Bai Tingxin looked out the window toward the apartment floor Qin Lianyi was staying on.'She's in that apartment right now. What is she doing? Is she still mad that I caused her to be in such a predicament?'"Aren't you going upstairs, Mr. Bai?" the driver asked somewhat curiously."No, I'll just stay here for a while," muttered Bai Tingxin. He still maintained the same sitting posture and looked quietly at the apartment floor through the window. 'Tomorrow... I can clear Lianyi's name tomorrow!'...The next day, news broke out that Gao Manlin had been dating a mystery man for years. She even kept him as a secret lover.They soon found out his identity. He used to be a male stripper in a nightclub. However, he now lived in a luxurious mansion and had people waiting on him when he went out.The reporter even claimed to have followed Gao Manlin for several years and had many photos of Gao Manlin's private meetings with him.Some of them were posted online, of course.In these
The cancelation of the engagement between the two families came as a shock but at the same time, it was also expected. They just did not expect it to happen so soon.Gao Manlin held a press conference on the same afternoon to explain the situation. "Mr. Bai Tingxin and I have already broken up. My boyfriend is the man the media found out about. It was only because of my parents' objection that I consulted Mr. Bai, hoping he could continue to pretend to date me and put on a show to hide it from my parents."Mr. Bai only helped me because my boyfriend and I are truly in love. He hoped that I could get my parents to change their minds."My selfishness caused all this and it has troubled the Bai family. Back then, my parents announced our engagement to the public without our knowledge. Mr. Bai and I had planned to announce that we were breaking off our engagement after some time. We just didn't expect this to happen."I'm so sorry for causing Mr. Bai and Miss Qin Lianyi trouble. I now
Her daughter would not be called a homewrecker if Bai Tingxin and Gao Manlin had already broken up.Mr. Qin said, "Probably. Alright, alright, this should be the end of this matter. We'll ask the bodyguards here when we can go back later.""But if Gao Manlin and Bai Tingxin broke up long ago, does that mean Tingxin is still in love with Lianyi? Lianyi, why don't you and Tingxin—""Mom, didn't I tell you before? It's not gonna happen between us. Forget about it!" Qin Lianyi said quickly, stopping her mother's words.Mrs. Qin could not help but sigh. She was quite fond of Bai Tingxin. Although she was furious that Bai Tingxin dumped her daughter back then, she could not help thinking that Bai Tingxin seemed to still have feelings for her daughter, who had remained single for the past five years."Alright, alright! What's so good about that Bai boy? He dumped Lianyi when she got into that accident. We don't want him even if he's rich and successful now! My daughter will certainly fin
He was wearing a navy blue suit with a black shirt. His bangs were combed back, and he was dressed in the same clothes she had seen in the video earlier today when the reporters surrounded him to interview him.Qin Lianyi suddenly had a rather strange feeling. After all, she had just watched a news video of him during the day. Now, he was right in front of her. The two stared at each other without speaking.After a long time, Qin Lianyi could not help but blink and say to Bai Tingxin, "It's... late.""I know." His magnetic baritone voice filled the room.'He knows? Then why is he still in my room? Okay, it's not really my room since he owns the entire apartment.'"What are you doing here so late?" she asked after hesitating a little."I just wanted to see you," he said. He felt happy just sitting here and watching her sleep.Her sleeping posture was as unattractive as ever. He watched her occasionally grind her teeth and roll about on the bed. It reminded him of their past tog
He approached the bed and suddenly leaned over with both hands on the sides of her body. He looked at her intently. "Qin Lianyi, I've never thought of you as someone I can order around."'I think of you as my everything!’She stared blankly at the face that had suddenly approached her. She met his deep and beautiful eyes. She fell into a trance for a moment before quickly coming to her senses and backing away in panic.However, she was leaning against the headboard of the bed now. There was no more room for retreat. His face got closer to hers. "Lianyi, do you know how much I missed you?"His husky voice had a touch of seduction in it, affecting Qin Lianyi's mood. Qin Lianyi looked away, avoiding Bai Tingxin's eyes. She was scared she could not control herself and would fall for the man again if she saw his eyes up close.He did not seem bothered with her reaction and continued with a husky voice, "For five years, I thought about you and regretted my actions every day. If I had
This melodious voice was his favorite sound. He had been dreaming about it, but now it was telling him the cruelest things!Bai Tingxin's face instantly paled!"Are you sure... you don't love me anymore?" Even his voice became strained, and he spoke every word with difficulty.Qin Lianyi said, "If I still love you, I wouldn't be going on blind dates or trying to date again. I loved you wholeheartedly when we were still dating. But I want a clean breakup. I want to have nothing to do with you after breaking up!""A clean breakup?" He gave a bitter smile. She knew nothing yet told him she wanted a clean breakup. She had no idea what Gao Manlin did after she got injured, much less what he did for her..."What's wrong with that?" she asked."Is it because of Bai Yulai that you don't love me anymore?" he asked. However, before she could answer, he said firmly, "You don't love him. If you did, you wouldn't have reacted the way you did when I kissed you last time."Qin Lianyi's express
"So how can I make it even? Do you want me to sleep with you? Or do you want me to be in another imaginary relationship with you? You can have any woman you want. Why do you have to make it seem as if I'm the only one you want? That’s simply not true. You wouldn't have broken up with me if so," she said sarcastically."What am I to you?" he asked as he stared at her.She met his eyes. "A man I once loved but won't anymore. Because I can suffer some things once but not a second time. You're highly career-driven. You want success and power, but I just want to stay with my husband and children to live a calm, ordinary life."They grew up in different environments, so their relationship had been doomed to fail from the beginning!Bai Tingxin slowly got up when he heard that. One step, two steps... he slowly retreated.The moonlight shone on him through the window.His face was half-lit by the moonlight."You're right. I can have any woman I want, so why does it have to be you?" He l
He longed deeply for that woman.He could have any woman he wanted, but... she had no idea she was the only one he wanted!It was because she was the only one he loved. How could he want another woman when he was only capable of giving her all his affection?His dumping her back then had been a stop-gap measure. He did it without thinking of the future.It was because he had no idea whether he had one or whether he could reclaim the Bai family and bring down the Gao family.He was walking on eggshells at that time. He could not even promise her in secret.For five years, he had secretly kept an eye on her. He knew whatever was going on with her but dared not appear in front of her. All he could do was to endure it!However, he had now gotten all he wanted but she no longer had feelings for him!Bai Tingxin could not help laughing bitterly at himself at the thought of this.It was funny. He had done everything for her, but it was all for nothing. Perhaps the fact that she was s