Jo stood up from the sofa and looked at these girls rather bored by their behaviour.
"I am sorry to have troubled you. If you don't mind me waiting for a few more minutes, my friend will arrive here shortly and I will leave immediately". Jo didn't dare to leave this place and risk loosing contact with Butler Gu, otherwise a certain someone will think that she ran away and will punish her severely. These weeks felt like real torture, without her phone.
The receptionist was beyond mad at this point, what has this woman taken their prestigious fashion house as? A bus stop? Where one could wait for the next bus?! This was ridiculous...
"You can't!!" She shouted "Get out of here right now! You can't even afford a glass of water in this place not to mention our services" At this point two security guards arrived as well. The receptionist who shouted said to them.
"Throw this woman out at this instant!!" Jo was looking at the receptionist in awe, their attitude was a little bit over the top, she didn't understood what she said, but from her tone, it wasn't hard to figure it out.
The security men looked at Jo and thought to themselves, what a beautiful woman, they couldn't wait to grope her. Jo took two step back trying to put more distance between her and these men, with vicious looks on their faces. Just as they were about to grab Jo, the front door was swung open again, Butler Gu and Fan Xiaomu had just entered the building, when this scene was revealed before their eyes.
When Butler Gu realized that Madam was about to be touched by those guys' sleazy hands, he promptly signalled the four bodyguards behind him and in the next second, they all surrounded Jo, creating a barrier between her and the two security guards. When the two receptionist girls saw this scene, their faces dropped. Just who was this woman? Aside from them, Han Xiaomu's face as well, shifted in such a manner, that you couldn't even recognise her anymore.
"Miss Han, what is this?" Butler Gu asked with an aggrieved tone. Han Xiaomu turned red instantly.
"Mr. Gu... I... there must be a misunderstanding" She tried to calm herself down, but deep down she knew she was doomed.
Jo looked at the two girls and said in a curtsy tone and with a smile on her face.
"My friend is here, so I'll get going" Jo turned to face Butler Gu and headed towards the exit.
Butler Gu was getting nervous, his Madam has been upset by these dimwits. He was in deep trouble before and if his relationship with her was going to enter a rough patch, he was more than dead, his whole family will die, so he needed to pacify her as soon as possible.
"Miss Ri-El, I am sorry it is my fault for being careless, please allow me to rectify this issue and I promise, this won't happen again" Butler Gu was talking cordially to Jo, while opening the door for her, he could read on her face, that she didn't want to spend another minute here.
Han Xiaomu's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, she looked at those two receptionist like she wanted to tear them apart.
"What happened?"
"Xiao Ge Ge, we... we didn't knew... we thought she was just a visitor. Liu Yifei came in earlier... and you... you know the gossip... we thought..."
"What!! Liu Yifei!!!" Han Xiaomu shouted looking very displeased.
The girls were stunned, can they be in even more trouble, than what they were just now. They just offended the woman of the most influential man in the country and they were dead already, apparently they won't even be able to rest in peace, as another issue seemed to have come their way.
"We thought she was our guest, so we took her upstairs to the Vip lounge" One of the girls said accepting her last fatal blow.
"You idiots!!!" Han Xiaomu was so mad that she swung her purse hitting the girl across the face. The later fell to the ground covering her face with her hands.
"You didn't recognise the woman wearing Alberta Ferretti, yet you allowed that weasel of a woman, who wears counterfeits in to my studio?! Are you tired of living?!" Han Xiaomu couldn't believe such idiots worked in her company and they were at the front of house as well, HR must've been blind when they put them there. Her reputation went down the drain, just like that, at the blink of an eye. The woman regained her composer after a few deep breaths and stormed upstairs.
On the first floor, in the Vip lounge area, Liu Yifei was browsing through the gowns beautifully displayed, with disgust and contempt. When Han Xiaomu saw this scene, her rage shoot through the roof top. Those were her most precious collection, she went through a lot of hardship to put it together and this ignorant, was ruffling through them like they were rags.
"Miss Liu, you seemed to have misunderstood my message". Liu Yifei has contacted Han Xiaomu's assistant the other day demanding her assistance with a very important event she will be attending soon. Han Xiaomu never took appointments last minute, also her clientele was the very top socialites and distinguished persons. A woman like Yifei who was confirmed to be unreasonable, unbearable and unacceptable, will never make it to her guest list.
"Miss Han, I think you don't realise who I am" Liu Yifei was just showered in praise earlier and was also believed that he backer was Lu Ye Ze, so her stance was quite strong.
"I will be attending a very important dinner party next week, it is the birthday of Madam Lin Yan, the mistress of the Lu family, so I hope you won't disappoint me"
After hearing her mention the banquet that Mr. Gu also described yesterday on the phone to her, Han Xiaomu turned quiet. In fact she didn't knew the identity of the woman that Mr. Gu has requested her help for, she could be a friend, or a business partner, while Liu Yifei was the rumoured girlfriend.
Han Xiaomu was put in difficulty, she already had offended someone belonging to the Lu family, so she can't aford to offend the second one, especially in a span of 10 minutes. Han Xiaomu decided to swallow her pride and try her best to dress up this woman. If she was to work with the girl that left earlier, it would have been a piece of cake and a tremendous pleasure. With only one look at her, one could tell that her beauty, her elegance and refinement were at a level one could only dream about. Also the aura she donned it seemed to belong only to the royal family.
Han Xiaomu calmed down and started helping the actress in her studio to decide on a gown.
In the back seat of the Bentley, Jo was looking left and right out the window, to absorb as much civilization and freedom as she could.
"Butler Gu, its still early... as we haven't managed to complete our task today, what do you think about you pull out your host card and treat me, the visitor to a traditional Chinese lunch?"
Butler Gu looked at the girl, who was sitting on the back seat and had a wide grin on her face. He was in big trouble, taking a detour was like tying the rope around his neck, but also he needed to pacify the Madam as soon as possible.
"Miss Ri-El it would be my pleasure" Butler Gu gave a new address to the driver, while sending a text to his Master. He decided to inform, rather than ask for permission this time, hoping his action will not cost him his life.
Fifteen minutes later the pair arrived at a fine dining restaurant in the vicinity of Chaoyang Park, Jo studied the traditional Chinese architecture of the restaurant and suddenly her mood improved.
Inside a private room, on the dining table, an array of the finest Chinese traditional cuisine was served. Butler Gu was explaining to Jo every dish, its provenience, the ingredients and any association it had in the Chinese culture. Jo was completely engrossed in the story of the dishes and its history, the time passed very fast and the sky was getting dark already. Butler Gu settled the bill and they were ready to go home. Jo wanted to use the restroom before they left, as it was an hour journey until they reached the mansion.
On the corridor Jo was following the signs towards the washroom, thank Goodness there were signs in English as well. She turned the corner and she almost bumped into a man, Jo instinctively retreated a step back.
"My dear, here we meet again"