Xie Yuansheng had woken up much earlier and he had called his IT guy to trace the source of the pictures that were sent to Feng Xinying. As soon as the source was traced, it was time for Xie Yuansheng to take action. This was simply shocking and unacceptable. His IT guy sent him back all the details and source of the pictures. This all happened while he was making Tom Yum soup for Feng Xinying. He had also been thinking of engaging her in a company of her own because he didn"t want her to get any further in the towns.h.i.+p project. It would have been extremely exhaustive for her.
When he went upstairs, he served her soup and watched her eat till she finished it all. "Xie Yuansheng, that is the best Tom Yum soup I have had in a long time," said Feng Xinying smacking her lips.
He smiled and asked, "Do you want more?"
She shook her head and then bent towards the bedside table to pick a gla.s.s of water. He eyes went to the letter that was over there, and her mood dipped again. She didn"t say anything but Xie Yuansheng had noticed it. "I was wondering as to what will you be doing the whole day today?"
She looked at him and then looked in her lap. She played with her thumbs feeling the negativity spreading in her system. "I am planning to go to the site and check upon the park design. I want it to be safe for the children over there."
"Okay, in that case, I will drive you there," he said as if there was no other option for her.
She nodded. Taking a deep breath, she got up and went to the balcony to feel the fresh air around her. Meanwhile Xie Yuansheng picked his phone and dialed his aunt"s number. When she picked his phone, she sounded excited, "Xie Yuansheng, it is so nice to hear your voice! How come you remembered your aunt today?"
"Aunt Feng Jiao Long… good morning." Xie Yuansheng voice was very cold.
"Good morning!" she replied enthusiastically.
An hour later, Xie Yuansheng and Feng Xinying were on their way to the towns.h.i.+p. Feng Xinying was wearing a light blue line dress with flat blue sandals and a black jacket. She was wearing a pink lipstick that suited her so well that she looked very pretty. Xie Yuansheng had an urge to kiss the lipstick off her lips. He smiled as he looked at his wife. He held her hand in his and squeezed.
Half an hour later, Feng Xinying noticed that instead of going to the towns.h.i.+p, the car had stopped at Aunt Feng Jiao Long"s house. She saw that Jiao Long was standing and waiting for them on the gate. She looked so nervous that she ran down the stairs of the house as she as she saw the car coming in the house premises. She waited for them to step out of the car.
Feng Xinying looked at Xie Yuansheng and asked, "Why are we here?"
Xie Yuansheng said, "There is something important I have to do."
As soon as they alighted the car, Jiao Long ran to him and said, "Xie Yuansheng, I have no idea why are you so angry, but I have nothing to do those pictures! Also Shu Ning has left for her college. She is not here." It looked as if she was pleading.
Xie Yuansheng walked ahead towards Feng Xinying, held her hand and said, "Let"s go inside aunt." His voice was so cold that even Feng Xinying became slightly scared.
As he climbed the steps, he turned around to look at Jiao Long and said, "My men have picked Shu Ning on way to the college and so I think she would be here in five minutes."
Jiao Long was surprised.
Along with Feng Xinying he walked in the main hall and sat there comfortably. There was no one else in the house, since according to Jiao Long, her husband was on an overseas business trip while her younger kids had gone to school. Feng Xinying was feeling uncomfortable. She didn"t want to confront Shu Ning. Why had Xie Yuansheng brought her there? What was he planning? In fact she felt ridiculous that she wasn"t Xie Weihui"s choice. Shu Ning was her choice.
Jiao Long was extremely fl.u.s.tered as she sat down opposite the couple.
In exactly five minutes, his men brought Shu Ning in the house. Shu Ning had been throwing her tantrums when she walked in. "How dare you, you b.a.s.t.a.r.ds? I will take you to the police for kidnapping me. Who are you?" His men who had held her by both the arms were pulling her, and as soon as they reached the main hall, they pushed her forward. She fell on the carpet right in front of Xie Yuansheng and Feng Xinying.
"Brother Yuansheng!" she exclaimed. Then her eyes went to Feng Xinying and she scowled. "What are you doing beside brother Yuansheng? Did I not tell you to stay away from him?" She got up from her place and kept her hands on her waist. "Because of you, there has been so much of a problem between our families. Brother Xie Yuansheng was always looking after the business for your father when you should have been there! And you just came back from America and marry him? Did you force him to marry you or else you would have thrown him out of the CEO"s position?"
"Enough!" Xie Yuansheng got up from his place and went to Shu Ning. He held her neck with his left hand and squeezed it.
"Brother Yuansheng!" Shu Ning tried to shout through her choked neck. "What are you doing?"
He dragged her to a sofa behind her holding her neck as the ladies in there watched him with fear. "Stop it!" cried Jiao Long. "Leave her!"
Xie Yuansheng threw her on the sofa. He growled at her menacingly, "Feng Xinying is my wife and you try to come in between us with that stupid letter of yours! She is my childhood sweetheart and she is the only woman I have ever desired. I was the one who forced her into marrying me and not the other round. So in short you are the one who is trying her best to come between the two of us."
Saying that Xie Yuansheng took the letter out of his pants pocket and in front of all of them tore it into numerous small pieces and flung it into the air. The small pieces of letter dropped around Shu Ning like shattered pieces of hope.
But what Feng Jiao Long afterwards made Feng Xinying cry.