"You're leaving right now?" Minde asked Heya when he saw the maids from her parent's house moving up and down the stairs with her things.

"Yea. Too bad" She pursed her lips and looked around the house she was already used to staying.

Now that Muchen was married, she could not continue to stay here. Neither could Minde.

Even though Muchen had a new house their father had bought for him and Sara, he couldn't just move in right away since he needed a lot to be installed in there till he was satisfied.

Minde pouted as he looked around. He did not want to separate from Muchen but he did not have a choice now.

Thankfully, he was not going to his family's house but back to his own as the plan was already on for him to be in charge of CLASH-TECH which was now changed to LI-TECH.

"Congratulations on your job. I wish you well." Heya wished him sincerely.

"Thank you my darling. Today's your high-schools reunion party right? Are you still going?" Minde asked.

Heya thought about it for a while before nodding.

"No harm in trying. Even though I do not see why people who just left two years ago should be having a reunion now."

Minde chuckled. "It happens like that sometimes. I've only attended mine once and stopped going. They all behave too childishly."

Heya was shocked when she heard him say that.

Did Minde just say people were behaving childishly? It could only mean they were children then, because If Minde who was childish called someone else childish, then it was the end for them.

"I saw you dancing with that lady last night. She your new fling?" Heya probed with a raised brow.

"No!" He shook his head immediately.

"Then you're serious with her?"

"I think." He paused. "I saw you with that Zhu boy. You like him?" He quickly moved the topic from himself to her.

"I don't!" She denied immediately.

"But...do you think he is a playboy? He looks like one"

"Is that what you are afraid of?" He chuckled.

"I AM NOT....AF... I..don't know" She cocked her head and looked at him with confusion written all over her face.

"Let me tell you something little sis. If a guy likes you, it doesn't matter the kind of person he was, he'd want to change for you. He looked like a cool guy and I think he genuinely likes you. Heard he made it known to the elders that he wanted to court you right?"

"You think he'd change for me? Just like you changed for the lady last night?" She teased.

Minde smiled sheepishly before adding.

"Probably. But stop jumping into conclusion. You aren't even sure he is a playboy yet."

"Young mistress, everything is out." The elderly maid informed her.

"I'll leave now. If I'll be attending the reunion then I must hurry. See you" She hugged him. When she turned to leave, he said to her..

"Li Heya... I really like the way you look now. I hope you have a lot of fun."

She turned, smiled warmly at him, and left.

She was really going to miss him.

She knew he was not talking about the fact that she was slimmer now.

Everyone kept telling her about how they liked the way she behaved now. And it was nice to hear such compliment.

Now, she understood what Sara was trying to make her understand back then.

If she hadn't built her confidence, she would have still hated herself even after losing weight. And probably would be a 'walking low self esteem'.

Minde watched her back and smiled.

He liked this side of Heya a lot— bright and confident.

*****

"What about this one? Do you like it?"

Changyu asked Joreen as they both looked at a magazine together.

Jianjun watched the both of them without saying anything. Ever since they woke up, they had been looking at different magazines for the house to buy.

Jianjun was beginning to feel bad for Hani who had been waiting for them to make a choice for over two hours so she could go process everything for them.

"Dad, look at this. Do you like this one?" Joreen hurried to meet Jianjun and pointed at a building.

He looked at the two-storey painted in cream and blue and nodded.

"It's nice but it—"

"We like it!" Joreen said excitedly. She really liked the house and the way the interior was designed when she looked at all the pictures.

"Good. I like it too" Changyu smiled before giving the magazine to Hani.

"This one. Thanks."

Hani nodded and took the magazine from her. "Everything would be ready soon."

"What about the restaurant?" Changyu asked.

"Everything's been going smoothly. Most of the things you ordered would be arriving later today" Hani assured her.

Changyu nodded before picking up another magazine and pointed at a beautiful building.

"Do you like this?"

"It's pretty." Hani really thought it was.

It was a black and white modern ceiling to floor glass bungalow with a pool.

"I thought so too. You should get this one for yourself. I thought of you when I first saw it."

Hani paused. When her brain registered what Changyu had just said, her eyes shone.

"Pardon?"

"Since when did you have hearing problems? You should also get a car. A White Chervolet Camaro would look good right there." She pointed at the parking space in front of the house.

Jianjun just watched from where he was sitting.

He would have thought Changyu was a careless spender, but he knew the type of person she was. When it came to people she cared a lot about, she didn't think twice before doing things.

"Miss...Chang..yu" Hani was still stupefied.

"You're like my daughter. And Wang Changyu's daughter cannot live below her standard. So hurry up before I change my mind."

A smile appeared on Jianjun's face as he watched Changyu's straight face.

he face that made a lot of people think she was cold.

When he noticed Hani was about to cry, Changyu stood up and hugged her while patting her back gently.

"Don't cry. They'll laugh at you"

Hani laughed dryly before she continued to cry again.

"I...don't know what to say" she said in between tears.

Truthfully, she didn't know what to say.

Changyu had been like a mother to her. She had always paid her younger brother's tuition and took care of the both of them.

She lived in a rented apartment and owned a car—both were also being taken care of by Changyu.

But now, Changyu was giving her another?

"You should also allow Driver Yen pick the one he likes. Even though he likes you, he may get jealous."

"Thank you so so—Wait! Driver Yen... likes me?" Hani asked in a surprised voice.

Changyu sighed before shaking her head. "I have too many dumb people around me."

Jianjun frowned when he heard that. Because he knew he was obviously among the dumb people she was talking about.

***

"Why do you look like you were crying? Are you jealous because she got married before you?" Driver Yen teased immediately Hani sat down in the passenger's seat beside him.

"Do you like me?" She turned to look at him and asked straightforwardly which startled him.

****

After the Wang's had breakfast, Changyu offered to do the dishes but Jianjun forbade her from doing such.

Whatever she was not used to doing, he was never going to subject her to doing so now that they were married.

While they were both arguing, Cixi walked past them and began to wash the dishes in silence.

"See what you caused. You're always causing trouble around here." Changyu complained.

He said nothing and began to smile.

He thought she looked cute when she complained. She looked like a college student in her ponytail and the casual outfits she wore.

She was on his shirt, a loose fitting grey pants and a kitten house slipper.

"What are you smiling for?" She cocked her chin forward as she asked.

"You look cute" He confessed.

Joreen who was in the middle of gulping down a glass of water inside the kitchen suddenly began to choke.

"Be careful" Cixi tried not to laugh when she spoke to Joreen.

Changyu scoffed before smoothening her hair. "Always saying things I already know"

She quickly moved to help Joreen pat her back gently.

A few minutes later, Changyu had managed to tell Jianjun to take Joreen out because she wanted to speak with her mother.

Once they left, she looked at Cixi who was taking off the gloves on her hand.

"I thought about it...and I decided to forgive you"

Cixi paused and slowly turned to look at Changyu.

"I'm not saying I'll forget about it because no matter how hard I try, I don't seem to forget about it. But I don't want to hate you. You are my husband's sister, my daughter's aunt, and Joreen's mother. Most importantly, you were my friend."

"I tried to put myself in your shoes and thought I would have probably done same if the case was reversed. So I don't want you to feel uncomfortable around here or go to Malaysia because of me. Let's try to get along" Changyu concluded with a tiny smile on her face.

"And I am sorry since my family put you in that kind of situation."

She heard Cixi sniff and saw tears rolling down her eyes.

"I am so sorry CY"

CY was how Cixi referred to Changyu in the past.

"I am...truly sorry"

Cixi broke down in tears before hugging Changyu.

She was glad that Changyu was finally forgiving her because she missed her friend greatly. In the past, they had both done a lot of naughty stuff and made trouble together. Acting like strangers for the past month really frustrated and saddened her.

"It's okay. I don't know why you all always cry. Humans are so soft" Changyu complained.

"You also cry easily.." Cixi reminded her as she continued to cry which caused Changyu to laugh.

Changyu had been trying to suppress her own tears, but as she laughed, tears began to roll down also.

"I am sorry for the troubles I caused your family."

Cixi shook her head. "It's fine."

"Sorry I didn't say this yesterday, Happy Married life Mrs Wang."

Changyu laughed. "I hope the next wedding is going to be between you and the handsome man I saw you dancing with last night."