Chapter 77 - No Longer

There was only one instance when Wei Liuying was thoroughly angry. A servant was trying to bully Xiao Yu, who was trying to do her work. Wei Liuying heard that and then changed the schedule for the servants' work. Then, one way or another, she managed to obtain some weird drug and poisoned that servant. The servant had strong allergic reaction when she was working in front of others. There were a lot of red dots on her skin to the point that the head maid was so disgusted. That woman was disposed and no one ever heard about her again.

Huo remembered that incident clearly because he was present when Wei Liuying asked Xiao Yu who did it. The cold gleam on Wei Liuying's eyes was unsuitable for someone at her age. However, with the way she was raised, he didn't think that it was weird for her to become mature faster than ordinary people.

When the servant was finally disposed, Xiao Yu was surprised while Wei Liuying was nonchalant.

It was as if the incident didn't involve her in the slightest bit.

The trace of the drug or even the way the servant was poisoned remained a mystery. Even Huo didn't manage to find out the reason.

And he didn't really want to know.

He still treasured his life.

There were some things that was better left unsaid. Huo knew very well how terrifying this young lady could be. Even without any support from anyone in the household, she still could survive this long by relying on the people who needed her for their own purpose.

That way, they would offer a certain protection.

Huo sighed.

He turned around and chose to wait near the forest for when Wei Liuying returned back. It would be better rather than courting death by confronting her directly.

…

Wei Liuying walked to the woods. She turned her head to the back and realized that Huo chose to leave her alone. Probably, he still had some respect to her, so he knew that she was angry and annoyed right now.

Her black eyes were staring to the forest before her. It was evening and the sky slowly darkened. The view was beautiful, but what Wei Liuying focused on was the way the darkness slowly enveloped everything. The sky was already darkening for some time and soon, it would be a complete darkness.

"I have always been very patient with you because I know that I have to be very conscious of my status and the differences with many others," Wei Liuying said slowly. Her eyes gleamed with ruthlessness, a gaze that she never showed to anyone outside. "But if you think that you can bully me and use me however you wished to the point of destroying all of my future, then you're terribly wrong."

She didn't make any unnecessary movements so far because she understood that in the light, she would never be able to compare with the main daughter. Whatever little things she had, the worth could never be compared to what the main daughter could possibly get with just a lift of her hand.

The status was incomparable.

The treatment they could possibly receive in their lifetime were also very different.

There were some stories of lower ranked people managed to achieve big in their life after a series of hardship. But the path that they took were never easy. It was not something that someone could copy just like that. They were all trying hard to be able to survive and get what they wished.

What they wished?

In the past, Wei Liuying wished to have her mother's love and attention for her. However, as she grew up, she understood that it was something that could never be fulfilled. No matter what she did, what kind of accomplishment she got, or anything like that, Feng Chun would never turn her attention to Wei Liuying.

She also wished to have her father cared for her. But with Feng Chun and Wei Hong Zheng's intervention, she could only end up as a dumb lady in front of him. He never cared for them and only cared for the family reputation.

Once more, her dream was something that she could never achieve.

Lastly, she hoped that she could get married to a somewhat ordinary man and lived peacefully. But as time passed and the struggle in the crowd grew deeper, she could see that her father would want her to get married to expand his influence.

To whom, she didn't know.

Now, she only wished to leave the residence when she had already finished her preparation. She knew that it was hard for her to stay safe inside her own residence because of the people who watched over her.

"I don't plan to do make a move against you, but you should know that with every action, there's consequences."

Slowly, she turned her body around and made her way back. She still had to show her face during the night dinner.

…

"Young Master, it's almost time for dinner," Huo reminded. He was glad when he saw Wei Liuying walked out of the woods. Seeing her expression, it seemed that she had somehow calmed down a bit.

However, he was sure that the matter wouldn't end this quickly.

As for what Wei Liuying planned… he didn't even want to know. 

"I know."

Huo observed Wei Liuying from a distance away. The way Wei Liuying looked like made it seem that she had already calmed down a lot. Her expression was fixed to the same nonchalant and arrogant Wei Hong Zheng. He couldn't understand how she managed to get into her role so quickly like this.

Wei Liuying ignored the probing gaze from Huo as she strode to the hall. She quickly spotted her father, who was currently sitting on a table alone. He was in a good mood as he didn't have to run into Prime Minister Xie today and able to enjoy his free time with his concubines in this beautiful place.

"Second Young Master Wei, this way."

Wei Liuying followed the servant and sat in the designated table. She didn't really want to stay here, but she refrained from doing anything unnecessary and acted normally. The dinner only lasted for a short time as many of the youngsters were too excited. They wanted to talk about what they did, so they excused themselves and scurried away.

Wei Hong looked at his two sons. "Do well in the hunt tomorrow. Did you manage to get anything today, Yijun?"

"I only managed to get a rabbit, Father," Wei Yijun said with a bitter smile.

"It's alright. You'll have better luck tomorrow."

"Thank you, Father."

After talking for a bit more, Wei Hong also departed. He made a beeline to the resting areas, which was the place for many other adults. It seemed that they were all planning to play go with each other.

"Second Brother, I'll take my leave first."

"Take care, First Brother."

Wei Liuying bid her farewell and then walked in the direction of her room. Huo was following her from behind. When they were close, she turned around and said, "I'm going to take a night walk."

"Young Master, that's…"