Chapter 28: Leave The Mansion
"He is on a mission"
"When is he coming back?"
"When he'll finish it!"
Jo was at a loss for words, can this man be a bit more clear, she wanted to go out this week, not next year. Seeing that the girl was getting a bit sad Lu Ye Ze gave in.
"You can ask Butler Gu to book you a stylist, to chose a gown for next week". Hearing this Jo suddenly became enthusiastic.
"Then I will not bother you anymore, I will go find the Butler" Jo hastily stood up from the table and turned to leave, but her hand had been caught by Lu Ye Ze's. He then pulled her back and she fell in his lap. The man lowered his head and whispered next to her ear in a very seductive voice.
"You can bother me as much as you want". Jo started blushing, so she hid her face and pushed the man gently, escaping from his embrace, then she ran out of the room as fast as she could. Lu Ye Ze followed the girl's figure with his eyes, until she disappeared from his line of sight. He leaned back in his chair and picked up the newspaper.
Jo went to the cloakroom to wash her face, she needed to control this sort of emotions in front of him. This man was too irresistible, she had never felt like this, not even when she first started dating David. His way of flirting, was so different from what she had experienced before and she couldn't deny that even his perverted actions, made her feel a bit giddy. Jo paused for a second... David... Huh! I suddenly don't feel sad anymore, it's like now, he is a distant person from my past.
Jo went to find the butler in his office. She looked at the door that was put back in its place, with a smug face, then she knocked on the door.
"Come in"
Jo swinged the door open and went in. As soon as he saw who knocked on his door, Butler Gu stood up from his chair and his back straightened unconsciously. He had overheard them earlier in the conservatory. At the mention of the name "Ri-El" he got petrified. He recalled how he kept her on the estate, prepared a maid uniform for her, including a name tag and how he locked her in the cabin, at the end of the garden. At that time, the master was only using her to save himself from a predicament, Master didn't expect that the girl will live, otherwise he wouldn't have made that desperate decision.
Also, his Master didn't instruct him what to do with her when she woke up, so he took these decisions all by himself. Since he noticed that Master started taking a liking to her and even started coming to the mansion every day to see her, he had been on pins and needles. He was completely terrified that Master punish him with his life, for the disrespect he has shown to his woman. His salvation now, was only her.
Jo approached the study, she was vibrant and enthusiastic. She pulled the chair opposite the Butler and sat down.
"Butler Gu, I need you help. Do you have time for some chit chat?
The Butler was over the moon when his ray of hope asked him for help.
"Yes! Yes of course, whatever you need Madam, I have plenty of time for you" Butler Gu replied with a wide smile on his face and full of eagerness to curry her favour.
"First, stop calling me Madam, I am not married. Just call me Jo or Ri-El whichever you prefer and secondly, take a seat"
Butler Gu gave a light chuckle, looking intrigued, then he sat back down in his chair and asked politely.
"Miss Ri-el, how may I help you?"
"There will be a banquet next week and Mr. Lu, asked me to bother you in finding me a stylist!" Said the girl happily.
"Yes, it is old Madam's birthday next week. I will book one of the best stylist in the country for you. She will come to the mansion and help you chose a gown according to your preference.
"There is no need for her to come here, we should go to her studio instead!"
"Ah!... I see... of course Miss, I will arrange the visit right away, do you have a day in mind?" The Butler knew how eager was this girl to leave the mansion, even for a tiny bit.
"The sooner, the better!" Said Jo with a wide grin on her face.
"Ha ha..." Butler Gu chuckled softly again. "Consider it done, I will confirm with you the date and time shortly!"
"Thank you Butler Gu, I won't keep you any longer then!" Jo left the office looking satisfied.
The Butler was indeed very efficient, he booked Fan Xiaomu, one of the most famous fashion stylists in the country, for the very next day. At the news that the Butler of the boss of LT Corporations is requesting their help, the fashion house went in a frenzy. Their services were requested for a woman in her thirties, slim fit, 5.7' tall and with long dark hair. They wondered who this woman was and what was her connection, with the boss of the LT Corporation. Fan Xiaomu had to interrupt her fashion exhibition in Milan to return to the country, her services were requested by the most influential man in China and she didn't want to lose this opportunity, for anything in the world. She posted the news on Weibo and her fame grew overnight.
The appointment was booked for fifteen past ten in the morning, but Jo was so eager to go out, that she arrived an hour earlier, she entered the building and took a seat, on the sofa by the reception. Jo decided to wait, it was impolite to arrive so early for an appointment. She sat there observing quietly the two receptionist who were franticly running back and forth with coffee mugs, flowers and accessories. They were dressing up the mannequins in the window display and setting up the drinks bar. In their rush one of them noticed that a woman came in and sat on the sofa. The receptionist, seized up and down this European woman, she was dressed plainly and didn't have any accessories, she didn't even own a bag. Anger started boiling within her, but she tried to supress her feelings. She put down the vase of flowers on the desk and turned to the woman.
"Miss we are not open to the public today, come back another time"
Jo looked at her perplexed, she didn't understood a word, she spoke to her in Chinese, so she was just looking at her blinking repeatedly. The receptionist was puzzled by this woman's reaction, was she stupid? The other receptionist heard her colleague and lifted her head up, she was dressing one of the mannequins in the window. She saw an European woman sitting on the sofa looking confused.
"Do you speak English?"
"Yes!" Jo turned to face the other girl and replied politely, with a smile on her face, "I am sorry, I do not understand the language yet, but I am learning"
"The studio is closed for the public today, so please leave now, we are expecting important guests" Jo fell pensive for a moment, were they talking about her? She was about to say something, when the door was swung open with a loud bang.
A woman wearing Prada, appeared at the entrance. She removed her Gucci glasses and addressed one of the receptionists.
"I would like to see your head stylist!"
The younger receptionist gasped, she was Liu Yifei a famous international actress. She was the rumoured girlfriend of Lu Ye Ze, for many years. Her fame rose to this heights, due to this gossip. Many film directors have given her lead roles, just to get acquainted with the boss of LT Corporations, the economy leader in China. Having a backing support like this, one could say that he was living in Heaven already.
Both receptionists looked at each other and it went without saying, she was their important guest for today. In the next second, the girls started to shower Liu Yifei with compliments, while guiding her to the luxurious sitting room, on the first floor.
Jo leaned back in the sofa, that woman must have been a celebrity by the look of it, they were speaking in their language and Jo didn't knew what was going on. Shortly after, one of the girls remembered the other woman at the reception and came back, to see if she left. To her surprise, this woman was still sitting quite comfortably on their sofa, reading one of the magazines, that were displayed on the coffee table.
"Miss, I thought you understood what I said to you before. We are closed" The receptionist was full of anger by now, these foreigners didn't have any manners every time they visited their country, so she was a bit biased towards them. This woman, also seemed to lack any self respect, after being asked politely to leave, she had the nerve to ignore them and continue her stay. Did she wanted to be thrown out by the security guards? In the meantime the other receptionist came down as well.
"What are you still doing here? Are you waiting to be chased out like a dog? Don't you have any manners?" Scoffed the receptionist while calling security.
Jo was looking at this pair of rude girls. If she didn't had manners, then the whole world didn't even knew what manners were. Jo had been in the care of a Norland nanny since birth, so she has been thought manners, even before she could even walk. At this point it seemed beneath her to retaliate, even if the God of fashion in China, arrived and asked her to stay in this studio, she would refuse. She had never been treated like this, not even when she was lost without any money on her in the north of Ireland. She was on a weekend getaway, when her car broke down. So she had to walk for miles in the muddy fields, to find some sort of civilisation. When she entered that pub with muddy shoes and clothes, looking like a beggar, the waitress there, treated her like a normal human being. That has always been her only expectation, to be treated like a normal human being, but these girls were on a whole another level of rudeness.
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