"Besides, I’ll send someone to intercept that old bastard in Thailand. The plan isn’t completely ruined yet. Once we find the person, I’ll be able to recover as much as that old bastard took." With those words from Shi Lan, Sun Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief. Even if she couldn’t get it back, owing Shi Lan was certainly better than owing Gu Zheng. "However, your senior, he’s quite interesting. Dr. Sun, you weren’t when you woke me up before. Now that it’s happening to you, you can’t handle it?" "I’ve said all the harsh words I could," Sun Ling said helplessly. "When I was with that old bastard, he dictated everything, controlling my life from childhood. And now here’s another one, who makes decisions without asking for my consent, not caring about my feelings. Am I just a tool for them to satisfy their desires?" "Strength gives you the right to speak. You can do whatever you want to do, I am your eternal way out." The boss couldn’t comfort Sun Ling in matters of the heart, nor could she offer any practical advice. The only thing she could do was be her rock. Of course, she hoped more that Dr. Sun could become her own rock. Sun Ling understood what Shi Lan meant and took a deep breath to adjust her state of mind. Exactly, why should she care about what others think of her? No matter what others see her as, she must understand that she is an independent and self-respecting individual. After hanging up the phone with Shi Lan, Sun Ling went out as planned. However, just as she was about to get into the car, she ran into Jing Yizhou, who had come looking for her. Sun Ling didn’t stop but just said to Jing Yizhou before closing the door, "I have some matters to take care of, don’t follow me." Jing Yizhou was stunned for a moment, watching Sun Ling drive away, and then smiled helplessly. It seems that young Master Jing won’t have the chance to do good deeds today. Sun Ling went directly to Gu Zheng’s hospital, and after greeting the receptionist, she waited in the patient’s family area. Two hours later, she saw Gu Zheng in his white coat. Gu Zheng knew she would come and wasn’t surprised to see her, only saying to Sun Ling, "Wait for me for another five minutes." She had already waited for two hours, what did five more minutes matter? By this time, Sun Ling had calmed down a lot. When Gu Zheng changed his clothes and came over to her, she had already sorted out her emotions. "What would you like to eat?" "Anything, just a place to talk will do," Sun Ling said. "Then follow me, I know a nice coffee shop." In an alley not far across the street, the coffee shop had a nice environment. They found a window seat, and before Gu Zheng could even order, Sun Ling had already taken out a bank card from her bag and placed it in front of Gu Zheng: "This is twelve million. Thanks to your presumption, it has put me in millions of debt, I thank you for that." Gu Zheng was stunned, looking at Sun Ling: "I have in my possession the legal documents severing your father-daughter relationship." "Senior Gu, you’ve never experienced a life of being forced, humiliated, and brainwashed from childhood, have you? So in your world, you naturally think the law and rules apply to everyone. I’m that man’s daughter; if he could be dispatched with money, you really wouldn’t need to play the good guy today." "Why do you men always have to be so presumptuous? On one hand, you treat me as a tool for taking and sucking blood, while on the other, you make decisions for me without any regard for my wishes. Why don’t you ask yourself, is this what I want?" "I already have a plan to deal with him and it’s already in motion. Your twelve million comes just in time, the scum has run away, and when he squanders it all and comes back to bother me, threatening my mother, what will you use to ensure our peace then?" "I’ve said it many times, that youthful crush has long since dispersed with the wind, I don’t like you at all now, I even dislike your behavior of imposing feelings on others. Why should I agree to your one-week proposition? Why should I accept your charity? Just because I made you feel defeated, made you feel indignant, you have to humiliate me ?" "I’ll say it one more time, I don’t like you, and I don’t plan on any further development with you. I even feel disgusted thinking about how many women your hands have touched. Stop bothering me. Let’s keep some dignity for each other." "Lastly, no matter what your intentions are in dealing with that scum, I thank you. But I don’t need this favor, I hope this is where it ends between us." Having said that, Sun Ling didn’t want to stay a moment longer. However, just as she was getting up, Gu Zheng suddenly spoke, "Even if I don’t need you to pay back this twelve million?" "I would rather owe someone else than accept your charity. I don’t want to have anything to do with you." "What about that kid? Is he yours?" Upon hearing this, Sun Ling chuckled and then replied, "Whoever treats me as a person, I treat as a friend." Having said that, Sun Ling grabbed her bag and left. She moved as if she was fleeing, with extreme speed. Gu Zheng didn’t chase after her but just looked at the card on the table and smiled at himself with self-mockery. For the first time in his life, he had put so much effort into a woman, but in the end, it was all unrequited. Enough, the words had been said, and he still knew a bit of shame. Only... the reluctance in his heart had now turned into a thorn, with a sharp sense of pain... During the time Sun Ling had left Peak, Jing Yizhou was sitting in the lobby waiting. It was not easy to wait for her return, but when she did, Jing Yizhou noticed something off about Sun Ling’s expression. Did she just go out and kill someone? Follow current novᴇls on 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡~𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚~𝙣𝙚𝙩 Still, with the courage of a bear and the daring of a leopard, he approached her. "Is my big sister angry?" he asked. As Sun Ling walked into the office and put down her bag, she looked up and glared at him, "You stay away from me, too." "Too?" With that word, Jing Yizhou wasn’t hard-pressed to guess who his sister had just gone to see, "Seems time, you’ve dealt with it neatly." "None of your business!" "I’m happy, ah. My sister can finally discern a pit of fire," Jing teased with a slip of the tongue, "It’s noon, want to eat top-grade seafood?" "The issue hasn’t been resolved yet, I have no appetite right now." Every time Sun Ling thought about that scumbag squandering twelve million everywhere, anger welled up inside her. "I have a contract to discuss this afternoon, don’t look for me these next few days; let me cool off alone, alright? You, Jing, are not lacking charming ladies around you, bothering me is pointless." With the conversation reaching this point, Jing Yizhou wasn’t upset and said, "Then tonight, I’ll just have to go to the nightclub to have fun." Sun Ling followed suit with a laugh. Because she knew very clearly in her heart that when Jing Yizhou went to nightclubs, he never did it for the women, which unexpectedly gave her peace of mind. Pfft, what did it have to do with her? Why should she care? Jing Yizhou didn’t linger, leaving Peak openly and even in a rather good mood. After all, the annoying fly that had been hovering around his sister had finally been driven away. Just for that, tonight was worth booking the whole club to celebrate... Young Master Jing is picking up the tab for the whole club tonight!