He stared at her condescendingly. "Qin Lianyi, I can't pretend nothing happened! You forced yourself on me last night. Are you trying to get away without taking any responsibility again?"Her face instantly went red.She knew that the word ‘again’ referred to how she had a drunken passionate night with him and left the next day.However, she later got together with him when he found her three years later. Now... she was not the same person she was, and he... was not the same person he was too!...Qin Lianyi did not know how she walked out of Bai Tingxin's mansion. She stumbled into a taxi and went back to the design office.She worked as usual.However, different thoughts clouded her mind.A colleague exclaimed, "Huh? Lianyi, this outfit you're wearing is from X’s latest collection. Gosh, I've seen the clothes in a magazine, and they’re worth over 300,000 bucks!"The colleague's exclamation immediately caught the attention of many colleagues, especially some female colleagues
"Hello again, Miss Gao," Bai Tingxin said indifferently.Gao Manlin took a deep breath. "You figured I'd come to you, didn't you?""There's no one else you can turn to, is there?" asked Bai Tingxin.Gao Manlin gritted her teeth in hatred. "I'm here to make a deal. I want to sell the rest of the Gao family's assets to you at a reasonable price."Bai Tingxin sneered. "What's the matter? I’ve already allocated a sum of money to the Gao family as agreed. Miss Gao, are you trying to leave me to clean up the Gao family's mess after failing to make a comeback?""Just tell me if you'll buy them. It's a good opportunity for you to expand the Bai family's business. It’ll do you no harm if you buy over the Gao family's assets.""I can choose to buy or not buy them. Even if I don't, I still have ways to expand the Bai family's business. The Gao family will probably end up in bankruptcy then," said Bai Tingxin.No matter how much Gao Manlin hated it, she knew what Bai Tingxin said was true.
With that, she turned to leave, yet Gu Lichen lunged forward and stopped Ling Yiran. "Wait! You're not disturbing us, and there's no need to be in such a hurry to avoid me."After a pause, Gu Lichen said, "You must be here to see Dr. Su about your hands. How have they been these years? Are they alright? Do they still ache?"There was unconcealable concern in his voice."Mr. Gu, thank you for your concern, but I want to talk to Dr. Su alone about the condition of my hands," said Ling Yiran. She was also rejecting Gu Lichen's concern by saying that.Gu Lichen paled slightly before saying with a sad smile, "Okay, stay here. I'll leave."He walked out of the consulting room as he spoke.Dr. Su looked at Ling Yiran and said, "Lil Ling, Lichen is just concerned about you. He thought a lot about you during the five years you were gone. He always talks about you when he's here."They were also talking about her earlier.Ling Yiran said, "Dr. Su, I'm Yi Jinli's wife now. The more he’s c
Ling Yiran was silent. It meant she was betting on three years!"So when can we start?" she asked."Have you thought it through?" Dr. Su somewhat admired Ling Yiran's decisiveness."Yes. It's better to undergo treatment now than wait three years till I become crippled," she said."I need some time. After all, I need to prepare some things." Dr. Su pondered for a moment and then said, "I'll let you know when I'm ready.""Okay," Ling Yiran answered readily."And I'll give you something for the pain. Your hands must have ached many times this year," said Dr. Su.Ling Yiran nodded. After she filled her prescription and came out of Dr. Su's clinic, she was stunned. Gu Lichen was standing face to face with another man, who had his back to Ling Yiran. However, she knew who it was even without looking at his face.Her footsteps seemed to attract the attention of the two men. Gu Lichen spotted her first.Yi Jinli turned around and looked at her with faint joy in his dark eyes before wa
"By the way, why did you suddenly come to the clinic today?" she asked. After all, she never told him she was seeing Dr. Su today.Yi Jinli said, "I heard from the driver that you were at the clinic, so I thought of coming over to have a look. I wanted to go in and accompany you, but you came out sooner than I expected. I'll accompany you when you go for treatment next time.""No, it's just treatment, and it's probably going to be frequent. It'll disturb your work," Ling Yiran said quickly.Yi Jinli's eyelashes quivered slightly. Out of the corners of his eyes, he glanced at Ling Yiran and replied, "Okay."When the car arrived at Yi Residence's entrance, Ling Yiran got down and walked inside. Yi Jinli did not immediately turn and drive away but remained in the same spot.Yi Jinli raised his hand and pulled on his hair irritably. He recalled the confrontation with Gu Lichen at the clinic’s entrance."Jinli, why on earth did Yiran fall into the sea? Even if you’ve lost your memory,
The secretary gently closed the office door, speculating that this woman would probably be the mistress of Bai Feng Group someday.After all, even when he was dating the heiress of the Gao family, he had never once allowed Miss Gao to enter his office as he wished.Besides... the secretary had also seen the news about the president and Miss Qin! All the employees could see that this woman held a different place in their boss' heart.Qin Lianyi walked into the office, only to see Bai Tingxin lying on the couch. He was covered with a thin blanket and seemed to be resting.She instantly wondered if she should breathe a sigh of relief.'He's asleep. At least I don't have to talk to him. I'll just leave the clothes here. It'll still count as me returning them myself!'She gently put the clothes in her hand on the coffee table and was about to leave, but her eyes could not help falling on him.He was sleeping. His beautiful eyes were closed, and his long shadows cast shadows.She sti
Qin Lianyi's heart trembled, feeling as though she was about to be bewitched by his voice. His embrace was so tight that he seemed to be trembling..."I'm gonna slap you if you don't let go!" She bit her lip and made a threatening remark.He suddenly chuckled and lifted his handsome face, which was instantly so close to her. "You can do it if you want."She froze and stared blankly at the face that was right in front of her. She could slap him just by raising her hand but she could not bring herself to do it.It was as if the feeling of the time she slapped him still lingered on her palm."Lianyi, do you know how much I’m suffering to embrace you like this?" he asked. The sarcasm had left his face, leaving only solemnity.Then, she noticed that his face had turned pale and his forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat."Are... you okay?" she asked.Instead of answering her question, he said, "I'm not afraid of suffering. What I fear most in life is not being able to be wi
It was another price he had to pay so that Gao Manlin would save Lianyi. He had no idea where Gao Manlin got it, but she got an insect he had never seen before. It fed on Lianyi’s blood and Gao Manlin had him swallow the insect."Bai Tingxin, this is a blood curse. It's extremely sensitive to the smell of the owner's blood. From now on, the blood curse will cause your body excruciating pain once you have any physical contact with Qin Lianyi. You can never be with her!"Gao Manlin had told him.He thought he had no chance to be with Lianyi. He thought all he could do was punish those who had hurt her and make them pay the price.However, he later found out that the blood curse would not last forever. It was possible to get rid of it! However, things like blood curses had always been obscure. Few people knew about them, so it was naturally difficult to find someone to lift them.Therefore, he needed to set Gao Manlin up so she would offer to get rid of the blood curse for him! O