The Wife of Hades

Slowly, everyone gathered inside the large hall since the party was going to get started soon. The hall had been decorated using mostly snow and winter decorations, hence the reason for the party.

The lights were all turned off, and the only source of light was coming from the stage, where a band was playing to the side. 

The food tables were to the left, and many people were talking around there. There were also many photo zones, and the floor had specks of white that were meant to represent snow.

The talking grew louder as more and more people entered, covering the sound of the band, who were playing winter and Christmas songs.

Everyone had basically arrived and the chatter was slowly dying down as everyone turned their focus to the stage, waiting for the announcement of the party starting to be made.

However, that did not happen, for the closed door was suddenly pushed open again as another couple entered the room. As the doors had been closed already, everyone turned their attention to the door, wondering who was late.

At once, gasps filled the room as they saw who it was.

"It's Li Yilan!" Someone screamed, which caused An Luxia to furrow her eyebrows together as she looked up from the slice of cake she was eating. Indeed, the person at the door was Li Yilan. 

But there was someone else next to her.

--- The previous night

The bar had been burned down, but of course Li Yilan had a back up plan. She could not only rely on the bar for "work".

Her high heels clicked against the ground as she stepped into the lobby of a grand five-star hotel, and the workers bowed down as she stepped in.

When she had walked in, the guards looked at each other in awe, "She's so pretty!" One of them exclaimed. The other one nodded his head in agreement as they both turned around to take another look at the sexy figure of the woman they had just seen.

Li Yilan walked past the lobby and into the elevator, clicking the top floor as the door closed. It took almost a minute for the elevator to reach the top floor, which only had 20 rooms as the VIP section of the hotel.

She walked around, finally finding the room she was looking for and knocking twice. No one replied for a moment before someone finally opened the door, and he smiled when he saw Li Yilan.

"Good evening, President Qi." Li Yilan said with a smile before stepping into the room.

The man inside was wearing a white bathrobe and his hair was slightly damp, showing that he had just taken a shower.

He was quite young, which was rare for Li Yilan's clients. His facial features were not exactly handsome, but he wasn't ugly either. However, that was not his main selling point. He was the eldest son of the famous Qi family, the one who would take over the business.

He was known in the upper class circle as the next generation of City A business. Li Yilan set her handbag down on the table and sat down on the bed, licking her lips as she looked over at him.

She was very happy when she received a message from him yesterday, asking her out once again. He was definitely her favorite client since he was not old and fat like most of her clients, and he was very famous in the upper class society.

However, he rarely contacted her.

"You seem to be quite in a rush," he commented as he opened a bottle of red wine, poured it into two glasses, and handed one to Li Yilan.

"Of course, President Qi. You barely ever ask me out, so I have to make the most out of it." Li Yilan pursed her lips out unhappily, scooching over to Qi Jun and gently brushing her chest over his arm.

He furrowed his eyebrows together slightly at his motion, glancing at her before finishing the wine in his glass in one gulp and setting the cup down on the table next to him.

Then, he took Li Yilan's glass from her, setting it away as well before pushing her down onto the bed.

--- An hour later

Li Yilan watched as Qi Jun pulled a cigarette out, lighting it up and taking a long draw from it.

"President Jun, have you been busy these past few days?" Li Yilan asked, knowing that he usually asked her out when he was feeling stressed.

Qi Jun glanced at her before nodding his head, taking another draw from the cigarette.

They sat in silence for several seconds before Li Yilan suddenly thought of something and narrowed her eyes together. She gulped and decided that now was the best time to ask. She placed one hand over his chest, smiling up at him seductively, "Do you want to have some fun then?"

"Hm?" Qi Jun asked, looking at her.

'I have a school dance coming soon, and I am still looking for a partner. Do I have the honor of asking you to go to the dance with me?"

Qi Jun furrowed his eyebrows together, thinking for a few seconds before asking, "When is it?"

"It's tomorrow, and it starts at 7 P.M." Li Yilan's eyes lit up, thinking that there was hope.

To her excitement, Qi Jun nodded as he threw the cigarette away into the ash pan next to him, "Sure, it is time for a break."

--- Present

"It's Li Yilan!"

"How does she still dare to come to school after what happened? She really has no face!"

"Yeah. Why would she write about her own sister?"

Li Yilan lifted her chin up proudly, not caring about the comments as she wrapped her arm around Qi Jun, walking in. The people naturally moved aside as they walked to the center of the room.

Suddenly, someone's eyes widened as they exclaimed, "Wait! That guy! He looks so familiar! Isn't he the young master of the Qi Family?"

Li Yilan heard that as the room had turned quiet after she had walked in. Her lips lifted up into a pleased smile as she straightened her back.

"Oh my, it is! I recognize him! I saw him on the news the other day!"

At once, the room blew up as the news spread quickly, and many other people also began recognizing the famous son of the Qi family.

"How is he with Li Yilan?!"

Li Yilan smiled as she wrapped her hand tighter around Qi Jun, and luckily, he did not push her away.

The room finally silenced as a spotlight was placed onto the stage and the principal of the school walked onto the stage, "Welcome to the Winter Dance party! Winter break will be starting in a few weeks, so please enjoy your time here at school before you leave for break. Enjoy the party!"

Then, the band began playing again and the principal walked off the stage to enjoy the party herself as well.

Everyone turned to look at Li Yilan, who was talking with Qi Jun by now.

"That really is Qi Jun, Why is he so close to Li Yilan?" Several people asked. 

Xu Xin, who was also at the party, walked over to Li Yilan, smiling at Qi Jun, "Yilan, who is this man you have next to you?"

Li Yilan's smile disappeared as she glared at Xu Xin, who was supposed to be her friend, but was acting like a seductive vixen right now, "This is Mr. Qi, my partner."

Qi Jun did not look at Xu Xin and instead let go of Li Yilan, walking over to go get a glass of wine. Xu Xin's eyes followed him before returning to look at Li Yilan, "So he really is the young master of the Qi family!"

Li Yilan was not feeling very good about Xu Xin asking her about Qi Jun, and she shrugged, "Yes."

"Wow! How did you get to know him?"

"He found me," Li Yilan replied simply, the lie slipping through her teeth without even blinking an eye.

Xu Xin couldn't hide the jealousy in her eyes, which made Li Yilan feel better.

"Oh, and did you see! Your sister also brought a man over today," Xu Xin finally said, switching topics.

Meanwhile, as Qi Jun picked up a glass of champagne since there was no red wine, his eyes suddenly landed on a woman who appeared in front of him to grab a cup of juice.

His hands froze as he saw the woman, who picked up a glass of punch and took a sip from it. He furrowed his eyebrows together, wondering if this beautiful woman was also in this school.

Didn't Li Yilan say she was the prettiest girl in the school? Who was this woman?

An Luxia finished the glass of punch in one gulp since she had just eating something very salty, and when she put the cup down, she noticed that someone was staring at her.

She looked up and saw that it was the man who was next to Li Yilan. She frowned, wondering why he was looking at her and where Li Yilan was.

Then, she suddenly heard the annoying voice of the person she had just thought about.

"Sister, are you here alone?"