"What is really going on, Ami?" Aki asked as soon as everyone has settled down. Yan Qing Shan couldn"t help but sigh when she felt the intent gazes of everyone boring unto her. She turned her head to Zi Jue"s direction when she felt him take her cold hands into his big, warm ones. She furrowed her brows as she a.s.sessed their current situation.Why did it feel like she was in a marriage meeting? Well, she was supposed to attend one but that was on the weekend and with a different prospective groom. Yan Qing Shan shook her head slightly and focused on the matter at hand. She owe all of them an explanation.
"Long story short, this guy clinging onto me is Hades. The one standing on top of the Chinese Underworld. He is also the very same man dubbed as the Emperor of Z City. His family owns the infamous century-old business empire that is rapidly making its way to the global stage, the Zi Corps. He was the one you were worried about Aki-aniue. But you can cross him off your list now."
Yan Qing Shan shrugged as she ended her statement. She felt Zi Jue playing with a lock of her hair like it was the most interesting thing in the world. She rolled her eyes at him when he didn"t even bother to help her with explaining. How shameless of him.
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"Basically, I didn"t know he was that Hades. And that he was the same person that my fellow Aces here are referring to in our last conversation. I think I may have overreacted a bit." Yan Qing Shan further said matter-of-factly. She heard a slight rumble of laughter from the man beside her but he still didn"t utter a word. Yan Qing Shan knew he was letting her take the spotlight, and that he was trying to see how she plans to resolve this.
"To be fair, Hades didn"t know that you were Izanami as well. None of us told him about despite being so conflicted. To think that of all people, your man would be the person we were greatly scared of." Qi Xia spoke while shaking his head, still in disbelief about the progress of the situation. The other Aces nodded vigorously at Qi Xia"s statement. It almost made her giggle.
"I don"t know about the other aspects of it all. But my brain exploded when I saw the Zi Jue coming. He"s the freaking emperor of Z City! Even my grandpa needs to be respectful to him. And yet, our sovereign freaking pointed a gun at him." Hong Zhen Yue"s animated voice boomed around the entire garden. The Jia twins snickered at him, while Xu Lei and Qin Jiran palmed their faces in embarra.s.sment.
"Well, that aside, how do you plan on going about the establishment of our Asahi family here Ami? We can only make the Ace villa our base of operations for a year." Mamoru"s beautifully deep, silky voice cut through the snickers. It took the attention of everyone since it was only then that the immaculately ravis.h.i.+ng beauty spoke. The slight hint of masculinity in his tone made him sound s.e.xier. The mismatch of the face and the voice was surprisingly a pleasant contrast, albeit strange.
"You don"t have to think of that now. Shan er, you don"t have to establish your faction here by scratch. It will be better if you integrate discreetly with mine. In that way, you won"t have to bother about the little things or even about the security of your companions. It will also be convenient, since all resources of mine will be accessible to you. You won"t have to bother poaching my men from me, as well." Zi Jue playfully ended as he looked down at her. To which Yan Qing Shan merely side-eyed.
"I"ll take you to my office one of these days. You can take your people with you. Though, you have met most of my men. But there are still a few people I want you to meet. I see no reason to put off something inevitable especially since we"re both in this together now." He then added solemnly. Yan Qing Shan nodded in tacit agreement followed by a light smile.
After that, a silence pervaded among them. Housekeeper Liu took this chance and laid down steaming plates of grilled meat, kebabs, and salad at the table. The pleasant aroma of the beef roused the forgotten hunger of the people in the garden. The hunger that was magnified by the rollercoaster circ.u.mstances which had just occurred.
"You should all eat first or the meat will lose all its flavor." The housekeeper said in his usual straight tone. The rest proceeded to eat while Yan Qing Shan dragged Zi Jue to a corner. She didn"t want such things to happen again. Not to mention, she had planned to take him to that special lunch her dear stepmother arranged for her.
"Are you free tomorrow?" Zi Jue tilted his handsome head at her. Yan Qing Shan internally sighed.
"Can this person please be a lot less gorgeous than I am? I"m the woman in this relations.h.i.+p, alright?"
"How will I be able to talk to him properly this way? What a freaking b.u.mmer."
"Have lunch with me." She stated curtly. Zi Jue suddenly flashed her a blinding smile. Yan Qing Shan was stunned. Zi Jue looked genuinely glad that she invited him to lunch despite the fact that they have always eaten together at Ying Yue Garden. She felt guilty at that because her invitation actually held an ulterior motive. And it was something Zi Jue wouldn"t like one bit.
"Sure, baby. I"ll cancel my morning schedule for you." Yan Qing Shan sighed audibly which made Zi Jue furrow his brows. She took his hand and stared at him.
"Don"t be too happy about it. This isn"t an ordinary lunch. It"s a marriage meeting. My marriage meeting. We"re seeing my prospective fiancé, courtesy of my sweet stepmother, tomorrow."