He... was naked from the waist up!"You..." Her face was red, and her eyes were still closed. She did not dare to open them for fear that she would see something she should not see."Won't you open your eyes, Sis?" His breath was fragrant like an orchid, and his murmur sounded like the deepest enchantment. Ling Yiran, however, kept her eyes closed. She was blushing while urging, "Quickly change your clothes!""I'd rather you look at me," he said. "Besides, I did Sis a favor today. Won't you even look at me, Sis?"Ling Yiran stiffened, and her teeth unconsciously bit her lip. She let out a low cry as she touched the spot where he had bitten her.She heard his low chuckle in her ear. Then, she felt his fingers stroking her lips. "You know what? You looked so cute just now."Cute?Before she had time to react, she suddenly felt some pressure on her lips. It was soft with a touch of warmth. It was his... lips!He was kissing her!Ling Yiran immediately opened her eyes and stared
However, he seemed to turn a deaf ear to her words. He just stared at her and said, "Are you going to hurt me, Sis?"Her body shuddered as she felt her throat tighten as if some words were stuck in it.His eyes were fixed on her as if he was going to see through her."Is that a difficult question?" After a long silence, he muttered, "It's all right if you don't want to answer, but let me remind you..."He bent slowly while his lips got close to her ear. He whispered, "Never hurt me, all right?"As long as she did not hurt him, he would praise her to the heavens, love her to the earth, and even protect her, making sure she was happy and safe for the rest of her life.As long as she did not hurt him!...In the huge room, Ling Yiran fidgeted, occasionally checking the clock on her phone and calculating how long it would be before she heard any news about her best friend.Yi Jinli, on the other hand, had changed into a set of casual clothes and was sitting on the sofa, leafing th
"He's the chairman of Bai Feng Group, the current patriarch of the Bai family," Yi Jinli said. Then, he looked somewhat strangely at Ling Yiran. "Don't you know who he is? Have you never heard Qin Lianyi mention him before?"Ling Yiran shook her head. She was certain that she had never heard the name Bai Tingxin from her best friend.However, she did know that Bai Feng Group was not a local enterprise. They had corporations in Shen City and was a famous shipping company.Why was Lianyi associated with this Bai Tingxin? What puzzled her more was that the man earlier had said that Bai Tingxin captured her himself.Did that mean that Bai Tingxin was actually in the Maybach she saw today?She thought her best friend had been kidnapped, but now it seemed to be a different case."Then... I'll go find her!" Ling Yiran turned sharply, intending to follow the address she had just heard to find her best friend."Do you think you can get in there?" Yi Jinli said lightly."..." Ling Yiran
She did not have any money.As for what she had learned over the years, they were even more useless to him. The team of lawyers in Yi Group was more experienced than she was.The only thing she had now was herself.Her penniless self was all she had.Ling Yiran dropped her eyes and got down on her knees to kneel before Yi Jinli. "I beg you. Take me to see Bai Tingxin. I want to see Lianyi with my own eyes."His black eyes stared at her kneeling figure. His face was full of shock and... anger."Do you know what you're doing?" He glared at her, his chest heaving.He knew very well that she had pride of her own in her heart. Even when she was ridiculed, she still wanted to maintain her small, trampled dignity.Otherwise, she would not have refused him repeatedly.However, she was now willing to kneel for Qin Lianyi, so... did this mean that Qin Lianyi was more important than her dignity?"Yes," she said without hesitation as she lowered her head further. "If you'll bring me to L
Ling Yiran quickly fastened her seat belt and watched with some wonder as Yi Jinli pulled the car away from Yi Residence. He drove in the direction where Bai Tingxin was said to be at.Was he taking her there?However, his face was livid right now. His thin lips were tightly pressed together, and his eyes seemed dark and hazy, signifying his displeasure.Ling Yiran opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she was afraid that if she said anything now, she would annoy him even more. That would be bad.In the end, nothing was said.Now, the most important thing was to see Lianyi and find out what was going on.'Then I shall wait for Yi Jinli's anger to subside before... thanking him,' Ling Yiran thought to herself.When their car got to Crescent Bay, security stopped them."Tell Bai Tingxin that Yi Jinli wants to see him. Ask him whether he's going to meet us," Yi Jinli said, straight to the point.A few security guards heard this and their eyes flashed with surprise. Af
Nonsense! Of course, she was anxious, especially now that she did not know exactly when this fellow would let her go."I don't want my friends and parents to worry," she said.Her words seemed to trigger him. His eyes turned cold as he sneered. "You're afraid they’ll worry, but did you ever think that I’ll worry too?"Qin Lianyi choked. A hint of guilt flashed across her face. "I... I had an emergency...""Emergency?" He snorted. “Your emergency is to come back and help your friend with her case? You didn't even give me a heads up... Did you only take me as a fling from the very beginning?"Qin Lianyi knew it was her fault. She was traveling abroad to visit the school she was going to study in the future when she had met him by chance.At the time, she had no idea what was going to happen between them. They just made a natural connection. It was like getting acquainted with a compatriot in a foreign country.He would take her to the local scenic spots and eat some local specialt
The thought of that night filled her with yet another pang of guilt. She had to blame it on her high spirits that day. She did not know how much she could drink and thought it would be all right to drink more fruit wine. In the end, drinking too much indeed caused trouble.She had woken up and started to recall what happened when she was drunk—her pinning him down on the bed, her forcing herself upon him, and all the sweet talk that escaped her lips.Whilst recalling this, Qin Lianyi felt that they were so similar to those spoken by men to women on TV dramas! A few lines, in particular, were copied from the TV series she used to watch back then.She could only come to the conclusion that it was not good to watch too many romantic dramas. When one was drunk, one would just spill sweet talk like it was free.In the end... she had succeeded! She succeeded at having her way with a handsome man she could only appreciate and not disrespect!Sometimes when Qin Lianyi recalled this, she w
"... No," Qin Lianyi said, but she could guess why Yi Jinli came to her. It was probably because of Yiran."If not, why did he come looking for you so late at night?" Bai Tingxin said coolly. "What woman in Shen City can make him do that? Or was it because of him that you didn't come looking for me all these years?"There was a faint hint of jealousy in his voice.Qin Lianyi was speechless. Come on, if only she was up to Yi Jinli's standards! Yi Jinli was after Yiran, all right?"It has nothing to do with him. I just never looked for you," Qin Lianyi said. Too many things had happened since she came back. How could she have time to think of anything else?Besides, she only regarded it as a foreign encounter and their night as an accident. She planned to keep this secret for the rest of her life. She did not even tell her parents and Yiran.He looked angrier than ever. He glared at her fiercely while he pressed his thin lips together, and at last, all he said was, "You have a way