Chapter 326 - 307: Autumn Festival-III

On her mother's words, Jin Suzheng's eyes narrowed at her mother. Before he spoke, Mrs. Jin continued, "Just this once help your sister. This is not only for her but also our family."

Jin Nu Yuan pulled her smile, happy she had won as her mother sided with her. She looked at her brother whose hand clenched beside his side. Upon sighing breathes, Jin Suzheng managed to calm down, "Fine." Jin Suzheng tsked. 

"Nu Yuan don't only depend on your brother to lose you have to try and win. It would be unnatural if your brother loses in purpose we could say that he twist his ankle." The older woman spoke slyly.

Jin Suzheng thought about it a few minutes thinking that if he loses and the blame could be pushed to his twisted ankle it would spare him from shame. It wouldn't lose him much if his shame which could hurt his pride could be avoided.

"Okay!" Jin Nu Yuan beamed happily, her fingers were grasped in excitement to see what she wish to have was just a silver away from her hands. The young woman was very happy that she even forget her anger at Li Lian in the fleeting moment.

From afar, Li Lian watched the Jin Family together, seeming to talk when Li Rin Zu spoke, "Will Li Lian be playing together in the games?" asked the woman with a smile on Li Lian which she returned. 

Li Jun Wei took to speak, "Li Lian will be with me. I don't see Long Hua or Ye Hua." His eyes turned to see of how an older woman came toward Madam Li. A smile was on the woman's face where her demeanor was gentle but rather plain.

The woman bowed when she arrived, "Mother and father is here, good morning." Then her eyes traveled to Li Jun Wei before to Li Lian smiling, the woman was the third aunt of the family. Unlike Li Rin Zu who is the daughter in law, Li Qiaoling is the only daughter in Li Family. 

"Sishu, you are finally here, did you just come?" asked Madam Li when she had pulled away from hugging her daughter. Madam Li looked happy at the arrival of her only daughter. 

"I wish to attend the party faster but with the traffic I was unable to come early, I hope I'm not too late." replied Li Qiaoling. There was a very gentle sounding tone the woman used that almost make as if she had spoken in whispers even though her words were clear and loud enough to hear.

"You are not but you must be tired." Madam Li said with a frown at her daughter. "Since child you have a weak body don't push yourself to hard."

"I will be fine, mama. Ye Hua and Chuangyu is here with me too." and as if in time the young man who was adopted to the family named Ye Hua came behind, holding his mother's shoulder gently with a smile on his lips.

"Grandmother and grandfather good morning." said Li Ye Hua. Li Lian eyes the young man to look normal it made her think of how the young man was Wei Tsui Lan's friend. Li Jun Wei told her that it could be possible that Wei Tsui Lan knew more than others after receiving words from Li Ye Hua but the young man didn't seem like someone who would gossip about others. One can't judge other from the cover thought Li Lian to herself.

"Yes, Ye Hua. You've grown." said Madam Li and Li Lian could sense some of the woman's tone that changed at the young man. Li Lian's eyes met Li Jun Wei to then hear Madam Li said, "Let's go inside and take a rest near the shade." said Madam Li who then took Qiaoling's hand to leave the place. The words were said by Madam Li was as concern to Qiaoling who couldn't stay long under sunlight which could have her to suffer from heart stroke.

While they left the place, Li Lian whispered, "Does grandmother doesn't take Ye Hua good?"

"Grandma just doesn't know how to treat Ye Hua although it had took her ten years to still have a tense relationship with him." answered Li Jun Wei and Li Lian hummed. It is not easy for others to take a person who are not their own to the family which remind her of Ryouma Family, her grandfather had done a very great job to think of her as his real granddaughter even though they weren't related at all.

When they were about to enter, Li Lian saw how Qiaoling talked with Li Jun Wei and her eyes moved to see shadows of two people hidden behind the walls of the house where she was about to enter.

Silently, Li Lian changed her footsteps to walk toward the place. Not wanting to suddenly barge, her head first peeked out to see Linyue speaking with Long Hua. Their expression to say wasn't good. Linyue who had always kept a smile looked tense, her expression showed anger while Li Lian can't see much to Long Hua's expression as she needed to hide behind the wall before seen.

Li Lian heard, "Don't kid me, you know what I am saying. What are you doing by stopping the school? He really wanted to see you to become a professional horseback rider! He had every of his expectation on you!" exclaimed Linyue to Long Hua who stood silently but a frown was between his brows. 

Long Hua gave a scoff, "It's in the past either way. He died, my passion died, why do I need to do something I don't want to do?" replied the young man whose expression was bleak.

The 'he' the two people mentioned had Li Lian to question who but somewhere she guessed it would be the person who was mentioned to be Linyue's first choice in marriage, the person she loved before her marriage with Suzheng.

"Are you saying you are participating today for the same reason? Because you just felt like wanting to do it?" Linyue raised her voice higher.

"Yes!" Long Hua sighed, covering his forehead at her endless questions.

Li Lian was about to turn away from the scene as she felt it was appropriate to keep listening when she felt her shoulders pushed to something like a flesh part of a human. Her eyes turned in hurry. Out of surprise a scream almost left her lips when her mouth was covered.