Chapter 164 The Birthday Present


    Amy Qi was currently studying in the UK all by herself, so it she couldn''t do much. She could only rely


    on Sarah Shen for news on the Mu n.


    But Sarah was too foolish. If it weren''t for the little function she had, Amy would have ended their


    friendship a long time ago.


    "Help me keep a close eye on things. If you notice any sign of trouble or disturbance, let me know as


    soon as possible. Got it?"


    "You can rest assured." Sarah smiled and said, "You and I are such good friends. How can I possibly


    stand by and watch the man that you love marry some other woman? I''m honestly praying for Linda


    Xia''s early death."


    "Since I''m living abroad now, I can''t easily interfere with these things. I will have to continue to trouble


    you." Amy sighed, feigning reluctance.


    "Don''t worry. Your happiness is my happiness. We''re in the same boat. I bet you don''t know it yet, but


    that little bitch close to Linda dared to seduce my Brian. I will make her suffer a fate worse than death


    and pay the price. How dare she get so close to my Brian?"


    "Brian must be simply ying around with her. Don''t worry about a thing. Haven''t you already talked it


    through with your old man? It''s all settled between your father and Lord Ho. Your families have bonded


    over generations, and your parents have such a good rtionship. It will be easy for you to get


    engaged. Besides, Brian is not as powerful as Charles. He has to obey his old man."


    Amy couldn''t help feeling a little upset at the thought. She wondered sometimes how better?things


    would be if Charles were also someone who could be controlled by his family. If she wanted to marry


    Charles, all she had to do then was seal the deal with his parents and his n. Even if Amy had


    already won over Violet Xing and James Mu, she was never able to win Charles'' heart.


    There was no way she could force a rtionship with Charles if she couldn''t win his heart.


    It was obvious that Amy went for wool and came home shorn. Violet Xing had liked her at first, but the


    drugging incident must''ve left a grudge between the two ns.


    When she called Violet recently, Violet was really cold to her and immediately hung up after only a few


    words. It wasn''t like before when Violet would tell Amy about the funny and embarrassing stories of


    Charles'' childhood, and share the kind of intimate conversations that only happen between women.


    This was what troubled Amy the most. Once she lost Violet''s affection, it''s harder for her to win over


    Charles, so she needed to think long-term. But before anything else, she had to get rid of Linda Xia.


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    She couldn''t let Linda marry Charles. How could another woman marry a man who belonged to her?


    Amy inquired further about what was going on in China. Amy couldn''t help feeling that it was a pity


    when she heard that Linda had been kidnapped and had almost fallen into a deep river.


    Being abroad, Amy couldn''t have done anything more. She could only wait until she gets back home in


    a year. Besides, that man told her that he would help her.


    Robert Huo was a main subject teacher because?Chemistry was a very important subject in the high


    school, so he wasn''t able to finish his sses until 6:30pm. He was quite tired after lecturing all day. He


    returned home and opened the door.


    As expected, he saw his little brother having dinner and the scene immediately warmed his heart.


    Realizing that what this home really needed was a woman, his heart turned cold again. This convoluted


    feeling of warmth and cold?bothered Robert quite a bit.


    Upon seeing Robert arrive home, Adam greeted him with an innocent smile, "Brother, you''re back?"


    "Yeah." A warm grin appeared on Robert''s face. Changing his shoes, he put down his bag and walked


    towards the dinner table. Seeing the elder Young Master had returned, the servant Alice Mei quickly


    "How was your first day? Was it a hard day teaching? How did everything go?"


    "It was alright, but I do find teaching and interacting with students much more interesting than


    managing a firm."


    "If mother and father knew that you felt this way, they would be really upset."


    "It''s fine. Since they''re out traveling the world, they won''t be back for a year or two. Thepany is


    doing very well right now, so it doesn''t need much of my input. No doubt I can pursue something I


    want."


    Adam nodded, eyeing Robert from the corner of his eye with flickering intentions.


    "Hey, brother, it''s almost your birthday. I got you a gift. I''ve already left it in your room."


    "A birthday gift?"


    It turned out it was time for Robert''s birthday again.


    Time flew by quickly. Every year, Adam would send Robert a birthday gift. Robert never could


    remember his own birthday, so it was always up to Adam to remind him.


    Robert was very moved, but he still felt upset about the terrible things that his little brother went


    through...


    Robert took up?Chemistry in college partly because of his brother''s experience.


    No one could have controlled what had happened, but Robert hoped there could be a way to prevent


    idents like that.


    Ruffling Adam''s hair, Robert said softly, "Thank you."


    "No problem, brother. Just enjoy my gift. I have to leave in a bit, so I can''t hang out with you. Let''s


    celebrate your birthday tomorrow."


    "You''re going out?" Robert asked in surprise.


    Since that incident, Adam had rarely gone out. Robert was a little puzzled.


    Why would he leave now?


    "Yeah, I want to go out alone for a while, wander a bit, and feel things out there."


    "If you''re open to the outside world, that''d be best. But you have to be careful outside. Take a couple of


    people to watch your back."


    In Robert''s memory, Adam seldom went out. His favorite pastime consisted of sitting in the living room


    and nkly staring at the television.


    Watching the news


    Was the only daily entertainment Adam ever had.


    Robert took a few bites of his food and by the time he was done, Adam was already stepping out.


    Robert was a little worried about his brother''s safety, but Adam took several bodyguards with him.


    Seeing that was the case, Robert didn''t say much besides eagerly reminding Adam to keep safe.


    After Adam had left, Robert went back to his room. He felt tired after a long day. As soon as he got to


    his room, he decided on taking a hot shower to rx.


    Having lived alone all this time, Robert exited the bathroom right after his shower.


    He suddenly remembered that Adam had mentioned leaving him a present.


    What could the present be?


    Robert got excited at the possibilities.