Chapter 78 - My cousin.

"Huizhong, calm down!" Haifeng grabbed her husband's arm when she saw how angry he was with his daughter. She turned to see that Jihai had also knelt down with her daughter with his hands intertwined with hers and his head bent low. For a moment, she was reminded of the cute little boy who used to come to their house to play many years ago and not the powerful Sakai Yukiharu he had become.

She was sure that Huizhong had also felt the same way because the dangerous intense aura around him seemed to have disappeared. Her maternal feelings gave her the courage to persuade him. "They just want to be together, Huizhong. That isn't a crime."

He finally sighed after a long period of silence and sat down. "Stand up."

When he watched them sit down, he turned to face his daughter with complicated emotions. "Are you sure this is what you want?"

"Yes, Father. I won't regret my decision." Chunlan's certainty moved everyone in the room.

"Good!" Tang Huizhong stood up and tucked his hands in his pockets as he faced them. "The Tang family won't interfere with the war between Wen family and the Sakai clan. The wedding plans will be discussed in a year and Yin Tao will be staying to protect you. That will be all for now."

Haifeng hugged her daughter, leaving her last words. "Good job, dear. See, I told you it would work, right?"

"Of course, Mother. Thank you." Chunlan felt sad when she realized that her father had left so suddenly. She understood that the war between the two families wasn't the only reason that he was hesitant to let her get married. Part of it came from his paternal dėsɨrė to always keep her under his wings. The sudden change must be hard for him to accept.

But through a hidden camera, five people watched the scene with relief in their hearts. Chunhua quickly hit her sister. "We better get going so that Father doesn't know we came to visit Jie Jie."

Chunying agreed. "Right! We should take our leave now. Please excuse us."

Mo Bingwen waved his hand when he saw that Cai Longwei was still too nervous to reply. The two girls left the room, leaving three men in the room. Sakai Natsuhiko who stood in the background observing the scene commented. "It seems like my cousin is really in love with that girl."

Cai Longwei and Mo Bingwen froze when they heard him speak. For a while, they were quite comfortable with him because of the girls but now they had left, the feeling of uneasiness began to erode their bones.

Sakai Natsuhiko smiled when he saw their faces. "I am just asking. Why are you people being so defensive?"

Cai Longwei replied to his accusation. "Jihai and Chunlan have known each other since they were kids. Its normal for them to develop feelings for each other."

"Hmm...I see. So that's why he asked me to make that promise." Natsuhiko held his chin as he watched them converse through the screen. "Let me see my new sister-in-law."

Bingwen and Longwei shared a look of horror when they saw him leave.

Chunlan and Jihai had just finished talking when he saw his cousin approach them. He unintentionally tightened his grip on Chunlan's hand. Chunlan furrowed her eyebrows when she felt pain. "Jihai, what is it?"

She felt another person grab her other wrist, placing his fingers above her pulse. She decided to relax when she saw that Jihai was not opposed to the stranger's presence. "How long have you being blind?"

"For about three years. Is it incurable?" Chunlan thought this must be the miracle doctor, Shen Ji who was trying to figure out her condition, but she was surprised by his next comment.

"Well that only means that my cousin will be free from any unnecessary commitments." Sakai Natsuhiko tugged his hands into his trousers pockets and stood up standing.

"Stop it." Jihai growled at his insensitive comments with his eyes shooting daggers at his cousin. He looked at his fiancée worriedly.

"Cousin? Who are you?" Chunlan felt her hands go cold when she heard his words. She prayed with all her heart that in this lifetime, it was not the cousin that she was thinking about.

"Forgive my bad manners, I didn't introduce myself. My name is Sakai Natsuhiko." He bent his head to press his lips on her soft hand like a perfect gentleman but within seconds, her hand was pulled away.

At this moment, Chunlan was experiencing the same emotions Jihai's friends had earlier experienced. She unconsciously shifted to Jihai's side, seeking his warmth and security. Forget her past life, even in this life, she did not want to have anything to do with him!

Jihai saw that she was scared so he wrapped his arms around her while glaring at his insufferable older cousin. "Natsuhiko came here to take his father back to Japan. He is Uncle Sumiyoshi's son."

"I heard you saved my father. The Sakai clan will forever be in your debt, my lady." Natsuhiko watched her burrow further into his cousin's warmth like a little scared rabbit with some amusement hidden in his eyes.

"No need to be so formal. He is a part of Jihai's family so he is also my family." She replied and raised her head, her eyes colliding with Jihai's chin. "I am not feeling so well, Jihai. Please excuse me."

Jihai accompanied her to her room, helping her gently with a troubled face. After a while when they stood in front of her room, he reassured her. "Don't worry, my cousin is a good person. He won't cross the line as long as I am here."

Chunlan refrained from looking at him with skepticism. She was indeed aware that he was not a bad person to a certain extent but only reason Sakai Natsuhiko was well behaved in his presence stemmed up from his happiness of having a younger brother who could accompany him in this dark corrupted world. He just wanted someone who would be his accomplice in his evil deeds.

And she would make sure that won't be happening in this life.