I'm back
Lin Zhihan has been feeling like she's being watched lately, but when she stops to look, there's no one around.
Lin Zhihan touched her head in confusion. Could it be that her recent late nights of drawing had damaged her brain?
"Xiaokang" (a moderately prosperous society)
What happened to Sister Lin?
The two of them had just bought some decorations from Jinda Shopping Plaza to further embellish their studio.
Now my hands are full of bags and packages.
"Did we buy too much? Will hanging these in my studio make it look childish?" Lin Zhihan looked at the glittering gold sequins in Yan Kang's hand.
"Uh~" Yan Kang looked at the ornaments in his hand and then thought about Lin Zhihan's style, and twitched his lips.
"It seems a bit mismatched, but we can attract some children. Sister Lin, have you ever thought about teaching children to draw?" Yan Kang thought of Lin Zhihan's image, which seemed more appealing to children.
"Not for now, I might not have that much energy, but you're right, kids would probably like these sparkly things."
Thank you so much for your help today. I never expected that once I started buying things, I wouldn't be able to stop.
"It turns out I was the one who was naive." Lin Zhihan smiled self-deprecatingly.
But when she sees these cute things, she just wants to buy them all!
"Sister Lin, school starts in two days. Our School of Finance isn't far from your School of Fine Arts. If you don't mind, I can wait for you to have dinner together every day."
"Mingjie said your stomach will get sick if you don't eat on time. I think since I've taken the money, I should do my job of supervising." Yan Kang said with a righteous and serious expression, showing absolutely no intention of slacking off.
"No need, I'm not a child anymore. Besides, your finance department must be very busy. I'll go to the cafeteria to eat after class. Don't listen to Ming Xiaoxiao's nonsense."
"I can take care of myself; it's not as exaggerated as she made it out to be." Lin Zhihan smiled.
Ming Xiaoxiao is indeed her best friend, but it's really embarrassing that she had someone else supervise her meals.
Lin Zhihan covered her eyes, feeling that her public image had been shattered.
"Sister Lin, don't be embarrassed. Great painters are all like you; working day and night is a basic requirement."
Otherwise, there would be no need for an assistant like me.
"It's a happy decision then! I'll wait for you to eat together every day after school starts!" Yan Kang said with a righteous air.
It evokes a sense of a hero's sacrifice.
"Suit yourself, but you don't need to wait for me if you have something to do. I won't tell Ming Xiaoxiao and make her deduct your salary." Lin Zhihan thought this person was really interesting. Once school starts and he has a full schedule of business trips, who knows who will be working day and night.
"That's so kind of you, Sister Lin!" Yan Kang, besides being gentle, also possessed a rare sense of humor, exaggerating his praise.
The two chatted and laughed all the way, creating a harmonious atmosphere.
Little did they know that to those with ulterior motives, all of this was fueled by burning jealousy, who wished they could rush out and slam the boy against the wall and strangle him.
In the shadows beneath the streetlights on Nanyang Road, there was a darker shadow than the shadows themselves.
The boy stubbed out his cigarette and stomped it on the ground.
After the people had gone far away, he emerged from the darkness.
A pair of eyes as blue as the sea, the pupils of Cupid are deep.
His once affectionate eyes now looked sharp.
Ling Yan clenched his fists.
she……
Have you changed your mind?
He's been fiercely battling Shen Qing these past two years; his father and second uncle have taken shamelessness to the extreme.
The two of them actually settled down in country Y and never came back.
They were reunited as a family.
He, however, was still enduring the pain of separation from his lover.
Since becoming his fiancée, Qin Zixian has been kidnapped at least three times.
Twice, they narrowly escaped harm.
The last time, if he hadn't installed a location tracking system on her phone beforehand, allowing Ling Ling to track her in real time, something really bad would have happened.
Qin Zixian was terrified. After being rescued, she hid at home for a whole month and didn't go out.
And Shen Qing, that woman, is going increasingly insane.
He completely disregarded the fact that his eldest son, Ling Kun, was still in his grasp.
He repeatedly tested Ling Yan's bottom line.
Qin Zixian also expressed regret. She begged Ling Yan several times to dissolve their marriage, which existed in name only.
She was scared.
Shen Qing truly believed that she was Ling Yan's woman.
The tactics of attacking and framing are endless.
In the first year, Shen Qing only made minor mistakes, at most embarrassing her in public. But the last time, she really went all out.
The person who kidnapped her is said to be Tang Yang, the world's tenth-ranked assassin.
She threatened to kill Ling Yan if he didn't exchange Ai Qing for her.
Qin Zixian was so frightened she almost stopped breathing; that near-death experience made her wake up from all her dreams.
Ling Yan never loved her. What she perceived as victory was merely a shield he used to pay for the life of the woman he loved.
On what grounds?
Is Qin Zixian's life really less valuable than Lin Zhihan's?
What she called love was nothing more than a bargaining chip used by others.
The Ling family is indeed not to be trifled with.
A man like Ling Yan is not someone an ordinary girl like her can handle.
Qin's father has already provided her with top-notch bodyguards, and in the past two years, the Ling family has also made many concessions to the Qin family in business.
But this wasn't a gamble she was willing to wager her youth and life on with him.
Most importantly, Ling Yan didn't love her at all.
Qin Zixian is increasingly regretting her actions. It's a bitter pill to swallow to get involved with a crazy woman like Madam Ling, who sees her as a thorn in her side.
It's like a carbuncle that's stuck to the bone.
Qin Zixian truly regretted it.
Even if Ling Yan loves her, she might not be willing to go through all these trials and tribulations with him, let alone use her as a shield.
Ling Yan promised Qin Zixian that he would publicly acknowledge the annulment of the engagement with the Qin family as soon as possible and compensate the Qin family with a large sum of resources.
But Qin Zixian was still angry.
Why is it that Lin Zhihan can enjoy a peaceful and tranquil life, while she has been living in the eye of the storm for the past two years, constantly living in fear?
That's not fair.
Even girls who initially had little ambition began to feel resentful. As she grew older, Qin Zixian gradually came to understand the true status of her Qin family in Fancheng.
Is it the School of Fine Arts at Nanmiao University?
Qin Zixian snorted coldly. She would make Lin Zhihan taste the same bitterness that Lin Zhihan had endured for her over the past two years.
Ling Yan also acted so realistically.
Then let her use her status as Ling Yan's fiancée to slander his true love one last time before leaving him.
Otherwise, she really wouldn't be able to swallow this insult.
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Nanmiao University has started the new semester.
The campus was bustling with activity. New students, carrying large bags and looking on with curiosity, arrived at school. Upperclassmen were enthusiastic, helping new students with registration, giving directions, striking up conversations, and carrying their luggage.
This is Nanmiao University, a prestigious institution of higher learning that students all over China aspire to attend.
In addition to attracting elite students from all over the country, Nanmiao University is also a breeding ground for the next generation of aristocratic families in the prosperous city.
The children of the four major families in Fancheng were also sent here to gain experience.
Therefore, Nanmiao University is no longer just a campus; it has begun to take the shape of a small society.
Most students graduating from international schools go on to attend Nanmiao University or Huailing University.
Among them, the medical school of Nanmiao University is particularly famous.
Basically, all the students graduating from the medical school of Nanmiao University can smoothly enter the Ye family's hospital.
Ye Yunran, who had been out of contact for two years, has also returned to China.
However, they were originally going abroad together.
When he returned, Ye Yunran was all alone again.
That's right, he broke up with his goddess, Ming Anya. The marriage alliance between the Ye and Ming families has fallen apart.
Heartbroken, Ye Yunran returned to China and immediately sought out his childhood sweetheart, collapsing into her arms in tears.
"Lin Zhihan, I'm heartbroken, waaaaah~" The handsome guy, over 190cm tall, disregarded his image and cried his eyes out.
Lin Zhihan found it quite distasteful.
Yan Kang kindly brought them two cups of coffee, and then sensibly left.
Who is this man?
"Why can he come and go freely here?" Ye Yunran was heartbroken, but he still had the mind to press Lin Zhihan for an answer.
Lin Zhihan was more concerned about "why they broke up".
When her relationship broke down, Ye Yunran won her heart and went abroad.
Now, two years have passed, and given Ye Yunran's personality, could it be...?
You got dumped.
"It's so obvious," Ye Yunran said, taking out a tissue to blow her nose, which made Lin Zhihan retreat a good distance away.
Ye Yunran recounted to Lin Zhihan how he orchestrated a heroic rescue of the beauty Su Xin two years ago, winning her heart in the process.
"Serves you right!"
Lin Zhihan came to this conclusion after listening.
"So why did you deceive someone's feelings? Even if it's true love, you can't lie about it!" Lin Zhihan shook her head, criticizing her childhood sweetheart for stealing someone else's love.
"It can't really be called deception. It's just a little trick to pursue a girl. Besides, didn't Ling Kun think she was ugly?"
I don't mind her.
That brute, he lusts after a woman's body while simultaneously disliking her appearance.
That's how I managed to find a loophole.
Besides, cough cough~
"We're going to sleep." Ye Yunran said with a hint of smugness.
Lin Zhihan stared wide-eyed, looking at him as if to say, "You're worse than an animal."
What are you doing?
"We've been together for two years, and if we haven't had any intimate contact, doesn't that just prove I'm not good enough?" Ye Yunran said confidently, hands on her hips.
"Besides, my feelings for Anya were a pure and innocent love from my youth." He even touted this as...
"So now you've thought it through?"
"This means you don't cherish someone after you've taken their body," Lin Zhihan said, glancing sideways at Ye Yunran with disdain once again.
"Stop talking nonsense. I really want to take responsibility and marry her."
She herself said that she still couldn't forget Ling Kun.
My woman can't always have another man in her heart, right?
"I got her body, and Ling Kun got An Ya's heart, so we're even." Ye Yunran tried his best to find excuses to show that he hadn't actually lost too badly.
"However, I am still a little sad to lose Anya."
"She was, after all, my first woman." Ye 2's self-portrayal of a tragic figure was truly remarkable.
"Oh." Lin Zhihan's expression was indifferent, showing no interest.
"Oh what?" Ye Yunran was getting impatient. They were childhood sweethearts who had grown up together, how could she not have any empathy for him?
"Were you her first man?" Poisonous Green Plum struck with a sudden, unexpected move.
Right in the heart.
Ye Yunran choked up.
Lin Zhihan understood.
"I understand, please accept my condolences."
"Holy crap!"
Lin Zhihan, you truly live up to your reputation as my treacherous childhood sweetheart.
"How about we make do?" Ye Yunran suddenly said with a cheeky grin as he leaned closer.
"Hey, hold on, I'm a germaphobe."
"Don't come near me, you used man!"
Lin Zhihan automatically moved a little further away from Ye Yunran.
"Okay, then explain to me who this snail boy is."
Ye Yunran glanced sideways; in just a short while, the man had gone from making coffee to mopping the floor.
They have such keen eyesight.
He is truly a role model for men.
"Oh, Ming Xiaoxiao's adopted younger brother, the male college student she sponsors." Lin Zhihan tried her best to use concise words to make their simple relationship sound complicated.
"Huh?" Ye Yunran picked at his ear, afraid that he hadn't heard clearly.
"That woman, Ming Xiaoxiao, has fallen so low, this is... a kept man's gigolo."
Yan Kang was working as a diligent little bee not far away.
Ye Yunran mouthed an exaggerated gesture to Lin Zhihan.
"What nonsense are you spouting!" Lin Zhihan slapped him without hesitation, then turned her head away, not wanting to talk to him anymore.
"Does that man know how promiscuous she is?" Ye Yunran didn't dare touch Lin Zhihan's wound, but only mentioned it discreetly.
As expected, Lin Zhihan fell silent.
"Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore, Zhihan, my darling. Aren't you really going to consider me?" It has to be said that Ye Yunran has indeed changed a lot in the two years he's been abroad.
The childishness and naivety in him had disappeared, and a sharp edge had appeared in his eyes without him even realizing it.
Lin Zhihan looked at her childhood friend, with whom she had grown up, and asked him a question that was difficult to put into words.
"Why don't you hold my hand and see if it feels the same as holding your left hand with your right?"
Ye Yunran almost exploded, jumping up and standing on one leg on the chair, hands on his hips, he growled:
"I'm not going to try!"
I want to have a spiritual love affair with you.
Just tell me if it's okay or not.
Yan Kang, who was cleaning, changed his sweeping posture and swept further outwards.
They consciously distanced themselves from this place of trouble.
Lin Zhihan looked at Ye Yunran speechlessly.
Aren't you tired?
Do you want to go home and rest?
Ye Yunran deflated again, slumped onto the large workbench, and mumbled in a low voice:
"Lin Zhihan, I feel so lonely. Will you have a couple of drinks with me?"
Lin Zhihan picked up her coffee cup, clinked it against the one in front of him, yawned, and said:
"Ah~, I'm sleepy. My studio isn't small. You can make do with this workbench and the little sofa inside for the night."
Good night, welcome back, Ye Yunran.
Then Lin Zhihan went out, turned the corner, and went upstairs.
Ye Yunran's eyes reddened for a moment, and she muttered, "You brat."
Then he actually lay down on the workbench and closed his eyes.
He came to see her as soon as he got off the plane. She had changed a lot in the two years since he left.
He had lost weight and looked even more frail. His mental state wasn't good either; there were bloodshot eyes, loose skin, worsened dark circles, and sagging muscles. An outsider might not be able to tell, but he was a doctor, and a genius at that. He knew these were symptoms of chronic insomnia.
Her stomach must also be in bad shape; her complexion is dull, there are abnormalities around her mouth, and her eyes are dark and swollen, which are obvious clinical manifestations of stomach problems.
He also suffers from hypoglycemia and mild depression.
Lin Zhihan must have had a very difficult two years, even though she has grown taller and prettier.
But he was a doctor, and with his diagnostic skills of observation, listening, questioning, and palpation, he could tell at a glance that she had quite a few ailments.
Ye Yunran passed on the conclusions he had drawn from his initial work to Ling Yan through the golden ring.
He added, "A heart remedy requires a heart remedy, Yan-ge. If you don't take action soon, don't blame your childhood sweetheart for stepping in."
The warning carried a subtle threat.
Ye Yunran only realized what was wrong with him after he actually got engaged to Ming Anya and went abroad with her for two years.
He actually lied; they separated not long after they went abroad.
That woman loved Ling Kun to the extreme.
His unrequited love held no place in her heart.
The reason he agreed to cooperate with her engagement was merely a scheme to provoke Ling Kun.
They forced him to switch sides to Ling Yan's camp and to recognize his own true feelings.
This can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
Ling Yan, being cunning, spent two years convincing Ling Kun to join his side and fight against his own mother.
Can you believe there's anything more outrageous than this?
If one of the twins is turned against their side, how far away is the other?
That ambitious woman, Shen Qing, will likely end up with a tragic fate of being abandoned by everyone.
When the daughter she raised was her love rival's, her husband helped his mistress deceive her for over a decade, and neither of her two biological sons ultimately stood by her side.
This is the result of her threatening Ling Yan with his woman.
To be honest, Brother Ling is truly ruthless.
But the cost is indeed high.
Ye Yunran personally experienced the murky waters of the Ling family for two years, and it truly ran deep.
The shareholders' meeting was inactive, and even the father and uncles turned a blind eye.
Let Ling Yan, this half-grown boy, fight wits and courage against that group of cunning old foxes.
In the past two years, Ling Yan has not only had to deal with Shen Qing's second aunt, but also subdue that group of old foxes at the shareholders' meeting.
While ensuring Qin Zixian's safety, they also needed to secretly subdue the four major families.
Ling Yan was only a 16-year-old boy. No matter how talented he was, he couldn't possibly stand against so many forces on his own.
But amazingly, he did it.
In just two years, he has managed to shift the entire shareholders' meeting in his favor, and three of the four major families are now on his side.
With Lin Xuyao's ambiguous attitude, Lin Zhihan's scumbag father is still wavering.
I believe he will soon be won over by Ling Yan.
Four years later, after the passing of Old Master Ling, Ling Yan will soon firmly grasp the reins of the Ling family.
so,
Lin Zhihan, if you knew how much effort he had put in for you, could you forgive him for his past helplessness?
Ye Yunran fell into a deep sleep, slumped over the workbench.
And on those countless dark nights, the young boy who stood quietly outside the door, looking up at Lin Zhihan's boudoir, suppressing his pain, wanted countless times to just rush in without a care in the world.
Ling Yan clenched his fists at his sides.
Almost there, just wait for me.
Zhihan, wait a little longer.
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