Chapter 543

“Interesting…” Lexi nodded her head in understanding . Glancing up at Nico Zhuang, Lexi curled the corner of her lips upward . “So you went on a date with Miss Chang?” out of nowhere, Lexi asked, causing his brows to twitch .

“No,” clearing his throat, Nico Zhuang shook his head . Lexi was starting with him again . She’s taking his action to a different meaning again when obviously, she knows why he does things .

“That’s all . I got to check the production and lab for the new samples for Miss Ning . ” Nico Zhuang diverted the conversation and yet, Lexi’s twinkling eyes suggested more teasing . That’s his cue to head out before Lexi could tease him further .

Therefore, after stating his remark, he slightly bowed his head and left his boss’s office . Until now, he couldn’t get the grasp of Lexi teasing him with Andy Chang . Even if he recalled all interactions he had with the said woman, Nico Zhuang couldn’t think of events that might mislead them to think he liked her or vice versa .

Perhaps, Lexi was just bored? Or stress, so she was de-stressing herself by teasing him? Might be the case . With that in mind, Nico Zhuang shrugged his shoulders as he closed the door behind him .

Meanwhile, Lexi chuckled upon seeing his reaction . Well, Nico Zhuang’s thoughts were more or less right . But, Lexi was merely trying to open his heart to express his feelings . After all, Nico Zhuang was more lenient and his tolerance level towards Andy Chang was something Lexi haven’t seen him doing to others aside from her .

He was her people thus, she knew . Moreover, before she got to know that Nico Zhuang was Ethan Lu’s shadow guard, they became friends . Lexi was certain that if not because he was tasked to keep a close eye of her, Nico Zhuang would keep his distance from her too .

“Hay…” Shaking her head, Lexi reclined on her office chair and swiveled it slowly . Tapping her fingers on the armchair, Lexi stared at the ceiling with a satisfied smile . “So, Andy and Avah are sisters? Interesting…” Lexi murmured .

Maybe the heaven had been rooting for her, for letting her meet Andy Chang . Who would have thought that Andy Chang’s existence would help her in some ways? First, the Hannah Gan’s scandal and now, she might help her with Avah Tong .

Truly, the world wasn’t that huge at all, eh?

“Let’s see…” Lexi straightened her posture as she opened one drawer on her desk and fished out her phone . Having the thought to call Avah Tong, however, an incoming call showed just before she could .

“Oh?” Arching her brows, Lexi thought that her blackmailer had already given up . Well, she thought wrong . Letting out a sigh, Lexi unhesitatingly answered the call and placed it in front of her ear .

“Yes?” as if she was just answering a friend’s call, Lexi leaned her back on the office chair as she swung it a little from left to right .

A faint scoff came from the other end of the line, which made her lips curled into a more satisfied smile . Her nonchalance surely picked on his nerves, but that’s what she intended to do . So, the more they were irked, the more she was pleased .

“Make sure you don’t call the cops or you wouldn’t like what will happen . ” After a minute of silence, the man threatened . However, his threats were nothing but empty words that didn’t even affect Lexi .

“Sure, that’s all?” Looking at her nails, Lexi indifferently dawdled as if he was wasting her time .

This attitude of hers, although the man wasn’t Dylan Lu himself, she annoyed the hell out of him . He couldn’t intimidate her any longer, and because the money he would receive was actually their accomplice’s money, the man was more concerned about himself .

Gritting his teeth, the man was about to hung up but stopped when Lexi spoke again . “Is your boss there?”

” . . . “

“You know you’ll be a scapegoat, right?” Since he wasn’t responding, Lexi inquired as she arched her right brow .

Actually, she was unsure if there’s really another person behind this man or he’s the sole perpetrator . Regardless, Lexi wanted to try her luck . She wouldn’t lose that much anyway — it would only give him a bit of information that she didn’t entirely uncover this whole scheme .

“I mean, you can always enjoy that 50 million yourself if you give me the original copies and destroy other copies . Why do you have to return the fifty million to its owner and end up behind bars in exchange?” Lexi said in a matter-of-fact tone . Clearly, she was trying to manipulate him as it was the best chance because she cornered them .

Although Lexi wouldn’t know if this person would listen to what she was blabbering, but she was just suggesting . After all, she didn’t want those fifty million to return to Laurel Wang’s hand — if she’s truly an accomplice .

Moreover, if she would put herself in the man’s shoes, Lexi would probably betray them instead of taking all the bullets . They were facing her and Ethan Lu so the exchange was surely a trap . The reason Lexi thought she wouldn’t hear from her blackmailer again because that trap was already obvious .

Therefore, no sane person would willingly jump into a trap unless they needed the bait so much . Well, fifty million must be too tempting indeed . Even a woman like Laurel Wang that came from a wealthy family would still have second thoughts if they should let go or not .

“What do you think? Instead of dealing with me under your employer’s orders, why don’t we have a deal of our own?” Lexi suggested but to no avail, she only heard silence before the call ended followed by the beeping tone .

“Well,” shrugging her shoulders, Lexi chuckled as she spun her chair once . “I guess I’ll get my answer some other time . ” she muttered before she hummed and closed her eyes to rest a little .

Although she didn’t get his answer now, Lexi knew that deep down, a seed was successfully implanted on the man’s mind .