That's right. If she remembered correctly, Si Guanlin has always been on bad terms with his younger brother. Even since their childhood days, the two brothers didn't get along together especially when there were two factions, pulling them apart. They were the sons of Si Enlin and Yong Sianqi. Just like Lu Mengjie and Han Yizhou's fathers, Si Enlin was a powerful figure in the Azure Republic, except that he didn't have any connections in the underworld. He was rather a decent man. The only reason why he was a resident in the Azure Republic was because the Si family was included in the family who practiced ancient martial arts. Han Qinshan and Si Enlin were frenemies all because they once loved the same woman, who was Han Qinshan's first wife.

The only dangerous thing about the Si family was that they were the so-called 'Shadow' of the Wolf King. In the past, they were the ones that were trying to control the Han royal family from behind but Si Enlin was a different person, he didn't want to be connected in the true, dark business of his family. Since he was the head of the family, as long as he was alive, he made sure that the Si family was under control from the elders that were trying to bring back the once glorious bloody days of the family. They wanted to take the throne from the Han family that has been ruling the Azure republic for years. They were the people in the Si family that were trying to poison the children's minds, especially Si Guanlin who was going to be the next head of the family.

But.. despite the conflict between the brothers, ever since Lu Mengjie was introduced in their lives, she became a bridge for them. Everyone may see Si Guanlin as a man who could never be saved anymore after having his mind poisoned by the elders but.. she believed that there was something more in him. She believed that he still had goodness in him. That's the reason why she invited him to her organization.

"Jiejie?" Her brother's voice was heard, snapping her out from the memories she just recalled.

She slowly came back to her senses. She blinked her eyes a few times. On the other hand, Han Yizhou ended up looking at her when he felt her squeeze his hand.

"Is there something that matters?" Her lover asked, noticing the uneasiness in her eyes.

"Wrath," she said aloud.

Xia Liqin's eyes widened in surprise. Did she remember him?

On the other hand, Shi Enxi remained quiet. The only reaction Lu Mengjie received from her was when the side of her lips curled into a knowing smile. She knew all the members of her harem. She was the person who helped her form the group.

(Flashback)

"I'm going to collect men around the world!" A nine years old Mengmeng declared.

Shi Enxi, who was a year older than her, was looking at her, unamused. "Your dad will cough blood if he hears this right now."

The brunette boy sitting beside her nodded in agreement. "Qinqing is enough for Jiejie!"

"But I can't marry my baobei! You're my brother!" She huffed.

"Then are you saying that you want to have a harem?"

Lu Mengjie ended up blinked a few times in confusion. "Harem?"

Xia Liqin turned to Shi Enxi and asked curiously, "what's a harem, Jiejie?"

"I only heard it from my history class but according to what I understand, harem is a word used for a person with many lovers. In the past, the Emperors in China always had their own harems of their own," she explained.

"Eh? They're not married?" The young Lu Mengjie asked curiously.

"Well.." Shi Enxi paused and tried to remember what her teacher said. "The King is only married to the Queen but even when married, he is allowed to keep other women and they call them 'concubines'. The Queen is the head of the King's harem, she is the one leading the house of concubines."

The other girl's eyes sparkled in delight as she listened to her explanation."I want to have a harem then!"

A gasp was heard from little Xia Liqin. "If Jiejie is going to have a harem, I want to join too!"

"Okay!" She exclaimed with no hesitation. She was still clueless about what it really meant and so was Shi Enxi since it hasn't been fully discussed in her class.

"What name will you give your harem?" The older girl inquired. She took the pillow from the side and hugged it, resting her chin on top.

"Do I have to give it a name?"

"Of course."

"Jiejie, you have to give us a cool name!"

The girl pondered on a name but nothing interesting entered her mind so she said with uncertainty, "Mengmeng's handsome boys?"

"And Qinqing, the most handsomest!" Her brother chimed in with a bright look on his face.

A blank look appeared on Shi Enxi's face. "Why does it sound like you're selling your boys instead? You're not going to sell them in the market, right?"

"Of course not! Mengmeng's handsome boys and Qinqing the most handsomest are only mine!"

Shi Enxi: "..." To think that she would actually consider what her brother said.

"How about 'Poisoned Apple'?"

The children turned to the woman who interrupted their playtime. Li Bingbing. She has been standing, leaning against the doorpost since they have started talking about the 'harem'. She was supposed to call them down for dinner but she decided to listen.

"Why that? It sounds weird and not pretty!" Lu Mengjie huffed, crossing her arms together as she looked at her mother with a pout.historical

"I think it's cool. You'll regret giving a poor name to your harem once you grow up." She began approaching them as she continued, 'you are the King of the harem, right? 'Poisoned Apple' sounds so cool and badass!"

"But poisoned apple almost killed Snow White, right mama?" the young boy said when he remembered that certain tale.

"Exactly! Snow White ate the poisoned apple but it didn't kill her. Also, there are seven dwarfs, right? If you plan on collecting men, I'm sure they'll be lots so you will have to divide them by groups and appoint leaders."

The children were very attentive to the adult before them even if there were things that they couldn't understand.

"Instead of using 'seven dwarfs', what should be a good alternative?"

"Seven sins?" This was the first thing that popped out of her mind. She has been reading different kinds of dark books in the library lately.

Li Bingbing's eyes brightened. "That's right! It will be better if we named the leaders after the seven deadly sins."

"What's seven deadly sins, mommy?"

"They're Lust, Sloth, Gluttony, Pride, Envy, Greed, and Wrath!" Shi Enxi exclaimed proudly. She even puffed her chest just to show them how confident she was with her answer.

The adult woman chuckled softly. It has been a while since she saw her sister this way after all.

The girl was staring at her mother in wonder. She was too young to understand but grownups knew better do she decided to take in her mother's suggestion.

(End of flashback)

"It's him, right?" Lu Mengjie inquired but the other woman remained silent.

Meanwhile, Xia Liqin's gaze hardened the moment he was reminded of Wrath. He already asked him about his intentions towards his sister but he continued to play clueless.

"Wrath." Shi Enxi finally opened her mouth again. "Please do give me the pleasure of reminding who Wrath is again?"

The other woman squeezed Han Yizhou's hand. Her heart was racing like crazy because of the anxiety inside her. She was hesitant to tell her. Her husband was quietly listening to their conversation the whole time. It was not his place to tell anything to others.

"So, who is this Wrath, Mengmeng? Qinqing?" She asked once again.

"Si Guanlin. Wrath is Si Guanlin."

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