Ceo And His Empress.. - Volume 2 Chapter 206 203. Funeral..

The soft waft of the natural soil being invaded by raindrops overwhelmed the senses as a sudden light shower drizzled on an early summer afternoon fell upon the city…

More than a hundred of mourners were gathered here today to bade farewell to a definitive figure in the recent history of the largest empire in the country… even the heavens seemed to shed a few tears for this man.

Meilin stood by the side in a pure white piece that fell down her knees with a black umbrella in her hand, two bodyguards stood by her side protecting her… but maybe it was the colour or, the sombre atmosphere, she looked desolate and her face had no colour.

Even she wasn’t sure why she got a deja vu feeling…

She had attended a few funerals, but this was the first one after she came back… but this was the first to give her such feeling, she wondered if she was forgetting something… it was as if, she could get a hold of it if she reached out for it, but at the same time it felt like a memory of a distant past she was not allowed to know… or maybe, she was a little out of it because he never expected this man to go away like this.

The number of mourners by no mean showed how much the value of this man was, to stop some uninvited people who would try to make a propaganda out of this, the ones to be invited were the major faces of this circle who has been facing this man directly for over a decade now… her grandfather wanted it to be as such, but it was a fact that any being you picked among the attendees would be a tycoon with a great presence and that just showed what a pivot role this man had played during his time.

Meilin looked at the beautiful azure sky above her with dim eyes and a sigh left her lips… the rain will stop soon.

She heard a small commotion and looked at the source.

Meilin saw her grandparents and others being escorted among high security and made her way towards them…

The three men in the family had similar look and kept there faces neutral, even though all of them were an emotional bunch, they could not show their weakness as the cornerstones… sometimes, the stereotypes created by this society was a real hassle.

She was a woman and in case, she wasn’t emotional or shed a few tears, she would be called names like unfeeling and an emotionless doll who can’t cry… not that she will cry just because they talked behind her, on one hand, it was true that she couldn’t feel great sadness, but her loss was still great and she just didn’t want to exhibit it… her brain wouldn’t allow any of her emotions to surface…

Anyway, on the other hand, if men wanted to show their sorrow at the same situation, they would be labelled as weak-hearted or so on… but that is also why she thought to be beside them because she will never judge them and stand beside them even if they showed their real feelings and go against the world for them to feel secure, just like she was doing right now.

For a matter of fact, she couldn’t be with them for the last few hours with all the responsibility she took upon her but for now, she could still stand beside them.

The moment Xia Jingyi and Elaine saw Meilin come towards them, as if the dam blocking their tears broke, the two of them embraced her and sobbed softly.

They were the women of this family and because the men couldn’t show their feelings outright, they also controlled their own because it would be quite sad for them, but the moment they saw Meilin come towards them, they really couldn’t control themselves.

The people in attendance remained silent, well, getting to their position, their EQ had also reached a higher level…

Meilin didn’t know many words that could help them in this situation, all she could do was pat their backs like she always did for ZiXuan and as she gave a look to the rest of them, who were also looking at her, she said in a deep voice, ” I’ll make everything right…”, that was not a promise, but a pledge and her truth, being a part of her family, nothing could better than these simple words.

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The funeral was indeed sudden, but the preparation didn’t lack anywhere… if one thing was different, it would be that the coffin didn’t carry an intact body. With accordance with some procedures, it only held the body’s ashes after cremation, Meilin who had seen the charred body was also on favour with it; it may have caused unnecessary trauma among others…

Meilin was the last to put the flowers… she had flown in some fresh Iris for Feng Jiajie had liked them a lot and in contrast to the sea bed of white flowers, these lilac beauties stood out a lot.. but Meilin didn’t care… after she gave a final look towards the frame that carried the picture of this man, who had a rare smile on his face, she put the bouquet and whispered, ” It seems it’s an early farewell, Uncle Feng… Enjoy your rest, in the meantime… I’ll take care of them…”

Nobody could hear her words, but the moment she was done, the light shower finally stopped and the sun that was about to reach the horizon shone with all its glory… as if, it had heard her words and was supporting her.

Meilin waited for all the rites to end and saw through his burial before she decided to leave…

On the other hand, Qin Mo and the rest were stopped by someone…

“Old*1 Qin, I never thought we’ll meet under such circ.u.mstances…”, it was a deep voice that showed the owner’s strength.

Qin Mo looked to the side, only to feel a warm feeling rush into his bones; though he felt the same as what the man had said, he was really glad to have seen an old friend here…

“Old Sun… it has been a while…”, Qin Mo replied.

Indeed it was the same Chairman Sun, ZiXuan had met a while ago and if he was here, he would definitely recognise the man standing beside him as well.

Chairman Sun was a still a down-to-earth kind of person and had just wanted to pass his condolences to this old friend… he was among the very few who had fought together back in the day to make the world recognise the power behind their country and had a good relationship with this man… he was aware that, this man treated the little boy as a son and must be devastated by his early demise…

Nothing burned a parent’s soul than the demise of their own children, it was similar to the feeling of a lasting hole being drilled into their hearts… he too had lost someone at a point and he was aware of such feeling… anyway, after he talked a little more, they went their separate ways.

Just that the man who had been silent all this time, excused himself for a little and called out to Lev.

Lev who was called, turned back and saw the man, he gave a look to his father who was also staring at the man… Qin Mingyu frowned a little, but in the end, gave his nod and walked away.

The meeting between the two was kept short, as all Li Tianming had wanted was, to pass his card to Qin Lev or, more exactly Meilin… he gave him a small smile and said, ” If you need any help, just give me a call. I may not be a huge help in the domestic circle, but I have a good grasp on the foreign markets…”, he turned to look at Meilin who was walking towards them and a light flashed through his eyes, “I would like to give Miss Meilin all my support…”, he had a gentle smile saying this and once he was done, he walked back.

Qin Lev had first wanted to ignore his words, well, it was indeed sudden and many wanted to reach out to them… but when he inadvertently looked at the logo and designation of the said man on the card, even he was shocked… and so, the moment Meilin called out to him, he woke up from his daze but gave her a deep look… he really didn’t have enough grasp about his little cousin… she could even get help from such a man!

Meilin who got the card and a weird look from him, “…..?”

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A week later…

Meilin stood behind the kitchen counter and made a simple egg souffle for herself.

She has not been to this apartment for a week now and only came back here to get a few clothes as she was called by her grandma.

Most of the thing had quietened down during this past week and as expected, the stock saw a rise yesterday after the news was confirmed and QMX formally signed the contracts.

Nobody could believe what had happened, but one thing was confirmed and that was the absolute strength of this giant empire.

If something had changed, it would be the condition of Meilin who had lost some weight and looked very pale. I might have mentioned it in another chapter… old (Lao) is an endearment term and may or may not have anything to do with real age….