Deep hatred

Back in City X, Gan Wang Lei was sitting in his study in deep thoughts, his mind drifted way back when he became the godfather of his best friend's daughter. She just entered the world and his best friend was in a mess, his hair was ruffled, his chin had even grown a stubble but on his face it was just pure delight. In his arms laid a tiny, pretty looking baby, smiling while looking back at the man that was holding her and had a silly smile on his face.

Thinking back about the day Du Ru Ran was born and the things she had to face after the death of his best friend. He felt he has failed to protect her, to protect that innocent smile she had when she just entered the world. He hardly seen her smile as Tang Wu Yao. Sometimes, he does not know if she was too in character or she truly felt depressed. On the outside, she never needed anyone. She grew up quiet and withdrawn, and did not cause any problems at all to him or Si Lay. She kept everything to herself, refuse to open up and did not allow anyone close. She left at 15 years old causing him and Si Lay to worry endlessly because she refused protection. He sent some anyway without her knowing and he knew the Shen's had sent their own forces to protect her in secret.

Thinking about the earlier call he received, he could hear the joy in her annoyed voice, something he had missed deeply, finally Du Ru Ran is back and it is that Shen Ji Yu that managed to bring her back. He felt complicated when he received a text from Ji Yu that Ru Ran agreed to marry him. He felt like he is going to lose his baby girl but at the same time, he is happy that she is finally opening her heart to someone. He just felt a little upset that she waited this long to do this when she could always turn to them, him and Si Lay for comfort if she ever needed it, but she did not, she shouldered everything on her own.

She could be said to be a business genius like her father but what she lacks is experience in managing a big corporation as these past years she had been working alone and behind the scenes in managing her father's other companies which are small companies but doing successfully well. He hopes to see her take over the Du Group.

At the same time, Du Wen Hai is looking at his daughter lovingly, these past few years had been peaceful and Du Ai Sha been receiving only the best of things, best private tutors, number one college and university and had grown up to be an elegant, beautiful and uprising star of the business world. Only he knew the truth as to why it is so easy for Ai Sha to obtain all these easily even with his lowly status. So far, that man has yet to make any unreasonable demand. He hopes that things remains this way.

"Father, why are you looking at me that way? Is there anything on my face?," a soft an melodious voice travelled to his ear soothing his soul.

"My baby girl is all grown up and father is thinking that you must have someone in mind to be your lifetime partner. Anyway, your birthday party is in a few days time, have you decided which lucky young master to be your date?" he asked.

He just remember that the man asked him to list down potential son in laws, deep down he is not willing for his daughter to leave his crutches at such young age but what can he do, he is only a puppet on a string.

He stared at his daughter's reaction, a faint blush creeps up her cheek and she quickly looked away in embarrassment trying to hide her shyness from her father.

"I.. I, the person I want to be my partner did not extend his invitation and has yet to reply to my invitation," she said anxiously.

She purposely used a pitiful and anxious voice to get a reaction from her father. She knew her father would then ask who is the person that dare to slight his daughter and then she hopes her father then can put pressure on the man in question to come and be her partner.

She would say it was love at first sight, she had bumped into him when she went for a trip to Japan with her family. She wasn't looking at where she was going and accidentally bumped into him, he steadied her from falling and he just left. He was the most beautiful man she had ever come across and her heart was racing so fast that she almost fainted. She was 12 years old at that time.

She almost forgotten about him, until Uncle Xi, her father's acquaintance who came to visit her father a month ago, started talking about the Shen family's heir, receiving treatment in Japan and is about to return to their country. After Uncle Xi left, she quickly asked her father about the Shen family, and she did some research on them herself and with all the resources she has in her palm, she managed to get a picture of Shen Ji Yu and to her surprise it was that beautiful young man she bumped into.

Eversince then, she had always fantasise to be the woman next to Shen Ji Yu. With her looks and talents he would fall for her. She is known as the beauty of Country Z, a future heiress and business genius, why would he not want someone like her? That is why she is surprised that he did not accept her invitation nor extend a request to attend her birthday banquet.

"That kind of person is not worthy of your attention if he doesn't know what is good for him!"

Ai Sha heard her father say.

"Father, he must be busy, he is Shen Ji Yu"

Du Wen Hai was taken aback when he heard Shen Ji Yu's name. Only a month ago, he received news from his friend about Shen Ji Yu, one of the most powerful power figure in Country Z also held power elsewhere. Despite his age, he has manage to takeover smoothly from his father and even manage to expend their influences. Such man would be great to have as a son in law, but how on earth can he get that kind of person to submit to them. He then look at his daughter once more, maybe, it is possible.

"Father will do his very best to get him to attend your banquet as your partner, alright. By the way, have you visited your grandmother?," he asked.

"I refuse. Father are you sending me to an early grave, you know whenever my birthday is nearing, grandmother becomes muddle headed and goes crazy each time I approach her, she would be calling me a witch, a bitch and reincarnated devil, Ru Ran this and Ru Ran that. I will wait until my birthday ends and the start of a new month to visit her. All my life, I have heard about how horrible this cousin of mine, I wonder what has become or her? " she said in a malicious tone.

Her father had long told her that the true heiress is her cousin Du Ru Ran and she might just appear one day to take everything away from her, that is why she has to have a tight schedule and was not allow to play and enjoy. Since young, she has to obey and follow the schedule that has been planned ahead for her. Sometimes she would think herself as a princess in a prison, she hated the person that cause her to live such life.