Chapter 18

Xiu Ying finally finished her study. She looked at the time and saw that it was almost night time. She really had spent a long time reading. She then noticed that the house was empty. It seemed to always be empty nowadays.

She searched for her phone and checked for any missed calls for she had put it on silent after the call with Mr. Zhang. She noticed that her mom had left a voicemail telling her to call her when she is free.

She smiled at her mother's tone and decided to call her tomorrow. She went downstairs and saw that Li Na was just entering the house. Li Na seemed to always look frustrated nowadays when she came home. She had always wanted to ask what was wrong but didn't want to seem nosy.

Today too she looked more frustrated than other days. She really wondered what was going on. Is it school or something else. Then she remembered she needed to talk to her about Yifeng.

She approached Li Na who was getting something from the fridge. Li Na took a seat on the stool and in her hand was a plate of grapes. Xiu Ying approached carefully like she was trying t pacify an angry pet. She knew she had to talk to her about the number issue. She wanted to be nowhere near Yifeng.

"NaNa is everything okay?" Li Na seemed to have not heard her as she continued to eat without looking up. Xiu Ying eventually tapped her on the shoulder. "NaNa are you okay?"

That seemed to snap Li Na out of whatever she was thinking about. She faced Xiu Ying and forced a smile. Actually, she kind of knew why Xiu Ying wanted to see her. She had given her number to Yifeng today. She knew Xiu Ying didn't like Yifeng.

Though in her defence, it was the only way for Yifeng to leave her alone before she needed him. He would continue to try his luck with Xiu Ying while she could think of her next plan of action. Yifeng had told her today that the Ye family is trying to connect their families through their daughter and Li Na was angry.

"NaNa I need to talk to you about something." Xiu Ying took a seat. She noticed that Li Na was tense and that confirmed her suspicions of the number issue. She sighed. Why did Li Na give him her number?

"Ying'er can it be later? I really need to read now. I don't want to fail the upcoming test.?" Li Na immediately stood up with the plate of grapes and almost left but Xiu Ying's voice stopped her.

"Nana why did you give Yifeng my number?" she said it anyways. She wanted to just know the reason. "I just figured that you needed more friends. You're always at home. You have met Yifeng before so it would not be hard to befriend him."

Li Na explained hurriedly. She truly had no other excuse. She couldn't possibly tell her that Yifeng was pursuing her. It would spoil things since Xiu Ying wants nothing to do with him. Then her plan now is to let Yifeng continue to embarrass himself while she works on getting her man.

"You know I don't want anything to do with him. He gives off a weird vibe." Li Na got tired. She really wasn't in the mood today. "Fine then, remain a loner for the rest of your life with no friends then." She stomped upstairs. She didn't have time to deal with her now. She slammed her room door.

Xiu Ying stood there and sighed. Wow, what an eventful conversation. Why did she sound so guilty? Is there more to it? She shrugged. She could ignore his calls whenever. She got water from the fridge and watched TV.

Weixi had been a little sad lately. She hadn't seen her pretty sister for a while and thought her pretty sister hated her. Madam Zhang had started to worry when sometimes she would see her daughter sulking.

"Weixi dear, come on tell mummy what happened. Do you feel sick anywhere? You want a new toy?" She lasted her daughter. Madam Zhang doted on her daughter very much. She was the only one at home since that son of hers rarely visits.

Weixi shook her head and hugged her mother who immediately hugged her back. She patted her back. "Just tell mother what's wrong. She'll fix it." She waited for her daughter to speak. Then after a while, she heard her sad voice. "Does pretty sister not like me?"

'Pretty sister? who's that?' she looked at the maids and rose a confused brow. Then she hugged her daughter tighter. "Sweetheart, who's the pretty sister?" Weixi answered. "Pretty sister is pretty sister Ying who saved Weixi."

"She promised to come to visit me but she hasn't. Does she not like me? Had Weixi been a bad girl?" she looked so adorably sad and her mother's heart melted once more. Who was this 'Pretty sister Ying' she's talking about?

"How could Weixi be a bad girl? She's the cutest, most obedient girl in the world." She caressed her daughter's face and Weixi smiled a bit then widened her eyes as if remembering something.

She tapped her mother and her mother leaned in. "Wei-ge has pretty sister's number. I called him when we were lost together. Can I speak to Wei-ge please?" asking her mother cutely.

Madam Zhang immediately signalled the maid and in a minute brought a phone out. She handed it to the Madam and she called her son.

Zhang Wei was in his study reviewing some documents. He was investigating the hacking incident. He had heard from Lan Zhi that the Ye family may have had a hand in this incident. For them to do that boldly, they must have a backer and it must be underground because no one would try to offend their family.

He was interrupted by his ringtone. He saw it was his mother and he picked up immediately. "Mom is there a problem?" he was ready to dispatch security. He heard a cute voice calling big brother over and over in the background. He then heard the cute voice clearly. "Wei-ge where is the pretty sister? He hasn't visited Weixi yet. Does pretty sister not like me?"

He was confused for a while then remembered she called Miss Wang that. (For all those that don't remember, her full name is Wang Xiu Ying so no one is confused.)

At the memory of her, his eyes held amusement remembering her clumsy way of speaking. He cleared his throat and answered his sister. "She doesn't hate you. In fact, we are going to see her this Friday. She cannot wait to meet you so don't worry. I'll come to pick you up."

Weixi was overjoyed at the news and squealed. She jumped in her mom's lap and got down, all traces of sadness gone. She was finally going to see her pretty sister.

Madam Zhang was relieved that her daughter seemed happier now. She then heard her son's voice "I assume you're curious about this pretty sister." She rolled her eyes. Of course, she was curious but if her son didn't want to tell her she couldn't do anything.

"She was the one who found Weixi when we were separated. Her name is Wang Xiu Ying so Weixi started calling her pretty sister Ying. Don't worry, I have investigated her and nothing is wrong."

His mother was relieved. She had seen girls trying to use her daughter to get into their family. She didn't want another case. Since her son has reassured her she had no problems with their meeting. They spoke for a while then ended the call.

Madam Zhang wondered who this 'Pretty sister Ying was though. Her son had assured her the girl was harmless. It's rare that her son had defended a female knowing they may be trying to get to him. She would see.