"Can I leave the mansion?" she asked.He smiled, but the smile seemed weak because of his fever. "No, you can't leave without my consent!"'Come on, is this the time to say that?'"Do you have any medicine? Your temperature isn't low. You need to quickly take some medicine!" she said. She reckoned he got the fever from being caught in the rain last night."No," he replied lightly."Where's your phone? Contact your secretary Gao Congming and ask him to take you to the hospital," she said.He frowned and said, "I don't need to go to the hospital. It's just a fever. I'll be alright in a couple of days.""Even if you don't go to the hospital, at least you can get Gao Congming to buy some fever-reducing medicine," she said.He pursed his thin lips and said nothing but pushed the covers off him to get out of bed."You're not afraid of taking medicine, are you?" she asked casually.However, he stiffened and looked at her uneasily. His already flushed face seemed to grow a little red
"Does it hurt?" she asked as her hand went to the back of his head. She heard a loud noise earlier. It must have been his head hitting the floor.All she wanted to do was check the back of his head, but she forgot about their situation now. She was on top of him while he was naked to the waist.Her hands reached over to touch the back of his head as she lay on top of him, so their bodies clung closer together.He grabbed her wrist, and his hoarse voice rang in her ears. "Would you care about me if I said it hurt?"Her body stiffened slightly, and she noticed how close they were. Her lips barely touched his cheek as soon as she lowered her head.She stared at him. "If it hurts, you should contact the outside world immediately and go to the hospital for a check-up instead of enduring it when you have a fever. Yi Jinli, you only live once!"He suddenly smiled. "You can't bear to let me die, can you?"His face that was flushing because of his fever looked so stunning with his smile,
"I was curious and took a few more pills once. As a result, I slept for three days and got my stomach pumped in the hospital. It was only then that they found out that the servant had changed the pills," he said, looking up at her with intense self-mockery in his eyes."You know what? That servant was the nicest person to me when I first got to the Yi family. She showed great concern for me. Every day, she would smile gently as she watched me take the ‘vitamin’ pills she had switched out." Anger welled up in Ling Yiran's heart. "How could someone do this to a child just to make life easier and go on a date? Didn’t she think about the consequences of a child taking too many sleeping pills?"In severe cases, it could even lead to mental distress in kids.Yi Jinli smiled lightly. "There are many people like that in the world. They can easily sacrifice others for small profits.""What happened afterward? What happened to the servant?" asked Ling Yiran."The Yi family fired her," he
'Why would he take the medicine I gave him? Is it because of trust?'If he trusts me, why could he trust the me who gave him medicine but not my feelings? If he had given me a little more trust, maybe we wouldn't have broken up at all.'Now, this trust seemed ironic.Even when he was asleep now, his brows were furrowed and a thin layer of sweat had broken out on his forehead.As such, Ling Yiran fetched a towel from the bathroom and gently wiped the sweat off his forehead."Mom... Mom..." he cried out in a stammer. His voice was so low it was almost a whisper. She had to be very close to hear what he was saying. 'Is he... dreaming? Is he dreaming of his mother?' Ling Yiran thought to herself.She remembered hearing him say that his mother had left him and her husband when he was young because she could not bear to live in poverty.All these years, his mother never showed up in front of him again.She remembered there was a wound on his chest that had nearly killed him, though
The room was quiet now. There was no one else in the room except him.'Is she... not around?' He lowered his eyes gently and stared at his empty hands.Even if he had forced her to stay in the mansion, she still would not stay with him. Just like his father and mother. Though he had desperately begged them to stay, they still left him in their own way.'Am I going to be all alone after all?'Alone, just like before... Why should I care? Wasn’t I alone before I met her?'The only person I can rely on is myself!'However, even if he thought so, there was still a pain spreading throughout his body as if there were dense needles pricking him.Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open and a figure walked in.Yi Jinli stared blankly at the approaching figure with a touch of surprise in his eyes."Huh? You're awake. I’ve just made some porridge. I meant to give it to you when you woke up later." Ling Yiran put the porridge on the bedside table beside him as she spoke. Naturally, s
"I... seem to have no energy," he said, wanting to catch the bowl again.She looked at his current state and simply said, "Forget it. Let me feed you in case you have no energy and knock the bowl over."She sat down on a chair by the bed as she spoke and scooped up some porridge with the spoon. She gently blew on it and held it to his lips.He opened his mouth obediently and ate the porridge she fed him.He was as docile as a puppy, eating porridge mouthful after mouthful, but his eyes had been staring at her intensely.That look of attachment made her a little uncomfortable."Did that woman... you talked about last time kill someone in Splashes of Blood?" She tried to make conversation and break the silence."Yes, it's true," said Yi Jinli."She killed someone from the Yi family, didn't she? Did the Yi family just let her go?" she asked in confusion. The Yi family was also rich and powerful more than 70 years ago.Yi Jinli said, "Because the man she killed wanted to let her g
He seemed to sense what she was thinking, and his thin lips parted lightly. "Don't worry. I won't let the old man have the chance to hurt you."She gently lowered her eyes and got up to put the empty bowl aside. "Rest well. I'll go back to my room first."However, before she could turn around, his hand had already grabbed her sleeve. He looked at her with his chin slightly up, and there was a glint in his bright eyes.She asked, "Yi Jinli, what are you doing?""You feel something for me, don't you? Otherwise, you wouldn’t watch over me, make me take my medicine, make porridge for me..." His hoarse voice escaped his mouth little by little. His expression was one of supplication and longing. "Ling Yiran, fall in love with me, alright? I never knew I could love a woman so deeply!"He was the high and mighty Young Master Yi to others, but he was willing to swallow all his pride just to ask her to love him!Her mind seemed to go blank for an instant....Gu Lichen tried to track Lin
Gu Lichen answered the phone. After listening for a moment, his expression changed. "What did you say? Uncle Su is missing?""Yes. You know as well that he always asks patients to come to the clinic for treatments. He called me out of the blue today and said that he's going out to see a patient. It might take a long time, so he didn’t want me to worry. However, I can't get through to him when I call him!" Dr. Su's wife talked to Gu Lichen anxiously on the other end of the line.Dr. Su and Gu Lichen were very close and they saw each other a lot, so the Su family had Gu Lichen's contact information."See a patient?" Gu Lichen narrowed his phoenix eyes."Lichen, do you think Uncle Su was kidnapped because he offended someone?" Mrs. Su thought pessimistically.However, Gu Lichen thought the other way around.If Ling Yiran had not been taken away by Yi Jinli, today would have been when she needed to undergo the second treatment for her fingers!'Is it possible? Could it be Yi Jinli w
He clenched his jaw and felt his teeth ache. 'Yeah, she’s broken up with me. She has every right to find a new boyfriend, but... the thought of her smiling at another man, and kissing and hugging him makes me uncomfortable.’ Gu Lichen could not help feeling irritated."You can't find one! Do you think you can find another man like me to love when you love me so much?" he said.Zhong Keke retorted with a slightly red face, "You... You're too confident. Who are you to say I can't find one? I love you now, but I can slowly get over you. Besides, I don't need to find a man like you in the future. I just need to find an ordinary man with a good personality who treats me well! I’ll give him all my heart, and he’ll do the same!"It was more like she was telling herself that.'Yes, I can move on from him. I can do it!'However, her words seemed to have provoked him as he turned the steering wheel sharply, slammed on the brakes, and pulled over at the roadside.She was thrown forward and
The fact Zhong Keke accepted was that she feared she would love him more and more!When Yi Jinli and Gu Lichen returned to the ward, Ling Yiran was still chatting with Zhong Keke about the children, not only the new baby but also the triplets."Alright, Lichen and I are going home first. Yiran, have a good rest. I'll visit you and the baby again next time," Zhong Keke said and got up after seeing the exhaustion on Ling Yiran's face.Ling Yiran replied, "Okay. I'll let you meet my triplets next time.""Sure."After Zhong Keke and Gu Lichen left, Yi Jinli lay on Ling Yiran's bed and said, "If you're sleepy, sleep first. The doctor said you need more rest."Ling Yiran said, "I'm a little sleepy, but I had a nice chat with Keke today. Jin, you know what? I think it's great that Lichen has fallen in love with Keke. Keke's a wonderful woman, and Lichen has finally found his happily ever after."She said as she slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep.Looking at his wife's sleeping fac
"Thank you! It's a good painting, and I like it very much. I didn't expect you to draw my daughter like that.""I saw the baby when I came to the hospital that day, so I remembered," said Zhong Keke."I heard from Jin that you and Lichen both came to the hospital that day. I didn't scare you, did I?" said Ling Yiran.Zhong Keke smiled softly, "All that matters is that you're safe. Being alive is better than anything."The two women chatted while the two men looked at each other. Then, Yi Jinli said, "Lichen, let's go get some air."The two men got up and walked out of the ward.Zhong Keke looked uneasily at the ward door.Ling Yiran said, "They’ll be back soon. Don't worry. My Jin won't kidnap Lichen."Zhong Keke smiled, knowing that Yi Jinli probably had not told Ling Yiran about what happened that day."By the way, how are you and Lichen's relationship? Does he treat you well?" Ling Yiran asked."He treats me well." It was true. He treated her well. He would give her everyt
He and Song Qingyao were not even friends."You don't have to explain this to me," said Zhong Keke. They had broken up, and she did not need these explanations.Besides, she knew better than anyone that he had always been in love with Yiran.Thinking of Yiran, Zhong Keke said, "I want to go to the hospital to see Yiran. Can I?" The last time she visited Yiran, Yiran was still unconscious, so she wanted to check on her.Hesitation flashed across Gu Lichen's face."Don't worry. I won't say anything to trigger Yiran. I’ll still pretend to be your girlfriend in front of Yiran. If Yiran asks you, you can say we're doing quite well. When Yiran has recovered, I can make an excuse to say we've broken up. Of course, I can take all the blame. For example, I thought being with you attracted too much attention, or I couldn’t get used to being with you, or I had fallen for someone else—"Before she could finish speaking, she was suddenly pulled into a wide embrace.His hands held her tightly
Zhou Xinmian: [I said you were living with Gu Lichen now. Then they said nothing and left readily.]"..."Zhou Xinmian: [Did you block their phone numbers? They said you're not answering your phone.]Zhong Keke: [Yeah.]She should have blocked her uncle's family's phone numbers long ago. Even blocking them now was considered late!Zhou Xinmian: [Well done! But didn’t they try calling you using another phone number?]Zhong Keke: [They did. But as soon as they spoke and I heard their voices, I hung up and blocked their phone numbers.]In other words, she did not give them a chance to talk.She did not want to listen to what they had to say anyway. They had worn out the last of her affection.Zhou Xinmian: [Have you made up your mind this time?]Zhong Keke: [I’ll just consider that my grandparents only gave birth to my father!]In other words, she no longer considered her uncle and his family her family!Zhou Xinmian: [You should have done that long ago! They told me Gu Lichen
It was why he had said such things at the time to keep the woman from leaving!"Maybe I've liked you since then." It probably started earlier than he thought.Zhong Keke's eyes watered as tears were about to pour out. She raised her hands and covered her eyes, "Gu Lichen, stop telling me such things!"Such things would only make her waver when her resolution was hard-won. Did he know how much determination and perseverance it took her to ask for a break-up and keep her distance from him to stop loving him when she loved him so much?Though her hands shielded her eyes, they could not stop the tears.His fingers pulled her hands away. "Alright, I'll stop. I'll stop talking. Don't cry."Her tears had always left him flustered.He hugged her and coaxed her. The indifference in his phoenix eyes had become affection.Zhong Keke finally stopped crying, but she still sniffled occasionally.Holding a tissue, Gu Lichen carefully wiped the tears from her face. After a moment, he said,
"Do you care about me?" She smiled bitterly. "That word isn’t only something you say but..." She did not continue speaking after a pause.However, he already knew what she was going to say.Gu Lichen turned pale. He knew that the incident at the comic fiesta was something that bothered her.He was the one who caused it!"Also, I think we'd better talk about the possibility of me getting pregnant!" she said."Okay, go ahead," he said as he asked the others in the living room to leave."Will you insist that I have the baby if I get pregnant?" she asked, looking at him."If you’re pregnant, I don't want to lose the baby," he said. He had never longed for children even though his parents had always wanted grandchildren, even if it was out of wedlock.However, such ideas had never occurred to him.Now, he wanted to have the baby because they would be... his baby with Keke!"Even if I don't want the baby, are you still going to stop me from having an abortion?" she asked.He was s
Even though he did not love her, she still thought she was a better candidate than Zhong Keke.However, to her disappointment, the way Gu Lichen looked at her was still icy."I'm not interested in you. The Song family you're so proud of will no longer exist in Shen City a year later. Perhaps the Song family can keep some things if you start planning now. Otherwise, you'll have nothing left."With that said, Gu Lichen left the ward, leaving Song Qingyao standing where she was in a daze.Other than reluctance, resentment, and jealousy, there was more shock and fear on her face.'Does Lichen intend to eradicate the Song family within a year? Is... Is he going that far for Zhong Keke? He doesn't love Zhong Keke, right? Why is he doing it? Why?' Unfortunately, no one could give her the answer.Gu Lichen walked out of the hospital and got into the car. He slowly closed his eyes as Song Qingyao's last words flashed through his mind.'It doesn't matter... even if I don't love her?'Kek
Song Qingyao's heart sank. Sure enough, he could find out anything he wanted to."Why did you do it?" Gu Lichen said coldly.Song Qingyao suddenly laughed. "You're asking me why? Gu Lichen, I’ve loved you for so many years. What do you think?""I wouldn't love you even if Zhong Keke didn't exist. If I wanted to fall for you, I would have done so from the beginning," said Gu Lichen.Song Qingyao's mouth was full of bitterness. She knew that!However, knowing was one thing. Her being reluctant and unwilling to accept it was a different matter!She shouted, "Why did you choose Zhong Keke? You love Ling Yiran because Ling Yiran saved your life when you were a child. What about Zhong Keke? Why her?"She accepted losing to Ling Yiran because she had never saved Lichen's life.However, how could she accept losing to Zhong Keke? "Because she's the one who saved me from the messy relationship," replied Gu Lichen."What do you mean?" Song Qingyao was puzzled.Instead of explaining, he