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
"I'll try to protect you too," said Ling Yiran. Then, it was as if something had suddenly occurred to her. "You're going to do something to Haocui Garden, so the Hao family sent Hao Meiyu's photos to remind you of the old times?"Yi Jinli's eyes glimmered a little. 'Remind me of the old times... The Hao family probably sent these photos not to remind me of the old times but to remind me of what had happened back then!'...In the airport's VIP lounge, Bai Tingxin silently looked at the flight ticket in his hand. 'I'm about to leave Shen City.'He had made up his mind, but the image of Lianyi who had her head wrapped in thick white gauze and her haggard, pale face calmly saying to him, ‘I hope you get what you want’, kept recurring to him.'Get what I want... Did I really get what I wanted?'Well, she's alive. She'll recover, get discharged from the hospital, and have a new, wonderful life. In a way, I did get what I wanted.’"What's the matter? Still thinking about your ex-girlf
She had little time left and did not want to waste her limited time seeing doctors. She just wanted to spend more time with her mother and son."I know that. I'm mentally prepared. Please increase the dosage for my painkillers. The pain has gotten a little worse recently," said Zhuo Qianyun.The attending doctor sighed and understood the choice Zhuo Qianyun had made. However, what surprised him was Zhuo Qianyun's calmness in the face of death.He had seen many patients who struggled to hold on to the possibility of surviving once they knew they were already in their last days.Even those who did not have the money for treatment would try their best to ask if there was any way to buy them more time. They would be too reluctant to face such a disease.Few were as calm as Zhuo Qianyun.However, people like this often had a sorrowful story behind them."Alright, I'll give you a larger dose, but you can't take too much of this medicine. The more you take it, the more resistant you be
As soon as Zhuo Qianyun ended the call, she quickly ran out of the hospital, took a taxi, and went straight to the restaurant.Once she arrived at the restaurant, Zhuo Qianyun came to the private room Kong Ziyin mentioned. As soon as she pushed the private room door open, she saw Mr. Kong, Mrs. Kong, Kong Ziyin, and Lil Yan in the private room.Several people who looked like the Kong family's subordinates were standing around, intimidating others with just their looks.Lil Yan was sitting at the table. There were lots of delicious foods and toys on it, but the little one did not touch them and just sat quietly.As soon as he saw Zhuo Qianyun, a smile finally appeared on the little one's unhappy face. He quickly jumped down from his chair and ran to Zhuo Qianyun. "Mommy!"Zhuo Qianyun hugged her son and made sure that her son was not hurt before feeling relieved. "Alright, I'm here! Let's go home.""But they said they brought me here to wait for Daddy!" muttered Lil Yan.He had o
"Zhuo Qianyun, you're wrong to say so." Kong Ziyin leisurely sipped on tea as she sat at the table. "Don't you feel ashamed when you lie in front of children? You were jealous of me for being with Wenming, so you deliberately pushed me down the stairs. You wanted both me and the baby inside of me dead in one go, but I was strong and survived. However, it's a pity that the child in my belly..."Kong Ziyin deliberately glanced at Lil Yan as she spoke, "My child would’ve been about your son's age if they were still alive.""Kong Ziyin, shut up!" said Zhuo Qianyun. She knew Kong Ziyin was deliberately saying this in front of Lil Yan. Children should not be involved in adults' feuds!"Are you feeling guilty? Otherwise, why are you getting so angry?" Kong Ziyin chuckled softly as she got up and slowly walked up to Lil Yan."You know what? I got together with your daddy but your mommy was jealous that he liked me, so she hurt me and the baby in my belly. Think about it, your mommy killed
What Kong Ziyin wanted was to probably let Ye Wenming see this scene. She wanted Ye Wenming to think that she was guilty of hurting Kong Ziyin again!'Why? Why would Kong Ziyin go so far to do this? I've retreated again and again, but it turns out that the human heart can be so malicious.'Even though Kong Ziyin is about to marry Ye Wenming, she still wanted to set me up.'However, I'm only someone whom Ye Wenming hates to death. Why set me up?'Is she afraid of Ye Wenming falling in love with me again?' Zhuo Qianyun suddenly felt like laughing. She raised one hand to remove the hearing aid her son was wearing in his ear.She did not want Lil Yan to hear what they would say next because it would be too cruel for him!She did not want the adults' feud to plant a shadow of hatred in the child's heart. She did not want her son to live in hatred.She only hoped Lil Yan could have a happy future!Lil Yan was stunned. He looked up at Zhuo Qianyun in confusion, wondering why his mothe
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