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

From the information Li Lian received after her talk with He Chang Min, her mother was someone who had come from a Yakuza family, therefore hating Li Lian for a reason which could involve her family but what was it? Which family did the woman came from?

"You shouldn’t mind her words, Li Lian. I am sure she didn’t mean that about you." said her grandmother because Mrs. He had spoken with the way alluding that Li Lian would be there and she also took note on how Mrs. He had been ignoring her granddaughter. The action made by Mrs. He had Senior Mrs. Xie to set her lips in dislike.

"She must be afraid," said Li Lian gathering her grandmother’s eyes on her, "They say usually mother hold the most insecurities before marriage, her words weren’t kind but I could understand." Li Lian wondered what expression Mrs. He would have when she learned He Chang Min didn’t like Xie Hue Lin in the first place and had agreed to the engagement for the revenge he claimed.

"It is understandable but not acceptable," her grandmother insisted. "I will never let anyone in this house to speak to you the way you did. I failed in the past and from now on, it shall never happen again."

Li Lian hugged her grandmother, feeling the warmth and her head snuggled on her shoulder, "You didn’t fail to protect me grandmother. You helped me many times in the past and what happened was unavoidable."

"Let’s go down, should we?" Her grandmother offered as they pulled from the hug. Li Lian brought her finger, rubbing the index finger which was empty from accessories and her smile appeared.

In meantime, Li Jun Wei stepped out from his car, having the chauffeur to open the door and on his hand was yellow bouquet he hold. His suit wasn’t black but in a gray color with a navy necktie and an inner black vest. Before he entered the house, all eyes were on him and the chattering grew quiet on his arrivals.

Some question amongst each other who was the new guest after marveling on his handsome face which never fail to attract attention even when his face was inexpressive.

He Chang Min standing at the door had his eyes widened to the belatedly realized he must have received the invitation from Li Lian as she was given the invitation twice. Xie Hue Lin’s eyes widened, recalling what had transpired between them on the day when they met before the elevator, they didn’t had a good exchange or first meeting impression. Then why was the man here on her grandmother’s birthday? Was there someone someone he know?

Xie Hie Lin’s first guest was her grandmother herself, but then there was no way. Was it her? Or was it the woman who was with her grandmother now, Li Lian? But that was impossible, Xie Hue Lin thought to herself.

The relationship Li Lian had between Li Jun Wei was professionalism as boss and singer in Xie Hue Lin’s mind. She doubted Li Lian could take the attention of Li Jun Wei from her appearance and could accept that it was the younger brother instead, Li Xiao Chen as the man was always rumored with women.

At the same time, Mr. and Mrs. Xie had come back after Mrs. Xie’s nose which was bleeding had been tend. When the two saw Li Jun Wei, they were tense as last time, they had displease the man’s mood. But why was he here?

Seeing Li Jun Wei entering to stop in front of He Chang Min, Mr. He took the chance to stand with them along with his wife.

"Good evening, Mr. Li," greeted He Chang Min with a polite expression however his smile barely lifted the corner of his lips. "I hope you are in a good health."

"I have always been in a good health, thank you; and you shouldn’t speak stiffly Chang Min, aren’t we friend after our last conversation?" Li Jun Wei smiled but He Chang Min knew how the smile appeared only to irritate him.

When did they became good friends when their last conversation started and ended with friction? "I thought friends would sound over friendly for you, Jun Wei." He Chang Min took liberty to call him by his name as the man started to call him by his name.

"Do you mean that I don’t seem like one who had friends? Of course I do," Li Jun Wei then shifted his eyes down to Mr. and Mrs. Xie, before lastly landing on Xie Hue Lin which didn’t stay for long.

"Mr. Li, how are you?" asked Mr. Xie trying to be polite to the man as he didn’t want to have the man’s anger like last time.

"I thought I have answered this earlier and you heard," replied Li Jun Wei with his sharp words that stunned the man to be at lost from words. Mr. Xie grew uncomfortable on his standing, not knowing what to reply as Li Jun Wei chuckled, "I was joking, Mr. Xie, I don’t like to repeat my words but I can understand how people’s ears grew worse with age. Today I came to visit."

"To visit grandmother? I didn’t know that you know my grandmother well, Mr. Li," Xie Hue Lin spoke with her eyes glimmering with an innocent look when she was twisted beyond repair.

"I doubt you know anything about me either as we don’t know each other," came Li Jun Wei dropping tone which had Xie Hue Lin’s eyes to widened and her mouth open in surprise. She expected Li Jun Wei would claim himself to be joking and laugh along to hide the awkwardness but the words didn’t come.

He Chang Min, who stayed quite could tell how Li Jun Wei enjoyed pushing the buttons of the people in the room including him.

"The party is much bigger than I thought, Senior Mrs. Xie must have many acquaintance. From the young to the well known," drawled Li Jun Wei and his eyes observing how in the room was filled with people coming from the entertainment industries or people of the business worlds. Therefore explaining how there was a lot of people knowing who he was. But that was odd, thought Li Jun Wei. Was Senior Mrs. Xie someone who love to party as the people she knew didn’t seem like a guest only for her birthday.

Mrs. Xie rescued the situation by a laugh she covered with her hands. "They are also Hue Lin’s friends,"

"I thought they were," replied Li Jun Wei quickly, "The invitation didn’t tell me there would be two birthday people," hummed Li Jun Wei in sarcasm.

"No, well," exhaled Mr. Xie and Mrs. Xie. It was hard to please Li Jun Wei and they can’t afford having the man feel offended. They had to be careful with their choice of words, not wanting to make the relationship that started at the wrong foot to twist and turn for the worse. "We have an announcement to make after the party." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Li Jun Wei shifted his eyes down, seeing how He Chang Min who was shorter by an inch than him making a face as if it was his first time to hear the news from Mr. Xie’s words.

"Can I ask from where did you received the invitation, Mr. Li?" asked Xie Hue Lin who was quiet after being replied sourly by Li Jun Wei. Xie Hue Lin truthfully didn’t care about the man. He was handsome but she could tell he wasn’t easy to manipulate and she would rather have people who are easier to manipulate and control so the person would dance on his palm, heeding to her word lol how He Chang Min was.

"A sweet lady of mine gave me the invitation to Senior Mrs. Xie’s birthday, I heard my grandmother once talked about her being a classmate in the past. I also came on behalf to congratulate her," saying the words, Li Jun Wei’s eyes stopped from them, moving up his eyes stared at the person standing on the top of the stairs.

Li Lian was holding her grandmother’s hand, walking side by side after she left the hallways to walk down the staircase when she felt there were a large crowd gathering in the circle near the entrance. Her eyes curiously stare at the crowd when she saw the one person who was the tallest apart from the people near him lifted his chin up, his face made Li Lian’s eyes to widened and when Li Jun Wei smiled, she returned the smile with a wide one.

Li Lian knew he would be busy. He promised but some times there would be time when promise couldn’t be fulfilled. Li Lian doesn’t doubt Li Jun Wei but seeing him tired at night, she thought that he wouldn’t be able to come. Turns out, Li Jun Wei was the man of his words and promise that until today never fail to impress her.