Hao Qirong and Lyu Zhixue were no longer acting superior as they had with Ling Yiran earlier today. Even though they had seen Ling Yiran as an ant that could easily be crushed, at this moment, they were the ants!As an actress, Hao Yimeng was the most capable of concealing her expression. With a look of guilt, she said, "Brother Yi, my parents met Miss Ling at the mall today. In a fit of pique, they did some drastic actions toward Miss Ling. Therefore, we’ve come here hoping to apologize to Miss Ling in person and get her forgiveness."It was a bit difficult for Hao Yimeng to call her ‘Miss Ling’.After all, this woman was the last woman she wanted to see. She had always considered her worthless, but now, she needed to address the person whom she considered worthless respectfully. She had to forcefully suppress her dignity."Is that so? In a fit of pique? Tell me, what is it about her that made you angry?" asked Yi Jinli calmly. His deep black eyes made it hard for them to guess wh
Even so, Hao Qirong still seemed humble."That's not necessary. I don't think she wants to see you," Yi Jinli said lightly.Hao Yimeng and Lyu Zhixue looked relieved. It was better for them not to apologize in person. At least they could feel less humiliated.After all, it was hard for them to apologize to the person they used to perceive as an ant, especially when that person was their daughter’s murderer. To Hao Yimeng, she was once her rival in love.However, Hao Qirong did not breathe a sigh of relief. Instead, his brows furrowed even more. A sense of foreboding ran through his heart. He was afraid that this was not as easy as he thought."In that case, we won't bother you, Jinli. Goodbye." Lyu Zhixue beckoned Hao Qirong with her eyes to leave quickly.Lyu Zhixue had only gotten up when Yi Jinli's voice rang, "By the way, you should pay what you owe before you go.""What do we owe?" Lyu Zhixue looked puzzled, wondering what Yi Jinli was referring to."You slapped Yiran a fe
She was usually the subject of flattery in high society. She had never been treated that way."No, I must show that woman Ling Yiran a thing or two. She must have told Yi Jinli about this. He has never treated me this way." Lyu Zhixue put all the blame on Ling Yiran."That's enough! Don't bother Ling Yiran again, and that's the end of this!" said Hao Qirong.Lyu Zhixue looked at her husband in disbelief. "What are you saying? Ling Yiran murdered our daughter!"Hao Qirong's eyes flashed a complicated look, and he looked away. He was trying to avoid his wife's gaze. "If you don't want the entire Hao family to be buried with Meiyu, do as I say!"Lyu Zhixue wanted to say something, but Hao Yimeng pulled her mother aside. "Just listen to Dad, Mom. Don't go after Ling Yiran for now." As for when Yi Jinli would lose his interest in Ling Yiran, that was entirely up to Ling Yiran's luck.Lyu Zhixue's face was full of resentment. Had she been slapped for nothing?Why did Ling Yiran not di
However, if she depended too much on him, perhaps it would slowly become a habit...He leaned down and kissed her still swollen cheek gently. The kiss was so soft, it was like the stroke of a feather. "Then depend on me. It’s the very thing I desire."He wanted her to depend on him so much that she could not leave him…About half an hour later, the family doctor came to Yi residence. He took a look at Ling Yiran's swollen cheeks and prescribed some medicine to reduce the swelling.After the doctor left, Ling Yiran was about to apply the medicine when Yi Jinli took it from her. "I'll do it for you.""Okay," she answered.He dipped his long fingers into the ointment and gently spread the oil across her cheek. His movements were very gentle. With the coolness of the ointment, her cheek was no longer burning."You're a real pain in the neck. You're always getting hurt," he whispered. He was still applying the ointment on her.Ling Yiran found herself unable to refute what he said.
"No... Nothing. I just remembered that I'm going to visit Grandma tomorrow, and I haven't bought anything yet," Ling Yiran said. In actually fact, she had bought a few things, but the Hao family had thrown them into the trash can."About that, I bought them for you and left them on the coffee table," Yi Jinli said.Ling Yiran looked at the coffee table in her room and saw a familiar packaged bag. It was... the same packaging bag she had received when she bought the pastries at the mall that day. Had he... bought the same ones?"Are they the ones I bought today?" Ling Yiran asked breathlessly."Yes, I bought a few extra ones," Yi Jinli said."How did you know what... uh, what I bought?" Ling Yiran asked doubtfully. Even if Yi Jinli had watched the video, the most he could have seen was the packaging bag."I just checked their transaction statement history and found out what you bought," answered Yi Jinli.It explained the matter. Ling Yiran finally understood that such things mig
However, Ling Yiran had not expected Yi Jinli to ask his driver to bring his personal car which only cost around 300 thousand dollars.Ling Yiran was shocked."Didn't you say you wanted it to be a little more normal?" asked Yi Jinli."I want it to be normal because I don't want to stand out in the town. It's a small town so all kinds of gossip would probably arise. I'm afraid such things would bother Grandma. But are you really going to drive this car?" said Ling Yiran."Did I just say all of that for fun?" Yi Jinli smiled. "All right, get in the car."It was only when Ling Yiran got into the car that she discovered that the driver was not coming this time and that Yi Jinli would be the one driving."You're driving?" She asked."Yes. It's not that far anyway. Just take a nap if you're sleepy. I know the way there," Yi Jinli said as he started the car.Ling Yiran unconsciously pressed her lips together as she watched Yi Jinli drive. It would take more than two hours for the car
She looked at him with a puzzled expression on her face. "What's wrong?""Have you thought about how you're going to introduce me later?" Yi Jinli asked.Ling Yiran was taken aback but quickly replied, "Of course I'm going to introduce you as my boyfriend."Yi Jinli smiled. "All right, let’s go."After getting out of the car, Ling Yiran approached the door and knocked on it. Shortly after, someone answered her. It was Third Aunt.When Third Aunt saw Ling Yiran, her expression became a little sarcastic. "It's you, Yiran. You’ve even brought a man with you this time!"Third Aunt glanced out the door as she said so and noticed the ordinary car parked in front of the house. Almost instantly, she looked at Ling Yiran with something like a sneer.They all thought that her niece had hooked up with a rich man. After all, a man had exaggeratedly saved her from the fool's house that day.However, looking at the car parked outside, it did not look like a luxury car. Additionally, Third Au
"You done seeing your grandmother?" asked Yi Jinli."Grandma's still asleep. I didn't wake her up and came out first," answered Ling Yiran.As Ling Yiran was speaking, Hua Lifang, her cousin, came out with two cups of tea and placed them in front of her and Yi Jinli. "Come and have some tea, Yiran."There was a flash of surprise in Ling Yiran's eyes. Her cousin had never served her tea before when she came back."Hey, Yiran. Aren't you going to introduce the gentleman you brought here?" asked Third Aunt, her tone sounded rather jealous."He's my boyfriend, Jin," answered Ling Yiran. She did not say Yi Jinli's full name on purpose so that her relatives would not cause a ruckus when they find out Jin was Yi Jinli. All Ling Yiran wanted was for her grandmother to spend her remaining years in peace."Boyfriend? Impossible!" exclaimed Hua Lifang.It sounded as if Ling Yiran had told a big joke.Yi Jinli squinted his eyes and gazed coldly at Hua Lifang.All of a sudden, Hua Lifang