Changyu seriously looked at the flier she was holding in her hand and briefly thought about going over to Jianjun's restaurant.

She didn't know how to face them. Especially Cixi, she wanted to apologize to her.

She had tried apologizing to Jianjun but she knew he didn't believe her. Or maybe he didn't want to.

But she knew she had to meet Cixi somehow. She wanted to tell her she was sorry about what her family did to theirs.

But would she listen to her?

Cixi had been her only friend back then. But now, she had no friend. No family. Maybe she only had enemies lurking around.

And....it was almost Christmas.

She left her room and watched from the stairs as her employees decorated the house.

Hani had told her about the wishes of every member that worked in the household— they wanted to have their Christmas party here.

It was as if they all felt bad for her and had decided to stay for Christmas instead of going home since she would be lonely. No matter how much she refused, they stood by their words, promising to celebrate Christmas quietly since she hated noises.

She wondered what was up with all of them. Only three had followed her from abroad: Hani, her Cook and another secretary cum driver of hers. The others had been employed after she arrived. So why were they being so loyal to her?

They had all each given her Christmas presents.

And for the first time in her life, she felt a bit of 'Christmas'.

Ever since she was younger, her family hadn't bothered much about celebrating Christmas or whatever festive season.

They only went out for parties and wherever they would present themselves to be worshipped during those periods.

So this sight was somehow refreshing to her.

It was too bad she didn't have any biological family to celebrate with.

She watched as they cheered after the little bulbs of light came on the tree.

She must admit it looked really pretty and she couldn't help but smile.

"Miss Changyu. You should place the star on the top of the tree to complete it" Her driver called her from downstairs.

The others looked up at her and agreed with him. Although she seemed like a very difficult person, they knew her very well. They knew how nice she was, how she cared for them and their families. She had even given them Christmas bonuses.

"That's a bad idea" She said with a laugh.

"Here's a stool you can use." Her Cook carried the stool to place it in front of the large tree.

She signed in resignation before taking the stairs down.

She dropped whatever she was holding on another stool and carefully climbed the stool in front of the tree.

Her hands still did not reach the top so she had to stretch. Thankfully, it worked this time.

Although it was a bit crooked at first, she was able to fit it in properly.

"Merry Christmas to all of you" She said with a happy smile and watched them all clap in jubilation.

"Here. You all should go eat there." She handed Hani the flier as well as a credit card from the purse she had dropped on the ground when she climbed the stool.

"It's a little advance Christmas treat for all of you"

***

Weiyoung looked at her former apartment with a melancholic expression on her face.

She was there to get some stuff since she was not going to go back there again.

She could still see the mess from the last time she was there when someone tried to kill her.

While running around, both herself and whoever he was had both knocked down a couple of items which were currently still there.

She missed the place a lot. For weeks, she had been living like a prisoner in the Mo's Mansion.

She had expected that they would care about her since she was with a child; Their families Child. But unfortunately, they didn't seem to care about any of that.

It seemed Mo Dachuan had made up his mind to pass the company over to Dexi's son instead.

But shouldn't they at least be excited that she was with their great grandchild?

She frowned.

She was supposed to travel with Jinyong the previous week but not only had rejected her, he had told her he never wanted to see her again. He said she disgusted him and he regretted ever being with her.

After that time, one had heard any word from him. It was as if he disappeared into thin air after that day he came over to tell them he was no longer interested.

What did she do? What did she do to deserve all of these?

And now, her father had warned her to look for any way to help the family unless she wanted him to expose the fact that she wasn't his child to the public.

How was it her fault that she wasn't his daughter?

She had gone past the stage of being sad.

She held resentment now. She hated everyone. Her mother, her father, Jinyong and his entire family and most especially, the Wangs.

Dexi had refused to help her family. He said their deal was already over and she was no longer needed.

The only person left was Li Muchen. He alone had the power to save her and her family.

The thought of it made her begin to laugh like a mad woman.

The bodyguard who had been standing close to the door looked at her cautiously. If his driver partner was here, he would have probably wondered the same—whether she had gone crazy.

Too bad he had to be the one to follow her here when the other one had to remain in the car. What bad luck!

Weiyoung turned to look at him.

He was very much older than her but he was good looking and manly.

She wondered why she hadn't notice it ever since. She wondered whether it was because her emotions and mood wasn't in the right state now and that was why she was now seeing him differently.

"Tell me Aotian. How do I look?" She suddenly threw the question at him.

Aotian wondered where this question was suddenly coming from. But he had to answer honestly even though he didn't like her.

"You are pretty" He said.

"Just pretty?" She added seductively.

"Prettier than any woman I've met" He added with the intention of pleasing her so she would stop this and get moving.

Her eyes lit up. She slowly approached him and said in a low voice. "Say that again"

Aotian wondered what this woman was up to now.

She placed a hand on his chest to feel it and gradually raised her head so her eyes would meet his.

"Y..ou...are prettier than...every woman I've met" He stammered uncomfortably.

She smiled at his words. "Yes. I am"

She said before walking past him and out of the room.