Young Miss, Please Don't Run

Ever since some of the shops stop doing business with the Li family, all the other shops and businesses followed. It is just as Lok-Son has expected that would happen. That wasn't all for the Li family, the people that were once acquaintance with them have become distance. After just a few short weeks, the Li family is facing financial troubles. They have asked their distance relative and friends for help. But everyone is ignoring them, even the Li family's eldest daughter, Li San-San!

Back at the Li residence, inside the meeting room. Li Xiang is in a terrible mood, he doesn't know what to do or how to handle the current situation. The room is completely silent, no one dares to talk first, they are worried that they will make Li Xiang mad. Finally, Li Xiang opens his mouth to speak first.

"Did San-San get back to us yet? We have sent her a few messages over these past couples of weeks."

"Father, older sister has replied back not too long ago. She said she's not doing too well at the Mu family and can't help us." Li Dong-Man is saying it in a very quiet voice, he's worried that his father is upset about his older sister's reply.

"It's not that she can't help us! It's that ungrateful man, Mu Huang that didn't want to help us. We helped him so much and now he's turning his back on us!" Li Xiang is so angry, he expected that the others would turn their back on the Li family. But never did he expect that his own eldest daughter and her husband would also turn their backs on them!

"Husband, I'm worried about our San-San since she's not doing too well at the Mu family. I hope that son in law of ours won't treat her badly just because we are having a little trouble here." Madam Li said it in a concerned voice, she knows her daughter is not going to have it easy if she didn't have a strong family backing her up.

"Wife, no matter what, San-San is still his wife. She's currently pregnant with his child and will give birth very soon. He won't treat her badly and once she gave birth, she's the mother of his child. There's no way he will treat the mother of his own child badly. So don't worry about it too much." Even though that's what Li Xiang thinks, but it is actually far from the truth. Li San-San is currently not doing too well at the Mu residence at all.

"I hope you are right," Madame Li sighs.

"Right now, no shops and stores will do business with the Li family. All the stores and shops we have are currently closed since we have no sales. With our remaining saving, we are not going last long. Wife, can you request help from your family?"

"I've tried contacting my family, but they aren't willing to help. They said that they are worried that the Dark Eagle will blacklist them too if they help us." Madam Li can't look Li Xiang in his eyes, she knew this is not something that he wants to hear.

"Father, the influential families daughters won't speak or see me anymore. Is our family really going downward now? I don't want it like this, I am a Young Miss of the Li family. I cannot be poor!" All of a sudden, Li Mei-Ting starts crying after saying this.

Li Xiang's blackface is even worse now. She didn't want it like this, huh? Who does? It wasn't easy to get this family head position from his dead brother. Why did it become like this now? He didn't know which bastard causes this to his Li family, but if he knows who it is. He'll definitely torture that person to death and then throw his body into the woods to feed wild animals!

"Shut up, stop giving me more headaches. No one wants this to happen, you are not the only one. Since you are of no help, go back to your room now. I don't even want to see your face right now!" Li Xiang shouts at his daughter loudly to release his anger.

Li Mei-Ting stopped crying, she's scared of her father. There was never a time when his father would yell at her like this, not even when she embarrassed the Li family back then at the annual martial art competition.

Seeing that she's still not leaving, Li Xiang was going to say some more but was stopped by his wife.

"Husband, Mei-Ting is still young and doesn't understand the situation. Please don't get mad at her. And Mei-Ting, you should apologize to your father and then go to your room." Madame Li is trying to calm her husband down, she has never seen him getting this angry before so she's also a little scared right now too.

Li Mei-Ting got up from her seat and walk over to apologize to her father, she then left the room. The room becomes quiet once again with a heavy atmosphere.

Li Dong-Man is pondering if he should say something to his father. He knew the situation is not good right now and they have to do something. "Father, our financial situation is not doing well right now. Maybe we should get rid of the subfamilies, so we have fewer people to support. That way, we will have more funds and time to figure something out later."

Li Xiang thought about it for a bit, he knew it's not right to get rid of the subfamilies when the situation is that bad right now. But they are just the subfamilies, and his own family is more important. And who knows, maybe it was one of the people from the subfamilies that has caused the trouble for the whole Li family. He really is just trying to find an excuse for himself right now.

"Dong-Man, you are right. We should take care of ourselves first before we care for others. I will kick all the subfamilies out of the Li residence. And as for the servants and guards, we don't need that many either. Just pick a couple that's hard working to stay and kick the rest out if they have no contract with us. The ones that sold themselves to us as maids and servants, just resell them so we have the extra funds."

"I understand father, I'll go and take care of it for you right now."

"Good, go now and get it done quickly."

"Yes, father." Li Dong Man quickly got up and left the room."

The room is currently left with Li Xiang and his wife.

"Husband, do you think we should let your father know so he can come out of his closed-door cultivation to handle the current situation?" Madam Li asks in a careful tone of voice.

"Are you stupid? If my father comes out of the closed-door cultivation, I won't be the family head anymore and you won't be the madam of this residence anymore, is that what you truly want? And he will definitely go against our decision to get rid of the subfamilies. He would rather have us suffer with them than to kick those useless people out. But more importantly, we will have to tell him that my older brother and his family is dead, and he will definitely investigate it. And if he finds out anything, we are so dead."

Madam Li's face is pale white, she didn't think that much and that far. She only thought that if her father in law comes out of his closed-door cultivation, he can take care of this headache for them. She knows she shouldn't say any more to her husband, otherwise he will get irritated.

"I'm sorry, husband. I didn't think thoroughly, "Madame Li apologized with her head down.

Li Xiang told her to go back to her room while he stays behind to think by himself.

At the Mu residence, Li San-San is sitting in her room. Her belly has become very big now since she's almost nine months pregnant. Ever since the news that the Li family is not doing well and is having financial trouble came out. Mu Huang uses many different excuses to keep her home and won't let her communicate with her family. She didn't ask Mu Huang to help her family because she knew he wouldn't help. She has been with him for a long time, so she knows him a bit too well.

Li San-San is sitting on her bed leaning her body against the bed frame, while she has one hand on her belly. She's been suffering from anxiety and has been paranoid lately as her due date is getting closer. She keeps having the feeling that someone is watching her and someone wants to hurt her and her child. Unbeknown to her, someone is really watching her every move.

Knock. Knock. The sound of door knocking is heard and Li San-San almost jumps up.

"Who is it?," Li SaSan asks carefully as she watches the door.

"Madame, it's me. Master has ordered me to bring you the ginseng herbal soup." The voice from outside the door replies.

"Come on in." Li SanSan breathes out a sigh of relief. It was just her maid, Kim Miu that brought the soup over. Mu Huang has been ordering this maid of hers to bring her the ginseng herbal soup almost every day now. He said the ginseng is good for her health and can give her more strength when she goes into labor.

Kim Miu walks in with a tray that holds a bowl of ginseng herbal soup. Li San-San told her to put the bowl of soup on the table and she will drink it later. After the maid left the bowl of soup on the table, she turns around to leave. As soon as she walks out the door, she had a cunning smile on her face that Li SanSan didn't get to see.

After leaving Li San-San's room, Kim Miu head straight to Mu Huang's studies. When she got there, she looks around to make sure no one is around and then push the door open to go inside.

Mu Huang was already inside the room when Kim Miu walks in, he looked at her with a smile on his face and asks, "Did you bring it to her?"

"Yes, Master. I brought her another bowl of that soup again." The maid went over to him and had a smile on her face, too.

"You did very well, soon you don't have to do it anymore." Mu Huang suddenly grabs her arm and pulled her to his side. It was a strong pull, so she fell onto his body. She's showing shyness and redness on her face, but she didn't push him away. Instead, her body sticks even closer to his and she keeps her head down.

Mu Huang uses his right hand to lift her face by holding her chin with his two fingers. He then bends forward to place a kiss onto her lips. The kiss was slow and gentle at first and soon becomes rough and fast. After a little while, he let her face go as they both breathe heavily.

"Master, we shouldn't do this in the bright daylight." She saying it was slightly out of breath and her face is all red.

"Come on, it's not the first time we do it in bright daylight. We have done even more than this before in different places. So let's continue where we left off." Mu Huang starts to undress her, he can't wait to continue and have his way with her again.

"Stop, Master. We can't continue this anymore, what if Madam finds out." The maid is pretending to be innocent and slightly pushes Mu Huang away, but she lets his hands stay on her body.

"Kim Miu, you know how I feel about you. San-San won't know about us, even if she knows, so what! There's nothing she can do to stop us from seeing each other. I can't promise you that I'll marry into the family, but I can bring you in as a mistress so you don't have to work anymore and can stay beside me."

Note: (A mistress is more like an illegitimate wife, they are superior than a maid. Their purpose is to serve the master personal in bed when needed. If they are lucky and have gotten pregnant, the master can consider advancing them to the lesser wife position like a second or third wife. For example, Mu Huang's mother was a mistress prior to advancing to a second wife. That's why the old master Mu never consider promoting her to become the main wife position when his main wife has passed away until Mu Huang married Li Hei-Yi.)

"You promised, okay?" Kim Miu holds Mu Huang's body tight and starts rubbing her body against him.

"I promised. And San-San won't be around much longer, so you don't have to worry about her." After saying that, Mu Huang just ripped her clothes off and continued where he left off. Soon there's heavy breathing and lewd noises coming out from that room that will make people's face red and hot.