Mama's Princess Is Daddy's Beloved

On the other side, in the royal palace,

A paleness of worry was laced on the expression of Butler Cao as he speeded his way in the direction to reach His Majesty's study room. He was panting hard yet he couldn't dare to pause his steps even for a while to take a deep breath to normalize his breathing.

Reaching the study, the old man didn't delay giving a knock at the door before pushing it open urgently. "His Majesty, something bad is going to happen." He said immediately, breaking into pants, even before his sight reached to greet the king.

Hearing the butler's tone of a hurry, Shin Tinming's brows tugged in a frown as he looked up from his file in the direction of the voice. "Butler Cao, what's the matter?" He asked and the old man huffed and puffed to report everything he has heard from the men before.

"Your Highness, Ms. Liu Hua is planning something really evil on Young Prin … I mean Ms. Li Xue. Our men have been following Ms. Liu Hua and Li Sheng for quite some days, and only today, they got to know of the things. In the engagement party of some model and second-generation CEO, they have planned to make a scandal on the stake of her dignity."

On the information, Shin Timing's eyes saw red. He didn't require to be told in more detail to make him get what the plan could be about. "She dared to lay her hands again on her?" Raging in the spur of anger, he shot up from the seat.

Bowing his head, the butler nodded but then said in an apologetic tone, "Your Highness, it's our incompetence that we were not able to guess it at the right time, and now it has reached the point where the risk has increased."

The man's frown deepened while his fiery brownish eyes turned fiercer. He didn't have to let out any words to make the butler continue his words.

Mr. Cao was experienced enough to know when and how to speak the rest. Keeping the things brief, he informed the rest. "Knowing their evil plans, our men were keeping their strict eyes to ensure Ms. Li Xue's security. And it was going well till the engagement ceremony happened. But then just after it ended, from the midst of the crowd they lost the track of Ms. Li Xue. They are trying to find her but are still unable to. And along with her, Ms. Liu Hua is also missing."

The old man said, stating the remaining in one go, knowing the longer he would take to relay the thing, the danger would also be increasing on Li Xue. Something he would neither want nor afford to take the chance with. After all, at the end of the day, the young lady was still royal blood, about whom such evil things couldn't be thought of.

"Missing from the party? If our men have kept their eyes on her, how did they lose her so easily? Ask them to find her as soon as possible. If something happens to Li Xue, not only the culprits of her wouldn't be spared, but also I will let every irresponsible one suffer." Shin Tinming roared, without thinking of anyone hearing him. And in his voice and tone, the dreadness mixed with anger was evident.

His firm build was trembling out of fury but that tremble was only making him look more dangerous. He was no longer looking like the calm and composed personality for whom he was known for, but at the moment he was looking more like the injured lion who was ready to pounce on the noob hunter who dared to harm his cub around his presence.

"You are still too liberal, Tinming. I never expected you to be like this. I can forgive you for the past. But if in the present or future, around our presence and knowledge Li Xue gets harmed in any way, I wouldn't be able to forgive you." While the room was already burning with the raging aura of the man, a cold warning from Chen Rui made known its existence.

While in shock, Butler Cao bowed in respect, the other man felt all frozen at his place. His eyes looked at his wife, unable to comprehend his words. Though the meaning was clear enough for his understanding, there was something amid it that stunned him.

"Tinming, I want Li Xue back all safe. This time I wouldn't want to see her … my daughter endure pain and insult because you weren't there to take her responsibility, her care. She has already suffered a lot because of that psychic woman, but that was all enough. Now no more. Either you do something or later don't blame me for getting merciless with her." Chen Rui said, her words were clear enough

***

While back in the restroom of Emerald De-Luxe,

Li Xue's eyes snapped up to look at the mirror. Due to the continuous splashes of water, her eyes were all red while the strands of her front hairstyle were also wet making her look a bit tired and sleepy. "It's you!" She exclaimed lightly with some surprise, chiding herself internally for thinking about the involvement of this woman before.

But then again, was she at fault? Which child would ever think that her parents would ever be the ones to drug them?

Though her case was different, and she had long cut off her ties with the lady who birthed her and the man whom she considered her father, still her thoughts never drifted to think of them in such evil light.

Li Xue's lips tucked on one corner into a mocking smirk as she looked at the woman and with much difficulty turned to face her. Her hands were on her sides, clutching tight on the sink slabs so that she wouldn't fall off due to the feel of weak legs she was feeling.

Liu Hua smiled victoriously, finally witnessing Li Xue going according to something she had planned for her. Otherwise, from the day she has birthed her, the girl has never acted according to her. "Yes, it's me. But wasn't your question a bit off the track? I mean I thought you would ask me something else. Something like how I got you in such a state and what have I planned next for you."

"…" Li Xue didn't need to ask that to know what would be the plan of the woman after drugging her like this. She could already guess it. So, instead she asked the thing that was confusing her more. "How?" She has been alert all the time without taking even a sip or smell of anything alone, then how did she actually manage to get her drugged like this.