Yi Jinli suddenly squeezed Ling Yiran's hand a little tighter. "Whatever it may be, since we've found Secretary Wang, we'll eventually find out the whereabouts of our child."Even if the child were dead, he would find out where he died!"Okay." Ling Yiran's voice was already choking with sobs.The two entered the house, where several other bodyguards were guarding a middle-aged man.It took Ling Yiran some time to recognize the middle-aged man as Secretary Wang.Five years had passed, and Secretary Wang was different from what she remembered. Although there were not many wrinkles on his face, his hair was a little gray. He had a mustache, wore a pair of glasses, and was dressed in ordinary casual clothes. He looked like an ordinary citizen.If Secretary Wang had passed by her on a normal day, she probably would not recognize him as the person she was looking for!A hint of surprise flashed across Secretary Wang's eyes when he saw Ling Yiran and then he smiled. "So you've returne
"Old Master was kind to me. Even though he’s passed away, I'm willing to be his dog!" replied Secretary Wang."So what on earth happened? Why did you bring Lil Mo back after Yiran disappeared? What did you do when Yiran left the Yi family? Did Old Master tell you to do all these too?" Yi Jinli asked sharply.Looking at Yi Jinli, Secretary Wang knew he must be saying all this because he had not recovered all the memories he lost after the hypnosis.If he had recovered his memory, he would not be asking that.As for Ling Yiran? Since she could return to the Yi family, she must have recovered some of her memories. Even if she had not recovered all of them, Gao Congming and the rest would probably have explained it to her.'But she probably didn't tell Young Master Yi about her falling into the sea. Is she scared that Young Master Yi won’t be able to take it after he finds out?' Secretary Wang had always been insightful. He had pretty much figured it out after just hearing a few wor
Yes, he was scared! Even though he cared about the child, he cared more about Yiran! If Yiran disappeared from his world again, he could hardly imagine how he was going to live.Yi Jinli turned his head almost with difficulty to look at the woman standing two steps away from him. She was equally pale with something glinting in those almond-shaped eyes."Yiran, don't... say yes. Even if he says nothing, I'll... I'll find out where that child is. Don't say yes no matter what, okay... Okay? I beg you..."His handsome face was full of fear and unease. That fragile beauty deeply pricked Ling Yiran's heart.She had promised herself to never let him show that look of fear and pain again.However, she was seeing it now. Ling Yiran took a deep breath and muttered to Yi Jinli, "Okay."The ‘okay’ stunned Yi Jinli, and the tears just came spilling out of his eyes.'She said okay. She said okay... Does this mean she won't disappear before me again?'Secretary Wang looked at Ling Yiran with
'She won't become Young Master Yi's weakness?'An indescribable feeling filled Secretary Wang's heart. Old Master was afraid that Young Master Yi's rival could easily manipulate him if he had a weakness, which might lead to the downfall of the Yi family. Therefore, his last words to him were to get rid of Ling Yiran.However, Secretary Wang decided to save Ling Yiran at the last moment because Ling Yiran had chosen to sacrifice herself to save Young Master Yi.Five years later, the woman would still do the same.However, Yi Jinli only felt something pressing on his chest after hearing what Ling Yiran said. He could not breathe.He instantly grasped Ling Yiran's hand. "Even if someone does use you to threaten me one day, I won't let you kill yourself! Do you hear me?"Ling Yiran looked at Yi Jinli but did not answer him as he wanted."Yiran!" His voice unconsciously rose. He wanted an answer from her no matter what.She said, "Then we'll never let that day happen. Jin, at least
"Yes," answered Gao Congming.Ling Yiran was in the hospital ward when she woke up, and Yi Jinli was by her side. "Why am I here?""You fainted. I brought you to the hospital to have a doctor check on you just in case. Fortunately, there's nothing serious," said Yi Jinli.The memory of what had happened rushed into Ling Yiran's head. She instantly froze, and with a cry, she began to sob."Jin, what do we do? The child is gone... Gone..." She instantly threw her arms around him, sobbing and almost gasping for breath.Yi Jinli put his arms around Ling Yiran and felt her body twitching violently with every sob. "What Secretary Wang said may not be true. If the child is really gone, why didn’t he tell us where they were buried? Why would he rather get detained by the police instead of telling us the child’s whereabouts?That was what confused him. He had a gut feeling that the child was still alive.However, if the child was still alive, what on earth was Secretary Wang up to by not
The child was about the same age as Lil Jin and Lil Mo, but he was leading such a difficult life in that family. That child had beaten up other children today. She wondered what had happened to him in the end."What's the matter? What's on your mind?" Yi Jinli's voice rang in Ling Yiran's ears."I thought of the boy I saw during the day, the one who beat up others in the restaurant's playground. I wonder how his family will punish him?""What's the matter? Are you worried about the child?" he asked."Yeah." She nodded. "Maybe it's because the look on that child's face today reminded me of the first time I saw you, so I unconsciously care about him.""Does he look like me?" Yi Jinli raised his eyebrows slightly."The look in his eyes and his expression reminds me of you. There's a hollow look in the boy's eyes. It's not an expression a child should have, but he cares about his sister. If the other boy had not pushed his sister, he wouldn't have hit them," she said as she told him
..."Miss Su, I’ve looked into Ling Yiran’s time in L City during the past five years. I have information on what you want to hear, but you need to pay extra,” a man said to Su Wenting on the phone."What? Pay extra?" Su Wenting's good mood only lasted a few seconds before it turned sour."When you asked me to help you investigate, you didn't say she was the mistress of the Yi family as well as Yi Jinli's wife! I'm taking a huge risk by giving you this information! That small fee you paid before isn’t enough," they said.'Small... fee? It was 300,000 dollars!' Su Wenting hated it but asked, "How much do you want?" "Five million," they said.Su Wenting almost crushed her teeth from gritting them too hard. 'Five million? That's blackmail!'"Do you think the information you’re giving me will be worth five million dollars?" snapped Su Wenting.They said, "It’s worth the money. Miss Su, isn’t the thing you want most getting rid of Ling Yiran and becoming the mistress of the Yi fami
Ling Yiran also knew she could not mention the incident of her falling into the sea. Even if the case was brought to court, Secretary Wang would be given the benefit of the doubt. If Secretary Wang denied it outright, it would be difficult to convict him without a chain of evidence.Unless... they found something else on him!After all, he had worked for Old Master Yi for so many years. He could not be innocent!Ling Yiran went to the detention center to meet Secretary Wang again, but this time, she went alone.After seeing her, Secretary Wang said, "No matter what you want to ask me, I have nothing to say. You don't have to bother.""I 'm only here to say thank you," said Ling Yiran."Thank you?" Secretary Wang seemed somewhat surprised."Thank you for saving my life. I figured that you were the one who saved me even though you were also the one who caused all this. I hate you. If it hadn't been for you, Jin and I wouldn't have separated for five years, have amnesia, and have o
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