43 Shesd Been Duped (1/2)
It was when Ye Shuang arrived at the so-called business meeting that she realized she had been tricked. Champagne, snacks, shopping bags and a bunch of socialites drinking and chatting… what kind of business meeting is this‽
Ye Shuang's mouth twitched as she became even more confused at Miss Fang's purpose for calling her there.
In terms of personal relationship, they were barely above acquaintances. After all, she hadn't met Fang Fei officially once in her female form before. In terms of professional relationship, they were even more unrelated. Before she resigned, she had been an employee of Fang Mo's company who had nothing to do with Fang Fei. After her resignation, she had even less to do with her former boss' younger sister.
Earlier, Miss Fang had used her brother as leverage to force Ye Shuang to join the 'business meeting'. From the looks of it, that was obviously a lie; however, Miss Fang didn't seem like she was interested in explaining herself. At the end of the day, it was still that same rule of thumb—the party with more trump cards had the bigger voice.
Miss Fang had so many trump cards in her hands; just 'payment for the advertisement' alone could make Ye Shuang do whatever she wanted.
With a helpless sigh, Ye Shuang rubbed her temples, trying her hardest to ignore Fang Fei's feigned calmness. Instead of going around in circles, she asked directly, ”I'm not going to ask for the details, but why did you call me here?”
Thankfully, it was a roomful of girls; if the door had opened to a bunch of dudes, Ye Shuang would have left instantly. Even though she had no idea what Miss Fang was up to, the situation didn't seem bad enough for her to up and leave.
The room was more than a hundred square feet wide; in other words, it was about half the size of the entire floor. It was located on the 12th floor of San Lin City's most famous private club; its clients were either the rich or the famous.
The group of socialites sat around the table in the middle of room, playing mah-jong, sipping champagne or tea. When Ye Shuang and Fang Fei entered the room, no one was paying them any attention, but someone soon turned her head their way, and this caused the rest of the room to turn to look at them in unison. The gazes that fell on Ye Shuang were mostly friendly with an underlying tone of curiosity.
”I don't need you to do anything,” Fang Fei whispered from the corner of her mouth, maintaining the smile on her face as she led Ye Shuang into the room. ”Just make sure you don't make me lose face.”
”…”
After they took their seats, the group of girls moved their gazes back. After all, these were all educated socialites, so despite their interest, they wouldn't stare too long lest it be perceived as rude.
In the beginning, they were merely curious about the identity of the mystery number in Fang Fei's phone, and now that their curiosity had been sated, they were satisfied. With the aid of the alien DNA, Ye Shuang's skin was fair, the proportion of her body a perfect ratio, but it was not as eye-catching as when she was in her male form.
Furthermore, Brother Ye, at least, had a few brand name outfits sponsored by Mother Ye to match his impressive aura, but Sister Ye only had an outfit from the night market on. Therefore, the group of girls, who couldn't see what was so 'not-normal' about Ye Shuang, naturally turned their heads away with disappointment.
”This is my friend…” Miss Fang walked toward her friends and was beginning to make the introduction when she realized something. F*ck! What is this woman's name‽
Of course, in everyone's eyes, they thought Fang Fei was pausing for emphasis, not expecting her not to know her 'friend's' name.
Ye Shuang added tactfully, ”My name is Ye Shuang, nice to meet everyone.”
”…” Miss Fang, who was saved from an awkward situation, had surprise flash her eyes. Then she nodded as naturally as she could before adding, ”I'm sorry to leave you so soon, but I have to use the bathroom.”
Then she turned haughtily and escaped from the room.