Chapter 70: He's my friend, but not him
Lena poked her head out from Ming's body blocking her view of the person who spoke. Her eyes sparkled when she saw who it was.
"Hazel!" Lena walked to her. "Absolutely, Ming-ge will dance with you."
Lena winked at Ming and left them together. Before Ming could deny the offer, Hazel already dragged Ming to the center of the dance floor. The next song started and both of them were dancing away.
Lena gracefully walked to the group of handsome man that caught her eye. She grabbed a small glass of champagne along her way there.
"Fancy seeing you here today Mr. Li, or are we close enough to be calling each other by our first names now?" Lena greet the man.
"Keep your friends close but your enemies closer." Kris replied.
"So… am I an enemy or a friend?" Lena cutely turned her head slightly to the side.
"Neither."
"I would love to ask Mr. Li for a dance, but considering your special circumstances, will a drink be okay?"
"Miss. Shen, you can surely join us here." Lay happily replied before Kris could say something. In the end, he just said nothing.
Lay and Lena clicked instantly, it didn't take long before they started addressing each other by their first names. They were chatting about business and girls. Lena was giving some insight to the young women in high society.
For Kris, his only goal for attending this event today was to keep an eye on his enemy. When the Yang requested to host the event here, Kris automatically accepted the offer.
He wanted all the chances he could get friendly with the Yang family. However, he also needed to not play it so desperately. He had sent spies into the family and so far, there has been no location of that man.
Hazel was able to steal Ming Zhao for three dances before she stopped and head towards Lena, who she spotted with a duo of hot men. Ming Zhao already made an excuse to run off somewhere else.
'Is being single making Lena such a magnet for handsome men? Her bestie needs to be more single then so I can get my fair share of fun too!' Hazel screamed excitedly in her head.
"Hello." Hazel spoke when she arrived at the crowd.
"Ah gentlemen, let me introduce you to my best friend, Hazel Yang." Lena spoke.
"Hello!" Lay held out his arm to shake hands with Hazel.
Lena saw that Kris's eyes perked up as he just had a bad idea. She scooted just a tad close to him.
"It won't work on her, she is a very touchy woman, if I may remind you." Lena spoke silently to Kris.
Kris's hope immediately died down. He had just recalled all the rumors about Hazel Yang. She was indeed a very physical woman.
"Lena! Why didn't you tell me you have made new friends?" Hazel asked.
"I didn't. He's my friend, but not him." Lena pointed to Lay and then to Kris. "I am friends with Madam Li though." She added frivolously at the end.
Kris rolled his eyes and moved away from the group. He signaled Keso (his bodyguard) and they both went out of the room. He needed some space. He was getting stuffy from all the womanizing eyes staring at him. He felt suffocated.
Lena saw Kris leaving but she continued to chat with Hazel and Lay. After awhile, she left the two of them and went to seek Henry who she had not seen at all today. She spotted him talking with her father. She went toward them.
"Henry. Father." Lena greeted them.
"Lena." Shen Mao spoke. "Henry had just told me that they had just discovered a way to kill the infection. Other companies with infected farms are also reaching out, offering huge sums of payment for the cure."
"That's great, Father."
"Yes it is. I am very thankful for Henry's hard work."
"CEO Shen is praising me too much. It is really what Lena said that allowed the scientists to find the solution." Henry emphasized.
"Really?" Shen Mao looked approvingly at Lena. "I am a proud father."
They chatted a bit more but Lena felt tired after a while. The party still had a few more hours to go but she told them that she wanted to leave early. Lena had planned to arrive with Ming but not leave with him.
She called for Kye and James to come pick her up. It would take them about 10 minutes to get here so that was enough time for her to head to the bathroom. She used the toilet, washed her hands, and saw that one of her hair pins came loose.
She tried fixing it, but the friendship bracelet that Gary gave her got entangled to her hair. Lena was getting irritated, so she removed the bracelet. She also removed all the hairpins and undid her hair.
Her hair gently flow down her back. Lena grabbed her items, put them in her wristlet and left. James had texted her that they had arrived at the back entrance. There were still paparazzi's at the front entrance.
When she got out, she saw James already outside the car waiting for her. He opened the car door for her and she got in.
Lena sat herself comfortable at the back seat. She heavily sighed. Lena had a long day and she was tired. She swept her hand to pull back some of her front hair to the back. She noticed that she was not wearing her bracelet.
She remembered that she had just taken it off in the bathroom. She opened her small wristlet, but the bracelet was not there too. Could she had forgotten it in the bathroom?
"Wait." Lena called to Kye who was driving. They had already left the back entrance and onto the road. He pulled to the side.
"Is there something wrong, Miss. Shen?"
"Go back. I forgot something."
"Ok."
Kye U-turned and turned back. He rounded back and park. Lena was about to get off, but James stopped her.
"What did you forget? I will go get it for you." James offered.
"I might have dropped it in the ladies room though."
"It's fine. You are tired, I can go retrieve it back for you."
"Ok. It's just a bracelet. The one I always wear." Lena said.
"I know what it looks like."
James hopped out of the car and went into the building. Lena did not really want to lose this gift. She opened the door, suggesting that she wanted to go out.
"Are you leaving?" Kye asked as he opened his door to. If Lena wanted to leave, he should follow her.
"It's fine. I just want to stand outside and look at some stars. You can stay here."
"Alright then."
Lena got out and closed the door. She noticed that they were not the only car out in the back entryway. She walked past the car to go out of the large roofing that covered the drop-off and pick-up area. Lena stared into the dark skies. There were not many stars out yet. She should buy a telescope sometime. She was getting a bit cold and head back to the car.
She walked past the second car but stopped in her footsteps. The windows were tinted really dark, and the lighting at the back entrance was not very lit.
She would need to complain to Kris about it. She placed both of her hands on the backseat window and planted her head to look inside the car.
'Isn't that… Gary?'
Gifts
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received Weekly Power Status
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Ranking 
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