Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2: Utterly Humiliated
Chapter 3: In A Rush
Chapter 4: Han Wuting
Chapter 5: Strong Backings
Chapter 6: Pushed To Her Lowest
Chapter 7: Saved His Life
Chapter 8: Vengeful Woman
Chapter 9: Once Upon A Time
Chapter 10: What Would I Do Without You
Chapter 11: Nothing To Be Afraid Of
Chapter 12: Perfect Plan
Chapter 13: Unexpected Encounter
Chapter 14: Old Money
Chapter 15: World Of Black And White
Chapter 16: Suddenly Vanished
Chapter 17: Foolish Woman
Chapter 18: Saving Grace
Chapter 19: Beat Her To The Ground
Chapter 20: Absolute Monarch
Chapter 21: Please Have Mercy
Chapter 22: What'S The Worst He Could Do?
Chapter 23: He'S Crazy
Chapter 24: Suspicious Parcel
Chapter 25: Priceless Expression
Chapter 26: Gift War
Chapter 27: Like A Coward
Chapter 28: Former Queen
Chapter 29: Someone You Can'T Afford To Offend
Chapter 30: It Was A Mistake
Chapter 31: It'S Ruined
Chapter 32: What Did You Do
Chapter 33: Nuisance In His Side
Chapter 34: Expecting Someone
Chapter 35: Send Painters Into Madness
Chapter 36: A Gift War To Win
Chapter 37: How Many Days Until The Wedding?
Chapter 38: Called The Wrong Number
Chapter 39: Special Treatment
Chapter 40: Greedy
Chapter 41: A Pawn
Chapter 42: I'M Deleting Your Number
Chapter 43: This Is Stupid
Chapter 44: A Hidden Weapon
Chapter 45: Eagerly Waiting
Chapter 46: Sent To The Main Mansion
Chapter 47: You Owe Me
Chapter 48: Like A Fool
Chapter 49: 25/8 Adonis
Chapter 50: Protective Instincts
Chapter 51: A Tsundere?
Chapter 52: Broken Heirloom
Chapter 53: You Don'T Know Who You'Re Messing With
Chapter 54: The Master Of Schemes
Chapter 55: Burn It To Ash
Chapter 56: Toss A Pig In The Air
Chapter 57: We'Re Family
Chapter 58: Seek Out The Consultant
Chapter 59: All Alone
Chapter 60: I'M Fine
Chapter 61: The Past And The Future
Chapter 62: Are You Human?
Chapter 63: No Other Man Can Ever Replace Me
Chapter 64: There Was A Man On Her Bed!
Chapter 65: Are You Threatening Me?
Chapter 66: Someone Would Get Hurt
Chapter 67: A Sense Of Familiarity
Chapter 68: Force Her To Remember
Chapter 69: Take A Picture, It'Ll Last Longer
Chapter 70: Coal From Diamond
Chapter 71: And If I Say No?
Chapter 72: Grieving For Her Loss
Chapter 73: Honorable Guest
Chapter 74: Don'T Jump To Conclusions
Chapter 75: Make A Mess
Chapter 76: Get Ready
Chapter 77: What If He Doesn'T Care About You Anymore
Chapter 78: The Storm Becomes A Calamity
Chapter 79: Get Out
Chapter 80: An Enemy Of His Woman
Chapter 81: A Friend
Chapter 82: Who Told Him?
Chapter 83: Gracious Offer
Chapter 84: I Would'Ve Taken You Home
Chapter 85: It Would Be Weird
Chapter 86: Dragon'S Treasured Pearl
Chapter 87: The Boss Favors You
Chapter 88: 8 Billion Instead Of 800 Million
Chapter 89: Do You Really Want To Find Out?
Chapter 90: There Is A Limit To My Patience
Chapter 91 I'Ll Let Your Imagination Figure It Ou
Chapter 92 He Didn'T Let Her Go
Chapter 93 Run For The Hills
Chapter 94 Why Did You Forget?
Chapter 95 I Tried To Seduce You
Chapter 96 We Already Have A Good Relationship
Chapter 97 Troublemaker
Chapter 98 Spending Only A Million A Day
Chapter 99 How Cliché
Chapter 100 A Puddle Of Blood
Chapter 101 An Exchange
Chapter 102 You'Re Awake
Chapter 103 A Frenzied Monster
Chapter 104 Send The Entire Army After Him
Chapter 105 Never Forge
Chapter 106 Her Body Was Pushed To The Limi
Chapter 107 I Would Fight To The Death
Chapter 108 Your Woman
Chapter 109 Freaky In Bed
Chapter 110 When Am I Expecting?
Chapter 111 It'S The Truth
Chapter 112 For The Rest Of Your Life
Chapter 113 Does That Feel Better?
Chapter 114 What Have You Done To Me?
Chapter 115 In The Future
Chapter 116 All Night Long
Chapter 117 I Didn'T!
Chapter 118 Touch Me In Your Sleep
Chapter 119 Do You Like It?
Chapter 120 I'Ll Be Good
Chapter 121 A Face To Their Brand
Chapter 122 You'Re Not The Boss Of Me
Chapter 123 Rot In Hell
Chapter 124 Mangled Appearance
Chapter 125 Because They Hate Me
Chapter 126 The Irrational Lover
Chapter 127 A Hypocrite
Chapter 128 You'Ll Dirty Your Hands
Chapter 129 Take A Guess
Chapter 130 Wrong Woman
Chapter 131 Devil And Angel
Chapter 132 Happiest Around Each Other
Chapter 133 Unreasonable
Chapter 134 Thunder
Chapter 135 You Don'T Know Her
Chapter 136 Source Of Happiness
Chapter 137 It Hurts
Chapter 138 Pathetic
Chapter 139 Not Ready
Chapter 140 A Dead End
Chapter 141 Gifts
Chapter 142 I'Ll Take I
Chapter 143 Easily Provoked
Chapter 144 Keep Your Promise
Chapter 145 Plump Backside
Chapter 146 Precious Babies
Chapter 147 Pushed Over The Rooftop
Chapter 148 Our Intimate Moments
Chapter 149 She Should'Ve Said So Sooner
Chapter 150 Dream On
Chapter 151 Empress
Chapter 152 Ghosts And Monsters
Chapter 153 I Want To Ride I
Chapter 154 A House Divided
Chapter 155 Granse
Chapter 156 Carelessness
Chapter 157 Unnecessary Eyes Following Her
Chapter 158 Not A Simple Person
Chapter 159 Your Future
Chapter 160 Ready For War
Chapter 161 Sea Of Gold
Chapter 162 Blame Herself
Chapter 163 Did I Stutter
Chapter 164 Tyrannical King
Chapter 165 It'S Not A Gun
Chapter 166 Try To Be Better Next Time
Chapter 167 Slander My Name
Chapter 168 Too Paranoid
Chapter 169 It'S Rude
Chapter 170 Generic Complimen
Chapter 171 Suffer A Hundredfold
Chapter 172 Empty And Lonely
Chapter 173 Don'T Run
Chapter 174 Don'T Reject Them
Chapter 175 The Rumor
Chapter 176 Future Madam Yang
Chapter 177 You'Re Crazy
Chapter 178 Family Meant Nothing
Chapter 179 Slip Of The Tongue
Chapter 180 Scars Ran Deep
Chapter 181 It'S Good
Chapter 182 Warning
Chapter 183 A Little Birdy
Chapter 184 Not Faithful
Chapter 185 You Owe Me
Chapter 186 Other Side Of The City
Chapter 187 A Mistress
Chapter 188 Suit Jacke
Chapter 189 A Flask On The Table
Chapter 190 Don'T Wai
Chapter 191 In The Room Alone
Chapter 192 She Is On Her Way
Chapter 193 She Can Handle Herself
Chapter 194 Prejudice
Chapter 195 Violen
Chapter 196 Folded Ears
Chapter 197 Something New
Chapter 198 Important Matters
Chapter 199 Hubby
Chapter 200 Stop Nagging
Chapter 201 Aggressive
Chapter 202 Burned
Chapter 203 Marriage Bureau
Chapter 204 Easy Prey
Chapter 205 Town Fool
Chapter 206 Relationships Are Fickle
Chapter 207 Who Bullied You
Chapter 208 Take His Woman
Chapter 209 Don’T Corrupt Her
Chapter 210 Somewhere Private
Chapter 211 Old
Chapter 212 People Pleaser
Chapter 213 All The Wealth In The World
Chapter 214 Her Screams
Chapter 215 Trust Me
Chapter 216 Seductress
Chapter 217 Other Men
Chapter 218 Let Me Go
Chapter 219 Just A Dream
Chapter 220 My Future Wife
Chapter 221 I Can Handle I
Chapter 222 Like Candy
Chapter 223 Cage
Chapter 224 Swollen And Bruised
Chapter 225 I Don'T Care
Chapter 226 Assassins
Chapter 227 Arm-Candy
Chapter 228 Another Man'S Leftovers
Chapter 229 Not The One Marrying Her
Chapter 230 Alcohol And Cigarettes
Chapter 231 Torn
Chapter 232 Under The Table
Chapter 233 Dirty Things
Chapter 234 Do I Make Myself Clear?
Chapter 235 Disciplined
Chapter 236 Distracting
Chapter 237 Adultery
Chapter 238 Nursery Rhyme
Chapter 239 Predict The Future
Chapter 240 Possession
Chapter 241 Undress Me
Chapter 242 Come And Get I
Chapter 243 You Don'T Own Me
Chapter 244 Invitation To War
Chapter 245 Gift From Hell
Chapter 246 Are You Crazy?
Chapter 247 Rely On Appearances
Chapter 248 One Day I Will Beat You
Chapter 249 How Was This Possible?
Chapter 250 Bark For You
Chapter 251 Grand Adventure
Chapter 252 Tainted With Sins
Chapter 253 Lady Boss
Chapter 254 Non-Existent Trus
Chapter 255 Tell Me The Truth
Chapter 256 The Men Around Her
Chapter 257 Seize Him
Chapter 258 Snatching The Pheonix
Chapter 259 Beast In The Sheets
Chapter 260 Let Go Of Me
Chapter 261 Call The Police
Chapter 262 Leaving Him
Chapter 263 Surprises
Chapter 264 River Of Blood
Chapter 265 Send You Overseas
Chapter 266 Perverted
Chapter 267 All Of My Fortune
Chapter 268 Succumbing To Him
Chapter 269 I'M Not An Intern
Chapter 270 The Most Pathetic Heiress
Chapter 271 Own Up Right Now
Chapter 272 Shattered And Discarded
Chapter 273 Knock Him Down
Chapter 274 Tails Tucked Between Legs
Chapter 275 They Better Be Edible
Chapter 276 I'Ll Take Responsiblity
Chapter 277 Hope To Die
Chapter 278 Not Enough
Chapter 279 Do It Now
Chapter 280 Missing Ring
Chapter 281 My Youth
Chapter 282 Come Alone
Chapter 283 Candidate
Chapter 284 Audacious And Sinful
Chapter 285 Eyes Of Your Children
Chapter 286 Scheming
Chapter 287 Cold Dinner
Chapter 288 Master And Servan
Chapter 289 Freshly Steamed Buns
Chapter 290 Courting Death
Chapter 291 My Money Is Your Money
Chapter 292 Grab Her Bags And Leave
Chapter 293 Setting The Bar Too High
Chapter 294 One Night Stands
Chapter 295 Lonely
Chapter 296 Hostages
Chapter 297 Oh Dear.
Chapter 298 Better Safe Than Sorry
Chapter 299 Cry Himself To Sleep
Chapter 300 Good Friend
Chapter 301 His Wrongdoings
Chapter 302 Qiuqiu
Chapter 303 Wretched Souls
Chapter 304 My Man
Chapter 305 Come For Me
Chapter 306 Other Women
Chapter 307 That Is The Limit Of My Kindness
Chapter 308 Perfection
Chapter 309 Deserted Road
Chapter 310 Saved A Country
Chapter 311 Ride All Night Long
Chapter 312 Barge In
Chapter 313 Just Tell Her
Chapter 314 Tiantian
Chapter 315 A Mirror Reflection
Chapter 316 Broken Facade
Chapter 317 Despicable
Chapter 318 Another Nightmare
Chapter 319 Four Decades
Chapter 320 Sharp V
Chapter 321 Don'T Call Him Tha
Chapter 322 Babysitter
Chapter 323 War Of Two Households
Chapter 324 Split Into Three
Chapter 325 Open Windows
Chapter 326 How Dumb.
Chapter 327 In Control
Chapter 328 A Memory Or A Dream?
Chapter 329 Hanging Off The Radio Tower
Chapter 330 Die Happy Right Now
Chapter 331 Throne
Chapter 332 Taking Off Her Dress
Chapter 333 Something Unfair
Chapter 334 A Lot More
Chapter 335 Who Else Were You Expecting
Chapter 336 Manners
Chapter 337 Out Of Respec
Chapter 338 Special Treatmen
Chapter 339 First Place
Chapter 340 Xiao Fei
Chapter 341 Then What'S The Problem?
Chapter 342 Someone Has To Pay
Chapter 343 Another Mistake
Chapter 344 Burned
Chapter 345 This Was Only The Beginning
Chapter 346 How Much You Mean To Me
Chapter 347 - Gone.
Chapter 348 - Do It Properly
Chapter 349 - Have Some Dignity
Chapter 350 - What'S Wrong?
Chapter 351 - Hear Me Out
Chapter 352 - Attempting To Snoop
Chapter 353 - Grow Up
Chapter 354 - My Woman
Chapter 355 - Progress Over Perfection
Chapter 356 - Three Heads
Chapter 357 - Unexpected Guest
Chapter 358 - Insult Me
Chapter 359 - Red
Chapter 360 - Torment Me
Chapter 361 - Ugly Dispute
Chapter 362 - Memories
Chapter 363 - The World Was Ending Tonight
Chapter 364 - Old Tiger
Chapter 365 - Functioning Arm
Chapter 366 - Wellbeing
Chapter 367 - Eternal Flames
Chapter 368 - Foggy Fields
Chapter 369 - Pity
Chapter 370 - Apsolutely Not.
Chapter 371 - Reign
Chapter 372 - The Meaning Of Your Actions
Chapter 373 - Deal With It — [Arc Ends]
Chapter 374 - Morning Hugs And Kisses
Chapter 375 - Within Nine Months
Chapter 376 - Not Enough
Chapter 377 - The Rest Of Our Lives
Chapter 378 - At My Lowest
Chapter 379 - Reasonable Hour
Chapter 380 - It'S Already Tarnished
Chapter 381 - What If
Chapter 382 - Only Human
Chapter 383 - Freshly Bloomed Lilies
Chapter 384 - Scorned Wife
Chapter 385 - His Wallet And Reputation
Chapter 386 - Rare Phenomenon
Chapter 387 - Cute
Chapter 388 - Mere Acquaintances
Chapter 389 - Monkey Face
Chapter 390 - Only Two Inches
Chapter 391 - Big Appetite
Chapter 392 - Big Thigh
Chapter 393 - The Wind
Chapter 394 - Unworthy Heads
Chapter 395 - Pain
Chapter 396 - Pretty Nails
Chapter 397 - Please Me
Chapter 398 - Stern And Unforgiving
Chapter 399 - Dislike
Chapter 400 - This Is Unacceptable
Chapter 401 - Mosquito Bites
Chapter 402 - Signature
Chapter 403 - Dirty Laundry
Chapter 404 - Ticklish
Chapter 405 - Couldn'T Escape
Chapter 406 - What A Pity
Chapter 407 - Wrapped In Bandages
Chapter 408 - A Prodigy And A Genius
Chapter 409 - Insane
Chapter 410 - New Era
Chapter 411 - It Takes Two To Cheat
Chapter 412 - Scum
Chapter 413 - Taken Man
Chapter 414 - Desperate
Chapter 415 - Glowing
Chapter 416 - This Is A Mess
Chapter 417 - I'M Only Kidding
Chapter 418 - Disappearing Wife
Chapter 419 - It'S A Promise
Chapter 420 - Pamper Me
Chapter 421 - A Blank Cheque?
Chapter 422 - Mother And Ceo
Chapter 423 - Naive And Weak
Chapter 424 - The Vows
Chapter 425 - Side-Story Part One
Chapter 426 - Side-Story Part Two
Chapter 427 - Final Side Story Part One
Chapter 428 - Finale.
Categories Genre: All, Completed, Drama, Romance Status: Completed ______
Total Chapters in book: 428
Estimated words: 651740 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3259(@200wpm)___ 2607(@250wpm)___ 2172(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 651740 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3259(@200wpm)___ 2607(@250wpm)___ 2172(@300wpm)
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Afterward, the two brothers left to deal with Mu Ting, leaving Zhao Lifei and the forgotten Bai Xingyao in the room.
Zhao Lifei awkwardly scratched her head and turned to the doctor. "I'm sorry you had to see that."
Bai Xingyao was on cloud nine, her eyes wide with admiration for Zhao Lifei. She had a frail and tiny body frame where a strong wind could knock her off her feet, but the air around her and the way she commanded the presence of one of the fiercest men in this country was overwhelmingly amazing.
"No...Not at all." She breathed out as she gained a profound new respect for the young woman. She walked to her, clasping her hands over Zhao Lifei, "I should've said this earlier, but my husband actually works for President Yang as his private secretary. I'm sure you know of him by now, his name is Chen Gaonan."
Zhao Lifei was surprised by this sudden news. She did not expect such a charismatic and beautiful woman to be the wife of the grouchy Chen Gaonan.
"My husband has caused you a lot of problems and for that, I apologize. But do not worry, I thoroughly disciplined him for it." She waved her hand and eagerly said, "I think we would make a great team in tormenting our lovers. Don't you think so? They deserve to be knocked down a few notches sometimes."
She amicably laughed. Her husband needed to get off his high-horse and so did President Yang who had the audacity to refuse Zhao Lifei's request.
Zhao Lifei smiled, "I believe you have yourself a comrade in battle." She said while offering a hand to Bai Xingyao who easily took it and gave a firm handshake.
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Before Bai Xingyao left to answer another patient's call on the other side of the hospital, the two shared contacts and promised to stay in touch.
Zhao Lifei made her way to Yang Ruqin who still hadn't woken up yet. She pulled a chair beside the sleeping woman and quietly sat down. She gingerly brushed strands of hair away from Yang Ruqin's face.
"Oh, Qinqin…" She whispered, "How much have you suffered in one night?" Her voice cracked towards the end when she envisioned the brutality that unfairly fell on her shoulders.
Zhao Lifei pulled the blanket higher so that it covered all the way to her chin as guilt swarmed her. She was the one who gave Ruqin the advice to fight back. Seeing the result of it, Zhao Lifei could not help but feel a sense of responsibility for what had happened.
She did not know how long she was in this room for, patiently waiting for Yang Ruqin to wake up. When the nurses came in to check every few hours, she would always ask about her condition, even though only a short span of time had passed.
Her heart would not settle until Yang Ruqin was awake, so she waited, and waited, until the sunset in the east, making way for the moon. Even when the stars came out to play, lighting up the benevolent skies, she still stayed by the hospital bed.
Eventually, sleep and fatigue had taken a toll on her body and despite her fight to stay awake, Zhao Lifei's eyelids finally closed. Soon, she was slumped on the edge of the bed, one hand holding Yang Ruqin's while the other was settled on the blanket.
At night, the only sounds that could be heard in the hospital were the beeping of the machines, the janitors cleaning up the hallways, and the tiny chatter of the nurses downstairs, a pair of authoritative footsteps could be heard approaching the hospital room.
Yang Mujian strolled down the hallway with his people in tow. His most-trusted subordinate, Jing Caoxiao accompanied him a few steps behind, like the rest of his people.
When he had received word of what happened to his precious granddaughter, he wanted to rush here as soon as possible, but he had a very busy day and could not come until late at night when all of his work was completed.
He stopped in front of the door, cane in hand. Jing Caoxiao opened the door for him, stepping inside to properly do it, and ensuring there was no visible threat. It was dark in this room, something Yang Mujian noted, but the lights from the hallway were enough to illuminate a small path leading towards the hospital bed.
His eyes fell upon a young woman, asleep, with her head tucked in her arms. She was visibly off-guard.
He took a step into the room, his cane making the slightest thud on the ground from how quiet the room was, except for the occasional beeps.
"Master, I have checked the hospital logs, it seems this person has not checked out ever since she brought Young Miss into the hospital." Jing Caoxiao commented.
Yang Mujian's face shifted, his glum expression becoming a bit softer. "How long has it been since?"
"Ten hours."
Yang Mujian arched his bushy, grey and white brow. That was quite a long time.
He strolled towards the hospital bed and when he saw who it was, he was slightly surprised. He had wondered who exactly had badly beaten the perpetrator bloody, tied him up, and delivered him to the police like an expertly-wrapped present. He wanted to know who it was that saved his granddaughter but he did not expect that it would be Zhao Lifei.
"Interesting, very interesting." He muttered to no one in particular.
He hated to admit it, but he was very grateful towards this woman. If it was not for her, only heaven knows how much more his granddaughter would have had to suffer. If it was not for Zhao Lifei, his granddaughter might not have even made it out alive.
Yang Ruqin was always a defenseless child, too kind by heart and nature to physically hurt someone. It was one of his biggest regrets in his life that he did not teach her any form of self-defense. He never thought that she would need it. His eldest son was not exposed to the dangers of the Underworld and also believed the mere bodyguards they placed around her was enough.
Yang Mujian could see why his eldest grandson believed this woman to be competent enough to stand by his side. It seemed her fighting skills were as superior as the reports had said. Funny enough, Mu Ting was actually a very reputable fighter trained by the Su family a long time ago and was one of their star pupils. For her to had pummeled his face and break his arm, it was not an easy accomplishment.
"Where are my grandsons as we speak?"
"Answering your question, both first and second Young Master are still in the Underworld's black room. They have not left since."
The edge of Yang Mujian's lips curved upwards the tiniest bit, a smile so small, one would have to look closely to even see it. "The same for my eldest?"
"Yes, sir."
Yang Mujian let out a laughter, emotionless and detached. It seemed this grandson of his truly did not care for the young woman. If he was as smitten by her as Su Meixiu claimed, he would've not left her in the hospital by herself in the dead of the night.
Yang Mujian was prepared to turn back and leave, now that he had seen Yang Ruqin was alright. His grandfatherly instincts, however, saw that her blanket had slipped to her chest, revealing her neck. He handed his cane to Jing Caoxiao who respectfully took it with two hands.
Yang Mujian took a step closer, leaned down and placed his hands on the blanket when something roughly snatched his hand, gripping tightly onto it.
"Who are you?" Zhao Lifei snarled whilst her eyes tried to become familiar with the darkness. She was deep asleep until she felt a presence reach out to touch Yang Ruqin and that alone was enough to shake her awake.
Yang Mujian was bewildered by her sharp instincts. Was she awake the entire time? No, that was not possible. He was sure of it.
"Do I need your permission to tuck my granddaughter into bed?" His deep, powerful voice was like the rumble of thunder to Zhao Lifei whose entire body became tense as a rock.
She released his hand as if she was burned by it. Her body shot out of the chair, abruptly standing up and nearly tumbling over the cable wires beside the bed. "Good evening, Elder Yang." She greeted, bowing her head the slightest bit.
Yang Mujian was entertained by her reaction that resembled a frantic tomcat. "Why are you so frightened by me, child?" His delivery was gentle, like that of a doting grandfather, but Zhao Lifei saw past his facade.
"Elder Yang, I was not frightened by your presence. I was merely surprised to see you. I apologize for rudely grabbing you. I mistook you as someone that would hurt Ruqin."
Yang Mujian analyzed her expression. Even though it was quite dark in the room, he could see her face perfectly. Bright amber eyes that seemed to glow like the stars in a canvas of black, they were crystal clear. They were pure, like the spring waters that ran deep in the mountains of Hedong. It was the first time in a while that he had seen eyes like hers, so definite, and filled with good intentions.
Total Chapters in book: 428
Estimated words: 651740 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3259(@200wpm)___ 2607(@250wpm)___ 2172(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 651740 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3259(@200wpm)___ 2607(@250wpm)___ 2172(@300wpm)
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