Lena picked the designs up form that table now that she was done. She sat back up straight and looked at Andy. "It"s done." She spoke, but Andy was dozing off. She looked behind her and there was nothing interesting there. Was he looking at her? "Andy!"
He cleared his throat again. "Sorry. You were saying?"
"It"s done. I"ll make sure to get this into production right away. This should not delay the process." Lena stood up and walked back to her desk. "Do you need anything else?"
"Ah.. um.. No. Thanks." Andy turned around to leave but Lena called out him.
"Ge-ge."
Andy turned back to see her smiling at him. Seeing her stand so beautifully behind the windows which showed a vast scenery of the city, she looked like a G.o.ddess who owned the world. She walked up to him and gave him a soft hug.
Andy did not expect the sudden physical contact but somehow he softly held her waist and hugged her. He closed her eyes and breathe in her lovely scent.
Lena released the hug and looked at him. "I am so glad that you found happiness."
".. Yeah.."
Lena walked first and opened the door for him. She waved at him as he left and entered the elevator. Once in it, he quickly loosened his tie and took several deep breaths. "s.h.i.+t… I am getting turned on. Is it because Eva has been advancing at me lately that I am like this?" He paused and looked at himself from the reflection of the mirror. "Or is it just because Lena has changed."
When it came to lunchtime, Lena told Diane that she might be out longer. James followed her out and they got into the car. As James drove to the restaurant, Lena took out a hand mirror and her deep red lipstick. She gracefully put it on and smacked her lips. She smiled at her reflection before closing the mirror and putting it away.
"Is Miss. Shen ready?" James asked. He knew what Lena was up to today, but he was still wary about Mike Zhao.
"I am. Remember, don"t come in to interfere at all unless I give you the signal. I need to play nice with him until I can get all the information I want from him."
"I understand. Just please be extra careful." James stopped the car in front of the 5-star restaurant. "I"ll always be nearby."
Lena nodded. She took off her overcoat. The worker opened the car door for her. She stepped out of the car like one h.e.l.la s.e.xy lady. Lena winked at the worker and walked into the building, holding a small wallet.
Lena got to the front and the waiters greeted her. "h.e.l.lo. Do you have a reservation?"
"Yes. I ---"
"Miss. Shen!"
Lena turned around and saw Mike Zhao. He wore a fancy black suit and carried a suitcase with him. The lunch was about business.
"h.e.l.lo, Mr. Zhao."
"Please, we are close enough to call each other by our first names. Are we not?"
"You are correct, Mike."
He smiled at her. With his free hand, he wrapped it around Lena"s waist like they were an intimate couple. "She"s with me." He replied to the waiter.
"Oh yeah, right this way Mr. Zhao."
The waiter led them to an open dining area. There were only VIP people here. Lena was more relaxed knowing they won"t be in a private room. She ignored his hand on her waist and continue her cheerful smile. They got to their table and he pulled out the chair for Lena.
"Thank you." Lena gently sat down as Mike sat across from her.
"You"re so pretty. It"s a surprise you are not really engaged yet."
Lena looked up to him. He must be talking about when she answered Old Madam Zhao about her being engaged.
"Just haven"t found the perfect man yet." Lena replied.
They both quickly ordered their food. As the waiter left, Mike Zhao pulled out a small file from his suitcase.
"These are several items that I think may interest you."
Lena took the file and flipped through them. A few things caught her eyes. SHe wondered what other weird things are the Zhao company researching. "You have any of these with you right now?"
"No. But I will next time."
The next time… This was truly cunning. "Of course. This one." Lena pointed to a product.
"Ah.. the Whiteout. A small injection can cause a person to lose consciousness and not remember what they did the previous day. Just like a blackout from being drunk.
"Do I get a discount?"
"Miss. Shen. I am a businessman too." He smiled at her then looked at Lena"s hand that was rested on the table. He reached out and hold it. "However, you"re special.. And special people get special treatment." He caressed her hand.
Lena used her other hand and covered her mouth a bit for a small giggled. "Mike, you are so sweet. I definitely think we should get to know each other.. Better." She said it seductively. "How about… dinner next time?"
The man looked up to Lena with excitement in his eyes. "Of course! If there is anything you see that interest you, just tell me."
They talked a bit more about the other products and Lena got very detailed information on them. They set up another meeting for next Monday.
Their food arrived and they ate cheerfully together. Both of them have to go back to work after lunch so they did not waste much time with other chit chat. Mike still held Lena"s waist as he led her back to her car.
"Thank you. See you soon." Lena said goodbye to the man.
"I"ll look forward to it."
When Lena got inside the car, she took out a wet wipe and cleaned her hands. She also sanitizer them. She took out a make-up wipe and removed the red lipstick on her lips. She put a soft chapstick over it and she felt more refreshed.
"How was it?" James asked.
"I"ll have to meet up with him again."
James frowned.. He did not like that man one bit. "Again?"
"I have another theory… and I need to find out if it"s true." Lena opened up her tablet and searched for something. Noah was able to keep tabs on the Yang family bank accounts. As expected, none of their recent transaction shows any large withdrawal or charges apart from the wedding preparations.
"He charged me 1 million for each product I want and 3 million for the bottle of pills. Madam Yang was the one who gave her the pills, but if she did not give Mike cash, what did she offered him?"