Yao Ying didn"t know who he was himself, but how could the people around him accept him so easily? He was thankful for that. But... he was afraid that the past him would make them disappointed if they found out that he was actually a bad guy.
w.a.n.g Luo Hai could see his disturbed mind and how Yao Ying viewed himself in a harmful way to think. "Listen to me! I know that you have a lot of insecurities. Don"t you ever doubt yourself! A person could forget his or her own past, but he or she can"t change drastically his or her personalities. The people around you... all of them aren"t fools. They can clearly see that you are a good man, so why don"t you trust yourself a bit more?"
w.a.n.g Luo Hai trusted his own judgment. If Yao Ying never once doubted himself or having this kind of insecurities, then he would never have trusted this young man. He still considered other people"s feeling and even dared to ask him why did he trust him. Any other person would jump into the chance of becoming his son without any questions and without second-guessing himself just like Yao Ying. Thus, Yao Ying earned his trust more. He certainly didn"t choose the wrong person.
Yao Ying heard what w.a.n.g Luo Hai had said and he was feeling touched. It didn"t erase all of his insecurities, but it certainly made him better and he was thankful for that. "Thank you, Father!"
"You are welcome. I have to warn you about one thing. Once you meet this person, you will have no way to turn back. You will jump into muddle water along with me and this isn"t just a simple battle in the inner courtyard. My legacy will be yours but it will also come with a price. How?"
Yao Ying gaped at what w.a.n.g Luo Hai had just said? "What muddle water? Father ah~ You already bring me here and you just asked the question?! I don"t think you even give the chance to say no!" Yao Ying thought to himself. He seriously wondered how should he answer this tricky question.
w.a.n.g Luo Hai laughed at Yao Ying"s expression. He could probably guess what was inside Yao Ying"s mind. "You are right! I don"t really want to give you a way out. I"m just asking for the sake of formality." His laughter died down and he became serious, "My legacy isn"t only revolving around "Fu Rong", but also for another important thing. I"m serious, there is no way out for you. You will know why later, but I a.s.sure you that I won"t let you find yourself in danger."
Yao Ying knew that he had no other choice. No wonder even the common people said that "w.a.n.g Fu" wasn"t a household to be trifled with and they had vast connections. It seemed like what Ning jie had said wasn"t based on baseless rumor after all. He sighed but he could only nod in understanding.
"This son will follow Father until the end," Yao Ying said. Haiya~ what else could he say? They already arrived at the meeting place!
They sat at the worn-out gazebo and waited for the mysterious person to arrive.
"Can you at least give me a head up about this person, Father? Does this person truly our customer?"
"No, this person isn"t our customer." w.a.n.g Luo Hai only gave him a short answer and it made Yao Ying feel a bit frustrated. This old man didn"t have the decency to tell him the details that he wanted to know! How could he face a person that he didn"t know about?
When he knew that w.a.n.g Luo Hai wasn"t going to give him any answer, Yao Ying gave up trying to find out the ident.i.ty of that person. They could only patiently wait and both of them didn"t have anything to talk about to each other. The silence was deafening. Although they were in an abandoned forest, no sounds could be heard. The chirping bird or probably the sound of streaming water -- nothing at all.
After waiting for one s.h.i.+chen, they finally heard the sound of unhurried footsteps. In front of them, a veiled woman was coming to them slowly and behind her, there were two black-clothed guards with masks on their face -- probably her shadow guards. Yao Ying had thought that he would meet a man, but contrary to his expectation, the person was a woman. He couldn"t see the face behind the veil, but judging from her hand skins, this woman was quite young.
She was probably in disguise because she wore an ordinary white ruqun. Although it seemed ordinary, it was spotless white and the quality was not bad. This woman wasn"t a simple person.
"Mei Li gu niang..." w.a.n.g Luo Hai politely greeted the young woman. Yao Ying was quite surprised by how polite his father was. Was this woman that important? Yao Ying didn"t forget to follow along w.a.n.g Luo Hai and greeted the woman.
"Oh... w.a.n.g Luo Hai da ren... you bring another person?" The melodious voice talked in a sharp tone. Yao Ying understood that she disliked his presence and he noted the way w.a.n.g Luo Hai sweating because of what the woman had said. This made him more curious about this woman"s ident.i.ty.
"Answering Mei Li gu niang, this one is my son, w.a.n.g Yao Ying," w.a.n.g Luo Hai introduced Yao Ying to the woman.
"Oh... so this is the famous stepson of "w.a.n.g Fu"..." The woman scrutinized the man in front of her and she was satisfied with what she had seen. A handsome man with a good bearing. Calm and collected even when he was uncertain with this situation. A good seedling. Although she felt satisfied, the woman didn"t plan to let the other parties knew. She wanted to see what the old fox, w.a.n.g Luo Hai wanted to do.
"Why do you bring him along? I already told you that my only contact is you," the woman didn"t bother covering her dissatisfaction.
"Forgive me for being bold, Gu Niang. This one is already old and wants to pa.s.s the legacy to my only son. Of course, I have to teach him everything. Including serving the master," w.a.n.g Luo Hai speak boldly. Although he showed her some politeness, truth to be told, they were on the same level. The difference was Mei Li gu niang directly serve their master.
"Have you mentioned this to master?" Mei Li gu niang asked.
"I already told Master," w.a.n.g Luo Hai answered truthfully.
"Did you get any reply?"
"Not yet," w.a.n.g Luo Hai said. He frowned for a little bit. It had been long since the last time he heard something from Master and it didn"t sit well for him.
Mei Li gu niang didn"t reply, but she was quite deep in thought. "Very well, then." She turned to Yao Ying and asked, "Do you know what are you joining into?"
Yao Ying wanted to cry but couldn"t. He also didn"t know ah~ But he couldn"t answer her like that. This father of his really wanted him to jump into his world. The sly old fox! He even lied that they were going to meet an important customer!
Yao Ying answered Mei Li gu niang politely, "Yes, I do."
"It"s good then. You should know for joining us you have to drink poison, right?" Mei Li gu niang pulled out a white porcelain bottle from her sleeve. She opened the lid and took a pill from inside of it. She held out a small black pill and made a gesture that she wanted Yao Ling to drink it.
Yao Ying could feel that he got a headache. He didn"t know what he was getting himself into and he also had to drink poison?!! What kind of joke this was? w.a.n.g Luo Hai simply didn"t tell him all about it and he had a good chance to tell him while they were waiting for the woman to appear!
Yao Ying stared at w.a.n.g Luo Hai and w.a.n.g Luo Hai nodded his head. The meaning was clear... w.a.n.g Luo Hai wanted him to drink the poison. Yao Ying could feel that he was getting paler and paler. He wanted to punch his father if he could!