"Thank you" Sara said after a long pause.

Muchen lifted his head to look at her with an unreadable expression. It was the first time she ever said such to him. He assumed she was talking about the meal and said "You don't have to thank me for the food. I was starving also"

Sara shook her head. "Not just the food. For everything" She avoided his gaze and focused on her food.

"It's nice to hear you say that" He said with a tiny smile on his face.

They both quietly ate their foods. They mutually wanted to keep the conversation going because they knew once they finished eating, they'll have to call it a night.

Sara spoke first. "I spoke with Director Li about Joreen. I know things wouldn't go smoothly but I still appreciate your effort"

"You really do love her a lot. Don't you?" It was more of a statement than a question.

"Yes. I have always wanted a sibling. God bless Aunt Cixi for bringing Joreen to me"

"At your age, you should be wanting your own child not a sibling" He teased then held back his laughter when he saw her glaring at him.

"Something must be wrong with you" She said through gritted teeth.

Muchen was impressed to see that she had totally forgotten he was her employer. "I'm glad you have Joreen now, she's adorable" He said.

Sara smiled and nodded. Speaking of siblings, she suddenly remembered something.

"Minde called earlier. I accidentally took the call immediately I heard it ring, thinking it was Joreen calling back." Sara explained then passed him the phone she had kept beside her the entire time.

Muchen remembered how he had left the hospital and even took Minde's phone with him. 'Poor Minde' "Did he say anything?" Muchen asked as he took the phone.

"He said something about you taking revenge for him as soon as the call connected. I didn't quite get him."

Muchen chuckled. "He's a nutcase"

She suddenly recalled the factory incident and how Muchen almost got into trouble because of Minde.

"Do you always clean up his mess?" She couldn't help asking as she finally put down her spoon.

Muchen raised his head to look at her. She didn't avert her gaze and just stared right back. "I... sometimes do." He said nonchalantly.

He checked to see Minde had called his phone with Dr Long's phone. He was glad that Minde had at least, not passworded his phone. "Excuse me" He said to Sara before dialling the number. Just as he expected, Mr Long took the call. After exchanging pleasantries, he was informed that Minde had left the hospital due to 'boredom'. 'What am I ever going to do with that guy?' He wondered.

"You should go rest now. I'll handle the rest" He said to Sara when he saw that she was done eating.

"Are you saying you are going to do the dishes?" She asked in surprise.

"Are you?" He asked back.

"Of course! I can't let you do it. Go, go away!" She said and gently pushed him out of the kitchen.

"Sara wai.." Before he could finish, she already closed the door and locked it.

She rested her back on the door after locking it and sighed deeply. Her thoughts were almost trailing off before she shook her head "No.. Please, don't think about anything today. Just for today"

**

Jianjun sat down on the floor in their room, a opened little box beside him and a picture in his hand. He took another glance at the bed to be sure Joreen was really asleep and when he confirmed it, he looked at the picture again. It was a picture of his family. His parents, Cixi and himself. He could still remember the picture was taken on Cixi's 16th birthday party, he was only 18 then. He smiled when he remembered she was now 45 years old with a daughter while he was also 47 with a grown daughter who was doing things behind his back. Just like that, 29 years already passed... 'Nothing is worth suffering for in this fleeting life' He concluded.

He tried to push the thought about Sara spending the night at Muchen's out of his mind. He kept assuring himself that Muchen was a gentle man and nothing was going to happen.

Earlier when Muchen called Sara's phone, he had spoke with him and Muchen had promised to take care of Sara. When he noticed the reporters had left their apartment, he knew instantly that it must have been Muchen's doing. But he still wasn't comfortable with the idea of the both of them together. Funny things always happened when it's dark.

**

She finally came out after about 15 minutes. She had a difficult time trying to open the door and had regretted ever locking it.

When she entered the sitting room, she saw Muchen lying with his back on the couch and realised he was sleeping when she moved closer.

She tried to lift her feet to head upstairs but she found herself walking closer to him with the excuse of waking him up to go sleep upstairs. Even though that particular couch was big enough to contain 3 slim people.

She gently sat down on the couch he was lying down, careful not to wake him up. 'He must have been so tired. Why was I so insensitive?' She looked at him sadly. 'He even looks good when he his sleeping.' She tried to use a finger to trail his face but stopped her hand mid air and withdrew it. After being quiet for a while, she suddenly remembered something and spoke softly, deepening her voice so it sounded masculine. "Do you want a dimple? I can give you a dimple" She tried to reenact the hospital's scene.

She noticed Muchen's face contorting. Before she could react, she heard him laugh out and opened his eyes. The shock made her lose balance and almost fall on the ground but he quickly wrapped a hand around her waist and raised her to sit well. "You are always doing weird things" He said