The moment they got back home, her mask fell off. She broke down in his arms and began to cry her eyes out while he just stroked her hair softly, he had no idea about her not being related to them. He never expected that to happen at all.
He scanned through everything about her, every document, and everyone related to her. How was it possible that he missed this?
Mr Jiang wasn't nearly powerful enough to hide something from his system of networks and connections. It had to be an extremely powerful outsider that he wasn't aware of.
Great, like they didn't have enough secrets and mysteries in their lives already. He wished desperately for a life with no secrets and maybe one day he would have that life.
She stopped crying and looked up at him rubbing off her tears. She was swallowing and trying to force her tears to stop but her actions were all in vain as the stream of tears increased. She was so tired of crying.
"With all that the Jiangs have done to me... I- I'm supposed not to care but why do I feel this choking pain of loneliness... like I- I've been abandoned, I don't even understand what's going on... it happened so fast...", she said barely forming her words with sobs in-between. It made him feel like someone squeezed his heart when he saw her swollen eyes, he was about to say something comforting when his phone chimed.
He read the text, a frown forming on his face when he saw the contents. It was from his father ordering him to return to return to his Family's house. He groaned internally, he had been avoiding going back home for a long time now.
They had probably found out about the moon, and he didn't think he could avoid meeting with them anymore or his parents especially his father would destroy the whole Lui mansion to locate him.
He looked down which made him remember the girl in his arms, he couldn't possibly leave her in this state. He pinched his brows thinking hard. He was just going to have to take her with him then.
He held out his arms and looked at her eyes which were red and swollen, her hair was messy and she was making quiet sobs. He rubbed off her tears, giving her a small smile, and ran his fingers through her hair.
"Don't worry everything will be fine. Go get freshened up, we have to go", he said gently and ushered her to the washroom then he also went to get changed. Almost half an hour later they were ready, she was looking better and elegant, he walked up to her, took her to his car and they drove off.
Throughout the ride Lui Feng was tense. To him, he was literally taking her to see his parents. The last time his mom loved Lady Li Jing but his Dad despised her, and he didn't think this time was going to be any different. He was taking her to the part of his life that wasn't isolated, there were a lot of wolves in that area, unlike the Lui mansion where only his men were. He sighed inwardly.
He drove to his parents' house and it was obvious that information had circulated about his visit. Did they have to be this dramatic? He knew this could only be his mom's doing.
When they got to the gate of the mansion which was almost the size of the Lui pack's, all the maids were standing at both sides of the door to greet him, their heads bowed.
He walked in and saw his very young-looking mom sitting calmly on the couch waiting for him. When she sensed his presence a big smile etched on her face, and she walked elegantly towards him giving him a hug.
Breaking the hug she finally noticed Ying Yue with him, she became confused as Li Jing was dead, but then who was standing next to him?
When he noticed his mother staring at Ying Yue, her brows arched giving him a questioning look, he immediately remembered that he had forgotten to introduce her, he communicated with her telepathically.
'Her name is Ying Yue, she's Li Jing's reincarnation, she doesn't know about us and I'd like to keep it that way for a while, please take care of her while I go see Dad ', he said and his mom nodded slightly and pointed upstairs, meaning he was in his study room.
"Ying Yue stay here with Mom while I go check on Dad, okay?" he asked and she nodded then he immediately went upstairs to talk to his father.
His mother sighed, she feared for her son due to how much love he had for Lady Li Jing, would he be able to accept that they weren't exactly the same person? Would she be able to care for him again? She had many thoughts running through her, but her heart warmed at the thought that the universe had given her son a second chance at love.
Ying Yue became pretty nervous when she saw her standing there, staring at her but the woman was so nice, she decided that they should go girl shopping. Although Ying Yue hated to admit, she had never gone shopping with anyone before, so she was pretty excited when she was asked to come along.
They went to the biggest mall in town together and it was breathtaking, everything was designed meticulously and the people were enthralling. Mrs Lui said she could buy anything she wanted, and took her to all the dress stores, nobody was disturbed by the human's presence because werewolves were more mixed and in touch with the humans.
Mrs Lui had picked out most of the dresses and the necklaces they bought, and she swiped the former Alpha's card and they left. Ying Yue knew the Luis were rich but she really began to understand the level of rich during the shopping spree.
On the drive home Mrs Lui finally broke the silence, she hadn't said a word except when they were in the mall and was asking about the dresses.
"Ying Yue I have a request to make of you, I know Feng can be a real pain at times, but he has a good heart and I hope you take care of him for me. Please promise this old gal that you'll take care of my son", she said holding her hand and looking at her with pleading eyes.
"Lui Feng has done so much for me, I'd be out of my mind not to return the favor, I promise", Ying Yue replied and after that they had a little chat on their way back home, they looked like a mother and daughter model at that moment. Ying Yue wished for a mother figure like Mrs Lui.
Meanwhile, Feng went to his father's study room, no one in the whole of his world didn't fear his father, it was he who made people tremble at the mention of the Lui name. Despite the fact that he didn't fear his father, his father could be a bit demanding and he was uneasy about not being able to meet his demands. He walked into the room and he saw Mr Lui sitting majestically with a domineering aura waiting for him. He gave a slight bow.
"Father...", he greeted but as usual his father didn't reply and got straight to the point.
"I heard the Red Moon was coming soon, I hope you're prepared?" he said nonchalantly, it was a question but there was only one right answer.
"Of course, Father", Lui Feng replied in the same tone.
"And your mate, I sensed you coming here with a human presence, you have to imprint on a wolf remember?" His father asked and the atmosphere immediately tensed up, this was the demand he could never fulfill.
Mr Lui had done everything in his power to get rid of Lady Li Jing, he understood the reason for his actions but he refused to accept it. His father wanted to keep the blood as pure as possible and he was defying that wish by falling in love with a human. His son could have any female of any level from any pack and it irritated his father that he went ahead with a human instead.
"Her name is Ying Yue and she's a human", he said casually and his father almost lost it. He calmed down and just sighed, he knew how stubborn his son was, he got it from him. He looked at his son and he knew the battle was lost, he just hoped that he would come to his senses and not imprint on her. He'd do something about it but not now.
"Meili is here by the way, she said she hadn't seen you in a long time", he said and Lui Feng's eyes lit up, Meili was Lui Feng's best friend and his first love. She didn't accept him though and then he fell in love with Li Jing but they were still very close, that was Mr Lui's trump card.
Meili was a noble of the Qi pack and the only female Lui Feng truly cared about outside of his family and he knew if he got the human out of the picture Meili would surely be able to win Lui Feng's heart again.
Meili immediately appeared out of nowhere as if on cue and hugged Feng. She was the firstborn of the Qi pack, she had luscious purple hair and almost was irresistible, her powers matched those of the beta of the Qi pack, making her the perfect candidate in Mr Lui's eyes.
"Feng, you jerk you couldn't even come visit", she said and acted cute and angry while Lui Feng tried to pacify her. They went downstairs and she held his hand talking about about old times when Mrs Lui and Ying Yue walked in.
Meili immediately felt like someone had struck her with lightning. When she felt a human presence coming in, she thought that it had to be the girl Lui Feng was talking about but she never thought that she'd look exactly like the deceased Lady if not prettier.
She glared daggers at the poor soul, which made Mrs Lui irritated, how could her son be so stupid not to see what his father was trying to do?
Lui Feng immediately let go of Meili and wrapped his arm around Ying Yue.
"Meili this is Ying Yue", he said with a big grin on his face when he sensed the tension immediately rise in the air.