" Are you feeling tired ? If you are, you'd better lay down and take a nap ", she pressed her hand on her forehead, " Mn, no fever ". " Mrs. Yu, I'm feeling ok. I, just… I guess I ate a bit too much ". " Ahahaha, that's why ! ". She stood up and waved her arm, a row of servants walked in, each one holding a box. They formed a small mountain on the floor. Xue looked at them then at the woman in front of her, " What's this ? ". Mei Lin placed her hand on her guest's shoulders, " Just a few sets of clothing and more supplies. Use them well, okay ? ". Xue rolled her eyes, why she felt like a pet that was being pampered with all the luxury that money could give ?. " It's too much. But I'm really grateful for taking me away from Zhao house. Or you want something in exchange ? ". The fiery woman smiled, " Of course. I want you as my model. As long you agree, I can give everything you want ". Pale eyebrows furrowed, was it really so simple ? For a second she thought that her secret identity was discovered, but it wasn't the case. " Those conditions are clearly at your disadvantage, why are you offering them ? ". Doubt filled her mind, it was never a good thing if too much food was put on a plate, " Who cares, I've finally found my muse, I will never let go ! ". The stylist looked at her expression, she felt like a grow-up who was trying to coax a kid to eat a new food. She sighed, her butler also nagged at her about this topic. He said that if she wasn't a big figure, she'd probably be arrested for kidnapping people around. Since this was the very time she just grabbed a poor fainted thing and stuff it at home. Right now she needed to reassure miss Zhao, or at least letting her realize that she didn't have any evil intentions. " Miss, I'm not locking you up. You're free to do whatever you want, I'll need just a few hours of yours once a day ". A light melody suddenly rang out, Mei Li picked up her phone and walked out, leaving a Xue in deep thoughts.
The butler who was standing outside, sighed, it seemed like he had to explain what her master wanted to say to their guest.
Xue was thinking what to do next, putting aside her future contract marriage. She quickly arranged her options, there were quite a few. But she had to pick the low-profile ones, although having money wasn't an issue, if she bought a brand new house, it was quite suspicious. She needed an excuse and her stylist just suggested one. If she did her things under her name, explanations were still needed, like where did she get such a great amount of wealth. As she was weighing the pros and cons, the butler walked in, " Miss, can we talk a bit ? ", " Sure ". He sat down and patiently explained Mei Lin's intentions, so she wouldn't be misunderstood as a mad person. In the end both of them laughed, one because found it funny, the other one because of relief.
' Afterall she isn't a bad person. Maybe all geniuses have some issue in communication '. After mumbling over it for a few minutes, she checked on her mailbox, to see if there was any response from her work.
A blue eye was fixed on a folder filled with papers. One page after another was discarded in the trash bin. A row of people were nervously clenching their hands, as more reports were cast aside, sweats covered their palms. A short ring echoed in the room, the gaze shifted its attention. A small purple egg rolled across the screen, it clearly had no intentions to stop. A smirk curled up his lips, it chilled everyone in front of him. A sudden good mood or a smile meant danger, who worked under him for years knew what was going to happen after those harmless actions. " You're all dismissed, remake all the incorrect reports by dinnertime ". Hurried steps filled the room, quickly emptying it.
' Now It's time to check all their dirty deeds ', he thought, clicking on the rolling thing. It stopped and a small window popped out, asking for the passcode. He tapped in a row of numbers, a bip rang and it opened. His eyes skimmed through, gathering all their shady affairs. " No wonder… . Those bastards are bottomless ". All the information in his hand pointed out one thing : their household initially had an average wealth. But now they acted like one of the most influential powers in the city, their past was just a distant and blurry memory.
Of course none of the source of the money was clear. The accounting entries stated they owned bars, hefty deals, connection with the black market. Besides those, each successful increase of wealth was followed by a row of failed companies and accidents. Like a crow waiting for a defenseless prey near death.
He scrolled down, but he didn't find the answer he was looking for, or at least one of many. Still he wanted more detail on each piece of evidence, only with them he could prepare a gift that could be impossible to refuse.
" What ? That sick girl have some background afterall ? ", an annoyed voice echoed in a bathtub filled with rosy water. A woman was enjoying the bath while having a call. " Tch, such a pity that my plan didn't succeed yesterday. If it did, then that bastard would become a widower even before his marriage. The old man will surely believe that bad luck is surrounding him, and his favor for him would drop. But that mysterious Fiery Stylist interfered ". Ji Mei quietly analyzed her next target and moves, such a small failure wasn't enough to stop her.