Tang Huizhong felt even more irate after hearing the explanation that Chunlan gave him. He gripped the edge of the desk more tightly. "Are you telling me that Sakai Sumiyoshi is in China?"Chunlan who was now closing her eyes tightly in fear heard her father's question and frowned. "Yes, he is in China.""Where is he?" Chunlan felt that question fall on her like a bomb, causing her lips to tremble and her head to be filled with sweat. The atmosphere was plunged into silence and she didn't need eyes to know to feel her father's intimidating eyes on her. She could hear her sisters' sobs behind her, the poor girls scared out of their wits.She sighed. "I can't tell you, Father. Please forgive me."Tang Huizhong stood up, his fist banging the table as he angrily pointed at her, trying to walk to her. "Cannot tell me?! You stupid child! Do you know who you are helping?! Do you know the kind of situation you have put us in?"He was quickly restrained by his wife who looked at her daughter
Jihai was currently in his new office facing his two friends who were also sitting down discussing. With all three of them dressed in suits, the room was filled with manly elegance and nobility making his Japanese secretary blush anytime she entered the room. He kept turning his pen as he stared at them, engrossing in deep thinking. Cai Longwei and Mo Bingwen were arguing over a business proposal when they noticed Jihai was quiet.Sharing a look between themselves, Cai Longwei decided to ask. "Has Chunlan called yet?""No." Jihai dropped the pen to stand up, walking to face the city view through the glass windows behind his chair."Don't worry so much. I am sure she is fine. Tang Huizhong won't kill his own daughter." Cai Longwei tapped his shoulder comfortingly and placed them back in his trouser pockets."What excuse did your parents give my father-in-law about your succession?" Jihai asked.Cai Longwei chuckled with a mischievous glint in his eyes. "They told him that we somehow fo
Menxiang stared at the stranger's eyes with an intense gaze as she ignored the hand in the air. She saw Bingwen walk to them, his hand bringing Shen Ji's hand down to enclose it into his own. He said. "Since you two are now familiar with each other, we will be leaving now. Good day."Menxiang closed her eyes as he passed her holding Shen Ji's hand, but when she opened them, tears blurred her vision making her unable to see Jihai's sympathetic gaze and Longwei's guilty eyes on her.Jihai explained. "We have somewhere important to go. When I am not busy, I will buy you a meal later, okay?"Menxiang watched them leave and finally let the tears fall down her cheeks. The surrounding employees in the room didn't dare look at her, each one hurrying to go about their business. She turned around and left the building.Jihai and the rest watched her enter her car as they parked in a building not far from the company to make sure she wouldn't try to follow them. As they watched her drive off, he
Tang Huizhong stood at the door, listening to Chunlan who was on the phone. When he heard Jihai speak about Shen Ji, he immediately entered inside the room and collected the phone from her. Chunlan who was initially startled inhaled his cologne and stretched her hand to retrieve the phone saying. "Papa, is that you? Give me back the phone!"Huizhong ignored his daughter and spoke to the phone. "Jihai, tell me. Do you really have Shen Ji?"Jihai smiled. "Greetings, Father-in-law. Its been a long time since we have met. Why don't we meet for a business din-""Don't play with me, boy. You don't want to be my enemy." Huizhong growled at the insolent boy.But Jihai's smile widened further as he turned to the Bingwen's questioning gaze. "I dare not, Father-in-law. But I am afraid its truly not convenient for me to discuss the details right now, that's why I am proposing a meeting.""Tell me the time and place." Huizhong said, his eyes straying to his restrained daughter who was strugglin
Tang Chunlan felt stifled with the current atmosphere sitting down with such people. The sounds of knife grinding on the ceramic plates made her head spin and the aromatic smell of food was not helping her problem. She could feel the undisguised tension in the air, all three men pretending that they were having a civil dinner when it was clear that this was a feast filled with predators. She put down her napkin and stood up. "Please excuse me, Papa. I don't feel so well so I will be retiring for the night."Tang Huizhong nodded, grateful for his daughter's sensitivity and thoughtfulness. "Okay, dear. Goodnight."Jihai also stood up, stretching his hand out to help her. "Let me help you to your room. Please excuse us, Father-in-law."Tang Chunlan turned to the old man sitting by her left side. "Goodnight, Grandpa Wen. Please excuse me."Wen Qiqiang smiled after drinking his glass of water. "Goodnight, dear. Take care of yourself and send my regards to your junior sisters."Chunlan said
"Was it really necessary to get rid of my bodyguards like that?" Wen Qiqiang turned to look at the man who had the audacity to beat up his grandson and dump him in front of his house.Jihai brought out a cigarette and lit it, watching the smoke diffuse in the air. "Grandpa, you are exaggerating things. I merely put them together in a car to follow us. Since one of your cars is down, they needed to share a car with my bodyguards. Its not that bad, is it?"Wen Qiqiang started coughing. "No, it isn't." Seeing that the young man didn't mind his discomfort, he complained. "You should stop smoking. It's bad for your lungs.""My lungs are not complaining." Jihai replied."But I have breathing problems." Wen Qiqiang looked at him."I know."The old man chuckled, his eyes darkening with each passing minute. "It seemed like staying in the UK for three years didn't help refine your poor manners, young man.""No, it didn't. But it helped refine my ambition and resolve to see you and your whole fa
Jihai who was the subject of a private conversation arrived home shortly after his visit to the Tang mansion. Before he stepped into the house, he tossed a key and a piece of paper to Ryōsei saying. "I need you to go to this address written on this piece of paper tonight to rescue my uncle. Make sure there are no mistakes."Ryōsei's eyebrows arched in confusion. "Isn't he with Miss Chunlan? Why do we need to rescue him?""Her father found out where she was hiding him and tried to use him as a bait." Jihai loosened his tie as he closed his eyes tiredly. "Where is Hisako?""She is still on the mission you gave her. Do you want me to call her back?" Ryōsei asked."No need. I don't want her to get worried about this. You can go now, thank you." Jihai dismissed him and entered inside his new house.He walked straight to his bedroom intending to take a shower and sleep after an exhausting day but what he saw made him drop his briefcase in shock.A woman dressed in a white robe was lying on
A woman sat in front of a mirror combing her hair. It was once long and shiny but now it was dull and brittle. Her skin was ashen white. She gazed at the television behind her through the mirror and laughed bitterly.When she first arrived in this world, she thought she could do it. Have her happy ever after. She was once the richest CEO in the country but now she was in this shabby old room living in poverty.Bai Jihai....Bai Jihai took everything away from her! If she could reincarnate, she will never let him off! Not after what he had done! He betrayed her and married the bane of her existence, Shen Mengqi!"Chunlan, you have to eat something, this can't go on. It has been five days now. Please eat." Her best friend, Su Menxiang's voice was hoarse."Its okay, I am not hungry." She touched her sunken cheekbones, trailing her fingers across her face gently."Please, eat. After the abortion, you hav