"We're glad you joined us as well" Cixi replied to his greeting. She was acting more like the mother of the house now and it was funny to the rest of them.

After Sara successfully pleaded with the others to go inside their rooms so she could remain alone with Muchen, Muchen said to her..

"I'll be going on a trip tomorrow. Don't miss me too much or hang out with other men."

He said as he smoothen her messy hair.

"A trip? Why so soon?" She asked in surprise.

"There's something I need to take care of in country V. So—"

"Wait...country V?" Sara remembered it was the same country her aunt had been stuck in because of a terrorist attack. "It's not safe there. Why do you have to go? Terrorists are everywhere" She said in worry.

Muchen chuckled at her exaggeration. "They aren't everywhere. I just have to fix something in a safer part of country V."

Sara still didn't feel it was right to suddenly leave. How was she supposed to live without seeing him?

"You won't stay long right?" She asked hopefully.

"I just hope I finish up everything before my grandmother's birthday so I wouldn't have to go back" He said with a smile.

"What? That's like in 13 days! You're not coming back till two weeks time?"

"Do you want to come with me then?" Muchen offered with a wink.

He saw Sara bit her lower lip and darted her eyes around like she was seriously considering his offer.

He smiled and patted her head "Just be good. And don't be nervous. Hoy will help you out with whatever you need in regards to my grandmother's birthday party"

Sara still had a sad expression on her face but she agreed to it. He was a business man after all.

"I already met him today. He told me about it."

"What? You met Hoy?" He asked in suprise.

"Hmm. He came over" Sara nodded like it was a very natural thing for Hoy to suddenly visit her.

Muchen's eyes widened in surprise. This Hoy was seriously becoming a big problem. Maybe he should ask Minde to help her out instead.

He was about to say something else when Sara suddenly cut him in "So....about our discussion earl—"

"Big sis" Bilike cried out as he suddenly barged inside the sitting room and hurried to where Muchen and Sara was standing.

"I just got a mail stating I could resume JACOBS university next monday. I don't remember making the acceptance deposit. So I called and they said my sister paid for it. You...did?" He asked in surprise.

'Oh no... Why did they send him the mail now?' Sara cried in her mind before smiling awkwardly at him.

"Oh.. I forgot to tell you about it. You didn't close your mail after borrowing my laptop so I accidentally opened it. Sorry for encroaching" She apologized with a sheepish smile.

"You....paid?" He asked again with wide eyes. He had applied but when he saw the acceptance deposit, he couldn't afford it. He knew his father couldn't so he hadn't bothered to trouble him with it when his father said he could only afford a half of it.

He had chosen JACOBS university in City X because it had special offers. If one's grades are really good, he would be put on a scholarship. He had applied to study cinematography and his only problem had been the acceptance deposit. He really couldn't believe Sara had helped him with it.

"I just thought I should try since I saw the mail you sent to them about not having the complete fee. Such opportunities shouldn't go to waste" She said awkwardly.

Tears streamed down his face and with his sudden rush of emotion, he enveloped her in a hug that startled both her and Muchen.

He had met a group of people who introduced him to gambling, telling him he could earn enough to send himself to college. His gambling habit had almost killed him and his father if not for Sara and Muchen's intervention at the factory that night.

He owed Sara a lot! And he wasn't sure he could repay her.

The others came out when they noticed something was going on in the sitting room. Mr Chu also had tears in his eyes when he slowly came out from his room. He couldn't believe that his useless son was finally going to college.

'Why is the hug taking too long?' Muchen looked at them uncomfortably. It was actually what he was most concerned about. He noticed Sara was also very uncomfortable but Bilike was too emotional and didn't care about anything else.

'Thank God she changed.' Muchen didn't want to imagine Bilike hugging Sara in her earlier outfit.

'Okay...this hug is getting too long'

He pulled Bilike away from Sara. Not to seem awkward, Muchen hugged him instead.

"Congratulations" He was really proud of his girlfriend. Not only was she pretty, she was also hardworking... Wait! Was Sara hardworking? He left that out of the list and counted again. She was pretty inside and outside. He left it at that!

As much as Bilike was happy he was hugging CEO Li, it felt awkward so he quickly pulled out.

'Oh...so you don't like hugging guys for long then?' Muchen squinted at him.

The entire family had been watching the whole show. They were so happy for Bilike and proud of Sara but Muchen's action made them laugh.

They had seen Muchen's shocked expression when Bilike was hugging her. Muchen suddenly pulled her out and helped her continue the hug. Was he jealous or simply possessive?

"I'm so grateful sis. I'll never forget this goodness" Bilike said happily with tears still all over his face.

"I will never forget this either" Mr Chu patted her shoulders gently before turning to Jianjun with tears still in his eyes.

"She really didn't let CEO Li cook." He confessed.