"I know you had many women in the past, but I don't give a damn about that because i have already marked you as mine in this lifetime. I may not have been your first woman but I want to be the last one spending the rest of my life with you and just know, I won't receive NO for an answer," Yang Zi said, smiling bewitchingly at him.

"I won't also take NO for an answer. If you say NO, I will kidnap and lock you up as my prisoner forever. As my prisoner, I will make sure that the first person your eyes meet when you wake up is me and I will spoil you with all the good things of life. I will do this until you fall madly in love with me. Even though you lock me up as your prisoner after I achieve my aim, there will not be any objection from me since you are mine regardless of what you do," Yifeng said, beaming at her.

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"Hahaha.... I don't mind being your prisoner for an eternity as long as you are not an unfaithful master," Yang Zi said, bursting into a deafening laughter. The couple continued chatting and teasing each other for a long time.

Later that night, around 7:00pm, in a restaurant, a man and a woman sat opposite each other. Shiyi had specifically booked the entire restaurant so he would have an interrupted conversation with his date.

"Wen Min, about standing you up on the day of Zi Er's accident. I am sorry....,"

"Don't you dare apologise, I will get so furious with you if you apologise to me just one more time today," Wen Min threatened furiously.

On the day of Yang Zi's accident, he had asked Wen Min out on a date. They were supposed to watch a movie first and then come to the restaurant to have their dinner. Although Wen Min knew it wasn't an actual date, she couldn't help but feel so delighted that Shiyi mustered up the courage for the first time to ask her out on a date.

Shiyi too was excited about the date, but his mood changed drastically the moment he saw a picture of Yang Zi acting so intimately with Yifeng when he was scrolling through his pictures on the phone. The picture had made him reminisce about the past. The past where he was the closest man to Yang Zi, the past where there was no Yifeng to compete with him for her attention and love. Because of the terrible mood he was in, he had taken the rest of the day off work.

After driving aimlessly for over twenty minutes, he did not know how he got to their hideout. The hideout which held many fantastic memories of the three of them together. While all this was going on, he had totally forgotten about the lady who was eagerly looking forward to their first official date together.

He had entered their hideout with mixed feelings. When he stepped foot into the now lifeless sitting room, which used to be so lively when it was just the three of them, all the memories they made within the past three years in there came rushing back to him. The intense emotion overwhelmed him. He couldn't help but shed some tears when he realised he lost the first woman he ever loved because of his foolishness. After taking a tour around the vast Mansion, he came back to the sitting room with Yang Zi's pillow in his hand. While weeping silently over his great lost, he did not know how he fell asleep while hugging the red and white coloured pillow tightly to himself. It was Yang Zi's distress call that woke him up.

Thinking back now, although he disappointed Wen Min, he was still thrilled that he dropped by at their hideout that day. He could not imagine what would have happened to his best friend if he wasn't there that night to lend her a helping hand.

"Wen Min, I will continue feeling very terrible for standing you up for several hours that day. I will not be at peace with myself if I don't sincerely apologise to you so please for conscience's sake let me apologise for my wrongdoings," Shiyi said.

"I want you to continue feeling bad for always being a jerk whenever it comes to me. Who knows, you might slowly fall in love with me because of this?" Wen Min joked, but her jokes lacked a sense of humour.

"You know that is not possible," Shiyi replied, feeling so guilty that he can't reciprocate her love for him.

"Shiyi, nothing is impossible. You just have to decide to let go. I know it will not be easy, but with a little effort combined with your determination, giving up on your love for Zi Er isn't impossible," Wen Min said, in a mellowed tone.

"Don't get me wrong, I am not saying all this because I want you to love me back, but your happiness is what I am solely after. Even though my therapy works and you end up not loving Zi Er but love someone else, as a friend I will still cheer for you with a broad smile on even though I am hurting within," Wen Min said coolly.

"Wen Min....," Shiyi was lost at words to say to comfort her.

When he had told her to be his emotional therapist and friend, he didn't know how hard it will be on Wen Min but after so many interactions; he got to realise that Wen Min was hurt twice than he was each time he got hurt. Although she never complained of how much she was hurt each time she sees him in pain, her eyes always said it all. He felt terrible seeing her in pain.

I know I love Zi Er very much, but is my love for her worth me hurting the woman who loves me so much? The woman who has done nothing but loved and fought for my happiness?

Shiyi thought, his gaze focused on Wen Min, who was smiling at him. He knew that behind that beautiful smile lied an explainable pain.