“H-hello,” Mr. and Mrs. Qin quickly responded.Mr. Qin invited Bai Tingxin to take a seat while Mrs. Qin pulled her daughter to the side. “This is your boyfriend? He’s not someone you hired to put up an act?”Qin Lianyi rolled her eyes. “You can just think of him as an actor I hired, then.”Mrs. Qin was exasperated. “What a child! How can you speak that way! Alright, go serve tea.” With that said, Mrs. Qin then plastered a friendly face and walked over to Bai Tingxin.Since Qin Lianyi was the designated waitress, she headed to the kitchen to prepare some tea. When she stepped into the living room with a tray of tea, she saw the three people chatting joyfully with each other.“Tingxin, you said that you got to know Lianyi while abroad, so have the both of you been keeping in touch all these years?”“We didn’t. It’s after I returned to the country recently and bumped into Lianyi on the streets that we kept in contact. To be honest, I’ve been searching for Lianyi all these years. Fo
“Then you can make any request you want,” she replied. After all, she only had a limited amount of money and only one life to give.“Okay,” he responded.She was taken aback for a moment. ‘Did he just... agree to my request? He’s being rather easy-going.’“How’s your hand? Is it still burning?” He shifted his gaze back to her hand that was still under the running cold water.“It doesn’t hurt as much now. Since it has been under the water for some time, I think it should be fine,” she replied.He then turned off the tap and took out his handkerchief that he always carried with him to wipe her hand dry.“Do you have any ointment at home? It still looks quite swollen. It’s better if you apply some ointment.”“Oh, we do.”“Bring it here now.”Qin Lianyi ran to her room to fetch the ointment for burned skin. When she got hold of the ointment, she suddenly realized. ‘Why am I so obedient?’However, that remained as a thought. She still took the ointment and came out of her room. Wh
“I do have some half-siblings that share the same father. My father has quite a few women, therefore he had more children.”Mr. and Mrs. Qin had not expected such an answer, so the atmosphere became rather awkward. They did not know how to continue the conversation.Qin Lianyi immediately said without further thoughts, “Mom, Dad, these are the affairs of the previous generation. His parents are his parents, he is himself!”Bai Tingxin was rather surprised by Qin Lianyi as he looked at her with a hint of warmth that even he did not realize.Mr. Qin reacted first and conceded. “Indeed. Those were the affairs of past generations. So... Tingxin, what are you working as?”“I mainly manage a company,” Bai Tingxin replied.“Manage... a company?” Mr. Qin looked at him in disbelief. He thought perhaps he had misheard him. “What company do you manage? You’re only 29 years old.”For Mr. Qin, it was good enough if a 29-year-old young man could get a regular managerial position.As for mana
“Is that it?” He asked deeply while looking meaningfully at her face that had gradually begun to turn red.Ding!The elevator arrived on the first floor. They walked toward where Bai Tingxin had parked his car.Qin Lianyi was eager to bid him farewell. “That’s all for today. Bye-bye!” She immediately turned around to leave.However, Bai Tingxin suddenly reached out and grabbed her by the arm before pulling her into his embrace.“Ah!” Qin Lianyi shrieked softly as her nose bumped into Bai Tingxin’s chest.‘That was painful!’ Qin Lianyi rubbed her nose. Her nose had experienced similar trauma several times in the past. Nevertheless, even if her nose were made of steel, it would not have been able to withstand that much pain.Bai Tingxin bent down and brought his lips closer to her ears as he whispered, “Didn’t you say that as long as I keep my mouth shut about what happened in the hotel, you’ll agree to a request of mine?”Qin Lianyi’s ears were tickled by Bai Tingxin’s breath. S
When Ling Yiran finished work at the restaurant, she said to Zhuo Qianyun, her lady boss, “Sis Zhuo, may I take tomorrow afternoon off? I wish to visit my mother’s grave and pay homage.”Although the following day was Tomb Sweeping Day, a national holiday, holidays often meant that restaurants would be packed. Naturally, restaurant workers were usually not allowed to take leave on national holidays.Zhuo Qianyun was quite shocked that Ling Yiran’s mother had passed away. Hence, she said, “Okay, no problem. Since you’re going in the afternoon, ask the kitchen to prepare a few dishes for you to bring to the grave as an offering.”“Thanks but it’s alright. I will prepare them myself.” Ling Yiran wanted to cook the dishes for her mother herself.When Ling Yiran’s mother was still alive, she was still a young child. Now that Ling Yiran had become an adult and knew how to cook, she wanted to show her skills to her mother.“Then I shall go home now,” Ling Yiran said.“Okay.” Zhuo Qianyu
After Ling Yiran placed the ingredients in the fridge, she turned around to see Yi Jinli leaning on the kitchen’s door frame, pondering about something as he looked at her.Ling Yiran turned away in an attempt to avoid Yi Jinli’s gaze. The thing was, if she wanted to exit the kitchen, she would have to face the possibility of being pulled by the arm by him. “You haven’t said goodnight to me,” He said to her.Ling Yiran was taken aback for a moment but quickly replied, “Goodnight.”A smile broke out on Yi Jinli’s face while he was still staring at her. “Sis, your goodnight seems to be getting more perfunctory.”“...” Ling Yiran was speechless and did not know how to respond.“Someone suggested that if I want you to like me, I should try to please you.” Yi Jinli bent down and looked at the person in front of him at eye level. “What do you think? Would you like me if I pleased you?”Ling Yiran had the urge to bite her tongue. Her eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at him. ‘What
“Have you forgotten what happened to your father?” The old man once again brought up the past.“I haven’t forgotten, and I’ve said it, I won’t walk the path my father did,” Yi Jinli said.“If that’s the case, you should chase that woman named Ling Yiran out of the Yi Residence and never let her appear in your life again!” Old Master Yi growled.“I’m afraid that’s not possible.” Yi Jinli’s gaze darkened. His heart tightened momentarily when he heard the old man’s words and rejected the idea out of reflex. He would not even think twice about it.“You...” Old Master Yi choked on his breath as he stared at his grandson.“Grandpa, I will not walk the path my father did. I’ll make sure that everything is under control. I’ll make Yiran so used to my presence that she won’t be able to leave me at all.” Yi Jinli had a light smile on his face, but the threat in his gaze was evident. “Therefore, I hope that grandpa will not meddle with my affairs. If you do try to interfere, then I can’t gua
It was a hassle to visit the grave. Additionally, as time went by, the tombstone began to crack. It cost a huge fortune to repair it. Hence, it was a much better option to move the grave to a proper cemetery.However, Ling Yiran ended up in jail and thus, the idea was put on hold. After serving her sentence, Ling Yiran was left with not much money. Hence, not only was she unable to afford to pay for a place in a cemetery, but she could not even afford the labor fee for the workers to help her move the grave.When Ling Yiran arrived at the foot of the hill, she saw that the villagers had set up a registration counter under a makeshift tent. Many people were coming and going to visit the cemetery.When it was Ling Yiran’s turn in line, she gave her mother’s grave number. To her surprise, the person handling the registration counter immediately responded after hearing the number by saying, “That grave was moved. What are you still doing here?”“Moved?” Ling Yiran was stunned.“Yes, i