President Yue Part 2

On the other side, on the east of LiLong Country, in Li Industrial City stood a mansion as large and wide as the Li Mansion in Long Capital City.

The Long Mansion was similarly built out of bullet-proof, one-way glass. But where the Li Mansion was grey, the Long Mansion was black and was surrounded by black pillars that released flashes of security lights every few seconds.

Armored guards in black suits and black shades patrolled the grounds, their actions robotic and professional as they screened every visitor.

"Sire, please spread out your hands. We need to scan you before you can enter." One of the gate guards expressionlessly commanded.

"Hey, I come to see Commander Long every weekend. Is it necessary to do this every time?" A balding man with a potbelly questioned dissatisfiedly as he spread out his arms.

"Unfortunately, that's the procedure."

The guard stepped up and snapped a pair of white-steel ScannerGets on his wrists and powered the device with a black button. Immediately a holographic image of the man popped as a red flare swept over his figure from head to toe.

"No weapons found, target clear." The ScannerGets blinked twice before going silent.

"You're good to go, sire. Thank you for your patience." The guard stepped back and politely gestured for the man to enter.

The man knew the procedures of entering Long Mansion. He only wanted to vent his frustration at the tedious and long process.

Now that he received clearance to enter, why would he waste time arguing with a guard?

Hence, he proudly raised his head and threw a disdainful glance at the guard before striding towards the main gate of the mansion.

Inside the Long Mansion, maids in black uniforms went back and forth, pushing trolleys of snacks and drinks as they served and attended to Commander Long Hongwu's guests.

"Sire, here are your refreshments." A pretty maid in a black suit politely set down the trays of snacks and fruits.

"Thank you, pretty one." One of the men threw the lady a charming smile, to which the maid blushed and bowed her head.

"Brother Nan, If I were you, I wouldn't display such a behavior before Commander Long. He is very strict about discipline." Another one commented, earning a round of uproarious laughter.

"Do you think I'm mad to behave like that before the Commander?" The maid, completely thrown to the side, proceeded to the next table of guests.

On the second floor of the mansion, in a room decorated with black and blue furniture, Long Tian sat on his worktable, a pair of dark shades on his head.

The moment the connection request from President Yue came in, he accepted it without hesitation.

"President Yue, I looked through the designs you sent. Here are the modifications I made to the male wear and accessory. I believe they will sell well if we get them in all colors with matching sets of watches and brooches."

"I will go through them and send it back within the hour. As for the female accessories, I am sending the samples I altered in accordance with the suggestions you made. If everything looks good, you can finalize them."

"Sounds good. When would be a good time to set the promotion launch?"

"President Tian, you can decide the date for promotion launch. But if it were me, I would set it on the day when the foreign market is open. That way, we'll get both local and foreign customers."

"Hmm...I was thinking about setting on the inauguration of the New World Formation."

"Sounds like a good idea. How are the natural cosmetics coming along?"

Long Tian went over other topics with President Yue, their discussions lasting until late into the night. By the time they disconnected from WebCom, the guests had already left.

Long Tian took off his WebCom Shades, his eyes stinging from the sudden glare of light, as he blinked to adjust them.

The WebCom series were developed and introduced to the New World Formation by the Li Industries. Containing above a million terabytes of space, the virtual communication devices were a replacement of the previous era's laptops, computers, and tablets.

Not only did they store work, provide access to the worldwide web, held separate spaces to conduct virtual meetings, but they also provided the user with a 3D virtual experience.

Through the WebCom Shades, an individual's consciousness enters the virtual world of their computer where they can design, craft or work on their projects like in real-life, but with greater speed and efficiency.

The WebCom watches work more like tablets, only on a larger screen size with greater cohesion. But without the digital pens, it was impossible to work on the WebCom watch.

Long Tian placed the shades down and clicked on a black button on his shirt sleeve.

A holographic screen of the current calendar popped up and he immediately marked the date for the YueTian Group's new sale Launch.

As he went through the new designs of President Yue, Long Tian could not help but wonder about the mysterious president's identity.

This was another trait of the WebCom Shades.

Since only the consciousness of an individual entered the virtual dimension, a physical image of the person wasn't crafted. All one saw was a fusion of transparent colors in the shape of a human body.

This made it hard to authenticate the identity of those met on the virtual social networks, but on the virtual markets, credibility was displayed through the ownership of Diamond level membership status priced at 100 million yuan.

He happened to come across a design of President Yue on the virtual markets market-wide auction and it was from there that their cooperation began.

"Young Master Long, Commander Long is requesting your presence."

At this moment, the voice of a female servant entered his ears.

"I'll be there in a few minutes." Long Tian stood up and went to the washroom. He washed his hands and wiped his face, before pulling on a black coat and heading out.

*

Qing Yue finished the rest of her work and leaned back in her chair. As her sight landed on her luxurious bed, dread coiled her stomach in knots.

Another night.

Another meeting with the nightmares.

The nightmares came with or without her permission. Even if she kept her eyes open or remained awake all night, they would still hit her and knock her unconscious when the time came.

Qing Yue smiled bitterly and pushed out of her chair.

"Since I can't avoid it, I might as well face it in a comfortable bed."