Second Lead Syndrome: A Second Chance

Ming looked at Lena in confusion. Then he looked at who she was pointing.

When did he have such an ugly friend like that? He hated all these fake women who were always waiting for him in the lobby.

He thought he already told the security to stop letting these pests infiltrate the building.

"She is not my friend." He sternly stated.

"Really? But everyone heard your front desk lady said that is your FRIEND." Lena enunciated the word friend very clearly.

Ming walked towards the front desk lady. She shivered as she bowed down. 'AHH, why did she have to have a big mouth and cause trouble!'

"Secretary Tim, when had my father start hiring blind and incompetent workers?"

"Never sir."

"Then why is this lady still here?"

"I will take care of it right away."

"And make sure no more "friends" can enter the building again!"

"Yes sir."

"Ah! Young Master Zhao, I am wrong. Please give me another chance!" The front desk lady continued to cry on the floor but Ming Zhao paid no attention.

He walked to the executive elevator with a happy Lena trailing behind him and Secretary Tim taking care of the problem outside.

The elevator closed and Lena giggled silently to herself.

Ming Zhao stared down at Lena who seems to be chuckling like he isn't there. '

Is it just me or she is kinda… cute?' He stared her for a bit more before the elevator stopped at his floor.

His other secretaries stood up and greeted him as he walked out of the elevator. Lena followed him closely as they both entered his office without a word.

Did they see that correctly? Was that Lena Shen with their boss?!

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"Sit down."

Lena sat down on the sofa while Ming Zhao went to the cabinet and poured himself some whiskey.

"You want some?"

"No thank you. Isn't it a bit early to be drinking?"

Ming Zhao glared at her.

"Heh… some lady just told me that she knows about Project Crystal, a project that even I have minimal access to and if I am not drinking now then what should I be doing?"

'What? He doesn't know anything about Project Crystal?'

Should she have gone to the other Zhao instead? Lena was contemplating what to do with her current situation.

"I'm curious though, how did you gain access to such file."

"A great magician doesn't reveal her tricks."

"You are no great magician."

Lena stood up and actually pour herself some whiskey to join the man. Gosh, she is just winging this as she goes.

"Your father recently revealed to you and your mother about an older bastard son he has."

"How!-- What more do you know?"

"I know that you were named as the next heir of the Zhao Corporation. But the Zhao follows a strict rule of having the first born to inherit the business so that there would be no internal war within the family."

Ming Zhao continued to listen.

"As much as your father does not want to recognize this son of his, your grandparents are strict with tradition. I am assuming in the next few days, everyone will know the identity of this brother of yours and he will be joining the company really soon."

"What does this have to do with Project Crystal?"

"Well, obviously you are not going to let that bastard steal your rightful inheritance. Your father made a mistake but it doesn't have to cost your future."

"Get to the point already."

"Project Crystal is the oldest project your family has researched and invested in."

"You still have not said anything that I don't already know."

"Wow… you are really a climax killer. Fine… what if I told you that you have been looking in the wrong areas?"

Finally, Lena caught the attention of Ming Zhao. He gulped down the rest of his whiskey. He sat down and stared at Lena for her to continue.