Chapter 1382: Can You Please Not Leave Me

No, what Qin Yiyan wanted to say was not this...

Qin Yiyan's heart suddenly ached, and he was especially afraid... that he would lose Liu Xin'ai.

That complicated emotion left Qin Yiyan unable to resolve it.

He could only keep tightening his arms, until...

"Qin Yiyan... I can't breathe!"

Hearing Liu Xin'ai's slightly pleading voice, Qin Yiyan immediately let her go.

And having regained her freedom, Liu Xin'ai hurriedly took a deep breath.

Afterwards, she looked at the dejected Qin Yiyan and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Qin Yiyan lowered his eyes, his voice low: "I had never experienced happiness, so I didn't find monotonous days hard to endure, but now that I have experienced it, so... can you please not leave me?"

There was a trace of humbleness in Qin Yiyan's request.

This made Liu Xin'ai unable to bear refusing him.

But...

Liu Xin'ai said nothing.

And her silence made Qin Yiyan's heart sink bit by bit.

But even though he was disappointed, he did not want to add unnecessary pressure to Liu Xin'ai.

Qin Yiyan forced a smile, then explained against his better judgment: "This is just my hope; after all, with hope, life can be a little better. As for you, you don't need to give me an answer; just follow your heart to make a choice."

Follow her own heart...

Liu Xin'ai pursed her lips and said, "If we don't go back now, we won't finish our work."

Qin Yiyan still harbored the wish to get an answer right now.

But Liu Xin'ai's reply...

Qin Yiyan could not help but show a bitter smile.

Afterwards, he sighed softly, then took Liu Xin'ai's hand and walked toward the parking lot together.

Liu Xin'ai secretly glanced at Qin Yiyan's profile.

At this moment, he had already returned to calm.

It was as if nothing had happened at all.

But whether it was Qin Yiyan or Liu Xin'ai, they both knew that some things... had become different.

After dropping Liu Xin'ai off at the Qin Family, Qin Yiyan received a call from his assistant, Lin Ze.

Qin Yiyan had entrusted the task of investigating the "Master" to Lin Ze.

And Lin Ze acted very quickly and already had the investigation results.

At this moment, Lin Ze reported the results he had investigated to Qin Yiyan without missing a word.

Qin Yiyan listened in silence, but his eyes narrowed slightly.

It really was him!

A sharp look flashed across the depths of Qin Yiyan's eyes.

And Lin Ze, having finished his report, noticed the long silence on the other end of the phone and tentatively asked, "Then, what's next..."

"I'll handle it myself; you don't need to worry about this matter anymore."

"Yes, understood."

Qin Yiyan hung up the phone, the expression on his face becoming increasingly dangerous.

On the other side, Liu Xin'ai did not yet know about Qin Yiyan's plan of action.

She pushed aside the messy thoughts in her mind and immersed herself in her work.

During a break in her work, Liu Xin'ai glanced to her side...

And saw Xiao'an holding the portrait of her and Qin Yiyan, smiling!

How strange, was that painting that funny?

But looking at the girl's expression, she should be fine now.

So she wouldn't need to come again tomorrow.

This result made Liu Xin'ai heave a light sigh of relief.

However...

The moment Liu Xin'ai returned from the Qin Family to the Liu Family, she felt the tension in the air!

At this time, Liu Qingze was sitting on the sofa in the living room.

Discovering that his sister had returned, he said in a chilly voice, "You came back very early today."

"You too."

Liu Xin'ai took off her bag, feeling that Liu Qingze... was acting strange.

Coughing uncomfortably, Liu Xin'ai said, "I'm a bit tired, I'm going back to my room first."

"Wait a moment!"

Liu Qingze called out to Liu Xin'ai, who had just turned around, and stared at her back, asking, "Where did you go today?"

Liu Xin'ai subconsciously wanted to make up an excuse.

But once she thought of what Qin Yiyan had said to her...

She turned back and decided to tell the whole truth: "I went to the Qin Family."

"Why did you go to the Qin Family?!"

"Xiao'an ran into some trouble recently, so I wanted her to rest. But that girl is very stubborn; if I went to the Laboratory, she would definitely keep following me. There was no other way, so I temporarily worked at the Qin Family."

This reason made Liu Qingze feel it was ridiculous, and he snorted coldly, "She's just a little maid, why do you put so much effort into her?"

Her younger brother's attitude made Liu Xin'ai frown immediately: "How can you judge whether a person is important based on their status? Since when did you become so narrow-minded?"

"It's clearly you who are thinking too simply; you believe whatever people tell you!"

"This is something I experienced personally; I saw how Xiao'an was being made things difficult for by her family!"

"Are you sure they weren't just acting?"

Liu Qingze's repeated questioning and even malicious speculation made Liu Xin'ai's expression change.

After a long while, her face flushed red with anger, and she shouted: "Qingze! You cannot maliciously speculate about others like that!"

Liu Qingze did not agree with what his sister said and countered: "You have amnesia now; you can't distinguish between good people and bad people at all!"

"What I lost was my memory, not my intelligence. How could I not distinguish between good people and bad people!?"

"If you could distinguish them, then why don't you keep your distance from Qin Yiyan? That Qin Yiyan is clearly deceiving your feelings!!"

Whenever Liu Qingze thought about his sister teaming up with Qin Yiyan to put on an act for him, he felt furious!

The volume of his voice also rose unconsciously.

He even attempted to overwhelm Liu Xin'ai with his intensity.

But Liu Xin'ai remained neither humble nor pushy.

She looked straight into her younger brother's fiery eyes, her own emotions calming down instead, and she said reasonably: "If he were truly deceiving me, he would have already said some flowery words to me, but he hasn't."

"Just because there are no flowery words, that proves a person is reliable? You are dead wrong; that only further proves how cunning and treacherous this person is!"

"Heh, your words are so contradictory. It's not okay for someone to be low-key, and it's not okay for them to be sweet-talkers either. Then what must they do for you to be satisfied?"

"Qin Yiyan should disappear from your life! His existence will only bring you pain!!"

Liu Qingze was young after all; after talking for only a short while, he became increasingly unable to control his emotions.

And his words made Liu Xin'ai fall into deep thought.

She also thought of Qin Yiyan's words.

He said he did not want her to leave him...

Does that mean if she recovers her memory, she will leave?

Liu Xin'ai felt a bit panicked; she raised her head and asked Liu Qingze: "What exactly happened between me and Qin Yiyan?"

Liu Qingze's gaze flickered.

He looked away and said gruffly: "You will know when the time comes."

"Since we'll talk about it when the time comes... then don't worry about how I get along with Qin Yiyan for now. Anyway, when the time comes, everything will return to the right track."

"Can it really return to the right track? When the time comes, will you really be willing to give up Qin Yiyan?"

Liu Xin'ai... did not know.

In any case, as she was now, she was not willing.

Liu Xin'ai also felt somewhat lost.

She did not respond to Liu Qingze, but instead brought up something else: "Starting tomorrow, I won't go to the Qin Family, so you don't need to worry anymore."

After saying this, Liu Xin'ai returned to her room in silence.

Li Beijue's expression darkened instantly; he stood up abruptly and strode out.