“Still no nothing on that person?” Lily asked as she sat next to Qin Yuanfeng. The sound of his keyboard echoed inside the small room.
“No, all CCTV’s had been deactivated an hour before the person arrived at their house. It was deduced that he arrived around midnight.” He answered, eyes glued at his computer screen. “However, I found a strange car a few blocks away from Xuan Hui’s place. All black to plates. I tried to follow it but it disappeared around Kowloon. Whoever did it was a professional.”
“Jingren said that they are assuming the man was wounded.”
“Hmmm. I already checked all the hospitals but no one came. But we already expected this. The thing is, we don’t know what the man looks like. Based on the recorded call, they can speak Cantonese fluently. It might be a native or someone who can speak multiple languages,” said Qin Yuanfeng. Eyeing Lily, he continued, “Jingren said it might be someone that you offended in the past?”
“Probably.” She shrugged. “The possibility is, let’s say eighty-five percent.”
“And the fifteen?”
“Someone hiding behind the shadows.” She answered. “An unknown foe.”
For a few seconds, he turned silent. Jaws clenched, he shifted his gaze back to his computer screen. A thick, intimidating silence blanketed the atmosphere as Lily contemplated about the current things happening around her.
“Excuse me, President?”
“Hm?” She turned her attention toward Yang Mi.
“Mr. Rossi is asking if you could accompany him to meet someone from Mr. Li’s camp. His manager is insisting that we meet with her. I believe Mr. Rossi has encountered some trouble.”
“Right now?”
“Yes, President.”
Lily rose from her seat. Face grim, she left her office and walked towards Mr. Rossi’s office. As expected, when she walked inside his office, the older man was frowning at the people seated opposite to him.
“President,” Mr. Rossi’s face lightened when he saw Lily walk in. She nodded in response as the three people sitting opposite Mr. Rossi rose from their seats. Lily was already familiar with the woman acting as Li Xiaoming’s manager. However, this is the first time that she met the other two in person. One was Li Han, Li Xiaoming’s father, and his older brother Stephen Li.
“Hello, I am called Li Han, from the Li Corporation, I am also Li Xiaoming’s father.” Li Han immediately gave Lily a cordial smile. “This is my eldest son, you must have heard of him. He is widely known as the film emperor of China, Stephen Li.”
Instead of returning Li Han’s smile, Lily turned towards Mr. Rossi, “Is there a problem?”
“President… due to the current circumstances with Li Xiaoming, Mr. Li wants to switch the contract to his elder son instead.” Mr. Rossi immediately told Lily about the old man’s demands and his silly attempt to hide the threats in his words.
“Is that so?”
“I think there is a misunderstanding somewhere.” Li Han chimed in as he watched Lily sit down next to Mr. Rossi. “I never demanded anything. All I’m saying is you could compromise. My eldest has already received a lot of nominations and awards in China and Asia. Aside from this, he also has an international film coming this December. I believe this is a magnanimous offer considering Li Xiaoming is still in bed.”
“What makes you think that you have the right to offer anything to my company?” Lily looked at the old man in disbelief. To be honest, she was already in a foul mood today. Now, the old man’s presence only made her more irritated. “No.” She knew that Li Han only wanted to use them to help promote the international presence of his eldest son. “That’s not happening.”
As expected, Li Han’s face instantly turned grim. “But— “
“This conversation is over.” Lily rose from her seat. She then looked at Mr. Rossi. “Please have someone escort them out of the building.” Without waiting for anyone to say something, Lily already marched out of Mr. Rossi’s office with a dark look on her face. If this was a normal day, she would be willing to play with these people.
However, because of what happened last night, Lily wanted to stay alone for a while. She wanted to have some time for herself to think about things. “Yang Mi.”
“President?” Yang Mi caught up to Lily.
“Release this news to the media. Pay for an article that will analyze the reason why Li Xiaoming tried to take his life. Tell them to make it out to be the pressure of being perfect. Slowly, divert it towards his childhood with his father and brother. Then… slowly release bits and pieces of news that prove that he does not have any access to his money and that his father is the one who controls everything.”
“Understood.”
“Cancel everything that I have for today. Tell Zhou Jingren that I won’t join him for lunch.” Lily continued.
“Noted President.”
“This Li Han must have thought that I would not go that low and that I would wait for him to create some news for the media to feast on. Too bad… I am not in the mood to deal with his bullshit today.” Lily uttered to herself. When she arrived at her office, she immediately took her handbag and bid her brother goodbye.
“I am coming with you.”
Lily halted her steps and looked at Qin Yuanfeng. However, instead of asking why, she just shrugged and waited for him to set up his computer so he could access it using his laptop. She knew that going out alone is not safe for her. So why would she decline the help of someone that she trusts?
“Where are we going?” Qin Yuanfeng asked when they stepped into the elevator.
“The Peak.”
“You’re going home?”
“I am going to my Grandmother’s house to think,” Lily said. “Grandmother Ye’s house is the perfect place for me to be alone.” Plus, she was planning to stay in that underground library, hoping to isolate her thoughts as she tries to analyze all the clues that they had so far.
“Oh!” Qin Yuanfeng nodded. “Then… let’s go.”
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3/3 Proofreader: Dragon777
Still owe you 3 chapters for today.
