Fatal Attraction: The CEO & His Mischievous Wife - Chapter 185

Picking up the bag from the desk, he was careful to make sure every item fell inside and no dust travelled out onto him. Shaking it lightly over the carpet, he tied it tight and then placed it on the floor a couple feet away from his desk. It was close enough that he could grab it but far enough that he wouldn’t accidentally knock into it. He was about to dust his hands when he remembered that there were gloves on his hands. Pulling it from the bottom edge, he took each of his hands inside out so that nothing would touch his bȧrė hands. Wrapping them within each other he pulled out another bag and disposed it inside.

Thankfully he had lysol wipes on hand so he cleaned whatever part of his desk that could be contaminated. That process only took a couple of minutes before he was satisfied and throwing them into the same disposal bag. He could technically place it in his normal garbage but again, was being overly careful. If it was laced then it would be a biohazard to throw it into the garbage. Then the garbage bin would need to be thrown out properly, whichever cleaner touches it would need financial compensation, etcetera. Just one action to him had both logical and financial worries.

Everything on his desk was clean and anything contaminated was disposed. The only thing dirty left was him, holding his hands upwards he walked towards the left of his office. He hadn’t had time to show Ying Ying this part of his office but it came in handy for times like this. The room was spacious enough that no one considered a hidden room. Most CEO’s or president office’s had a separate bedroom available for use. Some chose to make it hidden like him and the others didn’t care to hide it directly putting a door.

He of course was not one to do that nor did it fit his office aesthetics. The bedroom was a place to rest and if anyone attacked, a secret base to hide out in. There were no seems in the wall for anyone to notice that there was in fact a hidden door behind it. Once you were close enough to the wall you could begin the motion password to open the passageway. It was similar to the one at the information guild but entirely different pattern. This was a lot simpler in comparison because it only involved him tapping against the wall and floor. The password was a short but repetitive motion between tip and heel. One tap on the floor, two taps against the wall in his heels, then another tap at the wall with the tip of his foot, ending in stomp on the floor. These motions were deliberately chosen because they could be incorporated into a conversation easily.

He could lean against the wall and just do the first motion casually. No one would even notice that it was something specific since people leaned against a wall with one leg up often. A kick towards the wall could be done in frustration or to get dirt off the bottom. The stomp even could just be him shaking his leg or trying to see if there was a rock in his shoe. He could pretend there was a bug and kill it with a stomp. So many reasons and all of them were easy to explain. The additional benefit was that since they were easy to explain and were such boring actions, no one would look at it differently. Sure if you were paying extra attention to him and then the wall opens up you would see the connection. However, there was a final step to unlock the door that ȧssisted in distancing the actions from a ‘password.’

The stomp was technically the last step in the password, however, there was one more action to open the door. It was just unlocked but not prompted to open. Hidden doors like this with no handle had an automatic function so it opened without physical ȧssistance. The last movement was just him dragging his foot against the floor for around ten centimetres. All of these movements combined in front of the left wall at a specific spot would allow for the door to open. He hadn’t told any of his staff except Shufen the code so it was extra safe and secure.

With the last movement the door made a small creak sound and opened inwardly. The white wall gave away to a fairly spacious room and the lights inside automatically turned out with the motion. It was energy conservative so they only turned on when there was motion inside, which was another convenient feature for him. They could be manually turned off but they made sure that no light escaped from the space when it was on. So there wasn’t a worry with someone outside catching any light from the walls and subsequently give away the location.

He entered like usual and walked inside just enough to close the door behind him with his foot. Once the wall was back in place he headed towards the bathroom and immediately washed his hands. The bathroom had a cool light and functioned like the rest of the room with automatic lights. It had a small standing shower, a toilet, a sink, and a medicine cabinet for an ȧssortment of ailments.

They were never sure what could come in handy so from cough syrup to specialized poison control, they had it on hand. He quickly used the hand soap and sanitizer to fully cleanse his hands. There was a towel on the side that he used to dry his hands before he placed it into the dirty laundry hamper. The room and laundry were cleaned occasionally so there was no worry of any mold or smell developing. Another set of towels, clothes, and personal items were always stocked in the room. So he didn’t have to worry about throwing something into the hamper and having nothing to change into.