53 Im fond of you (1/2)

REALM 145, XILING HOTEL

They all finished their meal rather awkwardly. What was meant to be a rather fun dinner had become extremely frustrating. Zhao Detong had developed doubts about Chàng Bo, and Mao Lu's mood was at an all time low.

When they paid for the meal and exited the restaurant, no one to spoke to each other.

As Mao Lu and Chàng Bo headed towards their car, Lee Heri stopped them. She pulled Mao Lu aside. \”Tonight was fun Lu. I'm glad that you're so mature and can forget the childish things of the past. You're much better than the company you keep.\”

Mao Lu glared at her, she was really testing his patience, \”What do you want to say Heri?\”

She smiled as she looked Mao Lu up and down, \”I just think wealth looks good on you. I can tell that you're not the bankrupt boy anymore. Did you run into some good fortune?\”

\”That's really none of your business Heri.\”

Lee Heri continued as if she hadn't heard Mao Lu speak, \”You know I never could meet another person like you Lu, so now that we're adults I give you the permission to officially date me now. I think we look good together, and my Father has been pressuring me to get married lately, and the candidates he's picked out are all pretty detestable. Running into you today must be like fate, and I can tell you've changed a lot. So what do you say?\”

Mao Lu's eyes were round and his expression filled with disbelief. \”Wow. just wow Heri. After everything you've done to me you say this.\”

Lee Heri's smile didn't drop, \”It would be a convenient relationship and it would give you a lot of status. I might even tell you a little secret that you'd love to hear.\”

Mao Lu laughed. Was Lee Heri crazy? Was she so egotistical that she saw everyone around her as pawns at her disposal?

\”Lee Heri, I don't care what secrets you have to tell me, or what you can offer me. I don't need it. Our lives went on their separate paths a long time ago. I am not a tool for your convenience. This entire evening I have been extremely polite to you. Don't force me to stop being civil.\” Mao Lu turned away from her and headed towards Chàng Bo.

\”So I guess you don't want to know why your Father's business went bankrupt, or why you were given so much debt.\” Lee Heri shouted.

Mao Lu's steps faltered. His eyes turned bloodshot as he turned back towards Heri, \”What-what did you just say?\”

\”Did you never think it was odd Mao Lu. All that debt, just from a bankruptcy. Did your Father really not make a contingency plan, did he really have nothing to fall back on if he fell into debt? Why did everyone, including Zhao Detong's and Fei Bing Bing's families turn their backs on you? You must have had doubts all these years. You must have suspected that there was so much more to all of it, right? Well I know the answer. And I might just tell you it if you decide to date m-\”

He shook her. \”And what is the answer, who is it. Why! Why did they destroy my family!? WHY!?\”

Several seemingly casual bystanders at the front of the hotel, suddenly brought out guns. Pointing them at Mao Lu. One man wearing a tuxedo yelled, \”Let go of the Young Mistress.\”

Mao Lu didn't let go, his grip only got tighter, his eyes filled with desperation. In the past all this doubt and conspiracy hadn't mattered to him, since no matter who caused his family to collapse he had neither the power of influence to do anything about it. Revenge was something that was better left in the movies or in the books. He had wanted to live his life and put all of it behind him. But now everything was different.

Not only had Lee Heri confirmed all the suspicion that he'd had over the years, but he now had the ability to get justice for his family.

\”WHO DID THIS TO MY FAMILY HERI? WHO!\” he shouted, his spit going on her face.

Lee Heri quivered, she'd never seen Mao Lu like this before.

The man wearing a tuxedo, inched closer to Mao Lu and said in a low threatening voice, \”If you don't let go of the Young Mistress I will shoot you in the leg.\”

Zhao Detong and Fei Bing Bing, who had exited the hotel restaurant at the same time as them, could only watch this scene in horror.

\”Mao Lu! Let go of Heri, she's not worth it. Ignore her, she's just antagonising you for no reason other than her own warped fun. She probably doesn't even know what she's talking about. Don't stoop to her level.\” Fei Bing Bing called out.

The man with a tuxedo, was rather tall, his mostly handsome face was covered in scars. He stood next to Mao Lu, pointing his gun at his knee. \”Let go of her. At this proximity if I shoot now I will disable you, and if you try to take this to court you are the one that will lose. Think wisely and leave now while I'm giving you a chance.\”

\”Who do you think you're threatening?\” Chàng Bo asked darkly. No one had noticed him come behind the man with the tuxedo. And in his hand was a gun, actually it was the gun that the Tuxedo man had been holding mere seconds ago.

Chàng Bo looked at the weapon inquisitively, \”What is this thing?\” he wondered. He pointed it towards the Tuxedo man out of curiosity, and pulled the trigger.

\”BANG!\”

The loud shot rang through the air. The bullet grazed against the Tuxedo man's neck, narrowly avoiding burrowing itself into him, leaving a bloody wound. As the bullet hit the ground behind the man, Chàng Bo smiled. \”Wow what a fun little toy.\” he muttered.

Everyone was silent. Lee Heri's security that were pointing guns at them, stared blankly. That had all happened too quickly.

The Tuxedo man screamed, and grabbed his bleeding neck.

Mao Lu was startled, he stared at the scene in horror and quickly let go of Lee Heri, \”Chàng Bo!\”

Chàng Bo was still admiring the gun, \”Yes.\” he said casually.

Mao Lu didn't know what to say. He looked at Lee Heri and wanted to question her more, but as he saw a growing crowd and noticed people calling the police, he decided that he could interrogate Lee Heri another time. \”Chàng Bo let's go, put the gun down.\”

Chàng Bo pouted a little as he heard Mao Lu say this. \”Fine.\” He said obediently as he placed the gun next to the Tuxedo man who was glaring at him.

\”Lee Heri, we'll discuss this another time.\” Mao Lu said coldly as he pulled Chàng Bo towards the car, he flashed Bing Bing and Detong a rather helpless look as he disappeared into the driver's seat and drove off.

Lee Heri's guards crowded around her, \”Young Mistress are you okay? Do you want us to chase them?\” A female guard asked.

Lee Heri collapsed to her knees, her shoulders were red and bleeding from where Mao Lu had grabbed her. Her pale face was covered with a red blush. \”Lu has become so much more exciting then he used to be. He's so attractive when he's angry.\”

The female guard gave Lee Heri a puzzled look. \”There is seriously something wrong with this girls head\” she thought

\”Let's just go, there's no reason to give chase to them. It was Ki Bae's own fault for being careless and getting shot.\” Lee Heri said as she stood up.