THE VILLAIN'S WIFE

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Chapter 46: I Like You Too

Riku widened his eyes, disbelief written all over his face. "You found her?"

"I did." He nodded before looking at Lily. "Lily, this is Riku Ito, he is the manager of this resort and a very good friend of mine," he said in English, with a neutral accent.

"Hi, nice to meet you," Riku said in his Japanese-accented English. "I have heard a lot of things about you."

"Hi, call me Lily," she said while giving Riku a polite smile. Lily didn't miss what Riku said earlier. Could it be that Zhuo Jingren went looking for her when she disappeared seven years ago? Or why would Riku have heard things about her?

"Wow," Riku said in Japanese. "This is... unbelievable. However, I did not expect that she..."

"Onii-sama." A gentle voice cut off Riku's words, causing everyone to turn their heads. A lady, wearing a purple kimono was approaching them. Her face was almost identical to Riku's and she had a bright and beautiful smile on her face.

"Mr. Zhuo, this is my sister." Riku was quick to introduce the woman in English. "You have met her before. I think that was two years ago. She is here for the festival too. Akane, this is Mr. Zhuo and his fiancée Lily."

"Mr. Zhuo, I am pleased to see you again." Akane spoke in Japanese without even sparing a glance at Lily. Zhuo Jingren's expression immediately darkened, seeing as Akane had intentionally ignored Lily. Riku froze at the sight of Zhuo Jingren's expression and he began to sweat. Riku shot a glare at his sister. 'Disrespecting the big boss' woman is a very big deal. Is this woman trying to get herself killed?'

Feeling her brother's glare, Akane immediately turned towards Lily and greeted her with a smile, "Nice to meet you Miss Lily. I am Akane. My brother Riku and I have known Mr. Zhuo since we were young." Akane didn't have a Japanese accent in her spoken English unlike her brother, Riku. It was obvious that she had spent some time abroad.

"Please call me Lily." Lily's mouth curved into a beautiful smile, her eyes turning into crescents. "Oh, so you grew up with Zhuo Jingren then?"

Ummm... no. I grew up abroad. But my brother..."

"That's good." Lily interrupted Akane, her hostility surprised everyone, including herself. Before the situation gets awkward, Lily quickly rose from her seat and addressed at Zhuo Jingren in Mandarin, "I am done. Shall we go now?"

"Of course," Zhuo Jingren beamed. Lily's hostility didn't go unnoticed by him. He perceived that Lily was jealous of Akane and that made him very happy. Zhuo Jingren's happiness was apparent in his eyes that the siblings were left speechless. This was actually the first time that the siblings get to witness the usually silent and cold Zhuo Jingren smile. He seemed genuinely happy.

Zhuo Jingren bid the siblings goodbye and left with Lily, not sparing them another glance.

"How could you disrespect the Big Boss' woman like that earlier?" Riku glared at his sister after making sure that Zhou Jingren and Lily are gone.

"I don't like her."

"That's because you like Mr. Zhuo. I already told you to stop this madness a long time ago."

"If you cannot support me then just shut up," Akane hissed. "You told me that he had been searching for one particular woman, that's why he hasn't been associating himself with any woman. You also told me that many years have passed and this woman was still not found and could possibly be dead. So who is this woman with him now?"

"Miss Lily is the woman that the Big Boss is looking for," Riku answered. "Can you just stop courting death and be happy for the Big Boss instead?"