152 Exposure (1/2)

Reaching the floor where the room he was currently staying at was located, Zhang Chenric still had his nose covered with his two hands as he strode down the corridor.

He was still in awe of what had happened between him and the woman who punched him straight to the face. As he continued to take steps towards his destination, he cannot help but think if he really mistook her for Xing Yin. Did his assistant Lee Qingya get the wrong information?

But the resemblance between that woman and his beloved was so uncanny despite the difference in hair color. The height and the voice sound were almost the same too! And did they not bump into each other at the condo he previously stayed at?Wait, but the one he bumped into and kissed looked exactly like his Yin. But the one he saw earlier looked slightly different. Perhaps, it was because of the hair color and the attitude?

As he dwelled deeper into contemplation, Zhang Chenric felt a part of his heart hurt more than his physical injury. He did not know what to believe anymore. His heart was sure as hell that the woman with him inside the comfort room a while ago was his beloved. But his mind was telling him otherwise.

”Damn it!” Zhang Chenric angrily slammed the room's door open right after he used the key card to unlock it.

As the door behind him closed, he immediately removed his bloodstained shirt off and went straight to the bathroom. There, he checked his nose in front of the mirror. Luckily, the injury he sustained was not really something major. He just needed to prevent the swelling for the blood had already ceased from gushing out.

He then went out of the bathroom to get some cubed ice from the fridge when his phone started ringing. However, he did not pay much attention to it since he was pretty sure that it was only Lee Qingya calling him.

For now, he did not want to talk about what had happened to him earlier. He just wanted some alone time with himself to think and come up with a new strategy to get close to the woman whom his heart truly believed was his beloved.

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While Wang Reiji was busy pondering upon Zhang Chenric's somewhat confession, she failed to notice that the couturier whom they had a meeting dinner with was already inside the restaurant.

Fortunately, Rentao was already back from getting the first aid kit from the car when he saw Miss Teri standing in front of the entrance talking to one of the restaurant staff. He slowly approached the couturier and politely greeted her.

”Good evening, Miss Teri. My name is Rentao. I was the one who set the dinner meeting with you.” Rentao introduced himself and extended a hand.

”Oh, hey! Good evening, sir. I am Miss Teri and I am excited to discuss business with your company.” Miss Teri quickly responded as she accepted Rentao's handshake.

”That sounds great, Miss Teri. This way, please.” Rentao then ushered the masked woman towards the location of table reserved for them.

As they moved closer to the table, Rentao saw Wang Reiji nursing her swollen knuckle. He then sighed a relief when he saw that his boss listened to what he had said to her.

”Good evening, Miss Jing. Miss Teri had arrived.”

”Hi, Miss Teri! My name is Jing Yizhi. I am the model who will be wearing your creation for Oriental Europa's tv advertisement.” Wang Reiji abruptly stopped from what she was doing to greet the couturier. She was about to extend her right hand to offer a handshake when she remembered it was a bit swollen.

”Nice to meet you, Miss Jing. Hmm... Looks like you had injured your hand. We can probably skip handshake for now.” Miss Teri replied.

Wang Reiji then let out a quick smile as she wondered if Miss Teri was really sincere about the concern she showed her. Though her voice sounded honest, Wang Reiji cannot ascertain whether it was genuine or not. Too bad she had no ways of finding that out since the woman's facial expression and her eyes were well hidden underneath the mask she was wearing.

”Thank you for your consideration, Miss Teri. Please, have a seat.” Wang Reiji said as she also sat down in the upholstered chair.

As Miss Teri moved to sit down, Rentao assisted her before he sat himself down in one of the chairs around the table reserved for them.

”Thank you, Miss Jing. Thank You Sir, Rentao.”

Soon after the three of them had settled down, Rentao asked the two women if they would like to eat first before they start with their business agenda. The two women both agreed that they can have dinner while they discuss the details with each other. Rentao then volunteered to get them food so the two can begin with the meeting.

”Excuse me, I will just get us food.” Rentao said politely as he stood up and walked his way to the buffet area.

”Hmm... Sorry if I am wearing a mask. I hope I don't make you feel uncomfortable.” Miss Teri was the first to break the silence between her and Wang Reiji.

”That is okay, Miss Teri. I am not fastidious when it comes to people's taste for fashion.” Wang Reiji replied with a smile.