"Aiyya, Qing Qing, you are finally here? I have been waiting for you for so long. But I just could not leave the library to contact you," the old man welcomed the girl very enthusiastically. It had been a while since she visited the old man. She was so devastated after the whole home scenario and then got busy with trying to tackle Yu Rong''s advancement, that she completely forgot about here.

    Plus, not that she did not need to contact her dad secretly and that Wei Qiqi was here to help her with her agent, she really had no purpose of coming here anymore. But to not make anyone suspicious of her relationship with the old man and not implicating old man for helping her, she had to maintain her frequency of visiting this place.

    "I am sorry old man. Whenever I come here, I end up thinking about dad. You know what happened at the dinner he called us on?" Mei Qingyang narrated the whole incident.

    "Haizz, that bastard! I never knew he harbored such ill intentions. I would have never agreed to his request otherwise," the librarian commented.

    "I can''t think anymore. He was my greatest support and it crumbled just like that. I have been basically avoiding thinking about it, just in case I become weak," Mei Qingyang choked up a bit remembering the hatred in her foster parents'' eyes. She could not recognize them anymore. In the nightmares that followed, she only saw a big full moon, the two silhouettes that belonged to her parents and their red bloody dead eyes that were hauntingly crazy.

    "Qing Qing ah!" The old man patted her back, "You need to remember the people you have gained here. The God closes one door but opens a number of them. Look around yourself and gain strength from the love you have. Forget about those traitors," the old man consoled the girl who was obviously upset.

    "It does make me question my choices, grandpa. Was I really unfilial in getting together with Yu Tian when I know he is not involved in the feud between two families whatsoever?" she buried her face in her hands. She wanted to cry but tears would not come out. Deep in her heart, she was very sure of her decisions but every now and then, a seed of doubt would creep up.

    The old man''s heart ached. It was not like he was not familiar with her former self. She also used to come and vent out her feelings then to him. He had a special connection with this girl and loved her like his own granddaughter.

    Unable to do anything, he just sat down there beside her in his small office and patted her till she raised her head.

    "Ah! I am sorry old man, I just lost my cool," she realized where she was. This old man was eager to meet her, so he definitely had something to discuss. And here she started her own sob story.

    A slight disappointment passed through the old man''s eyes. "You have already called me grandpa, do not become a stranger now. And here I thought you had finally remembered me," he sulked.

    "Oh! It''s been quite a while since I remembered you grandpa. I have seen you a number of times in my memory. I was just not sure if you still remembered me," she scratched her chin in embarrassment. She never talked to him about her memories but did mention to him in passing that she was Li Sibao. The old man was a lonely figure and did not have a lot of people to interact with. Plus he was a discreet guy so she was not worried about her secret being leaked out.

    "This child ah! How would I not remember my Bao Bao? She was the only one to give me company all those years. Such a stranger, such a stranger," he beat his c.h.e.s.t in agony. Why would this child say something so awful?

    "Okay, okay grandpa, I was wrong," she grabbed his hand and stopped him from injuring himself. Now that they both knew who each other was, there was a tranquility in the atmosphere.

    "Oh yeah, why did you want to see me?" she remembered him mentioning that he was waiting for her. Did he have some lead or something?

    "Uhh… a few days ago, a girl approached me. She looked quite familiar but I was not sure if you remembered her yet, so I did not bring her up. But last time she came, I just told her that you have been looking for clues and she said she would testify," the old man told her the gist.

    "You mentioned to her I am looking for people as witnesses?" she was surprised. She had no idea at this moment how many people were helping her behind the scenes. Even this grandpa, who could easily retire and live the rest of his life peacefully, was participating in such a dangerous thing.

    "What if she was a wrong person and told everything to Yu Rong?"

    "Do you think Yu Rong is stupid? Does she not already know your plan? She is not doing anything because she is that confident in her abilities of tying loose ends. She thought she had gotten rid of everyone, because her ultimate weapon is killing. A dead person cannot talk, as simple as that."

    "And what do you think all this white hair is for?" the old man ran his fingers through his almost balding head. "Would I judge a person wrong like this?"

    "No, I do not doubt your experience, I am just saying Yu Rong is much more cunning," she smiled awkwardly.

    "You give her too much credit. Your problem since the beginning is that you idolize that person in her heart. She is nothing by herself, she just had good people surrounding her, that''s all. Just like you. You already have much better cohort than hers. And she does not know how to treasure people, which will lead to her downfall very soon. It was a matter of time anyway. Her power status has gotten to her head. She used to be such a good girl, it is such a waste of talent," the grandpa went into a pensive mood suddenly. Given his age, it was easy to understand that he had been here for a long long time. But he was talking as if he had seen Yu Rong grow up.

    Mei Qingyang did not pursue her line of thought. If the old man was someone related to Yu Rong, he would have told her by now.

    "Anyway, I think you should meet her," the old man switched back to the topic.

    "Don''t be so mysterious grandpa, at least give me some hint," Mei Qingyang swung his arm around in a spoiled manner. He was a person who had acted as her real family when her own family was not there for her. Sure, it was a bit awkward after all these years but the familiarity was still there. The old man also liked how the girl was behaving like a child and for a moment he went back to the past, reminiscing old days with Li Sibao.

    "Haha, I think it would be better if you just see her," the grandpa signaled the person standing outside to come in. Mei Qingyang turned around and looked at the weak girl who was trembling.

    "I… I heard you are looking for witnesses. I have a story to tell and I am…," as soon as the girl started speaking, Mei Qingyang got up from her chair, stunned. She could not believe what she was seeing. She did not even let the frail girl complete her sentence, she jumped up and hugged the girl.

    "Fang… Fangyan, isn''t that you?" Mei Qingyang got emotional suddenly. Her companion, her friend, it had been, what, six years since she last saw her? She was so glad that her maid was doing alright.

    The trembling girl instantly relaxed with the familiar warmth and fragrance. But her mistress was dead. It was impossible! Would her miss have looked like this girl if she were alive today? Fangyan took the thought out of her mind, she had seen the lifeless body of her miss after she jumped off the building herself. Had not Yu Rong told everyone that she had tried hard but her miss had been declared dead as soon as she arrived at the hospital? There was anyway no way that her miss would have survived that fall.

    "Umm… Miss… I am sorry, could you please let me go?" Fangyan tapped on the arm of the girl who was hugging her very tightly.

    "Ah! I am sorry, I got so emotional to finally meet you. I heard about you from Li Sibao," not wanting to give away her secret, Mei Qingyang made up another lie.