Wang Huozhen

At a certain study in Villa No. 9 of the Northern Sky Palace.

The tense atmosphere inside the room was reaching an almost palpable level that Secretary Sun started to have difficulty in breathing.

It was all because Wang Huozhen, the current head of the Wang Family, sat behind his desk as he glowered at him with a grim expression plastered on his face.

A long, unsettling silence ensued. Secretary Sun stood stiffly in the middle of the room like a soldier at attention and he dared not breathe too loudly, afraid that the slightest sound would make the Master angrier than he already was.

Under such intense scrutiny, the poor secretary's legs almost buckled, but he forced himself to stand his ground. However, he couldn't take it anymore and he decided to break the unnerving silence.

"Master Wan—"

"DID I ALLOW YOU TO SPEAK!?!" Wang Huozhen's thunderous roar echoed in the four walls of the study.

The little maid who was about to enter the room to serve tea almost dropped the tray in her hands. She trembled in fear while she stood right outside the door, not daring to meet the Yan Wang [1].

Secretary Sun immediately shut his trap. His eyes reflected the immense regret he was feeling at this moment. He should not have opened his mouth in the first place.

Glaring at Secretary Sun, Wang Huozhen leaned forward, his elbows on the mahogany desk as he rested his chin on his clasped hands.

Seeing his brows furrowed as he fell into deep contemplation, Secretary Sun could only silently wonder what the Master was thinking.

After an unknown period of time passed, Wang Huozhen reclined back in his chair and he asked in a grave tone, "Where is she now?"

Secretary Sun didn't have to think too deeply to know who he was referring to. It was Wang Rouxi!

But there's a problem!

He really didn't know where she was at this moment!

Since yesterday evening, he had tried every possible means to get in touch with her to no avail.

Knowing that he would only incur the Master's wrath if he were to tell him this, Secretary Sun pursed his lips as he chose to remain silent.

But things didn't go the way he had thought it would be...

"Why are you not answering?! Now that I gave you permission to speak, you wouldn't say a thing! Are you going against my orders, Sun Yiqi?!"

Wang Huozhen slammed his palm on the desk as he snapped at Secretary Sun.

"Speak! Where is she now?!"

Secretary Sun suddenly felt light-headed. Wang Huozhen's loud bellow kept ringing in his ears, almost making him lose his balance.

"I don't know." His voice came out barely above a whisper.

"Speak clearly!"

"I don't know where Miss Rouxi is at the moment, Master Wang." Secretary Sun bit his tongue after he said that to prevent himself from saying anything more than what's necessary. He already knew what was coming for him.

Sure enough, Wang Huozhen directed another fierce glare his way. "You don't know?! You are her secretary and you're telling me you don't know?!"

"I'll give you an hour. I want to see her in front of me within an hour's time!"

"Leave!"

Secretary Sun remained silent all this while until Wang Huozhen pointed at the door asking him to leave.

Bowing his respects, he quickly went out of the study to continue looking for Wang Rouxi. On his way out, he bumped into the little maid holding a tea-tray with her trembling hands and he couldn't help but give an earnest advice, "Little girl, you should go look for the Madam. Don't enter the study yet. The Master is not in a very good mood."

Without waiting for the little maid's reply, Secretary Sun walked away and smiled mockingly at himself.

'You still have time to worry about others, huh?'

Reaching the front door of the mansion, he suddenly felt at a loss. He didn't know where he would start looking for Wang Rouxi!

Secretary Sun let out an exasperated sigh. Taking a last gamble, he pulled out his phone and decided to send a message to her.

...

Inside a black Toyota Fortuner, Lu Yizhi could not stop himself from sneaking a glance every now then at Wang Rouxi in the backseat. His earlier disappointment for not being able to drive a Ferrari was nowhere to be seen.

He drove the Toyota excitedly, having a smile on his face stretching from ear to ear.

Their leader's disguise today looks like the most famous female celebrity of this generation, his goddess Wang Xinji!

It was no wonder that the brooding young man suddenly became a love struck fan upon seeing Wang Rouxi walking out of her house earlier.

Just as Wang Rouxi wanted to remind Lu Yizhi to focus on the road and their surroundings, a beep sounded from her phone.

Checking on it, she saw that it was a message notification from Secretary Sun.

Secretary Sun: [Miss Rouxi, good morning to you. This is Secretary Sun. I want to apologize for what happened yesterday. I recognize my mistake and hopefully, you can give me a second chance. May I ask if you are available now? There's an urgent matter I need to discuss with you.]

Speaking of her secretary, Wang Rouxi suddenly remembered something.

With her left hand tapping away on her laptop, Wang Rouxi used her right hand to speed dial Secretary Sun's phone number.

The call had not even rung for a second time when a disgruntled voice came through. "Miss Rouxi..."

"I'm a minute away from the Northern Sky Palace. What's the urgent matter?"

At the other end of the line, Secretary Sun almost dropped his phone upon hearing what she said.

"You're... you're already on your way?" His tone revealed his stupefaction.

Secretary Sun was already prepared for the worst case scenario. He just came to know that what this young miss hates the most is tardiness and that's exactly what he showed her yesterday.

After knowing that, he had racked his brain on how he would explain it to Master Wang and Madam Wang if Miss Rouxi did not show up today. Alas, he was even given an ultimatum to make her appear in front of the Master within an hour's time.

Fortunately, she went here of her own accord. Secretary Sun could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"5 minutes. I'll wait for you outside the gates." Wang Rouxi hung up after that.

Secretary Sun dared not dilly-dally as he quickly hopped in his car and drove to the gates of the Northern Sky Palace at his fastest speed.