Zhin Feng is insane, there’s no secret there. But I wasn’t going to let my boss be dragged into my family’s drama, just because I’m working at S. Group.
Whatever Feng’s plans for Daniel tonight was, I needed to stop it by all means.
I hurried back to Mr Winfrey’s office, but he was staring out the glass window of his office overlooking the city.
“Sir… I know Mr. Zhin Feng is a very dangerous man and he’s…”
“Your fiancé? I know. I also know that Ager Automated, your father’s company seeks asylum from the Zhins and you are the price for that asylum. I didn’t refuse Mr Zhin Feng because he was dangerous, but because he wants to take away one of my company’s most treasured executive.” he completed sending me on cloud-nine.
Suddenly, I could feel my heart beating through my cloth at my boss’s sweet confession. Since he got back from Minnesota, he’s been different.
He wasn’t in a hurry anymore and takes his time to make decisions. The pressure on all of us have reduced by 20% but only because he’s a perfectionist in a way.
Maybe him and that ‘Livy’ lady on the phone made up and that’s why he was no longer in a hurry.
The day he hurriedly left for Minnesota, he left me in charge of few projects which I tried my best to handle for the period he was away. Maybe, he has finally seen my ability and hence came this compliment.
I mentally convinced my heart to relax and not get excited for such a simple compliment, and it worked.
He knows that Feng was dangerous and…
oh no, he knows everything!
This realization struck me hard and I became sad for no reason.
“Relax… I’m not putting you under any kind of pressure. Any day you decide you want to resign, I won’t stop you, but I won’t let anyone forcefully take you out of here if you don’t want to.” He encouraged, and I felt alive again.
It was nice hearing something nice come from someone you have a crush on.
He and I may never have anything together outside of the office, but I can at least get his recognition here in the office and that was more than enough.
Whatever Feng’s plans for tonight are, I’ll just have to work out a way to get Mr Winfrey out of it without getting him involved.
I left his office and went back to mine, day-dreaming and wondering how life would have been if my boss and I ever start dating.
He really is a nice man underneath, and even though I will never get a chance to ask him what happened with Livy- I can say she got a good man.
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In Mandarin:
“Dao Ming, please tell me.” I pleaded with my 2nd brother to reveal what Zhin Feng’s plan was for the night.
Dao Ming is like the black sheep of the family and completely adores Zhin Feng. He is also a member of the gangster group that Feng controls and uses to do his dirty work.
If I know what Feng is planning to do to Mr Winfrey, I might be able to stop it from happening.
“It’s none of your business, Princess. Just stay home and stay safe, I need to hurry.” Dao Ming instructed.
I quickly grabbed his arm and twisted it to his back while holding him down in a choke. I’ve tried to be nice and cute but he’s not bulging, so now I have no other option but to use my 16years of experience in taekwando to make him talk.
“Ahahahaaaaa…” he exclaimed in pain tapping out.
“Are you willing to talk now? Tell me what Zhin Feng is planning to do to my boss!” I demanded.
“He sent us to capture your boss and beat him mercilessly to show him who is in control.” Dao Ming replied to my dismay.
I bent his arm further backwards and asked as in winced in pain, “My boss will call the cops, isn’t Feng worried about that?”
“The Zhins own all the police precinct in this district. Calling the cops won’t help him.” he stated in pain.
“Where is this crime going to take place?” I interrogated like a police detective.
“We plan to intercept his car from the Nightale truck road at 6:10pm, that’s around the time he’ll close for the day. And we’ll take him to the abandoned warehouse at Xiadong dock,” he confessed and tapped my arm to release him.
I finally released him from my choke hold and pushed him aside. His face had turned red, but I didn’t mind him as I left his room to mine.
I’m kind of a bully when it comes to my 2nd and 3rd brother because I’m closer to them. Only my 1st brother scares me, and that’s because he is my father’s righthand man and very mean.
It was already 6pm and if I head back to the Nightale truck rd, it’ll be too late and quite dangerous. So, I’ll just head straight to the dock.
I left my boss a missed call after he didn’t answer, so I left him an urgent text.
I calculated how much time it would take for me to rescue my boss from their pathetic mission.
I can’t let anything happen to my boss or his gorgeous face, but I had to be stealth about it. If they find out that I was there, they’ll report it to Zhin Feng and Xiang Dao Ming will never trust me again.
So, I wore an all black vast with a leather jacket that had a hoodie and black skinny pants. A black high boot, a skull face-mask and I tied my hair in a bun.
I grabbed the keys of my blue Jaguar XK circa 2008 I’ve been banned from ever using again, since the last time I ran away from home in it.
This group of gangsters are the most fearsome in this district and going against them would be quite dangerous, but I’m rash and most times don’t think my actions through before I put them into play.
Daniel
I returned to Shanghai few days ago, and honestly haven’t felt like doing much lately.
I was feeling quite empty and almost depressed since Livy cleared things up. Before I left Minnesota, I was certain Markian was already back to his feet.
Of course I had to tell him that I wouldn’t be able to keep my promise to be a good friend to Livy, because she was in love with him and I’m still in love with her. I didn’t want to keep hoping for something that wasn’t going to happen.
I had tried calling Livy after the confrontation she had with Heather at the hospital, but she wouldn’t answer. I guess what Heather said about her being the reason of all of Markian’s problems really got to her.
I was suppose to roundup the project with Trace-Tech 2days ago, that was why I hurried back to Shanghai.
I felt like a man without any ambition or drive. I wanted to be mad and angry at something or someone, but I couldn’t. Everything I strived for Livy’s sake suddenly felt like a wasted effort, and it sucks
I was told that the new Creative Exec have been having problems with her family and might be forced to stop working here, so I did a background check.
Not only was Ms Xiang Penelope from one of the most influential families in Shanghai, she was also going to be the wife of the Zhin’s only son and heir.
Suddenly, the simple, hardworking, persistent and overly curious Ms Xiang became more interesting than I expected.
Of course I wasn’t thinking of her in any way romantic, I just find her bravery and hard-work a great asset to the company.