1 A Loving Marriage

Lin Yan looked at her side and watch her husband as he sleeps. 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 and I don't mind if we adopt."

Lin Yan became stilled at his words, she has wondered how he knew what she was always thinking, she felt tears slipped 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 the old house tomorrow." Li Jun kissed her forehead lovingly and Lin Yan ended falling asleep in her husband hands and after ensuring that Lin Yan was asleep, Li Jun picked up his phone and saw a picture of a five years girl sleeping and written under the picture was 'Your daughter missed you.'

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The Li family is known to be the richest family in Country D and is known to be have even the country economy in their hands. No president is elected without their approval and marrying into their family is seem as a ticket to heaven.

Lin Yan sigh as she entered the old house, she gave her gift to the bulter and was led to the dinning table where almost all the Li family were gathered waiting for the rest members to arrived.

"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 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 to 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 was about to come out from her eyes because of her mother-in-law words. She was supposed to have been used to it by now, but been 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 great grand child 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 his laughter.

Lin Yan sat down and look at the remaining three empty chairs, she knew even if Li Jun came no one would still eat until the old master beloved grandson and great-grand daughter comes in and just then she heard a childish chirpy voice screaming "Grandpa!"

Old master Li stood up from his chair and carry the little child that 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 glare at Li Lingyun and said "You are late"

Li Lingyun sigh unfazed by the cold glare of his grand father 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 on 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 Xing and for so many years they were without child, when Meng Xing 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 bought up by Old master Li.

Li Qi on the other hand 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 girl which 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 a iron fist, but even with that Li Rui was not 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 married her to a member of the Tang family, Li Xin who refused to marry a man she did not love ended up killing herself.

Li Rui has always blamed his father for his sister 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.

Li Qi only Joy was that both his daughter-in-law and grandson was 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 place her on a seat beside him.

Looking at the cute little girl, Lin Yan heart ache to have her own child, her own little baby. She felt pity for Li Xiao, every one knew that she was not loved by her mother but she craved her mother's love and attention and at that moment Lin Yan wished Li Xiao was her daughter, she would no doubt spoil her with all the love and attention a mother could give.

Feeling a cold stare at her, Lin Yan gaze met Li Lingyun and she immediately bowed her head.

Old Master Li cleared his throat and look at the bulter standing beside him and said "You may serve the food now."

The bulter 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 does 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 angrily 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 had to marry this fruitless woman.

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 weekends.

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 it, her phone vibrated again and it show a picture of Li Jun hugging a little girl who seem to be five years old.