Breakfast was pretty awkward, for Lillie at least, but for Ethan, it was the best. Though, he could not even eat properly because of the glee he's feeling. Nonetheless, watching his beloved wife eating, he felt full. Plus, the 'treat' last night was already suffice to fill him up.
If Lillie ever read his mind, she would want to beat his pretty face into a pulp!
As for Storm, he wanted to shred this human with his claws. His body was tense and the glare he send towards Ethan was deadly as he stood beside his Mistress' seat. If looks could kill, Ethan would be six feet underground.
Lillie cleared her throat as she tried to bottle up the strange emotions. Regardless, the pink dust on her cheeks stubbornly cleaved. "How are the things back at Hong Long?" She questioned.
"Nothing much. Just signing and reading papers here and there, receiving calls every minute, and the usual boring meetings." He honestly replied. "Why?" He added.
"Nothing..." She muttered, sipping her tea.
Ethan didn't asked any further and just let it be. But he'll be lying if he said he wasn't bemused about her sudden question.
Was there something she knows that he's not aware of?
How odd, he suddenly remembered that Yu Ming Lian send him an email yesterday. Reporting about the sudden change of three of the company's shareholders. It was because of Lillie that he completely forgot about it.
But, it was also her who reminded him about such predicament. He wouldn't want to inform her about this not because it's confidential but, he wouldn't want her to be concerned about his problem.
Ethan had known enough about Lillie's personality. If she asked these kinds of things, there is something behind it.
***
Lillie and Ethan both left the villa with their own car and go into different directions. Upon entering his office, Ethan saw his secretary, Yu Ming Lian, typing something frantically on her keyboard. Because she was so engrossed with it, she failed to notice that her Boss already arrived.
Ethan frowned, no matter how busy Yu Ming Liang is, she'll never be inattentive to her surroundings, especially since the elevator's bell rang when it stopped at his office's floor, indicating his arrival.
He noticed that she was pretty pale, bullet-like sweat was evident on her face and her usual clean bun hair was slightly haggard.
"Is there a problem?" Yu Ming Lian jumped from her seat with a scream. Her eyes went wide and quickly stood up and bowed to him.
"M-Mr Li! I'm terribly sorry for my poor manners!"
Ethan waved his hand, signaling that she's excused. "It's fine. What is it you're doing that caused you to be so flustered?"
"About that...It's connected to the report I sent you yesterday." Her brows were furrowed with the thought of today's report.
"The shareholder? Who was it that managed to get those three shares?" He asked. Yu Ming Lian led him towards her PC and showed him today's report.
"We don't know who it was yet, but look. He manage to get another one, which made this person the second to have the most shares." She anxiously informed, her fingers trailing the important words on the monitor.
This...this is pretty serious. Ethan eyes narrowed and his face darkens. "Will that person be in the meeting?"
"I-I'm afraid not, sir." Yu Ming Lian tried not to tremble because of the frighteningly cold aura her boss emits.
"Find a way to make him join us today. If we need to use force, then so be it." He emphasized every word darkly. His hands were clenched until they turned white.
"Y-yes, sir." Yu Ming Lian squeaked like a little mouse being chased by a vengeful lion. When she faced Ethan a while ago, he seemed to be in a pretty good mood. Unfortunately, it was all wiped clean because of this sh*t.
She could only try to comfort herself and try to endure this hellish work with the Devil.
Yu Ming Lian wanted to dash towards the nearest window and jump. No matter what she do, she could not make the mysterious shareholder join the meeting because she had no idea how to contact him!
The former shareholders refused to concede who was it that bought their shares. What they did was stupidity I tell you! Did they forgot who're the Li family and how it was an honor for them to even call themselves shareholders of the Hong Long Company?!
Just how much money did that new shareholder cost him to buy all four of the company's shares? Hundreds of trillionths?!
"Wuwuwu. Mr Li is such a bully." Yu Ming Lian sobbed, her forehead was covered in black lines. She let out a silent pray to all the god, goddess or deities she knew for salvation. She prayed that they'll send someone to save her from this quagmire.
And as if it was a response from heaven, the telephone rang. Yu Ming Lian cleared her throat and composed herself before answering.
"Hong Long Company, this is CEO Li's secretary speaking." She said, professionally.
"What? A-are you sure?" Yu Ming Lian uttered in disbelief. God did not forsake her! On the contrary, he sent her a seraph! [1]
Crazy as it may sound but, she's excited for the meeting. She anticipated that this will change everything. According to the caller's instructions, she must not let Ethan know about the change and let him be surprised.
With a sly grin on her red lips, Yu Ming Lian though this is retribution for making her suffer.
***
(Inside the office, where Lillie snuck in to 'borrow' the confidential documents.)
An old man in his late 50s was fuming in anger. The paper he held crumpled because of his intense grip.
"Useless thing!" The man, kneeling in front of him flinched when his head collide with a glass. The pain was bearable because of the harsh trainings he've received, but still cannot help but wince as shards pierced his head.
The old man smashed his hands on his wooden table and began to reprimand and ruthlessly criticized the injured man.
"I asked you to do such minor mission and not only did you manage to loose all of the shares, you also lost the others!"
"We've failed to have a firm grasp within White Phoenix Empire because of that Zhang Guan's stupidity, that I can still understand. But you...I didn't expect that even you, would fail!" The old man cruelly kicked the man on his stomach, sending him flying until he hit the wall.
The man, ignoring all the pain, scurried to kneel and bow his head. "Father, I know I am wrong! I will not ask for forgiveness and shall accept any punishment father wanted to inflict on me." The man forced himself to say all of those just to ease his father's wrath.
He will endure any hardship or pain his father will throw him as long as he won't forsake him from the family.
"Humph! Go to the dungeon and ask for your punishment. Your brother will fix and handle this case." She Gu, indifferently instructed.
She Gu was non other than the current boss of Vermillion Dragon Organization.
"Yes, father..." The man clenched his fists, his teeth gritted. He's the eldest, the first born! He's the legitimate son and yet that bastard is the only son their father sees.
Composing himself, the man turned around limped out of his father's office.
When She Jing left his father's office, he stumbled weakly against the walls. Blood oozed out from his wounds, his ribcages were broken because of his father's powerful hit. His mind became blurry and felt dizzy because of blood lost.
Hearing soft clicking of shoes coming towards him, She Jing slowly raised his head. A scowl formed and his eyes turned malicious when he saw who it was.
"You're enjoying this, aren't you." He muttered with a low growl.
The tall and handsome man in front of him was non other than She Lei, his second brother. The apple in their father's eyes.
She Lei let out a wicked grin, loving the way he get to look down on his eldest brother.
"Can't say I don't." He shamelessly admitted. She Jing didn't reply instead gave him his most ferocious glare.
She Lei clicked his tongue, "Tsk, tsk, tsk. You really let dad down on this one, bro." The playful expression on his face was completely wiped off and changed into a cold and expressionless one.
His golden orbs didn't left his eldest brother's common, brown eyes. As if She Lei wasn't staring as his kin but a pitiful creature. One of the reasons She Gu, their father, doted on the second and illegitimate son instead of his eldest is because of his unique golden eyes.
[1] Seraph (Google meaning) - an angelic being, regarded in traditional Christian angelology as belonging to the highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy, associated with light, ardor, and purity.
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