Meeting Guo Yina.

Looking at the condemned and clapped-out building they had reached, Jiang Ying Yue rechecked the address on her phone to make sure that they had reached the correct place before affirming, "It seems to be the building according to the address sent by Mr Guo."

Qin Zihao felt even more remorseful after looking at the state of the building he was currently living in.

That man was so pitiable! He should be living in some manor but this was the exact opposite of what he deserved!

The building was in a very bad condition, it looked as if it was almost at the verge of collapsing and that was more than enough to let them decipher how difficult the living conditions here could be.

Jiang Ying Yue surveyed the deplorable building with an incredulous gaze as she moved further inside the building followed by Qin Zihao. Basically, the ground floor was just a house where landlords were currently living and on top of that several storeys were constructed. That explains the reason why there was no lift installed in the building, simply because the foundation of the building was not strengthful enough to support the weight.

It was already a surprise to her that it was still standing straight but for how long...she couldn't tell exactly.

Since there was no lift, they were left with no other option than to use the stairs to go up like everybody else.

Walking up the stairs, they found the plaster that had peeled off from the ceilings along with the shreds of paint which came off the walls dropped on the floor. The condition of the railings was no different, the paint had already left the railing and the walls along the stairs were filled with the sketches drawn by young children.

As they climbed more up the stairs, the deteriorated building started coming to life when various mixed sounds of someone bickering loudly, the high-tech noise of the video game followed by expletives, the anchoring of news getting telecasted on TV and music being played on the home speakers became distinct to them.

"How do they even manage to live here? It is worse than the place I even imagined." Qin Zihao felt his eardrums were about to burst with so much clamor and babble going on in the building.

The place he used to stay in the USA was also filled with the hustle and bustle but there was a huge difference between that hustle-bustle and this one. That one was bearable, in fact, was pleasing to oneself.

But this one, without any doubt, was the prime cause of the noise pollution!

There were about five to six apartments on each floor and as they reached the third floor, one of the doors was smashed open right in front of them, from which a man about forty years or so came out grumbling loudly while tying his black tie around the neck, "You think it is just us?! Several other people are staying in this building who are like us!!!"

A shrill voice of a woman came from behind him, "I DON'T CARE ABOUT HOW MANY ARE LIKE US!! IT'S ALREADY BEEN THREE MONTHS AND YOU DID NOT BRING A SINGLE CENT HOME!!! TELL ME, ARE YOU HIDING A SECOND WOMAN OUTSIDE??"

"Oh god-THIS WOMAN!!! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT OUR COMPANY HAS NOT BEEN DOING WELL FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THAT IS THE REASON WHY I AM NOT BEING PAID?!!!"

"Moreover if there really had been a woman outside did you think I would still be living with you!!!" He murmured to himself while fetching his small suitcase from the floor but because his wife had come out now and was standing right behind him, she had heard him.

Abruptly the man felt the air around him becoming frosty; he quizzically turned back to find his wife who was still in the combination of wrinkled dress and messy hair, standing with the ugliest darkened expression he had ever seen on her while clenching both of her wrists tightly on her sides.

A dangerous chuckle escaped her lips, "What did you say?"

That was the softest tone someone could speak to melt a cold heart but right now, to him that only came out as a devil setting out a trap to lead his prey into the hell.

"AHHHH!!! BABY-baby when did you come out? I was just joking you know I can't live without you!!!" He nervously tried to control the anger of his very dear wife when-

"WHAT HAD YOU SAID RIGHT NOW???!!!"

The door which he had opened to go to his office was violently shut back by his wife.

"..."

"..."

"I bet he must be having the time of his life right now."

"Let's go." Jiang Ying Yue was not expecting to come across this kind of sight here. All the people are indeed leading different lives!

Climbing up the stairs, the noise went on subsiding as they passed over the floors. The 6th floor where Guo Leiwu was currently living with his daughter was the quietest of all the previous five floors they had passed and the reason soon came to light when they noticed an elderly man coming out of one of the apartments.

Jiang Ying Yue scrutinised the plate numbers of the apartments after checking the apartment number of Mr Guo on her phone. She walked to the second last apartment on the corridor which was having a beautiful name plate of Guo Leiwu $ Guo Yina and gently knocked on the door.

It went unnoticed.

Again she knocked, this time a bit loudly however there was again no response. She had restricted herself from ringing the doorbell after apprehending the sound proofing of the building and in regards to his sick daughter but then again, there was no point of her being this thoughtful.

Getting impatient, she rang the doorbell that broke the silent ambience abiding the corridor that also lead Guo Leiwu to finally open the door.

"You guys are here! Come inside!! I have actually been waiting for you for so long!"

Guo Leiwu ushered them inside with the glee perceptible on his face. He was about to call her to ask if she was even coming or not because the time they had decided to meet; the lunch time had already passed which made him worry about the food he had prepared.

Guo Leiwu had woken up early today to go to the market to buy fresh vegetables and other ingredients so that he could prepare a delicious meal for them. He was afraid that all of his hard work would go to waste.

Stepping their foot inside after exchanging greetings, they were welcomed by a living room having toys scattered all over the place. There was not much of a furniture kept in the living room but whatever bits it was having was spreading the feminine warmth. Obviously, that man was never interested in decorating rooms but his living room was clearly giving the girly vibes thanks to his daughter.

So cute.

Jiang Ying Yue had an amused expression on her face which was making Guo Leiwu uncomfortable. He was well aware of the reason behind that amused look.

Qin Zihao kept on staring at the marvellous man standing so close to him. So close! The man behind his favourite car was so close to him! If he could, he would have straight away got onto his knees to give respect to the man who was a king like figure in his heart.

But he could only cry in despair inside his heart! He had been warned by Jiang Ying Yue to not say a single world she had told him till things don't get fine.

"Where is your daughter?" When she had told him how excited she was to meet his daughter, she was not lying. She had really been more than ever excited to see his daughter and give her gifts she had prepared for her.

"She is inside her room. Ever since I have told her that a pretty aunt is coming to meet her, she had become very happy." That was true.

His daughter had always been acquainted with only couple of people because of her illness and did not have any friend. Whether she stay in house or go to school, any of it never made much of a difference because at house she waa surrounded with loneliness till her father come back from office and at school other childrens never bothered to play with her or even pay attention to her.

"Let me call her."

"Sure."