His cold voice murmured. He wanted more of her. He wanted her to get rid of the fear that remained in his heart.Even though she was alive and well before him, did she know how scared he was earlier? The scene of her nearly falling from the building kept recurring to him!Fortunately, he had caught her!Fortunately, he pulled her back into his arms!Furthermore, she was safe!"Yiran..." he uttered hoarsely. It was as though her name had branded into his bones. It was a name forever engraved in his memory...He swept her damp bangs aside with his fingers and kissed her forehead. "No one can hurt you nor kill you. I won't allow it."He carried her lovingly into the bathroom as he spoke.He washed her body gently. She was still asleep, and her pretty face seemed so delicate under the bathroom's soft lights."Yiran, I'm yours too," he mumbled as he gently dried her body and carried her back to bed.She slept soundly, but he was not yet sleepy.From time to time, the scene of her
When she opened her eyes, there was still panic in them. Upon seeing Yi Jinli's face in front of her, for a moment, she felt as if a lifetime had passed."Jin... Jin..." There was a quiver in her voice.He said, "It's me. I'm sorry I hurt you."She looked at him blankly. Perhaps today's events had caused her to dream of her falling into the sea. It was at this moment that she realized it was just a dream. Five years had passed since she fell into the sea, but she still found it surreal.'Am I really back? Have I really come back to his side?'She shuddered as she reached out her hand, trying to touch his face. However, she stopped in mid-air and was afraid to touch him. It was as if she was scared that everything was just an illusion.Yi Jinli's eyelashes quivered a little. He raised his hand and grabbed Ling Yiran's hand, pressing her palm against his cheek. "What's wrong? Did you have a bad dream?"She drew a long breath, and a wry smile appeared on her lips. "Yes, I had... a
She was really pleased with how Su Wenting and Jin Yaochang ended up."By the way, did Yi Jinli have an expert find that recording?" asked Qin Lianyi."No, Lil Mo found it," said Ling Yiran."Lil Mo?" Qin Lianyi widened her eyes in surprise. "Are children nowadays so skilled?"Zhuo Qianyun was also a little surprised, but because her son was intelligent and precocious as well, she was not as surprised as Qin Lianyi."Yeah, he seems to be good with computers," said Ling Yiran.The three of them sat and chatted at the entrance of Zhuo Qianyun's store. Just then, out of the corners of her eyes, Ling Yiran caught a small figure walking toward the gate of the primary school nearby.Ling Yiran found the figure familiar. It was the little boy named Lil Ci. After all, the boy had impressed her deeply.However, to her surprise, the child was limping."Huh? Why are there no adults accompanying such a young child?" Qin Lianyi could not help asking in confusion after seeing the child.Zh
The little one's skin was bruised, and his beautiful face was also slightly swollen. Ling Yiran could imagine how much more swollen his injuries were a few days ago."Does it hurt?" Ling Yiran crouched down and looked straight at the child in front of her.Although Lil Ci's face was still swollen, his beautiful eyes were staring at the school gate in front of him as though he had not heard Ling Yiran's question.All he cared about was when his sister would be out of school and when he could see her. He did not care about the rest.Ling Yiran raised her hand to touch one of his bruises, but the little one warily avoided her hand."I only want to check your bruises. I mean no harm!" Ling Yiran said quickly.The little one stared at her for a moment before slowly saying, "I don't like you touching me!""Then... Shall I take you to the hospital and let the doctor take a look at your bruises? It'll stop hurting after the doctor treats you," she said."I'm not in pain," the little on
Although she was only seven years old, she was noticeably more precocious than other children. There was wariness and vigilance in her eyes when she looked at Ling Yiran.She knew more about self-protection because of what she had faced in life and was not ignorant like regular children her age."Because my child is about Lil Ci's age. I can't help wanting to help Lil Ci when I see that he’s hurt. Plus, it's not a difficult task to bring Lil Ci to a doctor," said Ling Yiran. She spoke flatly, showing that she had no other intention.The little girl was momentarily silent before turning around to look at the little boy who had been following her. It was as if she was hesitating about something.The little boy said, "Sis, it doesn't hurt.""Even if it doesn't hurt, you're still wounded. Aren’t you limping around?" said the little girl before looking up and saying to Ling Yiran, "Aunt Ling, just give me a minute. I'll be right back to accompany Lil Ci to the hospital with you." Wit
"Who knows? There are all sorts of weird people these days. I've also heard that some people adopt children with certain birth dates to ward off evil spirits for their families," said Qin Lianyi as she curled her lips.Ling Yiran pressed her lips together, seemingly thinking of something.Just then, the little girl ran back. This time, without a bag but a small crossbody pouch. She took the boy's hand and said to Ling Yiran, "Aunt Ling, I'm ready to accompany Ci to the hospital."Ling Yiran smiled. "Okay, let's go."Qin Lianyi shrugged and drove the car over. They got in the car, and Ling Yiran asked the little girl, "Did you tell your parents?""I left a note," said He Zixin. However, she knew that there was no point in leaving a note. Even if she and Ci were gone for one night, her father would not care—let alone her stepmother.Her stepmother wished she and Ci were gone.They drove to the hospital. Ling Yiran saw He Zixin's tiny hand tightly holding Lil Ci's hand as though th
Ling Yiran responded and went to get the prescription filled with the rest.It was just a couple of ointments and a spray to relieve the pain and heal the bruises.Ling Yiran handed the medicine to the little girl. "Here, this is Lil Ci's medicine. You need to apply it several times a day. The instructions are on the box. Do you know how to read these words?""Yes!" said He Zixin."Then remember to apply this medicine to Lil Ci’s bruises every day," said Ling Yiran."That’s no trouble at all! Lil Ci is my brother!" He Zixin put the medicine into her crossbody pouch and pulled out several crumpled bills that ranged from one dollar, two dollars, and up to fifty dollars."Here's 93 dollars. I know it isn't enough for today's medical expenses. I'll pay you again when I have enough money!" He Zixin said in a grown-up tone.It was obvious that this money was all she had.Looking at the crumpled notes, Ling Yiran could not help smiling. "It's alright. I'll pay for Lil Ci's medical bil
He Zixin wanted to give the money to Ling Yiran again, and Ling Yiran took it this time. "Okay, I'll take the money. You can pay me the rest when you've saved enough money. We'll send you home now."Qin Lianyi drove Ling Yiran and the two children to the He family’s house.When they got there, the two adults sent the two children to the door of the He family’s house. Their stepmother, Zheng Yahui, opened the door. When she saw the two children, she immediately shouted at He Zixin, "Where the hell did you go, girl? If you don't want to stay in this house, then get out as soon as possible with that drag!""I left a note. I brought Lil Ci to the hospital!" He Zixin said with a straight face."Note? Hmph, what hospital? I think the two of you just went somewhere to play! Did you destroy someone else's property and need to pay compensation? I'm telling you, all the money in this house is mine and your dad's. None of it belongs to your dead mother!" Zheng Yahui scolded He Zixin, thinking