"Mr Park?" Jianjun called in surprise when he saw an elderly man approaching the entrance to Delight.
The man who dressed plainly in trousers and a s.h.i.+rt and he looked to be in his 50s, looked at Jianjun for a bit before asking "You are?" He observed him again and this time, he gasped in shock. "Are you Jian...jun?" he asked in utter shock.
Jianjun had a shaky smile on as tears clouded his eyes. He nodded slowly to affirm his question.
Mr Park"s eyes were already glistening with tears as he gradually approached Jianjun and enveloped him in a hug as he cried "It"s really you Jianjun. You are really the one." He cried some more before continuing "How long has it been? I couldn"t even recognise you." Jianjun hugged him back as he tried to lighten the mood. "You"ve gotten old Mr park" He said.
Watching Muchen eye Cearo was an amusing sight for Sara. She wished she had a brother who was this protective of her. He had been "interviewing" Cearo for close to 20 mins now and Sara was already getting impatient on Heya"s behalf. Sara looked at Heya who gave her a sign to take Muchen away. She wasn"t ready for this right now. She barely managed to come out and now she had to sit here for this question and answer session.
"Hmm, Mr Li. Sorry to interrupt. There is something I would like to tell you privately" Sara interrupted.
"Really?" His eyes brightened as he stood up. "Alright. Come with me." He said as he happily took the stairs.
Cearo whewed in relief when he saw the both of them going upstairs. He then looked at Heya to see her giggling. "Your Bro is really something" He commented with a smile.
"You"re not taking offense" She asked.
"Nah. It"s a good thing he is protective of you. I would do same or even worse if I had a younger sister."
Heya only smiled and said nothing. She saw the funny look Cearo was giving her and remembered she was still looking so unkempt. She hadn"t taken her bath yet, her hair was a mess and she was still wearing her pink pajamas. She used her hand to brush her hair backwards as she spoke "Sorry, I didn"t know you were around. I thought it was just my bro and Sara"
He chuckled lightly "No big deal. I like the fact that I can also see you like this.. But why is your friend here by this time?"
Heya had told him Sara was her friend— Not her coach. So it was normal for him to ask, seeing she was there this early . She didn"t want to lie to him. He seemed like a nice person and she felt she had to open up to him. "Sara is also my fitness coach." She said gently.
He paused for a bit and nodded slightly after digesting what he just heard. "I see.. You plan to lose weight?" He raised a brow at her.
Heya laughed "Of course." She nodded "That"s the plan"
"I hope it doesn"t stress you out that much though." He said with a smile.
"It does. But I have to be strong" She said.
"More like the Heya I know" Cearo complimented. "I was thinking... if we could create a channel and you know.. since we have a lot of fans after our street singing the other day, we could just keep singing privately and then upload it to the channel" He paused to wait for her response.
"You don"t mean that do you?" She asked skeptically.
"I do." He affirmed.
"But you"re traveling soon. Besides, I can"t do that. My family would freak out"
"We"ll equally have an access to it. You can upload from here, while I can do same from over there. That"s of we"re both going solo since we can"t be dueting from our different destinations" He stood up from opposite her so he could sit beside her. "You should do the things you love, Heya."
She looked into his dark eyes and held his gaze for about a minute before she spoke "I"ll have to think about it again... I know I like the attention and all. But I"m not sure about being a public figure. It had not really been my dream. And I"m sure it"s not the kind of thing I should get into considering the family I am from." When she saw the sad look he was giving her, she took a deep breath and said "I"ll have to think about it and also speak with my brother before I even consider venturing into it okay?"
Cearo gave her a charming smile before agreeing with her. "That"s fine then" He gently tapped her hand that was resting on the couch . "I was meaning to ask...Is Sara dating your CEO Li?"
Heya giggled. "Why are you asking?"
His eyes shone. "Seriously? I kind of saw them in a funny position when I drove in. I think she was helping him fix his tie but she did a bad job and the both of them were laughing.
Heya smiled and winked at him. "I don"t think they are dating yet. But I think they like each other."
"Really?" He asked in surprise. "She doesn"t look like a socialite. Are your parents going to be cool with it?"
"Well, that"s one big problem. There"s even a bigger problem; My grandma" She said dejectedly.