'So he's married and has two kids?' Ed asked as Ava explained the events that happened the night before to Ed and Charlotte.
'I really can't believe it! He didn't have basic courtesy to invite us?' Charlotte asked as she sat beside Hazel in the living room.
'I was supposed to be his best man, Char; that idiot promised me and now he didn't even invite me' Ed screamed in distress.
The other three gave him an "Unbelievable" look.
'Come on guys, won't you feel bad if your only best friend got married without telling you?' he asked looking at the three.
'Come on Ed, we all feel bad, so for now let's just not focus on you, ok? Let's worry about Haze. Just look at her she looks dejected' Charlotte replied.
'I don't think Haze should feel bad' he said looking at Hazel.
Before anyone could interrupt he spoke again;
'Look Haze, from the beginning Chris was clear that he didn't want a relationship with you. And all these years neither of us heard from him. So it was really stupid of you to hold on all these years and now why are you feeling bad? He's been away for five years and now that he's back did you expect him to be single? None of us expected him to be married but at the same time I didn't expect him to be single ok? Look Haze, I know you since childhood you too are like my own sister but you are being unreasonable. See all of us know that, but Ava and Char didn't tell you because they didn't want to hurt you but someone had to tell you and since neither of the both wanted to be the bad guy here, let me be the bad guy. Wake up Haze! He has a wife and two kids. He's a family man now and he's your boss. Move on and get a boyfriend, cause till you get one you are never moving on' he finished.
Hazel got up from the sofa and ran inside her room. As the girls were about to follow Ed stopped them.
'Stop pampering her, both of you. Let her be alone she really need to sort this through' he told them sternly.
They both sat down surrendering.
'But you didn't have to be this blunt with her' Charlotte said staring at her brother angrily.
'Well you both won't be so I had to. Plus she didn't have a reason to hold on, she was being irrational' he replied looking at the two.
'Or maybe she did' Ava replied quickly.
'What reason?' They both asked in unison.
'Well, yesterday she did mention some conversation between Hazel and Chris back in college. She told me that it was the reason for her hold on for these many years' Ava replied.
'But if it was that important then she would have mentioned it to me, right?' Charlotte asked doubtful.
'Yeah that's true. But even if Chris did say something related to holding on then why is he married?' Ed asked puzzled.
'Did she tell you what they spoke about?' Ed asked Ava.
'No, she told me that it doesn't matter anymore' Ava replied.
'Maybe she misunderstood. Chris is not someone who backs out of his words' Ed said after a moment of thought.
As the three continued to think, they heard Hazel's room door open.
She came out and sat down on the sofa. Ava opened her mouth to ask something but Hazel stopped her.
'I am fine people. Maybe I needed someone like Ed to blurt out the truth so that I could wake up. Thanks Ed!' she said smiling.
'You are ok right?' Ed asked concerned about her.
'I am' she replied giving them a genuine smile.
Though Charlotte was worried about Hazel, she kinda felt that Hazel will not keep thinking about Chris after this. She knew that Hazel was ready to move on and she will not look back again.
'So today I am making it clear that I am officially moving on and will not think about Christopher Finch' Hazel announced looking at the three.
'Got it!' the other three responded laughing.
They spend the rest of the day watching a movie and chatting for some time and after dinner Ed and Charlotte were getting ready to leave.
'Ed' Hazel called out as they were heading towards the door.
Ed stopped and turned to look at Hazel.
'You told that you wanted to meet Chris right?' she asked.
'Yes, I have been calling your office for a week to get an appointment but they keep turning me down. They tell me he's busy and all kinds of other excuses' he replied.
'Maybe I could get you to meet him tomorrow' she suggested.
'Really? ' Ed asked his face brightening up.
She nodded smiling.
'That's great, but make sure I meet him ok?' he told her before waving them goodbye.
'You could do that?' Ava asked quite unsure how hazel was gonna do that.
'Why do you ask?' she asked Ava.
'Well, maybe what if he is busy tomorrow? They told Ed that he was busy the entire week' Ava replied.
'I am having my doubts about that Ava. I don't think Chris was busy the entire week. I think he is purposely avoiding his meeting with Ed, just think Ed told us that they were always building up excuses instead of giving him an appointment. Usually no matter how busy they are they give appointments even if it's after some days but they never cancel someone till the boss says so' Hazel told Ava.
'Well when you put it that way, I think Chris is intentionally avoiding Ed' Ava accepted.
'Well we'll know the truth tomorrow, won't we?' Hazel said smiling cunningly at Ava to which Ava responded laughing.
'Come on now, let's clean up and go to bed early' Hazel said as she collected the wrappers scattered in the living room.
'You take care of the living room, I will take care of the kitchen' Ava said and moved towards the kitchen.
'Ok' Hazel shouted from the living room accepting the offer.
It was quite late before they finished cleaning. As they were about to go to bed, Ava stopped Hazel;
'What?' Hazel asked looking at Ava.
'You are ok, right?' She asked projecting a concerned look at Hazel.
'Yes, I am perfectly ok.' She replied smiling.
They both gestured each other good night before going to their rooms.
The next day Hazel left early to office because she had to write a report on her new project that has to be turned in today. 
She reached the office by 8 a.m.; she settled at her desk and switched on her computer when a voice called out,
'Ms. White' 
She turned to find Chris standing behind her desk,
'Good morning Mr. Finch' she greeted smiling.
'Good morning Ms. White' he greeted back. He sensed that something was unusual about her behavior today, she seemed kinda different. She seemed herself today usually she would avoid being herself in front of him but today he didn't seem to bother her anymore.
'You are early today' he asked her.
'I had work on a report' she replied looking at him.
'It's just a report, you could've done it from home itself right?' he questioned.
'Well, the files related to the project were in the office and I didn't have a copy in my laptop, so I had come early today' she answered as she turned to look back at her computer.
'Well ok Ms. White, continue' he said before turning back to leave.
'Mr. Finch' she called out.
He turned to look at her;
'Well are you free today at 1 p.m.?' she asked hesitantly.
'Why?' he asked bemused.
'I wanted to discuss about another project' she replied after a pause.
'Oh ok, sure meet me at 1:30 p.m. in my office' he said going back to his office.
"Yes, my plan worked" Hazel thought as she took out her phone to text Ed.
'Ed, make sure to be here by 1:30' she texted.
'Ok, thanks Haze' he replied back.
She continued to work on her report keeping her phone aside. By 8:50 a.m. Ava reached the office. 
'Hey honey' she called out as she sat in her chair.
'Hey' Hazel greeted back saving her report.
'Are you done?' Ava asked moving her chair towards Hazel desk. 
'Almost just a little bit more' she responded closing the file.
'Ok, Haze I am still having second thoughts about Ed meeting Chris today' Ava said as Hazel searched for a file on her desk.
'No worries Ava. I spoke to Chris he seems to be free today afternoon and I asked Ed to come by 1:30 p.m. so just don't worry' Hazel guaranteed.
'I hope so too' Ava responded before returning to her desk.
'It will go great, just stay positive' Hazel replied confident.

When it came to handling life, Hazel was a PRO!
But...well there's ALWAYS A BUT!
When it comes to a certain topic, she was CLUELESS! 
And the topic was Chris! Christopher Finch, her new boss!
Nah! This isn't one of the boss-secretary love stories....this one's DIFFERENT!
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Six years ago,
                he was her college senior!
He turned down her proposal in their college cafeteria.
Six years later,
                he's back as her new boss!
All these years, she was holding onto an invisible ray of hope and now, it finally shined!
So, Happy Ending...? Not Really!
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'He's married now?' she asked in awe as she witnessed his kids walk out of his office.
Six Years of waiting and life gifted her Heartbreak!
Let bygones be bygones, she decided to move on!
Is it really that easy?
Well...she had to try. We all had to...at some point!
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'What could possibly go wrong now?' she asked confidently.
And that's when life decided to unveil the answers to her long lost questions...
The major things she failed to notice in the past...were finally disclosed!
After all there was more to Chris than she imagined!
Till now she was only aware of his love but as she searched farther, she could finally see it all...
The tears, the betrayal and the vengeance all of it flaring up inside his cold blue eyes.
At least this time, he won't face it alone...

The next morning they both woke up at 8 o'clock. He got dressed and said his good byes to her. He took his duffle bag and laptop. This time he didn't leave anything behind. Evelyn felt sad watching him go. She knew he was respecting her wishes and he won't be coming here tonight. 

She took a shower and brushed her teeth. She tied her hair up in a ponytail and allowed a few strands to frame her face. She curled the ends. She put on a light amount of makeup and then went to change.

Evelyn put on a pair of dark blue jeans and a white long sleeve v-neck shirt. She completed her look by putting on a brown belt and waited for Zain, Phoenix, and Chloe to show up. Phoenix showed up first, then Zain, and finally Chloe with Driver Chung.

They drove to the shopping district where they had dim sum for breakfast.
 
 Mingxi had called while they were at the restaurant and told her that the cleaners were at the apartment and that they would be done in four hours. So they would be done by 2 o'clock.

That worked for Evelyn. It meant she could start having things moved in before the end of today.

After breakfast the four of them drove to Royal Furniture. Driver Chung dropped them off and they walked inside.

"I'm so excited!" Chloe said looking at everything. She started roaming around away from the group.

Zain broke off to look at the selection of studies. Phoenix stayed with Evelyn.

"Look," they both said and pointed to a bedroom set. The bed was king sized with a padded headboard. The entire room had a gold, ice blue, and ivory design. Evelyn really liked this color scheme. It had light fixtures and an ottoman at the foot of the bed. It had ivory dressers and a small section of the wall was a full length mirror. It was a very elegant design that Evelyn loved. 

She flopped onto the bed to test the mattress  much to the sales lady's dismay.

"Miss! You can't do that," the lady exclaimed. Evelyn hopped off the bed. The bed mattress was too soft and didn't offer much back support. 

"Sorry. I want to buy this bedroom set but not the mattress or pillows." Evelyn said when her feet touched the ground.

"That's great but you won't be getting a discount just because you don't want those pieces," the woman said snidely. Evelyn blinked she got the hint that this woman didn't like her.

"That's fine," she said.

"Well follow me, you can place your order." The sales lady said. Evelyn looked at Phoenix and Phoenix shrugged.

"Is it possible to deliver today?" Evelyn asked.

"It's an extra 25,000 yuan" the lady said. She handled the transaction nonchalantly. Simply going through the phase.

"So the total is 1,000,000 yuan." The lady said entering it the data into a computer.

"Is there an instillation fee?" Evelyn asked. The lady sighed.

"It's an extra 20,000 yuan." She replied. Phoenix couldn't take it anymore and snapped.

"What's your problem?" She gently shoved Evelyn out of the way.

"What? I'm just doing my job. Look are you even going to be able to pay?" The lady asked looking Evelyn up and down clearly judging her casual clothing.

"Is something wrong?" Zain asked.

"Mr. Li! I didn't know you would be here. Give me a moment and I'll close the store for you," the sales lady said.

"Excuse me ladies but we're going to close up shop right now." The lady came out from behind the counter like she was going to kick them out.

"Evelyn!" Another voice rang out. It was the owner of the furniture store.

"Auntie Huang, how are you?" Evelyn asked. The sales lady looked confused. Auntie Huang was a childhood friend of her mother's. They had both gone into interior design.
 
"I'm well, how are you? How are the kids?" Evelyn asked.

"Oh they're such a handful. The oldest is college soon. The younger is in her second year of high school." Auntie Huang said. The sales lady looked between the two of them.

"Uh Mrs. Huang, who is this?" The sales lady asked her boss.

"This is Evelyn Wei. Deming Wei's daughter." She gave her employee a look.

"Was there a problem," Auntie Huang inquired.

"No not at all. Just that this employee of yours being condescending to Evelyn." Phoenix said.

"Phoenix," Evelyn hushed.

"It's okay," Evelyn said to Auntie Huang.

"Hmm," she narrowed her eyes at her employee.

"Auntie, I just bought a new place and I need to furnish it. I was buying this bedroom set," Evelyn said pointing to the display.

"Ah an excellent choice," Auntie Huang said. She moved to the computer and continued the transaction.

"Aren't we here for more than just that room?" Zain asked.

"Yes, I needed a new study, another bedroom, living room, and some outdoor furniture." Evelyn said counting off her fingers.

"Well feel free to keep looking. I'll Just ring put this order through." Auntie Huang said. Zain led Evelyn and Phoenix to a Study that he thought she might like.

He showed her a luxury home office design. It had espresso colored wood furniture. There was a reddish brown rug. There was a love seat and single seaters of black leather. Evelyn liked this one. 

Phoenix tugged her toward another home office display. It was white and blue designed. The table was made of glass with silver legs. The book cases were white and would fit perfectly in her small study. The coffee table was the same color and had light blue and ivory colored place settings. The place settings matched the rug. The couch was an ivory leather. It had a more feminine touch. She preferred this one particularly because it was much different than the one she had than her previous home. 

"I'll take this one." Evelyn said. 

"Okay," Auntie Huang said making a note of it. 

Chloe then pulled her to look at a red and gold designed bedroom. The furniture was mahogany colored and had mahogany dressers. The bed however was queen sized. The curtains were a red and gold design as was the rug. 

"This would look nice for your guest room!" Chloe said excitedly. Phoenix chimes in with her agreement as well. Of course red and gold were Phoenix's favorite colors. Evelyn happened to agree that the design was exquisite so she added that to her list as well. 

The living room she chose was simple. It had ivory colored sofas with an ivory loveseat. The coffee table was made of glass similar to her study desk. The rug was a rich brown color. 

Zain helped her pick out simple outdoor furniture. Metal furniture with red cushions and a white umbrella with elaborate red designs. 

Auntie Huang told her that because the two bedrooms needed to be painted and wallpapered the furniture wouldn't arrive for those rooms until tomorrow. Today they could have the painters paint and wallpaper the bedroom. The office and living room could be put together today. 

Evelyn called to confirm that the cleaning would be finished on time today. Once she did she told Auntie Huang that it could start the work today and finish tomorrow. Evelyn spent a hefty amount that morning on furniture.

They walked out of the store and Zain reminded Evelyn that they needed mattresses and pillows since they decided not to buy the ones from Royal Palace.

Evelyn, Chloe, Phoenix, and Zain walked two blocks to a mattress boutique. They picked out a king and queen sized mattress and pillows to go with it. When they finished it was  about 1 o'clock and they went to have lunch. 

Zain was in the mood for a good hamburger and the girls agreed. They called Mingxi and she said that they were almost done. After lunch Zain and Phoenix would go to her apartment to over sea the guys paint and move furniture into her apartment. Chloe and Evelyn went to shop for other things. 

They went to get her towels, lamps, cookware, kitchen appliances, TVs, clocks, and some other things. Driver Chung had to help them carry things. 

He drove them to her apartment and helped bring everything upstairs. It was 5 o'clock when they got up to the apartment. The rooms were painted and the living room was set up. The workers left for the day and said they would be back tomorrow at 10 o'clock. 

Zain helped her set up the appliances. They left the TVs for the bedroom in the living room as they didn't want to put things in until the furniture came. 

"Let me treat you guys to dinner," Evelyn said when they finished. They all declined saying they were tired. So Driver Chung drove them back to Mingxi home first, then to the hotel since Zain and Phoenix has left their car there that morning. 

They parted ways and Chloe said she would go with her tomorrow for the rest of the instillation. 

Evelyn went back up to her room and nearly slumped down as soon as she walked in. She was exhausted. She changed her clothes then called for room service.

"I regret only one thing in this world: letting you go." For five years Evelyn Wei was married to the man of her dreams, Shawn Cheng. They were the perfect power couple. He was the CEO and she was his Vice President. But one day he decided to end their relationship, romantically and professionally. For five years she gave this man everything that was good in her. But he tossed her aside like it was nothing, even going so far as to have another woman. Now she vows to take back what is rightfully hers, but she won't do it alone. Business Tycoon, Jinhai Li has only one regret in his life-letting her go. He was her closest friend, her protector, but he had no choice but to let her go. Every day he has regret not telling her how he felt. Fate is giving them another chance and this time, he won't let her go.

DISCLAIMER: Content in this story is pure fiction. I do not own the cover, all rights go to the creator.

"From today. I'll be different. I will continue the path that has been layed out for me. Nothing shall stop me from living the future I have been told of."

This is the story of a man, whom was told of a prosperous future that he would think impossible. This man is Drathon Exavier, an assassin trained from birth to kill without remorse, without guilt and overall, without emotion. He'd be known as the Emotionless assassin, however this title would soon be incorrect as you will soon see.

1st of May, x1754

"This time of the year is always, strange. It's neither too hot nor too cold. Though the rain is... Nice... It can mean your target never heard you coming. But, I'm not like that anymore. I haven't taken a contract in a little over a year now. Yet I haven't exactly needed the coin. The upside from living in the woods for so long. No worry of coin. No worry of much at all..."

He would grip his hand which had an cross shaped scar on the back as he removed his gloves he would look at them on his hand. He sat by the river casually not a single care in the world but there was at least something on his mind. Right? The six foot, red leather jacket wearing Assassin with a Scythe leaning on his shoulder. And there was, he'd been living in the woods for a year and three months now, with little human contact. He didn't want to be arrested or worse yet killed. But still he had developed something a way of thinking, he thought there was no place for him. He'd either be killed by the military or be kept in a cell the rest of his life. Neither he wanted to happen. So he sighs placing his gloves back on as he stares into the water, only to see the cleanly shaven face of himself. A face like his father's just without the beard and green eyes.

May 25th, x1754 

"It's almost the end of the month, I'm not sure what to do from here. I had told Belle how I thought I felt. It seems it wasn't a good idea, to even let myself feel. But now, I stay in the woods I'll watch over her so I know she's safe."

And so he did for the next two months Drathon would stay in the trees and make sure Belle was safe he did not dare go upto her again. There was no point in getting involved in her life, Drathon now thought himself a burden on those he knew, best he stayed away from others for now. Drathon was taught not to feel, that it would only get in the way of his job. Belle was just a simple woman, a gypsy who lived in a cabin in the middle of the Valencian wilderness.

Valencia was a vast place with many cities, towns, villages as well as forests, plains, marshes and all sorts like that. To the north was a snowy area that inhabited a few villages and snowy plains and mountains. Drathon was in the forests close enough to the capital in the center on the continent. Not too far from his friend. But still a ways from his home in Cyndonia, another city in the continent.

June 13th x1752

"It's been a few years now. I've been staying in my home city of Cyndonia keeping myself hidden for the most part. Jacob is in Titan with Evie, it's lonely being well, alone. I miss Evie and Jacob but I wish them the best in thier work in the capital."

It had only been a few years since the collapse of the secret order of assassins. A mystery to all but few, but the year x1749 the almost emotionless assassin was fourteen. And was getting money by private contracts, with each kill gaining a bit more money just to get by. But with each contract he took he gained another scar. Which he soon gained more and more, first on his arms and hand. Then more in other places on his upper body.

21st of May, x1751

"Today marks my sixteenth birthday. To think in only a few days time I'll be risking my life to visit the unmarked graves of my parents. But now... Emotions are pointless, I have no need for them now. And I doubt I'll have much use of them in the future either."

By this time Drathon had now gained a new attire from the one he had as a child. From the short red leather jacket came a large long sleeved red and black jacket custom fit to Drathon's size and with a holster for his scythe and space for a... Few... Throwing knives. He then did what he said he would. He stood in front of two unmarked graves with a hood to cover his face. A new look would be enough for now, the military were used to the old single colour jacket. But there he stood placing some flowers by the graves and there stood... Someone else, not an assassin, so Jacob was ruled out. Rain fell on that day for the whole day over Cyndonia. There stood Lt. Colonel Mustang, Bergon at his side ready to draw but he looked at the assassin, with the new jacket and no order symbol it was 'hard' to identify who it was. Or so said his report later that day. The assassin gave the Lt. Colonel a nod before then walking off leaving the graveyard. Leaving the Lt. Colonel to his thoughts.

"He saw me, knew it was me. But he didn't do anything. Maybe he'd lost someone too? I cannot be sure but only take this as fate working in my favour. Another year past and a new Era bound. May the year x1751 be one known to all, as the year the unexplainable happened."

Many things unexplainable happened within the year of x1753. No one knows how or why. Though one did not question it as he smiled and sat drinking tea. Our Assassin however, strudded through the year just about living. More contracts came more scars were made.

The Shadows we walk
Alone we know
For the time will come
For me to end you

5th of September, x1753

"It's been awhile since I have even done this, yet here I am doing it. Today marks the start of my life as a true outlaw, today I killed a man who needed to die. I had no contract and no agenda. This man, I killed him. I sliced his throat open and watched him die before then walking off. It wasn't long before the military caught up with it all. And there someone was, to put me right there at that time knowing I killed that man without having a contract. The man was a corrupt Noble who implored the services of necromancers and dark mages alike. He also was apart of a large underground prostitution ring. As well as hiring Assassins such as myself, Jacob and the Nightblade. Grantham was always on different jobs. He would never taken a contract by this man. But then again, if the pay was enough any assassin would... But not me."

Here he now walked alone. No-one close or to care. No-one to care about. Already being labeled by many as the Emotionless Assassin. Drathon used the name he was given to then get people to leave him alone. It worked most the time but now, he had nowhere to go. So, he stayed in the woodlands and grasslands of Valencia away from people, away from the military, away from his old life and home.

6th of November, x1753

"The air has changed. It's gotten colder. I think it'll start snowing soon enough. Can't live out in the forest forever and this year will be colder than before, I can feel It. I can't stay with Bell, I can't face her after everything that's been going on. Especially from what the fortune teller said. I don't know when it'll happen but right now, I need a drink."

He then went into the city, the capital as well, for what felt like the first time in years. He found a tavern and at that tavern was two men at the bar talking. Well, more of a one sided conversation by a man with a cane and a flat cap. That man ordered a bitter, while the other man in full leather armour and an eye patch over one of his eyes ordered the strongest drink the tavern had to offer. The barmaid, an animated doll girl gave them thier orders before then walking over to the assassin. He grunted and sighed as he ordered a whiskey. He drank it without a second thought as the doll girl looked at him with concern as well did the man with the cane and flat cap. After a short while of being there Drathon stood up and left payment on the table as he was then stopped, by a familiar face.

"Drathe..." Said the man, only one person in the world called Drathon by that name. Jacob Eagle.

"Jacob please. Let me leave." He says with a blank expression.

"And where will ya go?" Jacob replied with a fire in his eyes and a slight announce in his tone.

"The only place I can. It's where I can be in solitary and peace. Without being chased and called a murderer."

Jacob just sighed as he looked at his friend. He saw what no one else did. He saw the face of the boy who escaped that order with him. That same blank expressionless face. With that Drathon walked off and out the city as Jacob says.

"See ya next time Drathe. See ya next time." Jacob said hands in his pockets as he lets out a sigh then reaching into his coat for a box of cigarettes.

With all this the the bar maid watched unsure on how to react to the situation, she just continued serving patrons and Jacob stops as he takes out a cigarette holding it in his hand as the then turns to her.

"Sorry 'bout that. I gotta go to. Take this and keep the change."

He said handing her the payment for his drink and a little more as he then leaves the tavern, once outside he takes out a lighter to then light his cigarette as he placed it in his mouth. Once lit he starts heading back to the den. At this point it seemed that Drathon had given up all hope and Jacob was unsure on what to do, he kept up an apartment for Drathon in the city. A nice large with a nice sized bedroom, living area with a fair sized kitchen. Though Drathon knew about it, he didn't want it or have need of it. 

10th of December, x1753

"It's now been no more than a year and a half of living in the wilderness. But now I'm back in the city to see the snow cover the buildings. I met this girl. Beautiful, and caring... Her name is Megan, I am glad to have her. As now I am starting to feel again. I am learning to love and be happy... Although it feels odd. It's, good..."

And so appeared something of a smile on Drathon's face. As he thought to himself and wrote.

"From today I am different. I am no longer the assassin I once was. I am Drathon Exavier, and I will make a new life for myself. And I would hope that it will be with Megan."

So begins a new chapter, one of the Mage and the Assassin. Only fate and a fortune teller know what will happen to the two. For us, we do not know. We can only find out.

For we walk
In the shadows of fate
When we step out
We see the light of the future

An assassin who's be trained to only kill without guilt without Emotion. This is his tale. From a land much different than yours.

With the prophecy of a better future. The emotionless assassin went off to seek it. With Love soon sadness, and later even remorse.

"so where are we going to start?" Avery said after she moved some of the boxes to the living room."well I did by some like wall paper paint thing that is like paper when you put it on the wall then it basically turns into paint onto the wall and it dries in ten minutes."I say looking around the room trying to think about where I'm putting stuff."then go get it." Avery says trying to move the bed to the middle of the room.i walk into the living room and look through some of the boxes and finally find the wall paper paint thing."here."I gave Avery some of the paper and we put it on the wall.it took us about thirty minutes to put the baby blue wallpaper stuff on the walls. after we let it dry we put my L.E.D lights around the ceiling which took us a while."where do you want to put your bed?"Avery said as we finished putting the L.E.D lights up."maybe over in the corner facing the closet." I say. we move the bed and then put the grey comforter on the bed and put a few posters up and then we finished doing the room with putting my grey carpet in front of my bed and then we put my clothes in the white dresser of the room and then we hanged the other clothes in the closet."what time is it now?"I groan feeling tired from working on the room."well it is now 11:34 am.oh and I just realized I didn't finish showing the dorm to you." Avery says jumping off the bed and walking to the door leading to the living room."this way."she says and I follow her."the kitchen is in there and I also forgot to tell you that the other door in your room is a bathroom."I nod and wonder what else is in the dorm.we walk to a closet looking door and she opens in.it has stairs leading to some where. Avery just walked up the stairs and I followed a little scared wondering what's up there.wjen we get up there,we are in a huge room that has poles in the room with couches and a fridge and there is a TV playing shows and the lights are dim and there are L.E.D lights around the ceiling."what is this room?" I say looking around."well we call this the party room."she says happily."why are there poles?" "for reasons." Avery says giving me a wink.we walk back downstairs and we go to the living room."so what do we do now?" "well we could either go to classes which are actually fun or just stay in the dorm."Avery said looking like she hopes for me to say leave the dorm and go to classes."let's go to classes." I say and Avery looks happy."I think we are in fourth period now which means we have gym in ten minutes." we leave the dorm and walk to the gym even though 5th period has not started yet.some of the kids were holding their stuff for their next class."let's go to the locker room because I don't want people to stare and scare you too much." Avery says and we walk into the girls locker room.the lockers are red and there are benches where people can sit on and then if you walk to the back there is some bathroom stalls and a shower room in the corner and there are mirrors for girls to go look at their selves in."your locker is number 1074 which is over there." she points to a corner where lockers were.she walked to her locker which is in the same corner as mine and we change.i change into some shorts and a crop top school hoodie and put my converse shoes on and put my other stuff away.the shorts feel a little tight around my legs but I will live.when we got done we walked to the bleachers of the gym and sat down and watched as people leave and enter the gym. "well I think today we are having a free day." Avery says looking at the people that enter the gym."wait a minute!"Avery says looking confused at me."is that a belly button percing?!" she says looking at my stomach."I'm yeah I got it last year during the summer."I say."wow I got mine when I was ten."she says.when everyone got to the gym the teacher came out. a women with blonde hair looking the age of maybe 35 walks out wearing sweat pants and a black long sleeve shirt with a whistle around her neck."today is a free day due to the fact that some of the work out machines upstairs are not working." she says and walks away."let's go to Eli and the others." Avery says and I nod as we get up and leave the area we were sitting at

Anyway, since there was no way that they could solve it, it was better to spend time on some other things, rather than wasting time on the question.
Besides, there were so many people in class one. It was not that everyone who worked on the question was interested in going to the library with Qiao Nan.
Just like what Tang Mengran said, trying to solve the question would kill a lot of brain cells!
Because of this question, Qiao Nan finally managed to have some peaceful days. Nobody came to ask her to go to the library with them.
The people in the same dormitory gave a big thumbs-up for Qiao Nan's brilliant plan.
Initially, they were still agonizing over what kind of method should Qiao Nan use so as not to hurt others and bring trouble to themselves.
She was, after all, a top student. Her way of refusal was so effective and domineering. This was something that ordinary people could not think of.
"Dad, I am back." Qiao Nan went back home in two weeks' time. "Dad, what's wrong?" When Qiao Nan returned home, Qiao Dongliang was sitting in a daze at home.
"You have started school, and your sister has started school as well. It's been half a month, yet your mom hasn't looked for me even once." Qiao Dongliang said anxiously, "Your mom and your sister… Nan Nan, do you think I should go back and take a look quietly?"
"Dad, are you worried about sister's tuition fees and living expenses? There's no need to worry. My mom and my sister are leading a good life, a much better one than before. They can have whatever they want to eat or buy." Qiao Nan changed out of her pair of shoes and put her schoolbag in her room.
As it was inconvenient at school, she mailed her letter to Zhai Sheng on her way home.
Besides mailing the letter, she also had two letters from Zhai Sheng inside her schoolbag.
Zhai Sheng was a soldier. He was busy with military affairs, yet he could write her two letters in half a month. She felt ashamed that she only had one letter for him.
"How is that so? Where did your mom and sister get the money? Nan Nan, are you sure that what you heard is correct?" Qiao Dongliang did not believe it. Ding Jiayi did not have any cash with her, let alone such a big sum of money. Even though Ding Jiayi was in charge of the money at home, he knew how much money they were left with.
After they spent the money on sending Zijin to The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China and for his medical expenses from the car accident, the family really had not much money left.
"Zhu Baoguo was the one who told me this. It should be the truth. Besides, my sister treats Wang Yang as her younger brother. He is a dependable younger brother. Compared with Wang Yang, I am embarrassed to say that I am my sister's younger sister. Wang Yang has covered my sister's tuition fees and living expenses." Qiao Nan had two glasses of water in her hand, one for herself while the other for Qiao Dongliang.
With one glance, Qiao Nan knew that her father had spent the whole day agonizing over the problem of Zijin's tuition and miscellaneous fees. Not to mention water, he might not even have had a proper meal today.
Her father could steel his heart and not care about Ding Jiayi, but he could not do so for Qiao Zijin. It was impossible.
Similar to the previous life, she was almost forty years old and was still not married. Her mother tried means and ways to prevent her from having a boyfriend, let alone getting married. However, even though her father was disappointed and had lost all hope in her, he would still remind her to find a partner and get married soon whenever he saw her.
Once, her father also hinted that as long as the man had a good moral character, his family background did not matter. More importantly, it would be best if the man stayed far away from them, if possible, out of Ping Cheng.
Qiao Dongliang took the drink and finished drinking it in one go. He was stunned upon hearing what Qiao Nan said. "Nan Nan, is it true?" Wang Yang gave Zijin so much money that it could cover for her tuition and miscellaneous fees as well as her living expenses?
How could this be?
There was nothing in this world that could be obtained without any hard work. There was no free lunch in this world.
Why would Wang Yang give Zijin so much money? Why would he provide for her expenses?
"I don't know. Zhu Baoguo told me so. I don't think Zhu Baoguo would lie to me." Qiao Nan said this matter-of-factly.
"Why would Wang Yang do that?" Qiao Dongliang was exasperated. He furrowed his eyebrows in anger.
"No idea. My sister gets along quite well with Wang Yang. Maybe my sister regards Wang Yang as her younger brother, and Wang Yang also treats my sister as his elder sister."
"Impossible!" Qiao Dongliang refused to believe it. Unless it was Wang Yang's father who regarded Zijin as his daughter, it was no use even if Wang Yang treated Zijin as his sister. Wang Yang's father was the one who earned the money, not Wang Yang. He might be able to pay for Qiao Zijin's tuition fees for a semester, but it was impossible to finance Zijin all the way through college.
This was not a small amount. Wang Yang could not possibly have so much money. By that time, the elders of the Wang family would come to know of this matter.
This was definitely not that simple.
"Then, I really don't know the reason, unless Zhu Baoguo lied to me." Seeing that Qiao Dongliang had finished the water, Qiao Nan stood up and went to the kitchen, giving Qiao Dongliang enough time and space to figure out what was going on between Qiao Zijin and Wang Yang.
"No, Baoguo won't lie to Nan Nan. There is no need for him to lie." Qiao Dongliang did not notice that Qiao Nan had left the living room. He was thinking hard about the problem at hand.
Qiao Dongliang had always known that Wang Yang and Zhu Baoguo did not get along well with each other.
In that case, it must not be for Zhu Baoguo's interest that Wang Yang offered help to Qiao Zijin. Nevertheless, in what way would this harm Zhu Baoguo?
He kept on reciting Wang Yang, Qiao Zijin, Zhu Baoguo, and Qiao Nan over and over again in his mind. Qiao Dongliang seemed to have figure out something, but he could not bring himself to believe it.
If that were the truth…
Qiao Dongliang felt as if his heart was being wrenched by someone. It was so painful that he almost cried out.
Someone dared to make use of his elder daughter to deal with his younger daughter, and the elder daughter seemed to go along with them. There was no way that Qiao Dongliang could make himself accept this painful truth!!
"Dad, have a bowl of noodles." By the time Qiao Dongliang came back to his senses, a bowl of hot and fragrant noodles with fried egg was placed in front of him. "Ever since I came back, I could hear your stomach rumbling for a couple of times. Have you eaten anything today?"
Qiao Nan had just said this and there was another rumble from Qiao Dongliang's stomach.
Qiao Dongliang took the bowl of noodles, looking embarrassed. "I did not do my duty as a father. I did not take good care of you, but you have to take care of me instead." He could not remember whether he had eaten or not today.
"Dad, hurry to eat the noodles. They will not taste good when they turn soggy." Qiao Nan wrinkled her nose in disgust. She preferred her noodles to be slightly undercooked. Qiao Dongliang had the same preferences as well. However, as Qiao Dongliang had not had any food today, she was worried that the noodles would be difficult to digest. Hence, she cooked it longer than usual.
Regardless, Qiao Nan would never eat soggy noodles.


Qiao Nan: Crap! I am your biological daughter, yet I am treated as if I was picked up from the streets. In fact, you treat me worse than that!

Mother Qiao: Qiao Nan, you are not as pretty or smart as your elder sister. You are not as blessed as her. You have no right to study, marry, or to have your happiness!

Qiao Nan: Why am I not allowed to study, marry, or to seek my happiness? I will find a man right now and marry him!

Qiao Nan is dumbstruck upon discovering that the man right beside her is a powerful figure in the quad—the person who has the most promising prospects to be the future Chief.

Qiao Nan stares at the well-built man in front of her. He has firm abs and cold, chilling eyes. She swallows the lump in her throat as she says her greetings, "Good Morning, Chief!"

After lunch, Gu Ning, Gu Man and Gu Qing went back to the beauty salon. Gu Ning took her suitcase and went back home when it was almost 2 pm.
While she was resting in her home, she suddenly realized that she hadn't seen Chu Peihan and her other friends in a long time. Thus she sent a message to their WeChat group and proposed to gather together this afternoon for dinner. Gu Ning's sudden appearance really surprised them.
Hao Ran: Ahhhhhhh! Boss, you're finally back! I haven't seen you for so long, and I miss you so much!

Chu Peihan: Come on, come on, let's gather together right now! Where?
Chu Peihan couldn't wait to meet Gu Ning, even though it was only 2 pm.
Mu Ke: Why are you rushing? It's still early now.
Chu Peihan: So what?

Gu Ning: I need to deal with something, but we can gather together at 4 pm. Call the people who miss this Wechat message. And you can decide where we'll meet. It's my treat today, so enjoy yourself!
Hao Ran: Yeah! I love you, boss!

Chu Peihan: I love you too!

Mu Ke: Me too!

Gu Ning: Then I'll go deal with my business, and you can tell me when you have made your decision.
Gu Ning then left for the sales apartment of Fenghua Luxury Mansion to meet Wei Zhirui. She was going to buy an apartment for Gao Yi and Qiao Ya. Although Shenghua Real Estate had many apartments for sale, Gu Ning preferred for Gao Yi and Qiao Ya to live in a place near her, because Gao Yi and Qiao Ya would follow by Gu Ning's sides as her guards, driver and secretary. Moreover, Fenghua Luxury Mansion was a high-end living area with a great environment.
Nevertheless, when Shenghua Real Estate's new living area was completely built, Gu Ning would reserve a house there. She didn't need it now, but it could be of use in the future.
Maybe she would hold a grand party someday, and her apartment in Fenghua Luxury Mansion was too small to do that.
"Miss Gu, nice to meet you again!" Wei Zhirui went to welcome Gu Ning when she appeared.
"Hi, nice to meet you too! I'm looking for a small, well-decorated apartment," Gu Ning said.
Gao Yi and Qiao Ya were only two people, so one room was enough for them. In addition, they would just live here temporarily, thus it was unnecessary to buy a large one. They would move to the capital within half a year.
Hearing that Gu Ning was looking for a new apartment, Wei Zhirui was surprised, but he didn't ask for details. "The smallest one is 73 square meters in size, and it's a single apartment with only one bedroom. However, we also have an apartment with two bedrooms which is 85 square meters."
"Where is the single apartment? I want to see its layout first," Gu Ning asked.
"It's in Building No. 2, Zone F which is opposite Zone G," Wei Zhirui said. He then guided Gu Ning to see its layout. We only have two single apartments left. One is on the 12th floor, and the other is on the 13th floor."
Gu Ning looked for a while, and said, "Great, I'll buy the one on the 12th floor."
Wei Zhirui was shocked by Gu Ning's efficiency again, and immediately went to finish the procedure for her.
It was only 3 pm when Gu Ning left. She wanted to check their WeChat group to see whether they had decided yet. However, before she could open her WeChat, Chu Peihan's call came in.
The moment that Gu Ning answered her call, Chu Peihan said anxiously, "Boss, Mixi's family is in trouble now!"
Hearing that, Gu Ning was immediately mad. "What happened?"
"Her family's house is going to be demolished, and her oldest uncle and aunt are arguing that they should get to share the money!" Chu Peihan replied.
Gu Ning was displeased. There were indeed many shameless relatives who would fight against their brothers or sisters for money.
"I'll be right there," Gu Ning said, and immediately went to take a taxi heading straight to Yu Mixi's home.
Gu Ning called Yu Mixi at once, and Yu Mixi answered it after a long while. "Ningning…" she cried. Yu Mixi burst into tears helplessly.
"Mixi, don't cry. How is everything going now?" Gu Ning asked.
Yu Mixi tried her best to calm down and replied, "Well, the thing is my family's house is going to be demolished, but my oldest uncle and aunt are arguing that they should get to share the money. The house was given to my father by my grandfather, and my grandfather already gave my eldest uncle and aunt thirty thousand yuan when they bought their houses a dozen years ago. My father is quarreling with them right now. I really have no idea what to do."
"Don't worry. I'm coming now, and I'll be right there," Gu Ning comforted.
"OK," Yu Mixi said.
After hanging up, Gu Ning urged the taxi driver to drive faster.
About 20 minutes later, Chu Peihan and Hao Ran arrived at the living area where Yu Mixi lived at almost the same time. Both of them drove here and Hao Ran came with Qin Zixun and Zhang Tianping. As for Mu Ke and An Yi, they didn't have cars, so they took taxis and would arrive later.
Yu Mixi's family lived in an old living area. There were a lot of staircases in the building. When Chu Peihan and the others walked inside, they heard the loud and extremely unkind argument from upstairs.
"What the f*ck! How dare they bully Xi! I'll teach them a lesson!" Hao Ran was mad, and ran to the third floor, followed by the others.
In the living room, Yu Mixi's family and another two men and two women were arguing loudly.
"I told you that this house belonged to our father, so you can't take it alone. You mentioned that our father gave us thirty thousand yuan a dozen years ago. Well, when the demolition compensation is paid, you can take thirty thousand yuan, and we'll share the rest," a man who was almost 50-years-old said. This man was Yu Mixi's eldest uncle, and he had already repeated it at least 10 times.
"Exactly!" a woman in her early forties echoed. She was Yu Mixi's aunt.
"It's insane! Thirty thousand yuan a dozen years ago, is barely comparable to that of today!" Yu Mixi's father was furious.
Indeed, thirty thousand yuan a dozen years ago, was equal to three hundred thousand yuan today! However, Yu Mixi's father wouldn't agree to just take three hundred thousand yuan and let them share the rest either.
"We don't care. It has to be shared in that way!" Yu Mixi's aunt played the blame game. They didn't care about family at all when it came to money.
"You…" Yu Mixi's father was too mad to say another word. However, Yu Mixi's mother was a weak woman who didn't dare to join the argument. And once Yu Mixi tried to help her father, her oldest uncle and aunt would swear at her, so she couldn't do anything either.
The door wasn't closed, so Hao Ran and the others intruded inside directly, which surprised the people in the living room.


She was once a puppet to her family, a commercial spy and assassin pursued by the police. One day, she falls into the sea after being betrayed. 

When she wakes up again, she is an ordinary third year student in high school. Due to her ignoble past and the ostracization of her relatives, she has always been bullied by her classmates, partly due to her being a loner. 

With her gaining a new lease of life, she undergoes a massive change, returning any bullying she received in the past. With a powerful cheat, a pair of telepathic jade eyes, she is able to easily appraise jade and succeed at gambling.

She starts a business, becoming a legendary businesswoman. There's no need to talk about people who previously mocked her for being poor when they see her billion-yuan net worth. When relatives visit to cozy up with her, they are denied. We are no longer related to one another. Return to whatever foul place you came from!

Days are good, except for an easily jealous man beside her. For no good reason, she ends up aching all over, especially in her nether regions, all thanks to him. 

This is a story whose male and female leads are both strong and untainted.

Yun Bixue raised her head when she did not hear Xie Limo's reply. As soon as her gaze locked onto the heartache in his eyes, her heart stirred, and in a moment, she fell into the depths of that gaze.
Her mood could become calm with that look in his eyes. It was a feeling of being doted and cared for.
Yun Bixue bit her lip. "I just assumed since you were at a dinner party, you probably drank a lot without being able to eat properly. No matter how great the dishes are outside, they can't compare to homemade ones. Also, since you drank, it's better for your body if you eat a little and drank a little soup."
Xie Limo remained silent, but his expression shifted. He walked to Yun Bixue's side and caressed her head.
He was lucky to have met his Bixue who gave him a warm family. Whenever he arrived home fatigued, receiving this warmth from her would cause all his tiredness to dissipate.
Under Yun Bixue's anticipating gaze, Xie Limo sat down. "My wife is still the best and understands me well." 
Yun Bixue passed a pair of chopsticks to Xie Limo. "Quick, eat. These are your favorite dishes, and they're also what I'm good at making."
"Okay." 
The meal was finished happily. After they cleaned up, Yun Bixue kept yawning, so she went to the bedroom to sleep.
When Xie Limo was about to switch off the lights in the living room, he recalled the name card that had dropped from her pocket earlier. He walked to the coffee table and found the card under it.
When Xie Limo picked it up, his expression changed. This was Han Mubai's personal name card!
The hand that was holding onto the name card tightened, and a cold glint flashed across his eyes. A murderous intent, which caused the temperature of the living room to drop by several degrees, emanated from him.
Xie Limo thought about it for a while and could not help but worry. Did something bad happen to Yun Bixue today? 
He remembered that she mentioned about how she met Han Mubai the other time when his car bumped into her.
Her leg was injured that time, but what about today? Did his calls not going through have something to do with Han Mubai as well?
After thinking about it for a long while, Xie Limo finally suppressed the turmoil in his heart and went into the bedroom. When he saw Yun Bixue's soundly sleeping face, the chill in his heart vanished instantly.
He sat at the bedside and caressed her head helplessly. "I really can't deal with you."
He straightened the blankets before he left the bedroom and closed the door.
On the balcony, he called a private line to enquire about the situation of his wife's film company.
When he heard that it was financial issues, Xie Limo sighed under the night sky. Looking at the streets ahead, he shook his head and mumbled, "Xue, why won't you tell me when you are in trouble?"
It seemed as if he was both asking the night sky and himself as well.
But Xie Limo did not get people to investigate what Yun Bixue did today. After reflecting, he felt that he should give his wife her personal space as well. He trusted her, so if she did not talk about it, he would not pursue it.
Following that, Xie Limo made a few other calls and arranged for people to help the film company, but instructed them that it should not be traced and credited to him.
Xie Limo stood with his hands behind him. In a low voice, he said, "Xue, since you don't want me to worry, I will pretend not to know about it. As long as it makes you happy and at ease."
As for the name card, Xie Limo was jealous beyond measure, but he did not throw the card away. Instead, he walked into the bedroom and placed it back into Yun Bixue's pocket.


Yun Bixue is in dire straits—
Her fiancé has abandoned her for the country’s top socialite. Worst of all, her family has been declared bankrupt, and the media has forced her into desperation. In her desolation, she seeks help from the powerful Young Master Xie, and gains strength through her marriage with him during her lowest period. From that day onwards, she eggs herself to grow stronger to become the best wife for her husband.

This novel is a sweet, sugary book. There are no heart-wrenching scenes or misunderstandings.

Sugary Scene
Yun Bixue: "Limo, aren't you going to ask who I met today?"
Xie Limo: "It doesn’t matter who you met. What matters is that you’re here by my side now."
Yun Bixue "Limo, let's make a pinky promise. In the future, I will trust you, and you will trust me too. We will not allow external factors to affect our home, and we’ll be just like the saying 'if you do not abandon me, I will always be at your side until the end of my life'.”

Xie Limo met Yun Bixue's determined gaze and without thinking, he reached out his finger and sealed the promise before intertwining their fingers together.  

Next day. At Jing Mansion.
The Lu, Yang, and Jing family sat in the living room together as they talked. Only Lu Jin Sheng and Jing Bo Chuan were not around.
Lu Jin Xiao, his parents, and grandparents didn't stay the night at Jing Mansion yesterday. Instead, they went home after they had dinner. They didn't even discuss anything serious yesterday except to have a light-hearted talk.
Instead, they came over today again with the Yang family to talk about more pressing matters. The reason why they didn't discuss anything serious yesterday was that they wanted to keep Ru Hui Ya away from Jing Mansion for as long as they can.
"Do you trust the doctor attending to Shen Yu Ning?" Lu Jin Xiao asked Jing Mo Chen.
Lu Jin Xiao remembered the doctor that was attending to Shen Yu Ning yesterday, and he didn't know whether he was trustable or not. That was because Ru Hui Ya could have hypnotized another military personnel and made them speak about those things even if they were not true.
"He doesn't seem to be lying, and he looked genuinely concerned and clueless, so I trust him. His eyes were clear, and he didn't seem to be strongly supportive of Ru Hui Ya."
From what Jing Mo Chen and the others understood of those who were hypnotized, they tend to bring out Ru Hui Ya in their speech in one way or another. The way they talk about Ru Hui Ya was also usually full of praises. They also tend to be slightly less acceptable of Mo Xi as well even though the one in the hospital was fake. Hence, from what he heard from the doctor yesterday, it is likely that the doctor was genuinely clueless and concerned about the fake Mo Xi.
"From what Ling Xuan and I understood from the reports, it does seem extremely weird. Even we don't know what is going on with Shen Yu Ning's body. At first, we thought that there could be some sleeping pills in the food or water that Shen Yu Ning took. However, when we checked the reports, there was nothing abnormal," Jing Mo Teng spoke, and Ling Xuan nodded in agreement.
Ling Xuan then added, "It really might be hypnotism even though we don't know how it works and what the effects are. However, it is possible that Shen Yu Ning's excessive sleeping could be caused by hypnotism, and the person doing it would then be Ru Hui Ya. However, what we don't understand is why Shen Yu Ning's body is deteriorating, and neither do we understand how Ru Hui Ya could do such things."
"So, it must be true that Shen Yu Ning is about to die…" Yang Kai Jie spoke as he rubbed the bottom of his chin.
As the others remained quiet, a voice spoke out from behind them.
"Brother!" Yang Zhen Ying shouted as she ran towards Yang Kai Jie, and everyone looked back when they heard the voice.
Yang Kai Jie's face lit up when he saw Yang Zhen Ying because he missed her a lot. More importantly, It was also because this was the first time in a very very long while since she initiated a hug. Tears welled up in his eyes because of that, and he was really touched that she called out to him first.
Yang Kai Jie stood up immediately and caught Yang Zhen Ying in his arms and spun her around, "Little Ying!"
Yang Zhen Ying giggled and rested her chin on Yang Kai Jie's shoulder as she spoke, "Brother, I missed you so much!"
Although Yang Zhen Ying had been having video calls with them, it was still a while ever since they last saw her.
Yang Kai Jie's heart melted instantly, and he replied, "I missed you too..."
Yang De Chao and Jing Ya stood up as well, and they rushed towards Yang Zhen Ying.
Then, everyone else in the room stood up as they went to Yang Zhen Ying, and she greeted all of them sweetly, which made all of their hearts melted.
Mo Xi then walked into the living room a short while later because she walked rather slowly as her body was aching and she had trouble moving her limbs. In addition, Yang Zhen Ying ran towards the living room when she was near the Jing Mansion. That was why by the time Mo Xi arrived at the living room, she found everyone smiling happily as they hugged Yang Zhen Ying, and she too smiled happily at sight.
Mo Xi pushed the twin baby stroller as she continued to walk in, and that was when everyone else realized that she had come as well.
Ye Juan An and Lu Qing Min rushed towards Mo Xi and gave her a tight hug, "Little Xi!"
Mo Xi almost groaned in pain from the hug because they were pressing on the bruises from the training yesterday. However, she resisted the urge to groan out and returned their hug with equal strength.
"Mommy! Daddy!"
"Have my dear sister forgotten about me?" Lu Jin Xiao joked as he walked closer towards Mo Xi.
"Brother!" Mo Xi then went forward to hug Lu Jin Xiao.
Mo Xi then greeted everyone in order before Yang Shu Ling walked forward and held Mo Xi's hands as she inspected Mo Xi's face to see if she was well.
Seeing that Mo Xi was well, Yang Shu Ling let out a breath of relief before she bent down to carry Jing Mo Xing in her arms and called out to Jing Cang to ask him to carry Jing Chen Xi.
"Mm. All of you look very healthy and well," Jing Cang nodded his head in approval after he looked at Mo Xi, Yang Zhen Ying, and the babies.
Yang Shu Ling then looked at Jing Mo Chen as she asked, "Why didn't you tell us that Little Xi and Ying Ying are coming today? We could have cooked for them."


Jing Mo Chen fell in love at first smell when he smelt Mu Xi Xing's scent

Jing Mo Chen: Youngest General in the
Military, God-like figure in the business world

Mu Xi Xing fell in love at first sight when she looked into Jing Mo Chen's eyes

Mu Xi Xing: Pervert-like genius, Incredible senses

How did the two of them meet and how would their love story be like?

Mu Xi Xing only wanted to find her birth parents but ended up finding a whole lot more conspiracy.

Jing Mo Chen helped her along the way and the two of them helped others.

What else would they find out and what would they get at the end?


Honest Reviews:

"The development is very happy-go-lucky to me. There is not much depth to situations or conversations and a lot of things are just placed in peoples laps. A lot of the wording of the sentences sounds basic with not much description- like it is what it is because I said so i.e. 'the cat felt sad because the cat felt sad' or the situation goes the way i want it to or people react in a positive way or negative way but not much in between." 

"Picked up this little gem recently. Spent about 5 hours reading continuously to catch up. Great book, great character design, great everything. There are a few hiccups with the grammar and vocabulary but there is significant improvements in each chapter.
The author never fails to entertain. Keep up the good work author."


Disclosure:

Most readers that don't like this story falls into the following two categories:

1. Grammar mistakes 
2. Illogical

Most readers that love this story falls into the following two categories:

1. Alpha male and female lead with their love for one another
2. A new type of story


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Wendy and Joy stay in Jeju for two more days. The girls take a leave after that. While traveling on her way back, Wendy cannot stop thinking about the guy who save her from the abusive man, the guy saved her from drowning. She is grateful. But there is something more than that. Something, she has not felt before. She just cannot stop thinking about the touch of his lips on hers while she bumped into him for last time at Jeju. By losing in her thoughts, her cheeks are blushing all the way. She even start her day dreaming for love all the way back to her home in Seoul. Joy is sounding sleeping on the whole journey.

But the two gentlemen friends leave the island a day after that.
Wendy arrives back to her house in the city of Seoul. Joy has parted with her to go on her own way. 
As soon as, Wendy enters her house to the living, she can hear her father, Mr Bang Si Hyuk whistling while reading a book. 
Wendy has not seen her father this happy in a very long time. He has just come back from his summer holiday in his vacation villa within Seoul. It is strange that Mr Bang did not buy vacation house outside Seoul. Nonetheless, the one he has is perfect for...it is situated in city but has peaceful garden and villa cottage is classic and luxurious. Besides, it is his hideout place the busy site of the city too.
As soon as Mr Bang Si Hyuk sees his daughter, he stands up and they hug each.
"Dad, you look so happy today.. what is it that makes my Daddy Hyuk this happy!"
Bang Si Hyuk:" Ahh..  I have some good news for you!!"
Wendy: "Good news for me?"
She exclaims.
Bang Si Hyuk: " I meet my old friend. In our young days, we used to agree that we would like to be one family, and agree that if we have child of opposite gender ...we will arrange them to marry...."
Wendy:"ARRANGEMENT/MARRIAGE!!"

Wendy is so shocked!
Bang Si Hyuk:"Nahh..Calm down!! My girl!!...We do understand that arrange marriage might not work sometimes, but since you don't have anyone up to this age, why don't you just give my friend's son a chance... just go out with him... learn and get to know him... maybe you two will fall in love!!"
Wendy looks a little doubt about it. Her saviour from Jeju is still in her head. But she does not want to disappoint her father. 
Wendy: "What if we don't fall in love?"

Her father looks a little cross as he moves his head away disapprovingly...but he shot backs at her.

Bang Si Hyuk:"It's too early now my daughter...time will tell...and we will decide what will we do after that!"

Just at that time, their house keeper, Tae Joo Tae Suk's wife comes with two glasses of red strawberry juice with ice. She puts them on the table of the living room.
"Master and my lady, please enjoy the cold sweet drink...the summer is too hot...the drinks will make it cool down..and enjoy your conversation.."

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Jung Yoona come out of her Toyota salon car. She goes straight into her parents house. She has been living with her husband since she married him..but she visits her own family occasionally. She especially come today because she heard that her brother, Jung Hoseok has come back from his holiday. 
Jung Yoona is an elegant... but she looks very feminine with her slim ladylike looks, but she is stronger and good in sports then anyone could think...she hardly falls in love..but when she finally does...her family is happy for her. 
Her husband wants to come with her today too but he has extra work at his company.

She comes into the family living room...there she finds a red haired boy sleep on family sofa ...but he is not properly sleeping ...he is lying over the above edge of sofa.
Yoona shooks her head.
"My brother hasn't changed his strange sleeping style habits!"
But then something comes into her mind. 
Yoona shouts,  "FIRE... beware...fire is coming!!"
That alarms everybody in the house. 
All the servants from the kitchen come out...as well as Mrs Jung. 
Jung Hoseok wakes up and falls of to the floor from sofa edge.
He rubs and open his eyes.
"Fire!" He says... still feeling numb from his sleep.
People are now in very running back and forth looking for fire in the house...coming out with buckets of water.
They all gather in the living room and see Yoona. 
"Where is fire! " they all ask.
Yoona smiles slyly.
They all understand then.
At that very moment..Mr Jung Ji Wook arrives home from office. 
He is a little bit confused when he see his servants with buckets of water. 
But then he smiles and  says,
"Hhha .. Yoona is here...and Hoseok back too...that's great...I have an important news.. let's discuss at dinner"
                            ......
When dinner comes ...of course Mr Jung Ji Wook talks about his agreement with his long time old friend about getting their kids to get married...
All the family members.. Mrs Jung, Yoona and Hoseok are surprised...
Mr Jung Ji Wook: "I have researched about this lady...she really is an interesting one"

Hoseok is looking away...
Mr Jung Ji Wook continues, "Well, Hoseok is single at the moment, my son you should just give another chance.."
Hoseok then takes the whole glass of water at once quickly...and after a while he says..
"I can't ...I can never marry... Because I can not  take interest like that in any woman any more"
Everyone is looking at him....
He is thinking seriously but he can't think anything clearly though. Then, he let out
"Yes...I'm a homo... one... I'm not interested in women"

Wendy comes to have a crush on a man called Jung Hoseok when he saved her from an abusive man who is hitting his wife ....when they were all on vacation in Jeju.
It is her first time to like a man. Later she learns that their fathers are friends and would like them to marry. The problem is Wendy finds out that Jung Hoseok is a gay (although it is a not true). Wendy would like to refuse to the marriage even how much she is fond of him, but the fathers insist they work together at his family's hotel to get to know each other. Wendy and Hoseok gets to near each other more and become friends. Wendy also meets another man who seems to interests in her, one of the most important man in hotel management team, Mr Lee Min Hong. Her appearance with Lee Min Hong makes Hoseok realises his feeling for Wendy is more than a friend and he doesn't want to lose her. Especially when Lee Min Hong is known to be a womaniser very unlike him, who he considers himself a boring normal guy and a loser in first love. How will he try to tell his feelings to Wendy?
.........
(Chapter 19)
Wendy: "Hope...you behave so badly today .. especially how you appear in here. it's so  rude.."
Hoseok: "I know. .I can't help it...!"
Wendy: "Why!"
Hoseok: "Do you like him ...do you like Lee Min Hong?"
Wendy: "Well I'm getting to know him.. what's wrong if I like him!"
At that... Hoseok just couldn't control himself more..he just grab Wendy's face and kisses her on the lips. 
....
Wendy: "What does this mean Hope ...you like both women and men?  but you should never cheat Jimin. ."
In this, Hoseok remembers she has mistaken him as gay man...and somehow an idea just come to him.
Hoseok: "Er....I'm very sorry Wendy.. I just want to know how it feels like to kiss a woman."
Wendy: " it's just that?"
......
Hoseok continues,  "Will you marry me? Wendy" 
Wendy: "Are you crazy.... whatever is happening to you ??"
Wendy looks up at Hoseok..His face is very serious.
........
Wendy: "I will need to think about it!!"


.....

The story has completed.

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