At Jian's private training ground ....
"Where's your other brother, Ken?" Jian asked Keanu, who arrived early with Juan and Annara, while Kevin and Keyko only arrived after Keanu.
"Only Jean and Ellana, Uncle." replied Keanu, who was twenty-five years old, working as the CEO of his father's company, Abay.
Every night at Jian's gym, the children of Ardham, Abay and Marvin always practice self-defense and other skills just to be on guard for their own safety. And the training has been carried out since they were two years old.
"Juan try to contact them again, ask Jean and Ellana why they haven't come yet?" Jian asked Juan who was picking up his mittens.
"Just a second Uncle." Answered Juan, who is now nineteen years old, in the same third grade high school as Jean and Kevin.
Keanu, who had been sitting looking at Keyko having trouble wearing her boxing gloves, immediately approached her.
"Keyko come here, let me help you." said Keanu a little interested in Keyko's attitude who always spoiled him.
With a sweet smile, Keyko walked over to Keanu's place carrying her boxing gloves.
"If you have trouble wearing it you can ask me for help or something else, don't just stay quiet." said Keanu as he put boxing gloves in Keyko's hand.
Keyko stared at Keanu without blinking, for some reason she had difficulty breathing when she was near Keanu who was always there for her. Keyko and Keanu are eight years apart, but why does Keyko really like the figure of Keanu who always cares for her.
"Are you still staring at me Key?" asked Keanu who had finished putting on Keyko's gloves.
Keyko's face flushed with embarrassment.
"Oupss...There's something on your face Ken." Keyko answered a little lying, and began to get nervous whenever she was near Keanu.
"What? what's on my face?" asked Keanu again, feeling his face.
Keyko laughed at Keanu's serious face while feeling his clean face.
"It's not there, Ken, I just saw your handsome face." replied Keyko, finally speaking out.
"Ooh ... I thought I had something on my face." said Keanu, looking away because of embarrassment when Keyko said he was handsome.
"Um ... I have to practice first Ken." Keyko said with a smile moving away from her place, and walked towards Annara who had been training in the ring.
Jian saw that everything was already in practice, but Jean and Ellana still didn't come.
"Where are Jean and Ellana? why haven't they come yet?" Jian asked himself as his eyes searched for Jean's whereabouts.
"Hey .... Uncle Jian, My beloved Uncle." said Jean who suddenly was behind him by pinching his waist.
Ellana who came with Jean walked towards Keanu to join in for training.
"Where have you been Jean?" asked Jian as he felt his waist aching like an ant bite.
"I'm sick Uncle Jian, if Juan didn't say Uncle Jian was looking for me, I didn't come to practice." replied Jean, her face and nose flushed.
Without answering Jean's words, Jian felt Jean's forehead.
"You have a fever, Jean, hurry back to your room and rest." said Jian as he felt Jean's forehead feeling hot.
Jean shook her head slowly.
"No Uncle Jian, I'm already here. I want to practice." said Jean as she took her gloves.
"Jean, don't be stubborn, put your gloves on. Hurry back to the room and rest. Tomorrow you can practice again." said Jian taking the boxing gloves in Jean's hand and putting them back in their place.
"Uncle Jian, just let me practice for a bit." said Jean still stubborn.
"Jean, do you want to piss me off? your health is more important than this exercise." said Jian with a serious face and it scared Jean a little.
"Okay, I'll go back to the room, if Uncle Jian escorted me to the room." said Jean whining to Jian whenever her was sick.
"But Jean, do I have to train them? and again you are still strong, right?." said Jian couldn't stand Jean's whining whenever she was sick.
"I'm limp Uncle Jian, does Uncle want me to pass out here?" said Jean with her soft eyes.
Indeed, Jean's eyes and face are almost similar to Nadine's, only different in nature. And all those similarities that make Jian's feelings of love can't be lost at all. His love for Nadine is so sincere and unconditional apart from wanting to see Nadine happily living with Ardham who he thinks of as Uncle.
"Uncle Jian! don't daydream. Take me to the room now." said Jean with her face getting flushed red because of her high fever.
"Okay I'll take you Jean, but remember you gotta get some rest." said Jian as he bowed his back.
"Why is Uncle bent down? What do you want?" Jean asked a little surprised when she saw Jian bent over her.
"Don't nag Jean, come on ... hurry up and get on. I don't wanna see you passed out here." said Jian intending to carry Jean to her room.
Jean's heart was touched by Jian's care and affection for her. In comparison to her siblings, only to her, Jian was always full of attention.
For what reason? and what is the cause? Jean didn't know. To be sure, Jian always complied with all her wishes.
"Are you still standing up Jean. I'm tired of bending like this all the time." said Jian while squinting at Jean who was still rooted in place.
Jean snapped out of her reverie.
"Yes Uncle, don't get angry easily and get old quickly." said Jean as she climbed on Jian's back by tightly embracing Jian's neck.
"Am I not old indeed! are you happy." said Jian with a long sigh of sad heart every time Jean reminded him that he was old. Indeed, his age is not easy anymore and he is still alone. All because his heart and feelings are still on Nadine, Jean's mother.
"Uncle, don't daydream often. It can also speed up the aging process. I don't want Uncle Jian to grow old like a grandfather." said Jean intending to tease Jian.
"Enough Jean, you always piss me off." said Jian, walking unsteadily to Jean's room which was quite far away.
"It's okay, the important thing is I'm still Uncle Jian's favorite nephew." said Jean with a smile hugging Jian's neck who was holding her firmly.