The President’s Man - Chapter 138

After Xiao Lei left to go back to the garden, Jun Ling walked around until she found her husband who was talking to President Du in the living room.

“Ah, Jun Ling…” Her husband, CEO Wu, smiled when he saw her. Out of respect, he signed while speaking, “How’s the food? Did you enjoy it?”

“Food is great, but I met someone interesting…” Jun Ling signed. She then bowed slightly at President Du and signed, “Thanks again for inviting me.”

DX nodded and signed back while he spoke verbally, “You’re welcome. I think my boys would get upset if I don’t invite their sign language teacher.”

“Jack and Lyle are improving faster than I thought. It won’t be long before they can converse properly,” Jun Ling signed while her husband translated it for her.

Since DX wasn’t that fluent in sign language yet, he was grateful for the younger man’s help in translating. DX nodded at Jun Ling before he turned to look at CEO Wu and said, “So, about the agreement…”

CEO Wu dropped his smile and put on a serious expression. With an arm wrapped around his wife’s waist, he took a deep breath before he said, “It is not impossible, but a 70:30 profit with Du Corporation owning the majority is not what I’d consider a partnership.”

“Du Corporation has a bigger reputation both in and out of the country. If you sign with us, you can ensure a smooth transition whenever you decide to expand Wu Holdings. The mobile market moves very quickly, which I am sure you know of. And don’t forget, we have an IT company as well. If I want to, making a viral marketing app that could rival yours would be easy.”

CEO Wu laughed. “Is President Du exerting pressure on a small business owner like me?”

“If I’m exerting pressure, you’ll know.”

“What if I say no?”

DX smirked. “You can say no, and I won’t retaliate. This is business after all, and I prefer to play in a fair manner. If I want to pressure you, I don’t have to waste money and effort to invite you over.”

CEO Wu was about to say something when he noticed that his wife was frowning. “What’s wrong, honey?” he signed while speaking out.

Instead of looking at him, Jun Ling poked DX on the shoulder, which caused both men to raise their brows. She then signed while her husband translated it, “Don’t bully my husband. I’m the only one who can do it. We know that Du Corporation is huge and has a big influence, but Wu Holdings did not become a billion-dollar company in less than 10 years because of weak leadership. As mentioned before, my husband needs time to discuss this with his advisor.”

DX folded his arms and narrowed his eyes as he stared at the young woman in front of him. Instead of signing, he spoke verbally, “And that advisor is?”

“Me!” she replied in sign language, which did not require any translation.

There were a few seconds of silence before DX chuckled. He looked at CEO Wu and said, “Wu Yan, I think your wife and my wife can be great friends…”

CEO Wu laughed. “Might as well. There are more pros than cons for us. At the very least, my wife won’t get bullied by those upper society women so much.”

Jun Ling made a gasping gesture and signed, “You knew?”

CEO Wu smiled and signed while speaking verbally, “Some of the waiters saw what was happening to you earlier. I was going to find you but according to them, a woman was seen pulling you away from the other ‘witches’.”

“What if I can’t get out?” Jun Ling signed and pouted.

DX laughed. “For someone who hit CEO Wu until he landed in the hospital, I’m sure that you can deal with those simple-minded women.”

Jun Ling gasped silently and signed, “You told him?!”

Her husband shrugged. “He was bragging about his wife. I have to do it as well, of course!”

Jun Ling slapped her husband’s shoulder before storming off in embarrassment.

CEO Wu laughed and looked at DX. “I have to go receive my punishment, President Du. I’ll seriously consider your offer and get back to you soon.”

DX nodded. Once they left, Old Mo came to him with Little Monkey, who had chocolate stains all over her face.

“Daddy!” Little Monkey smiled as she reached for her father.

“You’re supposed to eat dinner. Who gave you chocolates?” DX said as he helped his daughter wiped her mouth clean.

“Nai Nai and Grandma An!”

“Did you eat dinner?”

Little Monkey nodded. DX looked at Old Mo who was standing behind her, and he nodded as well. DX then walked toward the West Garden with her while saying, “Good thing that you didn’t dirty your dress. Otherwise, we’ll have to get you changed again.”

“Mummy?”

“She’s in the garden. We will go and talk to her now.”

When he was about to arrive, a waiter rushed over. After a quick bow, the waiter said, “President Du, there’s a fight at the garden.”

“What?” DX frowned while he adjusted his daughter’s position in his arms. She was trying to reach for the waiter’s shiny nametag.

“Director Wen’s wife accused another lady of stealing her necklace, and they got into a fight.”

DX waved a hand and asked impatiently, “How’s Madam President Du? Is she fine?”

“Madam President Du is fine. The guards are with her. Madam President Du told me to relay her words. Uhem…” the waiter blushed as he said, “‘Don’t come so fast. I want to see how that girl handles this.’. The end.”

“The girl? Who is the girl?” DX asked curiously.

“Madam President Du said she’s a future family member…”

DX thought for a while before saying, “Is she wearing a long-sleeved black dress?”

“Yes, President Du.”

DX nodded and waved a hand nonchalantly. “Alright. Go back to the garden. Tell Madam President Du that I’ll go in 15 minutes, but she is not to do anything.”

The waiter nodded before walking away.

As for DX, he thought for a while before asking Little Monkey, “What should we do now? Mummy is busy at the moment.”

Little Monkey thought for a while before saying, “Tiny TVs!”

“Tiny TVs?” DX frowned for a second before a light bulb went off in his head. “You mean surveillance cameras?”

When Little Monkey nodded, DX smiled and kissed her forehead. “Have you been watching tiny TVs with Mummy when I’m not around?”

The toddler chuckled and nodded.

DX smirked as he said, “You’re definitely her daughter… Let’s go then.”

…

“You thief!” Mrs. Wen said while holding her diamond necklace in one hand and Xiao Lei’s small clutch in the other. “I found it in your bag!”

“I’m not! Someone else put it in!” Xiao Lei hissed at the white-qipao woman; except that Mrs. Wen had changed into another dress. She was fine earlier. But when Mrs. Wen loud voices attracted the others to come over and watch the show, Xiao Lei started to feel nervous.

Her heart was jumping wildly as she looked at the people who were snickering and pointing fingers at her.

She could hear their whisperings; some were talking about her dress, some were talking about her behavior; some were talking about calling for cops.

The people who gathered around her caused her to turn red from embarrassment. It reminded her of the time when she was surrounded by people after her parents’ death; people who just wanted to see how she behaved after she became an orphan.

People who just wanted things from her. Regardless of whether they were related to her, everyone fought for the guardianship, and like an idiot, she ran to the man who caused everything.

“Stop lying! A thief will forever be a thief!” Mrs. Wen sneered.

“Shut up!” Xiao Lei snapped. She was starting to sweat from the pressure of being the center of attention. Glaring at Mrs. Wen, she sneered, “Who are you to call me a thief?! Did you see me take it? Why don’t you blame yourself for not taking care of it? That sh*t was on your neck!”

“You!” Mrs. Wen sneered, “I have a witness that said you’re a thief!”

She pointed at a woman who was standing near Xiao Lei. “Patricia, tell them!”

A slightly chubby woman took a step forward and nodded.

Xiao Lei recognized her as one of the women who were picking on Jun Ling earlier. “She looks familiar…” she thought while she stared at the chubby woman.

While glaring at Xiao Lei, the chubby woman said loudly, “I can vouch for it. I don’t know how she managed to get into this prestigious place because she was just a cleaner a few years ago. See, Xiao Lei used to work for me, and on her last day, I lost a few of my diamonds. There was no one else that could have taken it. When I reported to the police, that’s when I found out that the address she used was fake!”

Xiao Lei narrowed her eyes at her. After a few seconds, her eyes went wide upon realization of who the woman was. “Mrs. Lee?”

“See! She knows me!” Patricia Lee said while she glared at Xiao Lei. Shaking her head slowly for dramatic effect, she sighed. “She must have climbed onto the bed of someone here, but unfortunately, old habits are hard to die.”

“Thief! Someone, please call the police!” Mrs. Wen snapped. “I don’t feel safe to have her here.”

She then looked at a guard who was standing nearby and said, “Did you hear me? Please call for the cops.”

The guard did not do anything. He merely stood there.

“I didn’t steal your necklace, you ugly witch!” Xiao Lei glared at Mrs. Wen.

Splash!

Mrs. Wen sudden action of grabbing a glass of white wine from a spectator and splashing it on Xiao Lei caused Xiao Lei to be taken aback. The latter did not manage to step aside in time, and her face was splashed with the white wine.

Wiping the wine off her face, Xiao Lei’s eyes turned murderous as she took a step forward. She was about to say something when a large hand covered her mouth.

She struggled to remove the hand and was about to hit the person with her elbow when she heard the person behind her hissing, “Stop it!”