My Husband is the Emperor : I Woke Up With a Husband

Li Lian looked at Li Jun Wei. Wondering what Madam Li meant by finally putting the empty seat beside Li Jun Wei in use. Was Madam Li very eager to have Li Jun Wei to marry and bring in a wife which was why she had placed another seat beside Li Jun Wei? To remind him how he need someone to sit beside him?

Somewhat Li Lian found it funny that her smile widened.

"Right, Jun Wei? You rarely come home and seeing you two here is one of the best time I could have, come often, okay Li Lian? You can come even without Jun Wei." The woman then lowered her voice, "If you find him too irritating or his face that shows no emotions boring, you could come with me and complain about it."

Li Lian didn’t know how to answer or to laugh, and she replied, "I will try to come often."

"Hm, you don’t have to if you come to complain, you could tell me directly." replied Li Jun Wei after taking a sip of the drink in his glass, he tilted the glass and placed it beside his plate for the maid beside him to refill the drink. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Li Lian saw Madam Li shaking her head in defend to Li Jun Wei’s words and smiled at Li Lian as if to tell her it would be fine if she talked to her.

While the food was served that filled the table with plates that were sparkling white and clean, Li Lian could feel herself full by seeing the much amount of food placed on the table. As Li Lian and Li Jun Wei took seat beside each other, on Li Lian’s left side was Madam Li and Master Li. Master Li in general was a person who spoke less. Nonetheless he seemed to be a kind person as when Li Lian had her eyes met with his and smile, the old man replied with the same polite smile.

Meanwhile beside Li Jun Wei’s right side was Jin Nu Yuan, who was using a knife on one hand while fork in another. Jin Nu Yuan seemed to be in a better mood now that she had sat down with Li Jun Wei and not Li Lian. Although when she lifted her eyes to see Li Lian, the anger found it place to settle again at her eyes.

But this time Jin Nu Yuan didn’t glare at much to Li Lian as she wouldn’t want to agree again at Li Jun Wei to say Li Lian beautiful. Just once was enough shame for her entire life!

"I can’t wait for tomorrow where everyone would come and sit by the table, it has been so long that the place is merry again." said Mrs. Jin go Madam Li with an excited face and Li Lian was rather blown by how excellent Mrs. Jin was when it come to acting her feeling, being excited when in truth she couldn’t care less about grouping with the rest of their family when all of them were eyeing at the same position.

"I suppose so, I can’t wait to see everyone here with all my grandchildren in the table. Having a large house some times had its demerit in making others feel lonely." replied Madam Li and although Li Lian knew Mrs. Jin had her hidden agenda by staying with Madam Li the entire time, she also find herself thankful as Mrs. Jin was the one to stay beside Madam Li when the old woman felt lonely in the large house. By her words, Li Lian could tell Madam Li love her family to be around.

Li Lian couldn’t feel herself believing in Mrs. Jin. She may helped ease some of Madam Li’s loneliness but the woman wasn’t a good one. Li Lian could tell there wasn’t anything Mrs. Jin did that had good meaning or intention. She began to think that she should come often to Li main house. The distance maybe far from her house or the company but the distance was worth it than having Madam Li fall to the hole of Mrs. Jin’s lies.

"It is a demerit some times," replied Mrs. Jin who drank and placed the drink over. "I would love to see grandchildren too-"

"I haven’t heard this before." came Li Jun Wei’s voice that cut in between the talk, he knew what his aunt was planning to feed his grandmother lies and he wasn’t dumb enough to let her go on with her words if that was what Mrs. Jin think of.

Mrs. Jin still smiled, she want to continue her words but with Li Jin Wei who rarely speak while he was eating spoke had the woman to be intrigued with his words, "Haven’t heard of what yet?"

Li Jun Wei replied, "The plan of having grandchildren, I didn’t know Nu Yuan had already found someone she fancied on or finally Suzheng had the happy news?"

His eyes went down to see Li Lian bringing the fork and knife to her hands in order to cut the meat she had while he had finished his. Taking Li Lian’s plate, she looked at him who smiled and placed his plate which he hadn’t took a bite her and had her eat the meat he had cut before.

Mrs. Jin with her son brought up had her lips twitched but the woman kept herself calm. She was about to retaliate when Li Jun Wei who had placed the plate continued, "It had been five years of his marriage I am sure he is very happy now to finally have the son he wanted."

Madam Li didn’t know how Li Jun Wei had twisted Mrs. Jin’s words and the elderly woman happily turn her face to look at Mrs. Jin, "That’s a fantastic news! Jin, why didn’t you tell me about the good news?"

Mrs. Jin clutched to her cutlery set. At first the woman wanted to use the chance to remind Madam Li of how Li Lian is yet pregnant but now with the tide turns and her own son being brought in the table, she couldn’t point at them again.

Mrs. Jin didn’t let her anger to show and her smile to crack, she shook her head and put on a small smile, "That’s not what I meant." and Madam Li sighed in pity, her brows sloped down.

Li Lian didn’t expect until Li Jun Wei speak that Mrs. Jin son had married five years but was unable to have a child. It was ironic. As Mrs. Jin was about to bring up Li Lian’s state of not yet pregnant when her own son seemed to suffer from the constitution.

"I clearly thought that was the case." Li Jun Wei said with his expression unchanging. It was at this time that Li Lian understood how Li Jun Wei had his way words,p but he had kept quiet. Once he had spoken, it was hard for anyone not to be stunned or felt stabbed by his words. "When will Suzheng come to the main house? He lives in Hangzhou, it would take time for him to arrive."

Instead of Mrs. Jin, her daughter sitting quickly spoke, "Brother will come tomorrow morning the fastest. He is trying to arrive fast." Jin Nu Yuan’s eyes fell at Li Lian who ate the food in silence, picking the fork with the plate that was once used by Li Jun Wei. Seeing how an unsuitable woman with no root stayed beside Li Jun Wei had Jin Nu Yuan in distaste but she made sure not to show it.

"With the international conference held soon, he is trying his best to manage his time so he could spend longer time here." added Mrs. Jin to have Madam Li nodded in approval along with Master Li.

"Suzheng had been a very hardworking boy since before, I’m sure he would do his part well in the conference." said Master Li a praise to his nephew. Li Lian wondered if Jin Nu Yuan’s brother was a better person but then seeing how apple doesn’t fall far from the tree where Jin Nu Yuan and Mrs. Jin having the same process of thought she doubted he would be much different.

"I’m sure he is, he has been worried but hardwork never betray the result." Mrs. Jin said in return.

Li Jun Wei chuckled faintly to receive attention on him, he lifted his eyes and smiled, "Suzheng is working hard I am sure, two days ago I heard he went to Thailand, it seemed he is enjoying his days there. When he comes, you should request him of his present, I remembered how you often say he never forget to bring you present."

"Thailand?" asked Jin Nu Yuan when she felt her mother’s hand tightened on her hand she hid under the table.

Mrs. Jin didn’t know how her son had a trip to Thailand, she had not heard anything but she was sensible enough to know that she couldn’t expose his son here, "Yes, I heard it from him a few days ago. He promised to bring me a souvenir he found from Thailand when the time comes. It had been busy for the last few days that I haven’t been able to meet him."

Li Jun Wei hummed in expression, "I see, then have you meet uncle, yet, Aunt Jin?"

With her husband mentioned, Mrs. Jin raised her shoulders slightly, "I hadn’t, yesterday night I stayed here, to keep my aunt from being lonely." Mrs. Jin said and her eyes went to Madam Li who nodded at Li Jun Wei as if vouching the truth.

Li Jun Wei raised his lips, his eyes were still at his food that lifted at his dear aunt to say, "No wonder, that you do not know yet."