An Mei had a big grin on her face. With each passing second, she couldn't contain her happiness. It was like luck was showering her with the favor and money. First, she got money from that unknown source and now, she was going to receive another large sum of money from Chen Ziyue. The mere dream of her becoming a rich woman was enough to make her crazy.
Her eyes glanced at the clock at the minute hand from time to time. Her heart pounded with tension and she bit her lips, feeling a little nervous. Though she was excited to receive the money, but this was her first attempt at blackmailing someone, and she couldn't help but feel a little anxious. Taking a deep, An Mei closed her eyes to loosen up her nerves. She simply prayed that everything would be done perfectly.
Soon, five minutes passed.
An Mei checked her phone but there was no message from her bank. She narrowed her eyes, bit her lips, and waited for another minute. Still nothing.
"Maybe, there's been a delay...." she muttered to herself and looked at the clock again.
She decided to wait for another five minutes. Yet, there was no message. Her phone was silent, extremely silent to her liking. An Mei frowned, not liking the situation at all. What's going on? Why is there no message from her back? What's happening on Chen ZIyue's side?
Wait, is Chen Ziyue not ready to give her the money?
That's not likely to happen cause Chen Ziyue is going to make a comeback. An Mei knew that because while working at the apartment, she noticed and observed her doing preparations and rehearsals. Though it didn't look like singing rehearsals, but she was sure that Chen Ziyue was going to step back into the entertainment industry.
This was also one of the reasons why she decided to blackmail Chen Ziyue. If Chen Ziyue was going to make a comeback, then she cannot have any more scandals and rumors going around that can add more to her already damaged reputation. Hence, the only way to get out of this new mess that she was created was to give her the money.
Suddenly, another thought entered An Mei's mind. Fear paralyzed her entire body to the bed, her heart began to feel uneasy and she fought a rising panic. What if, what if Chen Ziyue contacted the police?
Dammit!!!! How could she not think about this?
In her excitement to exhort revenge and get rich, she completely forgot that Chen Ziyue might contact the police. An Mei cursed herself several times, and glanced at her phone. There was no message from her back or from Chen Ziyue. Her entire back was drenched in her sweat as panic surged through her.
Taking a deep breath, she decided to call Chen Ziyue. She dialed that familiar number again, but this time it was out of fear, panic, and a lot of anxiety. She waited for a few seconds before the call was connected. Nobody said anything for a while. And this silence was eating An Mei's heart on the inside.
Finally, she decided to talk. "C-Chen Ziyue?"
Suddenly, there was a small chuckle on the other end of the call. Even though the chuckle was small, An Mei could hear the underlying mockery and sarcasm hidden in it.
"What's wrong, An Mei? What happened to your voice? Why did I hear that fear and anxiety in your voice? Are you okay?"
An Mei's eyes turned deep and she gripped the phone tight in her hand. She knew that she could not show her fear to Chen Ziyue. She could not give this disgusting woman another chance to humiliate her. She recalled how Chen Ziyue fired her and humiliated her in front of Li Yu. Rage flowed through her like lava and her temper sparked.
"Chen Ziyue!!!!" she hissed on the phone. "Where is my money?????"
"Oh! You mean, my money that you were blackmailing me for?"
"Don't play word games with me, Chen Ziyue. Where's my money????" she demanded angrily.
"Looks like someone didn't get on the right side of the bed..... huh?"
"Chen Ziyue!!!!" An Mei yelled.
"Oof!!!! My ears..... An Mei, did you not take your pills today? What are you screaming for? I can hear you perfectly well."
"You will regret this Chen Ziyue," An Mei sneered over the phone. She was on the verge of collapsing with anger, rushing over to Chen Ziyue's apartment and strangeling that nasty woman with her own hands.
As soon as that thought crossed her mind, An Mei took a deep breath. She knew that letting her anger take control of her mind was never the best option. After feeling a little well, she gritted through her teeth and warned, "Chen Ziyue, don't test my patience!!!!"
"Fine. I did what you asked me to. I sent the money to your account. Did you really not receive it?"
Hearing Chen Ziyue's words, An Mei blinked her eyes with a confused look. "I did not receive any money."
"No?"
"NO."
"Huh? How's that possible? Let me check."
"Okay," An Mei nodded. By this time, she has already cooled down a little and her panic was completely gone. She believed in Chen Ziyue's words and decided to check her phone again. But, there were no signs of any message from them.
"An Mei, I checked and it shows me that there's an error."
An Mei frowned. "What error?"
"It says that we don't do transactions to stupid people."
"What?"
"Yeah, it says that you are too stupid to receive this much amount of money. And, if you still want that money, then you will have to wait for.... umm.... like a million years..... pfft...hahaha"
An Mei heard Chen Ziyue's laughter. In the background, she could another person's muffled laughter and soon recognized it as Li Yu's voice. Now, it clicked in her mind that she was being fooled by Chen Ziyue from the beginning. Chen Ziyue never intended to give her the money.
Chen Ziyue was simply playing her.