She held her breath. ‘Does his current expression mean that… he was angry?’“You said that you want to be independent and you want to continue to work as a helper at the small restaurant because you don’t want to rely on me. Fine, there is nothing wrong with that.” He took in a deep breath. “But even a regular boyfriend should be able to give his girlfriend anything he wants, right? Do you even treat me as your boyfriend?”Ling Yiran bit her lips and could not find a reply to his questions.“Yiran, I know that you don’t want to rely on me, but that doesn’t mean that you need to reject the things I give you,” Yi Jinli said.He wanted to give her a good life. He did not want her to be worked up over even a single penny. Although he knew that her actions were based on her past experience with him, he still could not help but feel this way. Some things needed a long time to change.Even so, the anger within his chest that he tried hard to suppress still erupted.The only problem was
With that said, he turned to the shop assistant. “Pack these up.”The shop assistant was more than happy and immediately packed up all the hair accessories with the receipt ready.Yi Jinli paid for the items and took the bag containing the hair accessories. Ling Yiran said nothing to protest because she understood that this was a gift from his heart.If she rejected it, it might make him feel uncomfortable instead.“Let’s buy some clothes and shoes,” he said as if he was on a shopping spree.“But I have shoes. We don’t need to buy more.”“But I want to see you dressed beautifully. Don’t you girls have a saying that men earn money for the women to spend? Besides, you used to buy me clothes and shoes last time too.”Okay, she had nothing to refute against this statement of his.However, she was worried that he would splurge on those luxury brands. Thus, she said, “Then can I choose what I like?”“Okay.” He smiled slightly.As they strolled through the mall, Ling Yiran found som
She gave him a weird stare. “What’s the matter?”He pursed his lips, and the clarity in his gaze returned. Subsequently, he smiled and said, “Nothing. Go get changed.” With that, Yi Jinli released his grip.After Ling Yiran went into the changing room and closed the door, Yi Jinli closed his eyes for a moment. The next time he opened them, the lust in his gaze was completely suppressed.Earlier, he had wanted her there and then!His craving for her seemed to be getting out of hand lately. However, he could not do anything now. It was difficult enough for her to allow him near her, so he could not risk frightening her away.She was like a careful little animal that was alert and timid. Each step she took was with much caution. He needed to use his patience to let her dismiss the caution she had in her heart toward him and wait for her to learn to rely on him.Only that way could she fall in love with him, and only that way would she not leave him!He had to be patient… Patience…
What Yan Fangfang never guessed was that the woman whom she assumed would go all bonkers did not even say a word. Instead, she merely looked at her calmly. The man she was interested in spoke first. “Scram!”.Yan Fangfang widened her eyes in disbelief. This was the first time someone ever used such a word at her.“You...” Yan Fangfang’s face reddened from embarrassment while Yi Jinli pulled Ling Yiran along into the elevator.Yan Fangfang wanted to follow them into the elevator, but when she saw the icy cold stare Yi Jinli gave her, her body shuddered and her feet seemed to have grown root. She was unable to move.It was only after the elevator door closed that Yan Fangfang’s friend, Sun Feiyan, no longer held back her tongue. “This man has such poor taste. Does he know how to speak properly!”Yan Fangfang gritted her teeth in hatred. She had never been mocked by anyone before. All these while, she was always the jewel in someone’s hand. She had never received such ill-treatment!
Cough! She nearly choked on her saliva. ‘Did he... give a direct call to the traffic police chief? I don’t think many within Shen City can do that.’When the red light turned green, Yi Jinli continued to drive. This time, Ling Yiran began to take notice of the car that Yi Jinli mentioned through the rearview mirror.Although there were a few cars in between them, there was indeed a car that kept following them.Suddenly, Ling Yiran saw a police car approaching. It forced that car to stop by the roadside. Then, two policemen got down the car... Ling Yiran could not see anything else from the rearview mirror.‘This police car was sent out by the chief police?’ Ling Yiran was shaken by the revelation. She also had a further understanding of Yi Jinli’s influence in Shen City.Under the stern glares of the traffic police, Yan Fangfang reluctantly took out her identity card and driver’s license. She wondered to herself why she was so unlucky.She did not recall breaking any traffic rul
Even without taking into consideration his identity, his looks alone were enough for women to line up.However, her answer set off a flash of disappointment in his eyes. “Don’t you feel jealous?”“Jealous?” She was stunned.He was staring at her as if he wanted to see through her. After some time, it was as if he finally accepted a certain reality and sighed. “You’re heartless. I would’ve been happy if you said that you’re jealous.”Ling Yiran bit her lower lip. ‘Jealous?... Earlier when that woman called Yan Fangfang approached Yi Jinli while looking like she’d have no problem winning him over, was I jealous? She even looked at me with eyes full of disdain...’She did not know the answer to that either. It was as if at that moment, she did not think about jealousy. She just knew that Yi Jinli would not accept that woman.Was it because she believed that... Yi Jinli was hers? Her trust toward Yi Jinli had unknowingly... grown so much?That thought made Ling Yiran secretly shocke
Now when she thought about it, her wardrobe back then only had her work attire and the kind of clothing that Xiao Ziqi liked. She hardly had any clothes that she truly liked.It seemed that she did not do many things for herself in the past. Most of the time, she was busy trying to please other people.“I wish I had known you earlier,” Yi Jinli mumbled.If he had known her earlier, perhaps they would have a better start. She would not need to go through three years of jail time and he would not need to be afraid of certain truths that she may find out.Ling Yiran felt that Yi Jinli’s gaze contained plenty of emotions that she did not understand.“Alright, let’s go.” He took her hand and they went downstairs. As she was going for a health checkup, she had to fast until she was done at the hospital.Yi Jinli led Ling Yiran to the car. He noticed that she was using the hair tie he bought for her yesterday. It was a simple black hair tie, but it was better than the one she was using
When they arrived at the VIP area, there was a person-in-charge waiting for them. All Ling Yiran needed to do was to follow the nurse.Ling Yiran followed the nurse to draw some blood, take an x-ray, and go for an ultrasound scan among others. Yi Jinli waited patiently for Ling Yiran at the VIP lounge.While Ling Yiran followed the nurse through all the various departments, she saw a few that had a long queue.The nurse explained to her that those were people from other organizations who were here for a check-up. Thus, it was rather crowded.Just as Ling Yiran followed the nurse toward the ultrasound room, a few of the other rooms had a long queue, but the nurse led Ling Yiran to another door that had no queue outside.“Yiran!” Suddenly, a voice called out Ling Yiran’s name.Ling Yiran turned around to see who it was. She saw Guan Lili in one of the queues.Ling Yiran was taken aback. She had not expected to bump into Guan Lili here. ‘Is she here for a check-up as well? That mea