Since then, Lu Mengjie had been visiting a nearby cafe from her place. She did say that it was her favorite but it was just a lie. It was just she could freely contact Han Yizhou using the new phone Bai Jingye gave her. The guards who Bai Jingye assigned were in disguise but she could easily pinpoint them at the place.

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One month after. Guangzhou, China..

"Mom, I found her." A man with messy hair and an obvious dark bag under his eyes, entered the room. The man turned his blank eyes towards the couple in the room: Shi Enxi and Lu Mello.

"Oh... We have visitors."

"You found her?" Shi Enxi asked.

Xia Liqin nodded a bit, "yeah... She's in Japan."

Li Bingbing sighed heavily. "And I still have to deal with a troublesome daughter." She turned to her son and ordered, "Qinqing, schedule me a flight tonight."

"I... don't think that you'll be able to drag her ass home, mom." Xia Liqin was hesitant about whether to tell his mother the situation of his sister. He, himself, was surprised after learning about his sister's situation.

She raised a brow in confusion. "And why is that?"

"It's better if we hide her... Si Hongqi will seriously go mad if he found her..."

Shi Enxi furrowed her brows upon hearing what Xia Liqin said. Si Hongqi was Lu Mengjie's fiance and he was known to be a calm and collected man. She never saw him get furious despite how much Lu Mengjie did crazy things on him.

"Is she... pregnant?" Shi Enxi asked curiously. "With another man's child?"

Yes, that could only be the reason why her brother wanted to hide her from his sister's fiance.

Both Lu Mello and Li Bingbing were surprised when they heard what the other woman spouted.

"Pregnant with another man's child?" Lu Mello repeated, looking at Shi Enxi in confusion.

Shi Enxi grew up together with Lu Mengjie so she knew what kind of person she was and also the people around her. Lu Mengjie was basically like her best friend if she has to put their close relationship into words.

"Is that true, Liqin?" Li Bingbing questioned her son with a stern look plastered on her face.

Xia Liqin averted his eyes from his mother. He knew that his sister was surely going to get it from their mother this time. He didn't have a choice but to tell his mother the rest, "Worse... She is already married. She gave birth one month ago."

Li Bingbing's face instantly went dark. Everyone in the room could feel the temperature drop.

'Ah! Mother is turning into a dragon! She's turning into a dragon!' Xia Liqin feared his mother more than he feared Lu Xian Yu. The man hurriedly went and ended up hiding behind Shi Enxi.

Shi Enxi was also nervous, if there was someone she feared the most, it was her sister. She was definitely scary when angry. She was the only person she was willing not to mess up with.

Meanwhile, Lu Mello was looking at the two who were like scared kittens upon seeing how angry Li Bingbing was.

Well... He was the only brave one in the room to speak up after seeing how monstrous she became. She looked like she was about to skin a bitch.

"Sister Bingbing, please calm down."

Li Bingbing turned her sharp gaze to Lu Mello, she smiled at him but despite that smile, the whole room was still under pressure. "Calm down? I'm calm right now, Mello."

But despite saying that, she was itching to destroy the room out of her anger.

"Mengjie must have a reason behind why she hid this from everyone," he continued.

Li Bingbing smirked. "Oh, I would love to hear her reason."

"Liqin." She turned to her son. "Prepare for a flight tonight. We're going to pick your sister."

"I'm-" Xia Liqin's voice squeaked. A blush appeared on his cheeks out of embarrassment. He was a man with a deep voice and yet he squeaked in front of others. He cleared his throat and tried his best to sound calm. "I'm coming?"

"Of course, sweetheart. You're coming with me."

Xia Liqin turned to Shi Enxi as if asking for help.

Shi Enxi placed her hand on his shoulder and with her gaze, she told him, 'You have to go or else, who will stop Jiejie from beating Mengjie?'

Despite not saying anything, Xia Liqin was able to understand her gaze. He wanted to cry. If he tried to stop his mother, he might end up being beaten as well.

Shi Enxi definitely didn't want to deal with their problem. She has enough problems to take care of and she definitely didn't want to add another one.

'Sorry Mengjie, it looks like I won't be able to help you this time.' She thought.

"Enxi, you're coming with us." Li Bingbing said, turning to her younger sister.

"Eh? Why should I come?" Shi Enxi couldn't help but ask in confusion.

Why was her presence needed?

"My wife is pregnant, sister Bingbing." Lu Mello interrupted.

Li Bingbing raised a brow. "And so? No one said that a pregnant woman can travel."

Shi Enxi ended up gulping nervously. "I don't think you will need my help, sister."

"I need a distraction to catch my prey."

If Lu Mengjie found out that Li Bingbing was in the country, there was a high possibility that she would end up running away instead of the moment she saw her. Shi Enxi was her daughter's best friend so she was the perfect bait.

"Fine... I'll go then."

Lu Mello turned to Li Bingbing and asked, "how long are you planning on staying in Japan?"

Because of Lu Xian Yu's situation, Li Bingbing didn't want to stay long in that country. Her husband was sick and her presence was needed by him. "As soon as possible. Liqin can stay with Enxi for a week there but I'll be coming back with Mengjie as soon as possible."

Lu Mello nodded at the plan. He turned to look at Xia Liqin only to see his frowning face. "You have to pay me up. I'm going to be babysitting your wife you know."

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