"Uninvited Guest"

At Imperial hotel in the capital, He Mufeng, the personal assistant of Lu Ye Ze, knocks hastily on the door of the presidential suite, his master was accompanying important guests for dinner this evening and he arrived ahead of time. 

''Come in "

"Master!!!'' after catching his breath He Mufeng starts his report "there seems to be something going on at the Phoenix estate". The Phoenix estate is the main residence of Lu Ye Ze, although he rarely stays there, its the place where all the formal events of the Lu family are taking place. Aside from his maintenance staff and a team of security guards, nobody else lived there. Attacking Lu Ye Ze through Phoenix Estate was merely a blow to his image, but not strong enough to affect his position in the country.

''Continue...'' 

''We have lost all communications... an intruder must have seized the house and changed the password on the security system"

Lu Ye Ze was wearing a formal suit, his hair was styled and at the moment he was applying his cufflinks. His allure was breaking through the roof top, he was already handsome enough, but when he dressed himself up, he looked like a God has descended from the Heavens. With aloofness and a calm demeanour addressed his assistant, who was frantic beyond any recovering point.

"What about the external security system'' 

''It didn't detect anything Master" replied He Mufeng with sweat covering his forehead. 

''Prepare the car"

A lot of people knew Lu Ye Ze, he is the head of the Lu family clan and the owner of LT Corporation, the leader in China's economy. His tremendous power stretched outside the country's borders, he was ruthless and many feared him. He had a lot of enemies waiting around the corner for a misfortune, so that they can stomp on his head and climb higher. Also many have tried, but dissappeared without a trace. So one must have a thousand guts to step on his tail and touch something that belongs to him. That is simple and stupid suicide. 

Somehow this has happened, an intruder managed to brake the security system and seize the mansion. Not to mention that the security system has been put in place, by the secret intelligence team at LT Corporation. Besides, crossing the river and 

getting into the mountain was also a difficult task, as it was heavily guarded. A handful of people lived on Mount Belleville, they were the most important and powerful entities in China, which made the task of getting in, impossible. 

That is why, to Lu Ye Ze, something seemed rather off, so going there personally was the only way to solve the mystery. Also he would like to see for himself the idiots that dared to do something as atrocious as to provoke him directly. 

After a 40 minutes drive the black Maybach stopped in front of the stoic grand gates of the Phoenix mansion. He Mufeng opened the back door and a pair of long slender legs stepped outside. 

The aloof Lu Ye Ze stood in front of the gates with a complicated look on his face, emanating an aura that can shatter glaciers in a gazillion pieces. He was a demon that surfaced from the deepest Hell into the common world and his thirst of collecting souls for his harem has intesified abrubtly. Many thought that this man was heartless and unapproachable. Only a few people that were closely working under him knew, that in fact, he was much more ruthless than what he portrayed on the outside. He despised everyone and anyone.

When he was a child his parents gifted him a tiger pet, intending to appease his emotional side, but he snapped the poor cub's neck with cold blood and not even a flint of emotion. His parents were terrified, they brought into the world a demon not a child. They have tried everything and anything in teaching him love and kindness. It was all fruitless, the child had neither a heart nor a conscience. His parents have questioned themselves many times, what position did they held in his heart, did it matter at all if they existed or not? Was he even born with a heart? 

The two men stood outside the entrance looking beyond the grand gates in to the darkness. There was absolutely no sound or soul in sight, it was only darkness and a deafening silence.

Lu Ye Ze made a hand gesture to his assistant to ring the intercom by the gate. The piercing buzz made one shiver. Complete silence, there was no answer from the other end of the intercom. 

Lu Ye Ze's gaze had become sharper and colder, the sweet beads on He Mufeng's forehead froze instantly. Out of fright, his fingers that were still lingering on the buzzer, suddenly straightened and the movement activated the buzzer again. Another piercing sound was echoed through the meticulously landscaped forest behind the closed gates. 

Silence... A few seconds have passed and before the call got disconnected, the lean man addresses the intercom in english. 

''Let me in"

He Mufeng was puzzled and terrified, who are they, what do they want and why have they done this atrocious thing. Why has his master addressed them in English? Does he suspect anyone?

A second before the call got disconnected, the light of the intercom flashed amber, indicating that somebody has answered the call at the other end. As soon as it got connected a hushed breathing was heard, as though the other person wanted to say something but stopped before it can utter a single word. In the next moment the button was released and the call got disconnected. 

He Mufeng was speechless. He took a deep breath and before he managed to say something, Lu Ye Ze interrupted him. 

''Pass me the laptop"

He Mufeng hastily opened the door of the passenger seat of the limousine and extracted a limited edition leather briefcase that held Master's personal laptop. He passed the laptop and took two steps back. The tall man opened the laptop with his long slender fingers and started typing various codes in to a program. Five minutes later a loud clang was heard, the dormant birds shoot out in the dark sky from the trees beneath, their rushed wing flapping creating an unsettling noise . 

Lu Ye Ze, logged on to the mansion's Wi-Fi signal and managed to hack the security system, allowing him to open the large, firmly shut gates, of the estate. 

''Start the car"

The nervous He Mufeng woke up from his daze, he opened the back door for his Master and drove the car through the gates, marching ahead towards the mansion. A few minutes later he parked the car at the entrance and lead his Master through the double doors of the mansion.

To his surprise the doors were unlocked and as soon as they were opened wide, he froze in his spot. A red figure was trapping him with her sharp gaze. His souls was engulfed in an instant by a tormenting fire, which was emanated from the presence a the top of the stairs. Her slender back was slightly turned away from them, but her fierce big black eyes, were gazing down, fixating in their steps, the two intruders by the entrance. Her eyes were blazing an excruciating fire that could turn any living being into complete ashes. A fair delicate arm was resting on the balustrade, her long black hair was leisurely pinned back, revealing a long and fair neck, her presence and mannerism emanated a royal like presence, fit for a Queen in her Palace. 

Lu Ye Ze, was momentarily stunned by the girl's appearance, she was breathtakingly beautiful and she looked like she held a royal like aura. He quickly regained his composure and addressed the girl. 

''l see you have settled well in my house"

"Ha..." A joyous chuckle disturbed the sombre and profound silence of the manor. 

''Insolence?!'' The melodious voice surprised both men. They wouldn't have imagined that a gentile and calm voice, would come out from such a fiery and domineering presence. She turned around and started to descend the stairs in her delicate high heels. Her movements were as fluid as water, she seemed like she was floating, approaching rapidly the tall man standing by the door. 

When she was three steps away from the man, his nostrils were enveloped in a fresh flowery subtle perfume. Her scent made his fine hair stand up on his hands and his spine unconsciously straightened. Her nonchalance amazed the icy man, who has never met anyone, who would dare to stand so righteously and confidently in front of him.

When he bought this red dress, he hadn't thought much, it casually spiked his interest momentarily and decided on buying it. Although there was no woman beside him that could wear it, nor he thought there would be one in the future, the way she donned it, alerted all his senses and an indescribable feeling, suddenly woke up from the bottom of his soul. She brought the dress to life and gave it an identity. It looked like it was especially made for her and for this moment. He was blown away, but he didn't realised it, as these were foreign feelings for him. He tried to suppress his unidentified emotions and opened his mouth to speak, but the girls sudden voice stopped him midway. 

''Your house?!... You dared to take my life and toy with it as you please, so I am taking your house. Now it belongs to me and you have trespassed my territory. An uninvited quest, is never welcomed so if I may please ask you to leave now!'' Her tone delicate and calm, was more powerful and frightening than a tiger's roar. Her words made He Mufeng question his life. Who I am, where I am, what am I doing here! 

"Uninvited guest!?'' the man quietly replied. 

''Madam Lu, you are quite daring"

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