Third Aunt was stunned but then said, "We're still relatives, after all! Aren't you afraid of people talking behind your back for refusing to help us?"
"The perpetrator isn’t even afraid of being gossiped about. Why would I, the victim, be afraid? Besides, Sis Lifang didn’t consider me her relative when she harmed me." Ling Yiran laughed.
Third Aunt's face turned pale instantly. She immediately tried to lecture Ling Yiran by acting as the elder. She raised her hand to poke Ling Yiran. However, the bodyguard caught her finger when her hand had just reached out in Ling Yiran's direction.
Suddenly, Third Aunt's finger felt as if it was going to break off and she cried out in pain.
"Third Aunt, you'd better not touch me. My bodyguard is no slouch. You're the only one who's gonna get hurt, Third Aunt," Ling Yiran said coldly.
Third Aunt was furious, but her finger was hurting so badly that she could only withdraw her hand and glare fiercely at Ling Yiran. "Okay, you've grown up, haven't you? Just wait and see. I'll see how arrogant you can be!"
"If you dare do anything to her, I guarantee that not only Hua Lifang but your entire family will be put in prison!" Gu Lichen suddenly said out loud.
Startled, Third Aunt turned pale and quietly left in disgrace.
Gu Lichen looked at Ling Yiran. Moments later, he asked with some difficulty, "Are you okay?"
"I'm doing really well," Ling Yiran said with a smile.
He looked at her slightly rosy cheeks and the happiness on her face. She was quite different from before. Like she had said, she was indeed doing really well.
His face seemed to lose its color. It was as if her words had extinguished the last bit of hope in his heart.
"Gu Lichen, the past is all in the past. I hope you won't be trapped by it. You've fulfilled your promise to that little girl. She saved you once, and you gave your life to save her. You owe her nothing now!" said Ling Yiran. Her melodious voice was unhurried and calm. It was as if she was narrating something calmly.
'Owe her nothing...' He smiled bitterly. Then why did his chest feel so heavy when he heard this?
Ling Yiran said to Huang Qian, the bodyguard next to her, "Let's go." With that, she walked straight to the other side while Gu Lichen still stood there, his phoenix eyes following Ling Yiran's figure closely.
Even though the figure was already out of his sight, he was still looking in the direction she left.
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