A young man was kneeling on the fur carpet, his head was cast down, his hands were closed. " Explain what happened, Zhang Wang Li ", a cold voice made him tremble. He felt the sweat dripping from his temple. When his father called him by his full name, it meant trouble, huge troubles. " Dear.. the investigation is still not over, I believe Li 'er is innocent, please ", a tearful voice tried to soothe the livid man. Hearing his second wife's voice, instead of calming down, he got even angrier, " Leave, this matter doesn't concern you ", he glanced at her, with his brows furrowed. Ji Mei felt embarrassed by her husband's stern reply, why he was so unfeeling towards her. She was his wife, no matter what.
" How could it not concern me !!! He's my son, of course, as a mother I have to care !! ", she snapped at him, " Yes, as a mother you spoiled him too much. See for yourself the mess he caused. Losing my family's face, so disgraceful ", he threw at her a stack of papers.
Wang Li was still kneeling, a few pages dropped on him, but he didn't bulge. He was too afraid of his father. Since he was a kid, his figure was alway cold and distant. He just kept staring at the floor.
Upstairs, a pair of emotionless eyes were watching everything, " Stupid ", a disdainful expression was shown on the other twin's face. His purple eyes watched the whole scene, without flinching.
Mrs. Zhang picked up the documents, her eyes trembling, those deeds, those cases, indeed. They all happened, but how ? Who ? Why did they end up on her son's head? She took a deep breath, " You can't accuse Li 'er because of those mere words ". " Enough, he'll be locked in his room, until this mess is cleared up ", a door was slammed heavily, startling the duo, mother and son.
After a few minutes of silence, Wang Li asked, " Mother, you have to believe me. I didn't do any of those ", Ji Mei hugged her boy, " I know, mom, knows. I won't let others frame you. Just be good and obey your father, okay ? ". A bit unwillingly, he nodded.
Mrs. Zhang after accompanying his son to his room, went back to the hall, but she stopped in front of the door. Cheng Feng and his father were sitting on the sofa, discussing something. She clenched her fists, why ? Why was his behaviour so different from her sons to that orphan ? The anger from before was nowhere to to be seen, he even had a gentle expression on his face. And that bastard didn't seem to care, as he kept his wooden face. He just nodded and spoke a few words, almost like a boss listening to some reports. She glared at him with hatred, in this life, she must take that man down, for her son's sake and for her family.
She recalled the humiliation she received when she gave birth to her twins, the old patriarch demanded a paternity test. That day she was so angered that she fainted on the bed.
She knew that that old geezer was against her son's remarriage, and clearly didn't have a high opinion of her. She felt bitter, in the end she had to endure the cold welcome from the household, until they moved out. She would never forget the disdainful gazes from the servant and their doings. She never would, those were the fuel of her anger, as long there was, she would keep burning. Even if the flame would burn her to ashes.
A soft humming echoed in the bathroom, Xue was enjoying her bath, after the morning exercise. The warm water was absolutely the best after a sweaty session, it was so comfy and so relaxing. A knock interrupted her, " Madam, are you awake ? ", a maid asked, her tone had a hint of worry. " Yes, I am ", Xue replied to her. Yes, she once fell asleep in the bathtub and caught a bad fever. After that episode, all the servants were quite attentive while she was doing things. Sometimes, it felt a bit suffocating. But she knew they were doing this, out of her concern.
She slowly stood up, the cold air made her shiver. With a swift movement she wrapped herself in the towel. As she walked out, two servants followed her, while holding a few accessories needed for her hair.
She didn't dislike their services, since they were quite gentle while brushing her hair. This was also extra time to relax. Everytime she just closed her eyes and after thirty minutes, her hair was soft and perfectly dried. Xue glanced at her head, she had the suspicion that her husband literally hired a few hair stylists for her. They were so professional while in action.
After thanking them, she walked back to her room, it was almost lunch time.
As if to confirm her thought, a loud meow was heard, " Oh, you must be hungry too ", she picked up that fur ball, placing it on her shoulder. " I'll get something tasty for you, okay ? ", she petted her smooth fur, so soft.
Cheng Feng nodded, " I think that this approach is the best, to diffuse the damage, as much as possible ", he pointed at a circled paragraph. " Sure, I'll let the PR run this route ", with no hesitation Mr. Zhang agreed to his proposal, he was quite confident in his son's judgement. The results were proof of his solid belief. He was quite satisfied by Cheng Feng, though he was the third master, his action proved him way more worthy that the other two. Thinking about them a scowl appeared on his face. " I'll send the results over, once we get them ", " No need to bother, I need to go ", Cheng Feng cut shortly and left after picking up his coat.
The father sighed seeing his figure leaving, it was all his fault. But somehow, their relationship was still, okay, except the emotional side. He clearly was detached from him, he showed neither anger or joy.