章節 11: Let bygones be bygones!

Chunlan hardly stepped into the mansion when Chunhua grabbed her hand, gripping it tightly.

"Chunlan, what exactly do you want? Say it clearly! If you think you can bully me and my sister, just because you are back, then you are mistaken!"

Chunlan pulled her hand back, her muscles cramping. She sighed heavily, repeating her mantra: They are your sisters! Your baby sisters!

"Hua'er, I will admit today that I, Tang Chunlan have wronged you! I have failed to treat you and Ying'er well and I have no excuses. But from now on, I promise I will do better. Can't we just let bygones be bygones?!"

Chunhua laughs before her eyes comes alive with pain and rage. "18 years! I waited for you to say that for 18 years! You never wanted to have anything to do with us, and you selfishly took all the love that was meant for us! Listen, I and my sister want nothing to do with you. Leave us alone!" She walked away angrily.

Chunlan tried to stop her but stopped, sighing. She walked in the hall passing by until she heard a door opened slightly a female voice laughing softly.

"Don't worry, I will find a way to introduce you to them during the party. I am sure they will like you!" Chunying giggled.

She turned around, making sure no one was there before whispering "I too, cannot wait until I am finally your woman....."

Chunlan stepped back and quickly entered her room, sitting on the bed occupied with shopping bags.

So this was how it started, she pondered. If she remembered correctly, Chunying married her boyfriend, Zheng Wei against her parents wishes. She needed to find out what happened to her sister in this life.

And she knew what to do....

.......but right now, she needed to call her hubby!

She placed her dress in the closet and opened her laptop and started a video call. She hummed and started counting the number of boxes created on the ceiling as patterns as she waited for him to answer.

Hearing a familiar beep, she waved at the familiar face. "Jihai!"

"Hi." A soft and deep voice rang out, contrasting with his thin red lips that was pulled in a grim line.

But that didn't faze Chunlan who was too happy to see him. "How have you been? I just finished shopping for my graduation! What about-" She squinted her eyes. "Wait, who is there with you?"

He was quiet for a while before he answered. "Our friends."

Her heart stopped.

"Chunlan! Where have you been?" Shen Mengqi's face came in view. She wore a green long sleeve cardigan which matched perfectly with her eyes. Her pink full lips stretched into a smile. "All of us are here with Jihai, say hi to the rest of them..." The phone was tilted to the side, as it showed the rest of the people in the room.

"Hello, Lan'er." A male voice rang out, his dark eyes slanted in pleasure. He waved, his long thin fingers adorned with rings. His black suit fit his lean body, giving him the aura of a dark CEO.

Tang Chunlan calmed her beating heart as she tried to smile. "Hi, Honglin. How have you been?"

He smiled faintly. "Good. After you left Australia last summer, you didn't contact me and Mengqi. Just now, I heard you brought your graduation dress?"

"Yes. I just bought it now."

"Not fair! Chunlan, are you sure we are best friends?! How could you go shopping without me!" Su Menxiang's outraged voice came from behind Wen Honglin.

Chunlan resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Of course she would be there. "I went with my mother and sisters."

"Hmph!"

"Uhm, Lin-ge, can you give the phone to Jihai? I want to talk to him."

Honglin narrowed his eyes and spoke flatly. "Sure."

She waited, her heart beating loudly and her mind full of questions. When they saw each other, they became silent each in their own thoughts.

"Jihai." She looked up.

"En."

"I love you." Her voice reverberated across the room, making everyone quiet.

Honglin tightened his grip on the glass he was holding his face darkening as he was in the mini bar while Mengqi's lips pulled into a sneer.

What kind of dog food is this?

The brutal kind.

Jihai's eyes sparkled, full of adoration as he pulled himself from his thoughts. " I love you too."