The car came to one part of Huaihai Road, and the stalls were further ahead. Ye Wenming asked the driver to pull over, then he got out of the car alone.The driver said, "Mr. Ye, I can recommend you some stalls if you want to have late-night supper here.""No thanks." Ye Wenming refused lightly. Then, he went straight ahead to the bustling place.The food stalls looked crude to Ye Wenming. Usually, he would never come to a place like this.However, today... Finally, he caught sight of the thin figure.Even amid the crowd, he could spot her in one glance… She was still as thin as usual. Dressed in old-fashioned brown clothes and an apron, she looked quite different than when she was with him back then.Zhuo Qianyun was cooking with her head down. The heat from the wok surged toward her still somewhat beautiful face. Her movements were so skillful that her slender arms could even toss the food out of the wok with a flip.Ye Wenming suddenly recalled the time she said she was goi
"You've set up a stall to make money while I'm here to buy some food. Whether I can finish it is none of your concern," said Ye Wenming. Then, he walked over to one of the empty tables and sat down.He was so out of place in all his glamor.Zhuo Qianyun did not expect Ye Wenming to come here and order food! 'What does he want?'She cooked with her head down while her mind whirled with thoughts.Plate after plate, she served the food to the small square table in front of him, and before long, plates of food had already filled up the small square table.Zhuo Qianyun was glad her stall only had ten dishes in total. Otherwise, the small square table would not be able to accommodate all the food.Just as Zhuo Qianyun was serving the last dish, Ye Wenming suddenly said, "You're a much better cook than before."Zhuo Qianyun shivered a little. "People change."If she stayed the same, maybe she would not be able to raise Lil Yan at all! She no longer applied all sorts of skincare produc
The woman fled the scene almost immediately.Zhuo Qianyun saw this and smiled faintly. Ye Wenming had always been proud. How could he be so easily seduced?He was once drugged by a starlet who wanted to have one night of passion with him, but he would rather endure the effect and leave than let her touch him.Of course, the starlet suffered a terrible end, and that night... Zhuo Qianyun shook her head hard at the thought of that night.'Stop thinking about it. It’s only a nightmare!’The only good thing Ye Wenming gave her was Lil Yan!However, after she pushed the memories away, she looked at him out of the corners of her eyes and saw his deep eyes looking at her.Zhuo Qianyun stiffened immediately.For a moment, she seemed to have frozen, staring blankly at him as if she could not take her eyes off his face.His eyes were like a dense net that enveloped her.Zhuo Qianyun did not know how long it had been, but a voice suddenly rang in her ears. "Hey, boss lady. What is this…
'Is he... helping me?'She thought he would relish in her humiliation and that the more she suffered, the happier he would be.The other drunk man hit Ye Wenming. Ye Wenming pushed Zhuo Qianyun out of his arms. Then, he raised his hand and punched the man hard in his stomach.Of course, Zhuo Qianyun knew Ye Wenming was a good fighter. When they were still dating, he would practice with professional fighters. She had seen him in such circumstances several times.Therefore, she was not worried that he could not beat the drunks.'I’m just surprised as to why... he’s helping me?'Sure enough, the two drunks soon begged for mercy as they sobered up. The next moment, they fled the scene while staggering.Ye Wenming walked up to Zhuo Qianyun. "Don't set up your stall here anymore."He thought of how she had nearly been harassed earlier. 'Would the two drunks have gotten their way with her if I wasn’t here?'He felt strangely sick at the thought of it and even felt that he had been to
'Is it because I can't tolerate her doing such a menial job?'However, I shouldn't 'tolerate' her! She's not worthy of me ‘tolerating’ her!'"I'm only getting you a job for Lil Yan's sake. I don't want my son to suffer too much before the case is over," said Ye Wenming. He said this to remind Zhuo Qianyun and himself.Zhuo Qianyun said coldly, "He's my son, not yours! Mr. Ye, don't forget that you once said that even if I were really pregnant, you would ask me to abort the child. You said a woman like me has no right to give birth to your child. So what makes you think you can take away my child now?"Ye Wenming's face darkened. He approached Zhuo Qianyun step by step and said, "You should have thought of such a day when you chose to give birth to this child."She trembled suddenly. "You wouldn't even let the child you don't want stay with me?"Ye Wenming said unceremoniously, "What chance do you think he'll have if he stays with you? Will he set up a stall with you in the future
However, they were stopped by the staff when they arrived. It did not work even after Qin Lianyi stated her intention and revealed Bai Tingxin's identity. They only said that Gu Lichen was not at the company and they would not tell them his current location.Qin Lianyi looked anxious, and Bai Tingxin comforted her by saying, "Don't worry. I'll make a phone call.""Do you have Gu Lichen's contact information?" Qin Lianyi was stunned."No, but it wouldn't be hard to get," said Bai Tingxin as he called someone on the phone. Sure enough, it was not long before they got Gu Lichen's contact information.Qin Lianyi was impressed.He was indeed the Bai family's patriarch. Others would have a lot of trouble getting the crown prince's personal contact information, but he could get it so quickly.Bai Tingxin then dialed Gu Lichen's phone number. When the call went through, Qin Lianyi said quickly, "Is... Is this Gu... Gu Lichen... Young Master Gu? I'm Yiran's best friend, Qin Lianyi. I just
Meanwhile, Ling Yiran sat at the dining table and looked at the soup and three other dishes that were still hot. However, they looked so average that they did not look like a chef made them."I cooked them. Give them a try," he said as if sensing her confusion.She was slightly surprised. 'He can... cook?'"You cooked for me when we were at the rental house, so why can’t I cook for you? If you don't like the taste, I'll learn and improve for the next time," he said. His peach blossom eyes were smiling at her as if they had never broken up and there were no painful memories.They seemed to have gone back to the sweetest time they shared together.Ling Yiran looked away uncomfortably, not wanting to meet his eyes.His eyes seemed to have some magic power in them, setting off waves in her calm heart."Where are the servants? Why don't I see any other servants here?" she asked, looking for a topic.Yi Jinli said, "There are no servants here. Of course, someone will come by regularl
Yi Jinli said truthfully, "It's one of the Yi family's old mansions. However, very few people know about this place, and the Yi family has never announced it to the public."She could not help frowning. 'Is he implying that an outsider would have a hard time finding out that he's keeping me here?'"Besides, you're not the only one who's locked up in this mansion," he said.She blinked. 'What does that mean?'"A woman was once locked up in here too. This mansion was bought to keep that woman here," Yi Jinli said as if he was telling her a story.Ling Yiran was stunned. She felt a chill enveloping her body. 'Another woman… was locked up in here too?'"It was probably around 70 years ago. One of the Yi family's ancestors fell in love with a woman, but she already had a fiancé and the couple was very much in love. Therefore, this ancestor kidnapped the woman and locked her up in this mansion, guarding her day and night just to make her fall in love with him."Yi Jinli's voice had al