"Don't mention it. I just brought you here. If Dr. Su said they can be cured, then they will." As Gu Lichen drove around, he asked casually, "When did you injure your hands?"
"It's been almost four years," replied Ling Yiran.
'Almost 4 years... It must have been when she was in prison.' Then, Gu Lichen asked again, "Did you injure them in prison?"
Ling Yiran was silent and did not reply, but the expression on her face gave him the answer.
"Who did it? Who hurt you this way?" There was a trace of anger in Gu Lichen's voice. 'Who on earth treated her so cruelly?'
He knew she was imprisoned before, but he had never given much thought to what she went through in there.
Only now did he realize that she had suffered such pain.
Ling Yiran said lightly, "It doesn't matter anymore."
"Who was it?” Gu Lichen asked again.
"What's the point even if I told you? Can I make them suffer all the pain I've suffered?"
"Why not?" Gu Lichen's eyes flashed with cruelty. He would make anyone who mistreated her suffer the same way she did.
Ling Yiran stared at Gu Lichen in astonishment.
As the car stopped at a traffic light, Gu Lichen turned his head and looked at Ling Yiran earnestly. "I mean it. If you want the people who hurt you to suffer the same way you did, then I can help you. Whoever it is, I'll stand up for you."
The restaurant was an old and famous restaurant in Shen City. It was not a luxurious restaurant, but its decor was elegant.
When the food was served, Ling Yiran saw that Gu Lichen had ordered pancakes—a Shen City specialty.
She stared at the pancakes and could not help thinking of the time when they were hungry on the hill. He had said, "I'll take you to try some pancakes. The pancakes in Shen City are delicious."
Back then, she was living in the town with her grandmother, and Shen City was unfamiliar to her.
Gu Lichen's voice rang out. "What's the matter? Why do you keep staring at the pancakes? Their pancakes are good. They’re delicious and one of the specialties of this restaurant. No other restaurant can make them. I've always loved their pancakes since I was a kid."
Ling Yiran murmured, "I've had it before. It does... taste good."
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