Finally, a knock on the door startled Lin Miao from his sleep.
Gently moving Lucy’s limbs that were wrapped around him, Lin Miao lifted the quilt and got out of bed, feeling refreshed and in good spirits after a good night’s sleep.
He tossed on a simple shirt and shorts before going to open the door.
It was none other than Gloria at the door.
Seeing Lin Miao in such scant clothing, she was initially taken aback, blinking a few times before finally looking away and saying with a slight blush,
"I’m sorry... I was rude... Mr. Lin, there’s something I want to report to you."
"Come in... never mind, let’s just talk here."
Lin Miao originally intended to let Gloria in, but suddenly remembered there was someone still lying in bed.
Ever since Gloria became the attending physician, she no longer had to work from seven in the morning until midnight and had a lot more free time, which even allowed David’s studies to improve significantly.
In this regard, Gloria was acutely aware of who she owed everything to, so she too had to pull herself together.
For some reason, Lin Miao felt that Gloria looked a bit off today.
"I’ve been keeping an eye on Kotaisky and Tangkx ever since the last employee recognition event. While awarding me my bonus, I noticed that Kotaisky had changed his watch to one that was quite a bit cheaper. Meanwhile, Tangkx has been in a great mood lately and even took a few days off. I suspect he didn’t return the watch to Kotaisky."
"What do you plan to do?"
"I... I initially thought about using the last incident as an opportunity to approach Kotaisky and probe this matter, but it seemed too deliberate..."
"So I found out that Kotaisky brings his boyfriend to Ember for dinner every 22nd of the month."
"So I... want to ask for your help to... run into Kotaisky there by chance, and given we’ve recently lost two attending physicians, if we can take down Tangkx, our career could advance further."
The incident of losing two attending physicians, in fact, made Gloria quite on edge, but that’s how Night City is; if you want to climb higher, the risk of death is inevitable.
Moreover, Gloria felt that these deaths might be related to what happened last time.
Lin Miao roughly got the hint.
"Are you suggesting that I pretend to date you at Ember and then ’bump into’ your company’s director, is that what you mean?"
Being seen through, Gloria tensed up immediately and hurriedly explained,
"It’s not exactly a pretend date; actually, this time David and I have already received so much of your help, and I wanted to take this opportunity to repay you a bit."
"Will David be going too?"
"Thanks to your guidance last time, David is much more obedient than before, so he’ll be attending night classes and... won’t be going."
"Hmm... the 22nd, isn’t that this Thursday? The day after tomorrow, right?"
Hearing Lin Miao’s response, Gloria was somewhat delighted.
Just then, a pair of long, slender, fair arms sneakily wrapped around from behind Lin Miao like boneless snakes and hungrily slipped into Lin Miao’s unbuttoned shirt.
"Is it really okay, Miss Gloria, to leave your son at school and go on a date with an old flame? That’s not something a good mother would do."
Actually, when Lin Miao moved Lucy’s arms away, she was already awake, but she was so exhausted from last night that she wanted to sleep a bit longer. However, upon hearing Gloria’s name, she immediately got up stealthily, threw on one of Lin Miao’s shirts, and rushed over to stake her claim.
Lin Miao grabbed those unruly hands tightly.
This woman really needed to go to Egypt to pull weeds.
Of course, Gloria knew the name Lucy; she received the notification and news the moment the profile picture and related files appeared in the employee records. Only she never imagined such a relationship between Lucy and Lin Miao.
She had been observing for quite some time and was sure Lin Miao was single and interested in her.
When Lucy poked her pretty face from behind Lin Miao, pressing her chin against his shoulder, Gloria’s face instantly turned pale, her lips quivered, not knowing what to say.
"No... it’s not like that... I just..."
"Enough." Lin Miao held Lucy’s hands, signaling her to stop speaking.
"Thursday, right? I’ll come to pick you up in the car then."
Upon saying this, both were surprised, and Lin Miao just felt a sharp pain in his chest.
The slender fingers under his shirt pinched his skin like a pair of pliers.
Yet, Lin Miao maintained a calm expression.
"This concerns our future development; we should still go. Yet, the position of director isn’t something that can be easily acquired. After all, Kotaisky is just a second shareholder. The director position is generally a moneymaking role for the board, typically for the chairman’s people, so any moves should be made from above."
"But the good news is the chairman only holds about thirty percent of the shares, so we have room for maneuver, and we can target Kotaisky and other shareholders."
Upon hearing it was about business, Lucy’s hand slightly loosened, though it still hurt.
"Hmm..." Though a bit disappointed, Gloria didn’t mind since Lin Miao agreed despite Lucy’s grasp, which already indicated something.
She nodded slightly, "Then I won’t disturb you two any longer."
With that, she turned to leave, only leaving Lin Miao being pinched by Lucy.