"Zixi father seems to trust you a lot, isn't it?"

"Yes, Miss." Zixi simply replied.

"Well, what do you think his response will be if he finds out that you are not as loyal as you appear to be?" she questioned.

"He knows my heart." He really wanted her to stop with this line of conversation. He still had lots of work unfinished and didn't want to waste time with her in pointless double - speak.

"Oh, but you are not loyal Zixi. I know that."

"What do you mean?"

"You have unclear designs on father's first - born. What do you think he'll have to say after this information is put infront of him?"

Zixi hadn't thought that anybody had noticed his feelings but since she already knew and it was the truth. So, he didn't feel the need to keep a lid on it anyway. Moreover, if uncle knew he wouldn't say anything much either way. If he could take out those hidden dangers without bringing any kind of harm to Yueyue, uncle wouldn't oppose his feelings until Yueyue said a clear no. So, what was there to hide?

"I don't know." He even felt talking more than necessary was wasteful to this girl.

"Hmmm.... Even I can't say what his reaction would be. Maybe he'll think you just admire your overhead superior. Maybe he won't take it to mind thinking it be a wishful fantasy on your part. But what will his reaction be if I say that Yueyue's kidnapping was your plan."

"Ha, why would I want to kidnap her? What reason would I have? Wouldn't it be detrimental to myself if I did something so stupid."

"Yes, it would be a rash decision on your part but then your twin isn't working under the same boss, is she? So you were already dissatisfied about it and then when you were rejected by The Eldest Miss you felt humiliated and tried to play the kidnapping and the rescuing of a damsel in distress to firstly, teach her a lesson and secondly, to be her knight in s.h.i.+ning armour. Now, between an illegitimate daughter but, a daughter nonetheless, and a mere household staff no matter how much he is trusted, who will my father believe?"

Zixi didn't know whether to marvel at all her planning and plotting or to be disappointed that her tricks were just up to that level. He could see the vieled warning about the well - being of Xun Mei for what it was. This girl was implicitly telling him to follow her lead or she would deal with him and Xun Mei all at the same time. He knew uncle wouldn't doubt him but the thing that troubled his heart was Yueyue's behaviour the past few days.

Since the day of the kidnapping she had maintained her distance from him and even when she called him to enquire about anything, it was strictly business. He could see the emotional struggle in her eyes. Therefore, this worried him. If at this point of time these heretic words were pa.s.sed onto her ears and if she even had an iota of doubt about him, she wouldn't hesitate to wash his neck and make him into the proverbial fish on the chopping board.

"What do you want?" Zixi really wanted to know what her endgame was. Being an illegitimate daughter, how could she ever hope to gain approval of the people that mattered to sit on the seat of the final master of Yu Corporation. For Yu Yue, Yu Corporation would give it their all since, she had the blood flowing through her veins and had already been accepted by everyone. For this girl, it would be akin to a marsh that would swallow her up without leaving any bones behind. Had he been in her position, he would have tried to make good with the legitimate child, to have a smooth sailing life and not aggravate the only people who would help in case of trouble from the heart. No matter how much the Yu patriarch cared for this out of the wed - lock girl but if she turned her wolfish eyes towards his business, he wouldn't hesitate to cut off all ways of retreats for her. How could someone be so stupid to not realise the situation they were in and to plan an appropriate course of action. She was doing exactly what will tighten the noose around her neck.

"I think you are not in a position to ask me questions right now."

"The Yu patriarch has already accepted you as his blood. You should be satisfied with what is being given to you. Isn't it far better than what you could have ever hoped to achieve outside?

You should learn to be satisfied with what has already been given to you and may be that will give you an unexpected surprise. Why are you always trying to trip the heiress? Do you think it would benefit you in the end? If yes, then you are thinking wrong. The Yu family might seem like a piece of pie you want to keep for yourself but you won't be able to have it. Why not take some money and a.s.sets from the patriarch and try to make something of yourself on your own? It wouldn't spoil your relations with the only family you have and would give you a big tree to lean on if there ever rose a problem. Why do you have to fight within the family?" He did try to talk to some sense into her on behalf of his uncle.

"Who do you think you are to lecture me as such? I hadn't thought that instead of saving your own skin, you would rather rush off to unmask mine. I'll give you another day to think things through properly. Weigh your options and let me know the answer by tomorrow evening." Yu Yan said while looking at him in disdain for his obtuse thought of showing her the right way.

"I don't need to think. I'll always follow master's words and his words were to protect Miss Yu Yue from any harm and keep her away from toxic people. You come under both those categories so forgive me if I don't want to happily shake hands with you."

"What about Yu Yue herself? What if she believes that you were the one behind her kidnapping? What if I say that the idea about The Wisteria Lamp was yours? You were working for me in those days so am sure n.o.body would believe if you said you had no idea."

This was her last gamble, if he still refused she would chuck him out off the family residence on some pretext.