MTLNOVEL Chapter 1062: Silence
Alix read each and every word of the news in great detail.
The victim of the assault had refused to come forward and reveal herself to the media but her testimony had surely wreaked havoc in the entire business and social communities.
"It happened last night in the bar!" Mui exclaimed. "It says that some woman had casually approached Liu Jin. He was completely drunk at the time. They talked for some time and she offered to help drive him home. He refused, so she offered to at least drop him in one of the rooms on the above floors. It was evident that he would have to stay the night at the bar."
The next part became grimmer and worse.
"But when she did so, Liu Jin refused to let her go. He grabbed her and pushed her," she coughed, "onto the bed...As if that wasn't enough, it turned even worse. She understood later that he mistook her for some other woman as he was doing…that to her…But he couldn't tell right from wrong because he was so drunk."
"This is bullshit," Alix said.
"Which part?"
"Obviously, all of it. He is not that foolish for something as stupid as this to happen."
"Did you see the company stocks tank down? He is the CEO for God's sake! This will completely ruin Liu family's image!"
"That family has weathered far more storms than this."
"...Why do you seem so relaxed?"
Mui couldn't understand the source of her calmness, especially when it was clear that Jin loved her.
"Does this not affect you at all?"
"Why would it affect me if there is no truth to it?"
Though Alix seemed in control of her emotions, she cursed Jin like hell inwardly.
That helpless princess should just stick his butt at home if he cannot handle liquor!
But her lips held a smile. "Obviously, whoever that woman is, is shady as hell."
"You will say that despite being a woman yourself?"
"I am saying that precisely because I am a woman, idiot," she grimaced.
Mui frowned. "There can be innocent women with genuine intentions too."
"You are very cute. Also, I smell a trap."
My whole past life went in setting traps so I know one when I see one, she thought.
"So-so what now? What will happen to him?"
"What are you getting so worried about? As if he would be in custody for long. The Liu family would already be up on their feet by now with the best lawyers in their hands," she shrugged. "Plus don't underestimate Liu Jinhai and the brothers. They will expose all this farce in no time. He would be walking out of the bureau as we speak."
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But he didn't.
The day turned into dusk and the headlines kept getting worse.
"Sis! Liu Jin is refusing to speak on the matter! The lawyers are not able to do anything because he is refusing to give any statement, forget the cops but not even to his own lawyers! Does it mean that he is admitting to it!?"
Alix had been following the news for the entire day and by now, her patience was close to exploding like the volcano.
What the hell is he doing!? Why is he not getting out?
Alix had been impatiently shifting her weight from side to side, continuously refreshing the web pages to see some different news elsewhere but the result was the same.
"This is ridiculous. Why is he not talking?"
Ren Cuifen brought a tray with coffee for everyone, her own expression puzzled and concerned too.
"This is really strange. We know Liu Jin would never do something like that, so why is he being silent?"
Ren Luoyang said, "Is he being threatened?"
Alix said, "The Liu family threatens the world, not the other way around. There is no way somebody is that gutsy and anyway, Jin wouldn't let anybody walk over him like this."
The couple exchanged a silent glance.
"What?"
Ren Cuifen coughed. "Nothing. I was just thinking how well you know Liu Jin."
It's the past life so it's obvious that I know that family well.
"Of course. We have worked together. It was enough to know the kind of man he is."
But that's beside the point. I need to know what's going on. Why the hell is he not speaking up?
But I cannot call anybody in the family. I have cut everything off myself.
But only somebody from the Liu family can tell what the actual fuck is happening here, she gritted her teeth. What is Jin's problem!?
Ren Luoyang cleared his throat. "I think I should give Mr. Liu a call."
Her ears perked up.
Ren Cuifen added. "Yes, yes. They have helped us a lot in our trying times so it's only natural that we reach out to them this time."
Alix only hummed as if she was casually agreeing to it but inwardly, she grew ecstatic.
Go, go! Call them right away!
The call was picked on the third ring and Ren Luoyang said, "Hello, Mr. Liu. This is Ren Luoyang here."
Mui urgently signaled.
'Speaker! Speaker!'
Ren Cuifen smacked her. 'Let him talk!'
He put the phone on speaker anyway and said, "I am sorry to hear what happened with Liu Jin. We wanted to let you know that we believe in him. There must be some misunderstanding."
Naturally, Liu Jinhai's response was grim and solemn.
"Thank you, Mr. Ren. Yes, it's a misunderstanding. The lawyers are working their best."
"Indeed…"
Alix typed on her phone's notepad in big, bold letters and raised it to his eye level. Ren Luoyang squinted his eyes and read out her question as it was typed.
"Why the fuck is he keeping silent?"
Everybody choked and Ren Luoyang let out a loud cough.
"...I am sorry?"
Ren Cuifen threw a glare at Alix and smacked on her head, mouthing.
'That's not how you ask your question!'
Her gaze darkened. 'How was I supposed to know that he was going to repeat it word to word!?'
Ren Luoyang quickly said, "No, no. Please ignore it, Mr. Liu. I meant to ask why would Liu Jin keep his silence on such a grave matter?"
Jinhai answered after a long time. "He very clearly said he is not ready to meet anybody...except one person."
"One person? Who?"
"That person would understand who he is talking about when they will try to learn the inside news through somebody else. That's all he said."
Alix stared at Jin's past messages on her phone.
'Please talk to me.'
'Let us talk just once.'
No...No, no, no!!!
He cannot be serious about this right now!