Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

On the other side at Ren villa, Mui paced back and forth in her room, muttering under her breath, her brows furrowed in agitation. She rubbed her temples now and then with a sense of urgency and helplessness.

Her plan was all set to spy on her sister by planting the cameras in her office but nobody knew why Alix refused to work from there. On top of that, she had no clue where she was currently working from.

"Ugh! Why the hell sis doesn't go to the company? How the hell is she supposed to work then?"

The only positive effect Alix's actions were having for Mui was discomforting the board members. Despite resistance, Ren Luoyang had somehow managed to shift the powers to his eldest daughter with the support of his allies. But there were some who were not at all happy with this decision, considering Alix's previous personality issues and a lack of sense of responsibility.

How was such a woman supposed to lead the company and revive it from the muddy swamps?

Though this was working out in Mui's favor unexpectedly, it wasn't enough. She needed more to bring her down and for that, she needed to know what Alix was planning to restore the company's name.

She sat down on the bed, covering her face in her palms. She jolted when her phone buzzed to life. As she checked the name, she lightly bit the corner of her lip.

Damn…

Mui hesitantly slid the call button and cleared her throat. "Yes."

"Hm? What is this? I feel some discomfort from your voice."

"It's just about sis. She doesn't work from the company office and I have no clue where or what she is planning…"

"Ah…Seems like Alix doesn't trust you like before."

The corner of her mouth twitched.

"There was a time when she relied and depended on you. You two were such close sisters. What changed after waking up from the coma then?"

Mui pressed her lips. "I don't know-"

"You do."

She stiffened.

"She remembered that you pushed her off the stairs. Her sweet sister who was always by her side tried to kill her. How heartbroken she must have felt."

"Th-That…"

"That was a foolish thing to do, Mui. Why would you do that? You just ruined everything for me."

Mui breathed in a slightly shaky breath, cursing profanities in her mind.

"Naturally, if she knows that you almost killed her then she wouldn't be so stupid to keep working from the company office, right? As a previous CEO, you have your own loyal dogs and she doesn't want them to sniff on her."

"...Yes."

"The question is if Alix remembers anything else too."

Mui's eyes widened. "No, no! She doesn't know anything about-"

"How are you so sure? The Alix after the coma is very smart. She might not know that you did it. It's a hard thing to figure out after all. But she might…link things in the future."

"That won't happen."

"You are awfully sure when she goes to Shui for therapy."

"Therapy? Those are just useless art lessons."

"Useless art lessons which try to make her things remember."

She froze.

In another villa stood Yuze, holding a glass of wine in his hands. He stared at the rippling drink within the glass walls with a smile.

"Things that we don't want her to figure out."

Mui gritted her teeth, yet spoke politely, "Wasn't it your sister who…"

She left the question unsaid.

Yuze glanced outside. "Yes. Xiao had introduced Alix to Shui. I allowed it because I felt things would turn out to be in my favor if I play my cards just right. But then you just had to ruin everything for me, didn't you? And so here we are now."

Mui bit her lip hard. "I will find out what she is up to."

"Better be fast. You know I hate losing, don't you? You had suffered the consequences of that when you pushed her."

She trembled, feeling a chill seeping right up to her bones.

"Y-Yes."

"Great. Since we are such good friends, let me gift you a headstart and dissolve one worry for you. Alix is working from the Liu Corps' office."

Mui's eyes widened and she jolted up straight. "What!?"

"Now you figure out the rest. I am sure you can do at least that much, right?" Yuze smiled and hung up.

"Hello? Hello?"

She realized he cut the call and was left staring at it.

Huh? Liu Corps?

But it made sense to her, especially considering the growing closeness between Alix and the Liu family. She suddenly seemed to be too involved with that family after she woke up from her coma. Though knowing where Alix worked from resolved one mystery for her, she felt it only made things more precarious for her.

Damn it! It is the Liu Corps for God's sake! How am I supposed to figure things out now?

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Liu villa.

*Knock knock*

"Are you ready?" Jin asked Alix if she was ready to leave.

But with her earphones on and her eyes glued to her laptop screen, she didn't notice Jin's presence or heard his voice. Jin walked up to her side and peeked at what she was watching with such focus.

It turned out that Alix was making good use of the spy cameras she had set in Mui's room. She was watching Mui speak to somebody on the phone with a mix of impatience and worry.

He raised his brow with interest. Feeling a little curious, Jin tapped his finger on her shoulder. That broke Alix's daze and she looked up.

She paused the video and asked, "When did you come?"

"When you were too busy spying on your sister."

"Spying is fun. You get to know how deep the iceberg actually is," she smiled. "I will be done in a minute."

"I see," he cleared his throat.

She put her earphones back on but didn't see Jin leave. He remained standing beside her, staring at the paused video.

Alix arched her brow. "I thought you were a respectable gentleman who doesn't like to peek into a woman's bedroom."

"..."

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He took a step ahead when Alix held his wrist and pulled him back. She removed her left earphone and offered it to him.

"Listen in if you want."

Jin coughed. "No, thanks. Not interested."

She sneered. "Yeah, sure."

She pulled him down to the chair beside her and jabbed the mic into his right ear, shifting her chair closer to his.

"Curiosity kills the cat, you know? I don't want you dead so soon."

"..."

Alix resumed the video and smiled. "Time to enjoy the movie."