OPEN YOUR MASK, PRINCESS!
Episode 137 BETWEEN TWO OPTIONS
Despite trying to go back to sleep after having a strange dream that felt real, Xiao Jun failed to fall asleep again. His tired eyes were forcefully closed and he hurried to stop his efforts. Dispersed window curtains that display the view of the courtyard of his pavilion. The atmosphere was calm and beautiful to look at, Xiao Jun observed the activities of the several maids who were passing by in a hurry. Habits in the morning of workers who are busy with their respective responsibilities. In such a grand and comfortable place it was perfect to seek a calm, if life went normally without any trials, perhaps Xiao Jun could be the luckiest person to have the throne, but unfortunately the woman he wanted still had to fight for.
A guard invited the waiter in to bring him a breakfast ration. Xiao Jun was like Liang Jia who was a prisoner in their palace.
“Young master, your breakfast is ready. Is there anything you need?” the young and beautiful maid greeted Xiao Jun. A man as handsome as Xiao Jun was clearly casting charm on the opposite sex, almost all the female servants were racing to work in the Xiao Jun pavilion.
Xiao Jun was not willing to glance at the source of the voice, “Come out.”
He closed the curtains so that the bright light was blocked dazzling the room. Being cooped up without any facilities other than television makes time run so slow and boring. Li San was so great that a Xiao Jun who was always actively working, was now a man endowed with a pair of hands and feet that functioned well but was helpless.
Not long after the waiter passed, a bodyguard came back to harass him. Xiao Jun was close to scolding him if not for seeing the guest he had brought coming. The visit from the person he had hoped for had finally come true.
“Honor to mom.” Xiao Jun Langung bowed respectfully welcoming Liang Jia. Not yet able to kowtow, Liang Jia had already restrained Xiao Jun's body in order to stop being formal to him.
“I am happy to see you again, but sad to be reunited in these circumstances. Xiao Jun, are you hurt?” Liang Jia watched Xiao Jun closely, according to Li Sa's story that his adopted son was attacked by Chen Kho to the point of unconsciousness. Although Xiao Jun looked fresh now, Liang Jia still did not deny his anxiety.
“I'm fine, Mother. How're you? Did the big master hurt you?” as Li San's fellow prisoner, it was natural that if they were to worry about each other especially Li San's harsh habits with explosive emotions, his actions were sometimes unpredictable.
Liang Jia shook his head weakly, Xiao Jun did not need to know that he got a hard slap yesterday. “He did not dare to hurt me, the punishment he gave was only limited to confinement like you.”
Xiao Jun started to calm down after each news broke, “Mom has breakfast? How do we eat together?” Xiao Jun offered Liang Jia a meal even though the portion prepared was only for one person. Liang Jia was more worried about Xiao Jun's health, even though his stomach was still empty, he still lied in order to reject the offer.
“Jun, sorry I couldn't protect your mother.” Liang Jia exhaled heavily, revealing Xin Er felt extremely stifling to the chest.
“Don't think so, mom has been very helpful. I'm the one who neglected to protect my mother.” Xiao Jun complained.
Liang Jia took a sitting position on the sofa of Xiao Jun's room then invited Xiao Jun to sit together in a calmer condition. “I have no access to monitor Xin Er, even the medicine we bought in Guangzhou failed to leave it to the waiter. Without the drug, Xin Er's chronic cough can recur. What we should do for
helping her?”
Xiao Jun thought hard, imagining the dark and damp conditions of the underground prisoners must have allowed Xin Er to fall ill.
“I heard Li San also managed to catch your bodyguard, now he is also placed in underground custody to wait for the day of execution. Li San sentenced him to death for helping you conspire to lie to him.” Liang Jia carefully said that, he knew Xiao Jun's closeness to Lau very much
in like a father and son.
Xiao Jun was shocked to his feet, Li San not only harassed him but already dared to punish the people closest to him. It did not rule out the possibility that he would also harm Weini and Haris if Xiao Jun remained against him. Xiao Jun walked quickly closer to the door, his spontaneous reaction making Liang Jai startled.
“Where are you going?” shouted Liang Jia worriedly. Xiao Jun seemed to lose his senses after hearing the information he had conveyed.
“Do you think he will punish you? Believe me, he will still let you live and see one by one your loved ones die from your defiance. Shut up, do not do anything that even mellows the problem, better take another way out that is wiser.” cried Liang Jia.
Xiao Jun again thought, all of Liang Jia's words sounded realistic. A few missteps, innocent victims may lose their lives. He started controlling anger, “According to mom, what's the best way out?”
Liang Jia stood towards Xiao Jun who remained standing on the spot. The thing he was about to say was obviously difficult for Xiao Jun to accept, and he wanted the man to remain calm. “Jun, he told you about the match, right? Can we make it barter?”
Xiao Jun didn't understand what Liang Jia was talking about, what kind of “Barter? I don't understand, Mother Liang Jia.”
“Now the most important thing for us is to save Xin Er and Lau. While the most important thing for Li San is to match you with Grace. As two parties who have mutual interests, we can negotiate with him. But even if you agree, Jun I know you must love that girl very much. Me too
like her, she's a good girl but for now can you just ignore her for a moment?” Liang Jia explained what was in his mind, now he was impatiently waiting for a response from Xiao Jun. Will he agree or reject the win win-win solution?
Xiao Jun looked at Liang Jia sharply, while Liang Jia felt unfamiliar with the big man with him. Did such a statement offend Xiao Jun? If he objected, why should he respond that cold. Liang Jia realized that Xiao Jun had changed a lot, his firm and bold attitude began to be shown blatantly.
“I mean mom, I have to accept the match so they can be safe?” xiao Jun asked firmly.
Liang Jia nodded slowly, he had not dared to verbally state. Seeing Xiao Jun's cold response and uninterested in his suggestion, it was better that he shut up for a moment. Liang Jia intended to give Xiao Jun a moment to think while calming down, “Mother go first, you think calmly about what I suggest. Whatever your decision, we remain united and support each other.”
“Wait, mom. I didn't say I rejected your advice. Just how do you know she's a good girl? Ah I mean my lover.” Xiao Jun restrained Liang Jia from staying with the question.
Liang Jia smiled, imagining the face of Weini's lover alone could make the look of her face look calm. “It ... My feelings say she's a good girl for you. I've loved it ever since I saw her picture, and this saw me knitting her face on my handkerchief.” Liang Jia showed the handkerchief he was currently carrying to Xiao Jun. That Weini-like face was engraved with a beautiful smile. Xiao Jun was stunned and his longing grew increasingly to see the face of Weini by the handwork of Liang Jia.
“Weini is indeed a good, strong girl, only she I love.” Xiao Jun murmured to himself though in a quiet voice yet Liang Jia could hear him.
“Ah, her name is Weini? a name as beautiful as her face.” Liang Jia was happy to know the girl's name, she chanted it a few times and felt very happy. Happiness that he could not express and tucked away hope in order to meet one day.
Xiao Jun smiled, Weini can indeed charm anyone who knows him. Liang Jia and Xin Er just immediately liked him even though he had not met face to face.
“Mother, I love her so much. But my mother .. I also can't let her suffer at dusk.” Xiao Jun started to huff, he fell silent in complicated thoughts.
“So you want to think about it? Which of the two choices would you prefer? Your mother or your lover? It's just an arranged marriage, you have the right to postpone the marriage. Li San will only make sure by tying you to the engagement. Everything can still happen later on, married people can get divorced especially those who are just planning an arranged marriage.” muttered Liang Jia, he hoped that Xiao Jun would choose his mother.
Xiao Jun thought hard, in his mind three faces were popping up. Weini's smile that she missed so much, Xin Er's sad face that was hidden behind a smile, as well as Lau's calm look that was on standby to protect her. “Well mom, I'll choose ...”
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