novelraw Chapter 136 - Chained Wolf
Chapter 136 - Chained Wolf
Actually, in her stay in the Bai family, she already knew the true colors of the members so it was only right to keep quiet about her real identity.
"But miss-I mean, mother... Won't the Bai family find out my real identity? The Bai family has so many connections..." She asked worriedly. The Bai family would surely know who she really was sooner or later. There was no way a family like theirs can't know it.
Xia Liqin smirked, "Jiejie, you have always been an amazing person in hiding you know. Even when we were kids. If you can hide your identity from me and mother, how much more the Bai family?"
Eh...? She is actually an amazing person? She can hide her identity? Is that why they weren't able to find her at once?
Li Bingbing nodded at her son's words, "You don't have to worry about that. Just be safe, okay? We have your back."
Lu Mengjie was touched by her mother's words. It was actually comforting, knowing that she has someone she can depend on. She has someone on her side and it brought warmth inside her to the point her eyes became teary.
She tried her best to hold back her tears. She didn't want to cry in front of them after all.
She has always thought that Bai Keran was the only person on her side but that wasn't the case. There were people who really cared for her and that was her family.
The good thing about Lu Mengjie even before was that she tends to have a low profile so not many know of her or have seen. She was the kind of person who went to different countries in search of beauties.
If she was not doing that, then she would be in her hideout with her men.
Now that she remembered her daughter's harem, Li Bingbing turned to look at her son, "Do you know where her men are?"
"Yeah... But I'm not going to tell you." It was his secret with her sister after all.
"They probably are looking for Mengjie as well, you have to deal with them and explain the situation to them. It will be bad if one of them found out where she was. Also... You can't let 'him' know about this."
Lu Mengjie's situation might become worse, especially now that she is married and has no memories of them.
Those powerful men were well-trained people. They were all dangerous. Lu Mengjie has high standards when it comes to collecting men and she was the only one who was brave enough to control them.
They have to hide her away from them, especially from Lu Mengjie's fiance.
Shi Enxi was really worried for her sake. She also knew that Bai Jingye, Lu Mengjie's husband was one of Shi Yi's friends.
Yes, the Lu family and Bai family have rivalry but Bai Jingye didn't care much about it since he was still working with Shi Yi who was now in partnership with the Lu family.
Because of that, a feud ended up happening inside the Bai family.
There was even news recently that Bai Jingye's brother was going to become the new head of the family instead.
"Since I'll be staying here for a while, we can meet each other a few more times." Shi Enxi offered.
Xia Liqin nodded in agreement, he turned to his mother, "How about you, mom?"
"Your father is sick, I have to return at once." Now that they have found Lu Mengjie, it was no use if she was going to stay in Japan for long. She can't bring her daughter back as well so it was better for her to return alone.
"My father is... Sick? My father?" Lu Mengjie was surprised to hear that. For some reason, she felt her c.h.e.s.t tightened when she heard what her mother said.
Li Bingbing saw how worried her daughter was. Even if she didn't have her memories, she was sure that her daughter was subconsciously feeling something for them.
"It's nothing serious, Mengmeng. Uncle only has a fever." Shi Enxi said, trying to reassure her.
Lu Mengjie ended up believing her and this made her sigh in relief, "Ah... I'm glad."
She wanted to visit her father, know what kind of person he was but her situation wouldn't allow her to do so.
Was her father looking for her also? Was she the reason why her father ended up getting sick?
When those thoughts entered her mind, she suddenly felt so guilty. Inside her, she wanted to go, she wanted to let her father know that she was fine but then... She was like a wolf, chained, and couldn't run free.
What the current Lu Mengjie lacked was the confidence in standing against the people who bullied her. She was now a coward who would shrink away in fear and hide.
It was not only Shi Enxi who was sad about this fact, but Li Bingbing and Xia Liqin were also too.
"Can I hug you?" This time, Li Bingbing was gently gazing at her daughter. She really did miss her a lot and after learning what happened to her, it really pained her.
Lu Mengjie hesitated at first but upon seeing her mother's gentle gaze, she finally nodded, giving her permission.
Li Bingbing reached out and carefully pulled her daughter in her arms
Lu Mengjie ended up snuggling in. At that moment, she felt her mother's arms squeezed a fraction tighter which made her breathed more slowly, her body melting into her mom's as every muscle lost its tension.
In her mother's arms, she was safe and her worries disappeared like rain on summer earth. In that embrace, she was cocooned better than any butterfly-to-be. She felt her soft skin and the gentle squeeze on his own.
The warmth she was receiving was so familiar. Yes, her body remembered her mother's warmth.
Tears formed on the side of Lu Mengjie's eyes. Her mother, her mother was there for her.
Xia Liqin and Shi Enxi quietly stared at the mother and daughter duo, allowing them to enter their own world as they finally got reunited again.