Chapter 97 - All part of her scheming plans.

Bai Jihai had spent most of his time helping his father-in-law and looking for a cure for Chunlan's illness. However, there wasn't any good news and he was starting to get a little anxious especially since she had insisted on working in her father's company once again. He worried that he would be unable to protect her if the Wen family decided to target her so he started contemplating on travelling in person to search for a doctor who could help her. After what had happened, he decided to search for a plan B since he no longer trusted Shen Ji.

He was currently distracted by thinking those thoughts when someone beside him cleared his throat to gain his attention. His cousin, Sakai Natsuhiko who had once found his way back to China without his knowledge looked at him with dark eyes as he asked him. "What are you thinking about, little cousin? I have always told you that any problem that makes one frown is one that must be resolved at all cost. Tell me and I would take care of it!"

Bai Jihai resisted the urge to pinch his nose when he heard his statement. His cousin only knew how to spill blood and use force, something that he was still not used to. If they were in Japan, he would feel reassured but they were in a different country now and he wasn't ready to offend his future father-in-law. "I am afraid that you cannot help me with this matter. But there is still a little favour I need you to do for me. The Wen and Shen family have been quiet too lately, I want to know what they are planning."

Before his cousin could respond, they both heard a knock on the door which halted their conversation. Jihai said. "Come in."

His cold neutral face turned sour when he saw a young beautiful woman enter the room with a smile. She ignored his cousin who was sitting in front of him and sat on another chair as she greeted him. "Oh Jihai, I haven't seen you in such a long time so I decided to greet you instead. We need to talk."

"No, we don't. Mengqi, I am currently very busy." His short statement already showed his unwillingness to talk to her but Shen Mengqi ignored it since she had already decided to be shameless today. Before this, she had thought that it was better to be reserved and coy but Chunlan had stolen him away by being like this so why shouldn't she not be the same?

She decided that she would be more dominant and active from now on. She would change and she will get him no matter what happens. She turned to face the person who was sitting beside her and said. "And you are?"

"Someone who is tired of seeing your annoying face. My cousin had already made it clear he doesn't want to talk to you. Is being shameless now the new trend for the women here?" Bai Jihai tried to stop his cousin but he had already said those words, making him deflate with a sigh.

"How dare you? Jihai, are you going to let him talk to me like this?" Shen Mengqi 's face darkened as her palm itched to give this stranger a slap. "No matter what, we have been childhood friends. Do you really want to cut ties with me? What, am I inferior to Chunlan and Menxiang in your heart?"

Bai Jihai turned to signal his cousin and fortunately, he complied with his request. He finally spared her a glance when he saw that they were alone. "Fine, I will let you talk. Why are you here, Mengqi?"

In another place far away, Tang Chunlan was currently in the Tang company headquarters but she wasn't there to be help her family business. She came here in order to fool her fiance so she would be able to surprise him with a gift that she was currently working on, reviving his mother's business, Starlock. Starlock was a large successful transport company a few years ago but it declined when it was handed to the Wen family since they neglected. There were a lot of problems in that company, including scarce manpower and lack of capital to sustain the business. She wasn't worried about money but the recruitment of staff for the company would surely draw Bai Jihai's attention which was the major problem.

She was busy thinking so much about it that she was filled with the impulse to call him so she picked up the phone beside her and pressed a speed dial to call her fiance. Her heart stopped when she heard a woman pick up the call with a sly cold tone. "Well, well. It's such a surprise to hear your voice again, Tang Chunlan."

She gripped the phone tightly with the question of why she was the one answering Jihai's call. "Mengqi, give the phone to Jihai. I want to talk to him."

Mengqi's mocking laughter echoed through her ears as she replied in a low voice. "I am afraid that's not possible. You see, he is currently in the bathroom changing his clothes. Imagine it, a man half nȧkėd in the room with a woman alone. What could happen?"

Chunhua lifted her head and nodded but she suddenly stopped her senior sister when she remembered something. "Ah, Senior Sister, please don't forget to bring your bodyguards with you. Father said that this was a mandatory request so that the Wen family...."

"I already know." Tang Chunlan's voice trailed softly when she left the office. "Tell Father that I am going to take Uncle Yin Tao with me. There is no need to carry so many bodyguards."

Meanwhile, Shen Mengqi smiled when she saw that the phone call and ended. She checked to see if Jihai was already out of the bathroom but when she saw that he wasn't, she quickly dialed another number.. "Tang Chunlan is already on her way here. I need you and the others to go according to the plan, nothing must go wrong this time! I want Tang Chunlan dead before the sun sets no matter what!"