His Rui

Lu Jianye had never thought that as soon as he will return from the Imperial Court he will see a maid waiting for him especially outside the Lu Manor.

"Second Young Miss Li wants to meet Young Master Lu."

The maid told him in a very low voice and very cautiously.

Lu Jianye could understand very well the reason behind her cautiousness. Li Na was still a maiden.

A maiden sending this kind of invitation to a man was not a good thing in other people's eyes. He just nodded his head acknowledging the maid's words and then asked his servant to take all the details from here where he was to meet Li Na.

As soon as he stepped inside the Lu Manor, a smile appeared on his beautiful face making it look more beautiful.

He was going to see Li Na.

Regardless of why she had called him to meet her, he was excited to see her. After all, it has been so many days since the last time he had seen her.

"Brother Jianye"

A soft voice sounded in the living room of Lu Manor and Lu Jianye halted amidst his steps. His eyes went to look at the girl standing in the middle of living room.

She seemed to be familiar but a little unfamiliar at the same time.

"Brother Jianye didn't recognize me?"

The girl was very beautiful. However, Lu Jianye still couldn't help but find her less beautiful compared to Li Na.

His Li Na was more beautiful…especially when she danced; she looked as if no one could catch her. 

Lu Jianye eyes were filled with a stranger brightness as he thought about Li Na.

However, the girl standing in front of him thought that the brightness in his eyes was for her. Her heart was filled with excitement when she thought this.

She had liked Lu Jianye very much since childhood and they were also betrothed at a very young age. In fact, her family had just come to Lu Manor today for this purpose only. 

"Yu Wei"

She whispered her name softly and then said.

"Does Brother Jianye recognizes me now?" 

Lu Jianye obviously remembered and recognized the girl after she told him her name. He used to play a lot with his sister and her friends some times in his childhood.

However, his face didn't look too good after he recognized Yu Wei. Because with that, he seemed to remember that he had a marriage betrothal with the girl of Yu family.     

A betrothal …that could now get in the way of him taking Li Na as his concubine.

Two days ago, Lu Jianye had been very happy to receive a letter from Li Qiang that he agreed to marry Li Na with him if he still goes on with his plan.

The plan of making Li Na his wife in the future by going against his own clan's elders.

However, at that time he didn't remember this marriage betrothal.

Seeing the redness on Yu Wei's eyes, he felt a kind of irritation and guilt spreading inside his heart…something that he didn't like at all.

His mind couldn't help but make him remember just how happy and frest he was feeling when he was thinking about Li Na. With these thought, an unknown dislike appeared inside Lu Jianye's heart for Yu Wei who had not done anything wrong.

"I do remember you."

He just said these words with quite an indifferent face and then left the living room silently. 

Yu Wei's face feel but she assured her heart by saying that Lu Jianye must be tired after attending the Imperial Assembly and that's why he behaved like this. 

The servant came back soon and Lu Jianye immediately allowed him inside his room. 

He asked the servant everything and frowned when the servant told him he was to meet Li Na inside the garden of Li Manor.

No doubt that it was a perfect place for meeting. Even this meeting was a secret from Minister Li and other members of Li family, there would be no harm even if they got caught.

However, how would he enter Li Manor without being noticed!

"Leave"

Lu Jianye said to his servant. After the servant left, he sighed deeply. Although he was a martial artist, he was not that capable. 

But for Li Na, he could try to jump over Li Manor's wall …something that he has never done before.

A smile graced Lu Jianye's beautiful face again as he thought just how much these special feelings were changing him.

He had never compromised for any other person in his life …not even his parents or sister.

However for Li Na, he could do anything, just to make her happy and satisfied.

Little did he know that his feelings were genuine but not for a right person.

The person he loved can never be genuine towards him.

On the other hand, the person who was genuine towards him he could not see her even with his eyes opened.

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Xi Ying also, of course, got to know about this matter.

Sitting inside his study room, he glanced at his wife who was sitting beside him before he turned to look at his shadow guard and said

"Let them do whatever they want for now."

Surprise flashed through Li Rui's eyes. She had thought that he would use this chance to harm Li Na's already low reputation in the Imperial City.

However, Xi Ying's plans were different.

She didn't know that Xi Ying was more firm and decisive in not leaving any way for the people who obstructed his way.

"We will counterattack at the moment when they would be thinking that everything is going right."

The shadow guard smirked coldly just like their master while Li Rui who watched this scene calmly. Inside her heart, she was taking in everything calmly.

Xi Ying's scheming ways were still new to her.

She had always been straightforward towards her enemies. In fact, she had retaliated very rarely. She would ignore annoying people until they were not harming her or her people in any way.

And if they were, she did have to be careful and chose the way of attack and retreat. After all, she wasn't powerful enough. She only had her mind to use and her people who were loyal to her. 

But Xi Ying's way was completely different.

He only attacked and never retreated.   

It was only his enemies who retreated.