Sure enough, some of the people around who heard what Wu Mincui had just said were now looking at them in some sort of way.Someone even asked, "You've... been to prison? But how can you be a paralegal... if you've been to prison?"They were naturally referring to Ling Yiran! Wu Mincui looked at Ling Yiran with jealousy. 'How could this woman still be a paralegal after getting out of prison?'On the other hand, she was not doing so well outside compared to her time in prison. In prison, at least she was able to show off in front of the other inmates.Ling Yiran was used to the strange stares around her and did not bother explaining anything, but Hua Lifang unexpectedly helped her out by saying, "It's just a couple of years in prison. It's nothing." With that, Hua Lifang looked at Ling Yiran with feigned kindness and said, "Yiran, we're cousins. I don't care if you've been to prison. If you have any difficulties, you can tell me."A glint flashed across Ling Yiran’s eyes. Was her
What was going on?Ling Yiran ran almost subconsciously toward the lounge door, only to feel her heart sink as she pulled the handle.The door had been locked from the outside!Was this a set-up?By Hua Lifang?Zhao Dazhu's gasping came closer, and he rushed toward her…Outside the lounge, Hua Lifang was still quietly letting the makeup artist do her makeup, but she was nervous.She did not know if things were going well!She had specially asked Zhao Dazhu to come over today. Then, she secretly spiked Zhao Dazhu's drink and asked Zhao Dazhu to hide behind the curtain in the lounge and wait for her.Of course, her excuse was that it would be bad for her if she was found to be close to him. Besides, deals like this should be carried out secretly and could not be discovered.Although her excuse was full of loopholes, Zhao Dazhu still believed her. After all, 50 million dollars was too attractive to him.Now, according to Hua Lifang's plan, the drug would have taken effect on Zh
Hua Lifang's heart was filled with hatred, but she managed to squeeze out a smile. "Of... Of course, I know. By the way, Yiran is here too. I asked her to wait for me in the lounge. It's... not my turn yet, so I'll go find her first."With that, Hua Lifang made a gesture to head for the lounge."She's here too?" Gu Lichen was shocked and immediately followed Hua Lifang. "Let's go over together." He wanted to see Yiran. He missed her insanely whenever he did not see her.If he were not afraid that his intense pursuit would annoy or scare her, he would go and see her every day!He had not seen her in days, hoping she could sort out her feelings, and almost every day, he refrained himself from seeing her!Hua Lifang was delighted. Sure enough, everything was going according to her plan.Ling Yiran would be finished once everyone present was ushered to the door and she pushed the lounge door open while shouting in deliberate surprise!Just as they were about to reach the lounge door
'How did this happen? What the hell is Zhao Dazhu doing? I've drugged him. He’s supposed to be completely drugged by now! However, he can't even subdue a woman!'Ling Yiran was also stunned. She did not expect to see Gu Lichen when the door opened."What are you... doing here?" Ling Yiran asked in confusion.Gu Lichen came back to his senses and hurried over to Ling Yiran. "Are you okay? Did anything happen to you?""I'm fine, but..."Before Ling Yiran could finish, Gu Lichen saw some tears on the sleeve of her shirt. It was not obvious at first sight, but he could see it when he got closer. "What's this?""He grabbed me a few times when he came near," said Ling Yiran. However, she probably had to discard her shirt. The tears were in visible areas. She could not mend them even if she wanted to.Gu Lichen immediately turned pale and gently pulled Ling Yiran's sleeve up a little. He then saw the visible scratches on her arm.Those scratches hurt his eyes!He did not know how she
Gu Lichen was shocked. The door was not locked when he opened it."Let's head over to the police station first!" the policeman said."Sure," replied Ling Yiran."I'll go with you," said Gu Lichen as he took Ling Yiran's hand."No thanks. I'll go by myself," said Ling Yiran.However, instead of letting go, Gu Lichen insisted and said, "I'll go with you! I was the first witness after the door opened." His phoenix eyes looked straight at her as if he would dilly-dally with her like this if she refused.Ling Yiran had no choice but to nod and agree.Even if she refused, Gu Lichen did not need her permission to go to the police station. Besides, as he said, he was the first witness since he was the one who opened the door.Gu Lichen looked at the crowd outside the door and pulled Ling Yiran behind him. "Hide behind me and walk forward.""Huh?" Gu Lichen had already led Ling Yiran forward when she was still in a daze.Many crew members and shopping mall customers were around, but t
Hua Lifang was preoccupied when suddenly a voice came from the lounge. "Huh, what are these?" It was the voice of the cleaning lady in charge of cleaning the mall.Then, someone said, "What... What's with these photos? Wow, that's so gross!"'Photos?'Hua Lifang shuddered and suddenly remembered that she had tricked Zhao Dazhu into trading photos with her.It was just that she did not follow Zhao Dazhu into the lounge after giving him the drug. Instead, she calculated the time the drug would take effect on Zhao Dazhu while waiting outside.The original idea was that after Zhao Dazhu and Ling Yiran's scandal was discovered, she would take the photos away while others were not looking. However, she did not expect things to be the complete opposite of what she expected, so she totally forgot about taking the photos back.Hua Lifang rushed into the lounge, only to see several people looking at the photos in their hands.Suddenly, someone said, "Hey, this looks like Hua Lifang.""Wo
Ling Yiran wanted to say no, but looking at Gu Lichen's serious expression, she swallowed the refusal back in her mouth.The phone in her hand seemed to have gotten a little heavier.Gu Lichen said, "Come on. I'll send you home first. I'll look into what happened today! You won't be set up for nothing.""We've reported it to the police, and they'll look into it," said Ling Yiran."I won't be rest assured if only the police are looking into this," said Gu Lichen. If anyone tried to harm her, then he would take care of the snake in the grass. "I won't spare anyone who harms you!"Ling Yiran suddenly asked, "What if the person who wants to harm me is Hua Lifang? You won't spare her too?"Gu Lichen stiffened. This possibility was the last thing he wanted to think about. He could punish others severely and make them pay for it a thousand times over.However, after all... Lifang was the one he had longed for more than 20 years and the one who saved his life when he was a child!If he
When they got to the car, Gu Lichen put her on the passenger seat and strapped her in. He got back in the driver's seat and started the car.The car headed to Ling Yiran's rental house. On the way, Gu Lichen bought ointment to relieve the bruises."It'll be alright without the ointment. It's just a couple of scratches, and they’ll go away in a couple of days. It's no big deal," said Ling Yiran."Nothing about you is a small deal for me," he said. As if to prevent her from not applying the ointment, he pulled over at the roadside and took her scratched arm, wanting to apply ointment on the wounds."I... I'll do it myself!" She quickly took the ointment from his hand and opened the lid. She dipped some of the ointment on her fingers and smeared it on the bruises.The cooling ointment worked its way through the skin.There were only a few bruises, and Ling Yiran finished applying the ointment in a short time. As Ling Yiran closed the lid of the ointment, she heard Gu Lichen's voice.
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