Of the 50 levels of the Li Group Corporation headquarters building, there's one on the top floor where Li Group Corporation's CEO office Li Longwei is located. A man was sitting behind the well-crafted wooden table. He looked busy with his computer. Suddenly the door opened and saw two men enter Li Longwei's office. They are Longwei's siblings, Li Liang, and Li Chen.
" Hey brother, look who's back?" shouted Li Chen excitedly while his hand was around Li Liang's shoulder. Li Longwei turned his gaze towards his brother.
"Hello brother. How are you doing?" Li Liang smiled and greeted his
brother.
"Emm" answered Li Longwei.
"Just emm?! Don't you happy to see your brothers?" asked Li Chen with an unbelievable expression.
"I am really happy," answered Li Longwei looking at his brothers without any expression.
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The younger one is called Li Chen, 25 years old. He is one of the famous actors in China and he is also the biggest shareholder in his agency SkyView Entertainment.
The second son is Li Liang. He's in the military. He's Li Chen's twin and never interested in relationships. Although the three of them have different characters, they always stick together if one of them is having trouble.
"Anyways, you know Catrine Mo? She was my classmate back in time and we worked together recently in a movie. She invited us to her birthday party this weekend. What do you guys say? you two coming with me right?" asked Li Chen to his other two brothers.
"Well it's not I have anything to do," said Li Liang.
"I'm busy. I don't think I'll come." Rejected Li Longwei.
"no no no you have to come. We didn't have a brother's time together like forever." Li Chen pleaded to his brother.
"Please brother Longwei, besides dad, already told me he was invited by her father but dad can't go so he wants you to go on his behalf. so it means you can't reject it."
Longwei signed. His brother knew how to trick him into going to any party he asked him to go to. This time too he couldn't reject him because of his father.
"fine. this time I can't stay long I have a thing to do. What's the date?" said Longwei.
"yes, thanks, bro. It's two days from now on 8 in the night. it's so long we didn't hang out together. I miss that day." said Li Chen.
"Yeah you right, last time we hang out together is when brother Longwei graduate." continued Li Liang.
Li Longwei nodded and turn to look at his secretary
"Changming put it in my schedule and you coming too."
"Okay, Mr. Li." reply his secretary.
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Meanwhile, at Xiao's mansion.
"Lil sis, we're here." Ma Huang Fu turns his eye to the person in the passenger seat. Daiyu looks out of the car window. She sees a big white 4 floors mansion and many windows on it. she looks around and sees a big greenhouse not far from there. Xiao's residence is quite big and very private.
Ma Huang fu opens the car boot and takes out luggage pulls it to the mansion's front door. suddenly, he stopped and look at his back and frowned.
"Why are you still standing there? come on." Daiyu look at Ma Huang Fu and nodded started her steps to the front door without saying a word. Ma Huang fu opens the door and lets Daiyu get inside the mansion first.
wow, thought Daiyu. she so speechless to see an imperial foyer, and it's just a foyer in front of her!!! At the center of the foyer, there is a fountain and on the high ceiling, there's a bright and shining chandelier hanging. she felt like missed so many things in this world and it's has changed so much. Well, it's not like she can go anywhere.
There are two stairs on both sides of the foyer. On one side of the stair appears a lady mid-40s climbs down and rush to hugging Daiyu. Daiyu was caught off guard and frozen in her place. it's Zhang Changying aka Xiao Hui Jiao's stepmother. she is such a sweet lady but still not likable to Hui Jiao.
"Oh, welcome home sweetheart. you must be tired and hungry. come I make your favorite meals for dinner. Fu, go take your sister's bag into her room okay?" said her stepmother. Yes, she is now her stepmother. Daiyu thinks it's very hard to hate this lady. How in heaven Hui Jiao can hate this lady for years? Now Daiyu starts to be curious. Ma Huang Fu climb the stair went to Daiyu's bedroom.
"Thanks, mom." while walking to the kitchen Daiyu smile at her stepmother. Zhang Changying stopped walking look surprised at what she heard and look at her stepdaughter.
"What did you just say?" asked her.
"mmm, thanks?" answered Daiyu but she make it sounds like a question.
"no, I meant... you called me mom. You never call me mom. You used to call me auntie Changying." said Zhang Changying.
Oh great!!! Daiyu just realized she already makes a mistake by calling her mother. Great Daiyu how great a vicious and evil dark fairy has made a tiny and stupid mistake that can make people suspicious right now. Are you lost touch?!!
"Ummm look when I was lost in the snow mountain, I realized I make a lot of mistakes. I did something wrong. To you, dad, and everyone who loved me." Daiyu stopped and look into Zhang Changying's eyes.
"I do not appreciate people who loved me. I've pushed all of you away and chasing a love that is not even mine. I'm too obsessed with loving someone who wasn't worth it. I'm truly sorry. truly truly sorry. Will, you forgive me and let this ungrateful daughter of yours call you mom?" tears fall from Daiyu's eyes, it's so long to felt like this. she remembered experiencing this feeling but she can't put it together.
Then Daiyu saw Zhang Changying's eyes have red. Zhang Changying embraces and kisses her both cheeks.
"Yes, you can call me mom, and please don't apologize, it's me who neglected you that makes you hate me." said her stepmother. Daiyu hugs her back and cry.
"well, what do we missed here?" a man in his late 40's smile at Daiyu and Zhang Changying and came down from the stair with Ma Huang Fu. Ma Huang Fu looked confused at Daiyu. what just happened?
"nothing. it's just we have a mother and daughter talk for a bit," said Zhang Changying while wiping a tear on her cheek. Daiyu looked at her father.
"Hey, dad." smiled Daiyu.
"Hello, sweetheart. How are you?" Her father smiled back at her. she stared at her father and tears start to fall again.
"I'm sorry dad. I hurt you for years." Daiyu hugs her father. she hides her face on her father's chest. Daiyu remembered Xiao Hui Jiao prohibited her father to visited her in the hospital before. she had an accident and makes her stay in. that's why she didn't saw him at the hospital this past week. only her stepmother was determined to visit though, a chance to be kicked out by Xiao Hui Jiao is bigger. well, thank god she came, or else Daiyu will be eating tasteless food in the whole weeks.
"shh, don't cry. it's okay. it's not your fault. I'm sorry too. I didn't try my best to make it work for us. I promise to you I'll always love you no matter what." said her father emotionally. Ma Huang Fu stared at Daiyu without any expression showed on his face.
They concurrently walked toward the kitchen table. they take their seat and the maid start to serve the meals. wow, look at that!!! Daiyu drooling at the food in front of her. there are many kinds of food that she has never seen but still can make her drooling especially the MEATS!!! Yes, finally a proper meal.
After having dinner, Ma Huang Fu showed her to her bedroom. the bedroom located at the end of the hallway. Ma Huang Fu open the door and let Daiyu enter first. she looks around the room.
"Okay, this is Hui's bedroom or should I say was her room? well, now it's yours." Ma Huang Fu looks at Daiyu and smiles. Daiyu turns back to Ma Huang Fu.
"wow, it's... PINK... and there is another color which is... Pastel. GREAT!!!" said Daiyu sarcastically.
"well, what did you expected she is a girl."
"I am a girl and I don't like these girlish things." Ma Huang Fu chuckled to see Daiyu despise face towards this style of his sister's old room.
"come on it's for a while. I'll ask mom to redesign this room as you like okay? in the meantime, you have to bear with this room. what do you say?" convinced him to Daiyu. Daiyu rolled her eyes.
"Fine. make it fast okay?"
"Okay, I promise. oh by the way I forget to tell you this weekend dad got invited to his friend's daughter's birthday party aka finding suitor party" said Ma Huang Fu sarcastically.
"hmm, with the look you just gave me it is including you as a candidate?" asked Daiyu. Now they sat together on the edge of the bed. Ma Huang Fu sights and nods to Daiyu's question. suddenly Huang Fu heard the laugh and he look at Daiyu who already lean down on the bed while laughing.
"ok ok. I'm sorry, it's just I can imagine you getting married. Do I know my so call future sister-in-law?" joked Daiyu.
"well, I only know her from Mo's family. it's not like I care who is she. so what are you gonna wear because I know in that wardrobe there's nothing you want to wear. if you want to go shopping I can drive you to the mall. just tell me if you need anything okay?" said Ma Huang Fu pointed at the walk-in wardrobe.
"what is the mall?" asked Daiyu curiously.
"Ummm, it is a place where you can buy clothes."
"Ohh, I see. I'll let you know if there is anything I want. Now I'm tired. bye-bye." Daiyu push Ma Huang Fu out of the room and shut the door. she thought to herself her new life might be not complicated even without hui jiao memories but it will come eventually slowly. well, it's not bad for now at least. she hopes so.