Xu Yingyue sighed with relief after Lin Xian was off to work. She looked at the clock, it was still early in the morning. With the food Lin Xian bought over for her, she didn't need to think about breakfast for a while.
She thought about what they talked about, she should tell him who she was instead of keeping the lie that he thought of, which she never clarified for being wrong. She must find the right time to tell him. Her family may not want her anymore, but Lin Xian would want her and that was alright for now.
Xu Yingyue comforted herself. She lied on her bed and Lin Xian was in her mind, she covered her face as she remembered his scent and the warmth of his body. She was acting like a teenager finding her first love. She slapped herself back to reality.
"I must be going crazy ah!"
*Ring Ring Ring*
Officer Jiang was displayed on her phone screen.
"Hello, Miss Xu?" Officer Jiang said.
"Officer Jiang, Hello. Were there any new updates?" Xu Yingyue asked. Her hands fidgeting as she walked toward the window of her hotel suite.
"We couldn't get in contact with one of your employees, Han Lanyu. Her neighbors and co-workers hadn't seen her since the day you went on your business trip. She didn't go to work on the day you went on the trip. Her cell phone was cancelled and she withdrawn all the money in her bank account."
Xu Yingyue was in disbelief. "Are you sure… you got the right person?" Han Lanyu's cold face with a slight smile that always appeared when she finished a project came into her mind.
"In Miss Han's work desk, we found a small tin and inside was the mold of a key, we tried putting your house key in the mold and it fits. We also found a passport and identification of her from Country A; we checked if she has registered a passport with Country A and we found that there were no citizenship records anywhere."
"…"
Officer Jiang continued on with the matters. "Was she seeing someone before her disappearance?"
"Recently, Han Lanyu kept looking at her phone as if anticipating texts from someone, so everyone in the office was teasing her about her secret lover, but she would deny it with a passion. Then once I saw a man waiting for her in a sports car, I thought she got together with a man."
"Can you describe the man and the car?" Officer Jiang asked.
Xu Yingyue thought about it for a bit. "The man had comma style medium length hair and he wore sunglasses, so I couldn't see his face eyes. He wore branded street clothes that are popular recently. He drove a red XXX brand sports car. Sorry, that's all I remembered about him since I only glanced at him for a bit in curiosity."
"Thanks for the information anyways. We'll check on her phone records and see if there is anything mentioned anywhere."
"No problem." She sighed in relief. At least it was sort of helpful information that she can provide.
There seemed to be someone calling Officer Jiang in the background.
"Sorry, I can't talk anymore. Bye" He hung up in a hurry.
Xu Yingyue looked at her phone, then looked out at the city from her windows. She crossed her arms and frowned.
It looks like appearances can be deceiving. She never thought that one of her employees would have been this vicious and evil. 'I guess I should've learned my lesson…'
She stared out the window for a few more minutes. Her mind was in turmoil.
*Ding*
[Lin Xian]: You should go take a walk or go shopping to get some fresh air. It would help your mental state. Let's eat dinner together! I get off at 7pm and we can find a nearby restaurant.
Xu Yingyue looked at the text and unconsciously smiled. This sneaky man trying to get a dinner date so casually after being so sweet to worry about her.
This must be a pretense! Must resist! How dare this playboy seduce me?!
[Xu Yingyue]: Mm okay. I'll meet you at your workplace. [Smiling hamster]
And she crumbled as she got excited for this date.
[Lin Xian]: [Smiling hamster]
She laughed at his response, she already forgot her previous chaotic thoughts.
She decided to go shopping to find a necklace to wear on this dinner date. Her eyes twinkled as she thought about this date.
She put on some light and natural makeup along with a coral-red lip tint. Threw on a yellow and white stripe long dress, then grabbed her white purse and left.
~
In a spacious office, the sunlight was shining through the cracks between the navy blue curtains. A large wooden desk sat directly in sight of the office door, the bookshelves that were mounted onto walls were filled with business related books.
Lin Xian smirked at his success. He proudly thought that he still got it to seduce women!
Needless to say, only Xu Yingyue would need to be seduced; other women can't wait for his attentions and be the CEO's wife along with being the wife of Lin family's patriarch.
"…"
Best friend Jiang Xuanzhi looked over his shoulders to see what Lin Xian was smirking about. He didn't expect that he would be face slapped with dogfood with this casual action of his. More importantly, when was Lin Xian ever in a relationship to smash anyone with dog food anymore. The PDA is unwanted!
The real questions that needed to be answered.
"Lin Xian! Where did you find a woman?" Jiang Xuanzhi was shocked.
Jiang Xuanzhi with his black framed glasses, black suit with a navy tie, and styled medium length hair. He looked like a serious business man that had indifference written all over him but in front of his friends, he was nothing like that and the gap was hilarious in itself. His favorite and secret hobby was to find gossip and get gossip; you can say that his information network was next level and on par with paparazzi.
Lin Xian glared. "What do you mean where? Also, what worldly matters did you need to come to my office today anyways?"
Jiang Xuanzhi snorted. "Then who is that woman who was named 'Wife' on your WChat?"
Lin Xian met Jiang Xuanzhi's stare with the same stare. He placed his hands on his armrest then ran his fingers through his hair.
Jiang Xuanzhi was the first to crack. "Come on tell me! We grew up with each other, you can't leave me in the dark like this!" He begged with his puppy eyes.
"Is this how a president should be acting? Where is your dignity?" Lin Xian scolded. He was used to Jiang Xuanzhi's eccentric personality. Its surprising how he could even run a company so well with that personality of his.
Jiang Xuanzhi rolled his eyes. "Who needs dignity when there is gossip to be had?!" He muttered.
"Isn't that why you don't have a wife?" Lin Xian viciously crushed Xiao Jiang's soul.
"…"
Jiang Xuanzhi sulked in a corner drawing mushrooms. "I'm being bullied…" He muttered repeatedly.
Lin Xian saw Jiang Xuanzhi sulked and chuckled. "Fine, I'll tell you." He just enjoyed messing with Jing Xuanzhi. He had a childish side to him and it was funny to see.
"Oh, really?" He beamed instantly.
"She is…" Lin Xian paused dramatically with a stoic face.
"???" With an expression full of curiosity, Jiang Xuanzhi was dying from the anticipation. He was about to kneel down and beg for the information.
"Someone you've met." Lin Xian said as he casually cupped his hands.
"F*ck your mother! What do you mean someone I've met?" He cursed Lin Xian's nine generations of ancestors.
Then Jiang Xuanzhi paused amidst his cursing. "You mean someone you dated, right? It can't be Wen Feng Mian… then it must be Xu Yingyue!" His face full of shock as he figured it out, he suddenly stood up.
"…" Why didn't that sound good coming out of Jiang Xuanzhi's dog mouth?
Jiang Xuanzhi furrowed his eyebrows. He crossed his arms and went tense.
Lin Xian's past relationship with Xu Yingyue was not what you call a harmonious relationship. They started like a moth attracted to the flame and ended with both of them getting burnt. Their relationship was destructive in many ways; many people around them had various opinions and love to tell them and behind their backs. It was like a drama that everyone that knew them wanted to be a part of.
"Are you sure this was a good idea?" Jiang Xuanzhi asked. He sat back down on the chair across from Lin Xian and then analyzed his face.
Lin Xian didn't know if he should laugh or cry. It seemed in the future he would be getting the same questions doubting the relationship between him and Xu Yingyue. Maybe he had selective memory nevertheless he remembered a lot of positive moments that balanced out the negative ones.
Since he initiated the relationship, then he must accept all the doubts and prove them all wrong that Xu Yingyue was the one for him but it was at the wrong timing in their life. He imagined an ideal relationship where they get married, have a house of their own, have children, and then spend the rest of their lives together.
"I went to find her for a second chance. I believe that we could have a good life together." Lin Xian had a firm expression, he clenched his fist as he was determined that he would make it happen.
Jiang Xuanzhi heard and saw the resolve on his childhood friend's face. "Well, if that's what you want it to be then I can't interfere eh."
Lin Xian unclenched his fist and grinned. He knew Jiang Xuanzhi would be there for him and will treat Xu Yingyue well after warning her.
"When can I meet sister-in-law?" Jiang Xuanzhi asked.
"When things are more stable considering that her condo just had a breaking and entering with supposedly robbery. An Officer Jiang was in charge of her case, is he by any chance your cousin?" He explained the outline of the situation.
Jiang Xuanzhi was surprised. "Was she in the condo when that happened? Is she alright?" He asked. "It probably was my cousin, Jiang Ye. He ran away to the police academy after high school and my uncle was furious."
"Thank god she wasn't there when it happened. It looked like they waited till she was on a business trip to do the robbery in her condo. Ah Jiang Ye, I remember him. The brat who always followed as around when we were young eh."
"Alright. I'll wait to meet sister-in-law when she can. You must come drinking tomorrow, all five of us would get together!"
The five of them was the friend group that Lin Xian and Jiang Xuanzhi had since high school and continued through their adult life. The other three was usually busy with their occupations and they had to find the time to catch up with each other. They all worked in different industries so it was even harder to find the time with such irregular work schedules.
Lin Xian nodded. He missed seeing his friends too.
"Oh, I came here to tell you the latest gossip I just found out─" Jiang Xuanzhi was interrupted with a phone call. He picked up the call and then started scolding, he waved his hands and walked out of the office.
Lin Xian looked at the fleeting back of Jiang Xuanzhi. He comes and goes like a tornado. You can never be bored or idle when you're with Jiang Xuanzhi.
He sighed and got back to work. He worked in a content mood as he was waiting to see Xu Yingyue for their date later today.