"Ma'am, all visitors must check in at reception before proceeding to the elevators." His voice was firm but polite, following protocol. "It's company policy."
Shuyin stopped, finally looking at him directly.
Her jade eye met his, and something in her gaze, something cold and ancient and fundamentally wrong, made him take an involuntary step backward despite all his training and experience.
"I'm not a visitor," she said, her voice carrying a cold authority that seemed to drop the temperature in the lobby several degrees. Morning sunlight streaming through the glass walls suddenly felt less warm. "I'm Shuyin. And I'm here to see Lu Zeyan. Now move."
The security guard blinked, thrown off balance. The name tickled something in his memory, hadn't there been some scandal a few weeks ago? Something about the boss's fiancée going to prison?
"I'm sorry, Miss, but Mr. Lu's calendar shows no appointments this morning. If you'd like to schedule..."
