Chapter 699 What Kind of Relationship Do We Have? (2)_1

This reminded her of four years ago.

This scene was much like the one four years ago when she saw Gu Liancheng again.

Back then, she had no confidence, and mustered the courage to ask him for money. The look in his eyes was just as indifferent, and his tone was even colder. If it weren’t for Jiujiu’s pneumonia, which required urgent medical expenses, she might have been scared off by him.

The years that followed taught her that Gu Liancheng was just that kind of person, never showing any extra emotion to strangers. The reason he suddenly helped her with gentleness five years ago was because he felt guilty for what she had gone through, for which he bore some responsibility.

Once she understood his past, she understood the reason for his coldness.

Whether it was because she was present or not, Li Sinian’s look at Xiao Man was not particularly gentle, let alone when he looked at her. His even colder and more terrifying gaze than Gu Liancheng’s made Eleven take a step back.

Unexpectedly, Li Sinian just glanced at her once, didn’t say any farewell words to Xiao Man, and silently left through the door.

Eleven thought that the reason Boss Li merely glanced at her was probably because she wasn’t much of a threat...

"Why is he so terrifying..." Eleven’s voice was as soft as a mosquito’s, fearing he might still be outside.

"Pfft..." Xiao Man approached and squeezed her hand, "Just as I thought, it’s ice cold."

"More terrifying than Gu Liancheng."

"Haha, they can’t be compared. Fourth Master and him are different types of people. The terrifying degree of a man depends on when they lose control of their anger. If you think Gu Liancheng isn’t terrifying, that’s because he’s special to you."

"He’s just as special to you, isn’t he?" At least, he still treated her with a pleasant demeanor.

"Don’t get me wrong," Xiao Man laughed, "I don’t have anything going on with Fourth Master. As you saw, I belong to Mr. Li. Do you think I would dare to... steal someone?"

Such a serious topic was spoken like a casual joke by her.

But it struck a chord in Eleven’s heart, and she truly felt that Xiao Man might not dare to.

That man, Li Sinian...

"You two... are you really in that kind of relationship?" Since the topic had been brought up, Eleven continued to ask, hoping Xiao Man might tell her.

"What kind of relationship?" Xiao Man had her help zip her up, "That kind? If that’s how you understand it, then it’s not wrong."

"That’s not what I mean..."

"It doesn’t matter," Xiao Man laughed generously, "Whatever you understand is fine. That man you saw that day, it was him. We are in that kind of relationship."

Eleven never expected she would bring up that day’s incident and even tell her about it...

With Xiao Man admitting it so openly, Eleven began to think that things might not be as she had thought.

"I just find it strange that you call him Mr. Li. It sounds so distant."

"I’ve always called him that," Xiao Man said, "I’ll tell you about us when I have time."

They weren’t close, but Xiao Man was truly sincere to her, thus Eleven felt that their relationship had become closer since that day.

"If anyone says Xiao Man has a bad temper in front of me again, I..." Eleven accidentally spoke her mind, but quickly realized it and stopped.

Xiao Man laughed and said: "I know. They say I have a bad temper, I’m a diva, hard to please. I’ve been in the industry for so many years, there’s no ugly word I haven’t heard."