Chapter 2: I Wish You Were My Mother

It was nighttime, although it was tradition for the whole family to stay at the old house during the weekend, Li Lingyun told the old master that he could not stay for the night. "Why not?" Old master Li asked with a frown. "I have to travel for a business deal tonight." "I wonder how you grew up this way, you care for nothing apart from business, not even for your old man anymore." "Stop exaggerating, grandpa. And besides, don’t you think this tradition is getting old already?y. You forced people who don’t like each other to have dinner together." "How dare you speak to your grandfather like that?" Li Qi said coldly "I don’t need you to defend me. Anyway, you can leave,,e but Li Xiao is staying with me till you come back from your business trip." Li Lingyun looked at Li Xiao, who was busy playing with the main, and immediately disagreed, "Li Xiao is a naughty child, I don’t think you will be able to keep up with her wits." Old Master Li lifted his stick and used it to hit Like Lingyun's leg as he said, "Are you calling me old? Don’t forget I was the one who raised you." "Uncle, Great-grandfather is right, Li Xiao can stay here and we will all look after her while you are on your business trip, and besides, I am sure we can take better care of her than Shen Yi." Shen Yi, the adopted daughter of the Shen family and wife of Li Lingyun. She hated her daughter because she felt she could no longer continue her dream of being an actress, because of Li Xiao. Forced to keep her pregnancy and even marry a man known to be terrifying made her bitter and hateful towards the father and daughter. Li Lingyun's eyes darkened at the mention of Shen Yi, and then he looked at Lin Yan and asked, "Can I trust you with the safety of my daughter?" Lin Yan was shocked at why Li Lingyun would ask her that, and besides, she was still thinking about the picture and message that was sent to her by the unknown number, and then she felt that taking care of Li Xiao would help her get her mind off some things. Lin Yan smiled and nodded, "Yes, you can trust me with Li Xiao." Li Lingyun stared at Lin Yan for a few seconds before smiling. He walked towards his daughter and kissed her forehead. "Be a good girl to your aunt. Daddy will be back tomorrow." His voice was so gentle and sweet, and even his eyes screamed affection as he looked at his daughter. And at this point, Lin Yan started to wonder if Li Jun was mistaken; how could this man be known as a terrifying person? "Li Xiao will be a good girl." Replied Li Xiao with her childish and cute voice. Li Lingyun smiled and bowed slightly before old master Li as a sign of respect before leaving the old house. When he was in his car, his assistant Gu Wei began his report of his schedule. Li Lingyun listened with his eyes closed and suddenly interrupted Gun Wei when he asked, "What do you think of Li Jun and Lin Yan's marriage?" Gu Wei was silent at first after all the questions caught him by surprise, and he wondered why his boss was suddenly curious about his nephew's marriage. "Well i don’t know what to say, if it was before I would say that their marriage is one of love but after finding out that young master Li Jun have a daughter with his ex girlfriend and have been having an affair with her for almost a year, I would say Lin Yan is too naive." "Is she? I think she is smart, and the only reason she let the Li family walk over her is because of her love for Li Jun." "But why are you suddenly interested in Lin Yan? Could it be that..." Gu Wei couldn’t complete his statement because of the terrifying look Lingyun gave him. "Drive to the house, I left an important document there." Back at the old house. Lin Yan tucked Li Xiao on her bed, even though it wasn’t hers. Lin Yan felt that she was a mother when she played with Li Xiao today; she told her many stories, a nd still Li Xiao refused to sleep. "Why won’t you sleep? Are you missing your dad?" Li Xiao shook her head and said, "I wish you were my mother." Lin Yan felt her heart soften and smiled, "Even though your mom doesn’t show it, I am sure she loves you, but has not realized it yet." There were times she felt that Li Xiao knew more than what a three-year-old should, but perhaps that was the effect of not being loved by her mother. "Then when will she realize?" Li Xiao asked with misty eyes. She could not understand why her mother did not love her. "Do you love Li Xiao?" Lin Yan smiled and said, "Of course I do. Li Xiao is so cute. It’s already late, go to sleep." Li Xiao nodded obediently and closed her eyes. Sun Villa Li Lingyun entered his room and was surprised when he saw Shen Yi. he looked at his supposed wife coldly and asked, "What are you doing in my room?" "I heard from the servants that you were coming back, so I decided to wait for you here. I am glad you did not bring that little brat with you." Shen Yi said with a smile. "What are you doing in my room?" Li Lingyun asked again with a menacing look in his eyes. Seeing that look made Shen Yi tremble, but she knew he wouldn’t be able to do anything to her after all, she was still the mother of his beloved daughter. "I want you to sign this." Shen Yi said as she handed a document to him. Li Lingyun looked through the documents, and his gaze became darker and colder as he said, "You want me to invest my money in your lover. Have you lost your mind?" "Mu Chen is a great actor in the movie industry, and I am sure that you won’t lose money if you invest in his movie." Shen Yi replied arrogantly. "Why are you looking at me so coldly? Is it wrong if I want to help someone I love? I mean, this is the least you can do for me after forcing me to give birth to that brat." "Call my daughter that again and I will make you lose your tongue."Li Lingyun warned coldly, but both he and Shen Yi knew that it wasn’t just a threat. Shen Yi knew that this man could do it. "This is the reason I can never love you. You are so cold and terrifying. You pretend to be a loving father to Li Xia,o but I am sure that if Li Xia were told to see this side of you, then even she would hate you. I don’t want to argue with you tonight, just sign it. One billion Yuan is a small amount of money to you anyway." Li Lingyun walked closer to Shen Yi and grabbed her chin tightly as he said, "If I sign this, then you must do something for me in return. Just for a day, show Li Xiao that she has her mother's love." Shen Yi was currently terrified, with Li Lingyun's hands grabbing her chin, she could feel his cold aura all around her. But she knew he wouldn’t do anything to her, so she steel herself and said," Why should I do? Why do I have to stomach your daughter for 24 hours? Why do I have to pretend that I love her when seeing her constantly reminds me of the things I had to give up because you didn’t want me to abort? You know, Li Xiao has been asking me why I hated her, maybe it is time to tell her what a mistake she is?" Shen Yi immediately felt air leaving her, as she felt Li Lingyun's tight hold on her neck, and then she heard his menacing and cold dark voice as he whispered in Shen Yi's ear," Do that, I will snap your neck right now. You shouldn’t test your luck, the only reason you are still alive today is because Li Xiao still crave for your affection but the moment she stops, then I advise you to run far away from here, even from this country because I will spare nothing to make your life miserable before ending it." He then took a pen from his drawer and signed the document. Shen Yi quickly took the document from his hands and said, "Since you hate me so much, why don’t you just sign the divorce papers. Then I can finally be with the one I love." "You love no one but yourself, elf Shen Yi. And I will never allow my daughter to be mocked as someone who came from a broken family. If you were to leave Xiao's life, then it wouldn’t be through a divorce; it would be the presentation of your dead body." Li Lingyun took the document he had come for and left. Shen Yi, on the other hand, knew he wasn’t joking. The only thought on her mind was how to escape, but how could she escape from a man who had the country at the palm of his hand?