Chapter 451: Outfit and Make up

The current atmosphere was a little tense. It reminded Lyca of the day just after a strong storm has passed. It was quiet and still— too still. She stared at the older man in front of her before she focused her attention on the cake. It was chocolate cake. Not her favorite but she liked it.

Without saying anything, Lyca started eating. She wondered if Mr. Shen Qiaosong was waiting for her to finish her food before saying anything. After all, he had been sitting there, not saying a thing since he arrived. Did the fact that she was here surprised him?

Lyca was certain her beauty wasn't that unheard of.

Maybe the fact that she was wearing a cute little dress that accentuated her curves surprised him too much. To be fair, this outfit was something Tang Ruyi insisted that she wear.

That woman actually played dress-up and treated her like a goddamn Barbie doll. Her hair was now curled, her face with a thin but nice make-up on. Tang Ruyi called it natural makeup. Of course, Lyca didn't understand why it was called natural when she knew that they put two different foundations in her face.

It was probably because it looked natural. It made her skin looked more flawless and beautiful.

What Lyca hated the most about the makeup was actually the fact that… her eyelashes were pretty heavy. She already had long natural eyelashes but Tang Ruyi insisted on adding more and making it more curly. It looked pretty on her but d*mn it was heavy.

She found it weird to blink.

Lyca knew how to put on her own makeup but she didn't realize how lacking her knowledge in that field until she met those people who fixed her up. She looked at her black dress short dress. Despite Tang Ruyi's insistence on choosing a different color, Lyca put her foot down and decided to wear this black V Neck dress. It short and ruffled. Of course, Tang Ruyi didn't forget the laces.

Oh, the laces.

Lyca hated every part of the dress except for the fact that it wasn't a body con. Meaning, she could hide something in her thighs. A weapon, a gun, and a knife.

"I wasn't expecting that you would bring Miss Huang with you."

After a few minutes of silence, Qiaosong finally said something. He looked at Shen Qui, unimpressed. Then he stared at Lyca. "To think that you would get involve in business looking like this was beyond me."

"…" Did the old man expected, she was trying to seduce him? Her forehead creased. "Mr. Shen… you are not even handsome." Her point was… well… she wanted to say that she didn't make herself look this good just for an old man. "And you're old."

Qiaosong's face contorted. He forced himself to say, "Don't interrupt me while I'm speaking!"

Lyca snorted. "Or what?" Was this man trying to commit suicide? For some reason, Lyca thought that the Shen Family are really proud people. They think too highly of themselves. Did they think they were kings and queens of this country?

In response, Shen Qiaosong squinted at her. "You— "

"Mr. Shen… let's cut to the chase. You said you wanted to tell me something about the Huang Family?" Shen Qui asked.

"Then please send her out of the private room." Shen Qiaosong said.

To his surprise, Shen Qui snorted. "Mr. Shen… my time is running out. You can leave if you want."

Shen Qiaosong's face darkened before he opened his phone and called someone, ordering them to come inside. "It's just one person. She knew everything about Ken Xu."

Lyca ignored the man's gaze as she concentrated on another sweets. The restaurant that they were in really has lovely and delicate sweets. She wanted to take her time savoring every minute of it. Lyca closed her eyes as she tasted the cinnamon on the flower-looking cake. It was delicious!

Just as she opened her eyes she saw a woman walk inside. Tall and slim, and familiar.

It was none other than Miss Park.

She recalled seeing this woman in a meeting with Shen Qui weeks ago. Why is she here?

She walked towards the circular table, her red lips curled up into a beautiful smile.

Now that Lyca thought about it, this Miss Park would easily pass the preliminary round of the Miss Universe! She stared at the woman's beautiful face then ate her sweets. As expected, eating while staring at someone beautiful is different.

"Mr. Shen…" Miss Park held her hand towards Shen Qui.

"Take a seat, Miss Park," Shen Qui said without even looking at Miss Park's hand. Then he looked at Shen Qiaosong. "Why is she here? I will give you three minutes to explain before I leave."

"You— "

"Mr. Shen Qiaosong… please don't forget that your family needed my help. It's not the other way around." Shen Qui was quick to remind him. These people were acting like they own the world and that everyone owed them something.

Funny how their imaginations have gone so wild to the point of insanity.

Despite his anger, Qiaosong gnashed his teeth in silence as he started. "Miss Park is suspecting that her father is already dead and the one using her father's identity is Ken Xu. I also have suspicions that Ken Xu… is posing as the president. That was the reason why he never appeared together with the president and together with Mr. Park. However, Mr. Park would appear with Mr. Xu Jihan as well as the president."

Shen Qui and Lyca eyed each other.

"Miss Park… tell him what you know," Qiaosong said. In response, Miss Park nodded and stared at Shen Qui.

"My father would never miss my birthday. I am already twenty-five and for the last twenty-three years, he would always…and I mean always give my gift at midnight during my birthday. Since my father started working with Xu Jihan… he stopped doing this. He would celebrate my birthday, but it was like he has completely forgotten about this… ritual that only the two of us know." Miss Park gulped, tears started streaming from her eyes.