Chameleon: My True Face

"Oh, what kind of information are you looking for? Miss Dongmei's friends are two of our Generals, Katherine and Anna. I can only report what is publically available since I don't have access to their data," Ash replied casually while hoping that would be enough.

Too bad, the lady on the other end of the call was too persistent. "That's alright, we will handle those two on our own then. Does she have any other friends? Sir Guan wants to learn about his granddaughter's background before he arrives."

Ash wanted to avoid talking about her student but knowing Sir Guan was going to arrive, it was unavoidable.

"Yes, her name is Scarlet. She is one of the participants in our selection and she looks close to Miss Dongmei," Ash informed while entering deeper into her seat. "I don't know much about her but so far, she has not caused any problems."

"That doesn't matter. She can be a saint but I still need to ask for more data. I would be grateful if you could send us all the information about her. Anything from her name to where she came from will be useful," the lady replied casually before suddenly ending the conversation. "Alright, I won't take more of your time. Can I hope to receive those files today though?

Sir Guan would be extremely grateful."

"Of course. I will send the information right after the call," Ash replied politely. "Is there anything else?"

Sir Guan had more than enough authority in the Seven Stars to get all the data he needed so there was no need to make it hard for them. She has already looked through Scarlet's profile anyway and there wasn't much sensitive information either.

"That will be all for now. If we need anything else regarding Sir Guan's arrival we will contact you," the lady replied. "Oh, and one more thing. I hope whatever we talked about will remain confidential and this conversation won't reach Miss Dongmai's ears. Sir Guan's arrival is supposed to be a surprise."

Ash rubbed her temples. "That's only natural. I will only inform the Generals responsible for Selection that an important guest will arrive in two days. Sir Guan's identity will remain secret."

"Thank you for everything," the lady acknowledged and finally ended the call.

Ash couldn't help but let out all the tension in a single breath as she sat down straight. For some reason the whole call stressed her out more than necessary.

"Sir Guan…" Ash muttered and shivered at the sheer thought of meeting that man. She had heard too many rumors about that man and wished she would never need to meet him.

Knowing that man's power and connections with the Seven Stars founder, it was impossible not to be scared. He only needed to say the word and her career would be over.

What bothered her the most though were her plans being ruined. She wanted to get closer to Wuxing despite him being with Dongmei but now she only had two days left to succeed. Once Dongmei's grandparents arrive for the selection, she would be courting death if she began flirting with him while they were on the island.

Ash immediately got a headache thinking about it and dropped those thoughts for the time being. She quickly sent out the required information to Sir Guan's secretary and left her office. Even though she was barely seeing with her eyes due to lack of sleep, she needed to meet Wuxing and let him know what she could.

———

"So it turns out we were correct…" Wuxing pondered out loud as he listened to Dongmei's report. "Don't worry, it's going to be okay. I just need to prove I am the right man for you and they will accept me."

Dongmei leaned deeper into his embrace, clearly more bothered than he was. "That's not what I am worried about. Maybe you are not an ideal candidate in their eyes but you can still impress with your skills. What I am worried about is everything else that's happening."

She turned around to look him in the eyes and added, "You know what I am talking about. If my grandpa finds out about you and the girls, he will kill you on the spot. This is a serious issue."

"Can't we just stop doing anything then?" Wuxing replied with a bit of guilt.

Scarlet, Ash, Anna and Katherine were all either liking him or becoming physical with him which did look suspicious from outside view. Even he would think that he looks like trying to build his own harem when that wasn't his intention in the first place. Everything just happened out of nowhere.

"Not doing anything is just the bare minimum," Dongmei replied sternly. "The moment my grandparents arrive we should limit our contact with each other to only necessary communication. We can't give them any reasons to be suspicious about you."

"I think doing less than usual would make it even more obvious that we are trying to hide something," Wuxing pointed out while gazing at Scarlet who was sitting on the sofa next to them. "It's fine for Katherine and Anna or even Ash but Scarlet came here with us so it is only natural to take care of her."

"Of course, I wasn't talking about Scarlet," Dongmei agreed and moved to the side to hug the little bunny instead. "How are you feeling? Are you fully recovered now?"

"Mhmm, I am feeling great," Scarlet nodded while meeting Wuxing's gaze. "It's all thanks to Big bro who helped me."

Dongmei paused at her words, causing Wuxing to brace himself to reveal what happened. Even though he wanted to simply help Scarlet recover, Wuxing's feelings changed along the way. Wanting to keep Scarlet by his side as his woman didn't match what Dongmei initially agreed to, so he could only be transparent with her.

Too bad, just as he opened his mouth, Dongmei raised her finger up to his lips to stop him. "I want to hear what happened between you two from Scarlet. You can talk after."

It wasn't what Wuxing expected but Scarlet's expression suddenly grew more mature as if she knew what she wanted to say.

"Big sis, me and Wuxing connected together to help me recover. If not for him, I would still be in great pain," Scarlet admitted honestly. "That moment we shared also helped us realize our feelings and what we desire."

Scarlet waited for Dongmei to digest the information before announcing shamelessly, "I love Wuxing and I want to be his woman alongside you."