Ling Yiran returned to the rental apartment in a state of embarrassment. "It has only been a few days since I left on New Year's Eve and returned but it feels like I've experienced a whole lifetime in that period."She studied the cramped rental apartment and felt as if there was a chilliness in the air. Ling Yiran could not help smiling wryly. "From now on, I'll stay here alone once again."No one will accompany me and talk to me in the still of the night. Moreover, no one will smile as they call me 'Sister'!"She grabbed a set of fresh clothes and washed away her shame before starting to tidy up the house."Although Yi Jinli was here for only a short time, there are so many traces of him in the house. The cutlery, towel, and toothbrush he was using as well as the clothes and shoes he wore..."She cleared up everything and placed them all in a cardboard box."Why not throw them away?" she asked herself. "Keeping these things will just take up space, but I'd rather keep them. It
They were still perplexed by the material evidence and the unanimous testimony provided by the witnesses to this very day."How dare those people treat you that way! They only criticize others from a moral high ground without knowing anything at all," Qin Lianyi said indignantly.Ling Yiran calmly replied, "It means nothing to me."Qin Lianyi recalled all the pain in her friend's body and could not help sighing. "When I first welcomed Yiran after she had left prison, I noticed all the wounds on her. There were both fresh and old ones. Although Yiran has never told me about what she endured in prison, I can probably guess."I'm afraid Yiran went through all sorts of hardships in prison.""Is Jin really Yi Jinli?" Qin Lianyi asked, changing the topic of conversation."Yes." Ling Yiran nodded."But... if he's Yi Jinli, why would he pretend to be a homeless person and stay with you in the rental apartment for so long?" she asked. "I can't seem to figure out this point. Does Yi Jinli
"Don't worry, it's fine," Ling Yiran answered. "Because actually... everyone at the Sanitation Service Center already knows about the accident that caused Hao Meiyu's death and my three years in prison."The man reclining on the sofa held his cheek with one hand and a glass of red wine in the other, sipping from it occasionally. The man looked beautiful and innocent, and there was a hint of allure that unwittingly emanated from between his brows. It was if a slight glance from him could make anyone fall deep into the tightly woven net within his eyes."Unable to escape or leave, I willingly falling into his trap."And it's no wonder that so many ladies of note in Shen City have feelings for him!" Ye Chongwei studied Yi Jinli as he drank alone and could not help sighing internally. "But they're all feelings and few people have turned those feelings into actions."After all, those who have taken 'action' have irritated Young Master Yi and ended up miserable, even becoming a joke in S
Even when she tried to kiss him, he would not allow her to do so.That made her feel ill at ease. After all, he kept switching girlfriends. Everybody knew that he would get tired of whoever he was with every few months.Ling Luoyin was determined to capture his heart. She needed to get herself into his good books, as she wanted to continue staying by his side. The longer she stayed with him, the more things she desired from him.After getting used to the comfortable life that he had provided her with, she didn't want to go back to the kind of life that she had lived in the past.Moreover... Ling Luoyin glanced at Gu Lichen's good-looking face from the side. He could easily capture the average woman's heart, and she was no different.She wanted to be close to him not only because of the good life that he could give her. She wanted him and desired to be intimate with him.When his almond-shaped eyes met hers, her heart would throb. She felt stirred up and desired him.She would us
A shiver suddenly ran down Ling Luoyin's spine. "He's... is he...""Jinli, do you know her?" When Ye Chongwei heard Yi Jinli's comment, he found it strange. Ling Luoyin was a third-rate actress and it was unlikely for her to be acquainted with Yi Jinli."Yes. We've met once before," Yi Jinli replied flatly.Ling Luoyin widened her eyes, her heart almost jumping out of her chest. "He's... the man who was living together with Ling Yiran!" Back then, she had reckoned that he had met Ling Yiran in prison!Ling Luoyin had not expected him to be Yi Jinli, the man who called the shots in Shen City!She almost fainted. "What's happening? Why was Yi Jinli living with Ling Yiran in the run-down rental apartment?!" Gu Lichen was surprised as he looked at Yi Jinli and Ling Luoyin. He then asked, "Luoyin, I never heard you mention that you knew Jinli."Ling Luoyin shivered. She smiled wryly and said, "I didn't know it back then... I mean, I didn't know that he was Mr. Yi." After saying that
Even after touching her lips, he would use a clean handkerchief to wipe his fingers, as if she was dirty.Ling Luoyin was puzzled by his actions, but she dared not ask him about it."You don't have to apologize to me. You're my girlfriend and you only need to care about me. As for anything else, you don't have to bother about it," Gu Lichen said.His actions were gentle, as if he was stroking something precious. However, his voice sounded cold and aloof.At times, Ling Luoyin felt that she could not understand him. She had no idea what was going on in his mind or what his desires were."I... understand," Ling Luoyin stuttered.Gu Lichen withdrew his hand and, as usual, took out his handkerchief to wipe his fingers.Ling Luoyin bit her lip. She was determined to capture his heart one day and become his final girlfriend. She wanted to marry him in the future!That was the vow that she had secretly made to herself!The New Year ended in no time. On the eighth day, Ling Yiran went
Ling Yiran was used to this kind of person. They looked down on sanitation workers, and even if they knocked into one, they would push the blame on them."Forget it, Sister Xu, it's no big deal," Ling Yiran said as she and Sister Xu continued sweeping the streets. After knocking off from work, Ling Yiran changed out of her uniform. She found a silver bracelet in one of her pockets."When did this bracelet get into my pocket?" Ling Yiran was puzzled. As she was on the night shift, not many people were around. She put away the bracelet and decided to put it at the Lost and Found Counter the following day.When she got back to the rental apartment, it was dark and quiet.In the past, when she got back from her night shift, the house had been bright because Jin had always been waiting for her. However, when Ling Yiran switched on the light, the room was empty. She could not help smiling wryly.When she lay in bed, she took out the bracelet. It must have belonged to a child and the des
She reached out for her cellphone to look at the time. It was 3 a.m. and she could sleep for a few more hours.Just as she was about to shut her eyes, she suddenly sat bolt upright. The next instant, she stared in disbelief, her eyes wide open.A man was sitting by the dining table in her rental apartment, playing with the silver bracelet that had been in her pocket.Under the light, the man looked like a painting that been drawn on a piece of rice paper. His brows were thick, and his nasal bridge was high. His lips were thin, and he had a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes. When he curled his lips and looked at her, he seemed cold and aloof.As he looked at her, Ling Yiran felt as if he was a mirage."Is this man real? Am I... dreaming?""Are you awake?" The man's voice broke the silence in the room.Ling Yiran suddenly came to her senses and realized that she was not dreaming. Everything was real!"You, who are you? Why are you in my apartment in the middle of the night?" Ling Yi