"Jin, do you know how much I love you?" Ling Yiran could not help murmuring. She even had the urge to kiss him right now.His long eyelashes fluttered slightly and he slowly opened his eyes. Those deep and glittering peach blossom eyes immediately caught sight of Ling Yiran's face.Ling Yiran was stunned. For a moment, she felt as if she had been captivated by those eyes and was immersed in the glittering light in them."Then tell me how much you love me." His smooth voice rang in Ling Yiran's ears.She instantly paused and came back to her senses, "I..." 'How much do I love him?'She loved him, so she could let go of all sorts of resentment for him. He had stood by and watched her go to prison when he knew the truth about her case, but... she could not stop wanting to be with him.It was because she had never loved a man so much, nor had any man loved her this much.She had also heard from Secretary Gao that she fell into the ocean that year because she did not want him to di
She had selfishly traded their children's lives for his. Fortunately, their children were alive. Even though one child was still missing, she firmly believed that the child was alive!Yi Jinli's eyes twinkled. He never believed in women.His father was so convinced that his mother loved him that he lost his life.Therefore, he would not believe a woman because it meant that he might get betrayed. If he did not believe in a woman, he would never have to feel the pain of being betrayed."Then tell me what was the reason you left so we can know whether or not it’s as I thought,” said Yi Jinli."I..." Ling Yiran pressed her lips together and could only say, "I can't remember because of my memory loss."This was true. She only learned the truth about her departure today from Secretary Gao and Uncle Kwan.The sarcasm in his dark eyes grew stronger. "Really? Then tell me when you remember."She glared at him. He loved her. He almost lost his mind after she fell into the ocean! He migh
"Mhm..." A groan could not help escaping his mouth. The next moment, she took the opportunity to enter his mouth and deepen the kiss.'This woman is... doing it again...'However, his fingers seemed powerless to push her away, or... did he just not want to do so?When the kiss was over, Ling Yiran looked at the man underneath her with a red face.Those dark eyes were cold and confused. The contradiction showed in his eyes. His face was expressionless, but his lips looked somewhat wet because of the kiss just now. They were beautiful!Just looking at them made her want to kiss him again."Do you know how good-looking you are? And how attractive you are to women? What makes you think I'm not that in love with you and that I'm not swept off my feet by you? Or do you have no confidence in yourself?"She ran the tips of her fingers over his wet lips as she spoke."You..." He immediately grabbed her hand. She was teasing him with his actions.He felt something somewhat different wit
His tone was relaxed and casual, but there was something menacing and bloody about it.Ling Yiran readily replied, "Okay! I won't let go even if you break my hands. But Jin... I hope one day, you’ll also promise me not to let go of me. After all..."She looked at their hands. "After all, we’re both in this together, right?”There was a slight movement in his fingers, and he felt an impulse to squeeze her hand......Yi Jinli eventually ate the food Ling Yiran had brought upstairs. However, the way she smiled at him with her chin in her hands while he ate made him a little uncomfortable.It was not that he had never been stared at by women, but he could not help feeling his blood flow quickening when she looked at him. When had a woman's gaze ever brought upon such an effect on him?At night, Ling Yiran went back to her old bedroom, which was connected with Yi Jinli's bedroom.To her surprise, the room was still the same as when she had last been here. Even the clothes in her cl
His daughter, who was sitting at his right side, was looking up at him with her dark almond-shaped eyes. She said in confusion, "Daddy, aren't you going to eat? It's Mommy's signature steamed bun. It's delicious."As she spoke, the little one even said to Yi Qianmo who was beside her, "You think it's delicious too, don't you?"Yi Qianmo's mouth was still stuffed with a steamed bun. He hesitated for a moment before nodding somewhat stiffly.He did not think the steamed buns were that good, but... they were made by his mother and he wanted to try them because many kids in cartoons as well as in his kindergarten ate food made by their mothers.At least, the steamed buns his mother made were not bad. They looked cute too.'But... will Daddy eat these steamed buns?' Yi Qianmo had serious doubts about it.The two kids stared intently at their father while Ling Yiran said with a smile, "Try it. It's delicious. I spent a lot of effort making them." Rather, they were experiences she gaine
He looked away a little uncomfortably and straightened up. "It's fine." With that said, Yi Jinli took his son's hand and headed outside.Ling Yiran was stunned. 'What does he mean by ‘it's fine’? Does that mean I can still do it? Is he... not against me touching his head?'Does that mean he has feelings for me too? Does he like me?'Maybe it would not be as hard as she thought to make him fall in love with her again...."Why are you here today?" asked Ye Chongwei as he smiled at Gu Lichen.Gu Lichen said, "I just happened to be free, so I came over to kill some time. Maybe I'll have to leave Shen City again in a few days.""Leaving again?" Ye Chongwei was stunned. "You've only been back a few days.""There's a new project overseas. Someone needs to take charge of it. I plan to go there," said Gu Lichen."Does your old man agree?""So what if he disagrees? I'll go if I want to."Ye Chongwei hesitated a little and said, "Lichen, do you refuse to stay in Shen City because of L
Every day in the past five years, he regretted missing out on his chance with her. He might have had a chance, but he pushed her to Jinli instead.If she had not been with Jinli, would she have fallen into the sea?When his car arrived at Yi Residence, he was stopped by the Yi family's security guards."I want to see Ling Yiran!" said Gu Lichen after getting out of the car.The guard recognized Gu Lichen. "Young Madam has gone out and hasn't come back yet. Mr. Gu, please make another appointment if you want to see Young Madam."Gu Lichen did not leave but waited at Yi Residence's entrance.If she did not come back, he would wait until she came back. Just waiting a few hours was nothing to him compared to the past five years.The Yi family's security guards did not know what to say. After all, he was the entertainment industry's crown prince and was not standing inside Yi Residence. They could not drive him away.Ling Yiran was holding her daughter's hand as they took the subway
After some time, Lil Yan came to his senses and realized that he was still holding onto Ling Yiran. His child-like face was flushed. He was shy and somewhat at a loss.Ling Yiran could not help smiling. Lil Yan was still the same.As Yi Qianmo was in kindergarten, Ling Yiran only brought Yi Qianjin over today. The two children got along well with each other.The only near crisis that happened was that Yi Qianjin had spotted the hearing aid in Lil Yan's ear. Out of curiosity, she reached out to pull on the hearing aid. It almost fell into a cup of water.Ling Yiran quickly explained the hearing aid to her daughter and warned her not to randomly take it off Lil Yan’s ear.Yi Qianjin blinked as if she did not understand. "Brother Yan, you can't hear without wearing this?""Yeah, I can't hear, so I have to wear it," replied Zhuo Yan as he put his hearing aid back on.Now that he was older, he was more aware of some of the world's discrimination against the disabled.Even though he
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