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CHAPTER 67
The second Dolly Yang disconnected the call, she dialled another number quickly and fortunately, it was recieved.
"Hello, Tremor…... yes, It's me."
"Afternoon, Dolly. What's with the hurry?" He inquired, sensing the worry in her tone.
"I need your help."
"With?"
There was a minute silence on the other end before she finally got her response, " fine, forward the recording to me and I'll check things up."
An appreciative smile crossed her lips after hearing his response and her heart eased. "Thanks."
"By the way, Dolly, can you perhaps streamline things for me. Any info you have would do."
He requested while she nodded her head affirmatively.
"Sure. She is a fashion designer at Liu's company."
"Good."
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Just as Rong Bolin had informed Liu Xueyi on that particular Friday, he made a visit to Liu Xueyi's house for some talk.
Since the others have suddenly decided to shield away from the subject matter, he was going to bring an accurate change and face it head on.
"Hey man," both of them exchanged handshakes before settling down on their seats.
"To what do I owe this pleasure seeing as you are not with the others?" He inquired while sizing him up with a cautious demeanor.
"Like hell you do not know." He made it sound obvious but Liu Xueyi shook his head at him with a firm gaze, causing the man to sigh before relaxing further on his seat.
"Fine. I have come to make you spill and tell me what I want to know."
Lu Xueyi raised a brow in questioning, "and what good is that going to do for you?"
"It means you, my friend are finally coming out of your shell."
"There is no shell, Bolin." He corrected, "this is just plain old me."
"No." He disagreed, "you haven't shown one ounce of care for any lady since that time but here you are. You were so caught up when I told you she was drinking alone."
"She is my top fashion designer. Ensuring she is safe is in Liu company's best interests...."
The more he spoke, the more Rong Bolin stared at him in a monotonous manner as though he was deceiving himself and indeed, he was.
"Are you done?"
The half smile on his face dropped, noticing the doubtful expression Bolin's face
"Seriously?"
"Yes. Because you and I know that you care about her. You may not want to say anything considering you just met her but no one said to rush things but..." he inhaled deeply and shook his head. "You like her."
"I won't have her of course."
"Damn it! I mean you have feelings for her. I can't just say you love her but you must know, it is different. Employee or not. You have never shown such care to anyone else."
"Maybe not but I believe….." His words were cut short when Rong Bolin lifted his hand in the air, silencing his stubborn friend.
"Save it."
Liu Xueyi pinched the skin in between his brow while his gaze remained incomprehensible, he wanted to explain things and the fact that he did care for her, part of him only wished to protect her just the way he failed to protect that stranger and used her.
Speaking of which, he hasn't gotten any leads on her investigation yet.
"Are you even listening to me?" Bolin questioned.
His eyes moved about as his brows creased slightly. They just wouldn't understand even if he did say anything.
He disliked having contact with the opposite sex but somehow, he managed to do the deed with a complete stranger and then here he was, catching feelings for another unknown person.
Just how fast was he really changing?
"Yes. I am." He cleared his throat and stood up. "Coffee of wine?"
"What am I? A child? Wine please." He enunciated clearly, earning a smile from Liu Xueyi who said nothing and went to get them drinks.
Within three minutes he was back with their drinks and resumed his sitting position after handing Bolin his cup. "Where were we?"
"Xueyi, I know this must be hard for you but please, if you see prospects in liking her, do not shy away from it. Let it flow, do not cut it off, alright?"
He adviced and Instead of answering, Lu Xueyi took in a deep breath while his eyes glinted in an unreadable manner, making it difficult for Bolin to sense if his word affected him or not .
"This is the closest thing you've had since then, do not ruin it."
"Fine. Fine," Lu Xueyi immediately agreed, before you start sounding like mother." He teased and watched as Bolin released a deep sigh before smiling.
"However, I do not know about how she…"
"Hold it!" Bolin cut his friend off, knowing exactly where his friend was heading to, "no negativity or else, we would swoop in and help you claim her for ourselves," Bolin threatened.
No sooner had those words fell off his lips, Liu Xueyi's eyes darkened in such a way that a bizzare cold immediately swept through Bolin's back "You said."
The atmosphere around them felt extremely chilly to the point the hair on his back was already standing at attention, sending fear down the heart of any who saw him. Even the mighty Rong Bolin who seemed unphased by anything was on edge by those eyes staring at him and he took a hard swallow to keep himself together.
"If you do not want to, make your move and do not back down. This time fight."
Liu Xueyi shut his eyes briefly and when he reopened them, they reverted back to the dark ones, he took a sip of his wine and nodded.
"I won't back down but I'll be sure to take things one step at a time."
"Better than not trying. I can work with that." He laughed away the nervousness which was still trying to claw at him, "Do not worry, everyone's got your back. No one would harm her. After all, if you play your cards well, she would be our in-law."
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On the other hand, right after Dolly Yang used the outfit for her movie event, words about who the secret designer was and how Starlight Apparel was having a change in their industry spread out.
Of course, no one could fill in on who this person was but there were words about Wu Bai's fashion line meeting a real match and equal.
Now the news were more or less, if the top fashion company on the country would remain as its best or would it fall and usher in the dawn of a new age?
Of course, while so much of this news went flying about, Wu Bai was busy hitting his head and screaming at how much he could have taken over again had he not let his secret weapon go.
This was apparently one reason he kept Andromeda hidden, so she doesn't know her true worth and then she could never leave him while he milked her talent.
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