Chapter 13: Just the Boys

The flight to Hong Kong was quick. Getting to their hotel in traffic, that was another story. This was one of the reasons why they decided to take an early flight. The first introduction meeting didn't start until this evening. It wasn't really much business on the first day, but meeting the competition so to speak. They have been on numerous trips together, business and personal. This trip however was different, they all didn't pin Nai to a corner about his relationship with Wei Wei. No, this time there were others.

Houzi: It won't be long until KO claims a wife.

Mei: Where did that come from?

Houzi: Are you kidding? Did you notice him and the Setter getting close?

Mei: You mean little sister's teammate?

Houzi: It was looking pretty serious. What are you going to do when KO leaves you?

Mei gave the question some thought. He would miss KO and his cooking, but overall, he would be happy for his friend. It seemed like most of his friends were finding love. He couldn't wait for it to be his turn.

Mei: KO would have my full support.

Houzi: Oh, Our Mei is growing up before our eyes.

Mei: KO knows, don't you?

KO: I know.

Yu: So, are you interested in Ushi?

KO: I like her.

Yu: That's it?

KO: Umm, I like her a lot?

Houzi: Always a man of few words.

Mei: It's like pulling teeth, right? KO is the gentle type, whereas Ushi is more dominate.

Nai: In other words, they're perfect for each other.

The guys finally made it to the grand hotel where the meetings were being held. KO was saved for the time being. Because of the big turnout, they all ended up getting a suite for the four of them. Once settled in, something interesting happened.

Nai: Yugong's wife decided to work with us.

Silence.

Mei: Did Nai just acknowledge Sis as Yu's wife?

Houzi: Could it be that we heard wrong? Or is our Nai having some payback?

Nai: Neither

Yu: How is it neither?

Nai: Because technically I was married to Wei Wei before we met.

Mei: This is probably the best trip ever.

Yu: Wait, you offered her a job? When did this happen?

Nai: It was part of our business meeting.

Mei: That's right, but I thought you two were just discussing the project.

Nai: It just feels right to have her there.

KO: Angel is very smart with hacking and security. She's a powerful asset. No way Nai would let anyone else have her.

Nai: Any objections?

Silence.

Nai: Good, we'll celebrate when we get home.

Houzi: How are you able to snag a girl like Angel?

Yu: I've been asking myself that too.

Nai got the quick chance to talk with his wife while standing outside on the balcony. The deal was to have their cell phones off most of the trip to help them focus. For Nai, Wei Wei was his focus. Her text message seemed urgent anyways.

Nai: Did you text me because you miss me?

Wei Wei: Of course, I miss you, but this is a little urgent.

Nai: How urgent?

Wei Wei: The company trying to gain Angel's technology is called Zhou Inc.

Nai: Zhou?

Wei Wei: Ushi's Brother works there as their head tech. He may be there.

Nai: This trip just got interesting.

Wei Wei: Angel is going to talk with her volleyball captain.

Nai: I think you should stay with her. I don't like this at all.

Wei Wei: What if they want to go to Zhou?

Nai: For now, I need you to be the voice of reason. Don't let them go without us.

Nai ended up telling the rest of the crew about keeping an eye out for Zhou. If they were at the conference, it wouldn't be hard to find them. Before going down to the meeting, Mei did some research on the company. They all didn't like what they saw. Turns out that the company was desperate for a new lead. So desperate that they got caught up with the Chinese mob. The President never served any time as his former employees took the blame. In fact, the media was hushed about it. Nai was pretty adamant about staying away from them, but he knew they wouldn't listen.

Meanwhile during the meet and greet, guess who was assigned to sit with Zhi Yi Tech?!

At the huge roundtable seated for 8, the four boys sat and talked amongst themselves. There were two place cards on the table. One read Zhi Yi Tech and the other read Zhou Inc. What were the odds, so much for staying away. Although everyone was curious about who this evil businessman was all about. As four more people approached the table, the Zhi Yi boys stood to greet them.

Zhou: Well, it looks like Zhi Yi tech has beat us down here. I'm President Zhou.

Nai: Pleased to meet you. I'm Xiao Nai.

Zhou: No need to introduce yourselves. I'm a big fan of the New Chinese Ghost Story game. I've never got into creating video games, but after all this time it's still top notch.

Nai: We thank you.

Daze: Your programmers must be top notch as well.

Zhou: Forgive my head tech, this is Daze. He's always ready to talk about programming.

Nai: We all came straight out of college, so we still have lots to learn.

Zhou: Ha ha ha, Daze, I like this kid.

The presenter started the conference and everyone sat back and focused except for Yu. He was definitely on edge and ready to jump across the table. He was pretty sure he was shaking. It wasn't because of Zhou and what he tried to do to Angel, or maybe it was part of it. It was because of the 4th person that sat at the table with them. It was a girl that looked out of place. A girl that had her head down the entire conversation. A girl that looked like she would cry at any given moment. Why the hell was Nami here?

There was a brief intermission during the conference. Yu jumped up quickly and grabbed Mei.

Mei: You know you can go to the bathroom by yourself.

Yu: We got trouble. I need you to do something for me.

Mei: What kind of trouble?

Yu: That girl sitting at the table is Angel's dormmate that's missing.

Mei: What?!

Yu: Shhh!

Mei: What are we going to do?

Yu: I have a plan, but you're not gonna like it.