Lianne turned her head to look at the additional file that Zero gave her.
Damn, but he was good.
Too good sometimes.
Not that she was complaining, really … well, okay, she was but it was kinda like 'I wish he wasn't this good even though I'm benefiting from it' sort of thing. In short, facing something she didn't really want to face yet though she knew it would happen eventually.
She had only asked Zero to find out about who Deanna was, but he just *had* to go far and beyond that.
He had not only dug up who she was, but also what she had done for the past few years. He had found the link between her and the Shengs, which in turn, he found out about the 'bride-list' that the Patriarch had come up with.
The unofficial list of course, but based on the way the resources the Shengs had put in for finding out the background of the women - and even meeting them. All those meetings did not have Kai involved and now, Lianne wasn't sure if Kai was even aware of it.
He would have told her, right?
Wouldn't he?
Lianne threw away the completely chewed up straw into the bin and refrained herself from taking up another one.
Looks like someone better have some good answers.
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Kai groaned at the pile of work that seemed to be getting higher each day.
Because of that stupid thing, he had not managed to get another date out of Lianne since the last time she came.
How long has it been now?
Oh, not long.
Just six days, 12 hours, 30 minutes, and 10 ... no, 11 seconds.
Kai banged his head on the table, thinking back on their last video call. She looked so sweet and angelic, giving him a breath of fresh air.
But it wasn't the same!
Seeing her and listening to her made him feel the ache of not having her in his arms even more. Touching her, holding her, smelling her. And he had not even managed to kiss her yet.
This was not fair.
Lianne knew about the work piling up, so she did not want to disturb him.
He wanted to be disturbed! Disturb him all she wants!
Kai brought his head up from the desk, getting back to work. The sooner he can get this done, the sooner he can go and be with his Angel. He had been working almost non-stop the past few days and even sleeping in the office just so that he could save time.
Just why did these projects come down on his head one after another?!
Right after Lianne's public visit to the office.
Coincidence?
Of course not.
There's more than one mole in the company and anyway, he had done it rather openly. The only thing was, what would Zayn be telling the Shengs for not informing them. Kai was certainly curious about the excuses he made.
Did this mean that he was wavering?
Whatever it was, the sudden amount of work to throw a wrench into the works was to be expected.
He just didn't expect them to make the move so fast.
That was what frustrated him even more.
Making him so busy that he didn't have time to spend with Lianne. Perhaps, even making her tired of him so she dumps his sorry ass, or, she acts so clingy that Kai himself gets tired of her.
Stupid.
Obviously, they didn't know his Angel.
His Angel was understanding and it was her that made him continue working.
Sometimes he wished his Angel wasn't so understanding!
He heard a knock on the door and it opened, indicating that it was Zayn. He sighed internally, not looking up as he said, "What now, Zayn? More work?"
"No," came the sweetest voice ever and Kai's head whipped up.
"Sayang!!" he shouted happily, and he immediately rushed over to her, enveloping her in a tight hug, while taking a deep breath, "I'm so glad you're here."
Lianne smiled to herself, hugging him back.
Poor Kai.
He truly did look so exhausted with his pale and wan face, the dark circles under his eyes and his hair being slightly messy. When they facetimed, he did not appear like this. Most likely he had spruced himself up to hide the tell-tale signs.
Now, however, it was all laid bare when she came unexpectedly.
"That bad, huh?" Lianne asked softly.
Kai lifted his head from her head and looked at her, saying, "You have no idea. They're squeezing me dry."
With her arms wrapped around his waist, she smiled as she looked up at him, "You have the brains to do it, so I doubt you'll really be squeezed dry."
"The only one who I will allow to squeeze me dry is you," Kai said to her, his voice low then he whispered in her ear, "And I'll be more than happy to be squeezed dry by you."
Lianne frowned, "What do you mean? I'll never make you work so hard like that."
The corner of Kai's lips curled up to a smile as he replied, "Oh, it won't really be working hard, though it will be working throughout the night. I'm still young, so even if I am squeezed dry, it'll replenish the next day."
Lianne shivered a bit, feeling his breath in her ear and her breathing got slightly more breathless. Ignoring how shameless he was being by doing such things, Lianne rolled her eyes and said, "I -"
Then it hit her.
The words he said.
What he truly meant by what he said.
He was not talking about her making him do office work, but rather, *physical* work. Her eyes went wide at that and her face flushed red immediately.
"KAI!"
Kai laughed, hugging her tighter. In this position, she couldn't make any real moves to retaliate though her constant struggles made his breath hitch.
"Continue that and I'll really be working hard for you throughout the night," Kai said.
"Shut up!" Lianne hissed, but she stopped moving nonetheless.
After all, it was quite obvious he was already holding back. She could feel it because he was holding her so tight. If her face wasn't already red, it would be by now.
She tried pinching him to let her go but all she got were firm muscles and it didn't do much. With his arms trapping her arms by the side, she couldn't bring it up either to hit him on the face.
She sighed while rolling her eyes, "You're really shameless, you know that?"
"Yes, I know," he replied with a grin, "And this is just the beginning. I'm going to be more shameless later on."
"Stupid," Lianne said.
Kai grinned and looking down at her blushing face, he had this urge to kiss her.
Zero's not around and even if Zayn was to come in, he wasn't planning to stop. Not when he had her firmly in his hands. He was even prepared should she turn her head, though he didn't think she would.
Nothing and no one can stop him this time.