After an intense day of packing clothes into suitcases and other belongings into boxes of different shapes and sizes, Mo Ning and her mother were finally done packing.
Exhausted, they flopped down on the sofa letting out sighs of relief simultaneously. They took turns taking a shower in the only bathroom in the apartment. Too tired to do any serious cooking, they both settled for a bowl of noodles each;after which they dragged themselves to bed in preparation for a busy day ahead of them tomorrow.
In another part of the city, a man sat on a sofa in his living room deep in thought. For more than two months, he had contemplated within himself time and again on what to do regarding his recent obsession.
Since that day his sister, Zhou Ling, had talked about a secret family, he found his mind drifting back to that unforgettable first love time and again.
He had contemplated for so long and still didn't know what to do. Since that day, his subconscious had began to yearn for a family to call his own.
He wanted that satisfaction of coming home to his wife and maybe even his kids rather than to his sister.
For many years, his main focus had been on making a name for himself, on giving his entire family better life. Now that all that had been achieved, he wanted more than just that. He wanted something tangible that he could lean on as a driving force.
After going through the pros and cons over and over, he decided it was time to stop being a coward. He decided it was time to face his past and no matter what he found, he would at least feel relieved from the doubts that seemed to want to consume him of late.
After making up his mind, he sent a text message to his sister.
Zhou Ting: Before you leave for work tomorrow, we need to talk.
Few seconds after he sent the message, he got a reply.
Zhou Ling: Brother dearest, I've been good. I haven't done anything wrong or that will smear the family name. I swear it to you, you can even ask Zhao Caijing if you don't trust me. Please don't send me to another miserable company. Please...
Reading her reply, Zhou Ting couldn't help massaging his temples. Why was his sisters IQ so low. Sigh!
Zhou Ting: Dumbo! I just want to ask some questions.
Zhou Ling: That's very reassuring. No problem. I'll be home soon by the way,just handling some business. See you tomorrow morning before work for the questioning.
Zhou Ting didn't even bother to reply after seeing her reply, he just left his phone at a side table before he picked the remote control of the television in the living and turned the TV off.
He began to anticipate the outcome of his final investigation. An investigation that had not even started. He decided that his investigation would start from the young lady his sister spoke of, maybe he would find something faster rather than going through the Mo family which as far as he knew had already disowned her long ago.