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The doorknob clicked and opened. A man with a suit came in with three other men and also equipment.

“Mrs Ling ” Gao Jimi greeted her with a bow and a smile. He was happy to finally meet his lady boss after nine years.

“Errrmm.......” He changed it when he saw Meiyin's awkward face. “ The Big Boss asked me to deliver all you need for the show ”

“The Big Boss?”

Meiyin gawked at the man along with the five other men. But particularly he looked familiar.

“They will be handling your clothes and they will handle your makeup and hair styling ” Jimi points to the first three men for her clothes and the other two men for her makeup.

They were all the best and famous stylists in the entire entertainment industry in Beijing, China.

Hiring them was like buying the entire galaxy and would still be in debt. Her manager, Lan Jinwei, eyes broadened at the famous stylist in the entertainment attending to a rookie!

Since they were specialists, the whole job was done within two hours and spared an hour to get to the venue.

Meiyin stared at herself in the huge mirror and was greatly impressed. She could not believe that the person in the mirror was her.

Her hair flowed down her neck and curled at the tip. Her makeup was not too extravagant but could attract the goddess of beauty.

She had a pair of luxurious ruby earrings on her ears. The rubies on her ear weighed about 600g and were nicely embroidered with silver jade.

Her skin glowed and was complimented with a red jade pendant that dangled from her neck.

Her beauty was on another level and more, she wore a golden red gown and on her feet, a glass shoe.

Meiyin was shocked at the piece of clothing she was wearing. This would probably worth hundreds of billions of dollars yet they dressed her with it.

“I know what you are thinking and no I am not going to ask you to pay any fee ” He awkwardly buries his face.

Gao Jimi could not stop gawking at the lady boss. Her charm was so gorgeous.

Meiyin sighed in her heart. She already calculated in her mind that it would roughly round up to a billion dollars and did not like being in debt to anyone.

However, seeing the man did not request for anything in return made her heart skip for joy.

Jimi understood her sigh and quickly rephrased his sentence. How dare he take credit for his boss's kindness?He dared not!

“These are not from me, Ms. Zhang!” Jimi said. “It is from the big boss who you will meet very soon ”

He found it difficult explaining to her that it is her future husband who sent her those gifts. His mouth pained him from lying to such beauty but bore the pain.

They left after packing up their equipment. Lan Junwei who could not close her mouth kept gazing at the man who brought them in

“Impossible ” She said to herself and felt that her mind could explode any second.

That man over there who acted nice to Meiyin was no one else but the ruthless business lord's assistant.

Never would she believe that her two eyes would set on the lord's assistant. She had to get a good grasp of it.

“Mr. Gao, thanks for your help. I would not know what to do now. ” She brought out her hands for a shake.

“There is no need ” He shook the delicate lady's hands and retrieved his hand back into his pocket and strode out of the room.

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Meiyin and Junwei moved fast into the car which was outside waiting for them. It was also given by Mr. Gao along with the car keys.

It took about forty minutes to get to the venue. The event was held in the most elegant hall of prestige.

Only royals and rich families or business partners had access to the hall. The hall was certainly only meant for the rich.

The driver halted the car at the entrance of the venue and opened the door for Meiyin.

As soon as Meiyin came down from the car, she was welcomed with a red shiny carpet reaching to the main entrance of the door.

Many reporters stood on the side of the walkway snapping cameras at the models and other famous idols' presence.

Meiyin walked slowly on her glass heels making sure not to trip on the carpet while wearing the dress.

It had been a long time since she had walked the carpet and made meiyin once again nervous.

The reporters noticed the sight of an angelic princess walking in and ran quickly from Xiyu to her.

They all knew there was a new model who also got lucky at the event and was chosen nevertheless, never expecting her to be this gorgeous.

Xiyu was drenched in full anger at the way Meiyin maintained her posture and slender figure over the years.

Something she could not do and had to go for surgery was what Meiyin held since birth.

“Can you tell us how you feel to be selected ”

“Please tell us how you are feeling tonight ”

“Did anyone tell you how glamorous you are tonight? What are your secrets?”

“You are a rookie at this job, do you not feel pressured?”

Many journalists threw questions at her and also took photos of her. Meiyin's eyesight became blurry at the intensity of the camera's light and avoided it.

Lan Junwei caught sight of her artist's discomfort and rushed to save her.

“You can ask questions after the whole event is done. The more you ask the more nervous she would be ” Junwei teased and led her into the venue.

Xiyu stood there with her hands balled into her fist and her face screamed in anger. She tried to calm herself down and strode into the hall.

The hall of fame was broadly decorated with expensive furniture and the rest.

Meiyin took her seat in the number given to her and crossed her legs. She examined her surroundings and breathed out.

It would be a lie if she did not feel any nervousness in her body.

“How are you feeling?” Junwei handed her a bottle of water.

“Pretty good, I guess ”

Meiyin collected the bottle of water, removed the lid of the bottle and gulped the water down. She handed an empty bottle of water back to her.

“I know you feel pressured since this is your first time, moreover, you have EVA with you ”

Meiyin sneered at her words and tried to explain it to her.

“I and EVA are not on good terms and will never be. Talking of the bitch, here she comes ”

“Ms. Zhang ” Xiyu smiled brightly at her with a red wine glass in her right hand.

“What do you want from me?” She gave her the cold shoulders immediately.

Xiyu did not give a DAMN FUCK to her harsh answer but continued to coax her.

“Sister, I did not know you were angry at me for what I did in the last twelve years!” She formed the pleading eyes and tone to get mercy.

An incident flashed through Meiyin's mind and she shuddered. She would never forget how she was cheated on by her boyfriend with her cousin.

Since then, she promised never to fall in love with any man and held her standards high.

“Where exactly are you heading to?” Meiyin's tone became harsher and colder.

Lan Junwei watched the two women and had no idea of what those two were talking about. She could at least guess they were not on good terms with each other.

“Why are you so tough on me? We were best friends before it happened and we could return to it ”

“Return? you must be FUCKING crazy and out of your mind!” Meiyin responded with calmness.

If this was a trap then she was not going to fall for it!

She had seen and been in such situations in this dirty industry and will not fall in it twice.

Xiyu yanked her arms harshly and sneered at her face. The loathing in Xiyu's gazes made Meiyin almost scoff.

“What are you feeling like?” Xiyu's face had utmost disdain as she stared into Meiyin's calm and pure eyes.

The commotions between the sisters caught the attention of the reporters and they hurried towards them guessing a fight was about to begin.

No reporter wanted to lose such a chance to have views so they got their cameras ready for rolling.

Seeing the crowd gathered, Xiyu's voice softened and she spoke out loudly to be heard.

“Sister Meiyin, Are you still angry with me? That incident was years ago, can you just let go of it?” She pleaded more and tightened up her palms around Meiyin's wrist.

The two sisters gawked at each other with hatred for one another.

“I apologized hundred of times that I stole your fiance, besides, Love can not be forced ”

Meiyin's eyes teared up at the incident that flashed through her memory lane.

It still felt fresh and very much like it happened two days ago. A life lived in agony.

Meiyin balled her other fist and froze as her memory took her back.

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Flashback, Last 10 Years.

“Mo Lingze! ” The nineteen year old Meiyin hugged Lingze tightly.

Meiyin and Lingze were officially dating and had advanced to the other stage, getting married.

They decided to start a family at their age and live in a small neighboring country with four kids and a dog.

After Lingze's bizarre proposal, Meiyin was so joyous that she agreed to marry him. Unknown to her, Life was not her family.

“What makes my darling come to my workplace?” Lingze patted hair and placed a kiss on her face.

However, he was four years older than her, they did not mind and loved each other or that is what she thought.