Chapter 168 Snowflakes Village
I Hate You, Devil!
"Our team couldnât find Xiao Mimi. I mean, her social media accounts are not giving away anything. Sheâs not replying to any of our emails either. Iâm afraid sheâs not interested."
"How could you say so?"
"I had proposed to meet up with her today to discuss a contract but it looks like sheâs not coming. Iâve been waiting for an hour now."
Upon hearing what Gu Jinyang said over the phone, Yu Chen looked at his Xiaolei who was busy on her phone as well.
"I see. Leave it to me."
"What do y â"
"No need to track her down. Iâll do the negotiation."
After ending the call, Yu Chen faced Luo Xiaolei.
"Xiaolei..." he called out and she lifted her face.
"Hm?"
"Are you interested in being featured in ads?"
"Now that you mention it, I have received a lot of offers but they all want me to reveal my face so Iâm ignoring them. Iâm not even reading the new emails Iâm receiving now," she replied.
There was no way she would reveal her face just for an ad. No matter how much it paid, she couldnât possibly let the world know about her, not when she was still this small. It wasnât like she was scared, she just knew that once people found out who she was, those envious, insecure creatures would surely come at her to drag her down. She didnât have enough time for that kind of drama so she had decided that this was the best thing to do; to hide in the shadows until she was strong enough to overpower whoever it was that would go against her.
"If you donât need to show your face, would you consider it?" he asked again. Luo Xiaolei noticed the change in his tone and she knew what kind of mode he was in â business mode.
"Mr. Yu, are you trying to negotiate with me?"
"Yes. My company chose you for an ad we are doing. You donât need to remove your mask."
"R-really?"
"Mm. So, will you consider it?"
Luo Xiaolei pressed her lips tightly to hide her excitement. Well, she couldnât help it. She couldnât believe that her first ever ad would be for the biggest company in the land and here was its boss, seriously asking her if she would consider it? âHello, youâre my almighty investor, how could I say no?!â
"Mr. Yu, are you sure your company was the one who chose me?" she narrowed her eyes as she moved her face closer to him. "Are you sure it wasnât you who did the choosing?"
"Would there a problem if I was the person who picked you?"
". . ."âI knew it, big panda!â
"Donât worry. I didnât choose Little Secret just because itâs you. Little Secretâs mysterious concept just happened to be in line with the adâs concept. I believe Little Secret is the perfect choice."
"... oh,"
"I know you wouldnât like it if I just thoughtlessly chose you."
"Oh..." was all Luo Xiaolei could say again.
"Do you need more time to decide?" he asked, causing Luo Xiaolei to finally beam a huge smile at him.
"Nah, why would I let such a huge opportunity slip through my hand? Thereâs no reason for me to decline since it does not require me to show my face."
"Itâs settled then. Iâll ask Gu Jinyang to bring the contract over to our house so all youâd need to do is sign it once weâre back."
"M-Mm." Hearing the words âour houseâ made Luo Xiaolei cringe. She felt her face become warm.
"Wonât you tell me where we are going?" she changed the topic. She had been curious about this since that night he told her he would be bringing her somewhere.
"To the countryside."
âHey, can you be more specific?â
Luo Xiaolei was about to ask again but Yu Chen was already looking outside the window and for a moment, she saw it again â that flash of anguish in his eyes.
She swallowed her question after seeing him like that. She couldnât help but feel deeply troubled about why he was acting like this over this again. But all she could do was convince herself to stay calm and wait for what was to come.
The next part of their trip was riding a chopper. Luo Xioalei didnât ask about their destination anymore, however, as the trip went on, the lines on her forehead just kept getting deeper.
Luo Xiaolei was starting to get suspicious. When Yu Chen said that they were going to the countryside, the first thing that came to Luo Xiaoleiâs head was Snowflakes Village, the place where she stayed since her stepmother, Mo Lifeng, kicked her out of the Luo Mansion. âCould it be that weâre heading to Snowflakes Village? But why? Whatâs the connection of this place to him, to us?â
Endless questions kept popping up in her mind. Confusion and curiosity were flooding Luo Xiaoleiâs head. She kept on trying to convince herself that they might be heading somewhere close to that village but it seemed like they really were heading to that place.
The moment Luo Xiaolei saw that familiar, nostalgic place, her heart started beating erratically. She didnât know why. She really wanted to ask now but for some reason, she couldnât. All she did was look at Yu Chen with millions of questions in her eyes.
Upon landing, everyone got into a van that was already waiting for them.
Xiaolei and Yu Chen were sitting close enough to each other that their skin was touching, but none of them spoke. Luo Xiaolei didnât want to ask anything at this point. She sternly told herself to wait until this man was ready to speak or at least when they finally arrived at the place he was bringing her.
As the car continued speeding up the familiar road towards Snowflakes Village, Luo Xiaolei blew out a deep sigh. She didnât know how to feel as they got close to the village. She felt somewhat nostalgic as she hadnât been back here for some time. She started to reminisce about her past when suddenly, there was a sound of a high-pitch screech.
Before she could lift her head to see what was happening, Yu Chen yanked her down and covered her body with his. She knew it was him because he was sitting beside her but her mind wasnât fast enough to process what was happening.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The next second, she heard a groaning, deafening metallic thud and then everything went blank.