The Domineering Boss is Addicted to the Convict novel Chapter 253

"For fear of it becoming a habit," Ling Yiran said, somewhat embarrassed. "Some things may become a habit after many times. When you’re no longer able to rely on that, they become despair instead.”

"Why, were you desperate before?" he asked casually.

She took a deep breath, looked into his eyes, and finally stopped hiding. "Yes, I was desperate."

His pupils froze slightly. The faint smile on his face also slowly faded away.

"Can you go out now? I want to change," Ling Yiran said.

However, Yi Jinli did not back off. His dark eyes were still staring at her, and his fingers were stroking her cheek as if he was thinking of something.

After a moment, he muttered, "Will you be afraid if I say that it has already become a habit and that it’ll never change?"

Ling Yiran stared at the face close to her, not knowing what to say for a moment. She felt as if her heart was violently beating right now.

...

In the dressing room, Ling Yiran blushed and changed her clothes. Although Yi Jinli had gone out, she felt as though her face could still feel the touch of his fingers.

In the end, she had not replied to his question. If it had become a habit, it would always be so... What did he mean? Would he stand up for her all his life?

A man like him would never bother to lie, so he must be thinking the same thing as he was saying it.

However, what about later? Who would know? He had never been one for her to speculate on.

'It was better not to have any… habits.'

Even though he did not say it, Yi Jinli had probably guessed it.

"I don't care if you happen to be here by coincidence or on purpose, but 'she'—you can't touch. 'She' is mine," Yi Jinli said lazily. He looked indifferent, but there was some kind of seriousness in his eyes.

"Do you care that much about this woman?" Gu Lichen asked blandly.

"Yes, I do." He confessed matter-of-factly, surprising Yi Jinli's bodyguard. Young Master Yi just said that he cared about a woman. He... had never heard Young Master Yi say that before.

Young Master Yi had never said he ‘cared’ about Hao Meiyu, Young Master Yi's previous fiancée.

Gu Lichen had a slight surprise in his eyes. After years of knowing each other, he knew how hard it was to get the word ‘care’ out of Yi Jinli's mouth.