Chapter 246

L, the L in NG. Three years... three years in a flash. She had long since lost the ability to take the initiative to approach others, to take the initiative to 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. That L with whom she could talk and laugh without any scruples, and even indulge herself in acting spoiled and secretly relying 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 this man beside her who was so excellent it made one feel ashamed, the admirer whom Lingyu had worshipped for many years, the creator of that contract that made her not dare to resist in the slightest—Li Yiquan.

Struggling to suppress her tears, He Lele curled her lips. "Really nothing, thank you for Lawyer Li's concern."

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 think the fact that I hid my identity can erase our three years of friendship and make you deliberately this distant from me. Did I do something to offend you or Xiao Yu unintentionally?"

Li Yiquan's sensitivity shocked He Lele. She subconsciously avoided his gaze, unable to face his question directly.

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

Hmm?

"Just heard my mother say, is there some problem between you and Mr. Mu?"

"No..." He Lele denied reflexively. He, he thought the one she was arguing with 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 not being able to hold back and using voice 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, were not held back. He Lele squatted down and buried her small face in her arms, gritting her teeth to stifle her sobs. 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 entered 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 and kissed the girl's forehead, reaching out to pull her into his arms.

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

Author's Note:

My heart~~~ that's it for now~~~ I firmly refuse 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 Lele finally stopped deliberately keeping her distance. The two had dinner together outside, and He Lele 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, but 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 people had satisfied expressions of seeing a prospective son-in-law, while Lingyu rarely showed a bit of shyness, which made He Lele unable to help but lower her head and smile lightly. But thinking of the kiss Li Yiquan had given her on her forehead earlier, she felt a bit... vaguely uneasy.

"Hey! How did you meet my master? Could it be that you two are secretly dating behind my back?" Ren Lingyu lay on the bed hugging a pillow, looking mischievous.

He Lele leaned against the head of the bed flipping through a comic. "... If you don't make a move, I might really make a move."

"Hehehe! Is that so!" Ren Lingyu had a thief's smile. "It seems you haven't escaped my master's charm either!"

He Lele smiled helplessly. "Just kidding, but don't think I'm nagging, you've liked him for so many years, be proactive when you should be, otherwise a good cabbage will be arched by other pigs, and you'll be envious, jealous, and hateful."

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 messed around in low voices for a while before Ren Lingyu leaned on He Lele, feeling a bit lost.

"Lele... have you ever loved?"

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

"Lele, I'm so confused."

"What's wrong?" Embracing Lingyu, He Lele asked with a slight frown.

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

He Lele thought for a moment. "Occasionally?"

"Alright, it's often." ===== CHAPTER 247 =====