Chapter 307: Killing the Flower

"Eh? Why are you so silent?" Chu Nan frowned. "Don't tell me you really like that woman? Brother— You— She is married!"

"And?" Chu Munan's face turned dark. It took him a few seconds before he realized his words. "I — I am tired. I will leave first. Grandfather, please arrange everything on my behalf." He said before walking out of his grandfather's office.

"Eh? Grandfather! Why aren't you saying anything? You know how my brother is like if he likes— "

"Stop it. Chu Nan." Patriarch Chu sighed. "I never forbid you from liking anyone. If your brother likes her then what can you do about it? We can always like a flower even if it already belongs to another person."

"Grandpa… you know I am not worried about that. I am worried about him killing the flower! You know him! If he can't have it, no one else can! How could you even allow him to like a married woman? No! How could you allow him to like a woman like Lyca Huang?"

"If I tell him, I don't like him liking her. Would he really listen to me?" The Old Patriarch reasoned before he waved his hands. "I will talk to your brother once he calms down. For now, take care of the honeymoon. Just give them the best cabin around the area and make sure the transportation is comfortable."

"Alright. Just talk to Munan and tell him that his health comes first. Stop worrying about other things."

"Hmmm." The old man said before he gestured his grandson to leave his office. After some thought, the Old Patriarch left his office and asked a servant to invite Shen Qui and Lyca for some tea.

It didn't take long for Lyca and Shen Qui to arrive in the room surrounded by paintings. "This room— "

"Is where we receive our important guests." The old man continued Shen Qui's words. "This place is where we held important ceremonies in our Chu Family. Come... Take your seats. Today, I will let you taste the special tea that we can only make once it's winter."

Lyca smiled. For some reason, she doesn't believe that anyone could make better tea than her own husband. However, she still nodded and keep her mouth shut.

"I heard that you two are planning to have a honeymoon in the northern lands?" the Old Patriarch asked.

"Yes. She wanted to enjoy some snow together." Shen Qui held his wife's hand. "This is our first time traveling together."

Seeing Shen Qui's gaze turned gentle, the Old Patriarch nodded and started talking about the paintings inside. After all, Lyca said that she was pursuing art. To his surprise, Lyca was truly knowledgeable in paintings. To be honest, the old patriarch suspected that Lyca wanted the painting because of some secret reason. "I heard that someone from the northern part of the country made the painting. Though I am not sure where exactly. From my inquiries, this person always stayed in the northern extreme around this time to paint. Don't worry, I am asking my people to get this person's address so you can try to meet each other."

"That is generous of you." Beneath the smile on her face, lies a dangerous glint that the Old Patriarch failed to see. "Winter… and paintings. I can understand this person's desire to paint in the northern part of the country. After all, I heard that the north has some picturesque view."

"They do have some excellent views. Ah, speaking of which, I have some really good paintings here that I acquired — " The patriarch started talking about each painting in the room. To his surprise, Lyca was truly knowledgeable in arts. "Ah? I was surprised! Pleasantly surprise. I never thought that your knowledge in painting is so rich."

"Old Man... " Lyca said after she took a sip of the tea. "Let's be direct here. I am really curious why you invited us for some tea. Is it just because you wanted to talk about paintings?" Because this conversation is really making her sleepy! The women in her previous world love to talk about paintings and music, but she grew up talking about weapons and killing. All this talk about the stroke and colors is making her dizzy.

"Ah? Oh… I — " The old man cleared his throat. "I wasn't expecting that — Ah… nevermind. Nevermind. The reason why I asked to have some tea is because of the honeymoon. Let me be honest with you. The person who made the painting is someone close to the Xu Family. I am thinking that you are going to visit the extreme north because you want to meet this person. I just — Miss Lyca, I just want you to know that our Chu Family doesn't include ourselves in politics and the Xu Family is— "

"You are afraid they will try to hire me too?" she asked.

"This little lady is really too direct. Too direct. You will give me a heart attack if you continue talking like that." The old man patted his chest. "The Xu Family is known for their hospitals and pharmaceutical companies if they know that you are going to work for us then— "

"If they can give me something better than this painting, I might just work for them," Lyca said. "I am joking." She added when she saw the old man's face dropped.

"This — Are you trying to kill me?"

"My wife loves to joke, Old Man Chu I hope you don't mind it." Shen Qui chuckled. In fact, Lyca said those words with a very serious expression, it was not a surprise that the old didn't find it funny.

"As long as it's a joke, then no problem." Old Man Chu gave a peal of awkward laughter. "Ah, I almost forgot. That Chu Yuyan was already back in Kong City. I already asked my people to keep an eye out and don't let her scheme against you. Of course, if you want to just kill them, then I can arrange the matter. After all, they have embarrassed the family and even tried to manipulate my wife."

The old man's statement made Lyca smile. Obviously, he was trying his best to impress her. "Then do it." She answered. The old man already offered to get rid of Chu Yuyan and her family. This would save Lyca a lot of time and energy!