Someone saw Ling Yiran coming in and immediately said, "Hey, I used to think that Yiran was the most promising person in your family. Who would have thought that the most promising one as a child is now the most down and out, and Lifang is the most promising person in the Lu family?"The person was trying to flatter Hua Lifang by belittling Ling Yiran, which was something Hua Lifang liked to hear. After all, since they were young, they were always compared to each other because they looked alike and were so close in age.In the past, Ling Yiran was the type of student who excelled in school and even got into a prestigious university, so Hua Lifang was naturally embarrassed when compared to her.Therefore, Hua Lifang would love to be able to hold her head high in front of Ling Yiran, but that was before knowing that Ling Yiran's boyfriend was Yi Jinli.Now that she knew Yi Jinli's true identity, Hua Lifang only thought the relative who said that deserved a beating! She immediately l
Ling Yiran stared blankly at Yi Jinli. After a while, she said, "If so, I guess I’ve gone through so many things probably… Just to meet you and fall in love with you too. If I hadn't gone through all these ups and downs, maybe I wouldn't have anything to do with you at all."Had it not been for her imprisonment, she might have married Xiao Ziqi and remained a lawyer. However, she might still be unable to blend in with the Xiao family after marriage.Of course, it was also possible that she did not marry Xiao Ziqi because of his parents' objections.In any case, she would not have met Yi Jinli that night while in such a mess and neither would she have brought him home.She and he would eventually miss each other like two parallel lines.Yi Jinli's eyelashes quivered a little. Then, he gently hugged Ling Yiran, buried his face deep in her neck, and sniffed the scent of her body. "Yes, you... Must have gone through all that to meet me."However, she did not know that he had caused h
Gu Lichen kept asking himself, 'What am I looking at? Isn't it clear that Hua Lifang is the one I’ve been looking for?'The person who saved his life was Lifang, and his investigation showed that Lifang had led a miserable life these years. What he needed to do was to treat Lifang as well as he could and let Lifang live a good life in return for saving his life.However, after finding Lifang, he felt empty as if he had lost something."What are you looking at, Lichen?" Hua Lifang's voice rang.Gu Lichen turned his head to look at Hua Lifang who was walking this way. Then, he walked up to her and said, "Nothing, I'm going home. You can call me if anything comes up.""Are you going home now?" Hua Lifang was obviously reluctant. "It's late now. Why don't you spend the night here and leave tomorrow? There are rooms available here for you to rest in.""It's all right. I have urgent business in the office tomorrow, so I'd better go back," said Gu Lichen.Hua Lifang could not say anyth
Hua Lifang slightly bit her lower lip. "If I hadn't saved you, you wouldn't be nice to me?"She only wanted him to say no, but she was instead met with a pair of indifferent and estranged phoenix eyes.The man looked at her calmly as if he was looking at a stranger.Suddenly, Hua Lifang felt a pang of regret for what she had just said. "I... I want you to be nice to me not just because I saved your life, but… But because of something else..." she stammered defensively."All right, don't overthink it. It's getting late, so you should have an early night," Gu Lichen said lightly.As he spoke, he opened the car door and was about to get into the car when Hua Lifang suddenly said behind him, "Be careful on the way, Chenchen!"The word ‘Chenchen’ made Gu Lichen's body stiffen immediately. A memory of the time when the petite figure carried him down the mountain flashed through his mind.The girl kept talking to him as she was afraid that he would faint from the bleeding."What's you
These paintings showed images of her carrying him down the hill or snuggling with him in the woods.Back then, all they could rely on was each other.For the first time, he realized that she was so important that he might not be able to live without her.Only one of these paintings was an exception.It was not a painting of a child, but the face of a grown woman. The woman in the painting smiled faintly. Her almond-shaped eyes were gentle and serene, but it made people feel comfortable. It was as if being stared at by such eyes would make you feel calm but also grounded at the same time.Gu Lichen stood in front of the painting, gazing at the person in the painting with his dark phoenix eyes. Pain flashed in his always indifferent and distant eyes.If Ling Yiran was here, she would discover that she was the person in the painting!"Why aren't you her?" his cold voice rang in the studio, but there was no reply.The woman in the painting only looked at him with a faint smile.Gu
Who was Ling Yiran? She had been to prison!In a small town like this, people had a natural disdain for ex-convicts. Some would criticize Ling Yiran, while some thought that Ling Yiran should not be here keeping vigil at all. She was a disgrace to the Lu family, so they should kick her out!Every time the Lu family members heard something like that, they were so afraid that these words would anger Yi Jinli. If that happened, he would wipe out the Lu family and they would be too helpless for tears.Although Lifang was now under Gu Lichen's protection, Gu Lichen had never said that he would protect the Lu family!On the day of Old Mrs. Lu's funeral procession, Ling Yiran stood among the crowd while dressed in black. Her eyes were slightly red as she had obviously been crying again.Yi Jinli wore a black suit. He stood beside Ling Yiran and accompanied her to the funeral home.The Lu family booked a hall in the funeral home so that they could accommodate those coming to the service.
Before the man could finish, he was already kicked to the ground with one foot."Sorry, I couldn't control my foot," Yi Jinli said lightly, but his left foot stepped on the man's heart, causing the man to immediately cry out in pain. His face was red, but he could not move the foot that was pressed against his heart.Seeing this, First Uncle, Second Uncle, and Third Aunt of the Lu family immediately came forward to say, "Mr. Yi, um... You shouldn’t be doing this at a funeral.""It would be disrespectful to the dead if anything happened.""The man only said a few words. Don't take him seriously, Mr. Yi!"Yi Jinli looked lazily at the three people in front of him. "I think if Grandma saw someone insulting her granddaughter like this, she would probably approve of me doing so, wouldn't she?"His half-smile sent cold shivers down their backs."Of course, of course, she would!""That's right. This man is just angry that Yiran refused his proposal back then, so he's here to make trou
Ling Yiran learned that from her time in prison!She stepped forward and looked quietly at her grandmother who lay in the coffin, knowing it would be the last time she could see her. The kind old woman gave her a lot of love after she lost her mother and made her enjoy her childhood.Ling Yiran gently placed the flower in her hand in front of her grandmother's coffin and bid her final goodbye in her heart.She did not go over when Grandma's body was cremated. She was afraid, afraid that she would not be able to stand the sight of her grandmother's body being cremated."Grandma left me after all, Jin. There's one less person in the world who truly loves me and treats me well," murmured Ling Yiran.Looking at Ling Yiran, Yi Jinli said, "I won't leave you." 'I’ll always be here for you.'"Yes, I know you won't leave me, and I... Won't leave you too," said Ling Yiran. He always gave her peace of mind when she was at a loss.Grandma's ashes were cremated and placed in an urn.The Lu