Took the bait

When Lihua reached home she found Liang Sichen sitting in the living room. He was wearing a simple shirt and looking down at something. When he heard the door open, he looked up.

"What are you doing here? Did auntie Mao let you in?" Xia Lihua removed her heels at the door and sat down opposite to him.

"Yes." Liang Sichen passed the document to her and said, "See it for yourself."

"Proposal from Xia Entertainment?" Lihua was not really surprised when she saw the document.

"They took the bait." Liang Sichen had a smug expression on his face. He knew that what Lihua wanted was revenge on the Xia family and she had been waiting for this moment since two years.

"You handled this really well." She patted his back. "We are one step close to exact revenge."

Her calm voice was scary, but feeling her soft hands on his firm back made his ears turn slightly red.

"Did you have dinner yet? Do you want to go out to eat?" He asked, hopefully. He had liked her since he first met her. It had been two long years of silently loving her, but he knew deep down that she didn't reciprocate those feelings. Thus, he had never found the courage to confess to her.

At the same time her phone vibrated. She swiped her phone and a blue colored reminder box popped pop: "Dinner at Xia family mansion"

"No, I have different plans for tonight."

Sichen frowned. "Are you meeting someone?"

"Yes, I need to pay my dear family a visit." Xia Lihua said with a laugh which didn't reach her eyes. "You can drop me off at Xia mansion."

"Alright, I'll drop you off. You go and get changed."

"Also you need to email the president of Yang corporation that I'll meet him in person.", she added before getting up.

"What?!" Liang Sichen was thunderstruck. It was bizarre that she had agreed to attend a face to face meeting. She rarely presided over meetings. Normally, he would handle business meetings on her behalf, unless it involved someone she knew in the circle or a very important conference which needed her presence.

"It'll be no good if we continue agitating CEO Yang for no reason.", Lihua sighed. Despite Hua de World's success as one of the top emerging companies, wouldn't be wise to antagonize Yang Corporation unnecessarily.

Once the Yang corporation decides to strike them, it'll be hard to recover.

Realizing the implications of crossing paths with Yang Corporation, Liang Sichen understood the gravity of the situation. With an anxious tone he prompted, "Alright."

...

Xia Lihua stepped out of the crimson Rolls Royce and stood before luxurious villa. Sichen questioned, "How does it feel to be back?"

"It feels like stepping into the past, I can feel my blood boiling." Lihua beamed with excitement. She had come here earlier than she should have so that she could meet her father.

Liang Sichen glanced at the mesmerizing woman exuding an irresistible charm. She was wearing a pale pink modern mandarin dress that highlighted her fine assets. He tucked a stray hair behind her ear and said, "Be careful"

Xia Lihua nodded, unaffected by his gesture. She viewed it as a friendly gesture and stated, "Hmm, I'm going in."

After waving him goodbye she walked towards the mansion gate.

"It has been a while, young miss. Old master Xia had informed us about your arrival." Butler He greeted her with a warm tone, though his facial expression betrayed his true thoughts.

Even though he sounded welcoming and warm his facial expression clearly revealed what he was thinking.

Xia Lihua smiled coldly, fully aware of the servants' inner turmoil caused by her return to her ancestral home. "Save it, I want to meet my father."

Butler He took her to her father's study room.