sickness acting up

Time reached for the arranged dinner but Lu yao yin was no where near ready, it was almost like she wasn't even going anyway cause she was still snuggled up in bed. after few minutes of stretching and yawning she finally stood up and began picking her cloth one by one.

As she prepared for the dinner, she called Zi yichen several times but he wasn't picking up, she was worried cause she hadn't seen him for a week, like he had said that day that he had a busy week, he was really busy that they couldn't even see for a second. she made up her mind to check his office after she was done with Shi zeyi

****

"you came" Shi zeyi spoke gently then ushered her to her seat

She shook off his hands then sat down effortlessly, from the moment she entered the restaurant she could already see what he had planned, the reporters pretending to by customers were so obvious even from a mile away

"so what do you want? speak fast I have somewhere I have to be" she went straight to the point as she didn't want to waste time

"I ordered for us, let's talk as we eat" she had never seen such a gentle smile on his face before not even when they were engaged, the b*stard was just so proud of himself that the only emotion he showed was a fake smile and a haughty look.

She smiled and didn't say anything, then suddenly a sense of deja vu hit her, it felt like this had happened before, she picked up her phone and checked the date, then she remembered!

10 August xxxx! in her memory, six months after their engagement on this same day, Grandfather Shi had forced Shi zeyi to take her out on a date, they were just done having their 'lovely dinner' when news of Shi yunya confession got to them. It was one of the worst days in Shi zeyi and he had even blamed her for the bad luck when they eventually got married.

Karma was really a strong headed bitch cause even her reincarnation couldn't stop it from having its way. She chuckled to herself then picked up the glass of wine set before her but paused before the liquid hit her lips.

Shi zeyi was really are bastard!. not only did he father reporters, but he had also spiked her drink. There was a rare type of aphrodisiac in her glass of wine, it was said to be colourless and odorless but who was she_Kun feng. Thanks to Yuan yuan she could detect even the tiniest amount of poison or what so ever when she comes in contact with it.

"before you say anything there's are few questions I would love to ask you" She dropped the glass back down and distracted his attention, if her memory wasn't wrong he was going to receive a call from his father at exactly 9:57, so she just had to stall for ten minutes and she would be able to swap the drink

He frowned that she didn't drink it but relaxed when he saw her still holding the cup, "sure go ahead"

"on your birthday, why did you send your sister to tell me to put on red, which made me look like a fool at the end of the day?"

He was confused by her question, he didn't expect her to ask such a question beside he didn't even remember telling his sister anything of such.

"I didn't_" Lu yao yin cut him off before he said anything

"on Grandfather's birthday why did you send your to tell me to come along with white roses, and then everyone thought I was wishing him dead" Lu yao yin knew the reporters on the table opposite them were one way or the other recording their words. She was going to fan the relationship between the two siblings and add fuel for tonights drama.

"I didn't_" she cut him off again

"what about the gala night? she said you said you loved short dresses that was why I dressed like that, didn't you also say that?"

"I really didn't_" he was going to explain but his phone suddenly rang, he picked it and excused himself outside. Immediately he stood up she summoned a waiter and used him as a shield to block off the reporters while she swiftly switched the drinks

"sorry I got a call from father."

"it's no problem, I ordered a plate of shrimp I hope you don't mind" she gleefully drank her glass of wine and ate her shrimp

He was happy seeing her finally drink the wine that he began drinking his too.

"so for your question_"

"don't worry about it, it's in the past now, we should move on right?"

Shi zeyi saw how happy she was looking so he dropped the topic and moved on to the real reason he had called her for. He began his sweet talking but Lu yao yin wasn't even listening, she was busy monitoring the time as she had a different plan in stock for him.

"I've heard everything you said but it doesn't makes sense to me at least not yet, everything you've done and you're saying are contrary to each other so lets not talk about this now okay?"

"but_"

"aish!" she suddenly exclaimed and cut him off "please I need to hurry and check on a friend can you drop me off"

He didn't have the heart to say no plus he wanted to be around her till the drug took effect so he agreed. Lu yao yin directed him to a bar and asked him to wait that she wouldn't be long. After waiting for minutes two ladies staggered out of the bar, one leaning weakily on the other.

"what happened to her?" He rushed forward and supported the weak girl, Lu yao yin had covered her face when she was going into the bar because she didn't want people to recognise her, so although he couldn't see her face he recognized the clothes she was putting on

"I'm her friend she was talking to me but suddenly started feeling dizzy so she asked me to bring her to you that you would take her home" the other girl explained

Shi zeyi was elated cause he thought the drug was already taking effect, He hurriedly took her away from the girl and drove away, when he had gone and also the trailing reporters, a figure walked out of the corner.

Lu yao yin didn't bother to follow them as she already knew what the rest of the story would be, didn't he want to scheme against her? then she wasn't wrong to turn the tables on them. They should enjoy themselves and see their faces on the morning news.

She turned around and began her journey to Zi yichen office.

****

"boss your sickness is acting up again shouldn't you go to the hospital? or maybe we should call Dr Gao?"

"there's no need" Zi yichen answered nonchalantly but with a heavy expression, his lips were pale and he had dark circles under his eyes.

"no need? you're having a high fever and you have been overworking yourself, even if you don't want to go to the hospital you should rest or else you won't even be able to finish planning for your journey talkless of embarking on it" Ah Chen said worriedly. Zi yichen had stayed I this office the whole week trying to come up with a solution that could quell the uprising.

"I said I'm fine"

"if you're truly fine then why aren't you picking Lu yao yin calls?" Ah Han asked judgingly, they had seen his phone ring many times but he didn't pick it up not even once, he probably knew she would be able to tell he was sick from his voice so he was avoiding her.

"you are being noisy!" He snapped at him irritatedly.

The group of men in the room were worried about his health but none of them could voice anything cause they were scared they might piss him off if they continued speaking. As they thought on how to convince him to going to the hospital, a set of knock resounded on the door

"boss are you expecting someone?" someone asked curiously.

"send them back" he didn't even raise his head before he gave the order.