Cousin

Few minutes earlier, one of the people in charge of roaming around for security purposes, caught someone sneaking inside.

The man was actually surprised to see that it was a woman. Before they could do something, they should report first to their bosses. Since Liu Zilong was the one nearest to the entrance, it was the First Young Master Liu who got the information.

Although the men were surprised how the First Young Master was behaving, they didn't dare show any reaction on their faces.

Liu Zilong initially wanted to torture who ever the person their people caught. Liu Zijian and his wife just moved in and someone was already sneaking inside! But he was surprised when she saw the tied up woman.

Though he's fully aware that anyone could be a spy regardless of the gender, this one was a bit different. Or should he say, she's more like someone just pretending to be a spy.

Aside from the fact that she was easily got caught, she didn't even do some basic research. How could she conclude the there's only one young master currently in this house? When he tried to call the last numbered dialed on her phone, he heard Han Meixiu's voice. She was shouting about her husband, then it only meant she thought he's Little Zi.

She didn't even know that the entire Liu family was having a dinner thus the security was most likely doubled.

"I'm not a spy!" Han Mingxia answered angrily. She's getting dizzy because of the movement and her shouting made her more tired. Could this man interrogate her while she's sitting? She saw a chair nearby.

"If you're not a spy, then you're a thief?"

"No! I'm not a thief! I'm Han Meixiu's cousin! Dammit!"

Liu Zilong noticed his sister in law came but she didn't interfere. It was as if she was having fun while he was 'interrogating' the woman. But when she heard her name she slowly came out from hiding.

"Uhmm.. Brother Long she's my cousin."

"How can you be so sure she's your cousin?" Liu Zilong asked Han Meixiu while he finally let down Han Mingxia and let her sit on a chair.

"Huh?" Han Meixiu questioningly looked at Liu Zilong.

"What if she's wearing a mask? Hmm.. Let us see..." He continued as he pinched and stretched Han Mingxia's face.

"F#*k! My face is real! S*#t!" She screamed while cursing again as she felt her face being distorted.

"I just have to be sure." Liu Zilong nonchalantly said. "Are you here to visit your cousin?"

"Uhh, yes."

"If you want to visit her, why didn't you use the proper entrance? Why do you have to sneak in?"

Both Han Meixiu and Han Mingxia didn't utter a word. They both looked down trying to avoid the question.

Liu Zilong felt there was really going on between the two but he didn't want to pry on their 'secret'.

"There's a door to be used if you really want to visit sister in law." He said in a cool voice but there was a mild warning embedded within.

'Sister in law? Then he's not Han Meixiu's husband. It means he's Liu Zilong?' Han Mingxia heard from the rumor that the First Young Master Liu was a perfect gentleman. 'Gentleman my ass! He's clearly a bastard!' Her rage was clearly visible on her eyes but since she lowered her head nobody could see how fiery it was.

By the time Han Meixiu assisted Han Mingxia to stand up, Madam Liu appeared.

"What's with the commotion here?" She heard some noise when she went to the kitchen to get some more pastries.

"Sister in law has a guest." Liu Zilong casually answered and quickly glanced at the woman.

"Oh, it's rare for our Meixiu to have a visitor. Welcome. Did you already have dinner?"

Han Mingxia's stomach actually answered by growling. She blushed and lowered her head, again out of embarrassment. Her entire being was suddenly enveloped by a shy maiden giving both Liu Zilong and Han Meixiu a big surprise by how fast she could change.

"Not yet, Madam Liu." She softly answered. Although she's extremely furious she still knew her manners. Besides Madam Liu was a person to be absolutely respected.

"Then you should eat first. Meixiu dear, accompany her to the dining."

"Yes, Mommy Yi."

*

After Han Mingxia ate dinner, Han Meixiu followed her to a guest room to take a rest.

Han Mingxia lied down on the carpeted floor instead of the bed and stretched out both her arms and legs.

"There's a bed, why are you lying on the floor?"

"It feels comfortable here." She answered while she closed her eyes.

"Aren't you going to inform your husband that you're here?"

Instead of answering Han Mingxia asked something. "Do you have a paper and a pen? I need to draw something."

In every room's end table there's actually a piece of paper and pencil inside the first drawer. Han Meixiu just took them out and gave them to the woman who was now sitting on the floor.

After receiving the paper and the pencil, she started drawing something seriously.

Han Meixiu watched her cousin as she drew, erased, drew, erased.. several times. When she finally stopped she gestured her to come and sit beside her which she obediently did.

"What is this?"

"I want to ask you if you've seen this?"

"Yeah, I did. In a nearby kindergarten." Han Meixiu sarcastically answered.

"Stop fooling around! I'm serious! This is an important image!" Han Mingxia angrily said.

"Han Mingxia! You call this an important image? Just a big crooked letter B? Even a three year old kid can write better than this! Seriously!?"

"It's not just letter "B"! There's also a dot here!" She then pointed out the mark inside the upper circular stroke of the letter.

'So it was a special mark. I thought it was just a dot she didn't fully erase'. Han Meixiu muttered to herself. But still it didn't change a thing. The 'image' still looked like made by a kid who just learned how to write.

"Come on, think! Have you seen anything similar to this? In the Han Family's main house? You used to attend some of their gatherings. You might have seen this. Or perhaps a person with a belonging with an imprinted image similar to this?"