182 PERSONAL NOT BUSINESS (1/2)

Hu Lei did not waste time. The only remaining part of the promotional event was handing out the festival awards and perhaps promoting the movie a little more. Therefore, she did not feel like she was irresponsible for leaving prematurely. Anyway, as Lan Jie said, she was not essential.

Though she was looking forward to having a little more fun, there were a few more planned events in the next two weeks even if the scale was smaller. There would be more opportunities for fun. She met up with Beatrice after she finished the collection of the fans' information. After a difficult struggle, they found a taxi and went back to pick up their vehicle at Illusion Entertainment.

”What happened?” Beatrice asked as she drove out of the parking lot.

They had not had the chance to talk about it while in the taxi. Plus, you never knew who was listening when in a public vehicle.

”It is nothing. Just a few flies buzzing around.” Hu Lei smiled with a strange look in her eyes.

She had not been fooled by Wang Yue's façade when she had approached her in the morning. However, she had thought that the actress would be able to hold back her feelings. Unlike most people, Hu Lei was not bothered by people who wore masks. Masks were sometimes necessary for self-protection.

If Wang Yue had been able to hold back her feelings of animosity, she would not have taken any action against her. They could have maintained tentative peace and even gotten along. However, the woman had to be catty on her live stream. If Hu Lei ignored such direct provocation without scaring her a little, wouldn't people think that she was a paper tiger?

Beatrice looked at Hu Lei, but she could not decode her expression.

”Would you like to go home now?”

”No, drive me to Zhong Industries. Then, you can take the rest of the day off.” Hu Lei smiled mischievously as she hatched a plan in her mind.

She had never gone to visit Zhong Feng in the office since she had come back. When she remembered the feeling of being with him back in Etude Technologies, she felt nostalgic. Also, it would be nice to give him a little surprise.

When Beatrice drove away, Hu Lei collected her thoughts and walked to the entrance of skyscraper. Though she was only wearing relatively casual clothes, her aura made one assume that she was a seasoned professional. She walked with confidence to the doors.

The security guards did not stop her since she looked like she belonged. It was not their job to know the identities of people entering and leaving the building. They only needed to prevent potential dangers from getting in.

Unfortunately, there was the obstacle of the primary front desk. An amateur would try to walk with bravado past them, but Hu Lei was not a fool. These people had nothing much to do except to watch the people walking through the doors. They would recognise anyone unfamiliar immediately.

”Good afternoon, I am here to report about the progress of the southern construction project.” She said directly and clearly.

The three people looked at her with suspicion. She did not look the part of a person coming to the headquarters. Usually, people who came from the different branches of Zhong Industries would dress exceptionally because they hoped to be transferred to the main hub.

”Ha-ha, I know my clothes are up to standard. I came straight from the field. There are few urgent matters which need approval from above.” She spoke in a partly self-deprecating and partly warning tone.