He narrowed his eyes. "Why?"It was because that was the only dignity she had left! Though her dignity had been trampled to pieces now and it was only a patchwork of those crushed pieces, but… She did not want to be trampled on again. "Because you're not the kind of family I want. You can be a creditor, a stranger, or my immediate boss, but there's no way you can be my family!"The word ‘family’ was special to her. It was what she had longed for all her life!Therefore, there was no way she was going to let that word get trampled on here!He stared at her with his sharp gaze that looked like a cold blade, seemingly cutting her raw. She did not hide from his eyes but looked at him calmly as if she was silently telling him that he would never be her family.Suddenly, he laughed out of anger. A beautiful smile appeared on the corners of his lips. "Why don't we make a bet? I bet you'll one day ask me to be your family and ask me to call you 'Sis' again."She could not help tremblin
It was unknown whether the police would reinvestigate the case."I'll check with the police station again later," said Lawyer Gu as he looked at Ling Yiran's dark eye circles. "You've been working hard on the case. You probably haven't been sleeping well. I'll give you the day off. Why don't you go home and have a good rest?"Ling Yiran knew Lawyer Gu had misunderstood her. While it was true that she had not been sleeping well, it was because of Yi Jinli.It turned out that it was easier to get along with Lawyer Gu than she thought, which was a relief to her.Now that she had a day off, Ling Yiran planned to visit Sis Zhuo and Lil Yan. After all, it would not be long before they left Shen City.She did not expect to see a luxury car pulling up in front of the entrance when she reached the ground floor of her office building. A woman dressed in a high-end designer outfit stepped out of the car.It was Hua Lifang!Ling Yiran was somewhat surprised. Hua Lifang had now seen her and
Then, Hua Lifang took a different turn in the conversation. "It's just that Lichen once mistook you for the one he was looking for, so I hope you can keep your distance from Lichen and avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings between us. We're relatives, after all."Ling Yiran suddenly let out a chuckle. "Unnecessary misunderstandings? What kind of misunderstandings?""You were pulling and pushing with Lichen at the film studio last time. It's easy for others to get the wrong idea," said Hua Lifang. Then, she added coyly. "I'm with Lichen now. We haven't announced anything officially yet, but soon..."Hua Lifang spoke with deliberate hesitation, leaving people space for imagination."I have nothing to do with Gu Lichen, so don't worry about it," said Ling Yiran."Wouldn't it be better if you could avoid appearing in front of him? Or... I could sponsor you to develop your career somewhere else? You could open up a shop or something. Wouldn't life be easier? We're sisters. I have eno
"Sis, you'd better not say these words in my presence from now on. Since you're Grandma's granddaughter too, I'll have to warn you, Gu Lichen is not as easy to fool as you think. Sometimes, you'll only lose everything if you're too greedy."With that said, Ling Yiran got up, paid for her cup of coffee, and left the cafe.Hua Lifang sat in the same spot and tried to calm herself with her cup of coffee, but she was shaking so much that she could not even lift the cup.'What should I do? Ling Yiran has gotten her memory back! If Ling Yiran tells Lichen…'No, no! I must find a way so that even if Ling Yiran does tell him, Lichen wouldn't believe her!'I must... think of something!'...After Ling Yiran came out of the cafe, she took the bus to the place where Mrs. Zhuo and Lil Yan were now renting. She saw Zhuo Qianyun there, and they were packing up their things.When Lil Yan saw Ling Yiran, he jumped into her arms happily and told Ling Yiran that he could go to kindergarten after
"Uncle Guo lets me ride on his shoulders and brings me to have fun!" The little one began to enumerate the fun activities with his fingers and most of these were a boy’s favorite sports that were usually played together by father and son.Zhuo Qianyun listened as a touch of sadness appeared in her eyes.No matter how much she tried to take over the role of a father, it was a fact that Lil Yan grew up without a father. She had seen the envy in her son's eyes every time he saw other children with their fathers.'But... Ye Wenming wouldn't be a good father. As far as Ye Wenming is concerned… Lil Yan should have never existed.'Ling Yiran saw the sadness in Zhuo Qianyun's eyes, so she quickly changed the subject. As she was leaving, she looked at Zhuo Qianyun and asked, "How's your injury?""It's nothing serious. It doesn't hurt much when I walk now," Zhuo Qianyun said with a smile."Did Ye Wenming ever come looking for you again?" Ling Yiran asked again.Zhuo Qianyun shook her head
When his phoenix eyes saw the dress in Hua Lifang’s hands, his expression immediately changed. "What are you doing with the dress? Put it down!"His voice was so cold that Hua Lifang was startled."Weren’t… Weren’t you going to give me this dress?"As soon as she said this, Gu Lichen's expression changed again. 'Yes, but no.'He had planned to give it to the little girl who saved him when he found her because he once promised her that he would give her a purple dress with tiny flowers.However, he was unable to link Lifang with the girl from his childhood when he finally found her.The person he yearned for felt so unfamiliar when she appeared in front of him."If you want a dress, I'll give you another one later," he said as he took the dress back from her hands.Hua Lifang's expression immediately froze, but then she said with feigned nonchalance, "Alright. Thank you, Lichen. By the way, I took some money out of the card you gave me today. It doesn't matter, does it?""Since
"What kind of place is it?" Ling Yiran's curiosity was aroused by what she said."Well, you'll see." Qin Lianyi covered her mouth and smiled.Ling Yiran immediately felt that her best friend's smile looked like the brothel madams’ in movies and TV dramas.Then, Ling Yiran was speechless when Qin Lianyi took her to the ‘nice place’. It was an underground bar, and many of those who came here were 17 or 18-year-old high school students or some in their early 20s.They looked a bit out of place standing there due to the difference in their ages."What's so good about it?" Ling Yiran wondered."You'll find out in a minute!" Qin Lianyi blinked.Then, at eight o'clock, the atmosphere suddenly picked up and five men took the stage in front of the bar.It was just a band singing. Ling Yiran did not see anything special about it.However, Qin Lianyi's eyes lit up. "Here. Here. They're here!""Did you bring me here today to see them?" asked Ling Yiran."Yes. They're pretty popular in t
"What's the matter? What happened?" Yi Jinli asked lightly."It's... about Miss Ling.""Yiran?" Yi Jinli's expression changed. "What happened to her?""Um… Well, today Miss Ling's friend, Qin Lianyi, went looking for Miss Ling, and they went to an underground bar to watch a performance."Hearing this, Yi Jinli asked, "What's the matter? Did someone argue with them?" He was not worried about her getting hurt. After all, he had sent someone to protect her.If they could not even provide basic protection, they were nothing more than trash."They didn't argue with anyone, but King's performing at the underground bar today.""King?" Yi Jinli raised his eyebrows slightly."It's one of the hottest bar bands lately. Their performances are… Um... They’re popular with young women," Gao Congming’s tone became softer and softer.Yi Jinli's eyes narrowed. "Go on!""King's performances… include a lot of dancing, and some of the dancing... makes women go crazy. For example... taking off...