She replied in a mutter, "Yeah, I can't bear to do it."The vegetable beef soup was soon ready. They sat down at the dining table. Yi Jinli took the chopsticks and spoons. They began to eat."Jin, do you believe me?" Ling Yiran asked suddenly."As long as you don't do anything to betray me, then I’ll always trust you," said Yi Jinli.Ling Yiran's hands tightened as she held the chopsticks. "What if I... have to betray you one day? If many reasons cause me to inadvertently betray you, will you..." She pressed her lips together and said with difficulty, "Will you forgive me?""What if I don't forgive you?" he seemed to ask casually as he continued to drink the vegetable beef soup she made.Her fingers instantly loosened, and the chopsticks in her hand clattered onto the table.He glanced at the chopsticks and then her face. "What's the matter? Are you shocked to hear me say that?"'Shocked... Yeah, I'm shocked.' Ling Yiran acquiesced.Yi Jinli said, "Anyone in this world can bet
This time, Ling Yiran did not ask for a driver but drove off alone in a car.She drove to the destination. Yi Jinli's men were quite surprised to see her. "Young Madam, what are you...""I’m here to see my mentor and his wife. Is there a problem with that?" Ling Yiran asked in reply."But Young Master Yi...""How could I have found this place if Jin wasn’t the one who told me my mentor and his wife are here? Get out of the way!" snapped Ling Yiran.These people knew how important Ling Yiran was to Yi Jinli. They dared not say anything more and stepped aside.Ling Yiran entered the shabby apartment, only to see her mentor sitting on the chair beside the bed with one hand tightly holding Mrs. Kang's hand. His head kept nodding. He was obviously extremely sleepy.Mrs. Kang lay on a broken bed. She was probably asleep but did not seem to be sleeping well. Her face was flushed as she panted for air. Her hair was stuck to her forehead due to the sweat. Ling Yiran stepped forward and
"Mrs. Kang, let’s go to the hospital first. You can ask him yourself once your fever is gone," said Ling Yiran."Okay... Okay, I... I'll ask him myself!" Mrs. Kang mumbled and fell asleep again.Ling Yiran and Old Lawyer Kang glanced at each other before carrying Mrs. Kang out of the apartment.However, as soon as she left the apartment, the men guarding Mrs. Kang stopped them again."Young Madam, Old Lawyer Kang can leave anytime he wants, but Young Master Yi didn't say that Old Lawyer Kang's... wife could leave!" they said."I'm taking my mentor's wife to the hospital. Get out of the way!" said Ling Yiran."I'm sorry." They would not move.Ling Yiran just continued to walk."Young Madam, don't give us a hard time!" they said."You know as well that I'm the young madam and the mistress of the Yi family. I want to take her away. If anything happens, I'll take responsibility. But if you keep blocking me, I won't let any of you off if anything happens to Mrs. Kang! You can see w
Her hands on the steering wheel began to sweat. She had not felt like this for a long time since she got back behind the wheel. Her heart pounded wildly, and there was a nagging uneasiness.‘Will Jin ever forgive me?'He said that anyone could betray him but her.However, she was doing it now. She was doing such a thing to him for Mrs. Kang... The thought of him drinking mouthfuls after mouthfuls of the vegetable beef soup she made and the sight of him lying in bed... Ling Yiran felt a pang in her heart again.'Stop thinking about it,' she told herself. What mattered most now was to send her mentor and his wife out of Shen City.Once she arrived at the freeway and the person who helped her find out her mentor and his wife's whereabouts took them on the freeway, they should be fine.The car gradually approached the freeway, and Ling Yiran could already see the familiar words on the signboard!However, as the car got closer and closer to the freeway, she froze. Her foot on the gas
"No, I'm doing this because..." She tried to explain, but his fingers pressed on her lips, preventing her from going on.Then, her eyes suddenly widened. She saw his other hand pull out an amulet and a bottle of pills from his pocket.That was the amulet Gu Lichen had given her. That was where she got the address to seek help to find her mentor and his wife. The bottle of pills was the sleeping pills she had prepared. She had added sleeping pills to the vegetable beef soup tonight, but he, who should be asleep right now, was in front of her."You went to the address Gu Lichen left you and drugged me for Mrs. Kang. Yiran, is this how you love me?" His fingers played with the two objects in his hand.Ling Yiran's face grew paler, and her throat burned. 'He knows! Or, should I say, he has it all under control?'"I changed the pills in your bottle into ordinary vitamins so I wouldn’t fall asleep as you planned. As for the person you contacted to help you today..." Yi Jinli's eyes glan
This was his best compromise!Ling Yiran bit her lip. "What if... I won't go home with you?"His eyes darkened, and his voice grew colder. "Have you thought this through?""Jin, we can't delay Mrs. Kang’s treatment any longer. I have to send her back to L City, or she’ll die! I can't watch her die and do nothing!" she said bitterly."So you're going to hurt me anyway, aren't you?" he muttered."I'm sorry. I'm sorry..." It was all she could say. Then, as if she was too scared to meet his eyes, she turned around, sped back into the car, and started it.She wanted to send Mrs. Kang back. She could not let Mrs. Kang die!"Yiran, can we leave?" Old Lawyer Kang asked nervously."I'll try," said Ling Yiran. She was not sure herself. Besides Jin standing there, there were also barricades set up at the front. Could she really break through them?Yi Jinli just stood there, staring coldly at Ling Yiran through the windshield.When Ling Yiran started the car, he just stood there without
’Is he... really walking away?' Ling Yiran was shocked. Then, his men removed the barricades that were in place and the road to L City was unimpeded once more.Her eyes were full of disbelief as she slowly turned to look at Yi Jinli, who was standing on one side.His face was expressionless. Even the eyes that were looking at her seemed to hold no emotion.Ling Yiran felt a pang in her heart and mouthed silently, ‘Jin, I'm sorry!’Her foot stepped on the gas pedal, and the car shot out onto the freeway!Yi Jinli looked at the leaving car coldly. After a long time, he slowly raised his hand and placed it on his heart.'It... hurts so much!‘Is this how it feels like to be betrayed by the person you love the most?'Mother betrayed Father once, and now Yiran... has betrayed me too!’...Ling Yiran drove to L City numbly, but she kept recalling the way Jin had looked at her. It was as if she had hurt him terribly.'Jin, just this once! Just this once, okay?' she shouted to herse
"Young Master Yi has been in the mourning hall for hours and hasn't come out. Young Madam, did something happen between you and Young Master Yi?" Uncle Kwan said a little worriedly.Ling Yiran did not know how to reply to him, so she hurriedly said, "I'll go look for him!" With that said, she ran in the direction of the mourning hall.Uncle Kwan was about to say that Young Master Yi had ordered that no one was allowed to enter the mourning hall, but he said nothing in the end.'Young Master Yi said no one is allowed... but Young Madam is often an exception! Besides, if something did happen between them, everything will be alright after Young Madam sees Young Master Yi.'Uncle Kwan thought optimistically.Ling Yiran rushed into the mourning hall and saw Yi Jinli standing motionless in front of his father's memorial tablet. He looked just like a sculpture.The soft light in the room shone on him, but there was an indescribable chill exuding from his entire being."Jin..." Ling Yir
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