Sara had been pacing around anxiously since she got inside the Chu"s apartment.

Joreen was tired and had gone to bed while Bilike was in the room with his father.

It worried her that her Father"s line wasn"t going through. Her Aunt claimed she was busy and would speak with her tomorrow.

She had no idea where the both of them were and she was dying of curiosity. 

Her phone vibrated and she eagerly reached for it hoping it was her father who was calling. But to her surprise, it was Li Hoy. 

"You are really a bad friend. You don"t bother calling. Did CEO Li tell you not to?" He "greeted" immediately she took the call. 

Sara didn"t have any excuse for him. She wasn"t really the type to call people when she knew she had nothing to say other than exchanging pleasantries—which she was really bad at.

She also didn"t see any point of calling any other man aside from her father and her Mr Li.

"Sorry. How"ve you been?" She asked.

"Come outside and you"ll know" He said in a relaxed tone.

"What...Outside?" She pushed the curtain to peek outside and could see the headlights of his sports car parked just in front of the house.

"What are you doing here by this time?" Sara asked when she reached where he was lazily leaning on the car"s hood. It was almost eight in the evening but she could see him clearly. Thanks to the lights brightening their street—including his car"s headlights.

Hoy was wearing a white cardigan and blank pants. His hair fell freely and handsomely to his forehead. Even his body looked really fit.

Sara concluded that G.o.d must really love the Lis to bless them with good looks. Muchen,Minde,Heya and Hoy were all very good looking and talented— Okay, maybe we should exclude Minde from that list.

"I was bored. And then, I remembered that you"re the only friend I have so I came over. How are you?" He asked with a tiny smile. 

Sara was already getting used to the strange phone calls and surprise visits from people lately. She was no longer surprised.

His smile caused Sara to smile also. She remembered the first time she met him. He had been so cold and aloof and was ordering her about. But here he was, calling her his friend. 

"I am fine" She leaned on the hood alongside him. "So how are you and how"s business?" Sara asked in return.

Hoy nodded. "I"m okay I guess. Business is ...nice. Thanks to CEO Li who handles things properly, we don"t have to work too much" 

Sara gave him a stink eye before asking coldly "You"re all slacking off because he is so capable...?" 

Hoy couldn"t help chuckling. "Of course." He admitted shamelessly before changing the topic. 

"Oh...I heard something really strange today.... It"s about my grandmother"s birthday party and you being the MC. It was your idea right? Because I don"t believe any one in my family would think of something like that."

"What? Mr Li told everyone I"ll be the MC?" Sara asked wide-eyed. She thought he was going to keep it a secret till she was really sure she wanted to do this. She might be the strong type, but this was different. She was going to be standing in front of his entire family.

"No" He shook his head. "Just me. It"s a secret from the others. He asked me to help you with whatever you"ll be needing and put you through. He also specifically warned me not to get too close to you" He added with a chuckle. 

"Wh...y?" Sara asked in confusion.

Hoy raised a brow at her before answering "The same reason he came to get you from my studio apartment that night" 

When he noticed she was still looking at him with confusion written all over her face, he shook his head and explained

"Maybe because you"re the first female I am a bit close with, they all think I like you." He said nonchalantly, placing both hands in his pant"s pockets.

"Ehn???" Sara widened her eyes in unbelieve.

The action made Hoy laugh out.

"They? Who is they?" She asked further.

"Forget about that. But that"s what CEO Li thinks. I a.s.sure you"

"He...think so? That"s absurd!" She scoffed.

"Of course you"re a very likable person so it"s normal for CEO Li to be cautious."

Sara looked at him like he was insane. She pointed a finger at herself. "Me? I"m a very likable person?" 

"You don"t believe?" He gave her an amused look. 

"Of course not..." She chuckled. Was he crazy to make that kind of conclusion about her?

"Now, let"s a.n.a.lyze...My cousin likes you. I admire you. Mo Jinyong... Likes you I guess.. His uncle....you went with him to his grandfather"s birthday, so he probably also has a thing for you.... Wow.. You"re surrounded by socialites. You"ll probably build a mansion soon" He added jokingly.

Sara made a show of puking. "Mo Dexi likes me? That"s absurd. He might be looking for who to play around with and I don"t have time for him. Let"s not even talk about his stupid Nephew, Jinyong."

Speaking about Jinyoung, she remembered the "gift" she sent to him. She hoped he liked it.

"So that"s left with CEO Li and I"

"Why don"t you call Mr Li Big bro like Minde do?"

She wondered why he kept calling him CEO Li when they were cousins.

"The same reason you still call him Mr Li" He answered smoothly and winked at her.

"So you admire me huh? What exactly do you admire?" She said with a grin. It was refres.h.i.+ng to hear someone admired her.

"I don"t know. Maybe because you"re a strong person. And I like your confidence" 

"Wow.....I should have recorded that statement with my phone." She said playfully. 

"Too late. I won"t repeat that" He said with a hint of amus.e.m.e.nt in his tone.

"So we"re left with CEO Li" Hoy said.

Sara smiled and said nothing. Just hearing his name or t.i.tle makes her happy. She hoped he was done with work and would call her soon.

"I"m always rooting for the both of you. I want you to always know that." He said with a smile. 

"Thank...you" She responded. Also returning his smile.

"How did your blind date go?" Sara remembered to ask. She felt bad for him. He was just twenty  but was already subjected to all of these. 

He shrugged his shoulders and answered. "Sour... Didn"t like her"

"Are you sure your grandmother will let you off?"

"Yea. Since their solid back up is out, grandmother wouldn"t be interested in them anymore"

"Solid back up?" She asked inquisitively.

"You know Song Changyu? It was her niece I met. Yang Aishu. So arrogant!" He complained.

He had never been one to talk much but he had really spoken a year"s worth only this evening with Sara.

"Since Miss Song is out, they"re no longer that important" He added.

Sara remembered the girl. She was the one who had stopped her from entering into Delight the first time she went there with a coupon from Heya. But her mother seemed to be a nice person unlike her.

Speaking of the Songs, she suddenly remembered Changyu and the video. 

She didn"t know why she was drawn to the woman. She liked the woman"s style and for some reason, she felt bad for her also.

She did feel Li Sun and Song Changyu were a bit similar.

Maybe they were both going through difficult times?

She had been searching for the card Changyu gave to her after she dropped her off on the night of Elder Mo"s birthday party.

She hadn"t really taken the search seriously or reached Changyu because she wanted to be really sure before approaching her again and asking her questions.

But it seemed like this was the right time. In case she tried to lie again and deny ever knowing her father, she was going to bring up the evidences she had been gathering so far. Especially the fact that she had worked for her grandparents.

This time, she was going to look for the card properly and call her. 

She was also going to find out what was up with Li Sun. 

"If Li Sun is happy, Muchen will be happy and Sara, will be happier. :-)"