The employees of Hou Enterprises were stunned when they say their CEO walking across the foyer Wednesday afternoon, when the understood he was gone for the week.

Four people, where very interested with this, and realised their need to urgently tell Lu Jinhu and Yang Lin. The loyal security team, caught them quickly through their slip ups.

Within five minutes of his entry into the building four separate texts were sent all to Yang Lin's number from staff of Hou Enterprises from within the building. The first was sent by the receptionist that Hou Yi and Anna has already determined was a spy; the second from a member of the cleaning team, the third from an a.s.sistant to a manger within the finance department, and the final one from a member of Hou Yi's own administration team.

Hou Yi, oblivious to this at that moment, walked into Vice-CEO Ji Feng's office, closed the door after him, and sat down "Uncle Feng, sorry to bother you…"

"Yi, I did not think that you would be in until tomorrow, given you have just gotten back from Australia. Why are you nor sending time with that beautiful wife, who you adore."

"I am worried, Uncle Feng, I have asked her to completely uproot herself, and move here. I am just so worried that she will not cope, and leave."

"Yi, sit down and listen to me. Something about this does not add up, given what I know from your parents, you, and your bodyguards who remained. All I am certain of is you met your wife 6 months ago, and in pa.s.sing at the Australia emba.s.sy just before you got married. I cannot find any other communications."

Ji Feng looked Hou Yi in the eyes "Knowing you, and they way you are you fell in love on sight, and have been looking for a way into her life. Something was preventing you before last Tuesday and then an opportunity presented itself which you s.n.a.t.c.hed with both hands. You took it. But is leaves you more invested and much further into the relations.h.i.+p that Anna, who is just at the start."

"You have faith in her that everything will be alright but at the same time you are worried, and some upset will derail your relations.h.i.+p. Am I right? Do you want to tell me more? I promise you, what you tell me, I will not tell your parents, however if I am right you need support to achieve your goal of Anna falling as deeply in love with you as you are already with her, and agreeing to remain by your side until you are separated by death."

Hou Yi paused. He wondered if he really wanted to tell someone about their relations.h.i.+p, but at the same time, not having any support was starting to get to him. How could he sustain the relations.h.i.+p he wanted without help. He then realised, particularly after taking into account the look from Ji Feng that he had no option but to answer.

"You have most things right, Uncle Feng. I fell for Anna on sight, but the situation is more insidious that you could think. When I met her she was engaged to Lu JInhu ..."

"That devil sp.a.w.n from Lu Corporation."

"The very same. We communicated through instant messaging apps on and off. I did not let her know how I felt, just indicated I would support and help her whatever she did. I never confessed how I felt, but Anna was doubting the relations.h.i.+p, and after we ran into each other at the Australian Emba.s.sy, she decided to end it and commence a relations.h.i.+p with me. Before she could do that amicably, Lu Jinhu dumped her in spectacular fas.h.i.+on in front of the Civil Administration Bureau."

"Well I stand by my view he is devil's spwan."

"Uncle Feng." laughed Hou Yi.

When he stopped laughing, he continued "Anna proposed, and I am worried that her only reason is revenge. I accepted not realising all that he had done. Tuesday, after we married, we went to collect her belongings form the Key Plaza Hotel where he and Yang Lin verbally abused, physically a.s.saulted and humiliated her. That better be the only time he has done that, or I will make him pay."

"The verbal abuse and humiliation was not the first. What I found out when we went to Australia, is that he did that throughout their relations.h.i.+p as well as ripping her off, and isolating her from friends. In Australia, they call all of that domestic violence as it is as bad as when a man physically hurts his wife or partner. Anna, will not admit it but she is terrified that I might hurt her like she has previously been hurt, given she has had to deal with Lu Jinhu also trying to take everything from her and ruin her career."

"It is all impacting her commitment to our relations.h.i.+p, and I cannot ask my mother or Aunt for help, as it will only drive her further away. I do not want to drive her away but I want to help her." But this time Hou YI was utterly exhausted, and had a look of desperation in his eyes.