Upon hearing Ah Hu say that Leng Yan cared a lot about Li Ying, Jing Chi, who was standing to the side, darkened his face and subconsciously reached out to pull Li Ying into his arms.
Li Ying turned her head and glanced at Jing Chi in surprise, but she couldn't see any displeasure in his cold eyes.
Before Li Ying could break free, Ah Hu had already pulled her away: "Miss Li Ying, our Master Leng wants to thank you in person for the breakfast you brought him. Come on, come on, hurry up!"
Li Ying was taken away.
Yang Mei smiled while holding Chenchen, then said to Jing Chi, "Thank you for helping to get Yingying out, Young Master Jing."
"There's no need to be so formal!"
Jing Chi smiled apologetically: "Yingying and Chenchen are in Shanghai. Thanks to you for taking care of them."
Upon hearing this, Yang Mei stared intently at Jing Chi. Back in the courtyard house in the capital, Ye Jingchi had also been very respectful and solemnly promised her that he would treat Yingying well.
Isn't Jing Chi right in front of me Ye Jingchi?
"Auntie, I have to go now." Jing Chi said, then reached out and pinched Chenchen's cheek: "Be a good girl at home and listen to your mother, okay?"
Chenchen snorted, "I won't listen to you!"
Jing Chi smiled slightly and said, "I'm leaving now."
Watching Jing Chi leave, Yang Mei seemed thoughtful. It seemed that things were quite complicated.
Unable to suppress her doubts, Yang Mei went home and told Li Dongguo her thoughts.
"Young people have their reasons for doing whatever they want, you don't need to worry about it."
"I don't need to worry about it, but what about Yingying? Should we wait for her or not?"
“Yingying has her own ideas, so you don’t need to worry about her. What does it matter whether we wait or not? If Li Ying doesn’t want to get married, we’ll protect her. If she does want to get married, we’ll find her a good family. In short, we can’t let our daughter and Chenchen suffer.”
Yang Mei was relieved.
In Leng Yan's hospital room, Li Ying was carefully peeling an apple, seemingly lost in thought and absentminded.
"Li Ying".
Leng Yan called her several times before Li Ying suddenly looked up at him.
"you say."
"How about we go public?" Leng Yan sat up solemnly and said seriously, "Since Young Master Jing keeps harassing you like this, and Aunt Jing doesn't want you two to be together, why don't we go public with our relationship, dispel Jing Chi's infatuation, and prevent Aunt Jing from having any complaints about you? Of course, by going public, I mean just a cooperative relationship between us."
Li Ying fell into deep thought.
"Aunt Jing said that once our relationship is established, she will give me half of the Jing family's assets. I can then give you half!"
Li Ying didn't expect Leng Yanhan to be so frank, saying such things to her face. It shows how deep his cunning is. The more half-truths he says, the more he can win people's hearts.
"Leng Yan, I don't want to do this."
She will not be anyone's weapon; she only wants to be her own master.
Leng Yan nodded slightly: "I understand."
"Leng Yan, is obtaining half of the Jing family's assets your sole purpose in life?"
Leng Yan nodded without any attempt to hide his feelings: "Yes, because I want to be someone superior to others."
Straightforward, arrogant, and plain.
“I told you, I was abducted. I don’t know how many people I’ve been passed around since I can remember, before finally ending up in the hands of my current adoptive parents. Those days were unbearable to recall. I don’t want that to happen again. I want to fight for what I want: wealth, status, and money!”
Leng Yan's expression remained as stern as ever, but his words had become more down-to-earth.
"You haven't experienced my pain, so you can't understand my feelings."
How could Li Ying not understand? He must have endured many painful things to get to where he is today.
She could sympathize with him, but she couldn't team up with Leng Yan just because of that. That would be unfair to both of them, and also unfair to Jing Chi.
She shouldn't get involved in their conflict.
After returning from the hospital, Li Ying felt very tired. Sang Zhi told her to go back to her room to rest, and Li Ying did not refuse. Chenchen was taken out to play by Aunt Zhang, so she could relax and get a good night's sleep.
Just as she was about to open the door, she was hugged tightly from behind. Li Ying struggled for a moment but couldn't break free. As the man held her tighter, he buried his head in her neck.
"Jing Chi, what are you trying to do?" Li Ying asked angrily.
I want to hug you.
That sound!
Li Ying paused, and Jing Chi's voice seemed to have become less nonchalant.
"Listen to me, stay away from Leng Yan!" Jing Chi ordered.
Li Ying, however, remained unconvinced: "I don't care how you fight amongst yourselves, just don't drag me into it!"
Jing Chi released Li Ying, grabbed her shoulders, and looked down into her eyes: "I don't care what you want to do, you are the woman I've set my sights on, and you can't be with anyone but me!"
"And what about you? You'll be exchanging glances with Chunxue, taking care of her children, and sending them to school, while I can only remain chaste, right?"
Jing Chi cupped Li Ying's cheeks: "That's not how it is. I didn't take Dangdang to school, nor did I flirt with that Chunxue. She's the eldest sister-in-law of the Ye family. My mother asked me to take care of her, and I was just doing it perfunctorily. It's not what you think."
"What I think doesn't matter, I have no feelings for you anyway, you can leave." Li Ying really didn't want to waste her breath.
"You really don't feel anything?" Jing Chi suddenly grabbed Li Ying's wrist, pushed open the door and pulled her into the room, pinning her against the door. He grabbed Li Ying's chin with his large hand, lifted her up, and lowered his head to kiss Li Ying's infuriating lips deeply.
Li Ying tried to struggle, but she was too weak. She could only take out a silver needle and stab it.
Jing Chi suddenly released Li Ying, let out a muffled groan, clutched his arm, and looked at Li Ying with a mournful expression.
"You woman, don't you know anything about romance?"
"Don't you know how to respect people? Did I ask you to kiss me? You keep using force to kiss me, what is that? That's coercion, not love!"
Li Ying dislikes being kissed forcibly without consent.
Is it cool?
This is clearly thuggish behavior, yet they're using love as a pretext!
Jing Chi rubbed his arm: "I was wrong. Next time I kiss you, I'll ask for your permission first, okay?"
Li Ying laughed angrily: "You're really just making excuses! Leave now! I need to rest!"
Jing Chi stretched his arm and, finding nothing seriously wrong, slowly left.
Li Ying sat down and looked at the silver needle in her hand. In the end, she still softened her heart; otherwise, this needle would have left him paralyzed on one side.
When Jing Chi returned home, he heard his mother yelling at Leng Yan.
"You can't even acquire a small machinery factory, what use are you to me?"
"It was my oversight. I didn't expect someone else to get involved. Please rest assured, Aunt, I will definitely investigate this company thoroughly before taking any action!"
"No matter what method you use, if you can't acquire ownership of the machinery factory within a month, then you'd better cut off your own arm and get out of the Jing family! The Jing family doesn't support useless people!"
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