Not to me

"That came out wrongly Mr Li" Ms Long answered with her head down.

"We both know there is something you are not telling me. Spill it out right now" He demanded.

Ms Long had never felt so small before Muchen. Getting scolded by Muchen was something she had never hoped to face one day. But here she was, facing it repeatedly. And it was Sara's fault!

She did not hate Sara. Sara was unique in her own way and had some admirable qualities. But she was not suitable for Mr Li. She thought Muchen had just taken a liken to Sara and after a while, it would die down. But the very moment he had planned to hire her as Heya's personal trainer, she knew it was far more than that. At first, she was happy that her boss was finally interested in someone for the first time. But right now, it doesn't really sit well with her whenever she imagines Sara as the future lady boss of the Li corporation. What if his parents heard about this? They would want to push the blame on her for not informing them earlier. Whichever way, She had to protect her boss and her job. The Li elders had the power to fire her anytime they wished.

"I scolded her a bit when I saw the hospital you got admitted at. She got angry and said a lot of displeasing things" Ms Long said.

"What hospital?" Muchen asked. He had not bother asking about any other thing earlier since he just woke up and found himself in this hospital and after a while, he slept back and his entire day had been like that.

"I didn't tell you about it earlier because I felt you would get really angry. You were admitted in a measly hospital before I transferred you here. Anything could have happened to you there, and people could have even recognised you."

"So you are saying Sara took me to a hospital and when you got there, the first thing you did was to scold her and not thank her?" He asked in surprise.

"Mr....Mr...Li... I..."

"What displeasing things did she say?" He interrupted.

Ms Long summarized everything Sara said and did that in a way- her ungrateful self would be evident.

After listening to her, Muchen was silent for a while before he said gently.

"Ms Long. Remember the first time you saw Sara? Her boyfriend cheated on her with her best friend remember? Do you know the first time I saw her? It was 2 years ago. Minde dumped her friend for someone else. You see these three persons, they're all socialites. Can you imagine the kind of impression she has about all of us right now? Sara saved my life and the first thing you could do was to scold her? Was it her job to save my life? Do you think I have ever treated her nicely for her to save me? But then, you had to make her see that not only are we irresponsible, we are also ungrateful. Was this all you learnt these past years working with me?"

Muchen spoke gently but his entire words pierced through her. She could not say anything and just kept her head down in shame.

"The way those people have treated her, we should be grateful that she didn't even let me to die there. Why would she even bother to ask about my health after you treated her that way? I know you are aware that I like Sara and have been looking for various ways to woo her to my side that I even act like an adolescent sometimes." He laughed dryly and continued "I don't want anything to come in the way of Sara liking me. I am the only one who can determine whether whatever she does is right or wrong. This should never happen again.... If you understand, you can leave" He said.

"I'm... I'm sorry Mr Li. I was wrong" she said while trying to sniffle back tears.

"Not to me. Apologize to Sara"

***

Sara did not waste time in going to X-hospital that night to pay a visit to Mr Chu and Bilike.

She had cajoled her father to stay at home with Joreen while she go pay them a visit herself. She had to tell them not to mention anything to her father. Jianjun just packed a nutritious meal for them and sent her off.

"So we do not have to pay up?" Bilike asked with shiny eyes.

"You do not have to worry about that. But the next time you gamble. I'll send you to hell first before they do so. You know I can right?" Sara asked him.

Bilike continued sobbing as he thanked her and promised never to do that again. He had been crying and apologizing for getting her into trouble. He could not believe that not only did he implicate his father, he also implicated Sara and Mr Li.

"He should dare it! I'll be the first to send him off to hell" Mr Chu who was in the same ward with Bilike roared from his bed then continued thanking Sara.

"I have to leave now. Do not forget what you promised me" Sara said.

Mr Chu was curious about a lot of things but could not ask. He just had to agree with her and hope those thugs never come back again.

"What about Mr Li?" He asked.