"Big sister!" Joreen jumped to hug Sara immediately she saw her coming out of her office building.
Sara also seemed very surprised since she had not expected to see Joreen.
"Wow. Just a month away and you"re already looking this amazing. Wait! Did you grow another inch?"
Sara playfully pushed her away to take a good look at her.
Joreen was quite tall now. She must have either taken her biological father"s trait or she borrowed Jianjun"s. Because for a twelve years old, she was almost meeting Sara"s height.
Joreen laughed and shook her head. "I"m still the same. Guess it"s my heel."
Sara looked down at Joreen"s brown boot heel.
A lot about Joreen changed in four years.
Especially her dressing. Now, She wore a short, black, sleveless flare gown that ended just above her knees. Her hair formed a proud crown at the top of her head, and she wore jewelries also.
"You"re really suited for the entertainment industry. You look wonderful" Sara complimented with a laugh before propping Joreen"s chin to look at her face properly.
"You"re even wearing make-up. Wait till dad sees you. He"ll probably give you a long lecture."
Joreen giggled. "I miss him a lot. I plan to drop by DELIMEAL to pay a visit to Dad and pretty Aunt before going back home."
"You know, it"s weird you still call him dad when you already have a father."
Joreen laughed and shook her head. "It would be weird to start calling him Uncle now. By the way, Reen said to say Hi."
Sara nodded. "Been long I saw her. By the way, did Director Li bring you here?" Sara looked around for any sign of Li Hoy but didn"t see him.
"No. He dropped me off at home. After saying h.e.l.lo to the family, I dropped by here. But bus sis, you don"t look bad at all" Joreen also complimented with a bright smile on her face.
Sara was dressed in a short white body fitted gown, with her long, black hair tied to the back. She wore jewelries, make-up, and a low heel. Apparently, she had been rehearsing how to wear a heel for years.
As they were talking, Sara noticed how people continued to look towards their direction with interest.
"You seem to have a lot of fans everywhere" Sara noted with a proud smile.
In four years, Joreen had made it big in the entertainment industry. She did not only act, she also modelled for Li Corporation.
About school, she dropped out to take G-GLOBAL"s acting courses instead. And thankfully, the w.a.n.g"s had supported her greatly.
G-GLOBAL knew how to manage her cla.s.ses and schedules all together so she didn"t miss out in any.
Joreen looked around to see some curious glances at her.
She was about to say something, but was interrupted by a group of fans who asked for her autograph.
Once they left, she smiled and said,
"It"s tiring. But I like it. By the way, where is Queen? Why don"t I see her anywhere? Still at school?"
"Oh.. You know how that girl is. She made trouble again and her father took her with him to work to punish her."
Joreen chuckled. "She still has not changed has she?"
"Not a bit. She seemed to be intimidating and bullying all the kids in school and whenever anyone tried to stand up to her, you know what she always says.."
"Haha! I know. It always goes like this.. "Do you know who I am? I am Li Queen. The daughter of Li Corporation"s CEO Li Muchen and Fitness club"s owner, Sara w.a.n.g. My maternal grandparent"s are Country B"s number one w.a.n.g Changyu and DELIMEAL"s w.a.n.g Jianjun. My paternal grandparent"s are Li Fazhan and Jiang Dana. My second cousin is the actress w.a.n.g Joreen. My Uncle"s are G-GLOBAL"s Director Li Hoy and LI-TECH"s Director Li Minde. And haven"t you checked online to know who my Aunt is? She is Li Heya! She sings like an Angel. Should I keep going?"."
Joreen Mimicked Queen"s tiny voice as she spoke out the little girl"s watchword.
Sara could not help but laugh because it sounded exactly like what Li Queen would say. She didn"t know who thought her daughter to be like that.
"She is so proud. I really hope her father punishes her well because I really don"t have the heart to. She just keeps looking at me with these eyes that makes me think I"m a bad person."
"But wait. He punishes her every time, yet she doesn"t change. Don"t you think she probably enjoys going to work with him and that"s why she doesn"t change at all?"
"Of course not. She told me she hated going there with him."
Joreen said a long "Oh..." And remained quiet.
Sara paused for a while and something seemed to sink in. Before she knew it, she found herself in front of Li Corporation"s main building.
As she strolled down to Li Muchen"s office, people kept bowing to greet her as the lady boss. She returned a smile to all of them, and kept walking towards his office.
Since they all knew who she was, no one bothered to stop her.
"Oh. Hi!" Sara greeted Ms Long who was just coming out of Muchen"s office.
"Is he busy?"
"He is...free" Ms Long said with a smile before going on her own way.
When Sara entered, she did not see him in his desk.
As she wondered where he was, she heard his voice.
"Sorry I can"t make it to the meeting today. I have a lot on my hands right now"
She followed the voice to the room he usually stayed whenever he decided to take a little break from work.
And when she entered, she received the shock of her life.
There was her three years old daughter who he was supposed to be punis.h.i.+ng.
They were both sitting on the couch with his back on the armrest, Queen sat in between his spread legs with her head on his belly as she watched a carton on the huge plasma TV. On her hand was a tiny spoon for her Ice cream.
And of course, he had "a lot on his hands" because he was holding the ice cream cup for her!
Queen used the spoon to scoop some ice cream from the cup he was holding and happily lapped on it.
On the table beside them, Sara could see two unwrapped packets of chocolates.
What even shocked her most, her daughter"s hair that had been neatly tied in a ponytail before she left the house was now scattered with the hairband no where in sight.
Since she was behind them, none of them saw her.
Queen scooped some ice cream and turned to feed it to her father. She still did not see her mother watching in horror.
Sara watched as Muchen signalled to her that he was in a call. But she shook her head and pouted. Having no other choice, he opened his mouth and took the ice cream which caused her to smile before turning to focus on the TV.
As Muchen dropped the call after explaining to whoever was on the other end that he was "busy", she saw him hand the cup of ice cream to Queen before he moved his hands to her hair and began to play around with it like he was trying to braid it for her.
"Li Muchen!" Sara shouted, causing both of them to jump in shock with the ice cream spilling all over the place.