Chapter 52

"Sister, do you like that man because he said those things?" he murmured and asked. There was a hint of jealousy in his eyes that even he was unaware of.

His scent permeated her senses and the close distance made her at a loss over what to do. An instinctual sense of crisis was emerging within her. "It feels like if I give the wrong answer, in the next moment a ferocious beast will violently pounce on me and snap my neck.

"Oh God, what am I thinking?!"

Ling Yiran laughed at herself internally at the idea that had just crossed her mind. "The person before me is Jin. He's not some dangerous character."

"I don't like Guo Xinli," she replied. "I can only apologize to him for his feelings for me."

Her reply improved his mood immediately. He stared at her and asked, "Sister, do you really not like that man?"

"Why would I lie to you?" she retorted. "Ever since I got out of jail, I've never even considered the idea of falling in love with someone. Love is a feeling that is too burdensome