"Mr..Li.. you.. you were.. awake?"

He exerted a little force which caused her to fall on the couch, he made her adjust, so she was lying down with her back to him.

The shirt she was wearing rode up higher as a result of the sudden movement so she tried to adjust it but couldn't since the couch barely contained the both of them.

"Don't worry, I won't look" He said.

She was completely tensed. She could feel his warm breath on her neck and could also clearly hear her racing heart. His hand was over her waist, trying to support her from falling. The other, served as a pillow for her head.

"Mis..mister Li" Her instinct said RUN. But she didn't want to, she also didn't know what to say.

Sara desperately needed to kill of the awkward silence. The painting hanging on the wall opposite them caught her attention "It's... a beautiful painting" She commented even though she could not really find what was pretty about those colour strokes.

"You love paints?" He asked softly.

Sara thought for a while before saying. "Actually, I have no interest in paintings. I just felt I should say something" She realised if she said she did like paints, he might ask her questions then she would end up embarrassing herself.

She heard what she could make out to be a laugh come from Muchen. "It was a gift from my grandfather when be was still alive. I really didn't value it at that time until I realised it was worth millions of dollars"He said.

"What? Mill...million of dollars for that thing?" she asked in bewilderment.

She heard him chuckle a bit. "Exactly how I felt when I first realised that. I hope I'll be able to pass it on to my grandson one day too."

"Why not granddaughter? You're being gender biased" She chipped in.

"She might sell it off and go shopping with the money or she may likely want her own portrait all over her place instead of some old painting. Girls can be funny most times"

Sara couldn't help giggling.

Another round of silence before Muchen broke it off this time.

"You were supposed to tell me how to punish those people. I'm not sure I'll be able to sleep comfortably if you do not tell me"

"That's unnecessary. It will all die down soon...I think"

"It is very necessary you don't just know it yet" He said then wriggled his body to adjust.

"But, you really believe Liu Weiyoung has a hand in all of these? I don't see how it relates to her though"

"How long were you friends?" He asked.

"Almost 10years I think."

"Was she always good to you?"

She was quiet for a while before saying

"To be honest...she wasn't"

"Then why did you remain with her all those years?"

Sara was reluctant to say anything before she finally opened up

"I had no one else." She paused for a while. "Even though she didn't like me so much, she was the only one friend I had. I believed my kindness would change her and at a point, I felt she really changed."

Muchen had been quietly listening to her that she thought he might have dozed off

"You're too good for her." He said. "And also Mo Jinyong" He remembered to add before gently pulling her closer to him and gently tugged her shirt down, careful not to touch her thigh.

Sara stiffened. Her mind was totally blank and she was beginning to get uncomfortable before she heard him speak again.

"It's nice to have someone to talk to."

"Are you kidding me? There are people all around you" She said, thankful he said something.

"There are people alright, but it's always only about business."

"Oh..." Was the only thing Sara could say.

"When I was younger, I wanted to be like everyone else who had friends and all. Whenever someone came closer to me and I think,'this could be my friend', the next thing you hear is either he has a business plan or proposal for you or he needs a financial or business favour There is always an ulterior motive"

"So you decided it was best to stay on your own?" Sara asked.

"Yes. I didn't want anymore disappointment" He said.

"No wonder I've only ever seen you with Minde" She said.

"True. He... is a bug. But a nice bug" He heard Sara chuckle after he said that.

"I guess he's the only genuine one around you" She concluded.

"Minde... is one person who has my best interest at heart ever since we were young. That is why most times, I just can't help going out of my way to do things for him, he'll bug me to death if I do not do so anyway" He sighed before continuing "But you're also a genuine person right?"

Sara smiled naughtily "You never can tell, I might just be buying time before presenting my business plan to you"

She heard him laugh "I'm really eager to see what comes out of this brain of yours"

In annoyance, Sara turned to her side to face Muchen. The force caused her to lose balance and almost fall off but he held her waist to stop her from falling, bringing her further closer to him.

She noticed that his eyes were shut and both their faces were very close. She tried to turn back but he held her still then slowly, he opened his eyes.