Jiang Chu was pacing the room with papers in hand while Song Chen sat laid back on the lounge chair with his typical cool CEO face. It made Jiang Chu laugh since he looked just like those domineering CEO's that girls go 'kyaa' over in webtoons and manga. Of course, those CEOs turned out to be assh*les most of the times.
"I've got to say, this Yuan Xing is something alright. We had to dig real deep to get this information, and even then, we don't know how all those secrets about the Yang family were uncovered."
"All in all, Yuan Xing managed to pull a desperate situation around all on her own. Some 'ordinary' girl, my ass!" Song Chen seemed to be contemplating something and snapped his attention back to Jiang Chu's tirade. He remembered that night at Peachwood clearly when he saw Yuan Min carrying a supposedly sick Yuan Xing away. He had a rough idea on what was going on, he wanted to see what made her different from other women. And in a matter of a week's time, she showed him she was a force to be reckoned with. Yuan Xing surprised him, and that didn't happen often.
Song Chen spoke up and analysed her every step. "The Ming family would have been invited to the summit because of their elite status. Yuan Xing must have waited for the perfect chance to grab hold of Ming Lan when she left public eye. As for Yuan Min, he walked right into her trap from the moment he tried to covet her. She purposely styled him to look like Yuan Xue to alarm people that things were not as they seemed. All the while, she herself remained low profile and did not draw any drama to herself. Also, the Wang Qiang ordeal... " he paused and his face that always seemed to remain passive and without emotion revealed a tiny smile which made Jiang Chu's jaw drop.
He rubbed his eyes and pinched his cheeks. Was he dreaming? Yes, yes, of course he was! If he wasn't, then he might've have actually thought that Song Chen smiled *shiver*. Song Chen stayed quiet and was amused that Yuan Xing would send Wang Qiang his way to distract him. He was also....astonished at her quick thinking and perceptiveness. Another question nagged at him. From what he had investigated, the people from her town said that she was who she said she was. Then where exactly is she getting all her information from?
He ruled out the doubt that the townspeople could be lying because, from what his reports stated, everyone seemed to be close to one another and had relations with the Yuan father-daughter duo, even showing off pictures with Xing. There would be no way to deny the identity of Yuan Xing with irrefutable evidence like that. It bugged him that he had no idea what was going on. How was a small town girl able to get a hold of dangerous information? She couldn't be a hacker since she hadn't entered any computer science classes, did that mean she hired one?
That would also be unlikely since she would not be able to receive enough allowance from the Yuan household to hire one. Not to mention Jing Fei's scandal. He has an inkling Yuan Xing was the one to resolve it. So many questions. Jiang Chu sneaked a look at Song Chen's slightly frowning handsome face and grew excited. He wanted to kiss Yuan Xing, wherever she was. 'Eerm, maybe not. I don't want Brother Chen to have reason to beat me up in the future.' He was glad that Xing did not seem to be the fawning type, she had dignity and pride, not like those girls who always threw themselves at his brother no matter how many times he rejected them.
Jiang Chu respected her all the more for her intelligent mind. It meant that she was able to fight for herself. "Hey bro, Yuan Xing is really unlike all those rumors, she has beauty, brains and a strong character. Why don't you get to know her, you never know, she might be pretty useful to you."
The cold man didn't reply. 'Perhaps keeping her close would unravel the mystery. There was obviously more to her than meets the eye. She seems interesting.' He then thought of Yuan Xing's personality and promptly decided against it. 'That girl is too smart and wary to let a stranger near her. Forget it. If fate wills it to be, there will be another opportunity to meet again.'
In a very different building, on the other side of the city, was where the Ming's condo was located at. Reporters and fans could be seen crowding around the front gates, demanding to get answers from Ming Lan. The Ming family was inside the family room, making calls to ensure they be left alone. The star of the show, Ming Lan, locked herself in her bedroom and refused to leave.
Some eggs hit the bedroom window and she flinched. She anxiously looked around and entered the bathroom, looking at the pale face in the mirror. Ming Lan looked like she had survived a natural disaster, her hair was dishevelled, make up running down her cheeks like a drowned rat, and bags under her swollen red eyes. She suddenly shrieked in a fit of explosive rage, smacking against the mirror.
"JING FEI YOU BITCH!! I'LL KILL YOU SLUT! HOW DARE YOU, how...I'm gonna TEAR THAT FACE OFF. HAHAHAHAHA."