Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

971  Tit for tat

"Good morning, Sir,"

The two secretaries gave a soft bow before Jin, who had just stepped into his office.

"Good morning," he nodded. "Are the files on the Sisi project ready?"

Secretary Zhi said, "Yes, Sir. I have already kept them on your desk."

"Okay."

"Sir," Secretary Wu checked the tab for the emails. "There is an email from Wang Tianhui's team."

"The politician Wang Tianhui?"

"Yes, one of the regional party members."

"What does he want?"

"He wishes for Liu Corps to sponsor an international fashion show here in Beijing."

"He should go to Uncle Jing for that."

"But the mail for you, Sir."

Jin raised his brow. "It is his son only right who is making headlines regarding the cheating scandal."

They nodded.

Secretary Zhi said, "They are planning to launch his daughter for her modeling debut."

"So it's for her career?"

"It seems so."

Jin smiled with disdain. "Don't bother replying to their emails. Liu Corps won't sponsor any fashion show. Certainly not to cover up the public's attention from his son's unethical deeds while simultaneously also paving the way for his daughter's career. Hitting two birds with one stone? Crafty one he is."

"Understood, Sir."

Jin made way to his office when his gaze fell on the opposite room, finding that Alix was already present.

He blinked and looked at his secretaries. "I am quite early myself. When did she arrive?"

"We are not sure, Sir. We arrived 45 minutes earlier and Miss. Ren was already there."

On the other side, Alix put on her earphones and switched on an app in her laptop. A sneer laced on her lips.

Heh. This will be fun.

She tapped on the play button and slightly leaned forward. A camera's view came to life that showed somebody's office. She pressed the fast forward button and waited. A minute later, she finally saw a woman sneakily entering the office. She wasn't looking tense but her overall expressions and body movements were too furtive to not be noticed by Alix.

The woman in the video quickly walked till the desk and bent her head under it. A few seconds later, she got up and casually strolled to the other side with the book shelf. She took something small from her bag and hastily wedged it in one of the artificial flower pots. She took a last glance around and left the office a few seconds later.

Alix stopped the video and took out her earphones.

"Your sister should consider becoming a paparazzi."

"Ahh!"

Alix jolted and gasped with an unexpected voice behind her. She turned and blankly stared at Jin, who was calmly standing with his hands behind his back.

"When did you come here?" she exhaled, her heart beating fast.

"When you were too lost in catching your sister setting up microphones and cameras in what is supposed to be your CEO's office. I was wondering why you were making that sort of hooligan and evil expression with that sneer on your lips."

"Now do you know?"

He raised his brow. "Your sister is a piece of art, I must say."

"Not more than me," she smiled.

Alix turned back and loaded another video. It lit up with somebody's bedroom view. Jin saw Mui and immediately understood that it was her room. Mui lazily entered after some time and started lifting up her clothes to change.

Jin's reaction time was not to be underestimated as there was practically no lag between Mui getting changed and him turning his head away at the exact moment.

"At least warn me!" Jin exclaimed.

Alix yawned. "I had my full trust in your gentlemanly upbringing, so why should I bother?"

He was dumbfounded. "I know you two don't get along but at least think that she is your sister and I am a man suddenly seeing a woman getting naked. Shouldn't you have some reservations as a woman yourself?"

"I have no reservations for a sister who had spiked my drink to ruin me," she let out another yawn.

His brow twitched hard. He couldn't even counter that, considering how Shui had eventually gotten implicated in that fiasco.

Alix looked up and sneered. "Your heart is too soft, Liu Jin."

Jin breathed out. "Close the video please."

"She is done changing."

"I refuse to peep into a woman's bedroom."

"What about Shui's?"

A deadly laser beam glare immediately came her way. But he quickly looked back, thinking that the video was still on.

"Mind your words or you are free to find another office accommodation," his gaze darkened.

Alix chuckled. "Just kidding. You can turn now. I have closed the video."

Jin moved his head by just a fraction of an inch and noticed that she had indeed shut it down.

"But my efforts won't. See, this is why she comes up with stupid ideas and I come up with smart ones."

"When will you get the smart idea to leave from here and return peace to my life?" He dryly asked.

"Hmm," she tilted her head, her eyes twinkling with mischief. "Maybe when I see a woman sweeping you off your heart and feet~?"

"So never," he dryly remarked.

"You are so pessimistic, Liu Jin," Alix rested her chin on her palm with a frown.

He wryly smiled. "I have not done many good things in life to be optimistic."

Alix stared at the faint glint of guilt flashing by his eyes. It was only momentarily which passed away as soon as it came.

Jin turned to leave.

"Now you be good and just stay in your office here. Do not bother me or even turn your head in my office's direction."

She innocently blinked. "What if you get into some trouble and only I can be your knight in shining prince? As a helpless princess, you should weigh your words before you speak."

His teeth rattled against each other in rage. "Just be quiet!"

And he exited with a bang on her door.

Alix arched her brow and she whispered to herself.

"Sometimes I don't like how similarly pessimistic we both are. Neither you see any light at the end of the tunnel nor do I..."