Chen Wujing who was proudly standing nearby received so much greetings and praises.
He could't contain his smile from ear to ear.
From time to time, he would look around to check if any member of Liu Family was present. Since there was none, her smirked inwardly.
'In the end they couldn't even show their face in this kind of event.'
As the newly engaged couple started to dance in the middle, the crowd couldn't help but admire them.
*
Inside the reserved room that was clearly chosen by the woman, the three people were still exchanging pleasantries.
"Madam Bai isn't attending the event to congratulate the couple?" Han Meixiu asked as she accepted the served tea.
"I already gave my greetings before this facade takes place." Madam Bai answered. "How about the two of you, I hope I wouldn't make things difficult for you, now that you're here with me and not inside."
"It's fine." Liu Zijian answered. When he looked at Han Meixiu, he received a signal.
"I need to make a call. I'll excuse myself a bit." He said and swiftly left the room.
"It's written all over your face, you want to ask me something?"
"This..."
The woman lazily smiled as she waited for the question.
"Are you my mother?"
Madam Bai chuckled.
"What made you say so?"
"I..." Han Meixiu couldn't really be honest. Besides she only had a feeling, a hunch. But this woman didn't look like her mother at all. She couldn't also say the information concerning Mr. Di. What if she's wrong?
"Miss Han, if you want me to be your mother I can be that person."
"Never mind." She dismissively answered. She was so impatient that she should have explore first different possibilities and ask implied questions instead of being direct.
Given her mother's special identity, no one would admit it right away.
*
"Second Young Master Liu, we already check the perimeter. There was nothing out of ordinary."
Liu Zijian nodded and looked at the closed door where he came from.
'Am I just being paranoid?'
"What's happening inside?"
"The party is progressing smoothly."
"Chen Dewei?"
"He's still entertaining the guests together with the woman."
'They're not leaving? Was I mistaken that he would do something tonight?' Liu Zijian thought.
"Continue to monitor. The moment he leaves, inform me right away."
"Understood."
After sometime he decided to go back to the room. He knocked slightly but there was no answer.
He immediately tried to open it but it was locked.
'Damn!' His heart pounded loudly as if it's about to escape his chest.
He ordered to immediately open the door and the moment it was unlocked, he barged in.
He didn't see anyone.
Only the two cups of tea on the table and an opened window nearby.
"Check around the area." He commanded and roamed around the room. He didn't see anyone coming out the door.
The moment he finished his command his phone rang.
"Liu Zijian, give me sometime alone with my daughter. You will see her soon again."
The young man halted his breath. She was indeed his wife's mother.
He was conflicted. He didn't know if it was a big mistake to let her be alone with his wife or not.
Did Han Meixiu voluntarily agreed to come with her or was she forced?
In the midst of frustration and confusion, Liu Zijian received a call from one of his man inside the venue.
"Second Young Master Liu, the woman left the venue. But Chen Dewei stayed."
"Assign someone to follow her. Don't let Chen Dewei out of your sight."
After giving his orders Liu Zijian went to the monitoring room to check the CCTV but unfortunately, they weren't working.
The people in the room were also shocked as they thought nothing was wrong in their system. Even the part when the three of them entered the hallway to get to the room was not recorded.
They also discovered that not only that particular hallway. None of it's CCTV was working. Only a still imaged could be seen.
Liu Zijian normally wanted to order his men to watch out for any car leaving the premises but he couldn't shake off the feeling that Han Meixiu might have wanted to go with her own mother.
He remembered the time when the his parents opened the topic of his marriage to the young woman. They would protect her until her parents come back.
Now that her mother took her, would it also mean they should separate as the purpose has been achieved?
He seemed couldn't accept it. It was just painful to even think.
*
Inside the venue as people started to enjoy the party to it's fullest, Chen Dewei was calmly watching the entire scene.
It looked absolutely festive. But obviously, he wasn't enjoying one bit of it. He just knew how to fake the happiness written on his face.
"Third Young Master Chen, Miss Han is being closely followed by Liu Zijian's man."
"Oh?" He answered. The corner of his lips curved upwards before he sipped his wine.
"The Young Mistress seemed to be missing. Although Lius people are all over the place, they seem calm."
"I see. Where is Liu Zijian?"
"He just went out of the monitoring room."
"Invite him in room 3. Tell him I need to talk to him about Han Meixiu."
When the line ended, Chen Dewei went out after giving few more words to the crowd.
After he left, one of the reporters came looking for him. Since no one knew where he went, his father Chen Wujing stepped in to ask.
"Who let you in?" He asked with a voice of authority. The reporter looked a little shabby but his eyes reflected determination.
"I have an invitation. I just arrived late. I want to ask Third Young Master Chen about what I saw earlier before I came in." He was actually glad he got stuck in a traffic as he witnessed something.
"He's not here. He just left to take a rest. You can ask me." Chen Wujing answered. If the reporter has an invitation then it meant he's not just a nobody.
"Then, Master Chen, how do you explain that the woman who got engaged to your son looked exactly as the woman that came in together with the Second Young Master Liu?"
The crowd suddenly turned quiet.
The first reason was Liu Zijian coming with a woman. The second reason was she looked exactly like the Miss Han who just got engaged to Chen Dewei.
The reporter took the opportunity to continue.
"I have a proof! She wouldn't be the same as Miss Han since the time I took it, the engagement ceremony was already starting. Besides, she was wearing an emerald green dress and not red." He saw the posted pictures of the couple while he was being impatient inside the taxi.
"She could be a twin of Miss Han." Someone from the crowd speculated immediately. Since most people quieted down, the voice sounded loud and clear.
"But if Miss Han is really from Han Family, then she doesn't have a twin."
"Who is that woman then?"
"Maybe she's Second Young Master Liu's wife!"
"What? Liu Zijian is married?"
"I've heard from my father when he attended a summit before, he saw that Liu Zijian was escorting a woman and they seemed affectionate to each other. I didn't want to believe him though but.."
The crowd started to get noisy again and Chen Wujing couldn't contain anymore his anger.
"Quiet!" He shouted. 'What is this mess?' He inwardly thought as he remembered the conversation he had with Liu Zijian.
"Show me the picture!" He commanded.
The reporter didn't immediately showed the picture to the man. Instead, he asked a staff to give him a laptop so he could project those pictures for the crowd to see.