Back to the forest ☆☆☆☆

Yifeng was almost running mad seeing the strong lady he admired for over four months look so feeble. No matter the fact that he removed his clothes and muffler and covered her, she was still shaking profusely. The way her body shook was as if she was placed in a freezer. Anyone would have assumed that she was cursed with the chills seeing her teeth join. ​ ​

"Yang Zi, it can't go on like this. We must do something to elevate your cold," worried, Yifeng suggested, trying to place her back against the wall and stand up to look for solutions. Yang Zi held onto his arms with every bit of strength left in her.

"Don't, .... the best thing... you could do for me.... is to stay with me an..... and keep me company," Yang Zi spoke, but with great difficulty. Yifeng's heart ached badly as he hugged her tightly to himself. "I don't.... want to die.... alone. I want you ..... to at least be there .... when I die.... I know how.... lonely it feels to die with no one watching over you..... it doesn't matter whether you cry for me..... I will be content knowing..... that at least one person is beside me during my death...," Yang Zi added enfeebled. Tears flowed from Yifeng's ears hearing these painful words from her. His stony heart melted completely. He quickly cleaned the tears so she would not see it. He did not want her to give up hope of living again.

"Stop spewing nonsense because I won't let you die. Never!". Yifeng reprimanded her. He wanted to make his voice sound confident, but it still came out cracking. He unbuttoned the last shirt he was putting on, but Yang Zi whose hand was resting on his chest held his hand.

"Don't.... be stupid..... You will end up... dying before me.... at this rate if you give me your last clothes," Yang Zi uttered slowly, lifting her eyes to stare at him.

"But I can't just watch you die in my presence doing nothing," Yifeng replied, frustrated. This time around, he was the one who avoided her gaze. He was afraid that she would see through his fears if he stared at her.

"Even though I die here which I am sure I will. It won't be your fault. These past eight years have been bonus years for me. I am grateful for those wonderful years. If there is one thing I regret, it is not bidding goodbye to those who made this past eight years meaningful for me," Yang Zi mentioned, coughing.

"Yang Zi stop spouting nonsense or I will really get mad at you. I have said it, you will not die. No! you won't die!" Yifeng spoke reassuringly.

"When you get back to Queen City, please relay this message to my Mi Er. Tell her I love her so much and that I am sorry I couldn't keep my promise of celebrating her birthday with her. Tell my mum and friends that Zi Er loves them very much. I am alive today because of them," Yang Zi said, tears dripping down her pale face.

"Yang Zi, please stop saying this heart-wrenching words or I might lose my sanity," Yifeng pleaded, caressing her pale face.

"You said earlier that we are meant for each other right? I regret still doubting your words, even after the first sign manifested. I am sorry for dashing your hope of finding genuine love. I know premature death has already been engraved on my destiny before I was born. I was just merely lucky to be alive till now," Yang Zi said, forcing a weak smile on. "This is my destiny so you don't have to feel bad about it. You have done everything you could to keep me warm, so it's not your fault. Thank you, boss, for everything. Although we are always at loggerheads, I am glad that I met you," Yang Zi said, wiping away the tears that were attempting to fall from his eyes. Her sickness mellowed her down.

"Thank you for giving me your heart and I am sorry I couldn't reciprocate your love," Yang Zi mumbled, her hand which was on Yifeng's face slowly fell.

"Yang Zi, don't do this to me. I promised myself never to let those I love die in my presence so please don't do this to me, hmmm," Yifeng begged, shaking her to keep her awake. He knew her life might be in grave danger if she shut her eyes. Immediately as he finished talking, a brilliant idea came into his mind.

"Apart from covering you with more clothes, I know what I can do to keep you warm. I don't care whether you will get mad at me later on, but I must try it," Yifeng insisted, cupping her face with his two hands. He kissed her hurriedly. Yang Zi was too weak to resist, she just let him take liberty with her. Yifeng kissed her like his entire life depended on it. He was scared. Extremely scared that she might really die before him if he stopped. As he kissed her, his hands explored her body. He explored her delicious lips with his tongue. Muffled sounds escaped from her mouth as she responded to his kiss. Although he was kissing her she still felt cold but not as terrible as before. She felt thirsty, her lips felt dry because of her chills but Yifeng's lips did the magic of quenching her thirst but it couldn't heat her up.

Yifeng gently made her sit on his lap, her legs straddled around his waist. He couldn't stop despite the fact that he ran out of breath. He tasted her delicious lips for too long to want to let go. He was trapped in her deliciousness. Instead of heating her up, he became heated up. His body was on fire. He could feel his little brother enlarging every passing minute.

"Damn you Yifeng for being a conceited jerk! Have you forgotten why you kissed her? You are doing this to save her life not to satisfy your piled up desire," Yifeng reminded himself trying to snap out of it. Yang Zi quickly disconnected her lips from his when she couldn't breathe. Her chest heaved up and down as she gasped for air. Yifeng panted heavily as he stared at her passionately. Staring at her he wished she would see his sincerity towards her after they overcame the hurdles. He knew he was selfish but he couldn't help longing for her love.