He cried.

Aunt Jin still looking at the little picture of her and little Baobao, like a baby, she preferred to call him that. She had always wanted to have a kid of her own when she was prepared, but not like this.

That kid came unexpectedly, but she had vowed and promised to take care of him.

"Aunty, what are you thinking about?" Baobao asked staring at her for quite a long time now.

"When did you come back?" She asked totally disoriented from her thoughts.

"Not so long. Work ended rather annoying today" he huffed.

"Why?"

"My boss, she came back to the cafe crying buckets"

"She got rejected again?"

"You know it. Gosh!!! She could have just told him other than letting this handsome dude pass her by" he sighs recalling the stream of tears on his beautiful yet, youthful boss's face"

"Mingju is always careless and kinda stupid when she's infatuated. That lady " he cusses at her stupidity.

"Don't talk about that anymore, go make me dinner. I'm starving "

"You could have said so " he gave a worried look then, went to their small kitchen in search of what his lovely aunt would eat.

______

Whether he was charmed or bewitched, Baobao has no idea. But he found himself seating along side his best buddy LiYang.

"Just what did you do to me? My lovely aunt is waiting for me at home." He asked not quite understanding anything.

"Just chill. My niece isn't going to eat you or something..."

"Now you're making think like that." He interrupted him with his sarcasm.

Soon enough, the door to a certain room was opened and a pretty girl came in holding a small tray in her hand. She gently placed the tray on the table, which in turn, revealed it's contents of a can of vodka for LiYang and a big glass of lemon juice for Baobao.

"Thanks" LiYang thanked opening his can. While Baobao inspects his with his ever lingering eyes.

"It's not poisoned, you know?" She smiled at him and that made him inspect the drink further.

"Should I drink it for you instead?" LiYang asked wondering why he was making a big deal with a lemon juice.

"Can you?" He asked knowing fully well that his annoying friend wouldn't.

"Just drink the juice..."

"It's fine. If he don't want to drink it, why force him?" Feng Wu smiled at the both of them.

Baobao after his inspection, takes the glass , taking a mouthful of it and then gulped it down. His adams apple bobbled in the process giving him a sexy view, but none in the room cared not.

If it were those droolers, they would have been enchanted by then.

"So, Feng Wu, why did you quit your job? I heard it's a well paying Job?" Baobao surprisingly, became the first to initiate a topic.

"Wow!!! That's the first"LiYang complimented.

"You won't stop teasing your friend, right?"

"Not until he stops being a rock." LiYang said and took a sip of his alcohol.

She smiled at them, but still decided to answer.

"I have to take care of grandma. Mother is in Shanghai already stressed about work and..."

"Your grandma has so many grandkids, why would you decide to take care of her? There are many of you that are less busy, even this fool here can do a better job taking care of your grandma. He's also a family" he stated.

LiYang was a little bit offended by that. He doesn't want to take care of an old woman who rarely recognizes him.

And what does he mean by less busy?

Unbelievable!!!

He scoffs.

"But he's right though. Why aren't you letting the older children take care of her.? Or, are you indebt?" LiYang asked.

What's going on in that mind of his? Feng Wu often wonders.

Though LiYang was found later by Feng Hu, her eldest brother, he became her favorite. Because all of them including Feng Hu were all sarcastically proud people. Who boast of their achievements than family.

But she knows they would swoop in and help take care of grandma when they are called.

Only this naughty LiYang really made her feel the need of having a family. Made her understand what family means to people.

Her dearest LiYang.

"I'm not indebt. My salary is high, you know? What could I really be indeed of with that kind of money every month being the CEO's secretary?" She asked.

"That makes sense " Baobao agrees.

"Me too " he supported.

"Then, are you running away from somebody?" LiYang asked again.

Feng Wu nodded.

"Wow!!! Is he a stalker? How dear he stalk you?" LiYang asked and those around him could feel the tinge of anger that surged in him.

"I'm kind of the one that stalked him. It's totally the opposite here"

Both blinked at her statement.

Was she being serious, or was she just joking with them?"

"How?"

"Well, you know how I am when pretty things catches my eyes, right?" She asked and LiYang nodded.

"You're like a crazy bitch in love"

And Baobao couldn't believe he would be here listening to all of them.

"Well, I first met him at the interview. He was the one that interviewed me. He liked that just like his hubby. He hired me after series of questions and after years of hard work, I became his secretary doing his job while looking into him."

"Later I tried showing him that I really loved him, but he was all icy to me, just like your friend here, all icy..."

"Now I remind you of someone?" Baobao asked not believing that someone has his personality.

LiYang rolled his eyes as he was just interested in his cousin's love story.

"So? What happens next?"

"Next? I confessed to him but he rejected me without even thinking about it"

"Just like that? 'No I'll think about it,no long speeches at least to calmly reject you?' "

Feng Wu shook her head. "Nope. Even before I completed my sentence, I heard the rejection already."

"WOW!!! Just like Baobao "

Baobao looks at him, wondering why he's the protagonist instead of the so called boss.

At least he would let one finish, get to the point before shutting her down, why? Isn't he even nicer than the latter?

"So, you resigned using your grandma as an excuse?"

"Yeah. If I stay with him any longer, I might turn bad. But I'm in a tight spot now "

LiYang clapped his hands.

"I knew it, you're indebt. So, why did you lie?"

"What's going on in your head?"

"Yeah dude, what?" He asked getting over the sudden clapping shock.

"Sorry," he apologized for the shock he caused them, but he still need to ask "but you're indebt, aren't you?"

Feng Wu sighed in exasperation but still shakes her head. "Again, I'm not. Boss wants me to find a new secretary in just two weeks. And the ending of the last week is fast approaching. And I haven't even found one yet."

"Any ideas?" LiYang asked.

Sighing she shook her head, covering her face with her palm.

"Aren't we talking about business?"

Still covering her face, she nodded.

"Then, your search has ended. Congratulations."

"What do you mean? So you know of a person who is trust worthy to that stone faced boss?" Feng Wu asked really hating she was cussing her handsome boss because, she was rejected painfully. Ahhh!!! She hates this feeling.

"Yeah. My bro here can work for you stone boss."

"Are you suddenly under the influence of the alcohol you just took?" Baobao asked.

"See" he shakes the can to show the wobbling sound it made. As a full proof that he hadn't even drank half of the alcohol.

"Baobao? Can he?"

"Mn. He took care of the cafe so well. And many other businesses he had done. And not to mention, he was an ace student in business administration. It won't be a surprise though. My buddy has some business brain. I'm sure he can take care of any, whether small and big businesses." LiYang praised.

"Speak about yourself, you're also good at businesses. You also had good grades too...."

"But not compared to the ace of the whole university. Baobao, throughout your educational life, only in your first year in highschool did your aunt pay the first term's fees. The rest were all sponsored by rich people. None except your first year was paid by neither you, nor your aunt. While I paid all of them. Don't compare me to you, okay? I'm still jealous till now " LiYang said, leaving both of them speechless.

"I think I've found the one. I'll call the boss on phone and tell him that the new secretary will met him at the airport..."

"Wait wait wait. I haven't even agreed to it "

"But,..."

"I can't leave aunt Jin all alone"

"You have me my friend. I'll take good care of her" Baobao scrutinized his friend from head to toe.

"You would? I don't trust you"

"Then, trust me. I'll take good care of her" Feng Wu accepted.

"What am I going to do there at the airport?"

"Business trip. To the US. He has a deal there and a contract awaiting him in Paris"

"Wow!!! You'll even get better chances than me. Just go for it."

"My answer is still a no. Don't push words into my mouth. I have a lot of responsibilities and I can't risk that. I'm off." He said standing up, and off he goes, out of their house, to the the comfort of his aunt's warm hugs.

"Don't worry, I'll go talk to him..."

"And if he refuses? He can't sign my resignation letter. You know I hate unrequited love, right?"

"I'll try my best. He'll always come around one way or the other." He comforted and left to chase after the human best friend.

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At the cafe, LiYang saw Baobao taking cartoned goods inside. He came in to help with the remaining, and after that,was thanked by their boss.

Walking at the pedestrian side of the lonely road, LiYang tries his best to...

"Don't talk about that. I can't believe that you of all people would say such a thing to me."

"Baobao listen, think of your aunt. She needs to get better. The doctors here can't help her and she's slowly...."

Baobao glares at him.

"What I'm trying to say is, this can be the one time open opportunity you've talked about, why don't you want to grab that chance?"

"Can't leave my aunt and that's final. If I'm going anywhere, she'll go there with me. Why do you find it difficult to understand?"

"Does she want to go with you?"

He paused at took a good look at LiYang. Though he was right, but he can't leave his aunt here. His aunt never left him, so why would he? Why would he, because of wealth?...

"You can also find your mother..."

Hands curled into a fist, he held his collar. "Don't mention that name to me. Mother or whatever, don't you dare. I'll really change my mind further if you keep mentioning about people that I don't even know" he said angered.

"Okay, fine, alright!" He raises both hands in defeat "but think about it. It's just like killing two birds with a stone. I'm off" he announces, patting his shoulder. Taking brisk steps, he was out of sight.

Walking alone till late night, at the bridge, he stood staring at the still waters and the chilly breeze that assaulted his face, making him reddened more. He really stood with his cellphone, thinking, looking at his wallpaper of the unfamiliar people.

He wants to. He really wants to.

To get out of the shit hole he and his aunt was living in but, he doesn't want to leave her here. Who would take care of her? He only trust himself in the matters concerning his aunt.

Sighing for the nth time, he became so flustered and angry that he shouted so loudly making the breeze, more chilly as if angered. And there, he did what he doesn't know he knows how to do,

He cried.

Yeah, for the first time he could remember, just for the first time, he cried so loudly to the waters under the bridge.