Lihua beamed. "Then can we do that?"

  He snorted. "Thank God you didn't choose to be an officer."

  She glared at him. "Shut up! What did I say wrong?"

  "There are too many unknowns here. We don't know if the Mafia King knows her and has captured her. The anonymous person didn't say such a thing. He or she only said that Song Jia didn't contact them. But that could be something that Song Jia decided herself. In a mission, there are too many unknown variables and we have to make decisions sometimes that may not be a part of the protocol decided. It all depends on the situation. If the Mafia King doesn't know about her, then the bait could be dangerous for her. He might accidentally know her identity."

  Lihua nodded her head in understanding.

  "But we cannot sit like this and waste time either. We have to tread very cautiously."

  "We have to get some information but without alerting them."

  "Finally, a smart response," he chuckled.

  Lihua shot a deadly glare at him.

  "Anyway. My informant said that Jian's Steel executive will be at a bar tonight. He is one of the illegal traders but nobody has proof. Let's start with him tonight."

  He smiled. "And you are a very important asset to the plan."——

  Jiang villa.

  Fu Renshu asked, "Master Jiang, can you please help in canceling this engagement?"

  Fu Shen widened his eyes and his facial expression finally cracked in shock for the first time. "Fu Renshu! What nonsense are you spouting!? Cancel the engagement? Do you know what you are asking?"

  Fu Renshu pursed his lips. He didn't take back his words.

  "Apologize right now!" His voice thundered.

  "Dad- I mean Sir. I will not step back from what I said. I am in my senses and absolutely serious about this."

  Fu Shen turned grave. What he asked meant to go against the Old Madam and to go against her meant death in this family.

  On the contrary, Jiang Weizhe was calm and collected. He didn't express any shock or surprise. He was hardly affected by this.

  "It's because of Song Lihua, isn't it?" He quietly asked.

  Fu Renshu slowly nodded.

  "What does he feel about her?"

  He lowered his head. "I think he is beginning to like her-"

  "I don't want an answer like that," he whispered in a low voice.

  Fu Renshu stiffened.

  "Does he like her with conviction? Does she like him with conviction too?"

  Fu Renshu remained quiet.

  He thought about it. It wasn't official. Nobody had confessed their feelings yet, but he knew both were attracted to each other. It was unmistakable. Wei's drastic changes in his personality were proof of that. And even if Lihua always chanted how Wei was Godly handsome and all, he realized in these past days that she wasn't a shallow woman to like him only based on his looks. She fell in love with him as a whole, not just by how handsome he looked.

  Fu Shen narrowed his eyes. "Answer very carefully, Renshu."

  He took a deep breath and said, "Yes."

  Fu Shen glanced at his master and waited.

  Jiang Weizhe tapped his finger on the couch. "I will not help Wei."

  Fu Renshu froze. He blinked his eyes in disbelief. "Master, please. You have to-"

  "Silence!" Fu Shen glared at him. "He isn't done talking yet. Is that how I have trained you to serve the Jiang family?"

  Fu Renshu stiffened and bowed. "……My apologies."

  Jiang Weizhe stared at Wei's assistant. There was silence for a long time.

  "Fu Renshu."

  He straightened up. "Yes!"

  "You know what kind of family is the Jiang family. One doesn't just simply live in this family."

  Silence.

  "One tries to survive in this family every day."

  His gaze dimmed.

  Of course, I know that. I have worked with Boss for years now. I know how difficult it could get here.

  He slowly nodded.

  "Wei might like her. She might like him back too," he quietly said, "but are their feelings strong enough to challenge the Old Madam?"

  He pursed his lips.

  "It's not about the question of me helping you or not," Jiang Weizhe calmly said. "It's about Wei. Is he ready to fight against the Old Madam? It's about Song Lihua as well. Does she wish to entangle herself once she knows who and what she would be facing? She doesn't know about our family at all. Have you thought about if she wants to get into this struggle?"

  Jiang Weizhe narrowed his eyes.

  "She is a good woman. I admit that."

  Fu Renshu looked at him.

  "But is she strong enough to be the Mafia King's pillar?"

  Fu Renshu had no answer.

  He continued. "I had to fight when I wanted to marry Yubi."

  He said nothing. Everybody knew the history and why Jiang Weizhe's relationship with his mother turned so sour.

  "If Wei is following in my footsteps, then he needs to fight for his woman too. And Song Lihua has to equally support him to get a position in this family. If any one of them stumbles, they and their love would never survive in this family."——

  Ever since Wei realized that he needs to woo Lihua, he started his research just like he did for finding out about sex. Mingshen refused to give him any tip so he turned to Baidu.

  He got a bunch of search results like…


  Get her your undivided attention. No checking texts and emails when your woman is talking.

  Wei nodded.

  I always attentively listen to her.

  Notice her likes and dislikes. It is important to mentally make notes of what your partner likes and surprise her with those things to make her feel very happy.

  Wei nodded again.

  Lihua likes violet. She doesn't like cooking and organizing things.

  He read the last line again. Surprise her with those things…


  He tilted his head. "Something violet?"

  Wei searched all the things he could get in the violet shade and sincerely made a checklist.

  The third was to make her feel special. Make an effort to celebrate small events like the first time you met to make her feel cherished.

  The first time we met…


  Wei realized that next Friday will complete one month since they met and he moved in to live next to her apartment. His robotic face beamed and his gaze softened.

  "It has been almost one month since we met."

  In his heart, he wished for these days to continue forever. He quickly added in his checklist.

  Celebrate that day with Lihua.

  Next was to be chivalrous. Be polite, open doors, walk on the traffic side of the road, and escort her home. The woman can do these things herself too, but she will feel good to know that her partner is looking out for her.

  Wei nodded.

  "From tomorrow, I will drop Lihua college and then back home."

  And the last he read was to be genuine and honest. Don't lie to her. Don't pretend. Don't keep any secrets from her. Always be honest with her.

  Wei froze. His fingers paused. His gaze slightly dimmed.

  "I am keeping a secret from her."

  The fact that he killed Song Jia weighed heavily on his heart. He clutched the pen hard in his fist.

  "But I cannot tell her this…" he lowered his head, "she will never talk to me again."

  Wei panicked. "I don't want her to hate me."

  He had decided to do all the things that he would find here on how to woo a woman. But he couldn't steel himself to tell the truth.

  "I will follow the first four…" he mumbled to himself and nodded.

  He finalized his notes and felt satisfied.

  Mission woo Lihua will now commence!——

  It was evening and Lihua stepped out of her house to meet Mo Huojin in the bar. She bumped into Wei along the way. "Boss! Good evening! How was your day?"

  Wei softly smiled. "It was good."

  Then he looked at her dress and asked, "Are you going somewhere?"

  Lihua slightly stiffened. "Ah yes……I-I am going to Yaya's place!"

  "For how long?"

  She nervously smiled. "I don't know. It's just a girl's night out haha…"

  He curiously asked, "What is that?"

  "Um, nothing just talking about stuff and having fun."

  He blinked his eyes. "You do that in college too."

  "……"

  Is he implying that I just have fun and don't study at all?

  She coughed.

  Which is not that off the mark I guess.

  Wei's lips straightened in a thin line.

  So she would be away.

  Spending the whole evening without her seemed too hard. He had decided to cook for her and clean up her house. Second point. Likes and dislikes.

  Lihua said, "Boss I have to leave now."

  She felt guilty for lying to him, but she had no choice.

  "……En."

  As she walked past him, he held her wrist. "Wait."

  She smiled. "Yes, Boss?"

  Wei promptly took out a small packet and handed it to her.

  She curiously asked, "What is this?"