A/N : Hey guys! Seems like a can make one chapter more until the exam. A week more and I'll be hugging me textbooks. So here the end to the story. Thanks to you guys who supported me along the way and those who reviewed. I definitely love you guys! I never thought this day would come actually but it did. So enjoy your chapter 14, guys!

Chapter 14

Sitting in the car, I felt nervous although Syaoran told me to be myself. I fidget around fiddling with my fingers. Wei's back faced me as he drove the car along the streets heading to the gigantic mansion.

"Wei-san?" finally I couldn't hold it in anymore. This tense situation is getting on my nerves. I uttered to the elder man.

"Yes, Sakura-sama?" he answered back politely as always. Sometimes I feel a bothersome feeling about him calling me ' Sakura-sama'. I leaned back into the car seat and sighed softly.

"Anou... I was wondering about what Yelan-san wants from me." I said to me hesitating. Yelan always seem to be a scary figure in my mind, her face was always so calm and composed. I mean what kind of woman goes tight-lipped when her son talks to her? I get the shivers just looking at her in the eye.

"I'm sure Yelan-sama will not want anything difficult from you, Sakura-sama." the butler answered my question. That doesn't even count as an answer. I sighed once again planning to give up on that topic. Wei-san looks so distant from me like I'm his superior or anything. Well, yea, I'm his sort of employer but seriously.

"Don't worry, Sakura-sama. Yelan-sama actually is a kind person." noticing my sigh, Wei-san quickly said. I nodded. Yelan-san a kind person? I couldn't shake off the feeling of her being kind. Just turning a corner, we arrived at the Li mansion which probably has twenty rooms in it plus a big Japanese garden. As we reached the front door, Wei quickly jumped out to open my door and lead me into the mansion to meet with Yelan.

Upon arriving a big heavy wooden door, Wei opened it and whispered something to the person beyond the door. I clutched the hem of my skirt and looked at my pumps. Do I look okay? I smoothed my blouse and skirt only to find Wei gesturing me to go in. as I walked into the room, the first thing I noticed was her ever scarlet red lips. She sat on a dark green colored armchair with her arms gently placed on the arms of the chair. Her legs crossed even though her skirt didn't even look one bit wrinkled. She wore a purple Hanfu with her hair up in a bun, hair ornaments in the folds of her hair. I walked slowly to her as she gestured for me to sit in the chair opposite her. The exact chair that I sat when I refused to marry her son. I never thought I would sit in it ever again.

"Sakura, good morning. How was your morning?" she said just as the door clicked signaling that Wei had left the room. I perked up to her sudden question.

"Good morning, Yelan-san. It's great." I answered politely to her. Her eyes soften upon mine. I gulped and took a deep breath. She nodded and took a sip from her tea.

"Want some tea?" she asked me and I nodded. She stood up and poured me a cup of Darjeeling tea. I took a small sip then placed it at the table beside me.

"Actually today, I want to talk to you about Syaoran." she said smiling for the first time. I looked at her like she was an alien. Syaoran? What does she want to say about him? I gulped, don't tell me she...

"How are you getting along with him? She asked me before I could think anything further. I smiled at her. So she wanted to talk about him on our relationship. Well, sooner or later I'm gotta tell her about our relationship.

"Actually, Syaoran and me... we are just going to keep on like this." I answered her looking out the window. The window showed me a great view of the street, it wasn't busy as the streets around Tokyo but it was better this way. More calmer.

"So you fell in love with him then?" she asked instead, out of my expectation. I didn't really think she would notice but she did. I nodded unable to find the right words to explain my happiness. Seeing me smile and nod, she nodded herself too.

"I guess I could see that coming." she said again and my gaze focused on her. She took her tea cup and smoothed the rim but she never took a sip. She just gently held it in her hand.

"You did?" I was shocked.

"Well, Syaoran didn't have anyone he cared so much as you. As a mother, I sort of guessed it." she explained as my mind registered what she said. Syaoran cared for me the most? I never thought of it before.

"I guess so. Yelan-san, did you object when he dated Asami-san?" I asked her just as the situation relaxed. She looked at me and shook her head.

"No, I didn't need too. I knew he would soon figure out that he loved her but not the most. Not that I don't like the girl. But when you're a mother, you notice these things." she said staring into the brown liquid in her tea cup. So she did know that Syaoran never really loved Asami the most. What about his first love? My mind was itching me to ask.

"Then, who did he love the most?" I muttered giving in to my curious heart. She looked up at me and smiled.

"His first love, of course. But if you want to know who it is, you might have to ask him yourself." she smiled and said. She was definitely hiding something but I let it shrug off. I nodded back and finished my tea.

"Anou... Yelan-san, why did you make me marry him in the first place?" I asked the last question that I had in mind.

"Because I knew you two would be perfect together." she answered and the talk ended. I never have to ask anymore, the words seem to made itself clear.

"Well then, I have to leave. Sorry, Yelan-san." I said and stood up brushing the back of my skirt that have been wrinkled. She stood up too placing her empty tea cup on the table. My watch showed me that the time was already eleven. I'm two hours late for work, what a disgrace!

"It's okay. I hope next time you come you will be able to call me 'okaa-san'." she said smiling as she walked me to the door. I smiled back understood her meaning. Maybe soon. As soon as the door opened, it revealed the Li clan butler with a polite smile. I nodded to Yelan one last time and then the door closed leaving me to stare at the big wooden door.

During the trip back to the company, I went silent. Thinking that Yelan wasn't so bad after all, considering she was soft to me. Perhaps she had to man up for Syaoran since he did not have a father. Being a mother takes hard work and maybe okaa-san was like that too when she raised me. Although we didn't have discipline rules in the family, raising me and Touya must be one hell of a work. I wonder if okaa-san regret leaving me and Touya in the hands of our clumsy father. Would she agree to my marriage with Syaoran? I have a gut feeling she would, since she always puts my happiness as her first priority.

Hearing Wei called my name, I broke out of trance realizing we had arrived. I stepped out the car and thanked Wei. Walking through the hallways quickly, I remembered I had another stack of documents to filter and sign. Just as I thought, Tomoyo was glaring at me at my office door with her hands crossed. She gonna be mad at me for slacking all the time. I sighed and approached her.

"Ahem... excuse me, Li-san. You're late, terribly late." she said in a serious tone like she was really my secretary. I gave an apologetic look, I can't help it if Yelan wants to see me in the morning.

"Sorry, Tomoyo. So what's on the schedule for today?" I said to her as I opened to the door to my office. Seeing the stack of untouched documents, I gasped. When did it get so much? Have I really been skipping a lot? But it seem to me like it was just a week ago. I walked to my desk slouched.

"Nothing special. But look at those documents, Sakura. A total count of fifty documents." she said merciless. I sighed and grabbed my pen ready to tackle. A set of document takes half an hour to filter, how long am I going to take for fifty of the documents?! I shook my head admitting defeat. Say hello to overtime, Sakura.

"Oh right, I forgot to tell you , they are all due tomorrow." her words smacked me in the face hard. Tomorrow?! I'm dead. Glancing at Tomoyo's evil smile, I shuddered. She definitely did this on purpose, just to rub in my happiness. Without further thoughts, I started my work hoping to finish in time for dinner. Which was impossible right from the start.

The clock showed me six in the evening as I sighed for the millionth time today. Looking over to the stack of documents, I gulped. I only managed to finish twenty sets and it's already time to go home with Syaoran. I slumped in my chair, my right hand sore from signing too much. Neck aching. Then, Tomoyo came in with that smile again, she really wants to work me to death, that slave driver! I glared at her.

"Well then, Sakura. Be a good girl and finish these. I'm going home with Eriol now." she said happily emphasizing the word 'going' and 'good'. Oh, so now she's going to leave me in this cold office to finish thirty sets of documents?! I stood up hands slamming on the table.

"You're going to leave me here alone?! Alone in a cold office, all by myself?!" I shouted at her hoping she would be merciful. I did hate to be alone at night in the office by myself. And with Naoko's new ghost stories, I'm sure to faint sooner or later. She shook her head and smiled.

"I'm not that merciless, Sakura. I was there when Naoko told me the stories too you know. Anyway, someone's going to take my place tonight. And that person's just outside." she giggled and said. Just as she finish her words, the door opened wider revealing someone that made me blush. He smiled at me hands in pockets. Tie loosely around his neck. I smiled back at him.

"Syaoran?" I called his name and looked over to Tomoyo who was now smirking. He walked to me that smile growing wider.

"See, Sakura. I'm not that merciless. Well, I'm going. And Syaoran, make sure she finishes her work." she said winking at both Syaoran and me. Pink coloured my cheeks as I watched her leave the room. Tomoyo, you sly fox! I focused my gaze on him next realizing that he was also staring at me. I looked away as if his gaze burned.

"Hey. You're quite slow when finishing your work." he said to me smirking peeking at the unfinished stack of documents. He never fail to tease me whenever wherever. I rolled my eyes at him.

"How about you? Don't you have work?" I asked him back sitting down in my swivel chair. Picking up my pen, I waited for his answer as I started on the next set.

"Unlike you, I finished them. You should try waking more early and going to work more early." he replied walking to my desk. He didn't forget to emphasize on the word 'early' . I looked up from the paper and glared at him.

"You must be insane to finish one week's of work. And I don't want to be early is because I like to laze around. Happy?" I said to him annoyed. My hands tapping on the desk as I glared at his smirk. I so want to wipe that smirk of his face. But thinking of waking up early, I gave up that thought. I am so not a morning person.

"I'm absolutely happy with your answer. Come, give me some those documents you despise so much." he said hand stretching out to me waiting for me to give him half of my work. I looked at him and then at my work then back at him.

"Are you sure, Syaoran? I don't want to tire you out. I mean you're just suppose to supervise me while I do it." I said to him hesitant. With such a big company, I bet there's tons of documents he need to filter and it's quite tiring even after you finish them. I shook my head refusing to hand him the documents.

"It's okay, besides I don't tire out easily like you but as your husband I gotta help you. So hand it over." he said as blush crept up his porcelain skin that he inherited from his mother. At first I thought he was going to tease me but in the end I smiled. I reached over to the pile of documents, grabbing half of it and passed it to him. He nodded like he was telling me to trust him to have this done. And I did right from the start.

After one hour and half, I could feel him stopped working, his footsteps reaching closer to me as one hand placed the papers beside me. I looked up from my work and was shocked realizing that he was so close to me and my breathing increased. He stood next to me leaning forward, his face a few centimeters apart from mine. I calmed myself hoping I wouldn't look like an idiot.

"I'm done with this pile. Seriously, your work's easy although there's a few parts that needs to be fixed." he said as he leaned even more closer to point out the mistakes. I could feel my body numbing from his closeness. A few of his shirt buttons was opened revealing a bit of his toned chest. I gulped, why am I starting to think perversely? I shook my head still not paying attention to his explanations. I am far too distracted to listen anyway.

"Sakura? Are you listening?" suddenly, his voice could be heard near my ear as my heart jumped. I focused my gaze upon his face. His gorgeous face complete with two attractive auburn eyes that seem to compliment his hair.

"I...I... Sorry, Syaoran. Could you please repeat?" I put on an apologetic face as soon as I realized I was being rude. A smirk grew on his face instead. My face probably looked like a ripe tomato now.

"Am I too close to you for you to concentrate? Or is it that you're thinking of something else, huh?" he said smirking as I grew redder. That pervert! How dare he tease me when he knew that I was only just embarrassed? I shook my head hard denying it.

"Of course not! Just repeat it again." I scoffed looking away from him. I could hear him chuckle silently at my reaction.

"All I said was you should try organizing things more neat like this page..." he kept on explaining as I listened. His husky low voice was trying to distract me from listening. I took a deep breath and tried to focus on his words.

"...Here, it's ready fro you to sign." he finished explaining as I sighed of relief. I can't take his voice so close to my ear, I'm afraid I might faint. He looked at me and smiled. My face still red.

"Okay, thanks Syaoran. You can take a rest now, drink some coffee, watch TV or read a book. Just relax." I said standing up trying to make him give me some space. I figured one person obviously can't work when her lover was around her breathing down her neck. I pushed his back to the office sofa and he sat down smirking.

"What? So now, I'm going to bore to death when you work?" he asked me, that smirk never once left his face. I rolled my eyes and looked around my office. There's a few romance novels Tomoyo bought me last time but I don't think he might want to read those. My office TV only plays DVD and I don't think there's any sitcoms now. The only thing I could give him was a cup of coffee. I sighed.

"Well, you can sleep if you want to. Or maybe your phone has Internet?" I said giving him suggestions. He took out his phone from his pants pocket and waved it in front of me.

"No battery. Maybe I'll read those romance novels you have there." he said smirking as his forefinger pointed to the small stack of novels I kept for when I was bored with work. I blushed. He wants to read them? I remember that some of them were quite mushy and well, romantic but seriously men aren't into those kind of things. But what could I do?

"Fine, knock yourself out. Just don't disturb me and maybe we'll finish this in an hour." I said grabbing the novels and throwing them to him. He successfully grabbed them just in time before they hit the ground. After that, I walked back to finish those documents.

After I managed to finish ten of the documents, a hearty laugh interrupted my concentration. I looked up to see Syaoran grabbing the novel with one hand, the other was well, hugging his stomach as he laughed loudly. I wait for the laughter to subside but it didn't until a long good ten minutes.

"You women, really like this?" he said wiping a tear of his eye that was due to laughing too much. I looked at him confused.

"What do you mean?" I asked as he tried to stifle another laughing urge from coming.

"The whole ' I looked into his eyes that showed mine, his emerald eyes that glimmer in the moonlight. He was finally mine, I think seductively. He wrapped his arm around my petite waist and kissed me passionately. Our tongues collide as he forced his way into mine..." he said imitating a woman's voice. I went speechless and don't forget tomato red in the face. I stared at him chuckling at my reaction. Hey, wait a second! That's not mine, I definitely do not own a novel called ' Sleepless nights in bed '. Tomoyo must have left it here a decade ago when she used to accompany me during overtime. I ignored Syaoran's chuckles and smirks and tried to focus on the next document. Suddenly, the annoying chuckles stopped and I felt relieved. But not for long.

"Seriously, Sakura. You were that perverse although you're a virgin? This whole book contains obscene stuff." he said waving the book around after torturing me with his chuckles. I will probably die of embarrassment.

Th-That's not mine in the first place! It's Tomoyo's !" I shouted at him blushing heavily. And that smirk reappeared.

"Okay, okay. I get it. Continue your work." he said before returning his gaze onto the pages of that dreadful novel. But his face still hung a smirk and a few soft chuckles could be heard. I gripped my pen tightly and focused on the papers in front of me.

After a good hour, I finally am signing the last of the horrible documents. I glanced at the finished stack and smiled. I still wouldn't have done it without him. Putting my signature for the last time, I stretched my aching back and lie deep into the chair. My gaze soon fell upon the man sitting there alone on the sofa. He leaned back into the sofa with his head down, chin touching his chest. His eyes were closed while his arms wrapped defenselessly over his torso. His sleeping face was quite rare as I would always go to sleep before he does.

Silently, I tiptoed to him. Having a closer look, his hair was messy and his porcelain skin looked fair under the light. He still held the novel even in his sleep, a thumb in the middle of the book marking to where he stopped reading. I inhaled his scent, it was a nice scent of men cologne, something simple but to me it smelled sweet. Leaning forward unconsciously, I tried to place a kiss on his bare cheek. A simple kiss, nothing perverse or lust, just an innocent kiss out of love.

"Why don't you try kissing me on the lips?" after I placed the kiss, I heard a familiar voice that made me jumped. My cheeks hot and flushed. I looked at the person in front of me, he smirked with his amber eyes staring straight at me.

"I...I... It was nothing. Sorry to disturb your slumber." I stuttered due to embarrassment. I can't believe he caught me doing that. I knew I shouldn't but I couldn't resist. I wish I could hide in a hole now. His smirk never fade away but he was silent, just looking at me like I'm his prey. I turned to walk away just to prevent me from bursting with nervousness.

"Well, we should be...Hoe!" I said as I started to turn my heel and decided to walk away. But a sudden pull on my hand had me tumbling into his arms. I was soon sitting on his lap with his arms around my waist. I could feel his body strong beneath me. My heart raced as I blushed even more.

"Syaoran!" I shouted embarrassed to what he had done. He chuckled at my reaction.

"I'm just merely hugging you, don't need to be so shocked." he said through his chuckles. I squirmed in his embrace trying to stand up but his grip was tight.

"Let me go, Syaoran." I warned him. My heart would sure to explode if he didn't let go. Instead he snuggled more leaving me flushed.

"No. You're fat enough for me to hug comfortably." he said next to my ear. His breath tickled. Fat? He didn't just said that I was fat right? For your information, I'm not fat at all! Irritated, I turned my face and cupped his face in my hands and kissed him on the lips. He went deep red as I kissed him lightly. I smirked, finally I got him to shut up. I finally got a taste of victory. His ears were red like he's been out in the cold for a long time.

"Don't ever call me fat." I said to him smirking still. He covered his mouth, cheeks still colored. I quickly stood up as soon as his grasp on me loosen due to the kiss. We both went speechless after that. My conscience soon woken and heat flushed my cheeks. I looked away realizing what I had done was indeed bold. I went to tidy my things and both of us exited the company without a single utter.

I began to worry that what I did was somehow wrong in somewhat way. I bit my upper lip and my fists clenched tightly. Butterflies arise in my stomach as I fidgeted on our way down in the elevator. His face looked expressionless but there's a calm feeling. Walking outside the building, I stopped, I have to end this silence that begin to torture me in every way.

"Syaoran, I'm sorry... I'm sorry that I...did that to you." I muttered softly as soon as my feet stopped. I was facing his back and he quickly turned a heel to look at me. I gave him the most sorry look I had. Maybe I was too bold enough to be rude? Or was it he didn't like it, I mean the kiss? He walked to me and hugged me suddenly. My face buried in his chest and another wave of heat was going to flush my cheeks once again.

"No, Sakura. It wasn't that. I loved it, your kiss. It reminds me of how innocent you are and I would never blame you for that." he said to me softly assuring me that it wasn't what I thought. I nodded in his embrace, a smile slowly forming. Even with my head buried, I could still sense his smile upon his face.

"Then what is it?" I asked dying to know why he was speechless. He cleared his throat and took a deep breath. I could hear his heart beating wildly in his chest, mine as well.

"I never thought you were so... bold...it surprised me, Sakura. Not that I hate it but it shocked me that made me speechless." he chuckled saying. I laughed softly. So he thought I was timid from the start? Actually I did thought I was timid too but I now realize I've change for love. The old me wouldn't chase after Asami just to stop her confess, the old me would instead give up and cry to Tomoyo. The old me certainly would not have the guts to confess. No way, but the new me did and it was all well.

"I know I have changed, Syaoran." I said to him looking up just before I realized our faces were so close to each others. He smiled as he leaned in till our noses touched.

"And I'm glad." he said before our lips sealed once again. This time not as light as before but not counted as passionate but definitely even more sweet. Breaking off our contact, I gasped for air and smiled at him.

"Now, I'm definitely hungry. So ramen or dinner at home?" he made some space between us and asked. I tilted my head pretending to think for a while. But in my heart I already knew the answer.

"Wherever you choose I'll definitely go with you unless it's the horribly expensive restaurant that you brought your dates to." I said.

"Are you kidding? That place costs a fortune. I only use it when my dates were getting pricey." he chuckled saying. I nodded in agreement. As if he's going to get any dates after me.

"So where are we eating?" I break off from his grasp looking at him for an answer. He thought for a while then smiled.

"I would love to eat some of your poisonous food again." he said smirking back. I glared at him.

"Poisonous? If it were that poisonous, you'd be dead by now. I'm simply not a kind person." I said rolling my eyes. I emphasized on the word ' poisonous' and he laughed.

"Even if it were really poisonous, I'd still eat it." he said turning to walk away. I stood there astonished at what he was saying. I blushed.

"Why is that, Li-san?" I asked.

"It was made by the person I love. Of course I'd eat it." he said without turning his back. There he goes again being romantic and making my heart do leaps. I smiled at his back thinking I was quite happy to be loved by him. Although he annoyed me a lot. Never mind that.

"So you're coming or not?" he said turning his head to take a glance at me. His hand stretched out waiting for another one to grasp it. And I ran to him putting my hand in his. And it fit perfectly. Our fingers intertwined.

"Hey, Syaoran." I said as we made our way to our car to head home.

"Hn?"

"I love you, you know?"

"I know and me too." his answer made me grin. Finally, I found the place I should be. I looked up into the night sky and smiled. Okaa-san, I'm happy now. Don't worry 'cause I found a man that truly loves me and this time I am going to grasp him on tightly. 'Cause you taught me before, love lasts when one truly wishes it from the bottom of their hearts even though it was the person you hate before. And I'm the living proof of that.

A/N : And here ends to my series...Thanks you guys! Nah...I'm just kidding. There's still an epilogue to write for you guys and I guess some questions still needs to be answered. And all of those will be contain in the epilogue and a small side story. So be sure to wait for them!