章 4: Clearing Things Out

"You bitch! You stole everything from me! George was supposed to be mine! I was his first love!" Chen Mingzhu grabbed the bread knife in the nearby desserts table and charged towards Li Lifen but was subdued by the Wu family's personal body guards who are skilled martial artists.

Everyone was shocked by this revelation.

"Excuse me? Chen Mingzhu, we were only childhood neighbors. Was it because our parents joked about it in our younger days?" George Wu stepped in and went to his wife's side.

"As my childhood friend, you were fully aware that I was in love with the girl living adjacent of my parents' house, named Li Lifen. I am sorry if you misunderstood my kindness for your twisted version of love." George Huang Wu was angry but still spoke like a true gentleman. Although his cheeks and ears slowly became red.

"Honey, you already liked me during our childhood days? Why didn't you told me about it?" Li Lifen was touched by her husband's words.

"It was love at first sight, Honey," George smiled while being embarrassed by his words.

"I even pushed myself to your brother Li Lingfu and if I can kill him, then I can kill you too!" Mingzhu snapped and became a mad woman, her face contorted menacingly.

"You! You killed your husband...my dear younger brother?!"

"Take her away, and report it to the police. We will terminate our contract with their cafè business and close them down." George Huang Wu said resolutely. He hugged Li Lifen who was still shocked at the confession.

After all that Athena approached her parents. She was always craving for a parent's love.

"Mom...are you okay?"

"I'm...fine. The truth is finally out. Mother will finally be at ease. Oh but our jewel, you're shivering!" Li Lifen grasped her daughter's shaking hands.

"Our precious daughter, go inside. You may rest, we will handle the rest from here. You did well." George Wu patted his daughter's head. She was then brought inside the mansion.

"Interesting..." A young fellow dressed in a black tuxedo lifted his lips to a smirk.

"This third young lady of Wu Corporation have changed. She made a right choice this time." He glanced at the wet retreating figure.

"Let's go, the show's over." He said cooly and left without bidding the hosts goodbye.

"But Young Master-- aigoo! Butler Gang, please inform Master George Wu that the Young Master already left, also this is his gift to the Third Young Lady." The secretary carefully gave the small red ribboned box to the Wu family's head butler and hastily ran after his young master.

The Wu couple apologized to the people present in the birthday banquet. Thankfully, they were just close relatives and friends of the Wu family.

The news about their daughter eloping was swept under the rug as Athena Hexie Wu publicly accepted the marriage alliance. The couple heard the positive remarks from their friends and business allies. The Li and Wu main relatives were late to the earlier spectacle, so they could only listen to the hushed whispers from those who were present. The story was even exaggerated.

"And Third Young Lady bravely said 'I won't dishonor the Li and Wu family!' with shining eyes before falling ill. What an astonishing and filial young lady!" An old CEO of a relatively famous company from told the story to the Wu brothers.

"Oh no! Little sister Hexie is ill? Dad, Mom, let me go to her check her up!" Said the beautiful young lady. Hera Huiling Wu, a doctor, and the person leading the internal affairs in the Wu Pharmaceuticals.

"Yes, you may Ling-er. Go and catch up to her." Nate Wu urged his oldest daughter.

"That girl has been brainwashed by Chen Mingzhu for so long, it's time to purify my dear niece aiya!" Wang Fenfang, Hera's mother said somberly. Everyone could now see the schemes of Chen Mingzhu to their youngest miss of the Wu family.

"Mom, Dad, I too will go with Big Sis Lingling, it's years since we last chatted with that girl! Now I know why she's been avoiding us." Another young lady from the Wu family said to Paul Wu and his wife Zhou Chunhua. Artemis Huan Wu, the successor of the Wu Hotels.

The two older cousins walked towards the mansion.

"If only we weren't married and busy with our respective jobs, we could have guided and protected our youngest cousin..." Hera Wu sighed.

"This stupid Wu marriage tradition sucks and is so old school!" Artemis Wu grumbled, softly added, "But without it, we wouldn't meet the love of our lives though!" The two women giggled.

It is apparent that the Wu family's daughters are tied to marriage alliances. No wonder that Athena Hexie Wu was also destined to be married off in order to strengthen the Wu Corps' hold on their spot in the business world.

"Big sister Hera, Big sister Artemis! I wanna visit my childhood bestie too~" A stylish young lady appeared. Hera Wu hugged her maternal cousin.

"Lihua-er!! How are you?"