Chapter 86: Bloodbath
Liu Ming was the younger blood-brother of Liu Jian Yi. He was unruly and spoiled from a very young age. He was the complete opposite of his elder brother. Being the youngest of the family there was nothing that was lacking for him.
Liu Ming was close friends with Yi Meng. Both were joined at the hip and were inseparable from the time they were infants. The parents usually wondered if they had been actual brothers in their previous lives.
But like everything, their friendship too had an expiration date.
The Yi family betrothed Yu Wan- a daughter of the fellow wealthy family- to their son Yi Meng. And Yu Wan- as it always happens- was a beauty. She had that pure white lotus image going on for her. Yi Meng was smitten by her and she too gave her consent.
The trouble started when Liu Ming met Yu Wan. He was unaware that she was his close friend's fiancé. And as fate would have it, he fell for her. He started to actively pursue her and she rejected his advances. But the man was shameless in his pursuit of beauty. He popped up almost everywhere she went. And Yu Wan too slowly but surely started to waver from her decision of marrying Yi Meng.
The truth was revealed during their engagement ceremony where the unruly young master Liu created a scene. It was the first time when Yi Meng noticed the obvious changes in his fiancé.
Sadly, before he could grasp the whole truth, Yu Wan eloped with Liu Ming. The pain of betrayal Yi Meng felt was hard to imagine. The incident turned the friendly relations between the Liu and Yi families to that of enmity.
The couple who had caused the whole chaos, married before settling down in a remote town. Soon Yu Wan gave birth to a son and Liu Ming- the father- named him 'Wei Xin'.
Liu Jian Yi was unaware of the storm that his little brother had caused back home. He was busy building his empire in the business world. In this pursuit, he met Yi Qing.
She joined him as his secretary. She was the odd child of her family from the beginning. After her father remarried, Yi Qing had almost kept to herself and had left the house as soon as she came of age.
And love blossomed between them and they soon got married.
The rest is as told before, Jian Yi's father fell ill. He returned home with his pregnant wife and learned about the trouble his brother had caused. And when people got to know Yi Qing's identity, things became tense. The Liu family viewed her as the snitch planted by the enemy. Thanks to the trust between husband and wife they managed to get through the storm.
The real problem was bringing Liu Ming home. Jian Yi spent a month to track him down. The runaway couple had hidden too deep- it was given since Liu Ming was a descendant from the military family. If it wasn't for Jian Yi's exceptional connections and aid from Yi Qing they probably would have never found them.
Liu Jian Yi personally went to bring his little brother back. But he changed his mind when he saw his happy little family. It was a bittersweet moment. Everything would have been fine if only Yi Meng hadn't gotten the whiff about the couple. He had secretly followed Liu Jian Yi to hunt down the cheating couple.
What happened afterwards was a bloodbath.
Yi Meng sent men to assassinate the small family of three.
Luckily, Liu Ming managed to escape with his son and wife but deep down both he and Yu Wan knew that their end was near. The assassins were chasing them.
It was in this life and death situation that he remembered his big brother.
Jian Yi was preparing water for his wife's bath when he received a panicked call from his younger brother.
Liu Ming: (rapid breathing) b-brother… s-save my s-son…
The call ended after that short statement but it was enough. Liu Ming was a smart man. He with his wife had decided to save their son at any cost. They left their child in front of a close diner. Liu Ming removed his platinum chain and put it around his son's collar.
The chain was a gift from Jian Yi to Liu Ming. It had a tracker installed in it. He was sure Liu Jian Yi would find the child with the help of that chain. And Jian Yi did find the child.
He had immediately dispatched men to save his brother and his family. He personally tracked down the location of the necklace only to find it hanging around a baby's neck.
With shaking hands Jian Yi picked up the child and hugged him before shedding tears for his little brother. He brought the baby home and handed him to Yi Qing.
Yi Qing: (confused) Jian Yi?
She was more surprised to see the tear marks on her husband's face than seeing the child.
Jian Yi: (gravely) He's Wei Xin, our son.
It didn't take long for Yi Qing to connect the dots. She knew that Wei Xin was Liu Ming's son. The tear in Jian Yi's eyes was an indication that Liu Ming and wife were as good as dead.
Yi Qing: (smiling) thank you.
The following morning they received the news of the death of Liu Ming and Yu Wan in a car crash. They grieved their deaths but didn't forget to adopt Wei Xin as their son. All traces of Liu Ming and wife were erased and Yi Meng was almost crippled but he was a cockroach and didn't die.
Thus, Liu Wei Xin became the eldest son of Liu Jian Yi and Yi Qing. The eldest young master of the Liu family.
Jian Yi finished retelling of the events. His children were all stunned by the revelations. Coincidentally, Yi Meng regained his consciousness around the same time. Before any one could react his mocking tone cut through the heavy and grave atmosphere of the room.
Yi Meng: (sneering) don't make your brother look like some martyr. He was nothing more than a cheater and she was nothing but a filthy bitch! Both of them deserved what they got and this spawn of theirs would've died that night!
Yi Qing couldn't take it sitting. He was openly cursing her son and that was already crossing her bottom line.
Yi Qing: (blazing eyes) Jian Yi, cut his tongue out!
Wei Xin was startled. His father didn't waste time and ordered his men to take his 'uncle' away.
Wei Xin: (softly) mom, can I ask him something?
Yi Qing: (shaking her head) no! He'll spout more lies! I should've killed this insect ten years ago when he planned your kidnapping with Yi Mei.
Wei Xin: (pleading) mom… please, just one question and I'll listen to what you say.
Yi Qing: (reluctant) ok, just one question.
Wei Xin: why did you do all of this… uncle?
Yi Meng: (chuckling madly) because of you! I was moving on but the hatred inside me intensified when I saw you crawl around and they happily laughed! They turned my life to hell! You were their happiness and the sole reason that I decided to wipe the slate clean-
Wei Xin closed his eyes concealing the storm brewing inside of him. After getting the answer he was looking for, he didn't dawdle and obediently followed Yi Qing back home. The men dragged Yi Meng away and all that was left behind was his maddened laughter.
CREATORS' THOUGHTS 
Sanchi94
Sanchi94 My mood was a little fluttery when I wrote this chapter so it seems a little scattered.
And thinking of poor Wei Xin breaks my heart. He's only a teenager and got to know that his whole life was a lie and he indirectly caused his parents death.
Ray: stop... please!
Me: Oh... sorry.
Chapter 87: Idiot
Silence hung over the trio as Liu Jian Yi finished narrating the incidents which happened half a decade ago.
The food they ordered had already turned cold and it was left untouched. None of them had any appetite to savour the delicacies present in front of them.
Ray's face was a mask of indifference. He sat staring straight ahead at a painting on the wall behind his father. It wasn't mesmerising but a way for him to avoid looking at his father's face. Ye-Jin could now somewhat understand Ray's actions. He might have felt stifled after the whole ordeal. After all his whole life was flipped over in a night's time.
If it was a logical person then they would have shrugged off the whole thing. After all, they would be too young when this happened, they wouldn't even remember the faces of Liu Ming and Yu Wan but it was Ray. He was an introvert and sensitive person from the very beginning. It was given that he'd flip.
Ye-Jin placed her palm on top of Ray's clenched fists to reassure him. She somehow wanted to show him that she was with him. He looked at her and gently smiled nodding in reassurance. He didn't want her to worry.
All the while father Liu was fed with PDA and was feeling anger rise in his chest. It was due to this brat that his wife was angry with him from the past five years. There was not a single day where she had spoken to him lovingly as she used to do in the past. This brat had taken away her happiness with him and it irked him to no end.
But this useless son of his now was showing off in front of him!
He felt an itch in his palms wanting to smack his head but he held back determined to endure. If he reacted now then his magnificent image in front his daughter-in-law would plummet to ground.
His silent glowering was cut short when Ray directly addressed him.
Ray: I still don't understand one thing.
Mr Liu: What is it?
Ray: why did you come here yourself? Bo was here already.
Mr Liu: (coughing awkwardly) Bo called me last night. She asked me to come here.
Ray: (intrigued) then how did you get Mr Park to set up your meeting?
Mr Liu: that was easy. I only had to call him and introduce myself. That's all it took.
Ray: (not believing) really?
Mr Liu: (defensive) are you doubting your father now?
Ray: (nodding) exactly. I am doubting your words. Never mind, I'll ask Bo.
Mr Liu: (furious) you!
Ray: (smirking) then why don't you tell me yourself?
Mr Liu: (unhappily) my team saved Park Hu-Ye from an assassination attempt long back. Thus, when you ran away from home only to come here I asked his help to look over you and he agreed.
Ye-Jin: (frowning) that means everyone in my family was already aware of his identity?
Mr Liu nodded and Ye-Jin felt like she was betrayed. No wonder they kept pushing her to date him. They knew who he was and were immensely satisfied with him. But-
Ye-Jin: then why does my father not like him?
Mr Liu: (chuckling) you're his dear daughter. Why would he be happy when there was someone around trying to woo you?
Ray: (smirking) that's why you threatened all those kids who tried to approach Bo, right father?
Mr Liu: (embarrassed) what are you saying? You brat! Don't make me beat you up now!
Ye-Jin: but why did you want to meet me?
Mr Liu: (awkward) j-just l-like t-that-
Ye-Jin wanted to roll her eyes. There was clearly some kind of hidden agenda behind his visit. Her doubts turned to shock after hearing Ray speak.
Ray: (rubbing his temple) what is the situation back home? Bo didn't give me any details but I can see that she's anxious about something.
Mr Liu sighed and all his playful/imposing/majestic aura vanished and all that was left behind was a battle worn soldier. Ye-Jin felt her chest swell with pride looking at him. He was charismatic no matter what. Liu Jian Yi sighed before continuing.
Mr Liu: when you ran away, our hold on the Yi family slackened. Those foxes fled the country and we thought that the feud finally ended. Liu Jing went ahead and joined the military. It was peaceful for a while but it's been a year-
Ray: (incensed) a year?
Mr Liu: (nodding) the Yi's have started to run rampant again. Liu Jing is away on some classified mission. Your mother suddenly fell ill. She was desperate to see you-
Ray: (clenching his fist) I-I a-am s-sorry.
Mr Liu didn't say anything. He knew his son better than anyone. His apology this time was sincere. They didn't intervene in his life before because they he felt he was happy by being away from them. How could they as parents not know that he always wanted to be a free bird?
Yi Qing was relieved when he ran away from home. She was the one who stopped Jian Yi from hauling his butt back home. She had stopped them from bothering him and let him lead his life as he wished to. And in the process, she had lost her spirit.
But now things were a little grave and Jian Yi was advancing in age. Yi Qing was also showing signs of fatigue but the cockroaches weren't cleaned up yet. They needed him to come back.
Ray: (hanging his head) I'll return soon… father.
Mr Liu didn't say anything instead he affectionately reached out to pat his back.
Ye-Jin was stunned. Her eyes instantly filled with tears. Her heart was constricted. She felt as if the room was closing in on her. He was going to leave. She had only one thought in her mind and that was to escape.
She abruptly stood up surprising the father and son. Without glancing back she ran away from the private room as if the devil himself was chasing her.
Mr Liu: (disappointed) exactly how much did you not tell her?
Ray: (guilty) err…
Mr Liu: (shaking his head) go after her. You're an idiot through and through.
Bidding his father goodbye Ray collected the items Ye-Jin had left behind- a handbag- and hurriedly ran after her.
Mr Liu shook his head feeling dismayed at his son's dense brain.
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The atmosphere felt heavy so the duo tried to lighten the atmosphere.
Ray: I did that for Ye-Jin.
Me: cheeky brat!
Ray: (frowning) She was worried for me I had to do something.
Me: ...
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