Chapter 56 - WHO ELSE DO I NEED TO DEAL WITH? (1/2)

Shutting herself from the distraction, Luo Jingyi went over the files that Song Hia brought. Her assistant wasn't kidding when she said they were swamped with work. Completing half, she almost regretted sending Song Hia for a holiday.

The sound of alarm from her phone startled her. Putting the file down, she turned it off and darted to her bedroom to change. She had to go to the airport to pick someone.

The moment she stepped past the automated glass door entrance, her eyes scanned the area. The wide halls were filled with people, passengers pulling their luggage, family members waiting for their arrival and the uniformed airport staff working on the clock. Adding to the noise around her was the flight arrivals being announced over the intercom. Upon checking the large digital monitor displaying arrival times, she walked to a small coffee shop and ordered before occupying a chair. Due to flight delay, she waited for more than two hours. Luckily, she brought a book with her and killed time by reading.

After Xiao Wen's flight number was announced, she calculated the time Xiao Wen would spend getting cleared from the immigration and picking up her luggage from the conveyor belt. Twenty minutes later, she stood and waited for Xiao Wen at the assigned arrival gate. From the information her friend sent her, she was able to zero in Xiao Wen from the throng of people coming out. She had a small duffel bag flung over her back.

”Hello, Dr. Luo. I'm Xiao Wen.” The woman introduced herself politely when she neared.

”Let's go.” Luo Jingyi briefly glanced over her shoulder.

As the car traversed the road leading to the city, Xiao Wen made a comment to kill the uncomfortable silence. ”A lot has changed.”

”When was the last time you've been here?” Luo Jingyi asked.

”Three years.”

”That's quite long.” Luo Jingyi simply commented and glanced at the side view mirror. She turned on the left, entering an alley instead of continuing on the main highway before stepping on her speed.

The driver of the black car that had been trailing her upon her exit from her apartment building pulled over when he lost her. Hitting the steering wheel, he cursed. At the same time, two women slid inside the car, surprising him. One in the passenger seat and one at the back who laced her arm on his neck. He felt something pointed on his skin.

”Stop following me around.” Luo Jingyi ordered him. He was the same guy who was taking photos in the park yesterday.

”I wasn't.” The man denied vehemently, raising his voice to intimidate her.

Sadly, Luo Jingyi laughed it off and showed the images from the camera she wrestled from him. ”Then how do you explain this?”

The man was stumped for words. Giving up, he begged, ”Okay. Could you please remove that?”

He didn't want to die.

”Tell your friend too.” Luo Jingyi added. Earlier, the other one pretended to be a janitorial employee pushing a cleaning trolley inside the airport. She wouldn't have noticed him if the man didn't circle her a couple of times.

”It was only me.”

Xiao Wen pressed the tip of the pen harder on the skin. This caused the man to be more nervous. He lifted two hands in surrender.

”Okay. Okay!” He called the other one and instructed him to delete the photos he took.

”I don't like my pictures being taken so don't even attempt to follow me again in the future. Understand?” She erased the data and removed the memory card.

The man nodded repeatedly.

Only then did Xiao Wen loosen her grip. Luo Jingyi hopped off the car.