Chapter 710 - Starting Point
After the storm that occurred two weeks ago, the weather cald down. It was late afternoon yet the sun was still shining brightly.
In front of the floor-to-ceiling window of IHZHI chairman's lobby, a tall man stood facing the window, looking at the city being shrouded by the afternoon glow of the sun.? ??
His back was straight and aloof. There was a stillness around him that gave an impression of isolation.
When Xiong Zhi and Linfeng ca in, they were t by this man's figure.
For so reason, Xiong Zhi felt a sense of familiarity after seeing the man's back.
How co she felt a sense of deja vu?
The man turned around, waking up Xiong Zhi from her daze.
She narrowed her eyes at her sudden visitor.
"It seems like you are acting too familiar with us, Young Master Lu Jin. Coming here without notice ahead of ti, and it is not just once. I am not well inford that we are this close."
Lu Jin's face had no expression. His pale lips moved. "But you still let enter regardless. I believe it is because I impose no danger to you with Mr. Zhou Linfeng around."
Lu Jin's gaze was directed towards the man who never let his guard down.
Linfeng looked back at him, watching him closely.
Xiong Zhi: "...Co inside."
Lu Jin withdrew his eyes and walked after the pair to enter the office.
He sat down on his previous seat.
Lu Jin looked at them straight in the eyes, "You must want to hear what I ca here for."
Xiong Zhi sat across from him as well. "That is right. However, I believe that all the favors I used to owe you are already paid. So what did you co here for?"
"...."
Lu Jin was silent for a long ti. He did not move and simply looked at the couple in front of him.
Xiong Zhi was silent as well, waiting for the quiet man to answer.
If the man wanted to play a quiet ga, she could accompany him in doing the sa.
Lu Jin slowly lowered his eyes. He seed as if he was still deliberating the decision of coming here. Or perhaps choosing the right word to start what he was going to say.
The clock continued to tick by.
It was taking too long and wasting a lot of ti that Xiong Zhi was about to run out of patience, when Linfeng held her shoulders.
Linfeng shook his head briefly.
'Don't disturb him.'
Xiong Zhi frowned, but she still settled down.
What kind of play was this?
The man just ca here so that they could watch him sit here silently?
Xiong Zhi did not have any idea of what was going on inside the man's mind.
However, Linfeng's instinct was telling him that the man ca here with a very significant purpose, sothing that weighed a lot in Lu Jin's mind. He wanted to know the reason for which Lu Jin especially ca here.
After what felt like an eternity, Lu Jin finally spoke.
"Gunan."
Hearing the na that ca out of the man's mouth, Xiong Zhi's eyes flashed with coldness.
She had never forgotten the fact that she was deprived of achieving her own vengeance by this man's father.
"You ca here for Gunan?" Her voice was laced with anger.
Lu Jin looked into her eyes. "Yes and no."
Xiong Zhi frowned.
Lu Jin softly sighed. He started the conversation wrong.
"Actually, I ca here to make a deal."
*****
The sun settled in the horizon. The blazing torch left a blanket of purple and black shades at its wake.
The dark sky and the city lights outside reflected in Xiong Zhi's eyes.
Her eyes were still laced with shock.
"Zhi'er."
Xiong Zhi turned around in surprise.
Linfeng handed her a cup of tea. He had taken off his coat. His sleeves were rolled to his elbows, showing a pair of strong arms.
…Since when did Linfeng leave her side and make her tea?
Seeing the stunned expression on his girlfriend's face, Linfeng smiled helplessly at her.
"You are so imrsed in your thoughts that you have lost awareness of your surroundings. Are you really that shocked about what Lu Jin said?"
He reached out an arm to wrap around her.
Xiong Zhi leaned against him and took a sip of the warm tea.
"...I admit, yes, I'm still shocked. I never imagined that he… that he..."
She could not finish her words because the thought of the scene earlier still made her feel stunned.
The unexpected discussion really took her by surprise.
Linfeng drank from his teacup. He hugged the soft body closer. His sharp eyes from earlier had cald down. However, his heart was still trembling from shock and excitent. He was better at hiding it than his Young Miss did though.
"I feel the sa here, Zhi'er. Lu Jin, that person… I know that he is a man who hid many secrets behind him. But I never imagined that all this ti, that's what is running through his mind."
Xiong Zhi turned to Linfeng. The glow of the city lights below casted a glow on her slender jaw.
"Do you think we can trust him? After all, we are not even sure if it is a trap..."
"I don't quite trust him. He is Ming Zi Yi's son after all. However, I believe that he really did care for Gunan. Perhaps that is what made him to approach us."
"I still can't believe it. If you think about it, we are the ones who drove Ming Zhi Yi to abandon Gunan, so why would he co to us then? If he has 'that' with him, then he could do it by himself alone. I don't understand why he needs to co to us..."
Xiong Zhi's gaze drifted far.
In her eyes, Gunan and Lu Jin were the sa. They were both Ming Zhi Yi's hands who pushed people to their demise.
She could not bring herself to trust his words so easily.
Linfeng lowered his eyes.
In fact, the way he saw it, it was probably because of himself and Xiong Zhi that Lu Jin suddenly made this decision.
No, it was more likely the changes that Xiong Zhi had brought to disrupt the grand plan outlined in her dreams which gave hope to Lu Jin.
Linfeng held Xiong Zhi's hand.
"We can't be so sure. There is no harm in using what he gave to us, right? We can use it to our advantage. Soon, the peaceful society that we are in will be engulfed in chaos. We must prepare beforehand."
Xiong Zhi returned his grip. She nodded. Her eyes were determined and firm.
"Yes, we must."
The battle that they were preparing for was just a few steps ahead.
*****
The seasons changed and people began wearing warr clothes for mid spring. It was a good weather for people to co out for walks, have dates with their loved ones, and have picnic trips with their families.
Just as seasons turned continuously, the rapid flow of social dia made people forget the past events and focus on the trends.
The scandal of the Guan Empire was eventually forgotten. The talk of the high society nowadays was the IAmFashionista event which had been delayed for years.
Finally, the voting process was finalized, the winning faction stabilized their positions in the organization, and the chosen head would soon be revealed to the public.
Just a day before the event, the news about the successful election of the current head of the organization spread far and wide.
Like the previous event, there was aerial traffic due to the coming and going of private planes from all around the globe. Helicopters and new models of aircraft flew in the air above the capital. Luxurious cars were seen on expressways, and the hotels around the IAmFashionista venue were filled to the brim.
It was not only the VVIPS who ca here on the day before the event, but the dia all around the world ca here as well for a live coverage.
This event which everyone was waiting for would beco the starting point of the chaos that Linfeng spoke about.
Only the behemoths, the kings, and the most powerful were the ones who could see this fact.
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