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

Linyue went from her place, asking the stableman a few questions while Li Lian who walked beside Li Jun Wei couldn’t help but stared at the woman with a look of sadness. "What do you want to do?" asked Li Jun Wei to her and Li Lian lifted her chin up, smiling before a sadness flitted over her eyes.

"I think we should tell her." said Li Lian and Li Jun Wei took her hand bringing her to the bench that felt cool to her bottom. He took a seat and brought her beside him.

There was the expression on Li Jun Wei’ face that Li Lian couldn’t explain. To one who meet Li Jun Wei now, they would think his face was still without expression but for Li Lian who had spent her time doing nothing but staring at his face could tell there was a shift in his eyes.

"I tried once subtly. As soon as I received the news but Linyue didn’t believe it, she claimed she had on e tried to put someone to tail Suzheng but find nothing and decide to trust him as his wife." Li Jun Wei found Li Lian who was looking at Linyue sighed. "There is a border to where we could put a hand to their marriage matters. Linyue’s father was the one who forced her to marry Suzheng." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Li Lian turned her face, "Her father brought her to an arranged marriage?" She recalled Mrs. Sun’s words of how most daughters would be told to marry for the sake of their business where their partners have been decided.

"Suzheng wasn’t Linyue’s first choice. It was someone else, a friend." continued Li Jun Wei. Tragically, Linyue had to forget of her first choice, the man she love to be force into marrying Suzheng who cheated on her back. There was many to blame but Li Lian couldn’t say anything.

"Not all marriage is happy." said Li Lian and it was the truth. The more she came in contact with marriage most of them ended up tattered, like a ripped clothes after being worn thousands of time.

"I met someone who named Qin, her previous name is Shui Qin. Remember the day where I attended the tea party?" Li Jun Wei gave her a nod, "That day I saw a woman was about to be a victim of physical abuse. Fortunately I was able to get there before anything happened.Then I met her again after that in Spirit Entertainment, she had divorced with her husband. I heard that she was also arranged to marry Mr. Shui."

"Shui Qin." repeated Li Jun Wei, his eyes narrowed.

Li Lian stared back at his eyes, head slightly tilting, "You know her?"

"Yes." Li Jun Wei answered and Li Lian looked away at Linyue whose smile was bright. Li Lian knew that not all marriages are scarred many are happy with their partner like her now and she felt sad to know that there was more people who suffered from their marriage like Wei Mo Ran.

She felt a large hand covered the top of her head, slowly sliding carefully to smoothened her hair that was blown by the wind. "Not all marriages are in a broken ship. There are marriages that works even when it started by arranged marriage. Like one had said, love come after marriage is true."

Li Lian has her interest piqued by his words and he spoke, "My grandparents. They started by arranged marriage too but I heard from my father how they have never fought and to this day I’ve never seen them fight or argue either. Everything depend on the people. Suzheng and Linyue could have a better marriage. Linyue had stepped out from her past but Suzheng felt he was forced to and for a person who never had enough of everything he wants to have more be it wealth, women, everything he could land to."

The smile on Li Jun Wei’s face faded when he clicked his tongue and added underneath his breaths, "The greedy bastard."

As the day sank in, Li Lian watched the beautiful scenery when Li Jun Wei stood up from his seat. His face looked down and she saw how his cheekbone was contoured by the honey like sun that make his skin darker, "There is a place that I want to visit with you."

Li Lian didn’t asked where they would go or the place he mentioned he would go. She got up from the seat, saying a short goodbye with Linyue and followed Li Jun Wei to exit the house and got into the car. Unlike usual where they would use chauffeur Li Jun Wei drove the car and Li Lian sat on the front seat beside him.

Her eyes continued to watch where they were going and once they seemed to arrive to their destination when the car stopped, Li Jun Wei was the first one to get down before he opened the door to lead her out.

When they arrived, the sky had turned dip black. Li Lian watched how they were going into a building that was with less people. Wondering where it was, Li Lian arrived inside the building to be greeted with shelves with glass doors to showcase ceramic white pots. Taking a close look it wasn’t any normal pots. Beside the pot was named of people that made Li Lian to finally understand that they had come to a memorial building.

From there Li Jun Wei didn’t stop, he ascended the stairs with Li Lian and went to a separate room to push open the door and entered. Stopping there, Li Lian saw that in the small room, two white pots were placed in the middle, locked in a glass shelf. The name there that Li Lian read was both Li.

"Come here." Li Jun Wei reached out his hand and Li Lian took to follow his steps. Upon reaching the pots closer, she heard Li Jun Wei spoke, "I’m here, father, mother."