Chapter 202: Tang Jingyi

For some reason, the old man's voice even made Tang Ruyi silent.

"Sit. Why are you standing there like a statue?" He lifted an eyebrow. "I heard that you are here to talk about your mother and father?"

"Yes, Grandfather," Lyca remembered playing chess with the old man and sometimes having tea while talking about chess. Aside from that Lyca couldn't remember being too close to the old man.

"Hmmm." The old man looked at the silent Tang Ruyi. "You sit down too."

"Yes, Grandfather."

"The only reason why I didn't act even when my daughter was clearly bullied was that she assured me this was all a part of your plan." The old man said what was bothering him all these years. He was never someone that would mask their words with fakeries and nice sentences. And Lyca liked this kind of attitude the most. "Tell me about your plans. If I am not satisfied I will immediately ask my people to get Nini out of the mansion and escort your father out of the Huang Company. You knew me well enough to know that I would definitely do that."

Direct, strict, and brave. That was Tang Guo. The renowned General of the Xu Country. 

Seeing her grandfather's serious expression Lyca didn't hesitate to tell him all about her plans. She started with the fact that the Long Family does not deserve a quick end. As much as she liked giving them a quick and clean end, Lyca realized that people like them deserve to suffer.

The plan was to slowly bring down the company which of course included the Huang Family. Then she would devour the company like a good corporate. After all, she was confident of Shen Qui's skills in business. Then she would watch them suffer a fate worse than death.

"You sounded confident about all this?" the old man asked.

"Yes, grandfather. I am confident that I can do it. Of course, I would need your support."

"So you wanted to use the Tang Family's name to keep you safe from the eyes of the government, who would definitely eye your research?"

"Yes, sir," Lyca answered honestly. Of course, this was one of the perks of having a well-known family name.

"Hmmm. And this bullet?"

"A weaker version of the one that my men and the Tang Family's people will use." Lyca was aware that her grandfather has his own specially trained people that were serving the Tang Family and protecting them from the greedy eyes of their competitors.

"Good." The old man nodded. "I will give you two people from the Tang Family to act as your guard. And— " the sound of the door being opened interrupted her grandfather's words. Lyca immediately turned her head towards the person who walked inside. 

"Grandfather!" The man approached the table without even acknowledging Lyca and Tang Ruyi. Of course, this man was not aware of Lyca's real identity. To this man's eyes, she was Tang Xi, an illegitimate Tang Family member who came back from abroad.

"Jingyi." The old man's face softened the moment his eyes landed on his other favorite grandson. Tang Jingyi, the heir to the Tang Family. At thirty-one, the man was already a lieutenant colonel and is serving the air force of the country. Known for his brilliant mind and good looks, the six-foot Tang Jingyi was considered a celebrity not just in the air force but in the whole military force. 

"Someone told me that the infamous Tang Xi would arrive today." He said, his eyes were still on his grandfather. Tang Xi's identity was something crafted by Lyca and Tang Ruyi which, of course, had the approval of Old Man Tang. However, only the three of them inside the Tang Family knew the real truth about Tang Xi's real identity.

Of course, the old man and Tang Ruyi understood the risk of this arrangement. But to protect Lyca and her family, the old man and Tang Ruyi decided to take a gamble. However, this is not considered just blindly trusting Lyca. After all, the Old General and Tang Ruyi were the first two people who experienced Lyca's brain through her inventions which saved their lives a couple of times.

"Jingyi… meet Tang Xi." The old man said. There wasn't any trace of awkwardness in his voice. It was as if… he didn't notice the sharp gaze that Tang Jingyi gave Tang Xi.

"I see." Tang Jingyi uttered. He looked at Lyca. "Am I interrupting something?"

"Yes," Lyca answered sternly, surprising Tang Ruyi and Old Man Tang. "You are interrupting our conversation without even knocking. Is this how the Tang Family trained you?"

"You— " Tang Jingyi's face turned dark. He squinted his eyes at the man who was sitting calmly in front of him. "I am older than you by a few years. I am the heir of the Tang Family, and you dare show such disrespect to me?" his voice was quiet— too quiet. To someone unfamiliar with the man, they would think he was still calm.

Lyca snorted in response. "Respect… is earned Mr. Tang. Or did you think flaunting your status would make everyone respect you?" She countered, perfectly maintaining a calm expression. This attitude was a part of her cover. Tang Xi was not someone that everyone in the Tang Family liked. After all, he was nothing but a bastard son. 

While Tang Jingyi and Lyca were quite close while growing up, she was not wearing Lyca's original face right now. She was Tang Xi, an indifferent bastard that everyone in the Tang Family will hate or would learn to hate.

"You— Grandfather this person— "

"Jingyi… please wait outside. I will call you once I am done talking with Tang Xi."

Lyca immediately gave the man a smug smile. She remembered that Tang Jingyi was actually a very gentle human being behind this attitude. Of course, he was only sweet to Tang Ruyi and Lyca as he considered himself their big brother. He was smart but a little hot-headed, and he was definitely the type that would protect both Tang Ruyi and Lyca from a bullet.

Lyca couldn't help but wonder what will Tang Jingyi do if he knew that Tang Xi was actually her?