PRESENT DAY Li Muchen looked at the three of them. His gaze then landed on Weiyoung who was busy denying the fact that she knew Sara. Her acting appeared so real that if not for the fact that he took note of Sara the moment she entered and saw their reaction when they saw her. He probably would have believed that Weiyoung did not know her. Not to mention the fact that he knew about what happened two years ago. There was no doubt that Weiyoung was a good actress. He shook his head in disappointment as he remembered how Sara had confronted his cousin for Weiyoung because he broke up with her.

Miss Long, his secretary, noticed his change in expression and asked gently. "Sir, the meeting with Mr Lin will kick off in an hour. Shouldn"t we be leaving now?"

Muchen acted like he did not hear her and continued looking at them. Miss Long seemed to be used to this kind of treatment as she really did not mind the fact that she was being snubbed. She has been working for the Li family for over seven years. She joined them when she was twenty one. Barely a year younger than the Li family"s young Master, Li Muchen. Since then, she had been his personal a.s.sistant and one of his secretaries.

Muchen noticed some group of bodyguards heading towards Sara"s direction and quickly ordered Ms long. "Make sure the security do not get involved" Miss Long was confused.

She could not understand why Muchen would give her such an instruction. Besides, this was his hotel if the woman caused a scene and things went wrongly, it would greatly affect the hotel"s reputation. "But..." Before she could finish, she was cut off by Muchen "Now!" Je oredered.

She had no choice but to quickly move towards them. Unlike every other woman there-except Sara of course, Ms Long was formally dressed in a trim navy suit and white blouse. "Have the meeting rescheduled" he ordered when she got back. Ms long was further confused but she quickly had to do it. She took out her phone and sent a couple of texts before she said "Done. Mr Hw.a.n.g would take care of the rest"

She was a woman after all. She was able to deduce that he was somehow interested in that woman"s affair.

Sara could not describe her feeling at that point. Sad? disappointed? She really couldn"t place it. But, she was not humiliated or embarra.s.sed by their act.

Some gullible people in the crowd were already accusing Sara of being paid to cause a scene. The people who believed this a.s.sertion grew rapidly as the comments got louder. This further encouraged Weiyoung as she spoke loudly "Where is the security? Why is she still here?" Jinyong also asked for the security. He was surprised that they weren"t there yet. Earlier, He had caught a sight of them heading their way and was greatly relieved. But after turning to face Sara, when he turned back again, he didn"t see any of them which left him confused. He took out his phone to dial a number. "What are you guys doing?" He asked as soon as the call went through. The person on the other end of the line said something which startled him. He turned to look at Muchen who was glaring at him. When their eyes met, Muchen raised his wine gla.s.s at him in a "cheer"

Jinyong"s heart skipped when he saw the look. He didn"t understand why Muchen would give such an order to stop the security men. Weiyoung seemed to notice something was off. Although she had the crowd"s support, she was tired of acting.

"Why did you do it?" Sara suddenly asked them both. She had been dating Jinyong for two years and she had put in her effort into the relations.h.i.+p to make it work even though for some reason, it was not working out well.

She believed she loved him and was gradually changing the kind of person she was to look presentable for him. But he had to do this.

With her only friend! The friend she grew up with. The friend she fought for. The friend she had sacrificed a lot for. She could finally describe the feeling. It was heartbreak. Their betrayal was like a of venomous poison to her. She could no longer think straight or breathe fine. She wanted to leave there, she needed to! One thing she hated the most, was people seeing her as weak. She knew if she stayed there a little longer, she might break down.

When her younger cousin who liked messing around with people"s stuff accidentally saw the invite and showed it to her, she was dumbstruck. She didn"t want to believe but in the end, she decided to come check it for herself. Even her 7years old cousin could understand that. It was crystal clear. It all made sense now.

No wonder he had been giving her a ugly att.i.tude for a while now. Did he even ever give her a nice att.i.tude at all? No wonder Weiyoung had been acting suspiciously for a while also. It all made sense now. Whenever Jinyong claimed to be on a business trip, Weiyoung was also not in town. But why? Were they embarra.s.sed or scared of her finding out?

The one she believed was in love with her, was currently engaged to her "friend". What did they intend to gain by leaving her in the dark? She suddenly laughed. Her laugh startled all of them. Weiyoung and Jinyong looked at each other. Muchen was quietly observing her. Ms Long was paying close attention to the whole drama. And so was everyone else. Weiyoung and Jinyong"s families who had been watching the whole thing were a bundle of nerves. They had been quiet the whole time. They couldn"t afford to make any mistake since most of the people present were Elites in the country. All the security personnel they had sent to throw Sara out, none did that.

Weiyoung"s parents were the most nervous of them all. Even though Jinyong"s parents didn"t know about Sara and Jinyong. They on the other hand, knew Sara was Weiyoung"s friend. They had always opposed their friends.h.i.+p because Sara did not belong to their "cla.s.s". But the girls friends.h.i.+p still lasted for close to ten years. Their only prayer was for Sara to not cause any more scene and leave quietly even if they had to swallow their pride and beg her. Sara stopped laughing and spoke.

"You two.... deserve each other!" She didn"t want to attract any more attention. It was not worth it.

With that said, she turned around and strode out of the room confidently with everyone"s eyes on her.