Muchen felt something was terribly wrong and opened his eyes. He saw Sara"s eyes wide open like she was shocked or frightened or maybe both. Even her body went stiff all of a sudden.
She broke free from the kiss first and gasped. Trying so hard to catch her breath as she stood up abruptly.
Muchen hurriedly stood up also and asked in worry if she was okay. But Sara didn"t say anything and just continued gasping. When she was finally able to talk, she said gently without looking at him. "I am.. really sorry Mr Li..truly..sorry" She used both hands to cover her face and sat back on the couch dejectedly.
Muchen knew something was terribly wrong. They hadn"t even kissed long before she suddenly started behaving weirdly.
"It"s okay" He pulled her into a hug and patted her back gently. "It"s alright. I hope you"re good"
Sara"s head that was resting on his chest bobbed up and down slowly.
They were suddenly interrupted by a loud knock on the door. "Big Bro, can you hear me?"
They both recognised Heya"s voice and wondered why she sounded that way.
"Bro.. Grandmother.. She sent some people here." Heya said as soon as the door was opened to reveal Muchen and Sara.
"What?" His gaze turned cold as he followed her downstairs, Sara trailing behind them.
When he got outside, he saw two big bodyguards and two maids standing in the front of his door.
Earlier, Heya had opened the door to a knock and immediately she heard they were from her grandmother, she locked the door instantly and went to fetch Muchen.
"What are you doing here?" Muchen asked immediately they finished greeting him.
The oldest maid, who looked to be in her 30"s spoke first "On your grandmother"s orders, we are to send the young mistress back to the family house."
Muchen eyed the guards and wondered why they were here also. As if reading his thoughts, the maid explained. "They are to see Miss w.a.n.g out."
Muchen"s expression darkened. Heya pulled Sara to her side behind Muchen.
Sara had no idea what was going on. She knew about their grandmother being in town but since no one told her anything, she didn"t bother to ask either. "See Miss w.a.n.g out? For what reason?"
The sound of a ringtone stopped them all from doing or saying anything else. The older maid answered her phone.
"Yes.." They heard her say before handing the phone over to Muchen. "Madam Li" she informed.
"Grandmother, what is the meaning of this?" Muchen asked immediately he took the phone from her.
He heard Li Sun chuckle like he had just said something amusing. "My dear grandson. I gave you two options. But you ignored it. If you agree to go on the date tomorrow, I told you I"ll let Heya and that girl stay"
Muchen"s fist tightened around the phone. "I make my own options" Without waiting for her to say anything else, he hung up angrily.
He looked at his three bodyguards who guarded the front of his house and signalled for them. They had been quietly waiting for his order.
"See them out. And be gentle. They are my grandmother"s people" He said before opening the door and ushering his two girls in.
Whatever was happening outside was no longer his business.
"The only way you can win my grandmother is when your stubbornness matches hers." Muchen said as soon as they entered his study again. He was glad to see Sara was finally better. He sat back on the couch and welcomed Sara to join him which she did with a little reluctance.
"It"s because of me right?" Sara asked him, looking all serious. "They wanted to send Heya back and see me out." She emphasised.
"Don"t let it bother you" Muchen said as he moved closer to her.
Sara tried to hide her sad expression when she said "I thought after proving to your mother then that was it. But now, I don"t really know." She stood up. She didn"t want him to think she was sad. She shouldn"t be bothered about Muchen"s family liking her. Who was she to him anyway? Even though he said he loved her, he still needed his family"s approval.
She had only been able to prove to Jiang Dana that she was not a bad influence to Heya and those were misunderstandings. Even though Dana had not personally come to tell her that she trusted her now, Sara came to that conclusion since Dana hadn"t come for her again.
So what happens to her when she decides to stay beside Muchen? She would have to prove to them that she was good for their son. His mother, father, grandmother. She didn"t even know how Heya would react if she found out about her feelings for Muchen. Minde didn"t like her. She wasn"t sure how Hoy felt about her even though he had helped her three times.
"I... really have to leave now." She turned to leave but was suddenly taken by surprise when she felt Muchen give her a backhug.
She stood still and blinked a couple of times. Trying to send the tears back home. She was afraid that staying here a little longer would send her emotions cras.h.i.+ng.
"Sara please..." She heard his deep pleading voice. "When I said I loved you, I was ready for all of these." He turned her to face him.
"I... I don"t know what to do.. I have never been in this kind of situation before. What if I suddenly meet your grandmother one day?" She asked sadly with her face looking down.
"Just do you. Be yourself. Your real self" He said.
"My real self?" She asked with a hint of amus.e.m.e.nt in her voice.
Muchen got what she was saying and chuckled. "Please, whenever you meet my people, bring out your NICE real self" he emphasised on the nice which made her laugh.
"I don"t want you looking sad" He said, pulling her into a hug.
"Is she that frightening?" Sara asked as she hugged him back.
"Hmm.. She is just an older version of you. But a bit dictatorial" He replied in sacarsm.
Sara"s face contorted. "What do you mean?"
Muchen chuckled. "Nothing." He kissed her cheek loudly when she tried to pull away from the hug.
Luckily for her, his phone rang. When he took it and checked the caller"s ID, he said to her "It"s the nice bug. Just listen. He is going to bug me to death now" Muchen placed the phone on the speaker and left it on the table. While he pulled Sara to sit with him on the couch.
"Bro. What"s up? You don"t even bother to check up on me. Not fair" Minde whined.
Muchen could imagine Minde"s pouting face.
"What"s wrong?" Muchen asked.
"It"s the evil queen dowager again!." Which was none other than Li Sun.
"I was asked to evacuate this house. I have to go back home and start going to work every morning." His tone changed like he was crying "I can"t live like this."
"You should just do as she says. You don"t want to get on her bad side"
"Ah. I know telling you won"t be any useful. So, you are going to the blind date tomorrow?"
Muchen"s eyes widened when he remembered Sara was still there. He looked at her to see she was glaring at him. Muchen faked a cough and laughed. "I don"t know what you"re talking about. When are you moving to your place?" He changed the topic and tried to s.n.a.t.c.h the phone from the table but Sara gave him the "You-won"t-dare-it" look so he stopped and only prayed Minde would move from that topic.
"What do you mean you don"t know? You"re going on a date with the pretty lawyer tomorrow. Or...."
"Minde!" Muchen suddenly interrupted. "Sara is here say h.e.l.lo to her." Since he didn"t get the gist directly, he only hoped Minde would get it this time.
"Sara? She is there? Can she hear me?" Minde asked.
"Yes" Sara was the one who answered this time.
"Oh.. Sister-in...." Minde stuttered. Followed by an awkward laugh when Sara said "You were speaking with Mr Li about a blind date just now."
"Me? Date? When?" He feigned ignorance. Then spoke up "Oh.. Yes.. That is..some..blind people are..having a date in his hotel. Yes, his hotel. So we just called it a blind date. And you know, he has to be there as the hotel owner" Minde lied. "Okay bye" He ended the call abruptly. Leaving Muchen to his fate.
Muchen *facepalm*
Sara "_"