Becoming my enemy's ally

At the banquet hall, everyone stopped whatever they were doing to see the gorgeous beauty the parents kept praising.

It was really a shock, that she appeared to be just like, no... More than what they expected.

"Wow Mrs. Zhao, your daughter is really... I don't know how to describe more than beautiful." A female whom by the way she addressed her mother, guessed she was her parents secretary.

"I'm not surprised" she boasted with proud aura glowing through her words.

She singled her husband to make a welcome speech and declare the party open till you're tired.

"Ah!,.." he cleared his throat, almost lost for a few moments. "This is my beautiful daughter, Zhao Wenli, the heiress to the Zhao cooperation and a well known psychologist. She left us to study in London when she just three years old, now, here in 2025, she's here with us after the long separation from her family. My only regrets was sending her away to study. When she hardly was aware of what her parents was like..." As if pausing to catch his breath, he sniffed really hard that it was caught on the microphone he was holding.

Wenli didn't know if it was her imagination or not, but she can swear she saw a tear, coming down gracefully, down her father's chubby cheeks. He continued... "But I promise to give her all the love she missed when she was away, all the love our spoilt son got where his sister was away. And spoil her to the fullest" he ended raising the hand he held the mic with, and using the other to clean the tears others didn't see, but she clearly saw.

The mother took the mic from him, without saying anything whispered to her daughter "would you like to say something?"

Wenli pointed at herself "me?" Her mother nodded. She smiled and took the mic from her.

"Hello, I'm Zhao Wenli, I'm glad to see so many people coming to celebrate my arrival, I'm really surprised to see so many at a lady's welcome party. I'm really grateful..." Taking a deep breath, "the reason I took this mic was to correct so many mistakes my father made today in his speech..."

Everybody glared in suprise. Even the parents were also surprised and wondered the wrong they had done just today that they thought they were doing things they thought they left. Noticing the tensed eyes, she smiled ignoring them, yet continued. "If the nanny that took care of me was still alive, I bet if I told her to tell the story, she would talk for days without even reaching the climax..." Seeing that she was gaining people's attention, she grinned widely. "They first made sure I never forgot their faces by giving me a large portrait of them. Entrusting me with my best aunt. Always sending presents to the point my room had no space. Nanny Zhao really had to go and rent a small room for the never stopping toys and stuffs. All the spendings, our funds and many things parents are supposed to do for their children was done. And now, look at this glamorous event they hosted for their child whom they haven't seen" she smiled again, looking at the audience, "now tell me, does what my father said, matches what they had done for this daughter of theirs. Pls, I want a fair judgement "

Everyone took a heavy sigh of relief. Before the mumbling began.

From what they all mumbled, they really supported Wenli 's words. Everyone stated.

"So dad, don't say again, that you didn't treat me well " she concluded giving the mic back to the person that gave it to her.

"Okay, she just scared the living breathe out of us." Mrs Zhao teased.

Everybody laughed at this. " Let the fun begin " Mrs Zhao announced and just like that, the first class fun began that was boring to Wenli but she had to stay and make each day count. If it were to her. They would all go "rock n' roll".

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"Cough cough cough!!!" A dangerous cough was heard. Someone rushed to bring her a bowl of water. She took the water and drank it in a gulp. Coughing one last time, before she regained consciousness.

Opening her eyes, met a strange feminine figure looking worriedly at her.

"Is this one of my father's maids? But I haven't seen her before..." As her blurry eyes started becoming clearer, she noticed that the hair style was strange. She may not notice the clothing, she was just looking at her big eyes.

"Who are you?" She faintly asked.

She stared blankly at her, blinking thrice before responding.

"Was the fever too severe that you forgot who I am?" She asked.

"I'm surprised myself" She replied using her right hand to balance it on her forehead.

"I'm your personal maid Hualia "she introduced.

"Hualia? "She called. "Why haven't I heard of that name?" She made her way to seat upright, there, she notice the dress that she wore.

"What the fuck...? Are you shooting a movie or what?" She asked. When those words came out of her mouth, she didn't know. All she knows was the fact that the so called maid was looking at her confused.

"First young mistress"

Young mistress? Did she hear wrong?

"Who are you calling that?" She couldn't help from asking.

"Are you really okay? Should let your parents know about this?"

By the way... "Where are my parents?"

"They're are on a trip.."

"To where?..." She interrupted.

"To meet the head of the cultivation world "

"Hah?"

"Am I .."she looked at her. "Then, who am I?"

Hualia looked at her astonished.

"You're Zhu Wenli the next to enter the cultivation world "

At least her name is just the same but the family name, strange.

Suddenly, an idea came to her mind...

" You said you're my personal maid, right?" Hualia nodded.

"You've known me for a long time, right?"

"First young mistress..."

"Wenli. I'd prefer it if you direct me as such"

"But..."

"Else, you'll be fired" she threatened.

She needed no soothsayer or a seer to tell her that were she was, wasn't 2025 nor was she in Shanghai.

From the hanfu decorated with embroidery of red and white roses and the family's seal, at the near end of the of her shoulders.

The hair, adorned with beautiful priceless hairpins. The light make up showed how local the place was.

If her memory was still with her, she had travelled back in time. But for what reason, and why?"

She could clearly remember enjoying a wonderful party with her parents and younger brother, having a family night with them, she taking about her stay in London teaching her brother the British accent she was fluent in.

What happened. She sure can't just transmigrate to the ancient times to do what there?

" The master..."Hualia interrupted her thoughts.

"I permitted you. Of course he can't harm me " she teased.

" I've never called you by your name. No one has never called you that before "she still tried her best to protest.

"You..." She gave her the look of "you've been warned" .

Leaning closer to support herself by holding her hand.

"I seen to have forgotten everything about me, can you do me favour by telling me?"

" First..." She looked at Wenli fearfully before correcting herself.

"Miss. Wenli. Are you really okay? Are you sure you don't need a physician?"

"I'm okay. I just need you to brief of the important things I missed." She said, promising herself to completely make her treat her like a friend not an owner who she labours for.

"The fall really did causeed you a fever" Hualia pounded on this totally forgetting an already agitated young mistress.

"Can't you start already?" Wenli asked. She was already fed up with Hualia's constant concern. She's a doctor, she can take care of herself.

"Ah, I'm sorry. I'll begin the story." She apologized after realizing the sudden change of mood.

Wenli sat upright Andore properly to listen to the story....