She was somehow relieved that she didn't pull off the towel from her waist when she came out of the bathroom or she would have felt so embarrassed. She wouldn't have known how to face him if he met her naked.

"You look so delicious," Yifeng blurted out. He felt like hitting his head against the wall when he realised the nonsense he just uttered. He thought she will flare up, but she didn't. She looked as unbothered as she was when he met her half-naked some moment ago.

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"Do I just look delicious?" Yang Zi asked, staring at him. Her heart was racing so fast seeing those passionate eyes. If just a mere stare from him could stir her heart this much, she wondered what she will do if he touched her. She quickly pushed the dirty thoughts off her mind and focused on stabilising her throbbing heart.

"You look gorgeous, fantastic, fabulous and most of all, you look so tempting and irresistible," Yifeng said approaching her. He still approached the already seated Yang Zi, despite knowing he might get into trouble with Yang Zi dressed so seductively.

"You are not looking bad either. You look as handsome and hot as ever," Yang Zi complimented. Her stares never moved away from him for a second since she turned and faced him.

Yifeng's heart skipped when he heard her wonderful compliments.

"You think I am hot and handsome?" Yifeng asked, seizing the opportunity to sit beside her.

"Did you seriously assume I thought you were ugly? I am not blind, Ok?" Yang Zi said, frowning. She stared at his slightly exposed chest, but she quickly removed her gaze from his exposed chest when she saw that her heart was beating uncontrollably. Yifeng could not stop smiling at her. He grabbed the towel from the bed when he noticed her wet hair.

"Let me help you dry your hair. I have always wanted to do this with you, like a sweet loving hubby," Yifeng said, instantly making her face him. He started drying her hair.

"Sweet loving hubby?" Yang Zi asked, raising her head to stare at him. "But too bad you are not my boyfriend, not to mention us being husband and wife."

Yifeng couldn't concentrate on drying her hair when his gaze landed on her exposed cleavage. Her erect nipples bulging out of the white shirt looked so tempting. He gulped hard, closing his eyes to drive away every evil thought off his mind. He already messed up earlier. He didn't want what happened earlier to repeat itself or else she would really stop talking to him and he didn't want that to happen. He sat down after he successfully dried her hair.

"Yang Zi, about what happened between us earlier in the flower path..., "

"Oops, I forgot to apply lotion on my skin," Yang Zi interrupted him. She instantly rushed to the dressing table. The way she acted showed she didn't want to hear what Yifeng had to say.

Yifeng just stared at her. He blamed himself for letting his emotions get the best of him. He didn't know how tough it was to be friends with the woman he loved until he became friends with Yang Zi. It was more difficult than when they were not friends. As their closeness deepened every day, so as it become more difficult for him to control his feelings for her.

"Are you going to keep staring at me like that?" Yang Zi asked as she turned and gave him a stern gaze.

"Oh...," Yifeng said, turning his back on her when realised that she finished unbuttoning the shirt. Yifeng patiently waited for her to finish what she was doing. He spoke up when he noticed that the silence was making him have unhealthy thoughts.

"What does the character JIN on your back represent?" Yifeng asked out of curiosity. "I would never have guessed you had a tattoo on your body if I did not see it earlier," Yifeng said, turning to face stare at her. He completely forgot he wasn't supposed to. His eyes got a glimpse of the tattoo at the lower part of her back yet again.

"No peeping," Yang Zi warned loudly when she realised his gaze was on her.

"Sorry," Yifeng apologised as he turned his back on her again.

"Not to forget my identity," Yang Zi remarked, continuing with what she was doing.

"Not to forget your identity?" Yifeng asked, looking confused. "What are you talking about? I don't get you."

"Didn't you just ask about the tattoo on my back? I am telling you I had it engraved on my back because I didn't want to forget my origin," Yang Zi explained. After being given a new life and identity, just not to forget her sister's unjust death and her vow to avenge her, she had the tattoo engraved on her lower back.

"I can imagine how painful it must have felt," Yifeng said, his tone filled with pains. When his parents died, he searched for ways to forget his pain, and after searching for so long. He finally found joy in being disobedient, but being a delinquent teenager wasn't the best option. He came to realise that in a hard way when he lost an important person in his life.

"The pain can not be compared to my emotional pains back then," Yang Zi said, as she stood up and seductively walked towards where Yifeng was sitting down, still backing her.

"You are approaching me, does that mean you have buttoned up?" Yifeng asked nervously. He feared what he might do to her if perhaps I met her half or fully naked again. His self-control was at the brink of faltering and just one more trigger and he will end up doing something they will both regret.

"Guess," Yang Zi said naughtily. She sat down beside him seductively. She teased his bare chest with her fingers.

"I saw you glaring at me lecherously, so why don't you turn around and check whether I am naked," Yang Zi whispered seductively into his ears. Yifeng jumped up to his feet. He couldn't handle the teasing anymore.

"Yang Zi, please keep a safe distance from me," Yifeng said, moving two steps away from her. He dare not turn around for fear that she might not had button up her shirt.

"Hahaha... You look so funny. If someone told me the almighty Yifeng will scare away from a woman, I wouldn't have believed it," Yang Zi chuckled, shaking her head. Listening to her making fun of him, he quickly guessed she had buttoned up long away but was only lying just to tease him. He turn around and face her.

"Yeah, I wouldn't have believed it myself," Yifeng said, smiling along with her.

"Come and sit down. I have been the one telling you stories about my past, so now I want to hear yours tonight," Yang Zi said, tapping the space beside her.

"Wow... You have decided to sleepover at my Mansion before I even asked," Yifeng said, sitting down beside her excitedly.

"I know what you wanted before you even asked and did you want your beautiful Zi Er to get soaked in the rain on her way back home?" Yang Zi asked cutely. She looked so childish, just like Yang Mi.

"I would rather shield you from the rain rather than let a single drop touch you," Yifeng said cheerfully. "Wait here, I have something for you," Yifeng said excitedly. He hurried to his dressing table and brought out a square-shaped thing wrapped in a blue wrapping paper. The word HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LOVE was boldly written on it.

"A birthday gift for me, right?" Yang Zi asked, pointing her index finger at the thing he was holding.

He only answered her question after he sat down beside her.

"Yeah, I was waiting for the perfect time to give this to you. This is not my only gift. Close your eyes and I will show you my second gift," Yifeng said, handing her the wrapped gift. Yang Zi reluctantly closed her eyes after a few minutes of coaxing from Yifeng. Yifeng brought out a glimmering diamond necklace from his pocket. He admired it for a few seconds before he quietly stood up and helped her to wear the necklace.

"You can open your eyes now," Yifeng said, smiling at her.

"A diamond necklace? Isn't it too much for a birthday gift?" Yang Zi asked, holding the necklace.

"It's too little compared to what I had in mind. Open the wrapped gift," Yifeng ordered. He did not tell her what the necklace he gave her symbolised. He will only reveal what it symbolises the day she confesses her love to him.

Yang Zi wanted to argue, but she kept quiet when she thought about how he would feel.

She slowly unwrapped the first layer and then the second. She was surprised when she saw that it had a third wrapper. Without pulling off the third layer, she felt the gift with her hand.

"A painting?" Yang Zi asked in awe. "You bought a painting for me?"

"Open the last wrapping paper. I really took my time to prepare this gift for you, but I don't know whether it will be up to your taste," Yifeng said, urging her on. Without wasting much time with it, she tore the last layer in one go.

She gawked when she saw the painting Yifeng gave to her.

"Splendid," Yang Zi blurted out in astonishment. She took turns in staring at Yifeng and then at the painting.

"Do you like it?" Yifeng asked anxiously. The idea Li Chen gave him was for him to draw a portrait of Yang Zi. He has been on this for five days. He only finished the painting two days ago.

"Do I like it? No...," Yang Zi said, shaking her head. Yifeng's heart fell when he heard her reply. He couldn't believe that all his sleepless nights were futile. "I don't just like it but I love it. I am in love with," Yang Zi exclaimed, smiling.

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