She had no idea what was on his mind!Sometimes, he seemed to care about her and want to get back together with her. However, he clearly resisted her just now. He did not even allow her to touch him.'In that case, why did he accompany me to the pregnancy check-up?'Or... does he only care about the baby? If I lost the baby, maybe he wouldn’t be so nice to me anymore.’Qin Lianyi smiled wryly. When did she become so sentimental? She was even undecided whether to keep the baby in her belly.When the car stopped, she suddenly realized that she was already in her neighborhood.Qin Lianyi turned to look at Bai Tingxin but found that he had fallen asleep while leaning on the back of the chair.There was obvious fatigue on his face as he slept. There was a faint shade of bluish-black under his eyes, obviously from a lack of sleep. A few strands of hair fell over his forehead, and his long black lashes made his handsome face look angelic.He was as good-looking as ever. Perhaps he w
"Only one week. Lianyi, all I'm asking for is another week," said Bai Tingxin.Qin Lianyi said unhappily, "What on earth do you want? You've been dragging your feet on discussing the car compensation and you keep wanting me to give you time. When a week has passed, will you ask me to give you a few more weeks?”"Lianyi, I..."Just then, a voice suddenly rang out and interrupted Bai Tingxin."What are you two doing together?"Qin Lianyi instantly shuddered upon hearing the voice. 'It's... Dad's voice!'Qin Lianyi turned her head around to see her father and mother standing not far away. They were looking at them with shock. Her mother was carrying a basket with many vegetables inside of it.It was obvious that her parents had just come home from grocery shopping."Lianyi, were you with Bai Tingxin when you said you had to go out in the morning for something?" asked Mrs. Qin.Qin Lianyi blinked and did not know how to explain herself all of a sudden."Tell me. What were the two
"Mom, did you go through my drawer?" shouted Qin Lianyi.Mrs. Qin glared at her daughter. "I was looking for nail clippers. Who knew I would find this? I thought you were taking some slimming pills, but after I took it to the pharmacy and asked, it turns out it’s something women who are pregnant or trying to get pregnant take!"Qin Lianyi bit her lip and immediately dared not speak."Lianyi, what... What is a lady like you eating this for? Are you... You..." Mrs. Qin seemed a little embarrassed to go on.Mr. Qin shouted right away, "Tell us the truth. Are you pregnant with this Bai boy's child?"Mr. Qin started recalling some things like how his daughter had been throwing up recently; how she had decided to stop meeting Bai Yulai and just be friends with him; how Bai Tingxin sent her home today; and the bunch of deliveries sent to this house. He started thinking that it was possible!Qin Lianyi was so impressed she almost kneeled in front of her father. He figured out everything
"Take responsibility. How are you going to take responsibility?" Mr. Qin snapped."If I live, I'll marry Lianyi. If I die, then Lianyi will be the beneficiary of all my fortune after my death," Bai Tingxin said directly.The three members of the Qin family were immediately stunned.Qin Lianyi only thought that what Bai Tingxin said was strange. Who would say things like that? It was as if he was going to die at any moment."You're taking responsibility?" Qin Lianyi asked in a mutter.Bai Tingxin raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Qin Lianyi. "Then why don't you take responsibility for me?"What he said instantly made Qin Lianyi speechless.Mr. Qin's anger was slightly calmed by what Bai Tingxin said. "Are you really willing to take responsibility?""Yes!" Bai Tingxin said firmly.Mr. Qin looked at the man in front of him. He was previously extremely optimistic about him and even thought that this man was worthy of taking care of his daughter. However, what happened aft
Mr. Qin walked up to his daughter, patted her on the shoulder, and said, "You don't have to worry about your mother and me. If you want to have the baby, then have it. The baby is a member of the Qin family. Don't worry about those rumors. If too many people are gossiping about us, we'll just move. What's there to be afraid of?""Yeah, Lianyi. You don't have to worry about anything other than whether you want to have this baby and whether you want to be with... Bai Tingxin," Mrs. Qin also came forward and said.She knew her daughter still had feelings for Bai Tingxin, but she understood her concerns as well. After hearing what her parents said, Qin Lianyi suddenly hugged them and burst into tears.Her worries, loss, frustrations, and pent-up emotions came bursting out.Her parents would always stay by her side and have her back no matter what.After crying her eyes out, Qin Lianyi felt a lot better. Perhaps it was because she had been too afraid of how her parents would react wh
"What's the matter? You seem worried. Are you worried about the baby?" asked Ling Yiran."How can I not be worried?” Qin Lianyi smiled bitterly. "My parents have also found out about the baby. They said I can make my own decisions. Bai Tingxin said he's willing to take responsibility and marry me. I've thought it through. Marrying him is the best way to go. Not only will it be the most graceful way, but the baby won't be a bastard child as well. People will only envy me for marrying a rich husband. No one will laugh at me.""But you still can't make up your mind, can you?" asked Ling Yiran. After all, her best friend still looked worried."Should I... get back together with Bai Tingxin?" asked Qin Lianyi."What you should ask is whether you still love Bai Tingxin," replied Ling Yiran.'Do I still love him?' Qin Lianyi pressed her lips together tightly. Maybe she would not be so upset if she did not love him. Maybe she could just lie on the operating table and have the abortion.A
However, she knew she would regret it if she did not do this!The mansion was right in front of her. Qin Lianyi parked her car at the side. She was about to get down when she suddenly saw another car passing by her car and stopping at the mansion's entrance.The person who got out of the car was... Gao Manlin!Qin Lianyi's pupils immediately shrank. 'What is Gao Manlin doing here at a time like this? Hasn’t she broken up with Bai Tingxin?'She only saw the security guards at the mansion’s entrance respectfully stepping aside. One of them took the car keys Gao Manlin handed over and helped her park her car, while the other opened the iron gate and let Gao Manlin into the mansion.Gao Manlin did not even say anything to the two security guards. It was apparent that she visited often, so there was a tacit understanding between both parties.Qin Lianyi looked blankly at the scene before her. Her eyes were a little sore.Almost in a daze, she got out of the car and walked toward the
"Oh, watch your mouth. Don't talk nonsense. If Mr. Bai knows you're gossiping behind his back, you may lose your job.” The other security guard reminded him.Therefore, the security guard who advised Qin Lianyi earlier shut his mouth and stopped speaking.The two security guards now seemed to ignore Qin Lianyi.Qin Lianyi only felt as if her body was getting colder and colder. She seemed to have forgotten that she wanted to see Bai Tingxin and what she wanted to tell him. Her mind went blank.Qin Lianyi got back to her car step by step, but instead of starting the car to leave, she looked in the direction of the mansion.'Maybe... Gao Manlin just went in for a while. Or maybe Bai Feng Group and the Gao family have some unfinished business...'Qin Lianyi kept coming up with all kinds of reasons for Gao Manlin going into the mansion, but as time went by, it became more and more difficult to convince herself.When her phone rang, she saw that it was her mother. Her eyes instantly w
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