"Are you hungry? I'll get you something to eat." She said. When she was sweeping the road today, she didn't see him eating.

Ling Yiran took the noodles and eggs and used the induction cooker to cook a simple bowl of noodles for him.

"Here, eat it, but don't eat it too fast, it will burn your mouth." She said.

He lowered his head and ate the noodles quietly. Ling still looked at the other person quietly. Somehow, the loneliness that he felt every time he returned to the rental house in the past seemed to be gone. Is it because there was one more person here?

After the man finished eating, Ling Yiran tidied up. "Don't mind if I sleep with the light on at night." She said that since she was released from prison, she has had the habit of sleeping with the light on.

The man responded.

Ling was still lying on the bed, and the man was lying on the mat she had spread on the floor.

She closed her eyes and tried hard to fall asleep. At some point, she was afraid of falling asleep.

Because once she falls asleep, she always dreams about the scenes in prison, beatings, insults, torture... and the pain of having 10 of her fingernails pulled out, and every inch of the bones in her fingers being broken.

....

Many times, she thought she would die in prison.

But strangely, she slept until dawn and didn't have nightmares like usual.

Ling still stared blankly at the figure lying on the ground beside the bed.

Is it because of his relationship? Because she is not the only one in this room, but there is another person...accompanying her?

She couldn't help but get out of bed, squat down, and almost couldn't help but put her hand on his cheek, feeling the warmth from her hand.

He was a real person, not her imagination. Last night, she really brought a man into her rental house.

When she came back to her senses, she found that he had woken up at some point, and his beautiful eyes were looking at her intently.

"I'm sorry." She blushed suddenly, "I...I just...that...if you have no place to go, you can stay here with me.

"

She was anxious for a moment, but after she said the words, she felt relieved.

His obsidian-like pupils reflected her flushed face, and a hint of surprise seemed to flash through his eyes.

"If you don't want to, then just pretend I didn't say anything." She bit her lip and said.

His thin lips finally opened slowly and lightly, "Do you want me?" His voice was like a clear spring in winter.

If this was said by another man, it would probably be like flirting.

But when it came out of his mouth, it was like he was just asking a "yes" or "no" question, without any ambiguity, and even his eyes were calm.

Ling Yiran pursed her lips, "Yes, I want it." This was her answer.

He stared at her, and then a smile slowly appeared on his thin lips, "Okay."

This was the first time she saw him smile. Although it was very shallow, very faint, but... it was extremely beautiful.

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Ling Yiran went to work and left the man 20 yuan to buy his own food.

When the man left the rental house, there were people waiting outside. After seeing the man come out, they respectfully said, "Master Yi."

"Let's go." Yi Jinli said calmly.

A black Mercedes-Benz parked in front. Yi Jinli got in the car and looked at the 20 yuan in his hand. Speaking of which, no one had given him money like this in many years, and it was still 20 yuan.

"Master Yi, the woman you were with last night is a contract worker at the Sanitation Station. She rented her current residence here a month ago, and she was just released from prison two months ago."

Gao Congming, who has been Yi Jinli's personal secretary for many years, started reporting on the information he found as soon as he got in the car.

"In prison?"

"Yes, her name is Ling Yiran. She is the ex-girlfriend of Xiao Ziqi's Xiao Ziqi who was the ex-girlfriend of Xiao Ziqi of the Xiao family who killed Miss Hao Meiyu while driving drunk three years ago. She was sentenced to three years in prison and her lawyer license was revoked." Gao Congming said as he spoke.

While sitting, he carefully observed his boss's expression.

"Ling Yiran..." Yi Jinli muttered the name, and raised a playful smile on his thin lips, "It's actually interesting."

The original marriage with the Hao family was just because Hao Meiyu wanted to marry him and she was a good marriage partner. If he was destined to marry a woman in his life, then Hao Meiyu was also a good choice.

Unexpectedly, Hao Meiyu died in a car accident.

If Ling Yiran knew about the relationship between Hao Meiyu and him, what kind of expression would he show?

Speaking of which, this was the first time in so many years that a woman held his hand, took him into her residence, and said in a slightly trembling but affirmative voice that she wanted him.

"Cong Ming, what kind of woman do you think can afford me?" Yi Jin asked from the sky.

"Ah?" Gao Congming didn't know how to answer for a moment, "It probably depends on what kind of woman you want, Mr. Yi."

Yi Jinli said calmly, "Go back and put Ling Yiran's information on my desk."

"Yes." Gao Congming said, is Master Yi... interested in Ling Yiran?

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When she got off work, Ling Yiran received a call from her father, asking her to go home. He said that since she was released from prison, she would burn incense at home for her deceased mother.

Ling Yiran was a little confused. Ever since she was imprisoned, her family had been eager to break away from her. In the past three years, they had never visited her in prison. It was as if she had no relationship with that family anymore.

Her biological mother died early, when she was 3 years old.

Three months later, his father married his stepmother, who gave birth to a daughter named Ling Luoyin.

When she was very young, Ling Yiran knew that her father and stepmother were biased, so she worked hard to make herself sensible and get a good rank in the exam.

Growing up, her reading had never been a concern, and her father gradually became more and more willing to show off to others that he had a daughter who was good at reading.

When she and Xiao Ziqi became boyfriend and girlfriend, it was probably the most prosperous time for her at home. Her father regarded her as an honor, her stepmother greeted her with care and concern, and even her half-sister fawned over her in every way.

She understood that these were because of Xiao Ziqi, the young master of the Xiao Group. However, at that time, she always expected to get a true family relationship.

But a car accident made her realize that everything was just a wishful thinking.

At this moment, at Ling's house, Ling was still listening to her stepmother Fang Cui'e saying that Ling Luoyin had finally entered the entertainment industry, but if she wanted to get a better role, she needed all kinds of things.

"Yiran, you also know that our family doesn't have much money, but your sister needs money now. How about... you lend some money to your family first, and then you can pay it back when your sister becomes a big star and makes a lot of money."

You." Fang Cui'e said sincerely.

"I have no money." Ling Yiran only said these three words.

Fang Cui'e's expression froze, and then she smiled slightly and said, "You have no money, but Xiao Ziqi has money. You were dating him at the beginning, but he broke up with you as soon as something happened to you. Shouldn't he take care of himself?

Will I compensate you?"

"Aunt Xiao, you, your father, and Luoyin, didn't you hide away as soon as something happened to me?" Ling Yiran said.

Ling's father, Ling Guozhi, said angrily, "Why, are you here to settle old scores now? If you hadn't killed someone, your sister would have become a heroine long ago, and now she has become a big star!"

Ling Yiran smiled sarcastically. Ling Luoyin was selected as the heroine because the TV series was invested by the Xiao Group, and Xiao Ziqi specified that Ling Luoyin should be the heroine.

Later, she and Xiao Ziqi broke up, and Ling Luoyin's heroine naturally disappeared.

"Sister, are you still complaining that we didn't do anything for you when you were in jail?" Ling Luoyin said quietly.

"But you offended the Hao family and Yi Jinli back then! The Xiao family was so afraid that you and Xiao Ziqi broke up, what could our family do? If at that time, we really stood

If you side with me to help you fight the lawsuit, then you are not the only one, it means that the whole family has offended the Hao family and Yi Jinli. How can an ordinary family like ours bear their anger and revenge?"

"That makes sense." Ling Yiran suddenly smiled softly and looked directly at Ling Luoyin, "But since you can't share hardships with me, why should you ask me to pay anything for your wealth?"
Chapter completed!