Chapter 404 - Mastermind
Chapter 404 – Mastermind
Yu Mei leaned back on the wall as she sobbed while speaking, ''You know… The first time when I saw you, you appeared out of thin air and later, even though I acted indifferent about it, I was intimidated by your presence. In my heart, I always treated you as an enemy until I realized the kind of person you are. It took me months to know the real you, little by little, I got to know the Mia who has her vulnerable sides, who has soft corner for me and Zixuan even though she pretended like she didn't care…'' She whispered softly while gently stroking Mia's back, hoping that her voice reached the woman.
''Mia… Your presence…it is indeed like that of an elder sister, one I can rely on with my eyes closed. Even though I don't say it out most of the time, I have always seen you as an elder sister like you always wanted to be seen as. You are someone I can go to without a second thought…'' Yu Mei paused as her eyes welled up with tears.
There was no movement from her and Yu Mei could feel Mia's breathing growing weaker, 'You always said no one can hurt you…'' She lowered her head before closing her eyes, ''What happened then? How come… How come you are like this…?''
Yu Mei stopped speaking as she heard the sound of the door opening.
From the corner of her eyes, she caught a glimspse of a pair of black leather boots.
''You have grown up well but stupid,'' Came a calm voice.
Yu Mei raised her hand before she wiped her tears with the back of her hand as she laughed softly, ''What makes you think I am stupid? And why would you make me wait for such a long time….'' She tilted her head to look at the man who was standing near the door with one of his hands tucked inside his pocket, ''…Mr. Han Sheng?''
Han Sheng's brows tugged together and his face looked especially scary with the scar running down his cheek and his livid expressions, ''When did you know?"
Yu Mei carefully placed Mia on the carpet as she stood up, ''Why should I tell you?"
"You can demand for something in return,'' Han Sheng raised an eyebrow as he looked at her like he was negotiating with her.
Yu Mei stepped towards him, ''Did you do this to her?" She pointed her finger towards Mia.
''Yes, I did,'' Han Sheng did not seem to be living in denial either as he nodded without any hesitation, ''It was very effective to drag you out of your hole.''
''Then, you can cut off your fingers,'' Yu Mei tilted her chin as she looked at the man indifferently.
''I like that,'' Han Sheng laughed, not seeming offended by her remark, ''You are indeed my niece.''
''You are Han Family's adopted son so basically I am not your niece by blood which is why you should not claim me as one,'' Yu Mei looked at him, ''It disgusts me.''
And this time, Han Sheng's expressions changed slightly, ''What did you say?" He stepped towards her.
''Was I wrong about it?" Yu Mei shook her head as she smiled mockingly, ''I don't think I was. Since you were so curious, I will let you know why I was not shocked to see you here. That's because the moment I stepped inside this place, I knew that the person who lured me here was not Han Jingyi, it was you…''
When they had hacked in the Han Family's data inside the internet cafe, Han Sheng had arrived at that place before they could leave. And to keep their identities disguised, Jun Zixuan had kissed her there.
While Jun Zixuan's back was facing towards Han Sheng, she could see the man clearly and even the people around. At that time she had caught a glimpse of the man's face who had brought her inside earlier. Outside the house, it was dark and she could barely make out his features and she was only able to see half of his face and he appeared familiar to her.
But as soon as they stepped inside, everything dawned on her all at once though she acted clueless and pretended like she did not know anything when in truth, she roughly had an idea on where it was all leading to.
And she knew that the person behind this was not Han Jingyi.
The mastermind was someone else. Someone the Han Family never would have thought will betray them.
It was Han Sheng, their adopted son.
And the fact also shocked her as the man was none other than Han Jian Yu's biological father.
By the time Yu Mei stopped explaining it, Han Sheng could not help but laugh, ''I underestimated you. You just had a glimpse of my man and you managed to recognize him even after a long time has passed. You killed two of my men, and the other two are gravely injured. I can't help but see you in the light of my niece.''
Yu Mei glanced at him quietly, ''You always worked like a servant in the Han Family and never accepted any titles,'' From what Han Jian Yu had told her, this man had beaten him countless times for she had called him brother, ''Then why the sudden change? Why exactly are you calling me your niece when you don't even want my biological father addressing you as brother?"
''I don't want him addressing me as brother… but the reason why I don't want that is very…'' Han Sheng paused as he emphasized on his words, ''…very different from what you know.''
Yu Mei did not say anything as she looked at him quietly.
Han Sheng smirked, ''You know there is more to this, don't you?"
Yu Mei did not respond.
Han Sheng raised his left hand and passed her the iPad that he was holding in it.
Yu Mei glanced at the screen that displayed 2 hour timer.