Mystery woman
1043 Words
“ Zhou Light's mystery woman?
...me? ”
Jiang Lianmin digests the content of the news that popped up on her phone, she looks away from her phone and her eyes meets with Long Jingning's piercing blue eyes.
Long Jingning stares silently at Lianmin before bursting into laughter leaving Lianmin confused.
“ What's funny? Why are you laughing at me? ” Lianmin asks confused
‘ Does she know I'm the one in the picture? ’ Lianmin says in her subconsciousness.
“ Zhou Light has a woman? Impossible...” Jingning says still laughing.
‘ Thank goodness ’
Lianmin realises Jingning has not figured out yet that she's the one in the pictures.
“ Why do you think so ? ” Lianmin plays along.
“ Any woman who can stand his arrogance can go to hell and come out unscathed ” Jingning says admist tears, she had laughed so much that she started crying.
“ I agree ” Lianmin mutters silently
“ What? ” Jingning asks unable to clearly hear what Lianmin said.
“ Uh? Nothing... By the way how do you know him? Is he a celebrity? ” Lia questions Jingning with curiousity written all over her.
“ Something like that... We were close in the past but as we grew up things changed I guess ” Jingning replies feeling nostalgic.
“ Must have been bad? ” Lianmin asks noticing the mood Jingning is in.
“ Not really... We ended up cutting ties ” Jingning replies with a serious face.
Lianmin stares at Jingning for a while, she wonders what type of relationship Jingning had with Zhou Light that made her so bitter when she was reminded of him.
Jingning notices Lianmin is staring at her and fakes a smile.
“ Don't think too much about it... Just pray you never get involved with someone like him ” Jingning says still smiling but Lianmin could tell she was serious.
‘ That's bad... I didn't just get involved with someone like him... I got involved with the man himself '
“ Mm.. ” Lianmin fakes a smile.
***
Zhou Leicheng walks out of the bathroom with only a towel strapped around his waist, he cleans his hair with a towel as memories of Lianmin floods his mind, how she stared at him throughout the time he was bedazzled.
‘ Why am I thinking of her?
We'll probably never meet again ' Leicheng concludes.
Leicheng phone rings and he checks the caller ID.
‘ Yao? Why is Zhou Yao calling me? '
Leicheng thinks as he picks up the phone and accepts the call.
“ Zhou Yao...” Leicheng says rudely.
“ Zhou Leicheng! ” Zhou Yao shouts
Leicheng puts the phone away from his ear resisting the urge to hang up on his Yao.
“ Yao I'm not ready to continue the ‘get a wife’ conver— ” Leicheng is about to say before Zhou Yao interrupts him.
“ Why didn't you tell me about her? ” Zhou Yao asks excitedly
“ About who? ”
“ Don't play dumb... You shouldn't have gone on a public date if you wanted to play dumb ”
Mrs Zhou Yao teases.
“ I don't know what you are talking about Yao... I'll call you later ” Leicheng cuts the call and immediately dials Zhang Xiamen, his secretary.
“ Did you see the news? ” Xiamen asks over the phone.
“ What news? ” Leicheng questions.
“ I'll send it to you ” Xiamen says and cuts the call.
Within a few seconds, a message comes in from Xiamen.
“ What? ”
Leicheng stares at the pictures of Lianmin and himself Xiamen sent him.
“ Zhou Light's mystery woman? ” Leicheng reads out the caption snickering.
He drops his phone on the night stand and changes into a nightwear.
He dials Xiamen's number once again.
“ Have you seen them? ” Xiamen asks on receiving the call.
“ Wipe it off the internet ” Leicheng deadpans and cuts the call.
He lays on the bed and drifts off to sleep thinking about how Lianmin managed to still be a bother to him even though she's not present.
***
The next day morning, Zhang Xiamen comes to pick Leicheng up.
“ Boss I'm in front of your house ” Xiamen says once Leicheng picks his call.
“ I'm coming down " Leicheng replies and hangs up.
A minute later Leicheng comes down ready for work, Xiamen opens the backseat door for him, and he enters into the car.
Xiamen drives off to Light Empire.
At light empire, the employees line up in order of rank to welcome Zhou Leicheng.
“ He's here " A lady says and everyone bows.
Xiamen opens the door Leicheng walks in.
“ Welcome Mr Zhou ” Everyone says in unison.
“ This isn't necessary ”
Leicheng whispers to Xiamen on noticing how much people had gathered just to welcome him.
“ It is boss... Curtsey demands ” Xiamen replies immediately.
“ He's handsome ”
A female employee says and Leicheng hears her.
“ But he has a woman ”
Another employee replies and Leicheng halts on his tracks.
“ What's wrong boss ” Xiamen asks but Leicheng does not reply rather he continues walking until he get to his office.
“ Did you clear those pictures? ” Leicheng asks Xiamen once they get into the office.
“ I tried my best with the news stations I know but it'll take sometime to permanently get it off the internet ”
Xiamen replies.
“ Make it faster before Zhou Yao starts throwing tantrums ” Zhou Leicheng says as he collapses onto his office chair.
“ Has the new reached Mrs Zhou ” Xiamen asks and Leicheng nods.
“ I got to know from her ” Leicheng replies.
“ Boss... Why don't you take advantage of this situation and free yourself from Mrs Zhou's troubles? ” Xiamen asks with a smirk on his face.
Leicheng raises an eyebrow, he has always known Xiamen for being wise but he was also dirty, bad that was why Leicheng hired him.
“ What? ”
Leicheng asks after a moment.
“ Accept the relationship in front of Mrs Zhou and tell her that the woman in the photographs is your fiancee ”
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