Chapter 280

Sitting back down, facing Ren Lingyu's increasingly puzzled expression, Li Yiquan smiled and called out: "Feather."

He Lele's face turned pale.

"Hmm?" For a moment, Ren Lingyu didn't notice anything wrong, but when it dawned on her, her already bright eyes almost popped out!

"You, you!"

"Did you finish the assignment I gave you last week?"

"Boss?!" Ren Lingyu exclaimed in near-scream surprise.

Slap—He Lele splashed a cup of water on Li Yiquan's face, picked up her cloth bag, and turned to leave. The bodyguard who had been dutifully guarding the side followed immediately.

"Lele?" Ren Lingyu was confused.

"I'll explain it to you later, but right now, Boss and Master need your help." Li Yiquan wiped his face with elegant composure.

"Wh-what help?"

"Pause the cold war with that follower of yours, and allow him within ten steps of you." Li Yiquan gestured with his chin toward Caesar, who looked like a little wife not far away, and gave instructions.

The shop windows beside her flashed by quickly. He Lele walked faster and faster, and her vision became increasingly blurred.

Li Yiquan passed the bodyguard and chased after her quickly, grabbing her left arm.

"Let go of me!"

Li Yiquan let go as requested.

"Why? You know what I'm afraid of! You know how important Ren Lingyu is to me! You already knew, so why did you still—"

"I just acknowledged another identity of mine. I am her Master Li Yiquan, and also her Boss L. I didn't tell her that I like you."

"You didn't say it! But the whole NG knows you—" He Lele suddenly stopped.

"Know what?" Li Yiquan looked deeply into her struggling eyes.

Being watched by his inclusive and gentle gaze, the abacus beads flying all over He Lele's heart suddenly stopped, fell slowly, gathered into a pile, and moved silently to the corner. Her nose was uncontrollably sore, and the stuffiness stuck in her chest surged up, turning into bitter tears.

"The whole NG knows I like you, right?"

"..."

"Then what about you? Do you know?" He gently pulled her into his arms, "You know too... I can hear it. Every message of yours, every song of yours... Forgive me for not taking action sooner." If he had been earlier, just a few months earlier, she wouldn't have...

"No, I don't know anything." Pushing Li Yiquan away, He Lele's expression was tragic and calm, "Whether it's Li Yiquan or L, from now on, I don't know them!"

"Why? Just because Xiao Yu likes me, you have to shut me out? What if she didn't like me? Wouldn't you have any more concerns? Wouldn't you be repulsed anymore? Instead, you would open your heart... and let me in?"

Open her heart, let him in...

"There has never been," staring into his phoenix eyes that made one drown, she struggled to pull her soul back from his affectionate gaze, "never... any 'what if'."

"So in your heart, is the relationship between us such a fragile thing?" Ren Lingyu's voice suddenly appeared from behind Li Yiquan.

"Ren Lingyu, I..."

"Do you think I would hate you because the person I like doesn't like me, so I like you? He Lele, am I, Ren Lingyu, just that kind of thing in your heart?"

"Ren Lingyu! No, that's not it, I didn't mean that, I... I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

"When did I become someone to you who needs to be hidden, lied to, covered up, and treated with caution? Lele, you have disappointed me too much!"

"Ren Lingyu!" He Lele hurriedly stepped forward to pull Ren Lingyu, "I'm sorry, I... I was too scared... I... I don't know what's wrong with me! There are so, so many things..."

"What exactly is wrong? You weren't like this before."

"I," He Lele looked at the bodyguard behind Ren Lingyu, then at Li Yiquan and Caesar who had appeared at some point, and finally looked straight at the solemn-faced Ren Lingyu, "I'll tell you everything, I'll tell you everything."

"Between people and people..."

He Lele was slightly stunned, took out her phone; it was her dad calling.

"Dad? What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

"Uh... nothing much, just asking how our girl is doing lately? Did you catch a cold? Why does your voice sound strange?"

"No, it's nothing, I'm doing great, my nose is just a little uncomfortable." He Lele turned away from everyone to wipe her tears, "Dad, I'll call you back in a bit, I have something to do right now."

"Ah! Okay, okay! Actually, I don't have anything either, just wanted to ask... do you have time to come home and visit lately?"

"... Dad, what exactly happened?" He Lele asked sharply.

"Girl, your mom has had severe angina these past few days, and she won't go to the hospital when I ask her to. I can't persuade her, why don't you come back and try?"

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