My Husband Is The Emperor: I Woke Up With A Husband - Volume 1 Chapter 405 386

Shin organized the few books that lied around his room, he stayed quiet for a few minutes to think about the conversation he had with Kei. After what he and Shun did, they were both prohibited from participating in any news about the groups. One day ago, Shin overheard from the members of their clan that Akasaka had left China, possibly to China.

“Shin,” called Shun from behind, and Shin turned his face in surprise as he hadn’t expected for Shun to be right behind him after entering the room from the door noiselessly.

Shin sighed, talking before Shun could, “I know. it’s about Haruhi coming to China, right? I have heard about it before. We should get back to China but I doubt Kei would agree to our plan. If we had known about this before coming to that club, I would have gone there.”

“No it’s not that,” Shun closed the door behind him tightly, before he did, he even sneaked out his head to see whether or not there were people in the hallway. Once he checked there was no one, he came toward Shin’s side, “I…I overheard about something but I need you to be calm.”

Shin raised an eyebrow when he saw the worry that flickered on Shun’s eyes, and with a half smile, he jokingly replied, “Haven’t I been a calm person since children?”

“It’s not a joke, brother!” Shun yelled in a whisper voice. Panic settled on his face and he seemed like a cornered person who wasn’t able to make my choice. “Please just listen to me. From now on, what I am about to say should stay in this room and never leave outside. Can you promise me?”

Shin noticed of how the expression Shun had twisted in more worry. At first, he didn’t paid much attention to it, but now that he had realized the frantic his little brother shown, Shin took his words seriously, “Okay. I promise with my entire life. Tell me.”

Biting to his lips, Shun parted to speak, and at the same time, the thunder glowered from the sky. The black sky turned brighter for a moment before it faded to blackness. After hearing what Shun said, Shin’s eyes widened. He appeared as though he had been struck by the lightning from the sky, unable to talk or accept what he heard.

After another full minute of silence, he finally let out a few words he could squeeze from his throat. “Y…You are lying,” Shin whispered in a tone full of doubt, yet regardless of his doubt, he knew Shun would never joke about such a thing. “Grandfather is ill? Where did you hear that from?”

“From them,” Shun answered, he closed his eyes to see Shin’s knuckles turning white with the amount of pressure he used to clutch his palms tighter. “His condition is severe and based from what Kei said he doesn’t have much time.”

Shin didn’t want to accept it. He didn’t want to believe that his grandfather was ill. “How long?”

“One or two years at best. Li Lian doesn’t know this,” whispered Shun. At his last sentence, his breaths hardened. “Where are you going?!”

“To meet grandfather,” Shin declared but Shun pulled him before he was able to leave. “And what? We can’t do anything!”

“Still, we…there must be a way…” But Shin stopped his words as he knew how ridiculous he sounded. His grandfather had every resource to the hospital, yet his illness wasn’t able to be cured, which means that there was no more way for him. The more the elder twin put his thought into it, his blood run cold. “You said Li Lian doesn’t know about this, what about her husband?”

“I don’t know,” replied Shun, “But I don’t think he knows either. If he knew he would have brought Li Lian back to Japan to meet grandfather as she would also insist to do so.”

Shin pressed his forehead, “Haruhi’s contract would take longer than three years or even more for us to settle with. Li Lian doesn’t know about grandfather’s illness. Does grandfather intend to keep his illness in silence until his death?” There was disbelief, shock, disappointment on both Shin and Shun’s expression, but more than anything there was fear. The twins do not want to lose their grandfather who was the only person left on their family after Li Lian.

“Li Lian would be devastated,” whispered Shun to himself. Even for the twins, they weren’t able to accept the news without loosing their mind to sadness, and it would be even worse for Li Lian who had been close with the Old Master. “Don’t you think we should tell her?”

“We should,” Shin responded only after a long silence, “We kept her in the dark last time, and instead of walking into a happier life, it had become only a burden and misfortune to her. Keeping her in the dark again wouldn’t be fair for us but I can’t…I can’t tell her this.”

Shun’s brows twisted at his brother’s words that were the most painful he had heard after their parent’s death. “I feel the same. But it would be all too late for Li Lian if she heard the news when grandfather is…” Shun swallowed his words, letting Shin to fill the blank. “Should we tell her husband instead? Perhaps that man could help us to tell this news to Li Lian,” Shun proposed.

“But we don’t have that man’s contact,” Shin frowned before adding, “No I think I know a way to contact him. Let’s keep this only between us.”

“That’s what I planned to,” responded Shun.

While the twins were shaken by the news about their grandfather, Li Lian stepped out from the room, bidding goodbye to Madam Li after they had sorted the misunderstanding. Thinking about how there was still a secret she hid from Li Jun Wei’s grandfather, her heart felt unsettled.

Since childhood, Li Lian was never embarrassed about the fact that she lived in a Yakuza environment. Her parents didn’t accept her when knowing about it, and even goes as far as making a contract where she should never mention about her past in Japan to anyone. At that time, she had no family to return to and although she was disappointed by her biological parent’s decision, it was once her wish to live with her blood related family.

But now, Li Lian doesn’t want to hide who she was or which family she grew up in. Including to Li Jun Wei’s family even if his family wouldn’t accept her with open hands any longer.

While she was in thought, from afar she saw Li Jun Wei’s car arriving to the entrance and her smile crinkled.