The next morning, Cixi left earlier than usual without giving Sara any opportunity to speak with her and ask questions. They had been too many interruptions and Sara didn't want to raise the topic of Song Changyu when anyone else was around.

She just wanted to casually raise the issue without giving her aunt any hint that she was snooping.

"In case you see the card, let me know. Make sure no one else knows about this" Sara whispered to Joreen who very much agreed.

"I'll leave for work now. And... I'll take these" Sara took some apples from the table and placed it inside a little fancy nylon bag.

"You're leaving very early today. Is something wrong?" Jianjun asked before handing her a lunch box. It was weird that Sara suddenly asked for a takeout.

"I take my job seriously" Sara grinned.

She didn't want to waste much time chatting with them. She needed to see Muchen before he traveled. They would keep in touch yea, but she wouldn't be seeing him for days and that was something really troublesome for her.

"Come back on time. We need to go somewhere together" Jianjun said to her retreating figure.

"I will." She hurried back to kiss her father on his cheek and spoke impatiently while heading out "Let Uncle Chu and Bilike know I had to leave early. Have a wonderful day" She said before disappearing out of their sight.

"Something is up with her right?" Joreen asked suspiciously.

"Probably" Jianjun answered nonchalantly with an amused smile on his face.

He was glad that his daughter was happy. He had always been worried about her and her future. But it seemed there was no need for that anymore. Her future was well secured whether Muchen's family liked it or not.

***

Dexi's personal assistant was shocked to see him looking like that when he entered inside his apartment to help him prepare for work. It was as if he didn't get any sleep at all.

He was still dressed in the previous day's clothes with his tie crooked and button half undone. He also had obvious dark circles under his eyes.

"CEO Mo...are you okay?" He asked cautiously— fearing that Dexi might blow up at him.

Dexi ignored him. He had a lot on his mind and it was really driving him crazy. His chat with Weiyoung last night and helped in messing up his mind.

He tried to put things together but he didn't like the conclusion he was arriving at.

According to Weiyoung, she ran to get help but got into an accident. She also said she had no idea whatever happened to Sara and only heard later that Sara reported sick when she was absent from school for over a week.

So, he tried to draw a possible conclusion from the premises: A crazy man held down an helpless and vulnerable little girl in a secluded alley at night and had even hit her. After that time, she didn't go to school for over a week and reported sick. Afterwards, she became really depressed,travelled with Weiyoung and disappeared for over a year.

What if....?

He shook his head at that thought

He didn't want to think about what had possibly happened to the little Sara that night.

He remembered what Weiyoung had said to him.

"I just thought I should help her. She wasn't herself after that night and when I had the opportunity to travel, my mother funded Sara's trip also. She still didn't flow with us but did a lot of weird things and was always absent minded. A lot of times, she abstractedly walked into busy road or bumped into people. I really became scared. When it was time to leave, no one saw her. We searched everywhere but we didn't see her. We had no choice but to return home ourselves and report the incident to her father" Weiyoung narrated.

Dexi still felt something was not right. If that was all, why did they clear her flight records? Weiyoung claimed her parents weren't involved and she knew nothing else about the whole thing but he still had his doubts. Weiyoung was never one to be trusted. He had seen how good she was with lying and acting. Unfortunately for her, Sara exposed her to the whole world.

He needed leads to know what truly happened with her. Even though Sara hated him, he was curious about her. He was drawn to her and he was never going to stop until he knew what he actually wanted from her. Even CEO Li Muchen would not be able to stop him if he meant things.

If only Weiyoung knew the name of the hospital Sara was taken to—that's if she was taken to any hospital in the first place, it would have been easier to get his leads. But the bimbo knew nothing. She kept shaking her head saying she didn't know anything else. How could she possibly know nothing even after being friends with Sara for over 10 years?

He scratched his head in frustration. Although Sara had told him she never wanted to see him again on the night of his grandfather's birthday, he was going to see her and he knew it was going to be very soon.

***

When Sara arrived, she saw the same people she had seen the previous day outside while preparing to leave. She was glad she bumped into them before they left.

But something else caught her attention: Minde's funny look.

She hadn't seen him look like this the previous day because he changed on his way to work but now, he was dressed at 'Eric Wu'. Although his hair wasn't usually slicked back like Muchen, but was more like the cool kind of messy style, now, it was cut to look like a young highschooler's kind of fringe and it really suited him making him look quite adorable. He wore round-framed glasses and a very obvious cheap black suit and brown leather shoes.

She was very sure she wouldn't have recognised him if not for the fact that she was already accustomed to his body built and posture.

"Good morning" She greeted them all with a smile. Even the bodyguards who watched the house could not help smiling back at their friendly lady boss who always gisted with them when she was done inside.

Ms Long smiled back at her. Minde was already looking unhappy so he didn't bother to force a smile out. Muchen also smiled warmly at her and returned her greeting. She looked especially pretty today. She wore a White highneck sweater and black pencil trousers and on her feet were a pair of black laced shoes. Her backpack was on her bag as usual and on both hands, she held a lunch box and a fancy little nylon bag.

"Here. This is yours" She handed Muchen the lunch box she was holding before handing an apple each to the two bodyguards at the front who were more like her gist buddies, one to Minde, one to Ms Long and the two left in the nylon, she handed it to Muchen.

'There are a lot of apples inside, Heya would eat it from' Sara said to herself.

Muchen looked at her and his two hands holding a box and nylon in confusion.

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away" Sara lectured with a smile. She then inched closer to Muchen and whispered "Two apples a day should probably keep terrorists away right?"