章節 262: New Plan
Inside the bathroom, Han Mingxia looked at her reflection, a little pale face with melancholic eyes. Her eyes were normally expressive with a gentle sultry touch.
In the past, her eyes would attract boys using her eyes and a faint smile on her lips. It was easy to find a date. But that kind of 'weapon' was erased in her system the moment she dated Daniel.
Her eyebrows were still fine as before with little litter around.
Before, she always maintained her perfect eyebrows by plucking those unwanted few hairs around.
But since she discarded the identity of Han's daughter, she didn't pay much attention to her physical looks. It wasn't because she didn't want to. It was simply because there was no need to.
Since she would always cover her face by a mask, basic skin care was all she needed.
Her gaze moved from her face to her neck. As she gently touched the necklace with two rings at its pendant, her lips formed a straight line.
Her fingers slowly clasped the two rings. She breathed deeply and closed her eyes.
That's right. She might be dismissed by black.com but that didn't mean she couldn't fulfill her promise to her late husband.
The goal would stay the same, only the method changed.
Her boss, Liu Zilong. If she could stay as his assistant then there would be a time she could fully confirm the rumored other 'business' of the Liu Family.
First Young Master Liu might be her new ticket to achieve her goal.
She just needed to know how long she's allowed to stay.
By the time she opened her eyes again, there was a newborn determination.
There was no point of mulling over her dismissal in black.com. Although it really hurt her pride but she also understood that she had to pay a certain price for her mistake.
Normally, she wanted to blame the organization for being unfair at first but after learning the situation she actually became a bit thankful.
Maybe she was spared because someone like Liu Zilong requested her service.
If not, someone like her, who just joined would receive an instant death right after committing a mistake.
Red might be able to help her, but her partner was severely wounded. By the time Red woke up, she's probably already dead.
Having this line of thought, she felt grateful to her boss. It wouldn't be bad to stay by his side while formulating her next possible steps. She realized that when achieving your goal, you shouldn't have only plan A. She should have several back up plans.
If plan A fails, at least she wouldn't be at lost again.
*
When it was about time to leave, Han Mingxia walked a few steps behind Liu Zilong.
First Young Master Liu looked over his shoulder and saw the woman's hesitating small actions. He turned around wearing the usual light smile on his face. "You want to ask something?"
Han Mingxia nodded. "After the declaration of 92's death, am I free from the contract?" Although her voice was clear and stable, there was an unexplainable expression on her eyes.
"That depends on your performance."
'That condition again.' Han Mingxia thought. But she couldn't really blame her boss. Normal employment would always be like this. All depend on the performance of the employee.
"If my performance would be good, would you release me?"
"If that's what you want." Liu Zilong simply answered. He didn't want to keep someone against their will. As long as he fulfilled his part of the deal, whatever she wanted after it, that's not his concern anymore.
Probably by that time, he would have another concern and interest to focus.
"How would we know if her death is..."
"They will contact me. I have the right to know as your current employer."
"You can't contact them first?" Han Mingxia curiously asked.
"Currently, black.com's website has been shut down. All 'clients' with existing contract could only wait for the updates." Liu Zilong answered. He was advised that this scenario might happen as the authorities might track them closely. The organization would be hidden for a certain period of time.
Han Mingxia bit her lip. Her error caused more damage than she originally thought. For the meantime, she could only obediently do her duty.
"I understand." She softly murmured.
Liu Zilong tilted his head while trying to read the woman's reaction. "Any more questions? Once there's another person, you can't ask anything about your organization." He said after some time.
Han MIngxia shook her head. She knew how sensitive the topic was.
"Good." Liu Zilong said and turned around. "We'll be traveling with my brother."
"The second young master? Is..." Han Mingxia asked. She didn't know if she would worry or be excited if Han Meixiu would be coming. She wanted to see her but she didn't want to. She wanted to hug and asked to be comforted after the feeling of being alone but at the same time she didn't want her cousin to see her weak side.
"Your cousin isn't coming." Liu Zilong quickly answered. "You don't want sister in law to know you're working under me?"
"Yes." Han Mingxia answered without looking at the man.
*
Inside the private plane of Liu Family, both young masters were sitting in a wide space area that resembled a comfortable lounge. The two assistants were sitting not far away from the two and could clearly hear the conversation of the two brothers.
Ye Ming who was used to it was seriously reading whatever on his lap.
Han Mingxia on the other hand was a bit restless. Who wouldn't?
The conversation started fine.
"Little Zi, why didn't you bring your family?"
"I don't need to."
"I miss the angels..."
"You can visit them when you have time."
"But I don't. You always make me work endlessly. I can't even have a decent sleep. How can I have extra time?"
Han Mingxia wanted to almost react loudly.
'Work endlessly?'
'Decent sleep?'
Her boss was definitely lying.
After listening more, she realized that more than half of what Liu Zilong was saying were all non sense.
She even started to doubt his words. Was he really telling the truth about her case?
When she saw Liu Zilong stood up and went to the bar area of the plane, she immediately followed.
"First Young Master..."
"Hmmm? Question?"
"What you told me, are they the truth?"
Liu Zilong slowly turned to face her. His smile deepened and his eyes twinkled with amusement. Leaning against the counter and holding an empty glass while the other hand was lazily tucked inside his pants' pocket, Liu Zilong looked like an attractive aristocrat raised to seduce women.
"Pour me some whiskey." He said instead of answering.
Han Mingxia would be lying if she would say she wasn't attracted. She was. It took even few seconds before she was able to collect herself and nodded to do what he asked her to.
She silently scolded herself. If she wanted to stay by his side while forming her plan, she should be immune to his charm. That's the first thing she must master.
Even though she knew this fact right from the start, she kept on forgetting thus she could only remind herself constantly.
After abiding, she looked at him again waiting for an answer.
"Why should I lie?"
Han Mingxia lowered her eyes. Indeed, there's no reason for him to lie. "I just wanted to confirm. Those information were really important to me. I can't afford to be fooled."
The sound of the ice cubes clinking against each other was dominant between the two people.
"Relax, I won't fool you." Liu Zilong simply answered and even bump the glass slightly on her forehead before he turned around and return to his previous seat.
Han MIngxia touched her forehead before looking around to find a box of tissue. The coldness of the glass lingered on her skin reminded her that her boss might be fooling around most of the time, but he's serious when he's handling her matter.
If only she was like her cousin, Han Meixiu, who was free to love anyone, she could let herself fall for this young master. It wouldn't be that bad.
Unfortunately, her heart already have someone deeply engraved in every corner of it. She clasped the pendants again. She more or less knew that black.com would not be too sloppy when dealing with dismissed member.
There's a big possibility that she could be Liu Zilong's assistant for a year, at most. By then, she should have enough information.
'Daniel, a little more. Please wait a little more. I will find your family.'
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