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When they arrived at the tent, Xiao Li arranged Sia\'s bedding so that John could lay her down.

Covering her with the sheets, John caressed her cheeks and pecked her forehead.

turning to Xiao Li and the other girls, he requested "Please help me take care of her. She is currently in deep sleep but might wake up in the middle of the night. When that happens, please call me"

"Okay, go it. We will take care of her, you can rest at ease" Xiao Li replied seriously

"Thanks" nodding at Xiao Li and the other two girls John left the tent.

Just after John left, the other girls walked in one after another.

Glancing at the few girls, one of the girls and wanted to comment on them but before she could, she was cut off by Xiao Li coldly. Glancing at the girl who was just about to speak, Xiao Li warned coldly "If you dare make any noise, don\'t blame me for being merciless"

"You-"

\'slap\'

Before the girl could even speak, she was slapped mercilessly across her cheeks.

Covering her cheeks, the girl raised her head and looked at An Ran in disbelief. Before she could even yell, she heard An Ran warn "Didn\'t you hear her? Don\'t make any noise or we will kick you out"

Humiliated, the girl wanted to argue but was held back by Mina who shook her head and shot her a warning glance.

Under An Ran, Xiao Li, and Su Yan\'s threatening gaze, the girls did not dare to cause trouble and simply went back to sleep.

On the other hand, after leaving the tent, John did not go to his tent instead he went to the vast land, precisely knowing that someone was waiting for him.

When John made his way to the forest, he saw Mu Jun and the others wait for him.

Seeing John walk towards them, Shen Yi glanced at Mu Jun before turning to John. Knowing that they might have wanted to speak privately, Shen Yi said "You guys must have things to speak so we will be leaving now"

Just as Shen Yi was about to leave, he was held back by John. "No need, you guys can stay"

"but-"

Before Shen Yi could reason, John stopped him and said "I\'m not going to say anything you shouldn\'t hear. So you guys can just stay"

For some unknown reason, Mu Jun and the rest felt that John was completely different. He was no more the silly John who could be easily bullied instead he was commendable and his aura did not lose to Mu Jun. The current John looked different but alive.

Ignoring John\'s personality change, Mu Jun looked at him seriously and asked "Tell me, what\'s going on with Sia? Why did she suddenly cry? And about that day...why did Sia behave like that? I want to know what exactly had she suffered"

"What happened to her, I can\'t say you that. When the time comes, Sia will reveal about it herself and I have no right to interfere with her decision so do You. But I can only tell you this, Sia has suffered more than you can think. Her Grandma is a ticking time bomb in her life that can explode at any moment. Believing that you will take care of her in the future, I\'m telling you this. Never let her remember her grandmother. If she did, do your best to shift her attention"

After a long silence, Mu Jun finally nodded his head and broke the silence " I get it but I want to know why do you not want her to remember her grandmother? Doesn\'t Sia love her grandmother? Then why do you ask me to not bring her up?"

"Sia loves her grandmother too much which brings great trouble to her life. The incident today happened in the past too in the absence of Zhen Wei and me. When we arrived Sia was barely conscious. Later she was admitted to the hospital and did not wake up for four days straight. Even after she woke up, she was not in her right state of mind and it took her a month to recuperate her mental state back to normal with the help of several psychiatrists"

"Does this happen whenever she is drunk?" Mu Jun asked further

"No. it only happens when she is triggered by things related to grandma"

"Got it. In the future, I will try my best to protect her" Mu Jun promised

Satisfied to hear Mu Jun\'s promise, John nodded his head with a smile

"By the way, I never thought you could sing well. Where did you learn that song from?" asked Mu Jun

"Sia\'s grandma. When she was little, her grandma used to sing that song to appease her whenever she was sad. After her grandmother passed away, this was the only way to calm her down so I had to learn this song"

Bitting his cheeks, Mu Jun suddenly asked "Then teach me this song" Under John\'s surprised gaze, Mu Jun continued seriously "I want to learn this song, for her"

After a long silence, John suddenly smiled and said "Okay! I will teach you"

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Next day:

After waking up, Sia and the girls freshened up and changed into their casual wear, and headed out. Seeing that there was plenty of time left before their departure, the girls decided to take a stroll around the forest area.

Just as they were looking around at the wildflowers and trees, they heard a few girls shouting for help only a few meters away from them.

"Help! Someone fell into the water! help"

Shocked, the girls looked at each other and rushed towards the river.

Just as Sia arrived and was looking for the person drowning in the river, she was suddenly pushed from behind.

\'plop\'!!