Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

Won't live alone…?

She remained stunned for a few long moments. Her gaze then held bitterness as those words fell on her ears. She was aware what Jin's words were leaning towards but they felt nothing more than poison to her.

Won't live alone? Won't live alone?

What does he mean by that? Is he expecting a future where I and the Liu family…?

The mere irony made her inwardly laugh at herself. She couldn't pinpoint it but instead of his words providing comfort, they had snatched it away from her because they reminded her that the happy days were over. The days where she visited the villa to work with Jing, to get dragged into playing with the kids and the cats, to become a forced secret keeper of Liu Hai's sneaky treats he stole or to get fed with Nana's cooked food all day long until her stomach would burst - with the success of today's show, she had no reason left to be a part of that world anymore.

Suddenly, she felt a void engulf her she had never felt before.

"You shouldn't make promises that you cannot keep, Liu Jin."

Jin froze, his full name feeling jarring to his ears. The sudden distance as if immediately created an invisible wall between them.

"What do you mean?"

She breathed erratically. "The fact that we have anything to do-"

"Hey, brat!"

Liu Hai approached below the stage, his hand on his hips as he threw a glare at Jin.

"How dare you hog the spotlight!"

"Huh?" Jin was stumped. "What are you talking about?"

"Why is it that you get to walk with Alix down the runway and I don't?"

The reporters were dumbfounded with this development.

What is going on here?

"...Because I am the sponsor?" Jin answered though he didn't know why he was made to state the obvious.

"And who do you think gave birth to the brat, who in turn gave birth to you brat!"

"Don't steal my idea, you old man!" Jing's gaze darkened as exclaimed from afar. "I was complaining as to why I wasn't chosen to walk with her first since Alix is my protege so where are you even coming from!?"

"And who is the father of that stinky teacher, you buffoon! So no matter how, I get in the line first!"

Liu Hai looked around and screamed. "Hey you venue manager! How dare you forget me? Don't you know who Liu Hai is!"

The venue manager at the corner - "..."

What the hell is going on here?

Liu Hai didn't give a damn and hurriedly climbed on the stage.

"Alix dearrrrrr! Let's walk with Grandpa this timeeeee! Jin is boring!" He eagerly waved his arm at her with eyes brighter than the camera flashlights.

Jin's face blackened.

He grinned and wrapped his arms around hers while Alix tried to register the situation in her brain.

"Um, what's going on?"

He burst into tears. "You look so pretty, dear. You reminded me of my wedding day! We had held a traditional ceremony too. Chunhua was so beautiful as a bride that day…I feel like marrying her all over again!"

"Are you sure Mom will hold the same sentiments?" Jing sneered.

Liu Hai glared back. "Now I am holding the sentiment that we shouldn't have had sex that day and had you. Jinhai was enough!"

The crowd violently choked at once, marvelled at his shameless announcement of his sex life. But it was hell entertaining so the camera shutters never slipped back on.

He harrumphed and pulled Alix back towards the start of the runway.

"Hehe, we would look more handsome together than Jin and you because Jin is too grumpy."

"Grandpa! What are you doing!"

He urgently glanced at Jun and Jinhai for help but the father-son duo had merged themselves with the cosmos as if saying,

'We have nothing to do with them. We are not family with those clowns.'

"..."

Alix was stunned the entire time and only felt moving with Liu Hai's gentle tugging. They walked down with Liu Hai grinning ear-to-ear for the pictures.

"Don't we look cooler together?"

The reporters weren't sure if they were expected to seriously answer that question.

"Right, right? Alix, we look cooler together, right?" Liu Hai beamed.

Alix felt it difficult to breathe as she struggled to respond. She looked at her hand wrapped around his warm arm and a lump formed in her throat.

"I…"

He nodded. "I understand, dear. How can Jin compete with the amazing duo of grandfather-in-law and granddaughter-in-law, hohoho!"

The silence that fell after his explosive words was too deafening, as if the world itself had paused in shock and which it actually had.

"W-What…?" The reporters could only mumble just like Ren Luoyang and Ren Cuifen.

The parents has their jaws dropped as something very incredible and unexpected just fell on their ears.

Liu Hai noticed the stunned crowd and tilted his head. "Why is everybody so shocked?"

Sir Liu, you just dropped a nuclear bomb and you are asking why we are shocked!?

"Granddaughter-in-law? What-...Does it mean Ren Alix is going to marry in the Liu family?"

"Of course! I like her. So I have thought to adopt Soo Yijun into the family and have them marry~" He grinned. "Am I not so smart or what?"

The first to choke was none other than Shui. She stared at Liu Hai, dumbfounded.

Huh? Yijun? Who Yijun? My cousin Yijun? How is this happening? What is happening here?

"Jun!" She threw a glare at his side, demanding an answer.

"...I didn't know he was serious enough to tell that to the whole world."

Her lips parted in shock. "So you knew this plan and still did nothing? He is Liu Hai. What else did you expect!?"

Jun quietly averted his gaze. "I am just a background character now."

"Go get there and become the main character, you fool! Look at your brother's fuming expression! He is just inches away from committing patricide!"

Shui anxiously looked at Jinhai, who was standing beside Jun, unfazed and unbothered.

"Uncle, at least you do something…"

Jinhai raised his brow.

"Don't worry."

She sighed in relief. "I knew I could count on you…"

"I have the best lawyers to bail Jin out."

"..."

On the other side Nian climbed on the stage, and urgently pulled Liu Hai back, whispering something into his ear before Jin could truly explode. Everybody watched in confusion and curiosity as to what Nian's secret entailed.

Then everybody saw Liu Hai's expression change when he blinked rapidly and pressed his lips.

Then he sheepishly grinned facing the reporters.

"Oopsie~"