A Billion Dollar Exchange

''Besides, this is not what I came here for! I mean, thousands of people are backlashing you online and you are here worrying over nothing! Someone called you a man chaser, Liling you need to see this! ''

Xin Yong sat up on the bed and clicked open her phone.

''I don't want to see them again; I didn't even know that picture was taken that day! Why didn't I see it?''

Liling understood that she was trying to change the topic, so she let her be. She would surely tell her, maybe when she was in a better mood.

''Oh, the one you were hugging Liu Wei like a mad woman? ''

Xin Yong joked, laughing lightly. Liling turned to glare at her and she immediately covered her mouth.

''Well, Liu Wei prevented you from seeing it. You remember that thing we didn't want you to see then during dinner?''

Liling thought for a while before nodding.

''Yeah, everyone saw but I was prevented from seeing. Liu Wei even seized my phone? ''

''Yes! Yes! It was that picture that went viral. What saved you was that your face wasn't exposed, so it was of no much use to the paparazzi, but now that Liu Wei hugged you in front of everybody, the picture was dug out. '' 𝙛𝘳𝘦e𝓌e𝗯n𝗼ѵ𝙚l.𝒄𝚘𝑚

Liling sighed.

''It's freaking annoying how I can't live a peaceful life, they even called me a gold digger!''

Liling wailed, throwing her hands in the air. Xin Yong couldn't help laughing.

''Don't worry, I trust Liu Wei. He would resolve it. It's not as though you were caught in bed with a man or something. Besides, this is a great exposure for you, when the gossip dies down you would get a lot of endorsements.''

''Yeah, I received five today. ''

Xin Yong turned to look at Liling wide-eyed.

''What the! Five!! Wow! This is amazing! I told you, everyone would like to get on CEO Liu Wei's good side. You are so lucky, I'm so happy for you! ''

Xin Yong said with a genuine smile.

The mention of Liu Wei made Liling remember that she was not with her phone, and she knew he must have been calling.

''Wait, let me get my phone. ''

She said, rushing off to Liu Wei's room. And as she rightly said, there were over twelve missed calls, but just as she was about calling him back, he called again.

''Hey, sorry, I wasn't with my phone.''

''Are you okay?''

Liu Wei asked in a mild tone, showing his concern.

''Yeah, don't worry too much and concentrate on work, okay? I'm really fine; it's just a normal gossip which would die down soon. ''

Liu Wei was quiet for a while.

''I miss you. ''

She blushed, biting her lower lip. ''Miss you too, go back to work and don't worry much, okay? Got to go, bye! ''

She replied and quickly cut the call. She knew if she left him, he would talk all day and not work.

When she returned to the room, Xin Yong was on her phone.

Xin Yong shrieked angrily, she felt like pulling out the writer of that comment and shredding her to pieces with her bare hands.

Before Liling could reply, her phone beeped. It was a new message; Her brows creased and she immediately clicked on it.

''Liling dear,

Hope you liked my gift to you? Just a few inches more and you would have been grounded under that heavy metal. This is just a warning to steer clear of Liu Wei; the next won't be so easy. ''

Liling stood frozen at a spot as she read the message over and over again. Xin Yong who had not heard a reply to all her rant, turned around to see someone staring mindlessly at her phone.

''Liling, what's that? ''

Liling blinked when she heard her, she quickly came to sit on the bed.

''It's Da Xia. ''

''Who's Da Xia? And what did she do? ''

Liling looked very scared, sweat beads forming on her forehead.

''Da Xia, the one Liu Wei was to marry, you remember her? The one I told you about.''

Xin Yong nodded after a moment.

''Yes, I remember now. What did she do? ''

''She was the one that caused the lights to fall! ''

''How? ''

Xin Yong asked looking perplexed.

''See…''

Liling gave her the phone, covering her mouth as fear washed through her body. She remembered how startled she was when the lights fell. How close each piece of glass was to her skin; it was a miracle that she escaped unhurt.

''Oh my goodness! ''

Xin Yong covered her mouth, her eyes opened in shock.

''You have to tell Liu Wei ASAP! This woman… this woman is evil! ''

Liling could not reply. She knew Da Xia detested her but to think she would go to the extent of trying to kill her. Liling was extremely scared.

''Have you met her before? ''

''Yes, she met me at the cafeteria, where she asked me to leave Liu Wei and offered me money. ''

''That woman is crazy! God, to threaten your life because of a man, that woman can do anything! ''

''Yes, I'll tell Liu Wei when he gets back. ''

Liling did not want to call Liu Wei to avoid him being worried or even rushing back home immediately. She would tell him when he got home.

They discussed other things before Xin Yong left. Liling wanted to accompany her home but with the paparazzi everywhere, she did not want to be trampled to death.

…

''I thought you said she would die? Why the change of plan? ''

Yan Ran cursed angrily. She was present at the theatre that night. Her main reason for going was to watch how Liling would be crushed under the heavy metal but to her disappointment, it fell meters away from her, thus she escaped unhurt.

She had anticipated her death, thinking that everything would end that night, who would have thought that not even a cut would happen to her.