Chapter 265 My lady, Ism jealous! (1/2)

Engineer Choi, with his uncontrollable trembling thumb, swiped to open the email. He hasn't even read past the first sentence of the content, he nearly had a heart attack as the Lu Corporation was inviting him to partner with them.

He could not avert his eyes from the screen of his phone as he tried, with his hardest effort, to read the email he received. Meanwhile, Lexi's eyes softened because there was this feeling circling around her heart while watching the man.

It was evident that he was grateful for another blessing that came his way. He probably thought that his company wouldn't sustain anymore after this and would have to announce bankruptcy in the near future without having a dime on him— due to his stubbornness of not announcing bankruptcy sooner.

Yet, that was why Lexi chose someone like him. Aside from the fact that he would be a good ally for Ethan Lu, he was a thoughtful and honest person. He never betrayed anyone and remained adamant about his beliefs in his work— the main reason why the Che family suppressed this man was because he didn't agree about lowering the cost by using substandard materials.

”M— Miss Yang...” Fighting the tears that were on the verge of falling from his wrinkled eyes, Engineer Choi choked as he mustered words trying to speak his gratitude towards her. Alas, all he could stutter was her name.

”Engr. Choi, if you decided to partner with them, I only have one favor to ask you— never betray Ethan Lu.” Soft and modest, Lexi uttered yet there was also a firm warning lingering along with her words.

”Don't get me wrong, Engr. Choi. This might be a help to you but I am not like you. I don't do it for charity— I do it because it will also benefit me. So, I hope you won't fail me in this.” Lexi resumed as she bluntly explained her intention without a pause.

”M—Miss Yang, I swear to the heavens that I will never mess this up with Mr. Lu! Thank you.” For some reason, Engr. Choi didn't feel like he was being used at all as this deal was a win-win situation by both parties. Also, how could he betray someone who would pull him out of the hellhole he was at? He's not that low.

”No, thank you.” Slightly shaking her head sideways, Lexi smiled as his participation and being the eye in the construction sites under the Lu Corporation would be of great help. After all, Ethan Lu was too busy and wasn't an expert with the materials so it would be harder for him to keep watch, even Lyrick Jiang, it would be difficult to discern if there's an anomaly that was happening if ever there was one. Still, adding an eye that was experienced in this stuff would not hurt as well.

”Miss Yang, I know you're a very private person but, if I may ask— what's your relationship with CEO Lu?” Engr. Choi mustered his courage to ask this was what he was dying to know as to what was her connection with Ethan Lu.

Based on their interaction earlier, the two seemed pretty close to humor with each other like that. However, it was hard to distinguish if they were mere friends or more than that. After all, it's hard to speculate with just a brief interaction as there are tons of possibilities why Ethan Lu was there and how she managed to recommend him to the said man.

”Well, you can say he's a slave now since he has just lost a bet,” Lexi smirked as she was reminded about the bet she and Ethan Lu had.

”Huh?” Upon hearing the word 'bet', Engr. Choi was once again frozen as he too was reminded about Ethan Lu's last words towards him. His extreme happiness was instantly mixed with fear, anxiety, and all of the other negative feelings all at once.

To him, it was as if his head was about to explode by the question left unanswered right now.

”You don't have to know the details of the bet but rest assured, it will do you no harm.” Chuckling, Lexi sensed the distress that suddenly struck the middle-aged man hence she reassured him.