Chapter 24: How crazy is that?
Ying Yue followed Big Boss to his office. There was something else she needed to talk to him about.
The jogger pants she was wearing was loose on her and she had to constantly pull them up while she walked.
When they got in, she didn't bother sitting down and just leaned against his desk. She wanted to tell Big Boss directly about it. "I'm going to quit Fei International."
Big Boss sighed. "Alright. At this point you really do have to."
Ying Yue pursed her lips, thinking about whether or not she should talk to Big Boss about Fei Huangjin. She didn't have anyone else to talk to. Big Boss was the closest thing to a friend or family that she had.
Seeing her quiet, he rolled his eyes as he piled up the documents on his desk. "Spill it." He'd known her for six years. He could at least sense when she had something else she wanted to say.
She looked around his office and pouted. "Fei Huangjin asked me to be his girlfriend this afternoon."
His movements stilled, and there were a few seconds of silence that stretched between them before he set aside the papers he was holding. Big Boss looked at her closely and frowned. "I didn't know there was something going on between you two."
"I didn't either. He just suddenly declared he wanted to date me, like how crazy is that?" She began to rant about how she pretended to be his girlfriend and the conversation they had in the car.
The more Big Boss thought about it though, the more he saw the advantage that dating Fei Huangjin would bring her. He knew for a fact that the Jade Circle feared Fei Huangjin and the Dragon Club. If she were to be his girlfriend… "Don't quit your job. You should date him."
Her head whipped to his direction. She expected to see Big Boss' teasing face but instead, she found him looking at her seriously. "Are you kidding me? Relationships are not allowed in Juyan," she reminded him.
"I know. But this is different."
Confused, she cocked her head at him. She had no idea what Big Boss was playing at right now.
Big boss sighed. He didn't want to explain this to Ying Yue but he knew he had to since she was already involved. "Fei Huangjin's father, Fei Yangcheng, founded the Dragon Club. Dragon Club is powerful, expansive -- spreading all throughout Asia, manufacturing and selling weapons. Under Fei Huangjin's ruling, they're slowly legalizing their activities. Unlike Jade Circle, who deal with drugs, prostitution, and extortion, Dragon Club members are the owners of big industries and companies in the country, and together they control the Chinese economy. They're both based in S city, so they aren't that friendly with each other. But Jade Circle can't afford to go to war with them."
Slowly, Ying Yue began to understand what Big Boss was getting at. She wasn't stupid. She could read between the lines. "So you're saying that the safest place for me is to be by Fei Huangjin's side?"
Big boss sat back and nodded in affirmation. "They can't very well target the future madam of Dragon Club, can they? That would be a suicide mission on their part."
If the Jade Circle got wind of her dating Fei Huangjin, they couldn't make a move on her. It would buy her more time to figure out how to find Ying Shen's stash. "So this thing with CEO Fei…"
"…is the thing that's keeping you alive." Big boss looked at her pointedly.
She looked away. "I understand."
The two were silent for a while.
When she headed to the door, Big Boss called out to her one more time. "Shadow fox."
He wanted her to make her decision clear. No matter what, dating Fei Huangjin was still a big decision to make. If she didn't want to, he could always find another way to make her disappear from S city. "Should I just ask Yiling to clean up after you at Fei International?"
She stopped at the doorway, but she didn't look back. "No need. I'm staying." She had already made up her mind.
Fei Huangjin, you better be a good boyfriend.
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While Ying Yue was waiting for Juyan's car service, a familiar sedan pulled up at the lobby. The window rolled down, and there was Xi Shenghui, his face expressionless, beckoning her over.
Ying Yue had to admit, for a guy who was rough around the edges, he looked quite good. She walked over and leaned at the window to look at him with a small smile. "You the one driving me tonight?"
He nodded his head and she got in at the front passenger seat.
"Seatbelt." He mumbled.
She strapped her seatbelt and grinned at him. He didn't comment on it, though.
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