"What should I call a lady who goes after a man knowing that he was already engaged? Should I call her a wh*re or sl*t instead? Would you prefer if I call her that?" Zhao Liying asked, just to make Mrs Yang furious.

Throw that glass of water on me and scream at me. I won't flinch even though you throw that glass cup at me as long as I have the full footage of you assaulting me in public.

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Zhao Liying thought, smiling maniacally.

"Talking to you is a waste of my precious time and breathe so I will leave you to your stubbornness," Mrs Yang said, standing up to leave. She didn't take up to three steps before she walked back to the table and sat down on her previous chair.

"Let me give you a warning, Zhao Liying, don't you dare as much as lay a hand on my Zi Er because I won't let it slide just like I did nine years ago. I can be the nicest person but also the most vicious person if you touch what is precious to me. I am warning you now so you won't say I am cruel," Mrs Yang said fiercely. She stood up to leave, but Zhao Liying's next words stopped her on her track.

"Mrs Yang, I learned she is not your daughter so, why are you so protective of a lady who isn't related to you? I wonder where you picked her from. I bet her birth mother must have also been a sl*t for her to have turned out this....,"

"So what if I adopted her? What makes her different from you?" Mrs Yang scoffed, sounding unaffected.

How does this stupid woman remain unfazed despite all my effort to make her furious? Is she a saint or what?

Zhao Liying thought furiously.

"I bet you are angry and jealous that an adopted lady like her is a much better lady than you in everything. You have turned yourself into an obsessed being because you don't want to accept reality. You claim to be all-mighty yet, you are nothing. I really pity what you have turned that pure-hearted girl I once met in the past into," Mrs Yang said. She walked away without looking back.

"Come on baby, let's go," Mrs Yang said, grabbing Mi Er's hands as they both walked towards the exit.

"Since both mother and daughter do not want to listen to my warning, then don't blame me for being vicious," Zhao Liying said, slamming her hand against the wooden table in anger.

Throughout the rest of the day, Yang Zi was all moody, after she met with Mrs Zhao. Yifeng, who noticed this change in her mood, tried to ask her what happened, but she refused to disclose anything to him. She was afraid of making him worry over such a trivial thing.

On Thursday afternoon, a day to Yifeng's birthday, Yang Zi was relaxing on the rooftop after the tedious day's of work when the voice of the lady she detested seeing disrupted the peaceful atmosphere.

"Here you are. I have been searching for you in the entire company, I can't believe you were here," Zhao Liying said, approaching Yang Zi, whose eyes were closed.

Yang Zi slowly opened her eyes when she heard a familiar voice.

"I wish you didn't find me because mere hearing your voice has not only ruined my rest but also my mood," Yang Zi said readjusting herself on the wooden chair. She sat down, resting her back against the chair.

"Do you think I love seeing you? The mere mentioning of your name makes me furious not to mention talking to you so don't feel so proud just because I said I was searching for you," Zhao Liying spoke irritatedly as she stared at Yang Zi's unpleasant expression.

"I had something important to give you, that is why I didn't have any choice but to search all over the company for you," Zhao Liying said, putting her right hand inside her coat.

"Whatever gift you have for me, you can keep it to yourself as long as it is not related to work," Yang Zi said emotionlessly.

"How can I keep this fantastic gift to myself? Seeing you in pain makes me happy, so how can I miss the chance to see you hurt?" Zhao Liying said, smirking devilishly. Without wasting a second, she brought out a black voice recorder from her coat pocket and dropped it on the chair close to where Yang Zi was sitting down.

"Whatever gift you have for me, I don't have any interest in it so you can keep it to yourself," Yang Zi said, sternly standing up to leave.

"Yes, I love Zi Er more than you can ever imagine, but do you know the difference between my love for Zi Er and yours? My love for her is genuine unlike yours which have graduated into obsession," the recorder played the words Shiyi told Zhao Liying thee day he ran into her in the cafe.

Yang Zi halted when she heard the familiar voice of her best friend playing on the recorder. She turned and threw Zhao Liying a murderous glare when she realised what the evil lady was up to.

"You also think that his words are so heartwarming, right?" Zhao Liying said, holding her chest with a pitiful expression.

"Even I got moved to tears when I heard his confession. I couldn't help but feel hurt on his behalf for foolishly falling in love with a heartless lady like you?" Zhao Liying said, strolling towards Yang Zi.

"How could you be so cruel not to reciprocate his feelings when he had always loved and protected you?" Zhao Liying asked, smiling inwardly when she saw Yang Zi's angry expression.

"Can you imagine the severity of the pain he went through while watching you act all lovey-dovey with another man? Can you imagine how many times he attempted to commit suicide for being such a failure...,"

"Keep quiet or I will be forced to shut that mouth for you if you continue talking," Yang Zi ordered fiercely. The chilliness of her voice was so overwhelming. Zhao Liying was forced to keep quiet when Yang Zi started approaching her.

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