195 The Pieces 18 (1/2)

The limo soon arrived at its destination. They were in the middle of the city's business district, office buildings of famous brands and companies crowded the area. There were office workers in formal attires going to and from work. This was the commerce hub of the city, the location where million dollars deals and contracts were broken up and made every day.

”Miss Qing Qing, please.” The security guard, who got out of the car first to help Qing Qing with the door, said.

'So the person I'm going to meet is in one of these buildings? Who could it be?' thought Qing Qing as she crawled out of the limo. The business world was one dominated by men and there were only few powerful women in business. Qing Qing went through the names in her mind and none of them seemed particularly related to Joann or even the entertainment industry.

The security guard pointed down towards one of the buildings and bowed, ”Miss Qing Qing, this way please.”

Qing Qing followed the direction of the man's finger and she found herself looking at the tallest building in the area. Her eyes climbed up the glittering facade of the wall of window panes and at the very top was the logo of the company.

'Lin Corps?!' Qing Qing read to herself with a frown. Lin Corps and its CEO, Lin Kang was so ubiquitous in the country that even the public would have heard of them much less Qing Qing who followed the news of the country and the world.

That was also the reason why she frowned. Lin Corps' face had always been Lin Kang and Elder Lin before his son took over, neither of them were women so why did the security guard used the female gender when referring to his boss. It made no sense to Qing Qing.

'Could it be Lin family's female member who is behind this? But in that case, why would they bring me to the company office, a place where normally only the men of the family are allowed?' Qing Qing could not figure it out but it didn't really matter because if the one promising to lend her aid was indeed a Lin, then she was going to get the support of the most powerful entity in their nation.

Qing Qing could not contain the excitement just imagining the status that she would rise to when she had this person from Lin family under her control. It would help her rise even higher than when she was using Joann. In her mind, Qing Qing had already bid Joann farewell, the whole revenge plan she had set up after leaving the cafe was abandoned completely. She did not have time to deal with them anymore, she needed to focus on bringing this mysterious Lin family member under her spell. Joann was used and abandoned like a piece of yesterday's news.

Qing Qing walked up the steps leading to Lin Corps, her confidence gaining with each step.

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The elevator doors opened and the security guard who followed Qing Qing into the elevator signaled for her to leave. Qing Qing had been following the number on the elevator and they had arrived at the top floor. This held special significance because only the most important individuals had their office space on the top floor.

It was as if they needed the high elevation to prove that they not only look down on others figuratively but literally as well.

Qing Qing stepped out of the elevator and to her surprise, the guard did not follow. Qing Qing turned around and the man said, ”Look for Meeting Room 2.” Then the elevator doors closed.