He was lonely, and because of that, he was always envious of every single couple around him. For crying out loud, he was even jealous of the love his parents had for each other. To simply put; he wanted that love, he yearned for it the most. But he couldn't attain it, no matter how hard he tried. He wasn't in the least lacking, and he most definitely wasn't a picky one either.
In all honesty, he was a rich tycoon, Having started his business from the ground up at the age of 23 his company was ranked in the top 3 companies in the world. Some would even say he was a genius. But what good were riches, if you can't gain true love. His heart has always yearned for that one true, raw passionate love, one just like his parents'. And even though they deem him a genius he just couldn't find the one thing that seem so easy for others to achieve. He always thought that life was supposed to be a basket of sunshine, but it seemed like God singled him out of the bunch. His was filled with dark grey clouds; consisting of mostly thunderstorms.
Mind you, he was not in the least naïve about life, he knew about the ups and downs of relationships, he's no innocent angel, he's had his few runs in the bedroom as well, some might even say that he's a beast in the sheets. But those were as it was, one night stands. They were only all over him because he had the looks and his pockets were overflowing with money. He knew he wouldn't be happy being in a relationship like that, but he is human after all.
He was just about to take a shower, but changed his mind later and chose to take a nice bath instead. He prepared his bath, made sure the water was at a reasonable temperature for him, then he added his favorite spice to make him smell good after he was finished. He was comfortable, so comfortable that he fell asleep. He hardly ever get relaxing times like these, as he, a business man was constantly working. A nice warm bath and some relaxing music in his bathroom, what could possibly go wrong?
She was loved by everyone, well it was her, she had pale white skin, but it wasn't an alarming paleness, it suited her, matching her skin with almond eyes giving her that innocent look, which comes in handy all the time, she had heart shaped lips so red you'd think she put something on them to make them look so enticing, but it was all natural, she was a beauty among diamonds. She outshined all, and even though she had many suitors, she had double amount of enemies. Her beauty was a blessing, as well as a curse. She had long slender fingers, her touch as light as a feather, standing at a measurable height of five feet eleven inches, she gave off an aura of a delicate yet demanding leader.
As was said, she was loved by all, The nation thought she was an innocent lady, but only her family and family servants knew that she was a mischievous character. She got into all sorts of trouble at home, now she knows how to behave when outside, but that doesn't count when she was at home.
Zhao Jia Li was her name, meaning good and beautiful, all thought it suited her well, and it did. And even though she was spoiled, she wasn't ungrateful, she never caused unnecessary problems, she actually got along well with her sisters, as she was the only daughter of the main wife in the household one would think that she's arrogant about it, she wasn't. She treated all her sisters with sincere love and care, some would even say that she spoilt them a bit too much. But all that love was actually in vain. Jia Li was sincere, but her fourth and fifth sisters weren't. Zhao Li Ya pretty and elegant as her name was, but all of that was on the outside, what no one could see was the inside. A rotten core, she wasn't the nicest, she bullied her second brother with Zhao Jing the fifth sister, having the same mother as her fourth sister. These two the last children, but also from the second madam. they strutted around like the top bosses of the household, but in reality they had to keep quiet in front of Jia Li.
Both first and second brothers; a pair of twins birthed from First Madam. Second brother Zhao Yuze came as a surprise, as everyone thought there was only going to be one son entering the family. Luckily there were no complications and mom and both babies were healthy and ok. Zhao Yichen the first born was expected to take over the family business in the future as that was the plan from beginning, as for Yuze no one knows what he'll do.
As the years progressed and the boys grew older, they started doing things they like and found pleasing to them. Yuze became interested in the family business, and Yichen was more interested in Martial Arts, hence he sneaked away at the age of 15 from home to join the military. His contribution to the country and winning wars would soon be the talk of the whole country and thus his greatness would boost the family name. But that's for the future to come. The Zhao family; a family of merchants with a total of 4 restaurants and 3 cloths stores around the country was an affluent family, thought still a distance from the nobles, they were respected. As such Li Ya and Jing strutted throughout the streets as if it was their playground, fearing the strong but bullying the weak. Such despicable acts will turn to bite them in the behind sooner or later. The way of the world had a strange way of doing things.