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
"You're Ling Yiran." What Bai Tingxin said was not a question, but an affirmation. After he happened to see Qin Lianyi in the street that day, he began to scout out everything about Qin Lianyi.Of course, among the materials he found was this Ling Yiran.She was Qin Lianyi's best friend. It was also because Qin Lianyi had to help Ling Yiran with her lawsuit that Qin Lianyi suddenly took the earliest flight back home from abroad. She went to great lengths to help Ling Yiran find lawyers and all kinds of evidence.In other words, it was also because of Ling Yiran that Qin Lianyi left him so quickly.Bai Tingxin's heart was strangely uncomfortable when he thought of this.If Ling Yiran was not a woman, Bai Tingxin might have treated her as a rival."Yes, I am," Ling Yiran said, raising her chin."You have no right to meddle in the affairs between Qin Lianyi and me. You'd better not overrate yourself in some matters. I show no mercy to women," Bai Tingxin said coldly.Qin Lianyi wa
Bai Tingxin then took out a crumpled yellow piece of paper from his chest pocket.Written on it were the words, 'I'm sorry. I have to leave first'.It was the piece of paper she had left back then. He had been carrying it with him all these years.Several times, in anger, he crumpled up the paper and threw it into the trash can. However, he would go through the trash can and retrieve it.This piece of paper was like a thorn in his heart. He could not pull it out and was reluctant to do so.It was the only thing she had left for him. If he did not have that, then he would not have anything of hers.However, now... Now, he had found her!"Lianyi... Qin Lianyi..." He muttered her name over and over, and his thin lips kissed the paper in his hand. He looked so attached to it....Qin Lianyi followed Ling Yiran into Yi Jinli's car and said to them, "Thank you."Yi Jinli lightly said, "I'll take you back first. Where do you live?"Qin Lianyi hastened to tell him her address. Ling
Besides, if a man like him could get in danger, it did not matter whether she kneeled or not.Even if she were to break her legs kneeling, it would not do him any good.Her silence darkened his eyes. Without another word, he started the car and drove away.Just then, Ling Yiran felt nothing but silence and repression in the car....Ling Yiran went to Qin Lianyi the next day, and the two found a table at a restaurant near Qin Lianyi's house. Looking at her best friend's obvious dark eye circles, Ling Yiran reckoned she did not sleep well last night."What happened after you got home yesterday?" Ling Yiran asked."Don't go there. My parents were preparing a ransom and almost made me kneel on the washboard when I got home," Qin Lianyi said.Ling Yiran's face was full of surprise. "Why? You didn't tell them about Bai Tingxin?""Uh, I told them that a friend I hadn't seen for a long time played a little joke on me, but I forgot to tell them. It was all a false alarm," Qin Lianyi s