Chapter 239 - Late Night Calls

The meeting with the five kings lasted almost a day. 

After bickering with William for a bit, everyone finally started discussing seriously about the various aspects of the project proposal. They analyzed the risks, bargained over the returns and benefits, deliberated upon the resources and the investment amount they would inject into the project. They still have a month leeway to settle everything, and then they could initiate the plan. 

They mainly discussed the more detailed version of the overview of the project. For the minute details of the plan, these needed to be discussed with their advisors, their board of directors, as well as the department heads.

It would take time before the second step for the ZD Project could be carried out. In the meantime, the five kings had to busy themselves to prepare in carrying out this project. They estimated that it would take around two years before the appropriate infrastructures could be built in strategic positions around the world. 

After the meeting ended, the kings returned to their own sites to convene with their people and prepare the investment capital.

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Linfeng flew back to the country to check on his Young Miss. Naturally, as he was still not welcome in the Xiong Mansion, he directly went to the Zhou Mansion.

Without resting for a moment, he directly went to his own study room and checked his emails to look at the task he had left behind to his informants and his investigation team.

He noted down two emails that were very important.

First, his team finally had news about Tang Xinyang's sister.

The investigation team that was assigned to this task finally caught on the second young miss' trails. He was surprised to see that Tang Ning was not in the corner of the world like Tang Xinyang predicted. But she was actually in the country under the Tang's nose. How she managed to avoid all of their attention and hide in their lair without their knowledge was impressive. The quiet little girl who kept following him wherever he went was a big girl now. She hides really well. Thanks to him, the little skill he thought to her before had now become a talent. But she can't still beat her master. She was still not good enough because he had found her. 

However, Linfeng was willing to give her time. For now, she could rebel to her family until he come for her and escort her home. 

Secondly, he was summoned to the Xiong Mansion, scheduled next week.

The latter email came from his father. It was an email written to a butler, not from a father to his son. Linfeng clicked on the 'close' button and leaned back on his chair.

Being summoned to the Xiong Mansion was most likely not good news.

He massaged the middle of his brows, exhaustion apparent on his face.

He looked at his phone again. He wanted to call his Young Miss, his Zhi'er, and listen to her voice. But the number was still not reachable. He considered borrowing other's phone, but his father most likely already considered such an obvious thing. He probably still would not be able to reach her. The first branch of the Xiong family's special teams must not be underestimated, they could easily review and filter out the phone calls reaching to the Young Miss. She most likely had another personal phone number to avoid such monitoring. But Linfeng unfortunately did not have it.

Linfeng suddenly had an idea. He called Jang Shin's number. 

"Linfeng? Where are you now? Is the meeting already over?" Jang Shin's worried voice came from the phone.

"It went well. I am currently in the Zhou Mansion. Shin, can you help me call someone?"

Jang Shin was taken aback by Linfeng's unusually soft tone. 

"Hey, don't do that to me. I'm not your master. Just tell me outright, who do I have to call?" Jang Shin said as goosebumps broke out on his skin.

"Song Xuantin. My Young Miss's friend. Can you get her number?"

"Wait. I will call Xinyang to ask for help. I'll call you back once I have the number."

"Alright. Thanks."

After the short conversation with Jang Shin, Linfeng stared at his phone. 

He still remembered what that perverted uncle said. 

Xiong Zhi was drenched wet, seemingly while in a certain occasion. Why?

Linfeng did not want to talk further with the pervert about his Young Miss. That was why even when he was dying to know what had happened to his Young Miss, he kept it bottled up until he arrived in the country.

That pervert, William, had an extremely high level of sharpness. Linfeng might let slip some things out inadvertently just by talking to him. He was confident to mask his emotions when it came to business talks, but when it came to his Young Miss, he could not help but feel affected and overly protective. Just a slight provocation about her was enough for Linfeng to act so unlike his usual self.

He checked the current trends and news, and he happened to see a feature article regarding Xiong Wuyue's birthday. 

His languid dark eyes immediately focused.

His attention was caught by a picture of Xiong Zhi standing on the stage with a gift box. It was highlighted in the article that the heiress of the Xiong Empire came and gifted the celebrant the iconic Golden Time dress. The article went on about the origin of the dress and how famous it was. 

Linfeng was a bit surprised that Xiong Zhi easily gave that dress away. After witnessing the fistfight between his Young Miss and Xiong Wuyue before, Linfeng knew that these two people would never hold a friendly talk again. 

Xiong Zhi coming to Xiong Wuyue's birthday was definitely not out of good will. His Young Miss should have went there to cook up a scheme. Seeing Xiong Zhi's popularity was way bigger than Xiong Wuyue in the latter's birthday party, Linfeng knew that Xiong Zhi's plan succeeded.

He chuckled. His Young Miss was way ahead of her enemies. She might have already planned it out the moment she bought the Golden Time dress. Linfeng knew that with his Young Miss's taste, she would not buy that dress and spend twenty billion for nothing. Now, the confusion when Xiong Zhi had bought the dress for such a crazy amount was answered. It was because his Young Miss was waiting for this. To build up her good reputation with generosity, to expand her popularity with the public, to spread and strengthen her network in the high society, and most importantly, as it appeared, to humiliate Xiong Wuyue while staying on a clear ground.