Qin Lianyi looked up to the man who had protected her. 'He's the one in pain, isn't he? He became a human cushion!'
"I... I'm fine," she said quickly. She saw that his face was unusually pale and his brows were furrowed as though he was suppressing his pain. A thin layer of sweat had also broken out on his forehead.
Qin Lianyi hurriedly got up. "Are you... okay?"
Bai Tingxin gasped a little. "I'm fine."
Qin Lianyi stretched out her hand to help Bai Tingxin to get up, but he glanced at her hand before looking at her face. "If you don't feel that way about me, don't touch me."
"I... I'm just trying to help you to get up."
"That's not necessary," he said as he staggered to his feet.
"Lianyi, how are you?" Bai Yulai rushed over and asked.
"I'm alright. I'm not hurt," said Qin Lianyi.
'It's just that... What about Bai Tingxin? Is he okay? I even fell on top of him after that fall... Is he really okay?'
Then, Bai Yulai said to Bai Tingxin, "Mr. Bai, thank you for saving Lianyi just now."
Bai Tingxin raised an eyebrow and seemed to speak with sarcasm, "Are you thanking me?"
"Yes, I'm thanking you. Is there a problem?" said Bai Yulai as he met Bai Tingxin's eyes.
Bai Tingxin's eyes darkened, and his face seemed to be covered with a layer of gloom. However, Bai Yulai met his eyes calmly without even dodging.
In the end, it was Bai Tingxin who looked away first. He looked at Zhao Ruyou, who was still standing at the top of the escalator.
Bai Tingxin suddenly chortled. "What if I said I'm not okay? What will you do then?"
Qin Lianyi froze, and Bai Tingxin left.
"Mr. Bai probably still loves you. Otherwise, he wouldn't have saved you like that." Bai Yulai's voice rang out casually. Qin Lianyi bit her lip, her heart filled with an unspeakable feeling.
'Does he love me? Maybe. Maybe it's just like what he told me… He never loved Gao Manlin and has loved me all along.'
However, she dared not love him again. Five years had taken away her courage and recklessness. She had more things to care about now. She did not want her elderly parents to worry about her and just wanted to live a peaceful life.
Just then, the mall's security guard came and asked Qin Lianyi and Bai Yulai, "Were you the one pushed down the escalator just now? Are you hurt?"
"No." Qin Lianyi shook her head.
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