Fei Huangjin walked quickly out of the arrival area of the S city airport with a paper bag containing the pearl set he got for Ying Yue, leaving Guan Ting scurrying after him with all their other bags and things. Next time, he'd forgo the business class of commercial flights and use his private jet instead. All that waiting at the airport and ticket-booking stressed him out, even if he had Guan Ting to do the job for him.
He breathed in the familiar air of S city, and a ghost of a smile touched his lips despite the somber look on his face.
Mr. Yang pulled in front of them and got out of the car to open the passenger door. "Good evening, sir."
Fei Huangjin nodded and then paused before entering the vehicle, turning to him with narrowed eyes. "How's my wife, Mr. Yang?"
"She's well, sir." He smiled kindly.
Good. He wanted to see her right away. He had so many things to discuss with her. "Drive me home as fast as you can." Fei Huangjin slipped inside. Guan Ting got in the front passenger seat a while later.
The atmosphere inside Fei Huangjin's car was calm and composed. But little did they know that all hell would break lose a few minutes later.
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"We've been on guard for the young madame for weeks now, but nobody seems to have attempted anything on her." The man folded his arms over the steering wheel, glancing at the house which was now dark with all the lights off, signaling that the person inside was asleep. He didn't understand why two sets of men from the Dragon Club always had to be around the master's wife at all times. Each set had about five men -- which meant that there was a total of ten people guarding her whether or not she was awake or sleeping. "The master's too paranoid. This job could've been done with just one or two bodyguards."
Most of the other men in the car echoed his sentiments.
The guy beside him glanced, too, at the house and sighed. "Don't question the master's orders."
The man's lips thinned in exasperation and he opened his car door. "You guys watch the house. I need to pee." He whistled to a nearby tree and circled it. He tugged at his pants and soon, a steady stream of urine filtered towards the tree's roots.
KABOOM!
He jumped, causing his pee to flow through his pants instead. The sound of an explosion had pierced the air like a firework over still waters, startling the men around the house.
Car doors opened and slammed shut as all the men stood in front of the house, staring at the glowing flames coming from the master's bedroom.
"Holy sh*t!"
"The madame!"
"You! Stay here and call the fire station! Everyone else, get to the house now!!!"
"Gun down the door!"
"Grab the garden hose!"
The man who had pee all over his pants ran after his comrades, and he stopped behind them, his eyes wide as he noticed the burning orange glow from the window of the same room they stared at every night. "Let me help!"
The other guy who was beside him in the car earlier, paused just enough to flash him a fierce look before going after the others. "You call Guan Ting and report the matter!"
"What? No! Hey! Hey!!" He looked around to see if there was anyone left he could pass on the job to, but since he was late from peeing, everyone else was already busy trying to get in the house or putting out the fire. "Sh*t!!!" He didn't want to call their senior brother Guan Ting. He'd get roasted, for sure!
Left with no choice, he looked for his phone and pressed the call button beside Guan Ting's name.