Chapter 179: A family mandate
Muyang returned home with a heavy heart. He may not have shown it at the Chi family home but deep down he was frightened. The confidence he exuded around Chi Lian was nowhere to be seen. His shoulders were hunched the veins on the side of his head were tight.
The first thing he did when he arrived home was summon the secret guards and give out a mandate. Then he locked himself in his office and made one phone call after another.
The old master and the rest of the family were confused to see the children returning, one after the other. It was mind boggling because Ringo never returned home unless he was forced to and the triplets would rather be anywhere but here around boring old people. So what were they all doing here?
The old madam was just happy to see all of her grandchildren showing up at home voluntarily. After promising to move in when Muyang returned, they had yet to fulfil the promise. She was particularly insistent on talking to Ringo. She hated calling him that awful nickname but if you called his real name, he simply refused to answer.
"Ringo, stop drinking and talk to me, are you seeing anyone? She asked curiously.
Ringo buried his nose in his whiskey glass and snorted.
"If you are not seeing anyone, Weili works in Chi-Chi’s entertainment company. There are so many pretty girls. I am sure your mother can set you up with any of them if you are interested."
Ringo turned away from his grandmother and downed the whiskey in one shot. He used the empty glass as an excuse to get away from the meddling old madam.
When he had been her target, the triplets were giggling. Now that he was gone, she turned her attention to them and they froze like cornered animals.
"Why isn’t Muyang coming, we need to get out of here." One of them whispered.
"I am not waiting for Muyang, I am making a run for the door right now." the one in the middle said desperately. All of them looked at the door as if it was the entrance to heaven and they were in hell. Their grandmother was gaining on them like a tiger on the hunt.