'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
He muttered, "Yeah, we’ve broken up. Breaking up with you is the thing I regret the most, so I won't let myself regret it again."He wanted her to love him again and to love him so much that she could not leave him!...Ling Yiran sat on the couch in her room at night and looked at the purple floral gown in her hands.The gown was torn from the neckline to one side of the sleeves. Even after mending, it would never be the same again.Ling Yiran was a little upset seeing what was once a perfect gown turning out like this. After all, it was something that Chenchen gave her.Even if Gu Lichen did not know it was her and even if Gu Lichen did not mean to give her the gown, it was like a series of coincidences that made all the promises they made when they were little come true.Biting her lip a little, Ling Yiran got up and went to a nearby cupboard where she took out a sewing box.She had taken a closer look around the room when she was free today and accidentally saw this sewing
Ling Yiran lowered her eyes gently and looked quietly at the purple gown in her hands. She went on with her mending without a word.The faint smile on the corner of his lips gradually disappeared. "Stop," he said.However, she seemed not to hear and just went on with what she was doing!His eyes darkened, and the jealousy within him grew stronger. It was as if all she could see was the gown... Or rather, all she could see was Gu Lichen!"I told you to stop!" He snapped, and the next moment, he yanked the purple gown out of her hand."Ah!" Ling Yiran gave a low cry. The needle in her hand had stabbed into the index finger of her other hand. A flush of red blood instantly gushed out from the spot where she had been stabbed.She had pricked herself hard, so the blood was flowing fast.In a few moments, a great deal of blood was gushing from her slender finger, and the red blood dripped down her fingertip to the dark floor.Seeing what was happening, Yi Jinli threw away the gown an
"Yi Jinli, is it true that I can only do what you want? I can't have my own ideas or concerns, nor make you angry? You keep saying you love me, but have you ever respected me?" said Ling Yiran.He paused what he was doing and looked up at her. It seemed as if all the emotions in his eyes had faded, and all that was left was darkness. After a long pause, he finally said, "Do you want me to respect you?"A cold voice rang in the room with a sense of cold loneliness.She laughed at herself. "I'm being stupid. You wouldn't be keeping me here if you respected me.""I can respect you and satisfy everything you want. I'll do whatever you want as long as you can love me and stop thinking about other men," he murmured.He had put himself in an inferior position by making such a statement.However, Ling Yiran only said lightly, "You're only respecting me on the premise that I love you, and if I don't, you'll control my will, preference, and longing, won't you?"His thin lips were pressed