Within 2 rings his call was answered "Hi Phillipa, it is Yi here."

"What in the world are you calling for?" came a sharp reply.

"Well..." said Hou Yi playfully.

"Yi do not mess with me, you know I hate it." The voice on the other end of the line was serious.

"Pip. Stop playing games." Laughed Hou Yi

"You know I do not play games, particularly the ones you like to play. I saw your press conference and it was a dangerous game you started to play. You and I both know that Lu Jinhu will not take what you did lying down. You made him look like a abuser without saying it" Came the response, trying to get Hou Yi to respond.

"No Pip, we are that many moves into the game you would not believe."

"Tell me what in the world you are calling for. Come on be serious for once in your life."

"Pip you know I cannot be serious ..." laughed Hou Yi, still trying to bait a response.

"Yi" was the strong response

"Well, OK Dr Phillipa Chen ..." drifted Hou YI in the conversation.

"Stop it, now focus on this. You know you keep messing with me I will tell my parents, and you know how much that will mess up your deals." Came the angry retort.

"Fine, you cannot take a joke, and threaten me with your politician mother."

With that Hou Yi paused, and then continued "OK I will be serious. I need your help, especially since you are here in town."

"Oh my G.o.d, I wish I had just recorded that, the great and powerful Hou Yi asking little old me for help," came the almost sarcastic reply.

"Pip, come on I will be serious. I need your help. You saw the press conference, you read the media release last week. I need the help of an expert."

"You got that right."

"Anna is a mess, all because of what that b**tard Lu Jinhu has done to her. I cannot break through her walls at the moment. She is ready to walk away. I know we did not marry in the best of circ.u.mstances, but I could not take it if she walked away, particularly as hurt as she is."

"That is not the reason. I realised as soon as we spoke almost a fortnight ago, you had found the woman that you love to distraction, and married her. I thought it was a love match, but what I saw today and read the other day told me, that she had different motives. You want to care and protect her. She however is broken by her experiences."

"Pip, true. You know all about that, yet have become one of the worlds best known counselors for Domestic Violence survivors and run your foundation to help people. I need that skill from my friend now. Not for me, but for her. She said just before she is ready to walk out."

"Yi, I hope you have not made a mistake, but you better tell me the details when I get there in 20 minutes. Once you and I have talked, you need to get your bride there and then disappear. I need to talk to her. Hopefully then I will have the answers."

"Well hurry up and get here...". Before he could finish the call was ended, so Hou Yi telephoned a.s.sistant w.a.n.g and advised him that Phillipa would be coming to see him, and to get her up to his office as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, Anna returned downstairs to the legal department, accompanied by two bodyguards. As soon as she arrived, she started to be swamped by members of the various Department/teams within the group, all wanting to talk to her about matters. Rather than fighting, she indicated that she would speak to the supervisors in her office in 5 minutes.

With that she walked back to her office. Amanda Mei, came up and said "Miss Anna ... Sorry Madam Hou, can we talk?"

Immediately after she said this Lawyers Deng and Bei also asked to talk to her.

"Amanda, after I speak to the other supervisors, you and I can talk." She turned ignoring the others who now wanted to know her and entered her office. The bodyguards stood outside the door.

Once she had gotten herself set back up, the supervisors all started to arrive, and were shown in. Anna really did not want to deal with them, but she knew as the CEO's wife and their so-called Lady Boss ultimately she would have to deal with them at some time.

"h.e.l.lo everyone. I think you know who I am. When I am here in this office I have a job to do, as much as you do."

"Yes Madam Hou" they all said with almost one voice.

"I am sorry to have to rush you, but I have things that I need to do, so could you please tell me what is your issue."

Everyone started talking together, so Anna could not make out what any of them were saying. "Stop" Anna called out. "This is going to get us nowhere. I am not here to take anyone else job. I am simply here to do work, and eventually become a qualified lawyer here as well."

"All you need to do is treat me generally the same as everyone else. If you have specific matters, please email them to me. I believe an email will be established and monitored by my husband's a.s.sistant to ensure that I only receive relevant emails. Can you please leave." by the time Anna finished she was quite angry.

They supervisors all wanted to argue, but the bodyguards heard Anna ask them to leave so came in and escorted them out of her office.