The room was engulfed in a heavy silence, thicker than the tension in the atmosphere.
Wang Mino's eyes unceremoniously glanced around and he fixed his gaze on the uneasy Xiaolan. Meanwhile, Xiaolan was just staring at Jennie, waiting for her to speak up.
Jennie had her legs crossed and was tapping at the table in front of her, her eyes squinting at Xiaolan. A habit that she did when she was in a deep thought.
"Tell me..." she began. her gaze was cold, freezing, she tried to keep it light are futile. "From the start." .
Xiaolan took a deep breath at Jennie's words. "It was Li Qiang. He was the one, who approached me years ago. He told me that he can give me the revenge that I have wanted against the Manoban Family. In return..."
"What?" she asked, impatience lacing her voice.
"In return, he wanted me to cause chaos to the Manoban Family and attempt to turn the board members against the Family: against Marco and Lisa to be exact."
"Why would he do that?"
"How should I know? I only met him thrice." he shrugged. "Okay, maybe four times. Still... he never said anything and I did not ask."
Jennie just stared at him before she gestured him to continue.
"So, I um... I got close to Wang Mino and... Ummm... nothing has really happened man. I was just ... you know. You are not my type." he said awkwardly at Wang Mino. "Okay, that's not the point. So, I wanted you to know about my existence, so I deliberately let you hear my conversation at Wang Mino's office," he said.
"Then, I contacted someone to cause chaos inside your company..."
"Who told you that I own RubyJane Corp?"
"Li Qiang. He arranged everything, including Lisa's secretary." he answered.
"So why... did you leave some traces? Why have you let me find you?"
"I don't know." he shrugged.
"I don't believe you."
"That's the truth," he said.
Jennie glared at Xiaolan. However, before she could say anything, Wang Bolin went inside the room,
"Was it Li Qiang?" she immediately asked, her gaze never leaving Xiaolan. Although Xiaolan fought with them, Jennie still did not trust him.
Xiaolan was the type of person, who was capable of hurting his own family. Though his grudge runed deep, she was still not comfortable with trusting him.
And she wanted to play it safe. She would rather be wary of him now and regret for trusting him later, than trust him now.
"Yes, They said Li Qiang wanted the USB" Wang Bolin answered directly.
"Why does he want the USB?" she asked Xiaolan.
"I wanted to get it first instead of Li Qiang."
"Why?"
"I wanted to know what does he want from the Manoban Conglomerate," he answered. "He obviously wanted to cause chaos and confusion. Divide and conquer. But, I still don't know why. I don't know why he hates Lisa and his family."
Jennie did not respond to Xiaolan's words. Now, she was curious about the contents of this USB. Yet, she could only wait for Lisa to tell her everything. She let out a long sigh as her mind started wandering around.
Li Qiang... Li Qiang... what did he want from the Manoban Family? Why did he hate Jennie and Lisa?
"One more thing," she gave her focus back to Xiaolan. "Why are you trying to act against him now? What happened? Did he tried to kill you?"
Xiaolan nodded. "Thanks to you and your brilliant mind, I have failed my mission, and I was deemed useless."
"And for Li Qiang, 'Useless' is just another word for liability. And 'liabilities' should be immediately eliminated." he added, his words seemed to turn the environment a lot colder, than what it used to be.
Then, the door burst opened as Lisa strode towards Jennie and pulled her into a tight hug.
