Chung didn't say anything for a few moments but simply nodded .

"So what exactly is cooking here now?" he asked, looking at them finally .

Chu gave a silent sigh of relief and walked up to loop her arm through his, "it's called 'Operation - Rescue Groom' . We are the rescuers and Jia Li is the prize . "

Chung felt his eyebrows touch his hairline, "uh, guys you do know that this is not a movie and we are trying to meddle in serious affairs . The repercussions will be severe and damaging for all relations . "

Ethan gave a rea.s.suring smile and said, "I agree with you completely but I think we all can see that they both are miserable without each other . All we want to do is give them a chance to clear their misunderstandings . Rest depends completely upon them . "

Chung digested this with his customary silence .

At that moment, Tang walked up to them and said, "Mei Zhen is very excited about the plan and wants to know what time does everyone plan to leave . "

Chu asked archly, "is Mei Zhen also planning to come along? I hope she knows this is not a showcase tour of the five star hotels in the city . "

He frowned at his sister's tone but was distracted the next minute by the arrival of Jia Li .

"Wow, you could almost pa.s.s for an under-grad student in that attire," exclaimed Ethan .

Jia Li looked down at her distress jeans and crop top consciously before replying, "I was aiming for comfort over fas.h.i.+on . Do you think I went overboard?"

Li Jie a.s.sured her that it was fine and that they should target leaving in another twenty minutes if they wanted to explore the city .

"We shall take good care of her . Don't worry at all, brother Tang . You relax and enjoy with your guests here," whispered Chu with a wink .

"Who told you that I wasn't coming along? Did you think I would let her roam the Shanghai roads without me? Do you know she has a habit of not waiting for incoming traffic but just walking headlong onto the road, lost in…?" Tang stopped mid-sentence at the weird look on his sister's face .

"I was talking about Mei Zhen but I guess you were on a slightly different tangent, big brother," she said with a knowing look .

She started to walk away when he angrily held her by the arm, "I want to know what is the deal with this friend of yours . Does he have no scruples, hitting on married women? Please tell me that he is not the sleazy type . Jia Li may be a twenty seven years old woman but she is still quite blind when it comes to men flirting with her . Did you know that Cheng Fu, her husband, was. .h.i.tting on her from day one of their meeting? This was during the time that she was still my girlfriend . I had warned her enough number of times but she used to just laugh it off . And why the h.e.l.l are you looking at me like that, Chu?"

She wiped the tears, which had gathered in her eyes and gave him a tight squeeze .

"I love you big brother and…umm, nothing . I am glad you are coming with us . We haven't spent quality time together in some years now . It would be good fun," she added .

Chung didnt say anything for a few moments but simply nodded . So what exactly is cooking here now? he asked, looking at them finally . Chu gave a silent sigh of relief and walked up to loop her arm through his, its called Operation - Rescue Groom . We are the rescuers and Jia Li is the prize . Chung felt his eyebrows touch his hairline, uh, guys you do know that this is not a movie and we are trying to meddle in serious affairs . The repercussions will be severe and damaging for all relations . Ethan gave a rea.s.suring smile and said, I agree with you completely but I think we all can see that they both are miserable without each other . All we want to do is give them a chance to clear their misunderstandings . Rest depends completely upon them . Chung digested this with his customary silence . At that moment, Tang walked up to them and said, Mei Zhen is very excited about the plan and wants to know what time does everyone plan to leave . Chu asked archly, is Mei Zhen also planning to come along? I hope she knows this is not a showcase tour of the five star hotels in the city . He frowned at his sisters tone but was distracted the next minute by the arrival of Jia Li . Wow, you could almost pa.s.s for an under-grad student in that attire, exclaimed Ethan . Jia Li looked down at her distress jeans and crop top consciously before replying, I was aiming for comfort over fas.h.i.+on . Do you think I went overboard? Li Jie a.s.sured her that it was fine and that they should target leaving in another twenty minutes if they wanted to explore the city . We shall take good care of her . Dont worry at all, brother Tang . You relax and enjoy with your guests here, whispered Chu with a wink . Who told you that I wasnt coming along? Did you think I would let her roam the Shanghai roads without me? Do you know she has a habit of not waiting for incoming traffic but just walking headlong onto the road, lost in…? Tang stopped mid-sentence at the weird look on his sisters face . I was talking about Mei Zhen but I guess you were on a slightly different tangent, big brother, she said with a knowing look . She started to walk away when he angrily held her by the arm, I want to know what is the deal with this friend of yours . Does he have no scruples, hitting on married women? Please tell me that he is not the sleazy type . Jia Li may be a twenty seven years old woman but she is still quite blind when it comes to men flirting with her . Did you know that Cheng Fu, her husband, was. .h.i.tting on her from day one of their meeting? This was during the time that she was still my girlfriend . I had warned her enough number of times but she used to just laugh it off . And why the h.e.l.l are you looking at me like that, Chu? She wiped the tears, which had gathered in her eyes and gave him a tight squeeze I love you big brother and…umm, nothing . I am glad you are coming with us . We havent spent quality time together in some years now . It would be good fun, she added .