Chapter 198

She said he wasn't worthy of loving her—but he already loved her! He already…… couldn't take it back.

Why was he so stupid, always losing control, making mistakes, making her angry, letting her get hurt? How should he…… love her so she would accept him?

Breaking free from Ji Jie's hands, He Le turned and left. Seeing this, Ceng Xiangyi quickly took small steps to circle around to the intersection in front of He Le. As soon as she saw He Le walking over, her legs went soft──

"Ouch!"

He Le continued walking while looking at the ground, seemingly not having heard Ceng Xiangyi's groan.

"Ouch!" Ceng Xiangyi shouted loudly. This time, He Le heard it.

Ten minutes later, the Li family living room.

He Le poured a glass of water for Ceng Xiangyi and handed it to her.

"I'm so sorry, Miss He, to trouble you to bring me back and then have to pour water for me." Ceng Xiangyi smiled "apologetically."

He Le smiled faintly, "You're too polite, it was just a small effort. Does your foot still hurt? Should I send you to the hospital to have it checked?"

"No, no, it'll be fine after a rest."

He Le looked at Ceng Xiangyi's ankle; there was no redness or swelling, and Ceng Xiangyi didn't seem to be in much pain, so she stood up, "Then please rest more, I won't disturb you anymore."

"Hey, hey, hey! Wait, ouch…… it hurts, it hurts, it hurts……" Why hasn't that damn kid come back yet? I can't keep up this act much longer!

Seeing this, He Le quickly squatted down to check. Although she couldn't see anything, she still helped Ceng Xiangyi get the medicine kit, applied medicinal wine, and massaged it gently.

Ceng Xiangyi was practically moved to tears. She had wanted a daughter like this for thirty years, and in the end, she could only hope for a granddaughter.

"I seemed to see you arguing with a young man just now. What's wrong? Did you have a fight with your boyfriend?" Ceng Xiangyi asked.

He Le's massaging motion paused slightly before quickly continuing, "No, he's not my boyfriend."

That's good, that's good. Ceng Xiangyi rejoiced, "Then do you have a boyfriend now?"

He Le smiled helplessly. Why do older aunts like to ask these questions directly when they see young people nowadays?

Shaking her head gently, He Le put down Ceng Xiangyi's foot, "Are you home alone? Your foot is twisted and it's inconvenient to move, it's better to have someone around to look after you."

"Yeah, when people get old, they need someone to take care of them, but that unfilial son of mine won't be home for a while. Ah! It doesn't matter, you go do your things! How can I trouble you like this, having you wait for my son to come back. Hehe……"

"……" He Le looked at the old lady's kind smile and always felt something was strange, "It's no trouble, I don't have anything to do anyway."

"That's great, how old is the little girl? Are you still in school or working? Where is your hometown?"

"……"

He Le bit the bullet and endured more than ten minutes of "interrogation," finally hearing the sound of a vehicle driving into the courtyard.

"Auntie Ceng, your son is back, so I'll take my leave first." He Le put on her cloth bag and was about to leave.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Ceng Xiangyi stood up in a hurry, wanting to stop her, "Sit a little longer!"

He Le looked at Ceng Xiangyi's foot with some surprise.

"Ouch!" Ceng Xiangyi froze for a moment, then quickly fell back onto the sofa, leaning down to touch her foot.

As soon as Li Yiquan entered the living room, he heard his sharp-tongued mother's signature cry of pain. He looked at Ceng Xiangyi with helplessness and amusement, then turned his eyes to look at He Le with a smile.

"You were looking for me?"

"Uh……"

After He Le gave an explanation, Li Yiquan glanced at his mother and knew what she was up to. After making a call to his father, who was playing chess in the community park, he stood up to send He Le home.

"I'm sorry, my mother…… added trouble for you." While walking, Li Yiquan said with a smile.

The sky had darkened, and the streetlights were turning on one after another. Looking at the shadows of the two people walking side by side on the ground, He Le curled her lips, "It's okay…… you don't need to send me, it's only a few steps away."

"What's wrong? In a bad mood?"

"……No, thank you, really don't need to send me. Auntie twisted her foot, you should go back and keep her company."

"……" Li Yiquan stopped, looked at her distant manner, took out his phone, tapped it, and handed it to her. On the screen was exactly what he had just said, only with a few words added before those two sentences.

L: Happy, what's wrong? In a bad mood?

He Le gritted her teeth and stared at this line on the phone without blinking. A short sentence almost made her tears well up again.

L, the L in NG. Three years…… in a flash, three years had passed. She had long since lost the ability to take the initiative to approach others or trust others; it was almost impossible for her to take the initiative to make any friends. However, she had once been very fortunate for her luck: she had parents who loved and trusted her selflessly, Lingyu by her side who was willing to smile at her, and in a corner she couldn't see, there was also an L who cared about her, chatted with her about trivial matters from time to time, and listened to her sing.

But suddenly one day, L disappeared. The L she could talk and laugh with without any scruples, even indulge herself in acting spoiled and secretly rely on in her heart, vanished. When that L, whom she had only ever seen in text, suddenly spoke one day, her L was…… gone.

What remained was the man beside her, so excellent it made one feel ashamed, the admirer Lingyu had worshipped for many years, the creator of that contract that made her dare not resist in the slightest──Li Yiquan.

Struggling to suppress her tears, He Le tugged at the corners of her mouth, "Really nothing, thank you for your concern, Lawyer Li."

Li Yiquan's hand holding the phone paused in mid-air for a few seconds, "Happy, I haven't known you for just one day. I don't believe that my hiding my identity can erase our three years of friendship and make you deliberately so distant from me. Did I inadvertently do something to offend you or Little Yu?"

Li Yiquan's sensitivity startled He Le. She subconsciously avoided his gaze, unable to face his questions directly.

"Or is it…… that you're afraid Mr. Mu will misunderstand?"

Hmm?

"Just heard from my mother, did something go wrong between you and Mr. Mu?"

"No……" He Le denied reflexively. He, he thought the one arguing with her was Mu Wei?

"……It seems I've caused you trouble?" Li Yiquan looked at her somewhat anxious expression, "If that's really the case, then I'm very sorry. It seems that deciding to use voice on a whim was really the most wrong decision I've made in the last few years."

"Lawyer Li, I……"

"Happy, am I, must I give up on you as a friend?"

Tears, in the end, could not be held back. He Le squatted down and buried her small face in her arms, gritting her teeth to stifle her sobbing. Even though she pressed her eyes tightly against her arms, tears still soaked her sleeves rapidly like a spring.

Must give up on you as a friend?

Give up on you as a friend?

"No, don't…… don't give up on me……"

The sobbing that reached his ears made Li Yiquan taste a bit of heart-wrenching pain. Squatting down on one knee, he gently stroked her half-dry long hair, and for the first time in his life, he crossed the line to kiss the girl's forehead hair, reaching out to pull her into his arms.

Ten steps away, Qin Zhixiu, wearing a baseball cap, stood silently.

Writer's Note:

My heart~~~ that's it for now~~~ I am determined not to let my daughter be abused anymore……

Love you all~~ Group hug~~

☆、(10 Fresh Coins) Chapter 213: What is Love

Although she couldn't tell Li Yiquan the truth, He Le finally stopped deliberately keeping her distance. The two had dinner together outside, and He Le insisted on paying the bill. But when she said she was going to find Ren Lingyu and Li Yiquan wanted to send her, she didn't refuse, only she didn't expect him to enter Lingyu's house with her.

Lingyu and her parents were very pleasantly surprised to see Li Yiquan visit. Both old folks had satisfied expressions as if looking at a future son-in-law, while Lingyu showed a rare bit of shyness, which made He Le unable to help but lower her head and smile lightly. But as soon as she thought of the kiss Li Yiquan had given her on her forehead, she felt a bit…… faintly uneasy.

"Hey! How did you meet my master? Could it be that you two are secretly dating behind my back?" Ren Lingyu hugged a pillow and lay on the bed, her face full of teasing.

He Le leaned against the head of the bed flipping through a manga, "……If you don't make a move soon, I might really make a move."

"Hehehe! Is that so!" Ren Lingyu had a thief's smile, "Looks like you haven't escaped my master's charming clutches either!"

He Le smiled helplessly, "Just kidding. But don't think I'm nagging, you've liked him for so many years, you should be proactive when you should be. Otherwise, if a good cabbage is arched by other pigs, you'll be full of envy, jealousy, and hatred."

Ren Lingyu pouted and thought for a while, "Wait…… alright! You actually called me a pig! Dragon Claw Hand!"

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't mess around! Don't mess around! You'll wake up Uncle and Auntie!"

The two laughed and played in a low voice for a long time before Ren Lingyu leaned on He Le, feeling a bit lost.

"Lele…… have you ever loved?"

Love? Several handsome faces flashed rapidly through her mind. He Le smiled bitterly and shook her head.

"Lele, I'm so confused."

"What's wrong?" Holding Lingyu, He Le asked with a slight frown.

"It's just…… I clearly hate him pestering me, but──occasionally I think of him."

He Le thought for a while, "Occasionally?"

"Alright, it's often."