Hello, Mr Li Chapter 239 - Christmas

This Christmas felt very different for everyone. 

Thankfully, it wasn't snowing much outside so everyone could still go out to enjoy Christmas with their loved ones of they wished. 

As people walked down the streets, they were  entertained by wonderful shows and performances— including the sight of people singing Carols on the streets.

With a smile on her face, Sara's gaze was fixed to her phone's screen. Her eyes had refused to leave the text message she had received from Muchen early that morning. It read...

    'Feliz Navidad Mi Amor' 1  

Which meant 'Merry Christmas My Love' in Spanish. 

As she read the message for the umpteenth time with a smile plastered on her face, She suddenly heard a scream from the sitting room. "Oh my G.o.d!!!!"

She smiled knowingly when she heard Joreen's voice. She must have seen the gift boxes she had left under the Christmas tree. 

She shuffled to the sitting room to see Jianjun and Joreen with a box on their hands. There was still a box left under the tree which belonged to Aunt Cixi who wasn't around since she hadn't been able to return home last night from the city she had gone to.

"Merry Christmas People" Sara greeted again with a cheerful smile. She had placed the gifts there a few minute before Joreen woke up. Seeing Jianjun standing there also, it meant Joreen's scream must have called him out of the kitchen.

"You got these for us?" Jianjun asked in surprise.  He opened the box with his name on top of it and found a complete outfit of a s.h.i.+rt, trouser, shoe and wrist watch. 

Joreen opened hers to find a white and black ball gown, a small brown shoe and sockings. 

There was also a Christmas card on each box. 

Jianjun and Joreen both looked at Sara adoringly. They hadn't expected her to do this so it was really a pleasant surprise. 

Joreen was the first to approach her with a hug to thank her for the gifts.

"I'm very sorry I couldn't get you both gifts this year." Jianjun apologized sincerely.

"It's okay dad. The restaurant had to be set up. You could always get us gifts next year"

Joreen said first after pulling away from Sara's embrace. 

"It's fine. You should hurry to the store. You'll be having a lot of customers today." 

She said with a wink.

She had actually done it last night. 

She didn't leave the hotel on time so with Muchen's help, they both opened an Instagram account for her. She wasn't a social media person and that was her first ever account. 

She didn't wait to have thousands of followers like she had now before she left a video there to ask people to come to her father's restaurant and had promised to serve them personally.

A lot of people had reposted it, calling her humble for not denying her background and for being a filial daughter.

A lot of people had also promised to come there. 

In fact, she also had tons of messages especially from guys who wanted to have her private number.

And... She also had other plans for her father. 

She smirked evilly at the thought of Changyu's appearance.

Over at Muchen's house, they made plans to go visit grandmother Sun.

They had to celebrate this year's Christmas with her to make up for all the times they hadn't. 

As Muchen, Minde and Heya ate breakfast, Heya noticed that something was up with Minde who had been sighing repeatedly and wasn't eating much. 

"Bro... Are you okay? You don't like the food?" Heya asked. 

Muchen actually had an amused expression on his face as he remembered what had happened just an hour ago. 

He had been in his study going through some doc.u.ments online when Minde suddenly barged in with a laptop in his hand. 

"Seriously?" Muchen said in displeasure. 

"Bro look at this. See what I found" He ignored Muchen's remark and placed the laptop in front of him then moved over to his side so he could point some things out for him. 

"Remember you asked me to check for the previous owner of the building Changyu owned and whether it was a w.a.n.g right? Well.. I have been into it since then and was finally able to get the names today."

He used the cursor to point at two names on the screen.

"Ma Shufen and w.a.n.g Jiahao" Muchen muttered. "This is really something.." He added. 

"Yes. I was even more flabbergasted when I realised that the building was gifted to them by the then president HE JIANHONG!" Minde exclaimed. "So they are Sara's grandparents right? But why are there a lot of mysteries surrounding those two? I mean... Why was it so difficult to find it?" He asked.

Muchen remained quiet. He tried to link everything together and how it could possibly be related to Changyu but he wasn't coming up with anything. 

"Or do you think..." Muchen paused and then gasped. 

"What are you thinking in that head of yours now?" Muchen asked with a frown. 

"I mean, let's try to a.n.a.lyse it properly. Miss Changyu newly cut ties with her family and forbade everyone from calling her a Song. Do you think... There is some kind of mystery behind her birth? Maybe she was Ma Shufen and w.a.n.g Jiahao's secret daughter and they had given her the restaurant. Wow!" Minde concluded. There was no better way to a.n.a.lyse this case. 

Mucjen sighed and used a hand to ma.s.sage his temple. 

"Sometimes, I wonder if we're really from the same family. I really feel bad for Aunt and Uncle." 

Minde pouted when he heard Muchen. "But maybe it's actually true. Did Sara tell you anything? Anything at all? What about her grandparents? Were are they?" He pressed on. 

"Go outside. And.. Send it to me. I have to go through the details myself" 

"No no no no" Minde wagged a finger in front of him before lifting the laptop from the desk. "We need to make a deal first" He negotiated.

"You can just go back to your parent's place then" Muchen said to him with his gaze back to his system. 

"Why are you being this way? It's just a little thing you can help me fix. Please..." 

"What is it?" 

"My team leader....." Minde paused when he saw Muchen frown at him. "I know what you're thinking... But that's not it. I promise you." He added. 

"You want to mess with your team leader?" Muchen asked straightforwardly. "You promised to be in your best behaviour remember?" 

"I know. I don't want to mess with her. I just need a favour from you."

After he successfully ran out of the hotel he had stalked her to that day, he hadn't been able to talk to her properly.

Well, except for the time he was called into her office and got scolded for slacking off.

Who did she think she was to scold him when she had skipped work to go meet her girlfriend?

"So what exactly do you want?" Muchen asked. 

"I want her to know I am Li Minde. She doesn't respect me at all. I just want to see the look on her face when she realises who I truly am" He said firmly. 

"Okay then. So send it" Muchen agreed immediately.

Minde could not believe Muchen had actually agreed just like that. Out of excitement, he didn't even wait till he got out before he sent it. He placed the laptop on Muchen's desk and quickly transferred everything to him. 

"Remember our deal. You're left with your part." Minde said happily.

With his attention on the doc.u.ment he had just been sent, he said to Minde. "About that... 

Miss Kim Eva actually knows who you are" 

Minde's smile turned to a frown and his eyes bulged out "What!?" Merry Christmas my love