"Our daughter , Sweetheart. Our Alix.", the man rested his case ,"For me , she is the most beautiful woman in this world. More than my wife and more than my sisters."

Ningtao and Rong Xinghe couldn't help but smile at the man's words. He was literally the best father they had ever seen. No matter how busy he was , he would always spend time with his precious daughter every day.

"I don't mind this love rival though , Mr. Lu.", laughed Ningtao ,"Anyway , I've got to do some shooting. Talk to you later ?"

"Alright."

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The man disconnected the call and glared at the little lady devil standing in front of him as he passed the phone back to her ,"Are you done with this crap ?"

"Crap ? Brother , I have respect here ! Can you not make me look like a jerk ?", the girl pouted , displeased.

"You have respect ?", Zhi Xi laughed , raising his brows curiously ,"Since when ?"

"Hey ! Shouldn't we deal with this at home ?", Rong Xinghe suddested awkwardly. The entire office staff was laughing at her by now. These two men surely knew how to teach her a lesson. Just because she was bantering them earlier , they were teasing her like this in front of so many people. So cruel !

"So... how was your short break ?", few moments later , Lu Wei turned around to face his staff , who were enjoying the little squabble between him and his sister , with utmost interest.

As soon as the employees realized that their boss was glaring at them sternly , they felt a chill run down their spine. Subconsciously , they bowed down to the man and started rushing towards their respective department areas , akin to a flock of chickens.

"Woah bro Lu ! That was one hell of a FEAR...", the girl clasped her hands excitedly , as she looked at the staff running around in the office ,"I am impressed !"

"Get out of my office right now !", the man pinched the space between his brows with a sigh ,"I still have some paperwork to do. Go and sit in my car with Zhi Xi while I wind that all up. Alright ?"

He couldn't possibly allow this little lady devil to stay in his workplace for a any other minute now. It would be too troublesome for him. She had walked into his office after so many days. Yet , she was able to disorganize his work environment so easily. He didn't dared to let her interact with his staff anymore.

"Brother... are you really kicking out your sweet little Kiddo ? And that too , so ruthlesslessly ?", the girl raised her brows at her two brothers with disbelief.

"How about I take you to your favorite ice-cream parlour , by the time he signs all those documents ?", Zhi Xi suggested as he saw tears welling up into the girl's eyes. Of course he knew that she was simply putting on an act. But it was still too difficult to see their sister like that.

"Vanilla and strawberry scoops.", the girl returned back to her normal self next second , as she held onto her bro Zhi's hand and dragged him out of the Lu Corporations' headquarters. Lu Wei couldn't help but chuckle at the funny scenario taking place in front of him. It was just awfully hilarious to look at the CEO of Zhi Corporations being hauled out like that !

At this time , Lu Wei recieved a phone call from Ningtao's assistant Little Six.

"What happened ?", the man asked as he turned around to rush towards his office.

"Big Boss , Sis Ningtao's life might be in danger !", the girl in her early twenties reported worriedly.

"What ?!", the man stopped in his tracks , shocked ,"I had a chat with Tao just now. She didn't mentioned anything like that. What is going on over there ?"

"Actually , that actress Qui Chen is the second female lead of sister Ningtao's new film. And you know how competitive she is. Moreover , she had been eyeing on Sis Ningtao's role in this movie since the beginning , Boss. Although she knew that she stood no chance against Sis Ningtao , she had already assumed that you won't allow Sis Ningtao to join back entertainment industry after Little Alix's birth. She thought that Sis Ningtao's pregnancy was the end of her career.", Little Six explained in an extremely inaudible voice , as if she was hiding somewhere ,"And Sis Ningtao didn't told you about this matter because she didn't wanted to bother you about it. She doesn't want you and Sis Xinghe to stress about such a trivial situation. But... I thought it was better for you to know about this , Big Boss."

"Little Six...", Lu Wei took a deep breath before he told his manager that he would finish his work the next day , as he rushed towards the private lift in his office ,"Did something happen today ?"

"Sir...I...", hesitated Little Six.

"Tell me.", the man said , more assertively this time.

"Well... Today , I found out that Sis Ningtao's pencil heels were tampered with , before her shoot. The worst part was that Sis Ningtao had to shoot for an action sequence today on a very rocky surface.

"One of the make up artists later told me that they noticed Qui Chen's asistant sneaking out of Sis Ningtao's vanity van earlier.", Little Six replied.

"Is Tao alright , Little Six ?", the man asked , his voice laced with anxiety.

"Sis Ningtao is perfectly fine , Sir. In fact , I didn't let her know about this as she was already missing you and Little Alix. I didn't wanted to spoil her mood any further. But this could've been pretty risky for her. I... am really scared , Big Boss.", Little Alix sighed.

"I am sending my security staff there. And keep an eye on this Qui Chen. I dare her to lay a finger upon my wife !", Lu Wei said as he approached Rong Xinghe and Zhi Xi , who were sitting in his car. The girl was enjoying her favorite ice cream bucket as she helped Zhi Xi select a photo for his social media handles.

"So how is your boyfriend ?", asked Zhi Xi to the girl , after Lu Wei joined them in the car.

"I don't know. He has been slightly worried... and tired , since the past few days. Something must've come up in his company.", the girl replied blankly , as she thought of how the man had been working for long hours lately.

Zhi Xi and Lu Wei exchanged glances among themselves silently. They obviously knew what was happening in the Xi Corporations. They were , after all , businessmen themselves. It was impossible for them to not see the smoke caused by the fire. But they trusted Xi Yuan and his principles more than anything. He would never intentionally harm the innocent children.

"He will be fine , Kiddo.", Lu Wei smiled as he rubbed his sister's head lovingly before he hugged her tightly.

"Hopefully...", the girl smiled. It pained her heart to see her darling suffer like that.