Chapter 290 - 291: Sparks-I

By the time Li Lian finished to tell Li Jun Wei all what she heard from He Chang Min, the hour had passed the night and they arrived back at Li's main house. Stepping out, Li Jun Wei had his words to say when from afar a clip clipping sound of shoes running toward them from the house sounded. Jin Nu Yuan appeared along with Mrs. Jin to the entrance of the house.

Seeing Li Lian who had just got out of the house with her hands holding Li Jun Wei, Mrs. Jin's smile for a spare of second disappeared, turning into a stink gaze at their hands. Jin Nu Yuan didn't cared about the hands or if they held hands but seeing Li Lian was enough to start her night in the worst mood possible.

In silence, Jin Nu Yuan hoped she could kick Li Lian out from the house but with Li Jun Wei in her side, it would be her who would be kicked out of the house if she was careless and with her mother's words this afternoon that told her of the plan she had, encouraged Jin Nu Yuan to suppress her anger and gave her face a sweet smile she worked on since childhood.

"Good evening, Jun Wei we've been wondering when you would come home." Mrs. Jin greeted, starting the conversation with a smile she always had on her lips as if her days had always been bright with Sun and happiness when in truth in her mind there was nothing more than her evil plans she wish she could put in move now.

"I've been missed? That's something I least expected to hear from you." Li Jun Wei had a habit of speaking a few words that made others felt strained and stunned from his words like now where Mrs. Jin's smile twitched and Li Lian jolted down on the older woman's expression that turned slightly sour even with her smile.

"Of course, I am, you are my dearest nephew." said Mrs. Jin before her eyes fell at Li Lian who she had been ignoring like an air, "and you too, my niece. I've been waiting back for your arrival, I don't expect you to come together."

"Jun Wei came to take me home." Li Lian replied at the woman's words who gave her a nod.

"The house becomes lonely when there are less people in the house. Your grandmother said the same words as me." Mrs. Jin continued as they went inside the house.

"I see, will you plan to stay in the house for a year, aunt Jin?" asked Li Jun Wei for the woman to lightly pulled her brows at him.

"What?" asked the woman, clearly not asking for a repetition and Li Jun Wei didn't bother to repeat or change his question.

"You always stayed in the house for days, weeks, and even months. It would be easier to say that this have become your house. I heard last time you asked for the portrait to be removed again. Grandmother must haven't heard this yet." said Li Jun Wei for the older woman to smiled at him.

On the conversation, Li Lian frowned, was the portrait they talked of is the same portrait where Li Jun Wei's parents were? Recalling the maid who had spoken with her before and Li Jun Wei's statement, Li Lian understood how most servants in the house fear Mrs. Jin. It was because the woman had acted as the owner of the house who controlled everything.

"Where did you heard that?" asked Mrs. Jin. She was sure she had fired off the maid who knew of this. With how rare Li Jun Wei comes back home, Mrs. Jin had taken his absence as a way to gain control in the house. The woman thought Li Jun Wei wouldn't know anything as he seemed to be disinterested in it. It had her questioned how her nephew had put a tab on her, knowing every move she made.

"The wind told me." replied Li Jun Wei ambiguously. Not wanting to full Mrs. Jin on details as the woman was his target. He couldn't believe in them and some of the relatives which was why the house was filled with people of his side. The house is originally his which make him looking down on the woman's action who seemed to think she was the head of the house. "It would be great if you stop doing what you do. As this house isn't your property to move or decorated as you like."

Mrs. Jin disliked the use of tone Li Jun Wei chose that was demanding. She had her own pride as an elder of the house and for him to order didn't sit well with the woman. "I had your grandmother's permission, she is the head of the house and it would mean to disrespect if I disregard her words. Also, I wouldn't touch anything I can't like the portrait. You like to joke, Jun Wei. How could this house be my property."

"As long as you have a sense of awareness," Li Lian heard Li Jun Wei's reply that made the room more silence after his words.

Jin Nu Yuan who had been quite, clamping her lips so she wouldn't talk, finally spoke, "But brother Wei, at the time the portrait was taken, I wasn't there, I wasn't yet be born. I also want to be there. It's a family portrait but I wasn't there and it makes me sad that I am not included there." Jin Nu Yuan wore a sad face, her eyes sullen and regretting the fact she wasn't born first.

"I thought you already have a portrait back in Jin house, did Aunt Jin took the picture in your absence?" Li Jun Wei raised one of his brows with his eyes looking at Mrs. Jin to say, "That is a little too lonely. All the family members should gathered together again on occasion to take picture for the little lonely Nu Yuan to have one. You could bring it home once it is done." The words, Li Jun Wei uttered generously to Jin Nu Yuan only stunned the two even more by his words.