twenty seven

                                    

                                          
Wow this chapter is long. Just a little blood and murder warning, also the dialogue is a little bit graphic.
Longwei
"It may be soon, but I want you to know: I love you."
"Thank you for loving me, Chan."
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"That bastard!" I roar as I threw my phone, smashing it against the wall. I was tracking their phone call, but this was not something I wanted to hear.
Those words she said- I knew those words. They were all too familiar because she said that same thing to me before we started dating, when I still had a crush on her and she was starting to fall for me.
I can't let her fall in love with someone else. She's mine, only *I* can have her...
I then look over to my desk and picked up the framed picture of her, sighing as I ran my thumb over her face.
"Oh darling... why would the universe dare to keep us apart?" I then take out the picture of Chan I've taken from security cams before my happiness turned to rage "And how dare you get in the way of us being together?!"
I then tore his picture to pieces before collecting myself, turning back to the picture of her and apologizing.
"I'm so sorry you had to see that, my dear, but I can't help it if we can't be together with him in the picture." I then smile before hugging the frame and skipping to the other side of my room while I chirped "But worry not! He won't be there any longer! Once he's gone, we can finally get married like we discussed!"
The thought of us getting married made me feel all bubbly and excited as I stared at my wall, filled with over hundreds of pictures of Jia Mei, each one was a picture I took of her since the day I met her. Though it's not that many pictures, I still have enough to admire her dearly.
Ah, I admire her so, and it's the only thing I could do since she saved me...
Approximately six or seven years ago
During a quiet night, I was hiding away in my room and quietly studying when suddenly my father burst into my room. Not even bothering to knock as he entered the room with some of the servants behind him.
"Y-yes father?" I mumble as he stares at me with daggers in his eyes. 
"After overlooking your training, I have decided that you'll be working to expand the Royal Bloom branch in Seoul." His voice boomed as a boarding pass, my passport, and some other paperwork was carelessly tossed on top of my homework. "Now pack your things, your flight is tonight." 
"Wait, Seoul? By myself?" I stood up out of my chair as my shoulders slumped as I looked up at my father, who scoffed at rolled his eyes at my shock.
"Yes, alone. You've already done your training and now it's time for you to expand the company brand by branching out in South Korea."
"Isn't this a bit sudden? When did you come up with this?"
"Your mother suggested it to me, and she's right." He was referring to my stepmother, Zhao Peijing. He continued on with a bitter tone "This'll be good experience for when I retire in the future, especially since I need someone who's actually competent."
"But I'm still in high school, father." I protest "What about my education? Where would I stay?" 
"You'll be staying in the vacation condo we used to stay in whenever we visited Seoul in the past. As for your education, you're going to be transferred to the most prestigious private school in Seoul. A lot of the students are mainly children of wealthy and upper-class families who run big businesses or have high paying jobs, so I expect you to keep a good reputation while you're studying there."