Lin Yan looked at her side and watched her husband as he slept. Marrying Li Jun has been the best decision of her life, even though she has not been able to give him a child in their three years of marriage, and that has always made her feel that she was not good enough for him. Li Jun, who has always been a light sleeper, felt someone gaze on him. he opened his eyes and saw his wife staring at him. With the look in her eyes, he knew what she was already thinking, "Why aren’t you asleep?" he asked. Lin Yan blushed and said, "I love looking at you instead. I think watching you sleep is now my favorite hobby." Li Jun chuckled and hugged her. "I love you,u and I don’t mind if we adopt." Lin Yan was still at his words. She had wondered how he knew what she was always thinking. She felt tears slip from her eyes and hugged Li Jun tightly as she whispered, "I love you too. I’m sorry." "No need to be sorry. Now go to sleep, remember we need to go to the old house tomorrow." Li Jun kissed her forehead lovingly, and Lin Yan ended up falling asleep in her husband's hands. After ensuring that Lin Yan was asleep, Li Jun picked up his phone and saw a picture of a five-year-old girl sleeping, and written under the picture was ’Your daughter missed you.’ The Li family is known to be the richest family in Country D and is known to have even the country's economy in their hands. No president is elected without their approval, and marrying into their family is seen as a ticket to heaven. Lin Yan sighed as she entered the old house. She gave her gift to the butler and was led to the dining table, where almost all the Li family were gathered, waiting for the rest members to arrive. "You are late." This word was said by Wang Hua, Li Jun mother. The Wang family was also one of the top family in country D until the Wang family was faced with a huge bankruptcy situation and getting married to the Li family was the only way out. It was an arranged marriage and even though Wang Hua and Li Rui have been married for so many years with two kids, every member of the family knew that there was no love between them. Lin Yan looked at her mother-in-law and bowed her head slightly as she said, "I’m sorry, my mother, I was just busy." "Busy with what? It’s not as if you even have a child to make you busy. I wonder what spell you have cast on my son that has made him not divorce you and take another wife who will be able to carry on this family legacy." Lin Yan bowed her head in shame and tried her best to swallow the tears that were about to come out of her eyes because of her mother-in-law's words. She was supposed to have been used to it by now, but being reminded every time by her mother-in-law still hurts. "That’s enough." Old master Li said, he looked at Lin Yan coldly and said, "I don’t even want a grandchild from a woman who can not defend herself from a bully." Wang Hua clenched her fist when she realized that Old master Li was calling her a bully. She looked at her husband, hoping he would at least defend her, but she saw him trying to hold back his laughter. Lin Yan sat down and looked at the remaining three empty chairs. She knew that even if Li Jun came, no one would still eat until the old master's beloved grandson and great-granddaughter, nd just then she heard a childish, hi rpy voice screaming, "Grandpa!" Old master Li stood up from his chair and carried the little child who was running towards him. "No running, Li Xiao," Lin Ya felt chills when she heard that voice. A voice that is always cold but has a bit of softness whenever it refers to his daughter. Old master Li went back to his seat with Li Xiao on his lap, and then he glared at Li Lingyun and said, "You are la. te" Li Lingysighedigh, unfazed by the cold glare of his grandfather as he said, "I would have been earlier if your great grand daughter would have bathed instead of playing with the water." Seeing Li Lingyun like this, one would think he is an easy-going person, but everyone sitting at this table knew how terrifying this man was. The outsiders still think that the Li family is controlled by Old master Li, but everything is a lie; the real master of the Li family is Li Lingyun. The Old master Li gave birth to two sons, Li Hong Lei and Li Qi. Li Hong Lei got married to the only daughter of the Meng family, Meng Xin, and for so many years they were without a child. When Meng Xin was pregnant with Li Lingyun, they all felt it was a miracle; after all, she was already old. When Li Lingyun was five years old, he lost his parents in a car accident, so he was brought up by Old master Li. Li Q, on the other hand, nd became the president of the Li Corporation when Li Hong Lei died. Two years later, his wife Su Mei died from lung cancer, leaving behind a boy and a g,irl who were Li Rui and Li Xin. Li Qi has always been strict, and no doubt after his wife passed away, he raised Li Rui and Li Xin with an iron fist, but even with that, Li Rui was nas ot ambitious as his father, but fortunately, his son Li Jun was. Li Qi was disappointed that his only son was a disappointment, afraid his daughter would turn the same way, he planned to marry her to a member of the Tang family, Li Xin, who refused to marry a man she did not love,e ended up killing herself. Li Rui has always blamed his father for his sister's death, and at that point, he turned to liquor and gambling to ease the pain of losing his sister until he became addicted to the lifestyle. LiQi's only Joy was that both his daughter-in-law and grandson were as ambitious as him. He was a strict man who hated weaklings, he was greedy and wish to one day control the whole of the Li family but that wish was crushed when Li Lingyun kicked him out of the president seat and became the new president of Li corporation but Li Qi was still able to make his grandson, Li Jun the vice president of Li Corporation. "Where is that wife of yours?" Old master Li asked. "Mama is not feeling well, so she had to stay behind." Li Xiao said when she heard them talking about her mother. Li Lingyun carried Li Xiao from his grandfather and placed her on a seat beside him. Looking at the cute little girl, Lin Yan ached to have her child, her baby. She felt pity for Li Xiao, everyone knew that she was not loved by her mother, but she craved her mother’s love and attention, and at that moment,t Lin Yan wished Li Xiao were her daughte;, she would no doubt spoil her with all the love and attention a mother could give. Feeling a cold stare at her, Lin Yan's gaze met Li Lingyun, and she immediately bowed her head. Old Master Li cleared his throat and looked at the butler standing beside him, and said, "You may serve the food now." The butler nodded and left. "You waited for Li Lingyun, but you can’t wait for Li Jun?" Wang Hua spoke up seeing the injustice in the situation. She felt as if the old man did not value her son at all, and she hated it. "I never knew your son was so important for me to wait for him, and besides, can you take the responsibility if Li Xiao starts crying because she is hungry?" Wang Hua glare at Lin Yan, she felt that if she had a grandson then maybe the old man wouldn’t have been so cold to her. Why did her son have to marry this fruitless woman freewebnøvel. coɱ Lin Yan could feel her mother-in-law eyes on her and she knew what Wang Hua was thinking but to her relief Li Jun came in. He greeted Old master Li and all his elders before sitting beside Lin Yan. "You are late." This time, it was Li Lingyun who said this. It has been a tradition for the Li family to always have a meal in the old house every weekend. Li Jun looked at his uncle with a calm gaze and said, "I was busy." "You know Li Jun is a busy man; he just didn’t manage his time well. Perhaps if he had a capable wife and one who doesn’t just eat away his money, then I am sure he wouldn’t have come late. But it is a good thing he came before the food was served." Wang Hua said as she defend her son. She knew her useless husband wouldn’t do it. Once the food was served, everyone began eating in silence, until Lin Yan felt a vibration on her phone., She opened it and saw it was a message from an unknown number. ’How well do you know your husband?’ Lin Yan read the message and wondered who sent i., Her phone vibrated again, and it showed a picture of Li Jun hugging a little girl who seemed to be five years old.