Grey felt like bolting out of the room but kept up a calm facade on the outside.
This person... He was...
"Greetings, everyone." Ryan spoke, with that provocative smirk gracing his face knowing that who it was targeted for had seen it.
Fu Yuzheng, adorning a blue dress shirt which was buttoned to the top, except the top two. He had black cargo pants and pocketed his hand, the other holding a bottle of soda, sipping it.
Fu is a CEO of the Zheng Corps, the largest and main supplier of weaponry to the country and neighbouring ones.
Unlike Grey who was from a prestigious family, He was an orphan who climbed and fought tooth and nail to reach the top.
Originally a street child, Fu came into contact with the Mafia more than once. During a selection of the street kids, he displayed tremendous fight skills and thiefery talent and was picked to join the 'Fresh Batch' or so they called it.
Thinking that he was finally going to have a roof over his head and food on the table, Fu was slapped by the cruelty of reality.
The Mafia took them in, gave them any delicacy he could think of, tons of water t drink and a comfy bed to sleep on.
For a mere week- that is.
Suddenly they were thrown into a small metal house. They were told it was to test their ability in a Survival Of The Fittest Game.
Fu was barely ten at that time. He witnessed the true nature of human beings as soon they started getting hungry and thirsty just sitting there and doing nothing.
"H-Hello? Co-could you give us some f-food?" One of them asked shivering in the cold dark room.
However they soon realized that no one was there and the carnage started.
Fu came out of that room, after about a month- he didn't know the passage of time- a completetly changed person. His little figure was pale and the sun burned his skin. Fu puked all the things he had been forced to eat due to circumstances. An experience he would never forget.
Now a grown up and twenty six, Fu was known to be a cold and ruthless CEO. All that went against him disappeared anonymously.
The only person to see his slightly gentle and respectful side was his sworn brother who had helped him tremendously to take over the seat of Mafia boss after The Revolution. But had not seen him since and had been looking forward to their next meeting- if they ever met again.
Ryan.
Now seeing him live and flesh again made his heart pound in his chest. This was his benefactor, the one who found him while he had given up, made him realize his worth and helped him take over his fallen boss.
Ryan glanced at the boy he had practically raised- not really -for a bit longer. There were no other seats than the one between Fu Yuzheng and Grey and the one on Grey's right hand side.
Naturally, he went to sit between them and Wu Tang went to the seat beside Grey.
"Great! Now that we've all gathered, I would like us to get to the point and discuss about project, 'Nuvar- Life of Billionares Behind The Scenes'.
All of you are particpant of this due to one reason or another....." Director Aaron ranted and raved as he boasted about how good of a show it would be.
"This won't be a hinderance at all to you. As a matter of fact, treat it as a vacation and don't mind the cameras. Also...."
Grey was startled out of his concentration was a hand grabbed his from under the table.
He didn't dare look to his left as he immediately knew who it was.
If a heart doctor was presently examining him, he would be alarmed by the rate of his heartbeat- it was too fast!
Gulping, Grey bowed his head and stared at the long fingers that interlaced with his on his lap.
"Miss me?" He heard a low murmur next to him. Ryan had his gaze fixed on Director Aaron and he muttered this words.
Grey felt as if his heart had been coated with honey.
Yes, he had missed his ex fiancee.
He had to break off his engagement to this amazing man due to his decision.
Running from his father's company came with other loses and he left the only person who supported him in his life.
He interlaced his fingers back and let out a, "Mhmm."
Wu Tang ground his teeth as he witnessed this. Even though he and Ryan were friends with benefits - more like agent and star with benefits - he felt jealousy stem and take root in his heart.
The three of them had grown up together and he watched Grey become Ryan's fiancee simply because he met standards.
He, on the other hand, felt inferior to Grey and decided to work despite his rich family - just to get closer to Ryan.
He achieved it when he became his manager - with benefits- and Grey broke off the engagement.
Ugh, Wu rolled his eyes. Why did he have to come back, snatching Ryan's attention.
While Wu was grumpy, he didn't realize that Ryan had seen all the shifts in his expression and had basically already guessed all the thoughts in his head.
'That ought to make him realize he has competition and get him worked up.' He narrowed his eyes slightly with a small quirk of his lips.
∆~∆
Fu glanced at Ryan for the hundredth time. The hands that were locked together irritated him somehow.
He didn't understand this suffocative feeling in his chest the more he looked at it.
' Since your so jealous, why don't you hold his other hand too?!' A voice in his head berated him.
It took a while for him to realize that it was he himself who had thought such words.
J-jealous!?
Why would he be? It's not like he was in a relationship with Ryan....