this man why are there no bloodstains on my dress? You keep saying that I did it, but where is your evidence? If you want to push the blame on someone, you should find some evidence first!....

 Chapter 202 - Strategy and Solution

    Yue Wan''s expression became more bone-chilling as she continued while looking at Yue Xue.

    "Also, we need to get the identification of that man to know the clear view of the situation; First of all, this is a private VIP section and how could a man enter without a VIP pass. If I remember correctly, Miss Jing has the passes for this whole section. Am I right, Sister Yue Xue?"

    When she had finished reciting Yue Xue''s name, her expression was frosty-cold like shaved iceˇŞchilly and sharp.

    Yue Xue sensed endless of coldness gathered from the surroundings and gushed fiercely towards her.

    Jing Zhe was frightened, her guts have been chewed out by Yue Wan''s every word.

    The police officers standing behind Jing Zhe nodded their heads, obviously believing Yue Wan''s words more.

    Thus no matter how you see it, Jing Zhe was the suspicious one, and it was very clear that she was using Yue Wan to be her scapegoat.

    Looking at them agreeing with Yue Wan, Jing Zhe flew into a rage disregarding her manners and began hitting Yue Wan continuously. Due to her tears, her vision was clouded, so she failed to recognize the person she was hitting.

    "You bloody shrewd b*tch. I''ll kill you!"

    Yue Wan tactfully moved away, so Yue Xue caught in it.

    Yue Xue could feel Jing Zhe''s hands slapping and hitting her continuously. Even blood formed in her face as Jing Zhe''s long nail scratched her skin.

    Yue Xue''s face grimaced in pain. "Ahˇ­ Zhe, stop it! It hurtsˇ­"

    Jing Zhe instantly vented all her anger and lost her rationality. Suddenly she grabbed Yue Xue''s hair and broke into hysterics: "Ah!! You Sl*t. It''s all your fault. I won''t let you off."

    Grasping, Jing Zhe''s wrist tightly, Yue Xue shrieked with wide eyes: "Wake up. It''s me, Xue."

    Feeling the pain on her wrist, Jing Zhe instinctively let go of Yue Xue''s hair and took a step back.

    The officer quickly grabbed her down and tried to restrain her.

    Su Jain-Rong hurriedly rushed forward and asked, "Xue Xue, are you alright?"

    Shaking her head, Yue Xue said, "Everything''s alright!"

    "I''ll take you to the doctor''s to get it checked out," said Su Jain-Rong, who noticed that her hair was all messed up and her clothes were unkempt as well. There were also several bruises on her arm which looked extremely terrifying. How could she be alright?

    Everyone was horrified to see Jing Zhe''s hysterical behavior. Some even secretly took a video of it.

    A sullen expression formed on Meng Jia''s face.

    Su Jain-Rong went to touch her head, but Yue Xue evaded it and told her, "That is not needed. The wound is not serious at all."

    Yue Xue hid her expression behind the hair as she said it. With a slight squint of her eyes, she revealed a frightening sharpness as she gazed at Yue Wan. ''You win this time, but this is just a beginning.''

    Yue Wan raised her brows and looked thoughtfully at Yue Xue:  ''You have your strategy, and I own my solutionˇŞit''s just a competition of whose is more brilliant.''

    ...

    Jing Zhe was dragged away as she yelled and cursed the whole way nonstop. Like she was Miss Jing, the only niece of Elder Xiao and everyone should fawn upon her meekly and subserviently.

    Before leaving, the police officers looked at Meng Jian, Nan Heng, the Su Siblings, and the Yue cousins.

    "If there''s any problem, we will come to find you again. We hope that you will cooperate with our investigation,"

    "Of course," They all calmly replied.

    The staff of the club quickly carried Yue Xue to seek medical attention.

    Just as Yue Xue was leaving, she looked around for Yue Wan and spoke with bitterness: "A clever deception."

    If she wasn''t distracted by the unexpected presence of the Black Market King, today''s plan would have been perfect.

    Yue Wan winked at her and smiled: "One gets served what they deserve."

    ----Little-flashback-during-of-what-happened---

    After the room was changed, Yue Wan followed Meng Jia to the washroom. Halfway away she gave her some excuse and moved to room A05 silently.

    According to her plan, Jing Zhe was knocked down by Dong Yi.

    At the same time, Yaya wearing Yue Wan''s dress and wig, had already fooled Jingnan and got herself into room A05.

    Before Ru Keung could open the door, Yue Wan stopped him.

    "Sorry! This room is currently occupied. Let''s go somewhere else."

    Right then the bottle smashing sound was heard.

    Yue Wan signed: "I told her to do it with less sound."

    Ru Kenug looked back at the closed door and asked: "Inside."

    Yue Wan grinned widely and replied, "That person is a lunaticˇ­ So he was under a private treatment! I''m worried that he may be up to no good!"

    Xie Lingyun plastered a smile on his face as he nodded. "Only send a lunatic to deal with a lunatic."

    Yue Wan had to urge to punch his face, but, controlling herself, she gave him the ring: "Better not spoil my plans by standing here."

    Xie Lingyun gave a flying kiss: "You really love this killing game. Why don''t you become mine? We both could enjoy the deaths."

    Ru Kenug used his elbow to punch his stomach heavily. "Be polite to our customer."

    Before leaving, Yue Wan advised them: "Do have your drinks before leaving."

    ....

    After dealing with them, Yue Wan saw Yue Xue frantically searching for someone.

    Adjusting her cloth, Yue Wan knocked the room A05 and A01 trice before walking towards Yue Xue standing near the elevator.

    Yue Xue didn''t expect to see Yue Wan casually walking towards her.

    "Cousin, you here?"

    "I thought you might have lost your way. Is your call done?" Yue Wan asked normally.

    Yue Xue gave some lame excuses and asked her why she was alone. ''Should she be with that man! Why is she here?''

    Looking at Yue Wan''s unaffected appearance, Yue Xue knew the plan had failed, but before she could warn Jing Zhe, she got a message that Xie Lingyun was sitting at the counter and having his drink on her phone.

    As the opportunity arose so seldomly, she returned back to the counter area and forgot about Yue Wan.

    But the bartender shook his head with an expression: ''He left just now.''

    Right then the police rushed inside. Yue Xue clearly knew that they hadn''t included the police in their plans.

    She was stupefied as she watched a group of journalists being blocked at the front by the club securities.  ''What''s happening?''

    "Is it true? There was a murder that occurred in this club?!?" One journalist asked another one.

    "I heard that it was the daughter of a big family who did it. Ah!! This news is good enough to make people from all aspects of society pay attention to this issue."

    "If I cover this news perfectly then this month''s bonus is guaranteed."

    With shock written over her face, Yue Xue looked back at Yue Wan, who was smirking with cold vibes.

    Yue Xue looked at her in resentment, no amount of self-restraint could quell the hate surging in her "Yo--Y--You! h-How?"

    Her phone is with me throughout! So how did she do it?

    Yue Wan''s lip curved up to a sneer: "Every action bears heavy responsibilities, my dear cousin."

    Only then did she realize that Xie Linguyn was a distraction arranged by Yue Wan.

    Because the police blocked the stairs and elevator and didn''t let anyone enter, Yue Xue was too late to arrive as the game was staged perfectly by Yue Wan.

    If only the b*tch Jing Zhe carried out her part perfectly and kept an eye on Yue Wan.

    ---To the Present----

    After the police escorted Jing Zhe, The Su siblings left without a word.

    With the occurrence of such an incident, Su Yunying was no longer in the mood to stay with the others. After getting in her car, she planned to head straight home to the Su Family.

    As the car turned into a corner while existing from the Club''s underground parking lot, a black car rushed towards them out of nowhere. The strong headlights shone directly into her eyes. The glare forced her eyes to shut out of pain.

    Su Jain Rong sitting on the passenger seat yelled: "Jie Jie! Careful!" as the color drained from his face.

    Su Yunying stomped on the breaks, causing the tires to screech loudly, breaking the silence of the quiet night.

    She let the opposite car pass through.

    Su Jain Rong''s body was flung forward because of the sudden force. Luckily, he reacted in time and stabilized himself. "You bastard! Are you sick of living?" He shouted in exasperation.

    Su Yunying was visibly shaken as she glared at the car through a rearview mirror.

    But soon that glare turned into chaos: "That man looks familiar..."

 Chapter 203 - My Punishment Was Too Light

    ----With Yue Wan----

    With an endless random thought, Yue Wan walked out of the club when suddenly a car drove into the underground parking area and stopped before her.

    As if pushed by the wind, her wrist was pulled inside and in the next second, the car moved farther away from the club.

    Hitting against a rock hard chest, Yue Wan groaned in pain: "Ah! Who ar...."

    Suddenly a cold hand swept her face up and interrupted her words by pressing her against the seat before kissing her passionately.

    She struggled for a moment before giving in to him.

    Her hands instinctively climbed up to and wrapped around his neck. In the heated moment, she leaned her entire body against his chest and allowed him to kiss as he pleased.

    Her lips were very tender, like the silky and delicate bud of a pear flower.

    Yue Wan grew breathless from his kisses so she grabbed both his shoulders and asked as she gasped out between the kisses, "Wait... Hua Wa--."

    "No," Xiao Hua relentlessly peppered kisses all over her, from her delicate neck to her collar bones, trailing down further and further. Her white coat slid down as he pecked everywhere.

    She had a small frame and her full figure was pleasantly plump in his embrace.

    He had been extremely busy the last few days so he''d had no time to see herˇŞbut this little cub already found trouble instead of missing him.

    When the news of her going to a club for a party touched his ear, Xiao Hua instantly put down all the work on hand and secretly traveled to the City A.

    And now seeing her in this hot dress, the resentment and discontentment that he had accumulated over the past several days exploded.

    ---With Dong Yi---

    Dong Yi, who received the news of his Prince''s arrival, was instantly drenched in perspiration. "Prince is going to kill me for letting the Young Miss come here..."

    The calmer his Prince looked, the more afraid he was. Arghh!!!

    "Consequently Young Master Yue will kill you too, so stop whining and start the car. I need to clean off this blood before your funeral." Saying that, Yaya, took off the wig and ruffled her short black hair.

    Dong Yi instantly felt like a bolt from the blue had just struck him. "Damnit! I forgot about him."

    "I forgot about him too." There was a dangerous smile lingered on her lips as she remembered killing that man. "I should have smashed two bottles on his head or used those glass pieces to decorate his face. Damn! I missed my chance!"

    Dong Yi shook off his head and started his car with a pool of tears in his eyes. "You''re not helping me."

    Does this killer woman only care about the fact that it was not bloody enough?!? The only thing I don''t understand is why Young Miss wanted him dead in the first place?

    ----With Yue Wan---

    Fireworks seemed to bloom in her head. She bit her lips and lost her mind in the sensations that Hua was invoking from her and moaned out loud.

    Yue Wan grasped his shoulder with both hands, gasping, the rough and tender kisses from his playful lips causing her to shiver. "Ah..Hk.."

    Xiao Hua''s mind broke out of the daze as soon as he heard her soft voice. He tried to pry himself away from her body and broke out of the daze as soon as he heard her soft voice.

    Controlling his inner wolf, he finally broke from the kiss.

    Only after Xiao Hua broke away from the kiss did Yue Wan realize that she was sitting on his lap.

    She glared at him as she gasped to catch her breath. "Xiao Hua, what the hell were you thinking? I was almost scared to death!"

    Xiao Hua panted as he buried his face in her neck. "Oh really?"

    Yue Wan''s face instantly reddened up to her ears, and she could almost hear Xiao Hua''s melody and sorrow beside her ears! She replied harshly with a cute pout, "You hooligan! I almost had a heart attack!"

    Xiao Hua bit her ear and whispered: "You dare to drink alcohol and got into trouble after I told you not to anything? It looks like my punishment was too light."

    Yue Wan forbore the strong wish to kick him: "I didn''t look for trouble, but trouble looked for me!"

    Xiao Hua raised his brow: "Who?"

    "It was your blockhead niece who invited me today. Why should I let her off when she planned this much for me?" Yue Wan hurriedly explained.

    Xiao Hua bit her neck and complained: "You were very reckless. There are many things in this Club that are not under regulations. Sometimes you''d never know when you''ve been drugged. One wrong step and you will lose it all."

    Yue Wan buried in his chest and used her index finger to draw on his chest with little sulking. "I am not reckless. Everything was under control."

    Looking at her cute expression, Chibi Wolf flickered its tail and nodded his head on his wife''s rhythm with a drooling mouth:  ''My wife is right. Even when she is wrong, she is right.!''

    The space between Xiao Hua''s brows tripped as if he was about to collapse. Kicking the chibi wolf away and massaging his brows, he said: "Don''t ever go back to those unfamiliar bars again. You have no idea what sort of shady things happen behind the scenes."

    Yue Wan like a kitten nuzzled close to his warm body and nodded her head. Actually, she missed him a lot. She had purposely occupied herself with her studies to avoid thinking about him but seeing Su Yunying, her possessiveness toward Xiao Hua increased a lot.

    Listening to his steady heartbeat, she felt her heart calm down along with it as her worries faded away.

    As he watched her, the anger inside Xiao Hua melted down and he pinched the space between his brows: "Why did you kill Jingnan?"

    "I hated him on sight." Yue Wan snuggled into Wolf''s embrace.

    Xiao Hua pinched her pink nose: "Be serious."

    Yue Wan frowned. She hopped up and blinked her long lashes: "It seems like they are fully prepared today. No matter if their plan is a success or a failure, they must have a backup plan to target me. So letting that bastard off is a disadvantage for me."

    Xiao Hua could feel that today''s act doesn''t end here. She was planning to strike something big which he could only guess.

    Noticing that she had a frown on her forehead, he rubbed her brows gently and said, "I will take care of the media. You just concentrate on your exams."

    The reporters only cared about juicy news and hence, they would definitely make an issue out of the incident. To make matters worse, he was planning to add fuel to the fire.

    "Hua, thank you for this and for the earrings," Yue Wan said as a warm, fuzzy feeling filled her heart.

    The image of Yue Wan''s longing gaze at the purple earrings appeared in his mind.

    Suddenly, Xiao Hua clammed her wrists and slammed her body down.

    Yue Wan struggled instinctively. "What are you doing now?"

    Xiao Hua moved close to her lips with was an inch apart from his. "Naughty wild cub, were you drooling over the earrings or for me, that day in the shop?"

    Yue Wan felt extremely embarrassedˇŞhis deep, crisp voice seemingly seeped into her soul and saw through the unsettled emotions in her heart.

    "You''re ridiculous with your wild imagination."

    Xiao Hua simmered with laughter and he looked at her with teasing eyes. "You were the one wildly thinking about random things. Unless," he leaned in and whispered beside her ears, "you were longing for my touch and kisses! My love!"

    With flushed cheek, she tried to kick but couldn''t break free from his restraint, and couldn''t help but become enraged. "You rouge, let me g----!"

    Before she could protest, Xiao Hua, lowering his face and captured her lips. He sucked and bit her lips as if to punish her. He was kissing so fiercely like a hungry beast.

    Everything inside her mouth was sucked away by him. Her tongue felt numb and painful, but she still couldn''t break free. She could only close her eyes and pitifully endure.

    She felt that she was really pitiful like a piece of fat meat on a chopping block that was waiting to be slaughtered. She couldn''t control her trembling body that was in his hands.

    However, her little mind cried out loud: ''AH!!! He bit me! Now my lips are definitely swollen... How am I going to explain to Daddy when he sees me like this?''

    On the front seat, the driver in the front, DK-2, picked some earbuds and turned blind eyes to everything happening behind.   ''Being a single dog really does hurt sometimes.''

 Chapter 204 - Arent I a Devoted Boyfriend? Quick, Praise Me!

    ----With Yue Wan---

    That night, Xiao Hua was too hasty.

    His movements were well-practiced as he pulled Yue Wan close, "I''ll ask you again, have you missed me?"

    His lips were so close to hers that when he spoke, they seemed to rub against her lips and face, making Yue Wan feel ablaze on fire all over again with her heart beating rapidly.

    "Have you missed me?" Xiao Hua asked once again.

    "I missed you," Yue Wan''s eyelashes fluttered and she was too embarrassed to look at him.

    She could feel his small peck on the lips and the pecking on her cheeks, and now her face burning hot.

    "Then why are you still chasing me away?" Xiao Hua rubbed his cheek at hers. "I missed you a lot."

    He licked her cheeks, kissed her face, and touched her everywhere; their position was so intense.

    She opened her large, limpid eyes, and repeatedly shook her head in protest. She pitifully said, "Hua, I have exams tomorrow."

    Furthermore, her eyelashes sh

 Chapter 205 - Promiscuous Evil Lady

    There was a picture included in the article.

    Yue Xue, with a face full of bruises, covering herself with a veil as she was leaving the club,

    Jing Zhe in her half-n.a.k.e.d state;

    Jingnan in his blooded-state;

    With each new release of the news, there was an increasing number of all sorts of videos where Jing Zhe could be seen attacking a girl like a madwoman. Her hair was so messy and right then she looked like a crazy person.

    Also, the length of each video was too short, so in just a short amount of time, quite the ruckus had been created on Weibo.

    Those people who were at that club had mentioned some vague clues and suspicions while the rest were just the netizens'' speculations.

    One person said: "I saw it with my own eyes, she went crazy over that young lady when she appeared. Love really makes one blind."

    Another one added: "Che... I have never seen such a shameless b*tch like her before. A man with true love won''t touch a whore in his life."

    "Love is not about beauty or s.e.x... It belongs to two hearts. I never thought that someone from such a highly reputed family would be so brazen."

    Some commented, along with the picture that not only revealed Jing Zhe''s name and identity clearly, but also the Jing family history with the Xiao family in explicit detail.

    It also exposed Jingnan''s relationship with the Jing family, which caused an uproar.

    The netizens went wild. Many people started talking about the news.

    Overnight Jing Zhe was labeled as a whore and harlot by both the netizens and the people.

    In contrast, Yue Xue gained sympathy from the people for being so beautiful.

    Looking at news some even commented: "When guys get jealous it can be kinda cute. When girls get jealous it seems like World War III is about to start."

    "I had once heard that being a beauty would attract danger, but I didn''t really believe that. Now though, I understand."

    "The person who died is Miss Jing''s blood-related cousin. How could she think like that? She is just a shameless hussy!! "

    "Look at the video of how she was hurting Miss Yue. She really hated Miss Yue''s beauty."

    "They don''t deserve to be considered a member of the Xiao family."

    "She''s probably just really shameless. If I was her mother, I''d definitely hang myself for giving birth to her."

    Within a night, Jing Zhe and her family entered the Trending search on the internet, taking up the top spot.

    ...

    At the same time, there was utter chaos in the Jing household of the Jing villa in the confine of A City.

    Flipping through the pages of the magazine with trembling hands, Xiao Shen''s face paled as white as a sheet. She shuddered as droplets of tears fell on the page: "No! It can''t be...It''s not real, it''s not real at all. "

    The reputation that she had worked hard to build over the past years, had been completely ruined. All of her efforts had gone in vain.

    Feeling as if a million daggers were piercing through her heart, she grabbed the magazine tightly and let out a loud shriek. She then tore the magazine into shreds.

    From the shredded pieces on the floor, one could vaguely see that was a large photo of Jing Zhe clutching a rag against her n.a.k.e.d body with a title: "Promiscuous evil lady."

    A hard voice bellowed with a loud crash of breaking glass, "Look at what your daughter has done! She killed a man due to jealousy. How could you give birth to this evil seed?"

    Jing Zhe''s father, Jing Shuping, had seen the extensive coverage on the online news and, in his fury, nearly had a heart attack.

    He never would have thought that his daughter would bring such shame upon his family out in the open.

    Xiao Shen''s eyes were swollen from crying and her temples began throbbing continuously.

    Instead of finding a lawyer to get Jing Zhe out of jail, he was condemning her to remain there for a long time. She screamed back at her husband. "My daughter has always been obedient and smart. How could she have done this? Clearly, it was a setup! My Zhe is a victim! You should hurry up and find a lawyer, take him to the police station to get our daughter out before things get out of hand."

    She was worried. On the one hand, her daughter was in a lot of trouble with the law, and on the other hand, her reputation and the dream of being the matriarch of the Xiao family had gone up in flames.

    Glaring at his wife in exasperation, Jing Shuping roared: "The reporters are swarming the company, the police station and our home like bees to honey. How could I face them after her shameless and s.l.u.tty act?"

    Xiao Shen pointed at the door, her face livid. "How dare you implicate my Zhe like others? It was he who set my daughter up! Your brother''s family has set Zhe up and destroyed her future legacy to be the Xiao heir!!"

    Jing Shuping slapped Xiao Shen''s thick-skinned face: "Do you have a conscience or not? My brother and his wife treat Zhe better than even their own daughter. Do you look down on my side of the family that much?! Then correct me if I am wrong, but who called Jingnan to come to City A in the first place, huh?! What are you pretending for? Do you really think that I don''t know that you''re just trying to achieve by bringing Jingnan here or why you insist on cooperating with the Yue crop?"

    At these words, Xiao Shen could not answer anything but clenched her fists until her knuckles were white. She drew a perfect plan to trap the Yue but her daughter spoiled by rushing things out.

    ''Why the hell did she take Jingnan out last night?''

    Jing Shuping flopped down on the couch and held his head in his hands: "Things have been blown out of proportion. We can''t clear up this mess now. If we face the public right now, then the matter might get worse. Let wait for the media to quiet down a bit. First, we will release a statement that we are cooperating with the investigation and shut my brother off from blabbering to anyone that will listen. Also, I have a couple of friends and they have connections to the Internet Water Army group. We''ll spend some money and use them to restore our reputation as soon as possible."

    Xiao Shen shut her eyes briefly, agony was written all over her face, and tears welled up in her eyes to slide down her cheeks. She picked the phone from the table and her voice was throaty as she said, "If you can''t do it. Then I will call uncle Xiao to help me. I can''t sit here to see my daughter being destroyed and spending a day inside that cell. Both the Yue girls are vixens. The Xiao family would definitely seek revenge on those s.l.u.ts viciously and repay what they owed my daughter a hundred times over."

    Jing Shuping quickly slapped her phone away. "Calling the Xiao family???!! Why don''t you go to hell!" He cried out loud.

    In the past, he had foolishly followed Xiao Shen''s word and asked Elder Xiao to help him get the govern project, but the Xiao rejected him and stabbed his pride, as his budget plan was not practical.

    He didn''t want the same scenario to happen again. Even if Xiao Shen had tons of reasons to rebuke the crime, he himself knew very clearly that regarding this matter, Jing Zhe was the villain.

    "Aren''t you embarrassed to go there? The evidence clearly states that our daughter is the culprit. Getting Xiao involved is equal to cremating my Jing family," Jing Shuping said as he hurriedly grabbed Xiao Shen''s arm tightly, warning her in a low voice.

    Meanwhile, Xiao Shen screamed loudly, like a shrew: "You are nothing but a chicken. When will you ever have the backbone to stand straight, you pansy man."

    ''Pak!''

    Turning her head around, Xiao Shen stared Jing Shuping in the eye. Disregarding the slap, she tried to run away from the house to meet her Uncle Xiao. With this slap mark, she could gain some sympathy from the old buffalo.

    Seething with rage, Jing Shuping yelled at the domestic helpers in the house, "Are you all dead? Quickly pull her in!"

    They hurriedly pulled Xiao Shen into the house, the scene was a mess.

    Locking her inside a room, Jing Shuping ordered everyone: "If she takes a step outside this room, I will kill you all."

    He then left, taking big steps, leaving behind Xiao Shen.

    Inside the room, Xiao Shen roared, screamed and swore in anger, resentment, and despair until her body collapsed.

 Chapter 206 - Meanie Uncle... Curse You To Go Bald

    ---In WAX---

    Today was the final exam, so everyone was busy preparing and organizing their things.

    In WAX the final exam would be held in the auditorium with the presence of 10 CCTV cameras and 20 invigilators, as three-sections were together, so that cheating would not be possible.

    Chen Ai had reached the school in time, but she didn''t see Yue Wan anywhere. She asked Tai Sun who was revising the content of today''s language exam: "Where is Little Wan? Did you see her?"

    Tai Sun shook his head: "No sign of her, did you check the washroom?"

    "I did, but she''s not there."

    Tai Sun frowned, Yue Wan was always punctual: "Is the last night news was related to her?" he muttered.

    Nervously, Chen Ai looked at her watch. There was half an hour left before the exams were to start, so there was still some time before she was considered to be late.

    Nevertheless, by the time it was twenty minutes to the exams, Yue Wan still could not be seen anywhere.

    At that time, Teacher An walked in the hall wishing good luck to his class students.

    Chen Ai gritted her teeth and ran in the direction of Teacher An: "Teacher An, Yue Wan is not here yet and there are only twenty minutes left until the exams."

    Teacher An was alarmed. Today''s the first day of the high school final exams. It would be worse if Yue Wan, the top student, missed or delayed the exam.

    Teacher An informed the invigilator to arrange for the students of Class One to enter the exam hall, after which Teacher An returned to his office to call the Yue family.

    .....

    Chen Ai, Tai Sun and Liang Li Hua waited at the entrance hall for Yue Wan.

    They feared that the last night incident affected Yue Wan somehow.

    "Believe in her. She will make it." Tai Sun assured as he patted Chen Ai''s head.

    Chen Ai tightened her hold on the stationary item: "But that news...."

    "Miss Yue is very intelligent. She can completely handle the situation well," Tai Sun said while giving an odd stare at Liang Li Hua who was flinching in nervousness hearing Yue Wan''s name from the beginning for some unknown reason.

    ...

    From the lower Section to the higher section entered the hall uniformly. When it came to Section A the trio stood there without moving.

    Suddenly, a rough voice shouted.

    "You three get into the exam hall!" The invigilator arched their eyebrows and shouted at the trio.

    The invigilator was from Military school, hence they were stricter with the students.

    In order to not make the invigilator angry, they entered slowly.

    Just as Liang Li Hua was about to enter, she heard hurried footsteps.

    As she turned her head, She saw Yue Wan arriving in the nick of time with beads of perspiration on her forehead.

    She wore a Close Neck Long Sleeve Woolen Dress in ash color and black legging with a Sandel scarf around her neck.

    Liang Li Hua finally breathed a sigh of relief at Yue Wan''s sight before walking into the exam hall.

    Looking at Yue Wan, Chen Ai mouthed after sitting in her seat: ''Why are you late?''

    Yue Wan shook her with the expression: ''Will tell you later.''

    However, when her gaze passed Liang Li Hua, she frowned and walked very slowly toward her desk.

    Inside the exam hall.

    "Alright, I will give out the exam papers now. Everyone be silent. Remember, no cheating is allowed."

    "If we find any cheating material on you, then you will be expelled without any future notice from WAX."

    At the invigilator''s order, the hall turned silent; no one dared to make a single sound. One could only hear the "swoosh swoosh" rustling sounds of the exam papers being handed down.

    The first subject on the first day of the exams was on language. Even after last night''s episode, Yue Wan''s study didn''t affect a bit. She revised a lot in the past days and knew the knowledge inside and out. With her extraordinary memory capability even in the sleeping stage, she could answer all the questions perfectly.

    The reason she came late was her daddy and Little Bao''s fault.

    ---That morning, before breakfast----

    After applying the foundation cream again and again to hide those bite marks created by a certain bastard, she was caught red-handed.

    Under the mother bear''s X-ray vision, she was caught while her scarf crooked at the crucial moment.

    Looking at the blemish, Yue Yeager was determined that something happened. "Who did it? Who did you meet yesterday?"

    Yue Yeager felt that Little Wan''s oddity was related to Ye Xian(Xiao Hua). After all, previously, when they talked about Ye Xian, his daughter acted weird.

    To escape from calamity, she thought about the perfect excuse.

    Suddenly, Yue Xiang arrived and shifted the blame on poor Little Bao who was gulping his cat food.

    Hearing his name, Little Bao looked up from the bowl, with his whisk full of food pieces, he meowed while tilting his head. ''Huh!?''

    Yue Yeager obviously didn''t buy it. "You brat! Stop picking on my grandson."

    Yue Yeager picked Little Boa like a rag and raised him above: "Take a look at the amount of food he eats daily. I bet, this fatty sleepwalked and thought of our Wan as his food."

    Little Bao''s eyes teared up, he stared at his grandpa: "Meoww! Meoww!"

    Feeling sorry for his pitiful grandson, he hugged him from Yue Xiang''s grasp and started his long-lasting lecture.

    Giving Yue Wan a wink, Yue Xiang rebuked in cold voice at Yue Yeager: "I heard that you didn''t finish your paperwork."

    Swallowing heavily, Yue Yeager blinked his eyes in chibi form. ''How did he find that?!''

    Yue Xiang remained calm while his forehead creased into a frown, appearing extremely annoyed: "Your weekend holiday is canceled and your working hours will be increased."

    Two swords struck Yue Yeager''s head. Jerked up, he hugged his son: "Xiang! Daddy can''t take it anymore. I still need to find a suitable partner for Wan."

    Yue Xiang smirked coldly with a darkened face, he looked down at his father who was in his chibi form mopping the floor: "Forget about trying to shirk off the responsibility by dragging Little Wan into this. You already took enough days for this nonsense. Also don''t wet my suit with your snort."

    Seeing his prosecutor withdrew, Little Bao who was sitting on his grandpa''s head in chibi form coldly stared at Yue Xiang and made aggressive hissing. ''Meanie Uncle... Curse you to go bald.''

    "Fattyˇ­ how does it feel to have a sleepover with me?" Yue Xiang smirked with a darkened face

    Little Bao instantly recalled his past sleepover with Meanie Uncle. His black hair stood up in terror as he exclaimed in no: "Meowww"

    Before leaving the home, Yue Wan sensed her brother and Little Bao seemingly dueled in the air with cold swords and knives.

    Yue Wan helplessly put her palm on her face and left the room skipping her breakfast. ''Little Bao, Forgive me.''

    ....

    When it was time to hand in the papers, all the students who were in the same exam hall groaned. Today was difficult.

    Some students looked awful.

    "This is bad. Iˇ­ I did not finish my essay."

    "Don''t bring it up. I just scribbled the answers along with my hand flow."

    While everyone was busy tallying their answers, Chen Ai and Tai Sun rushed near Yue Wan: "What happened this morning?"

    Tai Sun followed along with a frown: "What happened last night?"

    Yue Wan stared at them uncontrollably and sighed. "Can you guys give me a break, I skipped my breakfast so I need to eat a bit before the next exam."

    Mentioning that, Chen Ai beamed with the glow: "Little Wan!!" she yelled.

    Yue Wan jerked in surprise.

    With a twinkle in her eye, Chen Ai clapped her hand: "Today they are giving chicken legs with sweet and sour ribs as it is exam time. Let''s have some as..... Tai Sun''s treat."

    Tai Sun''s jaw dropped by the ultra foodie shameless act.

    Their eyes seemed to be stung by the light shining around her, causing them discomfort.

    Tain Sun furrowed his brows uncontrollably, and murmured: "How come she thinks about food at this time?"

    Yue Wan, who was shielding her eyes with a hand replied: "Only food is available in her dictionary. She only thinks about eating for 24hours."

    Tai Sun''s heart suddenly constricted in crisis, and he felt an inexplicable ache with the spasm: "Should I change my profession?"

    Yue Wan replied plainly: "You better."

    Tai Sun signed and looked at Chen Ai who drooling over in imagination.

    Yue Wan shifted his eyes away slowly to Liang Li Hua who was dazed in her own though: "Will you join us?"

    "I...." Before Liang Li Hua could speak, her phone vibrated. Looking at the caller''s name, she frowned.

 Chapter 207 - We Have No Choice

    Grasping her phone under her sleeve, Liang Li Hua said: "Umˇ­ I think I will skip out for todayˇ­."

    "What?! You are not coming? Are you kidding me? This is a big opportunity to fill our stomachs." Chen Ai was surprised by Liang Li Hua''s rejection.

    According to the schedule, there were two exams a day and it would end after three days.

    Tai Sun''s face turned dark: "You better fill your brain with some knowledge; it seems to be full of nonsense these days."

    Liang Li Hua looked at the phone that was blinking continuously. "I''m sorry, I need to do something." She hurriedly gave an excuse and left the hall.

    Seeing her left them in a panic, Tai Sun murmured: "Does she have a lover?"

    Yue Wan shrugged her shoulder: "Possibly."

    Chen Ai said with a pained expression, "Aye! Why do girls fall in love and find themself in difficult relationsh.i.p.s when they''re still underage? Can''t they wait until they are mature enough?"

    Tai Sun couldn''t help but knock Chen Ai. "To hell with you. You have the least right to say things like that. You! Immature! Piglet!"

    With a big bump on her head, Chen Ai kicked him and said angrily, "Go away, you''re the one who is immature! Your whole family is immature!"

    While they both were goofing around, Yue Wan stared at Liang Li Hua''s back as some faces continuously intertwined in her thoughts.

    ------

    During the three days of her exams, Yue Wan didn''t encounter any problems from Xiao Shen as she had expected. She didn''t know that Jing Shuping had caged Xiao Shen up in her own house.

    As for Yue Xue, she was recuperating in her home and the First Elder was busy dealing with the rumors floating around.

    Yue Yeager found out about Yue Wan going to the party as she was invited by Yue Xue, so he criticized the First Elder.

    Also, by using this opportunity, Yue Yeager stopped Yue Xue from entering the Yue Crop as was earlier requested by the First Elder.

    ---In the First Elder''s Villa---

    When Yue Xue returned from the hospital, after stitching and dressing her face, she was welcomed by the First Elder''s grouchy voice and stomping walking stick, "That bastard! There doesn''t seem to be any laws in his eye."

    The First Elder was exasperated in his anger: "He deserves to have that old bastard''s blood!"

    The one he was speaking about was naturally the Old General Yue, who was his blood brother.

    Yue Xue raised her head and looked darkly towards the phone that had been thrown down. Taking it and placing it back in it''s position, she asked: "Did Master Yue disagree with the matter of me entering the Yue Crop?"

    "Now what to do?" The First Elder said snappily, "If this goes on, your reputation won''t stay pristine for long. We need to shut this rumor off."

    Originally, her part in the plan was to destroy Yue Wan''s reputation and Yue Xiang''s fame by killing Jingnan after a few days of a.d.u.l.tery news and use this to make Yue Yeager give up the rights to the Yue Crop. Afterward, she was to place all the blame onto Yue Xiang as Jingnan''s accomplices and murdered him in fear of leaving his pawns alive. And then there would be more debate as to who should lead the company as they would resent a murder to be a leader. Even though Jing Zhe would be startled, she would not dare to make a big deal out of it in the fear of her reputation.

    Nevertheless, Yue Wan was ten steps ahead of them and now there were a number of plans that had to be scrapped so that they did not create any unwanted trouble.

    "Since your hard tactics failed, then how about considering my proposal?" A rough voice came from the entrance. The light from the sun hid his face.

    Looking at the person who came, both Yue Xue and the First Elder were shocked: "You.."

    The same man closing by urged in a hoarse voice: "What is with the anxiety? To escape this calamity only we can support you. Think about it, we can change the version back to Young Miss Yue by this proposal."

    "I do not agree with that proposal," Yue Xue rejected it without a thought.

    However, First Elder knitted his brows and stomped his stick twice: "Let''s do it.."

    Yue Xue exclaimed with a frown: "Grandpa!!"

    The First Elder took note of her gaze and then gave an eye gesture to make her accept. ''We have no choice.''

    Under her grandfather''s intense gaze, Yue Xue reluctantly endured it. Clenching her fists tightly, she tried to control her temper.

    Placing a file under Yue Xue''s hand, that man said: "Sign it. After reading the contract, feel free to add your conditions. This will crush our enemy easily without lifting the finger."

    Yue Xue''s eyes darted between the First Elder and the man before her. A look of disdain appeared on her lips: "Still, if my Yue suffers any misfortune, just wait and see how I am going to get even with you! Young Master Li Rong."

    The ''my Yue'' she referred to was the fortune, fame, and power of the Yue family.

    Li Rong''s lips curved up, as he removed his cool glasses: "No worries. I always keep my word. I just want Y--u--e W--a--n."

    The smile on Li Rong''s lip, become cynical and disdainful. He growled, a sense of distress and hatred deepening with every word.

    Li Rong touched his chin and a trace of extreme viciousness flashed in his eyes.

    ---With Jing----

    To make things worse, the next day after Jing Zhe was put into jail, the Jing family''s husband and wife rushed out to City A.

    They first cried in the anguish of their lost son before making a ruckus and threatening the authorities to provide an answer for their son, who was the only breadwinner of their family.

    They even provide a new twist in the story that their son was already engaged with someone else.

    --[Two women tried to seduce an engaged Man. Bad morals of today''s youngsters]

    ---[Main Xiao and Yue Family stated that they won''t intervene]

    ---[A life for a life--> Charged the distressed parents]

    As the story of Jing Zhe''s affair escalated more, Yue Xue''s name got tarnished alongside as the day progressed.

    ....The whole media was filled with Jing Zhe and Yue Xue''s lecherous acts. This caused the stock in Jing Crop to lose its value.

 Chapter 208 - It Must His Wifes Work...Sh*t!

    Inside the Jing household.

    Jing Shuping was persuading in sorry straits, "Brother listen to me, this matter is not clear yet and everyone should head back first. I will give all of you an answer and compensate for this heavily."

    He tried to lure his brother with money, who''s eyes lit up with greed by the offer.

    Nevertheless, Jingnan''s mother spits her saliva onto Jing Shuping''s face and threw sand on him, "Who wants your blooded money? Pay with one''s life for a life! My son was killed by Jing Zhe so pay a life! This matter will not end! It was your wife who made my son come here and then had him killed! Surrender that s.l.u.t over. I will personally avenge my son." She bellowed in wretchedness.

    Jing Shuping was very angry and was cursing Xiao Shen in his heart. If she didn''t insist on bringing Jingnan to City A this would not happen.

    Shutting Jingnan''s Mother away by the servant, Jing Shuping contested with his brother secretly. However, he was actually in a disadvantageous position as his brother''s family demanded compensation with a large sum of settlement. With no son to support in the future, their demand seemed very unreasonable.

    Jing Shuping didn''t want to touch his Jing Family''s assets as it was his blood and work. With no other choice, he turned to his wife and asserted: "It''s because of you that I''m pushed to this state. As you are old now let''s give away all the jewelry in the house to my brother''s family. If you want to change Jing Zhe''s reputation we have no other choice."

    When Xiao Shen heard this demand, she was like having to eat a bitter gourd and unable to speak about the bitterness.

    However, for the sake of her daughter, she reluctantly accepted it with a nod. Her heart ached to the point of bleeding, but she had no way to prevent this as the Xiao Family had deserted them.

    After Jing Zhe''s arrest, Xiao Ran made a post in Webo that the Xiao Family would not interfere in this as Jing was not their concern.

    Xiao Shen''s heart was like cold ashes. She bewilderedly sat on the floor. She wanted to beat her chest and stamped her feet in regret! But what''s the use of it? Grinding her teeth, she secretly made a call to a person, she never dreamed of talking in order to make the Xiao Family kneel before her.

    ''This list of attacks, I will count every one of it and not let the matter down easily, You b*tch.''

    ---That Night---

    Jing Shuping eventually rushed to get Jing Zhe out of the police station, he deliberately went at midnight to get his daughter and sneakily evaded the reporters.

    Yet to his surprise, his daughter was bailed out by someone else.

    Thinking that his wife had pulled some strings to get his daughter out, he furiously got back into the car and drove back home.

    Upon entering the brightly lit living room he caught sight of his wife and daughter sitting on the couch.

    Jing Shuping snorted and fought back the urge to slap his wife, but looking at his daughter''s present condition he was flabbergasted.

    Even if it were only three days, his daughter looked very wan and sallow. Her face was pale and devoid of any color. There were even dark circles beneath her eyes, which were bloodshot red. Her face was sunken in, and her cheeks had become hollow, losing its baby fat.

    She hugged her knees tightly and sat with her body curled up in the corners of the couch, barefooted. She looked rather pitiful.

    His anger depleted upon seeing his daughter''s poor state, Jing Shuping grieved: "I told you repeatedly not walk in the path you mother designed, but you still did it and now see how you created an unglamorous past that can''t be cleaned with any water. You further disgraced both families by going to prison."

    The word ''Prison'' triggered the emotion weld up inside Jing Zhe. Her heart wrenched in pain, she cried miserably. "Ahh!!!"

    Xiao Shen gently embraced her into her arms. Jing Zhe burst into tears and hugged Xiao Shen tightly as if she had finally broken free from hell. Xiao Shen was heartbroken to see her in this state.

    "You bastard! Even a monster would not hurt its own children, how could poke her fragile heart? She is your daughter for god sakes! Have some consciousness of what you speak."

    She had never seen her daughter in such a state of despair and hopelessness, almost at the brink of death.

    "What do you mean by that? I''ve told you to stop scheming against others, yet you didn''t listen and your daughter still organized that party! The whole Jing Family was embarrassed by her. Now you want to hold me responsible and remind me of what to talk about? My daughter is in this state and it is all because of you. You''re jealous because you can''t replace your daughter in Xiao Ran''s position. Neither can you erase the fact that you can''t be the Xiao? It''s not impossible for you to return to the Xiao.... or to the Tang. "

    ''Pak!'' A hard slap. The sound echoed in the empty living room.

    Jing Shuping felt a surge of pain in his face. The slap was like a sudden clap of thunder, crushing his mind and breaking down his world. Looking at the person who slapped him, his pupils dilated. He opened his mouth but only air came out.

    An angry voice sounded, "Did you forget my existence? I don''t care whether you recognize her as the Xiao or not, but she''s the only descendant of the Tang Family and also my daughter. This is an indisputable fact."

    Jing Shuping''s heart was in shock and at that moment he felt terrified and was unable to speak a single word as he quickly bowed his head in fear.

    "I dare not, Mother. I dare not...It was due to the moment of anger. Forgive me, Mother."

    Jing Shuping gazed at the old woman before him sitting with a strong dementor. At her age she should have one foot in the grave, however, instead of that, she was here to suck his life force out.

    She looked similar to Jing Zhe but quite aged. Needless to say, Old Tang knew a lot of underhanded means to destroy one''s life, but on the surface, she always looked gentle and virtuous. Which might make others doubt her action?

    It must his wife''s work.Sh*t! She called his Mother-in-law! What to do now?

 Chapter 209 - Old Tang Is Back

    Xiao Shen knew that without a strong backer she could not face Elder Xiao, so she called her mother who she didn''t call for the past 20 years.

    Old madam Tang, Xiao Shen''s estranged mother and sister-in-law of Elder Xiao, was seventy years of age who left City A after her husband died.

    She only called Xiao Shen during childbirth to ask the gender of the baby and after that, she didn''t contact her daughter again.

    As she was disappointed with no male offspring, she settled into a solitary life.

    Her past was...

    In order to marry Elder Xiao, Xiao Ran''s grandfather, Old Tang broke clear of all hardship to become the matriarch of the Xiao Family, but she didn''t expect Elder Xiao to reject her firmly.

    Old Tang was from a prestigious household and was a genuine lady from a noble family. So to save her face, she married Elder Xiao''s brother with one hope that her son would become the heir of Xiao.

    Unfortunately, her first pregnancy led to Xiao Shen, which disappointed her lot and due to complications in the first pregnancy, she was unable to conceive again.

    She looked down on her husband and resented her inability to give birth to a son. However, for her reputation and status, she had changed her attitude towards everyone but deep inside she hated Elder Xiao''s family.

    However, Elder Xiao valued Wen Old Tang greatly due to her nonchalant attitude towards the Xiao position.

    ...

    The clicking sound from the clock on the wall and the tapping sound from the arm of the chair were especially clear in the silent room, like a destructive and nerve-racking voice from the underworld, stabbing at people''s minds and hearts.

    Old Tang, sitting before them, suddenly looked up. Her eyes gleamed, like a river flowing in the dark.

    "Are you planning to discard my granddaughter?"

    Jing Shuping trembled in terror. Deep down, he feared his Mother in law more than he respected her.

    "No..Mother... No.." He shook his head.

    "If you hadn''t come, he would have." Xiao Shen yelled out loud.

    She held onto Jing Zhe''s body who was still in the petrified state and roared out in grievance, still looking at Old Tang, "It was his fault for letting my Zhe suffer in that cold place for three days. He even emptied my dowry to fill his Jing brother''s pocket. What will my daughter have during her marriage now?!?"

    Jing Shuping moved his stiff body slightly and clenched his fist. Giving a daggered glare at his wife, he tried to rebuke: "What else do you want me to do? Do nothing and watch my Jing Family collapse?"

    A cold voice contented: "Both of you, shut your mouths!"

    Touching her temples, Old Tang said as she stood up: "For this incident, you are both to be blamed. You both turned a blind eye to the things she did and allowed her to act on her own accord on this issue. However, what were the two of you thinking? You could have turned the table over by twisting the story. Instead of portraying yourself as the victim, to gain sympathy you got things out of control and made Xiao Family'' despise you."

    Jing Shuping and Xiao Shen were tongue-tied.

    Remaining calm and composed, Old Tang turned around and took a few steps towards the window: "Whatever happened, happened. Leave Jing Zhe''s affair to me. As for that Yue girl, I will talk with HIM."

    Having understood who that ''HIM'' was, Xiao Shen bowed her head: "Thank you, Mother. It''s quite late, You must be very tired. Why not go and rest?"

    Old Tang nodded her head and walked to the second floor, but halfway, she stopped and said: "One more thing. Find a doctor to do a medical test for Zhe tomorrow. I need to know the truth."

    Jing Shuping kicked the coffee table over in exasperation before leaving the room.

    Xiao Shen who was stroking Jing Zhe''s hair had her brows slightly upturned with fulfillment.

    Jing Zhe exclaimed in her embrace: "What medical test?"

    Xiao Shen whispered at Jing Zhe''s ear: "It just to prove your v.i.r.g.i.nity. In order to marry Young Master Yue, we need to do it sooner or later. Don''t worry Zhe, Mother will accompany you."

    With the mention of Yue Xinag, Jing Zhe''s eyes twinkled like the stars in the sky but recalling Yue Wan''s face, her heart fell into an abyss in the bottomless hell: "Mother, I want that bitch to die a horrible death and suffer a thousand times more."

    Xiao Shen caressed her back and comforted her with a sinister smile: "Don''t worry, leave everything to me. Mother will avenge you."

    ----In The Xiao Family Villa---

    Xiao Ran, who was reading the news on Weibo in the study, slammed the tablet down in anxiety: "I knew this Jing Zhe was always up to something, but dragging Little Wan into it... She must be crazy with no face, no skin, and is endlessly looking for death!"

    "Ran, mind your words," Elder Xiao reprimanded but there was no anger on his tone.

    Xiao Ran stuck her tongue out and went back to her work with a murmuring: "Always being biased over your dumb niece."

    At that time Advisor Yu entered the room: "Master, you called for me?"

    Elder Xiao took a glance at her silly act before he inquired Advisor Yu: "Is everything done?"

    Advisor Yu nodded his head: "Once The Young Master is ready, we can announce his return."

    Understanding from their conversation, Xiao Ran beamed with happiness and was already into her cosplay world: "Finally! I can return back to my life."

    Fake tears poured from her eyes along with the sound of heavenly bells and a light shone upon her face.

    However...

    "WAX entertainment will be under your control until the ...end." Elder Xiao nailed right at the spot.

    The last words struck Xiao Ran''s heart hard, like a heavy-duty hammer, causing her so much pain that she couldn''t cry even if she wanted to.

    Her cosplay dresses waved her bye and disappeared into the sky.

    Soon, her soul left her body after a painful departure. "Why can''t he take care of that job too?"

    A noble voice snickered out loud and ridiculed in a sharp tone: "Unlike you, I have a lover who is very possessive over me."

    Xiao Ran, who was used to her twin brother''s sneaking act, made a ''Humph'' sound and disregarded his presence.

    Massaging his temples, Elder Xiao signed helplessly and looked at the phone beside him: "Hua! there are so many beautiful and outstanding girls, why must it be her?"

    From the phone, Xiao Hua in a serious tone said: "If you want a great-granddaughter in the future, please treat your grand-daughter-in law with love and care. That will make my job easier to give you one soon."

    Elder Xiao''s hand that was massaging his temples halted briefly, and his eyes widened in surprise. "What ..... a child, are you serious?"

    Xiao Hua softly chuckled. "What do you think?"

    Saying that he ended the call.

    Xiao Ran blinked her purple eyes twice with a jaw-dropped face: "Grandpa!!!.. Is he serious! Little Wan is still 16! She hasn''t even graduated from high school yet!"

    Elder Xiao''s expression darkened but he remained silent. Judging from his recent character change, he knew that his grandson was head over heels in love with that Yue girl.

    Advisor Yu with a face full of smiles explained: "Princess! With a newfound education system, Little Miss can still study at college during her pregnancy too."

    Xiao Ran suddenly thought of something excitedly and clapped her hand in delight: "Ah, a little babyˇ­it''d be nice if they have a daughter! Little Wan is very beautiful so her daughter would be really pretty and cute as well... I can play tons of cosplay with my little cutie!!"

    Her cosplay dress from heaven returned back to her with happiness.

    Elder Xiao grumbled as he heard Xiao Ran mumbling to herself, "Stop thinking nonsense. That brat is tricking us!"

    He was not going to fall into that brat''s trap!

    Though he sounded angry on the outside but on the inside, the seed of the image of the granddaughter was already planted deeply...

 Chapter 210 - A Whole Day With Mommy

    ----Next Morning----

    Yue Wan woke up really early and was full of energy after her hot bath. For the past three days, she had to focus on revising for her final examinations. Hence, she did not have a pleasant time with her family.

    After dressing up, she didn''t see any trace of Little Bao in the room. Usually, he would be tagging after her, but in the past few days, there was some prohibition.

    Missing her cute son, Yue Wan went to the room of Little Bao and found him sulking in the corner.

    The room was covered with colored mats, and Little Bao was sitting at the window stand''s edge, he was gazing out with loneliness.

    "My baby, " she used a soft and delicate voice to call him.

    Hearing his mommy''s voice, Little Bao dashed to her like a mini rocket and pounced on her body with an expression: ''Little Bao need a hug.''

    Yue Wan smiled as she caught him, and pinched his little face.

    Appearing rather awful, in a pitiful voice, he cried: "Meoww, Meoww.."

    She looked at him dotingly and dried out his little tears: "Did uncle bullied you a lot?"

    Nuzzling in her embrace and shaking his head, Little Bao let out a muffled sound.

    Caressing his back, she coaxed him: "Mommy is bad to leave you alone for past days. Since I have the day off, How about we play for the whole day? Let''s play your heart content."

    Due to those exams, he was pushed to sleep with his meanie uncle for three straight days. Those nights were horrible.

    Yue Wan kissed his cheek and said: "Lately, we haven''t had much time to play due to my exams. So I''m going to make it up by playing with you for the whole week."

    Little Bao could feel his mommy''s expression that she was free to play with him hereafter. He froze on the stop with happiness.

    Soon a blush took over his face and burst into smoke. Clenching her shirt with his cute paw, he rubbed his little face in her blossom: ''A whole day with mommy!''

    Looking at her son at the peak of happiness, Yue Wan flabbergasted: ''For him react this happy! So cute.''

    Hugging him tightly, she asked: "What do you want to do, BaoBao?"

    Little Bao''s mind clouded with various scenarios.

    ---Watching a picture book with mommy. [Scene where they both lay on the bed reading comic]

    --Playing in the garden. [Chibi image of them in a garden]

    --Piggyback ride with mommy. [Riding on his mommy''s warm back]

    --Hide and seek game. [Chibi cat finding his mommy behind the curtain]

    --Chasing the ball game. [Mommy chasing him, who has a ball on his mouth]

    --Painting paw. [Purple paint on both mother and son''s face]

    So the result: Little Bao froze once again on what to choose as puff air emitted from his small face.

    Yue Wan could read the catastrophe on his tiny brain.

    Patting the little guy''s head, Yue Wan delighted: "You little idiot! Mommy will be doing everything with you eventually. So after breakfast let''s do them all, one by one."

    With a blushing face, he squeezed to her and nodded: ''So warm.''

    For the past few days, breakfast was served in her room, so she requested Uncle Wang to bring hot chocolate and Little Bao''s breakfast to the living room.

    ....

    Reaching the living room, she saw her Father and Big brother reading some news. There were a bunch of newspapers and magazines on the coffee table.

    "You''re up. Did you sleep well last night?" Yue Yeager looked at her with a gaze full of tender love.

    Yue Wan smiled brightly. "I slept very well, daddy. What is with the fuse?"

    Yue Xiang and Yueager had an anonymous look.

    "Have you seen today''s news?" Yue Xiang asked as he delivered her a newspaper.

    Shaking her head, Yue Wan sat beside Yue Yeager and reached out to grab the newspaper from him.

    The headlines screamed out: "Truth is out-Mr. Li announced his affair and Miss Yue accepted it that they were indeed engaged. "

    Yue Wan''s eyes widened in shock and she looked at them in disbelief: "What is this? Why don''t I have any memory of this? "

    Housekeeper Huang placed a cup of hot chocolate on the coffee table in front of her and Little Bao''s food.

    Little Bao jumped on the table and got busy filling his stomach as he needed the energy to play with his mommy.

    Yue Xiang rubbed the little cat''s head and said: "Miss Yue doesn''t represent you alone."

    Getting the hint, Yue Wan then reached for the magazine on the table. The main cover page of the magazine was a dazzling picture of Yue Xue and Li Rong in an intimate position: [Breaking out his silence to defend his fiance]

    [Second Young Miss Yue and Young Master Li have been engaged for a while]

    [Young Master Li announced that engagement party will be organized soon]

    All sorts of newspaper companies and magazine companies used up a large space to report news about this engagement.

    Just a day before, Yue Xue''s reputation in the circle was completely wrecked after getting tangled up with Jingnan and Jing Zhe. Now the story twisted out in a way nobody could have expected.

    She found a prominent magazine reporting on herself and Yue Xue.

    [Daughter of the Yue family dares to harm her sister by shifting her crime. Who is the real lover of Jingnan?]

    [Which Miss Yue is the real culprit? Is this engagement answer us?]

    The report was very detailed, and a picture was also attached, with her and Yue Xue walking inside the club. Though her face was mosaiced and blurred out, but one would be able to tell that that was her by the above headline!

    [Does that mean that the Young Miss Yue framed her sister due to the jealousy of her love?]

    They used simple yet strong fonts and words to clearly summarize the story, including their beautiful love story and to being framed by Yue Wan out of jealousy. With simple words, they still manage to bring her down. To the top of it, Li Rong gave a touching speech about his love for Yue Xue.

 Chapter 211 - Such a Cunningness

    Tearing the magazine apart, Yue Yeager sneered: "Jealousy!! Did he look his face in a mirror? After being jailed he didn''t learn his lesson. Look now.... he is trying every means to get revenge on my daughter, be it by lying, bribing, or misleading others with fake gossip. His whole family loves to act behind the scenes."

    Shaking his head, Yue Xiang''s cold voice stated, "Roaring out your anger or cursing at him now is pointless. I feel that there is a tacit understanding between him and the First Elder with this engagement. Thanks to Little Wan''s advice, we''ve already drawn a line between us and them right from the start."

    Yue Yeager said profoundly with his nose up in the air: "Of course Little Wan is like me, who got greater foresight and judgment than anyone." Patting his daughter''s head, "I believe you have the ability to counterattack this, Wan."

    "Daddy..." Yue Wan teared up. This was the real affirmation that she wanted to receive from him in her past life.

    Yue Xiang smiled looking at them, but his next words destroyed the atmosphere: "Don''t hurt yourself too much thinking so hard with your little fried brain. Little Wan is like mom, from inside to out."

    Some cracking sound was heard from Yue Yeager.

    Not minding their silly fight, Yue Wan inquired: "What is the situation of Jing Zhe?"

    "Got bailed last night by someone from the Tang Family." Yue Xiang took a sip of his coffee as he was exposed.

    Yue Wan calmly placed the magazine down with a smirk and took a sip of her coffee: "Big Brother! Let''s visit the Xiao Family tomorrow."

    Yue Yeager noticed the change in her expression upon hearing about the Tangs, he burned paper inside for his Elder Xiao''s health: ''She is going to use my teacher again!''

    Yue Yeager''s face shot up in surprise: "What!! Why Xiao??"

    "Two weeks before, Teacher Xiao invited us for lunch in order to show his gratitude. Due to Yue Wan''s exam, I kept it on the bay." Yue Xiang said while poking little Bao''s full tummy with much satisfaction.

    The food was simply too tempting for him. As a result, Little Bao''s stomach got bloated from holding too much food.

    Soon he started to feel sleepy after having such a sumptuous meal, he could not keep his eyelids from shutting after a few audible yawns.

    However, he was disturbed by his Meanie Uncle''s hard poking. Little Bao immediately puffed up his cheeks to complain before his mommy. Nothing good would happen whenever he ate before his Meanie Uncle. So he stared at his mommy glumly and pouted his little lips: ''Mommy sleepy!''

    The little lad''s cute act stole his mommy''s concentration. Taking him in her embrace she glared at her brother. "Can''t you give it a rest? Why are you so childish?"

    Little Bao instantly rubbed his little head on her clothes and gave a smug look at Yue Xiang. ''Huff Mommy loves me the most.''

    Yue Xiang''s face twitched in annoyance. He wants to pinch this brat face. ''Fatty! Let me teach some lessons to reduce your cholesterol.''

    Right then Yue Wan''s phone rang. She picked it up: "Hello?"

    Upon hearing what the caller said, Yue Wan quickly placed her half remaining coffee cup on the table, producing a loud and crisp sound along with some splashes.

    "Right now. No problem. I will be there soon."

    Looking at her dashing move, Yue Xiang pondered: ''Who is it?''

    ----Shifting to the Chen Hospital---

    Sitting in Mrs. Chen''s office, Yue Wan recalled what happened before.

    As soon as she received the call from Mrs. Chen about the results, Yue Yeager bombarded her with a million questions.

    Yue Wan tactfully explained to her father with an excuse and also gave her sleeping son into his embrace, not wanting him to be disturbed until she returned and then headed straight to the hospital with Yue Xiang tagging along.

    Before entering the hospital, Yue Wan''s stomach grumbled, making her fl.u.s.tered and turn red with embarrassment.

    Hearing that, Yue Xiang gave a small chuckle. Patting her head, he went to buy Yue Wan''s favorite dumplings and soy milk from a nearby shop and suggested that she go inside the hospital.

    Having recognized her right away from her last visit, the receptionist allowed Yue Wan to enter Mrs. Chen''s Office without any formalities.

    The nurse then entered the room behind her and gave her a file: "Miss Yue, The Chief Doctor told me to pass this as she was busy with another case. She also said that she could not attend to you now and requested you to call her to know more about the report."

    Taking the report, Yue Wan nodded in acknowledgment.

    After the nurse closed the door, Yue Wan opened the file named "DNA Verification". Although she didn''t have any medical knowledge like Tai Sun, she could still understand a bit about the DNA sequencing.

    Yue Wan found the results to be normal at the beginning of the report, but soon her face turned as pale as a sheet. She had initially already prepared herself for the worst, however, she actually couldn''t take it at all.

    Slapping the file in force, fear and terror emerged in her eyes: "Such a cunningness!"

    The First Elder had been deceiving them for the past 20 years...

    Grasping the report tightly, Yue Wan smirked: Yue Xueˇ­ nothing can be kept a secret anyway.

    ----At the same time---

    Jing Zhe''s heart was overwhelmed with a biting coldness. Rooted to the ground, she was unable to take a step. "Mom, do we really have to do this?"

    Standing before the Chen hospital, Xiao Shen pulled Jing Zhe inside: "Zhe, you must remember that a woman''s innocence is the most important aspect of her life before marriage. In order to prove your innocence, we have to do this. There is no point in turning back after coming here!"

    Jing Zhe took a deep breath and entered the hospital after much coaxing and explaining from Xiao Shen.

    The reason they chose Chen Hospital was due to its reputation and the strong trust people had in its result. So the report from the Chen Hospital would be their nondestructive proof for Jing Zhe''s future.

    Jing Zhe sat outside wearing a scarf to hide her identity, while Xiao She carried out the procedure for the test.

    At that time, Yue Wan stepped foot outside from the adjacent room.

    Despite hiding the face, Yue Wan identified her by a single glance: "Fancy meeting you here, Ms. Jing."

 Chapter 212 - Open-minded Like My Sister Xue

    Jing Zhe sat outside wearing a scarf to hide her identity, while Xiao Shen carried out the procedure for the test.

    At that time, Yue Wan stepped foot outside from the adjacent room.

    Despite hiding the face, Yue Wan identified her by a single glance: "Fancy meeting you here, Ms. Jing."

    Never in the world had Jing Zhe thought she would meet Yue Wan here. Her pupils constricted rapidly, she felt as if an unstoppable demon had inhabited her, compelling her to feel a strong urge to strangle or stab the woman before her.

    However, before she could take a step, her eyes got a glimpse of someone.

    Jing Zhe''s lips curved up as she sensed Yu Xiang walking towards then with a food bag in his hand.

    Suddenly, Jing Zhe''s face turned helpless with a tinge of pale weakness: "Miss Yue, why do you refuse to believe me??! The thing that happened at the party really had nothing to do with me."

    Yue Wan watched Jing Zhe''s facial expression. She was just furious enough to kill her, yet turned helpless and pitiful in the blink of an eye. ''Did she have a screw loose somewhere?!''

    Jing Zhe''s eyes fogged up, her blurry eyes glimmered with a twinkling glow which made her look even more delicate and frail: "Brother Xiang! Sister Wan has misunderstood me and thinks that I plotted against her on purpose! I''m a victim too! Please believe me."

    Yue Wan sneered at her open shameless act: ''Brother Xiang!! Huh! How thick can your skin possibly be??''

    Yue Xiang looked at Jing Zhe with a frown and turned to face his sister: "Are you done?"

    Before Yue Wan could reply, Jing Zhe biting her red, plumped up lips to make her look frail with a tinge of seductiveness, she tried to touch his arm for support: "Big Brother Xiang!"

    Yue Xiang''s sixth sense warned him of this catastrophe, so he evaded her in the nick of time.

    Jing Zhe fell onto the ground with a loud thud and her palms got scratched, causing blood to ooze out of like droplets. Her gray eyes were wide open and she looked extremely terrifying.

    Not being able to withstand the smell of her perfume, Yue Xiang''s cold voice terrified others: "The air is polluted over here, I will be waiting for you in the car."

    Without batting his eyes at Jing Zhe he walked out.

    At this moment, Jing Zhe was so frustrated that she was on the verge of killing someone.

    "If I were youˇ­ I''d be smarter and refrain from harboring intentions on things I shouldn''t be thinking about. Believe me! You are not worthy of even being his mistress..." Yue Wan scoffed as if she had seen the greatest joke on earth. She had an alluring yet cool and indifferent smirk on her lips.

    "Wicked bitch! I''m going to tear your mouth apart!" Jing Zhe screeched, glaring at her in exasperation. Her face twisted into a grimace and she dashed forward in a bid to hit Yue Wan

    Yue Wan had long prepared herself for the impending attack. She grabbed her hand and pushed her onto the ground.

    Jing Zhe fell onto the ground and excruciating pain filled her, making her grimace in extreme discomfort.

    Let out a delicate chuckle, Yue Wan smugly said: "Miss Jing! Miss Jing! Have you not seen this morning''s news?"

    Feeling mockery in her voice, Jing Zhe though Yue Wan was talking about her scandal, She started shaking in fury: "Shut up, you vixen! It''s all your fault. You should be the one standing in my place. I and XueXue are innocent."

    Yue Wan smirked and said coldly: "First of all, you need to broaden your knowledge about those who are around you. The final outcome isn''t out yet and we still don''t know who is innocent. But of course...Your shortcomings become someone else''s advantage and make it easy to guess that you are in no position to say the word innocent. This is probably what Buddha refers to as Karma. You reap what you sow and also others sow."

    With a confusion, Jing Zhe looked at Yue Wan: "What are you sprouting!?"

    Yue Wan''s eyes actually sparkled with an astonishing innocence and attractiveness: "You didn''t know? Yoo bad!... Humansˇ­ have to be more open-minded like my Sister Xue."

    Jing Zhe''s raised her brow: ".....Xue Xue?"

    With an exclaimed, Yue Wan pitied Jing: "You didn''t know that? OMG!! The whole media knew, why did she hide that from you? Is there any special reason for hiding one''s.... eng--age--ment?"

    Blood drained on Jing Zhe''s face, her lipstick all smudged and patchy: "Engagement?"

    She stood up and took her bad from the nearby bench. Her finger quickly levitated above her mobile phone screen and pressed down on the "On" button.

    After switching on her mobile phone, her pale face began to stiffen. Ever since the news of her scandal broke out she kept her phone off and didn''t check any news.

    Upon sight of the cover page filled with Second Miss Yue and Young Master Li engagement, and under Yue Xue''s Weibo page it was filled with blessings and congratulations. A maniacal and menacing look formed in her eyes and she gripped her mobile phone tightly with increasing anxiety.

    She quickly logged into her Weibo account to see that there were hundreds of thousands of comments on her post, all of which were posted by angry netizens with malicious intent. Staring at the harsh criticism and accusations that she had received and compared it with Yue Xue. She felt as if a million daggers were being pierced through her heart.

    Why did I end up here to have my pride and dignity trampled on in such a horrible manner? Yue Xue?

    It''s all Yue Xue''s fault! Why do I deserve to be put through all this pain when you''re enjoying bliss?

    Yue Wan''s eyes curved upward looking at the anger and envy at Jing Zhe''s face. Using one''s own feelings to strike others looks really fun. Furthermore, this way she could keep her hands sparkling clean.

    Yue Wan patted her shoulder: "She''s much harder to deal with than me. You must be very careful and be very wary of an enemy like her."

    Saying that Yue Wan walked past Jing Zhe and brushed her shoulder against hers.

    Standing alone, Jing Zhe clenched her fist tightly looked down and stared at her heel, ''I''ve truly belittled you, Yue Xue.''

    Then staring at Yue Wan''s back, she sneered: "One Yue Miss is a shameless s.l.u.t, while the other is a pretentious bitch! I won''t let either of you off."

 Chapter 213 - Elder Xiao Invite the Yue Family

    -----In Yue Villa---

    The next day, Yue Wan woke up later than usual. Despite playing with little Bao for the whole day, she still had trouble sleeping.

    While she was sleeping, she had a very strange dream. She dreamt of being swallowed by a big snake and it felt very real. Only when she woke up did she realize that she was soaked through with sweat.

    Thinking of something before sleeping could lead to a dream and her thoughts were about the report she received from Chen hospital.

    Knocking off her wandering thoughts, she went to take a hot bath, but not before dragging the lazy bump Little Bao along, trying not to disturb his sleep.

    Feeling his mommy''s presence, the little guy didn''t wake up until he felt the warm water on his body.

    One drop touched his black fur and that was it; he struggled a lot to get out from the tub but Yue Wan didn''t budge, she was going to bathe him no matter how much he cried or growled.

    After the bath, she dried both her and Little Bao with a hairdryer.

    Just as they finished off, Little Bao''s eyes went back to slumber.

    Looking at this, Yuye Wan could not help but feel like shaking her head and sighing. After that, she carefully put the fast asleep Little Bao on the bed and covered him with the sheets.

    Sitting in front of her vanity, she brushed her golden hair out of the way and opened her daily makeup case. The delicate purple earrings caught her sight, smiling to herself, she put it on her right ear.

    The earring matches perfectly with her Staple Purple color Midi Dress.

    After checking out her in the mirror, she took Little Bao into his soft cushioned basket and went downstairs.

    Yue Xiang and Yue Yeager were both wearing formal attire with matching cufflinks in a golden color.

    Looking at Yue Wan in the cute dress, Yue Yeager had a sudden change of heart: ''Does she has to be married?!''

    Yue Xiang''s sharp eyes fall on the purple earring on her ear: ''My cute sister is totally corrupted by that double face jerk!''

    He could feel Xiao Hua smiling with a goofy face and have his nose up in the air: ''That''s my property.''

    Once everyone was ready, they left for the Xiao villa.

    ----In the Xiao House---

    The moment their car arrived, a slightly old silhouette walked out from inside. It was the Xiao family''s workers, Advisor Yu and Mr.Hong.

    They came out with a smile and welcomed the Yue Family inside: "Welcome to the Xiao Family Villa, Master Yue, Young Master Yue, and Little princ....I mean Young Miss Yue."

    Advisor Yu was so close in calling Yue Wan as Little princess. After that call, Advisor Yu and Mr. Hong were already in the process of decorating the room for their future little ancestor.

    "Young Miss! Let''s go in, don''t stand outside too much, the wind is very cold." Mr.Hong came forward with a delightful smile and concern for Yue Wan.

    Yue Xiang and Yue Yeager could see that they were treating their little ancestor Yue Wan as the Xiao treasure. In despair, they entangled her elbows on both sides as Mr. Hong led them inside.

    Advisor Yu grasped Little Bao''s sleeping basket from Yue Wan before following them inside.

    Upon entering the living room, a figure rushed over and took Yue Wan from the father and son''s grasp.

    "Welcome, Little Wan!" An energetic voice echoed.

    Hugging her tightly, Xiao Ran said with a smile, "Don''t worry, I will be here to accompany you. You won''t feel lonely, Little Wan."

    These words just didn''t feel right to Yue Xiang and Yue Yeager.

    Yue Wan caught a hidden message in her words: ''I''ll be here to accompany you on behalf of Hua.''

    Her cheek blushed in embarrassment which could not be hidden from the other hawk-like eyes.

    Xiao Ran in the same position, looked left and right, "Welcome, Master Yue... Xiang."

    After that, she took Yue Wan inside to meet with the Elder Xiao who was walking down the stairs slowly.

    Yue Xiang''s brow arch raised in an obvious expression; he could see right through this act. ''That Shameful jerk.....he tricked them somehow.''

    Looking at his father''s perplexed expression, he lit a candle for Xiao Hua in his heart.

    Elder Xiao saw them coming, he tried to control his emotions, however, looking at Yue Wan... The image of his cute granddaughter appeared in his eyes and made him rhapsodize in happiness.

    Damn it! I''m falling for his trick.

    Sensing the warm welcome, Yue Wan knew from her past that Elder Xiao always preferred Su Yunying as his granddaughter in law and was very prejudiced over her attitude. Well, who would not? If their granddaughter-in-law smoked, was an alcoholic, caused trouble, did drugsˇ­She disappointed everyone, smeared her father''s reputation, became an unremovable black stain on the Xiao and the Yue generation.

    After her rebirth, she never once cared about what Elder Xiao or anyone from the Xiao family thought about her attitude..... but now, she wanted to change it for both revenge and love. The path would be very long, but she would never give up on Xiao Hua until the end. ''This is for you my son.''

    Yue Wan smiled brightly and had an expression of gentle obedience: "Elder Xiao, may your happiness be as immense as the Sea, and may you live as long as the Mountains."

    Hearing that, Elder Xiao''s eyes widened in bewilderment. He could differentiate a person''s true nature by their voice, whether it was from the heart or not.

    As for Yue Wan, her voice carried some grace and respect which was from her heart. There was a vast change in her attitude from their past interactions. ''Did my grandson tamed this mighty Lion??''

    Somehow Elder Xiao felt a little proud thinking that. Just a little! A tiny bit! "Welcome."

    Following that Yue Yeager moved forward and gave his respect before patting his daughter in appreciation: "Elder Xiao, thank you for inviting my family into your home. We''re honored to be here."

    Elder Xiao''s brows softened and his lips curved into a smile: "It''s my pleasure. Your daughter saved my Ran''s life and the Xiao family''s reputation. Though she was quite a little sharp-tongued sometimes."

    "She is a mischievous child and quite straight forward, just like my dad. Please do not take it to heart!" Yue Yeager laughed and looked at his daughter full of tenderness and love.

    Yue Wan acted calmly, though she had a sense of guilt in her. "Forgive me, Elder Xiao. I shouldn''t have acted like that during my last visit."

    Looking at Yue Wan''s guilty face, Elder Xiao said with a smile, "That''s already a matter of the past, also you are not the one who was at fault. I judged you based on other''s words and didn''t give you a chance to explain yourself. Who hasn''t made any mistakes when they were young? When Ran was about the age of yours, she frequently use her fist to explain due to her overbearing attitude."

    "Grandpa!!!" Xiao Ran was fl.u.s.tered. She shrieked while shaking her head.

    Yue Yeager joined in: "Xiang was even more rebellious at that time. I remember going to WAX every month as he always seemed to have punched someone or another. When did I ask him why he hit others? He would plainly say that he hated the other person''s face."

    Both Elders started to bring out the shameful past of Xiao Ran and Yue Xiang.

    With their deep past being revealed, Xiao Ran and Yue Xiang''s face had turned completely black at this point: ''This ultra humiliation for them.''

 Chapter 214 - Stealing The Meatball

    Yue Wan could not restrain her giggles as she listened to their words. This was the feeling of a family! She felt comfortable, unknowingly her heart ached for Xiao Hua''s presence.

    Cough cough! Yue Xiang sent a deathly stare at his father and warned him to close his mouth as his image was being tarnished before his cute little sister.

    Xiao Ran quickly changed the topic by asking Yue Wan about her exams: "What is the next plan after graduating high school? Hightstudy or ... marriage."

    She nudged her elbow saying the last word.

    "Marriage! Nha! Nah! My Little Wan is only sixteen years old, still young. She needs to learn more." Yue Yeager quickly rebuked subconsciously.

    Yue Xiang rolled his eyes and sneered: "What about that fiance list of yours you were working on the past few days?"

    Yue Wan chuckled. Her Big Brother was secretly evil!

    Gritting his teeth, Yue Yeager masked his annoyance. He playfully slapped his son''s shoulder with a little strength: "What are you saying? With my Little Wan''s beauty and intelligence, countless alliances are coming to our house. I was momentarily in a daze looking at those lists of names. Haha! I don''t know what to do with them.. hahaha! There is still a long way to go before marriage."

    Yue Wan sweatdropped with a forced smile.

    Yue Xiang yelped in pain from his shoulder and covered his face with palm in embarrassment. ''His father is totally shameless!''

    "Ahem! Ahem!"

    Clearing his throat, Elder Xiao said: "Ran, check whether our lunch is ready?"

    At that time, Advisor Yu came personally and informed them the food was ready.

    Hearing the word food, the little guy in the basket had his black ears twitched for a second.

    ....

    ---Dinner room----

    The dining hall and kitchen were only partitioned by a wall, separating the rooms from the great hall.

    Upon arriving at the dining hall, Yue Wan saw a long table made of Huanghuali wood, which was principle hardwood used for furniture and table making in the mid-Ming to early Qing dynasties.

    Yue Wan looked at the dishes and the soup that filled the table and she became speechless. Every dish was exquisite, they had; Golden Shark Fin Soup, Five Flavored Abalone, Manchu Pearl Meatballs, First Class Ginseng, Garlic Oyster Tempura, Plum Champagne Float, and Gregor Cheese Puff.

    "The dinner is luxurious. You''ve prepared too much," Yue Yeager exclaimed.

    Elder Xiao had a stern face as he waved his hand: "It''s nothing much."

    Pushing Yue Wan to sit next to Elder Xiao, Xiao Ran giggled: "We don''t know what you like to eat so grandpa invited one of the sous chefs of Asia, Mr.Luke, to make all of these signature dishes. Look at how skinny you are! You need to eat a lot to be a little plum here."

    She said while poking Yue Wan''s tummy recalling Hua''s last phone call.

    It was indeed sumptuous, they also have the eight signature dishes of City A. Furthermore, the dishes all complemented one another, showing the effort put into making the whole dinner.

    The classic servant carefully served the appetizer of scallops with white truffles to them.

    After everyone had sat down at the dining table, they started eating. Xiao Ran started to scoop dishes for Yue Wan nonstop.

    Yue Wan shook her head: "Ran JieJie! I can''t eat this much."

    Seeing that someone stealing their spotlight, Yue Xiang and Yue Yeager kept spooning Yue Wan dishes too. Very soon, her bowl had already turned into a little mountain.

    Cough cough! Yue Wan looked at her bowl which was filled with a mountain of food. ''Do they treat me like a pig?!!''

    At that moment, Elder Xiao said, "Ran, give her some soup to warm her body up before serving other dishes. Today''s weather is quite cold."

    Within a sec, three types of soup were pushed before her from every corner. Yue Wan helplessly sighed with a pout, she did not know whether to laugh or cry.

    Yue Yeager found his daughter''s sulking face so cute and he laughed without holding back.

    Hiding his expression, Yue Xiang''s lips were graced with an ecstatic smile. ''The birth of Fatty no 2.''

    Xiao Ran was unable to hold any longer so she chuckled out loud. ''She is damn cute to tease. Brother, you''re so lucky.''

    With a wordless expression like that, Yue Wan''s embarrassment reached its peak. "All of you here are just making fun of me! It''s not fair."

    That''s it, all three snickered in the union while covering mouth and temples.

    The whole atmosphere was filled with sounds of happiness and laughter, making Elder Xiao feel some mixed emotions, he murmured "It''s been so long since the house was this lively."

    Xiao Ran knew what her grandpa meant, she smiled. "Everyone, let''s dig in. The food is getting cold as well as our little princess."

    They started to eat.

    Elder Xiao watched Yue Wan''s every move as she ate, surprised at her grace and elegance which reminded him of Yue Wan''s mother. She really did resemble the late Mistress Yue in terms of looks and temperament. His impression of her already changed to the better after his Birthday crash and now he could feel that having her as his granddaughter in law was not a bad choice.

    In the middle of their lunch, from the soft basket placed near Yue Wan''s side, our little guy was waking up in a daze from under his blanket after smelling something yummy.

    Hmm?

    Mommy!?

    The little guy yawned, then opened his eyes and turned his head over left and right. The first thing he saw was his mommy and made a cute meow to grab her attention.

    Yue Wan was deeply conversing with Xiao Ran, so she failed to notice this.

    Little Bao sniffled the delicious aroma of the food and sneakily moved near Elder Xiao''s side to steal the meatball.

    Hiding behind the basket, one by one the meatballs disappeared from the plate.

    However, before he could finish the last meatball, he was lifted up in the air by his collar.

    ''Huh?!'' With half-eaten meatball in his mouth, Little Bao blinked his round eyes. ''Who found me?''

    "A cat!!" Lifting the back cat close to his face, Elder Xiao was shocked beyond belief. They had only been distracted for a short while, how did this little guy eat all the pieces? First of all, where did he come from?

 Chapter 215 - Not Even If They Gave Him A Million Meatballs-â€Fat Chance!â€™

    Looking at the unexpected guy who was supposed to be sleeping in the bag, everyone was a little shocked.

    "Ah! Little Bao, put down the meatball." Yue Yeager noticed a plate of a dish being eaten by Little Bao.

    Little Bao blinked before he swallowed the last bite without hesitation and made a loud burp.

    The doctor already informed them to keep a strict diet on Little Bao''s intake and here he had already filled in his big tummy.

    Today, Yue Wan didn''t spoil him as she usually does: "Bao!"

    Her tone was slightly harsh. Little Bao''s expression stiffened seeing his mommy angry.

    Yue Xiang gently placed his chopsticks down and stared at him: "Fatty! Where are your manners? This is not our home." His gaze was warning Little Bao with a feeling that he had made a grave mistake... he would be spanked at home!

    Trembling in fear, Little Bao''s lips turned down and eyes teared up.

    Feeling bad for the poor guy, Xiao Ran tried to ease the tension: "Don''t be too harsh on him. He is just a baby."

    Yue Xiang rebuked: "He is very well aware of the consequence of overeating yet he failed to control his stomach. He has no health consciousness at all."

    Little Bao''s lips compressed in clear disapproval.

    "Stop being such a bully. He must be very hungry. Honestly, he is in his growing period with a bit of exercise and his health will be perfect." Xiao Ran knitted her eyebrows and pursed her lips in the annoyance of Yue Xiang''s criticism.

    Yue Yeager found Xiao Ran''s words right: "Xiang, don''t be too harsh."

    Seeing her son''s distraught face, Yue Wan wanted to console him but Yue Xiang gave her a warning stare. ''Wan! Stay out of this.''

    Elder Xiao placed the little guy near his place and ordered Advisor Yu to bring a small bowl. He then patted Little Bao''s head and tousled his silky hair. "Just eat what you want. With me here no one will scold you. Eat until your heart content."

    Yue Xiang wanted to reprove but held his word back as he didn''t want to argue with his teacher.

    Little Bao''s face brightened up and he glanced at Yue Wan, seeking approval. ''Can I mommy?''

    Yue Wan did not want to disappoint her baby: "Go on."

    Xiao Ran tilting her head, exclaimed: "Did you hear that Bao? Your great-grandfather gave you the green light."

    With sparkling eyes, Little Bao licked Elder Xiao''s finger to show his love and gratitude.

    Feeling ticklish, Elder Xiao''s heartfelt warmth and happiness. He found this little lad quite adorable, so he didn''t mind being called great-grandfather: "Was that meatball delicious, son?"

    Little Bao pressed his lips tightly together and shook his head as, ''yes, very tasty!''

    Suddenly, a grumble of noise came from the kitchen where the servants were in happy tears seeing Little Bao''s cute act. "Finally, someone has the heart to appreciate us."

    Yue Wan was slightly astounded.

    She could not believe that Elder Xiao would love her naughty son. Moreover, everyone in the Xiao family seemed eager to pamper the little guy. ''He''s charmed, everyone.''

    "Fatty!ˇ­"Yue Xiang frowned.

    This lad, at such a young age, already knew how to play with people''s minds and especially he used his cute act to capture Teacher Xiao: ''Like father, like son. Both are kings of shamelessness.''

    ---Back to living room----

    After lunch, they all sat in the living room. Elder Xiao ordered some digestive tea for them while Xiao Ran stole Yue Wan to her in order to dress her up. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity so she used every second wisely.

    Looking at the girls disappearing backs, Elder Xiao expressed: "She is on it again."

    "Fatty was the scapegoat for it in the Yue Family," Yue Xiang had no way of dealing with these two clowns.

    "What scapegoat? It is art! An art! Can you find anyone as cute as my grandson?" Yue Yeager forgets his past feud with Elder Xiao and sat near him to show the cute picture of Little Bao''s cosplay. "Elder Xiao, come take a look at this."

    In the beginning, Elder Xiao was not interested but after seeing a couple of pictures he dived into the paradise of Boa world.

    Yue Xiang''s brows twitched a bit, and then with an extremely deep gaze, he sent a message: [Little bulb got approval so quickly. You better rethink this brat''s bridal position]

    ----With Yue Wan---

    The moment they stepped into Xiao Ran''s secret room, Yue Wan was dumbstruck. ''What in the world?''

    Xiao Ran was a real professional in cosplay. She was strict with her props and costume. Even the makeup was top notch.

    It''s worse than dad!

    Xiao Ran grinned as she saw both mother and son''s gaze on them. She whispered to Yue Wan: "Let''s have a welcome party."

    Like an innocent bunny, Yue Wan c.o.c.ked her head in confusion. However, Little Bao seemed to realize his awkward situation as he scratched his head sheepishly: ''If I knew this would happen I would have stayed inside my basket.''

    --Round one---

    Yue Wan''s First dress--> Cute Loli type blue maid dress with fluffy ribbons on her head. She even emitted a bit of seductiveness with her light makeup.

    Little Bao had a fluffy pink collar with a gemstone.

    Xiao Ran took pics from various angles. ''Hehehe! This is damn so good. I can use this to tame that wolf.''

    ---Round two---

    Yue Wan wore a Naughty Nurse Outfit with lace garter belt and sheer stockings. Xiao Ran placed glasses on her eyes to make it s.e.xier.

    Little Bao had a nurse cap and cute little stethoscope on his neck. It made him even more moe.

    ''Click! Click!'' Flashes captured the image.

    ---Round three---

    Yue Wan wore a cute puffy skirt with a big red hood over her head. She also had a small basket on her arm with little Bao wearing the same hood and matching collar, obviously taking on the role of Little Red Riding Hood''s moe son.

    .....

    In this way. 10 different types of cosplay were done. After repeatedly pleading for a break, Xiao Ran let them off with a sigh of disappointment.

    Little Bao swore that he would never enter the Xiao Villa again, not even if they gave him a million meatballs. ''Fat chance!''

    Staring at the pictures on her camera, Xiao Ran snickered with an evil laugh and her eyes glinted dangerously. ''Hehe! I could sell this for a billion dollars!''

    Right then, a servant came to report that Elder Xiao called them downstairs.

    Changing back to her original purple gown, Yue Wan with Little Bao on her embrace left the room.

    However, Xiao Ran stayed back: "I have things to do. I will catch up with you guys later."

    Yue Wan''s face had a big question mark with a sense of bad feeling rose in her heart.

    ---Inside the room---

    Xiao Ran sent those pictures to someone with a threatening message: [Send a billion dollars to get the full version for your wife''s Moe Moe or elseˇ­.]

    In the next second a bank message of a billion transferred in her account notified.

    The background turned to deep clouded with the lightning stuck behind her dramatically.

    She gave a wicked laugh by placing her hand at her mouth just like those evil villains: "Ha--hahaha-ha! You are trapped in my curse. My genuine twin."

    ----Back to the living room---

    As soon as Little Bao saw Elder Xiao, he jumped to his lap as he was the most trusted and strong person in this room.

    Elder Xiao didn''t mind it and allowed the lad to sleep on his lap while he absently continued to pet him.

    The servant placed ice creams before two Young Misses who were engaged in commenting on their cosplay activity.

    Yue Yeager went on with the story of Little Bao''s naughty act in the Yue Villa along with Yue Xiang''s bully over his cute grandson.

    Soon Elder Xiao reprimanded Yue Xiang for picking on the small guy. "Xiang you are grown up and still you are competing with a kid like that."

    He, however, solemnly answered, "Children can''t be spoiled. Look at him, he is a Big Black Meatball!"

    "Meow!" Little Bao rubbed his little head on Elder Xiao''s clothes with a pitiful expression but when he looked at Xiang, his expression was full of provocation.

    Elder Xiao and Yue Yeager went on with the big lecture. Frowning unhappily, Yue Xiang built a coffin for the brat in his heart.

    At that moment, an unexpected person entered the Xiao Villa.

 Chapter 216 - So-called Sainted Daughter

    "Master! She is here." Mr. Hong came to report. With a stern gaze, he emphasized the SHE strongly.

    Elder Xiao''s face turned sour. "Old Tang is here?"

    "Yes, Master. Plus, Jings are with her." Mr. Hong whispered while raising his eyes to look at the door.

    Looking at the entrance, Xiao Ran''s mind screamed in alarm.

    Why are the Jings here? Right when the Yue family is here. This is too much of a coincidence.

    Elder Xiao glanced at the door and then returned to lad snuggling in his lap warmth with a deep frown. Although he did not expect to see her soon, it was not that strange for her to show up. ''She must be here for Jing Zhe.''

    Following Advisor Yu was a graceful woman donned in a cheongsam. Old Tang strode haughtily into the living room like it was her home.

    Jing Zhe, who followed behind Old tang had her head down. She was dressed casually but managed to be elegant and gorgeous. Today, she had taken care to dress up and was especially good to look at. Her brows and eyes were soft, her facial features refined, and she had a graceful temperament.

    In comparison, Xiao Shen had on a low-key dress that showed off her status. Which was definitely not her style!

    With one glance, they could see that Xiao Shen was holding a delicately crafted gift box.

    Yue Wan sneered while slipping the ice cream in her hand: ''My my .... they are well prepared. Must be that Old Tang''s scheme.''

    Entering the living room, Jing Zhe''s eyes fell on Yue Wan, a rush of fire and envy surged through the heart!

    Not only her, the moment Xiao Shen laid her eyes on Yue Wan, she almost lost control of her fury.

    However, Old Tang''s voice stopped them from breaking out: "Master Xiao, hope you forgive me for not notifying prior coming to the Xiao home."

    Elder Xiao glanced back: "It''s okay, you have been away from the Xiao for the past 30 years, so you might have forgotten the rules. Unlike those who never have the intention to follow it."

    He looked at Old Tang in surprise, but then his eyes turned icy when he looked at the Jings.

    Jing Zhe''s expression stiffened. She bit on her tongue, to control her emotion.

    Xiao Shen appeared as though she heard nothing and brought forth the gift before Elder Xiao: "Uncle, this box is full of priceless books. It''s been passed down from generations and has been treasured by the succeeding dynasties. My mother spent a lot of effort to get it."

    Elder Xiao sent a piercing look at the box. His face depicted a scary and fierce storm.

    Before he could explode, all of a sudden, a gentle voice came from the couch. It carried gracefulness and a bit of jeering.

    "Mrs. Jing, you are really considerate. However, you do lack in a certain part of the brain which holds education. One could easily see through your intentions by your act." Yue Wan looked at her mockingly.

    Xiao Shen''s face darkened, her eyes shining with resentment and anger. As if saying, ''Who are you to educate me like this?''

    However, Old Tang replied calmly, "Does Young Miss mind pointing out exactly what we did wrong?"

    Xiao Ran didn''t care about Old Tang, she chided vehemently at Xiao Shen and her eyes were full of sarcasm, "Aunt Shen, you still have no idea what you did wrong? Or did you forget the rules of the Xiao family after your daughter was entangled in murder? We won''t accept gifts or bri-ber-y in the Xiao family, even if it is a past birthday or wedding gift."

    Xiao Shen forcefully smiled, her blood boiling with anger. She never thought that this b*tch Yue Wan would not only not give her face, but also insult and humiliate her.

    Old Tang''s expression looked unhappy, even a little cold as she spoke: "Princess Xiao is absolutely right, but you missed the point that I''m a part of the Xiao family, so the rules won''t apply to me, unlike the outsiders." She kept her face straight, but her gaze casually moved toward Yue Wan sitting next to Xiao Ran. With one sentence, she revealed her foothold inside the Xiao family.

    Xiao Ran stood up and moved close to Old Tang blocking her view: "Forgive my memory. I never saw your name in the Xiao family tree..."

    Dare to stare at my sister in law. Bring it on!

    "You can not learn a certain thing from those bits of white sheets. You still have a lot to master in order to become the heir to the Xiao family. You shouldn''t be a Princess by name, you need to earn it. If you want to be the best, learn from the best." Old Tang strictly replied.

    Yue Wan understood that Old Tang wanted to establish her place in the family since she just returned not long ago. ''Not bad! But you made my stage so bright. I will repay everything from the past, including interests.''

    Elder Xiao''s face hardened. Massaging the little lad in his lap, he said: "I have a guest to attend to today, so it is improper of you to enter the Xiao home without a word. Leave now."

    Old Tang''s expression remained unchanged, but her grumpy voice turned cold as dead: "Are you disregarding me for a mere outsider? Who disgraced and ruined the reputation of the Xiao Family by framing my child?"

    Xiao Shen added, "Uncle, I know that you won''t believe us but think about it. What good does it have for us to kill one''s, own family? Jingnan is like another son for me and Zhe always regarded him as her big brother. My daughter is simple and pure who never even hurt a single fly."

    If they didn''t receive Elder Xiao''s favour today, things would definitely turn sour.

    She looked over at Yue Wan with sadness and disappointment. "Miss Yue, why are you framing us? How can you be so malicious?"

    Yue Wan smirked with a sarcastic smile: ''Oh please! You are giving me too much credit for your daughter''s stupid plan.''

    Reading her sister''s expression, Yue Xiang pondered: ''I should''ve bought me a camera. My sister looks so cute.''

    Yue Yeager didn''t like the way Xiao Shen looked at his daughter. Understanding her gaze and he said coldly: "I''m impressed that you can lie so well without batting an eye. Your daughter played a major role in inviting my Wan to that unfamiliar place, have you forgotten about that?"

    Xiao Ran clenched her hand tightly that was wanting to rip apart her disgusting mouth. "Also, the whole venu was booked under your so-called sainted daughter along with the date and time. It''s not the first time you guys tried to scheme against each other, have you forgotten what the two of you conspired to do at my grandpa''s party or are we going to pretend that didn''t happen?"

    Scared out of her wits, Xiao Shen''s lips parted as if she wanted to rebuke, but no words came out. She quickly turned her eyes to meet Old Tang but only got to have glared coldly. ''DAMN IT! Mother didn''t know about the party thing.''

 Chapter 217 - Little Wan! So Intimate!

    With a cold and indifferent expression on her face, Old Tang did not change from the beginning to the end, but her fingers were grasped tightly to the point of breaking anything she might get her hands on into pieces. ''Sh*t! She hid many things from me.''

    Controlling her complex feelings, Jing Zhe grounded her teeth and quickly kneeled on the ground, she pleaded: "Grandpa, please forgive me for disgracing our family. I''m willing to accept any punishment from you, but before that, you need to know that I was framed from the beginning. She tricked me along with her sister and made me suffer. How could I do something like that? Although I did have some misunderstandings with Miss Yue, I would never do something to harm the interests of our Xiao Family"

    Elder Xiao''s eyes shined with disdain. "Just because you call me grandpa, it doesn''t mean you should treat yourself as a Miss Xiao of the Xiao Family? You have grown up in the Jing Family since you were young, remember your place and behave appropriately."

    After hearing these words, a bolt of fright grew within Jing Zhe and she tried to defend herself, but his fierce gaze caused her to swallow her words. Grandpa''s old, yet sharp and shrewd eyes landed on her, seeing right through her soul.

    Suppressing her anger, Xiao Shen walked over, briefly looking at Elder Xiao with an apologetic expression: "Uncle, Zhe has been spoiled by me ever since she was young and she always regarded everyone as one whole family. That''s why she wanted to befriend Miss Yue as she protected Xiao Ran and use Second Miss Yue''s help to organize this party."

    Nodding her head, Jing Zhe added: "That''s right Grandpa, it was Xue Xue''s suggestion that we have the party at that place when I went to the Yue Villa. Not only that, Miss. Yue had also agreed to come to the party instantly."

    She pinched her neck and swore: "I did as instructed by Xue Xue that day. As for cousin Jingana; next year he would have been marrying his love, so he asked me to book a room for his bachelor party. But now...now.."

    Her eyes pooled with tears: "Cousin.."

    "Brother-in-law, no matter what, Zhe has the blood of the Xiao Family and yet you abandoned her during her tough time."

    Old Tang cleverly emphasizes their close relationship and added: "Today, I came here to request your help to reinvestigate this matter as I found so many holes. I believe someone conspired against us. Today it was my grandaughter tomorrow it could be yours. My late husband will be depressed in heaven by your actions right now."

    Old Tan didn''t give up her true motive for today''s visit and knew that she struck him where it counted with her profound demand after using her husband, the Xiao Elder wouldn''t have any choice but to agree.

    Xiao Shen picked up her crying daughter and said: "I too thought these things had something to do with the Yue family inside conspiracy. Further, by reading today''s newspapers and magazines that have reported about Second Miss Yue engagement. It proved my hypothesis that it was a feud between the Yue Sisters to get Young Master Li and at the same time, use this opportunity to plot against the Xiao Family."

    She easily revealed that both Yue Sisters were scheming against each other and her daughter was innocently dragged into this pit. This was to be a perfect plan to create a conflict between both families.

    At the sight of the mother-daughter duo acting like monkeys, collaborating well with their story, Yue Wan sneered. ''Let''s patch this up. No more Little Miss Nice Girl hereafter.''

    Yue Wan laughed coldly while delicately licking her ice cream. "Ha, what a joke! I dont have such a bad taste. And you!" She pointed at Jing Zhe and said eerily, "Are you even worthy of my time? You are not even worthy of fighting me face to face!"

    Jing Zhe was taken aback. I''m not even worthy of her?

    "After that day, I did some digging on the Jings and the answer I found is beyond my expectation. However, I had never planned to reveal it for the sake of Elder Xiao''s face, but now I don''t have a choice. Since you wanted to do this the hard way, then there is no reason for me to hold back anymore." Yue Wan stood up.

    Yue Xiang walked over to his sister''s side to be her support as he didn''t believe those two Hyenas would not take the chance to strike at her.

    Elder Xiao with a solemn look on his face: "Little Wan! What do you mean?"

    ''Little Wan!'' So intimate! Has grandfather already accepted Yue Wan? Xiao Ran pondered in surprise.

    Old Tang''s brow creased seeing how intimate Elder Xiao was with the Yue girl.

    Yue Wan faintly smiled and revealed a surprised expression: "I never thought that the woman from the Jing Family, who''s always shown as a proper lady, has a gigolo outside the home whom she was very fond of to the point of giving an allowance of one million dollars to every few months."

    "Miss Yue! you''ve crossed the line, how can you slander My Zhe like this?!?" Old Tang roared.

    Xiao Shen was angry behind words: "You b*tch, watch your mouth. I will pursue you with a libel lawsuit for this fake accusation! My daughter is innocent."

    Yue Wan: "Accuse you? Mrs. Jing, do you think I have no proof of your disgusting act?"

    Xiao Shen''s face fell. She started to panic. Is it not about Zhe?

    How could Yue Wan possibly know about it?

    No, she must be bluffing, she''s only a little girl; how can she possibly know that?

    If she does! I need to do something. Thinking of a plan, Xiao Shen stride before Yue Wan.

    However, Yue Xiang took a few steps forward and glared at her savagely like he was ready to kill her at any moment.

    Quickly, Xiao Shen stepped back in fright.

    Xiao Ran smelled the fear on her Aunt and scoffed. "What? Are you afraid?"

    "Who said I was afraid? I''m not guilty of anything to be afraid." Xiao Shen retorted.

    Yue Wan flipped open her phone and quickly sent a message: [You can come in]

    In the next second, Assistant Yang Zhen came in and passed a brown case file to her: "Young Miss, your copy is here."

    Xiao Shen stared at the brown case file in Yue Wan''s hands as her breathing quickened.

    Looking at the perspiration on her daughter''s face, Old Tang''s face fell: "Shen?"

    Xiao Shen''s lips trembled as no words came out to defend herself. "...."

    Yue Wan glanced at Xiao Shen with her eyes filled with taunt, before passing the case to Elder Xiao.

    Little Bao jumped into Yue Yeager''s embrace as he might disturb his Mighty Grampy.

    Elder Xiao stood up with Yue Xiang''s help and looked at the content inside the case.

    Observing her mother''s pale face, who couldn''t hide the trepidation in her eyes, Jing Zhe explained hurriedly, "Grandpa, don''t believe everything you see. Yue Wan likes to twist the story aroundˇ­"

    Before she could finish the word.

    Grasping the things in his hand tightly, Elder Xiao roared in a wave of anger as he slapped the bunch of photos at Jing Zhe''s face harshly. "Save your words!"

    Pa! A loud and clear sound rang across the living room.

    Jing Zhe had felt the hard slap across her face by them. Hissing in pain, she reached out to touch her face, as a picture glued to her face due to sweat.

    Removing it, she turned to see the picture. Jing Zhe''s mouth was even wide open as she stared at the photo. She did not return to her senses for a long while. "Impossibleˇ­ Impossible! This is impossible!"

 Chapter 218 - Removed From The Xiao Family Tree

    Elder Xiao''s fierce gaze shot daggers at Old Tang. "Is this how you educate her?"

    Evidence spoke louder than persuasion.

    "No! This..." Old Tang''s expression darkened that all color drained from her face. She pointed at Xiao Shen with her finger shaking with fury and then she collapsed in anger. Thankfully Advisor Yu helped her to settle on the nearby couch.

    Looking at the floor Xiao Ran gasped in shock, she suppressed nausea inside her: "This is sick!"

    On the floor was a picture of Jingnan in bed with Xiao Shen! Totally n.a.k.e.d and kissing each other.

    The picture exposed her i.n.c.e.s.tuous relationsh.i.p.s with Jingnan!

    Xiao Shen widened her eyes in fear and shock, her face paled considerably.

    This happened not long ago, how did Yue Wan get a photo of this? How? No one knows about it! How did she know?

    Who was the photographer?

    Did he do it?

    That''s right, in her past life, the reason Jingnan''s unexpected death was due to these photographs. Without Xiao Shen''s knowledge, he took their intimate moment for his future purpose and hid it deeply.

    However, he underestimated Xiao Shen, when she knew about this, she skillfully killed him off and made Yue Xiang as the scapegoat.

    -----Now-to-the-present----

    Xiao Shen picked them up with shivering hands to cover them from other''s eyes and looked at everyone in anxiety, she claimed with trembling lips: "It''s not true! It''s not."

    "Shut up!" Elder Xiao exploded. His face depicted a scary and fierce storm. "From now on, nothing in the Xiao Family belongs to you, not even the family name. Your existence will be removed from the Xiao family tree."

    Xiao Shen''s eyes darkened and slid onto the floor like mud. She knew how important the Xiao surname was. She never knew that a day would come where it would be taken away from her.

    Jing Zhe was also extremely shocked. Removing her mother was equal to her being not related to Xiao anymore.

    She crawled toward Elder Xiao''s feet and tugged on his pants, crying. "Please don''t kick me out of the Xiao Family, Grandpa. I''m innocent. Why are you kicking me out for my mother''s fault? Why are you not treating me as your granddaughter even though I belong to the Xiao family? Why? Why?"

    Elder Xiao raised his eyebrows at the sight of Jing Zhe kneeling in front of him. He was completely unaffected with her plea. In fact, his eyes glowed with something akin to disgust.

    "Because you were never a granddaughter of the Xiao Family! Your father is not my son." Elder Xiao replied coldly.

    The words knocked Xiao Shen senses back into her, who had remained on the floor motionlessly.

    Out of the blue, she started screaming hysterically. "XIAO YANG, you''re sc.u.m. Don''t speak as if you are so prestigious!"

    No one expected such boldness and they were all stunned when Elder Xiao''s name was shrieked.

    Xiao Shen continued: "If not because of your dead son, you won''t be in this position in the first place. So what if you have a son? You don''t have male offspring to carry the bloodline.. .....Hahahaha.....Dead! All dead!...Hahahaha."

    Xiao Ran wanted to tear off her mouth but Yue Wan held her back: "Don''t dirty your hand... Bao!"

    Hearing the comment, Litle Bao jumped off and marked his nail on Xiao Shen''s face.

    "Ah!...Ah!..." Xiao Shen screamed in pain.

    Jing Zhe was beyond terrified and dared not move an inch as she stared at the cat with wide-open eyes. It was extremely creepy and scary!

    During the commotion, Old Tang woke up and saw the scene that she never dreamed of.

    "What is this!! Shen!" She looked at Elder Xiao and bellowed: "Brother-in-law! I''m begging you! Please spare my daughter!"

    Elder Xiao stomped his stick in rage, he had reached the end of his patience: "Security, toss this shameless woman out of the house!"

    Little Bao retreated back and jumped to Xiao Ran''s embrace, who was praising him non-stop for his actions! "Such a killer move, Xiao godson. You are so brave."

    With a facial expression of, ''Praise me more.'' Little Bao nuzzled on her chest and signed it as his territory.

    Suddenly he was lifted up in the air and slammed on a hard chest: ''Where is my fluffy warm bed! Why is it hard!!''

    Looking at the person who was hugging him, Little Bao raised his little paw and pushed the man''s handsome face away from him. His face was filled with despise. ''Go away! I don''t want your hug; Meanie Uncle! Let me go.''

    Yue Xiang''s lips arched into a devilish smile: "You did a good job."

    Black lines formed on Little Bao''s head. He made heavy swallowing. ''Huh!''

    .....

    Just then, two security guards entered the living room and grabbed Xiao Shen on both sides, preparing to drag her away.

    However, not even strong bodyguards could contain her. They had never seen such a crazy woman before.

    "Back off!" Xiao Shen mustered the strength to put up a struggle, all the while glaring at Elder Xiao with her bloodshot eyes: "Let go of me! Who do you think you are to chase me away? This should belong to my fatherˇ­ You stole it from him, you old buffalo.ˇ­ I will get my rights back! Don''t even think about throwing me out, you bastard!"

    Xiao Shen''s perfect hair had fallen out of place; her face was bleeding, marked hideously by Bao and her clothes were stained with smudges from rolling on the floor.

    "She is crazy," Xiao Ran concluded matter-of-factly.

    Yue Wan looked condescendingly at them and sneered: "How filial."

    Yue Xiang''s lips curved into a wicked smile. "Genetic damage."

    ''Just like you!'' Little Bao cried in his heart while struggling to get away from the embrace.

    ---Outside-the-Xiao-Villa---

    "Stop! Let go of my mother!" Jing Zhe dashed forward to stop the bodyguards but was rudely shoved away. She fell to the floor with a thud.

    Without Xiao''s family background, she was nothing. Her ending would be unimaginably horrificˇ­

    Jing Zhe had lived in the fame of being the Xiao niece ever since she was young; there was no way she would allow herself to end up in such a deplorable state.

    Feeling helpless, she climbed up and dashed into the house: "Grandmother help me!"

    ---At-the-same-time-inside----

    Yue Xiang made a request: "Teacher, my sister wants to hand over this evidence to police."

    Elder Xiao nodded his head and waved his hand in approval: "The Jings'' has nothing to do with us."

    Hearing the word police as she entered, Jing Zhe''s face paled and turned as white as a sheet.

    If this affair got out, the Jing family would crumble soon after. She would fall from her position as the respectable young lady of the Jing family to a street-walker that no one would get close to.

    "Noˇ­" She crawled to Yue Wan''s side and pulled on her hand. She looked at her and begged, her eyes swirling with tears and indignation: "You Wan, you''re willing to ruin my entire family for a little prank. Don''t you have a little bit of consciousness for me? I will be forced to die if others know about this."

    Removing her grasp, Yue Wan explained: "You have no one else to blame for this ending other than yourself. You''ve crossed the line first when you plotted against me. I never thought it was your plan until Yue Xue announced her engagement. She paved the way for me to find out about Jingnan''s affair. Though she didn''t pull the trigger, but she did provide the ammo."

    Jing Zhe''s eyes shined with a manic glow as the image of Yue Xue&Li Rong''s cover page in the magazine. ''You will pay this debt!''

 Chapter 219 - Break Up With Him

    Before leaving the villa, Old Tang made an unexpected request.

    "Master...." Old Tang stood before them with a guilty face: "It''s enough that you are kicking Shen out of the Xiao Family, but for Zhe''s sake, please reconsider. She is still young and insensible! Hereafter she will be entirely my responsibility. This will be my last ever request to the Xiao family."

    Over and over again, Jing Zhe kowtowed and banged her head hard against the tough and cold marble floor. " Iˇ­ I''m begging you, please let us off! Pleaseˇ­ please! I will disappear from your sight and will never appear in this City."

    For Jing Zhe, reputation and money were more important than her desire for Yue Xiang so she made the same promise over and over again.

    However, Elder Xiao, who was beginning to get a major headache, ordered his assistant Hong to toss them out and never let them enter his Xiao home. His reply to Old Tang was short and to the point: "She may be your granddaughter, but I can''t overlook such an atrocious act; destroying someone else''s daughter. Now, get out of my house, you are not welcome here!"

    Old Tang''s face was drained of blood and she stared vacantly at Elder Xiao. Reluctant to concede, she murmured his name full of emotion, "Xiao Yang....."

    How could he treat her this way?

    He was completely undermining her value, her everything!

    Elder Xiao turned his back and knocked his stick twice.

    Advisor Yu and Mr. Hong came forward and gestured her towards the door: "Please, don''t make any more scenes."

    Jing Zhe''s heart ached at the defeated look on her grandmother''s face. Yet with no other choice, she hung her head low, concealing the resentment and rage in her eyes.

    They both left the Villa silently before getting kicked out, in order to save the last bit of their reputation

    ---Back-to-the-Xiao''s----

    After the grandmother and granddaughter left the Xiao family villa, the atmosphere stayed neutral and some darkness clouded the Elder Xiao''s face.

    Yue Wan had long expected that things would turn out this way. She was simply giving Jing Zhe a taste of her own medicine by jeopardizing her link with the Xiao family, the same way it had happened in the past.

    Xiao Ran pinched Yue Wan''s ear and exclaimed: "You used us as a stage for your play!"

    Not angered by her actions at all, Yue Wan hissed and said: "I never intend to do this. She was planning to use the Xiao power to resolve her problems, probably by framing me. That''s why I foiled her plans."

    Yue Xiang pinched her free cheek: "Next time try to communicate with others instead of stirring up trouble all by yourself."

    Little Bao made some hissing and used his cute paws to scratch Yue Xiang''s wrist to protect his mommy''s cheek: ''You''re hurting mommy.''

    Feeling pain on his wrist, Yue Xiang stopped his act and lifted Fatty in the air.

    Quickly, Little Bao hid his paws behind and blinked innocently.

    With a blackened face, Yue Xiang glanced at him coldly and stated: "Your nails are getting trimmed tomorrow."

    Little Bao couldn''t help but groan inside. Where did his Uncle sell off his brilliance? He doesn''t even appreciate my nails'' masterpiece! Humph! Dumbo!

    At that time, Elder Xiao placed all of his attention on Yue Wan and said: "I wish to speak to you alone. Follow me to the study."

    Yue Wan knew she went overboard twice by using Elder Xiao, as certain things were not meant to be said out loud. She did not expect that such an intelligent person like Xiao Shen would commit such a foolish mistake.

    Without a word, Yue Wan followed him, clenching her fists to control her nervousness.

    "ˇ­"

    "ˇ­"

    Both Yue Yeager and Yue Xiang were dumbstruck. Looking at the darkened face of Elder Xiao as he was walking inside the room, they knew that he was mad.

    "..." Xiao Ran was stunned into speechlessness. She felt chills running all over her body. ''This is bad!''

    ----Inside-the-study----

    Advisor Yu came inside and placed a hot teapot with an empty cup before Elder Xiao. However, before he could fill the cup, Elder Xiao''s grumpy voice yelled: "Out!"

    Feared out of his wit''s end, Advisor Yu left the room.

    An extraordinarily silent surrounded the room while Elder Xiao was tapping his fingers over his other hand.

    Due to guiltiness, Yue Wan had her head down and felt uncomfortable, as Elder Xiao had been staring at her for a while now.

    Elder Xiao''s eyebrows stretched like branches into a frown: "Do you know that they will be here today?"

    Yue Wan clenched her fists and lifted her head to look at Elder Xiao. "I wasn''t sure about that."

    "Not sure!" Elder Xiao did not believe her: "If you are not sure then you wouldn''t come to the Main Villa of the Xiao family with the well-prepared evidence."

    "I know that Mrs. Jing will definitely try everything to ruin me. She is insidious and unpredictable. And I can''t let my father be accountable for any issues, so I took matters into my own hands." Yue Wan replied courteously with a smile.

    Elder Xiao couldn''t find any fault with her words, yet he felt something off as if there was a catch somewhere: "Why didn''t you expose this to the police or in the media to clear your name?"

    "If I used it to clear my name then Jing''s reputation will be tarnished a lot in the media. At that moment, Mrs. Jing will fight back shamelessly and create a rumor that the Yue family was waging a war against the Xiao family. It would then cause a rift between the two families both in the public and through the military. That rift would allow those officials who want to eliminate us have the perfect opportunity to kill two birds with one stone." Yue Wan explained it in a clear voice.

    Elder Xiao was beyond speechless. How could a little girl understand the deep impact of this issue? He too knew the impact that this issue would have on two big military families.

    "Aren''t you afraid that by your bold actions today that I would do something to the Yue family and make you break up with him?" Elder Xiao''s voice was full of warnings.

    Yue Wan smiled: "Master Xiao, you''re Big Brother''s teacher. Given my understanding of Brother Xiang''s character, he has grown up with your teachings, so like you, he values other people''s thoughts and considerations before coming to a conclusion."

    The corners of Elder Xiao''s lips moved. He was both amused and speechless by the interesting way that Yue Wan put her point across. ''Old friend, you have a hidden gem in your family.''

    "As for my love," Yue Wan shook her head, "I won''t break up with him unless Hua tells me himself."

    Subconsciously, Yue Wan touched the long earring on her right ear with a smile on her lips. "Which will never happen in this life."

    Seeing as how she kept fondling the earring on her ear with warm eyes, Elder Xiao knew his grandson made a deep impact in her heart.

    Suddenly his buddy, Su Dingfang''s promise came into his eyes. ''Vow to our-friendship.''

    The expression on his face darkened as those past images filled his mind. He couldn''t accept that he missed the crucial issue right away. The one thing he regretted the most was not able to keep his one promise.

    "Master Xiao, is there any other matter?" If there was none, Yue Wan wished to leave.

    "Yes." Elder Xiao''s face hardened, as he expressed his thought after careful analysis, "I want you to do this. Also, I believe your grandfather wishes the same."

 Chapter 220 - I Abandoned Him At A Crucial Moment

    Yue Wan nervously stood before Elder Xiao with her head down.

    Out of the blue, he ordered: "Serve me a cup of tea."

    Yue Wan lifted up her head in surprise to look at Elder Xiao: "Huh?"

    Is he talking to me?

    Elder Xiao leaned back in a relaxed posture and with a profound smile on his lips.

    She stared at him with bulging eyes. Disbelief was plainly written on her faces and she looked exactly like Little Bao.

    Pointing a finger at herself, she asked: "Me?"

    ''Cough!Cough!'' Elder Xiao cleared his throat loudly and replied: "Who else? Did you forget the manners after following that brat for so long? No matter what, I''m your Elder, so you need to follow certain rules in the Xiao family."

    Yue Wan almost choked on her own saliva hearing that. She quickly picked up a pot of tea and served the cup for Elder Xiao: "Master Xiao...."

    "Wrong," Elder Xiao said with mirth. He looked at Yue Wan with fondness and kindness. "Call me Grandpa. As you will serve this as my granddaughter-in-law."

    ''Boom!''

    The single sentence was like a bomb that shook Yue Wan''s world!

    This was the complete opposite of how she predicted. Happiness was actually blooming in her heart.

    "Grandpa, please enjoy the tea." Yue Wan was full of smiles as she served him. In her past, she never got this privilege and most of the time, Su Yunying served the tea and humiliated her before every member of the Xiao family.

    Elder Xiao drank the tea that Yue Wan poured for him. Not only was his throat comfortable, but his heart was also blessed with warmth. Even though Yue Wan was still very young, that brat of his had set his sights on marrying her. Elder Xiao had found nothing wrong with that as he felt that Yue Wan was perfect in every way. Moreover, if he and Little Wan had a daughter in the future, he could spoil her to his heart''s content. Regarding the Su family, he had to find a solution.

    Elder Xiao made Yue Wan sit in the chair next to his and fondly took her hand: "Tell me the truth. Did that brat force you? Don''t worry, grandpa will beat him with this stick until it breaks."

    Yue Wan blushed even more but the smile that bloomed on her face couldn''t be suppressed. "No, Grandpa."

    Looking at her innocent appearance, Elder Xiao signed: ''He definitely tricked her.''

    "If that brat of mine ever bullies you, just tell this grandpa. I will teach him a lesson that he will never forget." From that moment, Elder Xiao accepted Yue Wan; she became the little ancestor of the Xiao household. For the sake of the cute great-grandkids, he didn''t mind beating that brat, Xiao Hua to a pulp!

    Yue Wan had never received this kind of treatment in her past. She regretted how unfilial she had been in her previous life.

    Because of her repeated shameful act, Elder Xiao suffered a heart attack twice. After his death, they found a diary filled with his longing desire which was never achieved.

    "I will grandpa." Yue Wan made a decision to make Grandpa Xiao enjoy longevity and live the days with happiness.

    "What is your plan regarding the marriage? As you are still young, you need to consider your studies as well.....you''re....still..." While others might not understand Xiao Hua, Elder Xiao understood his grandson well. Who could not wait to take her in his arms! But still, they shouldn''t force her to abandon her dream.

    Yue Wan suddenly recalled the time when Xiao Hua knelt down before her and proposed his love. She knew that Xiao Hua was very powerful. If he wanted to break her wings and keep her under him, there was nothing she could do to resist, but he didn''t do that.

    After experiencing his love, she knew clearly what she desired. Without a word, her answer was expressed in her smile.

    Understood her response, Elder Xiao''s expression changed from suspicion to shock: "Good! Good! Good!"

    He was overjoyed and said the word ''good'' consecutively three times with complex emotions. He touched her hair with his trembling hands, unable to control his intense feelings.

    "These few years it has been hard on Hua." Elder Xiao''s hand shook violently.

    "Grandpa!" Yue Wan''s voice was hoarse.

    "Just promise me that.....you will take care of him...I...I.... abandoned him at a crucial moment..."  He failed to provide a family warmth to both of his grandkids, and especially Xiao Hua, he regretted what had happened to him the most. His son''s last request was not to force Xiao Hua or Xiao Ran into doing anything for his sake.

    "I promise." Yue Wan smiled with wet eyes.

    "You go back or else those three will break down this door. As for that thing regarding the Jings, do it very carefully." Elder Xiao waited for Yue Wan to nod her head before sending her off.

    Yue Wan quickly left the room when she was dismissed and soon Advisor Yu came in: "Master?"

    ---Outside-the-study---

    The trio crowded around Yue Wan and asked her questions nonstop with no room for her to answer. Even Little Bao was meowing constantly.

    Yue Wan signed and held her forehead: ''This will take a while.''

    Xiao Ran bombed: "Hey, what did my grandfather say to you? What happened inside his study? Is he mad at you? Logically speaking, he''d be frustrated about those shameless Jings, did he take it on you?"

    "No! No! Grandpa was so sweet. He was concerned about my involvement with that incident. Also, he needs to settle some things and ask some questions concerning it." Yue Wan explained.

    Xiao Ran was stupefied hearing her calling Elder Xiao as ''Grandpa.'' Her chibi form jumped around: ''A green signal! Yippee! I can do more cosplay!''

    "What is this thing that he wants to settle with you, Little Wan?" Yue Xiang asked but the moment the question left his mouth, an answer came to his face immediately. ''She called him Grandpa! Oh, God!''

    At that time, Advisor Yu walked towards them with two cute baskets and said: "These are the sweets specially prepared by the Master. He found out that the Little Miss is fond of chocolate, so he brought some various favors from all over the world. In the second basket, it has various accessories that were made in Zircon brought by Princess."

    Hearing the word chocolate, Little Bao jumped on that basket and grasped it tightly in fear of his meanie Uncle stealing it from him.

    Yue Wan''s face turned red as soon as she saw his action while everyone else laughed out loud, including the staff. Even Yue Xiang''s lips curved up with a smirk.

    From the study, Elder Xiao beamed in laughter until his throat turned dry. ''Such a cute lad!''

    On being laughed at, Little Bao''s face turned red in embarrassment: ''No! No! I''m protecting this for mommy.''

    Seeing her son''s silly act, Yue Wan took him in her embrace and pinched his nose: "No more sweets for you. Look at your stomach, it is bloated like a big pot."

    That made everyone laugh even more.

    Little Bao hid his face in Yue Wan''s chest and made some meow in protest.

    Following that, Mr. Hong came in with flowers and said: "This from us, we hope you will accept it."

    "Thank you!" Yue Wan accepted with a sweet smile.

    Yue Yeager felt odd somehow. He felt that the Xiao household was claiming ownership over his cute daughter. He was angry that someone was buttering up the apple of his eye.

    As it was getting late, the Yue family bid their goodbyes and left the villa.

    ...

 Chapter 221 - A Cat In The Camp

    ----Next-Day----

    ''This is the life,'' thought a little black cat as he was being carried by someoneˇ­ he was too lazy to open his eyes and see who was carrying him. All he knew was that he was warm and oh so sleepyˇ­ ''When the sun is up, it is time to nap in the warmth. When the sun is down it is time to nap in the darkness...it is a perfect life of sleeping and spending time with mommyˇ­''

    Don''t get him wrong, he could still hear the argument between his mommy and Grandpa, but when he opened his one eye and found the world covered in darkness, the allure of sleep called to him again. Burrowing into the warmth of the arms that held him tightly, he stretched out his front paws, claws extending before retracting them again and turning into a little black ball of fur.

    It seemed like only minutes had passed when the sweet peacefulness of sleep started to drift away and he found himself awake for the second time. Out of the arms that had carried him into sleep during the night, he was now in a blanket padded basket with the sun shining through the car window warming him up. Enjoying the warmth of the sun, the tiny black cat stretched again, this time yawning and displaying his little fangs secretly feeling that they were as large as a lion.

    Unfortunately for him, the sun would never be as warm as his mommy so he started to mew, demanding the attention that was only for him. ''Mommy! Mmmmmooooommmmmyyyyy!''

    The next second, a warm hand came out to stroke him. Starting at his head, between his two ears and moving a gentle, warm hand firmly down his neck, following his spine and ending at his tail. The action repeated a few times and the combination of the warmth of the sun and the warmth of his mommy caused his eyes to droop yet again as sleep claimed him.

    The third time his eyes opened, he looked around. He was no longer in the car, but rather inside a turquoise two story building that kinda looked like a small house instead of the Yue Villa.

    ''How did- What hap- Huh?'' he meowed to himself as he tried to figure out what had happened. Jumping to his feet he hurriedly looked around, looking for anything familiar. That was when he saw her, walking out of the shadows towards him, he saw his mommy wearing a soldier''s camouflage uniform.

    He found the size fit perfectly for his mommy, and she looked awesome, but why was his mommy wearing a military uniform?

    Suddenly he remembered that "man''s" words... ''Special training at the Yue Military Camp for 10 days!!''

    ''Stupid mean manˇ­. Mommy is his sister! How could he be so mean to her?!?'' hissing to himself he vowed not to acknowledge him as his Uncle any more. ''No one could be mean to mommyˇ­ no one!''

    Nodding to himself, he got up and decided to go and explore his new home. On the first floor, he came across a kitchen and living room with well-crafted couch and a coffee table.

    He wandered around, a question pondered his mind. He clearly knew they were inside the military area, but this room looked nothing like those Military rooms on TV.

    Feeling anxious, he came across the staircase and ran upstairs, determined to know what was hidden on the second floor.

    Finding the first room on the second floor, he came across a king-size bed, a dressing table, and even a 60 inch LCD TV that hung on the wall opposite the bed. And there''s a Jacuzzi inside the bathroom.

    A Jacuzziˇ­ mmmmmmmˇ­.. But I won''t need it. All I want is that...

    Face full of smiles, the little black cat popped happily up on the bed and found a soft position to lay his body. The sun streamed through the windows of the room and once again hugged his body in warmth. His eyes slowly closed yet again as he thought: ''My paradise!''

    ----With Yue-Wan----

    Yue Wan signed after putting her stuff in the bedroom on the second floor: ''Is this the preparations you were talking about, daddy?''

    Yue Wan found it odd that her daddy requested her brother to give him permission to organize her accommodations or else he would invade the base.

    In order to stop him, Yue Xiang gave in.

    "Daddy, you are so going to get it from big brother." Yue Wan muttered.

    After placing her things, Yue Wan tied her hair in a french braid and picked up the empty basket: "Little Bao, let''s go."

    Only silence responded instead, Yue Wan looked back and signed: "This guy..."

    On the bed, Little Bao was sleeping with an unusual posture, his butt was raised up and his face inside the fluffy pillow.

    Slapping him lightly, Yue Wan lifted him up from the bed: "This training is for both us, so don''t slack off or else you will be punished by big brother."

    Little Bao opened his lazy eyes with one big yawn and titled his head: ''Training? Me? Does that man lost his brain?''

    -----The General''s Office---

    "May I come in?" Yue Xiang heard the sound of Yue Wan''s voice loud and clear.

    "Come in." Yue Xiang replied from inside.

    Yue Wan entered the room and saw her big brother with his head bent over his desk and writing some reports. He looked very attentive and attractive in his military uniform.

    A soldier in a green military uniform stood to the side of Yue Xiang. His posture was particularly tall and straight, especially his pair of bright, jet-black eyes. He was Bai Zhen, the chief investigator for the Yue Military.

    Soon, Yue Xiang puts down his pen.

    "You, go back to your unit," He ordered Bai Zhen.

    Bai Zhen saluted him and left with his report. As he passed Yue Wan he gave her nod as a way of greeting and turned his attention to her basket with a peculiar gaze: ''A cat??''

    "Come over here." Yue Xiang''s face lighted up with a smile, making him look even more attractive.

    However, Little Bao inside the basket shivered in fright as he felt something bad was going to happen.

    Yue Xiang smiled as he gestured for Yue Wan to come closer. "Now that you are here, you are bound to be trained. The first thing you must learn in military training is to maintain silence. In the army, you must maintain absolute discipline. Without the approval of the instructor, you are not supposed to make any comments or actions. Understood?"

    "Yes!" Yue Wan said, straightening her back and waiting for his next command.

    Yue Xiang raised his brow and gazed daringly at the guy hiding inside the basket: "Understood?"

    ''No,'' Little Bao hid his face with his paw to avoid looking at that man.

    "Did you hear what I said?!" His dark-blue eyes caught all of the brat''s action and it gave off a ferocious look.

    His fierce voice jerked Little Bao up and made him meow subconsciously: ''Fine!!''

    Yue Xiang''s devilish smile grows stronger. He was looking forward to Little Bao''s hard training. "Take a look at your training schedule for the next 10 days."

    Yue Wan read it and found it interesting. She had to get up at five o''clock in the morning and had a rest at nine in the evening. In between, she would undergo various different training like combat skills, infiltration skills, surveying, and mapping courses.

    On the other hand, Little Bao was cursing Yue Xiang a million times as at the bottom of the instruction it specified in Bold letter- ''No Snacks.''

    ...

 Chapter 222 - RIP, Little Soldier

    Following Yue Xiang, they came to a large training ground with a lot of equipment in it, but there were very few people here. It looked like a private training ground.

    When those soldiers saw Yue Xiang and Yue Wan coming, they all stopped what they were doing. Even the instructor, who was standing in front of the group, came over and saluted Yue Xiang, who, in repose, nodded his head.

    "What brought you here, General?" The instructor, a middle-aged man, asked. When he saw Yue Wan, his eyes lit up. "This is..."

    Yue Xiang declared: "She is your new student and will train under you from now on."

    Instructor Zhao was taken aback. From Yue Wan''s appearance, he knew she was the Young Miss Yue. ''What is the General thinking?''

    Looking at Yue Wan, Yue Xiang explained: "This is your instructor. His surname is Zhao. You can call him Instructor Zhao."

    Yue Wan nodded her head. "Instructor Zhao, please take care of me."

    "Start her training from now on." Yue Xiang said to the instructor then turned back, not before taking the basket from Yue Wan.

    Being separated from his mommy, Little Bao turned his head back and forth between his mommy and the Meanie Uncle: ''Shouldn''t I train with mommy?''

    Understanding his dilemma, Yue Xiang''s face turned savage as he expressed in a cold voice: "You will be trained under me."

    Little Bao turned into ash with the sudden stuck of thundershock and was withering into the air: ''Nooooooo!''

    All the soldiers lit the candle for the poor cat in their hearts. ''RIP, Little Soldier.''

    ----With Yue Wan----

    At first, Yue Wan was trained to increase her physical strength. She needed to run 10 laps around the grounds. The sun was scorching hot today despite the winter month, but fortunately, the camouflaged uniform had long pants and long sleeves which would avoid sunburn.

    The other soldiers on the grounds felt that she would give half-a-way, however, after two hours, their jaws dropped. Yue Wan had completed all 10 laps without stopping once.

    Instructor Zhao''s lips curved up: ''Not bad, young lady.''

    "Alright, take a ten-minute break! We will star with the second class."

    One soldier quickly brought some bottles and a clean towel for Yue Wan. "Young Miss, don''t gulp down your water quickly. Just take small sips."

    "Thank you, sir." Yue Wan reciprocated with gratitude.

    Seeing this other soldier send dagger bullets to the gratitude guy for stealing their line.

    After drinking lots of water, Yue Wan felt more comfortable. She then sat down to slowly regain her energy.

    "Time''s up. Back to your position." Instructor Zhao ordered the other soldiers, his eyes were burning with a little anger. How dare they steal his pupil?

    The soldiers who were earlier dispersed and lazing around Yue Wan became like a flock of ducks in shock. Fluttering their wings, they resumed their positions at lightning speed. ''Sh*t! Bulldog is angry!!''

    "Lass, you take a ten-minute break. I will deal with those lazy pigs." Instructor Zhao walked toward them with a fire burning in his gaze towards the soldiers who were shivered in fear: ''Can we take a break too!!''

    After her break, Yue Wan was trained strictly under Instructor Zhao. He carefully analyzed the limit of her strength and gave instructions to increase her stamina to overcome her weariness.

    .....

    Yue Wan let out a long breath as she returned back to her room, noticing that the time was almost 8 PM. As it was her first day, the instructor let her off early.

    She had never been through such physical training before and was tired to the bones. By the time she returned to the room, she was exhausted and laid prone, listless on their beds.

    Even though she had just finished the first part of the training, her whole body felt dead tired and was smelly. She was a neat and hygienic person, so despite the bone-numbing pain, she took a quick shower to wash away the sweat oozing from her body.

    She soaked herself in the warm water, placed a facial mask over her dry face and shut her eyes for a bit.

    When she opened them again, the water in the bathtub had turned muddy and smelly.

    Looking at the murky water in the bathtub, she quickly drained them and washed her body again in warm water.

    In a rush, she failed to bring her change cloth, so wearing a towel she came out from the bathroom.

    She sat in front of the dresser to dry out her hair. Due to her sudden training under the sun, her skin was dry and damaged. But the moisturizing facial mask helped her regain skin a bit.

    After drying her hair out, she kept it back in a cupboard under the dresser. Just as she lifted her head back into the mirror, her eyes widened in shock.

    On the reflection, there was a silhouette behind her.

    ------

    The mini-scene with Little Bao training under Yue Xiang.

    Yue Xiang carried the basket containing Little Bao away from Yue Wan and into the forest. Continuing deeper into the shadows of the trees, Yue Xiang found a spot that no sun could penetrate. Dumping the basket upside down, he watched dispassionately as the fluffy bundle fell awkwardly onto the ground. "Are you unaware that cats are supposed to land on their feet?" he asked his nephew sarcastically.

    Little Bao got his feet under him and stood up, his hair standing on end as he started hissing at Yue Xiang. Mommy was not around, so a little defiance would be just fine. After all, he was not the helpless little cat that everyone assumed he was.

    "I know that you protected your mother from the shadows. Not only that time that we were in the car accident, but other times as well. The problem is, my darling little sister is getting into more and more trouble and at some point, a scarier monster than you will pop out of the shadows gunning for her. I will not let that happen. She is my everything, my precious little sister. I WILL protect her, but to do so, I need to train you."

    Little Bao looked at him, tilting his head as he studied Yue Xiang. He knew better than anyone what his Mommy went through, he would protect her better in this life than the last. Nodding his head regally, he agreed with Yue Xiang''s statement.

    "Your training starts now. Run, hide, and fight from the shadows. Learn to become one with them so that you are the scariest thing in them. You are to learn to hide so that no one can spot you. Every time Yue Wan or anyone else sees you over the next 10 days, you need to skip a meal. Let''s see how fat you will be after this bit of training." Yue Xiang''s lips curled up into an evil smirk as he looked down at the cat. "Time. Starts. Now," he whispered. Before he could even finish the word, Little Bao disappeared right in front of his eyes.

    Smiling to himself, thinking of the Ace up his sister''s sleeve, Yue Xiang turned around and walked out of the forest and into his office. ''Time to start stirring a few pots of my own."

    (Editor can we make one more scene of Little Bao training hard under the devil) I don''t wanna !!!!!!! Evil author!!!!!!

 Chapter 223 - So You Want A Beast- Wild Cub

    ---With Yue Wan----

    Before she could react, an arm reached out from behind and twisted her body to face him. She subconsciously let out a scream and held her arms against the opponent''s chest. When she looked up at the face, she realized that he was wearing a black mask. A clear mint smell wafted over to her and filled her senses.

    "Who are you? How did you....." Yue Wan exclaimed in shock but stopped in mid-sentence as she found that man''s mesmerizing purple eyes locked into hers.

    "Hua!!!" She cried in surprise. Ever since the club incident, he had disappeared with no contact. Now that he had appeared in front of her, she couldn''t help but resent him a bit.

    "Did you miss me that much? You recognize me even with a mask on!" Removing the mask, Xiao Hua''s revealed his extremely handsome face. The outlines of his face were more prominent, making him seem colder and more elegant.

    Though Yue Wan was awed by his dashing look,  she thought about how he didn''t call or message her for a long time and felt annoyed. "Who missed you? Let me down!"

    Sensing the anger in her tone, Xiao Hua embraced her toweled body close as he whispered close to her ear in a low, husky voice, "Every time you lie, your nose turns red."

    Yue Wan instantly touched her and shook her head in denial: "Nuh-uh."

    "I bet you think about me all the time. Nonstop." Xiao Hua bit her sensitive ear which turned under his act.

    Yue Wan with puffed red cheeks, she glared at him and chided: "You''re insane."

    Looking at his cute angry cub, Xiao Hua lifted her body up and captured her mouth, stabbing his tongue deep inside her sweetness. ''You naughty cub!''

    He shuddered and there was a sound from the back of his throat, half growl, half m.o.a.n. His hands were on her h.i.p.s, and as he lifted her up in the air, her legs wrapped around his waist securely.

    Little shivers of pleasure and panic shot through Yue Wan as he deepened the kiss, parting her lips. She stopped thinking.

    After five minutes, Yue Wan finally got time to breathe. Her lungs were barely able to sustain with the lack of oxygen. "You Beast! Let me down!!"

    He chuckled and raised her chin. "Beast!Hmmm. So you want me wild, intense and passionate like fireˇ­"

    "Youˇ­You..." Yue Wan''s cheek turned red and she was so embarrassed that she wished the ground would swallow her up. She

    "I can be your beast too," Xiao Hua murmured against her swollen lips. His mouth moved downwards to the side of her neck and sucked hard, leaving a dark red love bite. He alternated between licking and sucking.

    "Hua! Don''t..." Before she could speak up, he kissed her mouth again. The deep kind of kisses that left no room for thought. There was only feeling and wanting from his kisses.

    He could feel her soft, warm tongue responding to his kiss, and his hand caressed her thighs. That sent a sudden shiver to Yue Wan''s body, she wrapped her arms around his neck while her fingers gripped his hair, pulling him closer. Under the pleasure, her veins throbbed and her heart exploded.

    Sensing the consequence of continuing it, Xiao Hua''s kisses slowed, becoming tender and infinitely more. Like he was getting to know her on an intimate level.

    When they finally separated, Yue Wan was breathless and dazed, unprepared for all of this, but her body ached for more than just kisses and touchingˇŞfor more of him. And she knew he too wanted more of her.

    "My wild cub, I really can''t wait for you to grow up." He was breathing heavily, his expression completely black.

    "Huh!" With a blushing face, she looked at him in confusion.

    Touching her chest, Xiao Hua revealed a naughty, meaningful smile on his face: "It''s very small. Where does the fat go?"

    "You shameless pervert." Yue Wan snapped his hand away and covered her chest. She knew he was brutally shameless, but he never knew about this lewd tongue of his. She wished she could bite him to death.

    Xiao Hua couldn''t stop a big smile from spreading on his handsome face: "Why does your face look like a monkey''s butt? Are you shy, my dear?"

    Hearing his mocking tone, Yue Wan tugged the corners of her lips. She wanted to curse badly but recalling their most dangerous position. She charged: "You ..Let me down first."

    She couldn''t remove her legs from his waist as it was firmly grasped under his hand. One wrong move, it might touch something she did want to think.

    Glowering at him fiercely, she ordered again: "Hua! Now!"

    "Later....now, where did we leave off?" he murmured, diving in for another kiss but his mouth was covered and pushed away.

    Yue Wan gave Xiao Hua a look of warning. "Hua, Let me down. Like right now."

    "No."

    In annoyance, Yue Wan pinched his ear and hollered, "Hua!!"

    "Ah!! Okay! Okay!" Xiao Hua cried in pain and lamented. "I''ll let you down if you give me one more hot kiss."

    Huh? He wanted more? She pursed her lips, turned her head, and got furious at his audacity. "No! Let me down."

    "Just a kiss." Xiao Hua shamelessly demanded with tail hopping up and down. He grinned and then his expression became stern with seriousness.

    Yue Wan bit her lower lip in anxiousness but quickly gave him a peck on the lips. "Satisfied?"

    "Barely!" He reluctantly put her down and a sulking lips.

    She quickly escaped from his hungry gaze into her closet, her cheeks and ears burning, not before yelling: "Hooligan!!"

    -----With Xiao Hua---

    Seeing how Yue Wan ran off from him like a little towel bunny, Xiao Hua was on cloud nine. He could see that she was clearly the one who could not resist his charmˇ­He felt so aroused and wanted to devour her as soon as possible, but he forcefully fought his inner beast. As the days for them to be together were numbered.

    After his plane landed, he rushed to meet his grandpa. To be frank, he was getting ready to welcome World War III, however, he was petrified by a big piece of happy news.

    Sitting on the couch, Xiao Hua waited for her to come out. He heard the rumbling of someone getting dressed in the closet. In the next second, his wolf ears popped up and he was ready to pounce inside to help her with lace nightdress.

    However, he felt a sudden chill, like he was being hawked from the dark. ''Is someone stalking me?''

    Under his careful observation, he couldn''t find anyone. Since it was the Yue Military base, he shouldn''t act rashly, so he controlled his urge to break that bathroom door.

    Still, he scanned the room, as a thought struck him: "Where is that brat?"

    Usually, that brat would follow Yue Wan like a shadow, it''s quite shocking to see him away from her. Recalling the days where his wild cub spent almost an hour cooing and fussing over the brat, his expression turned darker and darker. Would the tiny furball take all her attention away from him after marriage too? DAMN! If so, then pets and sons were eliminated from his family planning.

    Right then Yue Wan came in wearing a closed neck shirt and long black kitty pants.

    Again his dream of lace nightdress shattered into the piece: ''That jerk! I curse you to be single for the rest of your life!!''

    ....

 Chapter 224 - Indirectly Hinting That Im A Nuisance

    Yue Wan found his gaze weird. Knowing this pervert was never up to good. "Why are you staring at me like that?"

    Xiao Hua looked at her adorable yet pale face and he stood up immediately to walk over.

    Yue Wan was flabbergasted for a second, as she was swiftly carried in his arms. Before she could protest, a warm breath whispered in her ear. "Be obedient and stay still!"

    Under his gaze, she felt like he had eyes only for her, which caused a sudden surge of emotion in her heart.

    Xiao Hua carried her to the bed and carefully put her down. While she was enraptured in his world, Xiao Hua moved her legs over and sat next to her and placed them on his lap. His palms wrapped around her feet, then, his slender fingers began to massage them slowly."Where does it hurt?"

    Yue Wan''s eyes warmed with his concern and care for her. Like a spoiled child, she rubbed her arm pitifully and grieved: "My chest, calves, back, anklesˇ­Everywhere it hurts. My muscles are aching and painful!"

    Xiao Hua knitted his sharp brows, he could feel her breathing stagnating, and her tone turned hoarse. His heart ached for her: "You haven''t exercised for a long time that is why you are like this."

    Xiao Hua took her whole leg on his lap and gave a warm massage everywhere. His massage technique was very gentle. After the initial soreness had gone away, Yue Wan''s body started to relax and become comfortable."I know you''re very busy at work. On top of it, traveling this much back and forth a day is not good for health. Be more thoughtful of your body."

    The corner of Xiao Hua''s almond-shaped eyes revealed a few wrinkle lines that spread out beautifully as he smiled. He let her sit on his lap and held her tightly: "So you do care about me? Eh?"

    Yue Wan wanted to get free but softened upon hearing his tired voice. She leaned on his chest quietly and blushed as she felt his heart pounding. "It''s just thatˇ­" she fiddled with his shirt button. "I missed you."

    Her voice was like a mouse squealed.

    Xiao Hua''s mouth curved into a smug smile, as his heart skipped a beat hearing her words. "I missed you too, wild cub. So much. I want to spend as much time with you as possible."

    Yue Wan stiffened but immediately felt warm and nice. She laid her hands on his chest, feeling his strong heartbeat through her palms, she stared at his purple eyes. "You know, Grandpa Xiao likes me now. He even asked me to serve him tea."

    He smiled, tucking a lock of long, silky hair behind her ear. "Who wouldn''t like my cute wild cub?"

    She pressed her body against him and laid her head on his shoulder: "Even Bao Bao got so many admirers in the Xiao house too. And there are so many things that happened yesterday, you know that dumb cousin of yours...."

    Yue Wan carefully explained the scene that happened yesterday. While explaining where little Bao attacked Xiao Shen, she remembered her son hadn''t returned.

    "Little Bao?"A furrow appeared between her brows as she looked everywhere.

    Patting her head, Xiao Hua assured her: "Xiang must have him. I will check it out."

    Recalling that he took a long journey to come here, Yue Wan shook her head: "You should have some rest and then eat your dinner. Don''t tire yourself out."

    Xiao Hua''s lips curved into a smile. His future wife cared about him a lot.

    "Shall I stay here tonight, then?" he suggested, trying his best to curb his urges to let his hands wander about her body.

    Yue Wan snapped back to reality and pushed him off her. She then sprung up from his side while grasping the blanket close to her body and glowered at him. "Hooligan!"

    Xiao Hua chuckled and teased. "Where is your tiny mind up to? I said staying not sleeping."

    Yue Wan pouted her lip and hid herself under the blanket.

    Smirking, Xiao switched off the lamp and stood up: "Sleep tight. I will check that brat son of ours."

    Only a groan was heard from the bed.

    ----With-Yue-Xiang----

    In front of the work table, Yue Xiang was sipping his tea while reading the report.

    "Ah! Where is my beloved? I heard a cutie pie came with Young Miss Yue." Lin Xu rushed in without knocking the door.

    Yue Xiang turned to look skeptically at his good friend who was sitting opposite with a lack of manners, "Why are you here?"

    "Xiang is it true? There was a cute little cat soldier in the Yue Military base? Tell me...Tell me." Fireworks exploded in Lin Xu''s eyes as he inquired.

    When he was returning after completing his mission, he heard that a cute little cat was training under Devil General. The only cat he knew in the Yue family was Little Bao who was his love. So he wildly ran to Yue Xiang''s office to confirm it.

    "Done with your mission so soon?"

    "Xiang, since I finished my mission prior to the deadline can I have a..." Lin Xu was about to say reward when he received a piercing glare from his buddy.

    So he changed course: "Can I go to the training ground and film....."

    That threatening gaze remainedˇ­

    Lin Xu could only change once again: "I mean ..join the Little soldier''s training? Pretty pretty pretty please? I will be a very good boy and watch from a distance." His face is full of anticipation and he was very excited to meet Little Bao.

    "NO."

    "Why not?"

    "You''ll come there to stick your nose in his training and drool all over the ground." Yue Xiang gave him a look which made Lin Xu feel utterly pathetic and jump into a hole.

    "You are indirectly hinting that I''m a nuisance? How could you poke a maiden''s heart." Lin Xu snarled.

    "PffffˇŞˇŞ" Yue Xiang spat his tea out hearing the word maiden. The string of endurance finally snapped. "No one in the world can say it more directly than l just did! You nut case."

    "Have I mentioned my growing hate for you?" Lin Xu''s face was red in anger.

    Yue Xiang''s lips smirked while he used the napkin to clean up the mess the tea had made: "At least once a day."

    Lin Xu slammed the table and made a teacup jerked by the force, "General Xiang! We can do this hard way or the easy way. What do you choose?"

    Yue Xiang stood up and moved closer to Lin Xu. "How about in the old way?"

    Suddenly, Lin Xu hugged his knees and looked at Yue Xiang with a twinkle in his eyes: "Master Devil!! Do grant me permission for your sake."

    Just then a cold voice said: "Is this lover''s spat going on between you two going to last long? Should I wait outside?"

    Lin Xu quickly stood up and exclaimed: "Brother Wolf!!"

    Touching his temples, Yue Xiang signed in irritation: "Why are you here?"

    "Just passing by, don''t mind me. You guys can continue with this fight and finish it off with a kiss and makeup scenario," Xiao Hua said.

    Yue Xiang scrunched his face in disguise. ''Here come the pain-in-***''

    Lin Xu stomped on the floor like a little kid and complained: "Oh for god sake. Don''t ship me with this Devil. I will run back to the nunnery."

    "Shut up, both of you. I am not repeating myself again." Yue Xiang roared with blackface.

    On the spur of that moment, Bai Zhen rushed towards them. Seeing Yue Xiang he made a salute and unhurriedly informed: "He is now conscious."

    ...

 Chapter 225 - Consequences Of Offending Our Two Highness

    ----In the hallway---

    The hallway was dark with a small yellow bulb in the very corner and the tiles were a checkerboard pattern of black and white with a trace of red color being dragged on the floor. If one looked too closely, one could see that it was blood; the fresh, bright red blood. The whole place sent a chill down the spine and reminded people of something out of one''s nightmares.

    Tian Li (the ex-Mayor''s daughter) was already declared dead considering her current state of mind; but as for Tian Meng, he was the only chip to get a clue regarding General Yue Zhao''s death.

    Recalling the pocket knife, Yue Xiang''s footsteps speeded up. There was an icy aura all around him like a demon from hell. "When did he regain consciousness?"

    Bai Zhen who was walking behind him firmly replied: "Half an hour ago."

    "Any sign of improvement?"

    "His head was hit too hard with much force, so we can''t be sure whether his memory is intact."

    Yue Xiang''s face darkened instantly and his eyes turned dull. "Sh*t!"

    Lin Xu turned his head and looked at Yue Xiang before answering in a serious tone, "What is the use saying sh*t, Xiang? You should have controlled your strength a bit."

    "No" Yue Xiang denied.

    Lin Xu was confused: "ˇ­en."

    Grasping the doorknob, Yue Xiang said: "Little Wan did this to him."

    Lin Xun''s face turned pale. A gust of cold wind blowing against his back and he shuddered: "Holycow! Did she drink Lion''s blood?? I thought she was a simple bunny."

    Xiao Hua emitted a wild and unyielding air. He asked in a raspy voice: "Did she get hurt?"

    Lin Xu''s jaw dropped: "Hurt! She hit a man close to death!!"

    The great devil was looking at the cunning wolf with flames in his eyes: "Her palm got a big scratch of 3mm size and skin trauma. She had trouble clenching her fist for days."

    "Fist! Someone was close to having his skull broken." Lin Xu began to wonder whether these two have a slight bit of humanity left between them.

    A gloating smile crept onto Xiao Hua''s face: "After this interrogation let me have this guy."

    "Don''t kill him. Dad needs him to vent off his fury. He will have the first round," Yue Xiang smiled and said casually, which madeLin Xu break into a cold sweat thinking about the poor soul''s upcoming future under this trio.

    Xiao Hua''s eyes lit up slightly, a destructive intention hidden within: "Deal!" They exchanged looks and saw the determination to kill that guy under various torture.

    Lin Xu was speechless, he cursed under his breath: "Is this an important conversation right now?"

    Yue Xiang and Xiao Hua looked like he was an idiot and said simultaneously: "Of course Dummy, She got hurt... It''s important."

    "Forget it. It''s a waste of breath talking with you morons." Lin Xu''s lips twitched before sighing. It was useless trying to talk sense when it had Young Miss Yue in it.

    ----Inside the Interrogation Room---

    "If I tell you everything I know, won''t you kill me immediately?" Grasping his life with the last bit of energy, Tian Meng tried to get a deal from the Devil while sitting in the interrogation chair.

    Three men, along with Bai Zhen, surrounded Tian Meng with the darkness that seeped out from the depths of the body and made one''s blood freeze.

    Lin Xu made a ''Tsk!'' and stated with a smirk: "Let me give you a word of advice before things get out of hand and while you still have a chance. I suggest you stop doing such meaningless things and tell us what we need to know. After all, you can not afford the consequences of offending our two highness and making them mad. Believe me, they''re v.e.r.y hungry."

    Tian Meng sneered: "You think I trust you? Even if you don''t kill me, you will probably imprison me and torture me to your heart''s content. There''s no way you will set me free. Every second that I am still alive right now, is because you need me."

    Yue Xiang slammed the pocket knife on the interrogation table and between Tain Meng''s fingers: "Someone gave you this, right? Who is it? Is she your girlfriend? What''s her name? Is she from the Li family?"

    "I don''t know what you are talking about." Tain Meng made spit and clicked his tongue.

    Yue Xiang was so close in losing his patience, "I''m in no mood for playing with you or your dirty tricks."

    "Hahaha! You accuse me of playing dirty? Who do you think you are? An innocent white flower? Your b*tch sister deserved to die. A sl*t like her is good playing dirty tricks just like her sl*t mom," Tian Meng said coldly with a maniac laugh.

    "You Mother F**ker!" Yue Xiang burst out in a fury and swung his fist to punch his face, but Lin Xu caught him and said: "Don''t! He is doing this intentionally."

    The madness inside Tian Meng burst out seeing the frustration at Yue Xiang''s face: "Hahaha! A s.l.u.t will be a s.l.u.t! Hahaha. And you''re no different from them, dirty blood who came begging to the Yue family."

    The corners of Lin Xu''s lips twitched. This b*stard''s mouth is quite vicious eh.

    Darkness spread in Xiao Hua''s eyes like a beast who could tear a person apart in the next second. "Seems like you still need some tinkering done."

    Saying that he came close to Tian Meng and took his hand forcefully.

    Tian Meng shivered. A hint of fear appeared in his eyes as he had never seen this man before: "You.."

    Unfolding his tight fist, Xiao Hua brought the forefinger close to iron cutting scissors. Casually, Xiao Hua cut off that finger, with a creepy smiling face. "Let''s start with some foreplay."

    "Ah!!!!!! ah!!" Tian Meng cried in agony and pain. The blood was oozing out and drenched his hand and the floor.

    Lin Xu felt puking out to empty his stomach.

    Bai Zhen and the others didn''t feel puking upon seeing the bloody scene as they were used to this.

    Yue Xiang waved his hand.

    Bai Zhe understood as he quickly used some old rag to cover the bloodied hand and use a sellotape to stop the bleeding.

    While his hand was being wrapped up, Tian Meng was crying and whimpering in pain.

    Xiao Hua took his uninjured hand and asked again with cold threatening eyes: "Name."

    With a face full of sweat, and tears leaking out of his eyes, Tian Meng screamed out: "No! No! I never saw her face. She wore a mask whenever we met."

    Yue Xiang took his collar by force and turned his face to look at the dark corner: "Don''t give us such a bullsh!t story. We have a beast who wants to eat you out. Don''t tempt him."

    Right then a loud roar was heard from the corner and followed with an impatient growling.

    Upon hearing the roar, everyone had strange looks on their faces. "What is that sound?"

    Bai Zhen mumbled while giving a pathetic look at Tian Meng: "It''s the beast that slaughtered his two members alive. They were unrecognizable."

    Lin Xu, at first thought his buddy was bluffing, but seeing the dark shadow in the corner he took a step back in fear: "Why can''t these two men do things like normal men?"

    Xiao Hua''s eyes darkened further and he said in a frosty tone: "Who."

    Tain Meng shuttered seeing the sharp teeth of the beast and the golden ferocious eyes: "Once a man came with her and gave me this knife. He was bald and looked weird. That''s all I know."

    Upon hearing that, Big Bao made one roar after another with the intention to sink his teeth on his blood. "Growww~~Grrrrrr~~~~"

    Smirking to each other, Yue Xiang and Xiao Hua order everyone to leave the room leaving behind the terrified Tian Meng.

 Chapter 226 - Xiao Heir Is Alive

    "AHˇŞˇŞDO''NTˇŞLEAVEˇŞMEˇŞˇŞNOOOO!ˇŞˇŞHELP!" A blood-curdling shrieks came from the room.

    Lin Xu''s face was as white as sheet. Lately, they hadn''t gotten involved in any bloody fights. He even forgot how ruthless these men were.

    Yue Xiang shot an icy glance towards the closed door. His eyes lacked any human emotion. "Make sure that he doesn''t die."

    Bai Zhen: "Yes, Sir."

    That night was ended with a bloody scream.

    ---NEXT-DAY----

    The media was in a frenzy. No one had thought that the tables would turn for the Xiao family.

    In the past few days since Jingnan''s death was on the news, Mr. Jing paid out a few influential social accounts to help them clean the Jing''s reputation and was unaware of his wife''s illicit order deal.

    Most importantly, Xiao Shen''s expulsion from the Xiao family created a hyper about her involvement in Jingnan''s death. Moreover, Mr. Jing lost more influence as they lost the support of the Xiao family name.

    As for Old Tang, she left the city after learning about her daughter''s shameful act. She had requested that Jing Zhe join her, but Jing Zhe refused as she had a debt to pay.

    Noticing that Yue Wan hadn''t taken any steps to reveal her affair, Xiao Shen used every method she could to clean up her reason for expulsion; she intended to throw the blame on Yue Wan.

    However, all of her efforts were fruitless. After all, gossip like this usually only lasted a few days before the public became bored. Once new news gets released, this little scandal would just disappear into the depths of everyone''s memories.

    Like that, last night bigger news was released regarding the Xiao family under Princess Xiao Ran''s order which caused the whole media to turn crazy.

    [The Lost Heir of the Xiao Kingdom returned]

    [The dead grandson of Master Xiao found alive]

    [Princess Xiao''s twin brother is coming to City A. Xiao Hua the third Generation''s long lost Prince is back]

    [The Great General Xiao Hua''s Long Lost Great-grandson was found alive after 13 years]

    The term ''Lost Heir'' suddenly jumped to the top of search rankings.

    Meantime, Xiao Ran was on the phone with the main news sources, "If the news of Xiao Heir disappears from search rankings, then be prepared for your companies to close down. Make it top news on every social website platform."

    As the saying goes: no shame, no self-blame.

    "BANGˇŞˇŞ" Xiao Shen/Tang Shen slammed the table, her face filled with disbelief. "This is impossible! This is fake! How could he be alive?"

    Jing Zhe trembled and stuttered. "But I just heard that Xiao Ran made this announcement, so this shouldn''t be fakeˇ­"

    Hearing that, droplets of sweat covered Tang Shen''s forehead, "This is impossible! That b!tch! She definitely misled them with fake news...."

    Tang Shen was probably not the only one having the greatest headache today. Someone else had a bigger obstacle due to the news, and that was the First Elder Yue and the Li family. The upheaval that nearly caused the entire aristocrat families and China''s business sectors to become a mess.

    Seeing the news, a flock of competitors, investors, and family friends gathered around the Xiao Villa and Xiao crop to get more information about the new Heir. Nevertheless, they didn''t get anything, not even a glimpse of Elder Xiao or Xiao Ran could be seen.

    Some went to the Su family as they have a close relationship with Elder Xiao and marriage alliance with the rumored heir in order to get some news, but who would have thought they too were kept in dark about this. So they refused any visitor entering the Su Villa and had the Villa under close surveillance.

    ----Random-hotel----

    An old man dressed in a blue traditional shirt waved his fan as he walked into Su Dingfang''s room accompanied by his bodyguard. The old man''s thick, groomed mustache was sliver-white. His wide forehead had numerous lines. The old man''s deep wrinkles seemed to carve a map of his life on his still agile and mobile facial features. His twinkling eyes were framed by thick white eyebrows.

    As soon as the two men met, the Old Su reached out his hand warmly, "I haven''t seen you in years. You still look as good as ever. Brother Guo."

    Yang Guo/Xiao Guo laughed and sat down on the sofa, "How could I compare to the endless glory you''ve achievedˇ­Brother Su."

    "You are a Xiao. I dare not compare." Old Su smirked.

    Old Guo couldn''t hold back his wicked laugh: "Until when? The news about Xiao Hua has spread quickly through the city like an explosion."

    "I didn''t expect Brother Xiao hid this from us. Why would he do that?" Old Su pondered with the grievance. "Do you have something to do with his son''s death?"

    "Maybe or maybe not!"

    "Brother Xiao was indeed a Xiao blood: a scheming and calculative person. He hid the boy for 13 years under his radar." Old Su sneered.

    "But soon he will regret it for going against us," He said in a scornful voice.

    "Us! Don''t include me. We are not on the same path! I don''t have anything against Brother Su." Old Su served a cup of tea with a lack of interest to talk about it anymore.

    "But our paths will eventually meet, don''t you guys made a promise to marry your grandchildren."

    "We do but it was long gone after the little boy''s death."

    Old Guo lifted his head as he twirled the cup in his hand, "Well, he is alive now."

    Old Su had followed Yang Guo for many years, he understood Yang Guo''s thoughts very well. So he simply smiled without another word.

    ----Back-to-the-base----

    Yue Wan woke up before dawn and was very sleepy. Perhaps it was because of a culmination of tiredness over the training, She did not want to leave her bedˇ­

    She gently massaged the gap between her furrowed brows before entering the bathroom with her robe to get ready for the morning training.

    The sky was just rising and the faint mist shrouded the ground to make it look like she was seeing everything through frosted glass. Yue Wan started jogging slowly in her blue slim tights and a military vest tank top.

    There were strong youngsters and middle-aged a.d.u.l.ts who continuously ran past her. Most of them were instructors and special officers as this was a special task ground.

    As Yue Wan made her first lap, she heard a s.e.xy voice behind her, "Why don''t you wear that in our home in the future? You look so hot!" She turned around and immediately saw Xiao Hua standing beside her. He wore a military T-shirt and dark green sports pants. His hand was reaching to touch her little red face.

    ''Slap!'' A hand slapped Xiao Hua''s handoff.

    "Mind your action this is Yue Military base," Yue Xiang came out of nowhere wearing the same outfit. His eyes seemed darker and clearer in the morning light.

    They both have been running for a long time now as the front and back of their t-shirt were soaked in sweat, so much so that even the hair was drenched. Though they looked quite dashing under everyone''s eyes.

    Yue Xiang merely turned his head to her and muttered, "Run faster. You are slower than Fatty!"

    A great insult! Yue Wan''s lip slimmed down in annoyance.

    Xiao Hua expressionlessly glanced at him: "Did you sell your brain off last night?"

    "Don''t you know? You were with me last night. We even shared a bed." Yue Xiang raised his brow. "Due to your hugging and fussing, I lost my sleep." He grumbled.

    ''Boom!'' Yue Wan''s brain crashed and it went silent. ''Slept together!!''

    "Pffff¨C" When Xiao Hua heard the word "hugging," he spat his cold blood outˇ­

    His image nearly collapsed before his sweetheartˇ­

    "You gave me no choice. I was planning to sleep with my beloved. You, Single Dog ruined everything." Xiao Hua shamelessly proposed his desire to sleep with Yue Wan while hugging her tightly in his arm. "I missed my wild cub so much that I dreamed about her, it was only when I woke up that I realized that I was hugging a bulldog."

    "Pffff¨C" This time, it was Yue Xiang''s turn to spit out his blood.

    This pervert!! Your shamelessness reached the international level.

 Chapter 227 - Why Not Me?! Im So Handsome

    Yue Wan blushed as she whispered shyly, "Hua...youˇ­Don''t talk nonsense." Her head was buried in his chest, was turning hot, flames were getting evaporated under cold air.

    A rare smile appeared on Xiao Hua''s face looking at her reddened cheeks, they were like ripe apples and had such a pretty vibrant red color. He lowered his head and kissed her cheeks. He said softly, "I know that you missed me last night."

    Before she could even say anything, he lifted her head up and kissed her lips. He slowly sought for an entrance into her mouth, savoring her sweetness.

    All those who were running on the ground crashed one and another seeing their lovey-dovey scene.

    If you guys have something to say, let''s talk about it honestly. Please don''t stuff us with dog food in the early morning.

    The Instructors were speechless, this PDA was too much.

    Feeling their presence, Yue Wan used her strength to block his kiss: "Hua! There are so many soldiers here." She reached out to pound on his chest.

    "It''s not enough, I had to make up for last nights'' kisses that I missed." Saying that he tried to kiss her again.

    The temperature around them dropped significantly.

    Before he could touch her plum lips, he got kicked away by force and he dramatically kissed the ground on his landing. Before landing, he yelled: "Yue Xiang! You a!!hole. Am I your friend, or kicking bucket?"

    "Idiot! Where''s your sense of shame?" A murderous look flashed in Yue Xiang''s eyes as his lips curved into a mysterious smirk. He really didn''t want to admit that the idiot next to his sister was his friend.

    "What the!" Yue Wan was caught off guard by her brother''s sudden action. She saw that the corner of her big brother''s mouth was turned upward and his cold gaze was focused on her. She knew that he was mad at Xiao Hua''s action.

    Yue Xiang''s gaze was colder than the glacier. He continued staring at her as he said, "Do you really want to marry?"

    "Huh!?" Yue Wan was stunned by his question that seemed to have come out of nowhere.

    It took her a good few seconds to realize what he meant... Slowly she nodded her head with a fl.u.s.tered face.

    Yue Xiang sighed softly, "My dear sister," held his temples with one hand, while with other, he pointed his thumb at the back where a figure was rushing towards them. "Are you sure about this?"

    "Don''t worry, Big Brother. I''ve thought long and hard about this," Yue Wan answered calmly, her tone had sounded sweet and delicate.

    Sensing Xiao Hua''s presence close by, Yue Xiang mocked: "He is good for nothing. You would be better off picking that Qin guy."

    Xiao Hua put on an iceberg face and said expressionlessly, "Damn! Why! Why not me?! I''m so handsome ¨C I kill both men and women with my flawless looks! With my genes, I can give her a beautiful baby girl. She won''t find an extremely capable husband with both IQ and EQ like me! Not to mention, Little Wan loves to cuddle me and likes my kiss----"

    Yue Wan lowered her head and lightly stomped on his feet before he could complete that sentence: "Shut up!"

    Upon seeing such a sight, Yue Xiang''s eyes revealed a glimpse of a smile in delight. However, the cold war was still going on between the two brother-in-laws.

    Yue Wan stared at the snow showering around slowly and said: "Big Brother, where is little Bao?"

    "In my room, he was waiting for you to join the breakfast." Yue Xiang replied while continuing his staring contest with Xiao Hua.

    Seeing the never-ending war, Yue Wan wrapped her arms around Yue Xiang and Xiao Hua. The corners of her lips lifted up into a sweet smile: "Let''s have breakfast together as a family."

    Though they were mad at each other, their eyes had a warm expression and looked at Yue Wan with full of dotting love.

    From now on, she wasn''t going to let anyone hurt her again. She was going to keep what belonged to her, tightly in the palm of her hands. ''This is her family!''

    ...

    The Breakfast table.

    An unexpected member joined their Breakfast, Lin Xu scanned through the table and just had landed on Little Bao near Yue Wan. He chibi hippo rolled around excitedly. He invited himself inside and joined the breakfast. ''My First love is here!''

    Little Bao revealed a small smile and cute dimples also appeared on his flushed cheeks while stuffing the food. ''Mommy is feeding me! Yummy!!''

    As for the completely forgotten Xiao Hua, he had pretty much witnessed what would happen in the future if they were to have children especially a brat.

    As usual, Lin Xu''s blabbermouth went off on its own, leaving his brain very far behind. "Miss Yue, I didn''t know that you have the strength to smack a man''s skull."

    Yue Wan who was busy feeding Little Bao raised her brow: "Skull!! Who''s?"

    Not understanding Yue Xiang and Xiao Hua''s warning gaze, Lin Xu went on: "That Tian guy! Damn! We were scared that after waking from the coma he would lose his memo....."

    ''Tug!'' The water cup was slammed on the table by Yue Xiang to create a distraction and Xiao Hua kicked Lin Xu from his chair and sent him off, flying.

    When Yue Wan turned her attention back from Yue Xiang she found Lin Xu''s chair empty.

    Recalling the image of knocking Tian Meng, Yue Wan''s gaze landed back and forth between Yue Xiang and Xiao Hua: "You guys didn''t tell me."

    They were done for. They had deliberately hidden this from Yue Wan to avoid her stressing over little things like that.

    "Little Wan, that..." Yue Xiang started.

    Coincidently, Xiao Hua began in a low voice: "Wild cub, that..."

    Yue Wan gave them one hard stare to shut their voice.

    Using a tissue to clean the leftover food on Little Bao''s cheeks, Yue Wan put on a sighing face: "I know you guys worried about it but I''m not that weak. Don''t do this again."

    Like good boys, the nodded their heads in the union: "Yes, Sir."

    Lin Xu who was done rolling around, rushed in and was ready to wage a war however when he saw the cute cat eating his meatballs, an arrow stuck on his butt.

    He picked up Little Bao with glistening eyes then stared at his cute face without blinking. "You''re too cute! If I was a woman, I''d marry you for sure! No, no, no, even though I''m a guy, I''d like to marry you as well, huhuhuˇ­"

    A shiver went under Little Bao''s face: ''What the!!''

    Yue Wan: "..."

    The corners of Yue Xiang''s lips twitched: "Baka!"

    Can this guy have some class? Can he be half as reserved as Xiao Hua?

    At this very moment, Xiao Hua had a strong urge to strangle this fool! "He is an Asian black panther. Can you stop being unreasonable?"

    Hearing that, Lin Xu spoke in a generous and easy-going manner, "No problem, I don''t mind it though."

    Don''t mind your butt!

    Little Bao struggled to get on his mommy''s embrace as he wailed in anguish inside. ''Mommy! Save me from this pervert. Little Bao''s chastity in danger.''

    As the cat growled and whimpered, a sudden image of the beast flashed in Lin Xu''s eyes. With a pondering thought: "Does Little Bao have any siblings, Miss Yue?"

    "Soon he will have one," Xiao Hua answered as he tugged Yue Wan''s slender leg under the table, "Right, dear?"

    Yue Wan blushed in crimson red and strived to get her leg from his grasp. She mouthed: "Hua!!"

    Stuffed with their PDA, the single dog Lin Xu coughed: "Then where did that black beast come from? He looks like----"

    Like a lightning, Little Bao used his paw to close Lin Xu''s mouth.

    Yue Xiang and Xiao Hua grasped Lin Xu''s hand on either side.

    Smilingly, the trio simultaneously said in order: "Breakfast is done back to work." [Yue Xiang]

    "We will meet after training." [Xiao Hua]

    "Meow, Meowwwww" [Little Bao]

    "Mhhhhh" [Lin Xu]

    Looking at their disappearing back, Yue Wan blinked in confusion: "What just happened?"

 Chapter 228 - Get Ready, Your Knight Will Escort You

    ----At the Yue Military Base---

    It was eight o''clock at night when Yue Wan returned from training with a bit more of a tired face compared to the first day. Today, apart from physical training, Instructor Zhao had taught her some self-defense.

    He was a little surprised, no matter what kind of attack he did, Yue Wan didn''t seem to be able to control her subconscious movements. Based on her instinct, she controlled the time accurately every time, when she made the appropriate defensive move.

    However, what she lacked was stamina, and Instructor Zhao was quick to point it out. Even so, Yue Wan had left a deep impression on the training ground.

    Touching her weary neck, Yue Wan opened the door.

    ''BAM''

    "What the?" Yue Wan muttered as flower petals fell from the sky, showering her in their beauty.

    She looked up and saw the bouquet of rose dangling in the air with the help of some balloons. She stared at the roses in front of her, her heartbeat started to speed up uncontrollably.

    She tried very hard to steady herself.

    Yue Wan reached out and caught the bouquet out of reflex. Covering her mouth, she snickered. "What is he doing?"

    In the middle of those flowers, there was a cute postcard with a cat''s paw print that belongs to the Little soldier.

    [To my wild cub: You are the happiness of my life; you are the smile of my lips; you are everything to me; you are the reason for my every breath. These beautiful roses are for my beautiful woman]

    While reading it, Yue Wan''s lip curved up with a shy smile. Then she lifted the bouquet and found a thread attached to it. Following it, she entered the bedroom.

    On her queen bed, two things were laid along with a white postcard.

    Picking up the paper, she read: [A special dress for a special night. Get ready, your knight will escort you to me]

    Placing the card down, she touched the blue tie-dye lace dress.

    The dress featured a bralette-inspired bodice, composed of crochet lace with pretty pierced detailing and two sets of adjustable spaghetti straps that crisscross at back for an eye-catching look. The set-in waist sat atop of a gauzy woven swing skirt, finished with tiers of ruffled trim along a handkerchief hem.

    Next to it was a jewel box with a silver rhinestone layered necklace, it had two rows of delicate silver chains and gorgeous star-shaped pendants covered in silver rhinestones.

    Smiling uncontrollably, Yue Wan quickly took a shower and dressed herself up in it. As she checked herself in the mirror, her mouth slightly gaped open, her eyes widened in astonishment and after a minute, her face turned crimson. She looked extraordinarily beautiful with a captivating glow.

    Right then, a cute voice disturbed her from the daze: "Meow~~~"

    Yue Wan turned back in swift: "Little Bao!"

    Standing like a knight with invisible armor, Little Bao was wagging his tail and looking at her with sparkling golden eyes!

    He was wearing matching a bow in his neck similar to her dress colour but with a purple stone on its center.

    Before she could touch him, he nuzzled on her feet, made a motion to follow him. ''Mommy follow me.''

    Looking at his fondly, Yue Wan knelt down and caressed his head: "Let the way, my little man."

    Nodding his head, Little Bao bounced towards the backside door of the villa while looking her back on his every jump.

    ----Behind the villa-----

    Just as the door was opened, Yue Wan was welcomed by an awe inspiring sight.

    There were blue candles on the sides of the long and narrow pathway and the fragrant scent of rose lingered in the air. The candlelight was an arc of brilliant gold in the blackness and paper lanterns from the trees and plants. The drizzling snow flickered the yellow light in the dark polished glass complementing the night sky and created a warm glow as the daylight fades.

    The ground was also covered with fresh grass and rose petals which were gorgeous and elegant. With the thin line of snow embracing those petals on the ground, it looked extremely beautiful and eye-catching.

    It was quite quiet. Only the sound of her footsteps could be heard. Yue Wan was so nervous that she felt like she was about to explode, they finally stopped walking.

    Little Bao made meowing and stood in the corner with a straight pose, telling her to enter a path of hanging string lights that had added a touch of enchantment to the night.

    Dim light gave off a romantic feel in the air. Taking a deep, Yue Wan entered slowly stepped on the rose petals that were strewn all over the pathway. Amidst the rose petals were heart-shaped candles at the corner.

    ....

    At the end of the pathway, she could see a little tent set up to protect them from snow and inside was the table beautifully covered with a nice tablecloth, scatter with rose petals and a crystal bowl half-filled with water in which beautiful floating candles are lighted place at the center. Grilled steak added sizzle to the night. Paired with red wine bottle along with the empty wine glasses and plates. Standing next to it was Xiao Hua with a profound smile on his lips.

    ...

    Dressing in a well-tailored, handmade black suit, Xiao Hua''s ink-black short hair reflected light off the candlelight. His complexion was snow-white, with a face that was overwhelmingly exquisite. His picturesque eyes shone like glass, so dark that they seemed to be able to drown her in madness.

    Being stared at so intently by Xiao Hua, Yue Wan felt as though an unusual gush of electricity had flowed through her body under his extremely dark pupils.

    Xiao Hua had already sauntered over slowly towards her. The air started filling up with a professedly tranquil and beautiful ambiance. His cold and elegant aura turned hot, as though something was swirling within him.

    Her beautiful and slightly blushing face was stunned for a moment as pure admiration flashed in her clear eyes.

    This man was rather charismatic.

    Pink bubbles seemed to pop out incessantly from her heart as his steps came close.

    Fidgeting with the hem of her skirt, Yue Wan gaped at him in awe.

    Looking at her adoring gaze, Xiao Hua laughed heartily and whispered in her ear, "Are you so infatuated by my looks that you forgot to close your mouth, my queen?" That low voice of his was like a cello; it was distant, extremely charming, and very soothing to the ears.

    A blush crept over her face and neck. Yue Wan lifted her head with red cheeks and pouted in exasperation: "I am not!"

    Xiao Hua merely smiled and did not say anything as he guided her to the table and pulled out the chair before her like a gentleman and invited her to take a seat.

    --At the same time with Elder Xiao---

    Soon after the first headline ''The heir is back'' was published, a second one spread through the entirety of City A. The shock was as though a landmine had exploded. A picture decorated the cover pages of newspapers and the internetˇŞit was the Xiao family old picture.

    As the news circulated rapidly, Elder Xiao was casually sitting in the hall having hot tea, served by Yue Yeager.

    "Master Xiao, what is the reason for this late-night visit?"

    Yue Yeager was planning to go to the base straight from the office to check his daughter today. However, right when he was exiting the office, he received a call from Uncle Wang about Master Xiao''s unexpected visit to the Yue Villa.

    Taking a sip of the tea to clear his throat, Elder Xiao replied: "I''m here for a personal reason Yeager," his tone revealed sensitivity.

    Yue Yeager''s brows stiffened a little as he was called so fondly.  ''Personal!'' Is it something do with the Xiao Heir?

    But why here? Shouldn''t he go to the Su family?

    The image where the Xiao family and the servants buttering up his daughter Yue Wan flashed on his mind.

    No No.. That''s unrealistic!

    ....

 Chapter 229 - Extremely Capable Husband

    Even though Elder Xiao knew they would meet again, he did not expect it to be so soon or so sudden. If not because of his grandson''s insistence, he wouldn''t have approached the Yue Villa in the middle of the night.

    "Coming here today was to talk about Little Wan''s marriage. I heard that you are planning to fix her alliance with the Qin family. Is it true?"

    "I haven''t made the decision yet."

    "Good.. then. I came at the right time." Elder Xiao''s face relaxed a bit.

    "Master Xiao, you seem to be very interested in my Little Wan''s personal life?"

    Elder Xiao gently tapped his slender fingers on the table. "I have not meddled with the Yue''s affairs for years, but this time it''s for my child. Based on the current buzzing news on the City, you know the reason I''m here. You''re a smart child. You should know what I mean."

    How could Yue Yeager didn''t get it?

    "Forgive for being rude," Yue Yeager''s deep and calm voice was heard, then the crisp sound of the teacup placed on the table echoed. "I never discuss with the Xiao family regarding Little Wan''s marriage. The Yue family does not need to gain affiliations through marriage, neither do I agree with it. This is her life and she should marry a person who is kind and cares for her, not for which family she came from."

    Elder Xiao sighed softly and fell silent for a moment. Then, he continued: "I''m not asking this as Master of Xiao. I''m asking this as Xiao Hua''s grandfather. I would love to have Little Wan as the Mistress of Xiao."

    Upon hearing Elder Xiao''s words, Yue Yeager blanked out momentarily. "Huh!!"

    "I know the things and schemes of the Li family planned upon Little Wan in the past. I also know that they had once sent someone to kill Little Wan and they had been in cahoots to deal with the Yue from the very beginning. Without the Xiao family''s help, you can deal with them easily but will it end there."

    The Wei and Li families'' existence were like that of an ant''sˇŞthey were simply insignificant to the Xiao family. Although the two families were in heated animosity and had become a laughing stock to the entire City, the other influential families could not help but reevaluate the capabilities of their ruler as they watched from the sidelines.

    "It will be too much for my little girl. I want her to live a happy life. But becoming a Xiao...." Yue Yeager was reluctant to accept it.

    If the two big families got united, then all the schemes of the influential families in the city would trouble his daughter. And the marriage, it was also to blow up the matter even more. It also served to send a warning signal to the other influential families, urging them to plot against his daughter. His life might be in danger.

    "You feel the burden of the Xiao family might fall upon her, however, I promise you that she won''t suffer a bit inside the Xiao household. My grandson will protect her under his palm. With two united military strength, it will be impossible to even touch a hair on her head."

    Yue Yeager knew what Elder Xiao was implying, there were so many aristocrat families who wanted to use Little Wan''s marriage. Also that ''Grace'' thing was creeping him out, down to his soul.

    Regarding the First Elder of the Yue family, he didn''t have a good thought. He knew deep down that Yue Xue''s marriage with Li family was a plot to trap Little Wan.

    He stared at the cup in his hands for a long time. No one could tell what he was thinking.

    The villa had grown quiet, Yue Yeager''s mind was full of ups and downs.

    ------Back at the base-----

    The air was full of the crisp and fresh smell of flowers. The swaying candlelight, the warm roses, and the delicious food on the dining table formed a combination that set the standard for a candlelight dinner.

    Sitting across from her, Xiao Hua helped her to cut her steak. It all seemed natural, and his actions were highly elegant.

    Yue Wan looked at Xiao Hua blankly and was caught in a trance for a moment. She recalled all her past experiences and her eyes welled up in tears. She genuinely cherished her present life and was exceptionally grateful for the second chance.

    Her tears glistened incessantly.

    Xiao Hua didn''t notice Yue Wan''s expression and said in a silky voice: "It''s too hot, as I just took it out from the grill. So don''t burn your tongue," his voice was lovely as usual, but today it was slightly hoarse and s.e.xy.

    Sensing that there was no reply from the other side, Xiao Hua looked at her and saw her smiling in gee with full of love. "What''s wrong?"

    "It''s nothing. I just feel that you will be an extremely capable husband."

    "Did you only realize that now?" Xiao Hua smiled as he placed the piece on her plate. He gave a flying kiss, "Since we''re spending a lifetime together, you will end up discovering even more amazing things about me." His eyes shone brightly. It felt like whirlpools had formed in his eyes and it sucked her in.

    Yue Wan blinked her eyes and looked at Xiao Hua with a pout. "I feel like I''m in a long lost dream."

    Next second, Xiao Hua gently leaned forward and muttered seductively: "This will wake you up." He planted a deep kiss on her lips.

    Yue Wan tilted her head up and started to respond slowly. She was greedily taking in the steak flavor on his tongue and was truly immersed in that. She almost bit his tongue during the kiss.

    The kiss ignited the spark between them, and it grew irrepressible. After it was over, he slowly started to lick her swollen lips. She sighed: "Hua," her voice had sounded sweet and delicate, and it carried a minute hint of seduction.

    Xiao Hua''s soul was shuddering uncontrollably. It desperately wanted to keep all of her within himself and within his body.

    He leaned again and seeing this she leaned in to tase him.

    However, someone was ruining the moodˇ­

    ''Grrrr! Grrrr!'' Sound of nail scratching the wood.

    Both looked down and found the hidden culprit who was hanging on the edge of the table.

    Yue Wan almost passed out in embarrassment. Her face turned beet red instantly thinking how she made out with Xiao Hua in front of her son.

    A cute cat was struggling to get on the table. Both its paws were on the edge of the table, and its round eyes were staring fixedly at the delicious food. It kept salivating. ''Mommy, let me up. I never tasted this before.''

    Seeing that he might have fallen down, Yue Wan took him up and placed him safely on the table. "Don''t be reckless."

    "Meow~" Wriggling from her grasp, Little Bao stubbornly looked at the delicious food on the table with drool.

    "What are you doing here? Go back to your position." Xiao Hua''s face sank as his slender fingers pinched Little Bao''s face all of a sudden.

    "Meow~Meow~~" Little Bao complained not before he hurriedly freed himself from his clutch, he fled to his dumb mommy and rubbed his cheek on her chest a pitiful manner.

    Xiao Hua''s face had turned completely black at this point. His face became scarier and didn''t have any emotions, it was like a wild beast that could lose control anytime. His invisible tail frozen up in rage. ''Woof!''

    Looking at her jealous man and piglet son, Yue Wan couldn''t believe her eyes. To lighten the mood, she tried to coax her son first, believing that it will be easy, "BaoBao! Don''t disturb the dinner. Mommy will cook you a delicious steak."

    However, the more gentle Yue Wan was, the more stubborn Little Bao became. With a glistering tear in his eyes, he stared at his mommy with an expression, ''You are chasing me away?''

    Xiao Hua could no longer hold back and started to roll up his sleeves in order to trash this mischievous imp away.

 Chapter 230 - Danced With Her Heart

    Lin Xu and Yue Xiang, who were silently witnessing this scene from behind the bushes with their military binoculars, wanted to laugh out loud. In order to create a romantic atmosphere for her, Xiao Hua had put in quite a lot of effort.

    It was a pityˇ­ Some stole the spotlight.

    "Meow~Meow~!"

    Little Bao suddenly jumped from Yue Wan''s arms and sneaked towards the precisely cut steak on her plate.

    When did Yue Wan have the heart to ignore her son''s naughty stomach. She forked a small piece of the meat and placed it in his mouth.

    Just as his tongue touched its favor, he started chewing it and gulped down in a minute. He opened his bing round and gazed at his mommy intensely with an expression: ''Only one??''

    Under Little Bao''s expectant gaze, she gave him another piece and smiled. "Don''t choke down, eat slowly, baby."

    Little Bao took a bite, and a honey-sweet smile actually appeared on its furry face. He looked so happy as he chewed it.

    Xiao Hua''s heart turned cold. He didn''t even know how many pieces had gone to waste. It was extremely difficult for him to get this perfect steak, coupled with the special seasoning. It exuded an aroma that had a deadly appeal. He had obviously prepared the steak for his sweetheart, however, not only did that brat get one piece, he was being hand-fed by his woman. That''s it, he didn''t want to acknowledge this son of his, who just had to be a big light bulb on his special dinner date. ''Time for Plan B.''

    By walkie-talkie, Xiao Hua ordered: "Buffon 1- take your position."

    ----Hiding in the bush---

    Looking at the walkie-talkie, Lin Xu: "We had Plan B?"

    Grasping his collar, Yue Xiang dragged Lin Xu away from them with a frown. ''Why do I have to clean up fatty''s mess?''

    "Ya! Xiang, talk before dragging me away. Where are we going?" Lin Xu yelped in pain as his butt was tumbled on the hard ground.

    "Shut up! It''s time to light them up." Yue Xiang grumbled, he had no way of dealing with these two clowns.

    -----With Xiao Hua---

    Little Bao made a burp and laid flat on the table with his little tummy. Now he wanted his mommy''s hugging to lull him to sleep.

    Seeing her Little Baby was pleased, Yue Wan''s concentration moved the Big Baby who was sulking at the other side of the table with dark vibes.

    She walked near him and wrapped her arms around Xiao Hua''s shoulders. "Huaˇ­you need to stop getting angry over silly things. Little Bao is still a baby."

    Pissed, Xiao Hua got up slightly and lunged toward her. His broad chest sandwiched her body between him and his arm, his palms holding her waist captive. Their lips were inched apart from each other.

    "Whatˇ­ are you doing?!" Yue Wan was at a loss on what he was doing.

    He locked his deep-set, almond eyes dangerously on hers and, like ice cubes falling from his lips, sullenly grunted, "Stop being so touchy with other men in front of me!"

    "Little Bao is not ''other men'', he is my baby." Yue Wan was stupefied by his jealous tone, but seeing this her heart warmed up and her lips slowly curved upwards. He was just like Little Bao, who always acted like a pitiful by wagging his tail before her, but protested unhappily whenever she had given her loving attention to someone or something else. ''Truly, they both are from the same mold.''

    Jerking her body closer to him by an inch, he let their lips touch for a fraction of second, Xiao Hua''s magnetic voice carried a force of seduction. "I need compensation."

    Chuckling, Yue Wan pecked his lips: "Will this do, Mr.Xiao?"

    His idle hand had already combed through her beautiful waterfall-like golden hair and gently touched her exquisite face, "Since I''m so considerate, shouldn''t you give me some more? Hmm?" He slowly lowered his head to capture her cold and calm lips.

    Suddenly, music played at their background, based on the beat, Xiao Hua pulled Yue Wan away from the kiss and fluidly turned one round. She spun until she reached his side. "Don''t lose yourself in my dance."

    Distancing from him, Yue Wan subconsciously straightened her body as she looked at him. "I don''t think so."

    She swayed her h.i.p.s and started to dance to the song. She raised my dress up and then ran her hands through her loose golden hair. She turned around and gave him a provocation glance.

    "I''ll make you regret saying it," Xiao Hua growled as he caught her hand. Swinging her around to crash into his body, he matched their steps with the slow beat of the song. His entire focus seemed to be concentrated on her beautiful body.

    Yue Wan forgot all about herself and danced with her heart instead, her dress swung, revealing her long slender leg and her moves were filled with seduction.

    Running his hands down her waist, while he places his lips on her neck, nitpicking. Lowering himself to kiss her collar bones, he made her m.o.a.n under the pleasure.

    Her chest suddenly warmed up as he started to trace his mouth upward. Small, simple kisses, that made her body shoot up in the strangest ways.

    Yue Wan shook her head and moved back. She placed on hands on his chest and with the other hand''s forefinger, she gestured: "No kissing."

    Xiao Hua frowned, disappointment passed through his eyes. "Oh, but I want to," he didn''t give up, once again he brought her closer in dance, and then he kissed between her b.r.e.a.s.ts, causing Yue Wan''s breath to catch.

    In the next second, Xiao Hua wrapped his arms around Yue Wan, hitching her body up and pinned her against himself. Hip to hip and he started to make circles, making Yue Wan do the same with him.

    Yue Wan could feel his everything pressed hard against her. She blushed. Looking at that, Xiao Hua''s lips curled up into a pleasant curve, he tilted her backward and ran his slender finger down from her neck, cleavage and stopped at her belly point.

    Yue Wan gasped, at his intense gaze, her chest heaved hard. He was driving her crazy. ''This is getting out of hand.''

    Sensing her hot and strong breath, Xiao Hua straightened her up. "What do you say now?"

    Yue Wan''s blushing face glared at him: "Meanie!"

    As he listened to her exclamation, Xiao Hua could not help but chuckle softly. The arm he circled around her waist tightened.

    "Mr.Xiao, no matter how I look at you right now, you really aren''t willing to suffer a loss. Here I was thinking that you were usually a profound, elegant man of nobility." Wrapping her arm over his neck, Yue Wan''s eyes stared deep in his purple eyes which was like a black whirlpool that immersed her with no escape.

    "I didn''t know that I had such a good image in my wild cub''s eyes! Don''t you know an elegant man will become a wolf before this little seductress?" Xiao Hua''s raised his handsome brows, however, his ears turned red in shyness.

    With heavy breathing, Yue Wan touched his red ears and kissed his cheek.

    Eyes widen in shock, Xiao Hua stared at her with a hot burning gaze, but the next second, her lips were sealed. He stirred up great waves in her mouth.

    ''BOOM!'' A firework exploded with a heart design and formed a scenery with them kissing in the center.

    Following the loud explosive sound, "small missiles" flew into the air one by one, and a large group of fireworks like a handle with huge umbrellas exploded in the air. Splendid-looking fireworks rang out loudly in the night sky.

    Round after round, bright and resplendent fireworks erupted in the night sky.

    Just like shooting stars, they lit up the entire sky.

    Under the beautiful scenery, these two love birds were kissing in passion and lost completely into each other.

 Chapter 231 - Grandpa & Grandsons Sneaky Attack At Yue Family

    ----In the Yue Family Villa---

    Yue Yeager sighed in his mind and decided to stop struggling over this issue. He might not know anything about this sudden Heir of Xiao, who pooped out of nowhere, but Elder Xiao''s son was the most outstanding person during his period of provenience.

    "The relationship between the two of our families has always been complicated. Even today, the boundary between the families is still blurred. So for generations, we have been very careful in maintaining a good relationship in City A. If my father was alive he would definitely accept your request....but this is about my daughter and for me, marriage is a path of no return...not to mention, there is also the thing with the Su family and the Xiao..."

    Yue Yeager''s word stretched out with uncertainty. In short, it was still possible for the Yue family and the Xiao family to be in-laws, while the Su family was in the line. The whole city knew about this, they even certified Su Yunying as the golden phoenix who soars out of the Su family.

    Regarding the Su family promise, Elder Xiao had thought it through carefully. "That was between me and Elder Su. These generation kids don''t have anything to do with it. I want Xiao Hua to choose his love and after everything he has been though, I won''t let him live the rest of his life with regrets. Since the first time I saw your family, you all treated one another as a family with unlimited care and love."

    Overwhelmed with emotions, Elder Xiao almost teared up and said: "That year when my son and his wife had passed away, my grandson didn''t have the ability to give his respects. From that day, he had never experienced that familial love, but I believe that your daughter can give him that familial love he desires. By seeing Little Wan marry into the Xiao family, I can rest assured."

    At the sight of Elder Xiao''s behavior, Advisor Yu and Mr.Hong, who had been standing at attention behind the Elder,  laughed: ''He is cleverly playing his trump card.''

    However, our poor Yue Yeager was stunned, he understood the hidden turmoil in the old man''s heart. A ten-year-old boy lost his right to everything and was somewhere far away from everyone, hiding his identity. Thinking of that, he felt that this boy was rather pitiful. He could already imagine the stormy and frightening times during those toughest days.

    After a period of silence, Yue Yeager revealed: "Master Xiao, I will consider your proposal, but still I need to evaluate my son-in-law first."

    Elder Xiao, who had been uptight the whole time, nearly heaved out a loud and big sigh of relief when he heard it. He was cheering in his heart until when he heard that Yue Yeager wanted to judge his bratty grandson.

    However, before that could happen, they need to deal with someone. "Don''t worry. My Hua will be fully devoted to his wife. I have been witnessing all along how much he cares for Wan Wan. If he knew that you gave his consent, The Xiao household register of family members has long gone to register office in order to add Little Wan."

    "Really!" Yue Yeager was both surprised and terrified when he exclaimed.

    "I won''t joke about such matters." Well, the fact of the matter was that no one could stop Xiao Hua from marrying Little Wan in secret. If he did not hide the household registry and reprimanded him for a thing like that then it would have been a war between two families. ''Hope his great-grandchildren inherit some from his daughter in law.''

    Yue Yeager did not know the real thoughts of Xiao Hua. Nevertheless, he felt that his daughter would be treated as a porcelain queen by this Xiao Hua. "Then let''s pick a date for the kids to meet. How about we''ll have dinner at the Yue Villa after Little Wan returns from the camp? In between, you could deal with those issues regarding his entering the business world as the Xiao Heir."

    "Perfect!" This left Elder Xiao brimming with pride and happiness. The next moment, he called Advisor Yu and Mr. Hong to bring over three exquisite boxes in their hands. "As in-laws, Let''s discuss the matter about the engagement betrothal gift. These are the three gold items for my granddaughter-in-law, all of this is priceless treasure carried from generation to generation! Take a look at them, the rest of the boxes will be delivered by tomorrow. We will soon be a family, let''s not be so polite with each other. As by tradition you should call me father Xiao hereafter, Yeager..."

    Yue Yeager''s jaw''s wide open in shock, he felt that he missed some crucial information. Aren''t we still on the agreement???? When did they enter the engagement part?!?!?!?

    What he didn''t know was.....This was only the beginningˇ­He had already fallen for the cunning duo Grandpa and Grandson''s sneaky attack.

    ------Back-at-the-base-----

    Three men; one soldier, one General, and one freeloader were sitting the fireworks to satisfy a man''s childish request. Basically, these three were treated as the third wheel and watching that couple behave affectionately gave them enough dog food to eat for a year.

    "F*ck! Why did you invite my v.i.r.g.i.n heart to eat this dog food?" Lin Xu''s voice roared in agony, his fingertip hurt from the ignition.

    Bai Zhen immediately spoke up in response with regret, "I should have chosen the hard mission."

    Yue Xiang''s face immediately darkened, "Do you think I have a choice?"

    Moving closer to Yue Xiang, Lin Xu whispered: "Brother Devil, after this episode you will be promoted as Brother wolf''s brother-in-law, right?"

    Yue Xiang: "..." Is this guy retarded?

    Bai Zhen at back made an action of not provoking the devil General: ''Keep quiet!''

    Lin Xu coughed slightly and straightened up, tidying his collar. "If you have another sister who falls for this handsome, mature, steady, hot, and frivolous hunk. What will you do?"

    Yue Xiang handed him a broom expressionlessly: "Sweep the floor."

    "YA! Xiang, what did you treat me for? Is that what you feel having me as your brother-in-law?" Lin Xu exclaimed. Had he come here today, just to eat dog food and be used as a slave trade?

    Yue Xiang gave him a blank look and pointed his finger at the corner: "Mop the bathroom."

    He even described it so suggestively.

    He was really too evil!

    Lin Xu felt bad for his future sister-in-law: "I fear that you won''t find a girl in this lifetime."

    "You''re still bullshitting!?" Yue Xiang raised his brow.

    Lin Xu immediately shut up and carried out sweeping which was better compared to the bathroom.

    ----With-Yue-Wan----

    After a while, the long passionate kiss ended and so did the fireworks.

    Panting heavily, Yue Wan was hovering over the ground, her legs were so weak, she could not even stand up!

    After a few more seconds, he lowered his head near her ear and whispered with harsh breaths: "Do you want to dance again?"

    Yue Wan felt his little brother was rubbing against her most sensitive part. A strong current instantly spread throughout her body. As a result, she couldn''t help but tremble by shooking her head.

    When Xiao Hua saw that she was trying hard to hide the shyness on her beautiful face, he could not help but laugh, and a rare hint of doting and tenderness appeared in his eyes.

    This feeling was something he had never experienced, it made him feel content. His hand reached out to cup her head. Then, he lowered his head to gently kiss her icy lips which were cold due to the climate.

    He did not go too deep and stopped only after a brief taste. Otherwise, he was worried that he would not be able to hold himself back. After all, the only one who would suffer in the end would be him.

    Just when she was so immersed in the kiss that she couldn''t utter a single word, he took a step back and then he knelt down slowly onto one knee.

 Chapter 232 - Three Words That Ive Been Dying To Say

    ----With Yue Wan---

    Yue Wan''s heart skipped a beat looking at the man kneeling before her. Her heart was beating so fast that she couldn''t take it any longer. If her heart continued to beat so fast, she was afraid she would die right there.

    The air between them grew different. An unspeakable tension developed and surrounded them in their own small bubble.

    Slowly, Xiao Hua took out the white ring box from his pocket.

    ''Boom!'' Now the firecrackers were going off inside her head. She subconsciously gripped her skirt while her body grew hot.

    Xiao Hua took a deep breath and slowly lifted the lid of the box. Holding it up to her, he said with a pause after every word: "There are three words that I''ve been dying to say to you since the day we met. Whenever I see you, they burn in my heart, like a fire that will never go out. I want to hold you tight during your sad days and comfort you. I want to wrap my arms around you so that I can protect and shield you from any danger. I want your lips on mine to prove that it was not a dream and that you truly did become a part of me...because of I...."

    Biting her lips, Yue Wan willed herself to tilt her head upward and to restrain her tears from flowing down her cheeks. Her vision had already turned blurry as she continued to hold her breath, waiting for his next word.

    Xiao Hua looked at her, his eyes filled with passion and enchantment. He said with a deep, hoarse voice, "Marry me, Wan."

    Those tears that she had so valiantly tried to hold back abruptly fell from her eyes and down her cheeks, as Yue Wan uttered, covering her mouth in shock. "Ah!"

    "I only know one thing and that is that I don''t have any meaning without youˇ­Will you be my reason for living? Will you be mine forever?" Xiao Hua''s heart was quivering uncontrollably. This time, all his emotions were reflected in his expression.

    The chibi wolf in his heart was hiding his face in fear of what his cute wife would say. All of his hopes and dreams rested on the next few words to come out of her mouth. Crossing his fingers, he prayed, ''Say yes~yes~Please say yes~~I swear to you that you will forever be the center of my world, that no one would ever love you as much as I would and do...''

    Neither Yue Wan nor Xiao Hua spoke a word for a period of time. Even the air around them seemed to still as if it too was waiting for her response.

    All the past memories of him which had flooded her heart since her rebirth were all washed away as she looked at him, on his knees, promising to be hers for eternity. The words she had been yearning to hear for two lives had finally surfaced.

    With swollen lips, teary eyes, and a trembling body, Yue Wan extended her hand out towards him and nodded her head violently, a beautiful smile lit up her face. Unable to contain herself any more, she breathed out the words that he was so desperate for. "I do! I do a million times and a million times again."

    The breath that was trapped in Xiao Hua''s lungs was finally released at her words. His mouth curved up and he gave an open mouth laugh with full of happiness, his handsome face now looked like a child who had finally received the treasure he had always wanted.

    Taking the ring from the box, Xiao Hua slid it onto her ring finger and kissed it reverently before he stood up. "You are bound to me from this moment to all of eternity. There is no going back, Mrs. Xiao."

    Yue Wan who was drenched in happy tears, dove straight into his embrace as she hugged him tightly and hummed in response.

    Hugging her as tightly as he could, like he wanted to make her body one with his own, Xiao Hua swung her in circles and made happy noises: "Whoooo!!!!!!"

    Yue Wan clutching Xiao Hua''s shoulders in a panic and said, "Stop it, Hua. I don''t have the slightest bit of energy left."

    "I want the whole world to know this, ya..hoo...oo!!!" Xiao Hua was totally mad with happiness and there was no way possible to stop his goofy act.

    The trio who heard the question and response gave each other a knowing smile.

    At the same time, the dark guards of Xiao Hua were rejoicing happily, hoping that this would result in their prince finally acting like a human after this time.

    As for the Little Knight, he had both a sad and a happy smile on his face. Seeing his mommy and daddy''s love, he knew what he had to do next.: ''Looks like it''s time.''

    ----At the same time----

    While Yue Wan and Xiao Hua were busy in their own world, someone had a tough time as their plan fell apart right in front of their eyes.

    In the Li family, at this moment, Li Biyu was so frustrated that she was on the verge of killing someone. Ever since the news about Li Rong and Yue Xue''s engagement broke out, her backers had stopped contacting her. Furthermore, the mysterious man named Zhi Munan, who had been assigned to stay by her side for linking the Empire City''s project with the Li crop under her guidance, also disappeared for no reason.

    Not to mention, the sudden news of the heir of the Xiao family returning made things even more complicated. She knew very well about the close relationship between Yue Xiang and Xiao Hua in the past before his disappearance.

    "Sh!t! Now it will be a double-edged sword when dealing with Yue Xiang. What do I do? What do I do? What do I doˇ­" she murmured repeatedly like a broken record.

    Gritting her teeth in anger, she threw away the pile of newspapers on her office table and cursed under her breath, "How the heck did this happen?"

    I risked a lot in order to collaborate with them to get into this position, but now, he''s stopped contacting me out of nowhere. What does it mean? Are they going to abandon me?

    At the thought of it, Li Biyu could not help but recall the multiple times Master Jin attacked her, leaving her close to death. Reliving those scenes again and again in her head, she broke out in cold sweat from head to toe. "He will kill me if he feels I''m not needed. There must be some type of miscommunication. I will contact them again."

    Li Biyu gripped her mobile phone tightly with increasing anxiety as she called the number that was only known to her. This number was supposed to be used only in emergencies, but this was very clearly an emergency.

    After the third ring, the call was picked up. Before she could speak and an angry voice roared: "So you do know how to be scared and fearful? If you know what fear is, then you should know the consequence of defying my orders."

    The icy voice was filled with murderous rage as it rang in Li Biyu''s ears, making her heart sink to the rock bottom. She felt weak and her body stiffened before turning into jelly. She collapsed onto the nearby couch. "I don''t know this... I was busy with the Empire project...They took it..."

    On that day, when was busy dealing with the Empire project, she received a call from her grandfather to check the news.

    After seeing the flashing news on TV, she hurriedly zoomed into her room and rummaged through her closet and found her contract gone. She was too late to spot things getting out of hand!

 Chapter 233 - The Devil Has Arisen

    Li Biyu was too late to spot things getting out of hand!

    "[email protected]! Stop with your bullsh!t excused! You completely blindsided me and now all the plans are ruined because of your stupidity... Do you honestly think you know better than me?"

    "Give me one more chance, please I beg you..." Li Biyu pleaded.

    The person on the other end of the call knitted his brows. "First tell me about the investigation regarding Lu Meili. Did she tell you who instigated her that day?"

    Li Biyu tightened her grip on the mobile phone to the extent that her hand began to hurt. She uttered the words slowly: "She said she was told to do it by a man from the Yue family."

    ''Clash!'' The breaking sound of wine glasses echoed through the phone.

    Li Biyu turned as pale as a sheet and shuttered continually to reveal the important part of her investigation: "But it was not Yue Xiang..."

    The other side became silent.

    Gulping down her fear, she said: "It was the First Elder of the Yue family."

    Master Jin, from the other side of the conversation, opened his eyes wide in shock: "The woman who is engaged with Li Rong is his granddaughter, right?"

    Li Biyu was instantly reminded of the First Elder''s desire towards the Yue family power: "He must be doing this to get the Yue family from Yue Yeager which will benefit us somehow."

    "You Fool!! They can''t get a single stone from the Yue''s while Yue Wan is alive," The man yelled in a high pitched voice full of fury. He continued, "Find a way to stop this engagement or make Yue Wan be the one engaged to Li Rong." With that, the phone was coldly cut off.

    Li Biyu stood motionless when she heard the dial tone of the phone. She rubbed her hands against her face, overwhelmed with uneasiness and a mix of emotions.

    -----The next day-----

    The soft sunlight filtered in through the windows. Under the winter breeze, the cold air swept the flower petals on the floor into a circle. Yue Wan woke, her eyes showing her half sleepy state. Looking at the flowers in every corner of her room, she burst out in happiness. As of last night, she was officially Xiao Hua''s fiance. Thinking of all that happened, her cheek blushed and her eyes took in everything with haziness.

    Suddenly, something snuggled closer to her body. Feeling the unfamiliar sensation, she pried open the blanket.

    Her brain suddenly went blank, and her heart stopped beating. She found herself being sandwiched between a cat and a man. She remembered clearly that Yue Xiang had forbidden Xiao Hua from sleeping anywhere near her and forcefully kicked him out of the Yue Military base, yet it appeared that he managed to sneak back in. The same went for Little Bao, who was supposed to sleep in the same room as Yue Xiang.

    Yue Wan didn''t know whether to cry for help or laugh at their childishness.

    One was claiming his territory by hugging her waist with his large hand while the other was using his tail. Both were acting the same in every aspect.

    Little Bao knew that he needed to disappear during the training time for the sake of his breakfast, but when he felt his mommy''s warmth he could only make a cute yawn and meowed, successfully getting her attention.

    Yue Wan thought that the little guy was having bad dreams so she caressed him gently. However, her action was interrupted by the big guy behind her.

    The second Xiao Hua saw Little Bao was meowing, he moved his body slightly and pressed his muscular and firm chest toward her body more closely.

    Feeling his movement, Yue Wan was stunned. She turned around to glance at the man lying by her side. His perfect face was charmingly handsome as if he was God''s flawless creation. Though he had just been awoken, his purple eyes were as clear and bright as water. "You have the nerve to act this brazen."

    Smirking with pride, Xiao Hua inquired, "Why are you awake this early? Didn''t our dance, wear you out?" The man''s voice was clear and slightly husky.

    Little Bao sent daggers to Xiao Hua''s face which he was deflecting with an incentive smile.

    Yue Wan''s face became redder. With trembling fingers, she pinched both of their ears with a half-mad and half-annoyed grin. "It''s time for my training, so get up you two sneaky rats."

    Due to pain, they both made a yelp and gave her enough space to get out of the bed.

    Yue Wan abruptly stood up, pushed aside the sheets and clambered out the bed. She moved to the closet to look for her training clothes and went inside the bathroom, leaving the other two alone.

    Once Yue Wan was gone, Little Bao turned back to Big Bao and pounced on Xiao Hua. Two started fighting and rolling on the bed.

    Quickly, the pillows were ripped apart and soft pieces of cotton danced in the air.

    After 5 minutes, "Ahem! Ahem!" Someone cleared his throat.

    Big Bao and Xiao Hua stopped their fight and slowly turned their head towards the silhouette standing before the bed with a bunch of cotton on his Military dress and hair. There were visible black lines on his head.

    Big Boa and Xiao Hua sweatdropped: ''Oops! The devil has arisen.''

    Yue Xiang reached the depth of hell in his rage. "You...."

    Instantly, Little Bao changed back to a small chibi form and the same goes for chibi Xiao Hua. With their heads down, they had the exact same expression on their faces: ''He started it! I''m innocent!''

    The string of the Devil''s patience snapped and in the next second, one could see two images flying from the Yue military base.

    One was kicked in the direction of Xiao Villa and the other one was kicked in the direction of the Yue Villa. They both were stamped down in red with the boot as ''rejected''.

    -----In the Su family----

    Su Dingfang, the Elder of the Su family and Su Yunying''s grandfather sat on the couch with the phone in his hand. "Brother Xiao, I knew your reason for doing this. I''m happy that your grandson is safe and sound. If you require my assistance during the Xiao Crop inauguration, I will do everything I can. After all, we are best friends." The implication was that the Su family had the ability to support this new Xiao Heir before the vast aristocrat families...

    Elder Xiao''s voice came from the other end of the phone. "That''s not necessary, Brother Su."

    "Brother Xiao, shall I send YingYing to let HIM get accustomed with the City''s top families? Since they are childhood friends, he would feel supportive....."

    Elder Xiao cut him off: "Ran will take of it. Also, I need to prepare for Xiao Hua debut soon so we will talk later."

    Placing the receiver down, Su Dingfang looked at his granddaughter Su Yunying who had a vague inkling of what he felt in his heart.

    Under the media and newspapers'' extreme exaggeration, the entire City had determined that the Su and Xiao families would be soon connected through marriage. Some were envious, some were jealous, while others were delighted.

    Father Su was especially ecstatic, and his arms had gone weak from all of the congratulation handshakes from some aristocratic members, including the respected government figures. With the Xiao family as their backing, his youngest son would have an elder sister and brother-in-law assisting him financially when he matures, regardless of whether he pursued an official or business career.

    As the influence of the rumored marriage was tremendous, and it was also guaranteed to happen, the stocks of the Su Family began to soar.

    Yet there was no confirmation from the Elder Xiao side which made Su Dingfang anxious. Even during their conversation, Elder Xiao was neither warm nor cold towards him which made it difficult to know what the old man''s thought regarding the rumor.

 Chapter 234 - Su Yunying Dream To Be Mistress Of Xiao.

    While Elder Su was distracted, Su Yunying''s calm voice resounded: "I think Elder Xiao might have second thoughts over the agreement."

    Elder Su kept silent but his mouth dropped down into a frown.

    Father Su was agitated after hearing her statement. His gaze turned icy: "Yingying! I warned you before to butter up the old man and enter the Xiao villa often to create a link. But you...."

    Noticing Elder Su''s irritated gaze, Father Su could only suppress his indignation and secretly scowled at his father for being a pushover.

    Elder Su was well aware of the number of women who had tried to climb into Elder Xiao''s bed during his younger days. It was simply wishful thinking for trash like them to even harbor such thoughts.

    The Xiao members were merciful in their actions, and those women suffered just like how a dead pig would sufferˇ­ ripped apart before being discarded.

    They simply had no intention of being protective of the fairer s.e.x, even if she was a princess from another country.

    Su Yunying poured her grandfather a cup of tea as she softly continued to speak: "I saw that Princess Xiao was fond of the Young Miss Yue. She even mentioned that Elder Xiao was keen to invite the Yue family for lunch one day."

    Hearing that, Father Su''s eyes widened in shock, he tugged his Elder Su: "Father, you have to start making plans to let Yinying enter the Xiao family before others start on their own plans. This Yue family can''t be trusted."

    At the mention of the Yue family, Elder Su''s complexion turned sour. He looked at Su Yunying, who was the pride of the Su family. She looked skillful and bright, and his heart slowly grew excited.

    However, the feelings were short-lived when the image of Yue Wan''s graceful and elegant demeanor during the Elder Xiao''s birthday party crashed into Elder Su''s mind.

    Clenching his fist, Elder Su ordered: "Send someone to keep track of the Yue family''s actions."

    His trusted assistant nodded his head and left the hall.

    Su Jain-rong who was coldly looking at the internet message regarding Yue Xue and Li Rong had his face darkened, he clenched his jaw and sneered: "Grandpa, you''re thinking too highly of that Yue girl. She can''t even compare to one of my Jie Jie''s toes. It''s because Jie Jie was too kind and soft-hearted that Yue Wan stole the limelight during the Xiao''s party."

    Su Yunying was used to her younger brother throwing weight around and his crudeness. She had already set her heart on Xiao Hua the day that she knew he was alive. During her childhood stage, she used to admire him from far away and dreamed to be his bride one day.

    After his death, she felt sad, but soon lost her interest in the Xiao family. For the past few years, she had searched for a man who could outmatch Xiao Hua''s charisma appearance.

    It was unknown what kind of fear she had when Yue Wan appeared in her sight. However, with her close friends started harping about Xiao Hua all day long, she was resolute to become the mistress of Xiao.

    Little did she know that the more resolute she was, the more of a face slap she was going to experience.

    ---Back at the Yue Military Base----

    In General Yue Xiang''s office.

    When Yue Wan passed the doc.u.ments to Yue Xiang, the latter was in disbelief. He lowered his head and read the report again and again. He asked in an elegant yet sinister manner, "Is this true? The [email protected] thing is real! How can this be possible?"

    He was still in disbelief, and his face was twisted with disgust just by thinking about it. How could this be?

    Yue Wan seemed to understand her Big Brother''s thoughts. She opened her mouth and said, "Everything is possible. A matching test has been done, and it is confirmed through the Chief''s analysis at the Chen''s Hospital. I feel that the First Elder had something to do with our Grandpa''s death too."

    Yue Xiang clutched the doc.u.ments tightly. His grip was very firm, and his eyes were burning red with hatred. Thinking about Yue Wan''s birth mother, the animosity grew deeper inside his heart. "Little Wan, during our integration of Lu Jia before her death, she said something about mom''s death."

    Yue Wan''s heart tugged in pain, her eyes turned moist: "Big Brother, do you think...." She dare not to finish the sentence. It was her mother whom she never had the luck to meet in this life.

    Yue Xiang hugged her shivery body and patted her slowly: "I won''t let them off easily."

    With teary eyes, Yue Wan stared wide-eyed at Yue Xiang and tugged his collar: "Big Brother, dont tell daddy."

    Patting her head, Yue Xiang released her from the embrace: "When you plan to expose them?"

    Wiping her tears, she said: "This is one of the trump cards in our hands. We have to make sure that everything goes well and search for a good opportunity to leak it out. It''s better that we gathered some more evidence soon."

    Yue Xiang''s eyes did not miss how she was caught up in wild thoughts. Since the old days, all sorts of evil plots had emerged from the highly influenced families. Thus, if one wanted to, it wasn''t a difficult task to conduct an investigation on the right path.

    ''Ring...Ring..Ring.." Yue Xiang''s phone let out a piercing noise of ringtone that gave them a great shock and caused them to snap out of their train of thought.

    Yue Xiang received a call from Assistant Yang Zhen, who seemed to be anxious over things in the office.

    Yue Xiang''s eyes lit up momentarily hearing what happened at the Yue Crop; it was such a timely call. "Make sure the rat stays under your radar. Lockdown the whole place and start your investigation before the police arrived. I will be there soon."

    After the call ended, the Yue sibling gave a knowing look at each and quickly left the Military base.

    -----In a dark room---

    Wei Wan opened her eyes to see the white ceiling, she was welling up with pent-up anger but had nowhere to vent it. She wanted to rage and scream and kill that big @ssho!e a billion times, but she could only put up with it.

    Wearing a long pale green robe made of lightweight material on her skinny body, she stood up, trying to balance her bruised and nibbled body. However, her leg gave as she stumbled on the floor.

    An older maid, Momo came running over upon hearing the sounds from the Master room. "Miss, you''ve woken up. Oh no! Not again! Why is he so heartless? Let me help you up."

    Looking at Wei Wan, Momo''s heart ached, but she also felt distraught. Although she was used to Wei Wan''s wretched condition every day. It was still hurtful to see the poor girl suffering under the devious monster. "Shall I bring breakfast here?"

    "Okay," Wei Wan murmured, her eyes went blank as if she was dead.

    The old maid left with a heavy heart to prepare some nutritious food.

    Once Wei Wan was alone, her eyes flashed with a furious look that was somewhat frightening. She took out a phone under the bed and called a number.

    The call picked up after the second ring, a sharp voice inquired from the other side: "Are you done?"

    Pursing her lips, Wei Wan glared vehemently at the dirty sheet: "Make sure the news reaches the whole city. Ask the lawyer to prepare the papers."

    The caller went off without a reply, right then the doorknob was twisted.

    Hiding the phone back in the place, Wei Wan felt bitterness in her heart, and her gaze looked like it was laced with poison: "Momo, help me to dress up. I have someplace I need to go..."

    "But, Master...." Momo remembered clearly that her master forbids Wei Wan leaving the room so why would she insist on going out? At that moment, she didn''t notice the distorted and evil expression written all over Wei Wan''s face.

 Chapter 235 - Better You Find Psychologists

    ----In the hospital----

    Silence.

    Only the sound of the iron wheels rolling on the cold floor. The patient was placed onto the gurney and pushed into the operating theatre, followed by several doctors and nurses.

    Once the door was closed, the red light turned on the headboard with the indication that an operation was going on.

    Yue Wan waited outside the door and Yue Xiang proceeded to settle the things in Yue Crop.

    Yue Wan sat on the bench outside the emergency rescue room, feeling cold and clammy from head to toe. Her heart was confused and her mind was consumed by fog.

    After her rebirth, lots of things and events turned out differently from the previous lifetime and her destiny was beyond her control. Everything that happened in the past was occurring in this life from a different perspective. Why him....?

    Suddenly, she was overshadowed by a figure, a voice came above her. "We have strong bonds that always make us bound to each other no matter what, Don''t you think so Wan?"

    Lifting her head, Yue Wan saw Wei Wan''s haughty expression with a pale face. Even with heavy makeup, she could not hide her bruises: "Wei Wan, are you in your right mind? The last thing I heard was that you had brain surgeryˇ­ did the brain reject you?"

    Watching Yue Wan''s mocking smile, Wei Wan wanted to lunge forward and rip the latter to shreds. Despite restraining her inner rage, her voice revealed the utter disdain that she had for Yue Wan. "Can you show some anxiety? After all, this happened in the Yue Crop. Aren''t you scared that your father would be implicated in the incident?"

    Yue Wan kept silent and stared deep at Wei Wan. She knew that Wei Wan had a hand in the sudden fainting of Mr.Guo, who had coughed up blood at the Shareholder meeting while having a verbal fight with Yue Yeager. However,  she could not figure out the reason for poisoning him at the Yue Crop.

    Due to this scene, the whole Yue Crop was locked down and police were investigating everything and everyone. Now her father and brother were in Yue Crop busy dealing with those issues.

    Wei Wan clenched her teeth tightly and bit her bottom lip: "No one will ever guess how it happened! Tsk, tsk. It''s such a pity that that Old Pig will not  even have a clue about it."

    Yue Wan sneered: "To be honest, I applaud your courage. Even after being forced to keep such a low profile for past months, you still found someone to come up with this vicious plan to kill your benefactor."

    Wei Wan instinctively took a step closer, and condemned: "It is time for those unpaid debts to be collected." However, her tone remained frigid.

    Yue Wan''s expression stiffened, but soon she smiled with understanding. "No matter how many trump cards you have, you are tent to lose control and do something outrageous. Better you find psychologists, first. Later, you can speak about those debts."

    Wei Wan gave her a cold smile and took a step back. "Miss Yue, We will meet soon in the battle."

    ˇ­.

    Right then Yue Xiang followed Yue Yeager and his assistant into the waiting room where Yue Wan was sitting.

    Anxiously, Yue Wan stood up and moved to Yue Yeager: "Daddy?"

    Seeing his daughter after some separation, Yue Yeager hugged his daughter dotingly. Caressing her head, he said: "Everything is set. Nothing to worry."

    At this moment, the red light turned off. The door of the ER opened and the doctor came out.

    Yue Yeager hurriedly rushed forward to ask: "Doctor, how is Mr.Guo?"

    The doctor removed his surgical mask and said: "Sorry, we did our best but the patient, unfortunately, he passed away."

    The trio looked at the dead body of Mr.Guo being escorted out of the Emergency Unit.

    Remaining calm and composed, Yue Wan inquired, "How did he die?"

    "From the look of it, he died from a heart attack. Even though he had high blood pressure and some problems with his heart, it was not to the extent that he would die from it. This is very weird."

    Hearing that, Yue Wan recalled the mysterious drug, swiftly, she shifted her head towards Wei Wan''s location and found the spot empty.

    She had fled...

    Yue Wan raised her eyebrows and smiled. "Ha."

    So Wei Wan came today to sound her out. But under who''s order?

    ------

    That night, Yue Wan returned back to Yue Military base after accompanying her father to Chen Hospital in order to get a blood check-up under Mrs. Chen. Her heart won''t be able to calm down until the report was received.

    Though Yue Yeager was reluctant to let his daughter go back to the base, he didn''t have any choice since the sudden death of Mr.Guo caused the Yue shares to go down. So Yue Yeager and Yue Xiang were staying in Yue Crop to deal with it.

    Upon returning to Yue Base villa, Yue Wan immediately filled the Jacuzzi with warm water and added a few drops of lavender oil to promote relaxation. It could also numb pain, depression, and insomnia, everything she needed at this point in time.

    Little Bao, who had followed her back, quickly escaped the room, roaming around the base in fear his mommy might bathe him if he had stayed.

    Soaking in the tub of water helped Yue Wan relax faster. The aroma of lavender wafted up to her nose and she began to feel a little fuzzy. After soaking in the water for more than twenty minutes, her skin began to turn red and tender and she felt as if her joint pain dissipated.

    However, she had another problem. After getting out of the tub, she touched her head and  sighed: "Not today!"

    Thankfully, she had everything prepared beforehand, so after cleaning her up, she wore her nightdress and left the bathroom.

    ...

    As soon as Yue Wan sat down on the big bed, she toppled over onto a large pillow, and then she curled up and silently clutched her stomach.

    Unknown to her, a sneaky figure entered her bedroom through the window.

    Seeing his queen sleeping peacefully in his favorite laced nightdress, Chibi wolf was bouncing up and down enthusiastically. ''Yepp! I can feed more.!!''

    Xiao Hua sneered: ''If not because of that single dog, I wouldn''t have been under house arrest. Hump! No one can separate me from my wild cub.''

    After the morning episode, Yue Xiang informed everything to Elder Xiao. So, Xiao Hua was heavily reprimanded by his grandfather, he even used his cane to smack Xiao Hua''s butt while yelling, ''Where did you get the guts to do that? You stinky brat!''

    Elder Xiao went on with his lecture for about 3 hours before locking him in his room.

    However! How could Xiao Hue stay from the love of his life who was just promoted to the fianc¨¦ position?

    ...

    Xiao Hua''s hungry gaze moved down to look at Yue Wan''s sleeping posture. Which was very alluring in his eyes! She closed her eyes and her two rows of thick eyelashes fluttered. Her lips were parted apart open with a welcoming gesture.

    Interesting! His wild cub is quite haughty today!

    Xiao Hua scratched Yue Wan''s nose and gently called out, "Little fellow, wake up."

    She shrugged him off like hitting a fly and had curled herself into a ball. Her small, soft, rosy face was buried in the pillow and her nose gently moved. It seemed that she was worn out.. "Go away."

    Noticing her abnormality, Xiao Hua lowered his head to ask. "What''s wrong? Are you drunk!"

    Yue Wan opened her weighted eyes and looked at his extremely handsome side-profile. His s.e.xy and distinct collarbones were exposed from his slightly opened blouse collar.

    Feeling her close inspection of him, Xiao Hua''s lip smirked up, he moved his finger down to his button.

    Yue Wan stared at him unblinkingly, seeing the man slowly unbuttoning his shirt and revealing that solid, fine chest, she became so entranced she even forgot to breathe.

    Leaning close to her, Xiao Hua whispered: "Want some more?" His voice was tempting and caused the sensitive edge of her ear to turn red.

    Hugging the pillow closely, Yue Wan licked her dry lips and nodded without hesitation.

 Chapter 236 - Ill Run Away With My Bao

    The next thing Yue Wan knew, her breath was slowly being robbed from her, and she slowly felt her consciousness grow even more blurred.

    Feeling suffocated, Yue Wan tilted her head away and cried with a raspy voice, "It hurts..!"

    Taking a break, Xiao Hua opened his clear eyes to see her face close and it was only then he saw that her small face was very pale. "Wan!!"

    When he entered the room it was too dark, so he couldn''t see the expression on her face. He could only feel that her spirit was wan.

    Xiao Hua had thought she was only worried about today''s incident at the Yue Crop or became the drunken lion. But now, it seemed that it was something completely different.

    "It hurts...." Her voice was cottony soft like a sheep''s wool.

    He brought her closer to him, held her small, soft waist with both of his hands and placed her on his leg, and carefully held her small face on his chest as he asked, "Wild Cub, what''s wrong? Are you not feeling well?"

    Yue Wan suddenly opened her large, limpid eyes, and buried her head into Xiao Hua''s chest and in a low, muffled voice, she said, "My stomach hurts so much."

    Xiao Hua''s eyes swiftly caught her meaning. Startled, he hastily steadied his nerves and averted his gaze away from her."Ahem! That ..I..."

    Feeling helpless and sorry for her, he struggled on how to comfort her, "Why didn''t you tell me before, I would...." the rest words stayed on his tip of the tongue, ''have restrained myself.''

    Because, someone was very moody to snap at him, "What difference does it make?"

    Xiao Hua zipped his mouth. It wouldn''t be good for him to argue with her over this. He could only think of ways to make her feel more comfortable. "Tell me what you want."

    Nuzzling into his chest which was hot, firm, and muscular, Yue Wan could feel the powerful thumping of his heart. She vividly felt his heartbeats that made her heart feel nice and warm. So she acted coy and painted a pitiful look. "I want ice cream and hot chocolate."

    Like a robot being circuited with orders, Xiao Hua safely placed Yue Wan back in the bed and jumped off the window not before receiving additional order to bring some noodles and hot spicy chicken thighs too.

    ....

    The Dark Knights were petrified seeing their Prince running back and forth between the Yue Military base and outside carrying various foods.

    Dong Yi turned to his fellow knight beside him and asked with puppy dog eyes: "If I butter up our new princess will I get a promotion?"

    Yuya, who was shaping her nails with a knife, sitting on the branches of the tree scoffed at his stupidity: "Did you guys forget our prince''s rule?"

    Dong Yi and the other knight looking at Yaya with owl-like expressions.

    Yuya shrugged her shoulder: "Rule no: 1- No men allowed near his Queen. Better you guys change your gender to get the promotion."

    Every one gazed down at a certain part in their body and signed.

    -------

    Fifteen minutes later, Xiao Hua finished buying the things his queen ordered and entered through the window. Stooped down to enter the room, his sight fell on a small girl hugging a pillow. Her golden eyes were looking at him and her lips were faintly flat as if she was complaining that he had taken too long.

    Xiao Hua''s heart unexpectedly softened. He placed the wrapped bag on the small table, touched her small nose, and lowered his voice, "Do you feel better?"  He wore a gentle and loving smile.

    Yue Wan''s bright eyes that were as glossy as water and met Xiao Hua''s gaze. Her lip''s curved down in complaint: "Where did you go?"

    "I went to buy the ice cream you asked for," Xiao Hua felt that something was amiss.

    Due to her cranky mood, and very painful stomach, Yue Wan recalled the past painful memory and suddenly felt that she had suffered greatly during that time. Sniffing, she looked away from him, her eyes drooped as her lips pursed slightly.

    "Wan?.... Honey?.... Baby?...Wifey?" Xiao Hua''s thoughts ran wild. Feeling a little helpless he tried to coax her.

    Yue Wan ignored him and didn''t reply.

    Moving to the other side of the bed, Xiao Hua saw her eyes were filled with tears but she looked cute in an exasperated appearance.

    Yue Wan was pouting, and her cheeks were all puffed up, showing that she was feeling unsatisfied and wronged.

    Startled, Xiao Hua''s inner heart ran in panic. "Don''t cry! Don''t Cry! I was wrong. I will do whatever you say, please don''t cry, honey."

    Biting her lips, Yue Wan''s hoarse voice asked: "Really! Anything?" She looked just like a child filled up with pent-up humiliation, anger, indignation, and despair.

    Xiao Hua caressed her head lovingly and took her little body on his lap again: "Yes, baby. Tell me what you want."

    Playing on his chest with her fingers, Yue Wan''s spoiled voice stated: "You should never meet or talk with any woman. If I find that you met someone behind my back, then I''ll run away with my Bao."

    Xiao Hua made a mental note to make her pregnant as soon as they get married. With a big tummy, it would be hard for her to run away from him.

    Yue Wan slapped his chest and continued: "Don''t even go near that Su b*tch. If you do..." separating from his embrace, she slapped the poking thing under her. "I will cut this off."

    Chibi Wolf''s body shivered in fright as he quickly took a shield to cover his little brother: ''No wifey... I''ll never get close to any other woman. Expect you!''

    Xiao Hua nodded with distressed tail and ears. "Master! You''re the only woman for me. You''re the only one I''ll ever want. So I would never cheat on you. Trust me."

    Like a queen to be served, Yue Wan couldn''t help but act spoiled. "Feed me the hot chocolate."

    Seeing the brown sugar water pushed toward her,instead of hot chocolate she raised her brows.

    "This will make you feel better," Coaxing her like a baby, he brought the warm cup to her lips, and softly coaxed: "Drink slowly."

    After she finished drinking, her stomach warmed up and she felt much better than before. She licked her lips and longs for more. ''Mmm! Throwing a tantrum was indeed useful.''

    Her pink, soft tongue passed through his sight. Instantly, Xiao Hua lowered his head, held her tongue in his mouth, gently bit it and eagerly sucked on it.

    ----With Yue Xiang----

    "Did you think that just because I don''t come to the company, I don''t understand the company''s situation?" Sitting in the President seat, Yue Xiang looked coldly at the man before him.

    Manager Mu sweating profoundly: "It''s not like thatˇ­ actually.."

    Yue Xiang: "And today, when a commotion occurred, a rat sneaked into my office. Don''t tell me, you were unaware of it?"

    Manager Mu knitted his brows and was in disbelief. He stared at the man as though he was a Devil who came to write his judgment and tell him his sins. When Yue Crop was in an uproar, he unplugged all the CCTV cameras, so how on earth did he manage to find out? ''No, I must not be anxious. Since I didn''t enter the room in the first place. I''m not guilty.''

    "Young Master, during the lockdown period, I was with our employees and I didn''t know who went in or out of the office."

    Yue Xiang swiftly moved near Manager Mu like a vampire and slapped him left and right in the face. Manager Mu stumbled back, blood rushing from his nose.

    Not giving him the chance to recover, he knocked Manager Mu down again and then ground his face into the dirt with a boot.

    Manager Mu groaned in pain, but before he could yell out, a wet cloth was shoveled into his mouth.

    Leaning down, Yue Xiang took the phone from his pants which displayed the call was hot: "Next will be you."

    The person from the other end was currently sitting in front of the dresser smashed the phone over the mirror in rage and muttered: "You insensitive bastard!!"

 Chapter 237 - You Shut Me Out!!

    Somewhere else...

    The time was close to midnight at the Underground Bridge area in an old, discarded bar.

    ''Tug! Tug!'' The sounds of footsteps echoed under a blurred half-moon, half-hidden behind the rolling dark clouds in the sky.

    Under the slight glow of the moonlight, Mei-Ling walked on the street alone while swinging her costly bag. She had a unique s.e.xiness that belonged to mature women, which was emphasized by her dress with thin straps and an extremely short skirt. She was also wearing black stockings and a pair of blood-red stiletto heels.

    After three steps, she looked around before whispering into the air, "Is someone following me?"

    Looking around, she didn''t find anything suspicious so shrugging her shoulders, she walked into the dark street while mumbling: "Why did he ask me to come to this isolated bar?"

    However, unbeknownst to her, a man was sneakily following behind her.

    As she entered the abandoned bar, she felt overwhelmed by the deeply creepy and eerie atmosphere that permeated the air. Dust fell from the wooden door frame like a curtain. It seemed like it had been many months since someone visited the place.

    As the door creaked open, she only took one small step before she stopped.

    "Yueeeww! What a nasty smell? Smell like dead sh!t!" Covering her nose, she walked inside with a sickening face. She was disgusted to be here but she had no other choice except to go there as it was her boss''s order.

    While she was lamenting her circ.u.mstances, something dark seemed to jump down from behind her and hide in the darkening shadows.

    Standing before the broken glass door with the number 6 displayed, Mei-Ling straightened her shirt to reveal some extra cleavage. She looked at her reflection on the broken mirror and fixed her hairstyle: "Hmmm! I should fix the appointment with a hairstylist tomorrow. It looks like shit!"

    Before she could push open the door, a hand covered her mouth, while the other lifted her up and retreated to the dark corner.

    With her eyes widened in horror, Mei-Ling groaned for help and gave rapid fit by shaking her legs and hands. Her lips were harshly covered, preventing her from yelling out a single word.

    In the almost pitch-black darknessˇŞthere came a soft slashing sound. Blood splashed on the broken, dirty glass on the corridor.

    ''Tud!'' All of a sudden there was the sound of a hard object falling onto the floor.

    Lying on the floor, Mei-Ling stared up, unbelieving at the man who had just a second ago, ruthlessly sliced her throat open. Grasping her bloody neck, Mei-Ling struggled to breathe.

    Walking out the pool of blood, the man revealed a creepy smile: "Sorry my love! You knew too much."

    Creakˇ­ Creakˇ­ Creakˇ­ The sound of the door being opened was heard along with many footfalls.

    In a rush, the bald man quickly took Mei Ling''s handbag and fled the area.

    ----With Yue Wan----

    Yue Wan reached out to wrap her arms around his neck, in an instant, their passionate kiss lit an intense fire. Their tongues intertwined, and he directly pressed her into his embrace, bending his head and holding onto her back. The kiss was deep, hot, wet, and urgent.

    Their lips were the first to heat up followed quickly by the other parts of their body.

    Yue Wan leaned back slightly due to lack of breath. The man in front of her took the opportunity to press her back against the bed.

    His body was hot, his palms were hot, his lips were hot, and his kisses were hot.

    She was losing herself in the abyss.

    Xiao Hua''s right arm was holding her head while his hand left subconsciously slid into her dress and was touching her b.r.e.a.s.t.

    When she felt his hand over her body, she pulled from the kiss, gasping. Her eyes looked at him in alarm. She tried to push him off.

    Seeing her resistance, Xiao Hua''s hand tightened around her and his lips sticking close to her soft lips, he said, "I heard that if you rub it, it will grow big? Shall we check it out?"

    Her completely crystal-like skin turned red hearing his shameless words. "Don''tˇ­hmm! Ah!!" She bit her lips and groaned, breathing heavily.

    The hand on her b.r.e.a.s.t slid down inside her clothing and his fingers stopped at top of her small stomach''s round belly button. "You''ll feel better after I warm you up with my hand."

    Yue Wan felt good as the warmth from his hand traveled to her stomach and alleviated her pain. It made her forget the action of his other naughty hand did.

    Xiao Hua, who had been desiring this for a long time, moved his hand down from her stomach. He inhaled sharply and leaned down close to her ear and whispered, "Wan!"

    "En!" Yue Wan m.o.a.ned, her eyes drooping close, enjoying the sensations he was making her body feel.

    His low, hoarse voice carried some difficult to detect praise. "I really want you."

    Open her eyes, Yue Wan looked at his dark, desire-filled eyes. However, her gaze was unbelievably innocent.

    It was only then that Yue Wan realized that she did not notice the position of his hand. Earlier on, she was really too defenselessˇ­

    "W-wait a minute!" she suddenly whimpered while her hands pressed against his chest. This situation did not seem very good.

    Xiao Hua laughed. He felt that her alarmed expression was too cute. She looked like a scared baby cub. He tapped her nose: "Although I want you, I''m more worried about your health. However, next time if you provoked me, I won''t let you off even if you cry."

    Yue Wan quickly realized his meaning and blushed. Slapping his hand off of her, she sat up and glanced at him, her claws on the defense.

    Xiao Hua hoarsely laughed, then he smoothly straightened her messy clothes and asked, "Does your stomach feel better?"

    Yue Wan nodded but could not let out even the tiniest of voices, enchanted by his hungry gaze.

    Picking up the blanket and covering her, Xiao Hua tugged her safely into her bed. Then he took the heating pad he had bought from the shop and placed it on her stomach. "Sleep now."

    Xiao Hua patted her like she usually did for Little Bao.

    Shortly after, she gradually felt sleepy. She closed her eyes and was sound asleep in no time.

    Xiao Hua looked at Yue Wan, who looked like she was satisfied with just holding his sleeve. Kissing her forehead, he muttered: "Good night, my wild cub."

    ...

    The moment Xiao Hua turned his head, he was shell shocked. Before coming in he locked the window in order to stop the cold air entering the room. However, he forgot totally about the little brat.

    Pressing his face against the glass window, Little Bao''s lips turned down and he had a sullen expression as if he had been robbed of something: ''You shut me out!!''

    Xiao Hua pinched the center of his brows and helped the little fellow enter the room: "You know that late-night wandering is not safe, but you are still doing it again and again. Do you want to be grounded?"

    Little Bao''s expression turned even uglier upon hearing the term grounded. His face showed extreme anger, as if saying, ''Don''t think that you can order me around just because mommy accepted you.''

    Xiao Hua acted like he didn''t seem to notice his son''s furious glare, and put the ice cream Yue Wan had ordered into the freezer.

    Little Bao crossly puffed up his cheeks and with a swish jumped to his mommy''s side. ''Hump! Badie Daddy!!''

    Licking Yue Wan''s cheek and nuzzling in her embrace, Little Bao gave a smirk: ''Mommy is mine alone!''

    Xiao Hua raised his eyebrow, stared at the mother-son pair for a minute. He could not help but marvel at this brat''s excellent double face acting: "From whom does he get this attitude?"

    .----

    Author: Who else apart from you, Double-face-jerk!

    Xiang: You mental retard! Aren''t you the one who created us all? That means he got this from you.

    ML: Agree +1

    FL: Agree +2

    Bao: Agree +3

    Twins: Agree+100

    Editor: ˇ­.Meh... The attitude is cuteˇ­.

    Author: This jerk Xiang!! I should make his ending be that he marries the ML. *hehe making a secret note*

 Chapter 238 - Something Is Off By His Sudden Disappearance

    In the busy City A, after one night, it was filled with various sensational news.

    First, it was about the unexpected death of Mr.Guo and second, it was about the Yue Crop''s stock price plunging and getting into a dilemma.

    ...

    The news of Mr.Guo''s death had flooded on the internet for a day before it got washed over by the news regarding Wei Wan taking control of Mr.Guo''s shares and property.

    Everyone expected that she would make a big scene at Yue Crop or accuse them of her husband''s death, but nothing that anyone predicted had happened. Instead, she sold her shares to some anonymous person secretly and stayed in a secluded area, hidden to the world.

    When the news about the shares being transferred reached Yue Wan, she just pondered for a minute before ordering the Tao (or Cobra) to hack into Mr.Guo residence surveillance and Wei Wan''s association.

    And to her surprise, the last person who had contact with her was none other than her stepbrother, the Second Young Master of Wei Jing  (He was the one that was madly in love with Lu Meili)

    Clicking the mouse to zoom in, Yue Wan closely examines the person''s face: "Who is he working for?"

    A voice from the video chat replied: "Mistress, I was unable to hack into that detail. Every time I track that anonymous person my system gets crashed by an unknown virus."

    Knowing that the other party had strong defensive technology, Yue Wan ordered him to lay back for a while and made a call to Tai Sun to help her out.

    She knew that the damage caused by Mr.Guo''s death had the potential to shake the whole of Yue Crop. ''What the hell is this Wei Wan is thinking?''

    ...

    In the Yue Crop...

    Due to the unexpected crisis that happened in the Yue Crop, the stock price had been on a constant downturn. At the same time, the Empire project which was working under Yue Xiang canceled their contract and changed their preference to work with the Li Crop.

    The shareholders made some commotion to remove Yue Xiang as the project lead and some even suggested kicking him out.

    Meanwhile, Yue Xiang left the country right after the crisis was broken out and no one knew his destination.

    As the news traveled about Yue Xiang fleeing the country, it made some people happy, most notably, the Li family''s Master, Li Zhi. After his son''s imprisonment, the Li Crop was not about to get their hands on any powerful project and his son''s marriage with Yue Xue didn''t shake the Yue family as he expected.

    Nevertheless, Mr.Guo''s death brought him a great deal. So, in order to celebrate it, he even gave a big party in a lavish hotel the next day.

    Standing at the balcony, two figures were in deep discussion.

    Yue Xue in her backless party dress clicked her glass of wine with Li Rong and expressed her congratulation: "Perhaps you''re right! This marriage contract might come in handy soon."

    Li Rong took a sip, "I want to see what kind of trick that b*tch has up her sleeve this time. Under her innocent appearance, she is hiding a devious plan."

    Yue Xue chuckled: "You are wrong on one part. She can fool others, but she can''t fool me! Also, I want to see who will help the Yue family at this time. Will it be the new Xiao Heir?"

    "Why him?"

    Touching the rim of her half-empty glass, Yue Xue''s eyes narrowed: "Don''t you feel that he looks familiar to someone who worked in the Yue Crop. I feel something is off by his sudden disappearance."

    After hearing this, Li Rong was a little shocked. He pried into his memory and found nothing, except that night where he was punched by the Mysterious Man: ''Is it him!?''

    After a second, Li Rong scoffed as he shook his head: "She followed me like a puppy for four years, so I know the people who were close to her. This man doesn''t exist in her books."

    Revealing her slender back, Yue Xue mocked: "What about the time when you got kicked out of her book?"

    Smirked, Li Rong ran his finger from her shoulder and slid it downward: "How about we discuss this in my private room?"

    Facing him, Yue Xue clicked her tongue: "You will be disappointed very much with that discussion, Mr.Li."

    After a pause, she continued: "I do not want to constantly repeat myself and I have made it very clear, this is just a contract. Don''t cross the line."

    Saying that she moved back into the party with a darkened expression.

    Gulping down the drink in one go, Li Rong sneered: "These Yue b!ches are hard to satisfy."

    ....

    However, the Li family''s happiness was short-lived. After two days, the exclusive chairman of PISAC International, Mr. Xin personally came and offered to invest in Yue Xiang''s project as he was satisfied with his design.

    This news shook up the whole City. Nobody knew the president of the PISAC, but there was a rumor that he the most dangerous man in this world who could match Xiao''s power.

    Following that he offered 2 billion dollars as an initial investment, after the success of the project, there would be more. After hearing this number, the Yue''s shareholders looked at each other in shock. This amount of investment was no small amount, it made the company''s market value rise to over 30 billion dollars; that made their shares rise significantly by 7%.

    This change in circ.u.mstances put Yue Xue in a dilemma. Throughout the entire situation, the Xiao hadn''t made a move, which made her feel insecure. Sitting in her room, she crushed the newspaper: ''Did I miscalculated it! Damn it... I need to crush this ill-blood as soon as possible!''

    As for the Li family, they were both frustrated and envious. Soon they became the subject of ridicule and Elder Li was almost fainted due to a sudden surge of rage.

    Moreover, Tai Technology also revealed that they were chipping money into the Yue Crop''s project. They established a long-term strategic partnership, which would benefit the Yue''s on a great scale! The deal was even signed under Yue Wan.

    The higher-ups of the Yue Crop were very excited as they had a heated discussion amongst each other.

    "Due to Young Master Xiang, our company share value will rise by at least 10%, right?"

    "10%? Absolutely more than that, three raising limits at least!"

    "Master Yue, your children both made such a marvelous effort for the company!! Two huge investments in just two days."

    Yue Yeager was full of pride.

    After the deep discussion, Yue Yeager and the other shareholders voted Yue Xiang as the board of directors, and rights to participate in strategy conferences.

    Through the economic battle, it was not just the potential that Yue Xiang had shown but his true combat capability, almost no one could match up to his intelligence.

    ...

    After some days, the internet was bursting with fireworks when a reporter posted a picture of the Su family entering the Xiao villa.

    In the picture, Su Yunying was entering the Villa with a huge smile on her face. Her movements were perfectly elegant and she was good-looking. Her eyebrows were delicate and her eyes were huge. With a cute nose and sharp little chin. She really took a lot of time to dress herself up, with those pink lips and smiley eyes, she looked like a doll.

    ----Inside-the-car---

    Before getting out of the car, Su Dingfang looked at his granddaughter: "Do you understand what does the position as the future madam of Xiao family means?... Elder Xiao would not allow anyone to marry his grandson. So you should try to impress HIM."

    With a tint of blushing on her cheek, Su Yunying said: "Grandpa, dont worry. I won''t let this opportunity pass."

    Su Dingfang''s expression softened. "That''s more like itˇ­that woman, is she really that close to the Xiao?"

    Su Yunying nodded unhappily.

    Su Dingfang gave his grand-daughter a pat on the back. "Don''t forget that you know HIM during his childhood days as for that woman.... she got linked to the Xiao by merely luck which won''t last long."

    "Grandpa, I understand." Su Yunying''s annoyance faded hearing that.

 Chapter 239 - Who Is That Someone?

    ---Inside-the-Xiao-Villa----

    Elder Xiao didn''t say anything after hearing the sudden arrival of Elder Su. He just stared at the newspaper in his hand.

    After a period of silence, he glanced at Mr. Hong, "Go ahead with the preparations and let them in."

    With Mr.Hong''s departure, the hall became silent once more. Elder Xiao slowly raised his head. His expression darkened as he looked at his best friend entering the hall with his granddaughter. ''What are you trying to do?''

    As Su Yunying entered the hall, she saw an old man sitting on the couch. Even though he was in his sixties, his back was still straight and his movements looked well-trained. His posture was like a soldier stationed on the national border.

    Elder Xiao''s expression turned gloomy, he did not expect that his friend would bring his granddaughter along. After all, his granddaughter never once set her foot in the Xiao villa, the most she would do was send her regards through Elder Su.

    So, Elder Xiao had no idea that today was the day that things would change.

    Su Dingfang chuckled lightly as he entered the room and saw Elder Xiao sitting down,  "It seems like Bro Xiao doesn''t really welcome us."

    Elder Xiao shifted his cold and indifferent gaze back into a normal one and spoke mildly, "Brother Su is overthinking. After all, anyone who visits my Xiao Villa is a guest. How could I possibly not welcome you?"

    Su Yunying surveyed the hall and fell into disappointment upon seeing that Elder Xiao was sitting by himself, however, she masked it well and bowed her head, "Master Xiao, long time no see."

    Elder Xiao smiled and returned her nod. Although his face was smiling, his smile clearly did not reach his eyes. "En, come in and take a seat."

    Su Dingfang and Su Yunying picked the couch across from Elder Xiao and sat down for a chat.

    Elder Xiao''s expression appeared as per normal. His gaze flitted between the two of them. "Is there any purpose for this unexpected visit?"

    Su Dingfang tapped his lap and said: "It''s just that I came over so suddenly today as I''ll be flying to Europe tomorrow. I''ve made some plans with old friends and I can''t cancel on them. So, I thought about meeting you before I left."

    After a moment of silence, he continued: "Is the Young Master Xiao at home? I heard that the investors were happy with him as he made  3 billion dollars on his first day of taking a position by selling new security software. This reminds me so much of your son, he was a unique child."

    Elder Xiao''s gaze turned heavy as he spoke: "Back in those days, I was always busy with Xiao International Crop and missed a lot of my son''s childhood. Before I could get away from the company, my son and daughter in law passed away without even leaving their bodies behind."

    "Brother Su, let the past be past. Somehow your grandson miraculously survived that day. Now we have to make sure that he gets familiarised with the business world. Some people might feel that since he has lived away from the Xiao family so long, he might lack some composure. I believe that..."

    Before he could finish, Elder Xiao cut him off: "Brother Su! Once, a young woman said to me: ''It is no one''s obligation to show everyone what they are. As long as there are people who trust us unconditionally, that will be good enough,''  and I believe my grandson wants to do it with all his strength."

    Hearing this, Su Yunying abruptly spoke up with an admiring face: "Nicely said! Who was that young woman?"

    Elder Xiao''s lips curved up with contentment: "Little Wan."

    Both had a questioning expression on their face. "Huh?"

    Right then Xiao Ran, in her professional dress, walked over and sat next to her grandfather and snickered: "Grandpa, how could others understand Yue Wan by her nickname? You are getting muddle-headed these days... you must be still daydreaming of your great-grandchildren." The last part was muttered under her breath which was audible for Elder Xiao alone.

    As soon as Yue Wan''s name was mentioned, Su Yunying''s polite smile stiffened and her consciousness shut out, Although she concealed her emotions in an instant, her dislike could be apparent to all.  The name rang clearly in her ears repeatedly.

    The smile on Su Dingfang''s face faded. He knew that Elder Xiao''s attitude was hard for people to connect with him, so how did this Yue Miss become so close that she was addressed by a  nickname. ''Did my investigations miss something?''

    Elder Xiao cleared his throat and gave a hard stare at Xiao Ran to mind her manners.

    Su Dingfang politely smiled at Xiao Ran and asked, looking up at the stairs, "Is the Young Master still upstairs, Princess?"

    Taking the green tea offered by Advisor Yu, Xiao Ran shrugged her shoulder: "He left the house early in the morning to meet someone."

    Recalling that someone, Xiao Ran had a hard time controlling her laugh, she used the teacup to hide it.

    The painstaking efforts that the Su family went through to meet Xiao Hua met a dead end. Su Dingfang gave out a forced laugh and talked about other things with Elder Xiao. Though there was resentment concealed in his eyes.

    Su Yunying''s expression did not reveal much of her emotions, but her eyes were boundlessly dark. Others might have missed Xiao Ran''s smile, but she was able to catch it... ''Who is that someone?''

    ....

    Once the Su family left the Villa, Elder Xiao knocked his granddaughter''s head and reprimanded with a not so angry voice: "Did you lose your memory of the military training?"

    "Grandpa, you lost your sense of humor."

    Massaging his temples, he argued with her and asked: "Where is that brat?"

    Xiao Ran giggled and her brow curved up: "At his queen''s side. She is returning back from the Yue Military training. No wonder he quickly concluded the  3 billion dollar project so quickly. He is very calculative."

    Elder Xiao controlled his urge to curse, however, Xiao Ran''s next sentence broke that barrier.

    "The weird thing was, he had a suspicious file in his hand. Is it a marriage registry form?" Xiao Ran poked Elder Xiao''s shoulder.

    ''Snap!!''

    "That sneaky brat!! Can''t he stay put for a day? How can I face my pal General Yue to ask him to let this rogue marry his precious granddaughter? Ahhhh! He will definitely kill me in the afterlife."

    Elder Xaio''s head was clouded with dark and blue lines. ''What have I done!?''

    Patting the Elder Xiao, who was sulking in chibi form, Xiao Ran gave a thumbs up: "Good luck with that."

    ----In Yue Villa----

    The sky was bright without a cloud in sight.

    Paramount Marauder entered the Yue Villa, where Housekeeper Huang and Uncle Wang were standing in front of the big doors with a delighted smile on their faces.

    The servants of the Yue family did not believe that their precious Young Miss, who was a jewel in their eyes, would go to the army to train.

 Chapter 240 - Little Bao Might Get Wet!! And COLD

    As soon as Yue Wan got out of the vehicle, the two stewards stood left and right and helped her with her luggage and Little Bao, who was completely worn out under the Devil''s secret training.

    "Welcome back, Young Miss," The two stewards said in union.

    Entering her home, Yue Wan was tackled below a tight hug by her father, with a bit of grumbling: "My poor princess! Did that smelly brat give you a hard time?"

    Little Bao nodded his head as if Yue Yeager was speaking to him. ''Grandpa, I''m so pitiful! Your son made me sleep under the bed! My body is full of pain!''

    Yue Xiang: "....."

    Grasping her tiny hand, Yue Yeager asked more: "You look so skinny! Did he starve you day and night?"

    Yue Wan sweatdropped: "That..."

    Little Bao once again nodded his head. He was gifted at acting and easily summoned the needed tears. ''Grandpa, Little Bao''s lost a lot of weight. All meatballs got melted by that Meanie Uncle. HuHU!!''

    Yue Xiang: "..."

    With a frown, Yue Yeager added more: "Look how tan your skin is!! Did the brainless jerk make you work under the sun?"

    Little Bao with fake tears, nodded his head even harder, acting coy to get even more comfort. ''If I trained any more, I would have become as dark as charcoal! Soon Mommy will hate me. Hu!!Hu!!''

    The servants and both Uncle of the Yue were watching from the side and holding back the urge to laugh. ''Our Little Master is very cute.''

    Yue Xiang, who was behind Little Bao, appeared to be calm and composed. Capturing every moment of dialogue playing under Fatty''s eyes his expression darkened: ''Baka cat! You will always remain charcoal no matter what...And he is not asking about you, you dummy cat! Did that heavy training melt your brain too??''

    Before Yue Yeager could say anymore, Yue Xiang''s cold voice and blank expression interrupted: "Stop being a paranoid, dad! She left for 10 days, not 10 years. Also, she went under regular training, so don''t be so dramatic."

    Yue Yeager turned to look at Yue Xiang and shot daggers out of his eyes with a snort.  Taking his daughter inside, he cursed his black-hearted son multiple times in his head.

    As for Little Bao, he stuck his tongue out in a cute way and was carried away inside.

    Yue Xiang with a big snap behind his head: "Why he is behaving more and more like Fatty these days?"

    Right then, Yue Xiang''s phone blinked with an incoming message. He opened his phone and a dark abyss clouded him seeing the sender name. ''What now?''

    [From:- Buffoon Brother-in-law]

    [Content: Be ready to welcome your charming and dignified Brother in law.]

    [Ps:- Dont inform my wild cub. I want to surprise her.]

    ''Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap!''

    ''Crash!!!''

    The phone was smashed into the ground.

    Gritting his teeth, he muttered: "Should I book a ticket and escape somewhere?"

    ----With Yue Wan----

    When Yue Wan returned to her room, she quickly filled the bathtub with hot water and went to take a bath.

    As she was getting her clothes, a sneaky black cat tried to escape through the window. ''I should hide in my secret base for now.''

    From the corner of her eyes, Yue Wan caught that bratty son of hers.

    Little Bao has planned to escape right when he saw his mommy entering the bathroom, but Yue Wan didn''t give him a chance. Before he could step out, he was caught red-handed by his mommy.

    "Bao! Stop making a fuss, you need to take a bath. It''s been 10 days since your body touched the water. You stink!"

    "Grrrr...Groo....!" Little Bao made a big growling and his paws tightly held on the bathroom doorknob. ''NO...No..water... Little Bao might get wet!! And COLD!!!!''

    Understanding her son''s shameless reason, Yue Wan pulled him: "You won''t get cold while bathing in hot water. Now let it go, Bao."

    Staring at Yue Wan with depressed puppy dog eyes, tears swirled in his eyes. However, he refused to let them fall. His thoughts were well written on his face: ''Mommy, don''t you love me anymore? What if your baby got sick!''

    Little Bao''s pitiful look reflected in Yue Wan''s eyes. However,.....

    Slapping in his butt, Yue Wan dragged him to the tub and washed him with no turning back.

    Little Bao cried despairingly as if the sky had fallen and earth had cracked open. ''Ah!!! Mommy is becoming more and more like that Meanie Uncle. I want grandpa and great-grandpa who give me plenty of meatballs!!.. Ow''

    Yue Wan was totally defenseless against her son''s tears if it was an ordinary day, but today, forget it. No matter what, her son was getting bathed.

    After 20 minutes the door to the bathroom was opened.

    Yue Wan exited the room in her bathrobe while carrying Little Bao, who was covered in a fluffy towel. "Wow! That was refreshing. Did you enjoy the hot bath, baby?"

    Little Bao hid his head like a mole rat and refused to look at her. His mommy did not leave a shred of dignity for him. ''I hate water!! Mommy is bad!!''

    The more she spoke, the more he would hide his face. Soon he looked like a wet black ball covered by the white towel.

    Yue Wan could not help but sigh in resignation. ''His temperament is getting more and more like the past Hua.''  (From her past life)

    Throughout the entire time where Yue Wan got ready and helped him to dry out, the little fellow was pouting in disappointment. He made a vow on his heart with a huff, ''Hmph! I''m going to ignore mommy today!''

    ...

    After getting ready, Yue Wan and Little Bao arrived at the main dining room where a huge number of dishes were placed together on the table. There were so many that it made her wonder, ''How many people were they serving?''

    While Yue Wan was wondering what army they were feeding, the gluttonous black rice ball''s mouth was overflowing with water: ''This is all for me!! Hooray! Hooray! Little Bao loves Grandpa the most.''

    As Yue Wan stepped forward, she saw that one person was already occupying the table and he was sitting in between her father and big brother.

    "You..." Yue Wan was momentarily taken aback seeing him at her home.

    Little Bao''s glutton eyes were stunned for a moment before it was covered annoyance: ''Give me break! I won''t share my meatball.''

 Chapter 241 - Getting His Father-in-laws Approval(1)

    Sitting at her father''s side, looking nonchalant and attractive with his jet-black hair that was silky smooth as it shone under the light. His purple pupils were as clear as water and framed by long, curly and thick lashes.

    His gorgeous smile was blinding as he saw her staring at him, which made Yue Wan''s chest inexplicably become filled with a soft and warm feeling.

    Noticing her presence, Yue Yeager smiled with an open mouth: "Little Wan, sit down and have your breakfast. It''s all your favorite. Where is Bao? His meatballs are here too."

    Hearing his name, Little Bao his head up with sparkling eyes: ''Your cute Bao is here, grandpa.''

    Yue Yeager felt delighted seeing his spirited grandson, then his attention turned to his daughter.

    Looking at her stunned expression seeing the man, Yue Yeager coughed and introduced: "Young Master Xiao, I would like you to meet my daughter, Little Wan."

    The man pursed his lips into a slight grimace as he introduced himself as, "Hello, I''m Xiao Hua. President of Xiao International Crop. Nice to meet you, Ms. Yue. You look more beautiful than I saw in the magazine."

    Yue Wan stared blankly for a moment before she quickly snapped back to her senses.

    Xiao Hua gave a killer smile and stared at her with those deep eyes.

    Thump-thump-thump!

    Yue Wan''s cheeks heated up, she dug her head down to hid her red face from other''s eyes: "ˇ­"

    Heck!! That seriously tormented Yue Xiang to the point where he dropped his chopsticks. Why couldn''t this jerk hold back his dratted loose mouth!

    Uncle Wang, who was standing attentively next to Yue Yeager, drew back a chair for Yue Wan.

    Accepting the gesture, Yue Wan thanked Uncle Wang and placed Little Bao in his cat seat, which was exclusively prepared for him.

    Yue Wan ducked her head and ate her food quietly, she dare not face the person sitting before her. ''What is he planning now?''

    Even though Xiao Hua''s path of love filled with flowers and kisses, there was a huge obstacle to cross over, and that was getting his father-in-law''s approval.

    So he kept serving Yue Yeager everything on the table: "Uncle Yue, try this foodˇ­" he said as he placed a slice of meat onto Yue Yeager''s plate.

    ''Uncle,'' So intimate, Yue Yeager was takeback: "Young Master Xiao..."

    Xiao Hua interrupted as he placed a fishball in his bowl: "Please call me, Hua. You are my elder and it is my honor to serve you. After all, we will soon be one family."

    Hearing that, Yue Wan coughed out uncontrollably. ''Say what!!'' She hated that she couldn''t slam her head into the ground to wake up from the nightmare.

    Yue Yeager quickly patted her back: "Are you alright?"

    Yue Wan reassured her father with a smile and glared disdainfully at the man before her: ''Shut your mouth or else I''m going to kill you!''

    Xiao Hua lowered his head and curved up both sides of his lips. ''She looks cute even when she is angry. I want to kiss her.''

    Next second he composed himself with an elegant smile and said: "Ms. Wan, you have just returned from training so have some light food. They say a woman''s stomach is delicate, so drink some warm congee."

    Yue Yeager nodded along as his impression of Xiao Hua raised up by one step: ''Not bad! He is considering her health.''

    "Little Wan, have some water. I will ask Uncle Huang to prepare congee."

    Xiao Hua said: "Tell them to prepare the herbal chicken soup. It''s good for blood nourishment and bone strengthening. Sorry for imposing orders in your home, Uncle Yue. Your daughter is very thin and small, she needs lots of nourishment."

    ''Show-off,'' Little Bao lifted his head from the bowl and scoffed.

    Yue Yeager smiled up as his impression of Xiao Hua continued to improve and stopped in-between the stage:- Very attentive and polite attitude.

    ''Small!'' Recalling the past suggestion regarding her chest, Yue Wan''s cheek turned hot: ''This rogue!''

    Right then, Xiao Hua passed the cup water to Yue Yeager with an indication to help Yue Wan out. Yue Yeager saw new light behind Xiao Hua. ''This lad is good, compared to my smelly brat.''

    Little Bao eyed at Yue Yeager dully, thinking inside that his grandpa was stupid beyond help while Yue Wan''s coughing got extended as she stared at her boyfriend''s shameless act.

    Yue Xiang''s face twisted into a scowl and he bumped his forehead with the hand: ''Someone, please kill this annoying Lunatic guy for the sake of the world.''

    Xiao Hua leaning close to Yue Xiang: "Don''t bump your head Brother-in-law, you''ll become even more foolish than you are now."

    Gritting his teeth, Yue Xiang: "You''re being mentally unsound. Did you take the wrong meds?"

    After looking at Yue Xiang for some time, Xiao Hua suddenly asked, "Very caring! Did you fall for me? But you are not my type."

    Yue Xiang almost smashed Xiao Hua''s face on the table, he muttered: "Are you always this retarded or are you making a special effort today?!"

    Xiao Hua: "Suck it up! The fact is that I''m intelligent beyond your understanding."

    Yue Xiang: "Do you want a piece of my mind?!"

    Xiao Hua: "Oh no, I couldn''t take the last piece. You won''t survive without it."

    They both were engaged in the telepathy war, however, under Yue Yeager''s eyes, they looked like they were getting along very well. He tugged his daughter: "Little Wan, your brother is having a normal conversation with that Young Man. This is weird! Did he sleep on the wrong side of the bed?"

    Yue Wan helplessly signed: ''Where this is going to end?''

    These two were the rarest of the rare.

    ....

    As the breakfast came close to the end, Xiao Hua and Yue Yeager got well accustomed to each other. However, Yue Yeager didn''t accept the privilege of calling Xiao Hua by name. He still preferred ''the new Xiao Heir'' as the latter didn''t grow up under the Xiao family. However, his habit of eating was elegant and dignified like he was trained from his childhood. This caused a dilemma in Yue Yeager''s heart.

    Xiao Hua knew that Yue Yeager hadn''t accepted him, so he gazed at his buddy for a plan.

    Though Yue Xiang gave him an expression, ''I say it''s impossible so don''t expect my help,'' face.

    Burying his head back to the meal, Xiao Hua thought of a plan and said: "Master Yue, if you don''t mind, could your daughter escort me on a tour around the villa? I would like to get to know her."

    Yue Yeager''s eyes widened as he stared at Xiao Hua''s friendly face, his heart was in turmoil.

    ''Why are these Xiao members keen on stealing my daughter?''

    Xiao Hua thoughtfully looked at Yue Yeager and then turned to her. He did not miss the way she looked all embarrassed and he laughed softly.

    Before Yue Yeager could reply, Yue Wan interrupted them with an exclamation: "Little Bao, don''t sleep like that. You will hit your head!"

    Yawning, Little Bao had dozed off with his overfilled tummy, his head wobbled in all directions with a drooling mouth. ''Let me eat! I can eat one more meatball!''

    Yue Wan picked it as an excuse to dash off to her room with the cat in her hand. "I will put Little Bao to bed."

    Xiao Hua rested his chin on his hand as he looked at her retreating figure: ''Wish I could tie you up and make you mine, Wild cub!''

    Looking at his pal, Yue Xiang signed in heart: ''Being stupid isn''t as easy as it may look. But! This guy walking in the straight road becoming one.''

 Chapter 242 - Getting His Father-in-laws Approval(2)

    Sitting in the quieted hall, Yue Yeager was dumbfounded at the scene before him.

    Two of the people kept exchanging glances over the table before them while one disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

    The atmosphere abruptly plummeted.

    Xiao Hua sat obediently near his father-in-law''s seat and ordered his knight, who was in his assistant uniform, to place all the gifts he brought before Yue Yeager.

    The numerous gifts that were placed before him were so exquisite that even the wrapping made it unique. A gift in pure white wrapping paper was pushed towards Yue Yeager. "Uncle Yue, these are the little things I''ve personally handpicked for you. I don''t know much about your likes, so I picked them randomly. Please do accept them."

    "But..." Although the Xiao family was more prestigious than the Yue family, it was not appropriate to receive things like this.

    Seeing the rejection in Yue Yeager''s eyes, Xiao Hua''s heart pounded fastˇ­ He blinked at him with his pitiful, doe eyes. "Please accept it, Uncle Yue! You are like a father figure to me, so it''s my responsibility to present you with some gifts of my respect."

    Like a wounded puppy, he had a pitiful look on his face that was undoubtedly a blow to that others'' heart. Inevitably, the servant in the Yue family went soft-hearted. ''He must miss his father.''

    Xiao Hua''s knight, Dong Yi, was surrounded in a cloud of darkness as he gave a forced smile: ''I can''t stand this scheming prince.''

    ''I can hear your thoughts.'' Xiao Hua''s second personality, the Wicked Prince, smirked as he swept his gaze across Dong Yi''s eyes.

    Recalling that the latter one lost his both parents at a young age, Yue Yeager was suddenly filled with a sense of responsibility as an elder. He patted Xiao Hua''s hand and accepted the box. "Such a good child."

    Yue Xiang kept his silence as he rolled his eyes. ''He is playing the sympathy card!! This man is a sadist!''

    Full of anticipation, he unwrapped the present and opened the gift, only to find himself staring at the pair of jade golden lion heads that were worth around forty million yuan! He didn''t expect that Xiao Hua would give him such an expensive gift!

    "This...How can I accept such a priceless gift?" He felt a little guilty about accepting such an expensive gift from the younger generation.

    "Uncle, you''re the one who is worth it. I heard from my grandpa about your achievements where you were young. The saying goes that a new leader will make drastic changes upon taking charge, and Uncle Yue made a new evolution in the City by taking over Yue Crop! I''d really like to learn from you. I heard that your son''s recent achievements were all due to your training."

    "Haha! You are extravagant." A glint of surprise flashed across Yue Yeager''s slanted eyes, and his imposing aura dissipated and became more gentle.

    ''Please let this be a hallucination.'' Yue Xiang''s mouth twitched as he listened to Xiao Hua''s words and he looked at Yue Yeager''s speechless expression. ''When will you grow up?''

    "Master, the tea is ready!" Housekeeper Huang said as he carried some tea into the living room. Uncle Wang rushed forward to help him out.

    "Why didn''t Elder Xiao come as well?" Yue Yeager asked Xiao Hua while sipping his tea.

    "He''s busy with other preparations, so he wasn''t able to come today," Xiao Hua answered while holding the teacup.

    "Ok!" Yue Yeager nodded happily. He wasn''t too fond of Elder Xiao, but he had a good impression of Xiao Hua. "I saw your recent achievement in the Xiao Crop. That''s impressive. Are you getting used to life here, Hua?"

    Chibi Xiao Hua made a fist bump hearing that: ''Yes! I did it.''

    "I''m doing very well, thanks for asking, Uncle."

    "After being away for so many years, many things of burden have fallen onto you. I feel extremely bad about that... I knew that you were here to ask me about it. I hope things can go forward naturally."

    "That...." Xiao Hua didn''t expect that his father-in-law would hit the nail on the head.

    Yue Yeager sighed, taking a pause before continuing, "I''m happy with the proposal Elder Xiao brought forth, but at the same time, I am worried when I think about her future. As her father, I owe her too much, and that''s why I wanted to make everything perfect. Little Wan has been spoiled rotten by me all this time. I can''t bear to let her suffer any pain or sadness."

    Xiao Hua placed his cup down and knelt before Yue Yeager: "You are a wonderful father, and I know that Wan is such a kind and caring person today because of that. When I saw her for the first time, the cold world of mine turned warm. Seeing her getting hurt, the frozen heart inside me started to beat. Uncle Yue, your daughter means the world to me and I hope to spend the rest of my life proving that to her."

    They both looked at each other and had a man-to-man talk telepathically. Xiao Hua put down his final words: "Please entrust your daughter to me for the rest of your life. I will take care of her and put her before anything else in this world."

    After a period of time, the silence lifted and Yue Yeager patted Xiao Hua''s shoulder. To be frank, he wanted to say, ''No!'' and kick the man before him out of the villa. However, his eyes were not lying and he was the truth in his heart.

    Moreover, it not that they would marry the next day. His daughter had yet to give her consent for marrying this man.

    "Since you are planning to be with her, you must be with her forever. Don''t you ever let her down! Her heart is fragile and easily broken by lies and backstabbing! You''d better not let me find out that you wronged her in any way or I will make your whole Xiao family crumble to ashes," Yue Yeager''s eyes shone with a threat as he said that.

    Xiao Hua looked at Yue Yeager quietly for some time before nodding his head. "I promise that I won''t lift a finger against her. I swear it on my life."

    Yue Yeager had a half satisfied smile as his daughter found a new life. ''I should find a villa near to Xiao manner..hmm.''

    Yue Xiang and Dong Yi mind voiced: ''It''s almost amazing how easily you tell lies, you big pervert. You were pouncing on her whenever you had the gap!!''

    Xiao Hua''s brows twitched slightly at their overflowing negative thought.

    ''Do you want me to shut you guys up?''

    "Daddy!" Yue Wan''s voice came behind them. Her voice was a bit hoarse. implies that she heard everything.

    Yue Yeager stood up and looked back only to be hugged by his precious daughter.

    Understanding that Yue Wan was feeling emotional, Yue Yeager gently caressed her head and said: "There are guests here, you''re still acting like a kid."

    Shaking her head, Yue Wan said:  "I''ll always be your little Wan."

    Patting her head, "If he bullies you, tell me," Yue Yeager said.

    Yue Wan shook her head with her lips curved up. ''You are the best daddy in this world.''

    Yue Xiang moved next to Xiao Hua and hugged his shoulder: "You better watch your tail hereafter. If my sister gets hurt, you need to answer two men of the Yue family...'' he paused and said: "Three men, don''t forget the big fatty."

    Xiao Hua gave a fist bump with Yue Xiang in a friendly manner and watched the father and daughter bonding.

    .....

 Chapter 243 - Can I Take Her Back Home

    After sending the two kids to get to know each other, Yue Xiang and Yue Yeager talked about the main issue.

    Yue Yeager: "Where is that weird assistant of yours?"

    Yue Xiang split the tea he had: "Pu, cough cough cough coughˇ­Why are you asking him?" He was baffled by the sudden question. Even if he was a genius beyond comparison, he would still never be able to understand the thoughts of his father sometimes.

    Yue Yeager: "Did you forget that guy had improper thoughts regarding Little Wan? If I didn''t act fast that day, he might have fooled around with little Wan."

    Hiding his nervousness with a napkin, Yue Xiang glanced covertly at his father''s dark, and restrained face. He averted her gaze away and said: "Ahem! Ahem! Yes..yes..But he left the city, so what the use of searching for him? Don''t overthink much about that guy."

    With a poker face, Yue Yeager picked out a magazine and said: "I dont feel assures. You better give me his details or I will ask Elder Xiao to deal with him."

    "Pffff----!" Yue Xiang splatted the entire tea out. Damn you, old man!! My life comes to an end now!

    Yue Xiang started to have a headache. ''I should find a lonely island away from these guys. I''ll become crazy sooner or later!''

    ---With Yue Wan---

    Built near a dense garden a stone pavilion stood. One side was connected to the land, while the other three offered a beautiful view of a calm, still pond, the breeze gently blew soft drifts of snow across the ice. The pond was designed with peace in mind and a variety of water flowers and fishes could be found in its gentle embrace during the warm months of spring and summer while in the winter, the frozen lake had a beautiful reflection of a full moon lighting up the area.

    The weather was pretty good today, the sky was clear and the air was fresh with a gentle breeze. This was the same place where they had met for the first time.

    Since it was nighttime, Xiao Hua was not able to clearly see the beautiful view, but it was forever entrenched in his mind.

    "Achoo!..." Xiao Hua sneezed suddenly while he was enjoying the view. "Maybe the cold air!" He muttered.

    For some reason, the tip of his eyebrows started pulsating, in a way that signified an ominous premonition.  He pondered that for a little while, before shaking his head as if to get rid of the distracting thoughts.

    Seeing the woman before him hugging her elbow, he moved closer to Yue Wan and placed his coat over her body: "It''s cold, make sure to keep yourself warm."

    The coat was warmly placed on her body and she was touched as his heat still lingered, penetrating her body and warming her up even more. Lifting her head up, she met Xiao Hua''s eyes. "I just feel like all of this is happening so quickly, it feels like a dream."

    Xiao Hua plainly replied, lifting her chin up: "Are you regretting it?"

    Watching his clear dotting eyes which had a reflection of herself, Yue Wan could still feel his patience and tender love towards her. Waves of warmth rippled through her heart: "No, I''m just afraid that if we replayed this moment, I would still make the same choice, butˇ­. we just got into the relationship. Aren''t we rushing things?"

    Xiao Hua''s exquisite eyes started to smolder. "Wan, do you know that your man is being pursued by most of the women in City A? There are millions of proposal cards being prepared after my existence was revealed. Without knowing my face, some women were already declaring that they will be my wife."

    Yue Wan stiffened after hearing his words. A sharp pain seemed to spread into her limbs all of a sudden. The image of Su Yunying appeared in her mind, and the agony that her presence caused her in her past life shot through her body. After a moment passed, she heard him say in a low voice, "Do you want a woman getting in your position and using some scheme to forcefully marry me? Huh?"

    In her past life, the whole city had declared Su Yunying to be Xiao Hua''s perfect maiden and all the times that Su Yunying stood beside him and posed like the mistress of the Xiao plugged her heart. ''No...Absolutely not!''

    As she was being drowned in the misery of the past, Xiao Hua brought her closer to his body and hugged her waist: "Wild cub, can you accept it if some women possess your man?" His tone sounded dangerous.

    Yue Wan''s palm clasped his shirt in swift and looked at his smiling face with her possessive eyes: "No, I can''t. You can only belong to me."

    Xiao Hua bent his head to kiss her lips and bite the tip of her tongue. She shivered and heard the man mutter on her lips. "So tell me, are we rushing things?"

    Like a deflated ball, Yue Wan leaned her head on the man''s shoulder with mildly swollen lips and shook her head.

    Chibi Xiao Hua: ''Hehehe! My wife is cute. She didn''t know that she was getting duped!''

    She loved Xiao Hua more and her instinct wanted to cage this man somewhere away from the prying eyes of all those women that think he could possibly belong to them. She would never give him to any other woman! Damn her reasoning! Damn her pride!

    She put her arms around his back, buried her face in his chest and smelled his refreshing body scent. She snuggled in his arms; her voice muffled like a squirrel: "Mr. Xiao, I already claimed you as mine. So you better forget taking back your proposal."

    Xiao Hua''s heart went out to her when he saw her behave in such a cute manner. ''Where does this cute animal come from??.. Ah! Can I take her back home right now??!!''

    After all, he had gotten what he wanted and needed from Yue Yeager! He was regretting that he didn''t push for the marriage sooner. Elder Xiao felt they should wait until she became 18ˇ­ but that was still one and a half years away! ''So long to wait! ....No.....Too long to wait!''

    Seeing that he was staring at the sky with repeated signing, she couldn''t help but frown as she asked calmly, "Mr. Xiao, what are you thinking?"

    Looking at the woman in his embrace, that man asked her out of blue, "Do you really have to do higher studies? How about studying from home? Staying in the dorm or going to university daily might bring out lots of pests..." He lamented more.

 Chapter 244 - Look At Me, My Stalking Wolf

    Just the thought of his woman being eyed by someone else irritated him! He wanted to appear with her in public, to protect her personally and to kiss her in front of everyoneˇ­ he wanted to claim his ownership.

    Yue Wan was puzzled. Looking up, she blinked her eyes, "Pests!?"

    With her looking at him so purely, Xiao Hua could only feel his heart melting away. "Yes, there are many pests in the university, so how about you do an internship while studying. You can work in (my) office and can go to the university for exams."

    Yue Wan''s eyes curved into crescents as she smiled, "I can do that during my final years. So for the first two years, I have to attend the class."

    "The rules can be changed. Little Wan, you need to stay near me. What if those annoying flies try to scheme against your innocent husband? .... My pure body and chasity might be robbed." Xiao Hua went on with a puppy dog face.

    Yue Wan stood with a woeful look at his shameless accusation. ''This man!! Did he prepare this talk previously?''

    Xiao Hua''s face was drenched full of distress and he was adamant in his willful thinking.

    Yue Wan gave up arguing with Xiao Hua. She laid on his chest and sighed: "Speaking of which, thanks to your actions today, daddy won''t push me to go on any blind dates."

    "Blind dates?ˇ­" Xiao Hua''s calm expression was slowly turning into a brooding storm.

    Chibi Hua was ready with bombs, guns and various torturing equipment: ''I''m ready to protect my treasure.''

    "Yes, daddy told me that he picked my first blind date to be, after my training, but after seeing his interactions with you, he might forget those lists now. The only downside is that he has yet to accept you."

    Xiao Hua had a proud smirk and said, "Whether your father accepts me or not, I am yours. No one can change that."

    Yue Wan choked hearing his shameless words.

    He flirtingly whispered in her ears, "You belong to me. That much is true, but we are still too moved at that stage. For that we need to wait until our marriage, so be patient my dear."

    Yue Wan''s cheeks were hot, and she was pressing her forehead on his chest. She muttered: "....Who wants to go that stage, rouge!"

    Xiao Hua hugged her tightly and made a swing. He squealed in happiness, "Who else? My wild cub of course."

    Yue Xiang standing near the window was watching them, his gentle gaze filled with unprecedented warmth.

    Next to him was Yue Yeager, who was crying in the grievance. He had his face pasted over the glass window: "How dare he touch my Little Wan!!! I dont accept this proposal."

    Yue Yeager''s expression was full of protest, indicating that he would break the window anytime and steal his daughter from that man.

    With a snap, Yue Xiang clicked his tongue, "Stop being a light-bulb, you still have to finish your report." Saying that he dragged his snorty father back to the hall, while not giving his mind to his father''s shameless protest.

    In a chibi form, Yue Yeager was taken away, but he had an expression of a woman being dragged away by his father who disregarded her pure love.

    That looked so dramatic for the servant of Yue.

    Back to the shameless couple.

    "Finally! No one and nothing can stop you from becoming my wife." Xiao Hua looked at her like she was a wilful child. He patted Yue Wan''s head and said in a deeper voice, "Do take care of me from now on."

    Yue Wan was embarrassed as she saw the secret smile on his lips. She hit his stomach with her elbow: "You planned this from the beginning didn''t you? Can''t you give me some face? Don''t speak so bluntly in front of daddy!"

    Xiao Hua shook his head and nibbed her ear with his lips, his darkly elegant eyes brightened: "I love seeing your blushing face and mischievous eyes. I can''t stop myself from teasing you."

    Feeling ticklish, Yue Wan moved away, "Just like how you watch me through the CCTV cameras that day at the WAX shopping mall? You are that perverted stalker in the pet shop too, right?"

    Xiao Hua stiffened his expression and tensed up his thin lips: "You... how did you find out?"

    Yue Wan instantly munched his chin like he was a naughty little kitty and said: "So big brother was right about it. You were stalking me from the beginning, each and every day before finally appearing before me."

    Xiao Hua''s lip turned down, like a deflated kid he crouched his head down and feared to look straight in her eyes: ''I was planning to ask forgiveness today how could that jerk cut me off like this?!?''

    Yue Wan blurted, "Pfft! Look at me, my stalking wolf." Giving him a quick kiss to his cheek, she could not help but say, "You know...Right now you look like a lost child. It makes me want to bully you."

    Xiao Hua felt a tickle in his heart as he saw her eyes, lifting her chin up, he kissed her slowly. His mouth stimulated her in a sweet and gentle way so that Yue Wan had to lean against him for support due to her weakening body.

    Yue Wan was a bit fl.u.s.tered but cheery at the same time. His gentle kisses felt like she was being loved by him. Her cherry lips gave a m.o.a.n: "Mhh.."

    Taking a break, Xiao Hua stared at her watery eyes and a flushed face. His eyes grew a degree darker, he couldn''t help but kiss her forehead, her eyes, her nose, her chin, her neck, and down to the collar.

    Xiao Hua''s eyes, that were as still as the ocean, met her bright ones stared deep into her eyes. His quiet, handsome face faintly eased as he tidied the strand of golden hair back to her ear: "Have you ever thought about the kind of wedding you want?"

    In both of her lives, Yue Wan had never experienced wedding bliss, so being asked about it made her feel full and complete to the point where her happiness could not be contained. Subconsciously, her lips gave out her response through a beautiful smile. She even picturized Little Bao being the ring holder.

    Suddenly, a rough finger pinched her cheek and teased: "Your heart is already in a dream when your mouth says that I''m rushing things, my mischievous wild cub. Admit that you want to bed me, you little pervert."

    "Who is perverted? You are the one that has had these thoughts for forever." As she spoke, Yue Wan reached out to pound on his chest.

    Xiao Hua caught her slender hand and kissed them: "My dear, how about we test who has the naughtier thoughts? Huh?" saying that he leaned again, however,...

    Before he could touch her lips, a voice interrupted them.

    "Ohˇ­I''m sorry, my Prince! Am I interrupting?"Dong Yi covered his eyes with his hands and walked toward them.

    "You are, now get lost!" Xiao Hua''s expression darkened and rage gathered in his eyes.

    Dong Yi felt like he had suddenly disrupted something he shouldn''t have... Would he be killed for that? But he was a victim under their doses of love.

    "What''s the matter?" Yue Wan asked with blush and nudged Xiao Hua to keep the distance.

    "Well, Mistress! It seems like someone''s here to cause some trouble! ˇ­"

    Yue Wan and Xiao Hua looked at each other, then followed Dong Yi into the hall.

 Chapter 245 - Death Ends A Life But Not The Ugly Truth

    In the receiving hall of the Yue family''s villa, the atmosphere was very tense.

    Hot tea was placed before each of the four people sitting on the couches, the coldness that was coming off each person permeated the air.

    Uncle Wang: "Master, is there anything else you need?"

    Yue Yeager waved his hand and looked at the two people before him with annoyance.

    Right then, a voice came from the corner as Yue Wan walked towards them elegantly: "First Elder! Cousin Xue! You guys rarely come to the Yue Villa. What is the occasion?" There''s no smoke without fire.

    The First Elder''s expression didn''t change as he stared at her sudden arrival: "I was passing by, so I decided to come and see you all."

    "I insist grandfather come here. How are you, Cousin Wan?" Yue Xue lifted his brows and waved at Yue Wan.

    The corners of Yue Wan''s lips were slightly curved, showing a hint of sarcasm: "How I am? After everything happened you still have the nerve to ask me that question?"

    Yue Xue: "..."

    Displeased, First Elder let Yue Wan know what he thought with a grumpy voice, "Are you dissatisfied with something Young Miss?"

    If it had been a few years ago, it would have been fine for First Elder to take on the role of an elder to harshly reprimand the Yue family members a little. However, right now, he could only grumble with an unhappy expression.

    Yue Yeager replied, sounding indifferent and cold: "I''m sure First Elder can understand what my daughter is saying without me going into details."

    First Elder''s gaze turned heavy as he saw the accusation under Yue Yeager''s eyes: "If it is about that thing that happened at the club, I swear that my granddaughter was a victim too. I never thought that Xiao Shen would find trouble for our kids using her own child. She plotted against us. She''s really vicious and calculative!"

    Yue Xue nodded in agreement. "Since Jing Zhe was part of the Xiao family, I didn''t doubt her intention. Who thought there would be a vicious snake under the great Xiao family?"

    First Elder stabbed his walking stick twice: "That night the Su Young Miss was also with them, but never once had her name implied until now. The whole city knew that past relationship rumor between the Xiao and the Su family. No wonder her name was not mentioned even once in the media."

    "What you''re saying is completely unclear to me." Yue Xiang''s tone was frosty and mild. The cold smile in his eyes was clearly displayed. "The Xiao family has no enmity with us in the first place, so stop using such a baseless accusation."

    Yue Yeager narrowed his gaze toward them. "Also, after the scandal broke out, Xiao Shen got expelled from the family. So you shouldn''t blame them without proof."

    The First Elder''s old face stiffened. He smiled with embarrassment and said, "I think the Xiao family must have discarded her to protect themselves. Since Young Miss Yue had caused chaos at the Elder Xiao''s party, Miss Jing came to get even by implicating the two Yue daughters. This is all about getting revenge. I couldn''t believe it at first too, but it''s the truth."

    "Oh really? Then please clarify my simple doubt, Cousin Xue," Yue Wan''s chilly golden eyes turned to calmly look at Yue Xue. "You are getting married to the Li family who schemed against me too. Tell me, how should I take this matter? The Jing family or The Li Family, one came and the other is coming close to my Yue family under your shadow! Is that a pure coincidence?"

    Yue Xue''s smile stiffened. Faced with Yue Yeager'' and Yue Xiang''s gaze, she gradually felt sweat running down her back. "Thisˇ­" She averted her eyes from them and caught a figure standing under the staircase with an anonymous aura. She blinked and opened again to find nothing.

    ''Am I seeing things?'' She couldn''t see the face as it was hidden in the dark, but that man had a terrifying aura that made her feel fear. He had unwittingly opened a crack in the thick shell of her masked expression.

    After a minute, she pushed that thought back and showed a gratified expression: "Thisˇ­ The relationship between us is a little hard to explain. Due to our unique personality compatibility, we found that we are suited for each other. On that day, Young Master Li went open with our relationship to the public in order to protect me. I knew that you still have lingering feelings for him, but I''m sorry cousin."

    When Yue Wan heard this, her mouth twitched with the hint of a smug smile. ''I think you can go fight for an Oscar, Yue Xue! No one could doubt you by the way you actˇ­. Simply marvelous!''

    Yue Xiang with a hidden coldness on his face mocked: "To clear your name and to frame others... clever tactics." He slowly turned to face them with a more unperturbed look, "Death ends a life but not the ugly truth."

    Yue Xue''s back stiffened, and immediately, a spirit of ferocity radiated off her. She knitted her brows and thought Yue sibling''s attitude was fishy.

    The First Elder had a ghastly expression upon hearing that. "What do you mean by that? Even after our explanation, you''re still supporting the Xiao family. Dont forget, under whose blood you survived till no---"

    "Elder Yue!" Yue Yeager cut his words short impudently.

    First Elder''s face stiffened in fright.

    Yue Xiang''s stern face had a rarely seen slight smile in it.

    Yue Yeager coldly commanded with cold eyes: "You are not qualified to discipline my son!"

    First Elder paled. He never expected Yue Yeager would speak like this. In the past, Yue Yeager never raised his voice, but today his temperament got sharper.

    Yue Wan stared at them exasperatedly, as if she were mocking them.

    "Forgive my impudence." First Elder clenched his stick until his skin turned blue. ''If only I had that position.''

    Yue Yeager impatiently waved his hand: "Why are you here?"

    Yue Xue bit her lip and hesitantly looked at Yue Wan. She apologetically handed the invitation card to her.

    "Cousin Wan, I''m getting engaged to Rong this weekend. I hope you can give us your blessing." Saying this she studied Yue Wan expression but found nothing.

    She then turned to look at Yue Yeager: "As my elder and Master of the Yue Family, your blessing is the most important thing to us."

    Yue Yeared didn''t hate Yue Xue so he gave a nod reluctantly.

    Yue Wan looked strangely at the huge, blaring word "Xue & Rong" that was imprinted in the gold foil of the red designed card. This is the same as the past one with a slight change in the name, "Wei & Rong". It looks like destiny will follow the same pattern even if the path had been changed.

    After their motive was achieved, the grandfather and granddaughter left the villa as they had to invite others too.

    Yue Yeager frowned as he looked at the invitation card in Yue Wan''s hand. He wanted to shred it into pieces.

    As for Yue Xiang, he already took the lighter from his pocket and held it tightly in his hand: ''Burn it!'' Was written on his face.

    However, someone hiding in the dark was more than ready to stuff that invitation into a certain person''s mouth. His purple eyes were burning under the rage of fire.

    Dong Yi kept a fire extinguisher close by in case of an accident.

    ''My profession is changing day by day!''

    ---The-Next-day----

    "Knock...Knock" The door was knocked on twice. After a second a voice gave permission for the person to enter.

    "Daddy? Big Brother? I cooked some roasted sweet potato and smoked paprika soup. Please try some of it for me," Yue Wan entered carrying a bowl of hot soup into the study room where Yue Yeager was busy negotiating with Yue Xiang, both of them sitting opposite to each other.

    Yue Yeager looked at his daughter and smiled at her: "Little Wan! Why trouble yourself by doing all of that? Where is Uncle Wang?"

    "It''s okay daddy, I insisted on doing this," Yue Wan said as she severed them each a bowl and stood there with a cheeky grin.

 Chapter 246 - Me And My Big Mouth!

    Yue Xiang, who was engaged in a business conversation didn''t mind his sister''s interference, he carried on after getting the bowl. "What do you think about the recent avenue?"

    Yue Yeager started to return to the conversation, picking up from where they left off.  Taking a sip of the hot soup he opened his mouth to give his opinion, "This is our new product which is combined with Tian Tech, so we must be very careful with that and we mustn''t make any blunders."

    Yue Xiang took a mouth full of a spoon before replying: "Don''t worry, the new staff has already memorized all the product information and they know it like the back of their hands. I''ve also tallied the information with the clients who have purchased the products. Therefore, if there is any issue, we will know about it first."

    Looking at the sales rate chart on the table, Yue Wan said in astonishment, "I didn''t expect there to be such great sales."

    Yue Yeager smiled as he took another sip and said, "I didn''t expect it either. Most of the clients were interested in the Yue products due to our new investor."

    Most people, like those top businessmen, are actually interested in their products in hopes of seizing the PISAC Investor''s grace.

    In her past, PISAC appeared after her father''s death and the President of the corporation fought against some affluent family from Empire City. However, it never associated with Yue Corps as far as she knew, so why now?

    "Why have they appeared in City A now?" Yue Wan muttered under breath.

    Hearing that, Yue Xiang''s eyes stared in surprise: "Where should they appear?"

    In a casual manner, Yue Wan replied without thinking much: "Empire Ci...." Next second, Yue Wan bit her tongue to avoid speaking more. ''Me and my big mouth!''

    Her voice entered his ears like a sharp wind, stunning Yue Xiang. His gaze glinted. He felt rather confused. Though his face''s reaction was masked, he was startled inside. ''Did she know something?''

    A short silence occurred around them. Yue Wan noticed the gaze from her brother and she frowned slightly. She nearly forgot that Yue Yeager was quick-witted. If he asked her why she said it, what should she say? Lying was impossible with him. When she thought about this, Yue Wan''s eyes instantly dimmed.

    "Empire city! Why?" There was a mix of emotions that could not be concealed in Yue Xiang''s eyes.

    Anxiety and difficulty could not be hidden in Yue Wan''s eyes, she bit onto her plump lips out of habit and she met Yue Xiang''s deep eyes. Their gaze was locked with each other.

    Yue Xiang grew doubtful almost immediately seeing her hesitation.

    Right then, Yue Yeager''s voice cried in happiness: "Ah! So tasty!! No wonder they say a bowl of soup is just a way of screwing you out of a meal. Little Wan, this is very delicious."

    Yue Wan quickly changed her tone and cheerfully clapped her hand: "If daddy loves it then it means my hard work has paid off."

    "So tell me, what you want, my cute daughter?" Yue Yeager pinched her little fat cheek. He knew his daughter very well, "You did this for something, right?"

    Yue Wan hesitantly said, "About that...."

    "Knock...Knock!" The door was knocked again but this time by Uncle Wang, "Master, we have a visitors."

    Hearing that Yue Wan bounced with excitement, "Daddy, hope you forgive me this once."

    Yue Yeager''s brow twitched nonstop, his cold eyes blinking unpleasantly. ''Something is not right!''

    Yue Xiang revealed a serious look. "You invited them!! Think about the consequences."

    Yue Wan showed him her best puppy eyes. "I can''t say no to their request. They won''t trouble you at all. Believe me!"

    "Them!!" Yue Yeager cast his son a side glance seeking the truth.

    Yue Xiang frowned. This would probably be the most challenging task that he''d ever undertaken.

    Soˇ­

    Yue Xiang had already sent the respective message to someone to aid him with the upcoming war.

    ---At the same time---

    Inside the car.

    "Did something good happen there, sir?" Dong Yi from the driver seat asked Xiao Hua who was sitting in the backseat.

    "Does it look that way to you?" A cold voice came forward.

    "Yes, sir. It does." Looking through the rearview mirror, Dong Yi replied. In his Prince''s angry-looking eyes and his large frame, he was used to seeing them always filled with hate, lifeless and killing intentions, but now there was warmness and liveliness. ''ˇ­.What a relief. All because of our Mistress''

    Xiao Hua sat staring at the computer as his slender fingers rested elegantly on the keyboard, typing on it from time to time, producing a crisp sound which was actually an additional clattering menace.

    However, his lips were slowly curved up. He then looked back fondly at the mobile phone''s screensaver, where Yue Wan and Little Bao hugged each other.

    Though he wanted to cut that brat out, somehow this picture gave him bliss. In his mind, Xiao Hua pictured the two of them as his wife and son, his only world. This feeling was fascinating. It wished that he would spend a lifetime together. He didn''t mind having a cat..no ..no a little black panther as his son.

    ''You have a red-call, boss!'' A voice came from his laptop.

    Red-call: Emergency.

    Xiao Huo opened the video chat, where his subordinate stated that his illegal activities and transaction could remain inaudible to anyone on the outside.

    Hearing the information from the other side, his handsome face sank bit by bit. Finally, his handsome brows turned into a knot and his dark eyes flickered with an uncertain light. "Send me the file."

    Next second, his mail icon jumped with a red dot. He opened it.

    The computer screen did not show the expected stock market future prices and other business information but serious reports and pictures regarding a person''s deaths in a gruesome manner.

    Xiao Hua''s grave expression stared at the report for quite a while, then inquired in a lowered voice to the caller, "Is this report accurate?"

    An era passed before Xiao Hua finally hung up on the call. His entire being was also covered with a cold hostility that made one feel very uneasy.

    Looking at Xiao Hua''s cold and distant face, Dong Yi trembled in his heart: ''Did someone provoked the mighty lord!!''

    Finally, gathering some courage, he asked: "Prince what happened?"

    Xiao Hua snapped out of his thoughts quickly and closed the laptop in force. "Did you dig out the information regarding the woman who contacted Tian Meng? Who killed her?"

    "We couldn''t find the mastermind, but we did find out that she had changed her appearance before coming to the Yue Crop."

    "Anything else.." Xiao Hua clenched his jaw and gazed outside with raged eyes.

    Suddenly, Dong Yi remembered the report he received this morning: "Prince, we found one more similar case like Lu Jia''s death. It happened during a peculiar day."

    With his forehead resting on his hand, Xiao Hua had a subtle creepy smile flashed across his face. "Send every detail to your Misses. She knows what to do."

    A light lit up near him. There was an incoming message on his muted phone.

    Xiao Hua casually swept a glance over it. A second later, his pupils suddenly shrank.

    Xiao Hua stared for more than ten seconds and then his expression turned stormy. He ordered: "Change of schedule. We are going to YUE VILLA. NOW!"

    Dong Yi was left puzzled for a moment then, but still, he did as his Prince said: "Okay!"

    However, behind him, that man was emitting a demonic charm that sent shivers under his spine. ''Holy mother please save me!!''

 Chapter 247 - Youve Made Me Wear A Green Hat.

    Shen Ming: Fair skin-amber-eyes&short-red-hair. He was straight forward and bold with his words. A little bit of an airhead sometimes. (His nickname is the Stupid twin of my face.)

    Shen Rui: Had the same appearance as his twins except for his pure black pupils. He was also craftier and more cunning than his twin. (His nickname is Double Faced Egotistical Jerk)

    ----In the Yue Family Villa---

    Lin Xu nagged on and on as he was forced to leave his all-important work, including abandoning the hot chick who was his blind date, due to his pal''s one silly message: "Tell me! Why did you ask me to come here?"

    If it was for something useless, he would curse this jerk non-stop until he goes bald for making him miss that hot chick.

    Yue Xiang stood on the staircase with a troubled expression, tapping his leg on the floor repeatedly: "He is late."

    Catching that, Lin Xu asked: "Xiang, are you hiding something from me?"

    Yue Xiang: "No!"

    Seeing how he denied it so quickly, Lin Xu''s gossip-loving eyes narrowed. "Who is he? Did you find that...you know ..your man?"

    Yue Xiang''s patience''s snapping sound could be heard. "Shut up!"

    Lin Xu coughed. "Er, don''t tell me, you knocked him out? Did that guy survive your stamina?"

    Yue Xiang''s expression turned even uglier, he cracked his knuckles and he had the sudden urge to kill the guy standing before him.

    Lin Xu looked at his friend''s expression... ''Did I dig my own grave?''

    Facing Lin Xu, he rolled up his sleeves one by one and moved a step closer, "Let''s check out whether you can sustain my stamina or notˇ­"

    Bro!! It''s easy for people to misunderstand, you know! Don''t damage my chastity so easily!

    Suddenly, Xiao Hua''s cold voice came from behind. "Where is she?"

    Lin Xu, who was frightened out of his wits, jerked up and moved toward Yue Xiang, they were in kissing position.

    Seeing that, Yue Xiang kicked that guy down to the floor.

    Walking over Lin Xu like he was a dead corpse, Xiao Hua swept his gaze across Yue Xiang. His icy cold gaze pierced deep into one''s bones, "Say it!"

    Yue Xiang gestured to Yue Wan''s room at the back and warned: "You''re close to wearing green."

    Lin Xu lying on the floor, jerked up in chibi form with the footprint on his white shirt. His eyes bulged out, ''Holysh!!t! Green ¨C it means Wolf bro is being cheated on? Such hot news. How can I miss it??''

    Heh heh, this is going to come in handy for my life insurance! Lin Xu opened the video app on his phone and followed Xiao Hua''s back.

    ----In Yue Wan''s room---

    Kids were always her soft spot. The image of her baby enduring great pain due to her foolishness made her soft heart towards every kid in the world, she couldn''t bear to see them in pain.

    And that was the exact scene happening right now. Though she made her dad and big brother stay in their studies while she took the boys to her room, the Twins were waging a silent war with her, they didn''t even touch those snacks and drinks before them.

    With their head down, they had a clouded aura around them.

    As for the snacks, her son already ate half of them. Feeling troubled she held her head, "Bao, stop eating the snacks, they are for our guests. Don''t mess around!"

    Little Bao, who was in his rebellious stage, puffed out his cheeks and looked at the snacks angrily, and then he sulked in the corner as usual.

    Inside, he felt cheated! ''Mommy is not giving me snacks! Hump! I''ll complain to my great-grandpa.''

    However, Yue Wan was still completely oblivious that the term ''Guests'', made the twin demons thunderstruck.

    Guests...just guests...Sis-Wan treats us like guests!!!

    Their mind was filled with this sentence repeatedly. Soon, their little faces scrunched up and tears shed slowly.

    Seeing them drowning in unhappiness, Yue Wan suddenly felt a little guilty. "Rui Rui! Ming Ming!"

    The young boy with a black pupil eventually looked up at Yue Wan, "Wif--- Sis Wan, why didn''t you come and see Rui Rui lately? You don''t want me anymore?"

    Shen Ming joined him with the pitiful expression: "You don''t love Ming Ming anymore? Is it because of that girl in my class?"

    *That girl is one they mentioned in previous chapter; She has a crush on Shen Ming*

    Yue Wan felt a rush of mixed feelings, "No! No! ---" Her words were cut off by Shen Rui''s next sentence.

    "Did Rui Rui do something bad? If you hate me, Ruirui will feel lifelessˇ­" Shen Rui sniffled with his hoarse but tiny voice; anyone who heard this would surely have a heartache.

    Quickly, Yue Wan hugged him into her chest, and gently patted his back, "RuiRui, don''t cry; It pains my heart seeing you cry. I know you''re a good boy, it''s just these days, I had an exam so that I couldn''t spend time with you. How can I not love you two? You are the best of the best."

    There was a slight smirk on Shen Rui''s lips which proffered his victory to his twins.

    Shen Ming''s delicate face slightly frowned at that sight. His lips pouted as his eyes tried to gather some tears of anguish. Snuggling to Yue Wan''s side, he grumbled, "Sis-Wan, why don''t you hug me? You no longer want MingMing!"

    Being with his twin, Shen Ming knew that if he acted a little weaker and a little more pitiful, Yue Wan would care and coax him a lot with kisses.

    Looking at the young boy''s tear face, Yue Wan hugged him too and vouched: "Oh MingMing! How about we go to the amus.e.m.e.nt park today to make up those days?"

    Shen Rui looked at her face: "Really! We can go there??"

    "Yes."

    Shen Ming continued in his sweet tone, "Will you enter the Ferris wheel with Ming Ming?"

    Shen Rui: "Me too!"

    At the same time, both reached out their little finger for the pinky swear, "Pinky promise that you will ride with MingMing\RuiRui!"

    They gave each other a hard stare: ''Dont copy my line!''

    Chuckling, Yue Wan gently wiped away the tears in their eyes and hooked her pinky with them. "Pinky promise!"

    In the next second.

    "BANGˇŞˇŞ"

    The door of the study was kicked open by a man.

    Hearing the loud crash, Yue Wan screamed in shock. "AhˇŞˇŞWho is that?"

    The door toppled over with a loud crash on the floor and a figure entered slowly.

    Hearing that the twins turned their eyes, and spotted the man standing tall and indifferent by the door, that made their gentle smile instantly froze. ''Who is he?!''

    Yue Wan had a look of gaucherie seeing her boyfriend''s unexpected appearance. Sh*t! What''s going on! Why is he here? Shouldn''t he be attending today''s board meeting at the conference?

    Yesterday before leaving the Yue villa, Xiao Hua informed her that he won''t be able to meet her for the next two days as he had meetings to attend. Based on that, she invited the twins, who were calling her nonstop after her exams.

    Am I in trouble?ˇ­ She didn''t have the guts to look at him.

    But it''s not like I''m cheating on him.

    "Get up." Xiao Hua gave a disdainful look at Shen Rui who was sitting in Yue Wan''s lap. There was a deep loathing on his face looking at their position. After he tossed out those two words, his eyes turned to Yue Wan directly.

    The moment Yue Wan saw his stone-cold eyes that were fixated on her, she became speechless. Even his evil and seductive smile contained a hint of warning. Before she could process her mind, she heard: "Wild cub! You''ve made me wear a green hat."

    "...."

    There''s something wrong with this guy''s eyes, right? What does he mean by making him wear a Green Hat?? They are kids for god sake.

    As Shen Rui spied the man''s face, his expression quickly darkened with a flash of Ye Xian''s image. ''Four-eyed clown!''

    Shen Ming didn''t recognize the man''s identity but his eyes filled with vigilance and hostility. ''Another annoyance!''

    Seeing those lad''s provocation, Xiao Hua very much wanted to smack those brats so badly.

    .....

 Chapter 248 - Single Dog And Ugly ChÇ”nlÇ

    A child''s world was extremely innocent in the eyes of others, however, that statement was incorrect when it came to those two cunning brats. They knew how to twist words or layout a scheme better than the Devil himself.

    Standing in the hall with the phone in his hand, Lin Xu tried hard to suppress his laughter. This pair of Twins were truly ingenious!  They didn''t flinch when playing with fire!

    Lin Xu took a look at Yue Xiang and signed: ''Two additional devils are added to the world''s crucifixion... Gee! Now only my beloved angel(Little Bao) can save this world through his charm.''

    Meanwhile, Yue Xiang''s face did not express any surprise, yet his lips twitched ever so slightly that it was barely perceptible.

    As for Yue Wan, she subconsciously sneaked a peek at the man standing before her and saw that the latter was also looking at her, seemingly waiting for an explanation.

    The atmosphere inside was chaotic.

    "Woman, you''re playing with fire!" Saying that Xiao Hua''s corners of lips curled up in a faint cold smile expressing. ''You think you can easily deceive me?''

    Yue Wan was dumbfounded and wished someone could give her one tight slap to wake her up.

    Shen Rui laid his forehead on hers and pretending to be frightened, he asked: "Sis-Wan, why did this barbaric UNCLE break in? Rui Rui is scared."

    Shen Ming stood before Yue Wan with a protective pose and shot a mean look at Xiao Hua: "Old Uncle, don''t you know any manners? How could you bargain into our room! You''re scaring Wif-- Sis Wan."

    ''Our Room!?!''

    Chibi Hua burned with rage. Go to h*ll with this mysterious identity, time to show them who the daddy is. The Wild Cub is mine!

    Awkwardness filled the room as Yue Wan was really at a loss about what to say.

    Xiao Hua remained expressionless. His eyes skimmed the closeness between those two, the space between his brows tripped as if he was about to collapse. "Did you really think you can hide this from me?"

    Yue Wan abruptly responded and explained with a smile: "This ... This... Aunt Shen wanted me to babysit them for the day. Nothing else! I swear, I didn''t break our promise."

    Suddenly, Yue Xiang''s voice reached her ears. "Why is he sitting on your lap?"

    Why did he have to mention that? Gah! Yue Wan held her head. ''Big Brother, you bully!''

    "You''re breaking the rules," Xiao Hua pinched his brows and his expression was cold.

    Yue Wan could almost see the black cloud of resentment emanating from the top of his head, ''He looks like jealousy wife...''

    Xiao Hua shot a look towards Twins and continued questioning, "If I hadn''t come here, you''d probably have gone on a secret date? That''s why you were so energetic when I told you about my meeting today might be off-sea."

    Yue Wan was speechless.  She was racking her brains for an explanation but someone saved that trouble.

    Shen Ming raised his finger and swung in No gesture: "Tch! Tch! A real man will never be rude at a woman. Also, jealousness is a terrible disease, it''s a sign of weakness.... and.... and.."

    Shen Rui interjected his twins'' speech: "Insecurity and obsession."

    "Right! If you want to take it out on some, bring it to me. My mother said that we should treat the beautiful woman like a princess and they need romance, not rules. Being dominant and controlling others is a very bad characteristic."

    Shen Rui continued with a nod: "Sis Wan is the most beautiful girl in the world. Even the moon and stars don''t glow as bright as my, Sis Wan. She is the most awesome lady I have ever met." Inside his heart: ''Mother you are still on prohibition as you had a secret date without us.''

    Yue Wan felt like Cupid had just shot an arrow through her heart.

    Lin Xu was speechless. This damned kid was impressive. His two pals should kneel before him now. ''R.I.P to their EQ''

    Xiao Hua''s eyes darkened further and he said in a frosty tone: "Yue Wan, come here before I start to regret things."

    He might lose control at any momentˇ­

    Shen Rui hugged Yue Wan and didn''t let go. Even Shen Ming grasped her free elbow closer.

    Xiao Hua stared at the girl who was stuck to the twins and the air around him turned colder.

    A gust of wind blew around, Lin Xu shivered: "Next time, I should bring my jacket." Rubbing his hand together, he shot a look at the scene.

    Xiao Hua urged Yue Wan to his side again but his lips curved into a seductive smile: "Wan! Dont make me pu.ni.sh you."

    Yue Wan stared at him in awe, recalling the past punishment. Her face went pop in an instant and heat released in a puff.

    "UNCLE," a cute voice came from Yue Wan''s embrace interrupted them, "If you act like that your girlfriend will run away in the future and you will be doomed to be," pointing his little finger at Yue Xiang, Shen Rui was openly carrying a warm and gentle smile on his face. "A single dog like HIM."

    Lin Xu gave a slight cough and signaled the Devil with a provocative look: "Is he talking about you? Bro, if you want a girlfriend you need to measure the EQ in your brain. "

    Yue Xiang''s brows snapped, "Why Don''t You Slip Into Something More Comfortable? Like A Coma!"

    Seeing the reaction, Lin Xu''s legs trembled. "Boss, I was wrong, I was wrong. I shouldn''t have run my mouth!"

    Shen Rui continued as gaze moved to Lin Xu: "Or be like HIM a .....UGLY ch¨łnl¨¶! "

    [ch¨łnl¨¶=stupid donkey]

    Lin Xu became flabbergasted. YOU Ugly!!! YOUR Father is Ugly! Where is my Knife!!!

    Yue Xiang quickly stopped him, by holding him, "Keep it down! Even though it is half true."

    ''BOOM! BOOM!'' Thunderstruck at Chibi Hipo.

    "Ahh!!! I don''t want to live anymore!!" Lin Xu whined meekly.

    "Shall I call the Funeral Service?" Yue Xinag with a serious look.

    Lin Xu sulked down and draw rotten eggs on the floor. ''I will divorce you all!''

    With the corners of his mouth twitching, Yue Xiang tolerated it and focused on the main issue.

    ....

    Turning to Yue Wan, Shen Rui said in a cute voice, "Sis Wan, don''t worry, Rui Rui will protect you from this Perverted Uncle." He secretly gave a death glare at Xiao Hua with lips curved up, reflecting the ulterior motives he harbored. ''I will steal Sis-Wan''s heart.''

    Xiao Hua was not expecting anything good to come out of that imp''s mouth.

    Right now, he wanted to toss those brats away from his woman and then as a punishment, he wanted to kiss her senselessly. However, his short-tempered wild cub might hate him for doing that. So he endured it.

    Shen Ming got an eye signal from his twin, "Sis Wan, let''s go to the amus.e.m.e.nt park."

    The veins on Xiao Hua''s forehead popped out. ''This brat needs a beating, he asking my wild cub for a date.''

    He rolled his sleeves up and was about to smack then when a crystal voice stopped him

    "Why don''t you join us? It''ll be fun... you and ..... me." Stuttering, Yue Wan stood up after placing the Shen Rui down who was mopping on being separated.

    Xiao Hua was surprised and he looked up at her with widening eyes. "Youˇ­want me to join you?"

    The fact was, he was planning on how to sabotage their trip but didn''t expect Yue Wan to ask him.

    Yue Wan nodded honestly, she wanted him by her side while she''s having fun. "Yeah!"

 Chapter 249 - Why Cant I See That Bastard, Xiang?

    Seeing the turn of events, Shen Rui was agitated. His eyes flashed with an idea and he reached out his hand for Yue Wan. "But Sis Wan there''ll be quite a lot of people and Uncle might feel bored by those childish games. Also, he dont like our presence."

    Pitifully, Shen Rui had his face down, he bit his lips and his eyes were close to tears. ''Lord Husband, Your concubine suffered grievance under the Ugly Empress.''

    Xiao Hua who was standing at the door: "ˇ­"

    Shen Ming tagged along: "Sis Wan, you''re so dumb ¨C do you even need to ask? Obviously, the amus.e.m.e.nt park is not suited for Old Uncle. Even Daddy hates it."

    *If Mr.Shen was presented at the moment, he would have roared: "Whose fault is that I hate it?"*

    Yue Wan''s eyes dimmed. Hearing the twins'' words, she thought Xiao Hua might feel this pretty childish. Seeing the slightly frowning expression on Xiao Hua''s face, she felt as if she had made a huge mistake.

    Since the motive was achieved, Shen Rui pulled Yue Wan''s wrist: "Let''s go!.... Ming, you go and get our so--- I mean Little Bao too."

    ''So?'' Yue Xiang and Xiao Hua exchanged glances, they puzzled a second before understanding the boys'' slip.

    This little bastard!!!

    Amid Yue Wan''s obliviousness to the strange reaction of the two men, she let Shen Rui drag her away with him.

    As they were about to walk off, she felt a tug on her free arm that halted her exit to the room.

    With his hand on her wrist, he leaned slightly over and slowly whispered to her ear, "I''ll take you to the amus.e.m.e.nt park. As I don''t like seeing you leave with other men."

    His sudden action caused her face to flush even hotter. "What men? They are no---"

    Xiao Hua''s lips had a sinister curve to them, out of the blue, he pecked at her lips.

    The twins were taken aback by this sudden display of love.

    Shen Ming dropped Little Bao down and blinked with an open mouth.

    "Youˇ­" Shen Rui went blank for a full ten seconds. His eyes were as wide as a galaxy; looked like he had been dealt a huge blow and he was on the verge of exploding.

    With a reddening cheek, Yue Wan slapped his hold away, "Don''t fool around in front of the kids!"

    Xiao Hua indulgently looked at Yue Wan and kissed her temples. "Sure."

    Shen Ming murmured to his doubled face jerk: "Why did he do that?"

    Shen Rui scoffed: "Tsk! He did it on purpose for us to see! Driving a wedge between us and Sis Wan!"

    Yue Xiang coughed then interrupted the two disrespectful lovebirds, "Curfew will end at 7 PM. Don''t be late." Saying that he returned to his work.

    Standing there, Lin Xu felt like a third wheel and he started questioning his life purpose. With an abused look of a single dog, he followed Yue Xiang. ''I will get a girl and stuff you all with dog food! Hump!''

    With a head full of black lines, Shen Rui looked very unwilling. Suddenly something struck his mind, ''Damn it! That single dog brought this head pain! I will pay this debt soon.''

    As for Shen Ming, he was in a daze for a long while before cursing. ''Why didn''t he grow up like that man? It''s all your fault mother, why did you give birth to me lately?''

    ------With Yue Xiang------

    Looking at the happy family leaving the villa, Lin Xu slumped his shoulder down and whined in protest: "So Heartless! Damnˇ­ my dog eyes!"

    Yue Xiang walked over impatiently.

    Lin Xu put his hands on his h.i.p.s and asked, "Xiang, how could you agree to that?!"

    Yue Xiang glanced at him. "Why not?"

    With endless enthusiasm, Lin Xu immediately exclaimed, "Bro Xiang! At this moment, you should show your jealousy and hatred as those other Sis-cons. Grasping his collar, you should punch him or something."

    Yue Xiang raised his eyes at Lin Xu''s back and took a step back: "... "

    Lin Xu sighed and strolled here and there like a director. "Look at you ¨C you''re always so dim-witted. According to our script, you have to be more aggressive! You should not have allowed them to go on a date so easily. Let me tell youˇ­."

    "Who is on a date?" Speaking of the devil''s father! Yue Yeager suddenly appeared behind Lin Xu unnoticed.

    "Ahhhhh!" Lin Xu put on a frightened look.

    Thatˇ­ scared the h*ll out of meˇ­

    Lin Xu patted his little heart and rebutted unhappily: "Uncle Yue! You''re still home. I was just speaking a silly thing with Xiang."

    Upon hearing what he said, Yue Yeager smiled at him with an undetectable trace of gloominess: "Huh! What are you saying? Xiang went to the office earlier to attend the Board meeting."

    Lin Xu: "..."

    Swiftly, he looked at Yue Xiang''s place.

    ''Blink; Blink!''

    Lin Xu rubbed his eyes repeatedly, There must be something wrong with my eyes. Why can''t I see that bastard, Xiang?

    After a second, it struck Lin Xu that he was abandoned. ''Xiang, your disappearing skills have reached this level?! Damn, damn, damn! Are you even human?!

    Yue Yeager asked again: "You were talking about a date? Who are you talking about?"

    Lin Xu sweating behind his back, shuttered: "No...Nothing ... It''s ...Nothing!"

    The moment later, his phone rang with a message tone. Opening the chat he saw a message.

    [Say anything about Wolf and Little Wan, then forget your integrity. Your Li family will have to bear responsibility for the consequences. ]

    Lin Xu was speechless; before he could process it, another message popped out with a caption: [* coffin emoji* Don''t worry about me ¨C I''ll live till your coffin rots!]

    Lin Xu''s hairs stood on end: "Ffff-f*ck!!!!!!"

    He tried to send a message of curse but found a warning message.

    [You''re not authorized to message this number]

    It means....his number is blocked.

    Lin Xu crashed instantly on the floor in a dramatic way: ''You two bastards! How dare you betray me!!''

    .....

    The scene changed to an amus.e.m.e.nt park. The place was very crowded as there would be a grand fireworks display happening at night, a lot of people came today, mostly families and couples.

    Most amus.e.m.e.nt parks had VIP tickets. These special tickets gave them front of the line access to many rides in the park without the need to queue up.

    Standing at the VIP counter, Yue Wan and Xiao Hua took the tickets for 2 a.d.u.l.ts and 2 kids.

    Little Bao didn''t join them as he escaped somewhere to eat some meatballs.

    Twins looked around very intently and were contemplating what to ride and in what order.

    Getting the tickets Yue Wan recalled something, she quickly tugged Xiao Hua and asked: "There are too many people here. Won''t you have the problem of exposing yourself to the public?"

    "Don''t worry, I have already gotten somebody to hack into the CCTV cameras here. We are safe."

    "Ah" It turned out that Xiao Hua had prepared for everything...but she felt that something was lacking.

    That was, they had attracted the attention of many passersby around with their unique beauty a long time ago.

    Entering the park, she was at a stall where they were selling some masks, an idea flashed her mind, she quickly went there and brought 4 different masks.

 Chapter 250 - Snooping Around Is Much More Exciting

    They had attracted the attention of many passersby around with their unique beauty a long time ago.

    Entering the park, Yue Wan saw a stall where they were selling some masks, an idea flashed her mind, she quickly went there and brought 4 different masks.

    Shen Rui with- ''Silver Wolf half-face mask.''

    Shen Ming with- '' Catamount half-faced Mask''

    Xiao Hua with- ''Black Wolf half face mask.''

    Yue Wan with-'' Cute Lion half face mask.''

    Shen Ming and Yue Wan were checking out the mask goofily, while a spark emitted between both wolves. One large wolf and one small wolf formed two conflicting and extreme auras.

    Shen Rui standing before Xiao Hua, muttered with coldness: "Why are you here? Why do you keep clinging on to my Sis Wan?"

    Xiao Hua simply replied to him slowly with a smirk, "Based on status, you should be calling me ''Brother''."

    "Brother?" Shen Rui''s brow formed a good-looking arch. "On what grounds? MR. Four Eyed Clown."

    Xiao Hua''s eyes darkened. "Since when?"

    "As if I would be deceived by your change of face. I''m old enough to know that Santa doesn''t exist." Shen Rui acted like he had grown mature.

    "What about him?"Xiao Hua pointed at Shen Ming.

    Shen Rui thought about it and after some time he replied, "He .... has a manufacturing defect. He needs a third brain to find your identity."

    Just then, Yue Wan called them.

    The Little lad turned around and walked toward Yue Wan, his frosty eyes turned innocent and pure. "What should we ride first?"

    Shen Ming shouted as he pointed to the Dumbo the Flying Elephant-style rides: "That one!!" His eyes were full of longing.

    With a small pout, she slowly turned around and looked at the cold-faced man in front of her, ''Will you join us?''

    The corners of his mouth lifted to a small smile as he patted Yue Wan, whose little face was rosy with joy today. "I will be standing here for you. Go and enjoy."

    Without waiting for her reply, Twin clutching on each side of her wrists dragged her: "Let''s hurry, if we''re late, we would miss the ride."

    "Thank you!" She whispered to Xiao Hua with her appealing face, delicate eyes, and smiling pink lips.

    The Twins couldn''t wait to try those various rides, and when they flew to the sky, they screamed louder than anyone.

    Yue Wan felt her heartwarming up, and her soul felt intoxicated under the Twins'' happy face. ''If that baby is alive, he/she would be smiling like that.''

    Xiao Hua looked at the way Yue Wan was enjoying the ride and a tinge of gentleness and warmth came over his face. Usually, he liked the quiet place and hated the crowded environment, yet he was not showing his discomfort at all. He accompanied Yue Wan and the Little demons patiently for every ride to see his wild cub''s happiness. However, the hidden longing in her eyes was the one he couldn''t piece it together.

    Haunted house, shooting rage, mazes, pirate ship, water coasters, etc..ect..

    The list went on...

    Coming to the Ferris wheel ride, Xiao Hua looked down at a pale Shen Rui, with his legs soft as noodles. "If you feel sick, then don''t ride it."

    "No, I still want to play." Shen Rui''s face was pale, unlike his Twin, Shen Ming, who was laughing with much-filled energy.

    Yue Wan too felt that they should take a pause, so she suggested, "Let''s have a break near that bench."

    Shen Ming whose little face was rosy with joy, was reluctant to stay still, "En! Why stop, Sis-Wan? We can make Big uncle take care of Rui, while we both can try other rides in the meantime."

    A snap formed on Shen Rui, he did not like his Stupid twin at all! ''I''ll never help with this guy''s homework again.''

    Yue Wan gently stroked Ming''s head and shifted her gaze on to the other Twin''s pale face: "I feel tired playing nonstop."

    With a pout, Shen Ming helplessly shrugged before following Yue Wan.

    Shen Rui tried to move, but his leg gave out. Before he could kiss the ground, a strong arm caught him steadily.

    The little fella peered at the tall man beside him.

    Xiao Hua gazed back and held out his hand. "I won'' drop you."

    Shen Rui hesitated, but in the end, he reached out as well with a compromise and sulked a bit. "Just this once."

    With a smirk, Xiao Hua carried the boy to a nearby bench. ''Just like that brat Bao!''

    .....

    Little Bao eating in the kitchen, sneezed thrice: ''Who is talking about me?"

    .....

    Just as they all moved to the corner, a figure emerged from the hiding spot: "A date! Young Miss Yue is full of surprise."

    ---Rewind-to-the-time-entering-park---

    Just as Yue Wan and Xiao Hua entered the park gate with the Twins, a couple entered, following them.

    Just as Yue Wan was about to wear her mask, she was exposed to someone.

    As they left, a flabbergasted exclamation came from behind them which they didn''t notice

    "She looks like Yue family Young Miss?" Lin Lijuan tugged the man next to her while pointing her finger at Yue Wan''s silhouette.

    The man looked over his shoulder and saw a young lady holding two boys in her hand and a strong man protectively accompanied them. "You must be mistaken! That lady came with her family, it might be her brothers."

    "I saw her face. It is definitely her. Think about it, why would they wear a mask at the park if they are not big shots?" Lin Lijuan felt that she couldn''t be mistaken for somebody else even with just a quick glance.

    "They might be some celebrities'' children, so just leave it." Qin Kai shrugged and didn''t think too much of it.

    "Q.I.N K.A.I!" Lin Lijuan stopped her feet.

    Qin Kai was Qin Guan''s cousin, so he knew that his cousin''s parents were eager to select a woman that was worthy of him, and that woman was Young Miss Yue.

    [In the previous chapter, Yue Yeager planned to fix Yue Wan''s marriage with Qin family before the arrival of Xiao Hua]

    Qin Kai was an archeology professor, but due to some unexpected disaster, he fell in love with this madwoman. He never disclosed his emotions and love out in the open.

    "Do you need to be so petty?" Lin Lijuan gazed glanced distastefully at her emotionless boyfriend. She condemned him heavily.

    Qin Kai''s eardrums went sore from being yelled at. "Then what do you want, Juan?"

    Lin Lijiuan took a deep breath then said, "Let''s tail them and find out. These days Ying Ying(Su Yunying) is mad at me, with this, maybe I can lighten up her mood. You know that she is my best friend."

    The reason why Lin Lijuan always stick to Su Yunying was that

    Qin Kai was speechless. "Your taste is very boring."

    The term he referred to was Su Yunying.

    Lin Lijiuan immediately shot him a nasty look, "Why are always against my best friend? Though she is a little short temper, she treats me very well."

    "You continue to question yourself on how she treats you, over and over again. Don''t you think that there''s a problem? When was the last time she took initiative to contact you?"

    When Lin Lijuan heard this, she did not say anything. She just looked indistinctly at Yue Wan''s direction with envy. It was not that she liked or hated Yue Wan, it just an instinct.

    Su Yunying befriended her and helped during those days when she was outstretched due to being an illegitimate daughter.

    Though she was raised under Lin Xu''s mother, the fact was known everywhere, and she never would have thought that she would be confronted by this truth like a nightmare.

    Seeing her pained expression, Qin Kai felt guilty. He had even almost taken his anger out on her.

    After a second, he tapped her head, he said: "Let enjoy our date, forget pleasing that boring head-pain."

    [Again it''s Su Yunyung.]

    Lin Lijiuan bit her lips and mumbled to herself, "Compared to your boring date, snooping around is much more exciting."

    Obviously, no matter how curious Lin Lijuan was, it wasn''t nice if they kept following around someone. So he rejected her out open.

 Chapter 251 - You Hide Yourself Very Well

    In the end, Lin Lijiuan managed to drag him to be her assistant detective.

    Throughout the ride, the duo followed them sneakily.

    Lin Lijiuan recorded their interaction in the video from an excellent angle. Thanks to this, she would definitely make up with Su Yunying. Even the light was well-captured, however, she couldn''t capture the face.

    She waited for the moment they removed the masks, but it never happened.

    Right then, the tall man crouched down to a pale boy sitting on the bench. It appeared like the boy was whispering something to the man in the black coat.

    And next second, the tall man took the boy towards the rest.

    Lin Lijuan''s eyes brightened, she pushed her boyfriend: "You follow them inside and find an opportunity to remove the man''s mask."

    "I''ll be sued for doing this." Qin Kai said.

    "Oh have this camera. Take a picture of his ugly face under the mask." Lin Lijuan stuffed a camera into her boyfriend''s hands.

    Qin Kai rolled his eyes and followed them to the men''s restroom.

    ---Inside the restroom---

    Qin Kai entered the room, he saw the man was blow-drying his hands and another man entering the last restroom. They both were not wearing any mask.

    Looking around, he noticed one of the restrooms was engaged.

    ''The kid must be inside.'' Thinking that he moved a step closer over pristine sinks and saw a man in the wolf mask was being reflected on the wall of spotless mirrors.

    ''Bingo!''

    Moving towards the sink, Qin Kai unlocked stainless steel shiny taps and washed his hand too, but side by side, he peeped at the guy.

    Right when the masked man closed the tap and turned around, Qin Kai''s shoulder clashed with his and they both groaned in pain. "Watch where are you going?"

    That man with black pupils stared right at Qin Kai with annoyance. "Are you blind?"

    "I''m sorry, forgive me mate." Saying that Qin Kai waved his phone over the man''s face casually and left the place hurriedly.

    Once the sound of the footsteps disappeared.

    ''Tug! Tug!'' Sound of unlocking the door.

    The little boy came out from the engaged restroom and gave that little sly fox some side-eye to the man standing before him and said, "You hide yourself very well."

    Turning back, that man who just bumped with Qin Kai had his lips curved up, "Perfectly!"

    There was an unspoken understanding between them.

    ----Rewind back----

    Xiao Hua carefully placed the pale Shen Rui on the bench.

    Though Shen Rui didn''t like Xiao Hua, he also didn''t reject his help and even gratefully said, "Thank you."

    Everything was even better than Yue Wan imagined, so she felt very relieved at their interaction.

    Shem Ming helped his twin with water that he had in his backpack.

    Yue Wan looked back at the boys: "What would you guys like to drink? I''ll buy it along with some ice cream."

    Shen Ming exclaimed energetically: "Popcorn! Cotton candy! Choco shake! Pizza!..."

    Yue Wan laughed helplessly seeing the never ending list.

    "How blatantly stupid can you be?! Can you finish that all?!" Shen Rui knocked his twin despite his low strength.

    Scratching his head, Shen Ming mumbled: "Can you not be so fierce with me? No matter what, I''m still your brother by a minute."

    The side of Shen Rui''s eyes twitched sharply as he bawled: "Stupid face of mine!"

    Shen Ming frowned when he heard that and he contradicted him: "Double face Egotistical jerk!"

    "Stupid! Don''t talk to me anymore!" Shen Rui icily spat.

    "Who wants to speak with you? Hump!" Shen Ming turned his face away.

    Very engrossed in yelling at each other, they forgot the others.

    Xiao Hua glanced at the twins'' bickering and took out his wallet. "I will buy them all."

    Shen Rui grasped the hem of his coat to stop him: "I don''t want anything."

    To be frank, he was feeling like opening his mouth and emptying out his stomach, but he didn''t want to damage his face before Yue Wan so the snack option was rejected.

    Yue Wan made an easy solution, "Okay then! Hua, you take care of Rui Rui. While Ming will join me to buy some snacks and medicine for Rui."

    Shen Rui didn''t reject this idea.

    After they two left, the silence fell around Rui and Hua.

    Shen Rui put down his guard and asked: "Are you planning to marry her?"

    "Yes." Xiao Hua expressionlessly said.

    Shen Rui lifted his head. His eyes flashed with deliberation before he finally spouted, "Have you already proposed to her?"

    During the fun time, Shen Rui noticed a ring tied to a chain on her neck. He knew right away that it was an engagement ring.

    "Yes." Xiao Hua

    "You..." Shen Rui intuitively halted his words with slightly furrowed brows.

    He sized the bush which was far behind Xiao Hua in detail and noted a woman was clutching a camera on her hand and a man stood close to her.

    A camera? Why was this person taking pictures around us? This is not a coincidence.

    He remembered seeing them more than once, his vision was sharp along with his memory, so he recognized them.

    Tugging, Xiao Hua closer, he whispered: "We have company."

    Xiao Hua''s eyes widened and then a smirked form: "Then we should welcome them."

    After that, he carried Shen Rui to the restroom.

    With a haughty and aloof expression, Shen Rui gave that ugly man, Xiao Hua''s mask and fooled Qin Kai.

    -----Present---

    Dong Yi appeared with a new black wolf kid''s mask and said, "They both left the park, after getting the picture."

    Xiao Hua tore off the fake skin mask and removed the black contact lens, "You can leave."

    Dong Yi disappeared from that place.

    Seeing this, there was a trace of alienation on Shen Rui''s face: "Hmph! Are you boasting that you''re stronger than me?"

    Massaging his face, Xiao Hua said with a cunning smirk, "Always remember, you can''t just judge a person by his appearance. Because that would be nothing more than a decoration. Don''t you agree, Little brat?"

    Shen Rui: "ˇ­" Agree your father!!!

    Xiao Hua ruffled the boy''s hair: "But you''re far more perspective than me. I''m impressed."

    Slapping his hand away, Shen Rui turned back and said: "I have accepted my defeat, but if you make her cry, I won''t let you off."

    Xiao Hua shook his head and chuckled: "I''ll be waiting for it, big man."

    With his reddened ear lobes and exquisite expression, Shen Rui hurriedly rushed back to his twins. Before he got too far away he turned back around and looked at Xiao Hua, "I guess you aren''t too bad after allˇ­ remember to protect her, not a single tear."

    He turned around again and ran off to join his brother and Yue Wan.

    "Thank you for making me realize my mistake. I will cherish her with love and trust." Xiao Hua vowed to his heart.

 Chapter 252 - The man behind Zircons Earring Incident

    The sun was setting slowly and their trip to the amus.e.m.e.nt park was coming to an end.

    Yue Wan and kids brought lots of things, she even brought a souvenir for her family and Shen parents.

    Thankfully, Xiao Hua had arranged for Dong Yi to carry their bags. Three bags contained a few packets of snacks and action figures while Yue Wan brought some snacks to please certain black meatball.

    When it was time to go, Yue Wan and the Twins watched the parade of superheroes.

    "Wow! We''re actually so lucky! There''s a parade today!"

    With lips curved up, Shen Rui boasted, "You didn''t see the announcement board, they wrote there is also a fireworks show!"

    There were more and more people present and it was becoming more crowded. Excited voices were building up in the surrounding area.

    Xiao Hua already booked a special private area for them to watch the fireworks.

    "Let''s go there! The fireworks display is going to start soon!" Xiao Hua took them to the secluded spot.

    The fireworks show started.

    A bright light rose up from the horizon and exploded in the air, with a boom the sky was beautifully lit up.

    Numerous fireworks started popping. During the fireworks show, Yue Wan blinked and turned her head towards the man standing beside her. She felt her heart beating like crazy.

    Xiao Hua actually appeared so much more handsome under the flashed.

    Noticing her gaze, Xiao Hua turned to her.

    Yue Wan stretched out her hand, her fair jade like fingers touched the smooth mask. She was bewitched under his gaze, those purple orbs were truly pretty.

    Looking at the girl''s lively expression, Xiao Hua''s gaze turned into a deep, bottomless abyss, seizing her soul.

    Seeing the boys were so engrossed in pointing out the colors, Xiao Hua leaned forward to get closer to her, close enough to smell the fragrance coming from her. Then he spoke when his lips were against hers, "I can''t control it anymore."

    Yue Wan: "Huh!"

    He held her by the waist and kissed her roughly as if he wanted to deliver all his controlled passions through the kiss. It went deeper and became more intense.

    Yue Wan subconsciously arched her body back and her fingers clenched the hem of her skirt tightly, using it as her tool to control her emotion.

    Suddenly, the twins arguing voices rang out.

    Yue Wan started to panic and pushed him away. "Hey... mind your manners," she rustled.

    "Then don''t give me that look," Xiao Hua''s voice was husky and full of heat.

    Yue Wan was confused, she blinked and met the man''s eyes. "What look?"

    The man''s response was to kiss her again, but the kiss ended soon.

    Neither of their lips came apart, there was barely any air gap between them.

    Xiao Hua nipped her once and said in his hoarse voice, "Wild Cubˇ­"

    "Hmm?" Yue Wan m.o.a.ned.

    "Stop seducing me! Your sis-con brother will lead his army here if you didn''t reach home before curfew."

    Yue Wan was blushed to the point of frustration. She raised a hand to push him and turned her face away, "Bully! When did I seduce you?"

    Under the sky full of fireworks, Xiao Hua''s smiling gaze never left Yue Wan

    ------In Su Villa------

    After the dinner, in the Su family''s villa, Su Yunying opened the door to the study room. "Grandfather, I brought you a herbal tea."

    "Yingying, come in," Su Dingfang smiled, but it didn''t reach his wrinkled eyes.

    Su Yunying went over and asked in concern, "What happened grandpa?"

    "This guyˇ­ we really can''t get through the guards around him! Xiao Hua''s security protection is perfect. I can''t even win over someone of the younger generation!"

    Su Dingfang had always been very cautious and never allowed anyone to have an advantage over him. However, he had underestimated Xiao Hua, now only his friend can help him to get his granddaughter into the Xiao mansion.

    Placing the tray with teacup and file on the table, Su Yunying massaged her grandfather''s back. "Grandpa, you''re getting frustrated over the Yue and Elder Xiao thing. I told you to take it slowly."

    "Your father is a useless bum. In order to secure the Su prosperity, this is the only thing I could do. I don''t want to risk or lose it by a careless mistake."

    Su Yunying sighed, "First look at that file."

    Su Dingfang raised his brows and glanced at the file on the tray. He replied expressionlessly: "What is it?"

    Pretending to be calm, Su Yunying passed the file to his hand.

    Opening it, Su Dingfand saw the pictures on the files! The woman in the picture was smiling sweetly as was helped by the man to get down from the ride. Both of them looked extremely intimate.

    Su Yunying''s cooing voice revealed: "I actually wanted to hand them over to the newspapers and totally destroy her reputation, but I felt it''s pointless. My only target to get in the good grace of Elder Xiao so first, we need to propel that woman''s good name from Elder Xiao''s mind."

    The picture was pretty clearly shot at the right angle.

    "This...! Who are you talking about?"

    With a cunning smirk, Su Yunying revealed: "Young Miss Yue."

    Su Dingfang murmured in disbelief. "What?"

    "My friend took this picture today. Do you remember when I told you about Zircon''s incident where the large shareholder gifted Yue Wan, 30 million worth of earring."

    She could not forget what had happened in the store that day. The woman had snatched her thing away.

    Obviously, Su Dingfang did not have a good impression of Yue Wan at all.

    "I doubted whether that person might be the Xiao Heir. When we went to Xiao Villa, my doubts were raised above and above. There was something between that man behind the earring and Xiao Hua. Also, the attitude of Xiao Ran towards Yue Wan made me feel something is wrong."

    Frowned, Su Dindfang''s eyes stared at the masked man, ''Yue and Xiao!! They have a high possibility.''

    As he moved on, his hand reached for the last picture, it was the man''s face without a mask. He looked ordinary and his pupil was not purple.

    "This is not HIM!"

    "What!" Su Yunying was surprised.

    Elder Su knew Xiao Hua during his childhood, he looked just like his father and his purple eyes(which belong to his mother) were powerful, ingenious, aggressive and bold. But this man had gentleness, patience, and kindness reflected on his eyes. He could never be a Xiao.

    "I knew Xiao Hua more than anyone, this man is not HIM." Su Dingfang analyzed it over and over again, he felt that the person with a mask and without a mask had a different aura.

    He shook his head, full of doubt, ''I will check the man''s background to get the clear my doubt..''

    "Since Yue Wan is not a threat to us, we''ll stick to the original plan. We won''t consider the other options. After all, there''s only one man in the entire Xiao family who''s worthy of you."

    Su Yunying nodded. "You''re right, Grandfather."

    "Alright, now go!" Su Dingfang took one picture from the slack of pictures and turned back to his work.

    Returning to her room, Su Yunying looked through the pictures again, she felt at ease in her heart. All her anxiety and unease in the past few days had vanished.

    Flickering the picture, she mocked: "With this, I can destroy your lifeˇ­ as if you could ever charm my man."

    ........

    After that amus.e.m.e.nt park day, time flew by fast.

    People like the Su family who cherished every second and used it to get Su Yunying to enter the Xiao Crop or to meet Xiao Hua. Nevertheless, time and tide waited for no one, Elder Xiao was not giving them an opportunity to even get a glimpse of Xiao Hua.

    Su Dingfang tried to gather information about the man in the amus.e.m.e.nt park, but his search was futile. He had no idea how many times he had failed in identifying the man in the mask ... He never would have thought that person would become non-existence.

 Chapter 253 - My little ancestor, what am I going to do with you?

    Honestly speaking, this result disappointed him more than getting his kin Su Yunying into the Xiao household.

    It even made him doubt his past analysis regarding the alliance between the Yue and the Xiao family.

    Father Su looked at Elder Su''s intrigued face and asked, "We still didn''t get him?"

    "Hard to say." Elder Su put down the report and leaned back in his office chair before saying, "Why are you here?"

    Father Su: "I got this personally from Master Li. "

    Elder Su widened his eyes as he stared at the invitation card. What was with this situation? "Didn''t Master Yue abolished the marriage contract with the Li family?"

    "That''s right." Father Su nodded and contemplated for a bit. He said, "But the person he is to marry is not Young Miss Yue... It is the second Miss Yue, the First Elder''s granddaughter."

    Elder Su felt that there was definitely a huge sinister plot going on regarding the Yue family and the Li family.

    "Tell Su Yunying to prepare some presents and you keep a close eye on the Yue family. If you find any abnormalities, tell me at once."

    Getting the order, Father Su left the room.

    Once he was alone, Elder Su made a call, "What happened with the thing that I asked for? How many days do I have to wait for more, Brother Guo?"

    "The situation is not good. In terms of intelligence and intellect, he is equal to General Xiao. I can''t break into the Xiao network. I need time."

    "Time for what? To hide, yourself again??"

    From the other side, Yang Guo looked more and more anxious, and his breathing grew louder "It never clicked me that he had intended to trample me underfoot from the beginning. His grandfather shouldn''t have given him most of his power, yet he just devoured the whole Xiao company that belonged to me. I''m in an awkward position, so I can''t help you. You are on your own."

    Before Elder Su could reply the line went dead. In a fit of anger, he shut the receiver down vigorously: "Sh!!T!!"

    The rumor about the Su family and the Xiao family had already made it to every corner of the city, now he needed to find a way to make it real.

    "Brother Guo, you pushed me to do this. Don''t blame me for what I do in the future."

    ----With Yang/Xiao Guo---

    [Adoped son of Xiao family/ Elder Xiao''s best friend]

    After the call ended, Elder Guo threw the pile of things at his subordinate''s head: "What makes him think he can do this to me? Who gave him the courage? Just because he has the Xiao family blood in him, he thinks he can defy me? That cunning old man, never let me live even after his death! And this damn brat! He is still going against me even after his parent''s death?" Elder Guo''s face wrinkled several layers.

    His subordinate shivered under his hard gaze: "What to do boss? We lost contact with our spies at the Xiao Headquarters!"

    Elder Xiao didn''t know that his best friend(Yang Guo) was the shadow king of the Xiao family behind his back.

    Yang Guo used his most trusted spies to be the lead of every project and even after the ex-president post before Xiao Ran took over it.

    Since Xiao Ran was the only relation to Elder Xiao, he didn''t take any step against her, yet he kept his stand strong in the Xiao Corporation.

    Elder Guo turned his face and shut his eyes. He then took a deep breath. "Looks like it''s time to teach him a lesson. I was planning to give him some face for the sake of our friendship, that''s why I didn''t touch him even after knowing that he faked his own death."

    Elder Guo''s trusted Shadow guard leader Killer-Snake, who had a big scar from a knife on his left side of the face, said: "Shall I kill him off, boss?" He was already pumping his fist with raged eyes.

    "No...." Elder Guo smirked with a vicious plan: "Since we can''t go against him directly. It won''t be that difficult to go after that woman. Find an opportunity to strike at her. Hehe!"

    Getting the hint, his subordinate bowed before him and left the room.

    ----In a patisserie shop---

    On the other side, Yue Wan looked at the newspaper where the news of the upcoming engagement between Yue Xua and Li Rong was going to happen this weekend was printed on the front page.

    Seeing Li Rong together with Yue Xue, the sight reflected the truth of the saying that birds of a feather flock together.

    Li Rong was scheming, but Yue Xue was more dangerous. Until now Yue Xiang couldn''t find any loopholes to trap Yue Xue. Time was less, they needed to act fast.

    "Clearly, these two were plotting to stage a full-scale drama. Tsk! I hate to see them." Yue Wan muttered as chopstick picked a pastry that was before her and took a bite.

    "Ahh! Little Wan, put down my sweet pea rice cake! That''s mine!" Chen Ai screamed until the other''s ear turned numb.

    Yue Wan blinked and looked at Chen Ai''s puffed face before she swallowed another bite without hesitation.

    "Ah!!! Little Wan you bully!" Chen Ai''s lips turned down as she stuck a nail at the cursed doll name[phone].

    She had only been distracted for a short while checking her phone when she saw half a plate of her favorite dish being eaten by her best friends.

    Tai Sun took a look at the two of them and signed, then sat right down near Chen Ai. "Can''t you be a little generous? It''s just food."

    Placing a plate full of delicious sweets in front of her, Tai Sun pinched her chubby cheek: "Aren''t you afraid that when you wake up tomorrow morning and find yourself transformed from piglet to gluten rice ball!"

    "Just go away!" Chen Ai struggled to eat as she was pinched, she waved her hand: "Let go! Let go of me! Or else I''m going to call the policeˇ­"

    Tai Sun looked helplessly into her eyes as he smacked her little corrupted head. "My little ancestor, what am I going to do with you?"

    Chen Ai held her forehead and blinked her eyes at him like a cute miserable animal. She was gorgeous with the sparkling gaze in her eyes.

    It took all his willpower to stop himself from kissing her right there and then.

    He gulped hard and released her, yet he tried hard to manage to hold his heart steady. All he needed to do was wait for the right time to propose to her and then..... there was a tint of blush just by imagining it.

    "Ahem! Stop flirting out open." Yue Wan pointed her chopstick at Chen Ai, "And you! Did you forget what day it is tomorrow? Tomorrow is the day where the WAX final year''s result published."

    Hearing that, Chen Ai dropped the food in her chopstick down, with a wide-open mouth she stared at Tai Sun for affirmation.

    Picking up the dropped food from her bowl, Tai Sun placed in her mouth: "Eat until your heart content. This will be your last supper."

    Like a panicked bunny, Chen Ai swallowed up two more plates of dishes while speaking with an incoherent voice and teary fall eyes, "Wat shud I do? mum ang me upp nf beet ne!"

    [What should I do? Mom will hang me up and beat me!]

    Cleaning the piglet mouth with a tissue, Yue Wan sympathized: "Last time, I talked with Aunt Chen, she said you promised to forsake your sweetheart for a high mark."

    [Sweatheart- her snacks]

    "Which will never happen, even the world turned around."  Tai Sun pointed it out with slight envy.

    Tai Sun and Yue Wan chuckled and made a high five.

    Chen Ai felt like her heart had been stabbed, she shrunk into the corner like a mistreated daughter-in-law.

    Bullies! You two big fat bullies! You guys teamed up to bully me every time!

 Chapter 254 - My bad, I have this disease called Handsome

    The next day, instead of announcing the results through the mail or on the online school board, WAX Chairman Xiao Ran requested every student in their final year to be present at the school.

    As soon as Yue Wan entered the school, she was directed to enter the auditorium where every single student and teacher were present. Just as she stepped in, a little piglet hugged Yue Wan in a teary and snorty face. "Little Wan, save me!!"

    Yue Wan moved to her assigned seat in the first row where the C-1 class students were assigned to be seated. Not concerned that the Koala was trailing along, she sat and said, "I will say it again, I can''t save you from your mothers'' wrath, Little Ai."

    "ItsnotthatItthatbakasmartypanturgingandmymamasaidsomethingweirdiIlostmycomposerand..and...and," Again Chen Ai''s incoherent words created confusion when Yue Wan tried to understand her.

    "Now! Now! Eat this first," Yue Wan patted her back while feeding her sweet cheese roll to cool her down, "Tell me clearly in a human language."

    Chen Ai ate them and explained the things that happened last night. When Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen knew about the final results coming out, they pushed her to enrol in the medical program at the Chen Medical/Research University. However, she rejected them plainly, so they gave her a different option to choose, and that was to marry the person of their choosing in their field. Out of pure frustration she said, "Okay... I''m willing to marry a log for my freedom."

    Yue Wan chuckled, "Don''t worry, Mr. Smarty pants won''t miss this opportunity. He is willing to be a log."

    Chen Ai blinked and tilted her head in confusion. "What do you mean?"

    "Forget it. It doesn''t matter if you don''t understand. The person who needs to understand has already heard everything." Yue Wan laughed in a mixture of helplessness and adoration at Chen Ai as her gaze turned to Tai Sun who was entering her vision.

    Perplexed, Chen Ai went back to her seat after taking the snack pack from Yue Wan.

    As the class monitor, Tai Sun helped the students to get in their respective seats after giving nod to Yue Wan.

    At that moment, the class A instructor, Teacher An came in.

    Seeing Teacher An enter, everyone started to ask one by one and some moved near him.

    "Teacher An, why haven''t our results come out yet?"

    "Why did you call us today? When will we know our results?"

    "As per our school rules, they would always send our results via mail or display in the school form. Why different this time?"

    "Silence!" Teacher An stood in front and addressed everyone with a cold stern face, "Did you guys forgot the rules just because of you all going to graduate? Back to your seats."

    Everyone quickly became quiet and ran back to their position.

    Clearing his throat, Teacher An walked up to the stage that the WAX auditorium only used for academic conferences or large public lectures. He would soon reveal what the reason was for today''s actions.

    Right then a group of security guards came in, followed by the WAX chairman Princess Xiao.

    Seeing her, every student stood up and respectively.

    Xiao Ran, in professional attire, removed her glasses and looked behind her.

    Behind her appeared a man. His arrival was elegant, cloaked with all the grace of the world. No amount of words could describe his beautyˇŞit was so incredibly captivating and eye-catching.

    The students looked up at him dazedly, not knowing what to say. When they recovered from their trance, they started whispering and grumbling around..

    Seeing the resemblance between Xiao Ran and that man, some muttered that it might be the hidden Heir of Xiao.

    That''s it! Chaos and uproar erupted in the auditorium. Suddenly, the whole class blew up and started gossiping.

    The girls'' hearts skipped a little seeing the handsome man. "Is there a living being more beautiful than him?"

    "I understand how you feel. Today is truly a feast for my eyes. He is so stunning that my eyes are starting to blur."

    "DAMN! Is this man-made in heaven."

    Their hearts raced rapidly and felt they were heating up.

    The boys gulped a mouthful of envy, ''God is not fair!''

    Hearing the girls'' praises, Tai Su gazed shifted to his woman with a nervous expression on his face.

    Right then Chen Ai commented, "Stingy Little Wan didn''t bring me enough snacks!! What use is his face?? It''s not as tasty as my puffs! Hump!"

    She was in the middle of a big temper tantrum over the lack of food.

    Tai Sun fell down and was so close to kissing the floor upon hearing that, ''You can lead a horse to water...'' He looked at Chen Ai and signed, ''But you can''t make him drink.''

    As for Yue Wan, she gave Xiao Hua a sidelong stare. ''Is this the business meeting you were talking about, you pervert?''

    Xiao Hua''s magnificent eyes shone in warmth and tenderness as he felt Yue Wan''s stare. Under her scrutinized gaze he ran his tongue casually over his lip. ''Don''t stare at me too much, darling."

    Seeing his gesture, the sounds of girls'' excitement could be heard loud and clear.  "Oh my God, he is looking at us!! Do I look okay? Do I look fine? I forgot to put on my lipstick!!"

    "I must''ve saved the world in my previous life to see those kissable lips! DAMN!!"

    Yue Wan''s heart stirred in panic as his actions were meant for her. She lowered her head and her eyes rimmed slightly in red, revealing the most radiant smile.

    Xiao Hua knew that she was feeling shy at that moment, so he didn''t tease her more and turned back to an untouchable cold stone.

    Xiao Ran looked at Xiao Hua, who had his gaze at Yue Wan. She tugged at his arm and said, "Brother, stop stealing my spotlight."

    "My bad, I have this disease called Handsome." Xiao Hua curled the corners of his lips.

    Clenching her teeth tightly, she didn''t dare to say anything else.

    After their grand entrance, the Xiao siblings sat down in their respective seats on the stage.

    Some girls humphed coldly as they were forbidden to bring the phone today, if not they would capture this beautifully engraved man as a memento.

    "Quiet down everyone," Teacher An said, raising his voice and tapping on the mic to get everyone''s attention.

    That did the trick and the hall went silent the next moment.

    "WAX has always been fair and follows the rules, and there is no such thing as to get in through the back door."

    The students all nodded, about this point. It''s a taboo in WAX for the term cheating.

    "As per the WAX rules, the students who are chosen based on the student''s grades from both their academic and traditional awards will have the right to enter the Xiao Group. I know that everyone tried their best for this opportunity and want to get it."

    "During the holidays, our WAX Chairman made a rule that, from this year onwards, each year-end grades will be given out in front of everyone."

    Students gasped in surprise. Some were happy about the news, but some students didn''t want others to know their results, so they were displeased with the new rule.

    Teacher An eased them with the next words: "Don''t worry students, not all will be revealed. We will only show the top ranks. As for the rest of the students, you can receive your mark from your respective class teachers."

    WhileTeacher An was informing them, Advisor Yu distributed the result slips to the respected Classes Homeroom Teachers. As Teacher An was on stage, his student''s results slip was kept by Advisor Yu.

    They were sealed tightly in individual envelopes with only their name roll number on the top. This was done in consideration of the students.

    Teacher An''s clear voice ranged: "Now our respected Chairman will announce the top scorer of the exam and the person who won this year''s coveted award."

    Xiao Ran moved to the center and spoke: "The winner of the WAX award with the highest score by beating the past record is ... Class-1 student, Yue Wan."

    Xiao Ran claimed that the award would be given by the Xiao Crop president.

    Yue Wan constantly eased her mind, assuring her that nothing would happen and walked to the stage.

    Under everyone''s gaze, Xiao Hua reached out his hand calmly and elegantly, "Congratulations, Miss.Yue."

    Yue Wan looked at the cold-looking man in front of her. She was mesmerized for a while, then she gently placed her hands on the man''s wide palm.

    Time trickled past slowly for them.

 Chapter 255 - Indeed, Blood Is Thicker Than Water

    "I''m so envious! I want to be a part of the Xiao Corporation too."

    The students finally realized the importance of this award, one would have the possibility to be a part of the Xiao conglomerate.

    "Why aren''t I as lucky as Yue Wan? Why...." someone mumbled softly.

    Suddenly, every girl looked at Yue Wan with intense jealousy.

    "Aiyah! Can I get his autograph?"

    "In your dreams! With your score, you can''t even stay near his shadow."

    "To be honest, if I knew about this beauty then I would have burned the lamp every night."

    "God, please bless me with one more chance. I want to stand next to this man just once."

    A good opportunity as such only existed for them to grab it, yet they couldn''t have it. If only they studied some more.....

    While some were heartbroken with resentment seeing Yue Wan standing close to Xiao Hua, they could agree that they looked like a perfect molded couple.

    .....

    On the stage, Teacher An''s patience was getting thinner and thinner, threatening to snap at any second: ''For god sake, Hua! She is still a student. Get your claws off!''

    "Ahem! Ahem!" His sound was inaudible to those who were offstage, but still, there was no reaction from Xiao Hua.

    "Ahem! Ahem! Eeee Mmmm!" This time it was able to wake Yue Wan up from her daze.

    Realizing the situation, Yue Wan''s face turned as bashful as a little girl. She tried to remove her hand from his grasp, yet how could she manage to overcome his strength?

    Raising his gaze to Teacher An, Xiao Hua''s face expressed: ''Do you have to butt into my moment and seek attention? I''m busy with my love! Stop getting on my nerves, you old man!''

    Teacher An impatiently tapped his foot on the floor, ''You brat! Don''t forget that you were raised by this old man.''

    ''So what??? I''ll burn more paper for your funeral,'' declaring that, Xiao Hua concentrated on caressing Yue Wan''s hand as his lips curved up.

    Feeling helpless, Teacher An pitifully looked at Xiao Ran who was busy shooting a video of Yue Wan''s blushing face with sparkling eyes. "One collection added! Damn, I could sell this for billions!!!"

    Teacher An''s jaw dropped, ''Indeed, blood is thicker than water.''

    Yue Wan looked up nervously. She pursed her lips gently and quietly called out his name, "Hua, my hand."

    Leaning closer to her ear, he whispered: "Only if you promise to go out with me for dinner."

    To get away from him, Yue Wan nodded her head and squeaked, "okay ... now let me go."

    Xiao Hua straightened his posture and passed the award to Yue Wan: "Remember your words."

    Teacher An almost went mad seeing it. He feared the students might get the wrong impression, however,...

    "Wow! Look how manly he is? They look like beautiful pain."

    "He is very charismatic in this side pose! Wish I had my camera on me!"

    Since all were busy praising and gossiping Xiao Hua, they didn''t seem to notice that this act lasted longer than what it should have been.

    Teacher An sighed and placed a hand on his chest, ''HE is going to give me a heart attack one of these days.''

    ...

    After giving Yue Wan the award, Xiao Hua left the WAX Institution with the goodbye from the crying hearts of the maidens.

    Once the student got their mark-sheets, some went back to the teacher to clarify their doubt while some went to celebrate their success.

    Yue Wan, Chen Ai and Tai Sun went to one of the big barbeque restaurants. After the award, the next highlight would be a feast for their stomach.

    They booked a private room to enjoy the unexpected record of Chen Ai. That''s right! Due to Yue Wan and Tai Sun''s extensive coaching, she scored a bit above 80% which broke her highest score compared to the overall year. Though she got herself in a safe zone from her mother beating, yet she could not change that promise.

    Halfway of their feast, they were surprised by Liang Li Hua''s appearance.

    Chen Ai''s face was full of delight as she looked at Liang Li Hua, "I thought you took the day off, why didn''t you attend the award?"

    Clenching both hands together, Liang Li Hua forced a smile and said, "I slept until 11 AM, so I missed it."

    Yue Wan shot her a strange look. After a second, she shook off the thought, and said with a soothing voice, "Next time, don''t forget to set your alarm. You missed a lot of fun."

    Seeing the genuine care in Yue Wan''s face. She really regretted it...

    Why can''t she be true to her heart? If she had, if she was just a little bolder, if she had not been so weak, she could have continued to be close to them, but now... it''s too late when she had escalated to such a stage.

    Brushing her though off, Liang Li Hua smiled sweetly, "Thankfully I didn''t miss our feast. Hope you reserved a plate for me, I''m very hungry."

    "Of course! Don''t be shy, eat until your stomach is content. I don''t care if all my pocket money is gone."

    "Of course you will have more pocket money when the person who paid the bill in the past was not you." Tai Sun said while concentrating on chicken wings burning on the portable BBQ.

    Yue Wan tapped the bowl as ''YES.''

    Liang Li Hua made a double-tap. ''Well said.''

    Chen Ai complained through her tears with smoked red cheeks, "I hate you! You''re teasing me again! I hate you! Go bald!"

    "Hai! Hai! If you''re okay with it, I don''t mind going bald. Now eat this BBQ wings," Tai Sun placed the food in her mouth to stop her whining.

    Like a little animal, Chen Ai munched it and forgot her anger in the spicy taste.

    Yue Wan looked at them and laughed, "A rare combination."

    Right then, a waiter entered with various servings of the dish along with tasty ice creams and placed them down on the table before leaving the room.

    Yue Wan: "This..." She looked accusingly at certain piglets. ''Did you eat a galaxy in your past life?''

    "Piggy! For our future, please feed your brain cells more and not your fat cells. The generation will live forever!" Tain Su grumbled in annoyance.

    Like a rattle drum, Chen Ai shook her head, "It''s not me! It''s not me! I''m planning for an extra mini diet."

    Tai Sun: "...."

    Chuckled, Liang Li Hua clarified it, "As the latecomer, consider this my treat."

    She picked up certain food from the new serving and placed it at Chen Ai and Yue Wan''s bowl.

    Tai Su helped himself off.

    With a bitter smile, Liang Li Hua, who was sitting next to Yue Wan, lifted up a glass of orange juice. She made a toast, "Congratulations on completing the final year, friends."

    Finally, after today, it was all over...she could reunite with her love at last. But the cost she was going to pay for it might haunt her entire life. ''Forgive me! Yue Wan.''

    Everyone took their juice glass and made a cling and due to over happiness, Chen Ai used too much strength which caused Liang Li Hua''s to spill her juice all over her own dress. "Ahh!!.."

    "I''m sorry! I didn''t control my strength." Chen Ai fl.u.s.tered.

    Yue Wan and Tai Sun stared at Chen Ai, they uttered synchronously, "Piggy! We''re not in a MS. HULK competition."

    With a guilty face down, Chen Ai muttered, "Du¨¬b¨´q¨«...."

    [Du¨¬b¨´q¨«- I''m sorry]

    "It''s okay! I can wash this stain off. I will be back in a minute," After saying that, Liang Li Hua left the room with a slightly loosened door.

    Just as she went out, a shadow moved near Yue Wan''s room and peaked in.

    Inside the room, Yue Wan and Tai Sun were bust criticizing Chen Ai and forgot about the unclosed door.

 Chapter 256 - Little Wan, I am sorry! I..

    Liang Li Hua went to the washroom. Looking at the mirror, a flash of complicated glow went past her eyes.

    Silence... long silence engulfed the room. Nothing could be heard but for the water drops slowly dripping and the sound of her heels knocking against the ground impatiently.

    Her palm was covered in sweat. Quickly, she washed her hand with ice-cold water to relieve her anxiety.

    While cleaning the stain, she looked at her reflection which spoke to her.

    "Why are you still staying here? You already made your decision to ditch your trusted friends...." with a mocking smile, the mirror Liang revealed, "It''s too late to regret it now."

    Real Liang Li Hua felt like the sky was falling. "No... I don''t regret it! This is my motive from the beginning so I don''t regret it."

    The mirror Liang sneered, "You''re biased against your blind love. One day, you''ll realize that you''re wrong."

    ''Splash!'' The water washed over the mirror.

    "Leave me alone!" The real Liang Li Hua screamed at the mirror with teary eyes and used her bare hand to clean off that smirking reflection of hers.

    .....

    When she came out of the washroom, she felt a prickling gaze come over her. She looked up and searched around the area, but she failed to meet with a pair of smoldering black eyes.

    Shrugging her shoulders, she opened the door and welcomed it with a darkness and a shadow sitting before her instead of her friends.

    Liang Li Hua didn''t make any noise, other than walking closer under the half-opened door light. Gulping down her fear, she asked nervously, "Where did you take them? What will happen to them?"

    "You don''t have the right to ask about that," an unfamiliar cold voice replied.

    Liang Li Hua frowned, biting her lips, she inquired, "What about HIM? Where is he?"

    ''Tud...Tud,'' the man tapped the table with his slender finger with no mood to reply to her.

    That agitated Liang Li Hua more, she roared, "Are you taking back your words??"

    The man remained silent.

    "I did what you told me to do... What more do you want? You monster! Give me back my Joon." Liang Li Hua screamed and charged at him, but she was quickly subdued by some men, who appeared out of nowhere.

    "Let me go!" She struggled.

    Right then, a voice sounded out from nowhere.

    "You''ve heard the phrase, right? Deadman tells no tales." A mocking sneer lingered in his words, "You must have spent so much time speculating about the day you and your beloved would be reunited, but you just got the wrong time."

    "Stop dogging away and answer the actual question! What did you do to him? Tell me!" She shrieked.

    Standing up, the man stepped a bit closer to her and said, "Take the advantage of time and this situation as much as possible. You sneak up and strike from behind on your own friends without hesitation. What will they think about you?"

    He referred to her friends.

    Liang Li Hua was perplexed for a moment and found the man''s features familiar to someone else. She felt a flush of terror entering her heart! "....I don''t know what you are talking about."

    Revealing his cold, emotionless and murderous dark blue eyes before her, "You don''t! But she does."

    Suddenly, the door was pushed open at that time abruptly, and someone entered.

    Liang Li Hua''s eyes opened wider and saw the person in the panicked face. She struggled to breathe and her leg lost the strength to stand. "Wan!" She muttered as she looked at Yue Wan in shock as shivers went through her body and her heart ran cold.

    Luckily, Yue Wan was fineˇ­she thought, deep down inside. But it was too late to think that.

    Yue Wan stood there with reddened eyes, she never would have thought that her friend would be a snake in the grass. She truly believed in her even after the truth was before her.

    Moving near Yue Wan, Yue Yeager patted her head with tenderness, "Are you alright?"

    Yue Wan discarded the tears away with her fluttering lashes, "Thank you for today, big brother. I will take it from here."

    Giving Liang Li Hua one hard stare, Yue Yeager snapped his finger and ordered his men to follow him outside.

    Soon the room became silent. Sitting opposite to each other, neither spoke a word.

    Liang Li Hua''s head hung lower and lower, consumed by shame.

    Suddenly, she heard the sound of a chair scraping against the floor.

    She knew that Yue Wan had stood up. She was a little nervous, and even though she felt like she had no face to look at Yue Wan, she still lifted her head and looked at her in anticipation.

    "Li, you better give me a valid reason!" While controlling her rage, Yue Wan banged on the table so loudly that people''s ears started to itch.

    Liang Li Hua''s act of betrayal could be called unjust and unfaithful! Not to mention that she had involved Little Chen and Tai Sun too.

    If Yue Xiang was late by a second, the trio would have consumed the food with poison. There was not a tiny bit of disgust in Yue Wan''s heart, but it filled her entire body. ''This not kidnapping but a murder attempt.''

    Liang Li Hua was startled. Her heart flickered and tear pricked in her eyes.

    They were filled with apologetic expressions. "Little Wan, I am sorry! I..."

    "Sorry!" Yue Wan laughed humorlessly, her eyes betraying no hint of emotion. "After exploiting my friendship in order to kill me, you have the courage to say that?!?"

    "No! No! He said it was a sleeping drug. I didn''t have any choice other than this. I..I.." No words could justify her action. Liang Li Hua clenched her fists and rested them on her knees. Her facial expression was inexplicable.

    After a period of silence, she confessed everything with tears. About her lover''s sudden disappearance and later she received a parcel containing his watch which was a gift from her last year.

    She even admitted that she didn''t study in the same kindergarten as Yue Wan. Those words she said in their first meeting were all prepared by the mysterious caller.

    Liang Li Hua explained in detail, "He called me randomly one day and issued me an order to do it. At first, I was reluctant to drug you, but the temptation to meet my beloved made me do this. HE told me this will knock you out for a period of time. My intention was never to hurt you."

    "You already did." Yue Wan sat back in the chair with a gaze that was a little cold as she said.

    "If you were in my situation you would do the same. Won''t you do anything for the person you love, tell me! Wan!" Even though she didn''t dare to expect her to forgive this, her heart still hoped, so tried to justify her part.

    Her eyes held an undispellable shadow and pain, as she looked at Yue Wan.

 Chapter 257 - Comfort Me?

    After a long time, Yue Wan replied with a heavy heart, "If I was you, I would have long guessed that he was dead."

    Liang Li Hua''s expression became stiff, and there was an unspeakable sorrow in his eyes, "..."

    Passing a file that Yue Wan had received from her brother before, she revealed, "His body was found lying in a ditch after more than 2 months had passed and the corpse was rotted beyond imagination. It took some time to identify him. His name is Joon, Young Joon."

    Touching the decomposed picture, Liang Li Hua''s tear rolled down her cheek. Her breathing became rapid and her throat lumped with sorrow.

    "He was working under my big brother as a secret spy. They lost contact during the Last autumn week." (Right before Yue Wan''s rebirth)

    Liang Li Hua clutched the picture close to crumbling. Her hoarse voice was denied repeatedly, "No... I don''t believe it. He promised... He promised me... No! This has to be a mistake."

    She felt that her head was distended and hurt like hell. She shook her head vigorously to wake herself up from this dream. Because he promised to be back soon. That''s right! This must not be him.

    That day when Young Joon proposed to her inside a small noodles shop came before her eyes. Her heart refused to accept the truth.

    Yet hearing Yue Wan''s words, her complexion turned worse and her entire body felt weak. She got out of the car and coincidentally met with Yue Wan''s undazed gaze which unveiled that it was all real.

    Next second, Liang Li Hua''s body crumbled down the floor like a puddle of water while slamming the picture towards her chest.

    Before leaving the room, Yue Wan said, "I will ask big brother to let you see the place where he is resting."

    She meant the cemetery.

    Liang Li Hua was left alone in the empty room.

    She felt reallyˇ­ fearful, as though she had lost something important along with her love.

    Liang Li Hua shut her eyes, and the tears spinning in the rims of her eyes finally shed. With a loud shrike, she screamed with grief, "Ah!....waaaa!"

    There were so many tears spilling down from her cheeks through the gaps between her fingers as she covered her face with her hands, that even the ground became wet.

    She grieving for the loss of her love and her friends. She lost everything in this life.

    -------

    Closing the door, Yue Wan stood there silently.

    Right then, a warm body hugged her from behind, and a hoarse voice appealed, "It''s okay. I''m here."

    Hearing his voice, Yue Wan turned back and saw her man Xiao Hua standing with eyes filled with warmness and love. There was some perspiration running down his forehead which showed that he rushed to get there.

    Regardless of where he went, he still radiated an aura of elegance. He never understood why his self-control, which he was always proud of, would crumble in front of this girl.

    After getting calls from Yue Xiang, he raced here like a projectile. He was pretty worried about her, but now seeing her safe, he breathed a sigh of relief.

    "Hua," her throaty voice whispered as she clasped the hem of his suit.

    "I''m here." Xiao Hua kissed Yue Wan''s lips, and his eyes were filled with enough gentleness to drown a person.

    With furrowed brows, his gaze carried traces of worry. He raised his hand and stroked her head. In a tone that showed that his heart ached and felt helpless, he asked, "Are you hurt somewhere?"

    Yue Wan wordlessly shook her head. She looked at Xiao Hua with a confused expression. She hadn''t been thinking when she came out. She had only wanted to vent anger for backstabbing her, however, looking at her friend''s current appearance, she felt dejected.

    She inhaled once before calling out, "Hua!"

    Xiao Hua sighed affectionately and caressed her cheek. He saw her looking like a small hunched creature, his gaze softened, "What do you want?"  He spoke warmly and tenderly.

    Extending her arm, Yue Wan spread her arms and murmured with tears at her rim of the eyes, "Comfort me?"

    Xiao Hua''s heart suddenly softened, he couldn''t bear to see her cry. His desire to pamper her couldn''t be increased any further, "Okay."

    He alighted a step closer by Yue Wan''s side, wrapping his arms around her waist.  One hand was around her waist and the other hand was on her head. He tightly pressed her against his chest.

    It was his queen''s request. How could he refuse?

    A loving glint flashed across Xiao Hua''s eyes as he watched his wild cub slip into his embrace.

    Within the security of his embrace, Yue Wan curled up in his embrace as if she had missed him. Her posture showed absolute dependence.

    She poured out her anxiety for the longest time until her voice had gone hoarse and her eyes tired out.

    Holding her soft smooth body in his embrace, Xiao Hua sighed softly. He kissed her forehead lovingly, "I''m sorry for not shielding you properly."

    Yue Wan could only clasp her hands tightly around Xiao Hus''s back, for her body had all but melted under the tender voice that made Yue Wan to forget the sadness.

    ---In the car---

    Chen Ai stared at him with eyes full of hatred and jealousy for separating her from her love. She put a hand to her chest dramatically, "Do you know how difficult it is to have a meal prepared? Yet we wasted it! We will be cursed by The Kitchen Gods to die in hunger!"

    Tai Sun was annoyed, "Go on! No one will stop you. Run back to the hotel now. Maybe you''d get to have some leftovers!"

    Chen Ai sulked near the window with a getup of an ancient old woman dress.

    Tai Sun could not stand it anymore, "Fine, fine, My King! I will make an order for a full truck of food to be delivered to your home. Is that enough?"

    Now Chen Ai was planning in the corner with a weird face. "No one cares about those desserts! Poor them...huhuhu!"

    Massaging his temples, Tai Sun took out an exquisite dessert from his parcel which he secretly ordered before, "The others were too difficult to bring back, I''ve only got this creamy strawberry cake here!"

    Chen Ai flew over him, "Oh! Cei-Fei, my dear Cei-Fei... I know you care for your Mighty Emperor!"

    Tai Sun''s face darkened, "If you speak any more nonsense, I will take back them."

    Chen Ai quickly took the dessert as far away as possible, "Dont! I will raise your position to the Noble Concubine."

    Chen Ai started eating it with her bare hands and kept on sending daggers at Yue Wan.

    ''We escaped danger in the nick of time and her thought is full of Food. What an idiot!'' Tai Sun signed. ''I feared about my future offsprings!''