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

Li Lian came back to their bedroom once they had taken a bath after coming back home. Li Jun Wei haven’t been getting enough sleep which why once they came back, Li Lian insisted for him to sleep. She waited on the bed for him to come, seeing not long after, Li Jun Wei came out dressed in a long turtleneck sweater.

"Come here," Li Lian patted the empty space beside her. She watched Li Jun Wei’s expression, and he appeared to be much better-looking than before where his eyes were hazed in anger.

To know Li Jun Wei had gotten angry for her moved Li Lian’s heart. No one had ever cared about her until he appeared and in the past she trusted herself when it come to protecting her own, but now, she could lean her burden and shared it with Li Jun Wei. It made her feel sky high delighted with his concern that he showed and although morally it wasn’t right, she felt thankful that he had gone that far to punish Jin Family for her sake.

"What are you thinking?" Li Jun Wei questioned once he had taken a seat beside her, watching Li Lian sinking in her thought as her eyes went out of focus, worried him.

He knew he shouldn’t have ended Jin Family’s punishment as soon as he did earlier. It would have been much better if he could kill them like he wished he would have done it. The lone reason why Li Jun Wei had not killed Jin Family was his grandparents. It was his one and last restrain not to end their lives while respecting the bond Madam Li had with Mrs. Jin. But now seeing Li Lian suffering due to the rumors they spread, he regretted for being too merciful.

"I should have killed them," whispered Li Jun Wei that Li Lian didn’t miss.

Her eyes went slightly wide, "You don’t have to. I think what you did is enough. They aren’t the main problem anyway, I don’t see the need to bother with them. If it is about the rumors, I don’t really care. They might have spread what happened but there is no truth. I am thinking of holding a press conference to clarify to rumors."

"I will help you," Li Jun Wei offered but Li Lian rejected by a shake of her head.

With a confident smile which Li Jun Wei loved to see from her, Li Lian replied, "I have done preparing what I need to do. And I have also laid a trap for Hue Lin. I won’t lie to you but when I see you and Jin Family, I was surprised."

"Not disillusioned?" Li Jun Wei questioned, his face turned to read her expression, a habit he always did since young, "You never guess I could do that, don’t you?"

"I could never guess you will do that, but I wasn’t was very surprised to see what you did. I just assumed that maybe I might have rubbed the way I live in Japan to you, because you handle it the way Yakuza would do," said Li Lian with a smile. "Can you answer me something truthfully?"

Li Jun Wei stared at her expression, taking time before replying, "I can answer all your questions truthfully if that what you wish."

Li Lian took it as a yes and moving forward she said, "Have you ever killed anyone before? Other than to protect yourself."

A slight pause happen between them. Li Jun Wei had given her his words and stayed true by saying honestly, "I did, plenty of times."

Li Lian pursed her lips, nodding her head very slowly, "I see," she said, coming to notice Li Jun Wei who had raised his brows.

"I thought you would be more surprise," Li Jun Wei said, continuing to look at her.

"I have that feeling which tells me you can really kill Jin Family if you wanted to. Why did you kill them?" Came here next question as she was curious. "The people who you have killed before, I mean."

Li Jun Wei was aware the reason why Li Lian wasn’t surprised or turned off after knowing the black shade of him was due to her past environment. It was hard for a girl to live in Yakuza world where most of the people who controlled the situation was men, and the way they took care of things was far from the word kind. When it comes to deposing people, it was worse.

Li Lian in the past had seen many people killed by gun. A gang fight is rare between Yakuza but internal fight and killing was something that occur often. Li Lian recalled the time she had woken up in the middle of the night, walking toward the hall where all rooms were pitch black without lights, she suddenly heard faint sound.

Kei had warned her not to leave her room often at night or to venture around when the sun had left the sky, but that day her curiosity won over her. She followed the voices, finding that amongst the room in the most secluded place of Maple House, she saw a room that was glowing with lights. Curious, Li Lian made her way there, and spotted Kei, Shun and Shin standing behind with their hand crossed while Kei stood before a man kneeling before them.

Li Lian didn’t understand what they had to say with each other. The man who kneeled trashed and begged for help but his voice fell to appear as Kei had pulled the trigger and lifeless body fell backward.

"Some of them did the same thing the Jin Family did, and others were an obstacles," replied Li Jun Wei without sugar coating his words, he told her the truth which Li a Lian appreciated for. "What are you thinking?"

"Of the first time I saw someone died, it wasn’t a pleasant feeling but like always a human’s resistance grew once they have gotten used to it. I wasn’t afraid anymore, I learned not to so I could prepare living in Maple House. But it didn’t happen," Li Lian’s voice them fell to whisper. Not wanting to be dispirited she then puff her pillow before falling her head there. "Let’s sleep. Tomorrow we need energy."

Li Jun Wei smiled at her concerned look. Leaning forward he kissed her forehead, pulling back only to see Li Lian smiling widely before kissing his lips as if to return the wishes, "Good night."

The following day, Li Lian contacted Wei Mo Ran. Dressed in blue formal clothing, she went toward the hall that had been booked to hold the press conference. Before walking down the car, Li Lian could already see the line of cars and people who waited for her. The media seemed to be the most eager one.

Li Lian wondered why Xie Hue Lin wasn’t making a move. Was she beaten by Grandmother Xie’s accident? Impossible, thought Li Lian. Especially not when she was the same person who had pushed Senior Mrs. Xie. But staying low instead of attacking her when she was in her worse condition was also strange.

With a tap of her finger, Li Lian then turned her head to Violet, "Violet can I ask you with a request?"