16. The TRUTH is OUT

                                    

                                          


" Love is pleasure
   Love is pain
   You my dear 
Have asked for both 
   In vain.... "
-- (by me )  
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Chapter 13
The TRUTH is OUT 




All hell had broken loose at Lan  mansion. Lan Hang is sitting quietly while Carmen is making mincemeat out of the principal, Yika and He Peng.

Carmen ( fuming )- Zhan sent Yibo  to jail and you all! What were you all doing? Playing hide and seek?

Principal ( flustered )- Mrs. Wang, what could I possibly do? Zhan went ahead and filed a complaint. Yika  kept standing there like a stupid cow and Yibo... I don't know what is wrong with him. He did not say a single word to defend himself. Instead , he happily told that inspector to take him away.

Carmen ( stunned )- What?

Lan Hang ( interrupting )- Thank you, Sir. You may leave now. We will get Yibo out of that place in less than 24 hours.

Principal ( fearing that he had offended them)- Sir, believe me....


Lan Hang ( shows him the door)- GO.


The man , shakes his head and glaring at Yika , he goes out of the door. Lan Hang and Carmen turn towards Yika and Peng. Mr. Lan Hang  walks upto Peng who looks rather ashamed.


Mr. Lan ( smoking his pipe )- Peng , didn't I do enough for you?


Peng ( guiltily )- You did more than I deserved , Sir.


Mr. Lan ( sharply )- An annual package of 1.5 million dollars, a high-flying job , a house in Los Angeles and one in Beijing -- one of the most posh colonies. You named it and I gave it to you. And this is how you pay me back?

Carmen ( furiously )- By impregnating someone from our clan and letting our son take the blame?....( turns  to Yika)...and you! What did you think that I would never find out who the father is? Stop sobbing or I will just snap your neck off , I swear! Peng didn't know that you were supernatural at the time of this mess happening but you did!  Now, why are you crying? Yibo took you under his wing to protect you and this is how you paid him back?


Yika ( stops crying )- I couldn't let the whole college know that I was pregnant and...and.. if Zhan would have found out , he would have exposed Peng and .....


Mr. Lan -- ' And Peng loves Lang Hui. And her father's money.


Peng ( agitated )- Mr. Wang , trust me. Keeping this pregnancy was Yika's choice and...we just had a good ti...time.... I want to be with Lang Hui.  I am sorry that I manhandled Yika but she was after my life. I am sorrier for what is happening with Yibo.

Carmen ( throws up her hands)- Cut the crap, both of you. Yika, if Peng  doesn't want you, he doesn't want you. Stop being a pile-on. You tell us what you want to do with the baby and we will deal with it as of now, get going and take your complaint back. I want my son back home in an hour. Do you understand me?


Yika ( twitching her fingers)- But Zhan....


Mr. Lan -- ' Don't worry about that wannabe social activist , Yika. Once Yibo is out , he will handle him.