AU: wew ! hahaha ... here is the new chapie ! again please review, review ! i wanna know if you were still liking it hehehe thank you so much !

Da Qiao rushed to Zhou Yu's room; she will do anything just to prevent her beloved sister to be hurt again. Sun Ce just got home saw his wife running; he followed her by eyes "She's going to the west wing of the castle" realizing something his eyes widen "Damn it!" leaving his subordinates he ran to catch up on her.

It was quite, you can feel the depressing aura in the room. Both of them were silent, each wanted to say something to comfort one another but the situation is complicated. Zhou Yu don't know what to do now, this was the first time he don't know what to do, he was quick at making strategy and improvise but why not in this situation?

"Xiao" he sighs, breaking the silence "I'm sorry"

Xiao Qiao looks up to him, shock, why he is saying sorry? She stares at him with puzzled face

"Because of me you are feeling this way" he hate saying it but "Guess it's better for us to separate for a while" he stood up, not wanting this but maybe this was the only way for Xiao to find her lost self.

"Zhou Yu" she called him in a low tone, not sure if she want this or not but "ZHOU YU!" yelling his name, but he does not even glance at her.

"DA!" Sun Ce yelled trying hard to catch his wife's attention. Da Qiao was single minded, this was Zhou Yu and Da Qiao's similarities, both of them were single minded when it comes to protecting their love one's. She heard him calling to her but she ignored it. Sun Ce finally catch up to her, holding her at her wrist, stopping her "STOP!" he scold her "Let me go this instant!" she protest.

"What are you planning to do?"

"Zhou Yu is taking my sister away from me!"

"That is not true"

"Don't cover him up, just because he is your sworn brother!"

"I am not covering him up, I told you before, and they need time to talk about what is happening between them, they need to catch up"

"Catch up?"

"Da Qiao, I understand your feelings toward this situation, I have siblings as well, but this is a problem that only they could fix"

Realizing that maybe he is right, she looks down "I don't know what to do, I wanted to help her but I don't know what to do"

Behind Da Qiao, Zhou Yu appeared head down and walking slowly. Sun Ce notices him damn this is not good, he thought. He looks like he has been defeated in a battle or worse.

"Zhou Yu?" Sun Ce sighs, Da Qiao turns around as he pause in front of them

"Zhou Yu-" Da started but interrupted as Zhou Yu cuts her

"You're wish is granted Lady Sun" he said in a low tone "Ce, may I talk to you?"

"Ye-yeah" he answered puzzled and worried.

Da Qiao was staring at his face, trying to read it, as the sworn brothers walk away, she eyed him, was this fault? She thought? Feeling guilty she continues to run for her sister. She pauses hearing Xiao's sobs. She was already in the door, her heart broke hearing her young sister crying and it's all her fault.

"What!?" Sun Ce said in shock after hearing what Zhou Yu said. The two were alone in office, Zhou Yu was rubbing his temples "You clearly heard what I said" he said in hush tone "But Zhou Yu this is" Sun ce sighs, he can't believe the situation has gotten worse than he expected "I believe this was the best for her" Zhou Yu was clenching his fist in silent "Do you really think this will help her?" Sun Ce question "Yes" he simply said as he stood up, ready to leave "And there is some unfinished business I have to attend too as well" he continued.

As he left, Sun Ce was not so sure, was this the right thing to do? He asked himself? He was caught in the middle, he do not know what to do either but Zhou Yu's decision was impressive, both of them will be hurt but the result will be surprisingly resolve everything. Sun Ce predicted that Xiao will not going to take this easy, but it's a good thing that her sister was here, Da Qiao.

Shin was sitting in the edge of stairs in the front yard, staring at the flower in her palm, I have one last card to play, she murmur.

"Shin" Zhou Yu was standing behind her

Her eyes widen as she recognize that voice, standing up excitedly she turn smiling

"We won't be needing your services anymore" he said as he throw a pouch of money that dropped perfectly on her feet

"What?" she sighs in shock

"You are not deaf, I believe you understand what I said" he was frowning at her "Pack your things, were going back to Lujiang" at his last statement, he turn around and start walking away. This was a shocking event for her "B-back to Lujiang?" she repeated.

The next day came, Xiao Qiao didn't slept nor eat the whole night yesterday, she was not sure, was it a dream or not? He was leaving, leaving me she thought. He was right, this had happened because of him, but he was not expecting that this will happened to her. Reaching her limit she broke, she can't keep secrets anymore, her emotions were spilling. She can't do a fake smile anymore; she can't lie to herself anymore. The reality was hitting her in the face. All the people she cared and loved were slowly fading away from her, she reaches to grasp but she just fell in the ground, no one bothers to lend a helping hand.

She was lying in his bed, at the exact position when Zhou Yu left, she was waiting and waiting for someone to come in the room but no came. She was expecting Shin to arrive but she didn't come.

"This is … was this the truth? No one really loves me … nor care … no one" she said while staring at her cuts "Then why … why I didn't die? Why he even bothers to save me? … yes you didn't lie to me but you left me … saying to me that your true to me … you left me …" she can't cry anymore, there was no left to cry.

Her true color was shown to the person she loved the most and he left her. No one could take her dark side, her true self. That was she felt. No one even notice that she was there the whole time, if she didn't do something she was not going to be noticed.

After a few moments of silence she laugh loudly "I knew this, I knew … I knew it all along" placing her hand to her face she continues to laugh "Why did I bother to have second guess? When I knew it from the start!" she was laughing this out.

But she was wrong; Da Qiao was outside her door, listening to her.

AU: guess i portrait xiao qiao ... quite different ! hahaha please review review ! thank you so much !