An Eye for News Chapter 24
Se Cai took out his phone.
Xin Yu stopped him and said, “Please
don’t call the police!”
Se Cai tossed her an enquiring
gaze. She explained, “My father’s ident.i.ty is a bit special. It might cause him
some problems if the police’s involved. But don’t worry, I’ll send for aid now.”
Se Cai put down his phone and
stared silently at Xin Yu.
Then, he asked, “Who are you and
why is that mercenary after you?”
He thought back to what the
mercenary had said.
If Blue Sky Rehab wanted to
teach her a lesson, they wouldn’t need to hire a trained mercenary…
Furthermore, the man himself
admitted he was only making use of the Blue Sky Rehab.
This Zhang Xin Yu must be hiding
something, was his conclusion.
“I know you have many questions.
I’ll answer them all when we’re safe.”
Xin Yu pleaded Se Cai with puppy-dog
eyes, while hanging onto his arms.
“Fine, but you owe me an
explanation!”
Se Cai sighed. He had some
knowledge that Xin Yu was not a common citizen but he didn’t expect it to be so
complicated.
After all, which common citizen
would stumble into mercenaries and kidnapping?
“Sister Xu, I’m on the road
leading to the northern part of town. I’m stranded and is in a bit of a pickle…”
Xin Yu borrowed Se Cai’s phone
to make a call.
In less than 5 minutes, a black
limo arrived at the scene.
“Miss, what happened to you?!”
A ponytailed woman in a black
pant suit rushed out of the limo with an umbrella.
The woman was of a certain age
and carried herself with a dignified air. She had that aura of maturity and
grace that was attractive in her own way.
She took off her jacket and
draped it over Xin Yu. Her face dimmed when she went to check the repose
mercenary.
“He’s still breathing. I
recognize him as a mercenary from the Cobra Syndicate. Miss, they’ve found your
location!”
She then turned to Se Cai, “A
job well done protecting Miss Xin Yu, are you one of the new bodyguards? Weird…
I didn’t remember master telling me he hired new people.”
“Oh no, my name is Se Cai, I’m
Xin Yu’s colleague not her bodyguard. The man there was really powerful, I was
lucky because I managed to sneak up on him.”
Se Cai explained to this woman
whom he believed was the Sister Xu that Xin Yu spoke to on his phone.
“Colleague? You must be kidding…
The Cobra Syndicate are all trained men and women, you wouldn’t have the chance
to sneak up on him, plus he’s carrying a gun!”
Sister Xu obviously wasn’t going
to buy Se Cai’s explanation. She frowned, “Who are you and what’s your intention
getting close to Miss Xin Yu?”
Se Cai didn’t look physically
impressive in Sister Xu’s eyes. Therefore, he must be lying when he said he
overpowered the man from Cobra Syndicate.
“Sister Xu, he’s not lying. He
is really my colleague and including yesterday’s incident, he has saved me
twice.”
Xin Yu pulled on Sister Xu’s arm
to explain.
“You’re really mistaken. I
entered County S Tv Station before she did, so how could you say I had an
intention to get close to her?”
Se Cai retorted with a
challenge. He was getting frustrated from being suspected of ill intent by
everyone he met.
Sister Xu frowned deeper before
turning to Xin Yu, “Miss, I’m sorry for not being there for you… But, now that
this has happened, you have to stop with your little fun time playing an
anchor, leave County S and follow me home.”
“Fine… Sister Xu, I understand.
But can we please get to the house? I’m shivering here.”
Xin Yu pouted, “Plus, I’ve said
many times. This is not a game, I’m serious about being a professional anchor!
It’s my dream! You think everyone wants to take over dad’s business?”
“Miss, do you know how many
people want to take over your father’s empire? You have got to start listening
to the Old Master.”
Sister Xu sighed and went
through this advice that she obviously had repeated many times.
“If so many people want it, let
them have it!”
Xin Yu harrumphed and crawled
into the limo.
She pulled down a window and
waved at Se Cai, “Se Cai, come on. Don’t worry about the driver, Sister Xu will
handle it.”
Se Cai hesitated because Sister
Xu had made her hostility and suspicions against him pretty clear.
However, if he didn’t take this
ride now, there won’t be another in perhaps forever since the stretch of road
was truly in the middle of nowhere.
“Se Cai, I know you have many
concerns but I promised I’ll explain it to you when we get home, didn’t I?”
After some deliberation, Se Cai
accepted Xin Yu’s offer.
They rode in silence until they
reached XY Residence.
XY Residence was as Se Cai
remembered, tight in security. He was here last time to do a less than
favorable reporting on one of its residents but no matter how hard he tried to
wheedle in, the guards wouldn’t let him.
After they descended from the
limo, Xin Yu gave a small yelp when she saw her reflection in the entrance
mirror. She grabbed a towel handed to her by one of the maids and rushed
upstairs.
“I’m going to take a bath,
Sister Xu could you help me entertain Se Cai…”
Her voice trailed off as she
disappeared from view.
Sister Xu nodded. She ordered a
maid to bring over a towel before she asked Se Cai to join her on the living
room sofa.
“Mr. Se, please take a seat. I would
like to thank you for saving our Miss’ life.”
She took a deep breath, pulled a
box of cigarette from her coat and offered one to Se Cai. She continued, “Let
me first introduce myself. I’m Xu Jin Feng, Miss Xin Yu’s governess and
personal bodyguard.”
“I’ve guessed as much. If only
you were there today. But now, I just want to know… well, what is all this?”
Se Cai gestured at the room. The
living room was decorated with a grand Baroque design. There was a glittering
chandelier that gave an ill.u.s.trious shine to every object in the room.
He glanced at the plush sofa and
his muddy attire. He accepted the towel to clean his hair and shrugged. He remained
standing.
With an embarra.s.sed smile, he
returned the towel that had become covered with brown streaks.
“Sorry about that… but what
brand is this, it’s so absorbent.”
Se Cai tried for a small talk to
defuse the building awkwardness.
“Miss has a preference for plush
towel. This is an Abyss’ towel, they are hand-st.i.tched from lamb wool.”
Sister Xu received the towel
with a frown. She continued in a serious tone, “Mr. Se, I’m sure you’ve noticed
our miss is not your typical anchorwoman by now. She is the heir to the Xuan Wu
Group, daughter to its CEO, Mr. Zhang Chang Sheng. The mercenary today should
come from his political or business enemy.”
Sister Xu deliberated before
adding, “You didn’t hear this from me but rumors say that when Old Master was
starting out, he was involved in some bootlegging deals. He had to burn some
bridges. That is probably why miss is being targeted.”
“Xuan Wu Group, Zhang Chang Seng?”
Se Cai repeated the 2 names that
sounded awfully familiar.
“You mean the Turtle King!”
Suddenly, everything clicked for
Se Cai. Zhang Chang Seng was a known figure but he was more commonly known by
his nickname, the Turtle King.
The moniker was inspired by the
field Chang Seng was involved in. He started his empire at a small fishing
village in County S with a turtle breeding pond.
No one had high hopes on such an
unconventional business venture but it proved to be a dark horse.
Being unconventional meant Chang
Seng had a monopoly over the turtle breeding business which was unexpectedly
large. He had livestock like gra.s.s tortoises for its meat and novelty species
like the Golden Coin Turtle and Aldabra giant tortoise to attract the
collectors. He sought out beneficial collaborations with the food as well as
travel industry and his business eventually grew to one of the biggest business
in the country.
Now, Zhang Chang Seng was a
Province X Political Committee Member. He was worth about several billions in
stocks and investments.
Se Cai had always held an
admiration for him because he represented an important motto, you could be
successful with enough dedication and hard work.
He didn’t expect Zhang Xin Yu to
be the daughter of such an eminent business mogul. She certainly had hid it
well.
It hit Se Cai why Xin Yu was
reluctant to take over the family mantle.
If Xin Yu took over his father’s
business, she would have to succeed his father’s moniker… She would be called
Turtle Queen or Turtle Princess…
In our society which relied
heavily on first impression, it was little wonder why she didn’t want to a.s.sume
her father’s business. Which sensible, fashionable young woman would want a
nickname like that?