The Young master's fake bride and her lucky system

Back at the observatory, Alix had just finished her own performance and she was being ushered off the stage by the coordinator.

As soon as they got away from the eyes of the others, the female coordinator handed her a sealed medium sized brown envelope. She had no knowledge of what was inside but she accepted it anyway.

"Congratulations, you have made it to the final round." The woman told her.

"Eh!" She reacted in shock.

She looked around, wondering why the announcement had not come from the judges. All the players had been escorted in this direction after playing and all this while, Alix had assumed that there was a backdoor through which they were being escorted out.

Now she understood that rather than a backdoor, they were being informed privately about whether they had qualified or not in person and in private. It was probably to avoid emotional outbursts when another player had already started playing.

Her heart was filled with joy when she looked at the envelope. For so long, she had longed to hear words like this or be handed a package like this in a music competition.

It was not the finals but it was just as exciting.

The woman said to Alix then, "Further instructions will be sent to your email. Good luck in the next round Miss Alix."

She was calm when she spoke and smooth in the way she walked when she turned her back and returned to her position, sitting in a chair far behind the player on the stage.

Alix noticed the path that others were taking and she followed them. Indeed, it led outside and she found Mo Qilu waiting for her there in the cold. Her shoulders were hunched over and she had her jacket pulled tightly around her body.

"Mother." she called it.

Mo Qilu looked in her direction and waved. She had this big sunny smile on her face as she rushed over to meet Alix who was equally rushing over to meet her.

"I passed." Alix announced eagerly.

Mo Qilu hugged her and they jumped around excitedly.

"I know, you were wonderful on that stage, so wonderful that you brought tears to my eyes. I am so happy for you, i knew you would win."

She was speaking as though Alix had already won the entire competition.

"How did you know that i had been passed?" Alix asked her.

Mo Qilu let her go and pointed to the envelope in Alix's hands. "You are holding the same envelope that the Rui boy posted on his weibo. It seems he made it as well. What did you think about his performance?"

"Perfect."

Mo Qilu frowned. If Alix was giving the Rui fellow high praise then what did this mean for the final round? Were they basically racing neck to neck?

Alix then added, "But, he is too mechanical. Every note is sharp and precise, devoid of life in my opinion. I think the violin should be emotion provoking, not just precise and empty. I guess the judges will make the final call between us in the finals. It's not my opinion that counts but theirs."

They arrived at Alix's car and stopped walking.

"We have to part ways here now pretty baby. I am going to work now." Mo Qilu told her.

"Mmm," she nodded and hugged Mo Qilu once again. "Thank you for coming mother."

In an emotional voice, Mo Qilu replied softly, "Always."

The two women separated and Alix was driven directly to the hospital immediately. Majesty as always was with her, sleeping as he had been doing since morning. It was a consequence of over eating at Yura's place the previous night. The cat had been even more excited for camping than Xiaobo.

She carried the cat from it's position and placed it on her lap. Then, she covered it with a blanket as if it was a baby. Slowly, she patted it's furry head while making a phone call.

She called Caishen's phone first to share the good news but it was off. She ended the call and instead went on social media to see what was trending.

#Breaking news! Once glorified young master of Beijing Zhang Xian worked as a scrap collector and factory assembler.

#One rich heir, two wives.

#Hot!!! The boy is mine scenario in real life. Who will win the battle of the wives.

#Zhang groups dark secret.

#A fortunate or unfortunate resurrection of her husband for president Yura of Light entertainment.

#Light entertainment should turn this into a movie.

#One woman inside the golden Zhang family is a mistress, guess who?

Nothing had changed so far as far as Alix could tell. In fact, things had become much worse as more media, relevant and irrelevant joined the feverish madness online. Truth and lies were being mixed and the netizens were loving it.

"I guess they are still in that meeting." she whispered.

She called Jin Kang instead and announced when her friend picked up immediately, "I made it."

On the other end of the call, she heard Jin Kang celebration and then announcing to somebody else.

"Congratulations our director." Jin Kang told her.

"Thank you, I am going to tell Holea now."

Alix hung up, called Holea and shared the same good news. In a much calmer voice, Holea also congratulated her.

Next on her list was Zhang An but the other was dealing with the scandal so she didn't make any more phone calls.

"Young madam, congratulations." Bi Cang turned his head around and told her.

"Thank you Bi Cang."

"Congratulations young madam." Uncle Ju told her.

She thanked him as well and even giggled a little. It was undeniable that she was excited. Later on, she would post her envelope as well and share the news with her fans.

Her happy mood lasted all the way to the hospital and she didn't tone it down even she finally met Jing Hee's unpleasant face.

The usually well put together woman with a perfectly made up face and permanent fake smile on her face looked rather haggard.

"Tsk, tsk, you look like you have aged quite a bit madam Jing." She said slowly and deliberately.

Jing Hee's lips thinned in anger and her lips trembled but she didn't say a word back to Alix.

Alix chuckled and looked around the room. There were no flowers from well wishers and no grandma Lin making a fuss. No housekeepers tending to each and every one of Billi's needs. Only a single caretaker was sitting by Billi's bedside but she didn't look too happy to be there.

Alix could guess what the woman had probably been through judging by the expression on her face. The verbal abuse that these two rained down on others was not to be underestimated.

"Where is everyone? I don't see your father or grandmother here Billi, are they out getting you food?" Alix asked sneakily. "How are you anyway? I heard something about an animal attack but it's ridiculous. Surely you must know that your story is as insane as you are."

Billi gritted her teeth and tried not to say any offensive thing because she desperately wanted Alix to help her.