"Look at them, so happy. I wish nothing in this world will ever snatch that smile away from them," Mrs Yang mumbled, as she dragged Yang Zi along with her to the couch, leaving the two young fellows to play. Yifeng heeled them quietly.

"Auntie, I am sorry for having not greeted you earlier. I did not want to let the two most important ladies in my life get mad at me. I am sorry," Yifeng apologised sincerely.

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"Why are you apologising? You greeted me earlier or don't you recall it? Do you think that only saying the words out loud is when it is considered greeting?" Mrs Yang asked, with a tone that resembled that of scolding.

"No Auntie, action speaks louder than words they say, so I believe that what I did is considered as greeting," Yifeng said, quickly thinking Mrs Yang was scolding him.

"Mum, you don't have to make it sound as though you are scolding him. You will scare him away from me," Yang Zi joked, hugging her mother's hand. She knew acting like this made her look like a child, but she did not mind because she will always remain a child to her mum.

"Zi Er, are you implying that your boyfriend is a coward? One who easily gets scared?" Mrs Yang asked, giving Yifeng a suspicious glare. "You know very well that I don't welcome any cowards as my son-in-law. I want a man who is brave enough to protect my beautiful daughter at every circumstances not some weakling who will make my daughter suffer," Mrs Yang said. Yang Zi quickly sat up straight when she heard her mum's statement.

What is mum up to? I am sure she knew that is not what I was referring to, so why is she twisting my words?

Yang Zi thought, staring at her mum in confusion.

"Beauty, how can you say that mum will scare me away with her words? I am a brave man who doesn't get scared easily. Nobody's words or threats can ever scare me. I will always stand heads high and protect my loved ones with no fear," Yifeng replied quickly.

"Auntie, I know what you are trying to say to me. I will protect Zi Er from everyone who tries to harm her. I will never let her shed a tear because of me or anyone. I won't let your trust down, I promise you," Yifeng said, serious as he anxiously awaited Mrs Yang's reply. He couldn't hide his anxiety.

"Although I like you very much, but I will not hesitate to take my daughter away from you if you dare to hurt her. I will not only spank you for making her cry but I will also make you pay dearly, it's a promise so don't you dare think I am joking," Mrs Yang chided. Her gaze was fierce. This was the first time Yifeng has ever seen her this serious.

"I know Auntie is serious. I will keep your words close to my heart," Yifeng said seriously.

"Mum, you didn't have to do that. I am sure Feng will never hurt me, or am I wrong?" Yang Zi asked, giving Yifeng a curious gaze.

"No, you are not wrong. I will never hurt you even in my next life," Yifeng reassured.

"Ok, that is nice to hear," Mrs Yang concluded. They sat silently for two minutes.

"Mum, how are you? I am sorry I couldn't drop by at the Mansion last night. I...,"

"You couldn't because you had to keep your man company," Mrs Yang completed the sentence for her. She took turns staring at the both of them. "You don't have to worry about me. I am fine and I am more than ready to face the Zhaos' in court on Tuesday," Mrs Yang said, with a sense of humour but neither Yifeng nor Yang Zi laughed.

"Why the long faces? I am not getting jailed or admitted in the hospital so smile, hmm?" Mrs Yang ordered playfully but none of them still laughed.

Mrs Yang just stared at them, not knowing what to say to them to lighten their mood.

"Feng dear, I hope you didn't maltreat my beautiful last night because of your unquenchable thirst for her?" Mrs Yang asked, throwing him a suspicious glare. Yang Zi's face instantly turned beet red when she heard her mum's question. She turned and gave her mum a disapproving gaze.

"Auntie, I admit I have an enormous appetite for that, but it was last night that I realised that there is someone out there whose appetite surpasses mine," Yifeng said, giving Yang Zi an accusing gaze.

"What? Are you saying that it is my Zi Er who mistreated you last night? That is impossible," Mrs Yang said, sarcastically as she turned to face Yang Zi. "Zi Er, tell me he is lying, huh," Mrs Yang urged her to speak to her defence.

"Mum, I don't understand a word that the both of you are saying," Yang Zi immediately feign ignorance of all they just said but her fierce gaze directed at Yifeng who dared to give her away.

"Really?" Mrs Yang asked, doubtfully. "Do you want me to say it in words that the kids will understand? I believe you don't want that, right," Mrs Yang threatened.

"Ok, mum. I will talk," Yang Zi conceded defeat, when she realised that she was at a disadvantage now that Yifeng and her mum took sides.

"Last night was fantastic. All I know is that I enjoy myself, I don't know who mistreated whom," Yang Zi admitted shyly. She could not look at her mum as she spoke.

"Hmm... so you are saying you were so lost in deriving pleasure from him, you did not know whose appetite surpassed the other? You are not saying this to protect him from getting scolded, right?" Mrs Yang teased, not willing to drop the topic seeing how shy her brave daughter was acting. She could not resist the urge to tease her more.

"Mum, please stop it. You are making me blush talking about this. Since Feng is brave enough to accuse me, then I bet he is bold enough to answer your question so ask him," Yang Zi said, shifting her gaze to the two kids still playing.

"Mi Er, I brought some food for Chen. Help him get it from the table over there," Yang Zi said, pointing her index finger at the glass table close to the bedside.

"Thank you, Sister Zi Er. I have always known that you are the one who loves me most," Chen said, smiling at her.

"Ok, I will get the food for Chen," Yang Mi said as she quickly left Chen and went to get the food for him. As the elderly talked, Yang Mi and Chen continued to play as they ate.

"Feng, I know you can't stand to part with her for a moment, but I will have to steal her away from you for some minutes," Mrs Yang said, standing up. She signalled Yang Zi to follow her.

"It's Ok Aunt," Yifeng said, staring at them as they walked out of the room.

Yang Zi and her mum walked to the ground floor. They found a long bench in a quiet place in the hospital and sat down staring at patients walking about the hospital. Yang Zi was curious to know what her mum wanted to discuss with her that made bring her all the way to the ground floor.

"Mum, I know you deliberately brought me out here because you don't want Feng to overhear what you want to tell me so what is it you have to discuss with me. You are being so secretive and this scares me," Yang Zi said, as she stared at her mum with keen interest.

"Is Zhao Liying and her friends still causing trouble for you? Don't tell a lie or you will get me worried," Mrs Yang scolded, her expression showed that she will not tolerate any form of lies from her.

"Even when Feng proved my innocence, they still confronted me two days ago and accused me of being a murderer. I had barely controlled myself from punching her that day for accusing me for what we all know she did," Yang Zi said, getting pissed off when she recalled Zhao Liying, Pei Yan and Bai Zihua's confrontation two days ago.

"She did that? Why didn't you tell me so?" Mrs Yang said, alarmed that Yang Zi kept such a big incident from her. She knew how hot tempered Yang Zi is, but with her decision to be on the defensive side, she was afraid that they might have ganged up on her.

"Mum, I have wanted to ask someone this but there is no one who can give me a satisfying answer other than you so let me ask you this. Why do you think Zhao Liying is so cruel to a point where she could not spare little Chen from her schemes?" Yang Zi asked.

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