The next morning...
The family had already gotten up and we're about having breakfast, madam Zi had urged their last night visitors to stay till after dinner so the table still had the presence of Lui shenhui and the Zi twin alongside Mr and Mrs Zi then Zi jiayi
"Jiayi go wake up your brother then check if miss Yan is up already?"
Zi jiayi felt aggrieved that Madam Zi had interrupted his glorious food munching, He murmured under his breath but still marched on to carry out the order.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
a rhythmically set of knock resounded on a wooden door.
Zi jiayi looked like he was in a hurry and he consistently knocked on Lu yao yin door, He was coming from his brother's room and had spent quite a while knocking but still no one answered the door. he was really in a hurry to return to the dinning table
the best part of the meat could have been devoured by his annoying cousins, so how couldn't he be in a hurry
He lifted his hands to knock again but the door was suddenly flung open.
with his hand hanging on the air, his eyes flew open and his jaw dropped surprisingly
"br_bro_brother?"
why was brother coming out of miss Yan room by this time in the morning?
did he sleep here? plus...
oh my gosh!
where is he shirt? di_did they cohabit?
"what do you want?" Zi yichen asked ignoring his brother complicated expression
"mom asked me to wake miss Yan up for breakfast"
"she's still asleep" Zi yichen gave a short reply and before Zi jiayi could day anything else the door mercilessly slammed in his face.
with an awkward expression he returned back to the dinning, carefully contemplating how he was going to narrate the story.
"jiayi where is miss Yan and your brother? didn't I ask you to go call them?"
Zi yichen thought about it for a while before answering "miss Yan is still asleep and brother would be here soon"
They began their breakfast and few minutes later Zi yichen and Lu yao yin came to join them.
"good morning Mr Zi, Mrs Zi" Lu yao yin politely greeted them while Zi yichen gave a consensual nod.
"miss Yan quick sit down the dishes are almost cold" Jia Lin urged Lu yao yin to seat
"thank you"
"oh that reminds me" Madam Zi suddenly blurted out "miss Yan are you free this month end?"
Lu yao yin quirked an eyebrow curiously, she was wondering why Mrs Zi would suddenly be asking "I think I should"
"that's good then, our family is holding an anniversary celebration for both yichen company and also our family, you should come, it would be nice to have you around"
she might have noticed Lui shenhui dark face cause she immediately added "shenhui you should come too it's definitely going to be fun"
Lui shenhui gave her a perfunctory answer cause she had sensed that madam Zi had asked only because she didn't want her to feel bad not because she wanted her to be there
Her face dropped, in anger she clenched her fist secretly under the table, she wondered what Lu yao yin had done to deserve such sincere treatment from Madam
that bitch was slowly invading her world and snatching everything that used to be hers, making her feel lonely
she hated feeling lonely!
everything she felt now she would return in a thousand folds to Lu yao yin.
after breakfast the guest began leaving one after the other, Lui shenhui was the first to leave as she had gotten an urgent call from home, next were the Zi twins.
as Zi yichen and Lu yao yin we're about to leave, madam Zi and Zi jiayi saw them off to their car.
"Yichen you should come back home often, you look so skinny it shows you haven't been taken care of your health" said Jia Lin concerned
"mom you don't need to worry I take care of myself pretty well" Maybe because Lu yao yin was with him, he was willing to say many words
'Big fat liar' Jia Lin and Lu yao yin replied simultaneously in their heads.
The worried mother sighed regretfully, she knew there was no excuse that she could concoct to make Zi yichen come home frequently.
"Miss Yan I can tell you're friends with my son so please if it's not too much to ask can this worried mother ask you to help me watch over my son's wellbeing?"
Lu yao yin was shocked by Mrs Zi sudden request, the woman's eyes sparkled under the sunlight as she expectantly waited for Lu yao yin answer. seeing her this way Lu yao yin couldn't bare to say anything that would affect the woman's mood further
she nodded politely
"I most definitely would try my best but bare in mind that your son is pretty stubborn"
Zi yichen chuckled lightly when he heard her complain.
The four of them said their goodbyes and then Madam Zi watched as the black car rolled out of the compound. as it pulled further and further away she felt her heart sink and the emptiness she felt before now returned.
sensing his mothers mood, Zi jiayi tried to comfort her with some reassuring words
well apart from trying to comfort her his actual motive was to share some gossip
"mother you don't have to worry about brother, he has a girlfriend that can take care of him"
"a girlfriend?" mother Zi eyes lit up like a glow bulb when she heard this
"yes didn't notice something was fishy between bro yichen and Miss Yan, I'm pretty sure she is his girlfriend" He stated with a matter-of-fact tone
expecting to see shock on his mother's face but all he got was a smack on the head.
she glared at him agitatedly "nonsense! you can't just assume the relationship between people like that"
looking aggrieved he rubbed his aching head pitifully "I'm not just saying things i_i" he hesitated at first
"i saw big brother in her room this morning, he...he was half naked"
Jia Lin was shocked with the revelation, one part of her doubted Zi jiayi but another part told her that he has telling the truth.
****
in the Lui family residence, the atmosphere was gloomy, Lui mingrui looked worried, afraid and concerned at the same time.
"father" Lui shenhui voiced echoed in the sitting room
Lui shenhui jumped to his feet anxiously
"Lui shenhui you're back how was the dinner?"
his expression clearly showed that this wasn't what he wanted to ask
"it went well" replied Lui shenhui
"shenhui your brother has been arrested quick think of a way to bring him out" He worriedly urged her
"father how could he have been arrested? what Happened? what did he do?" Her expression morphed into worry but a gloating look appeared in her eyes and then disappeared without a trace.
"it's a long story but that's not important, you should find a way to prove his innocence"
"father I don't think that is going to be possible, I'm just a mere designer what status do I have to dissolve brothers arrest, but you father, you're a prime minister I'm sure there are a lot of people that would be able to help you if you just put a call through" she was clearly never going to help them even if she had the capabilities to
Lui mingrui knew that she was saying the truth but things weren't that simple as making a call
Lui zhen was arrested for trafficking drugs!
China was very strict when it came to drugs and if he a prime minister was to step in to save a drug trafficker, that would be the end of his career and probably his life cause special forces might begin to investigate him and probably unearth his deep secrets
Lui mingrui shuddered in fear when he thought of this. he really loved this son of his but he wasn't ready to waste his hard built carrier on him.
He wouldn't relent in finding was to save Lui zhen but he must definitely would not put himself at risk.
Lui shenhui felt happy seeing him in a dilemma, she hoped he was happy with the present she had arranged for him.
her plan was so meticulous that it was be true to say that Lui zhen was as good as imprisoned for his whole life. she made sure that no matter what idea her dearest father come up with he wouldn't be able to save his most beloved son, and if he tries to use his status, he would only be pushing himself into the abyss of destruction