Chapter 84 - Please help me save him.

Cai Shangjun cleared his throat uncomfortably he heard the conversation that took place from afar. He felt bad about the fact that the successors had also heard what had transpired. He put down his champagne glass and directed them to another table. "Alright, let's go and greet the Japanese envoys. You all should always remember that it is never a bad thing to make too many connections."

He felt the need to find out what had happened and also to soothe the tensions had taken place between the family heads. He said. "Split into two groups of two people each and go and socialize. Jihai, you are in charge of making sure that we do not experience any....accidents in this party. Also since you are related to the Japanese, you can move alone, right?"

"Yes, Sir." Jihai's calm countenance and dependable attitude may Cai Shangjun feel relieved about leaving the leadership to him as he hurried back to his brothers to hoard information out of them.

Shen Mengqi clenched her fists secretly, bearing the shame when she saw her mother being scolded like that. When she had imagined finally inheriting her mother's position, she had never thought of the possibility of always lowering her head towards her peers just because she was born as the youngest among the successors. It made her sick and repulsed to think that if Chunlan had not gone blind, she would have been forced to be submissive towards that wrench!

Luckily, Jihai was going to be the one to inherit the position of the head of the six families. All she had to do was to wait patiently because when things reached that stage, she would make sure that she became his wife and then she would never have to bow down to anyone, not even Jihai!

She whispered with determination laced in her voice. "Oh, Mother. Those things you failed to achieve, I will make sure they become a reality."

Cai Longwei who was her companion for the day turned to face her. "Huh? What did you say?"

"Oh, nothing." She smiled at him. Her eyes became alert when she finally spotted Jihai among the elites. "Anyway, can you please do me a favour? I need to talk to Jihai for a while if you don't mind."

She nodded in appreciation when he consented, sauntering her way towards her target. She touched his broad shoulder when she met him speaking to another man. "Jihai, can I speak to you for a second? This is urgent."

Bai Jihai resisted the urge to groan when he saw her, weighing his options about turning her down. He untangled his hand from her own and said. "I am busy, Mengqi. Perphaps, we can talk another time."

She turned to his companion, ignoring his statement as she turned to the person who he was talking to with a charming smile. "And may I know who this handsome friend of yours is?" She stretched her hand to the stranger in greeting. "My name is Shen Mengqi, successor of the Shen family."

"My name is Sakai Natsuhiko. The pŀėȧsurė is mine, Miss Shen. I have heard a lot about you." He brought her hand to his lips and Jihai spotted the little needle on his cousin's ring about to touch her palm as he kissed her.

He pulled her hand away and let it drop to her side much to her disappointment which he ignored to say. "Natsuhiko and I have some things to discuss so I will see you later, Mengqi."

Mengqi excused herself with a smile that didn't reach her eyes as she returned to Cai Longwei's side, seeing him laughing with some ladies. The distinct glare in her eyes scared the ladies away but she innocently pretended that she was aware for their sudden disappearance.

Meanwhile, Su Menxiang and Mo Bingwen glided across the room in cold silence, smiling as they talked to the government officials who were invited to welcome the Japanese envoys. She felt a sting in her ċhėst every time he introduced her as a mere friend, every time he smiled at another woman in her presence and how he bȧrėly allowed her hand to rest around his own.

Even though he attended to her every need throughout the party, she need that he was only been considerate to the baby and nothing else.

She couldn't stand the torment in her ċhėst because she knew that it wasn't good for the baby she needed to save his life. She separated from him and excused herself. "I need to get some fresh air."

She left him alone with the group of ladies who were heirs of prominent families involved in the technological field in which he dealt with. A part of her hoped that he would follow her but she was sadly disappointed.

She skillfully passed the room where her father and the rest of the heads of the six families were discussing to go out of the building. She walked towards the gardens and sat down on the bench, rubbing her stomach as tears spilled on her green dress. Her blurred eyes saw her phone vibrating but it wasn't the person who she wanted to call her, it was He Yuhan, her so called fiancee who was always tracking her whereabouts, someone who was always trying to control her life even when they were not yet married.

How did she get herself into this mess?

She whispered. "Please forgive me, my love. Your mother has made many mistakes and now it will cost you your own life." She sobbed and used her sleeve to wipe away her tears, frowning a little when she felt head ache all of a sudden. She picked out a bottle of medicine and swallowed one pill holding her head.

She continued. "I am doing you a favour anyway, xiao baobao. Our lineage has been cursed to cure all royal poisons but one. One that is slowly killing my father...." She looked up to the bright sky as she rubbed her belly in thought. ".....and my third brother. That's why I am asking you to help me. I can't let him die because of me. Not because of us.. I need you to help me save him."