Chapter 20

That night, nobody knew she was there. She couldn't even tell anyone that she was there. Therefore, she couldn't tell anyone what she had seen. That day, Xiao had hacked into their security systems and completely blocked it all.

The security guard in the room with all the surveillance monitors would drowse off at around 3 or 4 AM. Additionally, whenever Xiao planned on entering the data room, she always put a weak sleeping tablet in the cup of coffee she gave him late in the evenings. Therefore, he would definitely succumb to sleep.

Carefully, Xiao headed for the server room in the basement. Every night, all of Huang's data would be backed up in those servers. Once every quarter of the year, she would go down and open up this treasure chest of information.

Xiao went up the emergency stairs to the 4th floor. She carefully opened the security door and entered Jun Shang's wing of the house. Right when she opened the door, she heard noises.

Her breath caught in her throat as she hid herself in the shadows. Was Jun Shang awake at this time? Her husband was a creature of habit. He went to sleep at 12 and woke up at 6 in the morning. He started the day by going to the gym or swimming. His packed morning was like clockwork.

However, the person exiting his bedroom door wasn't Jun Shang. Xiao silently peeked out of the shadows. The person adjusted their clothes and left the bedroom. It was Rong Ming. Xiao wanted Jun Shang to feel how she felt at that moment.

It was entertaining to see the changes in Jun Shang's expression as she said Ming Yin's name. Xiao knew very well what kind of thoughts were going through his head right now. Who knew that his face hardening in rage would be so sweet to see?

Either way, what she needed to hide the most right now was what she had really done.

She had hacked into the Huang servers and stored information about the Tokyo project into her USB. She was the one who stole the 500 billion won. Even though she was well-known as an illustrator, it wasn't her true identity. She was actually a computer programmer. However, instead of having all this be revealed, it was much more fun to have Jun Shang believe that she had a lover.

Xiao already knew that Jun Shang had looked into Ming Yin. She found that information in the data servers. She didn't know why he was interested in Ming Yin-oppa, but it didn't matter. It was enough to make her nervous.

The information Secretary Sen had collected on Ming Yin was merely the superficial facts. His true identity was still perfectly hidden thanks to Xiao. No matter how much he dug around, Jun Shang would never find out what Xiao and Ming Yin had truly done.

If she had been caught contacting Ming Yin like this… wouldn't it be better to just give the most logical explanation that everybody was thinking?

Additionally, if she was able to have Jun Shang feel how she felt that night, it was just icing on the cake.

"Ming Yin?"

Jun Shang seemed shocked by the fact that the name had left her lips.

"Yes, Ming Yin."

She tried to push him away and get further away from him. He blocked her. Her back slammed back onto the wall with a thud. Xiao started to get annoyed. Why was this man so riled up? It was so unlike him…

He was the one fooling around with her secretary. Was there a law saying that Xiao wasn't allowed to have a lover as well?

They were a contract couple, after all.

"And why are you contacting Ming Yin like this?"

Jun Shang grit his teeth as he asked.

Oh my, are you being jealous right now? How cute.

Xiao folded her arms and glared at Jun Shang. She had to rein in her impulses, but after seeing his expression, she couldn't help herself. Jun Shang was absolutely boiling with rage.

"Well…"

Xiao's smile dangerously widened.

"I'll leave that to your imagination."

Crash! Suddenly, a deafening noise rippled throughout the room. Xiao became frozen stiff. Right next to her, Jun Shang had smashed her cellphone against the marble walls of the VIP lounge.

What the hell… What in the world…

"What did you say?"

Jun Shang asked again. Xiao was scared stiff by his murderous gaze. She was so shocked that she couldn't move. She knew he'd be angry, but she didn't think he'd become this violent. Was he even thinking about his hand…?

"Director, what was that noise just now…?"

Rong Ming's voice rang from the door.

What excellent timing to make her grand entrance. Rong Ming's eyes widened when she saw Xiao and Jun Shang. When she saw his fist against the wall, she let out a shocked gasp.

"Gasp! Director!"

Why don't you start letting out some tears while you're at it? Rong Ming ran over, seemingly more shocked than Jun Shang's own wife who was standing right there. Seeing this, Xiao's heart wrenched. Even after seeing the couple's body language, Rong Ming unabashedly came towards them and moved to take Jun Shang's hand.

"Director, your hand…"

Before she could touch his hand, Jun Shang shrugged her off. His eyes were still glued to Xiao, glaring at her as if he'd kill her.

"Ah… Um…"

Rong Ming finally noticed their expressions and looked dumbfounded. Xiao looked back at Jun Shang in confusion. Look, your lover is shocked, so why are you still looking at me? Was he this angry because she told him to leave it to his imagination when it came to her relationship with Ming Yin?

How hilarious. So it was okay for a man to do it, but not a woman?

Whatever. Whether he was angry or not, as long as he believed Ming Yin to be her lover, that was enough.

Some time passed. After a long span of awkward silence, Jun Shang finally returned to his senses and passed the cellphone to Rong Ming.

"Restore the data. Immediately."

He then walked away and exited the lounge.

There were times in her life when Xiao didn't know what was going on. This was one of those times. After all that fuss, the couple was sitting down at a splendidly decorated table. She thought that they would head home after leaving the department store, but the car surprisingly took them to a Japanese restaurant for their 2-year anniversary dinner.

Who would have thought that they would be celebrating their anniversary by staring daggers at each other? Were they shooting some kind of comedy?

However, Xiao calmly sat down and gazed at him. A fancy Japanese meal was splayed out in front of them.

Thick pieces of salmon marbled with white fat was glistening in the light. The beautiful and exquisite dishes were decorated with ornamental flowers, greenery, and small pebbles. The fried food was cooked to perfection, and the luxurious liquor and side dishes were impeccable.

However, Xiao didn't like these elaborate decorations. She didn't like how unnatural these decorations looked, how excessively perfect they were.

Just like their marriage.