52 Baozhai! Why would you do that?

Dante looked at Ben as he hung up, "Mama's got Changying hasn't she?" he said quietly.

"Yeah, she won't be back at work this afternoon," Ben stifled a chuckle, "But here's the fun part."

"Hey Baozhai," Ben called to the other end of the table getting his sister's attention as she sat talking to Wang.

"What?" she looked up obviously frustrated by the interruption.

"How about you tell us all why you wanted us all here for lunch today?" Ben said with a serious face.

"I just miss you all; I hardly see Wang anymore," she said sweetly.

"Mama just rang, she said to tell you that you were wrong, and I believe she used the word stupid," he smirked, "Would you like to tell everyone whom she came to town to see today?"

"I don't believe you," Baozhai tossed her head sending her hair flying back around her shoulders as she sat straighter ready to stare down her older brother.

"Give her a call, the two of them are still at lunch together," Ben shrugged, "I've got no reason to lie, wasn't me who called this family meeting, and has yet to bring anything up for discussion." He watched as Baozhai's haughty veneer dropped momentarily, and she seemed unsure of herself. "If I didn't know any better I would think we are here so that we didn't realise where Mama was."

"Fuck, Baozhai! Why would you do that?" Dante and Emilio murmur quietly between themselves. He realised exactly who his mother had come to the city to see, "I don't get it, Baozhai, why?"

Baozhai had a look of horror on her face. She was sure that her mother would end the relationship, and she could walk away with clean hands. She had never considered the scenario where her twin would be look at her with such disappointment and confusion. Ben could hear the pain in Wang's voice and stepped in, "Let's go give her a call and make sure she is all right, but from what Mama said she liked Changying, everyone does, even Dante and we all know he doesn't like anyone."

It was Maryann who spoke up as Ben walked Wang slightly away from the table, "I think you have finally out bitched yourself this time."

"Shut up Maryann, you don't understand," Baozhai spat.

"Well here's what I understand," Dante said in a hard voice, "Wang loves that girl, and at this point in time I believe he would walk away from you before he would walk away from her."

"Don't be stupid," Baozhai snarled, "We all do what we're told in the end; you did, didn't you?"

"The difference being," Emilio said quietly, "I would never have made him choose or tell Mama and Papa until he was ready, let alone go behind his back to wreck it for him. Perhaps we should suggest that you need to settle down and worry about your own family instead of who Wang is or isn't doing."

"You wouldn't!" Baozhai glared at him.

"He wouldn't, he's too nice, but I might," Dante smiled benignly.

"Okay, okay, someone better fill us mere plebs in on what's going on exactly, because this is getting out of hand," Romy said and Jules nodded mumbling his agreement.

"Well from what I understand," Ben said coming back to the table, "Baozhai set a workplace bully onto Changying making her life hell for a while, and eventually got her fired from her last job and then when that didn't work she called Mama with a story about... let's see what would have got Mama here so fast, gold digging tramp? A member of the wrong family?"

"Yes tell us Baozhai, what exactly did you call the woman I love?" Wang stared at her with anger in his eyes.

"You don't understand," she said desperately, "I was just trying to protect you from heartache later on. You know she won't be able to handle the farm and the whole family."

"She's not answering her phone," Wang said to the Ben turning his back on Baozhai.

"Come on, let's go crash their lunch date then," Ben stood up and walked from the restaurant with Wang.

Baozhai got up to follow them, but Lucia stood in her way, "If you want him to forgive you one day, now would be the time to back off."

Baozhai watched the two men leave, "You don't understand," she whispered.