When Butler Xue saw the young master that everyone had been waiting for, he immediately motioned all of them to bow and greet Long Ning and Tang Yazhu - who was standing beside him with linked arms - a new sight to all the workers, servants, and the butler.
"Welcome back, Young Master! Welcome, Young Lady," they all loudly and with unison, sonomously greeted the two masters, one male and one female.
Suddenly being greeted with such a festive atmosphere, Tang Yazhu was shocked. Unsure of how to react, she could only thank them for welcoming her and let Long Ning lead her into the mansion and up the stairs.
As Butler Xue saw Long Ning leading Tang Yazhu up the stairs, he almost teared up. Having served the Long family for almost 30 years now, he practically saw the young master grow up - no different from having another son.
This was the first time that he saw his young master bring home a lady, making him feel that even though the wedding had yet to happen; his young master was already married to her. When young, Long Ning used to always be very quiet and cold - causing others to misunderstand him. However, Butler Xue knew very well that the young master was someone warm and caring, especially towards people who he loved.
Seeing the look that Long Ning was giving towards the lady beside him, Butler Xue knew that she would be the first lady in his life and also the last that he would love. While many young masters out there in the continent already dated three ladies and perhaps even got one pregnant to be a mistress, his young master was a pure virgin.
Once the couple were upstairs, Long Ning led Tang Yazhu to her room and opened the door for her. Looking inside of the room, everything was just to her liking!
At the same time, she wondered, 'How does he know what I like?'
Going into her house today should have been the first time he ever entered and even got to have a look of her place.
'Did he learn what I liked from the private investigation that Assistant Fu did?' Tang Yazhu continued to think to herself.
The wall was painted pastel green and the bed linens were also green, but in a darker color and shade. Knowing that he was putting effort into the room to make sure she felt homely, she liked her bedroom even more than when he just opened the door for her!
"Do you like it?" Long Ning anxiously asked.
"Yes! I like it very much! I initially thought that you would have me stay in your room with you, but I'm glad that you didn't," Tang Yazhu exclaimed with a big smile on her face and hugged his arm. "If you really did have me stay in your room, I would've immediately punched you in the face! Haha! Well, thank you very much for this room, Hubby."
She really wanted to hug his entire body, but since her right arm was injured - she could only make do. On the other hand, Long Ning was shocked by her words, but he immediately hid his expression back into a calm face to not allow her to see his otherly state.
'It's a good thing I didn't let her sleep with me,' Long Ning inwardly sighed a breath of relief. 'If I did… I'd be expecting a punch in the face…'
"I'm glad that you like it," Long Ning said with a relieved expression on his face while playing with her soft hand from the left arm as he did not want to risk anything. "Listen, I need to tell you something."
"What is it?" Tang Yazhu responded with a cute looking face, making Long Ning want to pinch her cheeks badly.
However, changing his face into that of a serious expression, he said, "My parents and siblings… want to meet you two weeks from now."
"Your family?!" she exclaimed in shock and began to feel nervous. "I mean… I knew that I was going to meet them… but I didn't think that it'd happen so soon!"
"Don't worry," Long Ning assured her with a very coaxing tone. "They won't do anything to you."
'Even if you say that, I'm still not assured!' Tang Yazhu internally screamed out her worries as she did not want him to see her overreacting.
Towards the attitudes of the wealthy families, she knew them very well. Through her missions from her previous life, she already learned about the capabilities of the wealthy people. Even though she knew them well though, this did not mean that she was afraid that they would do something bad to her.
She has already gone through countless near death experiences. Why would she be afraid when she has killed more than they have? To all the people that wanted to brag about their bravery, she could kill them easily with a single word; or even a single stab; or a single bullet shot.
With her current background, she knew that she was not good enough for the Young Master of the Long family. The only thing that she was afraid of was that they would do everything in their power to break them apart because of her poor background.
Even if that is the case though, she would not let them ruin her life! She finally found someone to marry, wash off the aura of being a killer, and become a very kind, girly, and sweet person; even defying the heavens to not allow her to take her!
Having already broken all the records, she would not let them break their love apart! No one can break them! If someone managed to break them apart, then for what reason did the heavens allow her to take over another human body?
Suddenly, Long Ning could feel a cold murderous aura coming from Tang Yazhu, but then the cold aura faded away as soon as it came. As the aura disappeared too fast, he did not have enough time to comprehend the details of the aura. However, if the aura was able to stay longer, he would realize that this aura was no different from the assassins that he had ordered to be killed in the past - in fact, even bloodier than those he ordered to be killed.
'Maybe it's just my imagination?' he thought as he continued to play with her soft hand.
"I'm not feeling well right now, can I get some rest?" she asked before dipping into the bed.
"Okay, take all the rest you need. I'll have them bring your dinner for you. If you need anything, just use that door there. We have a connecting room, so if you ever need me, just knock or enter straight away," Long Ning nodded his head towards her question, letting her lay on the bed as he settled her with her blanket before leaving her bedroom.
Once Tang Yazhu heard the door close and could not sense his presence anymore though, she immediately sat cross-legged on the bed and let her lively girl demeanor instantly change into that of seriousness along with a cold murderous aura.
She needs to plan for this family meeting that is going to happen soon. Just by thinking about this event, she felt like she was on a mission again - very similar to a Class Z mission, but easier; at the same time, being far harder than a Class S mission.
Towards being skillful, she can say that she was already wife material. Even before her rebirth, she was already very good at cooking, which she really wanted to thank the gods after learning about the job of this body.
Imagine being a renowned chef and not knowing how to cook… Tang Yazhu did not want to think too much into details about that and secretly shivered. Maybe she would never be able to marry someone while being world-shamed…
During her time in the organization - when she was not on a mission - the other ladies loved to challenge her in cooking, cleaning, ironing, washing clothes, and many other house chores.
The biggest reason why was because getting married in the organization was not common; such a huge event was very rare. All the ladies thought that she was going to marry Qiao Dong. However, sad to say, she was not marrying him.
At the same time, Tang Yazhu really wanted to thank those ladies for inviting her to those despicable challenges. The skills she learned really came in handy at the critical moments in her life.
Well, at the moment, there was nothing for her to do aside from just being the best wife of all the wives for her husband! However, she would still not be too confident; she already learned her lesson to not be careless anymore.
With a scheming face, she inwardly said, 'I need to plan for this operation slash family meeting! It's better to leave a good impression on them because first impressions are the most important.'