On the other hand, Syaoran went to Hong Kong for a few days to his mother and Meilin about the engagement. Meilin agreed with the idea, but Syaoran's mom didn't approve.
She said angrily, "You shouldn't be linked to the Card Captor. It might bring you sadness. We already agreed before that you'll marry Meilin."
Syaoran answered questionably, "I thought you cancelled it?"
Syaoran's mother replied with not that much anger, "We never thought you'll be married to the Card Captor. Son, it will only bring you hardships. Please don't."
Syaoran looked away. His mom hugged him like he was a little kid. He broke away and his mom was crying.
"Wait, Syaoran." Syaoran stopped and looked at his crying mother.
"Son, do you know why Clow Reed never married?" she asked. Syaoran shook his head.
"It's because, if he marries, the woman he marries will also share his duty to the Clow Cards. The cards take energy from Clow Reed. So, the woman he marries must have power to give the cards or she dies. Clow Reed loved a woman once, but she was powerless. He let himself suffer rather than her. Don't you understand? You'll die if you marry the Card Captor."
Syaoran answered back, now angrily, "I am also a card captor."
His mother raised her voice a little. "You don't have the responsibility for them. You're not the new owner of the Clow Cards. You did capture some of them but in the end, it belonged to her. You may have powers but not that enough to sustain the cards. You'll die and I don't want you to." His mother hugged him again and this time, it was tighter.
He stayed at a hotel near his mother's house. He kept thinking of Sakura that night. 'I wish that this had never happened. Oh, Sakura. I cant live without you. I wish you are here with me.'
(NOTE: Yue never turned back to Yukito after they graduated. He stayed near Kero and the cards to help Sakura sustain their powers.)
While Syaoran was in Hong Kong, Sakura told Kero and Yue about the engagement and like Syaoran's mom, they were not happy for her. Kero tried to feel happy for her friend but he simply can't.
"Sakura," Kero said, "This should be a magical moment for you but…"
His voice trailed off and Yue continued, "But, Sakura, there are also consequences. This is the reason Clow Reed never married although he loved someone."
Sakura said, "I was about to ask you that for Tomoyo and Eriol…"
Kero answered, "Eriol knows the consequences of being keeper of the cards he made himself through the use of his, I mean, Clow Reed's magic. That's why Spinel and Ruby Moon existed. They have the same duty as Yue and I."
Yue continued, "That means, he can never marry someone although he can love."
Sakura was puzzled. "Why?"
Yue looked at her with sadness. "I wish Kero and I can do the duty of sustaining the cards. It's your duty because you captured them and if you marry, the person you'll marry will share this duty and if the person's powerless, he may die."
Sakura smiled. "So that means it's alright if I marry Syaoran because he also has magic powers–"
Yue interrupted. "It's the same thing, Sakura. Syaoran doesn't have that much power. He may have been a card captor but he only caught a few. And you were able to sustain them all these years because we supported you. Once you marry, we can't do that anymore. So sorry, Sakura but please, don't marry. It will just hurt you both."
Because of this, Sakura cried all night. Kero and Yue just returned sadly to the book. They were the only ones who knew that the cards were also crying too that night.