Illusions and Lies
"That's not true,my teammates are all innocent"Yu Yan said, trying to defend her innocent teammates.
All eyes were on her,she hesitated for a second she heard gasps and murmurs.
"You are as guilty as them and will receive the same punishment they are getting"Angela said,she was fuming with rage.
"No,she had nothing to do with this,she's innocent"Liko said.
"I don't know what to believe,you three were doing so well, but now,you've broken the trust of the organization,and mine as well"Angela said.
"What might have happened?"Yu Yan thought, something must have been misunderstood but the question now was what?
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Zi Tao sat near the pool, his mind was thinking about how he treated his elder brother earlier, and it was killing him inside.
While sulking,a hand lightly tapped him,and a margarita popped up in front of him.
"Here"his mother said,he snobbed her but she dropped it on the table,and sat across him,crossing her legs.
"Son...you cannot keep living your life on these terms,you have a beautiful wife.."
He shot her a glare,which made him have a striking resemblance to Huang Wei,his father.
It sent shivers down her spine to imagine her beloved son turn into his father.
"Just attend the party,do it for me"Huang Yue pleaded,but he said nothing.
"son.."
"If you're going to be so repetitive, you'd better dispose of yourself"Zi Tao said.
"Is that how I raised you?"she shot at him.
The letter his beloved Zhi Ruo sent was still replaying on his mind,his family was all just based on a big lie,a font.
He stood up, he was irritated by her,but she faced him.
"Am sorry,but don't leave because of me,I was just trying to explain to you that Ru Shi was your friend before anything else"Huang Yue said.
She tried reasoning with him.
But he brushed past her,she almost fell into the pool.
"That stubborn runt"she said under her breath holding the glass in her hand.
She thought of a quick scheme and Huang Xiao came to mind.
She went over to his room,and barged in,luckily he was about to sleep.
"Mother..."he said under his breath.
"You want to fit into this family don't you? Want me to acknowledge you as my son right?"She asked.
He could only nod,making her smile twistedly.
"Then you will help me with Huang Zi Tao, he's being stubborn,and won't listen to me"Huang Yue said.
Huang Xiao got out of bed,he wore a smile,he had finally made his mother love him.
"Don't worry mother,your son will help you"Huang Xiao said.
"Good, now, don't waste any more time, go talk to your brother,and convince him to go to that party"Huang Yue said to the trusting Huang Xiao.
He was on going,determined to make Huang Yue proud, but she held him back.
Then a maid came in with a glass,on a silver tray.
"Here,offer him a glass first,make sure he drinks it"she said.
"Alright"he said about to leave,but stopped and turned.
"Do you think that father will accept me too?"Huang Xiao asked.
"Oh, can't this fool see am just toying with his emotions?"Huang Yue thought to herself.
"Well...if you can get his son to agree,then am sure it will catch your father's attention"Huang Yue said.
He turned again to leave,but stopped again,frustrating the tensed Huang Yue.
"Thank you"he said,and she forced a smile to surface her face,which he returned.
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Just as planned Huang Xiao gave the glass to his brother,he was adamant about him drinking the glass,and going to the party.
Zi Tao took the glass,and drank from it to stop his brother from pestering him so much.
But still bluntly refused to go,and sadly Huang Xiao had no other alternative than to leave Zi Tao alone.
He went back to report to his mother, disheartened that he failed to convince him.
But on hearing that Zi Tao drank the glass,she was beyond words,but she put on a good farscade.
"You did your best the rest is up to fate now"She said smiling widely,her plan was in motion.
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"I know that there must have been a little misunderstanding,my teammates would never do anything wrong"Yu Yan said.
"Well,that's a tall claim,when they have already confessed to their crime"Angela said.
Yu Yan's mind was blown,she knew definitely that something didn't play out well.
"I won't believe you! Not untill you tell me what they did"Yu Yan said.
"Stay out of this"Chynna growled at her.
"These three tried to hack the organization,to leak it's secrets out and sell them at the black market"Angela said.
Dawei was awfully quiet,he was observing everything.
"They would never!"Yu Yan said fearlessly,agents gasped.
"Are you insinuating that am lying?"Angela asked.
"No... that's not it"Yu Yan said,unsure of what to say.
"I believe it is"Angela said.
"I trust them completely,they would never do that,I know there must be a mistake"Yu Yan argued.
"We did it"Lee admitted.
"We needed the cash,you aren't the most generous with handing out raises"Chynna said.
"And we went behind Yu Yan's back and decided to sell the Intel"Liko said.
"I've heard enough from you agents,I will send you to division B"Angela said and people murmured.
"Mother,that sounds extreme.."Dawei said to his mother.
"You will keep quiet"Angela said.
"Now,all of you are dismissed,the three of you will be dealt with"Angela said.
Yu Yan watched as they were led away,she knew something had gone wrong,but she needed to know what.
"Go sleep,we leave in the morning"Angela said coldly without looking at Yu Yan.
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"Are you okay?"Huang Xiao asked Ru Shi as she walked about the patio,she was having a huge migraine.
She had her index finger to her head,and her thumb on her cheek.
He held her firmly,she almost fell down.
"Are you okay?"he demanded
frightened,at her current condition.
"My...head"she said,weakly.
"I got ya"he said,and led her away,but got a phone call,he was supposed to perform at the club,it would be huge for him.
But Ru Shi was way more important to him.
Huang Yue walked up to him,and without saying a word,took Ru Shi off his hands,he went to go answer his phone.
"Huang Xiao,my head hurts"Ru Shi said,Huang Yue led her into the direction of Zi Tao's room,she went in thinking it was hers.
"Very good,my plan is going great"she said.
Zi Tao's footsteps were heard from a distance,she hid behind a pillar,he was having a huge headache as well,he went into his bedroom,drowsy.
Huang Yue left,smiling,half of her plan was completed,now on to the next part.
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Inside the room,Zi Tao's head was spinning he couldn't recognise anything,he did not even realize that Ru Shi had passed out on his bed.
He slumped on the bed,and passed out.
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Huang Xiao had set up everything he needed for his performance,he had a short video clip he wanted to play before he would perform.
He felt guilty leaving his Ru Shi alone,but knew that she needed a good night's rest.
Ru Ai was far away from the party,two girls were flirting with him,he had no time for them.
He let them caress his face,and his chest he drowned himself in alcohol.
Huang Xiao sat down,and the girls scrammed.
"Where is that girl you were talking about the other day?"Huang Xiao asked.
Ru Ai took another gulp emptying the glass.
"She's.. gone,my friend she left me"Ru Ai said, heavily drunk.
Ru Ai had Zero tolerance for alcohol,he rarely even had any,and none less such a large amount of it.
Huang Xiao felt bad for his friend,they were both unlucky In love.
"Okay buddy,you've had too much,try and not make a scene,before I perform."Huang Xiao said,and took the bottle away from Ru Ai.
The DJ had stopped the tunes,and invited Huang Xiao up on stage,the crowd went crazy.
He performed on Fridays and everyone loved him.
"Goodnight everyone!"Huang Xiao said,and the screams were louder.
"Before I perform,I'd like to play a short clip from my first ever album"Huang Xiao said,and an applude greeted that.
The huge screen turned on,and the video started playing,but Midway,it stopped,and some glitches appeared on screen.
Huang Xiao was as perplexed,and glanced at the shaken up technical crew.
The video was replaced with something else,the cheering turned to gasps.
What replaced the video was a live streaming of Zi Tao and Ru Shi in a room,both nude in each other's arms.
A/N:Love to all those of you who still keep my book in your library.
See you all in the next chapter
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