A Billion Dollar Exchange

"Xin Yong!, if I don't call you, you won't right?, after all you did to me that night, you don't see a reason to apologize? "

Liling fumed over the phone, it was Monday but it was a free day for them. The results were going to be announced the next day, so they were given the holiday to prepare themselves for the shock they were about to receive.

"What?, I'm getting married soon, I have a lot on my mind! "

Xin Yong answered in a petty manner.

"What!, you're not yet pregnant and you're like this, when you get pregnant, what are we going to do then? "

Xin Yong burst into an uncontrollable laughter.

"Continue laughing okay, by the way, are you prepared for tomorrow? "

Liling asked a bit tensed. She was not sure of herself, besides, they were many others who were more talented than her, she just had this bad feeling that she may not be selected.

"What?, of course yes!, I'm not even bothered the least. You shouldn't even be bothered, your boyfriend is a board member, I don't know why you are fidgeting."

"He's not my boyfriend, Xin Yong stop all these your funny jokes. "

Liling replied blushing slightly.

"Wow!, I see!. He's not your boyfriend and you kissed him, so you go about kissing random guys? "

"Xin Yong!, that... that... was a moment of weakness! "

"Haha, wonderful!. I really love your moments of weakness, do have them more in the future!"

Xin Yong exclaimed and burst out laughing.

"Xin Yong!, I'm saying something important here."

Liling screamed as she felt her face heating up. Her friend was just fond of teasing her.

"Okay, okay, let's leave that aside, but really you need not to be bothered, even without Liu Wei, you're one of the best in our team. I should even be the one bothered here. "

Xin Yong said, when she didn't hear any reply from the other side, she continued.

"That one is not even an issue, guess what? Jin Yue is coming to see my parents on Saturday, I told mom about him and she was so excited!."

"Hurray!!!"

Liling screamed excitedly, completely forgetting her fears a minute ago.

"Really?, that's so nice!. But why do you have to wait, you can just get married already."

"No, no, I don't want to be the only one getting married, I want us to get married at the same time. Think about it, best friends marrying best friends, isn't it amazing?!"

"Xin Yong, you're so funny!. Continue joking around. Wait, I'll call you later, I need to go get some foodstuffs in the grocery store, our chef isn't feeling too well. "

"Alright then, see you!"

Xin Yong exclaimed after which Liling disconnected the call.

...

Richen placed the last tray of food on the table. She had noticed Chang Ming's disinterested mood but she had intentionally pretended not to have noticed it.

After placing the tray on the table, she walked over to the sitting room to call him over to eat;

"Baby, food is ready..."

Richen said in an endearing manner. She walked over his side and lightly touched him on the shoulder, but as soon as her fingers made contact with his body, he flung up and darted towards the dining room.

Richen who noticed his actions, stood there transfixed for almost a minute, before dragging her legs to the dining table.

They sat down eating silently. Richen could swear that that was the longest meal she had ever eaten. She couldn't pinpoint what was really wrong, she was sure she had not done anything to offend him.

"Who's Bo Tai?"

Just at that moment, Chang Ming finally spoke up. Richen who had been thinking of the wrong she did to him was rendered speechless. Her fingers tightened on the spoon she was holding.

"He's just a friend..."

After a moment of silence, she replied nervously, not knowing what to do.

'How did he find out about him? '

'She had been very careful, how did he find out? '

"Just a friend?, alright, how do you know him?"

Richen looked up at Chang Ming and noticed that he was not smiling at all, his eyes were fierce and his palms was scrunched up into fists, which made his knuckles turn white. She understood that for him to be that angry, he must have known something, but she was not going to just succumb to him so easily.

"We... we met at the company, he's... the upcoming stars director... baby... he's just a friend, there's nothing going on between us... "

Richen explained panicking a little bit. She couldn't tell what Chang Ming was thinking, but she was sure he was very mad at that moment.

"Did I say anything about something going on between you two? "

Richen suddenly froze. She had dug a pit for herself and fallen into it.

"I... I, really, I was trying to explain that there's nothing going on between us in case you misunderstood... "

"Alright, so what about this! "

Chang Ming tossed her phone in front of her. At that moment, the words that wanted to leave her mouth suddenly stuck to her tongue. Her lips fluttered but she couldn't utter a word.

She picked up the phone shakily and looked at it. Her eyes widened at what she saw, and she quickly looked up at Chang Ming.

"You went through my phone? "

"Ah!, it's no longer 'there's nothing going on between us', you can't defend yourself again?"

Chang Ming roared angrily. Richen took the phone and placed it by her side on the dining table.

"And so? what if I'm cheating on you? you think I don't know that you still like Liling and you're just trying to put up with me! "

Richen raised her voice a bit higher, as those words left her mouth she regretted it instantly, she had just touched the wrong button.

"What did you just say? Richen! You cheat on me and instead of apologizing, you sit before me and tell me that I've just been trying to put up with you?

Richen, what sort of person are you? do you even have conscience at all?"

"Don't go pretending as though you love me Chang Ming, we both know that you don't. It's always Liling this, Liling that! I've had enough..."

"Richen, I tried to love you, I did everything for you, what more do you want? What did you want that I didn't give to you, why are you not contented? "

"You want to know? you really want to know? ha!, you're no more useful, I used you to make her jealous but it seems she really wasn't interested anyway, so that's it, get it now! "

Chang Ming was speechless. At that moment, he wondered if this woman was the same woman who always appeared cute and innocent. He really couldn't recognize her anymore.

"You are damaged, Richen! You've been blindfolded by hate and envy and it's going to destroy you. I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore, go in there, get your things and disappear from my life! "

Chang Ming roared angrily. He stood up and kicked his seat away and darted out of the dining room.

Richen slumped backwards on her seat. She liked him but she was more interested in Bo Tai, she didn't want to lose both, but if she was to choose, she'll rather loose him.