Chapter 416

Gu Lichen's fingers tightened slightly as he held the coffee cup. "What if I do regret it?" He had played down Ling Yiran's influence on him back then. He thought Ling Yiran only looked like the one he was looking for. However, he gradually realized that there was more to it than that. When he saw someone trying to hurt her and hit her, he would feel his heart clench. Almost unconsciously, he would rush to her rescue. It was as if the slightest injury to her was enough to make his heart ache. Whenever she was about to leave, he was reluctant to part with her as if hoping that her eyes could stay on him for a while longer. Even just for a little while! When had he ever cared so much for a woman? Besides the little girl who had saved his life, there was only her. He even wondered if he should not have given her up so easily to Yi Jinli. If she had stayed with him, would it have made him miss the girl a little less and reduce the agony of his unrequited desire? Yi Jinli's eyes sank