Chapter 203: Married

After a few more minutes of talking, Lyca finally left the room. As expected, when he went out of the office, Tang Jingyi was there pacing.

"I know what you are." Tang Jingyi hissed as he stopped pacing, he looked down towards Lyca. "I know what you do. You are a scammer."

"…" Lyca lazily stared at her cousin as she fought the urge to laugh at him. A scammer? Where did this come from?

"And a killer. If you think being a Tang gave you the pass to do horrible things… then you better think again." He hissed. "I will be your number one enemy in this family once you hurt someone I love. Remember that… cousin." Tang Jingyi emphasized the word 'cousin' before bumping into her shoulder and walking inside the room. 

"That man is really— "Tang Ruyi uttered while shaking her head. "He would do everything to protect the Tang Family. You know… he was still asking grandfather to personally escort aunt and uncle out of the Huang property. He was also constantly asking about Lyca and her whereabouts, especially during times like these where he was given a break. Sometimes, I would feel relief that he would finally leave and go back to the military base because answering his questions about Lyca is too tiring."

"Hmm. I will keep that in mind." In this world, people who wanted to help someone who was already down are considered rare. She knew that Tang Ruyi would never leave her, but she never thought that the other people in the Tang Family would actually be this… kind. She lowered her gaze. Sadly, she couldn't tell a man like Jingyi about her current identity. After all, the man wore his emotions on his face. He might be a good marksman and a good soldier, but he always had the tendency to show everything on his reaction.

"Are you already leaving?" Tang Ruyi uttered. "Grandfather said that you can stay in this mansion. Can't you just stay? We can play chess? I think I am better at it now."

"I can't." Lyca sighed. Tomorrow would be the first day of the convention, and she needed to show herself and cause some chaos. How could she miss something that fun? "Maybe next time… I will bring you to train my people."

"You— "

"It's a secret, for now." Lyca gave a gentle smile. 

"Hmph! Look at you keeping secrets from me." Tang Ruyi narrowed her eyes. "Tell me… are you keeping other important secrets from your favorite person in the world?"

"Yes. You are no longer my favorite person in the world."

"…" Tang Ruyi frowned. "Do you have to hurt my feelings like that?" She faked an angry face before laughing. "Are you going to tell me that you married a handsome man and is going to have children soon?"

Lyca stopped walking as she turned her head towards her cousin. She had actually forgotten to tell her about Shen Qui! Her lips thinned. "Yes, I am married to a handsome man."

Obviously, Lyca was expecting some scolding from her cousin. Instead, what she got was a burst of boisterous laughter that echoed inside the whole mansion. Lyca was sure that Tang Ruyi's voice made the whole mansion tremble. 

"You?" Tang Ruyi laughed before she covered her mouth as if realizing that she had been too loud. "You marry a handsome man? Tell me… was it a mafia boss? Like a drug lord or something? Can you at least make it more believable this time?"

"I married to a crime group boss." Lyca tilted her head. She was unaware that Tang Ruyi would not really believe her. Was it really impossible for her to find true love? "A handsome crime boss."

Again, Tang Ruyi burst into a puddle of laughter. "Yeah… I would never believe you. I know you wouldn't marry someone without informing your mother and father. Come let's go to the balcony. Can you at least be serious?" Tang Ruyi uttered.

"I am married to a handsome crime boss, and my parents know about it," Lyca said, her voice was low, but it was certainly enough for the woman walking next to her. "And I am not lying. Why would I lie? I have a handsome husband." She added. She couldn't understand why her cousin wouldn't believe her words.

Did Tang Ruyi think that she would never marry someone?

"Eh… I would believe you if you tell me that you married that bodyguard of yours." Tang Ruyi rolled her eyes as she pulled her towards the balcony of her own room.

"Actually— " Lyca made a deliberate pause as she waited for Tang Ruyi to settle down on the wrought iron chair in her balcony. "I married my bodyguard, who is now a crime boss."

Tang Ruyi blinked as she stared at Lyca. Then she blinked again before she smacked her own forehead. "What the hell are you talking about? Am I dreaming or something?"

Lyca frowned. She wondered if her statement was not clear enough. "I am married to the handsome Shen Qui who used to be my bodyguard, but he is no longer my bodyguard now as he is already my husband."

"…" This time, Tang Ruyi's eyes widened. She could feel the seriousness in Lyca's statement. "You— You actually— "

"And before you nag for the next thirty minutes. I would like to tell you that the reason why I failed to inform you was that I fell into a coma and slept for the last three years. I just woke up a couple of weeks ago."

THUD

Tang Ruyi fell from her seat as she stared wide-eyed at Lyca. Her eyes wide, mouth agape as if she just heard the most surprising news in her whole life. "You— You— "

Lyca smiled, however, before she could start laughing at her cousin's reaction, Tang Jingyi's voice echoed. "What are you doing to Ruyi?" Almost immediately, the man strode towards Tang Ruyi's balcony, a gun was already in his hand as she pointed it towards Lyca's head.