The Devil's Sleeping Beauty

Chapter 2: Waking Up

The news didn't escape Xia Meilin's ears. She clearly knew who did it, it was none other than her grandmother. But despite hearing the news, she didn't go out of her room for a couple of days, she was still depressed about the fact that her virginity was taken by a stranger. She has always saved herself for the man she loved and yet it was all for nothing.

Ji Ruo was a former General, she has a lot of connections in the military. Her strongest connection was Xia Meilin's uncle, Xia Jianfeng, the current General in the military. No secrets could be hidden from him since he was also known to be one of the best hackers in the country, he could get any information he wanted no matter how deep and dark it was.

Xia Meilin was pretty sure that Ji Ruo ordered her uncle to bring all the illegal works of the Lin family into the light. She knew that he was the only person who was capable of doing it in just one night.

"Grandma, have you told grandpa and brother it?" Xia Meilin asked as she sat at the edge of her bed.

"No, I haven't. It would be for the best if you tell them yourself," replied Ji Ruo as she closed the curtains of her room before she faced her. "I know that you are sad but we cannot change what has been already done. Right now, we can just look ahead and raise our chin up, dear."

"It's not that easy, grandma..." Xia Meilin lowered her head. Every night, she would always have the same nightmare which ended up making her stay up for the whole night until her eyes couldn't take it anymore.

Ji Ruo walked toward her and held her chin, making her face her by raising it gently. "It will never be easy to move on but you have us, your family by your side. You are not alone, Xiao Mei. You don't have to forget it all at once, you can take small steps forward."

Her eyes became misty when she heard her grandmother's kind words, "Grandma..."

Ji Ruo gave out a gentle smile before she pulled her into her arms, "It's going to be alright, Xiao Mei. It's going to be alright."

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After taking a bath, Xia Meilin changed into an office attire since she would be visiting her brother in the Xia company. Aside from that, it was her first day of work as an assistant to her brother, Xia Sinian.

Ever since Xia Sinian became the head of the Xia family business, he moved out of the Xia family home and stayed at a suite that was close to the company. Being a workaholic man, he needed a place where he could easily access the company without any difficulty.

Xia Meilin decided to listen to her grandmother's words by taking small steps. If she started working then she may be able to distract her mind from the depressing thing that she experienced.

She headed out of her room and went downstairs. She entered the dining room and saw her grandparents waiting for her by the table.

She smiled at them. "Good morning, grandpa, grandma!"