It wasn't even daybreak yet when Elizabeth was busy working in the kitchen. The girl was full of life as she packs some sandwiches and drinks for their trip.
By the foyer hall, the servants were all carrying different stuff outside. The man watches as every work so hard ensuring everything is prepared.
"Yan, have you double checked everything."
Mr. Yan approached the man ensuring him. "Yes, General…"
Came running down the hallway, was the young lady carrying a basket and a large silver thermos. "Uncle, I'm ready..."
The young lady wore a simple light blue high-waist skinny jeans, paired it a white short sleeve polo crop top and a white rubber shoes.
In the man's eyes, she might be dressed in simple, but she was always beautiful for them.
Mr. Yan approached the girl and grab the stuff she was carrying. "Young Miss allow me…"
Elizabeth smiled, "Thank you, Mr. Yan."
"I'll go say goodbye to Grandpa."
But before she could even run upstairs to the old man's room, he was already walking downstairs.
"Grandpa..." The girl runs upstairs as she embraces the old man as they walked outside together. "Please don't miss me too much, I'll see you tonight..."
The old man sighed depressed that he couldn't join them since he suddenly received a call from HQ last night.
Seeing the old man upset face, she embraces and gave the old man a kiss on the cheek before she walked to the car.
"Yunxi take care of your niece… If something happens to her, I won't be the one to kill you, but your sister will." The old man looked at the man with such an icy expressionless expression.
Zhao Yunxi laughed in regards to his father's remarks. "I know, father."
Two black G-wagon was parked outside waiting for them. Chou quickly opens the back door for one of them and help the young lady in the car and gently closed it afterward.
A cheerful head, then pop out of the window as she greeted everyone. "Alright everyone, let go, go, go!"
As the servants bid farewell to their young miss, some of them even have teary eyes and a happy expressions at the same time.
"Take care young miss."
"Please be careful young miss.
"All of you, make sure to watch the young miss."
As they watch their young miss leave, amongst them was the old man filled with warmth seeing his granddaughter's cheerful face.
...
The man notices the girl seems to continuously yawn since they got in the car. "Tired?"
"A bit Uncle, I was busy preparing my gift for Master Jiang. I was too excited that I ended up spending almost the entire night painting for him."
It surprises the man to find out the girl started painting again.
'Lili painting again? I wonder what motivated her to paint again? When she won't even paint when father request last time. Hmm, last time sister told me she started singing as well.'
"Did you go to the studio?"
The young lady nodded as she yawned again and stretched her arms out in the air.
The man sighed, not knowing that she went there for they have not prepared for it at all. "But that place is dusty and unclean…"
Elizabeth clung to her uncle's arm and giggle. "Oh... Uncle... A speck of small dust and dirt won't hurt me. Remember all the mischief me and brother used to do. How well run away just so we can go hiking without all your permission, that was dusty and unclean at the same time extreme."
That man could only smile and agreed on what the girl was saying. His mind can still clearly picture out all the mischief his son and the girl used to do. They were so adventurous when they were young and always prefer a low profile life that they'll go on the trip without informing anyone.
Back then the family decided to let them go at the same time secretly have guards follow them from afar just to make sure nothing would happen to them.
He smiled as he reminisces the past. How the old man would punish his son for dragging Elizabeth on this crazy adventure. But the old man would always stop every time the girl walked in on them. She would give father an icy monstrous look and ignore him. For a little girl, she has the same deadly eyes as her mother. Elizabeth would get so upset when she finds out that his father has punished his son, she'll always drag her brother out without speaking to anyone and personally treat his wounds. The best part is she'll torture the old man ignoring him sometimes him as well as if they don't exist at all.
But one time due to his father's harsh punishment, Elizabeth runs away on her own. Because they got involved in an accident father was furious towards his son. It was not his son's fault since the one who started the fight was another group. It was the most frightening event that the family ever experiences. It was even the first time he saw my brother-in-law raised his hand against someone and he had the cold-bloody demon aura back them. The fact that Elizabeth was almost a meal to some wolves, was the worst nightmare for all of us. But they were lucky that they arrived on time and nothing happened to her.
Since then, they were allowed to go on their adventure as long as they'll inform everyone. Father never punished his son again for not only was he too afraid of the fact that something might happen to Elizabeth again. His sister was so furious that she tried to kill their own father by pointing a gun at him.
General Zhao was in a trance, recalling all those memories that he did not notice the girl had fallen asleep in his arms. He grabs the blanket that they'd prepared and quietly orders.
"Lower down the temperature."
...
As they journey to the top of the mountain. The sun was slowly rising above them.
After a five hours road trip, the girl finally woke up. When she saw the beautiful trees outside, she jumps and quickly opened the window. As the fresh air and bright light beamed at her, she smiled in delight for being able to see such a picturesque view.
"Uncle we're here..."
The man was glad to see the girl so energetic, "Come, have something to eat. You've been asleep for almost five hours."
The girl settled down as she grabs the silver thermos and drank the warm chocolate drink she prepared. "Ah- so good..."
"Here, eat some sandwiches."
"Uncle Lee, Bro Chou, have you eaten?" The girl asked whilst devouring the sandwich.
"We have Young Miss, we took a quick break while you were asleep."
"Enjoy your meal Young Miss."
The man could not be pleased to have such a wonderful niece. Not only was she beautiful on the outside but also on the inside.
'You are the reason why all the servants at home can tolerate mine and father's temper. For you bring such smile and warmth into everyone's heart.'