In the evening , Feng Mian returned back home to find Zhi Al still standing outside her door . The woman sighed . This man was genuinely feeling guilty .

Feng Mian approached Zhi Al and patted his shoulder from behind ,"Come inside . We need to talk ."

"You .. "

"I was in the Military Chief Office .", the woman replied and walked inside her place .

Zhi Al followed the woman's orders and stepped inside the house as well .

"I will make coffee for you .", the woman quickly rushed into the kitchen .

Zhi Al looked around the the house and realized that the lady had truly went through many struggles throughout her childhood . Since she had lost her parents in childhood , she must have had paid for her own school and college fees . She had been a national level gymnast in her high school . She also had many newspaper cuttings about Rong Xinghe as well . By the looks of it , his sister was her inspiration to join the army .

There was one more photo frame hanging on the wall of the living room . This particular photograph was her childhood photo with her parents . It was such ... a happy family once . But now , she was all alone in this world .

"Your coffee ", Feng Mian placed the coffee cup on the mini table beside the man and turned around to shove the documents related to Officer Yi in her laptop bag .

But at this time , a pair of strong arms pulled her closer and the man hugged her tightly .

Zhi Al wrapped the woman in his arms and buried his face in her shoulder . The couple stayed silent . None of them made a single sound . Feng Mian didn't struggled and neither did Zhi Al loosened his grip .

After sometime , the man said in a hoarse and raspy voice ," I am sorry , Mian . I don't know what got into me at that moment . Mian , I can't see you with any other man. You can call it jealousy or insecurity , but that is how I am.

"Yes . I was an a**hole to you . And yes , I did disappoint Xinghe . Yes , I am immature and childish . I am a jerk for not treating you well. I wasn't true to you but more than that , I wasn't true to myself . I wasn't able to accept that a playboy like me had fallen for you. I got confused and acted like that .

" But kiddo always expects us six to respect the dignity of women. Last night , I crossed that bottom line. You can punish me however you want. Just ... I am sorry."

The woman felt warmth crept through her heart when she heard the sincerity and honesty in the man's voice . She reflexively hugged him back and replied in a low yet audible voice ,"I forgive you ."

The man was stunned as he separated the woman from him and looked at her with astonishment ,"Really ?"

Feng Mian shrugged nonchalantly ," I have never cared about what the world says about me . All I wanted was a family . I was upset with you because you snatched that possibility from me . Thankfully , Xinghe told me about Officer Yi's ill intentions . In fact , I thank you for creating a scene last night . You saved me."

"Xinghe ? ", the man was confused . How was his sister involved in all this ?

"She really loves you Al . She had been secretly investigating Officer Yi's background for you for sometime now . She wanted to disclose his reality to me before the wedding but you 'ruined' everything. Not technically , though .", Feng Mian smiled.

"But I made her hate me .", the man blamed himself for what happened .

"She still cares about you Al . Don't lose her ever . She is heartbroken but all she needs is her brother's hug . You both are more like friends than siblings . She will forgive you .", the girl patted the man's shoulder .

"Mian... "

"Hmm ?"

"I will give you a family . I will give you the love you deserve . Will you accept me ? ", the man looked straight into the woman's eyes .

The moment Feng Mian heard the man's intimate words , her heart started beating rapidly . She bit her lower lip nervously as her cheeks turned red . This man was so shameless .

Zhi Al's eyes brightened up when he saw the woman in his arms blush because of him and captured her lips into his .

Soon , the couple melted into each other as they got swayed into the heat of the moment .

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Meanwhile , a certain someone was looking at the couple kissing each other helplessly .

Rong Xinghe shook her head ," Didn't I asked you to be as strict as you can to him , Mian ?! "

The man and the woman were startled the moment they heard the familiar voice and looked at the window .

The little lady devil was looking at them through the window and was smiling wickedly ,"Are you sure you want to forgive him ?! I mean you should at least beat him up . "

The girl then jumped inside the house and picked up the hot coffee cup as she sat down on a stool while she took a sip of it ," So ... can I claim that I have got one more sister-in-law ? "

The girl's actions were so cute that both Zhi Al and Feng Mian burst out laughing . Feng Mian wiped the tears of happiness from her cheeks ," We will take it slow . So don't go around claiming anything . "

The girl nodded .

Zhi Al then knelt down in front of the girl and held her hands anxiously ,"Sorry kiddo . I won't do that again ."

The girl also sat down on the floor and hugged the man ," You better not . The way you behaved scared me , Bro Al . My brother is not like that ."

The man kissed the girl's forehead lovingly ," You are right . He isn't like that . "

Feng Mian finally breathed a sigh of relief as she witnessed the beautiful reunion of the brother and sister . This was how they were meant to be . Together and happy .

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Next day , Rong Xinghe moved into the Elite Diamond Penthouse .

She had already discussed everything with her brothers and they had no issues with her decision . No matter how cautious they were of Xi Yuan , they couldn't deny that the man genuinely cared about the girl . Most importantly , they didn't wanted the girl to exhaust herself . Xi Yuan's experience with business could be helpful for her .

Just as Xi Yuan had said , Rong Xinghe was able to handle Zhi Corporation way more easily with the man's help and guidance .

Obviously , Rong Xinghe's presence itself was akin to a tonic for Xi Yuan as well .

But that was not the important part . The noticeable thing was that , an important event was coming up soon .

Xi Yuan was going to turn 26 ...

... and the girl planned to make the man's birthday as special as he had made hers ...

The man was unknown to all of this , though .