"Yiran, Lichen said he’s in love with you the other day at the police station. What about you? What do you think of him? It seems that Mr. Yi Jinli also cares about you. Did you and Mr. Yi... really break up?" Hua Lifang probed.
Ling Yiran merely looked at her and did not reply.
Hua Lifang put on a sad expression. "Yiran, you know I'm not well educated, and I was with the wrong man. Lichen is now the only one I can rely on, and... After spending time with him these days, I really like Lichen."
As she spoke, she put on another blushing expression. "You still have Yi Jinli, but I only have Lichen left. You're not going to take Lichen from me, right?"
Ling Yiran stared at Hua Lifang until the latter felt guilty.
"Yiran, why are you looking at me like that? I... I know I've said some things that have upset you in the past, but now I'm telling you this with all my heart."
"Do you expect me to say that I don't love Gu Lichen and I don't have any ideas about him so that you can feel at ease? Did you think you could at least take the moral high ground so that if I like Gu Lichen someday, you would then try to stop me with the response you’re hoping to receive from me at this moment?" asked Ling Yiran.
The expression on Hua Lifang's face showed that this was clearly the idea she had in mind.
Ling Yiran said, "Sis, don't you find it funny? You're asking someone else to make a promise for your relationship. For Grandma's sake, let me remind you again that Gu Lichen isn't easy to fool. It might not be too late if you get out of it now. The more you get, the more you'll..."
If a man like Gu Lichen knew he had been lied to, a miserable fate would await Sis Lifang.
"What do you mean?" Hua Lifang's expression changed immediately. "Are you threatening me? I'll be fine with Lichen as long as you keep your mouth shut."
Looking at her cousin, Ling Yiran knew it would only be a waste of effort no matter how much she said. "Do as you please. I'll leave it at that, and you don't have to come to me about Gu Lichen again."
With that, Ling Yiran turned to leave.
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