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

Li Lian drew her brows at who she saw at the table. Wei Tsui Lan was sitting on the far end, hidden by Ye Hua and Long Hua. It took a while to see his presence on the long table where many people were gathering on. Why was he here? Then Li Lian recalled how Li Jun Wei had told her Ye Hua and Wei Tsui Lan were friends.

Li Lian didn’t want to see the man for long. She could still see how the man was all fishy, he smell as if he was brewing something and perhaps it could only be Li Lian’s thoughts but her guts were never wrong.

"You keep looking at him and I will bite you," whispered Li Jun Wei right beside her ears, his breaths went to her neck that made her to flinch.

"I’m not the food or the main dish." Li Lian reminded as if he didn’t know that.

"Yes, I’m your food. So stare at me." Li Jun Wei placed one large meat to her plate, "you will need to eat for the calories your burn to think."

Li Lian cut the meat he gave, and asked, "Do you know he had been here the entire time?" When she managed to cut the meat in half, she placed the other half on his plate. A few people was watching how the couple keep on bringing the meat to one plate and another.

"Did you not notice?" Li Jun Wei asked and she shook her head, "I would have cursed if I know he was here the entire time. He’s suspicious, I don’t think we should bring him to the house often." Knowing how Wei Tsui Lan knew to speak Japanese alerted her to stay away from him even more. She dislike the feeling of being watch.

"Rather than keeping him from the house, should we bring him to a dark basement? We could force him to spill beans on what he is hiding and with that, there is one fly gone that you and I need to keep an eye on." Li Jun Wei sounded like he was joking but then Li Lian met his eyes that were serious.

"That would be a crime." Li Lian replied, "isn’t there a better way? Don’t you have any hypnosis method?"

"There’s a doctor who could do that but I wouldn’t suggest that as there’s a chance the hypnosis could be broken. It would not be a crime if we don’t bite or harm him physically."

That sounds very intriguingly thought Li Lian and she want to hear more but was unsure if there was such a method. "I don’t see how he would open his mouth if we don’t physically harm him."

"There are other ways." Li Jun Wei replied and Li Lian waited for his words which didn’t came as he didn’t plan to tell Li Lian all about the methods he had which was not pretty for his wife to hear.

Meanwhile the other people on the table watch how the two talk with smiles and eyes on each other, staring and speaking. Li Rin Zu who had been quiet after Long Hua had spat water on his older cousin, turn her face to Madam Li, "They are very close with each other that it seems hard to speak in between."

Li Qiaoling, Ye Hua’s mother turned her eyes from her nephew and wife, gave a nod of her head as of to agree, "It just feel unneeded if we intrude, doesn’t it?"

"They seem to be speaking of something very serious," said Mr. Jin who then questioned, "does Li Lian also have a hand in Jun Wei’s work?"

The words were spoken loud in purpose so that Li Jun Wei and Li Lian was able to hear. Li Jun Wei turned his head to his uncle who seemed to be very curious, "Li Lian does help me, she knows very much about managing the company."

"She does?" Li Rin Zu then asked, "I thought Li Lian was a singer."

"My wife could do many thing by herself," Li Jun Wei hold her hands which was settled beside her plate and Li Lian looked at him. "The latest help she provides me was when I had some problem regarding C&F lengthened troubles. Li Lian was very smart to find where the root of the problem was which help me to solve the problem faster. We had a very good sleep on the bed after that."

Li Lian did helped him but she wondered was the last sentence need to be spoken with a very slow and suggestive way? If Li Jun Wei doesn’t feel embarrassed then Li Lian was. Her cheeks had blushed red and Zi Linyue beside her kept silence to watch and hear.

"That’s a very great achievement!" Madam Li clasped her hands together, "I can’t really help much with my husband’s work and Jun Wei’s work. It’s amazing that you are able to do that."

"I only helped a little," said Li Lian, smiling gratefully to Madam Li’s praise and the woman returned the warm smile.

Master Li spoke, "no, that must not be a little help, I am sure it is. Even most of employees in our company wasn’t able to find the mistake with the background studies they had." The old man’s praise was not something many could get which also made Li Lian felt happy.

Mrs. Jin, who had been quiet finally spoke out, "perhaps Li Lian took a business school?"

Li Lian looked down on her fingers with a sadness passing on her face. Mrs. Jin wipe her mouth with the napkin and the smile raise on her lips as it was hide behind the napkin. There was no way Mrs. Jin who had been searching for Li Lian’s past do not know of Li Lian’s academically background. To see the shame on Li Lian’s face was something she and her daughter look forward on.

"I took a music school." Li Lian smiled brightly. "The skills I learn came from my parents. They taught me for a little while that I am able to adept on this few things."

"I see," Madam Li knew how Li Lian didn’t like her family brought up and dismiss the talk. "You studied briefly but was able to find mistakes other could not, I could tell how smart you are, dear. Let’s continue to eat."

Mrs. Jin rolled her eyes at Li Lian who to her eyes seemed like a person acting as the tragic Cinderella. She looked at Zi Lingyu whose eyes met her briefly before turning away. When Li Lian took a bite with her fork, Zi Lingyu tipped her fingers that were near the drinks placed before Li Lian’s plate to push and make it fall.

"Ah!"

The gasping sound called many eyes on them. Zi Lingyu sat up from her seat, the sound of her chairs screeching surprised most people. It took a couple of second for one to see the flowery ivory dress Zi Lingyu wore covered by orange colored liquid.

Li Lian had already kept her guard on to Zi Lingyu. She knew that the woman’s pinky fingers pushed the glass and Li Lian instead pushed it toward her side. If she think she could throw her juice then she was mistaken.

Li Jun Wei only looked before his eyes turned away, the action was noticed by Mrs. Jin who then bite on her lips. She had prepared someone who looked similar to Li Lian. If Li Lian was the type of woman Li Jun Wei like, the woman guessed he would looked at her a little or twice but it didn’t seem like he was interested. Li Jun Wei had looked at Zi Lingyu rather like a weed that grows everywhere spreading wide that he didn’t had to focus his eyes on.

"Oh no, you must have pushed the glass by accident." Li Lian breathed out her words and her brows furrowed. Before Zi Lingyu could say anything, Li Lian turned her eyes from the woman to the wall. "Could you please help Ms. Zi?" asked Li Lian to the brown haired maid who was hired by Mrs. Jin.

Mrs. Jin whose eyes were on Zi Lingyu, saw which maid Li Lian chose and her eyes slightly widened that went by fast as her smile quickly come to replace. The chances Li Lian chose the maid was high as the person stood not too far from them. Whether it was intentional or not, Mrs. Jin believe that Li Lian had just pointed any maid randomly.

"Please go to the washroom, we will have to wash before it stain your clothes, you could take a clothes to change with." Li Lian who stood up was about to stand up to leave. Before she did, her eyes went to look at Li Jun Wei and the man smiled assuring her.

"Come with me." Li Lian went out of the dining room with Zi Lingyu.

As they were about to go, Mrs. Jin placed the napkin she settled on the table aside over the table as if she was about to stand up when her movements were stopped. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"Continue to eat, aunt Jin, my wife will be able to help Ms. Zi alone. Li Lian would feel bad if you all have to leave because of a careless mistake one made." He pressed his tone and his eyes fell on the ground and chair that was wet with liquid, stopping at the maid who was wiping the floor.

"Yes, we should eat, Ms. Zi would only need to clean her dress and come back, it wouldn’t take long, Jin," said Madam Li to Mrs. Jin, thinking the woman was afraid of leaving Zi Lingyu alone but she wasn’t. Li Lian was sly and cunning, there was no telling what would happen if she leaves Zi Lingyu with her.