"Okay."

But just after she took her first step, he pulled her back.

"Did something happen?"

Mu Zhichen thought about the meetings he had scheduled for the next day. Whatever. He would postpone some of them.

"Since you will be back to filming the day after tomorrow, can we spend some time together tomorrow? You can come over to pet your little kitty." He threw in the new pet to help him out with the persuasion.

As expected, Lu Meili was finding it hard to reject him. "Eer... will your parents be there? I don't think I'm ready to meet them yet."

"No. The cat was sent to my own house." Recalling any woman's concern, he added. "There are many servants in the house." His point was that they wouldn't be totally alone.

Lu Meili who was just starting to worry about being alone with a man in his house was knocked down again. Did this man have to be this nice? At this rate, she was afraid her heart might get stolen soon.

The potential heart-thief smiled in satisfaction. It wasn't easy getting to this point. Meili, once we are married, I will make you the queen you are. I will dote on you like a princess and protect you like a treasure.

___

In another villa in Southside.

Ruoxi was sitting leisurely in the living room, ordering maids around and putting on airs.

She was pregnant. Of course that made her a queen. Everyone had to bow down to her.

And that included Katy and Henry Blanc who were just back from the company.

"Katy, can you come over?"

Katy folded her arms across her chest. "What do you want?"

"I'm very thirsty. Get me a glass of water."

Katy had never heard anything so ridiculous. "Are you sure you want a glass of water from me? Aren't you scared I'll poison you or kill that illegitimate b*stard you are carrying?"

"You..." Ruoxi saw Lin Lihua come downstairs. She stood up, weeping. "Mother, I only told Katy to bring me a glass of water, but she insulted me and called my baby illegitimate."

Lin Lihua ignored her and went straight to Henry Blanc. "Let's have a word."

Ruoxi smirked. Although Katy didn't get a scolding this time, this was even better. They were probably finalizing their divorce.

Of course, she would forcefully remain in the Blanc household using her baby as an excuse. Her surname was still Blanc, right? Lin Lihua would no longer be a distraction once she left.

But, Lin Lihua's next words gave her an unexpected wave of satisfaction. "One person has to leave this house. Either me..." she glanced at Katy. "Or her."

Katy bit her lip. This....

The shock on Henry Blanc's face couldn't be described in words. "Lihua you..."

Lin Lihua crossed her arms. "What? You can't do it? Here I was thinking you wanted me to stay. I can't even compare to a little girl?"

Henry Blanc really wanted her to stay but this...

"On second thought, I'll let her stay. But as my servant. What do you think?"

Katy had her fists clenched. Without warning, she shrugged her shoulders. "I'll do it."

"What?" Henry Blanc was even more shocked.

Ruoxi felt smug. This is just the beginning Katy Blanc. I will reduce you to an ant.

Katy had made up her mind. "Isn't it just being a servant?" It was nothing compared to the accident she had caused before.

Henry Blanc knew nothing about it and pulled Lin Lihua away. "I'll have a word with your aunt in private."

In the study, Henry Blanc was quick to take the upper hand. "Don't even think about it. I'm not signing those papers and you are not leaving. Don't think that I will relent if you make things difficult for Katy and I."

Lin Lihua looked at him disdainfully. "Who is leaving? Who wants you to sign papers?"

"Eh? Haven't you always wanted..."

"What, so eager to divorce me now?" Lin Lihua ignored his confused face. "I'm not a fool. What if you really tell my mother about it? She still needs to cradle her great grandchildren."

"Oh." So it was merely because of Xia Rou.

Lin Lihua took a pen to play with. "However, I want you to change the deputy CEO of Le Blanc Group. The new deputy CEO will be Ruoxi."

Henry Blanc's face went pale. "You are crazy."

"Just do it, will you? Ruoxi mentioned to me before that she feels a lot of distress lately and if she did some work in the company, she would be at ease."

Henry Blanc noticed that her tone held a hint of scheming. "You are planning something, aren't you?"

He became overjoyed. "I knew you would realize it one day. You finally saw Ruoxi's true colors, right? Since you did, why don't you admit it?"

Lin Lihua remained silent.

"Since you are too proud to admit it, I will make things easier for you. Honey, I will not pursue the unpleasant past. Let's start over, okay?"

Lin Lihua glared at him. "Idiot. Let me be." She did regret some of the things she did in the past. But of what use was regret? She couldn't make up for how mean she had been to Katy, and Katy couldn't make up for what she had done either. This was the only thing she could do for this father-daughter duo.

Henry Blanc was happy despite being ignored. "Since my Lihua wants it, I will make Ruoxi the deputy CEO tomorrow. I just... won't give her any shares. Is that okay?"

Lin Lihua harrumphed. Ruoxi was probably going to be the world's first deputy CEO who had neither the right qualifications nor shares in the company. The entertainment had just begun.

...

As soon as she went downstairs the next morning, Katy was in a maid's outfit, holding a tray of food. "Mother, you are here. I made you breakfast."

Lin Lihua narrowed her eyes. "What are you doing? There are enough servants in this villa. I don't need more." She took a seat. "Besides, are you really confident that I will eat food you cooked?"

Katy felt her head ache. "Mother, I already explained many times. That water from years ago was meant for Ruoxi. I'm sorry that I made a mistake and you ended up drinking it but I didn't mean to hurt you. I really didn't."

Lin Lihua's lips curled. "So you intended to hurt Ruoxi?"

"No! It was a truth serum."