Lu Mengjie got up from the bed around 5:30 in the morning. She wanted to avoid seeing Yong Liwei that day and she knew that was going to be impossible since they were living under the same roof.

As expected, everyone was still asleep during that time of the day. Her only problem this time was… her clothes were inside Yong Liwei's room. And so, she decided to sneak in.

She saw Yong Liwei's sleeping body on the bed. He was laying shirtless but what caught her attention the most was the smell of alcohol and cigarette lingering inside the room. The scent became stronger when she went near him.

Did she cause him to do this? As soon as she felt a prick in her chest, he shook her head to erase the thought. Why should she care? He deserved it after what he did to her!

"Mengjie…" He muttered in his sleeping state.

She curled her fingers to her palm as she bit her lower lip as she tried to suppress the turmoil of emotions inside her. She inwardly scolded herself for wavering. She still loved him and that was what made things hard for her to fully push him away. She loved him. The feelings that grew for him, for Han Yizhou was not something she could just walk away from.

She took a step forward then kneeled on the side of the bed. She reached out her hand, gently brushing away the hair from his forehead. She only wanted to hear him apologize. She wanted him to be honest to her, to tell her everything, to admit to his mistakes so maybe, somewhere inside her, she could find the courage to trust him again.

Yes, she was a fool. She was willing to forgive and trust the man she loved again… but only if she heard the words that she wanted to hear from him. He was the man she chose to be with… but until then, she didn't want to give in to him.

Lu Mengjie stood up and hurried towards the closet. She packed her things. All of it. She would be using the guest room starting from that day on so it was only proper for her to get her things out of his room. She went back to her room and prepared herself for the day. By the time she was done, she got out of the penthouse and left for her first day of work.

She took a cab and shortly, she arrived at Poison Apple main building; a glassy spire of gleaming sapphire that pierced the sky. Her heels clicked on the marble floor as she entered through the copper-framed revolving door. Since the security has yet to know who she was, she showed her ID card on them. Their eyes widened in surprise and they instantly gave her warm greetings to which she greeted them back. Since it was still early, there were only a few staff around. She wanted to give her best impression so she was wearing a royal blue elegant sheath dress paired with black pumps. Her long, ebony hair was tied into a neat high ponytail.

Her office was located on the topmost floor of the building. Well, it was the office that her brother was supposed to use but knowing him. It was always left empty. Xia Liqin liked going online. From meetings to the distribution of files to document works, everything was always done at his place.

As she entered, she couldn't stop herself from smiling at the sight. It was just how she left it. Hanging baskets of ferns and lilies fragranced the air. Floor-to-ceiling windows overlooked the cities while a wall of glass faced the rest of the office space. One beige wall, opposite the massive desk, was covered in a wide flatscreen TV. There were three distinct seating areas. She walked towards the desk and pressed a button that instantly frosted the transparent glass while the windows were covered with a stunning sapphire-hued reflecting film, providing her seclusion in the space.

It was too early that even her secretary was still at home, probably sleeping. She sighed inwardly as she sat at the swivel chair. Her head was aching and she was not feeling well. Probably because of lack of sleep. She stared at the two frames on her desk, both were pictures of her family. Old and new. Her eyes landed on Xia Sinian's smiling face which caused her to touch her necklace. "Pa, you promised that you'll be our guiding star… I feel so lost right now…"

…

Yong Liwei had a nasty hangover the next morning, and he knew it was exactly what he deserved. He was woken up thanks to his buzzing phone. Twenty-three missed calls and 32 messages. He ignored all of it and checked the time. It was already 11 am. He had never woken up this late. He had work to go but he didn't feel like going so he decided to contact his assistant to clear his schedule that day.

Ah… seriously. What was happening to him?

After taking a cold shower, by the time he was wearing his clothes he noticed something missing. Lu Mengjie's things. His heart began to rise in panic. None of her things was left in his closet and this made him rush out of his room, half-naked.

"Mengjie?" He called as he began banging on her room's door.

Silence.

He was new to the feelings of fear blooming inside him as seconds ticked by without her opening the door. He had never felt this anxious for someone. Losing his patience, he kicked down the door and found the room empty. Well… he never bothered checking the cabinets for her things since he rushed his way to the living room, looking for any sign of her.

Crash!

He shot his gaze at the woman who was standing by the kitchen. The mug she had was now shattered to pieces on the floor. Wei Sianqi was looking at him with wide eyes before she let out a scream. "AHHHH!!!! MY EYES!!!" She instantly covered her eyes with her hands.

"Wei Sianqi, have you seen Lu Mengjie?"

The young woman didn't answer and instead, she kept muttering a chant. "Qinqing-gege is my hubby. Black Cat is my future. Sianqi, clear your mind. Inhale, exhale." She breathed in and out. "Sianqi, think of gege's smile. Don't be seduced by Mr.Yong. Gege… gege…" She peeked through her fingers, her face was blushing hard as she saw Yong Liwei's well-built upper body. "Forgive me, Qinqing, your wife has sinned."