Chapter 447 - One Of Us Will Not Leave This Room Alive

As soon as Chi Mi saw Qing Chen leave the function room, she was closely hot on his heels. Well, close enough that it wouldn't be that suspicious. She reserved a whole hallway as their distance from each other. 

She tried her best to keep up with him even with the heels. It was making her ankles sore but it was all going to be worth it. Just the expectation and the thrill of it all was enough to excite her. 

She was only following his shadow as they made their way back to the lobby. He was near the elevators when something buzzed inside her purse.

She had no intention to answer it if it was someone else. However, that specific vibrate pattern was only reserved for one person.

"Hey, honey," she panted.

Where is Qing Chen?

Where is he?

"Where are you? Why do you sound like that?" his sweet deep voice tickled her ear.

"I'm just running around here in the backstage," the lie smoothly leaving her lips. "The talk is over and I am just getting my things."

"Oh," he said. "Are you coming back here? In the apartment?"

"I'll definitely be there. But I don't know till what hour the afterparty is. But I will call you again."

"Alright, I'll wait for you," he said. "I can't wait."

"Me too!" she chirped. Deep inside she wanted to slam the phone down. "I'll see you! Bye!"

"I love you."

She cringed. "I love you," she rushed. Then she ended the call faster than a horse could run.

When she reached the hallway of elevators, three of them were running. Which one did Qing Chen ride?

She turned her attention to the numbers on the screens and spotted the one that stopped at the floor of Qing Chen's office.

That's the one!

She pressed thrice on the 'up' button and impatiently waited for her ride. Her feet would not stop topping the metal floor once she was in it. The numbers slowly rise as her stomach dipped.

She huffed a breath when the doors opened.

FINALLY!

She slipped her hand inside her bag to make sure that the injection was inside there. It was another invention of her friend. The stuff was illegal because of the harmful effects of the medication to the brain. But the said 'harmful effects' was something glorious. It would cause something that was likened to one of the softer drugs in the market, but with less damage on the mind. It was also the reason why it had been taken out of the research lab and into the trash. However, some samples still survived.

She strode the long hallway, trying to keep quiet as much as she could. It was dark and the only light was coming from the moon and the lights from the other building. When she reached Qing Chen's door, she found that it was locked.

Nothing to worry about. That was something that she could easily fix. She picked locks before and it took her less than a minute to gain the access.

But the room was empty. 

She just crossed the doorway when her phone started blaring again.

"What?!" she hissed. It was the same caller from earlier.

"Other matters aside," his voice turned serious. "Were you able to do it?"

She sighed. "If you would just stop calling me and I might be able to finish it."

"Make sure that you find it."

Then there was the clip and the call ended yet again. It was funny how their relationship worked. It was like the two sides of a coin.

She pocketed the phone and started rummaging on the files on Qing Chen's desk. It was a shame that he wasn't there. She bet that she would enjoy it better if she could see him.

But she had to put him out of her mind right now. She had a mission.

She was determined and confident that she would be able to find what she was looking for. What she did not put into equation was Mrs. Qing's entrance in the room.

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Feng Xuan did not think that her mood for the day could get worse. But when she saw the unknown person inside Qing Chen's office, her emotions just went on high.

"Chi Mi?" she asked. "The inventor?"

"Yes," the girl smiled at her. Feng Xuan was ready to let her get away but. Her lips quivered.

The other girl was nervous. 

"What are you doing here, Ms. Chi?" she asked as her eyes slightly flitted around. 

There was not much around Qing Chen's office that got disturbed.

"What are you searching for in my husband's office?"

"Uhm," the woman wiped her sweaty palms on her skirt. "I was just looking for some files."

Feng Xuan rolled her eyes. If that wasn't the stupidest reason that she heard up to date? She knew that this was not going to end good so she shut the door behind her.

"I'm going to ask you again," her arms crossed over her chest. "What are you doing here?"

Then the woman in front of her sighed a long one. She did look like she was regretting it. "I'm not going to tell you anything. I don't want to be in this kind of situation but… there's no other choice."

Strangely, Feng Xuan felt her lips smile. She could not help it. That something wild inside of her was growing in delight. She knew that something dangerous was coming and her heart was beating so fast inside her chest.

Feng Xuan shrugged off her cream coat, leaving her in the top that only covered her bosoms. "Is the truth that hard to tell?"

Chi Mi shrugged. "I guess."

"Would you rather die than telling me?"

"It's a grave secret."

"Who sent you?" Feng Xuan tried.

"Someone you know." Then Chi Mi laughed. "One of us will not leave this room alive. That wouldn't be me."

"We'll see about that."