A Billion Dollar Exchange

'' Why didn't you tell me when it happened the first time? '' 

 Liu Wei asked in a very worried tone. To think that something like this was happening when he was not with her. He brushed his hand through his hair exasperatedly. 

''I'm sorry, it won't happen again. I did not think much of it when I saw the first text, I'm so sorry.''

Liling pleaded, her tone was very soft such that Liu Wei started blaming himself for making her sad. Calming himself, he lowered his voice and asked;

''Where are you now?'' 

''I just left the manager's office, I'm waiting for Xin Yong in the lobby, she'll be out soon. Oh! Here she comes...'' 

Liling replied as she spotted Xin Yong walking towards her. She stood up from the long seat and picked up her hand bag from beside her.

''I want you to go home immediately and nowhere else, okay? Anything you need, just tell the house workers in charge to get it for you. Please don't go anywhere else, okay?''

Liu Wei pleaded over the phone. He really began to panic that something would happen to her while he was not around. 

''Okay, I'll go home immediately.''

She replied, assuredly. It was obvious he was already worried about her, it was best she did anything he wanted her to do. 

''Be safe for me okay?''

''Okay, I love you.''

''Hmm hmm'' Xin Yong interrupted as soon as she heard the L word. Liling turned to glare at her before disconnecting the call. 

''Missing someone?'' she raised her lips to a grin as she entangled her arms with her friend's. 

Liling forced a smile and put her phone into her bag as they walked out of the company. 

''Did you meet your manager today? Who is it?''

She asked inquisitively. Xin Yong rolled her eyes and nodded her head.

''He's male, in his mid-forties. I couldn't get all that he said since he kept talking about his successes in the music industry and how lucky I was to have him.'' 

They both burst out laughing.

''Anyways, who's yours?'' 

Liling cleared her throat and shook her head.

''I thought I had seen strict people, but today proved me wrong. Xin Yong, my manager is very strict and fearful. I watched every word that came out of my mouth since I did not know what would annoy her.

Can you imagine that she told me to compose ten songs before Friday? Who does that? Ten!''

Xin Yong chuckled at her friend's worried expression. ''So what's her name? ''

"I don't know, didn't have the guts to ask her. Her facial expression is not engaging at all.''

''Don't you think she's Miss Su? I don't think any other person matches your description so perfectly. Wait, let me check…''

Xin Yong remarked, she quickly took out her phone from her bag and searched her up on the internet. When she saw a clear picture of her, she immediately showed it to Liling.

''Is this her?'' 

Liling's eyes widened immediately, she took the phone from Xin Yong and stared at the picture for a while.

''Yes, except that she appears nicer in this picture.'' 

''Oh my! Liling, your manager is Miss Su. Oh my God, Liling you're so lucky! You need to work very hard in order to please her, really hard! I heard that she does not smile is it true?''

Liling sighed and nodded.

''She doesn't smile at all, the best you can see is a dry half smile, that does not even count because the next minute she's barking at you again.''

''You're so lucky Liling! Now, you have to buckle up else she would skin the living life out of you.''

''…Exactly '' Liling replied, she saw her Chauffeur standing beside her car a few meters away from them. She knew Liu Wei must have called him immediately she ended the call with him because she did not call to tell him that she was done for the day.

''Someone's stalking me…''

Xin Yong, who was still thinking of how wonderful it was to be under Miss Su's care, was immediately kicked out of her thoughts. Her eyes widened in shock.

''What did you just say?'' 

''I don't know, I've been receiving strange messages from a strange number and it seems like the person is around me or he sent someone to monitor me, see…''

She took out her phone and opened her messages then showed it to Xin Yong. Xin Yong took the phone from her and read the messages quietly. 

''Do you think it's the stranger from the party?''

Xin Yong asked after reading the messages, her brows creased in worry.

''I thought so too. I told Liu Wei about it, he said he would look into it, he sounded so troubled.''

She put back her phone as they walked towards the car.

''The texts are surely from someone who wants you, you just have to be careful, no one knows the extent anyone can go to get what he wants.''

Xin Yong advised as they finally reached the car, the chauffeur pulled the car door open for them after greeting them both.

''Are you coming with me?''

Liling asked, raising an eye brow to her friend. 

''Obviously not, I have…''

''A date with Jin Yue…''

Liling completed the sentence for her and they both burst out laughing.

''Okay, not actually a date, but we want to go to the movies today. Yeah that reminds me, we're getting married next year.'' 

Liling who was about entering the car came right out immediately.

''You can't be serious.''

''I'm damn serious baby, January precisely.''

''Oh my God! I'm so happy for you! And you did not tell me, what kind of a friend are you?''

Liling exclaimed happily as she slapped her lightly on the arm before pulling her in for a hug.

''That's what I'm doing right now!'' The both of them laughed again.

''Finally! Oh my, this is not what we should be discussing in a parking lot; at my place, Saturday night, we'll have to throw a party okay? Liu Wei should be back on Friday, and the house workers go home during the weekends, so it'll just be the four of us.'' 

Liling opted happily. She was so happy for her friend.

''Sure, that would be amazing! Now hurry up, go write some songs, I'll call you.''

''Okay, bye.''

Liling entered the car and the chauffeur closed the door. Xin Yong waved her friend goodbye until the car was out of sight.

She turned around and walked towards her car, entered it and then drove off.

After some minutes, a car door slowly opened and a pair of slender legs stepped out quietly.

She crossed her arms and leaned on the car, her eyes staring at the direction in which Xin Yong's car disappeared into.

After a few seconds, a wicked laugh followed, she laughed hysterically for some time then took out her phone from her bag, dialed a number and waited for the person at the other end to pick up.

''It's time.''