LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN TIGRESS

The cute hostess welcomed Lu Yuanjun with a pretty smile in her face that made her eyes look like crescent moon making Li Xueman who was watching the interview in her iPad roll her eyes.

With a full black zhongshan suit and his long black hair neatly set, he really looked so handsome and he walked like an Emperor with his eyes focused making many women in the audience swoon.

"Dr. Lu here made many young women interested in history. His recent contribution along with Dr. Zhong Yanchen, discovering an ancient civilisation has given an insight to how our ancestors lived. Especially the discovery of the Emperor TongTian who was speculated to be buried with a concubine that was discovered a couple of years back. Dr. LU Yuanjun is the language expert who deciphered the written ma.n.u.scripts. Emperor TongTian"s official tomb is recently discovered by the team led by Dr. Zhong Yanchen confirming the speculation that the one buried in the official tomb is fake ... "

The hostess continued to elaborate on the archaeological finds and the part played by Yuanjun and Xueman tucking her hair behind her ears, smiled listening to the way the hostess explained everything.

When they first uncovered the tomb, she was flabbergasted to know that in the end Tongtian Emperor rested with his Consort and not in the burial ground of the Emperors. Yuanjun never revealed that information to her and when she heard about it from Yuanjun, he explained how he asked his brother and he agreed to do it but he had no idea how they achieved it. He loved her that much in his previous life, enough to have such a simple burial. She visited that tomb and surely it was him and her. Both of their bodies were well-preserved and in the end, Zhong Yanchen was the most delighted one and he made history just like he wanted. He didn"t like to attend many interviews. Turns out, he didn"t like the "exposure". So Yuanjun would appear in these TV shows elaborating on their finds.

When they carbon-dated the finds of the tomb, they found out that those things found were at least four thousand years old making it the most ancient thing found in good quality.

As Xueman came back to the interview, she shook her head smiling as she heard Yuanjun say,

"Well, I"m not a professor anymore. And being a historian is more of a hobby to me. I"m currently the Secretary of the CEO of the Li Enterprises and in my free time I help translating these ancient texts ," he said with all seriousness while the women all howled, excitedly.

" So, Dr. LU... You"d be the only person in this entire world Who"d be paid more from your hobby than your main job... " the hostess chuckled slightly, " With the royalties for the book you published about the customs and cultures of the ancient Wind Kingdom and the consultations and interviews you are doing, your net worth is in the millions" she added and there was a tinge of jealousy in there too for the woman in his heart.

"Hmm..." Lu Yuanjun casually sipped from the gla.s.s of water before looking at the hostess with a playful smile in his lips, " Can I tell you a secret to keep just between us..." he asked while the entire set became silent, "I"ll be honest here... I get paid more as the Secretary. Guess how... " he cleared his throat and hissed cupping his hands over his mouth like he was really telling a secret,

"I sleep with the CEO"

The entire set broke to laughter and Xueman who was watching through the screen felt her entire face burnt red.

This guy just keep embarra.s.sing her like this! Why does he have to put it that way? Like he is loving off his wife? Dumb guy! He has charisma though! Propel are asking him to star in movies and dramas and he rejected all the offers.

"Are you proud of my performance, wifey?"

Lu Yuanjun hugged his wife from being as he sat on the bench and gently kissed her ear.

"You are one shameless man!" she gently hit his hand and he yelped in pain,playfully.

"I don"t like the way those women look at me and I didn"t want my wife to feel jealous. So I make sure everyone gets reminded that I"m married. What"s wrong with that?" he asked back while gently caressing her slightly protruding belly. This is their second child. He was scared for her first pregnancy but thankfully everything went well and he wished for this pregnancy to go smoothly as well.

" Did you leave Little JiaYing alone?" Xueman asked worried. Their daughter is only three years old.

"She is with the nanny. I left her alone to have some alone time with my wife," he kissed her cheek while hugging her close.

"You..." she paused and looked at him deeply. This man, has given her everything she has wished for and some more.

"Never change, Yuanjun" she hugged around his waist resting her head in his chest and he kissed her hair.

"Never! " he said with conviction. Why would he change when everything he wishes for is here right where he wanted and he is enjoying who he is now completely.

All he wanted was to have a good wife and children with a lovely family and not too much power and responsibilities. And he has got it all, this life.

He never wanted to be an Emperor the previous life but he had to accept the role because he was supposed to. He didn"t like it but did his duties nonetheless. This life... He is right where he wants to be... An amazing family, a job and a hobby... He"s got it all. He didn"t accept the position of the CEO of the Li Enterprises for that reason too. He just wants a simple life. Life of a family man.

He looked to the sea in front of them as he gently petted his wife"s hair flowing freely in the sea breeze. He looked at the temple by his side that was renewed. The only temple for the G.o.d of wind and water together. The entire property has been transformed as per their plans and the tomb is protected well. Their business is now flouris.h.i.+ng and there are a lot of people visiting here during the weekends, many people on their blind dates and on their anniversaries. He has heard a lot of people getting together after watching the stars through the telescope here.
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Ahhh!

The loud scream of the nanny was heard.

"JiaYing!" Xueman cried and ran towards the forest from where the sound was coming from. She is a mother and she knew there was some trouble for her daughter.

Yuanjun ran behind his wife. His heart skipped a beat wondering what kind of trouble his dear daughter is in. He carried his wife and ran towards the source of the noise.

The nanny was trembling as she tried to get back the little girl but the little girl just stood there giggling.

What Xueman saw was a fox with bloodied mouth and she got down from Yuanjun and ran to her daughter without caring for anything and picked her up and hugged her and checked her body if she is hurt anywhere. There is blood in the fox"s mouth. It must have come from somewhere,right?

Yuanjun stood in front of his wife with his hand stretched before her, in a protective stance and he saw the fox, white as snow and eyes red as cherry. In a way that fox looked like a bunny. The fox wasn"t startled by humans and it looked so composed and alluring in a way. Je didn"t sense any hostility from that fox, that seemed to be bigger than the usual foxes here.

"I know him" he thought. But he couldn"t put his mind on how exactly he knew a fox.

"Mummy... He"s my friend," Little JiaYing said pointing at the fox. "See, he protected me from that bad snake," she pointed at the ground and as she said there was a snake with some bright colour, shred to pieces. It should be a poisonous snake.

"Shh! It"s okay, baby. Mummy is here," Xueman patted the child wondering why she is calling a fox her friend.

"Careful Yuanjun! How is there a fox here?" she told him to scare that fox away and walked away.

"Bye-bye, friend"

Little JiaYing waved her hand to the fox and Yuanjun suddenly remembered.

"Bai Li?"

He asked, his voice carried the confusion. The fox who seemed to be smiling at Little JiaYing looked at Yuanjun. Even that thought made Yuanjun wince.

"Does a fox smile?"

But this one did, right?

The fox stared at Yuanjun for an entire minute and his stoic and confused expression slowly turned to understanding and he nodded at the fox. The fox nodded back and as he watched, disappeared into the trees.

Yuanjun looked up seeing the orange sky with traces of pink in it. The moon has stared rising, and as usual, the night is approaching. One by one the stars will appear and will add to the beauty of the night sky, still as a big velvety cloth.

He has learnt that the stars are always there in the sky and because of the bright light of the sun, the stars won"t be visible to the naked eye.

The stars are always there... Watching over... Even if we cannot see them...

A smile crept up in his lips as he watched the stars appearing one by one in the night sky.

"You there? Brother? Mingxia?" he asked looking at the vast sky.

Meanwhile in that magical place far far away that always stood still and filled with happy noises, the silver-haired beguiling figure materialised.

"La.s.sy! I got caught today trying to peek that child... I think he recognised me," the king of demons sat pulling a chair for himself.

"So how is that child?" the woman who always was jolly asked pouring a cup of tea while her husband looked at him expectantly too.

"Huh! The things I do for this cup of tea!" Bai Li mumbled and then explained the happenings of that particular day to her. With these two here, they cannot know the happenings of the mortal realm and so in exchange for her tea, the King of Demons is her informer.

He usually doesn"t show himself but that little girl, reminded him of someone else he adored and so he couldn"t help but interact with that child often when she visits there. Now that he is caught and the child has grown, he cannot show himself to her anymore.

"Ah! He is happy finally!" she said kissing her husband in the cheek and he pulled her close and placed her in his lap and kissed her.

"Are you thinking about him, even now?" Lu Chenglei asked and kissed his wife. It was not out of jealousy or mistrust. It seemed like he just needed an excuse to kiss his wife. Bai Li, the fox demon felt like a third wheel in between the couple and left the place.

"Annoying lovers! They are together for four thousand years and still act like they are young lovers! Annoying! Annoying! "

He walked away. He has a kingdom to rule.

Yuanjun felt the cold breeze rus.h.i.+ng in his lungs, delighting him. He turned to see his wife patting his daughter with her face pale and he went and picked up his daughter smiling and giggling with his one arm and with the other, held his pregnant wife. The only woman he has loved...

"Don"t worry! That fox did save our daughter," he said nodding at his wife. She understood him. Maybe there is another story for him to tell.

"Thank you... Mingxia"

He said in his heart. Surely he believed his grateful heart will reach the stars above... To the one who was supposed to be his but never was his and yet she is responsible for every happiness he has now. She even protected his daughter now.

She never was his and he was grateful for that too. If not, he wouldn"t have met the most amazing and kind woman in his arms and he never would have learnt what love is, what family is and what being loved means.

"Daddy, Mo Chen"

His daughter slipped from his grip and ran towards their jet-black Jaguar car parked at the distance.

Yes, I have it all!

"Wait for daddy... don"t run!" he ran behind his daughter after making sure his wife is comfortable walking and caught his daughter and picking her up, swirled her.

The red jade earring she wore, glowed as the street lamp"s light fell on it. He didn"t give that earring, he picked from the tomb to his wife, but the moment he saw his daughter, he knew she should be the one having it. Her pretty eyes, amber as the one in his memory from the past was gleaming in her father"s embrace and her jet-black hair pretty long for a three year old, fluttered like a b.u.t.terfly"s wing.

He placed a smacking kiss on her cheeks making her giggle, "Daddy... Dirty!" she laughed but she kissed him back the same way he kissed her. That kiss was so pure that tugged his heartstrings. The kiss of a daughter... The exhilaration could only be felt by a father.

This little girl who resembled Mingxia to such an extent always wondered him. He knew it was not her but a descendant of hers and his brother"s after four thousand odd years.

Surprising! Miraculous even...

He wanted to name his daughter "JiaXing" but still felt scared to address her by the name his brother called her and so he named his daughter, "Li JiaYing".

Yes, JiaYing, his good and clever daughter. He could only wish his other child to resemble his brother from his previous life. That would be wonderful!

Yes! I have it all!

Yuanjun fastened his daughter in the car seat before opening the door for his wife.

"Daddy are we going to granny"s place?" Little JiaYing asked his father, licking the lollypop in her hand. After all that play, she needed some sugar.

"Yes" he answered. His mother wanted them for dinner.

"All your uncles and aunts and cousins are going to be there..." he added, slightly sighing.

It"s going to be hard!

He looked at his wife who was excited too. She loved that loudness in his parent"s place and she"d merge with them so well.

He leaned and kissed her on the lips gently, "Manman I love you," he said and it was wonderful seeing her blush. She checked if their kid caught them and sighed in relief since she didn"t notice them.

"Let"s go" Yuanjun said not minding the pinch his wife gave him and she looked at him smiling and his daughter was screaming out in joy enough that he felt like his ear drums will tear off. He loved it. He loved it all.

"Yaaay!" Little JiaYing was excited. She loved her cousins and her uncles and aunties loved her and would give her many gifts and candies. She liked them more than their parents but she would never say that aloud. Mummy scolds her but her grandma said that it was because she loves her. So she"ll be an obedient little girl and will listen to her mummy and daddy.

But grandpa is the best! She loves him the most of the most. He is so great! He knows a lot and lot of stories.... A million... No, A million million... Many stories.... A lot of stories he can tell.

After dinner, she"d go and climb in her grandpa"s bed and he"d tell her stories and she"d never know how she ends up in her room, on her bed. He knows magic that would make her sleep, even if she doesn"t want to! He is the best grandpa in the whole world!

The black car filled with a little family, whooshed through the long road, filled with hope and happiness as love guided them for a future they knew to be prosperous and peaceful.

Even if there is trouble, they knew they can handle it.

Together... As a family.

As always.