It was past midnight. The party ended a few minutes ago. The Mo Mansion is empty. Several hours ago, it was howling with people's voices, their waves of laughter and cheering would be heard outside. Fu Zichen had a chat with Mo Zheng Yuan. They met each other for the first time, here at this party.

Before leaving he kissed Shi Lian's back of her palm, making her blush and her parents surprised and Evelyn amused. Hu Atian already left after he found Shi Lian, technically it was Shi Lian who found him in the upper halls. He and his mother said goodbyes and left. Hu Meng wanted to talk to Shi Lian but Shi Lian ignored her. She made herself occupied whenever she saw her approaching towards her. 

After everyone's exit, it is only the original owners who are left with Evelyn. She tells Shi Lian that she will book a hotel for tonight as she is not much comfortable staying here. 

"Oh, c'mon! For the love of God, stay" Shi Lian urges her, more like she orders. Letting her best friend stay in some cheap hotel? No way, she will never do that. She always wanted Evelyn to visit her and now that she has she will try to spend most of the time with her. 

"Err….I don't know" she shrugs, unsure what to say. Evelyn is usually bubbly and bright, but she gets shy when faced with these kinds of situations. 

"Can't believe Miss Evelyn is shy" Shi Lian teases her, giving her a mocking smirk. It's rare for her to see her best friend getting shy, and she will make full use of it. "You have to stay. You have no rights argue"

"Dear, you are most welcome here. We would love to have you here! Why don't you stay here for few days?" Sha Sha suggests, stepping in. 

Evelyn looks at Shi Lian who is already looking very satisfied with the idea but Evelyn is not sure. She has never stayed at someone's house, well not in China! She sighs and decides to stay, after all, her best friend will be here with her. 

"Alright. I'll annoy you for some days then" she laughs, announcing her decision. Shi Lian is quick to hug her tightly, almost suffocating her. She is very happy, very.

Zheng Yuan and Sha Sha glance at each other and share a knowing smile. They are more than happy to see their daughter so happy and their opinion on Evelyn is also good. Mo Zheng Yuan met her once in America and he liked how caring and kind as a friend she was. 

"Let me show you your room, Miss!" says Nanny Zhang with a warm smile. The nanny is always seen with a smile. With her smile, she is Nanny Zhang, without it she is not. 

Evelyn nods and holding her luggage which was soon snatched by the servants, she then follows nanny Zhang with Shi Lian beside her. "Wow, this is a royal package!" she whispers to Shi Lian, complementing her super-rich house and the warmthness of all people. 

The room beside Shi Lian's was empty as no one resided in it. Now that Evelyn will be staying here, they already told people to clean it as fast as possible. Although it's clean, yet, for Nanny Zhang, it's not. She needs it perfectly clean. After a while, the room is well furnished and now Evelyn can step inside.

The room is huge, every room in Mo Mansion is big and several other rooms are empty and waiting for someone to open them. 

"You like the room?" asks Shi Lian standing behind her as Evelyn takes in the interior in aww. 

"Are you kidding? This is dope!" exclaims Evelyn with utmost satisfaction. Living in the dorm for so many years has made her forget that she too belongs to a prestigious family. She hardly has any memories of her living in her own big room. 

The two of them sit on the big queen-size bed and are all set to have late-night conversations. They are reminded by their sweet memories, of them, living together in the dorm, chatting and sharing all night and when they wake up in the morning they would find each other lying on the floor, on a leg on another's body. 

Evelyn tells her what happened in the past three months when Shi Lian was not there. Shi Lian listens to her story in great eagerness and she was over, it is Shi Lian's turn to spill the beans. She told her about everything that has happened, even about her making out with Zichen in the car as well. That has gained her amusing looks from Evelyn. 

"Is that the guy who kissed your palm, Fu Zichen?" Evelyn asks, removing her jacket. 

"Um..yea" nods Shi Lian, looking down at the lavish bedsheets. 

"Holy shit! That man was pure divine! He was so hot and insanely handsome! God, you are so lucky!" Evelyn starts babbling about Fu Zichen, which makes Shi Lian eager to roll her eyes. 

"You said he was a jerk. What about now?" Shi Lian asks challengingly. 

"Ah, well, it was your fault anyway. You were the one who was shit-faced drunk!" Evelyn changes her words to what she told to her before. Shi Lian scowls at her and slaps her arm for taking his side.

It was almost 2 am. Shi Lian returns to her room as both of them were feeling sleepy. She strips off her dress lazily and did her night routine slowly like a snail. Wearing her pajamas, she turns off the lights go to bed without any delay. She is tired, a hell of a lot of tired. Dealing with those old directors is not easy. She has to deal with them tomorrow as well. with a loud groan, she stops her thinking and goes to sleep.

**

"Going to meet my Mom" informs Evelyn when Shi Lian asks where she was going. Her mother already got the message of her being here in Shanghai. So before her mother calls out for her, she should go meet her on her own. 

"Oh, that's great!" cheers her best friend when she finally made her mind to meet her mother after so long.

After having breakfast they both go their way. Shi Lian to the company and Evelyn to meet her mother. 

Being here in Shanghai after such a long time seems foreign to Evelyn. She has adapted to the American lifestyle that getting used to here will be a challenge for her. She did not plan to reside here, no way, she can leave everything in America and just nestle here. The main reason she has to come here is her mother. She did not pick up her calls because every time she did, all her mother did was nag her about this and that and forced her to get her ass where she belonged. She was frustrated so she stopped picking her calls and her mother too, stopped calling her.

One day, she received a call from her father saying she should at least visit her mother. She loved her father, even though they met frequently at least he didn't nag about anything like her mother did. He told about how her mother misses her and calls him every night to make sure how she is. She felt a little guilty there for ignoring her. After some understanding she assured him and here she is, going to meet her. 

She takes the cab and heads to Leng Groups, where her mother is. She guesses she won't be at home because of her workaholic nature. The distance from the Mo mansion to Leng Group is longer than she expected. She stares outside the window, taking in the scenery of this beautiful city. Hoards of cars surrounding, to her right, to her left. the traffic during this time is lesser as compared to noon but still, Shanghai never sleeps. 

About an hour later, the driver wakes Evelyn who was dozing off in the passenger seat. She hops out of the cab, gives the change, and head towards the building.

The company is huge, almost like a skyscraper, 25 floors, built on the southern side of Shanghai and one of the busiest roads. In large big bold letters written the name, LENG GROUPS. It's the same as it has been the last time she saw it, which was nine years ago.

Inhaling, she mentally prepares herself how she will talk. She makes scenarios with different possibilities that make her nervy and hesitant to enter. Never mind, she can't wait here all day, wearing the big girl panties she heads inside. "Let's talk this shit out."