Leng Linli's expression remained calm, his eyes undisturbed, and his voice was indifferent: "It's not important anymore..."
Whether you listen or not is no longer important.
Whatever the outcome, what matters is that Yan Zhi is still here!
Yan Zhi's character should not be defined by a single recording.
Leng Linli actually believed Yan Zhi unconditionally! Bai Lian's heart clenched violently, as if it were being torn apart. She took a few deep breaths and forced a smile, "That's good. I was worried you would blame me if the recording was gone."
"I do blame you. How did you get that recording?" Leng Linli suddenly asked, his gaze cold and sharp.
A flicker of panic crossed Bai Lian's eyes, but she feigned composure: "I bought it from the entertainment reporter. It concerns Grandma and you, so I can't afford to be careless."
Bought it?
Leng Linli's expression instantly turned cold. AI is now very powerful, and synthesizing a recording is no problem at all.
He's got some nerve, swindling money off me like this. If it weren't for this recording... a fabricated recording, he and Yan Zhi would probably be a perfect couple right now.
Everything beautiful has been destroyed!
His cold, sharp eyes gleamed with a chilling light, his thin lips pressed into a straight line, and his voice was icy cold: "Be smarter next time, don't buy everything."
Bai Lian's heart skipped a beat. She wanted to make excuses, but in the end she apologized with a wronged expression: "Brother, I...I'm sorry."
Leng Linli stared coldly at Bai Lian, his tone unhurried yet filled with a dangerous undertone: "Which entertainment reporter? Send me the message."
Bai Lian trembled all over. She had never seen Leng Linli show such an expression before. The ruthlessness in his eyes terrified her.
Bai Lian lowered her head and said repeatedly, "...Okay."
Bai Lian told Leng Linli about a now-defunct entertainment reporting agency. Since the company was already closed and the recordings had been destroyed, as long as the company denied everything and she denied everything as well, Leng Linli wouldn't be able to find anything even if he wanted to investigate.
Leng Linli ignored Bai Lian and turned to leave the balcony.
Bai Lian gripped the hem of her clothes tightly with her fingers, her heart filled with intense hatred.
Back in the living room, Leng Linli didn't see Yan Zhiren, nor was his grandmother. He scanned the room and finally found Yan Zhiren in the kitchen.
At this moment, Yan Zhi was washing vegetables, with washed fruit placed next to her.
Leng Linli's brows furrowed slightly.
The shock of the truth made him feel guilty and remorseful when he faced Yan Zhi again.
Leng Linli slowly walked to her side. Although they were only a few steps apart, he used almost all his strength.
Gazing at Yan Zhi, his cold, sharp voice softened: "Let me wash it. Your stomach will hurt again if you touch cold water."
That night, seeing Yan Zhi faint from menstrual cramps, Leng Linli was traumatized. He had never known before that menstrual cramps could cause fainting.
He only needs to experience this once; he never wants to go through it again.
“It’s warm water,” Yan Zhi explained.
"That won't do either." Leng Linli refused directly, his attitude leaving no room for refusal, and his tone was firm.
He took the vegetables from Yan Zhi's hand and carefully washed them under running water.
Yan Zhi was pushed aside and watched Leng Linli's clumsy movements. She doubted whether Leng Linli knew how to wash vegetables at all.
"Let me wash it. You're wasting water like this," Yan Zhi couldn't help but say.
Leng Linli looked up at her, a gentle smile in his eyes: "If you think I'm wasting my time, you can teach me."
Yan Zhi was slightly taken aback. That gentle gaze from Leng Linli seemed... just like before.
His tenderness and doting at this moment made it seem as if they had never quarreled. The glimmer in his eyes made her feel...uncontrollably captivated.
"Hmm?" Seeing that Yan Zhi seemed to be in a daze, Leng Linli stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes.
Yan Zhi snapped out of her daze, avoiding Leng Linli's hand, and earnestly instructed him: "Fill the basin with water, turn off the water, and then put the vegetables in the basin to wash."
"Okay." Leng Linli replied calmly, washing slowly and carefully, every move exuding the nobility and elegance of an aristocrat.
His fingers were well-defined, long and beautiful, with neatly trimmed nails and full, rounded fingertips.
Yan Zhi couldn't help but wonder if the vegetables Leng Linli washed would taste better than usual.
Thinking of this, Yan Zhi couldn't help but laugh. She really was... so idle.
Leng Linli looked up and happened to see Yan Zhi's gentle and bright smile. His mood suddenly improved, and he asked, "What are you grinning about?"
"I wasn't laughing at anything." Yan Zhi stopped laughing, not wanting to reveal her absurd thoughts.
Leng Linli stared at Yan Zhi without saying anything more, and continued washing vegetables. He suddenly had a strange feeling that they were like an ordinary couple, with him washing vegetables and her cooking, living a peaceful and happy life.
He ruined everything that should have existed!
Because of a recording of dubious origin, he easily convicted Yan Zhi, said things he shouldn't have said to her, and did many bad things to her.
He deserves to die!
Leng Linli felt increasingly guilty as he washed the vegetables, pondering how to make it up to Yan Zhi.
Even though they could get along peacefully after their falling out, Yan Zhi still felt quite... quite uncomfortable being in the same space as Leng Linli.
"I'll take the washed fruit out." Yan Zhi made up a casual excuse, took the fruit to the living room, leaving Leng Linli alone in the kitchen washing vegetables.
Upon arriving in the living room, Yan Zhi realized that leaving the kitchen was not a good decision; her grandmother had gone upstairs, and Bai Lian was sitting on the sofa.
Yan Zhi was afraid of being alone with Bai Lian in the same space, but she had already brought the fruit out, and she couldn't very well bring the fruit back; that would be too obvious.
Bringing out a plate of fruit, it would seem petty of Yan Zhi not to offer any to Bai Lian.
Yan Zhi handed the fruit to Bai Lian and said politely, "Lunch is still a while away, Assistant Bai, why don't you have some fruit to tide you over?"
Bai Lian took the fruit plate, listening to the sound of running water in the kitchen. Most of the sounds from the living room could not be heard from the kitchen. A mocking smile appeared on Bai Lian's lips: "Does she really think she's the mistress of this place?"
She shouldn't have said that.
Yan Zhi glanced at Bai Lian indifferently, her expression nonchalant: "If Assistant Bai says so, then so be it."
Bai Lian gritted her teeth in anger, but with Leng Linli and her grandmother at home, she restrained herself. She snorted coldly and said arrogantly, "My brother doesn't love you, so don't be too smug!"
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