"You're not my..." She made a conscious effort to deny it, but in the middle of her sentence, the words suddenly seemed to get stuck in her throat.His black eyes were fixed on her. Those eyes seemed to show some self-mockery and sadness.Qin Lianyi only felt a tightness in her chest. His eyes made her breathless. It was as if she owed him something.There was silence in the car."What? Why won't you continue?" His voice rang just like that."I... I wasn't going to say anything," she said guiltily.'Come on, why do I feel guilty?' she thought to herself. They ought to know that they were not a real couple!'It's just that some of his words... will lead me to have some misunderstandings. I’ll mistake that... he might actually like me and that maybe he has liked me until now.'However, how can it be?'What kind of woman hasn't a man like him seen? Will he really like me? Or some of his actions and words are just so that I can fall in love with him undoubtedly?'When I do fall i
"An outsider. A... former friend, but we're not in touch anymore," Ling Yiran said with a wry smile.Lawyer Gu said thoughtfully, "You'll have to thank your friend. Without this person, you wouldn't be able to go back to working as a lawyer now."Ling Yiran was relieved when she got out of Lawyer Gu's office. To be honest, she was worried that her new boss would insist on finding out who had helped her to reverse the case.Back at her desk, Ling Yiran started getting used to the task at hand.She had also worked as an assistant for half a year when she first joined the industry. She could adapt to the job quickly now that she was back at it. It may be a bit trivial, but it was not difficult.Guan Lili sauntered up to her desk to say hello and beat around the bush about Yi Jinli, which Ling Yiran ignored.At the end of the day, Ling Yiran was about to leave when Guan Lili said, "Hey, Ling Yiran has just joined us today. How about we hold a welcoming party for our new colleague?"
"Hear ye, hear ye. Here's to our new colleague, Yiran!" Some colleagues raised their glasses and began toasting.Ling Yiran, as the main character, was of course the focus of the toast.Ling Yiran was not a very good drinker. After a few drinks, she was already a bit dizzy.Therefore, she could only repeatedly decline toasts from her colleagues and made an excuse to go to the bathroom.In the bathroom, Ling Yiran leaned over the sink and washed her cheeks, which were steaming from alcohol, with water.Then, she gazed at herself in the mirror with her almond-shaped eyes. Her hair on her forehead and cheeks were dripping with water. Her cheeks, delicate nose, and lips seemed more rosy than usual.As her eyes blinked gently, her eyelashes would fan like a small fan.In the past, she had always felt that her eyelashes were quite long and beautiful. Sometimes when she put on light makeup, she did not even need mascara. However, after meeting Yi Jinli, she realized that one could forg
Seeing that his eyes were about to glance in her direction, Ling Yiran made a conscious attempt to avoid him.She had ducked to one side, but she accidentally bumped into another man instead."Sorry!" She hastened to apologize."Are you f*cking blind? How dare you bump into me? Do you know who I am?" the man Ling Yiran hit said drunkenly."I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." All she could do now was apologize.At the same time, she could feel eyes on her. It was probably... his eyes.'He must have seen the mess I'm in right now.'A bitter and sour feeling spread in her heart.It was as if the last bit of her dignity and pride were getting in the way. Even if they had broken up and even if he had seen her in an embarrassing state countless times... She still did not want him to see her embarrassment and confusion.Her head seemed to have gotten dizzier.She wanted to get out of here as soon as she could.However, the man she bumped into was not going to let her go that easily."If
However, once she moved her body, there was a pain in the left side of her waist where the man had kicked her, making her brows furrow."Is it painful?" The cold voice once again rang in her ears. Then, the beautiful hand rested on her waist where it hurt.Ling Yiran's body stiffened immediately. She felt as though all the blood in her body was rushing to that one spot.His face got closer to hers. It was so close that she could see his long black lashes.'Sure enough... They're beautiful!'They seemed to touch people's hearts every time they quivered gently.That was probably how her once stagnant heart was touched, but now it had become stagnant again."I'm fine." Ling Yiran steadied herself and calmed down. "Thank you for your help, Mr. Yi. I... I'm alright."As she spoke, she raised her hand to pull the large hand on her waist away, little by little. Then… she let go and wobbled in the direction of the private room.However, Yi Jinli's hand remained in the air in the same
It was as if this was only a trivial matter."Yes," replied Gao Congming.At the same time, many people could not help guessing in their hearts. 'Who is that woman who just left?''Young Master Yi would even cripple one of Feng Lai Group's young master's legs for that woman! That would be like declaring war with Feng Lai Group!''Feng Lai Group is only a second-class family business in Shen City, but... is it worth it to just stand up for a mere woman?'…On the other hand, Ling Yiran had stumbled back into the private room. Perhaps the conflict just now had made her feel as if the alcohol was taking effect more quickly, causing her head to get even dizzier."Yiran, what's the matter? You don't look so well," said a colleague."No… Nothing." Ling Yiran forced out a smile."Alright, alright. Our welcome party today is almost over, so let's end it here. Let's pay the bill and leave. We should let Yiran go back and have a good rest," said Guan Lili. Then, she called the waiter fo
Guan Lili smiled like a winner while Ling Yiran was taunted by colleagues who had been enthusiastically welcoming her to the company not that long ago.That was what she wanted to see. The more Ling Yiran was embarrassed, the more relieved she was!If it had not been for Ling Yiran, how could she have gotten herself fired from her previous firm and even struggled to find a job since then?A male colleague could not take it anymore and said, "What's wrong with all of you? Ling Yiran never said that she would pay for the meal. Since everyone ate the food, let's go dutch."The others were embarrassed to say anything when he put it like this. After all, it was true that Ling Yiran had never said it. Besides, everyone in the room was working in the same firm. No one dared to say that they would not pay.The male colleague calculated how much everyone had to pay and asked the waiter for the bill, but they were told, "Someone has already paid for it, so there’s no need to pay any more.
'Who is it? Who said that?' It was so sweet but so sad that she wanted to shed tears."I'll protect you forever. I won't let you suffer the slightest injustice and let anyone hurt you anymore."'That's... Jin's voice... It's what Jin once said to me.'Ling Yiran squatted on the ground and felt that all she could hear were the words Yi Jinli had once said to her.'Don't think about these words. Don't think about them…' she kept telling herself in her head.Then... It seemed that there was the sound of footsteps. The pattering of footsteps sounded so clear.'Whose footsteps are these?'A pair of black leather shoes caught her eye.She slowly raised her head and caught sight of the familiar face.'It's Jin's face... Just like the one I saw in Drunken Days.'Is it because I'm drunk? Is that why I’m hearing voices and also hallucinating?'Ling Yiran staggered to her feet, half-crying and half-laughing at the figure in front of her as she said, "Don't… show your face to me again."