He had said that she would one day beg to be his sister.
Sure enough, everything he said came true!
Taking a deep breath, she said, "I… I'll be your sister, so can you save Sis Zhuo and Lil Yan from Ye Wenming now? Then send someone to protect them, at least... Ye Wenming can't touch them that way!"
It was her decision. If becoming Yi Jinli's sister was the only way to assure Sis Zhuo and Lil Yan's safety, then she was willing to do so.
Sis Zhuo had given her a hand when she was in trouble while Lil Yan... was so pure that she could not help protecting him!
"Sure." With a satisfied smile, he took out his phone, dialed Gao Congming's number, and gave him the orders. Then, he looked at Ling Yiran. "Is that alright?"
"How long will it take to know if Sis Zhuo and Lil Yan have left safely?" she asked.
"It shouldn't take long. Alright, let's eat, Sis," he said gently, smiling like how he used to.
Ling Yiran shuddered and stiffly picked up her chopsticks to dig in.
She ate the delicious food but found them tasteless. All she could think about was Sis Zhuo and Lil Yan. She hoped Sis Zhuo would not harm herself again.
Yi Jinli did not say anything. He would just place some food into her bowl from time to time.
The vast third floor was quiet except for the sound of the two of them eating.
Suddenly, Yi Jinli's phone rang. Ling Yiran was suddenly shocked and looked straight at his phone.
Yi Jinli pressed the answer button and put it on speaker. All at once, Ling Yiran could hear Gao Congming's voice.
"We've saved Zhuo Qianyun and Zhuo Yan from Ye Wenming, Young Master Yi," said Gao Congming.
She stiffened a little as she lowered her head, not wanting to meet those eyes.
'Yeah, I'm his sister now!' However, it was different from before. Now, she seemed to be caught in the net he had spread and could not break free.
…
After they were done with dinner, Yi Jinli sent Ling Yiran back to the rental house. "Do you want to stay here or move back to Yi Residence?"
Ling Yiran stiffened. 'Yi Residence... It's full of sweet memories of both our time together. However, the sweeter the memories are, the more painful it’ll be for me to go back!'
"I'll be fine here. I'm... used to living here now," she said.
"Then I'll have my things brought over later," he said.
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