Easy To Use

~Unknown Location: Private Booth

Two burly bodyguards stood in the corner indifferent to the two other individuals sitting opposite each other,

With an air of arrogance surrounding him and rooting firmly in his eyes, he stared down at the woman in front of him,

She could feel his haughty gaze prickling her forehead, but she didn't care, her only focus was on the cheque for 350 000 yuan placed right in front of her, and she didn't bother hiding the lust in her gaze as she stared down at it,

His lips curved into a smirk,

They were all so easy to use,

"I can easily double that, I just need one thing", He said as he slid a picture across the table, "Information on her"

Her attitude underwent an instant 180-degree change, and she gritted her teeth in anger,

Why did it always have to be about Liling, she had been tricked by her and had nearly lost her job, now that she was out of The Organization, why did it still feel like her existence would continue to haunt her?

He couldn't be bothered with the shift in her temperament or the look in her eye and continued talking, "You get more money, with every relevant information you bring in. I want to know everyone she comes in contact with, and everywhere she goes, the faster you get the information, the bigger the amount, is this agreeable to you?"

"Yes",

Her emotions went back to normal, but you could still see her eyes brimming with hatred and the contempt tugging at her lips,

Well at least she could make some money off her, it wasn't all that bad then.

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~ Jardin et Blanc

The morning atmosphere was permeated with the sounds of chirping birds and the cluttering of cutleries. They all sat around the dining table eating Liling's simple breakfast of banana pancakes topped with an array of sliced fruits, which she had woken up early to make.

Liling sat absent-mindedly as she ate and went through a mental schedule of things she had planned for the day,

*Ring*,

She was jolted back to reality as Li Hao answered his ringing phone, and he instantly pulled it away from his ears like he knew what was to come,

Liling could hear the tiny voice from the phone though she couldn't make out everything and she raised a brow as the person went on a rant,

[You little rascal, how dare you get married and not tell us, are you keeping her away from us, did you think we wouldn't find out, why did we only manage to find out through your assistant, if I hadn't asked what you were so busy with this last week I wouldn't have found out],

Li Hao let out a deep sigh, he would try to explain but that would only endanger his ears even more, it was always best to keep silent when she was like this, so angering her was not an option, maybe Han Bei was running low on work, that was why he could go around snitching on him,

[…Tch, I only let you off if you bring her here for dinner tonight, I want to see her, she's probably very pretty, and I can't wait to have more beautiful grandchildren. Do not disappoint me, make sure you introduce her to us tonight, otherwise, I'll make sure to disown you and have nothing to do with you. Good bye]

The call ended and he could only stare on dumfounded, that was the most one-sided conversation he had ever had, he hadn't even gotten to say a word,

He dropped his phone away sighing and lamenting inwardly at how unfair his life was, he couldn't even get Liling to look in his direction and yet she expected him to get her to have dinner with them, who had he offended in his past life to be treated this way?