234 Love is Fragile (1/2)
After all preparations for the assembly were done, Rentao headed back to the banquet hall to inform Huang Xur about the meeting. However, the moment he got to them, the heiress and Gianna were heading towards the exit door. He was about to stop them from leaving but Huang Xur immediately stepped forward, abruptly interrupted him from what he was about to do.
”Is this how you treat VIP guests?” Huang Xur asked rudely.
Rentao should have answered when Wang Yuvin arrived just in time.
”We actually alter our way of service according to how polite or rude the customer is.” Wang Yuvin answered promptly while staring intently at the person in front of him.
”And you are?” Wang Yuvin asked Huang Xur, pretending not to know her.
”Seriously? You do not know who the hell I am? Are you fucking kidding me?” Huang Xur replied with arrogance and contempt for the young man she was talking to.
Huang Xur's bodyguards immediately surrounded Wang Yuvin and Rentao, while Gianna forced herself not to burst into laughter.
”I am no mind-reader, so I don't know you at all. Besides, you are wearing a mask. How am I supposed to know who you are then?” Wang Yuvin replied as if he was still annoying Huang Xur.
”How about you? Do you know who I am?” Wang Yuvin asked foolishly.
”Shut up! Where's the CEO? I would like to speak with Oriental Europa's CEO at once!” Huang Xur could no longer hide his intense annoyance with the other person.
”Please forgive my intrusion. But the CEO just went home a few moments ago.” Rentao answered gently to Huang Xur's question.
”Then I want to talk to the next in line! I do not want to waste my time on insects any longer!” Huang Xur's arrogant order.
”I am afraid the next in line doesn't wish to discuss things further with you.” Wang Yuvin said, waving his hand in the air, sending signal to Oriental Europa's private army of bodyguards.
Soon, a group of at least 50 men in black suit marched towards the exit of the hall, making everyone inside the hall turned their heads to the source of the commotion.
”Well, basing from the uniform and number of your bodyguards ... I think you must be Lady Huang. And you know what, I am disappointed. I thought the heiress of HPA is well mannered. Unfortunately, I thought wrong. Anyway, the party is almost over, Lady Huang. I would like to excuse myself now. ” Wang Yuvin replied as he quickly walked towards the exit because he can no longer share the same air with the arrogant heiress.
”Huh? I should be the one saying that to you! Disrespectful fool!”
”Lady Huang!” Rentao shouted, because of Huang Xur's blatant insult to Wang Yuvin.
”Calm down, Rentao. There's no need to stoop down to her level.” Wang Yuvin said, abruptly halting his steps.
The next day…
The sun had just begun radiating its first few rays of the morning, but Wang Reiji was already up, on her way to her hotel's headquarters. Rentao was driving her, and he noticed how his boss seemed out of her element when he snatched a peek at Wang Reiji on the rear-view mirror. Instead of the composed and steadfast expression that made his knees tremble and tense, Wang Reiji has her gaze outside the window in a manner of haze and relaxation.
Rentao was taken aback with her employer's unnaturally calm composure. ”Is everything fine CEO Wang?” he managed to burp out. In a snap, the lady's features tightened, emanating the fierce aura Rentao learned to dread.
”Concentrate on the road.”
”Yes, ma'am”
It seems that a fraction of her thoughts slipped and appeared on her face. Deep within, Wang Reiji mused over the success that was last night's masquerade. All things considered, it achieved what she intended it to fulfill: to put the Oriental Europa in the spotlight. However, Wang Reiji knew that it was just the tip of what the hotel needs to bloom and prosper. It's the reason why even though the extravaganza finished up late last night, she still remained the early bird.
The car was pulled over the exclusive parking bay for VIPs, where Rentao left the keys of the automobile to a valet boy. He accompanied her boss up the elevator. Wang Reiji's high heels clicked and clacked against the ceramic floor as she strode towards her office.
”Turn on the TV, then put it on news,” she instructed her assistant as soon as she was seated. True enough, the Oriental Europa's debut ball was the center of attention.
”Last night was certainly one to remember as the Oriental Europa held a masquerade ball, attended by various figures in the business industry, to celebrate its much-awaited opening. Important individuals were spotted at the gala,” the reporter on the screen expressed in a rhythmic flurry.
As the newscaster continued to explain how the birth of Oriental Europa will potentially provide jobs for the working class, a knock on her door reached Wang Reiji's ears. Rentao, who was struggling to organize the pile of proposals and offers that the hotel received, clumsily opened it for Wang Yuvin, who looked every bit dashing with a black blazer, cuffed slacks and laced leather shoes.
”You're up early today,” Wang Reiji said to Wang Yuvin nonchalantly. Not to be fooled by her calm tone, Wang Yuvin stared at his sister's crooked smirk, which was nothing short of sarcasm. Everything on Wang Reiji's face was hinting at his romantic encounters of yesterday's eve.
”You're one to talk. Can't you at least lay off work for even half a day to relax and revel on what you've accomplished?,” he scolded her elder sister. His eyes darted on the television, which was still persistent on detailing the advantages of the Oriental Europa in strengthening tourism.
”See?,” he motioned to the television. ”The news is loving the hotel.”
”Which is why we need to make sure that the publicity we are getting results in excellent deals and worthwhile investments,” Wang Reiji reasoned out to her brother as she started to skim through the files Rentao dropped on top of her uncluttered desk. ”With the amount of calls and projects the hotel's accumulating, we barely have enough to sift through it all and weed out the bad offers,” she continued.