Mr. CEO, Spoil me 100 Percent! - Chapter 660

Chapter 660: IV Syndicate’s Leader

 

This was news to the girl as well. She asked blankly, “Your granddaughter? You mean I’m not the Lin family’s…”

“You are most definitely not!” Elder Shen said excitedly. “The despicable Lin family switched my daughter away when she was born, so your mother is probably my biological daughter! We only just found out about this truth, child, I’m your real grandfather!”

“What…” was all the girl could say. She glared at Elder Lin and hatred filled tears flowed freely down her cheeks. “No wonder you people had the heart to treat me like this! I was wondering how you can do such a thing to your own bloodline, so my mother is not even your daughter, how despicable, how cruel!”

Elder Lin no longer cared about this, he only wanted to know how all of this happened. He stared viciously at the girl and demanded, “You still haven’t said why you are here? What is happening‽ Who found you‽”

This was the only thing he cared about because it was related to the Lin family’s survival.

“Naturally, she can be here because we brought her here,” Xinghe opened her lips to say. Elder Lin and Lin Xuan looked at her disbelievingly.

“You?” Elder Lin stuttered, “You, how…”

“How could we bring her from Country Y?” Xinghe finished his thought for him. This shocked Elder Lin and Lin Xuan yet again. Others were confused, what did this have to do with Country Y?

Xinghe scanned everyone there and explained clearly, “Everyone, you probably don’t know this but there are many things the Lin family have been doing behind the scenes. This is probably going to sound unbelievable, but Lin Xuan is actually the leader of IV Syndicate. The Lin family have been profiteering from sales of illegal military munitions and have been wreaking havoc all over the world!”

“What‽” The room gasped in unison. This was such an absurd revelation. The Lin family was selling military munitions and Lin Xuan was the boss of an international crime syndicate!

Those from the Lin family who didn’t know were shocked as well. They assumed Elder Lin’s main target was only Hwa Xia’s presidency, they had no clue his ambitions went deeper and wider than that. However, if this was true, the Lin family was truly over!

“That’s right! Lin Xuan is definitely related to IV Syndicate because it was he who locked me up in IV Syndicate’s main base to be experimented on. If not because the base was destroyed, I would have been kept there like a guinea pig for who knows how long. All those crimes that Miss Xia said, I can be the witness! I was there all along, I’ve heard everything!” the girl claimed excitedly. She couldn’t wait to bring the whole Lin family down, to give them the punishment they deserved.

“Preposterous, our Lin family did no such thing. This girl is spouting nonsense because she thinks our Lin family doesn’t treat her well enough!” Elder Lin retorted weakly. It was obvious his footing was shaken because the reason was so laughable.

“I’m not lying, Miss Xia and Mr. Xi can be my witnesses,” the girl claimed angrily.

Elder Lin smirked. “You people belong in the same group, so who knows if you people have collaborated to frame our Lin family‽”

“Then had Country Y’s president also collaborated with us?” Mubai commented with derision.

Elder Lin was stunned. Why did he bring up Country Y’s president?

However, Lin Xuan already had everything figured out.

Chapter 661: Revenge was Finally Theirs

 

He stared directly at Xinghe and asked in a hair-raising voice, “You’ve been to Country Y, right‽”

“Not only that…” Xinghe stared him down and spat out, “We cooperated with Country Y’s president to ruin your base!”

Lin Xuan was physically stunned. It was them who ruined IV Syndicate? How is that possible‽

“If not for that, how could we have saved Miss Xie? Thankfully, we did or else your crimes wouldn’t have surfaced today.”

Lin Xuan was still in disbelief, he couldn’t believe it was her who destroyed IV Syndicate and he had absolutely no clue of that happening…

Not only him, everyone was also shocked that Xinghe was capable of destroying IV Syndicate. However, now that they thought about it, wasn’t Xinghe the one who brought the evidence to expose Feng Saohuang’s crimes at the court?

So, it wasn’t just a coincidence that the evidence turned up then. The period Xinghe had disappeared from Hwa Xia, she spent gathering evidence in Country Y and had destroyed IV Syndicate in the process…

None of them there could have done something as amazing as this, but she did. At that moment, the way they looked at her changed. No one dared to underestimate her and treat her like a simple woman anymore…

“Impossible!” Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes dangerously. “That was definitely not your doing! How could you possibly destroy my organization‽”

“I’m not here to convince you of that fact,” Xinghe replied.

Mubai added, “That’s right, we’re here only to expose all of your sins.”

Whether Xinghe did those things or not was no longer important, the point was it was the end for the Lin family!

“Lin Xuan, I have to inform you that you’re an international fugitive. Hwa Xia will not harbor you, neither will Country Y or the rest of the world. It is over for you and the rest of the Lin family!” Xinghe announced severely, releasing the hatred that had grown in her heart for so long.

Vengeance was finally theirs!

Just as Lin Xuan tried to struggle for one last time, Munan ordered, “Men, detain him!”

Instantly, a group of soldiers rushed in through the door.

“Take down every Lin there is!” Madam President added. About twenty pistols were pointed at the Lin family. “Don’t move!”

They were surrounded immediately, and none of them dared to move a muscle. The Lin family’s faces changed into masks of despair. Initially, they had come with the hope that the presidency was finally going to be theirs, so this was an unexpected development. Who could have known things would change so drastically overnight?

The Lin family was ruined. All of them were captured, there was no more hope for them. Their dreams, plans, hopes, and effort all went up in smoke!

Only despair and destruction waited them…

The Lin family was thus escorted away. Even Elder Lin and Lin Xuan were ushered out like the criminals they were. No matter how powerful they were, at this moment, they were the lowest of prisoners.

In this world, there was no eternal winner.

Chapter 662: Their Turn

 

No one would escape karma. Even a family as powerful as the Lin family could be toppled overnight. Witnessing this ending of the Lin family, the rest weren’t relaxed but more alert and reflective.

They had learnt to watch their steps or else they would end up like the Lin family!

With the Lin family taken care of, the Xi family’s danger was finally over.

Madam President was appreciative of their help. “If not for your contribution, the Lin family’s crimes wouldn’t have been exposed so soon. If their plan had been allowed to go ahead, this country would have been in jeopardy with them at the helm.”

Indeed, if the Lin family won the presidency, Hwa Xia would probably be a country of hell. Since the Lin family would allow Lin Xuan to manage IV Syndicate, this meant that they had no moral guidelines when it involved profits.

Elder Xi sighed. “Actually, we didn’t expect Lin Xuan to be IV Syndicate’s boss. No one really expected him to be so directly related to IV Syndicate.”

“There must be a lot more that was not revealed today. I will have my people pry it out of them,” Madam President said with determination.

Elder Xi nodded. “Then, we will leave the rest to Madam President since our mission has been accomplished. If you need the Xi family’s help in the future, please do not hesitate to ask.”

“Thank you.”

“Then, we shall take our leave,” Elder Xi said tactfully. He understood it was time for them to deal with family business. Shen Ru and Tong Yan understood it was finally their turn…

The series of happenstance shocked them both. Up until now they felt like they were still dreaming. If anything, they hoped that it was a dream, but that was impossible.

The Xi family shuffled out of the room leaving only the Shen family, Tong family, and the girl Xinghe brought along, Xie Xiaoxi, in the room.

Elder Shen looked at Shen Ru and Tong Yan with pained expression. He announced solemnly, “There’s no need to say anything now and I will not do anything harmful to both of you! To ensure the validity of the situation, we will repeat this DNA test! We will discuss how to move forward after the truth reveals itself.”

A feeling of thankfulness rose up within Tong Yan. Perhaps Lu Qi’s DNA test was fake, and her mother was really the Shen family’s daughter. If that was the case, she would still be the Shen family’s granddaughter and the Madam President’s niece!

Her identity wouldn’t change, and she was still the most powerful heiress in Hwa Xia. Tong Yan started to smile again; her heart was brimming with excitement and anticipation.

However, when she saw how Elder Shen spoke to Xie Xiaoxi, she felt depressed and heartbroken.

“Child, you will follow us home and we will go fetch your mother. Now that the Lin family’s dark secrets have been exposed, the days of suffering for you and your mother are over,” Elder Shen looked at Xiaoxi and said with heartfelt emotion.

Even though it still wasn’t confirmed they were his kin, but after hearing their life story, Elder Shen couldn’t help but want to be kind towards them. Of course, if Lin Shuang was really his daughter, he would do everything he could within his power to apologize for all the misery that his carelessness had put them through.

Xiaoxi’s eyes turned red from feeling such warmth for the first time in her life. She nodded and said chokingly, “Thank you, I also sincerely hope that we are really family!”

Chapter 663: Still Many Secrets

 

Elder Shen also hoped that they were really family. Of course, he hoped Shen Ru and Tong Yan were his flesh and blood as well, but the wish was wishful thinking. One of them had to be real and the other fake…

But for now, the answer was still unclear.

Shen Ru and Tong Yan hoped desperately they were still the Shen family’s people because they understood clearly, without the Shen family, they were nothing. Even if Tong Yan was still from the Tong family, her position would not be as powerful as before. Furthermore, the Lin family had become the nation’s traitors…

The thought of being roped into such a life made Tong Yan shiver all over.

Now she realized how lucky she was.

She didn’t appreciate the treasures she was born with. If she had made something out of herself, and didn’t go around making enemies, she wouldn’t have to rely so completely on the families behind her. Even if she didn’t have the Shen name, she wouldn’t have ended up with nothing.

Alas, it was too late for regret. Certain things, after they had been lost, would not be recovered so easily again.

However, the question remained: Had she learnt her lesson?

…

After Xinghe and the Xi family left the president’s house, they sped away in their car.

In the elongated Lincoln, Elder Xi said happily, “It’s finally over for the Lin family! Finally, I can rest easy tonight!”

Munan added with a laugh, “Grandfather, not only tonight, you can sleep without worry from today onward.”

Elder Xi laughed happily. The Xi family was overjoyed after having resolved this difficult enemy, the Lin family. They couldn’t wait to celebrate this victory.

Jiangnian harrumphed. “It is because of the Lin family’s own actions that they have such an ending. However, it is really surprising that they did so many heartless and despicable things.”

Trading babies with the Shen family, killing Lin Yun, and even experimenting on an innocent girl.

They deserved much greater punishment than what they would get because the things they did were so atrocious!

Jiangnian suddenly posed a question, “But why would they experiment on that girl? What is the purpose of their experiment?”

Naturally, the question was directed at Xinghe and Mubai.

Mubai averted his eyes surreptitiously and answered, “We have no clear idea as well, but all of that is now in the past.”

“He’s right, these are all things of the past and don’t concern us anymore, so there’s no need to worry about them…” Elder Xi sighed deeply.

However, Xinghe and Mubai didn’t really think so. This thing hadn’t really reached the conclusion yet and they were still knee-deep in it. The girl’s identity and her relation to the energy crystal was still a mystery. The Lin family probably still had many secrets that they had no clue about.

Therefore, they had to be vigilant in order to find out more!

However, the most pressing matter was to clarify the real identity of Lin Shuang and Xiaoxi. That was the most important thing on the Shen family and the president’s mind.

Actually, in spite of what they said, Xinghe and the Xi family were also curious about the result.

Chapter 664: Not Elder Shen’s Daughter

 

All of them assumed that Lin Shuang must be Elder Shen’s daughter. Since Shen Ru was a Lin, it was only natural that Lin Shuang was a Shen.

However, to everyone’s surprise, neither Shen Ru nor Lin Shuang were related by blood to the Shen family!

The Xi family found out about this the next day. The Shen family purposely invited them over to discuss this. Even Xinghe was surprised by this revelation. “It’s not her?”

Elder Shen seemed to have grown old overnight. “It isn’t, the DNA tests have been done twice; it really isn’t her.”

Elder Xi was shocked. “If neither one of them is your daughter, then where is she?”

“The police are interrogating Lin Zhenghwa as we speak. He demands that we allow them freedom in exchange for the girl’s location!” Elder Shen spat with derision mentioning that family of weasels. “He sure knows how to dream! I would rather die than submit to his demands after what he did to my family!”

“However, if we don’t give in to them, they will never give up our poor daughter’s location,” Old Madam Shen said with tears in her eyes.

Since yesterday, she and Elder Shen had not been feeling well. Their anxiety was slightly assuaged when they thought that Lin Shuang was their daughter, but in the end, she wasn’t!

Worried about the possible fate of their estranged daughter, they were distressed. It was like a knife was hovering over their hearts.

Elder Xi was enraged. “Damn this Lin Zhenghwa, where is his heart‽ The fact that he swapped the children aside, he again traded the girl for another orphan and treated the adopted Lin Shuang like a dog. All of the Lin family deserve to die, none of them have a heart!”

The Lin family’s cruelty really knew no bounds. Since they refused to raise their enemy’s daughter, as the Shen family had done with Shen Ru, they tossed the Shen family’s baby girl out for another. How could they manage something like that?

“I also wish death on all of them!” Elder Shen hissed, “And I treated them like family friends for so many years, but they have been eating me alive all this while! I was truly blind to not see their true faces. If not for your discoveries, I probably wouldn’t have known how badly I’ve failed at life! I would die not knowing my real daughter is still out there suffering and I was raising that coyote’s daughter as my own; I even planned to leave everything I have to her after I die…”

Elder Shen was angry enough to want to cough blood. He would haunt the Lin family even after his death.

His resentment was targeted at Shen Ru and Tong Yan as well. He had lavished so much of his love on them for so many decades, but he didn’t think it was appropriate for him to treat them as kin anymore. The contrast was simply too hurtful for him to bear. He had given them everything he had, but in return, his own daughter was sold like a commodity by the Lin family…

Elder Shen felt his heart pained thinking about the years he had wasted on the people who came from the family that had done everything they could to sabotage the Shen family.

Elder Xi consoled him, “Elder Shen and Madam Shen, please don’t give up hope. You have to take care of yourself to locate the real Shen family’s second daughter. Don’t worry, our Xi family will help in the search as well. If she is still alive, we will definitely find her.”

Elder Shen nodded.

Chapter 665: Need Your Cooperation

 

“You’re right, we have to be alive to see her return. But, where in the world could she be?”

Xinghe said suddenly, “Continue interrogating them, there are so many people in the Lin family, someone must know something!”

Elder Shen looked at her and nodded. “The girl’s right, we mustn’t give up and the Lin family will never use this as leverage. We will find our daughter on our own and we will demand for their lives as well!”

Xinghe nodded internally. She agreed with Elder Shen. They would never be cornered into a negotiation with the Lin family!

To let them go so easily? Impossible!

They continued the conversation a little while longer and Xinghe requested to meet with Xie Xiaoxi. Elder Shen was a good person. Even though it had been proven that Lin Shuang and her daughter weren’t his kin, he was more than willing to open his arms to welcome them. He even took Lin Shuang in as his adopted daughter.

Now, the mother and daughter resided in the Shen family. They needed a lot of time to recuperate.

This was especially true for Xie Xiaoxi. Her body was damaged beyond repair, even Lu Qi said she probably wouldn’t live over 40. Elder Shen empathized with their suffering and decided to raise them as his own with Old Madam Shen. They did this hopefully to cultivate some good karma for their estranged daughter as well.

Xinghe initially thought Elder Shen was unreasonably protective of his kin but now she realized he did all that because he cared about them. She saw this quality mirrored in herself, therefore, her impression of them had improved a lot, especially when in contrast to the Lin family who truly were the scum of the world!

Since Xinghe was also looking for her mother, she knew the pain of missing one’s family. She wouldn’t wish that fate on anyone, therefore, she decided to help the Shen family locate their second daughter. Hopefully, they could be a complete family soon.

…

When Xiaoxi heard Xinghe wanted to meet her, she agreed happily. They retreated to the Shen family’s back garden.

Sitting in the shade of the veranda, Xiaoxi thanked her profusely. “Miss Xia, really, if not for you, I would probably still be stuck in that godforsaken lab and died an unknown death. And my mother, we wouldn’t have meet up with each other without you. She would have left the world without me at her side. You are our life saviors.”

Xiaoxi couldn’t help but have tears in her eyes. “Miss Xia, you are really our life saviors, so if you have anything you need of me, even if it is my life, I will give it to you!”

This were words from her heart and she meant every single one of them.

Xinghe listened to her quietly and replied softly, “I do not need you to repay us with your life, if there’s anything that I demand from you is that you live your life to the fullest. That is how you can repay me.”

Xiaoxi looked at her blankly and tears flowed freely from her eyes. “Don’t worry, I promise you, we will definitely do that! No matter what happens in the future, we will only face our lives with smiles and make the best out of it!” she promised.

Xinghe nodded with a smile, then she changed the subject. “However, I do need your cooperation with some things.”

Chapter 666: I’m Not Normal

 

“Tell me!” Xiaoxi nodded hurriedly. “No matter what it is, I will give my full cooperation.”

“Why did Lin Xuan experiment on you? What kind of secrets does your body harbor?” Xinghe asked directly. Xiaoxi was startled; she hadn’t expected this question.

Although people had asked her this yesterday, she didn’t think Xinghe would be interested. She didn’t provide any answer to other people, but this was Xinghe…

“Why, is it something you can’t say?” Xinghe pressed when she saw the difficulty apparent in the girl’s face.

Xiaoxi shook her head. “No, it’s because I don’t know how to put this. I’m afraid you won’t believe me because it sounds too unbelievable.”

“Try me,” Xinghe replied firmly.

Xiaoxi felt the confidence Xinghe put in her. She had been carrying these secrets for so many years, she had been hoping to find someone to share them with and Xinghe looked to be the best candidate. Xiaoxi made an immediate decision.

She looked around to make sure they were deserted and began slowly, “Miss Xia, there are indeed many secrets with my body because I am not someone normal!”

She thought Xinghe would be shocked by this revelation, but Xinghe wasn’t; in fact, she seemed to have expected it.

“Please continue,” Xinghe encouraged. Xiaoxi was emboldened and the pressure on her decreased.

“I said I’m not normal because of my father. He… he is a very good biologist who is very good at genetic modification, and my body has been genetically improved by him…”

Xiaoxi snuck a look at Xinghe, but to her surprise, she was still as unaffected as before. It was as if she was listening to some normal conservation.

“Genetic modification is not something new,” Xinghe explained.

Xiaoxi nodded. “I understand, but my father was different; he mastered the technology so many years ago and what he did was to engineer my lifespan, making it longer. Furthermore, he said that he was not of this world, even though I still have no idea what he meant by that. However, he did disappear from the world soon after. Several years after his disappearance, my mother and I were discovered by the Lin family. I was still young at the time, so I blurted out my father’s secrets and you know what happened next, they captured me to be experimented on… To see whether my father’s handiwork could be replicated and used on themselves! Alas, after so many years, they have not reached a breakthrough.”

Not only that, her body was damaged in the process. If not for her father’s work on her genes, she would have died from the torture so long ago. Hatred returned to Xiaoxi’s eyes thinking about the years of experiments the Lin family had cruelly put her through.

Xinghe stared at her and asked suddenly, “Your father disappeared about twelve or thirteen years ago, right?”

Xiaoxi widened her eyes in shock. “How… how did you know?”

“He also left you with a black rectangular metallic object, yes?” Xinghe asked again.

Xiaoxi looked at her with something akin to fear. “How did you know about that‽ Did the Lin family tell you that? Only me, my mother, and the Lin family know about this…”

Chapter 667: Not That Different

 

“Let’s just say we are not that different,” Xinghe answered slowly. Xiaoxi’s jaw was dropped to the floor. What is she talking about‽ How are we not that different?

“Your… your father…”

“It’s my mother,” Xinghe answered softly. “She disappeared about 13 years ago, and just like your father, she said she was not of this world.”

Xiaoxi was shocked beyond words. She didn’t expect Xinghe to have gone through the same experience as she had. She thought she was the only one with such an experience in the world.

“I had no idea you are like this too…” Xiaoxi wheezed out in disbelief.

Xinghe nodded. “Initially, I thought I was the only one too, but I’ve met many ever since, including myself, you are the sixth.”

“Sixth‽” Xiaoxi gasped. “There are at least six of us?”

“That’s right. I wish to find our parents, and to do that, we need to figure out their secret. Tell me everything else that you know.”

That was what Xiaoxi wanted as well, to locate her father. With Xinghe’s help, her wish probably would come through. Her instincts told her that Xinghe was someone she could rely on. She managed to destroy the IV Syndicate and topple the Lin family, what couldn’t she do?

Furthermore, since Xinghe was someone like her, her reservations all went out the window.

“Miss Xia, actually there’s not much that I know, I only know that my father is someone special. He left the mysterious, black metal, telling me it will help me escape death in the future. He said that with it, I’ll be able to escape a giant catastrophe that will happen sometime in the future. I have no clue about the rest, perhaps my mother will know more. I’ll ask her for you, and when I get more information, I will return to you.”

“Thank you.” Xinghe nodded. “No matter how small the details, remember to pass them over to me because I fear the threat of an earth-shattering natural disaster might not be fake.”

Xiaoxi nodded with a severe expression and promised, “I will ask her as soon as possible! If you still need my help, do come and get me.”

The world’s safety wasn’t her responsibility, but she would wish to contribute even just a little to maintaining its safety. She wouldn’t want anything bad to happen to Elder Shen and Old Madam Shen who gave her a new chance at life…

…

Xinghe and the Xi family didn’t stay at the Shen family’s residence for long. However, they did gain plenty of new information from this trip.

As fate would have it, they stumbled across Shen Ru and Tong Yan who were arriving when they were going to leave.

The sudden encounter startled both parties. The moment Shen Ru saw them, she pulled Tong Yan along as she dashed through the entrance.

The butler, who personally escorted the Xi family out, saw their movement and hurried to block them. “You two cannot go in. Elder Shen has said he doesn’t wish to be disturbed by anyone so please return.”

Tong Yan pointed at Xinghe and demanded, “But these people just got out from within; why are they allowed to disturb Grandpa then?”

The butler frowned at her lack of decorum and sighed. “Elder Shen is tired from meeting with them, so he doesn’t wish to see any more guests. Please return…”

“How can he refuse to see us? This is not even our fault and yet we’re here to apologize. No matter what, Grandpa raised us, he will not ignore us like this! Get out of my way, we have to see him today. I will not believe that he is capable of ignoring us like this!”

Chapter 668: No Hurry to Get Married

 

“Miss Tong, Elder Shen really doesn’t want to be disturbed, please leave!”

“I am his granddaughter, so how can you say we’re going to disturb him? You didn’t even go and ask him, so how did you know he doesn’t want to meet us? Furthermore, Lin Shuang and that girl are in there, so I have more right than them to step into the house. You must be doing this on purpose. I’m telling you, I’m still the Tong family’s eldest heiress, so you are not someone who can refuse my demands!” It looked like Tong Yan hadn’t changed a bit.

The Xi family was not interested in their skit, so they got into the car and left.

Elder Xi harrumphed with derision. “That girl still hasn’t learned her lesson, even at a time like this, she still hasn’t seen the error of her ways!”

Mubai added coldly, “If not for the Tong family, I would definitely make sure she is squatting in prison alongside the Lin family!”

Even though Tong Yan was no longer affiliated to the Shen family, she was still related to the Tong family. Giving the Tong family face this time would benefit them in the long run.

Of course, this was all Xinghe’s suggestion. She had no interest in pursuing justice for Tong Yan’s actions. Her future would be a lot more difficult after losing her two largest backers, the Shen family and Madam President. That was punishment enough. Furthermore, the reality of life would be Tong Yan’s biggest lesson.

Making someone like her spend the rest of her life in mediocrity was not bad revenge as well.

Xinghe would never kick someone when they were down because they no longer deserved her attention!

She had her own future to worry about. After her vengeance, those people would disappear from her mind, leaving behind no trace. For example, Tong Yan and the Lin family were, for her, already things of the past. She was always looking forward.

Her next goal was to figure out Project Galaxy. She wanted to know what this catastrophe that everyone seemed to speak of was. For some reason, her instincts told her that this was something important and she had to get to the bottom of it. There would be an unmitigated disaster if she didn’t!

Thinking about all of this, Xinghe stole a look at Mubai.

This man who was ever sensitive to the movement in her emotions asked gently, “What’s up?”

Before Xinghe could answer, Elder Xi who sat in front chimed in happily, “We will start arranging for your wedding when we get home! This time, we must celebrate it nicely. This will be a good chance for both of you to take a rest as well. Why not take a break for one or two years, this can be your honeymoon?”

However, Xinghe rejected it.

“Actually, I still don’t feel like entering marriage,” she said softly.

Elder Xi was confused. “Why not?”

From his point of view, she had mended bridges with Mubai and had been through so many after that. It seemed logical and appropriate for them to tie the knot. Furthermore, she didn’t say anything when he brought up the idea of marriage earlier. So why did she change her mind then?

“This is actually my idea!” Mubai explained before Xinghe could answer. “Grandfather, neither of us are in the rush to get married, we can talk about this later when we’re both more comfortable with the idea.”

Chapter 669: Ask Him to Marry

 

Elder Xi knew when to step back, so he nodded. “Alright, this should be your decision anyway. Grandfather believes in both of you.”

“Thank you.” Mubai replied with a smile, appreciative of his grandfather’s understanding. Xinghe looked at Mubai, her eyes seemed to speak of her appreciation as well. She appreciated his understanding of her refusal, without demanding a reason from her.

Mubai grabbed her hand and leaned in and whispered in her ear, “I’m not that generous, you’ll have to explain everything to me when we get home later, okay?”

Without a valid explanation, he would not relent so easily. Staring at Xinghe, Mubai purposely gave a wicked and dangerous grin.

Xinghe merely nodded in return with a smile. She felt like she did owe him an explanation.

…

When they reached the Hills Residence, Mubai pulled Xinghe to the bedroom.

“Tell me, why don’t you want to get married? What did you discuss with Miss Xie today?” Mubai stared at her and asked directly. He was not dumb, he knew this probably had something to do with Xie Xiaoxi. Xinghe must have found out something from her. Xinghe nodded and explained everything to him.

Mubai’s face was drawn. “You really believe this doomsday talk?”

“Initially, I didn’t much of it, but now, I don’t think I can brush it off so easily. Ye Shen mentioned it and now Xie Xiaoxi has mentioned it, therefore, this deserves a more in-depth looking into.”

“I agree, since it seems to be related to the energy crystal which does require a lot more research,” Mubai concurred.

Xinghe continued, “Therefore, I need to get to the bottom of this as soon as possible, or else I’m afraid something seriously bad might happen. It’ll be too late to do anything against it then. Furthermore, I also wish to locate my mother.”

“Okay, I will help you do all that!” Mubai promised without a shred of hesitation, even though he himself hadn’t completely bought into the sci-fi talk. However, if this was something she wanted to do, he would support her fully.

Xinghe was thankful of his trust and support. She hugged him and said, “When this is over, we will get married.”

Mubai shivered all over. This was the first time Xinghe actively brought up the idea of marriage.

He grabbed her shoulders, pushed her back slightly and gazed into her eyes. “You’re not kidding, are you?”

Xinghe nodded. “Of course, I’m not kidding.”

“Since you’ve promised that, you can only marry me as long as you may live, no backsies!” Mubai demanded both childishly and proprietarily.

Xinghe couldn’t help but laugh a little. “I will not, as long as you won’t regret this decision.”

Mubai’s face split into a broad smile. “Why would I regret the greatest decision I’ve ever made in my life?”

Then, he pulled her back into the hug and kissed her deeply. Earlier, his heart was crowded with fear and anxiety, but now, that had all dissipated.

He believed Xinghe to be a woman of her word. Since she had promised to marry him, then she wouldn’t take it back.

Finally, he felt a heavy stone being lifted from his heart because she was finally his, he could feel his heart settle into a pool of happiness.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he got and the deeper he kissed. He wished to kiss every inch of her body, but right at that moment, Xinghe’s phone rang!