"No. Whenever her name is mentioned, I am always reminded about what happened to my best friend, thereby igniting my anger towards her," Yifeng said, staring into her eyes.

"Are you sure?" Yang Zi asked doubtfully. Yifeng brought his face closer to her ear, causing Yang Zi's body to stiffen.

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"Yes, I am certain that my heart has never beat for her or any other woman except you. I love you and nothing can ever change that fact," Yifeng said, giving her soft kisses on her exposed neckline.

"Stop it, we haven't finished talking yet," Yang Zi hissed, pushing him away.

"What else do you want to know?" Yifeng asked, his gaze on her. "If you are curious to know whether I have had sex with her, my answer is no. I have never touched her even when she seduced me because I had my principles," Yifeng said, wanting to kiss her again, but Yang Zi blocked him with her hands.

"That wasn't my question. What I wanted to know is what you intend to do with the both of us. Should I call off my offer and just disappear from your ...,"

"Never. You promised you will never leave me because of her or anyone else, so why are you bringing this up again? I love you. You are the one I want. I will call off my engagement with her so don't leave me, Ok?" Yifeng said, embracing her tightly. He was like a child who was afraid that his mother would abandon him.

"Are you sure you will do all you have just said?" Yang Zi asked suspiciously. She wanted to be certain he would keep his word. Calling off his engagement with the Chief Judge's daughter was not as easy as it sounds, she was aware of this so she wanted to make sure she does not get hurt at the end.

"I am sure, beauty," Yifeng said. Yang Zi secretly smiled when she heard that he was serious.

"What a good boy you are," Yang Zi said playfully, patting his hair. She completely forgot how Yifeng reacted the day she treated him like a child. Yifeng grabbed her hand, which was on his head, and caressed it.

"What about my reward?" Yifeng asked seriously.

"Before rewarding you, you have to answer my question and you must answer it honestly?" Yang Zi stated playfully.

"What are you waiting for, ask? I can't wait to receive my reward," Yifeng said playfully to match her playfulness.

"How are you feeling now? Are you still upset about your best friend's...," Yang Zi paused. "Oh, I mean your first love's demise," Yang Zi said teasingly. She deliberately called her his first love to brighten his mood.

"I have told you countless times that she is not my first love. How can I make you understand that you are my first lo...," Yifeng instantly stopped talking when he realised what he was about to say? "Yifeng, what is wrong with you? Aren't you ashamed to tell her she is the first woman you have ever fallen in love with in your twenty-six years of existence? She will use this to tease you throughout this lifetime," Yifeng thought, shivering just by the thought of how Yang Zi will tease him for a lifetime.

"What? I am your first love? You are kidding, right?" Yang Zi teased, throwing suspicious glances at him.

"I never said so...,"

"But that is what you were going to say," Yang Zi said, beaming. The realisation that she is the first woman to ever occupy the Almighty CEO Li's heart made her feel like she just won a jackpot.

"No, I didn't say a thing like that," Yifeng denied, tapping her nose gently. They kept on talking and playing inside the office for over five minutes before Yang Zi's expression suddenly turned serious.

"We have played enough so now answer my question," Yang Zi said calmly.

"It's still hurt badly deep down here, but I am sure it won't hurt like before since I have you beside me now," Yifeng said, pointing his index finger to the location of his heart. He would be a liar if he said that he was perfectly Ok.

"That is nice to hear," Yang Zi said meekly.

Even after avenging the death of her sister, she always felt a sharp pain in her chest whenever she recalled the incident that happened, so she understood how he was feeling completely.

"I have answered your question so now where is my reward?" Yifeng asked eagerly. Yang Zi who thought he might have forgotten her promise was surprised to see that he still recalled it. Yang Zi shifted closer to him and pecked him on his cheeks.

"Are you satisfied now?" Yang Zi asked, staring at him closely. She sat down straight, but she was dumbstruck when Yifeng wrapped his left hand around her neck.

"I am far from being satisfied," Yifeng exclaimed. He took her unawares when he suddenly kissed her. Yang Zi, who was trying so hard not to get this intimate with Yifeng since their last date, panicked when he kissed her out of the blues.

After spending that night in his Mansion, she came to realise that she can no longer control her emotions whenever she is around him. Apart from the conversation they always had, her heart and body always wanted more from him and this scares her a lot. She knew that having such feelings was dangerous, even though she hadn't fallen in love before.

"Don't...," Yang Zi muttered, but the kiss muffled her word. She wasn't sure Yifeng heard her.

No matter how hard Yang Zi tried to stay level-headed, she lost control of herself. She kissed him deeply and intensely.

Yifeng dominated her lips. He explored her entire mouth with his fiery tongue. He moved to suck her lower lips when he realised that he was still far from getting satisfied. As he was kissing her, he enjoyed the feeling of her hands roaming around his body.

"I am losing myself to the tastiness of your lips. I want more of you and I know that you want me too," Yifeng said, staring passionately into her eyes. He did not allow her to speak. He captured her lips once again in fear that she might say otherwise.

He would have been the happiest man on earth if he had allowed her to say how she feels. Too bad he lost the opportunity to hear her genuine feelings because of his fears.

Yang Zi immediately disrupted their passionate kiss to the displeasure of Yifeng. He assumed maybe she hated their intimacy, that is why she short-lived his happiness.

"I am s...," Yifeng stammered. He could not find the right word to say to appease her.

"Why do you always jump to conclusions without asking me for my opinion? Watch out or I will smack some senses into you for apologising after taking advantage of me," Yang Zi said breathlessly. Her words and expression shows that she was pissed.

"I don't get you. Isn't the reason you stopped because you disliked getting so intimate with me?" Yifeng asked in confusion.

Yang Zi stared at him, not knowing whether to smack him in that instant.

What does he take me for? A statue! Of course, I am a human with feelings. No matter how indifferent I always act, it's so wrong of him to always assume how I feel. Moreover, his guesses about my feelings are always wrong.

How dare he always apologise whenever he kisses me?

Yang Zi thought, giving him a piercing glare.

Did my constant rejection turn him into such a kind-hearted person, or am I the one who failed to recognise this quality in him?

Yang Zi assumed standing up. What Yifeng failed to notice while talking to Yang Zi was her burning gaze. Her gazes showed pure love, but he was too preoccupied trying to appease her so couldn't recognise that gaze.

"Beauty (Beauty is the pet name Yifeng gave to Yang Zi), since you agreed to be my half girlfriend for three months, I thought I am permitted to get intimate with you. I never knew that intimacy wasn't included in the offer. I am sorry, don't go, hmm," Yifeng, who had stood up and hugged her from behind, whispered into her ears.

Yang Zi, what do you usually do to someone who takes advantage of you?

You have always avenged yourself, but what have you done to avenge yourself when he constantly apologises after kissing you? You did nothing.

Absolutely nothing. Won't you at least teach him what it means to apologise after stirring up a person's heart in such cruel manners?

Yang Zi thought slowly, turning to face him.

She liked him that is why she tolerated this habit of his for a while now. If it was back, then when she hated him, she wouldn't have hesitated to stab him if he had done this to her repeatedly.

Seeing that he wanted to continue speaking, Yang Zi sealed his lips with hers before he could speak.