Shi Enxi didn''t know what Fan Xiao Yao wanted to talk about but as soon as her mother-in-law left, she called her friend.

    "What do you want to talk about?" Was the first thing that came out of Shi Enxi''s lips the moment the call went through.

    Fan Xiao Yao was quiet for a while on the other side. Shi Enxi could feel her hesitation. She was always like this whenever she was bothered by something. Fan Xiao Yao would always turn quiet.

    "If you''re not going to talk then I might as well end this call, don''t you think so?" It was not like Shi Enxi was impatient but it was her way of making her friend spill the beans out.

    A sigh was heard and was followed by a soft, weak voice, "I... I don''t know what to do, Xiao Xi..."

    "What happened?"

    Once again, Fan Xiao Yao became quiet but after a few seconds, small sobs were heard on the other line. It was as if Fan Xiao Yao was trying to restrain herself from crying out loud.

    "Xiao Yao?" This time Shi Enxi was worried for real. "Does have something to do with your visitation at the hospital?" This was the only possible reason she could think of. If Fan Xiao Yao was fine then the doctor wouldn''t have asked for her to come back for another check-up, right? She only realized this now. The doctor could have asked Fan Xiao Yao to come back just so he could confirm something.

    The woman on the other line choked her sobs. She didn''t say anything. She could not talk properly this time and it only confirmed Shi Enxi''s speculation about her.

    "I''ll come and see you. Don''t do anything stupid, okay? I''ll come and get you. Where are you?"

    But before Fan Xiao Yao could even answer her, a kick disrupted her and was heard by Shi Enxi on her side.

    "Xiao Yao? Are you alright?" Huang Li''s voice was heard.

    Shi Enxi didn''t need to know where she was anymore. Fan Xiao Yao was at home and that''s where she was going. Something must have happened to her. She was sure of it.

    ...

    When she arrived, Shi Enxi saw Hana walking out of Huang Li and Fan Xiao Yao''s place with a dark look in her.

    Huh... So her target in the first place was Fan Xiao Yao and Huang Li''s relationship? Could she be one of those women who d.e.s.i.r.ed to break a relationship? Did she have feelings for Huang Li?

    It was not her problem but Shi Enxi knew that she needed to do something about it. Both Fan Xiao Yao and Huang Li were important people to her and she was not going to allow someone to destroy their relationship.

    After Shi Enxi made sure that Hana wouldn''t be coming back, she went out of her car and headed straight towards the house. She didn''t have to ring the doorbell or knock. The door was unlocked so she invited herself in.

    Fan Xiao Yao was either locked inside her room or the bathroom. As Shi Enxi was about to climb the stairs she saw Huang Li standing by the end, looking all troubled.

    "Xiao Xi?" He was surprised when he saw her there.

    "Is Xiao Yao upstairs?"

    "Yes... She didn''t want to talk to anyone." He sighed heavily and was worried about his wife. He even thought of breaking down the door but he didn''t.

    "She didn''t want to talk to you." She climbed and walked past him and was about to head to their room but her arm was grabbed by him.

    "What do you mean?" He asked with a frown.

    "She will tell you whatever''s bothering her yourself once she''s ready. For now, wait." She didn''t know what was bothering Fan Xiao Yao as well so she said this as an excuse.

    Huang Li''s lips were stretched into a thin line. He couldn''t bear to see his wife this way but Shi Enxi was right. Whatever''s bothering Fan Xiao Yao, she would tell him once she calmed down. If there was someone who could help her, it was none other than Shi Enxi so he released her arm, allowing him to walk towards their room.

    Shi Enxi reached out for the doorknob and tried to twist it but it was locked so she knocked, "Xiao Yao, it''s me. Unlock the door."

    A few seconds after, a click was heard and the door was pulled open with Fan Xiao Yao looking at her with her red and puffy eyes, a bandage wrapped around her head.

    Shi Enxi frowned deeply when she saw her injured head. She took a step in and closed the door behind her, "What happened to your head?"

    Without saying a word, Fan Xiao Yao pounced on her like a child and had another round of crying, "I-I''m infertile, Xiao Xi... I-I can''t have a baby..."

    Shi Enxi stood stiff on the ground, not because of the sudden hug but what she suddenly muttered. She was infertile? That was impossible! How could that happen? Didn''t Lu Xingyan tell her that Fan Xiao Yao had kids with Han Xukun in their past life? So how the hell she become infertile? This was something unexpected.

    "Xiao Yao, calm down..." She hugged her and gently rubbed her back.

    "I can''t have a child... I can''t have a child..."

    "There are still ways on how you can have one, right? Don''t lose hope, Xiao Yao." Just like a mother, she tried her best to soothe her child. All she could do right now was to help her calm down and think at the same on where did things go wrong?

    ...

    "How is she?" Huang Li asked, watching Shi Enxi walk down the stairs.

    "She''s fine now and asleep." She sighed, "I''ll be staying here until she wakes up." She wasn''t able to speak with her and she was sure that Fan Xiao Yao would just end up drowning herself in her sorrow the moment she woke up.

    "Do you want anything to drink?"

    "Wine."

    Huang Li stared at her for a while. He wanted to know what was wrong with his wife. He could feel how distant Fan Xiao Yao was ever since he picked her up in the hospital.

    "Is it about me?" Huang Li asked, clenching his fists. "Or maybe Hana?"

    Shi Enxi stopped in her tracks at the mention of another girl. She turned to him and raised a brow, crossing her arms. "What about Hana?"

    Hearing her question, Huang Li knew that he shouldn''t have said that. It was not about Hana as well.

    "Huang Li, I swear it you''re cheating on Xiao Ya, I''m going to drag you to hell!"

    "I''m not cheating on her." He quickly said in his defense.

    But Shi Enxi continued to glare at him as if she did not believe his words at all.

    "I did not, Xiao Xi. But..." He paused and his eyes was filled with guilt. Even if nothing happened between him and Hana, he considered those few seconds his betrayal. He should have pulled away and yet, he waited there. He never thought that there was going to be another woman who he would end up being drawn to. "Almost."

    "Almost?!" She looked at him in disbelief.

    He flinched at her shriek, making him look away in guilt.

    "You find Hana attractive after getting close to her?!"

    "Please lower down your voice." Huang Li muttered as he took a step towards her.

    She scoffed, taking a step closer to him, and in the next second, she reached out, wrapping her fingers around his neck. "And here I thought your love for her is real."

    "It is!" He grabbed her wrist and this time he glared back at her. "That''s why I''m not going to let my guard down to that woman again."

    She released his neck and scrutinized him. She believed him. The Huang Li she knew wouldn''t cheat on someone he loves. The only problem was Hana.

    No matter how loyal a man is, if a woman knew how to seduce and is crafty enough, then, in the end, the man will end up giving in. Especially now that Fan Xiao Yao couldn''t bear a child, Hana would definitely use that opportunity to poison Huang Li''s mind to make him give in and that was not something Shi Enxi would allow.

    At first, she was planning to wait and let Hana reveal her cards but she didn''t expect that it would be this serious. She didn''t think that she was planning to break up a couple. A couple who happened to be Shi Enxi''s best friends. She planned to wait but it looked like she had to do something about this. She had to do something to protect her friend''s marriage life.

    If that was Hana''s plan then she had to go past her first.

    "I''m going to burn that bitch alive."