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At De L'amour, Yue Ling's white bmw parks in the parking lot. Stepping out of her car, she walks toward the door.
The moment she entered, she was greeted by three people at the same time. Two men and one woman.
"Good morning, Boss."
"Good morning."
Yue Ling nod her head in response. Walking forward, all three people follow behind her.
A man with glasses opens the door to the conference room for Yue Ling.
Entering, she takes the seat in the center of the meeting room. Her beautiful expression was calm, but the temperature inside the conference room seemed to drop to its maximum.
Yue Ling's bluish green eyes looked at each person in the room. They were the only ones with her currently at De L'amour.
"Report."
A petite woman nods her head. Her short a-line hair and glasses made her look like a teenage girl. She takes a folder and hands it to Yue Ling.
"CEO Han, from what we know, the team sent to Milan were robbed on their way back to China."
Taking the folder, Yue Ling looks at her fashion forecaster, Ju Suo. Opening the folder, she flips through each page.
"What is the process right now?"
Ju Suo sighs in her chair and shakes her head, "We're not sure. Lian Nishang called, but during the call with her, the line was suddenly cut off."
"It must be An Qing! They must have known our plan!"
Yue Ling glance in the direction of the voice. Her eyes staring indifferently at a man of 29. His looks and features were very identical to her stylist, Gui Zhongming. Except, this man is the older twin, Gui Tian Lan.
"Are you sure?"
Gui Tian Lan pout his lip in his boss's words. Clenching his fist tightly, he looks directly at his boss.
"I'm sure of it. The night before, Zhongming sent me a text. He said they ran into An Qing's team when they purchased the materials."
Hearing this, Yue Ling's expression darken ten shades. She didn't say a word as she ponder in thoughts.
Sitting on Yue Ling's left side, her illustrator, Qi Li fixes his glasses. He looks down at the report on the table.
"Boss, could it be her? Could she have leaked out our information?"
Yue Ling nod her head in response. Glancing at the time, she looks calmly at the three people in the room with her.
"Remember, this is only part of the plan. Contact Lin Hui. Tell him I want everything he can find on what happened in Milan."
"Yes, Boss."
All the people answered at the same time. Their tenses bodies relaxed at their boss's words. How could they have forgotten that having the materials robbed was a trap.
Yue Ling stood from her chair and leaves the conference room.
Arriving at the highest floor of De L'amour, she steps out of the elevator and glance indifferently at the woman sitting in her desk.
Ming Yue looks up and sees Yue Ling, she smiles and stood from her chair. In her hand was a tablet.
"Good morning, CEO Han. Did you just arrive? I have the list for your schedule today."
Yue Ling's expression remained the same. Reaching her arm out, she takes the tablet. Looking at Ming Yue one last time, she walks toward her office.
From behind, Ming Yue snuck her head out until the door to her boss's office closed. She sat back down and sighed in relief. Her boss can be very scary. Especially when she doesn't say anything. The look Yue Ling just gave her was like staring straight into one's soul.
Taking a deep breath, she takes her phone out and message someone.
'My boss just came to work, seems like she doesn't know anything that happened.'
As Ming Yue continue to send secret messages, what she didn't know is that, Yue Ling and her remaining design team had already met in private.
Inside Yue Ling's office, she set her purse and the tablet down on the coffee table. Walking to her floor to ceiling window, she cross both her arms and stare out to the now busy street below.
An Qing.
The name that once meant the world to her because it was her mother and father's name joined together. Never in her life did she think that what she created would turn against her. Especially a puny branch company.
Only a few within An Qing knows that she is the sole owner. The reason she kept a low profile was because she was a model and someone who dealt with the underworld. When it came to meetings with the branch companies, she would send a member of Alpha team.
That was how her identity was kept hidden.
That was also why An Qing soon thought that De L'amour was under them.
Ming Yue who is supposed to be her secretary must have leaked the information out to Chen Limei.
The design team she sent to Milan should have returned last night. Judging from the report her remaining design team gathered, something must have gone wrong.
Thinking of it, Yue Ling's aura turned murderous. She had purposely sent her team to Milan as part of her plan. It was a test to see cunning An Qing has become. However, the outcome is exactly as she had suspected.
*knock knock*
The closed door to Yue Ling's office opens and Liu Shan enters.
"Boss."
Yue Ling turns around to look at Liu Shan. She nod her head and walks to the couch in her office.
"We're going to pay a visit to An Qing."
"…"
Hearing this, Liu Shan's eyes widen and his jaw dropped to the ground. He could not believe his ears. Didn't his boss say they would go after the fashion show? Does this mean he will finally get to see the downfall of Chen Limei?! Yes!!!
Yue Ling looks at at her assistant. She could guess what he was thinking.
"I'll be going in as a spokesperson for the meeting today."
"Boss, why don't you just reveal to them who you really are. Just give them a slap in the face already."
Liu Shan spoke as he sat on the couch across from Yue Ling. He leaned back and looks at her with a disappointed frown on his face.
Yue Ling shook her head and grabs the tablet Ming Yue has given her. She types in a few words and place the tablet on the table.
"Everything listed in here are what I asked for in Milan, along with my schedule for today. I will let the world know soon, but not right now. I want to see what Chen Limei does to the materials she stole from me."
She stood from her seat and walks to her desk. Grabbing the 2 inch thick black book, she walks back to the couch. Placing it on the coffee table, she looks at Liu Shan.
"In here is a printout of the genuine materials. Get them from uncle Zhi and find out who Chen Limei sent to Milan."
"Right away Boss!"
Liu Shan takes the book. He stood up and leaves the room. Walking out, he closed the door and looks at Ming Yue, who's back was facing him. He sneer in disgust before turning to his office.
He could not wait to go to An Qing. Even if they weren't slapping anyone's face today, with his boss there, he knows that shit is about to go down.
Back in Yue Ling's office, she stood up when the door closed. However, her head started spinning and the nausea feeling from this morning came back. Feeling herself wanting to vomit, she quickly covers her mouth and runs to the trash bin by her desk. Squatting down, she tries to throw up, but nothing came out.
After a few tries of no avail, she wipes her mouth and struggles up to sit on her office chair.
Resting her head back with her eyes closed, she takes a deep and long breath. Thinking of something, she decides, once she finishes her meeting with An Qing, she will go get checked up since she needs to visit Ting.
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