Siren Song 135 An Unexpected Change In Power

As they rode through the streets of Shanghai on the way to his father's villa, Liang Jian Amal rested his head back against the seat, shifting uncomfortably from the lump at his back. It felt like he had been through endless amount of meetings, conference calls, and discussions over meals but it was finally paying off. All his work over the last 15 months was coming to fruition.

Beside him Hao Jin Ying poured over the letter Chang had written him. At first he had refused to hand her his personal letter but had finally given in to her insistence.

"I need a pen."

"What?" Opening his eyes he looked at her with a frown.

"I need a pen, I need to check and see if my suspicions are correct." As she spoke Hao Jin Ying patted herself down looking for one, or another writing utensil.

"Here." Liang Jian Amal handed her a pen from his breast pocket. He kept his head leaning back against the seat with his eyes closed until he heard the sound of the pen scratching against paper. Tilting his head he cracked an eye open to see what she was doing.

"What are you doing, stop immediately Hao Jin Ying!" He tried to take it from her but she shifted away from him and continued to make markings on his letter.

"Just wait a second." She made all the markings she wanted to under his glower before handing it back to him. She had circled several of the words on the page and at the bottom she had strung together all the circled words.

Reading the words she had strung together, he felt a stabbing pain in his heart as he mangled the paper in his grip.

We try We lost. Please forgive Me didn't Want to. Liang Ju-Long came Forced me. I I love you. It lie.

"I had to infer a little bit, but I think Chang left this code for you here in the letter. Her words just didn't quite make sense, even if she was stressed from the pressure of the situation."

"Tell me again exactly what happened when Liang Ju-Long came." He'd heard it before from others but he wanted to hear it from her. "Don't leave any details out."

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In his office Liang Ju-Long watched as his son and his secretary stepped out of the chauffeured vehicle and headed up the main walkway. Seeing the dark look on Liang Jian Amal's face he smiled a little and strode to his office phone and placed a call.

"It is about time, are you in place?"

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In her sleep Chang vaguely heard the doorbell ringing, sitting up she looked for her mom. She'd had a wonderful dream that she sat beside her and had stroked her hair until she fell asleep.

The doorbell continued to ring in intervals forcing her to rise. She'd slept deeply and peacefully for the first time in days, and her brain and body felt a little sluggish from that.

'Wait that wasn't a dream, my mom's older sister came by and fed me and washed my hair and tucked me into bed.' Chang started to put reality together as the insistent ringing drew her to reality. 'Wait where did she go..?' The door demanded her attention and she rose.

"All right already, I'm up! I'm up!" She yelled at the door. She shuffled to the door and without peeking through the key hole she opened it.