Faith
Chapter 2 – The engagement
Li mansion
An elderly woman stood up from her chair, dressed in elegance with her long locked black hair loses covering the tears that stained her eyes. She lifted her face, showing a smile. She gazed around the room, at the faces that was staring at her in salience. The loud voices and laughter quieted. Only the chirping of the cricket in mid July night could be heard and the flickering of the flames, which danced in the fireplace, giving it out its warmth and light upon the room.
She lifted her champagne glass and stared at his son and the woman in his arms, just bearing the news like it was yesterday.
Flash Back
Knock, Knock, Knock
"Come in" came a soft voice
The door opened and in stepped a young men, with messy chestnut brown hair, dressed in long baggy jeans and white polo shirt. His hazel eyes locked on the woman sitting behind the desk, writing.
"So nothing has changed, your still working your self to death" he signed
The woman looked up, at the sound of the voice, noticing who it belonged to: her son. Stunned, she got up from her chair and ran towards him with open arms, hugging him to death
"Syaoran wha…... what are you doing here" she breathed in happiness
"I ….I mean, I wasn't excepting you till next week"
"What are you saying that you don't want me here?" smirking
"Of course I want you here"
"Well something came up obaasan, which I need to talk to you about"
"Are you in trouble Syaoran" looking at him in concern
"Obaasan please," annoyed at the way his mother was treating him like a child
He stood there, looking at her and noticed that she had changed, the sign of ageing has creep into her beautiful features, her hair stripped with white, her eyes sunken in despair and loneliness but she still worked and dressed as a business woman.
"What is it Syaoran?" she asked with anxiety
"Nothing it's just………. (He paused) changed since I last saw you"
"Don't be ridiculous I still look young and beautiful as before, you just need to get your eyes check that's all" she laughed
Syaoran smiled, as he heard her mother's laughter.
"Apart from that, what is it that was so important that you can't wait to tell me" she beamed
"Um…..mmmmm" Syaoran hesitated
"Well first, I want you to meet someone"
Syaoran walked towards the door and opened it; there stood woman with short black wavy hair, and blue mystique eyes that suited her pale face. He took her hands and ushered her into the room.
"Kaho I want you to meet Yelin, my obaasan"
"It nice to meet you" Kaho replied bowing
"Obaasan, I want you to meet Kaho" syaoran hesitated
"It's, nice" before Yelin can finish greeting her, syaoran interrupted
"My fiancé"
"NANAI", she yelped meaning not to
Yelin looked at syaoran baffled; she didn't know what to say. She was speechless and shocked.
What fiancé, fiancé, fiancé WHAT, why didn't Syaoran tell me this.
"It's, um, nice to meet you Kaho" bowing her head awkwardly
"Syaoran, you did tell your mum about our engagement" she whispered, looking at Yelin shock expression.
End of Flash Back
Yelin lifted her champagne glass
"To Syaoran and Kaho" her voice echoed throughout the room
As every held up there glass and repeated after Yelin "To Syaoran and Kaho"
Syaoran stood there, with Kaho in her arms; he was looking at everyone who came, not knowing who the hell they were probably obaasan work mates from Li corps except Eriol his best mate and irritating cousin.
"What's the matter darling" Kaho asked
"Nothing, um just tired"
"Awwww, that means I won't be giving you my surprise present" putting on a sad face
"What surprise present"
Kaho stood up on her toe's and whispered in his ears seductively "Well you have to wait till we get home"
Syaoran smirked
Kaho smiled in excitement, she looked around at the guest enjoying them self and saw someone looking at her, whom she notice
"Darling, please do you mind, um getting me some more champagne" she asked with unease
Syaoran walked away, Kaho looked at the person that was starring at her,
What is he doing here?
She walked towards him
"Michael what are you doing here"
The man looked taken back, "
"What do you mean, what I'm doing here, I'm here to congratulate you and your fiancé's"
"Leave know" glaring at him
"Oh, that's not a nice way to greet your guest"
"Or should I say, boyfriend to make you happy"
Kaho looked around nervous, to see if anyone one heard him, she grabbed his arm, and walked him outside to the balcony, not wanting anyone over hearing there conversation.
"What do you want?" she snapped
"You know what I want"
"For god sake Michael, I'm getting married, I don't need this know"
"Well you needed me, when you were dating him"
Michael leaned in closer to Kaho, is hands extending around her waist, pulling her in closer.
Kaho pushed him away
"Not here damn it, there are people around"
"When then" he winced
"Just not here" she cried
"Come on Kaho, stay with me for 1 night"
"Will you shut up, please; look there's a business trip coming up for me, to do some finalizing documents with some of our associates"
"When"
"2 days from now and Syaoran doesn't know anything about it"
"Why are you marring him anyway? For love" he teased
"NO I'm marring him for he's money; I know that Li's the next president of Li Corps, so when his bitch of a mother stands down when we get married that is, half of his money will be entrusted to me. Just imagine if we get divorce. Smirking
"Kaho, do you think it's a good Idea pissing of the Li family, they are the richest by respectable family in china and if syaroan found out about your plan"
"Well, if you keep your trap shut, maybe he won't find out" she snapped at him
"And all I have to do is act miss nice too shoo towards his friends and family, so they can trust me and love me as one of them"
"Kaho" Kaho snapped her head around, when she heard syaroan voice calling her form inside the mansion
Kaho leaned forward barely torching Michael's face not wanting to risk it
"Wait for me, I will send you a letter, about where I will be staying and my be we will have fun" whispering seductively
"Leave know" she growled
She turned around living him there and walked back in to the mansion not knowing that Eriol was watching them closely and overhearing there conversation.
End of chapter 2