Chapter 340 - 321: Blackmail-II

Once Zi Lingyu left the room, Jin Nu Yuan drew her brows, following her mother who had also left the room. Her eyes first went to the maids who were near and she had to quicken her steps to walk beside Mrs. Jin. 

"Mother, is that all you are going to tell her to do? Brother Wei didn't look at her even when she was sitting beside him earlier, he avoided her. When the juice splash over her, Brother Wei doesn't pay any concern to her either. We don't need her anymore. She is fixing nothing!" 

Until before Jin Nu Yuan believe she could see some lights appearing on their problem with Zi Lingyu. After seeing how Li Jun Wei didn't cast a glance at Zi Lingyu, the light turn dim once again. Jin Nu Yuan couldn't see the point of still bringing Zi Lingyu to the plan when it had failed.

Mrs. Jin smiled to her the daughter who was still learning little from her. "Do you know what Jun Wei detest the most, Nu Yuan?" asked the older woman.

Giving thoughts, Jin Nu Yuan went quiet to think. There were too many things for her to list on what her older cousin doesn't like. With Li Jun Wei who often gave people very little expression from his face was often mistaken as a person who hate many things and one of people who believe there was too much things Li Jun Wei hate, it was hard for Jin Nu Yuan to list what he dislikes.

Hearing no reply, Mrs. Jin sighed and reply instead of her daughter she had questioned, "He hates people who break his trust."

It took a while for Jin Nu Yuan to form her thoughts to then ask, "What does that have to do with Zi Lingyu?"

"Not her, we could use Zi Lingyu to be the woman of comfort, who in time in Jun Wei's heartbreak would be there beside her." Mrs. Jin looked delighted in her own thoughts, smile creeping on her lips that had her cheeks to be lifted up. "Right now we have less chance for Lingyu to catch Jun Wei's interest. If we could have Li Lian find another person to be in relationship that may would break Jun Wei's trust and faith to her."

"To make Li Lian in relationship with someone else? Would that even work?" Jin Nu Yuan questioned. Li Jun Wei was a person with a wealthy background. Unless it was someone who were with more wealth than Li Jun Wei, Jin Nu Yuan didn't see how Li Lian would leave him for someone else.

"Leave it to me, I will see what I can do," said her mother but that wasn't enough yet for Jin Nu Yuan to accept.

Jin Nu Yuan asked again, "Then tell me who is the person that would be in a relationship with Li Lian. Is there anyone like that?"

Mrs. Jin had her daughter to come by waving her hand, cueing her to come closer which was what Jin Nu Yuan did quickly. When Jin Nu Yuan was beside her close, Mrs. Jin then whispered the name and her lips twist. 

Jin Nu Yuan then gave a surprised expression, "really?" she asked and her mother nod. 

"We have to go before that person leave, Nu Yuan stay with your grandmother for now." On Mrs. Jin's words, Jin Nu Yuan walked and sped up to find where her grandmother was who had stayed with her uncles and aunts.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Jin turned her steps from going inside the house and instead chose to make her way outside to the foyer of the house. Once she was there, she stopped to see the young man leaving the house and went to stop in front of him. "Tsui Lan, would you like to speak with me for a little?"

Mrs. Jin being a sensible person herself could tell the smileless expression she saw when Wei Tsui Lan sat across the table. It was noticeable how Wei Tsui Lan was unamused to watch the close relationship Li Jun Wei had with Li Lian. Believing that this young man could help her, Mrs. Jin thought to play him as a pawn for her to reach her checkmate.

Li Lian, on the other hand, was in room where most aunts and uncles were. Li Rin Zu's husband being a person who love to drink came to bring a drink from the cellar where all the alcoholic wine the house had were kept at.

Happily, the man brought a glass there to the table which was in the middle of the room and the man placed the bottle with a wide smile. "This drink is from Northern Italy..." The man continued to babble about the wine and Li Lian's eyes were set to watch the wine bottle.

Li Lian turned her face at Li Jun Wei, bringing her index finger to the air, she spoke with a smile, "Can I drink a glass?" 

"As long as you don't waste yourself," replied Li Jun Wei, "No, you can drink as much as you like. I am here and drinking too many once in a while isn't harmful."

"I love you," Li Lian giggled, her pearly white teeth showing. All the stress she had, thought Li Lian. Today with the drink, she would want to wash every irritation, anger, and her sounding confusion all at once with the drink. Li Lian tilted herself as a drink lover and she was proud for her strength as a heavyweight drinker.

"Only because the wine?" Li Jun Wei cupped his chin, placing his elbow on the arm rest on his right side.

"You are drinking vinegar, huh? Are you Jealous?" Li Lian winked to Li Jun Wei. She appeared to be very very excited to drink before Li Jun Wei's eyes. It was special how rather than having dresses to fill her entire wardrobe, jewels, or money, Li Lian was more excited to drink a glass of wine. Just the small thing was able to make her happy. 

"I love you even if there is no wine," said Li Lian, her body leaned toward him as she whispered the words to his ears.

"Mhm," Li Jun Wei pulled only one of his lips, grinning to reply, "I know how much you love me."

Li Lian then looked at Li Rin Zu's husband who was still in his eagerness explaining where the wine came from and she wondered when would the man stop speaking. In time she noticed Jin Nu Yuan entering the room, taking a sit and she smiled wide at Li Lian.

Internally Li Lian wondered what could make Jin Nu Yuan happy. There may be a lot of things that could make her feet swept from the floor but the best thing that could make her happy, Li Lian guess would be seeing her in plight.

Li Lian the recalled Xie Hue Lin and the paternity test. Was Hue Lin not her blood related sister? It sounded tragic but believable. Perhaps that was why Xie Hue Lin never liked her and she never find Xie Hue Lin likable either. After trying to kill her, in fact, Xie Hue Lin had killed her but failed. She can't see why it was not impossible.

When the drink was finally served to the glass Li Lian enjoyed the drink. The taste of the alcohol in the wine came late and although Li Lian didn't put much concentration to Uncle Yeuni's gleeful talks about the wine, she had to agree on how sweet the wine was.

The night passed fast and when morning came, Li Lian woke up with her head fresh. She padded her way from the bed to the window, yawning when her eyes caught Linyue and Jin Suzheng. They seemed to be talking and Linyue replied with her sigh. 

"It must be about yesterday race," came the voice that made Li Lian almost fell from her ground. Unguarded, her feet took steps behind and Li Jun Wei in time pulled her waist close. "You still jump around me like a mice seeing cat's claw. I would not eat you here Li Lian."

Li Lian looked back at him and curled her lips one brows raised. Li Jun Wei watched her expression and he pulled his smile. "You don't believe me don't you?"

"Of you not eating me? No, I believe it," Li Lian turned her eyes at Linyue and Suzheng who was still bickering at each other. "What was about the race."

"A soundful mouse spoke about seeing Linyue talking with Long Hua. A heatful conversation is probably what the mouse tell Suzheng," asserted Li Jun Wei whose expression narrows down while looking at his cousin brother.

"And is Suzheng currently confronting Linyue for the talk?" Li Jun Wei agreed by nodding his head and Li Lian looked at him flabbergasted by Suzheng's action. "How dare he!" Li Lian could feel the frustration on Linyue's side. The man cheated on her but was he afraid that Linyue would cheat on him?

"What do you think Linyue said to him?" asked Li Lian to Li Jun Wei.