Chapter 77

Apple tea .

Zhen Wu drove Lucy home .

‘Zhen Wu, are you angry?’ Lucy asked .

Zhen Wu held Lucy’s hand and he pulled her to her bedroom . He slammed the door shut, held her waist and pressed her back against the wall . He leaned his forehead on her forehead .

‘I’m angry,’ Zhen Wu said . ‘I’ve never been this angry . ’

Lucy was the only woman who Zhen Wu was attracted to .

‘Lucy, you have to take responsibility,’ Zhen Wu whispered .

In that moment Lucy thought Zhen Wu looked like the devil who wanted to seduce her .

‘How do I take responsibility?’ Lucy asked .

Zhen Wu stroked Lucy’s cheeks, and he slowly kissed her soft lips . She held his shoulders, he unbuttoned her shirt and stroked her back .

‘Zhen Wu…’ Lucy called .

Lucy’s voice made Zhen Wu realised what he was doing . He hugged her and propped his chin and her head . He waited for his heart to stop racing .

‘Zhen Wu…’ Lucy called .

‘Lucy, don’t move,’ Zhen Wu said . ‘If you move, I won’t wait until our wedding night . ’

In the past Zhen Wu heard many people say he was born to have everything, because he was Yue Gu Zai’s son . Zhen Wu didn’t deny the truth, Yue Gu Zai gave him everything he wanted . So he lived for more than twenty years without experiencing jealousy . Lucy was an exception . Seeing another man touch his Lucy made him crazy with jealousy .

Yue Ni had the Dawson Mansion garden to herself . She sat on a bench, turned on her laptop and she watched live footage of the people she cared about . Zhen Wu was making out with Lucy in Lucy’s bedroom . Bai Yu Tian and Chu Gian were kissing in Chu Gian’s car when they were supposed to be on a mission . Shu Tang Jue and Nan Ma were on the verge of kissing . Cheng Yi and Qua Qua were bantering and denying their attraction to each other . Yue Ni thought Cheng Yi wasn’t suave like Yue Gu Zai, Yue Gu Zai won even if he lost a fight with Zhen Zhen because Yue Gu Zai always found a way to kiss and makeup after a fight with Zhen Zhen .

Yue Ni turned off her laptop . She thought the adults were setting a bad example for her innocent eyes . She regretted she didn’t stay at the cafe longer to kill time by taunting the Quan Wen scum .

Yue Ni walked around the spacious garden . She walked into a maze and accidently found a young man who looked like a twenty-year-old man sleeping on a bench . He wore a white collar shirt and his skin was paler than his cream pants . She didn’t know why she thought he looked lonely .

Hua Xi Tong opened his eyes, and he smiled at Yue Ni .

‘Hello,’ Hua Xi Tong greeted .

Yue Ni felt like a giddy girl who met her first love .

‘Hello, I’m Yue Ni,’ Yue Ni said . ‘I didn’t know you’re… sleeping… here . ’

Yue Ni would jump out a window if someone found out the genius Zhen Zhen’s daughter was stammering in front of a man .

‘It’s OK,’ Hua Xi Tong said . ‘I was only closing my eyes for a minute . ’

‘Hua Xi Tong?’ Yue Ni asked .

Yue Ni had investigated Hua Xi Tong . He claimed to be Lucy’s little brother from a different mother .

‘You know who I am?’ Hua Xi Tong asked .

‘No… my big brother’s fiance is big sister Lucy,’ Yue Ni said . ‘Big sister Lucy told me that you’re her little brother . ’

‘Oh, big sister told you about me,’ Hua Xi Tong said . ‘Do you want to drink apple tea?’

‘Yes,’ Yue Ni said .

Yue Ni was happy to listen to Hua Xi Tong’s soothing voice .

Hua Xi Tong poured Yue Ni a cup of apple tea . She accepted the cup and drank a sip .

‘It tastes delicious,’ Yue Ni said .

‘It’s good you like it,’ Hua Xi Tong said .

‘You look pale,’ Yue Ni said . ‘Do you want me to take you to the hospital?’

‘No,’ Hua Xi Tong said . ‘It’s a hereditary illness . ’

While Yue Ni drank tea, Quan Wen packed his bags and left the Dawson Mansion .

The next day, Hei Fen managed the Dawson’s company’s development site while Zhen Wu, Lucy, Yue Ni and Hua Xi Tong flew home . Hua Xia Tong accepted Zhen Wu and Yue Ni’s invitation to stay at the Yue Mansion .

Yue Ni spent time spying on Hua Xi Tong . Yue Ni was entranced by Hua Xi Tong that she didn’t know Yue Di Yi was missing .

At the Yue Household, since Yue Di Yi learnt how to crawl, he would make a mess around the mansion . He was mischievous like Yue Ni . Whenever his old nanny was preoccupied, he would run out of the nursery . No one knew how he often managed to run past the guards and out to the garden . Lucky Zhen Zhen engraved his name and the emergency phone numbers on his necklace pendant . Neighbours would ring one of the phone numbers if they found him playing in their gardens .

That day, Yue Di Yi was kidnapped .

The kidnapper called Zhen Zhen’s phone first . Zhen Zhen was experimenting in the lab, and she ignored the phone call . When the kidnapper rang again, she switched off her phone .

Yue Gu Zai was the second person the kidnapper called . Yue Gu Zai blocked the strange number .

Huyen Di was the third person the kidnapper called . After Huyen Di heard the kidnapper demanded a ransom, he hung up his phone .

Bai Yu Tian was the fourth person the kidnapper called . Bai Yu Tian was in the middle of undressing Chu Gian . Bai Yu Tian pressed a button to trace the call then he hung up . Bai Yu Tian wouldn’t let anyone interrupt him sleeping with his wife .

Cheng Yi was the fifth person the kidnapper called . Cheng Yi was bantering with Qua Qua . After he hung up his phone, Qua Qua broke his phone . It was the fifth phone Qua Qua broke that month . Buying new phones became one of Cheng Yi’s habits .

Zhen Wu was the sixth person the kidnapper called . Zhen Wu politely told the kidnapper to call Yue Ni, and he thanked the kidnapper for calling .

The kidnapper was angry he kidnapped an unwanted baby boy . He smashed his phone, and vowed to kill Yue Di Yi if the next person he called didn’t pay the ransom .

Yue Di Yi played with a toy in a room . Yue Di Yi didn’t know why the strange uncle was muttering to himself .

Yue Ni was the seventh person the kidnapper called . Yue Ni was busy watching Hua Xi Tong balance a stack of books .

‘I’m a busy woman,’ Yue Ni said . ‘Let me hear my little brother’s voice . ’

‘Little boy, laugh,’ the kidnapper ordered .

‘Xiao Di Yi, it’s big sister,’ Yue Ni said .

Yue Ni ran to Hua Xi Tong and caught a book before it hit Hua Xi Tong’s foot . Hua Xi Tong smiled at Yue Ni, because he was used to Yue Ni spying on him .

Yue Di Yi laughed and clapped his hands . He was happy to hear Yue Ni’s voice .

‘Xiao Di Yi, you’re not a duck,’ Yue Ni said . ‘You’re this big yet you don’t know how to say big sister . Big sister is busy . Have fun playing, and the uncle with you will take you home for dinner . ’

The kidnapper deliberated whether to call the last emergency number or kill Yue Di Yi . He looked at Yue Di Yi’s designer clothes, and reasoned that at least one of Yue Di Yi’s family members would care about Yue Di Yi’s life . He called the last number .

Shu Tang Li was the eighth person the kidnapper called .

‘Who is it?’ Shu Tang Li asked . ‘You better have a good reason for waking me up . If you don’t, I’ll kill you faster than a bee sting . ’

‘I’m holding your relative hostage,’ the kidnapper said . ‘If you don’t want the little boy to die, prepare ten thousand dollars . ’

‘What relative?’ Shu Tang Li asked .

Shu Tang Li got out of bed and he poured a glass of water .

‘Little boy, laugh,’ the kidnapper ordered .

Yue Di Yi heard Shu Tang Li’s voice and he laughed .

‘Xiao Di Yi?’ Shu Tang Li asked .

‘You heard the little boy,’ the kidnapper said . ‘I’ll kill the little boy if you try any tricks . ’

Shu Tang Li was happy he had a reason to see Yue Ni .

‘I won’t try any tricks,’ Shu Tang Li said . ‘I’ll meet you at the location of your choice . Return Xiao Di Yi to me, and I’ll give you one hundred thousand dollars . ’

The kidnapper couldn’t believe Yue Di Yi was worth one hundred thousand dollars .

‘Don’t worry,’ Shu Tang Li said . ‘I know you’re a Good Samaritan . You only want to return my little brother Xiao Di Yi safely . ’

‘Yes, yes,’ the kidnapper said . ‘I’m a Good Samaritan . I’ll return your little brother immediately . ’

A while later, Shu Tang Li happily exchanged one hundred thousand dollars for Yue Di Yi’s life . If the kidnapper knew Yue Di Yi’s worth, the kidnapper would have been a millionaire .

Shu Tang Li carried Yue Di Yi to the Shu Mansion . Yue Di Yi cried in Shu Tang Li’s arms, because he only got to play outside for a couple of hours .

‘Xiao Ni, Xiao Di Yi is at my home,’ Shu Tang Li said . ‘Do you want me to come over?’

Yue Ni bought an umbrella for Hua Xi Tong because she didn’t want him to get sunburnt while planting flowers in the garden .

‘Little boy Shu Tang Li, don’t you have anything else to do besides kidnapping my little brother?’ Yue Ni asked .

‘Xiao Ni, how can you be this cold toward me?’ Shu Tang Li asked . ‘I picked up Xiao Di Yi because no one cared enough to pick him up . ’

‘I can hear Xiao Di Yi talking gibberish,’ Yue Ni said . ‘It means he wants to go outside and play . You should take him out, and bring him home for dinner . ’

Shu Tang Li covered Yue Di Yi’s mouth .

‘Xiao Di Yi wants me to take him home,’ Shu Tang Li said . ‘I’ll bring him home now . ’

Yue Ni hung up her phone .

‘Xiao Hua, do you want to take a trip with me?’ Yue Ni asked .

‘No,’ Hua Xi Tong said .

‘Oh… if later a strange little boy carries my little brother here, tell him that you didn’t see me,’ Yue Ni said . ‘If he gives you my little brother, give my little brother to my big brother to look after . Bye . ’

Yue Ni disappeared, and Hua Xi Tong continued to plant flowers in the garden .

Later, Hua Xi Tong met the strange little boy .

‘Have you seen Xiao Ni?’ Shu Tang Li asked .

‘No,’ Hua Xi Tong said .

‘Who are you?’ Shu Tang Li asked .

‘Hua Xi Tong,’ Hua Xi Tong said .

‘It’s pleasure to meet you,’ Shu Tang Li said . ‘I’ll let you get back to gardening . Give Xiao Di Yi to big brother Zhen Wu . Bye . ’

Shu Tang Li left the Yue Mansion, and he ordered a Tan Lang gang member to investigate Hua Xi Tong .

At the Bai Mansion, Bai Yu Tian lost his patience .

‘Chu Gian, don’t you have something to tell me?’ Bai Yu Tian asked .

‘No,’ Chu Gian said .

‘Chu Gian, are you pregnant?’ Bai Yu Tian asked .

‘How did you find out?’ Chu Gian asked .

‘Your husband is a doctor,’ Bai Yu Tian said . ‘Of course I would notice when your body changes . Would you have told me the truth if I didn’t ask you?’

‘I’ve been busy working and I didn’t get a chance to tell you,’ Chu Gian said .

‘What do you want to do?’ Bai Yu Tian asked .

‘Today I have another mission,’ Chu Gian said .

Chu Gian waved bye to Bai Yu Tian and she left home .

Bai Yu Tian was in a bad mood until he received a phone call from Yue Ni .

‘Uncle Bai, I’ve decided I want to become a doctor to save human lives,’ Yue Ni said . ‘You have the privilege to be a teacher of a brilliant and beautiful pupil like me . ’

‘My loveable pupil,’ Bai Yu Tian said . ‘If you want to make your teacher happy, I want you to give my pregnant wife light missions . ’

‘Uncle Bai, why didn’t you tell me aunty Chu’s pregnant sooner?’ Yue Ni asked . ‘Congratulations . I hope you and aunty Chu will have a house full of children . Bye . ’

In the evening, Helen carried a suitcase and she knocked on the front door of the Yue Mansion . The guards let her inside, and she overheard Yue Gu Zai and Zhen Zhen fighting over Zhen Zhen’s lab .

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End of Chapter Seventy-Seven