July 23, Saturday – FG Towers
“President, these are the documents that need your signature,” Yang Mi said, gently placing a bunch of folders on Lily’s table. She also placed three small boxes in front of Lily. “As instructed, these are the giveaways for the launch. The ballpoint pen is made of platinum with our logo, and the crystal snowball’s weight has been corrected. All invitations have been sent, and the special guests have already confirmed their attendance. A briefing for the staff will be held a day before the launch, and this is the program list that you wanted to see this morning.”
Yang Mi gave Lily a small bow before she stood a few steps away from her, so that she could examine everything now. Though this was a trivial matter, Lily still wanted to supervise everything. From the weight of the giveaways to the angle of the decorations, President Qin had her own preference. She wanted to ensure that everything about the event would be perfect.
Of course, Yang Mi was already used to Lily’s ways.
“Alright. I will call you if I need something,” Lily said, her eyes on the stack of papers in front of her.
“President, Mr. Qin from Qin Industries has been calling us since yesterday. He demands to talk to you,” Yang Mi said in a low voice.
“Hmmm. Let him be. He will get tired of calling soon,” Lily answered. “Do we have any news on the Qin Industries?”
“Our spies informed us that CEO Qin called for a meeting this morning with the Board members. No one knows what the meeting was about, but our team at Maychill Insurance called and informed us that CEO Qin might be stepping down and giving the Chairmanship to his son soon. Qin Liwei will arrive by Monday of next week, and my guess is that CEO Qin will call for another meeting by then.”
“Well… that was fast,” Lily commented. “And foolish,” she added. Maychill Insurance was one of Facci Group’s subsidiaries that gave the loan to the Qin Industries. Maychill Insurance coordinated with Zhuo Capital to make sure that it would be tough for Qin Mo to find out about its association to Lily.
“Let them dig their own graves,” Lily said. She did not know why Qin Mo would suddenly make a big move at a time like this, but Lily guessed it should have something to do with Tang Lingyun. “Tang Lingyun is truly my father’s weakness. Her acting skills must have undergone an improvement again. I wonder what would happen if Qin Mo knew the destruction of his beloved Qin Family is a product of his wife’s brilliant talent,” she thought out loud before she lowered her head to read the documents once again.
Yang Mi did not respond to Lily’s words as she gave a low bow and left Lily’s office silently.
…
In a building just a few blocks away from FG Tower, Zhuo Jingren was also busy reading the documents that Secretary Go gave him.
“President, as you can see, the Yang Family have no dirt on them. No corruption or bribery. We can’t find anything about them. The men of the Yang Family were all upright and good military men. They are known in Mainland China for their stern behavior. They have also been commended because of their exemplary service to the country,” Secretary Go explained.
“Hmmm… that is expected.” Zhuo Jingren nodded. “You have looked into the men of the Yang Family, but failed to look into their wives. Go Jichen you have been slacking off.”
“Ai… President, I have not been slacking… I…”
“Is it because you have been having dinner with Miss Yang, lately?” Zhuo Jingren asked, his eyes still glued to the documents.
“That is not called having dinner. It would be very disrespectful of me if I leave a maiden to eat alone while our bosses are eating together,” Secretary Go rebutted. What having dinner? Every time that President Zhou and his wife would eat somewhere, they would bring him and Miss Yang along. Since eating with Zhuo Jingren and Mrs. Zhuo would be very awkward, Yang Mi and he had been eating together in another room or table.
Secretary Go knew what Zhuo Jingren had been talking about, but how could Miss Yang cause any distractions when the latter wouldn’t even speak to him? Yang Mi would just concentrate on her dinner while acting as if she didn’t have any company, and the moment he would try to say something, the woman would unreasonably glare at him.
That woman was even scarier than her boss!
“Alright, then. By when should I expect the result of this investigation?” Zhuo Jingren asked.
“As soon as possible,” he answered sternly. This investigation should not take that long.
“I want it before the launch,” he said before he gave the folder back to his secretary. “Any news on the Mo Family?”
“No, President. I believe they know we have our eyes on them, hence they are avoiding doing anything drastic.”
“And the doctor?”
“He wasn’t the right one. He might have looked like the doctor who was in charge of the Madam, but he wasn’t the one,” Secretary Go answered. His face grew darker as he added, “President, I think that the doctor in Malaysia was deliberately placed there as a trap. Someone placed that doctor to throw us off.”
Zhuo Jingren’s silence followed his secretary’s words. This was the first thought that came to his mind as well. However, this could only mean that the people who hid that doctor had enough money and influence to do such a thing.
But who could it be? And why would they to such lengths to hide that incident?
“President, I have heard there’s another group who has also been looking into the case silently.”
“Group?”
“Yes, and our sources told me that they came from Europe.”
“Hmmm… Alright. You can go now.” Zhuo Jingren clenched his jaws before he rose from his seat and looked out from the floor to ceiling window in his office. A group from Europe? He could only think of one name, and that was George Arison. Now, this could only mean one thing.
Lily already suspected that something else happened that night when she lost their unborn child.
Zhuo Jingren sighed as he stared at the new logo for FG Towers a few streets away from him. Lily still refused to reveal her plans to him, and he understood. She also never talked about her past to him, and to be honest, he never asked her anything either. He knew that those traumatic memories were best left alone. He feared talking to her about the past for this very reason. All Zhuo Jingren wanted was to make her happy and comfortable, for her to enjoy every moment with him, getting pampered and knowing how much he treasured her. In addition, he also did not want to pressure her into anything.
However, after learning that Lily was doing the same thing as him, he concluded that both of them needed an open conversation about this topic. They shouldn’t avoid this matter forever.
Moreover, he was their unborn child. If someone had caused his death, then…. someone would have to pay that debt.
