Chapter 212 - Strong and independent (1/2)

Soon it was evening.

Sara stared out the room's window in a daze. A lot was going through her mind and she was beginning to feel nervous.

”A lot of people are curious about your past. At this rate, you won't shine for long”

Those were the last words she heard Weiyoung say before she disappeared out of her sight.

Why were they all curious about her past? Shouldn't they be more concerned about the present?

She only hoped that among those people, Mr Li wasn't included. She bit her fingernail nervously as she thought about all of these.

She was beginning to get scared. She couldn't remember the last time something scared her this much but this time, she was really scared. Especially now that those people she met at the factory had called her a couple of times to remind her that someone wanted to meet her.

She also suddenly remembered the night she was out on a stroll with Muchen and he had bumped into a man who got angry. What was that about?

He had called her by her name and even apologized to her. She didn't know them neither had she met them before.

She felt like a lot was wrong with her life. She felt like everything about her life had been a lie.

Why couldn't she just have a normal life? Why couldn't she have the answers to every question just like everyone? Why couldn't she have a smooth life without secrets?

She wasn't asking for a perfect life. She only wanted to live freely.

She remembered one time when she was younger and had asked her father some questions she had been really curious about..

”Why can't I see any picture of Mummy? What about your wedding pictures? I heard the kids in my class saying that in every home, the first thing you see are the wedding pictures of your parents.”

Sara had asked him quizzically.

”I already told you. Because we moved, we lost a lot of our things including our pictures. But I'll show you a picture of your mummy when I get one”

And he had actually given her one and that had been it.

”Daddy....why do everyone keep saying I'm 4 years old when I'm actually 5?” She knew deep down that she wasn't 4. She could also vaguely remember her mother's face and knew she had called her 'mummy' a lot of times. But everyone kept saying her mother died when she was barely a year old.

Her father then told her to believe what everyone else was saying. ”You are 4 not 5!”

But no matter what, she still felt that something was wrong. She knew deep down that she was currently 25 but everything including her birth certificate proved that she was 24.

She sighed and moved from the window back to her seat. Her eyes met Heya's eyes that were staring at her intently and she got startled.

”What are you so deep in thought about?” Heya asked her curiously.

”Oh.. It's nothing.” She lied.

***

At home, Jianjun sat on the ground with the little box beside him. Even though Joreen was in the sitting room with Bilike watching a movie with Sara's laptop, he had made sure to lock the room's door so she wouldn't just barge in like Sara did the last time.

His hand picked up a little paper from inside the box.

It was the same card that Sara had been searching for.