Chapter 177 - No Time For That

----Inside the office-----

Upon returning from the meeting room, Yue Yeager saw his daughter sitting on the couch with a basket in her lap.

"Little Wan, you're here!" Removing his tie he rushed to her side.

"Shhh!" Yue Wan placed a finger on her lips and made a hush, "He is sleeping don't stir him up."

"Oh, ok! Ok. How did the diagnose go? Is his fever down?" Yue Yeager touched Little Bao's forehead.

Feeling the cold finger, Little Bao meowed with a pout and snuggled into the cushion like a mole.

"Better, daddy. How did your meeting go?" Yue Wan patted Little Bao's back.

Touching his temples, Yue Yeager closed his eyes and laid his head back: "My schedule is getting quite tight. Our shareholders were getting impatient these days and balming Xiang for discretion. They feared that he might not suitable to deal with that big project as he hasn't produced the weekly report about the project progress. They want to switch to a person who could handle the Empire project better."

"That's absurd. Big brother is the most intelligent and capable person, more so than anyone else."

Suddenly, Yue Yeager slapped his thighs, which wake her up from the past images.

"We can't blame them, Xiang hasn't made a position himself in the Yue Corporation. I begged him, all the time, to take the President's position in order to shut those shareholder's mouth up. But he always evaded it by saying that he is not ready."

Taking a deep breath, Yue Yeager continued and clasped Yue Wan's hands firmly in his palms: "Little Wan, can't you talk with him? That brat won't listen to me. He needs to know some global exposure and big faces in the business market, other than being in the military to deal with those scum."

Yue Wan starred in her own space. 'Daddy, you don't know what his real power yet.'

In the past, after her marriage, Yue Wan found that he was in control of half the market for arms dealing and had close ties with the government. He even had an influence that spanned across the dark and light sides of the globe and boasted of an impressive number of mercenaries. To be frank, he was capable of anything to expect his trust and belief for her. However, right when he was revealing this information, she poisoned him thinking it was a normal drug in order to get his secrets. However, before she could pass on the information, that fateful night incident happened with Xiao Hua.

Seeing his daughter in deep thought, Yue Yeager tugged her to get her attention: "Little Wan, what are you contemplating?"

The office door was opened.

"She was contemplating whether to kick you or not."

Hearing that voice, Yue Wan stood up and ran towards him: "Big Brother!"

On the spur of the moment, she embraced him. As she was shot her head landed on his chin.

Yue Xiang's eyes widened slightly and his pupils lost their focus as dense mist clouded his eyes' lower rims. He could feel the warm and strong beating of her heart past the fabric of her clothes.

Nostalgic feeling of his adopted mother, Yue Wan's mom, hugging the mini-version of him as he returned from his military training surfaced before his eyes.

-------At the same time-----

Inside the washroom

Mei Ling's face was black as she stared at the mirror while clenching the phone.

"Why did you call me?" A rough voice asked.

"Today, that b*tch came to Yue Corp. You said that everything was under your control." Mei Ling was gritting her teeth in anger.

"What exactly happened?" That bald man asked her, as he extinguishes the cigarette in an ashtray.

Mei Ling explained everything and added: "What should I do now?"

"Don't panic. You are now Mei Ling who finished her education from states with splendid qualification. So, just get inside the Yue Corp. and keep me posted on the things happening there. I will call that Manager Mu to do something about your interview." The line went off

Mei Ling took a deep breath and left for her interview.

--------Back-to-the-office-----

"It's so unfair!" Yue Yeager sulked with slight envy. His Little Wan didn't hug him when he entered but this smelly brat got lucky.

Yue Xiang could hear a muffled cry from her, his eyes deepened and turned frosty. Facing his father, he asked through the eyes, 'Did you scare her with your lame story?'

Yue Yeager quickly shook his head in defense and looked at the sleeping guy in the basket. 'Save your grandpa from this devil!'

Little Bao made a cute yawn and continued his sleep. 'No time for that.'

Just then the door was knocked.

"Knock!"

Yue Wan took control over her overflowing guilty consciousness and stepped back from the embrace.

Both men wanted to ask her something, but Yue Wan's hoarse voice ordered: "Come in."

Mingwan came in with a file: "CEO Yue! Young Master! Pardon my interruption, I want to give the resume of the woman who came in for the interview."

Yue Yeager's face was rigid as solid as he motioned her to hand it over to Yue Xiang and waved his hand for her to withdraw.

Looking at the stiffy atmosphere and red-eyed Yue Wan, Mingwan left the room in confusion.

Before Yue Xiang could speak up, Yue Wan took the file and read the information.

Yue Yeager, who was standing behind Yue Wan with the basket, also took a peek at it and exclaimed: "She is very well qualified to be my assistant. I have an idea let's test this girl; if she does well, then just make her an official employee. There's no need to go through the trial period."

Yue Xiang caught sight disturbance in Yue Wan's eyes: "What's the matter?"

With a scrutinized brows, Yue Wan uttered: "It's strange."

"What do you mean?" Yue Yeager could not grasp what she was trying to imply.

The file was hand down to her brother: "Here."

Yue Xiang's tone was extremely cold as he lowered her gaze and flipped another page of the resume: "Understood."

"Hm? 'understood' what?" Yue Yeager's curiosity was piqued. He was clueless on what they were talking about, so he simply took the file and read through it with a solemn look. 

Yue Xiang patted her head and whispered something in her ear.

Yue Wan could not help feeling mortified as she continued to ponder over her brother's words: "Should I go?!"

"For the sake of me, you have to go." Yue Xiang's orbs shrank and his voice turned eerily cold.

With a downcasted eyes and scowling face, Yue Wan stomped on the floor heavily as she took her basket and left the room, but not before giving a kiss to her father's cheek.

That cheered Yue Yeager up, so he forgot everything around.

-------With-Mei-Ling--------

Just as she returned, Yue Wan passed her like she didn't feel her presence.

'What's the rush!?'

Suddenly a gossip falls on her ear.

Mingwan telling her fellow workmate: "Young Miss seems to have been ostracized by the CEO. I saw her standing there with red eyes."