Perfect Match, Secret Marriage Chapter 98 Someone Was Messing With Him

Not even to the ears of the man's closest relatives and friends.

So, obviously, Kang Jun had no idea either.

Even after a week, Kang Jun was completely unaware of the chaos Qiao Jianhong's state would bring to his life. He was blissfully ignorant of the trials that would come his way.

It was late at night by the time Kang Jun had returned to his hotel room.

He was drained.

The man considered letting himself sink onto his bed, but feeling like he wouldn't be able to deal with the dirtiness, he went to take a quick shower.

When he was done, the man was dripping wet but he didn't wipe himself off. He just headed to his desk, took a seat and then he immediately opened his computer to do some work.

Despite spending a nice, albeit short, time with Lu AnLing and Kang Mingyu, just a few days ago, Kang Jun had to push them out of his mind.

Right now, all he had to think of was Kang Corporations and he had many things he had to deal with. At the company, the directors had deliberated for many hours but couldn't find a solution to many of their problems.

What was worse was that that night, Kang Jun had gotten a call from the client who insisted on dropping them and handing the project over to another company.

Kang Jun was p.i.s.sed but there was nothing he could do about it.

This situation wasn't a normal one though. He had never encountered this type of unprofessionalism in all his years at work.

But this time, it was way more than unprofessionalism… Someone was messing with him.

He just knew this for a fact.

In all his years of working at the Kang Corporation, not just as its CEO but also as a normal office drone, Kang Jun had never encountered a problem that he couldn't fix. That was what made others put so much faith in him when it came to business, but, In the span of half a year, the company was encountering too many problems regarding their projects.

The only ones that were not being affected were the ones concerning the entertainment industry but now, even they began to encounter some setbacks.

One of their worst, was regarding the Infinity Project.

The Infinity Project was one of the biggest entertainment-related projects Kang Corporations had gotten their hands on. If done right, the project could bring in billions of dollars in revenue.

Kang Jun would not let it slip through his fingers.

Gazing over the details of the Infinity Project, Kang Jun called Mr. Long.

"Arrange a meeting with the person overseeing the infinity project." He commanded.

On the other end of the line, Mr. Long accepted his mission and went right on it. Hanging up, Kang Jun leaned his pounding head back in frustration. He wanted to quit the company and go on vacation.

He needed a solace before this job killed him, but he knew he couldn't just walk away from it.

To the outside world, the man was inhumane, but Kang Jun knew, more than anyone else, how mortal he was. He had found it out the hard way, years ago and he didn't want to go through that again, but he couldn't just abandon his responsibilities as CEO.

Kang Jun was conflicted… but Mr. Long didn't give him much time to ponder, because soon after, he called back.

Kang Jun pressed the phone to his ear.

There was no sound.

Slightly stunned by the lack of reply, Kang Jun reluctantly spoke. "Long Rui, is something wrong?"

Hearing his name being called, Mr. Long began to speak.

"I'm not sure sir, this is up to you to decide."

"Speak."

"The person in charge of the Infinity Project has been replaced."

Kang Jun's eyebrows furrowed when he heard this. The ones in charge of the Infinity project seldom ever replaced someone half way. Though, neither did the Kang Corporation but, just a few months ago, his grandfather had seized the project from Kang Nianxi and had given it to him, instead.

"Did you find out who they are?"

"Yes. I did. I set up a meeting for you but… the person is kind of strange."

Kang Jun frowned. "Strange? How so?"

Mr. Long didn't answer for a second, but Kang Jun could clearly hear typing from the other end of the line.

Mr. Long: "I sent you their details. It'll give you all the information you need."

***

Lu AnLing was supposed to have work today, but due to Xiao Mian's bachelorette party, Madame Liu had happily given the girl a day off.

Coming to Xiao Mian's house by taxi, Lu AnLing was not ready for what she was about to see. Once the house came into eyeshot, Lu AnLing rubbed them to make sure she wasn't hallucinating.

The girl hadn't been to Xiao Mian's house since high school.

Back then, Lu AnLing had been living in the Lu main house and so, she had gotten used to big houses, but now, standing outside Xiao Mian's brand new gated villa, the realization of how well off the woman had become, hit Lu AnLing like a slap.

Lu AnLing stared at the house with an open mouth and bulging eyes. Not hiding any bit of surprise she had.

Examining the house, Lu AnLing couldn't help but compare her and Xiao Mian's situations and lament.

Would her life have been different if she hadn't gotten pregnant and lost 2 years of her life recuperating from her child's loss?

Lu AnLing couldn't help herself from thinking about it but she wasn't sure what the answer was. On one hand, she had no regrets when it came to having her child, but on the other, Lu AnLing couldn't deny that that decision had changed her life forever. She wouldn't be here, in this situation, if she had decided to go by Lu Shuya and their mother's advice.

One pivotal moment came to her mind, but Lu AnLing quickly brushed it away before she rang the doorbell.

In a few moments, the door opened in front of Lu AnLing, revealing a beautiful white marble floor.

"I'm so glad you're here!" Xiao Mian said softly before she pounced onto Lu AnLing.

Xiao Mian hugged Lu AnLing and the girl reciprocated. This public display of affection was becoming less and less awkward, but this didn't mean that Lu AnLing didn't dislike it any less.

Walking through the door, Lu AnLing saw a bunch of girls but then, she caught the eyes of Lu Shuya, but also w.a.n.g Tingting and many other girls from the socialite circle she used to frequent.

It was such a familiar pack. If Lu AnLing didn't know any better, she would have thought that she was back in high school.

The thought made her stomach roll.

"My little sister was supposed to be here but she misread my message and ended up booking the flight on a wrong day. But, we'll just have to have fun without her." Xiao Mian turned to look at the rest of the girls. "Isn't that right?"

The girls all answered affirmatively.

Leading the girls upstairs to her room, Xiao Mian had her back straight and strode up with elegance. Once upstairs, she gave them a semi-tour of the house, stopping every so often to open a door or two.

Opening the last door before her own, Xiao Mian said, "This is the room my fiancé keeps his things in. He has his own place closer to the city since he's so busy but on the weekends he comes and spends some time with me."

Many of the girls began to giggle.

"Awww you have the sweetest future hubby!"

"I bet he misses you to bits when you're not with him."

"I think it's so cute how you have a room for him in your house. Image how you'll feel like when he lives here."

Everyone knew that Xiao Mian was fis.h.i.+ng for praises, and yet, they all gave it to her. But then, another voice spoke.

"Don't you worry that your man will cheat on you?"

All the girl's, including Lu AnLing turned to see who had said that. To Lu AnLing's surprise, the voice came from w.a.n.g Tingting.

Hearing this, Xiao Mian's face paled.

Lu Shuya, who had been standing quietly by Xiao Mian's side, turned to w.a.n.g Tingting with anger in her eyes.

"What the h.e.l.l is your problem?! If you want to be a nuisance, leave." Lu Shuya screamed defensively.

w.a.n.g Tingting shrugged. "I was just asking a question."

"Who asked you to ask a question? No one. So shut up."

The two girls looked at each other with spite. w.a.n.g Tingting and Lu Shuya had never liked each other. Though because w.a.n.g Tingting would always take what the others would say or do to her, the girls barely had any major altercations.

"Is that really Tingting? Who does she think she is talking to Shuya like that?"

"She should be put in her place. Xiao Mian was just helping out the less fortunate by inviting her."

Hearing this, w.a.n.g Tingting glared at the girl's but then, she calmed herself and then gave them a look of superiority.

Seeing the way w.a.n.g Tingting carried herself, Lu Shuya felt her heart sink into her chest. She thought that the woman was trying to hold Lu AnLing's pregnancy over her head, so she shrank under w.a.n.g Tingting's gaze.

No one understood why she did such a thing, not even Lu Shuya or Xiao Mian but Lu AnLing did.

She was Kang Jun's brothers' woman, which made her status far higher than anyone in the room; including Lu Shuya and Xiao Mian.

Though none of them knew this.

At the Starlight Event, none of the people in the room had attended, and those who did could recognize neither Kang Nianxi, nor Kang Jun, at first glance.

If they did, they would have quickly realized the woman's importance.

Lu AnLing waited for the girl to admit to her connection, but she didn't. This completely baffled Lu AnLing.

Seeing that Lu Shuya wasn't attacking w.a.n.g Tingting, several girls began to get agitated and they began to throw insults w.a.n.g Tingting's way, but they were suddenly stopped,

"Calm down everyone!" Xiao Mian had screamed. "I want this to be a special day, so no more in-fighting, okay?"

Turning to her, many girls wore expressions of shame as they nodded or verbalized the word, 'yes'.

Heading to her room, everyone was quiet.

There, Xiao Mian brought them over to her walk-in closet. When she opened it's doors many of the girls opened their eyes wide at the sparkling paradise of designer dresses, shoes, and bags.

"I got most of this stuff from films and show's I've been involved in. Pick anything you guys want. Tonight we'll be going to the Celestial Fox, so you better dress well!"

Many girls in the room began to cheer, while Lu AnLing began to groan.

They were going to a club…

Lu AnLing didn't like clubs, but what had she expected from Xiao Mian's bachelorette party.