"He or she would definitely not be rude if I were talking with someone else. Your assumption does not stand up." Those who pretended to be well-educated yet acted and spoke the opposite were the kind of people Leena hated the most. How misleading she was!
Young girl, do yourself a favor and don't trust something forever. It's not good for you. Keep this in mind, things change all the time." Louisa teased arrogantly. She took out her card from her purse and passed it to the salesperson. A mocking smile was plastered on her face.
Thanks for your kind advice but I don't think I need it. I'd like to offer you the same suggestion though. Goodbye." That was a really annoying conversation. It made her completely lose her patience and at the same time, lose her interest in shopping. Maybe she was not supposed to go out today. Otherwise, she would not have met such a disrespectful woman.
"Smart you. Next time, don't linger on things that you can't afford." Louisa believed that it was easy to measure people by judging what they wore or how they looked. She clearly forgot something. As an old Chinese saying goes: the last thing one should not do is judging people with their appearance. Just like what just happened. Little did Louisa know that Leena Leng's property and wealth were definitely far beyond what she could ever own as the commander's daughter.
Leena curved her lips and said nothing. She just stayed silent and turned away. Was Louisa right that she couldn't afford the ear-studs? Of course not. It was not even an exaggeration to say that she was rich enough to buy all the things inside that shop. It was just that she chose to be a low-profile woman. She did not spend too much time talking with the rude lady because she would like to maintain her low-key. Plus, ignoring those situations was what truly elegant women would do.
Louisa was a picture of smug satisfaction when she took the ear-studs and walked out of that shop. She let go of the encounter and forgot about the woman she judged so quickly. She never had a clue that they would meet again in just a few days.
Time slipped away fast. Soon there were only two days left before Duke and Belinda's wedding ceremony. The whole office of Leng Group had been buzzing since morning. Their CEO just announced the latest news about him that he would take a week off two days later. That was the reason why they needed to crunch all the works and meetings in advance within two days. Rachel Qin walked quickly to the president's office with a pile of sales records in her hand. She was surprised with the big news Duke had announced this morning. She couldn't figure out why he wanted to take a week leave in a sudden.
She stood still after knocking on the door as she waited for a response. She heard nothing but silence though. It seemed like nobody was in the office at all. She reached out to turn the doorknob and tried to open the room. The sudden click from the knob surprised her. The door wasn't locked. Therefore, Duke was either in his office or just left temporarily.
She walked inside carefully. Her goal was only to place the documents on his desk and leave. What happened two days ago made Duke hate her beyond decorum. She had concluded that it was better for her not to stay too close to him for a while so as to avoid more conflicts. They both needed to calm themselves down. Those were her thoughts until she found the phone he must've left on the desk. She decided to do something. She took a quick glance around to make sure that no one was there then picked the phone up with quivering hands. Maybe she could find something useful for her, she wondered.
She unlocked the screen and got to his recent call list in hopes of finding Belinda's number. She thought that it would be hard to get her number and never expected it to show without her even spending much time sliding through his list. Lucky her! She memorized the number quickly. The full name of the number was Belinda Shangguan. Rachel wondered if she was looking at the right detail.
"What're you doing here?" A deep voice was suddenly heard from behind. Duke was in the restroom the whole while. He looked refreshed as he stepped out of the mentioned room but then wasn't able to stop himself from frowning when he saw Rachel.
"Oh! I'm bringing you the sales records, Duke. I was about to leave seeing you were not in the office earlier. I accidentally touched your phone while putting the papers and it almost fell from the desk. Luckily, I got it! It avoided the fate of being broken." Rachel put the phone back on the desk. She was scared inside but tried her best to appear as casual as she could.
"I see. You can leave now." Duke was a little puzzled yet thought that he was just probably too sensitive. He remained frowning as he watched Rachel left the room in a hurry. He picked his phone up and inspected it for a while. He found nothing unusual with it. A strange woman. He could not help wondering.
Rachel's heart was beating like crazy as she walked out of Duke's office. She was so relieved when Duke said she could leave. She didn't want to talk with him further in her situation. Anxiety and hurry were eating her and she might just sell herself of what she had done. She was so desperate to stay away from him at that time. She wished her feet have wheels. It would be very convenient for her to just glide out of that office full of threats. The last thing she would want was for Duke to notice that there was something abnormal about her.
She sighed with relief soon as she was away from the office. She walked to the rooftop and again, carefully watched her surroundings to make sure that there was nobody there. She took her phone out and dialed the number she got from Duke's list.
"Hello! Who's that?" Belinda answered the phone without even taking a look at the calling ID. She took a sip from her coffee then put her mug aside. There were still tons of businesses that she needed to handle even after leaving one-third of the work-loads to Duke. The company had just gone through an expansion period and the work-volume was nothing but stressful. There were lots of responsibilities she had as the CEO.
"Is that Belinda Shangguan, Duke Leng's wife?" Rachel asked hesitantly. She was hoping for the woman's negative reply. She was very reluctant to hear her answer but would still like to confirm if the Belinda she was talking with was the same as Duke's Belinda.
"Yes, this is Belinda Shangguan, Duke Leng's wife. May I know who I am talking to, please." Belinda's alert instinct rose upon hearing the woman's voice on the other end. She turned from being cozy and lazy to extremely concentrated. A woman who mentioned her husband was talking to her. How could she be not curious?
"This is Rachel Qin. I am wondering if you are free tonight, Ms. Shangguan. We probably should meet and have some chats together." Rachel smiled grimly. Belinda Shangguan? She would show something to surprise her. She would make her a poor woman after tonight.