The three of them got into the car and went to the hospital.Qin Lianyi had been transferred to a regular ward. The hospital had provided Qin Lianyi a VIP single room with a good environment and a bed for family. Usually, either Mr. Qin or Mrs. Qin would spend the night in the hospital.At this moment, Qin Lianyi was sitting quietly in her hospital bed. She had even straightened her hospital gown.Her head was still wrapped in thick white gauze. Her once pretty face looked pale and haggard from the days spent in the hospital and two major operations.Mr. Qin and Mrs. Qin accompanied their daughter quietly. They knew their daughter was as stubborn as a mule in anything she wanted to do.It was just like when their daughter had given up the opportunity to further her studies and returned to the country without hesitation to save Ling Yiran. They had also sternly told her that they would disown her, but it did not work.Since their daughter wanted to see Bai Tingxin, she had to see
Especially... when he met Bai Tingxin today, he was obviously trying to hide his emotions and thoughts.However, he lost it when he heard about Qin Lianyi."But he and that Gao Manlin..." Ling Yiran said hesitantly."There must be a reason for that. Sometimes, you can't have things both ways. You naturally have to make a choice," said Yi Jinli.Ling Yiran was stunned. "Do you mean Bai Tingxin chose Gao Manlin because he wanted to get the Bai family back?""It's just one of the possibilities," said Yi Jinli.Ling Yiran was silent. 'Is Bai Tingxin really like that? What is he going to tell Lianyi?'Yi Jinli held Ling Yiran's hand tightly as if to soothe her anxiety and tension.In the ward, Qin Lianyi and Bai Tingxin were looking at each other. The person in front of her was so close, but she somehow felt that he was very far away... Very far away...The distance between them now was even further than it had ever been."Is it... true... what's on the news?" she stammered. It ha
Almost with difficulty, she raised her hand and touched his cheek.The familiar face she had touched and marveled at so many times before seemed strange to touch now.From her initial agitation after seeing the news to being able to calmly hear him say these words, was it because... she had prepared herself mentally before he came?"Okay, then... we have... nothing to do with each other... from now on," she murmured, her fingers resting lightly on his lips. "Bai Tingxin... I... hope you'll get what you want."She did not want to... break up in tears.She did not want them to switch from being lovers to enemies.Even if they broke up or no longer loved each other, she still wanted them to be amicable with each other. After all, he was a man she loved sincerely.However, she could not afford to give him what he wanted, and his love for her weighed far less than what he wanted.His body was stiff. She could calmly tell him these without crying nor making a scene. She was even appr
Besides... Wenming had never wanted her all these years. The only time was three months ago when Wenming got very drunk and she deliberately threw herself into his arms. However, all Wenming said after getting drunk was Zhuo Qianyun's name.Though she did spend the night in his bed, he had not touched her that night.Even if she tricked Wenming into having sex with her now, she would not be able to hide the pregnancy duration from anyone.Compared to her own child, she cared more about getting the position of the mistress of the Ye family."Then abort the baby. Do it in secret before you marry into the Ye family. Then you can find an excuse to rest for a few days. Everything will be fine," said Mr. Kong after thinking about it for a moment.Kong Ziyin mused, 'I'll abort this baby, but... I'm going to come up with something. I want to use the baby in my belly to make Wenming end his feelings for Zhuo Qianyun!"Mom and Dad, I have an idea..." With a smile on the corners of her lips
However, having loved someone so deeply only to break up like this in the end still made her heart hurt.Even so, what was more important than her pain and sorrow was that she had friends and family. She did not want them to worry about her. She must cheer up to deserve their love and concern."Yiran... I'll hide Bai Tingxin in the bottom of my heart... I'll gradually forget him and this relationship. I won't hate or resent him... After all, there was no bad blood between him and me when we broke up. We just... don't share the same values," said Qin Lianyi.Ling Yiran only felt her nose becoming sore. Lianyi was stronger than she thought.Lianyi deserved a better man in the future!In the afternoon, Zhuo Qianyun also visited Qin Lianyi and was shocked to learn that Qin Lianyi and Bai Tingxin had broken up. However, Zhuo Qianyun felt a bit relieved after seeing Qin Lianyi's open-minded attitude toward the break-up.It was amazing that Lianyi was able to pull herself together after
Zhuo Qianyun gently lowered her eyes. "Since it’s like this, I don't regret meeting Ye Wenming in this life. Maybe it's fate... But I just hope I won't meet Ye Wenming again in my next life."Ling Yiran pressed her lips together. Even if Sis Zhuo had accepted her fate, she would not accept it.She must do something to keep Sis Zhuo alive!...Ling Yiran came to Yi Group after leaving the hospital.The company's receptionist and security guards recognized her. After all, the image of Ling Yiran standing at the entrance to meet the president last time was still fresh in their minds.They had thought the president would not want to meet with her last time, but in the end, the president asked Secretary Gao to take her to his office.Therefore, they were a little unsure whether to let her in this time.Just as Ling Yiran wanted to call Yi Jinli to explain the situation, she saw Gao Congming passing by not far away. She immediately shouted, "Secretary Gao!"After seeing Ling Yiran,
However, she was now standing here as a different person from before.Ling Yiran walked to Yi Jinli's desk, only to see many documents on it. She could almost imagine how busy he usually was when sitting in front of this desk.Suddenly, her eyes fell on one of the documents on the desk. On the cover were the words ‘Haocui Garden’.She remembered Haocui Garden being one of the Hao family's properties. It was an important project in the Hao family's recent foray into real estate. It was said that they had spent ten billion dollars to buy this land. In the past two years, the Hao family had greatly publicized this land, which showed just how important this project was to the Hao family.However... why was this document on Jin's desk?Ling Yiran was wondering about it when the office door suddenly opened. Startled, she accidentally swept an envelope on the desk to the floor.The contents of the envelope spilled onto the ground.Ling Yiran was stunned when she saw what had fallen out
"Xiao Ziqi..." Yi Jinli's mouth spat out these two words. "He betrayed you, but... if he hadn't betrayed you, would you be married to him now?""No," said Ling Yiran."Are you so sure?"“I was young. I didn't know how much the words ‘equal status’ meant. Now that I think about it, even though I was Xiao Ziqi's girlfriend at that time, his parents would’ve never let him marry me and let me join the Xiao family."Ling Yiran looked back and sighed at herself for being too naive."What's more, Xiao Ziqi didn't have that much affection for me either. He may have had some affection for me, but maybe he just found me fresh and interesting. He wouldn’t go against his parents or give up everything he had in the Xiao family for me. That's why he was able to distance himself so quickly after the incident.""So would you have married him if he had gone against his parents’ wishes and given up everything in the Xiao family for you?" Now, Yi Jinli was the jealous one. That handsome face of his
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