Jianjun dropped the little bird back on the ground after doing his best to make sure the bird could fly again.

"Thank you for your time little one" He thanked the bird before walking down the street to the Chu's apartment.

He was almost at the Chu's apartment now but the street was a bit dark.

"Brother Jun" Jianjun turned when he heard his sister's voice call him. He didn't know how long she had been behind him and he hadn't even taken note because he had been so lost in thought.

"Why are you here?" Jianjun asked as he looked around the dark street.

"How is she?" Cixi asked in turn without answering his question.

Jianjun could see the sadness in his sister's eyes when she asked. He had expected to see anger, resentment and disappointment but instead, she was sad.

"I....am sorry" He sincerely apologized and closed his eyes to stop the rapid blinking back of tears.

"I am truly sorry Cixi. I know you must really hate me now"

Cixi threw her head to the corner with the intention of hiding her tears from him. She was quiet for a while and just listened intently at what he was saying.

"It's not your fault" She managed to say when he was quiet. "It's really not. And I cannot hate you because your heart keeps pulling you to that woman"

With his eyes still closed, he said "I hate myself. I shouldn't be doing this to you. You don't deserve this. You don't deserve this at all" He sniffed back tears.

Cixi forced out a smile. "As much as I hate her, I can't tell you what to do. I can't tell you to stay away from her. You have your heart and the heart most times works separately from what our brain wants. Even after all she did, you still find it difficult to hate her. I really can't imagine the kind of inner battle you're going through. But...do not hate yourself." She spoke softly.

Jianjun could no longer hold it in. Tears dropped from his eyes. Despite the fact that it was somehow dark, Cixi saw it and wrapped her hands around him in a hug.

Her little act made him to cry out even more. It would have been better if she had just hated him.

"She said she wasn't aware. She said her family did all of that without her knowing. I desperately want to believe her. I desperately want to believe it was all of her parents doing. I'm so frustrated right now. She even threatened to kill herself if I do not forgive her. What if she kills herself? She already looks so pale and lifeless. Why did she look like that? I thought she had been living well"

Jianjun unknowingly said out everything on his mind. The Wangs were like that. They could try their best to conceal their emotions when they were in front of other people but once they were with their very own, they spilled everything on their guts out.

Cixi chuckled sadly "She's always been like that—bluffing every time to get people to do what she wants. Don't take her seriously"

"And why did you have to hit her? I told you not to meet with her" Jianjun remembered to ask in between tears.

Cixi could not believe he still had the time to ask her that. That witch really had to report her to her brother? Just wow!

"She deserved it. Brother Jun, if you can't hit her, I'll hit her for you. If you can't hate her, I'll hate her for you. Anything you can't do, I'll help you do it. So just live the way you want" Cixi said and patted his back gently like he was her child.

"I'm so sorry." He apologized again. He should be taking care of his family. But now, it was the other way round. His sister was taking care of him instead.

"It's okay. Let's stop thinking about the Songs. It's not like they can harm us now. Sara has Mr Li. He's more powerful than them so they cannot think about hurting her or us" She said reassuringly.

It was the first time Jianjun was thinking to this side. Yes.. If the Songs wanted to start their craziness again, then he was sure nothing would happen to Sara since she had Muchen and he obviously likes her a lot.

Speaking about Sara, he remembered another pressing issue.

"Did you make dinner for them?" Jianjun asked her and slowly pulled out from the hug. He believed she had followed them home after he left earlier.

Cixi shook her head. "I went somewhere. I just came here to see you" She answered.

She was still busy with the laptop Sara had given her the other day. She was not going to rest until they were able to trace the IP address of the person who messed with her daughter.

"What? Oh my God!" They were four people in the house and none of them could cook. What were they going to eat?

Before Cixi could say something else, he ran towards the house. She also followed him.

When they got to the entrance, they saw a black car parked there. They both wondered who it was but Jianjun remembered he had seen the car before

"Looks like it's Mr Li's" Jianjun noted. But any socialite could have this same car. What if it was someone else? He wondered.

"Oh.. Nephew in-law?" Cixi excitedly ran inside the house before Jianjun could enter.

***

"Mis...ter Li?" Sara called his name in shock when she saw him by the fire.

He turned to look at her and used his chin to signal for her to leave the kitchen since both his hands were busy. One hand was holding the pan with a little napkin while the other was busy stirring.

"Go outside. You might choke" He said to her.

Sara could smell pepper everywhere since it was now on the fire and instantly, she began to cough. Thankfully, she still had the face mask that helped cover her nose.

"I told you to go outside" He scolded unhappily when he heard her cough.

"Aww that's so sweet" Joreen said happily as she watched the 'romantic' scene unfold before her eyes.

"Sis. Brother in-law is a really good cook" Bilike said excitedly before giving Muchen a thumbs up.

Hearing the words 'Brother in-law' Muchen smiled but continued with what he was doing.

"Mister Li... Leave it. I'll continue. You're just returning from work. You shouldn't be doing this. My father will kill me if he finds out about this" Sara pleaded with him but he refued to budge.

"The oil might touch you. Just go outside. Your father won't know. Are you all going to tell him?" He turned his head to look at Bilike, Joreen and Mr Chu.

"No" The three of them said in unison.

"Cute banana go outside and stop distracting him." Mr Chu added with an amused look on his face.

Sara looked at all the backstabbers. They had been fully supporting her when she wanted to cook but now they all preferred Muchen to her? She was going to take the cooking classes and pay them back for this humiliation.

Bilike kept smiling and asking what Muchen wanted him to do to help. Same with Joreen.

"Jesus Christ!"

Sara froze when she heard her father's loud exclamation. It was over. Jianjun Wang was going to kill her.

"Mr Li. What are you doing?" Cixi asked in shock.

Jianjun took slow steps inside the kitchen like he had just seen something really frightening.

When Sara saw him approaching, she slowly backed away from his reach while waving both hands in front of me. "I don't know anything. I didn't do anything. Ask them I swear"

Muchen lowered the heat and stood in between Sara and Jianjun. He bowed to greet the people who just entered before saying. "She really did nothing. It was my idea."

"Sara Wang" Jianjun called gently and cocked his head to look at her behind Muchen.

"How can you let him cook? Is this how you treat guests when I'm not around?"

"Yes! How can you let him cook? I'm also not in support" Mr Chu stood up and spoke fiercely. "Erm.. I'll go use the bathroom" He quickly excused himself before Sara's eyes burned him.

"Oh my God! You can really cook. You're so cool" Cixi stood in between Muchen and Jianjun and shook his hands excitedly.