However, Bai Yulai had never expected to become the object of Bai Tingxin's jealousy.Bai Yulai said, "Mr. Bai, if you still have feelings for Lianyi, then I'm not the one you should ask this. It's Lianyi. Even if I intend to be with Lianyi, it won't work if Lianyi doesn't choose me. Similarly, if you still have feelings for her but she doesn't choose you, you can't be with her either. It's all up to Lianyi."Bai Tingxin pressed her thin lips together tightly. "I'm only asking if you're going to be with her."Bai Yulai sighed. It seemed he could not leave if he did not provide him an answer. "Lianyi is a good woman. If we like each other, I naturally want to be with her.""If you can love her enough to do anything for her, then you deserve to be with her. Otherwise, you have no right!" Bai Tingxin spoke as if it was a warning."What's the matter? If I don't love Lianyi enough to do anything for her, are you going to stop me from being with her, Mr. Bai?" asked Bai Yulai.Bai Ting
Qin Lianyi's colleagues had suddenly taken her side, and even their tone when they spoke was faintly obsequious!Some colleagues began sounding out Qin Lianyi about her relationship with Bai Tingxin."Lianyi, have you gotten back together with Bai Tingxin?”"He looked so cool when he took you away from the reporters the other day. He looked just like Prince Charming who saved the princess in fairy tales.""Lianyi, are you going to be the president's wife?"Qin Lianyi knew the change in her colleagues' attitude was all because of Bai Tingxin.Society was so realistic sometimes! She had experienced it so much over the past five years that she could care less about it now."Mr. Bai and I have nothing to do with each other, so please stop making wild guesses. I'm seeing someone else. You'll cause me trouble by saying that," Qin Lianyi said coldly.The colleagues instantly looked awkward upon hearing what she said. They looked at each other and quickly dispersed. Qin Lianyi finall
"Watch out!" someone behind her shouted. Then, a strong force pushed Ling Yiran aside and she fell to the floor. At the same time, she felt a pair of hands protecting her.Then, she heard hurried footsteps. Her bodyguards and driver shouted, "Young Madam, Young Madam!"Ling Yiran came back to her senses and painfully got up with the help of her bodyguards. "I'm fine," she said and looked back at the man who was standing up. He was dusting himself with his head down.This man had just saved her."Are you okay, sir? Thank you so much..."However, she froze when he looked up halfway through her sentence.It was... Xiao Ziqi!He was Shen City's socialite, her ex-boyfriend, and the fiancé of the Hao family's second heiress, Hao Yimeng!However, Xiao Ziqi was a far cry from the person he was back then.He was wearing old gray clothes and a pair of dirty sneakers. His handsome face looked old now. There was even a hint of gray hair near his temples.She remembered Xiao Ziqi being 35
The security guard was instantly dumbfounded when he heard that. He had just noticed the broken flower pot and the soil on the ground.The security guard quickly loosened his grip, and Ling Yiran asked her bodyguard to check Xiao Ziqi's wrist.After examining it, the bodyguard said to Ling Yiran, "Young Madam, he has a broken wrist.""Take him to the hospital, then," said Ling Yiran."Okay," the bodyguard answered.Just then, Ling Yiran's phone rang suddenly. Her expression instantly changed when she answered it and heard what the person on the other end of the line told her. "Okay, got it. Thank you."After ending the call, Ling Yiran did not enter the building but went straight to the courthouse.The bodyguard took Xiao Ziqi to the hospital. After Ling Yiran came out of the courthouse, she received a call from the bodyguard saying that Xiao Ziqi had seen a doctor. The injury was not too serious, and he could recover in about a month."Okay, give him the compensation he deserv
Yi Jinli's eyes were dark, and he told his subordinate coldly, "I want her to be unable to throw anything with her hands ever again. Once you're done, hand her over to the police.""Yes," the subordinate replied. The cleaner panicked. 'Are... Are they going to break my hands? I'd rather they just hand me over to the police.'"Forgive me. I won't do it again, I... I'll surrender myself to the police..." However, Yi Jinli's face was still frosty no matter how much she begged.'This woman should be thankful that Yiran didn’t get hurt today. Otherwise, it won’t be enough to make up for it even if she were to die countless deaths! Let alone having her hands broken!'Ignoring the woman's wailing, Yi Jinli left the place while Gao Congming rushed to catch up.The two of them got into a car parked outside, and Gao Congming handed a document to Yi Jinli. "Young Master Yi, this is Xiao Ziqi's information from the past few years. Xiao Ziqi is now a deliveryman and unexpectedly saved Young
Yi Jinli murmured, "Really? Then hopefully... she’ll have no sympathy for Xiao Ziqi."Gao Congming could not help feeling sorry for Xiao Ziqi. If Ling Yiran did sympathize with Xiao Ziqi, then Xiao Ziqi could only fend for himself."Also, find out who's behind this. I want to know who's going after Yiran," Yi Jinli ordered coldly. The cleaner was just a scapegoat."Yes," answered Gao Congming."Also, regarding Yiran and her mentor being sued, find the best lawyer in Shen City who’s experienced with these sorts of lawsuits and countersue. Then look into Jin Yaochang to see if he has someone directing him behind the scenes!" After all, Yiran was now his wife and the mistress of the Yi family. Anyone with a bit of common sense would not go against the Yi family.Besides, he had read the case files and Yiran was right. The evidence was solid, and there was no possibility of miscarriage of justice.However, was Jin Yaochang making such a scene to attract media attention to get somethi
The maid brought out the dinner that Ling Yiran had asked to keep aside. Yi Jinli took the cutleries and began to eat.He ate calmly. Even if it was only a simple act of eating, he did it with grace.Ling Yiran had planned to wait for Yi Jinli to finish his meal before talking about today's events, but Yi Jinli spoke first, "A flowerpot almost hit you today. Fortunately, you're alright. I'll get more people to protect you after this."Ling Yiran froze a little. Then, she realized that her bodyguard or her driver must have informed him about it."Okay." She did not refuse his proposal. "I was indeed lucky that it missed me. I've gotten the bodyguard to look into the flowerpot incident, but there’s no news yet.""The cleaner threw it," said Yi Jinli."The cleaner?" Ling Yiran froze. "You had someone look into it too?"He said, "It's a matter that involves you. Of course, I'd have someone look into it! Fortunately, you're alright." If something had happened to her, then he might lo
'That may be true, but...'She quickly found an excuse and said, "Eat... Eat first. You haven't even finished eating!"She seemed to have felt an electric current running through her body when he licked her fingertips earlier."Okay," he replied obediently and put down her hands. He picked up the cutleries again and ate dinner. "Have your hands been hurting all these years?""They’re alright. It's still the same. They’ll ache when the weather is cold and wet," she said."Would you like to see Dr. Su again?" asked Yi Jinli.When he uttered the words ‘Dr. Su’, Ling Yiran instantly froze and looked at Yi Jinli in surprise. "Do you... remember Dr. Su?"Yi Jinli froze. Then as if he had come to his senses, his eyes glistened as he said, "Yes, I remember. I've recalled some of our past these days, so I remember Dr. Su.""Do you remember what happened back then?" Ling Yiran got excited. "I only remember some things, not many," he said lightly. It was in sharp contrast to her excitem
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