Dear Young Master Spare Me Please? - 264 The Message

there’s approximately half an hour going down to the place where liu zijian was waiting. for the next 30 minutes, han mingxia opened the old cabin and placed the empty basket on the table located at the center.

there were two chairs and a single wooden bed inside the cabin. the small kitchen was located on the right side and there were still some basic cooking wares and utensils.

han mingxia sat on the bed and looked around. this was actually the third time she visited the place. until now, she still couldn’t decipher it’s importance.

liu zilong on the other hand, after checking the cabin inside and seeing the melancholic mood of the woman, decided to stay outside.

after he separated with liu zijian when they landed in q city, the two never saw each other again. he was staying in a hotel and was traveling for the past few days. the call in between them were purely business and a little bit of madam liu’s grievances.

he was also puzzled as to why his brother would visit this place. this wasn’t a potential area to be developed. no matter how many times he roamed around, his conclusion didn’t change.

there’s nothing special in this place. in short, his brother came not because of this place’s potential recreation area but it must be for something else.

when han mingxia went out of the cabin, liu zilong spoke. “can i accompany you while you talk to my brother?”

han mingxia paused for a while and nodded. after few steps, she turned around. “you’ll be my bodyguard.”

liu zilong smiled before he answered, “sure.” he’s her boss but now the role changed abruptly. “are you afraid that my brother will hurt you?”

“no. but you need an identity to come with me. i’m sure you don’t want him to know that we’re together.”

if liu zilng wanted liu zijian to know she’s han mingxia, there was no reason why she would be in disguise during their flight from k country to q city.

“right.” liu zilong simply answered as he shook his head lightly and followed the woman.

*

“second young master liu, it’s a surprise to see you in this place. is there anything you need from me?”

han mingxia started. she was neither warm nor cold.

there were four people inside the house of the caretaker. it was located near the entrance of the hill. there were two cups on the table but none were actually interested in taking a sip.

“i’m sorry if i came unannounced. i just want to ask you a few questions about this place.” liu zijian answered. he has his usual calm and business like attitude. but unlike the usual cold personality, he was a tiny bit accommodating.

behind him was ye ming while liu zilong in disguise was behind han mingxia.

“are you planning to develop this place?” han mingxia asked.

“no. i want to ask permission to dig around the area. and also, did your mother tell you something about this place before she bought it?”

“is there something hidden around here?”

“we’re not yet sure. but we’re planning to check.” liu zijian answered and handed the woman a file.

“what’s this?” han mingxia asked as she accepted the file but didn’t open it yet.

“the history of this place. to be specific, it’s a list of the previous owners. please look and tell me if you’re familiar with any of the names.”

han mingxia scanned the list but like what she expected, she didn’t know anyone. she shook her head. “i’m sorry i don’t know anyone. also, i’m not sure what you’re looking for. this place is a simple hill. if you want to know more about the relevance of this place, there’s another person who could probably tell you. but, unfortunately, she’s already dead.”

“who would that be? maybe we can find that person’s family.”

han mingxia looked at liu zijian and sighed. “the mother of your wife, zhang huiling. during the last days of my mother, my aunt became her best friend.”

liu zijian eyes lowered thus no one knew what he was thinking about. “can we do some minor excavation to check?”

“let me think about it.” she didn’t want to agree nor to disagree right at this time. although she wanted to keep the place serene, she also couldn’t help but be curious.

after liu zijian left, han mingxia looked at liu zilong again.

“what is your brother looking for?”

“i don’t know.” liu zilong simply answered.

han mingxia nodded. deep inside, she didn’t believe liu zilong. she understood that compared to liu zijian, an outsider like her wouldn’t really have the right to know what the liu family was planning.

*

“jian something is wrong?” han meixiu asked.

liu zijian who was currently in the car that would take him back to the central city, called han meixiu.

“i still didn’t receive any additional instruction from your mother.” liu zijian started and told han meixiu about his meeting with han mingxia.

“do you want me to call her?”

“you don’t need to. let her think. i still have a couple of days anyway. if during those days, your mother won’t contact me, then there’s no point of forcing your cousin to agree. your mother probably found the place she’s looking for. the effort of checking would just be worthless.”

liu zijian actually investigated ahead so by the time his mother in law asked him, he already has answers. but since he didn’t want to push han mingxia, he decided to give her time to think.

han meixiu was quiet on the other line. she normally wanted her husband to go back earlier than his original schedule. it was the reason why she persistently helped him. but hearing that her mother seemed to forget contacting her husband, the scheduled stay would remain the same.

“i understand. is there anything else you need to do? maybe i can help?” she asked in a slightly defeated voice.

“take a good rest. how’s the performance of the new members?”

“they’re good.” han meixiu quickly answered and reported the improvement in her department with full enthusiastic tone.

along the way, liu zijian was fully entertained. he never thought his wife could be this talkative. it seemed that she’s really enjoying her work as well as the people she’s working with.

*

at night, liu zijian received a call from his brother. he more or less expected it.

even with disguise, he could tell that han mingxia’s ‘bodyguard’ was liu zilong. it only took him a minute to figure out that his brother’s new assistant would be the woman.

as to why his brother ‘hired’ her, he’s not interested. he never wanted to understand the bizarre actions of liu zilong.

“what is it?”

“little zi… are you investigating something dangerous?”

“you don’t want to be father’s successor but you’re okay being a bodyguard?” instead of answering liu zijian asked to change the subject and also to remind his brother about the upcoming selection.

liu zilong coughed slightly. “that’s…not the case. i am just helping her. my question…”

“who can say it’s dangerous when it’s still in an investigation phase? you can say i merely collecting some data.”

“what do you want to do with those?”

“you don’t need to know. rest assured, it won’t hurt your woman.” liu zijian answered and ended the call.

“hey~!” liu zilong wanted to refute his brother’s words but he only heard a busy tone. he knew his brother’s temper. every time he’s into this kind of situation, he didn’t want to divulge any information. but it was just too tempting for liu zilong.

he’s probably too idle the past days and wanted to participate in his brother’s ‘work’. but except from usual work related issues, he’s not allowed to dip in liu zijian’s ‘investigation’.

*

exactly seven days after liu zijian ame to q city, he finally received a message.

‘stop. go back.’

liu zijian checked the time, it was sent around 4 in the morning and that was two hours ago. when he called the number, it was already not working.

although he received a message telling him to go back to k country, there’s a bit of hesitation in his heart. he immediately called han meixiu.

“..jian?” the voice clearly belonged to someone who had just woken up. it sounded sexy and enchanting that made liu zijian’s throat a bit dry.

“your mother wanted me to return.” liu zijian said after calming himself. he could vividly imagine what she looked like after being forcefully woken up. she probably didn’t fully open both of her eyes.

han meixiu quickly sat up. she was still on that small sofa bed in the twin’s room. “what did she say?”

“just go back and nothing else.”

“no other explanation?”

“none. i tried to contact the number but my call can no longer connect.”

“what’s your plan then?”

“i’ll investigate more for a while. then i’ll go back.”

“okay. but you have to call me often.” han meixiu said before ending the call. after putting the phone down, she looked at the two dumplings who also woke up. the two probably felt their father was calling.

“it seems that we have to wait for a few more days.” she whispered and leaned on to fix the blanket covering them.

the two smiled simultaneously and even uttered a simple sound.  find authorized novels in webnovel，faster updates, better experience，please click www.webnovel.com for visiting.

looking at the phone she casually tossed around, she noticed there was actually a message.

she abruptly read it. it contained the same message as what liu zijian received.

‘stop. go back.’