For the next few days, s.h.i.+ Enxi was observing Ming Ren closely, just in case if she tried to contact her companions again.
She has to admit, Ming Ren was really careful. She took jobs that she was given and she was slowly gaining popularity.
s.h.i.+ Enxi"s office...
She was busy reading a bunch of paperwork that her brother, s.h.i.+ Yi sent her.
s.h.i.+ Yi was supposed to be the bait but Chen Gao and his group didn"t make a move against him at all.
Catching the culprits was harder than they thought. After Lu Weichun"s case, Chen Gao and his group were waiting in the shadows for the right moment, for the orders to abduct s.h.i.+ Yi.
A sudden ring was heard the made s.h.i.+ Enxi snapped out of her thoughts.
She looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Li Bingbing who was calling her. She placed the doc.u.ment she was reading on the table before she accepted the call.
"h.e.l.lo?"
"I found them. Ming Ren"s real name is Jiang Yan. Her companion"s names are Chen Gao, who happens to be the leader of the group and Xin Jun, that b.a.s.t.a.r.d who graduated at Harvard University and is top of his cla.s.s. No wonder his group is so hard to track on because of him."
"Then should I-"
A knock interrupted them and Ming Ren went in, "Director s.h.i.+, are you busy?"
"Ming Ren, why don"t you take a sit first?" s.h.i.+ Enxi intentionally mentioned her name for Li Bingbing to hear.
"Enxi, I suggest you capture that b.i.t.c.h and use her against their group leader." Li Bingbing said through the other line.
She chuckled softly, "Yes, we can schedule the meeting tomorrow, Mrs. Gu."
"I"ll give the rest of the details to Mello, he"ll fill you up later."
"I understand."
Ming Ren was sitting still on the sofa, waiting for the call to end. She didn"t notice anything strange because of how smooth s.h.i.+ Enxi was able to act on the phone.
Hao Qiang entered the room and walked towards s.h.i.+ Enxi, " Here"s the melon shake that you wanted, Director s.h.i.+."
"Thank you." s.h.i.+ Enxi accepted the drink before she turned to Ming Ren. " What brought you here, Ming Ren?"
"I was wondering if it is alright to move all my appointments for Friday on the next day?"
"And why is that?"
"It"s my brother"s birthday... I was hoping to spend the day with him." She lied without even batting an eye.
"His birthday? If that"s the case, I will clear your schedule for Friday." s.h.i.+ Enxi turned to Hao Qiang and smiled, she finally gave him a signal by tapping her finger twice.
"Thank you, Director s.h.i.+! I"ll make it up to you once I come back!"
"You don"t have to. I would like to meet your brother but sadly, my schedule is full for Friday..."
"That"s alright, I can introduce gege to you one day." Ming Ren stood up and bowed at her. "I should take my leave now."
"Mm... Take care."
The moment Ming Ren turned her back to them and was about to walk toward the door, Hao Qiang hit her nape to make her lose her consciousness. He caught her body in his arms.
Ming Ren woke up, she found herself inside an empty room. She was sitting in the middle, her hands and feet tied against the chair.
She tried to struggle but it was no use, she couldn"t even move her hands and feet.
The last thing that she remembered was that she was about to leave s.h.i.+ Enxi"s room but... She blacked out all of a sudden.
Did s.h.i.+ Enxi finally found out about her? No way... She has been so careful for s.h.i.+ Enxi to notice anything wrong with her.
The door of the room was slowly opened, revealing Hao Qiang, standing tall.
"You..." She mumbled through gritted teeth.
Hao Qiang just smiled before moving aside, allowing s.h.i.+ Enxi to enter the room.
"Finally, you"re awake, Ms. Jiang Yan."
Ming Ren, who"s real name is Jiang Yan, was surprised upon hearing her real name. It has been a long while since someone last called her that way.
"I-I don"t know what you"re talking about." Jiang Yan denied, averting her gaze from her. "Who"s Jiang Yan?"
She turned to her with a confused look, "Director s.h.i.+, why are you doing this? Please let me go..."
"Oh come on, Ms. Jiang. I heard that Ming Ren is the name of the girl Chen Gao loved." s.h.i.+ Enxi approached her. She leaned and placed her hand on her shoulders. "Sadly, she died in an accident."
She clenched her hands into fists upon hearing what s.h.i.+ Enxi said but she refused to admit anything.
"What are you talking about? I don"t know any... Please let me-ah!" She suddenly let out a groan in pain.
s.h.i.+ Enxi squeezed her shoulders, digging her nails against her in the process. Her dark look sent s.h.i.+vers over all Jiang Yan"s body.
"Oops. Sorry." She finally let go of her shoulder. The dark look on s.h.i.+ Enxi"s face disappeared and was replaced by a smile.
"Please stop pretending, Ms. Jiang. Do you think someone insolent like you can deceive me?" She chuckled lightly.
"Do you think someone like you can replace Ming Ren in Chen Gao"s heart just because you look like her? Does he even see you as Jiang Yan?"
"Shut up!" Jiang Yan finally snapped out at her. "You don"t know anything!"
Chen Gao was always kind at her, he was the one who saved her and gave meaning to her life. Because of Jiang Yan"s deep love for Chen Gao, she was willing to do anything for him, including her pretension as Ming Ren.
A mischievous smirk appeared on s.h.i.+ Enxi"s lips. She somehow looked like a fox that was up to something.
"I don"t know anything?" She laughed lightly, "I do know something like... You"re just a sacrificial p.a.w.n for that b.a.s.t.a.r.d Chen Gao? Do you think that... He"ll come and save you? Ah, of course, he"ll try to save you. If not for your face, he"ll definitely just leave you to die."
"That"s not true! f.u.c.king b.i.t.c.h! A s.l.u.t like you should rot in h.e.l.l!"
"Oh, are you insulting me?" She snickered. "Please try again. You can do better than that."
s.h.i.+ Enxi turned to Hao Qiang and took a syringe from him. She faced Jiang Yan, a bone-chilling smile plastered on her lips. "Jiang Yan, do you want to play with me?
"Don"t worry, the rules are simple." She took off the syringe"s cap and went near to her.
"N-no... D-don"t touch me!"