In front of the bureau building.
Hai Rin looks at her wristwatch. It's already 6.30 pm, she needs to rush back to the hospital now.
"I've already transfer 5 billion dollars into your account. Another half will be transferred after our divorce 5 years later. Do spend it wisely, Mrs. Lee." Richard said while he still engaging with his phone.
"Sure. Then, I'll head back to the hospital. I need to take care of my grandmother and my mother. I call you later, Mr... uh... what was your name again?" She softly scratches her head and tries to remember his name.
"Richard." He looks at her for a while and averts his eyes back on his phone's screen.
"Ahh, yes... Richard, so I call you later. Thanks for your help." She turns around and walks out from the lobby, but she stops her pace after that because he said something.
"Wait, Hai Rin. I'll assign my butler to you from now on. He will take care of all of your daily needs. I have to return to Imperial City tonight, so, one month from now, you'll be moving out to my family mansion and act as my wife. You get it?"
"Okay." She replied and walked back to the bus station.
...
20 minutes later, Hai Rin arrives at the Princeton hospital. She settles the bill for her grandmother's surgery fees. She waits in the waiting room while her grandmother is in the operation room.
While waiting, suddenly, her phone rings. She looks at the number, and she sighs slowly before answering.
"Hello Miss Mu, is there any problem?" Hai Rin said politely.
"Ah, yes, Miss Rin, your mother keeps asking me about you. Can you come here now?" a female nurse's voice at the other end sound a bit anxious.
"Um...I can't right now. My grandmother's life is at stake right now. I will go there as soon as possible if my grandmother's operation is going well. So, for the time being, let me talk with her first, Miss Mu."
"Alright, then. Hold on a second." the nurse then rushing to the bedroom at the corner of the hall. She can hear the nurse's steps through the phone.
Inside the room, there's a middle-aged woman sits at her bed and staring blankly at her window. Her hair is a bit messy, and she was holding a doll tightly in her arm. Even so, her face still looks young and beautiful.
"Ermm. Madam Yin, your daughter, is on the phone." The nurse said gently beside her before handed the phone to Hai Yin.
She looks at the phone for a moment before she takes it.
"Rin.." a slow, small voice said gently, and her face also changes softest from before.
"Mama..." her eyes start to redden a bit. A voice that she really misses for today. Hai Rin always comes and visits her mother every day, but with what happened today, she doesn't know how to face her mother. She just got married to a stranger, and soon, she had to move out to another city. That thought pierces her heart apart bit by bit.
She tried to suppress all her feeling and talk gently with her mother.
"Rinrin, are you coming today? Did you see papa today? Mama is well now, can I go home with you? I miss you and your papa." Hai Yin asks.
"Mama, today I will come a bit late than usual. Erm. I met papa, he said he misses you too. Mama, did you behave well today? You must take your medicine and listen to the nurse and doctor. I will find a new house for us. Let start a new life, okay mama?" She said, and try to sweep her tears with her finger. She doesn't want to lie to her but, only that 'word' can calm her mother's emotions. Only a word of 'papa' can make her mother behave and be more obedient. If not, she will go on berserk the whole day and smash all of her belongings.
"Really? Okay, okay... Mama will behave and listen to them... Did papa said anything else??" her eyes shine like a star when she heard her daughter's word.
"He... He said you still look beautiful, like always. Erm...mama, I need to hang up now. I'll come later, okay? If you are tired, go to sleep first. Don't wait for me." She said hurriedly. Her eyes and voice couldn't stay calm anymore as it starts breaking a bit.
"Okay. Rinrin, mama loves you and papa. Take care, dear." Hai Yin said before she handed back the nurse's phone.
...
Hai Rin curled up at the sofa in the waiting room and cried as much as she wants. She has been burdened with a lot of things today. Her emotions also have gone up and down.
She's the only child in her household. She only has her mother and her grandmother, who raised her. When Hai Rin was still a child, she always followed her grandmother to sell sweet bun on the street in the city after school. She also does many part-time jobs when she's still a teenager. She does a lot of jobs since she was young and never complained of her poor life.
She will do anything as long as her mother and her grandmother have something to eat every day. She studies hard to go to college and get a full scholarship. With her excellent grade, she graduated from her college when she was only 21 years old with a Masters Degree in Marketing. She starts working hard after that as a Product Sales Engineer in Chan Corp company for almost 4 years.
She's been working under Chan Wei's father three years before Chan Wei took over the company. His father treats her nicely, and now after 4 years working there, she's been fired just because that annoying bitch felt jealous at her? How despicable.
Even with the salary that she earns every month, most of it is used to buy the medicine for her grandmother and accommodation for her mother in Mental Health Hospital. She never had a fancy dress like other girls of her age.
A few minutes later, someone standing in front of her. The man wearing a pair of black leather shoes stop in front of the girl on the sofa. Her messy hair and blouse make him frowned his brow a bit.
"Madam Rin? Your husband sends me to take care of you starting from today. My name is Andy Lu. I am your private butler from now on." A tall man with a charming face looked at a girl on the sofa with a gentle gaze.
'So, master has chosen this girl to be his wife?' He thought while scrutinizing the girl in front of him.
She looks up at the man who is standing in front of her with a frown on her face.'Did he say he's my butler? What ages is this? Do people still hire a butler nowadays? I thought when he told me a butler, it'll be an 'assistant' or something like that.'Seeing her confused expression, he coughed a little before saying. "Madam, I am your shield and sword. Anything you want me to do, I will do without any question and doubt. You can trust me and order me around." He kneels before her, just like a knight kneeling to his master. A few bystanders who are also waiting at the waiting room surprised by his behavior. They all looked at the girl on the sofa.'Holy shit! What is he thinking? Kneeling and saying those misleading words??' She screams inside."Oh! Please stand up. Don't kneel down there. People will talk bad later." She suddenly feels like she wants to jump from the sofa where she sat right now."Ah... also, please don't use an
Just before Hai Yin wants to say something, there is a knocking sound on the door, and it slides open by Andy Lu. He walks toward Hai Rin slowly as he sees that she lean on her mother.Hai Rin turns her head around and looks at the man who walks toward her. She raises her eyebrow a little asking him what the matter is?"Madam, Master is on the phone. He said that he called your phone, but it was turned off." Andy Lu whispers in her ear to let her know the reason he had to come into the room.She nods her head and took the phone that Andy Lu handed to her. She looked at her mother and said gently."Mama, I need to take this call. It won't take long. I promise you, okay?" she smiles and walks away from the room.Andy Lu, who just want to follow Hai Rin, was dumbfounded when suddenly Hai Rin's mother grabs his arm softly.He turns his head and facing Hai Yin with a smile. "Yes, Ma'am?" he asked nicely."Ma'am? Honey, don't you remember m
"Err... Is it alright if I stay with you?" he shook his head and asked again."No, what I mean is... it'll be just the two of us. If people see us together, they will talk something bad about you and your family, right?" he tries to be rational."It's okay... Our family is always being bullied by others, so I don't really mind what they said. But, if you don't mind to travel 40 minutes away and get back to me in the morning tomorrow, then I also wouldn't mind though. It's already 1:00 am right now.""Uh... But if master..""I won't tell him, okay? We're not a lovey-dovey couple. We just married to fulfill each other's needs and responsibilities." She cut his word before he could finish. He is sure a very loyal servant to his master, huh?"After all, you said you can be my shield and sword, right? So this is my order." She insists Andy Lu has to stay with her tonight is because she was afraid of staying alone at home. Ever since she was a kid,
After the doctor confirming her that her grandmother is in good condition, Hai Rin walks toward Hai Yun, who is still lying in a hospital bed.Her hair has long turned into a greyish color. Her once beautiful face also has a lot of wrinkles now. She smiles, lovingly at her grandmother."Nainai, how are you?" she asks while her hand was still caressing Hai Yun's hair."Hmm... I'm too old now. I must be a burden to you." She didn't answer Hai Rin's question, but she patted her hand, her voice sounded a bit sad. Like she was blaming herself for troubling her granddaughter."No... Nainai. You're not a burden to me. You're in fact, a blessing to me. I'm glad that I can be your granddaughter in this lifetime." She hugs her and kisses her softly on the top of her head."Rinrin, I have something that I need to tell you..." Hai Yun faces turn serious, along with her voice.She stare at her grandmother's face, feels a bit uneasy in her heart, but she
A few hours later, they arrive at Imperial International Airport. Andy Lu leading Hai Rin to the lobby hall while waiting for the driver to pick them up. While they were waiting, there's a crowd and commotion around them. All of them are girls and also a bunch of reporters who take the opportunity to join the commotion as well.At the same time, there's a red striking Maybach 6 slowly park at the lobby entrance. The driver then opens the passenger seat and a young man in a burgundy suit and white shirt step out from the car.That man is so handsome and a few girls standing there starting to make a 'kyaa~' sound among them. Hai Rin just takes a glance at the man who is walking with prestige and grace not far from them.Suddenly the man's eyes also stare at her at the same time. They both look at each other. A weird feeling arouses between the two of them. Both of them squint their eyes a little before turning their head around back.'Who's that girl? W
Xin Me ignoring Mu Ning words. She had no desire to argue with that woman. She then looks at her son and the woman beside him. Well, her clothes look modest though.Richard Lee calmly holds Hai Rin's hand and walks toward the elder, Lee Zhen, and bowing to him respectfully."Grandpa, introducing my wife, Hai Rin from Calestical city."Hai Rin also does the same, she bows her head to the elders and said politely. "Nice to meet you, grandpa."Lee Zhen looks at the girl's face. He smiles a little before he nodded his head. "Nice to meet you too. Welcome to our family, miss Hai Rin.""Father! How come you accept her as my son's wife? She was just an unknown girl. We know nothing about her!" Lee Han starts to cause trouble."Yes father, Richard never mentioned her until now. How could we agree to this? Just because we're not agreeing him to marry Su Zhin, he must be put this act to fool all of us." Xin Me looks at her father-in-law with a worried
He grabs the towel that landed on his face and put it back at the marble top beside the granite basin.He pinches the space between his eyebrow. "Then, how are we gonna prove it to the elders that we've done it?""Are they gonna check whether I'm still a virgin or not? That's so rude, you know." she couldn't believe that they really want to do something like that."I 100% sure that they will find a way to find it out. So to be safe we need to do it. As I said, I will be very considerate and not hurt you. Just this once, and after they satisfied they will take out the bug from the room and we're safe. No need to have sex again." he looks at her with a serious face."Urghhh…" she tapped her finger at the marble top trying to figure something out."Rin... I won't judge your..." before he could finish his sentence, she snapped her finger."I know! But I want you to promise me one thing..." she looks at Richard's face."What is it?"
After they finish their dinner together, they headed to the living room and had a casual conversation among the family members.What Hai Rin can see is her mother-in-law are not in a good term with her aunt-in-law while her father-in-law is quite close with his younger brother.Both of them keep talking about business matters. While Richard was with the elder Zhen, updating the business report things to him.When she has analyzed all the people in this household silently, Lee Zhing comes and approaches her from behind."Hi, Rin, nice to finally meet you. I'm Lee Zhing. But just call me Zhing. When I was a child, I really want a sister when I was young but my mother is so cheapskate to give me one." she said nonchalantly."Nice to meet you too, Zhing. Just call me as you call me earlier." she tries to put on act as a bad person. But she doesn't know how to start it."So, Rin.. tell me how did you both know each other?" she asked