With the sun set in the horizon, Imperial became a total darkness. Spending the entire afternoon shopping, Yue Ling was exhausted. She may be a fashion designer, but she hardly goes shopping. If she did, she never spent a long time because she knew what to buy. The longest she would shop for is no longer than two hours.
However, being with Zhao Ya'Er, Madam Lu and Madam Zhao, she felt an entire day of shopping was not enough for the three women.
Good thing it was finally over, and they were now sitting inside a luxurious restaurant not too far from the shopping mall.
The restaurant was unbelievably beautiful with lavish decorations. The lightly inside was dimly lit, but enough for one to see what is in front of them. However, as it was getting late into the night, the entire place was only accommodated with a few customers.
Wanting to enjoy dinner with a nice view, the four women requested for a table on the roof. To their surprise, they were the only customers on the roof and were able to enjoy the stunning night view of Imperial.
Sitting on a table enough for six people, Madam Lu sat on a chair to Yue Ling's left, but in the middle. She slightly turns to look at her daughter-in-law and held her (Yue Ling) hand.
"Ah Ling, are you sure you don't want us to pay you back? There's not anything we can do for do?"
Having her hand suddenly held, Yue Ling looks at Madam Lu. When she heard the woman's words, her entire being softens. From the corner of her eyes, she could also see that Zhao Ya'Er and Madam Zhao held the same question in their mind.
"I'm sure. I wanted to pay, so you don't need to worry."
She softly chuckles her words and place one hand over the middle-aged woman's.
"And you don't need to worry about Tian."
Even if they didn't mention Lu Tian's name, Yue Ling knew that they were also worried about what the man will do when he finds out she had paid for the women's things. However, it wasn't like they forced or used her. It was her who wanted to pay.
Madam Lu was at a loss for all words. Across from her, Madam Zhao opened and closed her mouth, but nothing came out. She stares at Yue Ling then to her daughter.
Just like the two older women, Zhao Ya'Er's expression at this moment was no different from them. What can they possible say to make Yue Ling agree in letting them paying her back?
They had invited Yue Ling out so they could spoil her, but in the end, it was she who spoiled them. Well, more like, every time they were not looking, she would squeeze her way pass them and tells the cashier employee to put it on her card.
Madam Zhao thought back to the events and she heaves a long sigh. She felt extremely ashamed for having Yue Ling pay for her things. If she knew the outcome was going to be like this, she wouldn't have bought so many things.
After Yue Ling paid at the first store, Madam Lu and Madam Zhao would continue on with their shopping, but they would stop by the cashier and tell them not to let Yue Ling pay. However, when the time came to pay, it ended up being Yue Ling again.
"You are too good to us. If only you were marrying my son."
The first time she saw Yue Ling entered through the doors at Elegancy, she knew the young woman was a keeper. Her heart is just as good as her appearance, which is something you don't often see.
Hearing her mother's words, Zhao Ya'Er choked on her own saliva. She quickly drinks a glass of water to help herself from coughing and stares dumbfoundedly at the woman.
"Ma, what are you saying? I thought I was your only child."
Her eyes slightly narrows, and she leans closer to her mother as if she was interrogating a suspect.
"Unless, you have a 'son' I do not know about."
At the same time, Madam Lu quickly wraps her arms around Yue Ling as if protecting her beloved child from a predator. She glares with vicious snake eyes at her sister-in-law.
"Over my dead body that you will get my daughter-in-law!"
Hearing her daughter and sister-in-law, Madam Zhao was shocked speechless. A heartily chuckle escapes her lips and she waves her hands.
"Aiya, I was only being sarcastic. No need to take my words so seriously. Look at both your faces."
Of course, she was only being sarcastic because she only has one child. If she did have a son, she would not hesitate to match him with Yue Ling.
Watching quietly at the side, Yue Ling was tongue tied. She didn't understand how things escalated from one thing to another so fast.
Just as she thought this, she felt a small grumble come from her stomach. She smiles to herself and decides to change the topic for the three women.
"Shall we call for a waiter?"
"No need."
Two words quickly answer Yue Ling and she looks confusingly at the three women. To her surprise, each of them held the same confused expression as hers as it was man's voice that answered Yue Ling.
A very deep and cold voice.
Zhao Ya'Er slightly tilt her head and her eyes began to wonder around. However, doing a double take in one direction, her jaw drops, and she gasp loudly.
"I-I-It's…. It's…"
Hearing her trembling words like she was looking at a ghost, Madam Zhao wanted to ask, but she suddenly felt apprehensive. It was as if a strong gust of freezing wind had blown pass her making her have goosebumps.
At the same time, Madam Lu felt all the hair on her body stand on ends. She and Madam Zhao glance at one other with slightly furrow brows, then turn their head in the direction Zhao Ya'Er is looking at.
Both their jaw quickly drop and eyes slowly falling out of their sockets.
Madam Lu: "H-How… Why are you here?"
Madam Zhao: "Doom… We're doom."
Not quite understanding why the three women suddenly went from lively to lifeless, Yue Ling decides to look at what they were looking at.
However, seeing what everyone was seeing, she held a different expression from the three women.
Her eyebrows arch up and she a held a surprise smile on her face.
"Tian?"
She doesn't stand up but stares at the aloof man with her same smile that always knows how to melt a person's heart.
"What are you doing here?"
Standing approximately five feet away from the table, Lu Tian stood like a mighty statue. His expression at this moment was so dark as if he were a black hole ready to engulf anything his eyes lands on.
He had Xu Long check almost every restaurant in Imperial just to find these women. Not only that, the moment he walked through the door to the roof, he heard his aunt's words of wanting to steal his wife.
Luckily his mother is very fond of his wife and retaliated, if not, he would have stepped in.
His dark eyes scans the three women in his family then without sparing them another glance he looks at his wife and his entire being softens at her smile.
He couldn't help but sigh inside as he strides over to their table.
"I'm here to pick you up."