"I understand. Let's get some fresh air. I bet the car must feel stuffy for you," Yifeng said, opening the driver's seat door.

"Come, let's tour this beautiful flower path," Yifeng suggested. He offered her his hand, and she leaned on it without thinking twice. They took a walk along the narrow path whose both sides were surrounded by beautiful flowers.

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"How are you feeling now?" Yifeng asked as they both walked down the flowery path.

"I feel refreshed. The only problem I have is that the night breeze is freezing," Yang Zi said, shivering. From how windy the entire place was, she knew it was going to rain soon.

"You are cold?" Yifeng asked when he saw her gritting teeth. He removed his black jacket and covered her.

"Aren't you feeling cold too, so why are you giving me your jacket?" Yang Zi asked, trying to remove the coat, but Yifeng stopped her from doing so.

"Even though I feel cold its doesn't matter. I can handle falling sick but my heart aches whenever I see you ill so I prefer being the one to fall sick rather than you," Yifeng said, forcing a smile at her. The entire place was chilly.

"You prefer falling sick? What kind of stupid phenomenon is that?" Yang Zi asked seriously as she stopped walking. She turned and face him.

"Why are you so good to me? You are way too good for me. My heart aches sometimes whenever I see you treat me in this manner," Yang Zi said, her tone mellowed. The flower path was dimly lit, so Yifeng couldn't guess what was running through her mind.

"In love, there is no such thing as principles or phenomenon. We do things according to how our heart directs us instead of following norms or principles," Yifeng said, touching her freezing face with his right hand. "However, I treat you is how my heart tells me to do and as far as I can remember, I have never regretted doing what my heart tells me to do," Yifeng said meekly. His feelings for Yang Zi started as a plaything. He tried denying it so many times. He even mistreated her to see whether his feelings would go away, but his heart always refused to listen to his instructions. He only felt alive again when he confessed his feelings to her. His heart always bled whenever she rejected him, but he never let his pain impede his feelings for her.

"News had it you never believed in love. Jin, Wen Min and Yuan Quan both confirm those words to be true. So can you tell me why and how you come about liking me? Apart from being extraordinarily beautiful, I can't think of what made you like me," Yang Zi said. They paid less attention to the rain, which started showering.

"Yeah, you are damn correct that you are exceptionally beautiful. In fact, I got mesmerised by your beauty and elegance the first time you set foot into my office, but that is not the major reason I fell in love with you. Your kindness touched my heart. You are the kindest person the world has ever seen. It's a quality that is scarce. You are a rare gem so I couldn't resist falling for you no matter how hard I tried," Yifeng said, smiling admirably at her.

"Did you just say I am kind-hearted? Don't you recall what that mafia leader told you? I am a coldhearted witch. That is what he said if you can't recall," Yang Zi corrected him. She had done a lot of terrible things, but the only thing she never did was selling her soul to the devil. She wouldn't have been able to look those she loved in the eye if she let her pain control her sense of reasoning.

"You are not a coldhearted witch like he said, you are Angel human sent to mankind. I know almost every good deed you did back in the States. How you helped the oppressed, how you gave justice to those who suffered injustice. How you forsake your safety so many times just to help others. You helped them in the dark without them knowing. Who in this world apart from you will do that?" Yifeng asked rhetorically. Yang Zi was perplexed. She knew how thorough Yifeng was in everything, but it never occurred he knew her double lifestyle back in the States. What stunned her most was the fact that he still foolishly liked her after knowing how terrible of a person she is.

"Your selfless love made me vow never to let such a rare gem leave my sight for a day," Yifeng said passionately. He wished he could look directly into her eyes.

"No matter how good you try to paint them, we both know that what I did is bad," Yang Zi said, trying her best not to shed tears again.

Even before her sister died, she hated witnessing injustice. Her lovely sister's death ignited her hatred for injustice. After she went through such a horrific childhood, she vehemently promised herself never to let the unjust have a peaceful night's sleep. That is why she took a drastic step back then in Harvard University to help those who didn't have people to seek for help. Just for them and for her quest for revenge. She learnt martial arts. When she perfected the arts, she swore into her action. With her two friends help, she became an invisible guardian Angel to so many people.

"Yeah, it is bad, but you did it for a good reason. For every bad person you killed, you saved a thousand generations. And the most marvellous thing is that you have changed. You are a new being," Yifeng said, smiling at her. He wanted to bring up the Zhou's case, but he knew he will ruin her day. What he wanted to really say to her was that he admired her so much. A person who went back on her principle and let the person who killed her dearest sister live is not a coldhearted witch. They should have given her the title of an ANGEL for sponsoring the assailant's family abroad.

"Why do you always twist everything around? You justified everything I did as good," Yang Zi said as she resumed walking. "Do you know what I think you are right now?" Yang Zi asked. She halted again.

"That I am such a charming person and also an ideal husband," Yifeng guessed, staring at her anxiously.

"You are a fool for liking me because I am not a rare gem like you said," Yang Zi said, before she started walking again. Since she was still holding his arm, he had to reluctantly follow her.

"You think I am a fool? That is not fair," Yifeng said after he got over his astonishment. "You should be thrilled that I am a fool for you. I am every lady's dream man," Yifeng said, pretending to be upset. He wasn't angry that she insulted him. He knew that she was indirectly telling him he was too good for her.

"I know it hurts, but I am telling you this because you are my friend. I want the best for you and I know you have better options other than setting your mind on me," Yang Zi said carefreely.

"There may be better options, but you are the one I want. I want nobody but you," Yifeng said, as he suddenly stopped walking.

"No matter how hard you try to make me change my mind, you know you can never change what my heart wants. My heart wants you, nobody else. It always beats rapidly whenever I am with you. You are the only lady who makes me feel this way. You can verify it for yourself if you think I am lying," Yifeng said, instantly placing her right hand on his chest. Yang Zi's eyes widened in amazement when she felt how fast his heart beat. It felt as if it was going to leap out of his chest.

"Your heart sure beats fast. How do you control it?" Yang Zi asked seriously. She felt that way many times whenever she was with him. At that very moment, her heart was beating at the same rate as his, but she could never tell him that. She wanted to know whether there are ways she could control her heart from throbbing so hard.

"There are no ways to cure lovesickness. Even the best scientists in the world have not yet found a remedy for that heart disease. Lovesickness is incurable. My heart will continue to beat this way for you for eternity," Yifeng said, walking closer to her. They were directly standing under the streetlight so he could see her eyes.

"Are you implying you are lovesick?" Yang Zi asked in disbelief. "I am lovesick? That is impossible. I bet he is just spouting nonsense," Yang Zi thought.

Yifeng could read uncertainty through her eyes. He wished he could read her mind to know what exactly she was uncertain about that she needed to confirm.

"Yang Zi, do you like me?" Yifeng asked curiously. He slowly closed the gap between them.