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

Li Jun Wei’s didn’t see the point of chattering with one of the most undeserving man to talk with for long. He cut the chase, "There would be only one way for you to help Li Lian, but helping her doesn’t mean you would receive her forgiveness. I will make it clear to you that Li Lian don’t forgive you. She doesn’t and it doesn’t seem like she would in the near future."

He Chang Min was frustrated with his marriage that was constantly pushed forward by his stepmother who threatened him with his birth family if he doesn’t comply to her wish. Reproached by Li Jun Wei at this time only brought him to feel lower and crush his pride that was only little in amount.

"Li Lian don’t deserve you, Mr. He," Li Jun Wei stated, his words burn the fire of anger even more in He Chang Min. "She does not deserve a man who could not make her the number one in her life, choosing others than her, and even more you were not there when she needed you the most."

He Chang Min glared at him, not accepting the words Li Jun Wei had told him. "You know well, I was not in the wrong at that time. If you were in my place, with my family’s life threatened, and the only way was to break my engagement with her, you would have done the same."

"I won’t," Li Jun Wei sharply cut the man from utter more words any further. "If I were in your position, I would do things differently than you. For Li Lian, I would have not create any weakness to be use as advantage by others. You might not be the wrong in this case Mr. He which why I pity you. But that doesn’t change the fact you have left her in the time she needed your presence."

Li Jun Wei stared at the man who had now plummet to his lowest situation. Because He Chang Min seemed to not know it yet, he revealed the true reason why Li Lian couldn’t easily forgive him even after knowing how the man was also a victim of the people around him.

Li Jun Wei said, "When she came back home that night before the day of her accident, she had just left the hospital after being admitted for using drugs which you know was staged by Xie Hue Lin. That day she called you once but did you answered her? Even earlier before that, in the time when she was about to be drugged, Li Lian sent you a message, but you were busy attending your mother’s birthday party. Threaten or not, it is a fact that you could not save her in the past, and be the person to protect her. Tell me now, how can you say this time around you would be able to protect her?"

Li Jun Wei retorted a sharp and agonizing truth. The words were received to He Chang Min like a stab on his heart which squeeze his lungs at the same time. The guilt inside him multiplied inside his heart, and he realized much to his heart’s demurral of how correct was Li Jun Wei.

All this time he never managed to protect Li Lian. What change would happen if he tries to protect her now?

He wasn’t able to do it last time will he be able to do it now?

Li Jun Wei saw how the man seemed to have realized his helplessness. He didn’t feel pity nor sympathy to man, however. Why would he, when he hated He Chang Min? In the past when Li Jun Wei learned Li Lian having a fiance, he didn’t put himself to action or break their relationship even though he knows of a way to do that. At that time, Li Lian felt lonely and the only person who saved her from the loneliness was He Chang Min, therefore, Li Jun Wei trusted that the man would protect her and took care of her.

He, however, only learned how useless He Chang Min was long in the future. And it was because every time Li Jun Wei saw her, Li Lian would be full of smile, she was still bright and cheerful even after what she had gone through.

Such a kind creature who only deserve love, why did she need to suffer?

Li Jun Wei didn’t allow He Chang Min to wallow into his sadness any longer. It was pathetic. "If that night Li Lian didn’t muster through her own willpower to break free from the people who had subdued her, and forced her to take drugs," Li Jun Wei stopped his words, stopping because he cannot dare himself to continue and spit out the rest of the words as the thought burnt inside his mind, and the imaginative side of him begin to think the worse scenario that might have happened.

A fit of anger stormed on his black pool eyes, but the anger wasn’t directed only to He Chang Min. Part of it was to himself. "You can help Li Lian again, but after this time, I expect you to know what to do or not, because this is the only thing I and Li Lian could expect you with." After so, Li Jun Wei told He Chang Min about the box Xie Hue Lin hid inside her room and had him to take the box to them.

Back from his thought, Li Jun Wei opened his eyes, seeing ten minute have passed, he began to stand up, making his way to exit his office and move to the next schedule. His head felt a sharp pain all of a sudden. The female secretary who had just appeared after taking the shift from the first secretary, came to his side when noticing the CEO holding his head as if he was in pain.

"Are you alright, CEO Li? Do you need me to call for a doctor?"

After the incident when Jin Nu Yuan visited his office and a sharp headache pang his head, the headache came often again to him at time he doesn’t anticipate. Li Jun Wei had consulted to the doctor about the pain, but the doctors regarded the pain with no answer, they all could only suspect it was an after effect of the accident that wounded his right hand and almost killed him.

"No need," Li Jun Wei stopped the secretary; "bring me a headache medicine." He suspected the pain wouldn’t linger long either way. The female secretary almost immediately left the place to bring the medicine he requested.

Alone, Li Jun Wei wondered what Li Lian was doing now. He heard about her plan to meet her friend, and it was an event that Li Lian deserve to. He had investigated Miss Qin Guanying, the woman could be a very trustworthy ally to Li Lian which he approve for. There was nothing more that could make him eager than finishing all the work he has currently to quickly come back home and received the warm embrace from Li Lian like he did last time.

It was only a hug, but all his frustration seemed to dispel immediately when his body touched hers. Thinking deeply about Li Lian, he could imagine the lavender smell that had always associated with her wafting to his nose, it was the loveliest fragrance he had ever smelled.

Only after a while did the female secretary came with the medicine. Li Jun Wei drank it under the subtle gaze of the secretary. "What’s the next schedule?" he asked.

"It is a light dinner in Yetrace Hotel with the director of Ruanyu company."

Yetrace Hotel was a sub hotel controlled by Li Corporation, Li Jun Weir recount his schedule, thinking that after the dinner he would soon meet Li Lian. Like a child, he suddenly felt eager to finish all his meeting. "Bring the car."

Li Lian stepped out from the restaurant feeling energized. Guanying walked beside her with a smile on her lips too. "I will be waiting to meet you again, Li Lian."

"Me too, I don’t think it would be soon before we meet again, take care, Guanying." It was only a brief meeting, but Li Lian could say positively that soon Guanying and her would be a very close friend.

Watching Guanying left, Li Lian thought to make a light walk around the shopping mall before going back home when she received a call. Answering the call, Zhuang Xuan’s voice came from the other end of the call, "Li Lian?"

"Xuan, did you took care what I asked you?" Li Lian asked as she left the entrance to her car.

"Of course I did. But that’s not very important right now. It’s about your family," drawled Zhuang Xuan. He sighed, a sign that tell Li Lian it wouldn’t be a good news to hear. "Your grandmother suddenly fell ill and was admitted to the hospital. I think you should meet her soon."

"What?" Li Lian cried in surprise, "Which hospital?"

"It’s Salomon’s Hospital, the opposite of the Imperial Hospital. I take it that your family wouldn’t tell you this. I only found this out not long, I think you should really meet her. She was rushed to the emergency room," a sound of urgency laced Zhuang Xuan’s voice. He knows how high Li Lian regraded and treasured Grandmother Xie.

Li Lian didn’t have time to waste. She quickly thanked Zhuang Xuan before leaving toward Salomon’s Hospital. Rushing to the hospital, Li Lian questioned the nurse in the reception room, panic flitted her eyes to hear her grandma had fallen ill. How did it happen? The last time Li Lian meet Grandmother Xie she was perfectly healthy and lively than most people of her age. Her grandmother was no longer young, but she never fell into a severe illness. Why did she had to be rushed to the emergency room?

Li Lian felt her blood run cold, she hurried the nurse, "Could you find the room faster?"

Once the nurse notified her where Grandmother Xie was admitted to, she dashed toward the place, Violet was a fast runner herself but was defeated by Li Lian’s nimbleness to charge through the crowds. When Li Lian arrived to the place where her grandmother was rested at, she saw outside Mr. and Mrs. Xie were together, while Xie Hue Lin was a sobbing mess at the corner of the room.

Li Lian had just took a breath when Mrs. Xie’s eyes flared in anger, running toward Li Lian, the woman raised her hand, swinging it toward Li Lian’s cheeks. But before the slap could arrive, Li Lian stopped her wrist. Mrs. Xie was surprised, she tried to move her hand, wanting to slap her again, but couldn’t as Li Lian was far stronger than her.

"You! What did you do to your own grandmother?!" shouted Mrs. Xie, causing Li Lian to frown. What was she accused of again this time?