'She's finally... mine. She's my rightful wife!'Even if he had never cared about the piece of paper, it could help him tie her down.Even if she was staying with him only for Qin Lianyi and the babies, it did not matter as long as he had her by his side and could not go anywhere!"Yiran, if you want to leave me again, I won't be as 'gentle' as I was last time. I won't hesitate to break your wings by any means. Even if you hate me and even if you kneel again, I won't let you go," he murmured in a low voice that only he could hear.He looked at her with endless fascination in his eyes.'I never expected myself to be so infatuated with a woman.'Although this woman has hurt me deeply, I can’t bear to hurt her and desperately want her to stay by my side.'How deep is my affection for her? Is it just like my father's feelings for my mother?'However, I'm not my father, and I won't end up like him...'Just then, the car which had been driving smoothly suddenly changed directions. T
'She's wearing the same clothes as in the photo, and Yi Jinli...' Gu Lichen looked past Ling Yiran and saw Yi Jinli who was sitting in the car.The door was not closed, so he could see Yi Jinli wearing the same white suit as in the photo he had seen.Step by step, Ling Yiran walked toward Gu Lichen until she was two steps in front of him and stopped."Did you stop the car to see me?" she asked."Did you and... Yi Jinli register for a marriage license today?" Gu Lichen asked huskily."Yes," replied Ling Yiran."Why?" The word was almost forced through his teeth."I'm pregnant. It's Yi Jinli’s." Compared to Gu Lichen's agitation, Ling Yiran was calm.Gu Lichen's face immediately turned pale, and his eyes fell on her belly in disbelief. 'Is she really pregnant?' He had thought that maybe Jinli said that just to irritate him, but the reality was hitting him hard now.The woman he loved the most was already married to another man and was even pregnant with his child."If he used t
Therefore, he stopped Hua Lifang from calling him Chenchen. The name was sealed in his memory like a taboo.However, Ling Yiran was calling him Chenchen again. She...He suddenly remembered that the last time they were in the hospital, she had called him Chenchen and told him that she was the little girl he met when he was a child!Only at that time, he thought she said that to save Guo Xinli! 'Could it be that... Could it be that...'For a moment, he dared not think more about it.Ling Yiran's voice continued saying, "You've saved my life more than once, and I'm grateful. I understand the feelings you have for me, but I can't give you a response. My feelings for you have never been love. Stop loving me, and don't waste your feelings on me anymore. As for the favor of saving me, I’ll repay you when I have the chance.""What I need isn't your repayment!" said Gu Lichen. He stared at her closely and said in a trembling voice, "Tell me, are you... Are you the little girl I've been l
Yi Jinli snorted coldly and was about to attack Gu Lichen when Ling Yiran suddenly grabbed Yi Jinli's hand."What's the matter? You can't bear it?" said Yi Jinli as he raised his eyebrows. His peach blossom eyes were cold."He saved the babies and me!" said Ling Yiran.Yi Jinli's eyes glinted before withdrawing his hand. Ling Yiran solemnly said to Gu Lichen, "If I tell you yes, will you refuse to believe me like last time or will you choose to believe me?”Gu Lichen suddenly quivered. "So, you're really her, right?""Once, a little girl met a little boy who had escaped after getting kidnapped. The little girl wanted to take the little boy to a safe place. They were in the forest for a day and a night where they encountered a lot of danger. In the end, they walked out of the forest together without leaving neither one behind."Ling Yiran did not answer him directly but spoke as if she was telling a story.Gu Lichen listened with a pale face even though a voice inside him kept sa
Even though she wanted to avoid hurting him, it still turned out like this!"Sorry..." Gu Lichen scoffed. "All I got from years of insistence is only sorry! Haha... Haha..."He laughed, but tears fell from his eyes.Ling Yiran stared blankly at Gu Lichen's tears until her eyes were covered by a pair of hands. "Stop looking. You've said what you had to say. Let's get back to the car."It was... Yi Jinli's voice!Pretty much blindfolded, Ling Yiran followed Yi Jinli back to the car.The black car pulled away slowly.Only then did Ye Chongwei finally come back to his senses.He was surprised by everything that had happened today. Not only had Jinli married Ling Yiran, but what was even more surprising was that Ling Yiran turned out to be the little girl who Lichen had been looking for.It might sound crazy, but it was true.Seeing the way Gu Lichen looked right now, Ye Chongwei sighed in his heart. Growing up, he rarely saw Lichen cry, but Ling Yiran had now made Lichen cry.It
Ling Yiran once felt that her father-in-law should not have left his young child behind. He had chosen to die because he could not bear the loss of love.However... he must have loved his son with all his heart. Otherwise, Jin would not still miss his father so much after all these years."I'll strive to be a good wife and a good mother. I'll work on this marriage," she said seriously and truly thought so as well.Since she had chosen to take this path, she wanted to make it a good choice. Even if the only thing that bound her to Yi Jinli was their children, she still hoped that at least their children would have a harmonious family—not one full of strife and resentment.When she finished speaking, she turned her head and found Yi Jinli looking at her. Those ink-like eyes looked as if they were covered with a layer of yellow light."What I said... it’s all true," she said a little uneasily as she faced his gaze."Will you swear on it?" he said slowly. His cold voice sounded somew
Yi Jinli pressed his thin lips tightly as he approached Ling Yiran step by step. His dark eyes were staring at her.Instead of avoiding his eyes, she looked straight into them.Finally, he raised his hand and held her in his arms. "Ling Yiran, I'm trusting you this one last time. Just once."He would trust her to do what she just swore she would do.Rather than him believing her, he wanted to believe her and that what she said would come true!Ling Yiran leaned in Yi Jinli's arms, taking in his familiar scent. He was willing to believe her. Did that mean their marriage could go smoothly?No matter how much faith he still had in her, at least he was willing to believe her for now, and that was a good thing!...Ye Chongwei sent Gu Lichen back to his mansion, but Gu Lichen did not want to enter the mansion. Instead, Gu Lichen stood at the mansion’s gate and fell into a trance.Ye Chongwei had no choice but to stand with him.The man’s dark phoenix eyes stared at the space benea
"Loan?" Gu Lichen was stunned."Yes, she stopped your car the other day because she wanted to borrow money from you, Young Master Gu. She seemed to want to borrow two million dollars," the security guard said as he recalled.Gu Lichen's expression immediately changed as soon as he said that.'Two million? Why would Yiran want to borrow two million all of a sudden? Did something happen?' The moment he closed his eyes, his mind flashed back to the despair on her face last time.'At that time, I was probably her only hope to borrow the money!'But what did I do? I simply killed all her hope!'With her character, she would never borrow money from me unless it was absolutely necessary.'Something... Something must have happened that I don't know about!'She stood there all night. She stopped my car desperately not for Guo Xinli, but to borrow two million dollars!'But I believed in Hua Lifang. I didn't even get out of the car or listen to what she had to say. I just left!'At that
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