"And you will end up calling me a cruel witch if that ever happens and I definitely don't want that so I will accept it. If ever I fall in love with you, which I am sure it will never happen, I will definitely shower you back with plenty of gifts to make up for the ones I couldn't give you," Yang Zi said, forcing a smile on. She collected the gift from him.

"You might think it is impossible for you to fall for me but I am certain that day is very close. I am looking forward to it," Yifeng said, giving her a warm hug. He hugged her as if his entire life depended on it. He was scared that all that happened today was just a dream. He sniffed her feminine scent. An explosion of floral scents is all he could perceive.

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"Jasmine, rose and another unfamiliar flower scent," Yifeng said, refusing to let go of her.

"What are you talking about?" Puzzled, Yang Zi asked. She didn't even make any attempt to pull out of his embrace. It looked like she was enjoying every bit of their intimate moment, but she will never admit it.

"You smell so nice. A blast of floral scents. I could only pinpoint two flower scents but the last scent is hard to differentiate," Yifeng said, finally letting go of her.

"Oh, you are talking about my perfume," Yang Zi asked in realisation. "It's a combination of three flower scents ranging from rose, Jasmine and the last flower scent you couldn't pinpoint is the unique scent of freesia. The combination of these three fantastic flowers gives the perfume its unique scent. I fell in love with the feminine scent the day I came across it," Yang Zi explained, beaming. Yifeng could not resist smiling along with her.

"What is the name of the perfume?" Yifeng asked seriously.

"The name is Viktor & Rolf flowerbomb perfume," Yang Zi replied smiling, but her expression changed to a surprised one when Yifeng shook his head as if he was noting what she said.

"Why are you acting so suspicious and why did you want to know the name of my perfume?" Yang Zi asked, throwing suspicious glances at him.

"I am going to buy the entire brand for you since you love it," Yifeng said nonchalantly typing something on his phone. Yang Zi sneaked a peep at his phone to see what he was up to.

"You are not serious, right?" Yang Zi asked, holding his hand. She stopped him from forwarding the text message to the recipient.

"I am damn serious," Yifeng said seriously, staring at her. He loved the feeling of her body against his.

"I won't ever talk to you again if you do that," Yang Zi threatened sternly.

"I know you won't," Yifeng said, instantly pecking her on her cheeks. He walked to his car before Yang Zi could snap out of the shock he just gave her.

"Goodnight, you look so adorable acting like that. I won't see you off today. See you tomorrow," Yifeng said, smiling before he zoomed off.

"He keeps taking advantage of me. I wonder how I should repay him for always corrupting my innocent mind," Yang Zi assumed, staring at where his car was parked some moments ago.

"I can't help but think he looks so cute every time he acts so naughty," Yang Zi said before she entered her car and zoomed off too. A few minutes later, Yang Zi felt as if she was being followed. She became alarmed when she realised this. To confirm her doubts, she instantly sped up to see whether the black car would still follow her. She quickly dialled Shiyi's lines when she confirmed her doubts. Lonely Shiyi who was alone in the darkroom drinking looked at the caller ID when his phone rang. The only light that illuminated the room was from the screens on the wall. He quickly cleared his throat before answering the call.

"Hello baby, how are you?" Shiyi replied meekly. His voice sounded mellow and filled with sadness.

"I am doing great but I guess that is not the same as you. You sound sad, which is so unlike my usual jovial big bro. Is everything Ok?" Yang Zi asked momentarily, forgetting why she called him.

"Will you be my girlfriend? For some unknown reason, I feel so lonely and sad. I think my hormones are acting up. For the first time I desperately need the company of a lady," Shiyi said, sounding so depressed.

"And you will seriously take me as your girlfriend if I accept your proposal?" Yang Zi asked playfully.

"Yeah with arms wide open," Shiyi said smiling when he realised the nonsense he had just said to his beloved Zi Er.

"I am sorry for acting up. I don't know what is wrong with me," Shiyi apologised, dropping the glass of wine on the table.

"You don't have to apologise. I know you didn't mean it. You are my big bro, I can't imagine myself suddenly becoming your girlfriend," Yang Zi replied playfully.

"Yeah, you are right. We are practically brothers after the years we have spent with each other," Shiyi forced himself to joke. He didn't want to bother her.

"Your tone earlier seems like you needed a favour from me, so say it," Shiyi ordered brightening up.

"Shiyi, I feel like someone is tailing me again. I am getting uncomfortable with this. As you know it has been going on for a week now," Yang Zi complained, glancing at the side mirror to see whether the black car was still following her.

"Zi Er, there is something I have been hiding from you for a while now...,"

"And what is that?" Yang Zi interrupted sharply. She was curious to know how what he was hiding had anything to do with the person tailing her.

"I checked who tailed you the last time you told me about this mysterious person following you all about, but I hid the information from you," Shiyi spoke in between his teeth. He did not know how Yang Zi would react when she found out the information he hid from her.

"Hearing you sound so suspicious, I guessed you knew who it was. Say it," Yang Zi ordered sternly.

"Out of the many times I checked it was Yifeng that tailed you but I am uncertain about who is following you at the moment but let me check. I am already in our secret spot, so give me a minute," Shiyi said. From the sounds of keyboard typing, she knew he was already at work.

"Yifeng was the one? Why didn't you tell me that?" Yang Zi was startled at this shocking realisation. Here she thought Yifeng was mad at her when, in reality, he wasn't.

"I didn't want to get your hopes high about this whole thing besides if he was man enough he should have told you straight to your face what you did wrong instead of protecting you in the dark. I was mad at him for punishing you in such a cruel manner, that is why I punished him too on your behalf. You can punish me however you want, but I don't regret what I did," Shiyi said firmly. "I love you Zi Er and I don't want to see you hurt at the end of all this," Shiyi added calmly. He knew Yifeng far before Yang Zi even started working in his company. He knew about his reckless lifestyle with women. He was aware that a guy like him can never be trusted. He did not know why he kept feeling that his beloved Zi Er will get hurt if she gives in to his demand.

"What you did is not a big deal now because Yifeng and I have settled. We are on good terms now," Yang Zi said excitedly. Shiyi could feel the excitement in her voice.

"Don't fall too deep or you will get seriously hurt," Shiyi advised. Within a minute, the image of a busy road suddenly popped up on all the screens. He continued typing to look for other details on the mysterious black tinted car.

"Girl, I think you should be very careful from today onwards. I have looked up the plate number of the car and I found out that the car is a stolen car. The owner of the car reported the car as stolen a month ago. This tells us that the group of people tailing you is not to be underestimated. Nothing about them looks ordinary, so protect yourself," Shiyi narrated, still typing on his keyboard.

"If you couldn't find any information about them this shows tackling them will not be an easy feat. I will see what I can do on my part. Thank you for your help," Yang Zi said, increasing the speed of the car. She was trying to see whether she could cut them off her tail.

"Happy Valentine's day. I am sorry I couldn't spend it with you and Shui Shui like we normally did," Yang Zi replied, not staring at the busy road.

"Watch out Zi Er," Shiyi screamed, seeing a truck approaching Yang Zi's car at a top speed. He instantly stood up to his feet. His heart pounded hard. It felt like it would leap out of his chest. He subconsciously held his breath as he stared at the screens.