"Are you sure that's what happened?" A slightly skeptical pained voice asked.
"I'm sure Rin, I saw Zhou carry you with my own eyes! He told me to make sure you got back okay and then I drove her." Rin's manager replied, she didn't understand the skepticism in Rin's voice.
Rin started to blush, she then smiled. 'Ha! I managed to win his heart.' She inwardly thought, she knew for a fact that he never acted like that to other women.
Rin became extremely confident, she put on a wide smile and her hangover suddenly disappeared. "If I could get Master Zhou then all I need to do is be a harmonious wife. Haha." Rin giggled to herself, she was inside her own delusions. Forgetting that the 'Master Zhou' had never been seen except for being an actor. Did Zhou even owe any land? That wasn't a problem, as long as he was hers...
.........
Meanwhile, at the Fude household, the atmosphere was heavy. "Master, I found out that those proposals were done by the Guillard Corporation." Housekeeper We said in a respectful tone.
Father Ku sighed exasperatedly, "Alright, at least we weren't swindled out of anything... I guess we can take this small lose of pride instead of losing a massive amount of resources before construction." His voice seemed to be relieved.
After he and Mou had a friendly 'conversation', Father Ku learned that everything proposed was actually identical to what the lawyers from Mou's side said, the only thing was that Mou had the support of the government on his side and also didn't release to the public the project...
Father Ku's eyes then turned sharp. "That son-in-law on mine would never take anything from the Guillard family... Didn't you say that the ideas apparently came from that bastard?" Father Ku identified the problem.
"According to reports." Housekeeper We said with a fleeting voice, sweat formed on his forehead.
"What do you mean that?" Father Ku asked, he wanted hard evidence...
*Cough* Housekeeper We coughed nervously. "According to a few reports the bastard formed the project, but when I ordered for evidence nothing could be found, the cameras, computer, printer. Everything was blank, it was like he wasn't even there." Housekeeper We reported.
Father Ku's eyebrow raised. 'How? Did those people lie? But why could there be no evidence of those projects going through his hands... The security couldn't be broken into without alerting the entire company either...' Father Ku had no idea what was going on, but he did know that Stella was crucial in all of this.
Father Ku rubbed his chin, the gaze in his eyes mysterious.
"Father!" Kiera's announcement filled with undisguised excitement brung Father Ku back to earth.
"It was a success?" Father Ku could tell from the overwhelming positivity that his daughter had finally succeded in expanding her own company.
Kiera nodded, she walked up to her father and smiled. "Of course, with the support of the government in Country R, there will be no blockades." Kiera's tone now went calmer, her smile made her look like she just made a bait and catch...
Father Ku was relieved to hear Kiera's words, at least one thing was going right at the moment... "Good, good. make sure to stay careful, Country R is a vile place." Father Ku said as he lightly tapped Kiera's shoulder.
Kiera's eyes flashed, "Of course father." She smiled, she worked hard for this and now she could finally get what she wanted...
.........
In the Guillard corporation, the mood was dim. The workers were stressed out today...
"Didn't the boss ask for this to be done next week? Why is it moved to tomorrow?"
"The boss wants two cups of coffee immediately!"
"The CEO looked terrifying this morning, I wonder if the Second Master upset him?"
Mou was sat in his office with a dark look in his eyes, as he watched some security footage.
"Bro, are they making their move?" Cerim's normal happy mood was nowhere to be seen. Only seriousness and a slight amount of viciousness in his eyes.
"Mmm, that madam of the Fude family has recovered an old flame." Mou's voice was dark, if looks could kill, the monitor in front of him would be eviscerated by the sun by now...
Cerim didn't mind the darkness in Mou's tone, except he smiled darkly. "Am I required?" He asked.
It was a secret that Mou's secret forces were quietly controlled by Cerim. In the underworld, he had an awful reputation. Cerim was a name that caused the toughest of men to shudder in fear. The things he had done could make people sick just thinking about it...
Mou lightly tapped the desk with his finger, "Whittle down their forces, don't make it obvious. Implant men and eat it from the inside out." Mou replied with no room for negotiation.
Cerim's eyes glimmered. "Right away," Cerim said as his dark expression faded, it made it seem that Cerim was never emitting such a deadly aura that made the room decrease in temperature just a few seconds ago.
Mou watched the woman on the camera, she was indeed a sly fox. He couldn't pinpoint her support for so long, now he knows the reason why. He didn't expect it to be his own uncle! He knew his uncle had too much greed for one person, and that he was a useless father. But he didn't expect that he would go against him as he did to his own brother.
Mou opened a drawer and pulled out a cigarette, the room filled with smoke as he began to think about the outcome of this battle.
.........
Stella woke up with dark eyes, she immediately went and had a shower. Brutally rubbing her skin, causing it to flare up and break away.
"M-Miss?" Vi's voice came from outside the door. Since she was talented enough at martial arts people would never spot Vi entering Stella's apartment...
Stella snapped out of her habit. She took deep breaths and turned off the water. Her formally dark eyes slightly lighting up.
Vi didn't know what to say when she saw Stella walk out the shower with just a towel around her, she immediately kneeled and looked at the separate pieces of dirt in the carpet instead.
"No need to be like that, we are both women." Stella said with no emotion in her voice. It seems that her habit stuck with her.
Vi lightly shivered. "That's why I'm worried Miss." She mumbled, she didn't know why but when Stella was disguised as 'Zhou' she was so experienced with flirting it made Vi worry if her Miss liked women...
How could Stella not know what Vi was thinking? But she didn't dispel the thought, it's not like she liked women because she didn't like men, she just detested the touch of another human in general...
"Is it done?" Stella asked as she just took the towel off and sat on the bed.
'Fuck! Miss, please have dignity!' Vi wanted to cry when she saw the towel fall on the floor.
"Yes, Hill will be replacing it in a week, he said that he wouldn't do it again if you continue to bully him..." Vi said with an awkward tone, that man could be so weird sometimes.
"Mmm, how about the Fude family?" Stella asked, she didn't care about what that man thought...
"That old fox is beginning to show her true colors, the security cameras were leaked to the Guillard Corporation. The underworld has already begun movement." Vi replied in a serious tone, she seemed to forget the matter that Stella was naked now.
Stella hummed disinterestedly. "I thought they would put up more of a challenge. How pathetic." Stella said with disdain, she stood up and left Vi kneeling on the floor.
Vi breathed in relief. But her eyes still held sorrow. Listening to Stella made Vi's eyes tear up slightly.
She shook away the tears. No matter how sentimental she could be for Stella she knew that it would take miracle to help her how she is currently...