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By the time, ZouMi raised her head from her work, it was dark outside, looking at the clock, she sighed. Daily, she just used to work non-stop, but today was different, she had promised her mom to have dinner at home, what more she hasn't eaten her lunch. Picking her things up, she rode back to her home. When she entered, she heard the laughing noise of her family, that was enough to remove the tiredness from her. She walked in, a familiar figure was seated on the couch.

"What are you doing here?"

"Oh! Your back."

"Done, so soon?"

"That was just a piece of cake for me!" Si Ban scoffed.

"What are you two talking about?"

"Nothing."

"Nothing."

Both replied to Xau, at the same time. Just then Mrs. Sid, emerged from the kitchen.

"Mom." ZouMi greeted her with a hug.

"Good girl, you kept your promise just like your dad."

"Mom! How is he doing?" ZouMi asked carefully.

"Zu, when will you visit him? It's been years, you came to look at your dad, don't you miss seeing him?"

"Mom, I miss him too. Until and unless, I skyrocket his years of hard work, I won't see him. Not until I make a name!"

"Sigh... But..." ZouMi interrupted her saying, "Mom we already talked on this, please I don't have energy for this."

Gu Huan, who entered had heard their conversation, but that would be inconvenient to say his words, he tried to hide himself, but too late, ZouMi saw him from the corner of her eyes.

"Mr. Gu." She greeted him.

"Ah'hua, you're here. Come freshen up, soon dinner is almost ready. You too Zu."

"Okay"

"Okay"

They both replied simultaneously, without looking at each other they walked, but Gu Huan came in ZouMi's way.

"Mr. Gu, where are you going?"

"Miss. Sid, my room." He pointed at the door not far way. ZouMi's eyes darken she turned towards her Mom and said, "Mom? What is this?"

"Zu, he is our guest don't make any scene."

"Mom, there are a lot more rooms in our house, why this?" She turned towards Gu Huan and said, "Mr. Gu, please wait in the living room until your things are transferred, somewhere else."

Without waiting for his reply she said, "Aunt Jo, please clean up a room upstairs, and shift his belongings there, and also clean up this room."

"Zu, that's disrespectful!" Her mom complained.

"Mom, what you did, hurt me a lot. That was the only, one thing, I've asked for you ever, never to let anyone enter that room, you still did. Please send my dinner in my room." And she walked in her room

Xau was too shocked, "Mom? Why? You know that was something she ever said, yet. But, Why?"

"Xau, don't become like your sister, it's just a room, why are you two reacting like this?" Mrs. Sid was trying the best to calm herself down.

Xau walked to her, held her hands gently and said, "Mom, I know you're worried, but doing this will only let her suffer more. You knew she values things, don't do this ever, please." He turned towards Gu Huan, "Brother Gu, don't mind my sister, she is a bit cold and that room value her the most. Wait here, till they shift your belongings."

"Not a problem." He smiled at Xau, and sat on the couch.

During dinner, Gu Huan had his eyes on the door ZouMi entered, he couldn't justify his feeling, is he curious? Or worried? But, what is he worried about? Many things running in his mind, Mrs. Sid caught him being in daze so, she asked him, "Ah'hua, didn't you like the food?"

"Ah'ji, it's great. I'm eating."

Later that night, after dinner he sat in the balcony and was reading his script, when he saw a figure emerge on the ground in a gym outfit, he could hear them speaking.

"Zu, why did you give a cold shoulder to that guy?"

"Who?"

"Gu Huan, he is a famous actor and girls drool over him."

"Yah! Girls, but I'm not one." Then she swung her leg, and kicked him. Punches, kicks, back to back both of them started fighting.

"Si Ban, till when will you lose to me?"

"I go easy on, don't think highly of you."

"Yah! Excuses."

After one hour, both of them finally stopped, catching some air.

"Say, when are you going to meet your father?"

"Ban, you already know this. I want to make a name of mine first..."

"Oh please! At least, stop lying to me."

"Sigh..." She touched the locket hanging on her neck, "You know this locket was given by dad, on my 16th birthday, as a toke of me being a protector of the family. And I failed."

"Zu, look at them, they are totally fine and fit, you did your best."

"Ban, until and unless, that Bao won't suffer more than dad is going through, I will not sit still."

"Aren't you done playing with him?"

"Well, let him enjoy the rest of his days, my first blow to him is almost ready."

"Why are you doing this, what if father won't like you doing this?" He tried talking it out with her, even when he knows it's useless.

"For the sake of dad, I let that bastard be, but he asked for it. Attacking my family, buying our shareholders, that cheap tricks triggered me. So, I won't let him off so soon."

"You and your stubbornness, this will take you nowhere!"

"Well, I don't know where my life is going, so why not be what you are!" She shrugged her shoulder.

"Now enough of your talks, lets continues practice."

"You're already well-trained, then why do you want to practice every day, for hours?" Si Ban sighed, feeling tired.

"Let me do, what I'm doing, if you don't want, get the hell out of here."

"Okay, chill." He immediately took a step back in horror.

Gu Huan, who was listening to all this could understand a little, but not all. 'So, that's why she had a knife last night near my neck, in fear of someone attacking her family.' Nevertheless, it's none of his business.

After practicing, ZouMi took a shower and headed to the kitchen, there she saw him, again. Searching for something.

"You're looking for something?"