Ceo And His Empress.. - Volume 2 Chapter 200 197. The Lonely Empress..

Meilin didn’t have time to care about what others thought right now, and the reason she came here was simple, ” Live interview at noon tomorrow. I’ll answer everything. Call back the Department heads and branch managers, I’ll start the meeting in an hour…”, she gave her orders and turned away, it wasn’t a request, you see… no matter what they do, they had to follow it.

Qin Lev watched her from the side and for the first time, he got to see, what his future and present was built upon. This frail girl, who was so weak that she couldn’t walk still had to handle everything, acting as if, she was unfeeling…

He had always known it, in their family, no one dared to compare their children with this young heiress because it was a petty thing to do and was illogical so, no one had any complaint against her because she proved her worth in more than one chance and she was not a person who acted arrogantly, all of their distant relatives and cousins may not have a good sibling relationship, but they still had an amiable relationship similar to the one between the head of the family and junior.

He just took it for granted, he was the oldest among the closest relatives of Qin Mo, but growing up, his father may have been strict with them, but he never forced his own beliefs on them, he was allowed to do whatever he wanted to, well, if not for the situation with his first Uncle, that is their grandfather’s only son, leaving the family and in the way, leaving the position of the legal heir empty, his father would also not be here today… but knowing all this and watching everything was different.

Even he wasn’t sure of what he felt right now, was it guilt..?

He still remembers watching this young child for the first time when he was around 8.

She was a cute little girl who liked to put on a straight face still, her genes were very strong and she was extremely cute… back then he was told by his father that, this girl was his first cousin and he had to act well in front of her.

He had seen his own sister growing up as well and probably had a brother complex so, once he knew that she was the same, she couldn’t help but walk up to her and introduce himself… contrary to her expression, she was still very polite.

The three of them walked out to play around in the inner garden, but he still remembers that she wasn’t free for long as her teacher came to call her out.

Maybe they didn’t have enough friends considering their position or that she was simply too cute of a child, who was very new to everything and followed along whatever they did, both he and Elaine hadn’t wanted her to leave and cried out loud… as weird as it got, the person to take care of them was still her; that child who didn’t reach half his height back then, acted like an a.d.u.l.t and patted their backs as she explained in her milky voice, “I need to study. Gege and jiejie, can play more… we have some good snacks, you can eat them. Don’t cry… Please enjoy your stay…”, she was very immaculate with her words but she knew how it went of children, it was very simple to distract them, just give them something they will be happy with… well, it had worked and they had left her.

Thinking about it, was it normal for a 3-year-old to say all that?

Just so that all of them will have a better future of their choices, she had been giving up on her own choices… well, knowing her, she was probably aware of all that, even back then and didn’t complain.

That was the first and last time they saw her up close, after that, she only appeared in very few gatherings of the main family and didn’t open up for audience; with time, they had also forgotten about her without much interaction.

But was it really how they saw it?

That child, as he remembered, had played with them for a while and followed them out, but after what she had said, they clearly forgot about her… they were still ignorant children back then, but in the end, didn’t they act like every other person… he didn’t know what she thought, but would it have been better to force her to stay and play a bit more with them? At his age, he was still simply a primary schooler and was enjoying his life and his sister was same, but this child who was younger than both had to study and didn’t have much free time…

Was she expecting something from them? Could they have made a change if they had chosen to stay back then? Would she be a little different if they hadn’t left her for herself like everyone around her did?

With time, the child became more distant and cold and before they knew it, she had stopped calling them brother and sister… she acted like a senior than the young blood she actually was.

They had heard from their father was a new child was taken up by their grandfather, but they didn’t have any issues… they were not directly involved and even when they went to meet them, Meilin was never present… she had become a recluse before anyone knew it…

Still, he had seen her just once after that… at that time, he was already starting high-school and had visited his grandfather with his father to tell him that… it was the second time he had seen her, but he was a grown-up now and had a general idea about everything so, he didn’t act friendly with her… still, he had seen her smile a little when she was with the other child…. he had just thought that she was a beautiful child and ignorantly introduced himself again politely.

The child had looked at him and said, ” We have met before. I know you”

Was she hurt a little? Or she was already used to it?

‘Ignorance was indeed a bliss’, it applied to him here… as he had just given an awkward smile.

The next time they saw her was when she was rescued after that kidnapping incident… the Meilin of back then had changed again, the being she was after then was just an unfeeling doll… but they all had still seen it as someone else’s business.

Well, in the end, their relationship got better when he was about to leave the country for further education and follow his passion, they had gone to meet their grandparents and in the way, they met her, she had taken the reign of the family by then and when they met her, she had simply given them a nod and a gift before giving him advice as an a.d.u.l.t, at that point, he couldn’t continue to treat her as someone younger any more.

With time, he got famous and in the same way, had to keep up a good impression in front of the public… he was a Qin too. But what he went through was nothing close to what she has been facing all her life…

He had to meet with her a few more times as compared to his father, she was a better choice and also gave him advice when asked… before he knew it, he could go to her for advice and at a subconscious level tagged her as a reliable ‘senior‘ who could follow what he wanted and see things from a similar perspective…

Isn’t it laughable? This girl was 5 years his junior, but their relation at this point was reversed.

….

Even at this point, all they could do is depend on her, because they ‘knew’ that she will ‘do’ something about it like she always did… there is no doubt, nothing to mull over.

Watching her weakened body being pushed away, he couldn’t help but feel that she must be lonely, she was all alone once again… but just for the family, she had to stay strong. She was the person who was hurt the most, but she was the first to get back up…

This was probably her second nature… if not for this incident, where they were directly involved, would he still be living his life ignorantly…?

But knowing all this probably wouldn’t make a change. Their relation has been set and what could they do for her was set in the stone as well, growing up, without being aware of it, they had given up on this… she had to shoulder all this alone, just like she was used to.

Lev felt a pang of guilt and even a grown-up man like him had red eyes…. ‘What have we all done?’

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The conference hall was huge with Meilin at the centre without anyone besides her, even Qian Cheng wasn’t allowed, because the position she had taken up was that of the Chairman itself… reaching the peak was indeed lonely… a while ago, someone was there with her who had experienced the journey but for now… she had to forget about him… this was the path she had chosen, she can’t back out now.

Her posture was perfectly straight and her aura impressive, she was really fit for that place… but if ZiXuan was here, he could still see beyond this facade… Meilin looked really lonely…

Even though she was injured and her face looked pale, no one dared to say anything, the pressure was too oppressive for anyone present.

It was over midnight now and this was the very first time, they were called upon for such an emergency situation but everyone still made it here.

All the branches abroad were also connected with them through video and all waited for her to start the meeting.

It was the first time in history, for Qin to be facing such a situation…

They were at a position where they were already told about the accident… The Qin was at its most vulnerable state, the Chiarman, his wife and VP were injured, the CEO was missing and one of the cornerstones of this empire, Feng Jiajie was no more…

Everything fell upon this young woman who was jeered upon when she turned her back at them… but the general consensus was that… all was not gone.

Everyone knew that she will work something out… she was the ‘Empress’ after all… the rightful heir to this empire…

The human heart was indeed too ironic…