Mrs Liu refused to believe she had just been asked that kind of stupid question from this man.
She looked at him fiercely. Her gaze did nothing to the both of them as they just stood there, staring at her like she was not even important.
"Ah.." Mrs Liu gave a dry laugh then said "Now I see where she got her bad attitude from. Blood is really thicker than water I must confess"
Sara really wanted to literally throw this woman out of this environment. It was bad enough that she looked down on them, now, she had to even insult her father?
Jianjun interrupted everyone when he laughed also.
Even Mrs Liu's secretary and driver wondered what was wrong with these people. They had never met anyone who challenged the Liu Madam openly.
"Since we are awarding the most irresponsible parents right now, I think you deserve a plaque cause I see you've been doing a pretty 'good' job with your daughter" He said sarcastically.
"What did you just say?" Mrs Liu could no longer pretend that everything was not pissing her off and asked in anger.
"Weiyoung's mother! you seem to have mistaken something. You can act all cocky in your circle. Don't bring that here. I do not care what you want to discuss with my daughter, but I will not let you do that. So now, you can leave. You've contaminated this whole environment" He had wanted to stand there till she turned to leave the place, that pride of hers, he wanted to crush it. But wasting more time with her would be unnecessary. He took Sara's hands and led her inside the apartment.
Mrs Liu's face was already a shade of dark purple. He even dared to call her 'Weiyoung's Mother' instead of her title as 'Mrs Liu'. They had to humiliate her like this in the presence of her employee. How would these people respect her if they kept seeing scenes like this? She was going to teach them a lesson. One they wouldn't be able to forget in a hurry. She saw a tiny looking brown-skinned girl walking towards her direction. The girl gave her a quizzical look then bowed slightly to her in greeting. Mrs Liu totally ignored her and got into her car while the Secretary told the chauffeur to drive.
Joreen watched the car leave and wondered why Mrs Liu was so angry. She had seen her picture severally on Weiyoung's phone and on the internet also. What was she even doing here? She wondered as she entered into the apartment.
****
That night, Muchen opened his eyes after long hours of sleep and saw Ms Long by his side who was busy with a laptop.
"Mr Li, you're awake. Thank God. I brought you dinner" She said as she put the laptop aside and served him food
This time, he was able to sit up easily. He looked at the open window, when he saw that it was dark already, he spoke. "You should be resting at home. Why are you still here?"
"I just wanted to make sure you have dinner. The doctor said not to wake you up and let you rest for as long as your body needed" She answered.
"Any update on Mr Chu and his son?" He asked.
"Yes, They are in X hospital. His son woke up earlier, Mr Chu regained consciousness about an hour ago. No major damages was made as I think the gangsters had planned on prolonging their assault before you arrived on scene. They're still receiving treatment and would be out any time soon" She said
"Have you told Sara about it yet?" He asked without touching the food that was placed by his side.
"Sara? Why?" Ms Long asked. What was it with Sara every time?
"They're friends with her family. And she saved our lives" He said
"Sara saved you life?" Ms Long asked in bewilderment. She had totally ignored everything Sara said and thought that the team who took Mr Chu and his son to the hospital had saved them. "I did not tell her anything" Ms Long said sadly.
"Really? Do you know how worried she must have been not being able to hear from them? What were you thinking?" He scolded.
"She got you into trouble. And she wasn't remorseful about that" Ms Long tried to justify herself
Muchen raised a brow to look at her and asked
"So you make decisions on my behalf now? Did she pay the gang to beat me up? So how did she get me into trouble? You are so 'concerned' about me that you do not see that two lives were saved? Or you are so old now,your thoughts are now archaic?"
Ms Long was frightened. This was the first time he actually scolded her like this. He was always pleased by whatever she did. "I'm sorry Mr Li. I was only concerned about you. If the Chairm..."
Muchen did not wait for her to land before he spoke. "Inform her now! If she still hasn't gotten a phone, then go over to her place."
***
Joreen was admiring Sara's new phone when a call came in. Sara did not know what to do. She felt bad lying to them about how she got the phone since the boss had gotten her a rather expensive phone instead. That's why she hated these gangs. They always overdid things when trying to garner favour from someone.
Sara took the call. "Who is speaking?" She asked.
It was quiet for a few seconds before she heard a voice speak. "it's Ms Long... Mr Chu and his son are both awake. I'll text you the hospital's address immediately."
"What about M...." Sara did not finish before she realised that the call had ended. "Why is she still mad?" She wondered. Sara immediately received the text message. She tried calling back to ask about Mr Li but it was unreachable.
*
"I have informed her" Ms Long told Muchen who was eating
He put down his spoon and looked at her.
"Did she ask about me?" He asked expectantly.
Ms Long felt guilty about how she had treated Sara earlier and she had been too proud to apologise that was why she ended the call abruptly and chose to text her instead.
How was she supposed to tell Mr Li that she did not even give Sara a chance to talk.
Ms Long looked back at him and shook her head. "She didn't"
Did she really lie? Besides, with Sara's nonchalant attitude, she may likely have not bothered asking about Mr Li. she assumed.
Muchen just nodded as a sad smile appeared on his face.
"Earlier, what did you mean by 'she got you into trouble and she wasn't remorseful about that'''?
He asked.
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"That came out wrongly Mr Li" Ms Long answered with her head down.
"We both know there is something you are not telling me. Spill it out right now" He demanded.
Ms Long had never felt so small before Muchen. Getting scolded by Muchen was something she had never hoped to face one day. But here she was, facing it repeatedly. And it was Sara's fault!
She did not hate Sara. Sara was unique in her own way and had some admirable qualities. But she was not suitable for Mr Li. She thought Muchen had just taken a liken to Sara and after a while, it would die down. But the very moment he had planned to hire her as Heya's personal trainer, she knew it was far more than that. At first, she was happy that her boss was finally interested in someone for the first time. But right now, it doesn't really sit well with her whenever she imagines Sara as the future lady boss of the Li corporation. What if his parents heard about this? They would want to push the blame on her for not informing them earlier. Whichever way, She had to protect her boss and her job. The Li elders had the power to fire her anytime they wished.
"I scolded her a bit when I saw the hospital you got admitted at. She got angry and said a lot of displeasing things" Ms Long said.
"What hospital?" Muchen asked. He had not bother asking about any other thing earlier since he just woke up and found himself in this hospital and after a while, he slept back and his entire day had been like that.
"I didn't tell you about it earlier because I felt you would get really angry. You were admitted in a measly hospital before I transferred you here. Anything could have happened to you there, and people could have even recognised you."
"So you are saying Sara took me to a hospital and when you got there, the first thing you did was to scold her and not thank her?" He asked in surprise.
"Mr....Mr...Li... I..."
"What displeasing things did she say?" He interrupted.
Ms Long summarized everything Sara said and did that in a way- her ungrateful self would be evident.
After listening to her, Muchen was silent for a while before he said gently.
"Ms Long. Remember the first time you saw Sara? Her boyfriend cheated on her with her best friend remember? Do you know the first time I saw her? It was 2 years ago. Minde dumped her friend for someone else. You see these three persons, they're all socialites. Can you imagine the kind of impression she has about all of us right now? Sara saved my life and the first thing you could do was to scold her? Was it her job to save my life? Do you think I have ever treated her nicely for her to save me? But then, you had to make her see that not only are we irresponsible, we are also ungrateful. Was this all you learnt these past years working with me?"
Muchen spoke gently but his entire words pierced through her. She could not say anything and just kept her head down in shame.
"The way those people have treated her, we should be grateful that she didn't even let me to die there. Why would she even bother to ask about my health after you treated her that way? I know you are aware that I like Sara and have been looking for various ways to woo her to my side that I even act like an adolescent sometimes." He laughed dryly and continued "I don't want anything to come in the way of Sara liking me. I am the only one who can determine whether whatever she does is right or wrong. This should never happen again.... If you understand, you can leave" He said.
"I'm... I'm sorry Mr Li. I was wrong" she said while trying to sniffle back tears.
"Not to me. Apologize to Sara"
***
Sara did not waste time in going to X-hospital that night to pay a visit to Mr Chu and Bilike.
She had cajoled her father to stay at home with Joreen while she go pay them a visit herself. She had to tell them not to mention anything to her father. Jianjun just packed a nutritious meal for them and sent her off.
"So we do not have to pay up?" Bilike asked with shiny eyes.
"You do not have to worry about that. But the next time you gamble. I'll send you to hell first before they do so. You know I can right?" Sara asked him.
Bilike continued sobbing as he thanked her and promised never to do that again. He had been crying and apologizing for getting her into trouble. He could not believe that not only did he implicate his father, he also implicated Sara and Mr Li.
"He should dare it! I'll be the first to send him off to hell" Mr Chu who was in the same ward with Bilike roared from his bed then continued thanking Sara.
"I have to leave now. Do not forget what you promised me" Sara said.
Mr Chu was curious about a lot of things but could not ask. He just had to agree with her and hope those thugs never come back again.
"What about Mr Li?" He asked.
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