"….."
Ji Chu Hua stare with wide eye in disbelief.
Her bodyguards who are highly trained are…
All three of them laid on the ground. Each one groaning in pain.
One is holdinghis arm, the other covering his neck and the third one holding his leg.
How did it turn out this way?
Blood rush to her head and she angrily stomp her red heels on the ground. A loud clacking thud sounds with her index finger pointing at them.
"All of you get up! Get up right now! Did the Ji family pay for a bunch of useless people?!"
"Grr…"
"…."
This…..
All the hair on Ji Chu Hua's body stood on ends. She struggles a gulp and slowly turn her head in the direction of the sound.
Why would there be a wolf here?
At the same time, Ji Jingxu and Ting lower their hands and turn to look in the same direction. Even the animal sound sent shivers down their spine.
However….
To their surprise, they were all dumbfounded at what they thought was a wolf.
A few feet away from them, a white fluffy fur ball sat elegantly. It's postured no difference to a noble king. It's white fur sway in motion with the light wind that passes through.
Anyone who sees this can't help but want to hug it and bring it home to keep. However, despite its noble elegance, stain on the corner of its mouth is blood.
Ting furrow his brows in confusion. He swore he heard a wolf's growl, so why is he seeing a dog?
Unlike Ting, Jingxu quickly gather himself and his eyes lit up.
"Inu!"
"Wroof-!"
Inu's growl quickly changes to a playful bark when he heard Ji Jingxu. His tail wag side to side as if ready to play.
Struck in a daze, the corner of Ji Chu Hua's lip twitch uncontrollably. Her eyes dart from the little creature to her bodyguards.
Her mind becomes chaotic when she put the pieces together. To think her bodyguards were beaten by a tiny dog.
"Argh…."
The three bodyguards groan in pain as they struggle to balance themselves off the ground. Each shooting a deadly glare at the little white ball.
Seeing her bodyguards getting up, Ji Chu Hua sigh in relief. She knows that what happened earlier was out of pure luck. If her bodyguards were not distracted, that dog would not have had a chance to attack.
She points directly at Inu and shout.
"Get that little runt! I'm going to turn his fur into a coat!"
"Yes Miss!"
The three men wipe the blood from their mouth. Their eyes glare at Inu like a pack of hungry wolves finding their prey. Stretching their arms out, they slowly advance forward.
Inu stares at the men and does not run. His head tilt to the side with the expression of, 'what did I do?'
Seeing this, Ji Jingxu and Ting felt fear for the Samoyed. Lifting their legs, they dash to block the little guy from being taken hostage.
"Tsk tsk tsk."
Just when the both of them took a step, a voice sounds from behind Inu's tiny figure and they stop. Even Ji Chu Hua's men stop at the voice.
Following the voice comes the sound of heels clacking on the ground. The sound slowly makes its way to the little guy before a woman's tall and slender figure comes to view.
She wore a long wool coat with a high neck sweater and leather pants that wrap around her legs warmly. Everything on her body is colored in black along with her heels.
Her aura and the way she carry herself is natural and the complete opposite of Ji Chu Hua.
Her bluish green eyes stare fixated on Ji Chu Hua's brown eyes as if staring into her soul.
Being looked at by those sharp eyes, Ji Chu Hua felt her legs go weak, but she forces herself to remain calm.
Ji Jingxu stares at the woman with eyes sparking with excitement. He quickly runs to the woman and Samoyed with a wide grin.
"Jie!!"
Yue Ling shift her eyes away from the unpleasant woman and looks at her younger brother. The cold look in her eyes disappear and a soft smile curl on her lip.
"Jingxu."
As the sister and brother meet, Yue Ling check the boy for injuries, but seeing he didn't have any, she sighed inside. Good, nothing happened to him.
Seeing her do this, Ji Jingxu's cheeks flush in embarrassment and he wave his hands out.
"I'm okay. I'm okay."
He then points to Ting and his words continue with anger.
"But Ting took a blow from them."
Yue Ling arch a brow and tilt her head to look behind her younger brother. She sees Ting standing alone in the distance, but close enough to see the boy's swollen red cheek.
"I see."
She narrows her eyes and direct her eyes to the three men, before landing on Ji Chu Hua. The corners of her lip curl upward into a pleasant smile, but one can see the mockery behind it.
"I never knew the graceful Miss Ji is still the same as always. This is truly a sight to see."
Ji Chu Hua was still speechless. She could not move her eyes from Yue Ling at all.
She has long known that Yue Ling was in Imperial since they met in public, but she didn't think the woman would show up here. Especially at the right time too.
However, when she heard Yue Ling's words full of taunting, the colors on her face turn red. She takes a deep breath and put one hand on her hip. Her other hand raise and she flicks her hair behind her back.
"Hmmf, someone like you should not criticize me."
Saying this, she touches her chin and sneer at Yue Ling as she thought of something.
"How about we do it like this this, you give me that dog and I won't tell my grandfather about this. You know how he favors me out of all the grandchildren. In fact, I'll even put in some good words for you too."
"…."
Ji Jingxu could not believe what he is hearing. This evil witch said his grandfather favors her. When did this happen?
He scoffs sarcastically at Ji Chu Hua and gives her a disgusted look.
"Ji Chu Hua, did something hit you on the head? My old man strictly forbids you and your family here. How does that mean he favors you?"
"Y-You…"
Ji Chu Hua was quickly tongue tied at the little boy. Her hands clench tightly, and she looks away. She did not expect Ji Jingxu to refute her words in front of Yue Ling. The little bastard has no respect for her at all.
Unlike her, Yue Ling stare at her younger brother and she is truly proud of him. When her car pulled up to the driveway, she saw what was happening from a distance. Despite him being smaller than the three men, he didn't back down at all.
He has truly grown a lot. Especially after the incident with Ghost Gang, she can tell that he's been training with the soldiers. Not only him, but Ting too.
Shaking her head lightly, she looks at Ji Chu Hua and part her lip to speak.
"Miss Ji, you and I both know who grandfather Ji favors. Also, I'm sure you wouldn't want the media to know that you, the graceful Miss of the Ji family is bullying two little boys."
Yue Ling spoke her words and touch her chin. Her movement is exactly the same as what Ji Chu Hua did.
"Or... Should I tell the media that Miss Ji harbors ill intentions towards animals?"
Hearing Yue Ling's taunting words of threat, Ji Chu Hua's eyes turn bloodshot red. She glares at Yue Ling and wish to stab the woman repeatedly.
If the media found out about her being this way, her image in Imperial is over. Anyone who meets her can't wait to be on her good side, and yet…
She cast a glare at Yue Ling then Ji Jingxu.
"Han Yue Ling, you'll regret this!"
Her pretty features turn disoriented and she turns to her car. Her heels clacking loudly against the ground.
Seeing her leave, her three bodyguards did not waste another minute and follow.
Watching the evil witch leave, Ji Jingxu snort at her. He quickly ignores her and looks at his older sister. A wide happy smile appears on his face.
"Jie, why are you here?"
Yue Ling faintly smiles at him and she pat his head.
"No reasons, I brought Inu out since it's been a while."
She looks at Inu who is leisurely sitting at her side. Her training for the little guy always pays off. Even she was surprised to see him take out three large men.
Ji Jingxu pout his lip. He remembers Ji Chu Hua's words and he frown deeply.
"Ah, why are we not allow to tell those people that you are the real granddaughter and not that evil woman? I want to see her arrogant attitude rip off!"
Hearing his question, Yue Ling looks away from Inu and to the young man. She takes a deep breath and wrap her arm over his shoulder.
"Whether they know or not, it doesn't matter. Come, let's go inside. I want to have breakfast with you and yeye."
Saying this, she changes the topic and drags Ji Jingxu towards the house with Inu nobly following behind.
"Arrrhhhh-!!"
Ji Chu Hua let's out a shrieking yell as she pulls her hair. She angrily stomps her feet and glares at the Ji Mansion.
"Han Yue Ling… Just you wait. I will make sure you regret humiliating me like this."
She mumbles her words as one of her bodyguard open the rear door for her. She looks away from the Ji Mansion and gets inside her car.
"Miss, what about…. You know."
The bodyguard spoke with hesitation as he looks at her. They didn't get to meet General Ji, so wouldn't they be in trouble when returning?
Hearing the man, Ji Chu Hua pause in her step. She ponders in thought before quickly entering the backseat.
"It's fine. We'll return for now. I'll explain it to my father later."
The rear door closes and Ji Chu Hua sat quietly in the backseat. She cross her arms over her chest and recall what happened.
When she arrived, she ran into Ji Jingxu and the other boy outside. Things escalated and she ended up not getting the chance to go inside.
She knows that she and her family are now allowed to step foot inside Ji Mansion. However, her father said if she wants the Chairman position, she needs to coax the old man. If it wasn't for that, she would of never step foot here!
In the end, she got humiliated by that slut!
Whether it was the past of present, Han Yue Ling always stood up for Ji Jingxu. She is only someone related to the Ji family by marriage, yet, she acts high and mighty.
Thinking of Han Yue Ling embarrassing her, Ji Chu Hua takes her phone out and calls a person.
The call clicks a sound as the person from the other answers.
"Let's meet tonight. I'll send you the location."
Before the person could say anything, she scolds in anger as if venting her rage out and quickly ends the call.