"Who?" Yifeng asked curiously, as he turned around to stare at the entrance.

"Grandpa!" Yifeng remarked in surprise. He found it hard to believe that his Grandpa who hated attending social gatherings came to his birthday party. They both went to meet Grandpa Li.

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"Grandpa, why didn't you tell me you were coming?" Yifeng asked when he reached where he was standing, greeting his old business associates.

"It wouldn't have been a surprise anymore if I had told you about my intention to be here. And thank Zi Er for this because I wouldn't have come if she didn't ask me to attend the party," Chairman Li said.

"Zi Er asked you to be here?" Yifeng asked, stunned that Yang Zi never mentioned about meeting his Grandpa.

"Yes, she said my presence here will make you extremely happy. She also told me that her greatest dream was to make you the happiest man on earth on your birthday. Her words moved me. I never told her I will attend the party because I wanted it to be a surprise to her," Chairman Li said, smiling as he walked further into the hall.

"She really made a lot of efforts to make me happy. Too bad she is not here to witness how happy she has made me," Yifeng said, his once cheerful expression dampening.

"She is not here? What happened? Don't tell me you made her upset, that is why she didn't come?" Chairman Li asked, throwing him an accusing gaze.

"Grandpa, you know that I can never make Zi Er upset. She fell ill that is why she couldn't make it to the party," Yifeng quickly defended himself.

"She fell ill at the last minute? How is that possible?" Grandpa asked in astonishment. Knowing Yang Zi's temperament very well, he knew that even though she was bedridden, she would have still forced herself to attend the party so, he did not understand why she wasn't here.

"Hello Grandpa Li, I am thrilled to see you here. I hope you are doing fine," Su Jin who was quietly listening to their conversation spoke up.

"Su Jin, its so nice to see you after months of not setting my eyes on you. I thought you have forgotten about my existence since you and your best friend teamed up not to visit me. If not for Zi Er's constant pestering, I would have long forgotten how my eldest Grandson looked like," Grandpa Li exaggerated, shifting his gaze to Su Jin.

"Grandpa, you don't have to sound so upset. Not visiting wasn't deliberate, I just had a lot of workloads...,"

"That is the excuse the both of you always give. Why do you both always have so many excuses when Zi Er always made it a point of duty to visit me? Can't you both be half as caring as Zi Er?" Chairman Li said, taking turns in staring at the both of them.

"Grandpa, as you know Zi Er is naturally caring....,"

"Are you saying....,"

The sudden uproar in the hall because of the entrance of a guest prevented Grandpa Li from scolding Su Jin and Yifeng further.

"That must be Shui Shui," Su Jin remarked, beaming as he instantly turned around to see what caused the sudden loud chattering in the grand hall.

"Yeah, you are right," Yifeng exclaimed when he got a glimpse of Shui Shui whose presence had garnered a lot of attention.

"She looks so beautiful in that white glittering dress," Su Jin said, his gaze glued on Shui Shui.

"Yeah, she looks beautiful. Whatever my Zi Er chooses is always the best. Her fashion sense is always top-notch," Yifeng remarked, staring at the white dress Yang Zi picked on the day they went for shopping.

"You are right. The first day I set my eyes on Zi Er, she was wearing a white dress like this one. She reminds me so much of someone I knew in the past," Chairman Li said, smiling when he reminisced about the past.

"Zi Er reminded you of someone? Who is that?" Yifeng asked curiously. His Grandpa's words made him recall just how much his grandfather loved Yang Zi. He treated her as though she was his granddaughter, which was unlike the way he treated others.

"She looks so much like Butler.....,"

"Hi, Feng," Shui Shui's pleasant voice interrupted Grandpa Li from completing his sentence.

"Shui Shui, you look gorgeous as always. I could barely take my eyes off you," Yifeng complimented, as he walked closer towards her and embrace her.

"Shouldn't those compliments be for Zi Er? She will get jealous if she learns that you complimented me with such flavoury words," Shui Shui said, smiling as she pulled out of his embrace.

"She isn't here with us, so how will she know about my compliment if you, Jin, and I don't tell her?" Yifeng said playfully.

"You are so silly," Shui Shui replied, grinning.

"Happy birthday, it's so nice to have you as my friend," Shui Shui said. Her cheerful expression turned to a shocked one when she realised that Yifeng had other companies.

"Hello, Chairman Li. It is such a pleasure to finally meet you. Meeting you here, one of my long-time dreams has been fulfilled," Shui Shui said, smiling as she extended her hands to him for a handshake.

"I know you. You are Qing's family only heiress, Qing Shui, Yang Zi's best friend, right?" Chairman Li asked curiously.

"Wow! So Chairman Li knows who I am? I feel extremely honoured," Shui Shui said, smiling brightly.

"I also know that you are my little Chen's number one female idol. No day passes without him talking about you," Chairman Li said, smiling at the excited young lady.

"That is so nice of him. I guess I should thank Chen the next time we meet for speaking so favourably of me in your presence," Shui Shui said, letting go of Grandpa Li's hands.

"You will be able to do that soon. He came with me but he didn't come in with me because he was waiting for Mi Er," Chairman Li said, sitting down on a chair close by.

"Shui Shui, I feel so hurt that you completely forgot about me after you set eyes on Grandpa," Su Jin who was completely ignored, said, sounding hurt.