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It could be said that her personality was like this today, not to mention that at least seventy percent of it was influenced by Lin Zian. Back then, whether it was at home or at school, when she was bullied and stayed by his side to complain to him, he would always force her tears back into her stomach no matter how uncomfortable they were.

Now, she would try her best to force herself to disguise herself. From his mouth, she had become an unappetizing woman who often pretended to be arrogant.

Was it because she didn't love him? If she loved him, she would be forgiving, just like how he once told her that he didn't like her tears. She clearly wanted to cry, but because of his liking, she forcefully held back her tears and didn't let them fall, just because he didn't like her.

Similarly, he said that he didn't like others to cry, but he could accept Tang Chi's three or five years of weeping. He even softly comforted her and took care of her.

In the past, no matter how sorrowful she was, he would only pat her shoulder. Some things were only known after they had passed. Only now when she recalled the past did she realize how foolish she was.

From beginning to end, it was as if she had never held onto a single one of his people. Yet, her pride and arrogance was always deceiving her, urging her to move forward and get closer to him.

Because she had been trying to convince herself that he loved her.

While he was deep in thought, Gu La Cheng's voice sounded once again, filled with determination.

"To love a person, do you need to care about her dressing? Even in her tattered street dress, she was still the most beautiful in my eyes. As for arrogance … "

When Yinyin saw that Gu Bei Cheng had raised his head, she looked at Lin Zian with disdain, "You said she's arrogant, but have you ever truly understood her?"

"Humph!"

Hearing Kubei City's words, Lin Zian felt extremely disdainful. In his eyes, fifteen years of being together would definitely surpass a few days in Kubei City, and his tone was also filled with pride.

"Perhaps Director Gu doesn't know, but that woman Su Yin, no matter where she is, portrays herself as a queen. No matter where she goes, she always has a haughty appearance, she doesn't have that kind of personality, but she has to pretend that way. If she isn't pretending, then what is it? If she isn't pretending to be arrogant, then what is it?"

Lin Zian's words were filled with contempt and deprecation. It was like a handful of salt being poured onto Yin Yin's wounded heart. Even though he had already felt it, he still found it difficult to add back.

Yinyin felt that she no longer had the strength to stand there and listen. Someone had once said that when things were extremely difficult to bear, escaping was the best method.

But there was something that drew her back to the door.

"No matter what, since she is now my woman, I will protect her regardless of anything. As long as she is my woman, I will unconditionally tolerate her!"

Calm, unhurried, and resolute, coupled with the arrogant look of Gu Bei Cheng.

Two men over 1.8 meters stood together. This scene was …

The voice behind her didn't continue to listen. She admitted that it had had a great impact on her. Lin Zian's derogatory words made her feel that the past fifteen years had all been in vain.

He made her feel that in the past fifteen years, Lin Zian was the center of her world. From the beginning to the end, he had only treated her like a clown, whether it was a marriage between families or a free love affair, she, Su Yinyin, felt that the past fifteen years had been miserable.

Today, his disdainful words finally extinguished the only bit of unwillingness in Yin Yin's heart.

Even if she was just pretending to be strong, she should still have some self-esteem!

Since he, Lin Zian, didn't know how to cherish her, he instead called her worthless. Even if she, Su Yin Yin Yin, was so cheap, she wouldn't be so crappy!

Compared to Lin Zian's words, Gu Bei Cheng's words also had a sound effect, especially that sentence. As long as he's my woman, no matter if she's good or bad, I'll still accept her.

Fifteen years wouldn't even be enough for a few days of acquaintance. Although Yin Yin knew that Gu Bei Cheng was only helping her and putting on an act for Lin Zian, she had to say that in his speechlessness, he could accurately understand her. Although it was only using each other, or having a goal, it wasn't important, what was important was that there was at least one other person who understood her.

Lin Zian left. When he heard the door close, he also heard a sound coming from outside.

Kubei City was still busy as before, he immediately got back to work, holding a pen and scribbling something on a document.

"I'm going to the bathroom."

What Yinyin needed right now was cold water. She had to wake up, wake up!

The summer's water never had any warmth, but instead felt warm. Yinyin kept pouring it all over her face, drenching it with makeup, leaving behind only her simple beauty.

Staring at the unpowdered woman in the mirror, Su Yin Yin secretly shouted to herself: From now on, forget about those who don't appreciate you and continue to walk forward arrogantly. It doesn't matter if they don't love you, as long as you love yourself!

Ye Zichen took out his phone from his pocket. It was 12 o'clock at noon.

Yinyin also didn't tarry any longer and left after leaving the bathroom to speak with Kubei City. Since he hadn't told her what was the matter with calling him over, it was a complete waste of her time.

She even thought he had called her here to let her listen to his conversation with Lin Zian.

The secretary's bathroom was near the elevator, so when Yinyin came out, she bumped into the person she least wanted to face, Lin Zian.

Initially, she was curious as to why she didn't see him when she came over, but now, she saw him. However, after thinking about it, if he came out to go to the washroom first, then there was an explanation.

Her heart had already drawn a line between herself and him, and Yinyin didn't want to have any further contact with him!

Kubei City had told her before that she would face the endless changes and ignore him, walking past as if he was nothing.

"Finding a backer is indeed different." Icy, mocking tone.

Yinyin had thought that a man as haughty as Lin Zian, a man as disdainful of her, would not take the initiative to speak to her. Or perhaps, he thought that she would be like before and would want to be entangled with him as soon as she saw him. Or perhaps, he thought that he was extremely noble, and she was too lowly to speak to him.

He had never thought that he would actually take the initiative to talk to her, even though the content he heard made him want to pick up the brick and smash it against him.

Turning around, ignoring the disdain in his eyes, Yinyin faintly said, "Please explain yourself clearly. What do you mean, finding a backer is different?"

Lin Zian's tone was cold, and Yinyin's tone was even colder than his.

If he didn't want others to see his weakness, then he had to act strong, and this was the state Yinyin was in in in front of Lin Zian. Even if she really wanted him to ask why he treated her like this, why in the past fifteen years he had never allowed her to truly enter his heart, why had he been able to use her for the entire fifteen years?

She even wanted to ask why he hadn't loved her in fifteen years!

However, such words, even if one were to make it rot in its stomach, it still wouldn't take them out to ask!

Perhaps Yinyin had never treated Lin Zian like that before, but when her ice-cold eyes met his, Lin Zian's eyes flashed with surprise, even though it was only for a split-second.

"Isn't it?" "Originally, I thought you were feeling a bit guilty after seeing the matter between Tang Chi and me sad as you rushed out. But I didn't expect that you already had a man, and he's also the CEO of Gu Cheng Group. Su Yin, I didn't think that your ambush was deep enough. How come I couldn't see through you in the past fifteen years?"