Chapter 35 - Encounter

Yuyeon calls Suzy when Seonho is at the toilet and informs her to check on Aventurine's personal balance and asks her to check everything in secret so as not to alarm certain people. Suzy then said she will investigate it later.

Suzy then ended the call shortly after. Yiren is taking a bath as Suzy checks her account and finds that she has 300.000 USD in her bank account.

Yuyeon then checked the other building quickly and was satisfied with all the preparation on each building. There are a total of 4 Main Buildings excluding the lobby building currently with some other spaces available around the area with small gardens and parks and some Hiking trails around the mountain.

The central building is an auditorium with a capacity of two thousand seats, but when Seonho entered the main hall of the auditorium, he was once again astounded as it is a circular music hall usually only being used by musical orchestras. A black Grand Piano is resting in the middle of the room as the center.

Seonho and Yuyeon then get back to the lobby as someone comes and approaches them, "Good day Madam Yuyeon, the first project is finished, i hope nothing is unsatisfactory in our service, thank you for entrusting our company in this megaproject of yours".

Seonho grasped behind Yuyeon but managed to compose himself again. The Lady then introduced herself, my name is Yeo Dakyung, and I am the one who has managed the whole project since the beginning, do you have any request,madam?

Yuyeon nodded back at her and said " everything is nice and just like the blueprint depicts it to be. Good job. I want you to continue to the second and third project, but build the infrastructure first.

If you have any obstacles, report to me asap. I want everything finished before the end of the year. I understand, I will do my very best. Yeo Dakyung then excused herself, but Yuyeon asked her for a private chat.

Another two hours passed, Yuyeon and Yeo Dakyung exited the private room, but Seonho noticed that Yeo Dakyung's right palm now has a compass-like tattoo that was not present before.

Yuyeon then brings Seonho to another room in the lobby area where the scale model of the entire complex is presented. When He saw the whole area is 2 Kilometer Square on each side. He was genuinely surprised, as 4 buildings that they looked up only took around 400 meters square combined.

"Keep everything you see today as a secret" Yuyeon uttered. Everything will come to fruition in One Year. Seonho then replied, "I understand", he kept looking at the scale model as there is a Vocational School, Hospital, College and Sport Center and Large Dome in it. Seonho then brings Yuyeon to see Xion in the hospital.

Xion just woke up and watched Jiu sleeping in the reading chair next to the bed, he watched and admired her beautiful face right in front of him closely.. Jiu woke up a couple minutes later and was surprised to see Xion watching her. "You are really beautiful, Xion said bashfully.

Jiu quickly fixed her appearance and asked him " Do you want something to drink?" Yes, He replied quickly while staring at Jiu's eyes, ``I want to drink your lips" as he brought his face closer to Jiu who was caught unprepared because of his answer.

Jiu just closed her eyes as Xion lips touched hers. Her mind is a mess but she wished that the time would stop as she can feel that her heart is exploding wildly and her stomach got butterflies and her knees turned soft.

Xion kissed Jiu softly for a couple seconds, and retracting his lips slowly as both of them opened their eyes slowly and stared at each other without words.

Xion then kissed her again, this time more passionately as he didn't feel any resistance from Jiu whatsoever.

As Jiu was still stunned with the kiss, he then stood up and pulled Jiu closer and kissed her again.

Since Xion didn't force himself strong and enjoy the passionate kiss slowly, they kissed longer and more intimate this time, both of them feels unexplained feelings welled up inside.

Xion then slowly release himself from the kiss and whispered to Jiu's ear, "i really like you a lot it makes me crazy inside", Jiu's defenses is crumbling down as she kissed Xion back passionately but this time she took control and imprisoned Xion in her kiss..

Both of them are so engrossed in the kiss they don't realize Yuyeon is watching them in the room and just stand still with her back facing the wall, Seonho is coming with some fruits in his hand and also witnessing the kiss and seeing that Yuyeon just let the sliding door open in half, he remained quiet and wait but holding his breath harder for unknown reasons..

Xion feeling that something is wrong then composed himself as he was still receiving Jiu's passionate kiss. He then looked at her as their lips parted ways and said to Jiu " it's about time you meet with your mother-in-law".

Xion spoke slowly and lovingly as he slowly turned Jiu's body towards the door where Yuyeon and Seonho are. When Jiu turned her head, she felt like burrowing herself in any hole in the wall .

Her face is really beet red as she felt so ashamed in front of the elders, especially when her relationship with Xion hadn't been confirmed yet and they just caught in the moment. Xion, still holding her hand, then took a bow to Yuyeon as Jiu instinctively followed his action, "please accept your daughter-in-law's bow.. Xion uttered.

Hearing it, Yuyeon frowned at Jiu as she feels complicated since Jiu already bowed to Yuyeon but if she speaks, it will established as she and Xion is in relationship, but if she didn't replied, she will makes awkward for everyone.. Xion just keeps bowing while caressing her hand assuring her that everything is okay.

Jiu then surrendered to fate as she spoke slowly, " please accept my bow, Xion's eommonim" . Yuyeon frowned but quickly smiled as she said, ``raise up, both of you…:"

Xion and Jiu then raised their body and Xion released his hand from Jiu's. Mom, when did you arrive? Xion asked, Yuyeon then answered teasingly, " since you make me crazy inside - part " which makes Jiu's face red once again realizing that Yuyeon saw her kiss Xion passionately for some time and just watched. Hearing the answer, Seonho then just glanced complicatedly with a pitiful face at Xion, which also turned totally red as his skin was pale white.

Yuyeon then asked Seonho to leave the three of them as she wanted to have a conversation with Xion and Jiu in private.

After a brief talk and assured that both of them are really in a relationship as Jiu said that she was willing to give Xion a chance to proof his words and action first before taking a further step, Yuyeon smiled and thinking " this girl is just like me when i was young, caring but can differentiate what is more important and not blinded by situation recklessly, can be clear headed and goal oriented, i like her."

Yuyeon then took her phone and dialed someone. Jiu just sits there confused as she looks at Xion. She feels weird since he puts on a smug face while seeing his mom calling someone. The call connected and a pretty voice could be heard as the speaker mode was activated, Yuyeon then talked to the screen in mandarin, which made Jiu confused more. Yuyeon then asked the girl to go somewhere with no one else next to her.

A few seconds later, the girl then talked back to Yuyeon still in mandarin, but Yuyeon then drop a bomb in front of Jiu. "Do you know that another girl has stolen your dearest oppa's heart from you now?" Yuyeon spoke sternly to the phone in Korean, which made the other side reply with Korean too, that instant, Jiu turned to look at Xion with an unhappy face while thinking, "this man dared to cheat? he already has someone and still dares to flirt with me and take away my first kiss, how brazen of him!" Displeased was painted on Jiu's face instantly. Especially when the girl speaks back to Yuyeon asking who is the girl"..

Yuyeon then said " she's sitting in front of me now with him holding hands, do you have any words for her? Jiu was surprised with Yuyeon's request to the other girl; she then prepared to defend herself facing the unknown girl in the video call. Yuyeon then gave her phone to Jiu, as Jiu observed the girl on the phone, she felt she was very pretty, unconsciously, she muttered to the girl on the phone " you are so pretty…" she instantly feels inferior to the girl after realizing her own words, but the replied from the phone is not what she expected. "Thanks, you are very beautiful too.."

Jiu then looks closely at the girl and finds out that she is very familiar but can't quite sure where she saw her, mustering her courage, she then asks politely, "may I know who are you? You look so familiar yet I can't pinpoint where i saw you or met you at all.." the girl on the phone then laughed and said, " we surely never met, but maybe you have seen me on tv mostly, she replied with a smile, my name is… Wang Yiren".

Suddenly Jiu's mind clicked and she uttered " I know you, you are Aventurine's Visual and All-rounder, so you are Xion's real girlfriend, i..i…" Jiu's mind is a mess at that instant, while Xion coughs out the tea that is in his mouth before he can swallow it because hearing her replies.

"What do you really mean with real, I..i..i.. only have you as a girlfriend, Xion stuttered while speaking while being reminded about some unpleasant memories. Yiren is my sister, don't overthink things…" Xion replies as he cleans up the mess.. Yiren can be heard laughing on the phone, as Yuyeon told Jiu that Yiren is Xion's sister and also her daughter.

Jiu can't help looking back at Yuyeon and Yiren back and forth and she can see the resemblance in both of them, she then turned her head in disbelief at Xion but internally she did admit that these family is really out of ordinary, their beauty is really top notched even among idols.

Yuyeon then asked Jiu to keep everything secret which Jiu nodded understandingly. Jiu then exchanged her number with Yiren. Yiren was happy as she can talk to Xion again after the news of his collapse and admitted to hospital she hasn't talked to him at all.

Jiu is also happy knowing that she is just overthinking things on her part.