Zhi Lia was suddenly taken aback from the sudden intimateness. She doesn't even remember when was the last time she receive this feeling of familiarity from her parents aside from her grandpa and her twin.
"I guess your still feeling a bit of jet-lagged from the flight. They already prepared for your room"
" If want you something to eat just call the Head Butler"
Cheng Ruo started blabbering trying her best not to tell first the Zhi Family situation and not noticing the few people behind her especially the child on Butler Chang Wei arms.
Zhi Lia just took deep a breath trying how to tell their circumtances.
"Mother" Zhi Lia called out and hold one of her hands.
"What is it? Do you need anything else?" Cheng Ruo questioned looking at her then she suddenly remember.
"Ohh right! Where's your twin, Zhi Lei? And also your Grandfather? Are they coming also?" Cheng Ruo asked with a voice filled with anticipation.
Before Zhi Lia could answer madam Cheng Ruo their was suddenly a sweet voice of child rang out and it seems like it was calling for someone.
"Mmm...Ma...Mma...Maa"
Zhi Lia immediately let go her mother's hand while the Butler Chang Wei handed him over to Zhi Lia who is reaching out to her.
Cheng Ruo then notice the people behind her and the child who is now clinging to her. Looking at the countenance of the child shock Madam Cheng Ruo trying to calm her heart with the sudden thoughts forming in her head.
"Lia-er, this child is?"
"His my son, Little Xiu. Your grandson" Zhi Lia announce making the servants of the house look at each other, especially Cheng Ruo who is now a little bit shock.
"Ohh, this is Little Xiu? I bet he is still 5 or 6 months old. I heard few months ago that your grandfather wanted for you to marry. "
"It looks like your already married now and have a kid. Ohh right, where is the father of the child?" Cheng Ruo said and swept her gaze to the four men behind but none of them resemble the child.
"Mom, I didn't marry and Little Xiu father is unknown" Zhi Lia announce making them all dumbfounded not believing what the Eldest Miss had said.
"Eldest Miss!" Butler Chang Wei cried out, suddenly wanting to say something but he just receive a side glance from her.
Shen Hiro just patted the butler's shoulder and gesture him to kept quiet. Their boss already made it clear that they would stay quiet and let the boss decide.
Butler Chang Wei could only clench his fist and grit his teeth. It was through their incompetence that the Eldest young miss will be labeled as a disgrace woman who got pregnant out of wedlock.
"W-what?" Cheng Ruo suddenly felt in daze not believing what she said and sadly their is still one news she had to receive.
"Mother, I'm very sad to tell you this but Zhi Lei....passed away" Zhi Lia regrettably said.
"Lia-er, what are you saying? It can't be true right?" Cheng Ruo bleakly said and she only receive a firm and grim expression from her.
"Chang Wei, tell me the truth" Cheng Ruo meekly said, trying to balance herself and look at him with a gaze telling that it isn't true.
"Madam, please forgive us!" Butler Chang Wei pleaded and drop to his knees.
Cheng Ruo felt like something explode in her mind making her chest ache like someone is squeezing her heart leading her to fall down.
"Madam!" Tao Caihong immediately catch Chang Ruo before she could fall down to the ground.
"What did my Zhi family do to deserve this. Why? Why?" Madam Chang Ruo mumble and her tears started to fall down.
Her husband is now gravely sick, her Eldest Son had run away, the Elest Miss had a child with an unknown and the young miss is now dead.
As a wife and mother, how could she take all of this? Even the Zhi family is on the brink of being falling down and taken away.
Chang Ruo dazely stood while being supported.
"Let Mother rest first. We will hold the funeral for my sister" Zhi Lia ordered and give some instructions while she handed Little Xiu to Uncle Wei.
"Maaa....Ma...Mma.." Little Xiu cried out trying not to get away from her mother's embrace.
"Mommy will be with you for a while. Uncle Wei is with you. Mommy will be back, okay?" Zhi Lia calmly and sweetly said, appeasing Little Xiu who is reluctant to part with her.
Sensing her mother's sweet coaxing, he cling to Uncle Wei looking at her with a gaze 'I will wait'.
Seeing her Son away, Zhi Lia look at Shen Hiro and said with cold voice "After the funeral, I'll be visiting the company. Start the preparations"
"Shen Haru and Hau find and bring my Elder Brother to me, Shen Huro stay with me here" Zhi Lia instructed before heading out with Shen Huro.
The next day, news about Zhi Lia come back startled all the members of the Zhi family into chaos and especially the death Zhi Lei.
Now that the Young Master is nowhere to be found and a merely twenty-two year old woman is left, every branch of the Zhi family is now eyeing to take the seat as the main and head of the family.