Chapter 96:

Stopping the marriage

So What If I'm a Girl


Sato and Phil stared at Lan Du with a baffled expression, who goes around announcing that they're a sadist? But seeing Lan Du's serious eyes, they believed her.

Lan Du chuckled and pinched Sato's face

"Tell me, if I should torture someone, how should I do it?" Lan Du asked with a light smile

Sato shook her head, not knowing how she should answer the question

Lan Du smiled

"Then let me ask this, if I gave your father to you right now, how would you react?" Lan Du asked with an enthusiastic smile.

Sato thought for a moment

"I'd kill him" She replied

Lan Du chuckled

"That's it? Not gonna rip out his vocal cords, feed him aphrodisiac and throw him in a pen of pigs in heat? The pleasure you get from watching his face twist as he is defiled by mere animals, don't you want to experience it? You can mock him however you want, ruin his reputation, kill his spirit and let him suffer in that shame until the day he dies" Lan Du's eyes were gleaming as she spoke, her breathing was heavy as if he desired to see this scene.

No, it wasn't as if, she indeed wanted to see this scene.

Sato and Phil's face both paled

"I-Isn't that too cruel?" She muttered

Lan Du smiled and patted Sato's face gently

"Sweetie, the world isn't made by kindness and compassion, it is ruled by those who are decisive and cruel, which is why your naivety needs to go"

She then flicked her forehead lightly before glancing at Phil, she gave him a sweet smile

"Don't be scared, after all, your background is quite intimidating" Though she said it in a comforting manner, it sounded like a threat to Phil.

'He changed! Isaac changed! He's a complete psycho now, I want the old Isaac back!' He cried in his head but no words came out.

As the plane was even faster than the one they took a few days back, they arrived in the China at almost half the previous time taken. Lan Du walked out with Phil and Sato behind her, she looked around before taking out her phone.

"Stay put, I'll call someone over to pick us up" Lan Du said

When the other side picked up, a surprised gasp was heard.

[Lan Du, I thought you'd be gone for a week at the very least]

Lan Du sighed

"Xiao Bai, something serious came up, come to the airport and pick me up, I need to return to the city as soon as possible" Lan Du replied

She heard an 'en' from Xiao Bai's end before hanging up. She then turned to Phil and Sato.

"If there is anything you don't understand, ask me" She said calmly as she led the two outside to wait for Xiao Bai to arrive.

When Xiao Bai arrived, he was surprised to see two others with Lan Du that he was unfamiliar with. He squinted his eyes and stared at them for a moment before opening the doors.

"Who are they?" He asked

Lan Du pinched his face

"Don't ask questions, just take me back or I'll grind down every lump on your body" She said with a completely serious face.

Xiao Bai flinched and jumped into the driver seat with a frightful look on his face.

"May I ask for your names?" He asked as he started up the car

The two had a clueless expression as they stared at him, not knowing what he asked them for.

"He's asking for your names" Lan Du explained

Feeling enlightened, the two smiled and nodded their heads

"Phil"

"Sato" As they didn't know how to say anything else, they just remained quiet after saying their names

Xiao Bai was taken aback

"Was that French? But one of them is clearly Japanese" Xiao Bai exclaimed

La Du smacked the back of his head

"Is there a problem? If not, then get driving" Lan Du said coldly

Xiao Bai laughed

"Of course, my father was French as well, so I actually know a bit" He spoke in French very fluently and maybe even better than Sato.

Lan Du lifted a brow

"Good, then you'll be in charge of taking care of them if I'm not around, when we head back, find everything you know about Xie Ying's marriage with the young master of the Long family, the location, exact time and where she is kept for the time being" Lan Du then took out a lollipop and plopped it in her mouth.

"Eh? Sister Ying is being forced into marriage? Then we must hurry" He only met Xie Ying once, but he had a good impression of her, though they didn't speak with one another.

As long as it was someone Lan Du trusted, Xiao Bai would do what he can to help them out.

"You just need to find out where she is currently, I may not have an army but I have a few lackeys, overrunning a wedding is a simple matter" Lan Du chuckled

Xiao Bai nodded, he didn't know who Lan Du was referring to but he trusted her, he sent them to Lan Du's house, which now was something Lan Du rarely came back to. Ever since her mother fell in a coma, she has stopped coming back to this house.

Without her mother, the house just felt too empty.

Lan Du stepped out and wore a mask and a hoodie just in case. After all, this was a place her mother lived, Yuan Min most likely set up cameras of some sort. She then took out her tablet and tapped it, a pulsating sound wave rang out and soon, it was followed by the sound of objects breaking down.

They dropped to the ground and Lan Du picked one up.

"Indeed, he set up hidden cameras, he even had them blend in quite well" She muttered and crushed it

"The area is now clear, let's go" She said casually and let the three of them into the house. Xiao Bai was on the phone, obtaining any information he can on Xie Ying whilst Lan Du had Sato and Phil settled in.

She glanced around, the place was clean, it meant someone has been coming over regularly to clean it up. She instinctively knew it was Yuan Min, she sighed and sat down on the couch.

'It's been so many years... it hasn't changed....'

She glanced at Sato and Phil who were looking around

"This is my house, I'll be leaving for the next two days, if anyone tries to enter...run if you can, if you get caught, Phil, you'll need to reveal your status to stay alive" Lan Du warned

Phil and Sato both were baffled

"Who might come to your house?" They asked curiously

Lan Du shook her head

"Someone annoying, Xiao Bai brought food and drinks so you two can stay the nights without worrying about that, Xiao Bai, if that person arrives... call me immediately, that way, we can minimise the problems" Lan Du had a bitter look as she mention 'that person'.

Xiao Bai nodded

"Lan Du, I also found the information you need"

*****

A girl wearing a red gown sat on a bed, her face was covered by a red cloth, but her hands were trembling as tears  rolled down uncontrollably.

The door to the room opened up and a young man walked in

"Ying'er, soon, we can be together forever" He said affectionately

The girl nodded, she was Xie Ying.

She didn't look in hid direction, she just held onto a photo tightly in her hands as her body trembled. The young man saw her hand clasping something so he reached out his hand and grabbed it. Xie Ying didn't want to let go, but the young man forced it out of her hands viciously.

He then stared at the photo, his hand trembled as she scrunched it up and tossed it to the ground.

"Even when we're about to get married, you're still thinking about someone else! You're just a woman, you're my woman! Don't ever let me see this happen again, I, Long Quan, am not someone your puny background can offend" He growled and stormed out the room.

At that moment, Xie Ying broke down, she held herself as she cried.

"Lan Du...." she muttered to herself as she cried

Outside the room, two elderlies stood at the side of the door and sighed, they felt bitter as they listened to her wails.

"We wanted to take them back to protect them, yet the Long family had to visit the moment we take them back, we caused this... let's hope that lad Lan Du wouldn't come... we mustn't let the Long family know of Jing'er as well" They muttered and walked off

The girl in the room cried, the night passed, but her cries never died down, it was only after hours did her voice dry out. She picked up a cup by her side and took a sip, she wanted to calm down but she couldn't.

But she was suddenly hit with a wave of drowsiness, she stared at the cup and saw a half dissolved pill inside it, her pupils shrunk as she dropped the glass.

'Long Quan... he must have done this, no, he-he's going to-to-' Her mind then blanked as she fell onto the bed defencelessly. Before her eyes closed, she saw a figure in front of her, tears were rolling down her face but no words came out.

No one noticed anything, they didn't know what happened to Xie Ying, nor did they know about the second person inside the room. The sun rose and now, the girl in red gown sat on her bed, no words came out, no sound was made.

She sat there, not even tears came out, as if something died that night, she sat there.

The doors opened up and her mother walked in

"Darling, I'm sorry this happened, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have agreed to let mother and father take you back, it's all my fault" She cried as she hugged her.

Xie Ying raised one hand and patted her back, she shook her head.

"no..." She muttered, the voice was dry and sounded dead at the same time

Her mother cried even harder, it was only after a few minutes did she stop and stood up.

"Sweetie, I want to take you out and run... but the Long family are everywhere, forgive me" She said and walked out

The girl once again sat in silence, she touched her throat and drank some water to relieve her dry throat. Her hands clenched as she huddled up.

Tomorrow, she would need to marry Long Quan...

The day passed, no one else visited her that day, but discussions broke out everywhere. The whole city is now discussing this marriage and many prominent families were invited. CEO Lin, Feng family, even Ba Tan was invited over.

The ceremony took place in a large backyard of the house, there were tables and chairs set up with food prepared for every table. At the front, Long Quan sat, wearing a black suit, he had a warrm smile as he watched the peopel roll down a red carpet for where his brode will walk up from.

Beside Long Quan, was his father, Long He, he had a big smile as he watched the whole cermony come together, it was one of his proudest moments.

"I thank everyone for coming, I, Long He, will now give everyone a toast to welcome you all!" He raised his cup and said out loud.

His voice was deep as it rang out the whole yard. Everyone else did the same and raised their cups, before drinking teh content all in one go.

"We congratulate the Long family and the Xie family's grand ceremony"

Music began playing as Xie Lei stepped forward, beside him was the bride in red, no one could see her face, but her every step was elegant and small. Xie Lei helpelssly walked up with her before stepping to the side. He watched as his grandaughter step up the stage and stood in front of Long Quan.

"Don't cry, once we are together, you can forget all about that brat on the photo, he won't save you, nor can he even if he wanted to" His words were spoke in a warm tone, but they were ruthless.

He then stood up. A man stepped up between them

"Now the ceremony will begin... Long Quan, are you willing to take miss Xie Ying as your wife" He spoke

"I do" Long Quan said confidently

The man then turned to the bride

"Will you, miss Xie Ying, take Long Quan as your husband?"

"I-" Before she finished, a loud stomp was heard as it disrupted the whole process. Everyone turned their heads, the bride looked over especially fast.

The stomp came from Ba Tan, he sneered as he sat down.

"I don't approave of this marriage" He roared

Long He frowned, he stood up with a cold gaze.

"This isn't up to you to step in, but I want to know why" He questioned coldly

Ba Tan laughed

"Because I know that lass, and her boyfriend happens to be a good buddy of mine" He laughed, but his eyes were also cold.

Long He sneered

"I don't care if she is related to someone else, here, only I, Long He can make the final say!" His voice was domineer as he glared at Ba Tan.

Ba Tan wanted to refute but his shoulders were grabbed by someone else from the mercenary guild. Ba Tan growled but could only sit down quietly as that person was his superior.

'Brat, I was unable to help you...'

The ceremony then continued, but before the man could say another word, Feng yilin stood up

"I'm sorry to disrupt this ceremony, but I also happen to know the lad, may I respectfuly voice out my disapproaval?" He said with a light smile.

Long He's face became dark

"Feng Yilin, your family may be infliential here, but remember, my Long family can crush you with a single thought" He growled

Feng Yilin sighed before sitting down as well. Everyone began discussing who the person that Ba Tan and Feng Yilin were talking about. They didn't expect such influential people would speak up for him.

CEO Lin also grew curious, he knew Feng Yilin quite well so he wanted to know he was speaking up for. The music then began playing and the man up front turned to the bride.

"Do you, miss Ying, accept to take Long Quan as your husband?" He sked again

Her hands tightened

"I...don't" She said out loud, shocking everyone present. Long Quan's face dropped as his eyes becam vicious.

"It's that brat isn't it!" He roared

She shook her head

"Then what!" He shouted at the top of his lungs, everyone else also leaned in, wanting to know the reason.

Then, a mischievous laughter rang out from below the red cloth

"Because, Ying'er is still sleeping in her room" She raised her hand and removed the cloth over her face, revealing a shockingly unfamiliar face.

"Ah, but to think no one even knew" The person was naturally Lan Du, she giggled as she glanced at Long Quan

"Brat, why are you dazing out for?" She wore a sweet smile as she spoke

Long Quan was indeed in a daze

"Pretty, dad, I don't mind having this girl as well" He turned to Long He and spoke

Everyone's jaws dropped, including Lan Du, wasn't he too shameless? Even Long He felt embarassed by his son's behavious.

Lan Du was especially angry, she clenched her fist and slammed the table beside her.

"Damn brat, you're asking for a beating, aren't you?"

Snapping out of the daze, everyone stared at Lan Du with a confused expression. Who was this person? And where did Xie Ying go? Lan Du glanced at Long He, who was glaring at her with a dead cold gaze.

"Aiyo, so much people staring at me like this will make me blush" Lan Du said playfully

Long Quan took a closer look and suddenly realised

"You're the brat that Ying'er wouldn't let go of!" He suddenly realised and shouted

At that moment, everyone felt enlightened, now, they knew who this young man was and why he ws here. But the confusing question still stood, how did Xie Ying get switched out?

Lan Du chuckled

"So you only realise now?"

Long Quan's face dropped

"Guards! Kick him out!" He shouted

Suddenly, dozens of guards surrounded the place, Long He also felt angered as he slammed his hand on the chair he sat on.

"Oh? Guards? This is fun, I haven't fought someone is the past few days, I was starting to get bored" Lan Du grabbed the red gown and ripped it off, revealing some causal clothes and a pair of daggers.

When the guards ran over, Lan D merely laughed as she grabbed the closest one and slammed his head to the ground.

Xie Lei, Xie Qeng and mother Xie were all especially shocked right now. When did their Ying'er get switched out by Lan Du?

But they still couldn't do anything, they only watched as Lan Du fought teh dozens of guards. However, out of everyone's expectations, the guards began dropping like flies. Long He lifted his brows whilst Long Quan was shaking in anger.