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Chapter 11 - 11: Bad Blood?
Chapter 11 - 11: Bad Blood?
Chapter 11
It was not Nathan's plan to left Beijing earlier than scheduled. He was expected to arrive a day before the wedding ceremony. He was now considered as the busiest executive in Beijing's business world after all. In fact, he had a meeting with a prospective foreign investor today.
But why did he do that?
Well, it's because of the woman whom had captivated his soul from the first time he laid his eyes on her. Yes, she had been hunting him in his dreams and he didn't like that. He was not happy with that at all.
After they separated last night, Nathan Bai asked his assistant Tang Hao to look into the woman's background. Yes, he wanted to know everything about her. Just in case, he just liked to be prepared.
But to his surprise, Tang Hao found nothing from her. They even didn't know her name. The staff in QPRC was forbidden to disclose her identity to the public.
This news ignited something deep within him. He gave Tang Hao the task to closely monitor the woman's every action and report what he found out to him.
He was preparing for another meeting when Tang Hao received a message from his insider that the woman left QPRC boarding Mo Jing-sheng's car.
With his connections, he found out that the woman was with Mo Jing-sheng and his wife when they headed to the airport boarded the plane he soecially arranged for them.
As he learned of the news, he did not hesitate to drop the meeting and called his personal pilot and commanded the latter to ready his private helicopter.
Bai Enterprise had a satellite office in Hainan Province therefore he instructed the pilot to land there.
As soon as his private helicopter landed at the designated landing area, a Rolls Royce was already waiting for him. He immediately got inside the car and instructed the chauffeur to go towards the Mo Family's Ancestral Manor.
He left the place not minding the impact of what he had done to his employees. As soon as Tang Hao gave them a heads up of their arrival, chaos erupted inside the satellite office. The director immediately conducted an emergency meeting with his subordinates to gave them a briefing.
They thought he was there to have a surprise inspection. Sadly, they were not prepared at all.
They were so nervous the moment they saw the man with magnificent aura alighted from the helicopter followed by his assistant Tang Hao.
They heaved a huge sigh of relief when their boss boarded the car and left the place.
Only them, the people working under Nathan Bai, knew how terrifying and intimidating he was. He was not called Satan for nothing after all.
Their gaze followed the back of the car until it disappeared from the view.
The director and the higher executive could not help but wonder the reason behind Nathan's sudden arrival. They then guessed that the latter would probably be attending Kelly and Mo Jing-sheng's wedding.
Don't get the wrong idea.
Nathan was known by the people whom he got associated with that he disliked attending gatherings intended for celebrations and special occasions. Even Mo Jing-sheng was having doubts if Nathan would celebrate his most special day with him.
Oblivious to his employees thoughts the man in question was busy browsing through his laptop. He still could not believe that Tang Hao found no information about the woman.
He was so busy that he did not realize the car had finally stopped as they reached the destination. Tang Hao who was sitting on the front seat cleared his throat and announced of their arrival.
"Master Bai, we have arrived." Tang Hao said.
Nathan looked outside and then stopped what he was doing as he confirmed that they had arrived. He immediately went out of the car as soon as the door opened.
Yes he arrived when Kelly and Kim Eunji was having their emotional moment.
The staff working for the Mo couple wanted to announce his arrival. Madame and Master Mo saw him and was about to say something but he made a hand gesture telling them to be silent.
Even a person like him could say that the two shared a deep bond. The bond that he also shared with Mo Jing-sheng and the rest.
He inwardly chuckled when he witnessed for the first time the woman's cute antics.
When Madame Mo called out his name, he had no choice but to go near them.
He was decided to ignore Mo Jing-sheng's teasing remarks as he himself didn't know what was going on with him.
Nathan deliberately avoided the woman hoping to see some reaction from her.
As expected, the woman remained indifferent towards him. Her gentle expression on her face earlier was now gone and she's back wearing that smug face. The same expression she had in their every encounter.
"Nate boy! You grew more handsome every time you visits us."
Madame Mo's complement towards him made him snapped out of his thoughts for the woman.
"Thanks Aunt."
"How's you're mother Mei?" Madame Mo asked about her good friend Mei Johnson, Nathan's mother.
"Mom's good. Unfortunately, she won't be able to attend the wedding because of grandma's condition. She did send wedding gifts for the both of you. It's in the car." Nathan explained the situation to Madaam Mo and the young Mo couple.
"Oh. How's Aunt Yu's condition?" It was Master Mo who asked Nathan this time.
"Grandma's already out of the woods. But she's still under close monitoring."
"I'm sorry to hear that. Don't worry I'll pray for her fast recovery." Aunt Mo's heart ache the moment she heard of the situation. What she could do now was to offer prayers for her grandmother Yu's fast recovery.
"So, you already met my beautiful daughter-in-law?" Madame Mo decided to change the topic this time to ease the mood.
"Not yet. But we got the opportunity to learn about her because she called." Nathan explained.
Then he turned his attention towards Kelly and formally introduced himself, "Hello sister-in-law. My name is Nathan Johnson. But people recognized me as Nathan Bai. It's an honor to finally meet you."
"Likewise brother-in-law. Cui Mei Lien but you can call me Kelly. But sister-in-law will do, too."
"I see." Madame Mo then turned her attention to Kim Eunji who was standing beside Kelly. She then looked at to Nathan as she said, "Nate I would like to introduce this Mo Family's goddaughter to you. Darling come!" She beckoned for Kim Eunji to stand beside her.
Madame Mo was about to say something but Nathan suddenly spoke.
"Why don't you introduce your self first, Miss?" As soon as those words came out of his mouth Kim Eunji looked at Madame Mo and Master Mo.
"The name is Kim. And for my given name, you have no rights to know." Hostility was evident in her every words.
"Why?" However Kim Eunji did not answer his question.
"Wait have you guys already met?" Kelly could not stop herself from asking this because she knew Kim Eunji well.
Though she could be antisocial at times, Kim Eunji would never be hostile to strangers during their first encounter unless, the person in question had done something to upset her at some point.
"We did."
"We did."
The two answered in unison.
"Oh. I see." Kelly meaningfully smiled to them. For some reason, there seemed like some bad blood going on between Kim Eunji and Young Master Bai.
"May I know what happened back then?" Kelly probed.
"Kel, trust me, there's nothing to tell." She was expecting to get some juicy clips but Kim Eunji immediately did not give her the chance to do so.
Kelly decided to retreat for now. There are so many ways to make Kim Eunji spill the tea to her.
"Sigh. I'm sorry Nate boy but since my daughter already made it clear that she did not want you to know her name, then I won't disclose it to you, too." Madame Mo said.
"Mom. Dad. Kelly and I will head first. My wife's still tired from the trip." Mo Jing-sheng voiced out as he's worried for his wife.
"Alright! Let's get inside now. The guests will be arriving later anyways." Master Mo agreed. At the same time, Madame Mo happily wrapped her hands around Kim Eunji.
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Kelly took a rest inside Mo Jing-sheng's room in the Manor.
Kim Eunji on the other hand was being accompanied by Madame Mo as they toured around the property.
Though she was overwhelmed by the warm reception, she agreed when Madame Mo invited to tour her around the property.
The property where the Mo Family manor was located had a private beach. Madame Mo told Kim Eunji that the wedding ceremony and the reception would be held there.
Though the event would still be due in seven days, the staffs were busy preparing and beautifying the place.
While they were touring around, they happened to drop by a shooting range.
Old Master Mo was a a proud retired Military General. Therefore, it's unquestionable to see a shooting range in their property.
Some of Mo Jing-sheng's cousin were having a good time showing off their shooting skills.
Kim Jeong Ho who arrived a day earlier, was also with them. They were laughing and giggling when Madame Mo approached them with Kim Eunji tailing behind.
"Aunt Mo." They politely bowed down their heads as a show of respect to Madame Mo.
Kim Jeong Ho then looked at the capped woman beside Madame Mo.
He was stunned when he saw her face.
His fellow cousins followed suit and they gasped in admiration when they clearly saw the woman.
"Aunt? Who's this lovely lady beside you?" Mo Jing-sheng's first cousin asked.
"Oh. This lovely lady's your sister, Eunji." Madame Mo announced.
"Therefore, you should take good care of her boys."
She then gave them a serious glance.
"Yes Aunt!"
"Are you somehow related to sister-in-law?"
Kim Jeong Ho asked because he had never seen her when he visited the Mo Ancestral Manor during vacations.
"Yes. Hello, I'm Kelly's best friend, Kim Eunji. It's nice to meet you all." Kim Eunji politely greeted them.
Madame Mo beamed with pride and joy as she witnessed how Kim Eunji interacted with her nephews.
"Aiyah! We'll go ahead. Continue your practice there. Darling, let's go. Guns are for boys."
Madame Mo said as she saw Kim Eunji looking at the gun resting on top of the table.
"Sister, do you know how to shoot?" Mo Jing-sheng's second cousin asked. He was currently ranked as a captain of their platoon.
"No." Kim Eunji shortly replied. She had not held a gun in the past. That's why she was not lying when she said No.
"Do you want me to teach you?" He asked her once again.
"Boys, stop turning my daughter into someone masculine." Madame Mo interrupted them.
They were disheartened when they heard Madame Mo's stand about the matter. She's like their second mother therefore, they would obey with her every request.
"No Mom. It's okay." Though she was still not used to calling the latter 'Mom', she decided to do so as a way of expressing her gratitude.
Kim Eunji wanted to learn how to shoot using a gun for the first time. In their league, guns were not used to kill someone. There were other weapons used to execute someone's life. Even more lethal than a gun bullet.