"A pretty lawyer huh?" Sara asked expressionlessly while looking at the sheepish smile he was giving her. It was the kind of smile you give when you know there was trouble waiting for you.
Muchen moved closer to her and took both her small hands in his. She didn"t pull back but continued to glare at him while acting like none of it mattered.
He should have had a second thought before leaving the phone on speaker. Why did he forget that nothing good ever happened whenever Minde was involved. He was badluck. A very big badluck! Why didn"t he talk about how he stood up for Sara in the family meeting instead. Not only did he talk about the blind date, he even called her pretty. What pretty? He didn"t even open the envelope to see her picture and details. To show how uninterested he was.
Muchen"s eyes were down like a child being scolded. He felt like Sara was going to stab him with her eyes. It did frighten him. What the h.e.l.l had he gotten into? He wanted to keep everything from her. Didn"t want her to worry. For example, look what happened when she realised his grandmother wanted to send her out and send Heya back. He didn"t want those mood swings from her or anything that would make her cautious of him. But.. Was that the mistake he made? Not telling her.
"She is not pretty" Was the only thing he could say.
"Oh.. So you"ve seen her?" Sara asked back.
"No!" He raised his head to deny vehemently.
"So how do you know she is not pretty?" She questioned back. Raising a brow at him.
Muchen was frustrated already. "That boy is an idiot. At least he should have told you it was my grandmother"s idea before hanging up."
Sara quietly looked at him for five seconds before chuckling. She squeezed his hands gently and said softly "I figured that out already."
Muchen looked at her with renewed admiration before he sighed in relief. "Thank G.o.d!" He exclaimed.
"Why were you so tensed? Acting like you were caught cheating" She mocked.
"Of course I should be. I didn"t want you to misunderstand" He answered.
"Why? It"s none of my business" She left his hands and shrugged her shoulders to show her nonchalance.
He c.o.c.ked a brow at her. "Are you sure?"
"Of course!" She answered immediately.
"You are very very sure?" He asked again in a teasing tone.
"I am very very very sure" She kept bobbed her head up and down whenever she said "very"
He narrowed his eyes to look at her then to her surprise, his hands moved to her waist and he began to tickle her. At first, she wanted to pretend like she didn"t feel the urge to laugh. But it wasn"t for long. She began to laugh and push his hand away but he refused.
"Say you"re not sure and I"ll stop" He said as he continued tickling.
Sara fell back on the couch and laughed loudly with her body moving each side as she tried to stop him but his hands were firm there.. "I.. Hahaha... I am..hahaa...not...not sure" she said in between laughter.
He grinned in satisfaction before he stopped and helped her sit up.
"You are crazy!" She said in amus.e.m.e.nt when she sat up and threw one of the couch"s little pillow at him.
"I know." He winked at her and pulled her closer to him. His body relaxed on the couch while Sara sat with her back to him. His chin was on her shoulder and his arms, around her waist.
He suddenly sighed and his voice became serious. "She gave me too options: Go on the date, then you and Heya can remain here. But if I refuse, then..." He let the words trail off. "Today was a reminder" he added.
"That didn"t look like a reminder. I"m sure they would have done so if you hadn"t stopped them"
"If she had really planned on doing that, she wouldn"t have sent just those two bodyguards and maids. She was only trying to remind me of a deal she made on her own."
"Why is she in so much control and what about your parents? Can"t they do something about her?" Sara asked.
Muchen almost laughed when he heard her. "So far, no one can do anything about her. My grandmother runs practically everything."
"Interesting." Sara thought. She liked powerful women, but this one was going to be a problem for her. She was sure of it.
"So if you disobey her....?" She asked.
Muchen adjusted his chin on her shoulder. Making sure he wasn"t putting too much weight on it.
"My uncle disobeyed her— Minde"s father. He is older than my dad with a year and is naturally supposed to inherit Li corporation. But, he refused to take the bride she had chosen for him. My father on the other hand, willingly agreed to marry the woman she chose since he was friends with my mother already. And probably had a crush on her."
"Wow" Sara thought. "Your grandfather didn"t have a say in the decisions she made?" She asked.
"My grandfather died really early. When my father and uncle were still young. According to what I heard, my grandparents didn"t relate with each other much. After he died, the company was at the verge of collapse since my grandfather didn"t really take it seriously. But my grandmother stood and built the company."
These revelations really surprised Sara. There must be more to this Li Sun.
"But you said your grandfather gifted you that painting?" She remembered to ask.
He nodded. "It was in his will for it to be pa.s.sed on to his first grandchild. And I just happened to be the lucky one" He said, feeling pleased with himself.
Sara smiled at the statement. Then, something clicked "If you disobey her, does it mean..." She stopped and turned to face him, looking worried.
He moved his head from her shoulder and looked at her. Instantly getting what she was thinking about.
"Don"t think about anything." He said and pat her head gently like she was a cute puppy.
"She has the power and shares, I guess. Can you win against her?"
Muchen smiled warmly at her. He was glad that at least, she wasn"t trying to urge him to go on the blind date. Maybe, she did trust him to a large extent after all.
"If I can win you over, there is no battle I can"t win." He said with confidence.