Unexpected Second Chance at Love

Lu Tian walks into his office and sighs once he closed the door. Before, he never complained or felt any dread coming to work, but now it was all different. He wish time would speed up so he can see his wife again.

Knowing that a meeting is happening, he doesnʼt walk to his desk, but walks to stand in front of the huge floor to ceiling window in his office.

Staring down at the street below, he sighs again. It has been only thirty minutes since he last saw his wife, but he already misses her so much.

She said she will call him, but when will that be? He really wants to hear her voice.

As he thought this, he suddenly remembers something. They had been so busy that they never had the chance to pick out a new ring for her.

*knock knock

Just when he was putting a plan together, a knock sounds from the door. It interrupted him, but he doesnʼt say anything as he already knew who it was.

”Boss?”

Like every other time, Xu Long didnʼt wait for a response and enters the room. Seeing his boss standing by the huge window, he struggles a hard gulp. Could it be that he came at a wrong time?

However, quickly brushing the question aside, he takes a step forward.

”The meeting starts in ten minutes.”

Lu Tian stares out the window for a long minute before turning to look at his assistant. His brows furrow as he thought about his plan again. However, what he did not know is that his sudden expression sent a chill down Xu Longʼs spine.

Lifting his leg, he walks towards the door and exits his office as his voice sounds.

”Find the best jeweler in Imperial.”

”…”

Xu Long who was going to piss himself was at a loss for all words. However, relief quickly wash inside him. He thought he was going to have to murder whoever it was that angered his boss so early in the morning.

Thinking about his bossʼs sudden order, he pout his lips. Why does he need a jeweler?

Raising a hand to scratch the back of his head, he then shrug his shoulders and follows out the room. Or, maybe his boss is planning to design a gift for his lady boss!

Confirming his own thoughts, he tells himself that he will definitely find the best jeweler in Imperial.

As Lu Tian makes his way for Lu Corpʼs morning meeting, Yue Ling and Zhao YaʼEr were currently in the car on their way to their planned destination.

Yue Ling sat in the passenger seat as she stares out the window. After Zhao YaʼEr calmed down, she was able to get ready. She (Yue Ling) had insisted on driving them, but Zhao YaʼEr would not let her.

Having sat in the car for a while now, she noticed that theyʼve already passed three shopping malls. Yue Ling slightly furrow her brows more when they passed the fourth one.

She wanted to ask what is going on but decides to keep to herself. Zhao YaʼEr had mentioned before that they were meeting with Madam Lu and Madam Zhao.

However, another hour soon pass by, and they were now driving up a small mountain on the outskirts of Imperial.

Yue Ling did not get scared, but her curiosity grew. As the car makes a slight turn around the mountain, she quietly gasp at the view outside her window.

”Beautiful isnʼt it?”

From the driver seat, Zhao YaʼEr spoke without taking her eyes off the road ahead. Yue Ling answers with a faint mm and kept her eyes on the view.

The more they drove up the mountain, one can see a panoramic view of Imperial in the distance. It gave such a peaceful feeling like one can ease their mind away from all the calamity.

”I like to come here when I want to get away from the city for a day.”

Zhao YaʼEr explains as she turns the car into another road going up. She and Yue Ling continued to chat for another ten minutes before they finally arrive at the top of the mountain.

In front of them now is a luxurious white building with crystal blue windows everywhere and a huge stone with the engraved words Harmony Destination Spa. Just the sight of the place was enough to let Yue Ling know why Zhao YaʼEr would come here to find peace.

”My mother and your mother-in-law are already here.”

Zhao YaʼEr spoke as she parks the car in front of the spa resort. When she stepped out of the car, she hands her key to the valet worker then walks over to join Yue Ling.

”Yue-yue, can I ask a favor. If possible, can you not mention about what happened. I donʼt want my family to worry about me.”

Yue Ling was flustered when Zhao YaʼEr referred Madam Lu as her mother-in-law since she is not yet married to Lu Tian. However, hearing the favor, she sighs inside and nod her head.

”I wonʼt bring it up, but you should really tell them soon. They are your family, Iʼm sure they will understand.”

She might sound like a hypocrite since she keeps things away from her family too, but she and Zhao YaʼEr are different. She can take care of herself, while Zhao YaʼEr, who puts on a strong appearance is actually very delicate and docile on the inside.

”My precious daughter-in-law!!”

”Yue Ling!!”

Just as Yue Ling and Zhao YaʼEr entered through the entrance of the spa resort, two excited voices calls out to them. Well, to Yue Ling.

She chuckles at the sight of Madam Lu and Madam Zhao rushing towards them. However, unlike her, Zhao YaʼEr put on a sulking expression.

Once the two middle-aged women were five feet away from them, she (Zhao YaʼEr) shifts her position and blocks Yue Ling. However, due to their height difference, she was only able to hide her friendʼs body while her (Yue Ling) head was still visible.

”Yue-yue is here for me. You both didnʼt even want to come but decided to tag along.”

”…”

Both Madam Lu and Madam Zhao almost tripped on their own feet when they heard Zhao YaʼEr. Itʼs true that when the girl invited them, they had disagreed to come. However, the second she mentioned Yue Lingʼs name, both middle-aged women did not hesitate to follow along.

How can they let such an opportunity to spend time with Yue Ling slide?

Glaring at her niece, Madam Lu sounds a snorts and without any care, she walks over to her daughter-in-law. Tilting her head to look at her niece, she flicks her hair back.

”Are you forgetting that without me, do you think that son of mine would have let my precious daughter-in-law come out? Hm?”

Zhao YaʼEr wanted to retaliate, but she could not find the words. Her aunt is right, when she called to ask Lu Tian, that aloof cousin of hers did not even wait for her to explain and hung up on her after a short no.

It was thanks to her auntʼs nagging that Lu Tian finally agreed to let Yue Ling leave the house.

While the three women immerse in a friendly argument, Yue Ling was in awe at the sight of them. She is indeed thankful that they invited her out. With everything that has been happening, a day of relaxation is good for her.

Besides, once she returns to work, who knows when she will be able to enjoy times like this again.