"Yifeng, don't try to defend her this time around or I will get mad at you. Let me talk some sense into this stubborn daughter of mine," Mrs Yang said, turning to face Yang Zi.

"Did you expect him to reject your offer when you brought it up? Of course, he will agree because it will be his loss if he didn't agree. He likes you too much to reject you or can't you read it in his eyes?" Mrs Yang asked, getting slightly pissed off.

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"When you threw that friendship offer at him, did you even consider his feelings? Do you know how much self-control he will need to muster up whenever he is around you? And do you also know how uncomfortable he will feel whenever you get close to him?" Mrs Yang curiously asked, staring at her eyes for an answer.

"No mum, I didn't give it much thought," Yang Zi replied firmly.

"You should have thought about all this before you asked him to be your friend," Mrs Yang scolded. Yifeng who hasn't seen this side of hers was surprised to see her scold Yang Zi so fiercely.

"But mum, I am just asking him to be my friend. Is there anything bad in it and I didn't force him to accept my hand of friendship? He did that willingly," Yang Zi defended herself. Her mum rarely scolded her, but she has scolded her twice now because of Yifeng. She was not happy with this development.

"Just accept that what you did is wrong. I have told you countless times to cut off all ties with him if you don't have an ounce of feelings for him, so why are you still troubling the young man?," Mrs Yang asked.

"I am fine with her not liking me but please don't tell her to cut off all ties with me. I don't think I will be able to handle the heartbreak," Yifeng spoke up. Mrs Yang could see the sincerity in his eyes as he spoke. She felt pity for him but there is nothing she could do to help him out.

"Yifeng, I think my daughter is taking your love for granted because of all the attention and love you have shown her. I learned that you didn't talk to her for over a month so I suggest you do the same thing, maybe she will learn some lesson when you do this....,"

"Mum!" Yang Zi remarked, shocked that her mum told Yifeng to ignore her. She knew what she went through during that period, so how could her beloved mother suggest such a thing to Yifeng?

"Yes, you heard me right," Mrs Yang chided.

"Mummy, what are you guys talking about? You look angry" Yang Mi who just snuck up on them asked curiously, turning around to sit down beside her mummy.

"Nothing much baby and it's your elder sister that annoyed me. She doesn't want to give your brother Feng a chance," Mrs Yang said.

"Mum, I thought you liked brother Feng so why are you so hard on him? I like brother Feng, so please don't hurt him anymore, hmm?" Yang Mi said cutely. Yifeng felt so overwhelmed. He didn't know how to thank Yang Mi and Mrs Yang for their help.

"Mi Er, not you too. You and mum have always taken my side so why are suddenly switching sides. I am hurt," Yang Zi said faking a pained look but Yang Mi and her mum could see through her acting.

"Stop acting so pitiful when you know that you are wrong," Mrs Yang said. She stood up and headed towards the kitchen. They all followed her into the kitchen.

"Yifeng, I want to prepare breakfast. I hope you don't have any allergies?" Mrs Yang asked, bringing down the cooking utensils.

"There is none that I am aware of and Mrs Yang, how about you leave the preparation of breakfast to me and Yang Zi while you rest? I mean, you must be tired," Yifeng suggested.

"Brother Feng, do you know how to cook? My classmates often say that men suck at cooking," Yang Mi asked innocently. She only relayed what she heard.

"Not all men's cooking is terrible. Take me as an example. I know how to cook pretty well," Yifeng said, lifting her to sit on the kitchen counter.

Since he lost his parents when he was still a teen. He had to look after his little brother whenever his grandparents went on business trips. They had maids, but he was always wary of them so he took it upon himself to learn how to cook and his grandpa and late grandmother encouraged him after realising his zeal.

"I am sure your cooking is terrible too; you are just lying so Mi Er will not laugh at you," Yang Zi interrupted nonchalantly.

"Who says my cooking is terrible? We can compete to see who cooks better if you don't believe me. Mrs Yang and Mi Er will be the judge," Yifeng said confidently. Mrs Yang who knew what Yang Zi was trying to do intervene.

"You are our guest so you don't have to trouble yourself with the cooking and don't let Zi Er take pleasure in provoking you. I bet she just wants to have a taste of your dishes that is why she is provoking you to cook," Mrs Yang teased smiling as she continued with what she was doing. Yang Mi and Yifeng both turned and gave Yang Zi suspicious glances.

"Mum, why are you doing this to me? You know what you said is not correct," Yang Zi said, feeling wronged.

"Yifeng, you and Mi Er should go to the sitting room while Zi Er and I will take care of preparing breakfast," Mrs Yang said urging them to go. They would all keep on talking, thereby delaying preparing breakfast. That is why she sent them out of the kitchen.

While Yang Zi and her partners were busy playing and joking in her apartment. They were not aware of the fact that Shiyi and Shui Shui were going crazy searching for her. Since the moment he woke up and found out that early morning that Yang Zi was gone, he went berserk combing all the nooks and cranny of the City looking for her.

When he checked the CCTV cameras close to the outskirts of the City where the warehouse was located, he didn't see her car pass through that route. What made him go crazier was that none of the tracking devices he gave her was functioning. Shui Shui called Li's Empire to enquire Yang Zi, but they informed her that Yang Zi was on sick leave.

"What the heck is going on here?" Shiyi shouted, hitting the centre table. Shui's heart almost leapt out of her chest when he suddenly hit the table. She felt so terrible for Shiyi. She knew that Shiyi would have put his life on the line to make sure he rescued Mi Er for Yang Zi's sake, but that Yang Zi tricked them by drugging their drinks did not go down well with them, especially Shiyi. She couldn't fathom the severity of his heartbreak right now.

"Shiyi, calm down. I am sure nothing bad has happened to Zi Er," Shui Shui said, scared to get closer to Shiyi.

"Calm down?" Shiyi asked angrily. "How can I calm down when I don't even know the whereabouts of Zi Er? She compensated all her men for the years they worked for her after the revenge plan was executed and I am sure she went there to confront those hoodlums alone, so give me one reason I should calm down?" Shiyi asked, pacing back and forth in the sitting room.

"You know getting this worked up will not do you any good right? And don't forget what Zi Er will do if she sees you like this. We are her best friends, don't let other emotions get attached to that because it will ruin our friendship if she learns about those emotions you have hidden for so long," Shui Shui warned sternly.

"Our friendship? She has ruined it by this single act of hers," Shiyi said coldly. "I should have known she was up to some mischief when she acted strangely yesterday. I regret drinking that juice. All this wouldn't have happened had it not being because of the glass of drugged juice. How can Yang Zi be so heartless towards us?" Shiyi asked. There was no sign of calming down on his expression.

"I know she wasn't the one that drove her car to her apartment last night, but how about we check up on her there? Maybe she got hurt last night, that is why she couldn't drive. You know how secretive that best friend of ours is, I bet she is trying to hide the fact that she got injured from us," Shui Shui suggested. Shiyi thought a bit about the possibility that Shui Shui's assumptions were right. He quickly grabbed his car keys.

"Come, let's go," Shiyi said heading towards the exit. Shui Shui tried to keep up with his pace.

"Let me do the driving. You are not in your right frame of mind to drive," Shui Shui said, snatching the car key from him.