Miao Lianlian instantly shuddered and turned to look at the person who just appeared. 'It's... Yi Jinli!' Instantly, all she could think of was that... she was done for."Are you done with your conversation?" asked Ling Yiran as she looked at Yi Jinli."Yeah," he answered and stepped forward. "What's the matter? Is someone bothering you?""It's nothing much. Miss Miao probably doesn't know that I'm a lawyer. Since she wants to slander me, I'll take legal action. It’s inevitable that I’ll sue Miss Miao," Ling Yiran said with a smile.Yi Jinli's eyebrows raised slightly. It seemed that his wife was tougher than he expected.He had previously thought of helping her if anyone dared to give her a hard time at this banquet.However, it seemed she would give others a harder time if they dared do so!Miao Lianlian hurriedly explained when she heard this, "Mr. Yi, don't get me wrong. I... I didn't mean to slander Mrs. Yi. I was just... worried that your wife will be misunderstood, so I t
Miao Lianlian covered her face and looked at her father in disbelief. "Dad, I was right. I—""How dare you say such things? Who do you think you are to have her explain to you?" Mr. Miao snapped, thinking that his daughter was going to ruin the Miao family!However, what Yi Jinli said next seemed to confirm Mr. Miao's speculation."It seems that the Miao family is indeed getting a little ahead of themselves. I'll have the company reconsider our cooperation." His cold voice rang out.Mr. Miao went stiff. As if Yi Jinli had lost interest in this matter, he said to Ling Yiran, "Are your feet feeling any better?""Yeah, they are," she said."Then let’s get something to eat. You haven't had much to eat tonight.""Okay." Now that he had brought it up, Ling Yiran did feel hungry.Yi Jinli took Ling Yiran's hand and went to the dining area. Mr. Miao gave his daughter another slap and said bitterly, "Great! You've ruined the Miao family, you dumb*ss!"Miao Lianlian's cheeks were red an
"Speaking of which, when are you leaving? Didn't you say you’ve taken on a new project?” Ye Chongwei asked again."I won’t be leaving for now," muttered Gu Lichen. Even after five years, Yiran still had no feelings for him.However, he could not bear to leave. He wanted to stay in Shen City. It would be good even if he could only look at her from afar.Ye Chongwei sighed. Needless to say, his best friend's decision to stay probably had something to do with Ling Yiran.'But if things go on like this, when will Lichen truly get over Ling Yiran? If he can never get over her, won't...'Ye Chongwei suddenly shuddered at the thought of this! He only hoped it would not happen!...After having something to eat with Yi Jinli, Ling Yiran went to the patio to get some fresh air. She saw Bai Tingxin standing alone on the patio, gazing at the moon in the sky.There was a full moon tonight, and it hung upside down in the sky like a disk.Suddenly, as if aware that someone else was here, Ba
"Okay," answered Yi Jinli as he held Ling Yiran in his arms. He glanced at Bai Tingxin before leaving.Bai Tingxin's face was filled with endless pain and even extreme despair!Even though he was alive, he appeared to be a mere shell at this moment.Yi Jinli felt a pang in his heart and stopped in his tracks. Some broken images flashed through his mind, but they were so fast that he could not even tell what they were."What's the matter? Jin?" Ling Yiran turned her head and looked at Yi Jinli who had stopped and was in a daze."Nothing." With a flutter of his eyelashes, he picked up his feet again and left the banquet hall with her.Once in the car, Yi Jinli leaned back, took a breath, and closed his eyes."Are you tired?" A soft female voice rang out in his ears."A little.""Then take a nap first. It’ll take more than half an hour to get to Yi Residence from here," said Ling Yiran.Yi Jinli tried to relax, but his heart somehow seemed to beat faster and faster. The desperat
Yi Jinli did not answer. His dark eyes just stared at the person in front of him. There was a layer of sweat on his forehead.'How much did I love her back then? Why was I so distressed after mistakenly thinking she had died?'Previously, the broken memories that surfaced in his mind made him feel like an onlooker watching something that had happened. This time, it felt like a personal experience.He felt the pain of his old self so clearly that he almost broke down with despair!"Jin?" His silence made Ling Yiran frown. She even raised her hand and waved it before his eyes.The next moment, her hand was instantly in his grip. His palm was full of the warmth of her hand. She was alive, not just ashes in a cold urn like in his memory!Yi Jinli suddenly leaned over and hugged Ling Yiran. "Tell me, how much did I love you before?"He whispered with an eagerness in his voice that he had never heard before.Ling Yiran was stunned. She did not understand why he was suddenly asking th
The way she looked at him and every word she said caused him severe pain!"Ah!" He suddenly opened his eyes, and what he saw was darkness.His head was still in constant pain. The more painful it was, the more fragments of memories swarmed into his head.Yi Jinli clenched his teeth tightly to suppress his desire to scream due to the pain. He did not want to disturb the woman sleeping next to him.Ling Yiran was still sound asleep. Perhaps she was tired today, she was deep in slumber.Yi Jinli almost staggered out of bed. With all his strength, he went to the next room linked to theirs. He opened the door and closed it with difficulty before falling to the ground, gasping.'Ouch... My head hurts so much it feels like it's going to burst...' The pain spread to his body.The doctor had said that the process for him to recover his memories might be more painful than ordinary people. He would get a headache every time he remembered something from the past.However, he had never been
He grabbed her wrist. "I'm alright. My head doesn't hurt anymore.""That's good." She smiled and tried to withdraw her hand, but his hand was still firmly on her wrist."Jin?" She looked at him quizzically.He pressed his lips together and said almost as if with great courage, "Are you sure... you didn't leave because you didn't love me anymore?""Why do you ask me that all of a sudden? I told you, I must have left... for other reasons. It can’t be that it was because I stopped loving you. I know you're the one I love! That's not going to change," said Ling Yiran.She wanted to tell him everything if not for the fact that telling him the truth about falling into the sea would be too much for him to bear."Nothing, I just want to... make it clear. After all, I don't have many memories of the past," he said.Ling Yiran smiled. "Then I'll slowly tell you all about our past. Maybe you'll recover your memories by listening to me recount them."He stared at her. "Do you want me to re
"It only hurt for a little while. I... had already walked out of the bedroom, so I didn't wake you. I talked to the doctor this morning. There's not much of a problem. Besides, I haven't finished my medicine," he said nonchalantly.Even so, Ling Yiran still looked worried."Alright, my injuries are no big deal. They don't matter," he said as hesitation flitted through his eyes. "Do you have no memories of why you left me?"Ling Yiran nodded. "Yeah." It was true. She was only lacking the memories of when she fell into the sea and… After the fall, she woke up in the hospital and became another ‘Ling Yiran’, which she also did not remember.She also wanted to recover all her memories because she wanted to know what happened after falling into the sea. 'Why was I rescued, and why was only Lil Jin with me?'Where on earth is the third triplet? Are they dead or alive?'Ling Yiran raised her hand and gently touched Yi Jinli's injured lips. "The headache must have been painful yesterday,
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