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The moment Yue Ling walked into her office, she sees Lin Hui sitting lazily on one of the couches. The man was dressed in usual biker outfit. Glancing at him, she walks over and sits down on the couch across from him.
"What did you find?"
"Everything. Chen Limei's people were not as smart as I thought they'd be. Of course, when it comes to me, no one can do it better." Except Liu Shan...
Lin Hui spoke the rest of the words in his head as he straightens his posture and opens his laptop on the coffee table. His fingers dance across the keyboard, then he slides it towards his boss along with a folder.
"This is all the report on what happened in Milan. Your design team is actually doing just fine. From what I know, they should be on their way back to Imperial."
Yue Ling nod her head and reach for the folder. Opening it, she flips through each page. Every page contained a photo of a person and his or her information. Her eyes dim as she reads the words.
"Are these the people Chen Limei sent?"
"Mm. Those are all of them. They work for her in the dark and they're connected to the underworld."
Lin Hui taps a button on the keyboard and plays the video. He leans back against the couch with both his hands behind his head.
"This video is from Tang Zhong Hui's hidden cameras in his car. The dumb idiots Chen Limei sent didn't stop to think that they'd fall into a trap."
Watching the video, Yue Ling's expression darkens more. From the video, once can see the people as they point guns at her team. There were a total of ten people, 6 men and 4 women. She has encountered many faces when she was in the underworld. To her, these faces were very familiar.
What is funny to her is that these people actually dare to work for Chen Limei and steal from her. Of course, who could blame them. Only a few people in the world knows that she owns De L'amour, including An Qing.
Not only that, the people in her team were not ordinary people. If it wasn't for her plan, she knows they would have taken down Chen Limei's people within seconds.
"Run their background again and find where they are. It's time we send them a little gift."
She closed the folder and stood from her seat. With one hand holding the folder, she walks to her desk. Sitting down on the swivel chair, she begins working.
Lin Hui sighs as he also stood up. Packing up his laptop, he sighs again. These people who works for Chen Limei are so stupid. How can there be idiots in the world who would go knocking on death's door? Especially when the person is the one those from the underworld are afraid of. Turning to look at his boss one last time, he leaves out of the office.
As he walks pass Ming Yue's desk, he sees her talking on the phone. His eyes darkens and he clench the laptop in his hand.
Such a disgusting woman shouldn't even be allow near his boss!
Scoffing aloud, Lin Hui continues to walk forward. It's time to send a little message for those wanting to cross the line with his boss.
"Wait! Excuse me."
Lin Hui stops at the words. Slightly turning around, he looks at the owner of the voice. His youthful and handsome face stare at the woman with a cold and indifferently expression.
"Can I help you?"
Ming Yue looks at Lin Hui and her cheeks flushed red. She has seen this man before and he's by far one of the most handsomest man she's seen. He gives off a 'bad boy' look and that is what she likes in her men. Standing up from her chair, she walks over to him with a smile.
"Are you leaving?"
"Mm, I have things to do."
Lin Hui answers the question. He doesn't like Ming Yue, but when his mother was still alive, she had raised him to be polite. Since his boss hasn't given orders to get rid of Ming Yue, he can only be polite for now.
"I'm secretary Ming, but you can call me Ming Yue."
Ming Yue spoke as she puts on her most graceful smile possible. If she can get a man like Lin Hui, she will make all her friends envy in jealousy. She stretch her hand out to shake hands.
Looking down at the slender hand, Lin Hui pout his lip. He could already guess where Ming Yue was trying to go with this. He may have been taught to be polite to women, but...
Holding the laptop with both his hands, he raise it higher for the woman to see.
"My hands are tied. If you'll excuse me, I have to get going."
Not waiting, Lin Hui turns around and leaves behind a speechless Ming Yue. If it had been any other woman, he might have been more polite, but it was Ming Yue. The woman is scheming behind the most important person in his life.
Rooted to the ground, Ming Yue stare as Lin Hui's figure disappears after he stepped into the elevator. Even she did not know how she got back to desk. She could only not believe that he would turn her down like this...
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*ring ring*
Back in Yue Ling's office, she was in the middle of work when she hears the sound of her personal phone ringing. Reaching for it, she frowns when seeing who is calling. After three rings, she swipes the screen and answer.
"Han Yue Ling speaking."
["Boss, I apologize for disturbing you, but it's urgent."]
Hearing the word 'urgent', Yue Ling's frown deepens. When she moved to Imperial, she had made sure to inform the others to only contact her when it's important. Since this person called and said it was urgent, something must have happened.
"What is it?"
["It's about...."]
Yue Ling felt as if her heart had stopped when she heard what her subordinate had to say. Steadying herself quickly, she calms down.
"Tell me everything."
["Boss, it's like this....."]
Yue Ling sat behind her desk and listens attentively to her subordinate's words. Every so often, she will let a faint 'mm' escape from her.
"Give me some time to think this over..."
After her conversation with her subordinate, she ends the call and place the phone on her desk.
Her usual calm expression turns into one of pain and distraught...
Standing up, she walks to the floor to ceiling window in her office. Her bluish green eyes stare out to the busy street below as her thoughts wonder to the vast distance.
Never in her life did she think this day would suddenly come. What is she suppose to do now?
"Nn.."
Suddenly, the nausea feeling crawls on her again. Raising her hand, she massages her temple to relax her head.
Taking a deep breath as she massage her head, she glance at the wall clock in her office.
Since she's already taken care of the meeting with An Qing, she'll dismiss her employees home and visit Ting at the hospital.
Of course, she'll remember to get a check up too.
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