Pressured by the many 'honking' sounds from different cars, Stephanie Ruan kept tapping on his arm nervously, "Hey... what are you doing?? Stop joking around..."
"Just keep driving, can you??"
"Come on, Javier, please... this is really too embarrassing!"
"..."
A few seconds have passed and Javier Zhong still sees that she is darting her eyes around in an anxious manner.
Well, it is not his intention to 'bully' her with such an act, but she had been poking at the wrong spots repeatedly that it has begun to bother him so much!
To be honest, nothing else matters more to him right now and he just could not wait to clear this big misunderstanding.
However, a part of him is also hesitating if he should be telling her how he feels...
I mean, talking to her about this would naturally mean that he is admitting to seeing what he shouldn't have.
But it was also not like he had done it on purpose right??...
And just when he had decided to speak to her briefly about the incident at her house, Javier Zhong saw Stephanie Ruan pressing both hands on her face.
"Oh my gosh... I'm really about to faint from this..." She said aloud to herself.
As soon as Javier Zhong heard her words, he immediately became worried stiff. "Faint?? Are you not feeling well now?? Do you need some water?"
"??..."
Startled by his overwhelming concern for her, Stephanie Ruan put her fingers slightly apart from each other and stole a glance at his panic-stricken face.
In fact, this is the first time that she has heard him say so many words at one go!
Why is he reacting like this? Don't tell me that... some 'water' got into his brain today?
Actually, it is not that she really felt like fainting, but she had merely used it as an expression to show that she is unable to deal with this situation anymore.
But since he is reacting so 'passionately' to her words, Stephanie Ruan decided to just ride on this as a last resort to get him to move the car.
With some weak nods, she exaggerated her condition even further, "Ahh... the loud horns are making me dizzy... and now I feel like vomiting too."
"I can feel a headache coming... my head is hurting..." She acted while peeking at him discreetly.
As expected of him, Javier Zhong immediately stepped on the pedal and started driving away.
Yes!!!... Mission accomplished!!
However, in the next second, Stephanie Ruan gulped when she heard him on the phone call with his personal doctor.
"Come to the Residence now. I need you to see someone."
...
At the Zhong's Residence, Stephanie Ruan is automatically brought up to Javier Zhong's bedroom.
Sitting on the sofa, she could not hold back her embarrassment as the doctor did a detailed check-up on her 'fake' conditions.
-Sigh-
If only she knew that he would overreact like this...
Not long after, the doctor placed his stethoscope around the back of his neck and stood upright.
He carefully penned down a few lines in his notepad before reporting, "Chairman Zhong, don't worry, Director Ruan is okay and she just needs some rest."
Phew... Thankfully she was not exposed by his doctor! Otherwise, she could not imagine what he would do to her!
But the annoying man beside her is obviously not satisfied with the result.
"Check again. She was very ill just now." He insisted.
Hastily waving both of her hands at Javier Zhong, Stephanie Ruan immediately rejected his 'thoughtful' order.
"That... Actually... I'm feeling fine now... Like what the doctor said, I just need some rest." She spoke to him with an unnatural smile.
After a moment of hesitation, Javier Zhong held her by the hand and led her toward his king-sized bed.
"!!..."
"Then get some rest here. I'll bring you a glass of water." He gently sat her down beneath his thick and warm blanket before exiting the room with his doctor.
"Mmm... Okay..." Stephanie Ruan could only let him be while she sat there helplessly.
As soon as the door is closed shut, she let out a deep sigh. "Serve me right... Now I don't have a choice but to continue my 'pitiful' act in front of him..."
...
At the same time, Javier Zhong is heading toward the kitchen when he felt his phone vibrating in his pocket. He pulled it out and looked at the caller's name.
"Speak."
Over on the other side, Isaac Wen immediately relayed his message to him. "Chairman Zhong, the land that you are interested in recently is available for bidding."
"Show me the results of the land use analysis."
With a slightly anxious voice, Isaac Wen hurriedly explained, "The team is still working on this. The bidding will close in three weeks’ time and the analysis will be out in early next week."
Frowning, Javier Zhong spoke in a displeased tone. "They have been working on this since last week and they are not done yet? What is taking them so long?!"
"..."
"Call all of them to the office tomorrow at 6 am! I want to see the finalised report in thirty-six hours!"
"Yes, I understand, Chairman Zhong."
Well, it is entirely within Isaac Wen's expectations that he would receive such a response. After all, his boss is a highly efficient businessman who does not like to waste a single second!
But could someone also help to tell him that not everyone is as smart as he is??
Things that he could easily get done in one hour might take others a few days to finish...
"Anything else?" Javier Zhong asked him in a much colder tone.
"Yes, Chairman Zhong, about your invitation as a Guest of Honour at the Global Business Conference..."
...
Meanwhile, Stephanie Ruan is starting to feel restless on the bed. It has been about fifteen minutes and there is still no sign of Javier Zhong.
"Didn't he go out to take some water? Where did he go??"
Curious, she walked out of the bedroom and stepped into the large empty corridor.
"Hmm, no one here..." Stephanie Ruan headed toward the staircase, ready to find him in the kitchen.
But just then, a woman's loud voice had completely startled her!
"I told you not to look for me anymore!!..."
With widened eyes, Stephanie Ruan quickly turned around and saw that there is no one behind her.
Strange... Where is the voice coming from??
With that, Stephanie Ruan made up her mind to walk in the direction of the loud voice, just to take a look at what is happening.
As she inched toward the last bedroom in the corridor, the voice became even louder and clearer.
"I've already given you a large sum of money! Now that you are being followed, you want more from me??!!..."
"Dream on!!!... Let me tell you, I am not giving you a single cent!..."
Upon closer inspection, Stephanie Ruan stole a quick look at the woman through the small gap in the unclosed door.
And the woman actually turns out to be Victoria Zhong, who is Javier Zhong's stepmother!
What exactly is going on??... Why is she being chased for money from another person?
But what Victoria Zhong had said after this shocked Stephanie Ruan the most!
"Don't you dare threaten me about the accident..."
Seeming to know about the sensitivity of this topic, Victoria Zhong lowered her voice almost immediately and turned her head only to realise that the bedroom door is not completely closed.
"!!!..."
"Accident??!..." Despite the much softer volume, Stephanie Ruan is standing close enough to hear every single word clearly!
However, she is also quick to sense that something is wrong when Victoria Zhong had stopped her conversation abruptly.
Stephanie Ruan instantly took a few steps back and prepared to dash over to Javier Zhong's room...
But it is too late and she suddenly came face to face with Victoria Zhong!