As soon as Stephanie Ruan reached home, she dropped her shopping bag and got changed into a slightly more casual outfit – a navy blue satin top with white denim pants and a pair of sneakers.
Still as fashionable as always!!...
"Fifth avenue's street food market, please." She boarded the taxi and quickly conveyed her location to the driver.
It is a short 15 minutes drive down to the most popular street food area in the city!
Filled with all kinds of neon light signages, the hustle and bustle never stop for anyone throughout the night.
Upon alighting, Stephanie Ruan immediately spotted the popular hot pot restaurant that they are about to dine at and hurried towards it.
Back when she was in Country A, she would always crave for her favourite hot pot meal and would often ask Daniel Yan when they could come back to eat it together.
Today, her wish is finally fulfilled and she could not be more than happy about it!
Squeezing t
Throughout the first half of dinner, Daniel Yan and Stephanie Ruan were seen to be happily chatting and enjoying their delicious food."Oooh, this is so nice!!... It has been a long time since I've had this!""Daniel, try some of this meat! It literally melts in your mouth!"Stephanie Ruan was only focused on having a conversation with Daniel Yan that she has completely forgotten about Javier Zhong's existence.On the other hand, Javier Zhong, who is sitting opposite the two of them, is just eating silently with a solemn expression.No one knew what he was thinking about...Daniel Yan is already used to Javier Zhong's aloof character, so he did not think that anything was amiss.In fact, trying to engage him in their conversation would make him feel more uncomfortable and Daniel Yan is very clear about this point.-Cell phone ringing-Seeing his secretary's name on the screen, Daniel Yan quickly excused himself from the
Javier Zhong shook his head lightly, "There was a day when I was going through my mother's things after she had passed on... I noticed a White envelope stuck between the pages of her diary. The letter inside wrote..."[If you are reading this note and I did not come back alive on 21 March, know that I was murdered.]With a heavy pause, he said, "That was the exact day that she had passed on. Though the writings were poorly scribbled, I could still recognise that it was my mother's handwriting.""..."Seeing the hurt written on his face, Stephanie Ruan could imagine the shock that this incident must have brought to him, especially at such a young age.In her past impression of Javier Zhong, she saw him as someone who is very powerful and ruthless, without any emotions of his own at all.And this is the first time that Stephanie Ruan has felt that he is more 'human', as he opens up a more vulnerable side of himself to her.In fact, it i
Stephanie Ruan had originally left the room with the same intention of cooking a simple dish for Javier Zhong as well since she remembered that he did not eat much during dinner.She felt that this is the best way to compensate him for what had happened.And as she followed Mdm Li towards the kitchen, the servants at the back could not help but gasp silently at Stephanie Ruan."Wow, who is she??... Is she young master's girlfriend?""Did you see her face when she smiled at us??... So pretty and elegant!!""No wonder young master will fancy a woman like her!..."Everyone looked at her with great respect. After all, she is the first girl that their young master had brought home. No one dared to treat her poorly!...It is only until now that Stephanie Ruan is in the mood to take a good look at the design of the well-furnished villa.Even though the interior design is modern and luxurious, it is completely not her style at
Stephanie Ruan stepped into the dining hall just in time to see Javier Zhong taking his first sip of the soup.Pulling out the chair that is right next to his, she spoke to him, "I've specially made this soup for you. Tell me, how does it taste?"Looking at her eyes filled with nothing but anticipation, Javier Zhong responded casually while still digging in, "Mmm, it's okay."Hearing his words, she could not help but exclaim, "Okay??!!... Just okay??"Unhappy with his poor feedback, she took away the unfinished bowl from Javier Zhong with both hands."..."He better be joking about this!!It is literally the worst comment that she has ever gotten for her cooking!Everyone who had the privilege of trying her cooking would always sing praises about it. They would even urge her to start a restaurant of her own!But this guy... he is really too much!!To be honest, she might not even be that satisfied with a 'good' fr
Stephanie Ruan immediately searched beneath the documents to check if there are more clues as to why Javier Zhong is interested in her family's case.She then found a close-up photo of a man in his late thirties, together with a grey name card placed next to it.The man had an ordinary look, with a disheveled beard. But he is not someone whom Stephanie Ruan recognises.As for the card, she took a closer look at the name of the company.[Albert Liu, Golden Sun Pawnshop]It's a pawnshop??...After thinking deeply for a few seconds, Stephanie Ruan took out her phone and quickly snapped a few pictures of what she has found....The next morning, Javier Zhong headed towards the dining hall, just right after his usual morning workout session."Is she still upstairs?" Seeing that Stephanie Ruan has yet to come down for breakfast, he asked Mdm Li, who is busy preparing his food."Young Master, Madam has left the hou
It must be true... this photo is personally taken by him and he had only given it to Javier Zhong."...""Two weeks. Give me another two weeks and I will let him know of this man's whereabouts." Albert Liu replied in a confident tone.Hearing his response, Stephanie Ruan felt that this is the most she could get out of him at the moment.If she were to push any further, she would be behaving too suspiciously...With a slight nod, she put on her pair of black sunglasses and proceeded to leave the place.Back in the car, Stephanie Ruan replayed the voice recording of Albert Liu's words and many questions began to flood her mind...Who exactly is this man in the photo? Why is Javier Zhong looking for him so urgently? Does the man have anything to do with the accident?And more importantly, how does this accident concern Javier Zhong??...Though Stephanie Ruan does not know him that well yet, she could tell that he isn't the
He immediately widened his eyes in shock!!Although she had meant to wear this gown to the event in the first place without the blazer, her action is still a little too... suggestive?And it really doesn't help that she is looking so gorgeous in the gown...Javier Zhong did not know why his body is reacting so much to this situation. He swallowed his saliva and forced himself to look away so that his heart rate could return to normal again."A-hem!... hem..."Upon hearing that, Stephanie Ruan looked at him and is surprised to see that he is suddenly drinking so much water at one go!"??...""Are you really that thirsty?" She commented on his strange behaviour while taking her pouch back from him.Before he could even respond to her, Stephanie Ruan had already opened the door and left the car.Seeing that she had left without her jacket, Javier Zhong quickly took it along with him as they walked toward the building.
Excuse me??!!...Since when did she agree to become his wife?!Even though Stephanie Ruan maintained a courteous smile on the outside, she is literally fuming on the inside!This guy is seriously on another level of being delusional, isn't he??In fact, she wishes to reiterate again that Javier Zhong is not her ideal type of man!If not for the fact that she needed to use him to find out the truth behind her family's accident, she would not even want to come close to him.Even if he is the last person standing on this earth, she would rather die alone than marry him!Thinking of this, Stephanie Ruan slots her hand discreetly inside his blazer and gave him a painful pinch on his lower back."Hiss..." Javier Zhong turned to look at her in confusion.What??... Did he say something wrongly??He was just merely declaring his future goal to the group of people in front of him!"..."Oh, and by the way, Jav