The Villain's Wife

On this morning, Lily decided to visit some of the sites that Zhuo Jingren had shortlisted for her headquarters. These sites were all located in prime space, in the middle of the bustling city and conveniently located near Zhuo Capital and Sky City as well.

"Miss Qin, a lot of celebrities have their eyes set on this building because of its location. The top three floors here are also the most sought after space right now because of its view." The property consultant explained as he toured Lily around. This was the first building that the property consultant had brought Lily and they were currently viewing the highest floor.

"Actually, just yesterday, Mrs. Xuan was here and she was seriously considering buying the space on this level. But I quickly made up a reason to delay the transaction. Mr. Zhuo insisted that you have a chance to view of this space and that you should have the priority of buying it if you like it."

"Mrs. Xuan? As is Mr. Xuan Hui' wife?" she asked, wondering if he was referring to Qin Fei or Xuan Hui's mother.

"Ah… I am sorry for the confusion. I meant Miss Qin Fei. She insisted that we address her as Mrs. Xuan…" the property consultant laughed awkwardly. "She wanted a space for her fashion brand. Since this place is near Xuan Films and is very accessible, she immediately took a liking to the place."

"I can't help but wonder why the top three floors of this building are still vacant. Given that there are other companies occupying the other levels in this building, weren't there offers from any of these companies to occupy these floors too?" she asked.

"No… there weren't any." The brief answer of the consultant made Lily conclude that Zhuo Jingren might have something to do about it. The latter wanted the best for her and this was pretty obvious as every site that he had shortlisted for her had great views and accessibility too.

Lily merely nodded at his words and didn't inquire any further. She roamed her eyes around and the more she looked at the space before her, the more she liked it. The view from this side of town was great and this building was also near Zhuo Capital. Her mind was mostly settled on this building. She thought about how grabbing lunch together with Zhuo Jingren would be really convenient. Plus, she could also piss Qin Fei off and the thought of it made her feel good.

"Good. I want this building. My secretary will be calling you today to settle the accounts," Lily said as she walked towards the floor to ceiling windows, her mind thinking about how she would want the whole place to look like.

After another ten minutes, Lily and Yang Mi left the building. It was only ten in the morning and still too early for lunch. Before Lily and Zhuo Jingren left for work in the morning, they had agreed to meet for lunch. As both of them had a rather busy schedule, Zhuo Jingren had suggested that he would bring food from home and they could eat lunch together in his office.

In the meantime, Lily needed a place where she could do some work while waiting for her lunch appointment, and her husband's office was just the perfect place. Yang Mi started up the car and drove towards Zhuo Capital.

"President, news of President Zhuo's marriage somehow made it online earlier but it was quickly suppressed and removed from the internet's top searches. It must be President Zhuo's PR team," reported Yang Mi.

"Hmmm… I already expected that to happen," Lily nonchalantly replied. News about Zhuo Jingren online was very scarce. Lily understood that it was because her husband is a very private man. Moreover, he could quickly use his connections to suppress any news about him that he didn't want anyone to know. "I'm guessing that someone deliberately leaked this news to the media. Someone wanted to stir trouble for him."

This was the only thing that Lily could think of right now. During last night's event, Zhuo Jingren had told Daohu to warn everyone not to take any photos and videos of them. She was sure that most people would listen as they were afraid of Zhuo Jingren. Of course, this is with the exception of the person who leaked the news.

"Did they mention my name? Any images?" Lily asked. Though she was not afraid of being public with their marriage, marrying the most eligible bachelor of the city was bound to bring some trouble for her. Lily was a little occupied right now and didn't have the energy and time to deal with the schemes of jealous women.

"No mention of your name. Only a blurred image of a man and a woman dancing was uploaded," Yang Mi answered. "The thing is, though the news was quickly suppressed, there were still some netizens who managed to take a screenshot of the photo before it was taken down and shared it in their own social media accounts. Though your name was not mentioned, I think somehow it could be traced back to you if someone were to investigate it."

"Hmmm…" Lily nodded and turned her head to look at the traffic. She wanted some peace right now. However, if people were bold enough to come to her looking for trouble, she would gladly show them what the word crazy meant.

"Should we call Cathy and ask her to help investigate?" Yang Mi asked.

"No need." Lily said. "Let's sit back and observe for now." Knowing how capable Zhuo Jingren was, Lily wanted to see how he would solve this matter. "Any updates from the Arisons?"

"President… Cathy believes that Liam Arison is up to something. He was seen leaving a restaurant just minutes before Mr. Xuan Hui. Moreover, he also scheduled a private meeting with some of the biggest shareholders of Arisons Construction and… some prominent shareholders of A.R Mall and Boutique."

"Good. Keep me updated. I would love a good challenge," Lily said before crossing her arms across her chest. Zhuo Jingren already informed her that Xuan Hui was planning something against her. However, she was not able to ask anything about his accomplice.

If Liam and Xuan Hui were indeed working together, Lily would not hesitate to destroy those two together.

….

While Lily was preparing herself for the trouble that was coming. Zhuo Jingren's face was extremely dark as he listened to Secretary Go's update.

His hands were trembling and the temperature in the room seemed to be dropping even lower.

"President… Please calm down… Miss Lily is on her way… if she sees you like this… she…."

Zhuo Jingren clenched his jaw and stared at his secretary. His gaze immediately made Secretary Go tremble. Zhuo Jingren balled his fists before he said, "Tell me, Go Jichen… how should I tell her that there is a possibility that our child did not die from the accident but was surgically removed from her womb?"

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