Hoy didn"t move from his studio. He remained seated there and went through most of the comments online. Just as Sara had said, the 80% who supported her were suppressing the other twenty percent.
He admired Sara. He liked this side of her. She was strong. Maybe, he just didn"t like seeing women weak. He knew trouble was coming for him soon. CEO Li was not going to let him be. He scoffed. Was CEO Li thinking he wanted to fight for Sara"s affection with him? He knew it was going to be a futile effort. Not only was she older than him, she was obviously in love with Muchen. He remembered her excited look when she saw him and the way she just stared solely at him while they were conversing. Only a stupid person would want to push on for a romantic affair even after seeing these signs.
He scrolled further then, saw a lady"s comment that had thousands of likes. It read... "UNTIL WE ALL STAND AGAINST THESE PEOPLE, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO OPPRESS US. JUST LOOK AT ALL SHE HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH IN THEIR HANDS, YET, SHE REMAINED SILENT. THE VIDEO OF HER STANDING OUTSIDE WITH HER FAMILY, BROKE MY HEART COMPLETELY. HOW CAN PEOPLE BE THAT WICKED? WHEN I READ MOST COMMENTS HERE, I SAW A YOUNG MAN"S COMMENT WHO SAID HE HAD WITNESSED THE SCENE ON THE STREET WHEN MO JINYONG TRIED TO HIT MISS SARA BUT WAS RESCUED BY HIS UNCLE. SO, CAN ANYONE SAY THOSE VIDEOS WERE FABRICATED? HOW DOES IT CONCERN YOU HOW SHE GOT THE VIDEO, IF YOU WERE IN HER SHOES, WOULD YOU NOT GO TO h.e.l.l JUST TO BRING YOURSELF TO JUSTICE? I"M SURPRISED AT PEOPLE MOST TIMES. IF MISS SARA NEEDS A LAWYER, WELL, I"LL BURN THOSE b.a.s.t.a.r.dS DOWN"
Hoy thought her name looked familiar. She was obviously a socialite. But he was sure she was the rebelling type.
He then saw the comment the lawyer was referring to earlier. A guy had left a bitter comment claiming to have witnessed the scene with his girlfriend but hadn"t paid much attention to it and he poured his anger on Jinyong because his girlfriend had broken up with him that night when he told her he wouldn"t fight on the streets with another for her because he believed it was childish. He had a lot of sympathisers as well as people who mocked him.
Hoy couldn"t help chuckling a bit. The people of the world were all fun. It was the first time he had actually sat down to go through people"s comment on things unrelated to business.
He was beginning to wonder why he had been having a bad chill that evening but his answer didn"t come any later, because he received the same phone call Muchen had received.
"What?" Jianjun asked in shock.
"Dad, look. We"re talking about something else. This has nothing to do with Mr Li and I" Sara tried diverting his attention to their previous conversation but it didn"t work.
"No! This is more important. You know this is wrong. I don"t know why you are turning a blind eye to all of these. You are going to get yourself into trouble."
"I won"t" She said disinterestedly.
"SARA w.a.n.g!" He yelled at her. What was wrong with this girl?
"I said I can"t stay away from Mr Li. I can"t do that!" She screamed back.
"Sara! Come to your senses" He moved to where she was and shook her shoulders forcefully. He was used to always doing so whenever he tried to speak sense into her. As if that would make her think straight. "You should not waste your time when you know you wouldn"t end up together"
"You allowed me waste my time with Mo Jinyong but you can"t let me do that with Mr Li?"
He paused for a while before saying... "Mr Li is... Mr Li! Can"t you see it? His family is powerful. He is powerful! You can"t possibly compare him to the entire Mos"
"I can"t see it. I can"t see anything." Sara was also surprised at the sudden tantrum she was throwing. She always used to be an obedient and rational girl. But now, she was no longer a little girl. Even her rationality wasn"t working anymore. "He likes me.." It was at this point that Sara noticed tears were flowing down her cheeks. She didn"t know when it started. "I believe he likes me. I know he likes me. When am I ever going to find someone else who likes me?"
"Sara...." He called her in a gentle voice but she refused to listen and just cried on "Why can"t it be me? I allowed Weiyoung take Jinyong. Now, I also have to leave Mr Li for someone else? Why can"t it be me? I...I like him..." Jianjun looked at Sara to see she was completely broken down. "I like him so much. You think I didn"t try to stop or run away? I like being around him. I cannot help it" She shook her head sadly. "I don"t want to stay away" She knelt down in front of him and held the hem of his plain trousers "Dad please.. I....am scared.. I am very scared also" She sniffed and choked back tears "I don"t know what might happen in the future, I don"t also know what Mr Li might find out about me. But for now, just turn a blind eye. Even if this is going to be a mistake, just let me make the mistake. You told me everyone is bound to make mistakes right? Please.. let me make this one. I... I can handle the consequence. I will bear it no matter....." She couldn"t continue talking because she couldn"t continue suppressing her tears. She used a hand to cover her mouth to suppress her sobs while the other hand was still holding the hem of Hus trousers tightly.
"Sar"
"D...ad ple..ase!" She raised her voice. She didn"t want to hear anymore discouraging words from him. "I am not hoping for much from him. I just-"
Jianjun moved away from her. "He tried his best to not look at his daughter"s face and tried to stop himself from crying also. " You have to understand that I also like Mr Li. But his family won"t allow you. You should know that by now. I am trying to save you the heartache. You are 25 and should be thinking of getting married. Not dating for the fun of it"
Sara didn"t stand up. She remained where she was kneeling. She could feel her head aching from the day"s stress and her current state. She lifted her teary eyes to see the bedroom"s door was slightly ajar with Joreen peeking. Sara could clearly see Joreen was also in tears as she watched the entire scene unfold. "I"m sure you"re doing all of these because you must have heard or experience something like this before, but, I am not you. I know I can never end up with someone like Mr Li. I can"t even dream of that. But, let me be worried about his family alone. If you choose to keep opposing me like this, I swear..... I"ll shave my hair and remain single for the rest of my life" She said with resolve and determination.