Chapter 51

"What happened?"

Xiaohui asks and looks at Meixiu, seeing that the taller girl has a bandage on her arm.

"What happened to this?"

Xiaohui grabs Meixiu's arm softly and looks at the bandage that has a visible red patch.

"A fire broke out at the construction company."

Xiaohui gasps, looking up at Meixiu, and the girl nods her head up.

"Then you came inside and bought me out?"

"Hmm."

"What happened to Mr. Tan?"

Meixiu stops for a while at Xiaohui. She looks down and sighs before shaking her head.

"He sadly passed away."

"What?"

"You can check what happened on the news."

-

The sudden news report about Tan Yong and Tan Construction shocked Jiangqiao.

They couldn't believe that a very powerful person could be killed by just a fire.

They think there is someone much more powerful than him who can get him killed.

But as much as Jiangqiao's people thought about it, they couldn't pinpoint who that mysterious person was.

Yong is very respectful of people who are much more powerful than him.

Because he is also carrying Li's name, he should do what she said and how she wanted him to act.

After all, Yong was kind of adopted to be her husband.

Jiang Duyi was in no shock upon hearing the news. He already knew who caused all of this, and it was the Young Master of the Ren Family.

He was shocked at what power she had and is jealous because she can get anyone or anything she ever wants with just a snap of a finger.

He didn't like the idea of him insulting her, and he thought he might end up like a cloud of dust just seeing what happened at Yong.

"That's gruesome."

Qing said beside him as the two watched the news.

She looks at him and leans towards his body, confused as to why he was so quiet upon hearing the news.

"What's wrong?"

Qing asks, worry laced in her voice.

Duyi shakes his head before smiling at his woman.

"Nothing, I just feel thankful that I didn't experience that."

"Huh?"

Qing was confused by what Duyi just said.

"You don't understand; it's the young master who caused that."

Qing was shocked at what she just heard.

She then asks Duyi why the Young Master would commit such a heinous crime for someone with whom she may or may not have had any interaction.

"Father called and said that Mrs. Song was at that construction company just earlier and is somewhat in trouble."

"He said, the young master requested him three helicopters with bodyguards, and they drove off to the construction building."

"It seems like the young master loves her wife dearly and saved her from someone."

Qing swallowed thickly.

"What happened? Why would the young mistress be in trouble?"

"Well, Yong probably took advantage of her. Father said she was unconscious and was put to sleep."

"But then Father told me that Li was there as well; she might have caught Yong taking advantage of the young mistress."

"So, the young master killed Yong?"

"Not really, it was Li's doing."

"To please my father, she ordered her men to beat him up, ending his life."

Suyin and her grandmother are looking at the news with unreadable expressions.

It's early in the morning, and the news today is still about what happened yesterday at Tan Construction.

Yesterday was a disaster for those who invested in the company.

"They deserve it."

The old woman whispered before standing up from the couch she was sitting on and looking at Suyin, whose eyes were fixed on the television.

"You are going to Ms. Song, right? Go on now."

Suyin looks up and smiles before nodding her head.

"I'll take my leave."

Grandma Jia nods and watches as Suyin leaves the villa.

She sighs and imagines Suyin and Meixiu marrying each other.

The thought of it makes her happy.

As for Suyin, she's actually happy to spend some time with Meixiu.

She was aware of her wife's situation, but she wanted to be friends with the girl.

It'll be meaningful if they actually go all out, but a friend would be a nice title for now.

She sees something in Meixiu that she's never seen in anyone else, and she wants to know more about it.

"Ms. Song!"

Suyin greeted Meixiu happily upon seeing her walk out of the house.

The mentioned girl looks at her and smiles before bowing down, causing the smaller girl to panic and bow down at her as well.

"Suyin, why did you suddenly ask me to come with you?"

"Ah, Ms. Song. I'm viewing a few antiques, and I'd like for you to join me today."

Suyin's eyes went to the bandage on Meixiu's arms, and she hurriedly asked about what happened to it.

"Ah, I just got it from the fire. Don't worry about it."

Suyin arched her brow at what she heard.

Didn't the only fire that happened happen in the Tan Construction? Is it where she got it?

"Ms. Song, if you don't mind me asking, where did the fire break out?"

"I was with my wife at Tan Construction yesterday."

Suyin's smile faded upon hearing what Meixiu just said.

Right, she has a wife.

She smiles quickly and leads Meixiu to her car, to which the taller girl nods.

"Ms. Song, we'll go to the famous temple. It'll be filled with a lot of antiques that someone from another town is selling."

"Feel free to get whatever you want; I'll pay for it."

-

Meixiu got mesmerized by the view in front of her. The Famous Temple, or as people usually call it, Lauhu Temple, is situated on top of the mountain with views behind it that you can only imagine if you have a creative mind.

Meixiu has heard about the Lauhu Temple, but she has never seen it in person.

As far as she remembers, this was under construction when she was 10 years old.

"The construction on this temple ended 4 years ago."

"Is that how long they built this?"

Suyin nodded her head, remembering the time she learned about this building being constructed.

"I remember someone telling me about this, and she said it would be a venue for antiques."

"Woah, she knew it'll happen."

Meixiu said, looking at Suyin.

"I guess she's a time traveler."

Suyin joked. Meixiu shakes her head, and a chuckle escapes her lips.

"There's no such thing as a time traveler."

"I'm just joking."

Suyin said and shakes her head.

"Let's head inside, Ms. Song."

Meixiu nodded her head as Suyin led the way inside the temple.

As they enter, a lot of antiques are scattered around the area, and Meixiu can see that only a few of them have any value.

She shakes her head as she gets disappointed at the contentment inside.

Suyin saw her action and asked Meixiu what was wrong.

"Nothing, I'm just disappointed that they even displayed the factory-made."

"What?"

Suyin was confused and took out her phone.

She went to the conversation between her and the owner of the antique show and looked at the photo and the antiques displayed around.

"But it looks exactly the same; how are you able to recognize it at a distance?"

Suyin said, and look at Meixiu.

The taller girl smiles before she walks towards the nearest antique and points at the design.

"This one. Isn't this a bit weird?"

Suyin looks back at her phone and at the vase in front, furrowing her eyebrows as she sees the somewhat odd design in person.

"The original vase has a design that is not too close to the bottom of the vase. It also has that small scratch if you'll ask me."

Suyin was shocked at what Meixiu just said.

She never even let Meixiu look at the pictures the owner gave her.

She's starting to realize that Meixiu is someone in whom you can trust in antiques.

She knew a lot and wouldn't betray you for someone or something.

Meixiu looks at Suyin as if she never heard her say anything.

She caught the girl looking at her with admiration, but she didn't mind it and cleared her throat.

"Hey, I'll melt, you know?"

Suyin snaps out of her thought, clearing her throat as she looks around, blushing at what Meixiu just said.

"Sorry, Ms. Song."

Meixiu laughs lightly and shakes her head before she talks more about the antiques that she saw that were fake.

As she talks, Suyin can't help but stare at Meixiu deeply.

She can see the enthusiasm and joyful side of Meixiu, and she likes her.

But then she remembers that Meixiu has a wife; she shouldn't be thinking of something else with the taller girl.