'Yiran...' Zhuo Qianyun remembered that Ling Yiran had saved her by breaking into Kong Ziyin's ward at the height of her humiliation.Without Yiran, she would have suffered more.However, how did Yiran rush in so coincidentally?When Zhuo Qianyun expressed her doubts, Mrs. Zhuo said, "Lil Yan called Yiran. Lil Yan had been crying after Ye Wenming's subordinate brought him home this morning. He asked me for my phone, saying he wanted to call Aunt Yiran."Zhuo Qianyun looked at her worried-looking son.A four-year-old child showing such a worried expression made Zhuo Qianyun's heart go into a fit of agony."Lil Yan, Mommy's okay. Look, I'm okay now, aren't I?" said Zhuo Qianyun."I'm sorry. I didn't protect you properly!" The little one lowered his head gloomily. 'If I were an adult, I would’ve been able to protect Mommy and she wouldn't be taken away like that!'I hope I can grow up quickly so I can protect Mommy from being bullied.'Why would Daddy bully Mommy? Why won't Daddy
Zhuo Qianyun muttered, "Yeah, he has nothing to do with us anymore."...News of Kong Ziyin's miscarriage was trending. There was even a video posted on the trending post showing how Zhuo Qianyun had pushed Kong Ziyin and how the latter knocked into the table and chair.The video showed Kong Ziyin painfully clutching her stomach after being hit by the objects on the table.The person who posted the video claimed that they found it unfair, saying they heard that the woman in the video miscarried because of the push and ended up losing her three-month-old baby.Then, someone recognized the woman in the video as Kong Ziyin—the heiress of the Kong family and Ye Wenming's fiancée.More people found out about Zhuo Qianyun through the clues and dug out the old case that sent Zhuo Qianyun to prison.All of a sudden, public opinion took Kong Ziyin's side. Many keyboard warriors called Zhuo Qianyun evil and malicious for not even sparing an unborn baby. Some people threatened to give Zhuo
It was shown on the screen of a high-rise building. 'Doesn't that mean... everyone can see it?'Kong Ziyin was trembling as she held the phone, and her face had also turned from pale to red!On the screen, she only saw many pedestrians stopping to look up at the electronic screen. A few had even taken out their phones to start filming.'Who is it? Who's trying to harm me? How do I explain this to Wenming?'Kong Ziyin was panicking!Mr. Kong and Mrs. Kong noticed their daughter's strange behavior. Mrs. Kong walked up and said, "What's the matter? What are you looking at?"As soon as her sight fell on her daughter's phone, Mrs. Kong's face immediately changed too. "What... What's this? Who did this? Hurry... Hurry and get someone to destroy these and take down the news and videos. We can't let Wenming see them!"Mr. Kong also hurried forward and grabbed the phone. After watching it for a while, his face turned extremely grim. He angrily scolded his daughter, "It's alright that you
'Gullible... Tell me about it. I'm indeed gullible!'Kong Ziyin has fooled me for so many years!'What could be more ridiculous than the fact that all this time, the one I’ve been trying to protect is the one I’ve retaliated hard against?'For two days, he stayed in his hotel room without even knowing how to face Zhuo Qianyun!'What should I say? Should I say I'm sorry? Or make it up to her?'All this time, he had only regarded her as the daughter of his enemy. However, she had now become his savior. For a moment, he did not even know how to accept the change.If he had found out in time that Kong Ziyin was tricking him and if the person who appeared in front of him had been Zhuo Qianyun, would all these things have never happened?Even if she was the daughter of his enemy, he could have let go of his hatred and not hurt her like that. He would not have eventually made her... hate him!Suddenly, his phone rang. Ye Wenming picked up his phone and pressed the answer button."Mr.
When he said this, the Kong family's expression immediately changed.Kong Ziyin felt a chill up her spine and she could not help trembling. 'What... What does he mean by that? Could it be...'"Wenming... I... I don't know what you mean by that? How... How did I fool you? I... I don't understand!" Kong Ziyin pretended to look innocent, and her eyes were suddenly full of tears. She looked utterly pitiful.However, Ye Wenming only found the way she pretended to be disgusting."You don't understand?" He suddenly chuckled. Then, he pulled out his phone and tapped twice.The phone immediately played the audio of the phone call between the bone marrow bank and Kong Ziyin.The expressions of the Kong family members instantly turned grim when Kong Ziyin's voice rang out. Kong Ziyin's face became even redder while beads of sweat broke out on her forehead.'Is this... the recording Ling Yiran was talking about the other day? Ling Yiran must have given Wenming the recording!' Kong Ziyin's h
Ye Wenming walked up to Kong Ziyin and stared at her. "You were pregnant with Zhou Yuanlu's baby and you knew it was his, so you deliberately planned to have a miscarriage in that way to get rid of the baby in your belly while framing Zhuo Qianyun at the same time. Is that so?"Compared to Kong Ziyin's agitation when she spoke, one could say Ye Wenming's voice and tone were extremely calm.However, the calmness seemed to be an illusion and under it, there was a turbulent undercurrent. Once the illusion broke, then the turbulence would probably be catastrophic.Kong Ziyin stiffened. Facing Ye Wenming's question, her mind almost went blank. The words she wanted to say to deny it were stuck in her throat, and she could not squeeze them out no matter what.His piercing, cold eyes seemed to see through her."I... I..." Her lips trembled.Ye Wenming said, "Or do you want me to find the doctor who operated on you and interrogate him about how old the baby in your belly was? Or do you wa
This woman had pushed him into hell with her mouth full of lies.Now, he wanted her to atone for it for the rest of her life!...After walking out of the ward, Ye Wenming only felt that his heart was under some heavy pressure, making him gasp for breath.He hated Kong Ziyin for fooling him and for setting Zhuo Qianyun up. He hated himself even more for being so foolish.The Kong family had only moved their mouths and he stabbed the woman who saved his life with an invisible knife.Even when he had stepped into the ward just now, the scenes of how he had forced Zhuo Qianyun to kneel and grovel in the same ward recurred to him.The sound of her forehead hitting the floor seemed to echo in his ears, stinging him.'Why was I so cruel?'Did I do it for Kong Ziyin? Or... was I just hurting her to conceal my care for her?'It was because he felt she had made a fool of him and that she made Ziyin miscarry as she was after the Ye family’s fortune.Therefore, he flew into a rage out
Zhou Yuanlu's voice was getting farther and farther away. Ye Wenming could not stop himself from trembling. 'Is she... only an ordinary woman?'No! Zhuo Qianyun has never been any ordinary woman. She's... the woman I love deeply!'The pain in his chest was getting stronger and more painful.The pain almost overwhelmed him.Perhaps only now was he finally willing to admit that he still loved Zhuo Qianyun.Rather, he had thought that he could not love her and that he could eliminate her from his heart after sending her to prison and taking his revenge.However, it turned out it was all self-deception.If he did not love her, he would not care about her so much. He would not get jealous when he saw her with another man and even be so furious that he flew into a rage out of humiliation after mistakenly thinking she had made a fool of him.He defended Kong Ziyin and was ruthless to Zhuo Qianyun just to avoid his feelings. He dared not admit he loved the daughter of his enemy.The h
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