Chapter 16: Russian Men are Hot
Iris Long stiffened, realizing her mistake. How careless of her!
She just saw the word Galaktika in Russian on the file and totally lost her sense. She was familiar with the company from her past life.
What should she do now?
She changed her expression into a playful one and chuckled. "Just spouting nonsense from my imagination. You believed me?"
His eyes narrowed in suspicion, studying her.
"Do you always believe what other people say, Mr. Jin? I expected more from the President-CEO of Jin Corporation."
He growled.
"Goodbye, Mr. Jin." She shoved the folder to his chest, hurriedly snatched her book from his hand and grabbed her purse from the couch.
She was about to leave when the damn man pulled her arm. His fingers gripped her arm tightly, not letting her escape.
"Wait."
She took a deep breath and looked at him coldly. "Mr. Jin, you're very rude."
"Do you really know Russian?"
She thought for a moment, but decided to be honest. Whether he believed her or not was not her problem. "Yes."
"How? When?"
"Self-study. During my free time."
"Why?"
Feeling annoyed, she tried to shake him off but his hold on her arm was tight. She sighed and looked at the ceiling, forcing herself to calm down.
The warmth from his hand holding her arm was making her heartbeat faster. An enemy, no doubt about it. This must be her body telling her to stay away from this dangerous man. Must be her fight or flight instinct. Why else would her heart rate increase?
"Why did you learn Russian?" he repeated.
"Because I want to pick up Russian men! That's why! Russian men are hot, don't you know?"
He scowled.
Her phone rang. Thank goodness!
"Can you let me go now, Mr. Jin? I need to answer my phone."
He reluctantly let go of her.
She opened her purse and took out the ringing phone before answering.
"Hello? Dom?...You're outside?...Good. I'm coming." She hung up and glared at Jin Liwei.
The damn man just looked at her with deep and unfathomable eyes. This man was dangerous, she thought, spooked by his gaze.
He leaned close to her and whispered. "I admit that you've become fascinating, Long Xiulan. I don't care whether this personality change of yours is fake or not. But you better stay far away from my brother."
She frowned.
Brother?
Did he mean Jin Chonglin?
According to her memories, the original Iris Long followed this Jin Chonglin around because he was one of the most famous male celebrities in the country. The number of his fans across Asia could form an army and win every war just for their sheer number alone.
The original Iris thought that she could leech off some of his fame by befriending such a superstar like him.
Unfortunately, the original Iris was dense and didn't notice Jin Chonglin avoiding her. Instead, she redoubled her efforts to befriend him to the point that she had someone tail him and report to her his whereabouts so she could follow him wherever he went.
Iris sighed, feeling exhausted all of a sudden. "Don't worry, Mr. Jin. I have no interest in your brother."
Jin Liwei smirked. "How believable."
"I don't care whether you believe me or not. You're a rude man, Mr. Jin. I don't want to see you ever again."
"Ah, but I have a feeling that we'll see a lot of each other from now on. Long Xiulan, I didn't know that you can be this interesting. As long as you stay away from my brother, I don't mind seeing you again myself." Amusement danced in his eyes.
Her mouth opened and closed. She was speechless. She had never felt so annoyed by another human being.
Her head started hurting.
Without replying, she turned and bolted out of the hotel.
Jin Liwei watched as the damn girl fled like a irritated bunny. So cute. A desire to see her again blossomed in his mind. Surprised at the thought, he frowned, regaining his usual cold expression.
His phone rang. It was Xu Tian, informing him that he had arrived outside the hotel. He walked out of the hotel to the waiting car. Xu Tian opened the rear door for him.
As the car drove away, Jin Liwei ordered, "Conduct another thorough investigation on Galaktika."
"Understood." After a few seconds, he asked, "May I ask the reason, President? We already checked Galaktika and the results indicate that it's clean."
"This time, look if they have connections to weapons smuggling, prostitution or human trafficking. Our earlier investigations didn't explore these areas."
He didn't entirely believe the damn girl, but he was a perfectionist. He could never rest easy if there was even a trace of doubt. It was better to be safe than sorry.
Xu Tian's eyes widened. Good thing that he was well-trained or he would have crashed the car.
"Buy information from the black market if you need to."
"Understood, President."
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Chapter 17: Qiao Yu’s Visit
Gold Heights Condominium.
"Welcome, Mr. Qiao Yu. Please come in. I'm Dominic Chua, Miss Long's assistant. We talked a few times on the phone."
Qiao Yu nodded and shook the young man's hand.
He looked around the place with an expressionless face. Not bad. Sophisticated yet understated.
The extensive renovation looked like it was worth the cost. The last time he visited, the penthouse looked like the illegitimate child between a burlesque bar and a Disneyland knockoff.
Ever since the Young Miss started earning her own money in showbiz at a very young age, President Long Tengfei hired Qiao Yu as the child's financial manager. His job was basically to figuratively slap the mother and daughter's greedy hands, preventing them from emptying the child's bank account.
Her earnings were insignificant at first, with most of her money coming from the monthly allowance the President sent her. As she gradually became popular especially when her songs constantly went viral, her earnings increased.
However, with her crazy spending habits, if it wasn't for her substantial monthly allowance, Qiao Yu would have nothing to manage and the brat wouldn't be able to live such a lavish lifestyle.
It was the most thankless job, especially whenever he had to deal with both the mother and daughter's nasty and bitchy attitudes. However, President Long paid him extremely well, so all he could do was suck it up and do the job he was paid for.
After the Young Miss woke up from coma, President Long instructed him to give the girl a one year grace period allowing her full access to her money without the usual restrictions. However, the Young Miss was not informed of this.
It just meant that Qiao Yu would stop blocking some of her more expensive expenditures unlike before. President Long said that he would replenish her bank account if the balance reached a dangerously low level.
Qiao Yu secretly thought that the President was being too generous to such an ungrateful brat, even if it was his own daughter.
Half a year already passed by since the Young Miss woke up. Qiao Yu expected the girl to go all out spending money everywhere and catch up on the one year she wasn't able to go shopping.
Contrary to his expectations, however, her bank account was still fat; only decreasing a bit because of daily expenses, her employees' salaries, and three major withdrawals.
The first major withdrawal was about 3 million RMB to pay for the renovation. The second one was about 5 million RMB for her new wardrobe. The third withdrawal was more expensive at 15 million RMB. The reason she gave was to buy computers and to use for investments.
The 3 million was expensive for a renovation but seeing the results with his own eyes today, Qiao Yu thought that it wasn't too unreasonable. The penthouse now had class, something that it previously lacked.
As for the 5 million wardrobe…well, girls would be girls. At least, this time it only cost her 5 million for the entire wardrobe. He knew that the girl could spend the same amount of money for a single handbag.
He also wanted to say something about the 15 million but stopped himself. How many computers did she buy to cost 15 million? And investments? What did the girl know about investing? Did she even know what the word "investment" meant?
He already considered the 15 million gone. He reminded himself that the girl could take out as much money as she wanted for a year. She had 6 months left before the one grace period would end.
Two days ago, he received a call from Dominic Chua, informing him that the Young Miss wanted to speak to him. Thus, the reason why he came today.
This was the first time that she took the initiative to invite him. He had no idea why. But if it had something to do with this spoiled brat, he knew that it wouldn't be anything good.
"Sir, please follow me. Miss Long is waiting for you at the library office." Dom led the strict-looking, middle aged financial manager to where his boss waited.
"Thank you."
Qiao Yu couldn't help but gasp inwardly when they arrived at the big library office. Shelves filled with books covered the walls. There was a spiral staircase leading to a second floor also filled with books.
Sansevieria and peace lilies planted on the second floor balustrades gave the room a refreshing atmosphere. Indoor palm trees in big, colourful pots decorated the corners.
It was impressive.
He glanced at some of the books and was bewildered that they were in several different languages. Ah, so they were for decoration. He wouldn't believe it if someone told him the brat could read them. Alright, maybe the Chinese and English ones.
"Boss, Mr. Qiao is here."
Qiao Yu followed the young man to a big, dark desk at the end of the library. Wow. Was that macassar ebony wood? The beautiful desk distracted him until he heard a pleasant voice like a soft breeze in the summer.
"Thanks, Dom." Iris Long stood up from the lounge seat she was laying on at a corner under a potted palm tree. She was reading a Japanese light novel while waiting for the financial manager to arrive. "Mr. Qiao Yu, thank you for coming."
Hm? Qiao Yu had the urge to rub his eyes. "Miss Long?"
Iris smiled and nodded. "Please take a seat."
Her assistant led them to the seats in front of the big macassar desk. Iris and Qiao Yu sat opposite each other, a low table between them. Dominic served them hot tea.
Qiao Yu almost couldn't recognize the Young Miss in front of him. Her face looked the same, but the way she dressed changed. Her aura also changed.
Was the end of the world coming?
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