"Shui Shui, You don't have to come to a conclusion this early. Working in an office, I know how hectic work can be especially during this period of the year so I am certain he isn't avoiding you. Don't give up just yet. Give him a little more time, Ok? I am certain he will call you before this year runs out. I promise you this," Yang Zi encouraged, tapping her hands affectionately.

"Ok, I will listen to you and wait some more," Shui Shui said, forcing a smile on.

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"Big bro, what about you? When are you gonna introduce us to your woman? Don't tell me you haven't found one even with this handsome face of yours?" Yang Zi teased. They always call him big bro because he was two years older than them. In terms of looks, Shiyi was not lacking. Ladies drooled over him whenever he passed by but too bad he took no interest in any of them. The only time they remembered he liked a girl was in high school. He had a crush on a certain pretty girl but the girl opted for his friendship instead of being his girlfriend.

"Don't start it with me girls," Shiyi replied, not willing to give them an answer.

"Don't worry about it Zi Er, I am sure by this time next year big bro will find his other half. I won't be surprised if he gets married before then" Shui Shui commented, winking at him. They talked for a long time, and soon afterwards they resumed their walk. Because of Yang Mi's reluctance to let them go, the both of them ended up sleeping over.

Back in the Li's Mansion. At the dining table an elderly man whose hair had a mixture of grey and black cleaned his mouth and sat up straight. He glanced at his two grandsons as they ate. While eating, none of them uttered a word.

The arrangement of the elderly man's seat differed from how the rest of the seats were arranged. As the elder of the household, he sat at the head of the table while his two grandsons sat opposite each other.

"Feng, what have you been up to these past days?" Chairman Li asked. His tone was firm and filled with authority.

"Taking care of the Company or what else do you think I would do apart from that Grandpa?" Yifeng answered, not taking his attention off his food.

"Taking care of the Company? How come your words do not match with the reports that came to me?" Chairman Li asked, his words causing Yifeng to stop eating.

"Grandpa, when are you gonna get tired of telling your men to tail me? I am no longer a kid, so you can put an end to it. I can take good care of myself now," Yifeng said to his Grandpa.

"Feng, don't change the discussion and answer my question with all honesty," Chairman Li ordered. Li Chen stopped eating and just watched them argue. It's not that he couldn't talk, but since the problem at hand had to do with the Company, he could not intervene.

"My reply was the truth. Grandpa, I am just curious what did your men tell you that is making you doubt me? Would you rather believe the words of your men or that of your grandson?" Yifeng questioned. The butler and the maids in the room stood as if they did not exist.

"When I told you to drop by at the Mansion after learning that you were admitted in the hospital, you vehemently told me back then you were busy sorting things out for the new year's launching, right?" Chairman Li asked.

"Yes, I remember saying that but Grandpa what does that have to do with what we are discussing?" Yifeng asked. He did not understand why his Grandpa brought that matter up again.

"I heard you were indeed busy but the most surprising thing I heard was that it wasn't work that kept you busy but your secretary, Yang Zi," Chairman Li relayed. Li Chen covered his mouth with his hands when he realised that his elder brother's secrets were revealed. Yifeng did not panic when his Grandpa said this. His expression was like it was before they started talking.

"Grandpa, I don't understand what you are driving at," Yifeng immediately played ignorant of what his Grandpa had just accused him of.

"I heard that you no longer stay in the office like you usually did, instead you are following Yang Zi about. And the funniest thing I heard is that she doesn't even appreciate your presence even though you did all these," Chairman Li said. "Feng, can you tell me why you have been acting this way despite knowing that you have a fiancée?" chairman Li asked sternly.

"Grandpa do you need to ask him that? Of course, he is doing this because he loves her," Li Chen spoke up. Chairman turned his gaze at Li Chen when he heard his utterances.

"I didn't do all that for her to appreciate it. I did it because I wanted to do it and Grandpa I don't remember ever getting engaged. You agreed to it back then without even asking for my opinion or have you forgotten?" Yifeng asked, seeing that Li Chen might get in trouble because of his utterance. Everyone in the household knew how irritated Yifeng always became whenever anyone mentioned his fiancée's name, so they did not understand why Chairman Li brought her name up on this auspicious day.

"Feng, be honest with me, do you really believe that the Yang Zi who has been working for you for over five months now will come to like you because of all you have done?" Chairman Li asked, leaving his fiancée out of the discussion seeing how angry Yifeng is because of her.

"It's worth trying it other than conceding defeats without even trying," Yifeng replied care freely.

"You are very wrong if you think Yang Zi will love you because of your constant pestering. I will just suggest you give up on her now and focus on your relationship with Zhao Liying," Chairman Li ordered sternly. "I know you might not have known this since you don't have any interest in her, but did you know that Zhao Liying should have arrived here yesterday because she wanted to spend Christmas with us? An emergency came up. That is why she couldn't come back like planned. She loves you so much, she will do everything for you, so why won't you give her a chance?" Chairman mistakenly brought up Zhao Liying again. He regretted doing that when he saw Yifeng's brows furrow in annoyance.

"You never can tell. Yang Zi might really fall for me after seeing my sincerity and Grandpa, Zhao Liying can go to hell for all I care, I don't give a damn about her. Since the day you publicly announced our engagement, I made it clear to her I don't like her and it will never work between us. She is the one who developed feelings for me by clinging onto me, so it isn't my problem if she likes me. I am experiencing the same thing with Yang Zi at the moment but I haven't forced her to love me so she shouldn't try to force her feelings on me because I will never love her," Yifeng shouted angrily standing up. He walked away afterwards.

"Grandpa, why did you do that? Brother Feng hardly spends time with us, and when he came back, you made him upset. I know you mean well for him, but you know how stubborn brother Feng is? He won't change his mind even though you force him to, so you should have just rooted for him like I am doing instead of bringing that mean lady's name up," Chen said softly. He has lived with his Grandpa all his life, he knows just how much he loves them.

"Do you also like Yang Zi that much? To the point that you want him for your brother instead of Zhao Liying?" Chairman Li asked.

"Of course, I do," Chen said, smiling. "I love whoever brother Feng loves. I wouldn't have forced Miss Yang for him if he didn't like her. The first time I set my eyes on her, I knew she was just perfect for him. She is kind, and she has a good heart. I think this is the kind of person brother Feng needs instead of a spoiled heiress. Someone who fully understands him and that person is no other than Miss Yang," Chen praised, beaming. Chairman Li smiled when he heard his smart grandson sum up Yang Zi's qualities.

Before he scouted Yang Zi for his grandson, he knew the person she was in totality. He was well aware of her capabilities and her weaknesses. He knew of her painful past, although he didn't know what she had been up to all those years in the States. He had chosen her for him because he thought she was the kind of person his grandson needed. They were both hurt immensely, and they both needed healing, that was why he paired them. He knew that Yang Zi had the highest possibility of healing his grandson's invisible wounds, and he was glad Yang Zi did not disappoint him.